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Five Honolulu Planning Department employees indicted for bribery Federal prosecutors say city workers accepted tens of thousands of dollars to fast track permits and provide other special treatment. Civil Beat. Hawaii News Now. KHON2. KITV4. State officials won’t release unemployment office budget A bill that would provide rent relief to businesses advances in state Legislature House panel suspends state Rep. Sharon Har DUI inquiry Most visitors would recommend going to the Hawaiian islands if quarantine lifted Hawai‘i moving forward using coronavirus vaccine passport for travel Army gets long-range missiles to guard against China Lt. Gov Josh Green: Hawai‘i still on track for July herd immunity |
HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE Large Companies That Made the 2021 Best Places to Work List Hawaii Business Magazine partners with the Best Companies Group to create the list each year. This week, we celebrate 71 companies that earned spots on 2021’s Hawai‘i’s Best Places to Work, the local gold standard for employee engagement. See which Large Companies made the list. Click here to view the updated list! |
OʻAHU |
Ban on disposable plastic food utensils and single-use bags starts Thursday in Honolulu Disposable, plastic-free service ware may be provided only by request, or in a self-service area or dispenser. These and other provisions represent the first phase of implementation for the Disposable Food Ware Ordinance, originally slated to take effect Jan. 1 but postponed for 90 days due to pandemic hardships on businesses and to allow for public education. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. KHON2. Violent crimes are happening around O‘ahu, yet HPD is failing to provide crucial info Kaiser Permanente opens mass vaccination clinic at Kapolei movie theater |
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HAWAIʻI ISLAND |
3 isle schools to get capital improvement funds Gov. David Ige on Tuesday announced the release of more than $165 million in CIP money to fund critical infrastructure projects. Tribune-Herald. Bill would partially restore lifeguard funding Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Orchards LP sues Hawaiian Host affiliate over debt New Malama Market Pahoa opens today |
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MAUI COUNTY |
Inmate injured in 2019 riot sues state, cites overcrowding The court complaint says the inmate count at the jail was 40 percent over capacity for a safe level of housing. The complaint alleges that the state hadn’t dealt with the severe overcrowding and poor conditions in a timely manner, preventing Kevin Lifoifoi from protecting himself by avoiding the attack. Maui News. Transport of inmates to court may resume with cluster ‘under control’ |
KAUAʻI |
KFD and KPD take budget, positions cuts in FY 22 proposal The county was recently tasked with balancing core services and operations with a tighter belt, and proposed a $243-million operating budget and $24.3-million capital improvement projects budget, with no position layoffs. Garden Island. Kaua‘i wants to reopen beaches to tourists. That could put homeless back on the streets |
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