Sunset Beach Erosion: UH SOEST; Harvard’s Rental Housing Report; Rat Lung Worm
Sunset Beach Erosion: Chip Fletcher, UH SOESTA
Sunset Beach is taking a beating this winter season. The public is being asked to stay away from a section where a bike path has been taken out by the waves resulting in a 20 foot drop along the roadway.
Into music: Gonna Make It Through This Year by Great Lake Swimmers
Outro Music: Tangerine by Beach Fossils
Rental Housing Report: Jon Spader
A recent study that tracks rental housing across the country throws some light on the plight of families in Honolulu and Hilo as they struggle to make rent spending more than a third of their salary for housing
Intro music: I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow by Blitzen Trapper
Outro Music: Are You Ever Gonna Change? by Travis Bretzer
Banks Raising Minimum Wages and Giving Bonuses: Bill Dorman
Banks in Hawaii are giving their employees bonuses, and raising the minimum wage. The bonuses are a thousand dollars or more--and it’s got some people wondering if this is going to be a trend that we see elsewhere in Hawaii’s workforce.
Outro Music: Titanium by David Guetta
Rat Lung Worm. The “ICK” factor with this story is what gets a lot of people with rats and slugs. Not to mention the debilitating effects of getting the disease as patients relay their experiences.
Outro music: Pets by deadmau5
