Republican Tax Plan Advances; Johnson Amendment Repeal; Prosecuting Agricultural Theft on Hawaii Island; Habitat Zone for False Killer Whales
Republican Tax Plan Advances
Victor Geminiani is the founder and co-director of the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, and he’s here to look at theRepublican tax billand its possible effects on Hawaii.
Intro Music: Radioactivity by Damien Jurado, Richard Swift
Johnson Amendment Repeal
The House version of the tax reform bill contains a provision that istroublingto many non-profit and faith-based organizations: a repeal of the Johnson Amendment.
Outro Music: Rainy Streets by Blue In Green
Civil Beat Reality Check
Church of Latter Day Saints, which owns much of the land in Malaekahana through its economic arm, plans to build 500 new housing units in the area.
Intro Music: Tewe Tewe by Hapa
Prosecuting Agricultural Theft on Hawaii Island
Agriculture plays a major role in the economy of Hawaii Island. But that industry has had a problem for years: theft
Outro Music: She Taught Me How to Fly by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Habitat Zone for Insular False Killer Whales
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to designate critical habitat in local waters for the main Hawaiian Islands Insular False Killer Whale.
Intro Music: Sunrise by Herb Ohta, Jr.
Outro Music: End Credits (Wednesday Part 2) by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
