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Kim to meet with TMT officials

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim will meet with the governor and TMT officials in an attempt to resolve the standoff along the Mauna Kea Access Road.

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Kim to meet with governor, TMT officials this week

Jan. 05, 2020

Although the protesters at Maunakea Access Road have physically changed their position, their philosophical position remains the same as in July.

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Councilwoman seeks affordable housing fund

Jan. 05, 2020

The Big Island’s shortage of affordable housing is reaching the crisis stage, says a County Council member sponsoring a nonbinding resolution pushing for the creation of an affordable housing fund.

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Herbicide ban not a sure thing yet

Jan. 05, 2020

A ban on the county’s use of herbicides isn’t a sure thing quite yet.

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Maui Police to tow vehicles operated by arrested DUI drivers

Jan. 05, 2020

WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — Hawaii authorities will start towing vehicles operated by people in Maui arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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Hundreds of acres of Ka‘u land now protected

Jan. 04, 2020

A recently announced conservation easement will protect hundreds of acres of agricultural and culturally significant lands in Ka‘u in perpetuity.

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Two men sought in robbery probe

Jan. 04, 2020

Police are seeking the public’s help to find two Puna men wanted for questioning in a robbery investigation.

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HTH article helps solve dog tag mystery

Jan. 04, 2020

The family of a Hilo soldier, whose long-lost World War II dog tag was found on a French battlefield, has been located.

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Kawaihae Harbor’s north end closed due to high surf damage

Jan. 04, 2020

KAWAIHAE — Kawaihae Harbor-North is closed indefinitely following damage caused by high surf that battered west-facing shores over the New Year’s holiday.

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South Kona man gets 7 years in Ohio fatality

Jan. 04, 2020

KAILUA-KONA — A South Kona man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after his flight from police earlier this year resulted in a traffic crash that killed a 22-year-old woman in Ohio.

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Trial set in 6-year-old’s death

Jan. 03, 2020

KAILUA-KONA — Proceedings have resumed in the case of two Puna women accused of murder in the 2018 death of a 6-year-old boy at a Kealakehe apartment complex.

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State orders updated traffic assessment for Pepeekeo power plant

Jan. 03, 2020

Honua Ola Bioenergy will have to update a traffic assessment submitted for the project in March 2011 before the power plant under construction in Pepeekeo can deliver logs to its facility.

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New Year’s Day crash claims life of Waimea woman

Jan. 03, 2020

KAILUA-KONA — A prelimary hearing is set later this month for a 34-year-old man facing a negligent homicide charge stemming from a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on New Year’s Day in South Kohala.

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Io no longer threatened or endangered species

Jan. 03, 2020

The io, or Hawaiian hawk, will soon be removed from the list of threatened and endangered species following publication of a final rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Changes to Pana‘ewa complex miff equestrians

Jan. 03, 2020

Extensive accessibility renovations are scheduled for the Pana‘ewa Recreational Complex this year, but several users of the attached Pana‘ewa Equestrian Center are pushing back against some of the proposed changes.

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HELCO seeks new power agreement with PGV

Jan. 03, 2020

Hawaii Electric Light Co. is seeking approval of an amended power purchase agreement with Puna Geothermal Venture, according to documents filed Tuesday with the state Public Utilities Commission.

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Investigators plan to move Hawaii helicopter crash wreckage

Jan. 03, 2020

HONOLULU — U.S. investigators said Thursday they were waiting for weather to clear so they may send a recovery team to retrieve the wreckage of a tour helicopter that crashed last week into a remote mountain ridge on the Hawaii island of Kauai and killed seven people.

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Pedestrian is first traffic fatality of 2020

Jan. 02, 2020 • Updated 9:54 a.m.

Police have charged a 34-year-old Honokaa man with second-degree negligent homicide in the first traffic fatality of 2020.

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Family of World War II veteran from Hilo sought

Jan. 02, 2020

The finder of a dog tag, lost on a French battlefield during World War II, is searching now for the family of the Hilo man it once belonged to.

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New Hilo facility for homeless off to a good start, according to nonprofit

Jan. 02, 2020

More than two months after accepting its first clients, Keolahou — an emergency homeless shelter established at the old Hilo Memorial Hospital — is a refuge for the Big Island’s homeless men.

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State suspends Hawaiian Affairs audit over records access

Jan. 02, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii state auditor suspended an audit of limited liability companies owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs after the board of trustees denied full access to the minutes of its meetings.


Until next time,

Russ Roberts

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