A Central Texas Restaurant Is Offering Free Meals, No Questions Asked
A Central Texas Restaurant Is Offering Free Meals, No Questions Asked A restaurant in Texas is struggling to survive under...
Month: February 2021
Hawaii Farmers Need Land. State Efforts To Help Aren’t Working…Providing small farmers land is key to producing more local food, but the state’s go-to model isn’t moving the needle.
Tina Bushnell has dedicated many nights and weekends over the past six years to her dream of quitting her day...
Proposal Would Streamline Involuntary Treatment Of Those With Severe Mental Illness…Public defenders are obliged to fight involuntary treatment for their clients. Lawmakers are considering cutting them out of the process.
Hawaii residents with mental illnesses so severe and persistent that they don’t even realize they need help can be ordered...
Hawaii Unemployment Tops in USA
Almost all states still had fewer jobs than before the pandemic at the end of last year, but just how...
OHA board chair testifies before Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
OHA board chair testifies before Senate Committee on Indian Affairs HONOLULU (Feb. 24, 2021) – OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey...
Green: Vaccine counts lagging Lieutenant governor says thousands of doses undercounted in Maui County
Lt. Gov. Josh Green estimated that there are about 10,000 to 12,000 undercounted doses in Maui County, which ranks last...
Frustration over Hawaii’s jammed-up unemployment system prompts rally
About 200 people vented frustration and demanded help with Hawaii’s overwhelmed jobless benefits system Wednesday outside a closed unemployment office...
Lawmakers to Bolster Native Hawaiian Burial Traditions With Modern Technology
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are considering legislation to help the state’s funeral services industry accommodate traditional Hawaiian burial practices by using a...
Wind Advisory Alert: Big Island
Wind Advisory Alert: ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MAUI COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN...
Senate confirms Otani as DPS director
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/25/hawaii-news/senate-confirms-otani-as-dps-director/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Public-private wastewater partnerships likely dead in Legislature
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/25/hawaii-news/public-private-wastewater-partnerships-likely-dead-in-legislature/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Aquarium trade reveals revised EIS for West Hawaii fishing
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council has released a revised draft environmental impact statement with a new proposal to reopen...
Broadband debate continues: Bills aimed at improving connectivity are running out of time in Legislature
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/25/hawaii-news/broadband-debate-continues-bills-aimed-at-improving-connectivity-are-running-out-of-time-in-legislature/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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...
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/
