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Council fails to override herbicide veto

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  The Hawaii County Council has failed to override herbicide veto.

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Honolulu police fatally shoot fugitive during car struggle

Jan. 09, 2020

HONOLULU — Honolulu police officers killed a man they believed was armed during a struggle in a car after they identified him as fugitive, an official said.

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Council fails to override herbicide ban veto

Jan. 09, 2020

After almost six hours of testimony and debate Wednesday, the County Council came up one vote short of overriding Mayor Harry Kim’s veto of a bill banning the use of herbicides by county workers.

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Puna stabbing suspect a former Army sergeant

Jan. 09, 2020

A 30-year-old man police believe stabbed an elderly man to death with a cane Tuesday evening in upper Puna is a former Army sergeant from Northern California.

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Council approves Hilo Bay breakwater study

Jan. 09, 2020

The Hawaii County Council voted Wednesday to approve funding for a study investigating how to improve the water quality of Hilo Bay.

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Hawaii County sees progress on homelessness

Jan. 09, 2020

An executive assistant to Mayor Harry Kim told state lawmakers Tuesday the number of homeless people on Hawaii Island is decreasing, but “there is still much work that needs to be done.”

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Staffing shortages disrupt more solid waste services

Jan. 09, 2020

It’s a new year, but closures of some of the county’s solid waste facilities continue to plague the Department of Environmental Management.

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DHHL looking to build homes in Kealakehe

Jan. 09, 2020

KAILUA-KONA — The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands this year plans to award handful of vacant lots and start construction on more than a hundred homes for beneficiaries at the Villages of Laiopua in Kealakehe.

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Obituaries for January 9

Jan. 09, 2020 • Updated 11:23 p.m.

Lillian Nathaniel Kailipaka, 86, of Hilo died Jan. 5 at Legacy of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she was a retired bookkeeper for Central Supply Inc. and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 14) at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass at 10 a.m. Casual or aloha attire; flowers welcome. Burial at Homelani Memorial Park, section 5. Survived by daughters, Charmaine (Virgil) Day of Maui and Tammy Ann Ryan of Kailua-Kona; sister, Grace Rapoza of Hilo; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

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Council passes bill updating energy conservation code

Jan. 09, 2020 • Updated 12:17 a.m.

The Hawaii County Council unanimously voted Wednesday to pass at first reading a bill updating the county’s energy conservation code.

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Police seek missing Puna woman

Jan. 09, 2020

Police are seeking the public’s assistance to find a missing 48-year old Puna woman.

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Suspect in custody in fatal Puna stabbing

Jan. 08, 2020 • Updated 9:11 a.m.

A 30-year-old Hilo man is in police custody in connection with a fatal stabbing in Puna.

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Big Island artists attend gathering of indigenous artists in New Zealand

Jan. 07, 2020 • Updated 9:28 p.m.

Three Hawaii Island Native Hawaiian artists were invited to attend the 9th International Indigenous Artists Gathering 2019 at Turangawaewae Marae, in Ngaruwahia Aotearoa, New Zealand, in November. The gathering was hosted by Te Atinga Contemporary Visual Arts from Nov. 21-30.

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Hawaii hits 5-year high mark with increase in bankruptcies

Jan. 08, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — The number of bankruptcies in Hawaii rose for the second straight year in 2019, records showed.

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Lost hiker rescued on Captain’s Trail

Jan. 08, 2020

Despite dense fog, a county helicopter was able to airlift a lost hiker who became disoriented on a heavily forested upper Puna trail to his car Sunday.

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Property buyouts mulled: County will use HUD funds to purchase land from those wanting to leave areas impacted by eruption

Jan. 08, 2020

Voluntary housing buyouts will be a priority for a portion of federal funding the county is set to receive for recovery efforts related to the 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano in lower Puna.

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Making housing affordable: Council panel advances resolution to reach solution

Jan. 08, 2020

Government officials agree Hawaii County needs to construct more affordable housing, and there’s also agreement on the steps that can be taken to do it. But how to pay for it is open to debate.

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Meeting on HCCC expansion Thursday in Hilo

Jan. 08, 2020

The state Department of Public Safety and Department of Accounting and General Services has scheduled a meeting to update the community about the project to add housing at Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo. The meeting is 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hawaii County Council Chamber in the County Building at 25 Aupuni St. in Hilo.

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Council members give thumbs down to Kim nominee

Jan. 08, 2020

A Hawaii County Council committee voted against recommending a nominee to the Leeward Planning Commission Tuesday after a vetting process failed to discover a disciplinary complaint against him.

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Audit sought for subdivision, zoning statutes

Jan. 08, 2020

A Hawaii County Council committee voted in support of an audit that would be the first step in rewriting two chapters of the county code.

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HMSA settles Hilo discrimination case

Jan. 08, 2020

Hawaii Medical Service Association, the state’s largest health insurance company, has agreed to pay $180,000 and provide injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced Tuesday.

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