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A bill to prohibit carrying permitted weapons in certain places has passed through the Hawaiʻi County Council.
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Kauaʻi filmmaker set to make documentary about Bhutan; Hawai'i County Council candidate Jenn Kagiwada; potential Hawaiʻi first lady Vivian Aiona.
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Forty votes separated the top two candidates in the race for Hawaiʻi County Council District 2 during the August primary election. The Conversation talked to candidate Jenn Kagiwada about affordable housing, working families, tourism, cesspool conversions and more.
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Forty votes separated the top two candidates in the race for Hawaiʻi County Council District 2 during the August primary election. The Conversation talked to candidate Matthias Kusch about affordable housing, managing tourism, cesspool conversions and more.
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It’s been a little more than three months since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law requiring people to show a need to carry a firearm in public. The decision's impact has already stretched here to Hawaiʻi. As HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports, it's drawing attention to some proposed legal changes on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island.
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The Hawaiʻi County Council has forged ahead with an audit into how its Office of Housing and Community Development issues and uses affordable housing credits.
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A bill to further limit sunscreens sold on Hawaiʻi Island is being considered by county lawmakers. The state already bans the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate, but the proposed law would allow the sale of non-mineral sunscreens only if prescribed.
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At 23 cents a gallon, Hawai’i Island has one of the highest fuel tax rates in the state. A measure that was under consideration would have lowered it — at a time when gas prices have risen sharply. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports.
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Kolekole Bridge on Hawaiʻi Island has been undergoing emergency repairs since last week, causing long traffic delays on the only road in and out of Hilo along the Hamakua Coast.
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Property owners on the Big Island who were affected by the 2018 Kilauea volcanic eruption can apply to have Hawaii County buy back their land starting…