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Kaupakuea Homestead Road Reduced to One Lane Traffic on July 22, 23
A soils investigation for the Makea Stream Bridge requires reducing Kaupakuea Homestead Road to one lane of traffic on July 22 and 23, 2019.
UH Study Highlights Problematic Drug Prices
The study has found an effective drug treatment for chronic heart failure may price out many senior citizens with a standard Medicare Part D drug plan.
Sen. Schatz Says Border Conditions ‘Inhumane’
Sen. Schatz toured southern border facilities in McAllen, Texas, with a 13-member Senate Democratic delegation.
Small Craft Advisory
Affected Areas: Alenuihaha Channel, Big Island Leeward Waters, Big Island SE Waters.
DAY 6: TMT-Protestor Standoff
About 1,400 protestors gathered at the Saddle Road-Mauna Kea Access Road intersection today.
STUDY: Hawaiʻi No. 2 in Nation for Cost of Road Construction
Hawaiʻi is among the states with the highest construction costs per mile: $25,000.
House Hawaiian Caucus: Rescind Emergency Proclamation
“We urge Gov. Ige to reflect on current events and move forward with empathy, respect and righteousness.”
Senate Hawaiian Caucus: ‘We Stand With The People’
The Hawai‘i State Senate Hawaiian Caucus released the following statement regarding the demonstrations related to the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea.
PHOTOS: TMT-Protector Standoff
Photographer Gerald Besson has captured the essence of the TMT-Mauna Protector standoff in this photo gallery.
VIDEO: Hawai‘i Island DOCARE Chief on Front Line of Maunakea-TMT Conflict
Lino Kamakau, a 33-year veteran of the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement is on the front lines on Mauna Kea Access Road on Hawai‘i Island.
Small Craft Advisory in Effect Through Sunday
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY, JULY 21
BGCBI Youth of the Year Earns Scholarship
Hawai‘i government research shows Hawaiʻi Island youth are experiencing difficulties in school, according to a Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island release.
100 Religious Leaders Release Statement of Solidarity with Kanaka
The Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center and others created a statement in light of the recent TMT protests and arrests atop Mauna Kea and delivered it to Gov. David Ige.
Gov. Ige Speaks Out on TMT
Reports of drug and alcohol use in the protest zone, high-running emotions, as well as the spread of rumors and a crowd of roughly 1,000 protestors Friday that is expected to swell over the weekend warrant concern.
DLNR: State is NOT Preparing for ‘War’
Today’s crowd atop Maunakea was estimated at between 800 and 1200. There have been no arrests or injuries today.
Rep. Gabbard Talks TMT
“I urge Gov. Ige to withdraw the emergency declaration, delay any new construction, and bring leaders together from both sides in the spirit of aloha to hoʻoponopono and determine the best path forward.”
DAY 5: DOCARE Chief Challenges Claims of Excessive Force
Claims circulated Friday, July 19, 2019, that the state government has approved the use of excessive force in dealings with protestors of the Thirty Meter Telescope, which has been given the go-ahead to begin construction atop Maunakea.
UH Mānoa Undergrads Oppose TMT Construction
The Associated Students of the University of Hawai’i reiterated its opposition to the current construction of the TMT atop Mauna a Wākea on Hawai‘i Island.
Senators to Livestream From Texas Immigration Processing Center
A Democratic delegation to the southern border to investigate will inspect and evaluate conditions at facilities at the Ursula RGV Centralized Processing Center.
DLNR UPDATE: ‘Law Enforcement Showed Great Restraint’
“Yesterday, law enforcement showed great restraint. Anyone that characterized it yesterday as a failure is just simply wrong.”
