Showing posts with label tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tourism. Show all posts
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Green wants to create Federal Affairs Office, HECO execs got big raises despite financial woes, Maui police chief to stay on job despite Diddy lawsuit, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Green Proposes a Federal Affairs Office To Make Hawaiʻi’s Case In DC. The governor is asking legislators for $1.3 million to fund five new p...
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Foreign ownership of Hawaii farmland spikes, Calvin Say ends long political career, Queen's nurses vote to strike, 3 dead, dozens injured in Oahu fireworks explosion, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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  From Busboy To House Speaker: Longtime Hawaiʻi Lawmaker Calvin Say Retires. Say’s critics see him as emblematic of Hawaiʻi’s “old boys’” ...
Friday, December 20, 2024

Hawaii braces for federal shutdown, state income tax cuts set to kick in, man sentenced for sending Chinese mothers to Hawaii to give birth, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii jobless claims, tourism jumped in last federal closure. Unemployment claims jumped in Hawaii, but so did visitor arrivals, the last t...
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 ...
Thursday, October 24, 2024

Energy report could determine future of liquified natural gas favored by Green, Honolulu proposes 124% sewer rate hike, Hilo harbor plan requires private land, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Upcoming fuel report could determine new direction for the state's energy strategy. Gov. Josh Green turned heads this summer when he su...
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Honolulu airport near bottom of national survey, rail contractor gets notice to proceed on final leg, first humpback of whale season spotted, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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The Honolulu airport moves up in passenger satisfaction, but is still fourth worst. Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, the largest in ...
Monday, October 7, 2024

Farmers seek more ag agency money, big funding boost hasn't led to student success, Kauai PO Box holders at shuttered Post Office urged to re-register to vote, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii Farmers Unite For More Ag Agency Funding. The Hawaii Farmers Union, which represents more than 800 farmers, ranchers and food produce...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Aging prisons and jails pose budget challenge, Maui debates pesticide use at county parks, Hawaii County mulls end to military exemption to nuclear ban, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Tough Choices On Hawaii’s Prisons And Jails Lie Ahead, Official Says. Corrections officials need millions of dollars to maintain aging pris...
Friday, August 30, 2024

Tourist fee for climate impact likely to be revisited, Honolulu city auditor resigns, short-term rental phase-out remains in Maui Community Plan update, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Is this the year a climate impact fee will pass in the state Legislature?  There could be a stronger push to pass Gov. Josh Green’s climate...