“We've made a commitment not to raise property taxes and to live within our means. That's an easy trick to raise the property taxes. We're not doing that,” the mayor said.
HPR is tracking the latest bills as they work their way through the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. Check back here for interviews with state leaders, community organizations and more.
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Author Jasmin ʻIolani Hakes discusses her new novel, "The Pōhaku," a story following centuries of Hawaiian history, family legacy, and a mystical stone guarded by generations of women.
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Mark Glick, chief energy officer of the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, explains how the Strait of Hormuz shutdown affects Hawaiʻi's crude oil shipments from the Middle East.
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Adopted after "Operation Babylift," Devaki Murch and Steven George spoke with HPR about being adopted by American families.
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A new measure would set an income limit for the renewable tax credit. In order to qualify, an individual cannot make over $250,000 a year, with joint filers capped at $350,000.
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Carl Bonham, the executive director of the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization, explains how the strikes on Iran could impact Hawaiʻi's economy.
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The state and community groups will start the process of creating a fishing management plan for Ka‘ūpūlehu on Hawaiʻi Island's west coast.
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While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration increased the production limit of stimulant drugs used to treat ADHD, there's still a high demand.
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A newly funded program will support research into coral reef restoration in American Samoa. The Conversation spoke with Kelley Anderson Tagarino, who works with the UH Sea Grant College Program and has lived in American Samoa since 2009.
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HPR speaks with Oʻahu-based Kūmau Productions co-owner Ty Sanga about his work on the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi language version of "Moana 2."
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Former Miss Hawaiʻi Cheryl Bartlett shares updates as her husband, Rogerio Araujo, continues to be held while awaiting deportation.
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