LIHU‘E — U.S. Department of Energy has announced that Honolulu and Kaua‘i have been selected as part of the agency’s Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project…
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LIHU‘E — Despite Gov. David Ige deciding against furloughs and layoffs after the passing of the federal American Rescue Plan, the state Department of Taxation…
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i is moving forward with the issuance of approximately $28.5 million of general obligation bonds with the intent to refund…
LIHU‘E — The next budget spanning July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, plays a key role in the county’s COVID-19 recovery. Mayor Derek Kawakami…
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration moved to restore the asylum system to the way it worked for decades Friday by releasing a group of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) has been appointed to chair the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, which provides important oversight of…
HONOLULU — State Rep. Takashi Ohno (Nu‘uanu, Liliha, Pu‘unui, Alewa Heights) has introduced a bill to mitigate traffic on Hawai‘i roads. House Bill 1293 would…
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, triggering…
WASHINGTON — The Senate Finance Committee approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary on Friday, setting up…
HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige appointed long-time educator Laura Clint Acasio to the state Senate, District 1, which encompasses the greater Hilo area on Hawai‘i…