A legislative tax bill would allow luxury property owners to pay the county or support a charity.
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Bill would allow luxury property owners choice to send tax money to county or charity
One of the sponsors of a law that tacked an extra property tax on luxury homes now has a bill giving those property owners a choice of sending the money to the county or a charity.
Police discipline report shows 2 officers discharged, seven suspended
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20 fireworks-related bills on state Legislature dockett
Restaurant owners push back on proposed tax on sugary beverages
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State and Pacific region briefs for January 31
Navy reports COVID-19 cases aboard Pearl Harbor destroyer
Up in smoke: Hawaii state legislature takes aim at tobacco products
Every year, the American Lung Association releases a report grading each state’s effort to reduce tobacco use.
Endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bees threatened by invasive ants
The endangered Hawaiian yellow-faced bee is being threatened by invasive ants, researchers with the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Pacific Islands Coastal Program have discovered.
One-shot vaccine proves effective
The first one-shot COVID-19 vaccine provides good protection against the illness, Johnson & Johnson reported in a key study released Friday, offering the world a potentially important new tool as it races to stay ahead of the rapidly mutating virus.
Biden warns of harm if relief delayed
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned Friday of a steep and growing “cost of inaction” on his $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan as the White House searched for “creative” ways to win public support for a package that is getting a cold shoulder from Senate Republicans.
Lead testing on tap at schools
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Alternatives sought for Ka‘u sewer project
Nani Mau reopening with reservation-only buffet on Feb. 3
After almost one year of closure, Nani Mau Restaurant and Garden will open a buffet beginning Wednesday, Feb. 3.
Just 5 Hilo leases have been extended so far through revitalization program
American Samoa repatriation program detects 5 virus cases
DOH reports 100 new COVID-19 cases, seven on Big Island
The state Department of Health today reported seven new cases of COVID-19 on the Big Island.
Rental assistance program distributed nearly $60M in 2020
Nearly 14,000 Hawaii households were assisted by the state’s Rent Relief and Housing Assistance Program, Aloha United Way, Catholic Charities Hawaii and other partners.
Hawaii Island COVID-19 case count increases by 3
Three new COVID-19 cases were reported Wednesday on the Big Island, bringing the island’s total to 2,132.
DOH: More than 10,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered on Hawaii Island
According to the most recent county data released Wednesday by the state Department of Health, 3,410 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Hawaii County between Jan. 18 and Saturday, bringing the total number of doses administered since Dec. 21, 2020, to 10,459.