Update on Oahu TVR 's; Hiring for 2020 Census; No Side Gigs for State Leaders; "The Swedish Model" Combats Sex Trafficking; Local Talent on the National Stage
Update on Oahu TVR 's
It's been six months since the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting began enforcing a new law to rein in Illegal short term vacation rentals. We asked for a list of the violators and reached out to the Group Save Oahu’s Neighborhoods for reaction. Executive Director Larry Bartley says he and his members are encouraged and heartened by the city’s efforts.
Hiring for 2020 CensusThe 2020 Census count officially kicks off on April 1, but months of work has been leading up to this moment. Alex Wong is a planner with Kauai County, and is part of the county’s census complete count committee. He spoke about census challenges at a council meeting in January.
No Side Gigs for State Leaders
Honolulu Civil Beat has a story about a bill to limit side action jobs for state and county lawmakers. Reporter Blaze Lovell joins us this morning.
Read the full story here.
"The Swedish Model" Combats Sex Trafficking
Per-Anders Sunesson is the Swedish Ambassador-at-Large for Combating Trafficking. He is in Hawaii this week discussing potential solutions with state lawmakers, and was able to speak with The Conversation’s Harrison Patino on the matter.
Local Talent on the National Stage
Tiny desk, big talent. We talk with Arts and culture reporter Noe Tanigawa about a couple of local artists receiving some national attention.
