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Puna road study underway

By STEFAN VERBANO Hawaii Tribune-Herald Publication of a state and Hawaii Countyfunded traffic study exploring alternate routes into Puna District has been delayed by at least half a year, according to the county Department of Public Works. The Puna Alternate Route Study is a $1.9 million push to alleviate chronic trafficcongestion along Highway 130 and provide more emergency evacuation options in a district known for its recent destructive lava flows and rush-hour bottlenecks clogging some…Read more

County eyes Kona Kmart for events center

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald Hawaii County is considering acquiring the long-vacant former Kmart store in Kailua-Kona’s Makalapua Shopping Center for conversion to an events center for West Hawaii. Benson Medina, the county’s Research and Development director, told attendees at a Waimea Community Meeting Association meeting on June 4 that Micah Kamohoali’i, a kumu hula, fashion designerand Aloha Festivals Island of Hawaii executive director, brought the idea to the county administration. …Read more

Draft bill calls for negotiation on Army land leases

By KEVIN KNODELL Honolulu Star-Advertiser A draft of Congress’s annual military spending bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee contains language that would limit the Army’s ability to seize land in Hawaii through eminent domain. The National Defense Authorization Act for the 2027 fiscal year calls on Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to negotiate “on terms acceptable to both the Department of the Army and the State of Hawaii” as the service seeks to potentially renew leases…Read more

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