LIHU‘E — The county is moving to allocate $475,000 for a special election prompted by the retirement of Prosecuting Attorney Justin Kollar. Kollar, who is…
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LIHU‘E — The county will accept $5 million in various in-lieu-of fees to satisfy workforce-housing requirements for a development in Koloa. Some residents don’t think…
LIHU‘E — A bill clarifying and outlining the county’s Department of Public Works and Kaua‘i County Council’s roles in determining measures to slow down traffic…
The latest fundraising numbers posted by the Campaign Spending Commission tell an interesting story, both locally and state-wide. The first big question I have is:…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen.Brian Schatz introduced last week new legislation to improve road-safety standards and make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. “For too long,…
LIHU‘E — A bill intended to squash the dreams of luxury camping developments in open- and agriculture-zoned areas has been further deferred by the Planning…
HONOLULU — The state Senate convened in a special veto-override session on Tuesday that will continue today at 3 p.m. regarding several of the 26…
LIHU‘E — The county will move into Tier 5 and end its resort bubble program on Thursday. The county is able to move to Tier…
LIHU‘E — Since March 2020, the county has tapped into at least 40% of its reserve fund. Since the onslaught of the pandemic until now,…
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure. But they are struggling with the…