Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environment. Show all posts
Friday, September 10, 2010

Schatz leads lt. gov. money race, Kauai settles bird complaint, Aloun Farms tackles human trafficking case, political bickering, more news from around the islands

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The state Office of Elections says 684,481 people are registered for the Sept. 18 primary election. The number is higher than the 667,647 wh...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Military ramping up on Molokai, Big Island, Abercrombie, Hannemann debate in Hilo, Supreme Court allows public intervention in land use, birther at it again, Discovery Channel shooter from Maui, more news from the islands

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A Hawaiian plant species thought to be extinct has been found on the Big Island. (Photo courtesy of The Nature Conservancy). Associated Pre...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Hawaii wins Race to the Top money, Maui aquarium collecting law expected today, Bar Association likes Recktenwald, Aiona trails in polls, more state news

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The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second roun...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Schatz leads lt. gov. race, Molokai mule rides pau, UH pays two chancellors, Kauai farmers to get help, more news from all the islands

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Statewide hotel occupancy in June improved 9.6 percentage points to 71.4 percent, according to data released today by Hospitality Advisors L...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Kauai football schedule for the birds, electric coop pays $11M for bird mitigation, state raids e911 funds to plug budget, Hawaii County plagued by road disputes, Kalihi homeowners hit with big tax bills, Maui councilman says he lives there, more state news

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A research ship is due to return from a voyage to the marine monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Associated Press. Shark tour o...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Substitute teachers to get back pay, state employees pay revealed, whale tended to in Hilo, lawmakers grill agencies, Molokai students to get uniforms, more Hawaii news

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The Hawaii Supreme Court will not take up the state's appeal of a ruling that requires the Department of Education to give substitute te...
Monday, August 16, 2010

Keeping the culture, lots of complaints about Honolulu, dollar favors Japanese visitors, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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 The future is in the past is a guide to how Hawaii should be looking at the experience it offers tourists. Civil Beat. Hundreds of peopl...
Friday, August 13, 2010

New condo coming to Waikiki, public gets new ammunition in development battles, still time to comment on NOAA rules, first baby born from frozen egg in Hawaii, more news from all the islands

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On Wed., Aug. 18, the Honolulu City Council will hold a hearing to get public comment on whether to allow Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts to bui...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Top airports official resigns, ewaste wanted, spy convicted, lawmakers meet homeless, more news from all of the Hawaiian Islands

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The University of Hawaii wants your ewaste. Associated Press. Hawaii's top airports official has abruptly resigned, not long after he ...
Monday, August 9, 2010

Plantations put to use, cooling Waikiki, ed board debated, early kindergarten pau, political debates continue, more Hawaii news

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Dirt is flying on fallow plantation lands for the first time in 15 years, as Mayor Billy Kenoi's administration digs out old roads and p...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Case buys into Maui Land & Pineapple, Senate to consider chief justice pick, Oahu fireworks ban advances, fish ban proposed, more news from all the islands

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Legislation banning tropical fish collecting in Hawaii waters will be introduced in January by state Sen. Josh Green, who said he is plannin...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

New flood maps could raise insurance costs, good year for film industry, Senate panel decides on chief justice today, more news from all the islands

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New flood insurance rate maps developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could lead to dramatic cost increases for some property o...