Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Governor urges caution as measles hits state, Legislature mulls tax hikes on hotels, cruise ships, $170M condo insurance relief bill aims for June implementation, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Vaccines urged as Hawaii confirms measles case in child under 5.  The state Department of Health on Tuesday announced the measles case in a...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Senators seek transparency in $4.2B Maui wildfire settlement, Honolulu mulls plastic bottle ban on city property, ICE arresting COFA immigrants, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Senators want more transparency on state's share of $4.2B Maui wildfire settlement . Hawaiʻi senators are raising concerns about the lac...
Monday, April 7, 2025

Changes to coastal permits in the works, interisland shipping costs could increase by 20% or more, huge raises coming to Maui officials, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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State considers changes to permit process for coastal single-family homes. Lawmakers are advancing a bill to amend the permitting process f...
Friday, April 4, 2025

County police deny having agreements with ICE, but they do; condos may get insurance relief, Nakasone named ICA chief judge, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaiʻi Cops Said They Don’t Have Agreements With ICE. They Do. Advocates fear the agreements will be a slippery slope to local police beco...
Thursday, April 3, 2025

Hawaii population rebounds, Honolulu improves monster home enforcement, Hawaii County Council agrees to assist federal law enforcement, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Report: Hawai‘i’s Population Has Been Rebounding Thanks To Locals Returning Home. The state’s yearslong population decline turned a corner ...
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Kilauea Volcano puts on a show, Legislature tackles accountability, Honolulu council IDs funding cuts in budget, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Government reform bills move ahead. Bills aimed at clamping down on campaign contributions from government contractors while separately pro...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Income tax cuts questioned, sports betting and cigarette tax hikes considered as Senate mulls cautious budget, Maui vacation rental ban could cost 2k jobs, $1B hit to economy, egg prices rise, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Senate Budget Proposal Would Eliminate State Jobs To Save Money. Hawaiʻi senators are advancing a cautious spending plan for the next two ye...
Monday, March 31, 2025

$11B Ala Wai flood control project stalls, interim Kauai police chief named, Maui council tepid on vacation rental conversion plan, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Concerns raised over Ala Wai flood control project’s $11.1B price tag . A decades-old plan to protect Waikiki and neighboring communities ag...
Friday, March 28, 2025

Hannemann resigns as HTA chair amid investigation, HECO and Carpenter's Union battle it out, longline fishers experience record low profits, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hannemann Resigns As Chair Of Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority Amid Freebie Inquiry. Tourism executive and former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann res...