News from all Islands of Hawai’i
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The Hawai‘i State Energy Office is seeking input on federal funding opportunities under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA was signed into law by President Biden on …
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The Department of Health (DOH) is enhancing the Hawai‘i COVID-19 data dashboard to include reinfections. The percentage of COVID-19 cases involving individuals who had a prior infection is growing over …
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DOH Issues $8.7 Million Fine, Orders Navy to Make Critical Repairs to Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plan
by ThundaThe Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to the United States Navy to address a myriad of deficiencies at the NAVFAC Hawaii Wastewater …
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The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has prepared legislative proposals to be recommended for inclusion in the Governor’s 2023 legislative package. The request for legislative proposals went public in …
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Early Friday morning, officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) confiscated more than one-thousand-feet of laynet, and two small boats. 34-year-old, Abraham Estocado of Kāneʻohe was cited for …
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Senator Fevella Opposes Governorʻs Plan to Designate the University of Hawaii as Lead in the Development of New Aloha Stadium
by ThundaToday, in a letter addressed to Governor David Ige, Senate Minority Leader Kurt Fevella (District 19 – ‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, portion of ‘Ewa Villages) …
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Senator Fevella Asks Kaiser Permanente Executives to Address the Understaffing Crisis of Mental Health Care Services
by ThundaOn September 21, Senator Fevella sent a letter to Kaiser Permanente executives on behalf of the 266,000 Kaiser-insured members in Hawai‘i and psychologists, social workers, nurses and chemical dependency counselors …
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Inmate Pleads Guilty to Assault of a Correctional Officer and Promotion of Prison Contraband
by ThundaInmate Lopaka Mahaulu pleaded guilty to two criminal counts including Assault in the Second Degree involving a Corrections Officer and Promotion of Prison Contraband. On September 6, 2021, a Waiawa …
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Hale Kalele/Hale Hilinai Affordable Rental Project Wins American Planning Association Best Practice Award
by ThundaThe Hale Kalele/Hale Hilinai complex–a project that blends an environmentally conscious 200-unit, all-affordable rental tower with a juvenile services facility–has been honored by the American Planning Association Hawaii Chapter with …
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The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions through the month of August 2022 taken on individuals …
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Senate Minority Leader Pens Letter to U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel Requesting Clemency for Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis
by ThundaSenate Minority Leader Kurt Fevella (District 19 – ‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, portion of ‘Ewa Villages) recently penned a letter to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel in support of …
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Nestled at the back of Kalihi Valley, staff and volunteers for Ho’oulu ‘Āina work to harvest locally-grown plants for food and indigenous medicine. Operating under a recently extended 35-year …