AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Honokaa 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/honokaa-hi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/honokaa-hi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:06:42 -0600 (WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I) – Fire managers from around the country got an up-close, post-fire tour of the M?na Road fire area on Thursday. They https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasemana-road-fire-tour-provides-teaching-and-learning-moments-dec-17-2022-31507075-waikoloa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasemana-road-fire-tour-provides-teaching-and-learning-moments-dec-17-2022-31507075-waikoloa-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Lawmakers Demand Answers On Report That Information On Previous Leak Was Withheld From Regulators; Delegation: Investigation Should Not Delay https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-congressional-delegation-calls-for-independent-investigation-into-toxic-afff-leaks-at-red-hill-31508378-waimea-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-congressional-delegation-calls-for-independent-investigation-into-toxic-afff-leaks-at-red-hill-31508378-waimea-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that the annual appropriations bill includes $1 billion to defuel and https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-1-billion-to-defuel-shut-down-red-hill-included-in-appropriations-bill-31508373-lihue-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-1-billion-to-defuel-shut-down-red-hill-included-in-appropriations-bill-31508373-lihue-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 As Chair Of Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, Schatz Worked To Bring Home Additional Federal Dollars to HART WASHINGTON – U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-secures-nearly-64-million-in-new-funding-for-honolulu-rail-project-31508366-volcano-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-secures-nearly-64-million-in-new-funding-for-honolulu-rail-project-31508366-volcano-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Funding Included In Appropriations Bill Will Encourage Local Communities To Cut Unnecessary Housing Regulations, Help Increase Housing Supply https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-secures-85-million-to-address-national-housing-crisis-help-build-more-affordable-housing-31508370-kapolei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-secures-85-million-to-address-national-housing-crisis-help-build-more-affordable-housing-31508370-kapolei-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) will receive $17.3 https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-dhhl-to-receive-more-than-17-million-to-expand-highspeed-internet-in-native-hawaiian-communities-31508380-waipahu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-dhhl-to-receive-more-than-17-million-to-expand-highspeed-internet-in-native-hawaiian-communities-31508380-waipahu-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Kapolei, O?ahu) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) has announced the awarding of 23 grants to 14 recipients who will each receive a https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhl-media-release-dhhl-community-development-program-awards-twentythree-grants-31509040-honokaa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhl-media-release-dhhl-community-development-program-awards-twentythree-grants-31509040-honokaa-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is asking members of the public to help us build a safer Hawai‘i. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-hawaii-emergency-management-agency-seeks-public-input-for-new-state-hazard-mitigation-plan-31509015-kapolei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-hawaii-emergency-management-agency-seeks-public-input-for-new-state-hazard-mitigation-plan-31509015-kapolei-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – Trace levels of the chemical Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) were recently detected in water samples collected at the Kipapa https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-low-levels-of-pfos-detected-in-kipapa-acres-water-system-31509013-lahaina-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-low-levels-of-pfos-detected-in-kipapa-acres-water-system-31509013-lahaina-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Kapolei, O?ahu) – The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) adopted Resolution No. 305 honoring Chair William J. Ail?, Jr.’s service to the https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-release-hawaiian-homes-commission-recognizes-chair-william-j-aila-jr-31509023-waipahu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-release-hawaiian-homes-commission-recognizes-chair-william-j-aila-jr-31509023-waipahu-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HILO, Hawaii – National Adoption Day took on a local flavor as 16 Hawaii island keiki joined their “Forever Families” after their https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-state-judiciary-news-release-all-in-the-ohana-for-these-forever-families-31509016-hilo-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-state-judiciary-news-release-all-in-the-ohana-for-these-forever-families-31509016-hilo-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (HILO) – Four times, over the past nine years, Gene Tamashiro of Hilo has been cited or arrested for leading the planting of a so-called https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasekanaka-garden-planting-leads-to-arrest-at-wailoa-river-state-recreation-area-31509017-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasekanaka-garden-planting-leads-to-arrest-at-wailoa-river-state-recreation-area-31509017-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Waimea, Hawai?i Island) – The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and the Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders’ Association (WHHA) have https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhl-media-release-final-ea-published-for-kpuka-o-ke-ola-clinic-relocation-31509024-waimea-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dhhl-media-release-final-ea-published-for-kpuka-o-ke-ola-clinic-relocation-31509024-waimea-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (HONOLULU) – The Waik?k?-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area (SFMA), O‘ahu, will be closed to fishing for one year, from https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-release-waikikidiamond-head-shoreline-fisheries-management-area-to-close-for-fishing-for-one-year-31509037-koloa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-release-waikikidiamond-head-shoreline-fisheries-management-area-to-close-for-fishing-for-one-year-31509037-koloa-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Kapolei, O?ahu) – The Hawaiian Homes Commission (HHC) approved the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ (DHHL) update of the Anahola https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-release-commission-approves-dhhl-2022-anahola-regional-plan-update-31509039-makawao-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-release-commission-approves-dhhl-2022-anahola-regional-plan-update-31509039-makawao-hi.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600