The state Public Utilities Commission is gathering public input on an application by Hawaiian Electric to raise base rates over the next two years, and comments including opposition from ratepayers are piling up.
A proposal to exempt about 3,400 legal short-term vacation rental properties on Maui from an impending ban met with overwhelming disagreement from a commission Tuesday after heavy public debate.
The parent company of Hawaiian Electric was among private shareholders of American Savings Bank that sold stock in the financial institution to the public last week.
Members of the general public have several opportunities later this week to pay respects to late Hawaii Gov. George Ariyoshi and his family, starting with a visitation and ceremony Friday at the state Capitol.
Many Hawaii tourists with near-term plans to visit Kauai are in quandaries over whether to make their trips in the wake of widespread damage to the island Monday from Hurricane Lowell.
A state lawmaker who recently lost her seat in the Legislature due to a drawing of names to break a tie in Hawaii’s Aug. 8 primary election has filed a complaint in court alleging the draw was neither random nor legal.
Yet another dispute delaying initial payments to thousands of Maui wildfire victims from a $4 billion litigation settlement is headed to the Hawaii Supreme Court.
Oahu voters who cured deficiencies in their ballots over the last five days made a difference in two exceptionally close primary election races for seats in Hawaii’s Legislature — but not enough to yield winners Friday.
A state board on Friday decided to get closer to completing a directive under a more than 30-year-old Hawaii law to convey over 16,000 acres of state land for the benefit of a Hawaiian homesteading program.
The state Public Utilities Commission has approved another round of utility-scale renewable energy project additions to island power grids through competitive bids.
