AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Kawaihae 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/kawaihae-hi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/kawaihae-hi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:39:42 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chair of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-gillibrand-demand-answers-on-defense-department-support-for-families-impacted-by-red-hill-fuel-leaks-31490695-waialua-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-gillibrand-demand-answers-on-defense-department-support-for-families-impacted-by-red-hill-fuel-leaks-31490695-waialua-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-13-million-awarded-to-hawaii-projects-aimed-at-strengthening-local-food-and-agricultural-systems-31489989-lahaina-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-13-million-awarded-to-hawaii-projects-aimed-at-strengthening-local-food-and-agricultural-systems-31489989-lahaina-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) has been named a 2022 Champion for Children by the bipartisan advocacy organization First https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-named-congressional-champion-for-children-31489990-wailuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-named-congressional-champion-for-children-31489990-wailuku-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Honolulu – The State of Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection announced today that Hawaii, along with 39 other states, has reached a $391.5 https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-office-of-consumer-protection-announces-historic-3915-million-multistate-settlement-with-google-over-location-tracking-practices-31490080-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-office-of-consumer-protection-announces-historic-3915-million-multistate-settlement-with-google-over-location-tracking-practices-31490080-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, announced that the https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-154-million-grant-to-protect-and-recover-atrisk-species-in-maui-county-31490694-kahuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-154-million-grant-to-protect-and-recover-atrisk-species-in-maui-county-31490694-kahuku-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) voted to invoke cloture on the Respect for Marriage Act, bipartisan, bicameral https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-statement-on-respect-for-marriage-act-cloture-vote-31491377-keaau-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-statement-on-respect-for-marriage-act-cloture-vote-31491377-keaau-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, questioned a panel of leaders https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-hirono-questions-va-leaders-about-red-hill-exposure-pact-act-implementation-during-va-committee-hearing-31491376-koloa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-hirono-questions-va-leaders-about-red-hill-exposure-pact-act-implementation-during-va-committee-hearing-31491376-koloa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Speak Out Act, legislation co-led in the Senate by Senators Mazie https://www.americantowns.com/news/hironoled-legislation-to-protect-survivors-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-passes-house-31491386-makawao-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hironoled-legislation-to-protect-survivors-of-sexual-assault-and-harassment-passes-house-31491386-makawao-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announced the national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is enforcing investigations into two https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-202236-attorney-general-shikada-files-enforcement-actions-against-two-alleged-illegal-robocallers-31491476-wailuku-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/press-release-202236-attorney-general-shikada-files-enforcement-actions-against-two-alleged-illegal-robocallers-31491476-wailuku-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (HONOLULU) – A new animated video highlights the success story of how biocontrol, a process where a carefully selected living organism is used https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-release-new-video-highlights-how-biocontrol-saved-native-wiliwili-trees-31491477-hana-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-release-new-video-highlights-how-biocontrol-saved-native-wiliwili-trees-31491477-hana-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (HONOLULU)  – On Tuesday, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (Water Commission or CWRM) amended interim instream flow https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasetwelve-more-streams-in-east-maui-gain-interim-instream-flow-standards-31492243-volcano-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasetwelve-more-streams-in-east-maui-gain-interim-instream-flow-standards-31492243-volcano-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – T777, a team composed of students from University Laboratory School and Punahou School, took home first place for the No Code/Low https://www.americantowns.com/news/ets-news-release-high-school-team-takes-home-top-prizes-at-the-annual-tech-competition-31492241-honolulu-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ets-news-release-high-school-team-takes-home-top-prizes-at-the-annual-tech-competition-31492241-honolulu-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige signed a fifth emergency proclamation today extending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-governor-ige-extends-emergency-snap-benefits-through-the-holidays-to-address-food-insecurity-31492244-lahaina-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governors-office-news-release-governor-ige-extends-emergency-snap-benefits-through-the-holidays-to-address-food-insecurity-31492244-lahaina-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (N?pali Coast State Wilderness Park) – On Tuesday, feral goats outnumbered campers at Kalalau Beach in this iconic, world-famous wilderness https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasedecade-long-focus-on-napali-coast-state-wilderness-park-paying-off-31492242-hawi-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/dlnr-news-releasedecade-long-focus-on-napali-coast-state-wilderness-park-paying-off-31492242-hawi-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Safe Connections Act. The bill, authored by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-legislation-to-help-domestic-violence-survivors-cut-ties-with-abusers-separate-from-shared-wireless-service-plans-set-to-become-law-31493064-hilo-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-legislation-to-help-domestic-violence-survivors-cut-ties-with-abusers-separate-from-shared-wireless-service-plans-set-to-become-law-31493064-hilo-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600