However, callers to the FEMA assistance hotline are told in recorded messages that they should provide a social security number and are warned that lying in an application for aid is a federal offense. For immigrants who were brought to Maui as children, it is the only home they know. ...
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Interior Department Strengthens Native Hawaiian Consultation Policies and Procedures, Affirms Federal Trust Responsibility to Native Hawaiian Community by News Release Thursday, January 16, 2025 "...government-to-sovereign consultations between the Department and the Native Hawaiian Community, to include Nati...
Shall the Charter be amended to authorize the County Clerk to update the Charter in compliance with law, clarify the County Clerk’s other duties, and to prohibit the County Clerk and Deputy County Clerk from actively participating in political management or campaigns for Federal, State, or Count...
State taxes are collected under a centralized tax system. The chief sources of the state’s revenue are a general excise tax, individual income taxes, and federal grants-in-aid. Transportation Ocean surface transportation is Hawaii’s lifeline, andHonolulu Harbor, with its extensive docks, warehou...
Kauai Police Department issues drone guidelines for Kauai.Permission from KPD is not required to fly a drone on the island; however, drone regulations are governed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that states all drones must be registered with the FAA.Garden Island. ...
The governor said he would maintain other pandemic-era unemployment insurance benefits, including a weekly $300 federal government supplement to weekly benefits. Ige said he believed this extra payment helps unemployed residents pay rent and other expenses, which helps the economy....
"Our goal is to create opportunities for you folks to start rebuilding on your properties," she said. About 3,800 residents are still living in hotels. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is building 169 temporary housing units for displaced residents and is renting 1,300 units from landl...
Several months after the Lahaina fire, I sent amemoto the governor and other key state, federal and county officials outlining strategies that would help the construction of both temporary and permanent housing for fire victims. This was followed in August 2024 with a Grassrootreporton more ways...
Update: The death toll for the Maui fires has increased.View our latest coverage here.At least six people were killed on the Hawaiian island of Maui aswind-fueled wildfirestore through the area, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. announced. Hundreds of buildings have also been damaged or destroyed...