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Wespac Executive Director Kitty Simonds expressed her disappointment, saying the council had been trying for six years to negotiate an increase.

Shikada is a veteran lawyer who worked for years on educational issues, including ensuring compliance with the Felix Consent Decree.

Members say their work will improve the Agribusiness Development Corp. and the Department of Land and Natural Resources. But few specific proposals have emerged.

Building solar farms on steeper slopes would ease competition for land between the renewable energy and agriculture sectors, a new report shows.

Sens. Hirono and Schatz recommended her nomination to President Biden.

The hotel industry is once again providing emergency shelter, this time for families who need clean water.

The state has struggled with biosecurity due to staffing issues and underfunding for more than 10 years. Whether the Legislature will increase funding to meet the state’s needs is still up in the air.

Officials are investigating eight other suspected cases and urged residents who may be connected to “points of exposure” to get tested.

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee says Wespac does not influence its recommendations to the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The avocado lace bug has burst onto orchards, causing reduced yields, smaller fruit size and an increase in blemished fruit that can’t be sold.