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Revamping the Jones Act

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  Hawaii Congressman Ed Case will try again to change the Jones Act.

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Case continues quest to change Jones Act

Jan. 26, 2020

Call it Round Two of U.S. Rep. Ed Case versus the Jones Act.

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‘Know Your Numbers’ campaign aims to boost blood pressure screenings

Jan. 26, 2020

Community First wants the community to know its numbers.

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MIT students study residual volcanic emissions

Jan. 26, 2020

A group of MIT students presented their findings Thursday from a field study earlier this month in Puna that looked at Kilauea’s residual volcanic emissions and the health of surrounding ohia forest.

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Rate hike blasted: Opposition mounts to Young Brothers’ request for 34% increase

Jan. 26, 2020 • Updated 9:04 p.m.

Hawaii Island residents have an opportunity to respond to the state’s only regulated interisland ocean cargo shipping company’s request for a 34% rate increase.

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Hawaii considers ways to combat traffic-related deaths

Jan. 26, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers have proposed initiatives to help reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities after transportation officials confirmed more than 100 deaths in the last year.

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Study: Fewer vacation rental units available on Oahu

Jan. 26, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — A study shows the number of residential vacation rentals on Oahu has decreased by more than 13% since legislation was enforced against illegal short-term rentals, a Hawaii tourism agency said.

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Police: Missing teen found

Jan. 25, 2020

According to police, missing teen Chasslyn Heu-Pacheco was found in good health Friday in Hilo.

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TMT protesters rally at UC regents’ meeting

Jan. 25, 2020

Dozens of protesters opposed to the Thirty Meter Telescope gathered at a meeting of the University of California’s Board of Regents on Thursday to demand that the UC system end its partnership with the project, according to the Daily Californian, UC Berkeley’s student newspaper.

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Kaiwiki shooting suspect asks to be freed without bail

Jan. 25, 2020 • Updated 9:09 a.m.

A 41-year-old Hilo man accused of shooting his estranged wife at close range in their upper Kaiwiki Road home last March testified Friday he is receiving inadequate care in the medical unit at Halawa Correctional Facility on Oahu.

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Bill would allow counties to charge developers for law enforcement costs

Jan. 25, 2020

A bill introduced in the state Legislature would give counties the authority to charge a developer for up to half of law enforcement costs related to a project.

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State senators propose legalized gambling

Jan. 25, 2020

A pair of state Senate bills hope to legalize gambling in Hawaii in order to provide funding for necessary programs statewide.

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Officials identify remains found in burnt-out Hawaii home

Jan. 25, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains of two people found in a burnt-out home where a man allegedly shot and killed two Honolulu police officers and attacked a neighbor before setting the house ablaze last weekend.

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County working on new deal for state reimbursement for TMT-related costs

Jan. 24, 2020

More than a month after the Hawaii County Council rejected a $10 million deal with the state to reimburse police costs related to the standoff at Maunakea Access Road, a new agreement has still not been finalized.

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County wants to seize, sell site of former homeless camp

Jan. 24, 2020

The former site of a homeless camp in downtown Hilo may be sold off to pay for fines the owners owe the county.

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Feedback sought on hazard mitigation plan

Jan. 24, 2020

A small group of individuals turned out Wednesday to learn more about the pending update to the county’s multi-hazard mitigation plan.

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Van Pernis confirmed to Leeward Planning Commission

Jan. 24, 2020

Mark Van Pernis endured a second round of grilling Wednesday before being confirmed to the Leeward Planning Commission by a 6-3 vote.

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South Kona homeowner facing fine for illegal vacation rental in conservation district

Jan. 24, 2020

SOUTH KONA — A South Kona homeowner is facing thousands in fines for reportedly operating an illegal vacation rental a stone’s throw from Pebble Beach.

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Police report 2 traffic fatalities

Jan. 23, 2020 • Updated 4:40 p.m.

A pedestrian was killed late Wednesday night in what police are describing as a “hit-and-run incident” and a motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning.

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Bus depot land buy paused

Jan. 23, 2020 • Updated 10:23 a.m.

The County Council put the brakes Wednesday on a fast-tracked land buy for a bus depot, for at least two more weeks while more information is gathered.

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County set to put limit on one load of refuse a day

Jan. 22, 2020

KEAAU – The county will soon limit the amount of waste residents can dispose at county transfer stations in a single day.

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