Thomas Heaton

New legislation awaiting the governor’s signature would help businesses operate out of home kitchens.

The ability of fire departments to muster extra help during major wildfires is a critical issue for the state as it grapples with how to prevent another disaster like Lahaina.

Representatives from fire organizations statewide are at a conference this week in Reno about minimizing and managing wildfire threats.

The Department of Education has been planning to build a “mega kitchen” that would eventually go to the Agribusiness Development Corp. But it has yet to pay the security deposit.

The Senate is expected to take up a measure that has raised safety concerns but could help with the housing crisis.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture census paints a sorry picture for Hawaii’s goals of increasing food production.

An innovative recycling plant also hopes to provide a process to turn invasive weeds and grasses into something more useful.

The DOE has also failed to deliver a required annual update to state lawmakers on progress so far.

Gov. Josh Green’s administration has moved quickly to shift thousands of acres out of DLNR’s control to boost ag production but more remains on the table.

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