Some Vacationers Wonder: Is It Possible to be a Good Tourist in Hawai‘i, or Should I Just Stay Away? Globally, many popular destinations are experiencing a backlash against tourism. Hawaii Business magazine.
Hawaiʻi public schools seek centralized kitchens to grow local meals for keiki. What if 'eat local' starts at school? This was the topic of conversation at the Hawai'i Agricultural Foundation’s recent Eat Think Drink event. Hawaii Public Radio.
Matthias Kusch Reappointed To Hawaii State House Seat. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday reappointed Matthias Kusch to fill a seat that was made vacate by the death in June of state Rep. Mark Nakashima. Kusch held the seat since his initial appointment by Green in August. Civil Beat.
Leadership and committee assignments announced ahead of 33rd Legislature. The Hawaiʻi State Senate announced its finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the 33rd Legislature that opens on Jan. 15, 2025. Maui Now.
HECO data shows customers aren't responding to time-of-use rates. Hawaiian Electric put a trial group of residential and commercial customers on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island on time-of-use rates at the beginning of 2024. The first six months of data from Jan-June showed no statistically significant change in customers' energy usage. Hawaii Public Radio.
The Mental Health Crisis In Hawaii’s Prisons: ‘The Suicides Keep Coming’. The latest deaths would make the number of suicides the highest in a single year since 2020. Civil Beat.
Oahu
City postpones identifying next landfill site. Although they said it would be named in November, Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration now says the future site for Oahu’s next municipal landfill will be made public in December. Star-Advertiser.
Honolulu Marathon and related events track toward record runners. The Honolulu Marathon events — the marathon, the Start to Park 10K and the Kalakaua Merrie Mile — are closing in on surpassing peak 1995 attendance, when Japanese marathoners ruled the roads. Star-Advertiser.
Hawaii Island
Strong October for tourism: Big Island had 132,392 visitors in the last month. Visitors to the Big Island exceeded prepandemic rates last month even as international travel lags far behind. Tribune-Herald.
Two county employees charged with gas theft. On Monday afternoon, 37-year-old Christin Eve Ho’omaikainani Ho and 39-year-old Chase K. Leopoldino, both of Hilo, were charged with misdemeanor theft. West Hawaii Today. Big Island Now. Hawaii News Now.
Rep. Ilagan Plans 12 Days Of Puna Town Halls. Puna’s State House Representative Greggor Ilagan will be holding a series of town hall meetings in his district during the month of December. Big Island Video News.
Merrie Monarch Festival tickets will soon go on sale. The 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival tickets will go on sale next Monday. Hawaii News Now.
Maui
FEMA’s Kilohana temporary housing in Lahaina welcomes its first wildfire survivors. Lafaele and Ane Folaumoeloa and their three children became the first tenants of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Kilohana Group Housing on Friday. Once complete, Kilohana will become a temporary haven for up to 167 individuals and families – a Lahaina location where wildfire survivors can plan for the future. Maui Now.
Kauai
Kauai Writers Conference draws 400, including 40 local students. Some of America’s most engaging storytellers gathered on the Garden Isle this month for the 10th annual Kauai Writers Conference. Garden Island.
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