AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kaaawa 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/kaaawa-hi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kaaawa-hi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 04 Jan 2025 17:16:46 -0600 New Law Will Extend Site Preservation, Create New Educational Grant Program WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed the Norman Y. Mineta https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-bill-to-fund-education-of-japanese-american-internment-preserve-confinement-sites-signed-into-law-31513880-hanapepe-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-bill-to-fund-education-of-japanese-american-internment-preserve-confinement-sites-signed-into-law-31513880-hanapepe-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – Last month, President Joe Biden signed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law. The new law includes a https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-legislation-to-provide-more-transparency-accountability-to-police-department-purchases-of-military-equipment-signed-into-law-31514580-kapolei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-legislation-to-provide-more-transparency-accountability-to-police-department-purchases-of-military-equipment-signed-into-law-31514580-kapolei-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU — K?lauea volcano erupted Thursday afternoon, following a brief period of increased seismic activity, but the lava remained confined to https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-kilauea-volcano-has-erupted-initial-lava-flow-is-confined-to-summit-caldera-there-is-no-current-threat-to-communities-31514767-kahuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-kilauea-volcano-has-erupted-initial-lava-flow-is-confined-to-summit-caldera-there-is-no-current-threat-to-communities-31514767-kahuku-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU — The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG) reminds businesses to file https://www.americantowns.com/news/dcca-news-release-first-quarter-hawaii-annual-business-reports-due-31514764-kihei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dcca-news-release-first-quarter-hawaii-annual-business-reports-due-31514764-kihei-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary https://www.americantowns.com/news/dcca-disciplinary-actions-through-december-2022-31514765-kaneohe-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dcca-disciplinary-actions-through-december-2022-31514765-kaneohe-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (HONOLULU) – DLNR is seeking comments on a proposal to protect nearly 100 unencumbered State land parcels across Hawai’i as part of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-release-input-sought-on-addition-of-nearly-100-land-parcels-to-reserve-systems-and-rule-changes-31514766-hana-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-release-input-sought-on-addition-of-nearly-100-land-parcels-to-reserve-systems-and-rule-changes-31514766-hana-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on the passing of singer and entertainer Danny https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-statement-on-the-passing-of-danny-kaleikini-31515357-hawi-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-statement-on-the-passing-of-danny-kaleikini-31515357-hawi-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – Low levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) were recently detected in water samples collected at the Waipahu Wells II Granular https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-low-levels-of-pfas-detected-in-waipahu-wells-ii-31515565-waimea-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-low-levels-of-pfas-detected-in-waipahu-wells-ii-31515565-waimea-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Project made possible by nearly $100 million in federal funding from the DoD HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-breaks-ground-on-new-mokapu-elementary-school-at-marine-corps-base-hawaii-31516050-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-breaks-ground-on-new-mokapu-elementary-school-at-marine-corps-base-hawaii-31516050-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Aloha Friend, We hope you’ve had a great beginning to 2023! Team Green is excited to share what we’ve been up to. Please read on for https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-governor-josh-green-update-january-13-2023-31519357-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-governor-josh-green-update-january-13-2023-31519357-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Insurance Division is reminding Hawai?i residents that it is not too https://www.americantowns.com/news/dcca-hawaii-residents-reminded-to-review-health-insurance-coverage-31516166-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dcca-hawaii-residents-reminded-to-review-health-insurance-coverage-31516166-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU — Hawai?i Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has been notified by the State of Hawai?i Elections Commission of the need to https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-state-judiciary-news-release-applicants-sought-for-hawaii-elections-commission-31516899-kaneohe-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-state-judiciary-news-release-applicants-sought-for-hawaii-elections-commission-31516899-kaneohe-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 (Maalaea, Maui) – A dozen or more times each season, humpback whales while on their principal breeding and calving grounds within the Hawaiian https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasestate-and-federal-responders-practice-whale-disentanglement-31516898-lahaina-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasestate-and-federal-responders-practice-whale-disentanglement-31516898-lahaina-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU, HI – To kick off Climate Week, Governor Josh Green, M.D. shared his vision for Hawai‘i’s leadership in renewable energy https://www.americantowns.com/news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-governor-green-sets-course-for-hawaii-climate-leadership-31516900-kihei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-governor-green-sets-course-for-hawaii-climate-leadership-31516900-kihei-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU, HI – On the first National Human Trafficking Awareness Day since its creation, the Department of the Attorney General’s Special https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-202302-attorney-generals-special-investigation-and-prosecution-division-joins-fight-against-human-trafficking-31517657-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-202302-attorney-generals-special-investigation-and-prosecution-division-joins-fight-against-human-trafficking-31517657-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600