AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kalaupapa 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/kalaupapa-hi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kalaupapa-hi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:15:05 -0600 HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige announced today the release of $392,782,744 for Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) that will be administered by https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-ige-announces-392m-in-capital-improvement-projects-31493673-kihei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-ige-announces-392m-in-capital-improvement-projects-31493673-kihei-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined eight Senate Democrats in a letter, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), to https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-lawmakers-urge-fda-to-consider-steps-to-protect-and-expand-access-to-medication-abortion-31495174-hanapepe-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-lawmakers-urge-fda-to-consider-steps-to-protect-and-expand-access-to-medication-abortion-31495174-hanapepe-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU, HI – Ahead of Small Business Saturday, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-and-video-ahead-of-small-business-saturday-hirono-visits-kaimuki-small-businesses-31496402-kapolei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-and-video-ahead-of-small-business-saturday-hirono-visits-kaimuki-small-businesses-31496402-kapolei-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU, HI – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) met with student leaders of the Filipino Curriculum Project to discuss the https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-and-video-hirono-meets-with-filipino-curriculum-project-student-leaders-31496404-waimea-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-and-video-hirono-meets-with-filipino-curriculum-project-student-leaders-31496404-waimea-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU — At about 11:30 p.m. HST on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawai‘i began erupting. At this https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-mauna-loa-has-erupted-lava-currently-confined-to-summit-area-with-no-imminent-threat-to-communities-downhill-emergency-management-systems-activated-31496472-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-mauna-loa-has-erupted-lava-currently-confined-to-summit-area-with-no-imminent-threat-to-communities-downhill-emergency-management-systems-activated-31496472-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 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/news-release-dcca-disciplinary-actions-through-october-2022-31496484-kihei-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-dcca-disciplinary-actions-through-october-2022-31496484-kihei-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Anahola, Kaua?i) – The Department of Hawaiian Homes Lands (DHHL) held an opening ceremony for its new Kaua?i District Office on Monday, https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-release-dhhl-opens-new-kauai-district-office-31496488-waipahu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-release-dhhl-opens-new-kauai-district-office-31496488-waipahu-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-release-october-2022-total-vistor-count-951-percent-of-the-2019-level-31496481-waimea-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-release-october-2022-total-vistor-count-951-percent-of-the-2019-level-31496481-waimea-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – The Hawai?i Department of Health (DOH) advises the public to be prepared for air quality impacts due to the Mauna Loa eruption. As of https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-mauna-loa-eruption-raises-potential-for-air-quality-hazards-31496489-mililani-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-mauna-loa-eruption-raises-potential-for-air-quality-hazards-31496489-mililani-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -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 Thu, 21 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 Thu, 21 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 Thu, 21 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 Thu, 21 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 Thu, 21 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 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600