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Office of Gov. Josh GreenHPR talked to Gov. Josh Green soon after a U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs, plus his thoughts about the recent headlines involving Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke. -
Catherine Cluett Pactol/HPRWhile the focus of Lahaina’s recovery efforts so far has been rebuilding homes, commercial property owners are ready to rebuild too, and some are frustrated with the process. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with some of those owners, as well as county officials, to better understand the challenges.
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House Bill 1694 creates a tax credit to encourage the production of sustainable aviation fuel, a lower-carbon alternative to conventional jet fuel. -
About 842 “ultra luxury” homes on Hawaiʻi Island are worth at least $4 million, and the county’s lawmakers could add a new, higher property tax tier for them. -
Lawmakers have deferred a bill that would have set up the infrastructure to regulate a recreational marijuana program. It’s one of several pieces of marijuana legislation that have stalled this legislative session. -
A push to ban commercial aquarium fishing in Hawaiʻi originally came from Hawaiʻi County, where it received nearly unanimous support. Now at the state level, the movement has received dozens of testifiers against it. -
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are weighing tougher ways to deal with feral chickens, as residents complain about noise, mess, and growing flocks. -
A measure going through the state Legislature this year seeks to strengthen last year’s ban on building landfills too close to water sources — but now the bill could undo that ban altogether. -
The so-called “no secret police bill” is largely being considered in response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wearing masks and covering their badges while on patrol or detaining people. -
Karl Kim, a University of Hawaiʻi professor and former vice chancellor for academic affairs, took part in a conference at the Center for Korean Studies last week to reflect on 40 years of South Korean democracy. -
Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda delivered his second State of the County address last week in Hilo. -
If the three-page Senate Bill 2466 becomes law, that position “may only be terminated for cause,” sparing that position from politically motivated attacks.
