On Tuesday, Governor David Ige announced his veto of HB1133, a bill that would have limited the amount of commercial use permits for the Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District to 40 and limit access at any given time to no more than 50 percent of the permit holders. “This measure is unnecessary as DLNR […]
New GEM$ Programs Takes Hawai‘i Closer to Green Energy Goals
Governor David Ige announced an innovative new program designed to make green energy installments more accessible and affordable for residents of the Aloha State. The Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$) on-bill program will help Hawai‘i take another significant step forward in meeting the state’s 100-percent renewable energy goal. The new program is designed to make […]
Hawai‘i Hotel Revenue Climbs Despite Turbulent Year – Do We Get A Cut?
Two major storms, a historic hotel-worker strike, floods, and active lava flows – through all that happened in Hawai‘i’s tempestuous 2018, one thing held fast: Hotels thrived. According to a hotel performance report released Friday by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, annual revenue for Hawai‘i’s hotels increased from 2017 to 2018 by 4.6 percent, to a […]
Bicycle safety law signed by Governor David Ige
Governor David Ige has signed HB2215, the Safe Passing 3 Foot law which requires motorists to provide a minimum of three feet of separation when passing a bicyclist. Washington DC and 36 states have instituted Safe Passing laws to help make roads safer for cyclists and all road users. These laws directly address one of […]
Governor Ige signs historic pesticide ban into Hawai‘i law
Once again, Hawai‘i has reaffirmed its status as a bastion of sanity in a country turned upside down absent a moral compass. On June 13, Governor David Ige signed SB 3095 into law, making the Aloha State the first in the nation to ban pesticides containing chlorpyrifos. Chlorpyrifos should have been banned from food crops […]
Environmental progress made with Hawai‘i state bills signed into law
If I had to guess, I’d put environmental catastrophe at the top of the list of potential causes for civilization collapse. True, there’s a lot of doom to choose from nowadays, with asteroids narrowly missing Earth and strange prognostications of an artificial intelligence uprising. But even as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock […]
Happy 4th of July from MauiTime!
Happy 4th of July! Celebrate America’s independence at a variety of red, white and blue events on Maui. Although Trump is still (somehow) the President, we can celebrate our beautiful community and the fact that Governor David Ige signed a law making Hawaii the first state to commit to the Paris Climate Accord. Enjoy time with your […]