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Each Hawaiʻi mayor gives an annual State of the County address in March. Housing, infrastructure, jobs, education and tourism consistently remain top of mind for the local leaders. HPR reporters have been tuning into this year's speeches on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island to learn the latest.
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Surfrider Foundation Hawaiʻi released its new Blue Water Task Force Water Quality Report this week. The Conversation talked with the foundation’s Hawaiʻi Regional Manager Lauren Blickley about the most polluted beaches in our state and other results of the 2023 report.
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The electric utility announced Friday that it will start contract negotiations with developers. The projects could produce approximately 517 megawatts from intermittent sources like wind and solar, and about 654 megawatts of firm generation.
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Today we're replaying our recent series on the status of the little fire ant across our state, as lawmakers push for a rapid response to the infestation of the invasive pest spreading throughout our islands.
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Does money grow on trees? In some cases, maybe so when it comes to tax deductions. The Exceptional Tree Initiative provides special protections for single trees or groves of trees.
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Strong winds and dry conditions have prompted a red flag warning for leeward sides of all Hawaiian Islands until Tuesday evening. The warning is in place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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The four schools closed Monday are King Kamehameha III Elementary, Princess Nāhi’ena’ena Elementary, Lāhainā Intermediate and Lāhaināluna High. The red flag warning has been canceled for Oʻahu and Kauaʻi as of Monday morning. It remains for Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island.
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The move is 20 years in the making. A state law known as Act 90, which passed in 2003, allowed about 100,000 acres of Department of Land and Natural Resources farmland in pasture to move to the Department of Agriculture. But before this year, only 19,000 acres had been transferred. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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Vacation rentals were down across the state last month compared to a year ago. Demand was lower, so was supply, and so were prices. The average monthly occupancy rate for vacation rentals statewide was about 53% in September, compared to more than 75% for hotels.
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Among the comedies, documentaries, dramas and even zombie flicks screening at the 43rd Hawaiʻi International Film Festival this month, one feature gaining critical buzz is "A Great Divide" by filmmaker Jean Shim.