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A setback in collecting the new county hotel room tax, the state Attorney General’s office says the state tax office does not have the authority to collect the taxes for the individual counties. That puts the mayors in a fix now that the state hotel tax will not be distributed to county governments.
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The Conversation last week spoke with each of Hawaiʻi's county mayors to learn how the COVID-19 surge is affecting their communities and health care systems.
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The Conversation spoke to Maui County Mayor Mike Victorino about COVID-19 restrictions and the latest number of cases — including a cluster at an elementary school.
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Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige said 60% of Hawaii's population will be fully vaccinated in two weeks, and some restrictions on travel and gatherings will be lifted.
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Maui County and fire officials say they have learned several lessons from the latest wildfires in Central and South Maui.Earlier this week, the county…