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HECO joins with wildfire plaintiffs in asking Maui judge to help break settlement logjam
Parties are so close to a global settlement of Lahaina wildfire lawsuits that lawyers on opposing sides are asking a Maui judge to help remove a last apparent obstacle to a resolution.
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Hawaiian Electric begins installation of weather station network in high-risk areas to strengthen wildfire response
The project includes the installation of 52 weather stations on four islands. The weather stations, mounted on Hawaiian Electric utility poles, will provide meteorological data that will help the company to decide whether to activate and deactivate a public safety power shutoff.
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A closer look at U.S. military emissions during RIMPAC and beyond
The Rim of the Pacific Exercise, or RIMPAC, ends next week. But how much do we know about the military’s greenhouse gas emissions during RIMPAC and as an industry?
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Young plaintiffs across the US draw inspiration from Hawaiʻi’s Navahine case
Hawaiʻi reached a landmark settlement agreement last month on climate change. The state Department of Transportation agreed to roll out a new plan to reduce carbon emissions after facing a lawsuit from a group of young plaintiffs.
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Court rules in favor of Native Hawaiian midwives
A Hawai‘i state court on Tuesday temporarily blocked part of the Midwifery Restriction Law, which prevents pregnant people in Hawai‘i from using traditional midwives for their pregnancies and births.
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HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE
Major Changes Are Coming for Hawai‘i Homebuyers and Realtors
By Janis Magin Meierdiercks
This new way of homebuying stems from a landmark settlement reached this year by the National Association of Realtors with mainland plaintiffs who sued over the way buyers’ real estate agents are paid.
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O‘ahu Headlines
New bill would nix Honolulu building permit affidavits
Among the many requirements to obtain a city-issued building permit, applicants must submit a sworn statement declaring they have no outstanding fines or liens payable to the City and County of Honolulu.
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Transportation officials outline hundreds of millions of dollars in West Oʻahu road projects
State and city transportation officials have been moving ahead with big projects in West Oʻahu and the leeward coast in particular.
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Group announces tiny homes plan for homeless kupuna on Waiʻanae Coast
Waiʻanae Moku Kupuna Council announced initial plans Tuesday for a kauhale — a tiny homes project — with the help of Blanche McMillan of Hui Mahi’ai Aina, a kauhale village on state property in Waimānalo.
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HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE
Ken Kao: The Movie Mogul Among Us
By Kathryn Drury Wagner
The O‘ahu-based producer has worked with Martin Scorsese, Olivia Colman, Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Brie Larson and many other stars.
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House candidates in McCully and Mōʻiliʻili offer sharply contrasting ideas on homelessness
One House candidate supports expanding the state’s largest jail so it can house homeless people. The other wants to bring health care to the homeless.
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Hawai‘i Island Headlines
Time to end affordable housing credits? Report finds they don’t work as intended
The California-based real estate advisory firm Keyser Marston Associates prepared the report for the county.
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Kīlauea volcano rattled by nearly 1,000 earthquakes in three days
The rapid onset and concentrated intensity of the July 22–24 earthquake swarm, coupled with abrupt changes in upper East Rift Zone ground deformation patterns, show that an intrusion of magma is occurring in the area of Pauahi Crater, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
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HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE
A Honolulu Neurologist and Architect Are Tackling Brain Health
By Noelle Fujii-Oride
An eclectic group of local leaders has founded the Brain Health Applied Research Institute, aiming to draw from many disciplines and traditions to improve people’s cognitive well-being.
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Maui Headlines
This South Maui race is likely to determine the balance of power on the county council.
The Aug. 8 fires emboldened politicians to crack down on the proliferation of short-term rentals to deal with a growing housing crisis. Now it’s an election issue.
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Maui County commission endorses draft bill to ban short-term rentals
The Maui County Planning Commission has thrown its support behind a proposal from Maui Mayor Richard Bissen to phase out legal use of roughly 7,000 short-term vacation rentals mostly on the Valley Isle.
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Realtor claims he was harassed out of plan to house Maui fire survivors, residents respond
A reported confrontation between several men at a beach in Kahana likely ended a plan to house Lahaina fire survivors, according to realtor Gary Mooers.
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Kaua‘i Headlines
‘Huge’ gust of wind, ‘bang’ preceded fatal helicopter crash off Kaua‘i; underwater search discovers partial wreckage
Witnesses to the fatal July 11 helicopter crash off northern Kaua‘i experienced a “huge” gust of wind followed by a very loud “bang” noise, according to a preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Arson suspected in two fires on Kaua‘i
The Kaua‘i Fire Department said investigators found incendiary devices in the area of the Poki‘i Ridge Fire on Tuesday. The Poki‘i Ridge Fire was first reported on July 18.
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