Hawaii Legislature passes bill raising minimum wage to $18
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that would hike the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour by...
Year: 2022
Effort to unionize first Starbucks store in Hawaii fails
HONOLULU (AP) — Starbucks workers in a Honolulu suburb narrowly rejected an effort to be the first of the coffee...
Flush revenue leads means funds for Native Hawaiian programs
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are on course to commit $600 million to a long-underfunded program providing housing and land...
ASTRODAY 2022 FREE Community Science Event @ Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo Saturday, May 14 • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
ASTRODAY 2022 FREE Community Science Event @ Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo Saturday, May 14 • 10:00 AM – 4:00...
TEMPORARY CLOSURE: WAIPIʻO VALLEY ROAD TO ALL TRAFFIC MAY 9-13
TEMPORARY CLOSURE: WAIPIʻO VALLEY ROAD TO ALL TRAFFIC MAY 9-13 The County of Hawaiʻi, Department of Public Works (DPW) Engineering...
TV’S GONZO JIMENEZ HEADLINES CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL GALA FRIDAY CULINARY DEMOS, FARM SEMINARS ANNOUNCED
TV’S GONZO JIMENEZ HEADLINES CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL GALA FRIDAY CULINARY DEMOS, FARM SEMINARS ANNOUNCED KOHALA COAST, HAWAI‘I ISLAND—Chef Gonzo Jimenez, who...
Hawaii overtourism: Residents beg tourists to stop visiting amid post-pandemic boom
Hawai'i is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world - with plenty of history, culture, and natural attraction to...
‘She’s My Guardian Angel’: DoorDash Driver Saves Woman’s Life While Delivering Pizza
'She's My Guardian Angel': DoorDash Driver Saves Woman's Life While Delivering Pizza A DoorDash driver in Massachusetts used knowledge from...
What Will The New Minimum Wage Mean For Hawaii’s Farmers? …Finding workers is hard in Hawaii, so many farms pay extra, but lifting the benchmark to $18 could present a new set of problems for farmers.
With Hawaii’s minimum wage now all but set to lift to $18 by 2028, agriculture industry groups are concerned that they...
Hawaii Homeowners Must Tell Prospective Buyers If Sea Level Rise Threatens Their Property … This week Hawaii became the first state to require real estate sellers to disclose to potential buyers if their property is threatened by sea level rise.
Years ago Maui real estate agent Keone Ball represented a homeowner in the sale of a property that showed up...
Second Amendment: “Hawaii is only engaged in a kind of malicious compliance”
The Second Amendment Foundation has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Yakutake...
Honolulu City Council considering tax incentives for businesses along rail line
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/03/hawaii-news/honolulu-city-council-considering-tax-incentives-for-businesses-along-rail-line/
United Airlines celebrates 75 years in Hawaii as it gears up for busy summer
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/03/hawaii-news/united-celebrates-75-years-in-hawaii-as-it-gears-up-for-busy-summer/
Affordable housing measures pass
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/03/hawaii-news/affordable-housing-measures-pass/
Funds allocated for hotel demolition
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/03/hawaii-news/funds-allocated-for-hotel-demolition/
Hannemann: Tourism won’t recover until next year
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/03/hawaii-news/hannemann-tourism-wont-recover-until-next-year/
Ex-employee charges discrimination in Building Division
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/03/hawaii-news/ex-employee-charges-discrimination-in-building-division/
Flush revenue leads means funds for Native Hawaiian programs
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are on course to commit $600 million to a long-underfunded program providing housing and land...
5-02-22 Police Seeking Wanted Pepe‘ekeō Man
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 30-year-old Brian Keith Elizares Villasista Jr., of Pepe‘ekeō. He...
5-02-22 Police Seek Runaway Uilani Ahuna
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Uilani Ahuna who was reported as a runaway....
