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Property tax hikes eyed

By STEFAN VERBANO Hawaii Tribune-Herald The Hawaii County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday to consider raising property tax rates for nonresidents and those with second homes in an effort to closethe gap on an estimated $15 million budget shortfall. Proposed rate hikes for the next fiscal year would predominantly affect non-owner-occupied homes, with the largest increase levied on properties worth $2 million and above – known as the “tier two” residential tax rate. This…Read more

Bake stands rise in popularity

DOH encourages people to comply with state law to be legit By GRACE INEZ ADAMS Hawaii Tribune-Herald Colorful roadside food stands have been popping up aroundHilo in recent months. Stocked daily with baked goods and other homemade treats, the stands – which are primarily unstaffed and rely on the honor system forcustomers to pay for products – have been drawing attention from community members and, more recently, the state Department of Health. John Kolman, district health officer for…Read more

Chances of El Nino forming increase

By CHLOE JONES Honolulu Star-Advertiser An El Nino cycle is expected to begin this summer, though the strength of that cycle – and how it will impact Hawaii – is still up for debate. El Nino cycles are defined by warming sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean and weak tradewinds that push warm water east toward the U.S. West Coast and can change global weather patterns. Meteorologists have been warning of a possible El Nino, and “super El Nino,” in recent…Read more

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