“Keiki Caucus outlines priorities for 2023 state legislative session.”
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
The Keiki Caucus the caucus hosted a press conference earlier this month at the state Capitol in Honolulu to outline its bill package and policy agenda a day before the opening sessions of the 32nd Hawai‘i Legislature.
Community input is sought for the rehabilitation project of the Kīlauea Avenue and Keawe Street intersection.
Snow has come to Big Island summits once again. Check out the photos of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
A deceased sperm whale washed up at Lydgate Park on Kaua’i. The cause of death of the 56-foot-long, 120,000-pound animal will be determined at another time.
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Keiki Caucus outlines priorities for 2023 state legislative session By Nathan Christophel
HONOLULU — The Keiki Caucus was formed nearly 30 years ago to listen to Hawaiʻi’s young people and elevate their voices in the state legislative process.
The bipartisan caucus is made up of more than 130 state legislators, community advocates, department and agency leaders, and individuals who are committed to the well-being of Hawai‘i’s children.
Public input sought on Kīlauea Avenue and Keawe Street project
Department of Public Works, along with Department of Water Supply and Department of Environmental Management will be holding a community meeting to discuss the upcoming road, water and sewer work related to the Kīlauea Avenue and Keawe Street Rehabilitation project.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and solicit stakeholder feedback for the upcoming project work.
Video, photos: Winter wonderland on Hawaiʻi Island summits — spewing lava, too
Winter storm warnings continue through 6 p.m. Monday for the summits of 13,803-foot Maunakea and 13,679-foot Mauna Loa on the Big Island. Snow begins at levels of 12,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service.
Winds are expected to strengthen late Sunday night through Monday with periods of blizzard-like conditions expected on Monday, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
Driver suffers severe injuries after nearly hitting pedestrian in North Kona
A 31-year-old man, originally from Wisconsin, suffered severe injuries following a single-vehicle collision in the early morning hours of Jan. 29 in North Kona.
The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on Queen Ka‘ahumanu Highway, just south of the Henry Street intersection.
Kaua’i beach closed to remove 120,000-pound beached whale
Due to the efforts to remove a deceased beached whale, Lydgate Beach Park on Kaua’i is closed until further notice.
Officials with the County of Kaua‘i’s Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Public Works, Ocean Safety Bureau, Kaua‘i Police Department, Department of Land and Natural Resources and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are currently responding.
Little fire ants invading Kaua‘i; Big Island already knows their destruction By Scott Yunker
Little fire ants have been invading Kauaʻi, as they already have done on the Big Island.
“These little bugs pack a mean punch,” personnel said in the December newsletter of the Kaua’i Invasive Species Committee.
Hilo’s music festival Hoʻolauleʻa returned with 20 bands, food, thousands of revelers By Nathan Christophel
Music floated through the calm air at the Hele gas station on Kaʻūmana Drive in Hilo, enticing people as far as a mile away to join the party unfolding on Bayfront.
More than 20 bands were featured throughout the night on four stages, playing eclectic music that everyone could enjoy, while just as many vendors, if not more, sold ono (delicious) food and merchandise.
Surface trough near Maui County slowly moves west
A surface trough near Maui County continues to bring cloud and shower development over the islands as it moves slowly west through today, according to the National Weather Service. A strong upper-level low to the west is destabilizing the atmosphere, with a Flood Watch in effect for all islands through this afternoon.
Multiple Molokaʻi schools will be closed Monday due to severe weather
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education’s five public schools on Moloka‘i will be closed for students and staff on Monday, Jan. 30, due to impacts from severe weather. The impacted schools are: Kaunakakai Elementary; Kilohana Elementary; Maunaloa Elementary; Moloka‘i Middle; and Moloka‘i High.
Kauai Weather Forecast for January 30, 2023
A surface trough near Maui County will act as a focus for cloud and shower development over all islands as it moves slowly northwest today. A strong upper-level…
Kauai Surf Forecast for January 30, 2023
The long-period northwest (310 degrees) swell peaked overnight and has begun to lower, but the High Surf Advisory (HSA) remains in effect for most north and…
