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Tephra cleanup continues

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald A week-and-a-half after episode 41 of Kilauea’s yearlong summit eruption deposited tephra – lightweight volcanic glass debris – over a sizable area surrounding Halema’uma’u crater, residents of Volcano are still digging out. The latest eruptive phase lasted just eight hours on Saturday, Jan. 24, but explosive fountaining sent ash and volcanic gas several miles into the air and volcano goddess Madame Pele left calling cards in abundance. …Read more

Trump signs bill to reopen government

But funding for DHS still unresolved By CATIE EDMONDSON NYTimes News Service WASHINGTON – A partial government shutdown ended Tuesday as President Donald Trump signed a spending package toreopen major parts of the government as well as fund the Department of Homeland Security during his negotiations with Democrats over restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown. The package passed the House on a bipartisan 217-214 vote, andlawmakers from both chambers gathered in the Oval…Read more

Spending plan for the new climate change tax outlined

By DAN NAKASO Honolulu Star-Advertiser The new Green Fee Advisory Council had to choose from among more than $2 billion worth of funding requests to help Hawaii respond to climatechange, but will only have $100 million or so annually to recommend through the first statewide tax of its kind in the country, which has been collecting revenue since Jan. 1. The council received over 600 requests inall from government departments and agencies, community groups and nonprofit organizations – many…Read more

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