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Homelessness in Hawaii grows, defying image of paradise
2015-11-08 17:17:58| Airlines - Topix.net
Two days before the city planned to dismantle her sidewalk home, Kionina Kaneso had no idea where she and her daughter and grandchildren would sleep. A full-time fast-food worker, Kaneso had bad experiences at shelters before and was hesitant to live in another, ending up instead in one of the nation's largest homeless encampments.
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Climate change to shrink habitat for rarest Hawaii birds
2015-10-28 23:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: By the end of this century, a warming climate may wipe out available habitat for some of Hawaii's rarest birds, researchers warned on Wednesday. The future is particularly dire for certain species living in high elevations, said the study, published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. The yellow honeycreeper known as 'Akeke'e, the gray Akikiki bird and a rare songbird known as Puaiohi could lose all of their current range, said the study. Three others, including the Maui parrotbill, the...
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Hawaii tourism feels the pinch as Australian dollar falls
2015-10-26 08:05:57| Airlines - Topix.net
Between January and July, the number of Australians visiting Hawaii rose by 12.6 per cent, but the amount Australian travellers spend there is falling. When the Australian dollar was riding high, there was a boom in travel to Hawaii.
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Opower and Hawaii Energy Expand Energy Efficiency Program
2015-10-22 16:07:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Opower and Hawaii Energy have announced the expansion of Opowers Energy Efficiency program to nearly 250,000 residential customers across Hawaii. read more
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Hawaii County and Hosts Joust Over Short-Term Rentals
2015-10-22 10:13:45| Real Estate - Topix.net
The conflict between governments looking for taxes and increased regulation and short-term rental hosts and companies is being played out to varying degrees across the globe. Hawaii County officials are considering legislation regarding transient vacation rentals, or TVRs, which have been the center of complaints issued by Big Island companies that are trying to manage property.
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