Advocacy Groups Seek to Change How Bills Move Through the House
The state House of Representatives has a new leadership team with Rep. Nadine Nakamura becoming the new speaker of the House. Because of the changes, advocacy groups are expanding efforts to change the rules in the House that they say will increase transparency.
Hawaiʻi’s Child Welfare System Needs Major Reform, Report Says
A panel created to propose reforms to Hawaiʻi’s child welfare system has described an array of troubling defects in the system, and its draft report calls for a surge in government support for disadvantaged families so fewer children will be removed from their homes.
Top Booster Cuts University Funding Over Athletics Director Craig Angelos’ Ouster
Longtime UH supporter and businessman Mike Kawazoe founded the Rainbow Collective in April of last year as a way to raise funds for the department and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) money for student-athletes.
The standoff at Maunakea helped spur a new effort at finding solutions after more than a century of mismanagement of the Hawaiian Kingdom’s ceded lands, often called Kingdom Lands.
Kevin Auger became the Honolulu Office of Housing’s executive director this week, stepping up from his prior role as deputy director to lead the city’s efforts to acquire, build and preserve more housing as many residents struggle with high prices.
Hawaiian Home Lands Pursues Royal Kunia Housing Plan
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands wants to buy 211 acres approved for housing in Kunia for about $60 million from developer Haseko (Hawaii) Inc. with a preliminary development agreement to produce 1,200 residential lots for beneficiaries, including 500 lots in an initial increment where infrastructure already exists.
Crime is down on the West Side during the three months since a spate of deadly shootings prompted county, state and federal officials to inundate the Waianae coast with law enforcement.
3 helpful tips you must read before traveling to Japan
“Traveling to new places and doing business abroad can seem daunting, but with CPB by your side, you can feel confident and prepared for whatever comes your way,”
911 Outage Caused by Hawaiian Telcom Equipment Issue
Hawaiian Telcom confirmed Wednesday that equipment failure caused Sunday’s 911 outage on Oʻahu. Most cell phones were blocked from reaching police dispatchers for about four hours.
City Plan to Remove Changing Areas in Waimanalo Beach Park Draws Criticism
At Waimanalo Beach Park, the city plans to demolish two rundown comfort stations as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation project and install new prefabricated structures with individual, unisex bathroom stalls. The change would eliminate separate changing areas for men and women.
A 10-year extension for a controversial West Hawaiʻi housing development to complete construction has once again been rejected, this time by the Hawaiʻi County Council on Wednesday.
More Than $1.2M in PONC Funds Awarded to Nonprofits
The county’s Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission identifies lands around the county worthy of preservation and recommends grant funding to nonprofits to continue to steward those parcels.
Lawsuit Filed to Change Maui’s Street Lighting Citing Its Effect on Endangered Birds
Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Honolulu against Maui County and Hawaiian Electric to change the kind of street lighting on the Valley Isle that allegedly impairs the navigation of three bird species.
Kapa‘a Swimming Pool to Be Temporarily Closed in December
The Kaua‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation announced that Kapa‘a Swimming Pool will be shuttered from Dec. 1-16 so contractor Pacific Concrete, Cutting & Coring can repair the pool’s concrete deck.
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