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Gov. Josh Green spoke to The Conversation about the joint response to Red Hill and the housing demands of displaced Maui families.
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Gov. Josh Green on water and housing; Suicide prevention efforts on Molokaʻi; HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol on a transportation nonprofit; The Long View's Neal Milner on holidays and free speech
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A group of key local officials want to use “bioremediation” to help break down what could be up to 2 million gallons of fuel released from Red Hill. The Red Hill Water Alliance Initiative on Tuesday released a report on what is needed to recover decades of fuel leaks from the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
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The state Senate unanimously confirmed Judge Lisa Ginoza and attorney Vladimir Devens on Tuesday to serve as associate justices on the Hawai‘i Supreme Court. Ginoza and Devens will fill vacancies resulting from the retirements of Associate Justices Michael Wilson in March and Paula Nakayama in April.
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Hawaiʻi leaders want to make it easier for tourists from Japan to visit the U.S. state by creating a traveler pre-clearance program. Gov. Josh Green and other state officials proposed the idea during a recent visit to Tokyo.
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Three months after the August wildfire, a group of Maui community members are taking a stand at Kāʻanapali Beach to secure long-term housing. Thousands of Lahaina residents displaced by the fire continue to live in hotels and other temporary housing.
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Gov. Josh Green praised Troy Hashimoto — a member of House committees on housing, judiciary, Hawaiian affairs and transportation — for his years of public service and dedication to the Maui community.
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Gov. Josh Green has announced a new $150 million fund for those who lost family members or suffered serious injuries in the fires that swept through West Maui three months ago. Recipients of the fund would not be able to file legal claims related to the fire, including against the initial supporters of the fund: the state, Maui County, Hawaiian Electric and Kamehameha Schools.
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The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations stopped in Honolulu on Tuesday on her way to a meeting of Pacific Island leaders in the Cook Islands. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is leading the United States delegation to the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
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Gov. Josh Green has released $500,000 for the DA BUX Double-Up Program, helping families facing food insecurity buy more local fruits and vegetables.