Showing posts with label geothermal power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geothermal power. Show all posts
Monday, April 14, 2025

Legislature plans special sessions, Honolulu fails to collect $100M in vacation rental fines, state may buy 1k acres of farmland from Kauai billionaire Steve Case, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaiʻi lawmakers plan special sessions to address federal funding cuts . The Legislature has about three weeks left of its regular session....
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Green's climate fee bill clears first committee, marijuana legalization gets initial approval, DHHL seeks $20M for geothermal exploration, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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First climate fee bills pass initial hearing, with concerns. Gov. Josh Green’s bills to fund Hawaii’s climate change response by increasing...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

Budget cuts could eliminate after-school options, AG says Lahaina wildfire not a crime, 2,500 Honolulu ballots could be tossed for signature issues, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Kids May Lose After-School Options Under Hawaii’s DOE Budget Cuts. The $2.3 billion budget, which will be presented to the Board of Educati...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Green pledges to sign vacation rental bill; House, Senate reach budget agreement; Maui mayor seeks twice what lawmakers allotted for wildfire recovery, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Gov. Green pledges to sign short-term rentals bill. Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday pledged to sign a bill into law that would give each county ...
Monday, April 8, 2024

House bill requires governor to make reports before emergency funding, wildfire risk increases after wet winter, single Maui power pole may have set off wildfire, lawsuit filed over geothermal plant expansion, proposed Big Island vacation rental limits attacked, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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House passes bill requiring governor to submit reports when using emergency grants.  The House passed a measure that requires the governor ...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

Senate committee saves arts funding, lawmaker who led same-sex marriage opposition apologizes, Kaneshiro bribery trial begins, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Senate committee defers measure that would have slashed arts funding. A Senate committee on Tuesday killed a bill that would have drastical...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

State board mulls Thirty Meter Telescope permit, broadband plan tackles dead zones, Maui Council to meet on Office of Recovery funding, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Board hears arguments over TMT permit. Defining the word “construction” took up a large part of a more than three-hour Tuesday hearing that...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Biden visits, offers support in wake of Lahaina fire, ACLU challenges Honolulu homeless sweeps, Hawaiian Homes report eyes geothermal on Mauna Kea, Kohala, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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President Biden offers message of support, hope after touring Lahaina. President Joe Biden described the devastation in Lahaina as “overwhel...
Thursday, February 23, 2023

Watson named Hawaiian Homes chief, Honolulu grapples with concealed carry laws, Air Force secretary visits Maui to apologize for Haleakala fuel spill, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Green Appoints Developer Kali Watson To Lead DHHL. Gov. Josh Green appointed housing developer Kali Watson as the new chair of the Hawaiian ...