CLIMATE CONFERENCE AND EVENTS HIGHLIGHT HAWAIʻI CLIMATE WEEK 2024
CLIMATE CONFERENCE AND EVENTS HIGHLIGHT HAWAIʻI CLIMATE WEEK 2024 (HONOLULU) – Starting this weekend, federal and state agencies, local...
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WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: KALOKO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA; NORTH KONA
WATER NOTICE AFFECTED AREA: KALOKO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA; NORTH KONA, HAWAI‘I CUSTOMERS ALONG KANALANI AND KAMANU STREETS BETWEEN HINA LANI...
Man’s Life Saved By McDonald’s Worker Who Used Defibrillator
Man's Life Saved By McDonald's Worker Who Used Defibrillator In a heartwarming tale of quick thinking and heroism, a...
Lawmakers Advance Bill To Stabilize Soaring Insurance Costs For Condo Owners 0 The measure would expand the power of Hawaii’s “insurers of last resort.”
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/lawmakers-advance-bill-to-stabilize-soaring-insurance-costs-for-condo-owners/
UH Hopes To Retain Authority Over Construction Projects 0 A bill would make the president’s procurement power permanent, but only if Sen. Donna Kim and her colleagues agree.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/uh-hopes-to-retain-authority-over-construction-projects/
Hawaii State Arts Programs Could Be On The Chopping Block In The Legislature This Year 0 Legislation to slash arts spending could even end the Kamehameha Day parades.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/hawaii-state-arts-programs-could-be-on-the-chopping-block-in-the-legislature-this-year/
The last time Congress created a new state
On March 12, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state, marking the last time...
Bill advances allowing pedestrians to safely jaywalk
Legislators appear willing to make jaywalking legal across the islands — when safe — arguing in a Senate bill that...
Subpoenas on Maui agencies and officials delay release of key report into deadly wildfire
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/19/hawaii-news/subpoenas-on-maui-agencies-and-officials-delay-release-of-key-report-into-deadly-wildfire/
More housing, hotels for Kona: Lili‘uokalani Trust plans to develop nearly 70 acres
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/19/hawaii-news/more-housing-hotels-for-kona-liliuokalani-trust-plans-to-develop-nearly-70-acres/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Dangerous dogs bill advances: Measure would create harsher penalties for their owners
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/19/hawaii-news/dangerous-dogs-bill-advances-measure-would-create-harsher-penalties-for-their-owners/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
3-18-24 Police Seeking Runaway Jaymelynn Pua-Queja
Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public’s assistance in locating a 17-year-old Jaymelynn Pua-Queja of Nā‘ālehu who was reported as...
Placing Stray Cats In Hawaii Women’s Prison Could Have ‘Transformative Effect’ 1 A legislative proposal would provide inmates at the Women’s Community Correctional Center with the opportunity to care for vulnerable kittens.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/placing-stray-cats-in-hawaii-womens-prison-could-have-transformative-effect/
Beyond The Badge: 14 Officers Honored For Their Extraordinary Acts Of Kindness
Beyond The Badge: 14 Officers Honored For Their Extraordinary Acts Of Kindness In a heartwarming display of gratitude and recognition,...
Maui County Wants To Take Private Land For Fire Debris Dump Site, But Owner Wants To Build The Landfill 0 Mayor Richard Bissen planned to meet with the property owners Monday to discuss ways to possibly avoid eminent domain proceedings.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/maui-county-wants-to-take-private-land-for-fire-debris-dump-site-but-owner-wants-to-build-the-landfill/
Alcohol bill’s clout remains in doubt
Proponents of Senate Bill 2384 — which crossed over from the Senate to the House — hope a lower blood...
With cloudy state finances, Hawaii’s ‘rainy day’ fund held for future rainy day
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/03/18/hawaii-news/with-cloudy-state-finances-hawaiis-rainy-day-fund-held-for-future-rainy-day/
Community: 3-17-24 Three Men Injured, One Woman Killed in DKI Crash
Community: 3-17-24 Three Men Injured, One Woman Killed in DKI Crash Three elderly men were injured and one elderly woman died...
A Small Act Of Kindness Completely Changed The Lives Of A Woman And A Dog
A Small Act Of Kindness Completely Changed The Lives Of A Woman And A Dog In a tale that...
Losing North Kohala’s Irrigation System Was ‘Catastrophic.’ Will It Ever Be Fixed? 0 The Kohala Ditch was built in the early 1900s to water sugarcane fields, then it fed ranches and small farmers’ operations. But it has languished since breaking in 2021.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/losing-north-kohalas-irrigation-system-was-catastrophic-will-it-ever-be-fixed/
