Friday, April 17, 2015

Thirty Meter Telescope opponents outnumber proponents at Hilo hearing, Honolulu rail bed cracking, retiree benefits could become undone, more government and political news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Overflow crowd at Hawaii Board of Regents Thirty Meter Telescope hearing, photo courtesy UHH The University of Hawaii Board of Regents l...
Thursday, April 16, 2015

Hawaii auditor busy, Senate panel clears some Ige appointments but stalls on another, DOT clearing handicapped license backlog, Kenoi mixed official charges with campaigning, Maui to bail out troubled trash program, Thirty Meter Telescope controversy continues, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii Legislature, file photo 2014 was a busy year for the Hawaii State Auditor’s office and with that comes its largest annual repor...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Hundreds of WWII remains to be exhumed from Punchbowl Cemetery, Honolulu rail tax advanced, Legislature passes bills during crossover, attorney general begins Kenoi investigation, raises for nurses, Kauai B&Bs fight new law, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, courtesy U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The Pentagon announced Tuesday it will take...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Board of Regents plans public meeting on Thirty Meter Telescope, Mauna Kea opposition spreads, teachers' pay hike nears, Ige's water board pick controversial, job forecast rosy, police behavior targeted, Kauai monk seal recovered, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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TMT opponents build a Mauna Kea hale, courtesy Occupy Hilo Media The University of Hawaii Board of Regents will hold a special board mee...
Monday, April 13, 2015

University of Hawaii walkout planned today against Thirty Meter Telescope, thousands pack Iolani Palace in protest, Legislature enters final week for bills, geothermal could bring in big bucks, Hawaii County Council pCards regulated, sex traffic bills could die, Honolulu rail contracts secret, Hawaii Obamacare hurting, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Iolani Palace Mauna Kea TMT protest, courtesy Josh Gainey #BePhenomenal2015 An estimated 3,000 people packed the Iolani Palace grounds ...
Friday, April 10, 2015

Hawaii Senate wants Superferry reconsidered, shark fin ban upheld, Mauna Kea telescope foes ask OHA to intercede, Tulsi Gabbard is wed, Big Island mulls panhandling laws, Honolulu workers injured by exploding ordnance, Molokai solar on hold, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii Superferry, courtesy Wikipedia Senators are asking the state to explore whether it's time to take another swing at creating ...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Honolulu rail to run over burials, Tulsi Gabbard to wed on Oahu, beaches eroding, Kauai pesticide dispute in court, VA delays longest on neighbor islands, Ige, Hirono address Big Island concerns, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Honolulu rail transit map, courtesy HART Rail workers have reportedly uncovered 14 distinct sets of iwi kupuna, or ancestral human remai...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Ige declares time out for Thirty Meter Telescope, Nature Conservancy director named DLNR chair, Maui mayor proposes electricity takeover, Honolulu rail tax clears committee, lawmakers mull marijuana dispensaries, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Mauna Kea telescope protesters file photo courtesy Occupy Hilo Media Protesters on Mauna Kea welcomed a weeklong moratorium on construc...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Ige gets more time to fill Cabinet, Senate minority budget trims $1.6B, Sen. Schatz father dies, Maui council says there's waste in waste program, ethics complaint targets Mayor Kenoi, Finance Department, Japanese cultural program brings cheap labor to Waikiki, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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  Hokulea voyage honored in Hawaii Legislature, courtesy Hawaii Senate Majority The Hawai'i Senate honored the 40th anniversary of...