The Conversation: City Council Chair on Hotel Room Tax Hike; Electric Vehicle Use in Hawaiʻi

By Catherine Cruz

Published September 28, 2021 at 1:04 PM HST

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City and County of Honolulu Council Chair Tommy Waters discusses the hotel room tax hike, the pending vacation rental bill, and efforts to manage peer-to-peer rental car businesses on Oʻahu | Full Article
Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Suevon Lee looks at absenteeism in our public schools in today's Reality Check | Full Article
Tam Hunt, the Director of the Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association, details what it's like to own an electric car and its upcoming webinar | Full Segment
University of Hawaiʻi professor Clark Llewellen shares how UH architecture students won top honors in a recent Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture program | Full Segment

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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Originally from Guam, she spent more than 30 years at KITV, covering beats from government to education. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.

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