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Condominium residents of the Courtyards at Waipouli Apartments on Kauaʻi are concerned that they will be displaced once the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands acquires the property.
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Agricultural declaration forms for passengers flying to Hawaiʻi could go digital due to a measure passed in this year's legislative session. State Sen. Glenn Wakai, who introduced the measure, said the paper forms don't really protect the state from invasive species. The state has been using paper forms since 1950. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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State Sen. Maile Shimabukuro will resign from her seat at the end of the month. She has represented West Oʻahu for the last 21 years.
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Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the funding, which is meant to prevent exposure to lead in drinking water. The money comes from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Senate Bill 2305 would create the Silver Alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement.
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At the start of the 2024 legislative session, lawmakers warned they would face tough decisions while focusing on Maui's recovery and balancing core government functions.
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Gov. Josh Green approved a measure that allows counties to phase out short-term rentals of any classification — even those with non-conforming use permits. HPR's Ashley Mizuo has the story.
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A judge is forcing the Hawaiʻi attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer's Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster.
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Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gather in Hawaiʻi for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China’s operations in the South China Sea.
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This week, state senators held a briefing to get an update on the nurseries that have been knowingly selling plant material infested with little fire ants, one of the most problematic invasive species in Hawaiʻi.
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Gov. Josh Green has put together a Hawaiʻi Climate Advisory Team to study policies for disaster prevention. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what that means for the state.
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Gov. Josh Green has approved $385 million in emergency appropriations for Maui recovery. It includes the state’s $65 million contribution to the One ʻOhana settlement fund for families of those who were killed during the August fires.