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July 12, 2024 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 1210 Views

Ariel Sellers Murder: Family Court Refuses to Release Secret Records “because of the impression of DHS and the family court that it might create”

‘Enough of the terror’: Prosecutors urge jury to convict accused Hawaii crime boss

Green says major budget reform begins next year

HD1 Rep Mark Nakashima Dead at 61

Hotel Housing for Lahaina Survivors Ends

Gun Industry Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii 'Public Nuisance' Law

Officials Write Second Amendment Out of Hawaii

US Senators Call for Hawaii to Join NATO

Ed Case Calls on Biden to Quit Race

“Miske believed everyone had a price and anything could be bought—He was right”

ILind: … Inciong began with broad characterizations of Miske and his criminal enterprise.

Miske’s world was one of greed, intimidation, retribution, and violence.

“And at the epicenter of that criminal world was the defendant, Mike Miske,” Inciong said, pointing back across the courtroom to where Miske was sitting.

“His greatest weapon was money, and the power and influence that it brought him,” Inciong told the jury.

“It was combined with his reputation for violence and penchant for retribution,” Inciong said. “Anyone who dared to cross him even in the slightest way was a target.”

“Miske believed everyone had a price and anything could be bought,” Inciong said. “Sadly, in many instances, he was right.” …

read … Closing argument provided prosecutors’ road map to the case against Mike Miske

Hint, Hint: CNHA Free Flights to Mainland for Lahaina Families

HNN: … Skye Razon-Olds of the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement said, “It’s truly amazing to see that everybody values mental health and understands that our community still needs it.”

The families return on Sunday, but the generosity doesn’t end there.

Alaska’s also donating 180 ~~roundtrip~~ tickets every month through all of 2025.

(CLUE: Planes come back empty.)

“That’s equivalent to about one airplane a month and these tickets will be good anywhere we fly,” said Daniel Chun, Alaska Airlines’ Regional Vice President-Hawaii

He added, “What we hope is that it will help them to heal, to really, you know, make these memories, create these new experiences together.”

(TRANSLATION: Move to mainland.)

Families must apply at helpingmaui.org or in-person at the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s Kakoʻo Maui Resource Center at Maui Mall in Kahului.….

HNN: Dozens of Maui fire survivors enjoy Disneyland for free

read … With healing top of mind, dozens of Maui families takeoff for free trip to Disneyland

New PR Firm To Sell Honolulu Rail? Some HART Board Members Say No

CB: … The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation included $110,000 in its budget for this fiscal year to pay for public relations for the board, but the board’s Human Relations Committee tabled that idea on Thursday after members questioned the need for another PR firm.

The authority is already paying $8,000 to $9,000 per month to the Honolulu public relations firm Pang Communications, which fields media inquiries to HART under a contract between Pang and rail project management support consultant HDR Engineering Inc.….

read … New PR Firm To Sell Honolulu Rail? Some HART Board Members Say No

Don’t spend money burying your power lines to prevent wildfires. Give it to the solar industry instead.

IEA: … With more than 730 million people living on 11 000 permanently inhabited islands across the world, and with the number of natural disasters rising sharply in recent decades, it is crucial to find solutions to these issues and meet the energy needs of island residents in a secure, sustainable and affordable manner. Expanding the deployment of clean energy technologies, including renewables, therefore presents a major opportunity, while increasing the efficiency and digitalisation of energy systems could also deliver major benefits if harnessed. …

(TRANSLATION: Don’t spend money burying your power lines to prevent wildfires. Give it to the solar industry instead.)

IM: Fire-Proofing Electric Utility Grids | Ililani Media

read … Islands need resilient power systems more than ever. Clean energy can deliver – Analysis - IEA

Haleakala Brush Fire Tests Maui’s Improved Emergency Strategy

CB: … Maui firefighters are continuing to battle the island’s third fire in a week, a blaze that as of late Thursday had consumed more than 350 acres and was only 50% contained.

The Crater Road Fire broke out Wednesday evening and high winds spread it quickly over rugged terrain and into gulches. It was burning around the 7,000-foot level of Haleakala and about 200 cars and their occupants were trapped until Thursday morning near the top of the national park. All vehicles were able to make it down the mountain and fire officials said Thursday evening that they didn’t expect to evacuate any homes.

More than 20 ground and air crews, including four Alpha Construction and Goodfellow Bros. tankers, were focused Thursday on stopping progress toward residences and building or maintaining fire breaks.

There have been no reports of injuries or property damage from the Crater Road fire, according to the county….

read … Haleakala Brush Fire Tests Maui’s Improved Emergency Strategy (civilbeat.org)

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