AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kealia Hawaii. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/kealia-hi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kealia-hi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 29 Nov 2024 01:30:22 -0600 It’s been going around the internet as satire that Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are freezing the bank accounts of https://www.americantowns.com/news/free-speech-and-lockdowns-part-ii-31496758-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/free-speech-and-lockdowns-part-ii-31496758-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today at a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) hearing about Native veterans, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono pressed https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-sen-hirono-to-va-native-hawaiians-should-never-be-deemed-an-afterthought-31497601-hanalei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-sen-hirono-to-va-native-hawaiians-should-never-be-deemed-an-afterthought-31497601-hanalei-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (HILO) – As lava continues to flow into the Northeast Rift zone from Mauna Loa’s summit caldera, the DLNR Division of Forestry and https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releaseadditional-closures-in-hawaii-island-forest-reserves-nov-29-2022-31497184-hilo-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releaseadditional-closures-in-hawaii-island-forest-reserves-nov-29-2022-31497184-hilo-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige issued an Emergency Proclamation relating to Mauna Loa last night. “We’re thankful the lava flow is not https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-emergency-proclamation-for-mauna-loa-eruption-31497185-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-emergency-proclamation-for-mauna-loa-eruption-31497185-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Kaunakakai, Moloka?i) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ (DHHL) Moloka?i District Office will be closed from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 https://www.americantowns.com/news/public-notice-dhhl-molokai-district-office-scheduled-closures-31497186-kailua-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/public-notice-dhhl-molokai-district-office-scheduled-closures-31497186-kailua-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – The Hawai?i Department of Health (DOH) was notified this afternoon of a release of approximately 1,100 gallons of Aqueous Film https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-doh-investigating-red-hill-afff-fire-suppressant-spill-31497188-waimea-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-doh-investigating-red-hill-afff-fire-suppressant-spill-31497188-waimea-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that Hawai‘i will receive $5.6 million in new federal funding https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-hawaii-to-receive-more-than-5-million-to-provide-highspeed-internet-access-to-more-people-across-the-state-31497595-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-hawaii-to-receive-more-than-5-million-to-provide-highspeed-internet-access-to-more-people-across-the-state-31497595-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, renewed efforts to urge President https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-leads-group-of-7-senators-urging-president-biden-to-commute-native-american-activist-leonard-peltiers-sentence-31497598-kahuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-leads-group-of-7-senators-urging-president-biden-to-commute-native-american-activist-leonard-peltiers-sentence-31497598-kahuku-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the Hawaii State Department of Health will receive $14.4 million in https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-over-14-million-investment-in-public-health-infrastructure-in-hawaii-31497604-keaau-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-over-14-million-investment-in-public-health-infrastructure-in-hawaii-31497604-keaau-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige announced today the award of $5,570,883 in “Internet for All” planning grants to Hawai‘i from the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-governor-ige-announces-more-than-55m-in-internet-for-all-planning-grants-for-hawaii-31497719-wailuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-governor-ige-announces-more-than-55m-in-internet-for-all-planning-grants-for-hawaii-31497719-wailuku-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Kealakehe, Hawai?i Island) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), through its contractor Terraformation, Inc., will conduct landscape https://www.americantowns.com/news/public-notice-lai-oua-landscape-and-brush-clearing-efforts-scheduled-31497722-koloa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/public-notice-lai-oua-landscape-and-brush-clearing-efforts-scheduled-31497722-koloa-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – The Hawai?i Department of Health (DOH) continues to respond to a release of approximately 1,100 gallons of Aqueous Film Forming Foam https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-red-hill-afff-fire-suppressant-spill-nov-30-update-31497723-kahuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-red-hill-afff-fire-suppressant-spill-nov-30-update-31497723-kahuku-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act into law. The new law, authored by https://www.americantowns.com/news/president-signs-schatz-bill-to-expand-marijuana-research-into-law-31499363-kapolei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/president-signs-schatz-bill-to-expand-marijuana-research-into-law-31499363-kapolei-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation with Senator Bob https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-strengthen-protections-against-sexual-harassment-discrimination-in-education-31499365-kaneohe-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-strengthen-protections-against-sexual-harassment-discrimination-in-education-31499365-kaneohe-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Kapolei, O?ahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ (DHHL) update of its General Plan has been adopted by the Hawaiian Homes https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhl-media-release-commission-adopts-dhhl-2022-general-plan-update-31499548-kapolei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhl-media-release-commission-adopts-dhhl-2022-general-plan-update-31499548-kapolei-hi.html Government and Politics Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600