Showing posts with label Mayor Richard Bissen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mayor Richard Bissen. Show all posts
Monday, March 18, 2024

Counties could get authority to phase out vacation rentals, Legislature safeguards $1.5B rainy day fund, bill proposes feral cats for womenʻs prison, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Bill advances that gives counties power to phase out short-term rental units. A bill that seeks to give the counties the power to control s...
Thursday, January 4, 2024

Hawaii population growth will come from outsiders, hoax bomb threat briefly closes Capitol, judge rejects ACLU injunction against Honolulu homeless sweeps, more news from all the Hawaii Islands

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Hawaii population growth to come from U.S. mainland, world. Hawaii will see more deaths than births over the next four to five years and an...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Economy expected to dip, federal judge says Kaneshiro corruption case to proceed, swastikas painted along H-1 as synagogue threats investigated, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Aftermath of Maui wildfires weighs down Hawaii economy . The state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism revised its econ...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Green to meet with Biden next week on Maui recovery fund, El Nino drought to continue well into 2024, new landfills eyed for Oahu and Maui, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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‘Recovery and humanitarian’ fund for Maui fire victims’ families planned.   Gov. Josh Green plans to announce details of a new “recovery and...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Coalition seeks to repeal constitutional gay marriage limits, state fund planned for Maui fire victims, fed awards $52M for Lahaina cleanup to contractor under investigation, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Marriage equality advocates form coalition to change Hawaiʻi State Constitution . A new coalition of community partners has formed to repeal...
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 1, 2023

ACLU, others sue Green over emergency housing rules, raises coming for educational assistants, principals, AG probe into Lahaina fires to take 12 months, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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ACLU, other groups sue Green over emergency housing panel. A bold, unorthodox move by Gov. Josh Green in July to suspend a raft of state la...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

Sen. Keith-Agaran resigning amid ethical questions over Maui lawsuit representation, Mayor Bissen criticized for fire response, Biden pledges $95M for electric grid hardening, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Maui Senator To Resign Amid Questions Over Possible Conflict Of Interest . Hawaii Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran, who has faced public criticism abou...