Hawaii County Council puts Civil Defense on hot seat
Hawaii County Council members grilled Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno about communication lapses during recent disasters.
Honolulu City Council advances 2 Oahu vacation rental bills
The Honolulu City Council has advanced two bills aimed at providing regulations on short-term vacation rentals on Oahu.
Hawaii council passes bill to slow growth of monster houses
A Hawaii city council has passed a bill to restrict the size of monster houses.
Hawaii governor urges lawmakers to revive water rights bill
Hawaii’s governor is urging state lawmakers to support a bill to change land lease requirements that could affect public water rights.
Who owns aloha? Hawaii eyes protections for native culture
ast year, much of Hawaii was shocked to learn a Chicago restaurant chain owner had trademarked the name “Aloha Poke” and wrote to cubed fish shops around the country demanding that they stop using the Hawaiian language moniker for their own eateries. The cease-and-desist letters targeted a downtown Honolulu restaurant and a Native Hawaiian-operated restaurant in Anchorage, among others.
Japanese airline lands test flight of new plane in Hawaii
All Nippon Airways has completed a test flight of a new wide-body aircraft with its arrival in Hawaii.
Hawaii governor visits Maui jail following riot and escape
Hawaii’s governor has visited a corrections facility where a riot and an escape recently took place.
Primrose species flowers only in Kokee
Spencer Kashiwa, lead conservation field technician for the Kokee Resource Conservation Program (KRCP), at the behest of program coordinator Katie Cassel, shared a picture and a little information of one of the unique plants and flowers of Kokee.
County General Plan Update receives national award
The Kauai General Plan Update 2018 is the recipient of the American Planning Association’s Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan.
Legal Aid Society to provide training for volunteers
The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii is conducting statewide legal training, including on Kauai, for community leaders to serve as Community Navigators.