News from May 2022
Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet May 31
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 27, 2022
Hawaii County Finance Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 31.
Hawaii County Human Services and Social Services Committee will meet May 31
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 26, 2022
Hawaii County Human Services and Social Services Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 31.
Hawaii County Planning Committee will meet May 31
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | May 26, 2022
Hawaii County Planning Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 31.
Hirono: 'The COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely challenging for Hawaii’s small businesses'
By John Kelly | May 25, 2022
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) recently confirmed that the U.S. Department of the Treasury has approved $62 million in federal funding for Hawaii's small businesses.
Ige signs Act 24, allowing student journalists to receive professional press protection and 'real-world learning opportunities'
By Ariana Chiarenza | May 25, 2022
Hawaii's Gov. David Ige (D) signed legislation this week that will extend the press protection given to professional journalists to student journalists as well, offering guaranteed freedom of speech.
Ige and Hawaii DOH mark Emergency Medical Services Week by 'recognizing the daily heroism of our EMS providers'
By Solange DeLisle | May 25, 2022
Gov. David Ige (D-HI) recently teamed up with the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) to recognize the dedicated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) practitioners and professionals across the state.
Hawaii AG confirms indictment of former Kauai police officer: 'Public servants must be held accountable when they engage in misconduct'
By Timothy Stuckey | May 25, 2022
Hawaii Attorney General Holly Shikada recently revealed that a grand jury in Kauai County has indicted a former Kauai Police Department employee for suspected misconduct involving state funds, according to Gov. David Ige's (D) website.
Schatz: 'Companies shouldn’t be able to save money on their taxes by busting unions'
By Timothy Stuckey | May 25, 2022
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) has recently expressed support for a bill sponsored by Democrats, which seeks to prohibit tax deductions for anti-union efforts.
Hawaii Coffee Association names Statewide Coffee Cupping, barista winners at 27th annual conference
By Press Release | May 25, 2022
Winners of the Hawaii Coffee Association’s 13th Annual Statewide Coffee Cupping Competition and the inaugural Café Collective SigBev Competition were announced during the 27th Hawaii Coffee Association Conference May 19-21 in Kona.
Hirono 'honored' to help name VA clinic after late senator
By Caleb Lombardo | May 24, 2022
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) says she was "honored" to continue the work of those before her by introducing legislation that would rename a Veterans Administration clinic in Hawaii.
Hawaii County COVID-19 cases averaged 107 per day over past week
By Big Island Times reports | May 22, 2022
New COVID-19 cases in Hawaii County were up 18.3% over the past two weeks, with the average number of daily cases over the past week reaching 107, according to data from the state’s Department of Health.
State sheriffs and Honolulu police looking for inmate who recently escaped
By Andy Nghiem | May 21, 2022
Law enforcement officials in Hawaii are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Waiawa Correctional Facility on May 14.
Stanford "Stan" Louis Barcarse
By Press release submission | May 21, 2022
Stanford "Stan" Louis Barcarse
Ige reveals funding to save Hawaiian honeycreepers: ‘This federal funding could not come at a better time’
By Ariana Chiarenza | May 21, 2022
Gov. David Ige (D-Hawaii ) revealed that $14 million in federal funding was awarded to the state to aid in saving the Hawaiian honeycreeper population.
Hawaii Home Lands Department breaks ground on Big Island water supply system
By John Kelly | May 20, 2022
William Ailā, Jr., the Hawaiian Homes Commission chair of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, said the department recently broke ground on a County of Hawaii's Department of Water Supply system in Kaʻū. on May 13.
Hawaii Coffee Association reaches agreement to fight counterfeiting
By David Beasley | May 20, 2022
The Hawaii Coffee Association (HCA) has reached an agreement with the Oritain company to build a statewide “origin fingerprint” database to verify the origins of coffee grown in Hawaii, according to a news release.