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An NPR story by tech reporter Dara Kerr about billionaire Marc Benioff buying land in and around Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island caused a stir when it was published in February. The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked to several people who championed Benioff's philanthropy and felt the NPR piece did not tell the whole story.
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Community reaction to an NPR reporter's revelations about billionaire Marc Benioff's land acquisitions in Waimea; The scramble to keep water access for the popular Camp Erdman through the summer
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Community reaction to an NPR reporter's revelations about billionaire Marc Benioff's land acquisitions in Waimea; The scramble to keep water access for the popular Camp Erdman through the summer
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Maui County's new Recovery Permitting Center opening next week will assist residents with building permits for structures burned in the wildfires.
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Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity acquired six properties in Kīlauea from non-profit workforce housing developer Permanently Affordable Living Hawaiʻi. It's estimated that the house offerings may be out as soon as the end of May.
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The statement released by Maui County provided clarifications on various details including when Mayor Richard Bissen issued a county emergency proclamation. The county says it produced hundreds of pages of documents to investigators. State Attorney General Anne Lopez says she welcomes the county supplementing the facts.
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Maui County is in the process of creating a policy for wetlands restoration and protection, and it needs the public’s help.
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The Entertainment Industry Foundation says the People's Fund of Maui, an initiative started by Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson to benefit survivors of the wildfires in Maui, has given away almost $60 million.
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Hawaiian Electric urged Hawaiʻi Island customers to conserve energy last week to avoid rolling blackouts. The island has had an "extremely" tight supply of energy over the last few weeks after HECO's independent power producer Hamakua Energy Partners went offline.
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Meola also brought along a few friends to sing or play on the track. You may have heard of them — Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Paula Fuga, Jake Shimabukuro and Lukas Nelson.