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LGBTQ Commission OKed

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  Hawaii State lawmakers have approved a bill to create a LGBTQ Commission.

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Hawaii legislators advance bill to create LGBTQ commission

Feb. 09, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii state legislators have preliminarily approved a bill that would create a commission to address issues concerning the LGBTQ community.

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Appeals court sends charter school’s permit request back to Windward Planning Commission

Feb. 09, 2020

A decision by the state’s Intermediate Court of Appeals sends a Hilo charter school’s special permit application to develop a campus in Kaumana back to the Windward Planning Commission, where the request was denied in 2014.

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Airbnb fattens four council campaign war chests

Feb. 09, 2020

Four Hawaii County Council members each received a $500 contribution from Airbnb last year, although the source of their money wasn’t obvious.

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Bills would toughen penalties for assautling, threatening sports officials

Feb. 09, 2020

A pair of bills introduced this legislative session by state senators from Oahu seeks harsher penalties for parents, spectators and athletes who assault or terrorize sports officials such as referees, umpires and coaches.

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Inouye pushes for stricter DUI law

Feb. 09, 2020

A bill that would lower the blood-alcohol content for drivers to be considered legally intoxicated was passed unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate Transportation Committee.

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Police arrest 15 for DUI

Feb. 07, 2020

During the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2, Hawaii Island police arrested 15 motorists for DUI. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident and two were younger than 21.

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Police seek suspect in liquor theft

Feb. 08, 2020

Police are seeking information on a liquor theft Feb. 2 at the
West Kawili Street 7-11 convenience store in Hilo.

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Time is ticking: Deadline for bill to secure Makalei ambulance nearing

Feb. 08, 2020

Time is ticking for a bill to secure funding for an ambulance to be stationed at Makalei Fire Station, and it doesn’t look like it has a promising future.

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January rainfall records shattered in East Hawaii

Feb. 08, 2020 • Updated 9:13 p.m.

It was an extremely wet January for much of Hawaii Island, with numerous gauges recording record rainfall for the first month of year, especially in East Hawaii.

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Bills target dog-tethering

Feb. 08, 2020 • Updated 9:15 p.m.

Improperly chaining dogs could become illegal later this year if a pair of animal cruelty bills passes the state Legislature.

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Utah couple sentenced for defrauding Kona water bottler, IRS

Feb. 07, 2020 • Updated 4:39 p.m.

A Utah couple that defrauded a Kona manufacturer of bottled water marketed in Japan were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Honolulu.

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Trial continued for woman accused of Waimea foster child’s death

Feb. 07, 2020 • Updated 2:19 a.m.

A jury trial for a woman accused of murder in the 2017 death of a 3-year-old Waimea boy has been continued again.

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Helicopter crash pilot lost license for 2010 drug use

Feb. 07, 2020

LIHUE, Kauai — A pilot who was flying a sightseeing helicopter that crashed in Hawaii in December had his license revoked for marijuana use in 2010.

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Puna man in custody for violent domestic incident

Feb. 07, 2020

A 32-year-old Puna man is facing a number of felony offenses stemming from an alleged violent domestic incident Tuesday in Puna.

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Obituaries for February 7

Feb. 07, 2020

Dolores Baquiran, 77, of Paauilo, formerly of Aiea, Oahu, died Dec. 25 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she was a Kaimuki High School alum and member of Waimea Seniors Club. Visitation 8:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary Mauka Chapel on Oahu. Funeral service at 9:30 a.m. Burial at 11 a.m. Survived by husband, Inocencio Baquiran; sons, Inocencio Baquiran Jr., David Baquiran, Lawrence (Debbie) Baquiran and Calvin (Jill) Baquiran; daughters, Christina Baquiran and Frances (Grant) Teruya; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary.

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Residents critical of AT&T cell tower proposal

Feb. 07, 2020

A proposed AT&T cellphone tower to be built in Kurtistown generated public outcry Thursday after the telecommunications company apparently failed to provide proper notice to nearby residents.

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Bid at water-bottling plant in comes up dry again

Feb. 07, 2020

An attempt to resurrect a rejected proposal for a water-bottling plant in Hilo was quashed again Thursday by the Windward Planning Commission.

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Hilo men indicted in unrelated sex assaults

Feb. 07, 2020

A Hilo grand jury has indicted two Hilo men in unrelated sex assault cases, one involving a newly minted attorney recently hired as a deputy public defender.

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Mountain View fires under investigation

Feb. 07, 2020

MOUNTAIN VIEW — A house burned down Wednesday on the 11-2900 block of Pikake Street in Fern Acres subdivision — the same block and just a few lots away from the scene of a fire that destroyed another dwelling the previous day.

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Council moves GET money for Puna bus depot

Feb. 06, 2020

An administration plan to fast-track a bus depot for Puna by buying land from a politically connected property owner has been derailed by the discovery that the property doesn’t have the environmental clearances the county thought it had.

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