Showing posts with label Lahaina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lahaina. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Green sticks to Maui tourist reopening plan despite petitions, personal attacks; EPA approves Red Hill defueling plan, UH cloning pioneer Ryuzo Yanagimachi dies at 95, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii Governor Sticks To Reopening West Maui To Tourists Next Week . A group of local activists and politicians delivered a petition with m...
Friday, September 29, 2023

Congressional committee grills Hawaiian Electric, utility regulators; Honolulu seeks tougher standards for emergency manager, tourism tumbles in fire aftermath, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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House panel questions actions of HECO, PUC . Testifying under oath Thursday before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee...
Thursday, September 28, 2023

HI-EMA: use sirens to warn of fire, Congressional inquiry today on Lahaina fire cause, Kona coffee brand wins in court, Hokulea returning to pay Maui tribute, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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HI-EMA clarifies that sirens can be used to warn of fire. A review of outdoor warning siren protocols following the Lahaina fire disaster h...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

$30M to repair leaky roof at Capitol, state braces for federal government shutdown, Lahaina schools to reopen next month, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Leaky ceilings at State Capitol lead to $30M in repairs. After years of leaky ceilings at the state capital, repairs are finally underway o...
Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Cesspools threaten coral reef, Lahaina residents begin inspecting destroyed homesites, food security grants available for small farms, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Cesspools Are Killing Hawai‘i’s Coral – But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way.  An expert explains how to reverse the damage from the state’s ...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Census shows most Native Hawaiians now live outside Hawaii, Green vows Maui residents won't be displaced by tourists, school enrollment flat, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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US Census shows majority of Native Hawaiians now live outside of Hawaii . According to the 2020 Census, 46.7% of Native Hawaiians or part Ha...
Thursday, September 21, 2023

$42M to improve Hawaii green space, state Senate committee investigating Lahaina insurance issues, HECO taps utility bankruptcy expert as CFO, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii's congressional delegation announces over $42M to improve state’s green spaces . U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $42,5...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Lassner to retire as UH president, new COVID vaccine not yet available to many, Maui mayor creates Lahaina Advisory Team, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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UH President David Lassner Will Retire Next Year. He has run the University of Hawaii since 2013, an institution he first began working at ...
Friday, September 15, 2023

Green to change emergency housing proclamation to address concerns, U.S. House seeks answers on Maui fire from HECO, PUC, state energy office, drought worsens, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Gov. Josh Green to amend Hawaii emergency housing panel powers.   Green plans to issue a second emergency housing proclamation today that he...