Monthly Archives: June 2015

Congressman Mark Takai (HI-01) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 2042 the Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 that would weaken the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) effort to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants

Sun-rich Hawaii is on pace to have its best year ever for new solar installations, according to the recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight Report compiled by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

The County of Maui Dept. of Parks and Recreation today announced a construction project to install lights at the Keopuolani Park Soccer Field #4 will commence July 6, 2015. Construction areas at Field #4 will be closed for safety reasons; however, the park will remain open for use

The Maui County Hazard Mitigation Planning Steering Committee invites Maui County residents to participate in reviewing the draft County-wide Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) at a community meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The meeting will be held from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. in the Cameron Center meeting room, located at 95 Mahalani Street, Wailuku.

the Hawaii Congressional Delegation praised the Department of Interior’s award of nearly $3 million in Japanese American Confinement Site grants, including two projects in Hawaii. These grants will support projects that will preserve confinement sites across Hawaii and tell the stories of Japanese Americans who were unlawfully detained during World War II

The state’s Insurance Division is advising Big Island residents that the Hawaii Property Insurance Association (HPIA) is now accepting all new business applications and coverage increase requests.

Greg Burns with Elite Pacific Properties sold a true Hawaii masterpiece last week, listed at $9,700,000. The estate is perched over one of the most premier locations in the world, 102 Honolua Place in West Maui. Offering the ultimate in privacy, this estate is one of only three exclusive properties resting behind a separate private gated entrance to the renowned Plantation Estates

Gov. David Ige today signed into law four energy bills, including one that strengthens Hawaii’s commitment to clean energy by directing the state’s utilities to generate 100 percent of their electricity sales from renewable energy resources by 2045.

In order to further explore the possibility of Maui County running their own power utility, a delegation from Maui County is heading to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend the American Public Power Association (APPA) National Conference.

Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a complaint against Property Solutions International Corp, Premier 1 Property, Inc. and Marvin Scott for allegedly defrauding consumers out of thousands of dollars. According to the complaint filed this week, the defendants promised consumers they could sell their property for many times the value of the land.

Today, the Hawai’i Congressional Delegation announced that the Honolulu International Airport will receive $16.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation

Congressman Mark Takai (HI-01) released the following statement after the announcement of an Administrative Order on Consent that would commit the military to providing an infrastructure plan to make improvements to the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility

Governor Ige thanked the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) team for halting construction to allow him to listen to and learn from those with differing points of view on the issues surrounding the project. During the timeout, the governor consulted with the University of Hawai‘i, TMT officials, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Native Hawaiian lineal and cultural descendants, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and individual supporters and opponents of the project. He also visited the summit of Mauna Kea