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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Red Flag Warning Ends with No Safety Shutoffs
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 129 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Dream home in paradise leads to 'total dismay'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:44 PM :: 1202 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Green Appoints Kusch to HD1 Seat (again)
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 1646 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Kusch will serve until 2026 before facing election ....

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Monday, November 25, 2024
DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 801 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Agriculture

... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Grassroot-backed proposals make headway at Hawaii's county councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 895 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development

... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:17 PM :: 940 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business

... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Mental Health Waiver: Another Second Amendment Win on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 1043 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Second Amendment

... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Hawai‘i County Council approves vending, permitting reform bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:26 PM :: 612 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business, Taxes

... County regulatory reform bills on the move ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 712 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business

... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....

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Friday, October 11, 2024
DLNR Transfers 7,000 acres to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 521 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use

... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....

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Monday, October 7, 2024
Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:11 AM :: 1261 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Taxes

... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....

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Sunday, October 6, 2024
To bee or not to bee?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 874 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture

... just as Hawai‘i County lawmakers were working on freeing the bees, the Honolulu County Council began making an unexpected beeline in the opposite direction ....

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 1489 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1213 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism

... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....

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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Hawai‘i County Council takes big step toward adding more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:23 PM :: 1265 Views :: Hawaii County , Development

... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....

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Sunday, September 8, 2024
County Councils Consider tax relief, housing, simpler permitting and roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:33 PM :: 924 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Small Business

... The Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils have been chock full of measures lately ....

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Sunday, September 8, 2024
Hawaii County beekeepers rejoice at Council's passage of Bill 144
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:14 PM :: 901 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use

... beekeepers on the island "have been working on this bill for almost seven years" ....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
Kona Hospital May Lose Trauma Designation--Patients wait 100 days
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 1415 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care

... Lack of skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities result in up to 100-day hospital stays for wait-listed patients ....

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Saturday, August 31, 2024
Foster Care Rape Room: Police Report Blows Away CWS Coverup
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 5309 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Family, Law Enforcement

... drug addicts watching porn with 5-year olds ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 1013 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics

... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Dye Pack: Six Hours from Cesspool to Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 1758 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Big Isle poised to ‘free the bees’ while Oahu mulls clampdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 1057 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....

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Monday, August 12, 2024
Hawaii County Sued Over Unconstitutional Firearm Permit Denial
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 1675 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
DCCA Approves Hawaiian Tel Sister-Isles Cable TV Franchise
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 1020 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County

... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Police Name Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1536 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police

... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Bills could hasten building permit process
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:34 PM :: 987 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Development

... Honolulu City Council's zoning committee approves doing away with affidavits needed to build homes or other structures ....

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Monday, July 22, 2024
County of Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Locator for Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 982 Views :: Hawaii County

... status updates for the over 8,100 units in the affordable housing pipeline and thousands of existing rental units ....

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
HD1 Rep Mark Nakashima Dead at 61
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1432 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Office of Elections

“He was unopposed in this year’s primary and general election for the District 1 seat.”

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Sunday, July 7, 2024
Hawaii County proposal -- good direction for Oahu beekeeping
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:18 PM :: 1019 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Hawaii Island lawmakers consider more liberal beekeeping rules while Honolulu County lawmakers ponder making them tougher ....

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Saturday, July 6, 2024
Tokuda Finds Way to Strip Name of Captain Cook from Post Office
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 1661 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Military

... the goal is to remove all references to Captain Cook from Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Second observatory removed from Maunakea summit
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1188 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

... All site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) was completed in June 2024  ....

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
State Supreme Court: Is Gov't Imposed "Church Purposes" Deed Restriction Void?
By Robert Thomas @ 3:36 PM :: 1414 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Land Use, Religion

... the Hawaii Supreme Court hears oral arguments ....

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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Hawaii County moves toward greater freedom for beekeepers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 977 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business

... The Leeward Planning Commission voted favorably on a bill that would make it easier for beekeepers to expand their businesses ....

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Saturday, June 8, 2024
Hawaii County Council follows through on proposal to cut homeowner taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 1207 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Taxes

... Despite the bill's timidity, passage of the bill was still a welcome move .... 

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Friday, May 31, 2024
Hawaii County Property Tax Cuts for Homeowners and 'Affordable Rentals'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:51 PM :: 1512 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living

... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Latest Cockfighting Arrests ‘No Surprise’ after Hawaii Senate Fails on HB 1980
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 1428 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....

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Friday, April 26, 2024
Bill 152 pre-approved multi-family designs would speed up Hawaii Island housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:25 AM :: 1213 Views :: Hawaii County , Development

... allow the Hawaii County Department of Public Works to issue pre-approved model plans for multi-family housing — as it already does for single-family dwellings ....

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Rolling Blackouts end for Big Island as oil-fired plants come online
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 3466 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."

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Saturday, April 20, 2024
OIP Issues Five New Opinions
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1779 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics, Police

... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....

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Friday, April 19, 2024
Hawaii County beekeepers hope Bill 144 will open up new vistas
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:43 PM :: 1555 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business

... Hawaii County treats beehives like piggeries ....

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Study STR economic impact before banning them
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:34 PM :: 2593 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism

“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”

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Sunday, April 7, 2024
EPA Orders Hawaii County to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Systems
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1601 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... The consent order requires the County of Hawai‘i to address broken equipment and deferred maintenance ....

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Saturday, April 6, 2024
Trask: UH Regents Shakeup May Profit OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 PM :: 2452 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

... must pay fair market value for their leases ....

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Friday, April 5, 2024
Rabbi likely to win bias suit against Hawaii County
By Selected News Articles @ 5:16 AM :: 2938 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Land Use

"It’s like Kabuki theater."

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Concealed Carry Win on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 2786 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment

... The legal ownership of a firearm inherently includes the right to carry it ....

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned?
By Video @ 12:00 PM :: 2625 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism

... Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely ....

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 1958 Views :: Hawaii County , Family

... admitted to the emergency room with various burn marks, physical signs of dehydration and malnutrition, bruising at various stages of healing, and a fractured rib and femur bone ....

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Monday, March 25, 2024
HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 2011 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy

... especially when wind, solar and hydroelectric output is lower than forecast ....

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 2381 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, First Amendment

... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency ....

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 1982 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Land Use

... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....

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