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Hawaiian Electric system upgrades to buffet electric bills
WEB1 day ago · This project, approved by the PUC in January, is to cost $190 million. Because the federal government has already agreed to pay half, Hawaiian Electric’s $95 million share is estimated to raise ...
Hilo receives federal funding to install roundabout downtown
WEB2 days ago · A project to build a traffic roundabout in downtown Hilo has received more than $17 million in federal funding. Included in that appropriation is a $17.5 million grant to reconfigure the ...
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WEB3 days ago · County seeks dismissal of pedestrian death lawsuit against HPD, cop. Jun. 27, 2024. Hawaii County is requesting dismissal of a lawsuit seeking monetary damages from the Hawaii Police Department ...
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WEBJun 26, 2024 · Six more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Hawaii County since Dec. 31, according to the state Department of Health.
State seeing a summer COVID-19 surge - West Hawaii Today
WEBJun 22, 2024 · The average number of hospitalized COVID patients in Hawaii reached 126 per day this week, the highest level since the summer surge last August. An average of six COVID patients per day were in ...
Maui County weighs phasing out vacation rentals
WEB5 days ago · The commission is the first official group to hear Bissen’s proposal, which would phase out 2,200 vacation rentals in West Maui apartment districts by July 1, 2025, and eventually all 7,000 ...
New council districts slowly taking shape - West Hawaii Today
WEBNov 16, 2021 · Members of the county Redistricting Commission, battling against a tight timeframe to have a proposed map ready for public hearings next month, on Friday spent almost four hours, tugging a little ...
Tourism continues rebound - West Hawaii Today
WEBDec 30, 2021 · By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Thursday, December 30, 2021, 12:05 a.m. Share this story. Tourists shop at the Kona Farmers Market in April 2021. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today ...
Hapuna to remain closed through early November
WEBOct 27, 2022 · The beach park and its cabins are closed to the public following a waterline break on Oct. 8 as the state works on repairs. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today) A popular South Kohala beach park and ...