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

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

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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