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Housing, early education, broadband, and combating climate change are all priorities of Gov. Josh Green's administration and Kauaʻi County. Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami spoke to The Conversation about his goals in his second term.
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Kaua‘i Mayor Derek Kawakami discusses working with the governor and state lawmakers to address county concerns; community activists talk about whether lawmakers should allow residential development in Kakaʻako Makai; and a UH agriculture professor shares the results of a survey on the public's perception of farming in Hawaiʻi
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Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami is being challenged by Michael Roven Poai as he seeks a second term in office. H. Kawakami says he will stay the course if voters return him to office in the general election.
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This week and next, The Conversation is connecting with the mayors across the state. We talked to Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth earlier in the week and recently caught up with Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami. He says tourism on the island has picked up faster than the local government expected.
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Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami is refocusing the county’s priorities away from COVID-19. As HPR’s Casey Harlow reports, he’s returning to commitments he made when he first entered office.
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Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami joined The Conversation live to talk about the COVID situation on the Garden Isle — and his hopes for the new year.
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Counties can now adjust COVID restrictions themselves, Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shares the latestHawaiʻi's county mayors now have the authority to adjust COVID restrictions in their jurisdictions under the latest emergency order signed by the governor. Here's our conversation with Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami.
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Former Honolulu mayor and 2022 gubernatorial candidate Kirk Caldwell announced he has secured the endorsement of Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami.
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Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami has issued a new emergency proclamation which repeals the county’s pandemic tier system.
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Kauaʻi is planning to revise its coronavirus restriction structure as the Delta variant continues to impact the county. Mayor Derek Kawakami says officials will continue to enforce strict COVID-19 safety measures even as the state approaches a vaccination rate of 70%, a milestone earlier set for loosening rules under a tiered reopening plan.