Like waiting in line at a theme park, that’s how travelers departing from Kahului Airport on Maui are describing the TSA lines. Local residents said the TSA lines are the worst they’ve ever seen. “It took us longer than one hour and 40 minutes waiting with young twin boys and it was really tough,” said …
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Gov. David Ige recently signed a bill appropriating $5 million to plan and build the Kalaupapa Memorial on Molokai. The memorial will list the names of the nearly 8,000 men, women and children who were taken from their families and forcibly isolated on the peninsula known as Kalaupapa because they were diagnosed with leprosy, now …
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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Terminal three at the Honolulu airport has some new additions to accommodate travelers flying to and from neighboring islands. Mokulele Airlines is the airline that flies out of terminal three. Their chief of staff, Keith Sisson said, “We are busting at the seams at this terminal, and you know the airport and …
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1. What is the biggest issue facing your district, and what would you do about it? The greatest issue/need for my district and my main priority remains the same; to ensure outreach and inclusion of all islands and residents when it comes to state services, resources, programs and jobs. Representing the only true canoe …
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Governor David Ige today signed HB2171 establishing a new Department of Law Enforcement in Hawaiʻi. The last time a new department was formed in the state was over 30 years ago, in 1989, with the creation of the Department of Public Safety. The new DLE includes the Department of Public Safety’s Law Enforcement Division (State Sheriff Division …
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Residents dealing with axis deer issues in Maui County now have a list of resources to help. Senator Lynn DeCoite (District 7 – Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe), in collaboration with state and County agencies, compiled a list of information and resources on who to contact regarding injured or dead deer, and nuisance populations on private and government lands. …
Senator Lynn DeCoite of Maui today announced the 13 organizations that were chosen to receive grant-in-aid (GIA) awards from the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. “For two years during the height of the pandemic, the Legislature has been unable to grant aid to organizations across our state,” said Senator DeCoite (District 7 –Hāna, East and Upcountry Maui, …
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With the State’s economy rebounding and significant increases in tax revenues, Maui County’s Senate delegation is in full support of the supplemental operating budget for fiscal years 2022-2023 as recently passed out of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. “With funding set aside for infrastructure, education, housing and health on the Valley Isle and statewide, …
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Deer on Molokai are on pace to outnumber residents 10-to-one, taking up more and more space on the small island. They are creeping up the valleys and remote ridges, endangering native plants and stripping vegetation. They are also coming into residential areas, and grazing through pasture land. Many visitors have come to admire these free-range …
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By Catherine Cluett Pactol | Editor As the rainy season comes to a close with a dry finish, weather forecasters are predicting drought conditions to continue on Molokai. “The October through April Hawaiian Islands wet season is the time of year where most of the leeward areas get the bulk of their rainfall,” said Kevin …
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