News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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Hawaii AG Connerʻs Joins Coalition in Pushing Back Tyson Foods’ Attempt to Sidestep State Court Review of Waterloo Facility COVID-19 Outbreak
by ThundaHawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, led by California, Delaware, Maryland, and Minnesota, in an amicus brief pushing back on Tyson Foods’ efforts to circumvent …
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The Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Issues Urgent Unemployment Insurance Fraud Message
by ThundaThe Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) is working with other states and the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) to fight fraud and stop scammers. Please read and …
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Hawaii Attorney General Connerʻs Joins Coalition Challenging Unconstitutional Restrictions on Abortion
by ThundaHawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of …
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Hawaiʻi State Senate Release Statement on David Igeʻs Failure to Transmit All Board of Education Nominees
by ThundaThe Hawaiʻi State Senate issued the following statement regarding the Governor’s failure to transmit all of the Board of Education’s (Board) nominees: “The Senate takes its constitutional responsibility for …
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The Hawaiʻi State Senate confirmed Commissioners David Kaʻapu, Michael Kaleikini, and Dennis Neves to the Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Kaʻapu received unanimous consent. Kaleikini was …
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Kauaʻi – Construction is set to begin tomorrow at the Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor on various site improvements. These improvements include installation of a new water main, installation of a …
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The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced that there will be the third round of Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer Program (P-EBT) …
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Issues Limited Right of Entry for Potential Solar Project
by ThundaThe Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has issued a Limited Right of Entry permit to an area in Nānākuli, Oʻahu for the International Center for Appropriate and Sustainable Energy …
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Aquatic biologists from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) conducted rapid SCUBA dive assessments of three underwater suspected unexploded ordnance (UXO) off Lana‘i’s south shore. The DAR assessment, on …
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A seven-month-long sewer improvement project begins next Monday at the Sand Island State Recreation Area (SRA). Phase two of this project includes a new pump station, comfort station sewer lines, …
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Court Upholds Board of Land & Natural Resources Balancing of Agriculture and Municipal Uses With Protection of East Maui Streams
by ThundaIn a sweeping and complex, 46-page-long ruling, First Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey P. Crabtree ruled in favor of the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), Maui County, Alexander and …
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Department of Land and Natural Resources Continues Coordinated Efforts to Address Diamond Head Homeless
by ThundaMore than 30 camps on both sides of Diamond Head are being cleaned up this week. The clean-up at Diamond Head is part of a larger statewide coordinated effort to …