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Hawaii Legislature (c) 2012 All Hawaii News State House and Senate leaders, on a spartan opening day of the legislative session, said they would avoid new taxes and major spending increases but may invest in bond-financed construction projects to upgrade
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16. December 2011
Honolulu road construction (c) 2011 All Hawaii News Congress appropriated 840-Billion dollars in Federal Economic Stimulus money to States in February 2009. Did Hawai’i receive its fair share of that funding and who’s tracking it? Hawaii Public Radio . The state Department of Taxation placed several employees on administrative leave without pay this week following the discovery of an internal security breach of the department’s tax database. Star-Advertiser. Governor Neil Abercrombie’s administration is investigating unspecified wrongdoing in the state Tax Department. Hawaii Reporter. The State Attorney General is investigating allegations of security breaches at the tax department dating back several years. KHON2. Charter schools have been spending public money with little oversight — or accountability for student performance — and the lack of government monitoring has resulted in “unethical and illegal” spending and employment practices at some campuses, a scathing audit of Hawaii’s system of 31 charter schools found. Star-Advertiser. State Auditor Marion Higa issued a scathing report on Hawaii’s charter schools Thursday, calling out individual schools for potential fraud and criticizing the Charter School Review Panel. West Hawaii Today. A blistering report released Thursday by the Hawaii state auditor alleges little to no oversight of the state’s public charter school system. KHON2. For the first time in five years, Hawaii’s school bus companies have bid against each other for contracts to transport students to and from school. Civil Beat. Youth Correctional Facility Cleans Up Its Act. Civil Beat. Gov. Neil Abercrombie said Wednesday that he will appoint an interim successor for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Boyd Mossman “as soon as I can” and that whomever he picks will not be running for the seat in the November election. Maui News. State roundup for Dec. 16. Associated Press. Oahu Property values on Oahu rose slightly over the past year, giving the City Council and the Carlisle administration the expectation for some added revenue to work with as they craft a budget for the next fiscal year. Star-Advertiser. The tax bill for some landowners may increase slightly if the Honolulu city council keeps tax rate at the current level. KITV4. The pace of Honolulu’s economic recovery since the end of the recession ranks in the bottom 20 percent of the nation’s top 100 metropolitan areas, according to a report released Thursday by the Brookings Institution. Star-Advertiser. The University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine will receive a $13.2 million federal grant for its Bioscience Research Infrastructure Development for Grant Enhancement and Success project. Pacific Business News. First complaint filed under new city ordinance against personal property on sidewalks. Hawaii News Now. The Gas Company dedicated a new plant in Kapolei that can make “renewable natural gas” out of oils and fats from animal, fishing and farming waste. KHON2. Visitors to the Waikiki Aquarium got their first chance to see the aquarium’s newest resident Thursday. KHON2. Hawaii Five Hawaii County police officers were fired this year, a significant increase over last year, when no nonprobationary police officers lost their jobs for disciplinary reasons. West Hawaii Today. Hawaiians unloaded their mana’o on officials from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands about an initiative to get the longest-waiting beneficiaries off the homestead waiting list.
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7. November 2011
Hawaii seen from International Space Station NASA courtesy photo The International Space Station will sail over Honolulu just after sunset Monday. Star-Advertiser. When dignitaries presented Gov. John Burns in 1970 with their report on what Hawaii might look like in the future, the concept of the islands as the “Geneva of the Pacific” was already cliché, “a theme that appears again and again in the rhetoric of modern Hawaii.” Star-Advertiser. The roughly 20,000 people visiting Hawaii for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum this week bring with them some pain, in the form of restricted access to roads, parks, beaches, the ocean and airspace. But the event also will be a source of financial gain for many local residents and businesses. Star-Advertiser. As “APEC Week” opens today in Honolulu, here are several perspectives on what you might look for as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation convention unfolds. Civil Beat. Hawaii taxpayers foot the bill: Is APEC business our business? Hawaii Independent. The leaders of the 21 APEC economies will gather in Honolulu. Hawaii Public Radio. Honolulu beat other cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco to host the APEC leaders meeting. Hawaii News Now. People claiming to be fighting for the sovereignty of Hawaii locked themselves inside the Iolani Palace grounds on Sunday. Hawaii News Now. Former U.S. Rep. Ed Case played up his role as an outsider and said he wants to be “the candidate for change” in what’s shaping up to be a competitive race to fill outgoing Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka’s seat in Washington. Maui News. University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization: Hawaii’s Economy in Pause Mode. Hawaii Reporter. Some 4,000 elevators in Hawaii are overdue for safety inspections and to clear the backlog, the state must double the number of inspectors now on staff, lawmakers heard last week. Hawaii Reporter. Oahu Before he was killed, Kollin K. Elderts was at a nightclub where he got into an altercation with the federal agent who later followed Elderts to a Waikiki McDonald’s and allegedly shot him, the attorney for the victim’s family said Sunday. Star-Advertiser. The family of a man shot to death in a Waikiki McDonald’s early Saturday morning has hired an attorney. Civil Beat. A federal special agent was charged Sunday night with second degree murder for Saturday’s deadly shooting in at McDonald’s. KHON2. Eight Occupy Honolulu protesters were released from police custody Sunday after being arrested Saturday night while trying to establish an encampment at Thomas Square. Star-Advertiser. A steady stream of vehicles filed out of Ala Moana Beach Park Sunday evening. KITV4. After years of hosting landfills and power plants and not receiving a fair share of infrastructure expenditures, it’s time for a drastic step in Leeward Oahu. Civil Beat. It looks like Waikiki’s International Market Place will be going upscale with a three-level open air retail center. Pacific Business News. The Nimitz Highway beautification project is complete and the busy corridor is ready for thousands of APEC visitors who are scheduled to arrive this week. KITV4. Waikiki tourists unaware of Hawaii hosting APEC this week. KHON2. Hawaii Regardless of voters’ preference, the County Council’s makeup will change when a new term starts next December. Tribune-Herald. As Oahu prepares to host a meeting of business and government leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region, Hawaii Island hopes to snag some of the world spotlight for itself. Tribune-Herald. Designed to protect against flooding that has been threatening the Big Island, Hawaii County’s dry wells and drainage culverts haven’t been cleaned since June. Tribune-Herald. At the picturesque Ueshima Coffee Co. estate in Holualoa, numerous coffee trees had delicate ripening cherries, perfect for the annual UCC Hawaii Kona Coffee Picking Contest Sunday morning. West Hawaii Today. North Hawaii’s hunters had a message for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Saturday: Open up more land for hunting and stop fencing off areas for feral animal eradication. West Hawaii Today. West Hawaii residents on Saturday turned out in full force to let the state Department of Land and Natural Resources know where it has faltered over the years and how it can improve. West Hawaii Today. Maui Maui County Council Member Don Couch is proposing legislation that would ban drinking in several popular South Maui parks. Maui News. The county could save more than half a million dollars a year if it eliminated, combined or refocused some of its 37 boards and commissions, according to the Cost of Government Commission. Maui News. By spring, Fido and Spot will have a county park of their own to romp in, a long-desired goal of Fido’s and Spot’s owners. Maui News. Kauai Members of the Reinstated Hawaiian Government re-elected Henry Noa to another term as prime minister Saturday. Garden Island. The county Department of Water initiated repairs on a water tank serving Wainiha and Ha‘ena Sunday, but officials said the pump is still not working at full capacity. Garden Island . Free medical care is coming to Kaua‘i from late February through early March, said Col. Jerry Arends, director of the Innovative Readiness Training Medical Deployments. Garden Island.
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20. October 2011
Makaha Resort courtesy photo The Makaha Resort & Spa is poised to close on Oct. 31, according to workers at the hotel. Employees were told the closure is temporary, they said, but no date has been set for reopening. Star-Advertiser. U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono and former congressman Ed Case are in a close race in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey. Star-Advertiser. Jon Yoshimura, communications director for U.S. Sen. Dan Akaka, is stepping down at the end of the month to take a job with a Honolulu-based solar energy firm. Star-Advertiser. Gov. Neil Abercrombie is returning to Hawaii from a two-week trip to Japan and China. Associated Press. Hawaii submitted its proposal Wednesday for how it would spend a $50 million federal grant to improve the state’s early education system, saying it plans to institute a quality rating system for child care providers, make reforms to improve outcomes for at-risk students and improve coordination among multiple state agencies. Star-Advertiser. Some Hawaii Teachers Ignore Ethics Code. Civil Beat. Col. Jeffrey R. “Woody” Woods, commander of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, was relieved of duty Wednesday due to a “lack of confidence,” just nine months after taking command of the base, officials said. Star-Advertiser. The Sea-Based X-Band Radar, known informally as the giant floating golf ball, will be visible on the horizon today as it pulls into Pearl Harbor for maintenance and crew training, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said. Star-Advertiser. Kamehameha Schools is on the verge of settling its lawsuit against a mother and child who received $7 million from the Schools after challenging the institution’s admissions policy that favors students of Hawaiian ancestry. Hawaii Reporter. Prison garden providing growth, taste of freedom. Associated Press. Oahu The city of Honolulu has missed a federal deadline to review financial records of a Wahiawa senior center under investigation for possible misuse of $7.9 million in federal funds. Civil Beat. Members of the APEC 2011 Hawaii Host Committee for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings taking place in Honolulu in 20 days want everyone to know this: “We are ready.” Pacific Business News. A group that plans to protest the policies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting next month has been granted a permit to demonstrate, but said the location may be too far from the Hawai‘i Convention Center for people attending the conference to notice. Star-Advertiser . A Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. subcontractor’s construction vehicle working on Honolulu’s rail transit project struck an overhead communications line near Aloha Stadium today, affecting the City’s traffic camera coverage. Hawaii Independent. Every day as many as 4,000 hikers embark upon what is considered one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world at Diamond Head Crater. KITV4. A stretch of Kamehameha highway in Kahalu’u has been a magnet for accidents particularly in the past two weeks. Residents are finally speaking out hoping some fix can be done before someone gets seriously hurt. KHON2. Hawaii Hawaii County Council Chairman Dominic Yagong is proposing a charter amendment requiring that council members, the mayor and the prosecuting attorney pass annual drug tests or face removal from office. West Hawaii Today. Comments from a deputy attorney general prompted the Hawaii County Council to delay, again, a final vote on a proposed comprehensive building code. West Hawaii Today. Just one West Hawaii public school missed the mark during the 2010-11 Department of Education’s Fire Inspection Program. West Hawaii Today. Tonight October 19th, at UH Hilo, Dr. Brian Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics, – will speak on the Accelerating Universe. Hawaii Public Radio. Residents on the Big Island of Hawaii were shaken by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake Wednesday afternoon. Hawaii News Now. Maui State officials confirmed Tuesday that they have removed the property manager of troubled West Maui affordable housing complex Honokowai Kauhale. Maui News. Kauai The Kaua‘i County Council on Wednesday unanimously approved two bills intended to clean up — literally — the grounds of the Lihu‘e Civic Center. Garden Island. Rayne Regush was honored as Environmentalist of the Year at the Kaua’i Group Sierra Club annual picnic on Saturday at Hanama‘ulu Beach Park. Garden Island. Molokai A solid foundation to the new Veterans Caring for Veterans center was laid last week as five truckloads of concrete were poured early Thursday morning at the wharf road site. Molokai Dispatch.
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13. October 2011
Honolulu civil unions rally (c) 2011 All Hawaii News The state Department of Health continues work on a computerized system for processing applications for civil unions, but it is unknown yet whether the system will be available for use before Jan. 1, when the new civil unions law goes into effect. Star-Advertiser. Abercrombie concludes Tokyo meetings, heads to Okinawa. Hawaii Reporter. State Ethics Commission executive director Les Kondo’s search for missing lobbyist gifts at the Hawaii State Legislature has deeply offended state Rep. Joseph Souki, D-8th (Wailuku, Waihee, Waiehu, Puuohala, Waikapu). Hawaii Reporter. When an estimated 20,000 people arrive on Oahu next month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, hundreds of them could be making purchases tax free. KHON2. Hawaii home foreclosures remained depressed for a fourth consecutive month in September under a state law that created a freeze on many new out-of-court cases. Star-Advertiser . Hawaii’s start-up companies are “chronically and acutely hamstrung” by a lack of capital in the islands. And a local stock exchange would help fix that. Civil Beat. Drought conditions persist in several areas of the state, particularly in Hawaii County. Star-Advertiser. A new study could help local policymakers and agencies that deal with severe weather. Hawaii News Now. The number of children attending public schools statewide has hit its highest level in six years, thanks in part to a baby bump that increased the size of this year’s kindergarten class and the growing popularity of charter schools, which saw an 11 percent increase in enrollment. Star-Advertiser. Each of the Hawaiian Islands has its own electric grid, its own mix of fuel sources, and individual strengths and vulnerabilities in terms of electrical infrastructure. Hawaii Public Radio. Oahu A $75,000 gift from Waikiki businesses to the Honolulu Police Department to purchase extra foot patrols has come under fire before. Civil Beat. A Honolulu police sergeant accused of fraudulently collecting overtime pay will have his fate decided by 12 jurors. Hawaii News Now. Local company Pacific Biodiesel now has its first planting and harvest of test crops under its belt. KITV4. Surfers are to Oahu’s North Shore as tourists are to Waikiki. Pacific Business News. Hawaii Former Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim says he hasn’t decided against running for a third term in 2012. Tribune-Herald . Big Island public school enrollment edged up slightly in the past year while the number of those enrolled in public charter schools grew at a faster rate. Tribune-Herald. The coffee berry borer is taking a bite out of this year’s Kona coffee crop. West Hawaii Today. Maui Maui Republicans cheered former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle’s announcement Tuesday that she’s making a bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka. Maui News. Former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle will discuss how decisions made in Washington, D.C., affect local businesses and the community at a Maui Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Monday. Maui News. Kauai The Kaua‘i County Council will make a last-ditch effort next Wednesday to hire outside legal counsel for a case trying to balance private and public interests. Garden Island. The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney announced Tuesday that Sam Jajich was appointed to second deputy prosecuting attorney. Garden Island. Molokai Molokai residents brought a bag full of suggestions and concerns to a visit from the head of one of the largest branches of the state government – the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Molokai Dispatch.
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12. October 2011
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11. October 2011
Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle Former Gov. Linda Lingle is expected to announce as soon as today that she will run in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, sources say. Star- Advertiser. Sources tell KHON2 that former Governor Linda Lingle will be making an announcement about her political future Tuesday. KHON2. At least one Hawaii senator says he’s been cutting a check back to the state each month, essentially negating the pay raise lawmakers received in 2009. And at least two other lawmakers say they’ve been donating their pay increases to nonprofits in their respective districts. Civil Beat. Hawaii island Democratic Party groups have sued the state Reapportionment Commission, arguing that the inclusion of nonpermanent residents favors Oahu and denies the shifting of a state Senate seat to their island. Star-Advertiser. The state Department of Human Services has sharply reduced the number of children taken into state custody each year since 2003 under a relatively new approach that DHS officials say is drawing national attention. Star-Advertiser. New Commissioner Brings Deep Resume, Distinct Ideas to Energy Debate. Civil Beat. Two new top advisers to Gov. Neil Abercrombie started work on Monday following the resignation of four aides in two days last week. Associated Press. Governor Neil Abercrombie is in Asia right for the next two weeks. He left town right after four staffers announced their resignations. Hawaii News Now. If somebody jumps ship, you really don’t take notice. Even two people vaulting the gunwales isn’t necessarily cause for alarm. But when there’s a crowd jumping ship, something’s amiss. West Hawaii Today. Room rates for Hawaii hotels rose in August for the 14th consecutive month while occupancy statewide nudged upward by 1.8 percentage points, according to a monthly survey by Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel Research. Pacific Business News. Oahu Pro rail group pays for Honolulu officials’ trip to DC. KHON2. Former state Legislator and City Council Member Rod Tam, who pled guilty to 26 counts in November 2010, will be sentenced a year later in November 2011. Hawaii Reporter. On average, a water main breaks every day on the Island of O’ahu …causing disruptions in service … and more often than not … damage to roads. Hawaii Public Radio. Security measures for the November economic summit could restrict access to the popular Diamond Head state park. KITV4. The 5,000-home Koa Ridge development plan is headed back to the state Land Use Commission for the third time in a decade. Star-Advertiser. The concept calls for converting a shipping container into an affordable home, and then putting it on agricultural land. Hawaii News Now. This Tuesday, October 11 is National Coming Out Day, a nationally recognized civil awareness day for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) issues. Hawaii Independent. Hawaii The Water Department is seeking to replace Manager and Chief Engineer Milton Pavao, who is retiring Dec. 30 after 39 1/2 years in the department, 17 of those as manager. West Hawaii Today. After a roughly two-year absence, the sounds of bouncing balls, referees’ whistles and children’s laughter are once again coming from the A.J. Watt Gymnasium in Mountain View. Tribune-Herald . Hawaiian Ocean View Estates residents claim a memo from a county consultant working on the Ka’u Community Development Plan amounts to a land grab. West Hawaii Today. Maui Dogged effort: Group hopes to improve breed’s bad reputation. Maui News. Hot, barren and dusty . . . that’s how Maui High School faculty and alumni remember the school’s Kahului campus when it first opened in 1972. Maui News. Kauai “Howl-lelujah,” the Rev. William Miller said, welcoming people to the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Lihu‘e. Garden Island. Kauai “Howl-lelujah,” the Rev. William Miller said, welcoming people to the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Lihu‘e. Garden Island.
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30. September 2011
Waikiki natatorium (c) 2011 All Hawaii News A comprehensive assessment of Hawaii state government’s information technology infrastructure reveals a system suffering from lack of investment and multiple inefficiencies. But it also suggests ways to improve it. Civil Beat. A consultant hired to assess the state’s information technology systems found that many state services are not being performed or were less timely because of excessive backlogs, a lack of staff and an absence of technical support. Star-Advertiser. The latest disaster declaration signed by Gov. Neil Abercrombie was a long time in the making, state records and interviews show. Hawaii Reporter. The Institute for Human Services saw a nearly 13 percent increase in people using Hawaii’s largest emergency shelter last year, but donations are down and badly needed federal and state money will dry up after December. Star-Advertiser. The state Public Utilities Commission denied Thursday Hawaiian Electric Co.’s biodiesel supply contract with Aina Koa Pono LLC, according to a PUC docket. Pacific Business News. State regulators rejected Thursday a controversial plan by Hawaiian Electric Co. to buy 16 million gallons of locally produced biofuel a year for electricity generation, saying the high cost of the alternative fuel was too much for ratepayers to bear. Star-Advertiser. The state Reapportionment Commission has scheduled a special meeting next week to correct an error in the way the state’s 25 Senate districts were split into two- and four-year terms, affecting two districts. Star-Advertiser. Oahu Hawaiian Electric Co. announced Thursday it has signed a deal to buy up to 150,000 gallons of locally made algae-based biofuel to burn in its Kahe Generating Station as part of the utility’s shift away from its reliance on fossil fuels. Star-Advertiser. Inouye’s Committee Recommends Reinstating East-West Center Funds. Civil Beat. Honolulu has decided to the crumbling seawall around the historic Waikiki war memorial is enough of a threat to require immediate action. KITV4. It’s time for the City and County of Honolulu to decide what it wants to do with the aging and crumbling Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial. Pacific Business News. The first-ever National Diabetes Symposium is being conducted in Honolulu. Hawaii Public Radio. A long anticipated project to slow erosion at Kailua Beach has stalled. Hawaii News Now. Discussion underway to fix flooding issues on the Waianae coast. KHON2. Hawaii The Hawaii County redistricting roadshow begins Saturday with six sample maps depicting how new County Council district lines could be drawn. West Hawaii Today. With a Hawaiian blessing and the untying of a maile lei, the Keaukaha Military Reservation’s Armed Forces Reserve Center was opened for business Thursday in Hilo. Tribune-Herald. Damage to Kona Village Resort from the March tsunami reached into the tens of millions of dollars, CEO Patrick Fitzgerald said Thursday, but he is certain the iconic hotel will open again. West Hawaii Today. Anyone caught importing live axis deer to Hawaii Island could end up spending a year in jail, according to a bill pending before the County Council. Tribune-Herald. Maui The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given final approval to Maui County’s consent order that requires it to improve the treatment of sewage at the Lahaina Wastewater Treatment Plant before it is disposed of in injection wells. Maui News. While Hawaii’s visitor industry was breathing a sigh of relief that March’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan did not seem to have affected tourism for long, it seems that another aftereffect of the disaster is still beating on island shores. Maui News. Kauai The County Council’s Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Wednesday unanimously rejected a proposal to address a variance in a 2004 state law that mandates new homes be equipped with solar-powered water heaters. Garden Island. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawai‘i completed its final inspection on Sept. 20 for a photovoltaic (PV) system at Pacific Missile Range Facility, which is expected to generate 760 kilowatts of continuous power during the day when it is fully online. Garden Island. Molokai DHS Molokai Office Increases Staff. Molokai Dispatch.
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20. September 2011
Gov. Neil Abercrombie courtesy photo Despite growing its operating budget this year, Hawaii state government has yet to restore its work force to pre-recession levels, according to an analysis by Civil Beat. Civil Beat. The Sierra Club Hawaii chapter and several other environmental and cultural groups urged Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday to withdraw an emergency proclamation that he made to help the Army Corps of Engineers remove unexploded ordnance, but the governor declined. Star-Advertiser. About 16,000 residents, predominantly military members and students, will be excluded from the state’s population base when the state Reapportionment Commission submits its final plan for redrawing state political boundaries. Star-Advertiser. State negotiators had no explicit backup plan in the event that Hawaii teachers rejected their collective bargaining agreement in June, according to Don Horner’s testimony before the labor board. Civil Beat. The state of Hawaii has agreed to team up with 8 other states, the IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor to crack down on business owners who they believe are improperly labeling workers as “independent contractors.” Hawaii Reporter. Federal officials have moved two dozen endangered songbirds from Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to Laysan 650 miles north in the hope they will establish a new population there and prevent the extinction of the species, officials said Monday. Associated Press. Hawaii continues to be a hot travel deal, according to a popular travel company. Hawaii News Now. Oahu Don Horner, who has devoted more than half his life to First Hawaiian Bank and helped turn the company into the state’s largest financial institution, will retire as chief executive officer at the end of the year. Star-Advertiser. Topless Protesters Don’t Have Day In Court. KITV4. The owner of the Kamehameha Drive-In property in Ai’ea is planning to develop it for mixed residential and commercial use. Hawaii Public Radio. More than 60 laptops stolen in school burglary. KHON2. Hawaii A company that plans to build a biofuel plant in Pahala will commission an environmental assessment even though it’s not required. West Hawaii Today. Business has picked up at Hawaii County’s Building Division, but that hasn’t translated into jobs for the island’s beleaguered construction industry, experts say. Tribune-Herald. Protections built into a proposed impact fee ordinance and in state law should assure taxpayers that needed infrastructure will be built when new development puts a strain on existing facilities, Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann said Monday. West Hawaii Today. Maui By the end of this month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors will begin a $2 million investigation at the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve to assess the type and location of old, unexploded shells and bombs in the area formerly used for military exercises. Maui News. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s proclamation that lets the corps bypass state laws to investigate and remove military ordnance helps gain access to state lands, but the corps still has federal rules to follow. Maui News . Kauai The Rotary Club of Kapa‘a along with a handful of local Kapa‘a residents spent Saturday morning removing ocean debris from the Kealia Beach area. Garden Island. Molokai A joint venture including Pattern Energy will bid on the proposed 200-megawatt wind farm on Molokai as part of the so-called “Big Wind” project. Pacific Business News.
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9. September 2011
Native Hawaiian rally (c) 2011 All Hawaii News Former Gov. Waihee will lead a new commission charged with preparing and maintaining a roll of qualified Native Hawaiians that would work toward the reorganization of a native government. Star-Advertiser. A federal appeals court has ruled that the state Department of Education violated federal law when it denied special assistance to a dyslexic public school student. Star-Advertiser. Hawaii lawmakers will have to wait an extra year to get advice on the state’s tax structure. Civil Beat. The sun apparently doesn’t shine too brightly at the Department of Taxation. Civil Beat. At the end of the year, Hawaii no longer will receive more than $6 million in federal stimulus money aimed at preventing 5,000 people from joining the circuit of homeless people who continuously migrate around the islands. Star-Advertiser . Republican congressional candidate former Rep. Charles Djou is scheduled to leave Friday for a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. KITV4. There is enough information on people living temporarily in Hawaii who likely vote elsewhere to exclude them when redrawing the state’s election district boundaries. Star-Advertiser. Board of Education Chairman Don Horner said in testimony Thursday he was “very surprised” when the executive board of the teachers union unanimously rejected in June a “last, best and final” offer that included wage reductions and higher medical premiums. Star-Advertiser. Hawaii residents can expect to see costs cut for home insurance next year but no one knows exactly how much premiums will drop. KITV4. Oahu The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on O’ahu is less than 60 days away … and the finishing touches on more than 137 million dollars of infrastructure upgrades are under way. Hawaii Public Radio. Impressed and comforted.Those were two words that members of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation used after hearing from the company selected to build the City and County of Honolulu’s rail car system. Pacific Business News. The developer of a regional mall in East Kapolei — similar in size to Pearlridge Center — plans to break ground in July and open the first phase in 2014. Star-Advertiser. 14 months after union hotel workers’ contract with Hyatt Hotels expired, workers have walked off the job at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. Those workers join thousands of others in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, in a week-long strike. Hawaii Independent. The Hawaiian Humane Society is seeking full custody of the more than 200 dogs seized from an alleged puppy farm in Waimanalo. KHON2. As the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks draws near, Hawaii News Now takes a look at the many changes that have taken place at Hawaii’s airports to improve safety for travelers. Hawaii News Now. Hawaii The cost of building a new home or business would increase under an impact fee bill advanced by a County Council committee Thursday. Tribune-Herald. The seventh time proved the charm Thursday, when the County Council Planning Committee finally advanced an impact fee bill. West Hawaii Today. The Hawaii County Council wants the state Legislature to come up with a more practical solution to electronic waste recycling than requiring neighbor island residents to mail their old televisions and computers to Honolulu. West Hawaii Today. An anonymous mother and child who collected a $7 million legal settlement from Kamehameha Schools in 2007 will remain unidentified even when they testify in a Hilo trial next month over the schools’ demand for return of $2 million. Hawaii Reporter. Gov. Neil Abercrombie has nominated Kailua-Kona resident Lei Kihoi, 66, to the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission. Tribune-Herald. The hunt for unexploded military ordnance continues Friday at the Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area. Hawaii News Now. Maui A private Mainland-based company is conducting the “compliance audit” of a Maui public housing project plagued by chronic vacancies and overdue repair work. Hawaii Reporter. Because more and more of Maui’s sandy shorelines are being “impaired” by development and uncontrollable environmental issues, laws and procedures to protect the environment must be followed, county and state officials said Wednesday morning. Maui News. Gov. Neil Abercrombie joined state education and lawmakers and Maui County officials Wednesday in ceremonially turning shovels full of dirt to break ground for the $37.1 million Pu’u Kukui Elementary School. Maui News. Kauai In a meeting filled with strong opinions, the County Council on Wednesday approved by a 5-2 vote the opening of Lydgate Beach Park campgrounds to the public. Garden Island. A Na Pali area camper says he witnessed an abandoned sailboat break apart on Kalalau Beach, but officials say there is no sign of the vessel. Garden Island.
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