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Hawaiʻi Astronomy Stares into the Abyss of Federal Cuts
In addition to the TMT, proposed federal funding cuts threaten the world-class Keck and Gemini observatories, the solar telescope on Maui and UH’s Institute for Astronomy.
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Hawaiian Electric Seeks Approval for Wildfire Safety Work
Typical residential customers of the state’s largest utility could see their monthly bill rise between $1 and $5.50 to cover costs of an expanded three-year wildfire safety plan.
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New Bill Could Offer Insurance Relief for Hawai‘i Condo and Homeowners
Senate Bill 1044 expands the authority of the Hawai‘i Property Insurance Association (HPIA), allowing it to temporarily provide coverage for high-risk properties that are otherwise uninsurable.
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Community Solar Farms Meant to Save Money Fail to Gain Traction in Hawaiʻi
Making solar available to middle- and low-income residents was intended to help meet the state’s 2045 all-renewable energy goal. Now one developer says: “We just want out.”
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Hawaii Business Magazine
For Jennifer Ablan, Coming Home Was a “Full Circle Move”
Hawaii Business’ new editor in chief had an impressive career in the national business media. Now she’s back in Hawai‘i, in her dream job.
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O‘ahu Headlines
Council to Review City’s Proposed $5.14 Billion Budget for Approval
Submitted in early March, the mayor’s budget — which proposes a $3.93 billion operating budget and a $1.21 billion capital improvement program that, if adopted, begins July 1 — touted it would cover costs without raising real property tax rates, according to city officials.
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Mayor Wants Authority to Hire, Fire Police Chief
Only two of the seven members of the commission responsible for hiring and firing the Honolulu police chief were told by Mayor Rick Blangiardi that he wants to bring in Hawaiʻi island’s police chief to replace a retiring Arthur “Joe” Logan.
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Honolulu Mayor: with AI, Building Permit Office Will Speed Up by Year’s End
Applicants should start seeing a difference soon, the mayor says, thanks to new technology.
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Ka Makana Aliʻi Standoff Ends in Immigrant’s Arrest
An immigrant allegedly living in the country illegally and wanted on a federal arrest warrant refused orders to leave his car in Kapolei Monday, forcing agents to break a window to arrest him.
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Gondola, Zipline Project Draws Backlash from North Shore Community
The project dubbed Kamananui, which aims to attract nearly 1,700 daily visitors is advertised as sight-seeing and culturally educational attraction operated by Kaukonahua Ranch.
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State Ag Inspectors Capture Live Ball Python from Kaimuki Backyard
State agriculture officials said a live, three-and-a-half-foot snake was captured in the backyard of a Kaimuki home on Sunday night.
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Federal Wildlife Officials Defend Monk Seal Pup Procedure by Embattled State Worker
Dramatic video of two women working with a federal wildlife response team cutting the umbilical cord of a newborn monk seal on Oʻahu’s North Shore was released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.
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Hawai‘i Island Headlines
Milestone Agreement to Strengthen Health Care in West Hawaiʻi
Health care delivery will be transformed in West Hawaiʻi with a milestone collaboration between Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation West Hawaiʻi Region, The Queen’s Health Systems, and Aliʻi Health Center as they enter a shared workforce agreement.
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New Speed Limit for Stretch of Highway in South Kona
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation says the speed limit will be lowered to 35 mph on the highway between the Honaunau Elementary School Driveway and vicinity of Captain Cook Village Road.
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Hawaii Business Magazine
Our Surveys Asked Hawai‘i Residents: What Is the State of the State?
37% of businesspeople say Hawai‘i is stagnant, and 33% say we’re in real trouble.
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DLNR Says Injury to Endangered Hawaiian Hawk Was Suspicious
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said that last month, a Mountain View resident found an emaciated Hawaiian hawk, or ʻio, on her property with the upper portion of its beak missing.
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Maui Headlines
$1.55B Budget Comes with Adjusted Property Tax Rates
Property tax rates in Maui County will be going up for short-term rentals and non-owner occupied dwellings and down for owner-occupied homes as part of the county’s $1.55 billion budget.
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$6M Maui Marketing Campaign Aims to Drive Travel Demand, Restore Visitor Confidence
A coordinated statewide effort to support Maui’s tourism recovery is now underway, with the launch of a $6 million Maui Emergency Marketing Campaign funded by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.
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Cesspool Removals in Demand: UH Maui College Offers New Certificate to Help
With state legislation mandating that tens of thousands of cesspools need to be removed and replaced by 2050, Hawaiʻi Community College and UH Maui College have a new onsite wastewater treatment systems specialist certificate.
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Kaua‘i Headlines
Two People Rescued Off Kaua‘i Trails Over the Weekend
Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel conducted two rescues on Sunday in separate incidents at Kalalau Beach and Waipo‘o Falls Trail in Kōke‘e.
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