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Candidate Q&A: State House District 10 — Tyson Miyake
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Tyson Miyake, Democratic candidate for State House District 10, which covers a portion...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 29 — Ikaika Hussey
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Nov. 8 General Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Ikaika Hussey, Democratic candidate for state House District 29, which covers Kamehameha Heights,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 51 — Hopena Pokipala
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Hopena Pokipala, Democratic candidate for state House District 51, which includes Waimanalo, Keolu...
Report: Growing Number Of Maui County Residents Are ‘Barely Surviving’
Nearly half of Maui residents say their financial situation has worsened since the Lahaina fire and 1 in 5 are “seriously considering” leaving the state, according to a new report that paints a troubling picture of the challenges facing fire survivors — and the county as a whole.
Hawaii Politicians Turn To Social Media App TikTok To Reach Next Generation Of Leaders
Big Island Rep. Jeanne Kapela, a 30-year-old lawmaker who grew up in the age of social media, has a vision to inspire more young women to run for office by using an unconventional method: sharing TikTok videos. “We need a new generation of leadership,” she said. “TikTok may be one...
Kauai Wildfire Shows How Other Hawaii Power Safety Shutoffs Might Work
JPʻs Pizza on Kaumualii Highway had just received its latest, weekly inventory of cheeses, specialty pepperoni and other ingredients from Honolulu last week when a brush fire broke out on Kauai, threatening to engulf Kaumakani, where the restaurant sits, and nearby Hanapepe. The July 15 blaze eventually prompted Kauai...
Plant-Based Meat Needs Government Support To Scale Up, But A Culture War Stands In The Way
This story by Frida Garza was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s Weekly newsletter here. Just a few years ago, the alternative protein industry promised to revolutionize the way people eat burgers: They would still sizzle and bleed, they’d taste great, but they wouldn’t actually contain any meat. Today it seems that, if that revolution is still coming, its arrival has been more than a little delayed. Sales of plant-based meat and seafood have fallen over the last two years, and a recent bevy of headlines suggest that this latest wave of imitation meat was just that: a passing fad.
Changes Are Coming To Honolulu’s Bus Routes, And Not Everyone Is Happy
August will see an unusual number of changes to Honolulu’s bus routes as the city deals with the extension of the rail line and demographic changes like fewer workers downtown. “This August is going to be pretty, pretty huge,” said Jon Nouchi, deputy director of the Department Transportation Services....
Candidate Q&A: State House District 12 — Dan Johnson
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Dan Johnson, Republican candidate for State House District 12, which covers a portion...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 7 — Tim Dalhouse
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Tim Dalhouse, Republican candidate for State House District 2, which covers Kailua-Kona, Honokohau,...
Candidate Q&A: State Senate District 18 — Emil Svrcina
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Emil Svrcina, Republican candidate for State Senate District 18, which covers Mililani Town,...
HECO Joins With Wildfire Plaintiffs In Asking Maui Judge To Help Break Settlement Logjam
Parties are so close to a global settlement of Lahaina wildfire lawsuits that lawyers on opposing sides are asking a Maui judge to help remove a last apparent obstacle to a resolution. Lawyers for Hawaiian Electric Industries on one side and the liaison counsel for thousands of individual plaintiffs on...
Hawaii Young GOP Leader: Harris Belongs In White House Kitchen, Not Oval Office
The chair of Hawaii Young Republicans says Kamala Harris “would be more effective” in the White House kitchen than in the Oval Office. Rocklin Youngstrom, chair of Hawaii Young Republicans, posted that assertion to her Instagram account Tuesday, which shows Youngstrom mouthing widely broadcast words from the vice president that have been both embraced and spoofed: “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?”
This South Maui Race Is Likely To Determine The Balance Of Power On The County Council
Mayor Richard Bissen’s proposal to turn more than 7,000 short-term vacation rentals into long-term housing has quickly become a top issue in the race for the South Maui seat on the County Council. But it could do more than determine whether voters want incumbent Tom Cook or former three-term...
House Candidates In McCully And Moiliili Offer Sharply Contrasting Ideas On Homelessness
Homelessness is the top campaign issue for the candidates vying to represent McCully and Moiliili in the House District 23 open primary. But the two top Democrats present very different solutions. Ikaika Olds wants tougher sentences for homeless people and supports building a bigger Oahu jail that could house them....
Miske To Forfeit More Than $20 Million In Assets To Government, Jury Rules
The government can take control of $20 million to $28 million in the assets of convicted racketeering boss Michael Miske after jurors ruled Wednesday that the properties, boats, vehicles, artwork, cash and other items had been connected to Miske’s criminal enterprise. Last week, jurors convicted Miske of 13 counts,...
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu City Council District 5 — Brendan Schultz
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Brendan Schultz, candidate for Honolulu City Council District 5, which includes Palolo Valley,...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 45 — Tiana Wilbur
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Tiana Wilbur, Republican candidate for State House District 45, which covers Waianae and...
Candidate Q&A: State House District 10 — Jeremiah Savage
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 10 Primary Election, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following came from Jeremiah Savage, Democratic candidate for State House District 10, which covers a portion...
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