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Longer council terms nixed
By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald A proposal to extend Hawaii County Council members’ terms inoffice will not be on the ballot this year after it was roundly rejected Tuesday during a council committee hearing. A bill introduced by Kona CouncilmanHoleka Inaba sought to double the length of council members’ terms – from two to four years – while reducing the number of consecutive termsmembers could serve from four to three. Themeasure would therefore increase the amount…Read more
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By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald A proposal to extend Hawaii County Council members’ terms inoffice will not be on the ballot this year after it was roundly rejected Tuesday during a council committee hearing. A bill introduced by Kona CouncilmanHoleka Inaba sought to double the length of council members’ terms – from two to four years – while reducing the number of consecutive termsmembers could serve from four to three. Themeasure would therefore increase the amount…Read more |
HO’IKE KICKS OFF 4 NIGHTS OF HULA
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival shifted into high gear Wednesday night with the Ho’ike, an exhibition of hula and folk dance from around the Pacific Rim at the Edith Kanaka’ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. As they have every year since 1997, Halau O Kekuhi was the first troupe to perform. Under the direction of na kumu hula Nalani Kanakaole and Huihui Kanahele-Mossman, the halau is widely known and celebrated for its ‘aiha’a style…Read more
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By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival shifted into high gear Wednesday night with the Ho’ike, an exhibition of hula and folk dance from around the Pacific Rim at the Edith Kanaka’ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. As they have every year since 1997, Halau O Kekuhi was the first troupe to perform. Under the direction of na kumu hula Nalani Kanakaole and Huihui Kanahele-Mossman, the halau is widely known and celebrated for its ‘aiha’a style…Read more |
‘Our industry is valued close to $20 million’
Measure to boost beekeeping on Big Isle draws strong support By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald Big Island beekeepers came out in swarms Tuesday to support a bill that would overhaul how Hawaii County regulates the keeping of bees on residential and other properties. Currently, apiaries and beehives are only allowed to be kept on land zoned as agricultural, and with some fairly restrictive conditions on top of that. But County Council Bill 144 would change that, allowing bees to…Read more
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Measure to boost beekeeping on Big Isle draws strong support By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald Big Island beekeepers came out in swarms Tuesday to support a bill that would overhaul how Hawaii County regulates the keeping of bees on residential and other properties. Currently, apiaries and beehives are only allowed to be kept on land zoned as agricultural, and with some fairly restrictive conditions on top of that. But County Council Bill 144 would change that, allowing bees to…Read more |
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