The Honolulu City Council passed Bill 64 two weeks ago to speed up the permitting process for residential homes. Today, the Mayor announced his own plan.
Funding for public education will be a key issue again for legislators next year. But first, the debate should focus on how the public school system can do a better job with the money they currently receive.
The Hawai’i Supreme Court invalidated the Constitutional Amendment question for public education funding on the Nov 6th General Election ballot. But, 85 percent of voters made choices, anyway.
Precinct voting in Hawai’i is scheduled to end at 6 this evening or until the last eligible person in line casts his or her ballot. HPR visited a few polling sites in East Honolulu this morning to see how the races for Governor and the Honolulu City Council District 4 race between Trevor Ozawa and Tommy Waters were shaping up.
E-Cigarette use among Hawai’i’s youth is double the national average and the Hawai’i Public Health Institute conducted it’s first-ever full-day conference to address the epidemic.
Sexual harassment and sexual assault have been in the headlines recently and the Rotary Club of Honolulu featured a local expert to provide some insight and guidance.
State leaders, educators and community supporters came out today to call for additional funding for public education. This, in light of the Supreme Court ruling Friday to invalidate a constitutional amendment for that purpose.
