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...
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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...
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...
‘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/
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/
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....
Missing Person: Ysabel Torres, F-19, part Hawaiian, 5’01”, 119 lbs. Last seen: Haili Street in Hilo on 04-28-2022 at 10:00 P.M.
The Hawaii Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing "at risk" person: Ysabel Torres: 19 year old female,...
US Soldiers ‘Return’ Italian Woman’s Birthday Cake 77 Years Later
US Soldiers 'Return' Italian Woman's Birthday Cake 77 Years Later An Italian woman had her birthday cake "returned" 77 years...
This Mental Health Team Hopes To Help Hawaii’s Farmers Help Themselves… Professor Thao Le discusses the experiences of researchers at the University of Hawaii who have been canvassing the ranching and farming community to find the state of its mental health.
Seeds of Wellbeing is a recently launched initiative from the University of Hawaii Manoa, supported by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture...
How Honolulu’s Push For More Housing Sparks Opposition From Rival Interests … Housing is an abstract goal, but the concrete reality usually sparks opposition from advocates for farmland or the environment or those simply worried about urban woes.
For a senior seeking an inexpensive place to live, it might seem ideal: an affordable rental in the back of...
Kilauea Volcano eruption now in a steady pattern
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/02/hawaii-news/kilauea-volcano-eruption-now-in-a-steady-pattern/
State funds to be used to demolish old cargo ramp at Hilo airport
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/05/01/hawaii-news/state-funds-to-be-used-to-demolish-old-cargo-ramp-at-hilo-airport/
