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Continue reading...Surfing, monk seals, shearwaters, ethics, Ellsberg, tattoos and more. All the day’s news about Hawaii
Friday, November 12, 2010
With a dwindling Hawaiian monk seal population, federal officials are proposing a new plan to improve the survival of the endangered species. However, some Molokai fishermen say they are worried the plan could come at their expense. Molokai Dispatch. Peter Carlisle called transparency his highest priority — after the budget — on the night he was elected. But one month into office, he doesn't have any plans to make government more open. Civil Beat. A proposal to change the property tax break given to owners of historic homes is advancing in the City Council, although lawmakers said they hope to work with homeowners and state and county agencies to potentially head off any steep tax increases. Star-Advertiser. In Hawaii, tattoos are often more accepted because they are a part of the ancient Polynesian and Asian culture. KITV4. The big waves are back on the North Shore of Oahu. So are big name professional surfers. And with them come big business. Hawaii News Now. Overhead waves at Hale‘iwa could well see the $900,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, kick off at 8 a.m. this morning, Garden Island. Gov.-elect Neil Abercrombie has named the founder of a Maui-based events and record production firm as the coordinator of his inaugural events. Star-Advertiser. Daniel Ellsberg, of Pentagon Papers fame, to speak Associated Press. Alaska Airlines is launching new seasonal service Friday between Portland and Kona on Hawaii's Big Island. Associated Press. Island Residents Complain About New TSA Procedures. KHON2. Gov. Linda Lingle and Maj. Gen. Robert Lee participated in Veterans Day ceremonies at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery for the last time yesterday as commander in chief and commanding general of Hawaii's National Guard forces, respectively. Star-Advertiser. They're known as the two Dans on Capitol Hill. Sen. Dan Inouye and Sen. Daniel Akaka, two veterans who've served Hawaii in Washington D.C. for a combined 85 years. KHON2. A ruling filed Wednesday by the state Supreme Court will likely pave the way for the county to resume construction on the long-stalled Hokulia bypass highway in South Kona. Tribune-Herald. The state Supreme Court upheld a 3rd Circuit Court ruling that the county's condemnation of South Kona property for the Mamalahoa bypass was done for the community's benefit. West Hawaii Today. Talk about a political football. The county Board of Ethics on Wednesday punted a proposal to tighten the county ethics code back to the County Council, which has already postponed a decision on the issue four times. West Hawaii Today. The attempt of federal and state agencies to create a permitting process for the incidental “take” of endangered shearwater birds throughout Kaua‘i appears to be ruffling the feathers of local residents. Garden Island. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources proposes that a company that damaged a coral reef while trying build an artificial reef off Maui should be fined $824,373. Star-Advertiser. A state Land Use Commission decision enabling Castle & Cooke Homes to move ahead with plans for its Koa Ridge housing and commercial project has been challenged by the Sierra Club. Associated Press. Maui environmental groups are organizing a letter-writing campaign to persuade Hawaiian Electric Co. and the state government to head off plans to import palm oil from Malaysia to be used in a test at Maui Electric Co.'s Maalaea power plant. Maui News. County Council Vice Chairwoman Emily Naeole was cleared Wednesday of allegedly using her staff and office for campaign work in violation of Hawaii County's Code of Ethics. Tribune-Herald. The county Board of Ethics on Wednesday cleared Puna Councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason of using her council office and staff for campaigning. West Hawaii Today. Barely a week after voters elected them, incoming members of the Maui County Council are in discussions over who will take key leadership positions for the 2011-12 term. Maui News. After missing its October deadline, the Maui County Council will wait until next year to continue deliberations on the Maui Island Plan. Maui News. There's a new twist in a Kahala landlord battle. Hawaii News Now. Billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto says expect something "dynamic" along Kahala Avenue where he owns dozens of properties. KHON2. After having trouble finding qualified tenants for an affordable rental project in Waipouli, the developers asked for changes in a housing agreement that would allow them to rent half of the 82-unit project on the open market. Garden Island. UH Mānoa’s Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs has initiated a formal search process for the regular appointment of Dean of the College of Natural Sciences. Hawaii Reporter. Add Kalihi and Puuhale elementary schools to the list of low-enrollment campuses being considered for closing as part of state Department of Education cost cutting. Star-Advertiser. More than 300 high school students spent the Veterans Day holiday rehearsing for a chorus festival being held in Honolulu this weekend. KITV4. The gift shop at the Hawaii State Art Museum is struggling to stay open and has never paid a month's rent since moving in a year ago. Star-Advertiser. Lahaina Yacht Club (LYC) has a mission: “to get people involved in water sports,” explained Mike Sowers. Lahaina News.
Continue reading...Missile test off Kauai, Hillary Clinton visit concluded, more human trafficking charges, Lance Armstrong to compete in Ironman, building code changes…
Friday, October 29, 2010
A Japanese naval destroyer shot down a ballistic missile in a test yesterday off Kauai. Associated Press. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday the U.S. has "quickened the pace and widened the scope" of engagement in Asia and the Pacific, and she downplayed concerns the U.S. is ceding power to a militarily rising China. Star-Advertiser. The visit to Hawaii by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was brief -- less than 24 hours -- but it was stamped with a few interesting impressions of the Aloha State. Star-Advertiser. She calls Hawaii ‘America's bridge to the East'. For the second time this year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an official visit to the islands and highlighted how Hawaii plays a key role in American foreign policy. Hawaii News Now. Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Djou said Thursday that he supports holding a nonbinding plebiscite in Hawaii on proposed federal legislation that would initiate negotiations for a new native Hawaiian government. Associated Press. Political experts say all signs point to major Republican Party gains in U.S. congressional midterm elections set to take place in less than one week on November 2. Hawaii Reporter. Why should anyone care who gets elected and who doesn’t on November 2? Hawaii Independent. Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle says a Democratic Party TV ad is "an 11th hour smear" of her and the record of Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona, the Republican candidate for governor. Associated Press. Governor Lingle is crying foul on the latest attack ad against gubernatorial candidate Duke Aiona. KHON2. Republican Gov.Linda Lingle is fuming over a 30-second television commercial that criticizes her administration. “I am not going sit by and let others to rewrite history,” Lingle said. KITV4. Hawaii's gubernatorial candidates disagree on how soon $23.7 million in state emergency funds should be released to nonprofit organizations. Star-Advertiser. Education has been a top priority this election season and there's disagreement on what should be the first course of action on the subject once a new governor is elected. Hawaii News Now. Supporters of a constitutional amendment to switch to an appointed school board have far outspent those opposing the change, according to filings with the state Campaign Spending Commission. Star-Advertiser. If you attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa or UH West Oahu your personal information may have been posted online, accessible to just about anyone. KHON2. A survey of world island tourist destinations puts Hawaii, and particularly Maui, at or near the top in hotel occupancy, prices and revenue per available room. Maui News. New state building code requirements are expected to further increase already high construction prices on the island. West Hawaii Today. Proposed changes to Hawaii County's Building Code received a cool reception from contractors, owner-builders and others who attended a public briefing Wednesday in Hilo. Tribune-Herald. Aloun Farm operators Alec and Mike Sou are facing additional charges in connection with their importation in 2004 of 44 Thai nationals to work on their Ewa farm. Star-Advertiser. Civil Beat asked Abercrombie and Aiona where they stand on human trafficking. Civil Beat. A stakeholder committee Oct. 22 came up with a formula for identifying important agricultural lands on the island. Garden Island. The president of Hu Honua Bioenergy answered community concerns about a proposed power plant under oath Wednesday and gave a tour of the shuttered facility that he hopes to reopen. Tribune-Herald. Hawaiian Telcom Communications Inc. says it's emerged from bankruptcy after two years under court-protected reorganization. Associated Press. Lance Armstrong to compete in 2011 Hawaii Ironman. Hawaii News Now. Every week, his boss gave the order that would cement them both into the annals of popular culture: "Book 'em, Danno." Star-Advertiser.
Continue reading...Hawaii Gov. Lingle takes ’serious’ look at 2012 Senate seat, feds ban campaign money limits, charter school enrollment up, more on food stamps,…
Friday, October 22, 2010
In a performance worthy of the excruciatingly slow decision-making process of former Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Gov. Linda Lingle is toying with a run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Star-Advertiser.
Continue reading...Tourism rebounds, HPD seeks cops, Lingle says Abercrombie too old and set in ways, gubernatorial candidates debate health care, more Hawaii news
Friday, October 1, 2010
The Hawaii Tourism Authority reports visitors who came to the islands in August spent $1.1 billion, a 30 percent jump over August of last year. Hawaii News Now. It's been a superb summer for the visitor industry with total visitor arrivals up in August for the ninth consecutive month. KITV. Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle took a shot at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Neil Abercrombie Thursday morning, suggesting to a pro-business group that the former congressman's old age makes him set in his ways. Civil Beat. Former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona said yesterday that they would preserve the state's Prepaid Health Care Act, which requires businesses to provide health insurance for employees, but indicated that the state law might have to be changed to remain financially sound. Star-Advertiser.
Continue reading...Endangered palila could become extinct, last gubernatorial debate shows no clear winner, Lingle wants GOP to vote GOP, teachers file lawsuit for…
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The endangered palila songbird — a species found only on the slopes of Mauna Kea volcano — is facing possible extinction as its population declines dramatically, officials said Tuesday. Associated Press. State, federal and private organizations said an endangered Hawaiian songbird's population has fallen drastically in recent years. KITV. After months of talking about each other's lack of experience and misguided intentions, the two men who would be Hawaii's Democratic candidate for governor faced off one last time in old Wailuku town. Star-Advertiser. Despite the bad blood between them, their final joint appearance before Saturday's primary election was a civil exchange — and maybe moot, given that many people have already voted absentee. Civil Beat.
Continue reading...Abercrombie catches up in money race, Lihue Airport in trouble, coffee beetle serious, judge says Lingle was right on furloughs, human trafficker…
Thursday, September 9, 2010
One of the worst parasites to prey upon coffee crops has been discovered on the Big Island. Hawaii News Now. A beetle known asthe coffee berry borer that threatens the health of Hawaii’s coffee industry has been found on several farms in Kona on the Big Island. KHON2. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Neil Abercrombie has raised twice as much money as rival Mufi Hannemann over the last two months. Garden Island. Former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie raised more than double the campaign contributions of former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann over the past two months, a late surge that shows momentum for Abercrombie in the Democratic primary for governor. Star-Advertiser. The latest Hawaii campaign spending reports due Wednesday show former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D) had a surge in contributions in the period of July 1 through Sept. 3 -- for the first time beating his well-heeled opponent Mufi Hannemann (D) in fundraising. KITV. Democratic candidate Neil Abercrombie raised more than twice as much money as his primary opponent Mufi Hanneman from July 1 to Sept. 3, according to campaign finance reports published late Wednesday. Civil Beat. The 6K club, part one. Honolulu Weekly. Republican Charles Djou and Democrat Colleen Hanabusa have been busily mining the pocketbooks of politically interested individuals and interest groups in anticipation of their Nov. 2 general election showdown, according to federal records reviewed Wednesday. Associated Press. Acting Mayor Kirk Caldwell edged former Honolulu Prosecutor Peter Carlisle in fundraising over the past two months, but Carlisle has a sizable lead in cash on hand left for the stretch in the race for mayor. Star-Advertiser. Hot topics for candidates running for a seat in the House of Representatives. Big Island Weekly. A federal judge set bail at $1 million Wednesday for the CEO of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting 400 workers from Thailand and forcing them to work on U.S. farms. Associated Press. KITV 4 News has learned federal immigration officials want to detain the man at the center of the largest human trafficking case in U.S. history, which could keep him behind bars even though a federal magistrate in Honolulu ruled Wednesday he could be freed on $1 million bail. KITV. The Hawaii Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Governor Linda Lingle in her appeal of HGEA v. Lingle, a case that stopped her from implementing a furlough plan. Hawaii Reporter. A state judge should not have blocked Gov. Linda Lingle's unilateral plan to impose furloughs on state workers last year, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled yesterday. Star-Advertiser. A big jump in hotel tax collections is helping get the 2011 fiscal year off to a good start. KHON2. There are signs in Oahu's housing market that the pendulum is beginning to swing back in favor of sellers. Star-Advertiser. Dozens of West Hawaii residents Tuesday voiced concerns over a new management strategy proposed by the state for Kealakekua Bay. West Hawaii Today. The former Kulani prison could become a training base for a 150-soldier company to learn how to detect roadside bombs, perform emergency aerial evacuations and make forced entries into buildings. Tribune-Herald. Mayor Billy Kenoi has reached into a related department to fill the vacancy created by the resignation earlier this summer of Environmental Management Director Lono Tyson. West Hawaii Today. Maui County's official website has been named one of the Best of the Web. KITV. Hearing passionate pleas for Upcountry water meters, the Maui County Council Water Resources Committee expressed support for an outright purchase of a privately developed well in Makawao that could cost about $8 million. Maui News . Management problems persist at Lihu‘e Airport despite ‘coaching’ Garden Island. Some say it’s the end of free trash pick-up. Garden Island. A Lahaina voter is challenging Maui County Council Chairman Danny Mateo’s re-election bid, arguing another full term would exceed the five-term limit. Molokai Dispatch. Hamakua land EIS completed though sale is off. West Hawaii Today.
Continue reading...Obama vacation home sold, flood maps in, leaders mull new education money, more Hawaii news
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
President Barack Obama's "Winter White House," the beachfront home in Kailua where the Obamas vacationed in December 2008 and 2009, has been bought by a Maryland company managed by a nephew of Hawaii real estate baron Harry Weinberg. Star-Advertiser. Homeowners and businesses along the South facing shores of Oahu (Kaena Point to Portlock) and Kauai may soon be required by law to purchase flood insurance. Hawaii News Now. Last summer FEMA completed a state-wide hurricane flood insurance risk study. KHON2. Wednesday and Thursday are the only days when Kauaians will be able to discuss new island flood maps with federal officials before the maps take effect in November, state officials said. Garden Island. Last year's student member on the board of education says chairman Garrett Toguchi ran the board like a one-man show and intimidated other members from running for leadership positions. Civil Beat. The $75 million Race to the Top federal grant announced yesterday for Hawaii schools will kick-start some of the biggest reform initiatives ever seen in the state's public education system, educators say. Star-Advertiser. Hawaii has won $75 million for education in the federal "Race to the Top" contest after a tough application and selection process. KHON2. Getting Hawaii's best teachers and principals to work at the state's lowest-performing schools is a key element of the Race to the Top plan to lift student achievement that won approval yesterday. Star-Advertiser. Gov. Linda Lingle has released $65.5 million to the state Department of Education for repair-and-maintenance projects at public-school campuses and DOE facilities statewide, including $3.1 million for Kaua‘i schools, according to a news release. Garden Island. Like a disap- proving uncle, Hawaii's senior Democrat on Tuesday urged the two leading candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to stop issuing negative comments about each other and instead concentrate on policy differences. Associated Press. Hawaii's senior senator scolded fellow Democrats Tuesday for negative or dirty campaigning that he said, "has no place in Hawaii." KITV. 25 days until Honolulu picks a mayor and Tuesday's question was whose the best man to keep Honolulu safe? Hawaii News Now. Political candidates on the campaign trail usually spend their time boasting to voters about their abilities. KITV The complete results of the Hawaii News Now / Honolulu Star-Advertiser political poll are now available for viewing Hawaii News Now Hawaii County Councilwoman Emily Naeole-Beason is denying a domestic abuse allegation by her estranged husband. Associated Press. The State Health Planning & Development Agency has approved a certificate of need for a 15-bed expansion at Kula Hospital. Maui News. Alii Drive property owners, West Hawaii surfers and other Big Island residents will ask the Leeward Planning Commission to reject a special management area permit application at a hearing Friday. West Hawaii Today. The county Fire Department held a traditional Hawaiian blessing Monday for its newest piece of equipment -- a brand-new McDonnell-Douglas 500D helicopter. Tribune-Herald. The county Planning Commission on Tuesday agreed to allow a Bobcat in Na Pali Coast State Park. Garden Island. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources will hold a public information meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 25, to discuss possible regulations for certain marine fish species, including parrotfish, goatfish and jacks.
Continue reading...New flood maps could raise insurance costs, good year for film industry, Senate panel decides on chief justice today, more news from all the islands
Thursday, August 5, 2010
New flood insurance rate maps developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could lead to dramatic cost increases for some property owners on Oahu and Kauai. Star-Advertiser. Hawaii’s Film Industry expects that 2010 will be a banner year with revenues generated from films and television shows approaching $300 million. KITV. What would happen to Honolulu International Airport's famous "reef runway" if the ocean rose a few feet in the next century? Civil Beat. The Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor is among the top 10 aviation attractions around the world. KHON2. Hawaii billionaires Pierre and Pam Omidyar joined 40 of the world's richest people in a pledge to donate at least half of their fortunes as part of a philanthropists' pact announced yesterday. Star-Advertiser. (Photo by Joi ) Molokai’s only radio station will no longer air local news updates. Molokai Dispatch. A stinging radio ad by former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann prompted U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to wade into the Hawaii Democratic gubernatorial contest yesterday with a defense of ex-U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie. Associated Press. Hannemann: Labor King? Civil Beat. Hawaii's beverage container deposit redemption rate for the fiscal year ending June 30 was 76 percent, down from a record high 79 percent in the previous fiscal year, the state Department of Health said yesterday. Associated Press. “Ricycling” is not only good for the environment, it helps feed some of Kaua‘i’s hungry residents. Garden Island. California's Proposition 8 ruling to affect Hawaii's fight over civil unions. KHON2. Gov. Linda Lingle plans a "full-court press" for appeals Judge Katherine Leonard as Hawaii's next chief justice after hearing yesterday that the state Senate has serious concerns about her leadership and administrative abilities. Star-Advertiser. Here at home, it's a big day for Hawaii's chief justice nominee Katherine Leonard. The Senate judiciary committee will vote whether to recommend Leonard to the full Senate, which meets Friday. Hawaii News Now. Three hundred parasitic wasps were released in Haiku on Tuesday to prey on the invasive nettle caterpillar, whose stings can send some people to the hospital and whose appetite can do massive damage to plants and plant nurseries. Maui News. Mayor Charmaine Tavares' campaign has cruised to the head of the pack in terms of fundraising, raising substantially more than any challenger's campaign and having the most money available as she approaches the primary election next month. Maui News. The County of Maui mayor’s ballot has the Friendly Isle all abuzz now that Molokai’s own Patricia Hammond is in the running. Molokai Dispatch. Incumbent legislators are winning the early campaign fundraising races, mostly with money raised outside their districts. Tribune-Herald. Don't expect big changes now that Kona Brewing Co. is owned by Craft Brewers Alliance, President Mattson Davis says. West Hawaii Today. Restaurants across the state are being warned that "fake" health inspectors seeking sensitive information about employers and employees have been reported on Maui and Oahu. Star-Advertiser. Public money could be used to fix private roads under a measure a Hawaii County Council committee narrowly passed Tuesday. West Hawaii Today. Scholars, environmentalists and government officials are due to discuss issues like protecting coral reefs and controlling invasive species at the Hawaii Conservation Conference this week. Associated Press. A Maui County Council committee voted 7-2 Tuesday to recommend approval of a compromise bill aimed at having condominium owners pay correct property taxes on their units. Maui News. Wailuku attorney Blaine J. Kobayashi has been appointed to serve as a District Court judge in the 2nd Circuit. Maui News. The Department of Veterans Affairs has obligated $388,941 for improvement projects and equipment purchases at the National Cemetary of the Pacific in Honolulu. KHON2. The Department of Education cites budget cuts, deteriorating facilities and decline in attendance as valid reasons to close Maunaloa Elementary School. KITV.
Continue reading...Lingle appoints first woman chief justice, hoary bat stops roadwork, Honolulu sets mayoral election, Republicans get a mulligan, more Hawaii news
Friday, July 23, 2010
Gov. Linda Lingle appointed appeals Judge Katherine Leonard yesterday to become the state's fifth chief justice and the first woman to serve as head of the Hawaii Judiciary. Star-Advertiser. Governor Linda Lingle has announced the nomination of Judge Katherine Leonard to be Hawaii's next chief justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. If approved by the state senate, Leonard would become Hawaii's first female chief justice. Hawaii News Now. Gov. Linda Lingle has nominated Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Katherine Leonard to be the next chief justice of the Hawaii state Supreme Court. Associated Press. Text of Lingle's speech. About a thousand members and supporters of the UNITE HERE Local 5 hotel workers union showed up in Waikiki Thursday to protest against the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hotel, with more than 80 of them arrested after they blocked Waikiki traffic. Hawaii News Now. Hawaii's two U.S. House members on Thursday split their votes on a bill to restore jobless benefits, an issue that may resonate with unemployed workers who go to the polls in November. Associated Press. The state labor department expects to process $10,000 retroactive claims, now that President Obama has signed off on an extension of unemployment benefits. KHON2. Honolulu voters have just less than two months to decide who should serve the final two years of Mufi Hannemann's term as mayor. Star-Advertiser. Looking back five decades to statehood, Honolulu mayors have marked many of the same political milestones en route to Honolulu Hale. Civil Beat. The special election in May to fill Hawaii's 1st Congressional District seat vacated by former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie cost taxpayers $670,000, state elections officials confirmed on Thursday. KITV. Republicans, taking advantage of a state law that gives political parties extra time to find replacements for candidates who have withdrawn, have found a challenger to state Rep. Hermina Morita on Kauai. Star-Advertiser. State Rep. Mina Morita said even her Republican friends are upset about the 11th-hour competition Morita got in her bid for re-election to the district that runs from Wailua Houselots to Ha‘ena. Garden Island. It's a sign of the season. Politicians and political wannabe's signs and banners jockey for space on fences and walls. Hawaii News Now. Perhaps sensing voter discontent, political challengers have cropped up right and left this election year to try to unseat Maui County incumbents in the state Legislature. Maui News. Honolulu Councilman Rod Tam Thursday spoke for the first time publicly about being the subject of a criminal investigation. KITV. In Kahana Valley State Park, fresh taro and sweet potato sprout from a garden adjacent to a road made from dirt and small chunks of cement. Cinder blocks mark grave sites of kupuna. Some trees have been chopped down or burned, their rotten insides exposed. Star-Advertiser. Kilauea Volcano continues to put on a show that's delighting hundreds of visitors. KHON2. West Hawaii residents are breathing easier these days, thanks to reduced sulfur dioxide emissions from Kilauea's east rift eruptive vents and weather conditions controlling the dispersal, said Tamar Elias, gas geochemist at U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. West Hawaii Today. Economist Paul Brewbaker of TZ Economics told a meeting of the Realtors Association of Maui this past Friday that the great recession is over and the economic expansion has begun. Lahaina News. Nearly 75 percent of the grading for Phase 1 of Ane Keohokalole Highway, known as the midlevel road, has been completed since its March groundbreaking, but work has been stopped until Aug. 15 because of the Hawaiian hoary bat, said Alex Leonard, project manager of Honolulu-based Nan Inc. West Hawaii Today. The driving time between downtown Hilo and Kaumana will be shortened under a proposal from Mayor Billy Kenoi's administration to boost the speed limit on the Puainako Street extension. Tribune-Herald. County Council members Wednesday approved a resolution urging the state Board of Education to reconsider its plan to consolidate three North Kohala schools into one K-12 school. West Hawaii Today. Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares is demanding an apology from former Mayor Alan Arakawa over his comments during his radio show. Maui News. After seven months with no metal recycler on Molokai to dispose of junk cars and appliances, the County of Maui has secured a new contractor to run the island’s facility. Molokai Dispatch. It’s not often that the object of a spearfishing contest is to get rid of introduced, invasive species. Garden Island. A lawmaker in American Samoa has filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. territory from spending money on Samoan Heritage Week in Hawaii without legislative approval. Associated Press.
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