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Voters on Hawaiʻi Island have three ballot amendment questions to consider in this year's general election, including one for the creation of a youth commission, expanding the duties of the county auditor, and another to increase the membership of the Board of Ethics.
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The County of Hawaiʻi is working to address public safety concerns on Waipiʻo Valley’s notoriously steep road. The Conversation spoke with Mayor Mitch Roth about balancing the different community interests, as well as the county’s timeline for road repairs.
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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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Waipiʻo kūpuna and their supporters have established what some are calling a checkpoint at the top of the road, asking folks to turn around. They say their mission is to educate residents and visitors. Others say the group is unfairly limiting access to the valley. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Waipiʻo Valley kūpuna, farmers and longtime ʻohana have set up a “kūpuna checkpoint” near the valley lookout, urging drivers wishing to access the valley not to do so at this time.
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The Hawaiʻi County Mass Transit Agency says its Hele-On bus service will be fare-free through Dec. 31, 2023. The county also hopes that the free fares will be extended through 2024 once it receives the American Rescue Plan Act funds.
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Hawai’i County Mayor Mitch Roth has proposed rolling back most property taxes for the coming fiscal year amid increased grant revenues. Most property tax classes will see a decrease of 5 cents to 60 cents per $1,000-estimate.
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The program encourages businesses to provide rapid COVID tests to employees who are traveling off-island, regardless of vaccination status.
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The Kona Vehicle Registration and Licensing Office will be open on select Saturdays starting this week.
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Resort zoning in the small coastal community of Keaukaha on Hawaiʻi Island is nothing new, appearing on county land use maps for the area since the 1970s. But a recent proposal for a luxury eco-resort along the shoreline has residents questioning the decades-old zoning designation. In the second part of her series on the reaction to the proposed resort, HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi looks at what solutions are being considered.