According to the latest version of the bill, owners could convert their units to long-term rentals, keep them for personal use, seek a zoning change, or sell.
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Hawaiʻi hospitality and real estate consultant Ray Tsuchiyama spoke to HPR's Bill Dorman about the Japanese visitor market.
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A local exhibit called “E Ola Mau Hōkūleʻa - Half a Century of Voyaging” celebrates the spirit of voyaging and traditional wayfinding in honor of the 50th anniversary of Hōkūleʻa.
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Queen's announced plans last year to build a new 80-bed hospital in Kona. Now, the state is kicking in $50 million to partner with Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation to build an outpatient center to complement the new facility.
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The last time Putin was in New Delhi was four years ago — about two months before Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Honolulu’s city council has authorized a $1 million settlement for the family of a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by police in 2021. The death of Iremamber Sykap highlighted local racism toward Micronesians amid a national focus on police use of force.
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U.S. Postal Service carrier Jim Finnigan and owner of the small business Red Pinneapple spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about shipping and holiday services.
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Biologists David Sischo and Michael Hadfield spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz at the opening of the Honolulu Zoo’s newest exhibit space focusing on native snails.
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Maui Film Commissioner Brian Kohne spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the newly announced Wailuku Film Festival set to launch in June 2026.
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By the end of 2025, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will have spent $120 million of the $600 million appropriated by the state Legislature in 2022 to develop homestead lots for beneficiaries.
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After years of community pushback, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting will hold a public hearing for the project developers to plead their case and for the public to weigh in. The department hasn’t set a date yet for the hearing.
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