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Legislation aims to help tourism recover

Apr. 29, 2024

HONOLULU — Hawai‘i’s hotel booking pace is in the red through December, but legislative funding has allowed the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority to support a new multimillion-dollar marketing campaign aimed at U.S. visitors.

Missing documents muddle wildfire probe

Apr. 29, 2024

Missing Maui Emergency Management Agency documents make it “difficult to make a complete and accurate accounting” of activities inside the Emergency Operations Center on Aug. 8, when fires killed 101 people, burned 6,721 acres and left 8,000 people homeless, according to the state attorney general.

New round of debt forgiveness begins for Hawai‘i health care professionals

Apr. 29, 2024

HONOLULU —Dr. Genia Taitano, a surgeon at Kona’s Alii Health Center and trauma medical director at Kona Community Hospital, continues to pay down over $350,000 in student loans, but the remaining debt will soon be wiped out in the state’s effort to keep her and other health care workers in Hawai‘i.

Draft EIS: PTA lease extension could have adverse impact

Apr. 29, 2024

HILO, Hawai‘i — A draft environmental impact statement released earlier this month about the Army’s proposal to renew its lease on up to 22,750 acres of state land at Pohakuloa Training Area indicated that granting the extension could have an adverse impact on Hawaiian cultural practices and environmental justice.

Light at the end of the tunnel for Hakalau Beach Park

Apr. 29, 2024

HILO, Hawai‘i — The long-closed Hakalau Beach Park will reopen more than a decade after being shut to the public, according to a state Department of Transportation document.

Developer testifies why he sued lot owner over HPP house mistake

Apr. 29, 2024 • Updated 8:31 p.m.

HILO, Hawai‘i — An O‘ahu developer who filed a lawsuit against a California woman who owns a Hawaiian Paradise Park lot on which his contractor mistakenly built a house more than a year ago testified Thursday that he paid contractors, subcontractors and vendors more than $300,000 in cash and that there was no insurance bond on the construction.

Hawai‘i residents could see big tax cut

Apr. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:35 p.m.

HONOLULU — Hawai‘i taxpayers could be seeing phased state income tax cuts that over eight years amount to the biggest reduction in state history.

Storm damage assessment process continues on Kaua‘i

Apr. 28, 2024

LIHU‘E — Local, state and federal officials will embark on a process aimed at validating damage data from heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding earlier this month on the island.

Coffee labeling bill heads to final reading

Apr. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:34 p.m.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — A bill that would make it a violation of the coffee labeling law to use a Hawaii geographic origin in labeling or advertising for roasted coffee, instant coffee, or ready-to-drink coffee beverage blends that contain less than 51 percent coffee by weight from that geographic origin passed through Conference Committee and is headed for a final reading before being sent to Gov. Josh Green for his signature.

Low-cost utility wildfire prevention short-circuited

Apr. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:34 p.m.

HONOLULU — A bill to help Hawai‘i electrical utilities pay for statewide wildfire prevention using low-cost financing has been killed at the state Legislature.

Rep. Tokuda addresses Big Island issues

Apr. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:33 p.m.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — The West Hawai‘i Civic Center Council Chamber was packed Wednesday with residents who came to participate in U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda’s town hall meeting.

Navy data on Red Hill deflects serious health issues

Apr. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:33 p.m.

HONOLULU — The Navy on Friday released several documents regarding its data on the health impact of the November 2021 Red Hill fuel spills, just before a federal trial begins Monday in a lawsuit brought by affected families against the federal government alleging the spill has caused long-term health damage.

Condo verdict deferred on $3.1M in potential fines

Apr. 28, 2024 • Updated 8:33 p.m.

HONOLULU — The state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday was poised to make a landmark decision on fines for alleged violations on conservation lands on O‘ahu’s North Shore.

House bill seeks to increase tobacco tax for cancer research

Apr. 27, 2024

HONOLULU — A bill seeking to increase the tax on cigarettes and vaping products at the state Legislature is moving forward, but without the actual increase first proposed.

About $1B arranged for wildfire expenses

Apr. 27, 2024

HONOLULU — State House and Senate leaders have determined that close to $1 billion should be appropriated by the state for Maui wildfire response and recovery work through mid-2025.

Petroleum results in Red Hill water came from lab tests, Navy finds

Apr. 27, 2024 • Updated 7:39 p.m.

HONOLULU — Laboratory contamination was the cause of increased low levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons detected in the Navy’s drinking water system since last summer, the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill announced Wednesday. The TPH detections were not associated with jet fuel contamination in the underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Navy said.

HART receives $125M in federal funding

Apr. 27, 2024

HONOLULU — The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday announced $125 million in long-awaited federal funding to aid in the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline project.

Officials meet, discuss Makua Valley military training sites

Apr. 27, 2024

MAKUA, Hawai‘i — U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda joined community members Thursday in tours and meetings with officials at military sites on Oahu’s Leeward side.

Lifeguard tower hours extended on Kaua‘i

Apr. 26, 2024 • Updated 8:29 p.m.

LIHU‘E — Swimming is one of the most popular activities on the Garden Island and officials with the Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) have committed more of their time to assist residents and guests so they can continue to have a safe and enjoyable visit at the beach.

Search continues for hit-and-run driver in Koloa

Apr. 26, 2024

KOLOA — The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) continues to search for the driver involved in last week’s hit-and-run that left a 72-year-old Koloa resident in serious condition.

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