Showing posts with label Merrie Monarch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Merrie Monarch. Show all posts
Monday, April 13, 2026

Election law changes could bring long lines, state attorney general investigates bribery allegations, Senate halts dedicated funding for tourism authority, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Will Hawaiʻi Voters Once Again See Long Lines On Election Day? Voters may be forced to wait in line this election season after the death of...
Friday, April 10, 2026

Income tax cuts still in the mix as House and Senate grapple with budget, gas prices soar to record highs, Oahu schools, government shut down for storm, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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New draft of state budget bill slims spending. Both the House and Senate rejected the governor’s plan to cancel some tax relief, despite ea...
Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Convicted lawmaker's emails purged by House, flooding expected from latest storm, university funding bill scaled back, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Heavy rain and flash flooding possible through Friday. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Hawaiian Islands from ...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Young Hawaii residents returning home, sports betting, fireworks bills squeak through committee as Legislature enters key deadline, Lahaina sewer system fully restored, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Young Hawaii-born people are moving back home, UHERO finds. Young adults who were born in Hawaii are moving back home, reversing pre-COVID-...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Libraries face funding cuts, GOP nominates 3 to fill Rep. Ward's House seat, Army releases EIS for Pohakuloa Training Area, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Proposed Funding Cuts Could Reduce Access To Hawaiʻi Libraries. The Hawaiʻi State Public Library System is poised to lose nearly 25 staff p...
Friday, November 29, 2024

Tourism expected to increase, Honolulu delays landfill location announcement, Merrie Monarch tickets go on sale Monday, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii tourism seen strengthening in first quarter 2025.  The gains, which started in the fourth quarter, have not returned Hawaii tourism ...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Legislature mulls tax breaks, panel rejects UH Regents chair, Green releases $175M plan for Maui fire victims, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii Counties Fight To Keep Excise Tax As Lawmakers Advance Other Relief Measures. Measures that won preliminary approval in the House Fi...
Monday, April 17, 2023

Teachers to get $10k annual raises under tentative state agreement, 19 more bills hit governor's desk, cockfighting shooting brings old problem to light, Merrie Monarch festivities wrap up, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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60th Annual Merrie Monarch festivities wrap up with competition, parade. Star-Advertiser. Tribune-Herald. Big Island Video News. Big Isl...
Monday, April 10, 2023

Hawaii short health-care workers, teachers, corrections officers; cash flows to legislators during session, coffee labeling bill advances, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Lawmakers Consider Higher Bar For Labeling Hawaii Coffee. The label “Kona Coffee” could no longer used by coffee distributors unless more t...
Friday, October 14, 2022

Hawaii to train more nurses, judge halts Oahu's 90-day vacation rental limit, ballots coming to mailboxes soon, more news from all the Hawaian Islands

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Graduating nurses PC:University of Hawaii - Manoa University of Hawaii nursing programs receive $1.75 million boost. Gov. David Ige said Th...