Community: 2-24-21 Police Ask for Public’s Assistance Locating Puna Woman Last Seen in Kona
Community: 2-24-21 Police Ask for Public’s Assistance Locating Puna Woman Last Seen in Kona Hawaii Island police are searching for 38-year-old...
Day: February 24, 2021
HAWAII VACATION RENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
HAWAII VACATION RENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT January 2021 In January 2021, the total monthly supply of statewide vacation rentals was 433,000...
Hawaiian Electric employees win EPRI 2020 Technology Transfer Awards for innovation Leaders recognized for research, results to advance clean energy
Hawaiian Electric employees win EPRI 2020 Technology Transfer Awards for innovation Leaders recognized for research, results to advance clean energy...
WOW! A Gas Leak Leads Homeowner To A Hibernating Bear Raising 3 Cubs Under The House
A Gas Leak Leads Homeowner To A Hibernating Bear Raising 3 Cubs Under The House Three tiny bear cubs were...
Big Island Finfish Farm Hopes To Lead The Way In Sustainable Aquaculture…Blue Ocean Mariculture recently became the first U.S. operation certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.
KAILUA-KONA — About a half-mile offshore from Unualoha Point in North Kona, Blue Ocean Mariculture’s submersible pens are teeming with potential...
Hawaii’s Fiscal Picture Is Looking Up. So Why Do Lawmakers Still Want To Raise Taxes? House leaders say they will consider increasing capital gains and state income taxes on high earners in an effort to restore targeted cuts.
For months Gov. David Ige talked about Hawaii’s $1.4 billion-per-year state budget shortfall, a catastrophic number that acquired a kind...
Alaska Airlines ordered to pay $3.2M after woman flying home from Hawaii falls, later dies
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/23/breaking-news/alaska-airlines-ordered-to-pay-3-2m-after-woman-flying-home-from-hawaii-falls-later-dies/
China cargo service catapults Matson’s earnings
Hawaii-based ocean cargo carrier Matson Inc. more than doubled its profit last year, largely on expanded China service that included...
State Senate committee passes automatic voter registration
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/23/hawaii-news/state-senate-committee-passes-automatic-voter-registration/
Water Department plans 1% budget decrease: Rate hike, lower water use figure into $54.9M plan
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/24/hawaii-news/water-department-plans-1-budget-decrease-rate-hike-lower-water-use-figure-into-54-9m-plan/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Lawmakers debate lowering DUI threshold
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/24/hawaii-news/lawmakers-debate-lowering-dui-threshold/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Last call for booze tax bill: Legislation on beverages nearly dead for the session
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/24/hawaii-news/last-call-for-booze-tax-bill-legislation-on-beverages-nearly-dead-for-the-session/
Sites ID’d for Pahoa library
A draft environmental assessment published Tuesday has identified three possible sites for a new, and long-discussed, library in Pahoa. Currently,...
