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Lihue · LihueMaui County Mayor Richard Bissen is making an overtime plea to state lawmakers for more Lahaina wildfire recovery funding.
Bissen, in letters dated April 18, just shy of two weeks before the end of this year’s legislative session and after all public hearings on bills, asked House and Senate leaders to appropriate $125 million instead of $63.6 million to Maui County for wildfire recovery work pending in a bill.
The $125 million sought by the cou…See the Story
Maui mayor seeks more money to cover wildfire costs
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Hawaiian Airlines · LihueHONOLULU — Hawaiian Holdings Inc., the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, improved revenue and continued investments during the first quarter, but deepened losses as it grappled with rising operating costs and other headwinds while pursuing a merger with Alaska Airlines.
The state’s largest carrier reported a net loss of $2.65 a share, or $137.6 million, as compared with $98.3 million a year ago.
When adjusted for nonrecurring costs, the first…See the Story
Hawaiian Airlines posts loss of $137.6M in Q1
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Lihue · LihueHONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday pledged to sign a bill into law that would give each county clear authority over vacation rentals — including the possibility of banning them — if it arrives on his desk, as expected.
Green told a cheering crowd of Lahaina Strong members at the state Capitol Monday that, “When this bill passes, I will sign it.
“It will have a positive, profound impact on our people,” Green said. “People will be able to get h…See the Story
Gov. Green pledges to sign rentals legislation
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Golf · LihueWAILUA — Kapa‘a High School golfer Juliette O’Shaughnessy enjoyed her personal best rounds of the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation golf season during the 36-hole state qualifying match played at Wailua Golf Course on Friday and Saturday.
After finishing with a two-day total 184, the results put her one stroke back of earning the top girls individual honor that was awarded to Kaua‘i High School junior Amalia Abigania, who finished with a 183.
“M…See the Story
Abigania, Summerhays repeat as KIF golf champs
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Lihue · LihueThere was no shortage of new bombshells falling on the Hawai‘i public policy battlefield this past week. The New York Times reported for the whole world to see what many of us already know, “Pay-to-play is woven into the DNA of the statehood of Hawai‘i,” said Camron Hurt, director of Common Cause Hawai‘i.
The front page article reported on “late night parties” occurring just a short distance from the Hawai‘i Capitol bringing in “thousands of dol…See the Story
HOOSER: It’s shameful — politics at its worst
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Lihue · LihueLIHU‘E — Kumu Sabra Kauka said on Friday that “wiwo‘ole” translates to mean courage.
“Courage to break away from the cycle of domestic violence and sexual assault,” said Renae Hamilton-Cambeith, the executive director of the YWCA of Kaua‘i. “It takes a lot of courage to break the cycle.”
Kumu Sabra led the blessing of the Wiwo‘ole Project, which physically consists of transitional housing for individuals and families trying to escape domestic vi…See the Story
Wiwo‘ole Project takes root in Lihu‘e
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Lihue · LihueHILO, Hawai‘i — The fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) rests in the hands of the Hawaiian community, observatory officials say.
During a conversation with the Tribune-Herald earlier this month, TMT project manager Fengchuan Liu was candid about the observatory’s past and future on Hawai‘i Island.
Liu said that after the extensive protests against the observatory’s construction in 2019, it became clear to him that no future for the observat…See the Story
Thirty Meter Telescope project dependent on NSF funding
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Raiders · LihueLIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School swept Waimea High School 5-0 and 5-0 for both the boys and girls fields, and Island School edged out Kapa‘a High School 3-2, and 3-2 on Saturday in Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation tennis matches played at the Waimea High School tennis courts and the Kapa‘a High School tennis courts.
Coming up next for KIF tennis are the state qualifying matches on Thursday and Friday. The girls are scheduled to play from 8 a.m. on T…See the Story
Raiders and Voyagers win weekend matches
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