New law cuts unemployment insurance tax rates
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/03/03/hawaii-news/new-law-cuts-unemployment-insurance-tax-rates/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Month: March 2021
Hometown Heroes: Nonprofit keeping K-9s safe on the job
Big Island working K-9s have a new benefactor dedicated to providing the funding to bridge the gap between what they...
Back to school soon? Support grows for more in-person instruction after spring break
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/03/hawaii-news/back-to-school-soon-support-grows-for-more-in-person-instruction-after-spring-break/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
County to return 50K COVID-19 tests to state
Confusion surrounding a state donation of rapid COVID-19 test kits to the Big Island will not affect the county’s post-arrival...
Hearing set for felon accused of numerous gun, drug crimes
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/03/hawaii-news/hearing-set-for-felon-accused-of-numerous-gun-drug-crimes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Suspect in violent Kalapana carjacking indicted
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/03/hawaii-news/suspect-in-violent-kalapana-carjacking-indicted/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
CALL FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROJECT APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROJECT APPLICATIONS HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division is pleased to...
Community: 3-02-21 Kona Man Arrested in Puna and Charged with Drug and Firearms Offenses
Community: 3-02-21 Kona Man Arrested in Puna and Charged with Drug and Firearms Offenses Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged...
Community: 3-02-21 Police Detectives Renew Request for Assistance Seeking Escaped Puna Woman
Community: 3-02-21 Police Detectives Renew Request for Assistance Seeking Escaped Puna Woman Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the...
99-Year-Old And High School Student Form Unlikely Friendship
99-Year-Old And High School Student Form Unlikely Friendship A 99-year-old woman and a high school student in British Columbia have...
Hawaii Wants To Give Away COVID-19 Tests, But Not For Big Island Airport Screening…The state Department of Health in January provided tests from its large stockpile for the Big Island program, credited by county officials as keeping case numbers low, but now says it’s not a suitable use.
Hawaii health officials donated part of a large stockpile of rapid COVID-19 tests for the Big Island to screen arriving...
$26M project would reduce Lahaina injection well use…County proposes upgrades to W. Maui recycled water system
Saying it will minimize the use of controversial injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the County of Maui...
$70M in federal COVID-19 funds aimed at rail project
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/02/hawaii-news/70m-in-federal-covid-19-funds-aimed-at-rail-project/
Internships jump-start construction careers for Hawaii students
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown off job prospects for many teenagers, but Hawaii’s construction industry is still buzzing along and...
New research facility planned for UH-Hilo
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/02/hawaii-news/new-research-facility-planned-for-uh-hilo/
Marijuana-related bills progressing in Legislature
Five bills related to marijuana remain alive in the state Legislature and will be heard in committee this week. Senate...
East Hawaii Cultural Center to put up fence to combat crime
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/02/hawaii-news/hilo-nonprofit-to-put-up-fence-to-combat-crime/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Roth releases ‘bare bones’ budget: Mayor’s first budget plan reflects cutbacks, uncertainty at Legislature
Faced with uncertainty and cutbacks at the state level, Mayor Mitch Roth on Monday released the first proposed budget of...
Fastest – and quickest – option preferred for Pohoiki ramp
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/02/hawaii-news/fastest-and-quickest-option-preferred-for-pohoiki-ramp/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Nearly 12K doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine headed for Hawaii
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/02/hawaii-news/nearly-12k-doses-of-johnson-johnson-inoculation-headed-for-hawaii/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
