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Kamehameha Schools Faces Pushback On Plan To Build ‘Low-Impact’ Resort On Big Island
Hawaii’s largest private landowner is asking the public to weigh in on its proposal to build 150 units of bungalow-style lodging at Keauhou Bay, about six miles south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island’s leeward coast. The Kamehameha Schools project envisions the construction of 43 two-story bungalows on...
Hawaii’s Latest Effort To Recruit Teachers: Put Prospective Educators In Classrooms Sooner
State leaders are looking to address Hawaii’s ongoing teacher shortage through a new apprenticeship program that would allow prospective educators to earn their teacher credentials while also working full time in schools. Hawaii recently received nearly $5 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help develop and launch...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 5, which covers Upper Puna...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Ikaika Rodenhurst
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Ikaika Rodenhurst, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 5, which covers Upper Puna...
Candidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Haylie Taylor
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Haylie Taylor, candidate for Hawaii County Council District 5, which covers Upper Puna...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 39 — Corey Rosenlee
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Corey Rosenlee, Democratic candidate for state House District 39, which covers Royal Kunia,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 39 — Reginald Garcia
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Reginald Garcia, Democratic candidate for state House District 39, which covers Royal Kunia,...
Half Of Hawaii’s Incumbents Haven’t Told Us Why They Should Keep Their Jobs
What is it about incumbency that makes politicians clam up when somebody else is asking the questions?. Ninety-four elected officials are trying to hold onto their jobs across the island this year. Civil Beat reached out to all of them, and so far barely half of them have bothered to respond to our candidate Q&A surveys.
Federal Judge Rules Against Maui County Taking Private Land Soon For Lahaina Fire Debris
Maui County’s legal quest to quickly take a 20-acre parcel of privately owned land by eminent domain for the public use of building a permanent dump site for the Lahaina fire debris suffered a big setback in federal court this week. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Mansfield on Monday denied...
Can I Sue My Neighbor For Playing Pickleball? The Noise Is Tearing Hawaii Neighborhoods Apart
Sande Lew was one of the first people to whip out a pickleball and paddle at the basketball courts across from her home in Princeville on Kauai. In fact, she was the one who bought the net for the game, which she said “exploded” during the height of the pandemic.
Chinatown Business Owners Filing Claims From June Power Outages Unsure How Much Will Be Covered
With his power out and burger meat going bad, Don Murphy, the owner of Murphy’s Bar and Grill, served sliders cooked on his outside grill to Hawaiian Electric Co. workers as they toiled to restore power to Chinatown in mid-June. Now Murphy wants HECO to pay for the air-conditioning...
Hawaii Gets $149M In Federal Funds To Improve Internet Services
Hawaii has been formally awarded $149 million to help improve access to high-speed internet service, officials said Tuesday. The money, which was earmarked for the state last year, is coming through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. BEAD is part of the federal government’s “Internet For All” initiative to connect people in America with affordable and reliable high-speed internet service.
Evacuation Order Lifted After West Kauai Brush Fire Reported 100% Contained
A large brush fire in West Kauai has been 100% contained and the evacuation order for Kaumakani residents has been lifted, Kauai Fire Department said in an update late Monday. The wildfire scorched approximately 1,000 acres of land between Hanapepe and Kaumakani. Kauai authorities issued an emergency alert on Monday...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 13 — Mahina Poepoe
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Mahina Poepoe, Democratic candidate for state House District 13, which covers Molokai, Lanai,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 5 — Jeanne Kapela
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Jeanne Kapela, Democratic candidate for state House District 5, which covers portions of...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 5 — Ashley Oyama
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Ashley Oyama, Republican candidate for state House District 5, which covers portions of...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 5 — Fred Fogel
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Fred Fogel, Libertarian candidate for state House District 5, which covers portions of...
Candidate Q&A: Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Trustee — Hope Alohalani Cermelj
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Hope Alohalani Cermelj, candidate for Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaii Island Trustee. His...
Lessons From Lahaina: Upcountry Maui Residents Prepare To Flee As Crater Road Fire Burns
Kathy Baldwin has spent the past few days deciding what’s important in her life as crews continue to battle the Crater Road fire, a nearly 600-acre blaze that broke out high on Haleakala last Wednesday. As the hospice nurse watched smoke rise in the hills behind her Upcountry Maui...
Denby Fawcett: Mormon Church Plans To Build Dozens Of Rental Units For The Middle-Class In Laie
The Hawaii land management arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is seeking permits to transform 14 mostly vacant lots on Laie Beach into 74 rental units. Hawaii Reserves Inc. says it is creating beachfront rentals for local working individuals and families with smaller households primarily in Koolauloa — an area that stretches from Kaaawa to Waimea Bay.
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