Why aren’t there more charging stations for Hawaii’s electric vehicles?
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| Electric vehicles are all over Hawai‘i roads. So why aren’t there more charging stations? In the past year, there was a nearly 32% increase in the number of passenger electric vehicles in Hawai‘i, according to the state. But officials said Hawai‘i is the lowest in the country when it comes to charging ports per electric vehicle. Hawaii News Now. Honolulu rail deficit estimate cut to $1.97B The projected $3.5 billion deficit for the city’s troubled rail project is far less than feared — $1.97 billion, rail officials said Wednesday. Rail is now expected to cost nearly $11.4 billion to reach Ala Moana Center. Star-Advertiser. Civil Beat. Hawaii News Now. Hawai‘i Pacific Health ranks second in nation for cost-efficiency |
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| HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE Sport of Climbing Continues to Rise in Hawai‘i Climbing has gained popularity in Hawai‘i and around the world in recent years, culminating in the sport’s debut at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2018, Climbing Business Journal reported about a 12% increase in the commercial climbing gym industry… read more. |
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| City Council committee OK’s O‘ahu hotel tax proposal A measure that would establish a 3% city hotel tax advanced to final reading during a Honolulu City Council Budget Committee meeting Wednesday. Under Bill 40, revenue from the new tax would be split between the city’s general fund, rail and to support parks, beaches and other natural resources affected by tourism. Star-Advertiser. Vacation rental bill could starve Windward businesses that cater to tourists Reasons behind Honolulu’s building permit backlog HPD says it will take a fresh look at its vehicle pursuit policy State: Aloha Stadium redevelopment will provide nearly $1.5B economic boost O‘ahu grand jury indicts adoptive parents in Isabella Kalua murder case |
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| HAWAIʻI ISLAND |
| Nearly 100 apply for Phase 2 of buyout program for lava-inundated properties As of the end of last week, 90 people had applied for the second phase of the county’s Voluntary Housing Buyout Program, said Disaster Recovery Officer Douglas Le. The second phase, which runs until the end of January, allows owners of secondary residences damaged, isolated or destroyed by the 2018 Kīlauea eruption to apply for the county to buy their properties. Tribune-Herald. |
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| HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE Saving Hawai‘i’s Endemic Plants, One Seed at a Time In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service named the Phyllostegia glabra, a member of the mint family that grew in the moist forests of Lāna‘i, as lost to extinction. The Army Natural Resources Program on O‘ahu works to stem the loss by maintaining a permanent stock of rare seeds... read more. |
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| Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donates $2.5 million to fight homelessness in Hawai‘i Family Life Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving the homeless population on the islands of Maui, Molokaʻi and on Kauaʻi, has been selected to receive a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day One Families Fund—the largest grant in Family Life Center’s history. This donation comes as Bezos recently bought a new estate on Maui in the area of La Perrouse Bay for $78 million. Maui Now. Hawaii News Now. |
| KAUAʻI |
| Alakoko “Menehune” Fishpond saved; Chan, Zuckerberg make $4 million donation The 102-acre Alakoko “Menehune” Fishpond has successfully been purchased by nonprofits The Trust for Public Land and Malama Hule‘ia for cultural and environmental stewardship in perpetuity. It will continue as an outdoor learning space for students to learn the science of native ecosystems, Hawaiian culture and traditional fishponds. Garden Island. |
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