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Team starts work to combat appropriation of Hawaiian culture
Seven Native Hawaiian leaders in areas including culture and law convened an inaugural meeting Monday of a legislative group aiming to protect Hawaiian intellectual property from insulting and harmful use. Star-Advertiser.

Schools are struggling to meet the demand for Hawaiian immersion schools
Roughly a quarter of Hawaiian immersion teachers are unlicensed, and schools need more educators as the programs grow in popularity. Civil Beat.

HECO denies 9 out of 10 damage claims in 2023, sparking controversies
HECO’s annual Damage Claim Information report with the Public Utilities Commission was filed Monday. KHON2.

Shaka is now officially the state gesture
Gov. Josh Green on Friday quietly signed into law Senate Bill 3312, making Hawai’i the first state to declare an official gesture.
Tribune-Herald. Hawaii News Now.

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OʻAHU

Higher caseloads and staffing shortages plague Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office
Drug overdoses are the driving factor straining short-staffed medical examiners around the country. Civil Beat.

Fatal shark attacks are rare according to experts
Following Sunday’s shark attack, Kim Holland, a shark researcher from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, said in his 40 years of research, he has no recollection of a fatal shark attack at Malaekahana. Star-Advertiser. KHON2.

Efforts to protect Hawaiian monk seal pups on O‘ahu beaches are underway
The births of 11 monk seals on Oʻahu this year have caused challenges in protecting the seals and people. Hawai’i Public Radio.

Diamond Head has the most calls for those needing assistance
From January to April, Diamond Head required the most hike-related rescues, followed by Lulumahu Falls, Koko Crater Stairs and Lanikai Pillbox, according to the latest HFD statistics available. Star-Advertiser.

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HAWAIʻI ISLAND

US Sen. Brian Schatz: $17.5 million earmarked for roads reconstruction in Hilo
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation and the City and County of Honolulu will receive a total of more than $42.5 million in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support improvements to roads, sidewalks and infrastructure in Hilo and Honolulu. Big Island Now.

Keauhou Bay plan detailed in draft environmental impact statement
Commercial, cultural and educational activities will be reconfigured on 29 acres at Keauhou Bay in North Kona under the Kamehameha Schools plan. Big Island Video News.

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MAUI COUNTY

Maui Planning Commission to hear TVR phase-out bill Tuesday
A large wave of opposition has been building from vacation rental owners and property managers to Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposed phase-out of an estimated 7,000 transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts in Maui County. Maui Now. KHON2.

Advocates push for rental cap on Maui to protect tenants from skyrocketing rates
The governor’s emergency proclamation protecting renters on Maui is set to expire next week. Hawaii News Now.

Supreme Court sides with advocates to restore stream flows in Maui rivers
Rivers in Central Maui could have more water restored after the Supreme Court agreed with community advocates that the state was not reportedly allowing enough through. KITV4.

Comment period for Mākena Mauka EIS Preparation Notice is extended 30 days
Mākena Mauka is a low-density master planned residential community within the Mākena area of South Maui. Mākena Mauka will offer market rate housing together with residential workforce housing with a mixture of rural and single-family lots and multi-family residential units all located mauka of Mākena Alanui Road. Maui Now.

Lahaina wildfire death toll now at 102
A 68-year-old Lahaina woman died in March from injuries sustained in the blaze last summer. But the death is just now being made public. Civil Beat. Star-Advertiser. Maui Now. KITV4.

KAUAʻI

New efforts made to save bird population in Kauaʻi
The sterile male technology to protect native forest birds — also known as the incompatible insect technique — will not be available in Kauaʻi until winter 2025. The Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project took matters into its own hands and found another mosquito control method to protect Kauaʻiʻs birds from avian malaria. Hawai’i Public Radio.

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