Carpenters union bashes Hawaiian Electric
Hawaii’s biggest construction labor union is embroiled in a fight with the state’s largest electrical utility and a union representing over 1,000 of its employees. Read more
Andrew Gomes
Andrew Gomes is a business reporter at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Gomes is a longtime Hawaii journalist who for most of his career has concentrated on business subjects with a particular focus on real estate and land-use topics that include housing, development and agriculture.
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He is a fourth-generation kamaaina born on Oahu who earned a journalism degree from the University of Hawaii. Gomes has been a reporter for local newspapers since the mid-1990s. He regularly enjoys surfing, bodysurfing and skateboarding.
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New appointment defuses Hawaii water commission litigation
Gov. Josh Green has reversed course on a controversial path to fill a state water commission seat reserved for a traditional Native Hawaiian water management expert. Read more
Prince Kuhio Day eve event rallies support for Hawaiian Homes funding
The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands held a unity rally Tuesday at the state Capitol to pay tribute to Prince Kuhio a day ahead of his birthday and to counteract recent resistance to homestead development funding at the Legislature. Read more
Hawaii’s economic growth has been stunted since recovering from pandemic
The local economy, by its broadest measure encompassing the value of all goods and services adjusted for inflation, totally rebounded from the pandemic-triggered downturn in the fourth quarter of 2023. Read more
Hawaii tax credits scrutinized by state lawmakers
Hawaii lawmakers have been busy this year assessing whether there should be more or fewer ways to earn state income tax credits, a year after approving historic tax cuts that ramp up through 2031. Read more
Leases for future Hawaiian homestead lots set for awarding
More than 650 Native Hawaiian households are slated to receive advance homestead leases today for as-yet-undeveloped house lots in Kapolei. Read more
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Survey reveals slight recovery since August for Maui residents affected by fires
The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization surveys found that the proportion of displaced households with temporary living arrangements in February, 18 months after the disaster, declined to 45% from 51% a year after the fires that destroyed most housing in Lahaina and several homes in Kula. Read more
Online tool is available to calculate income tax cut benefits
Hawaii taxpayers have a new way to see how much state income tax relief they should receive through 2031 under historic legislation enacted in 2024. Read more
Revitalization plan in works for milk production on Kauai
One of the biggest local growers of fruits and vegetables, Aloun Farms, is seeking legislative backing to establish a dairy farm on Kauai described as a project to “revitalize” Hawaii’s dairy industry. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Industries sells Big Island power plant
The parent company of Hawaiian Electric no longer owns a Hawaii island power plant that had major operational problems in 2024 and was a drain on recent company finances. Read more
Arrests made in robbery and assault of teen at Pearlridge Center
On March 8, HPD said the victim was robbed by a group of males at the mall after refusing demands from the group. Read more
Visitor, 43, dies while snorkeling on Kauai’s north shore
The person was identified as a 43-year-old man from California who had been snorkeling. His name was not immediately released. Read more
Big Island officer is shot; police search for 2 men
Hawaii Police Department officials announced shortly before noon that the suspect is Christopher Lucrisia, 39, who allegedly fired a gun into the ground in front of his 39-year-old ex-girlfriend outside her home in Mountain View. Read more
Suspected shooter of Big Island officer dead
Hawaii County officials said today that rewards of up to $11,000 are being offered for information that leads to the capture and arrest of 39-year-old Christopher Lucrisia. Read more
Hawaii’s tax revenue collection outlook is gloomy
A 2.25% revenue decline would shave $226 million from what is expected to be $10 billion in general fund tax revenue this fiscal year, influencing a state budget bill that the House of Representatives sent Wednesday to the Senate. Read more
Hawaii water panel member at center of litigation resigns
V.R. Hinano Rodrigues stepped down from his position as the commission’s traditional Native Hawaiian water management expert, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Read more
Hawaii senators push bipartisan bill for new state holiday
State senators voted 25-0 to approve and send to the House of Representatives a bill that would make Nov. 28 La Ku‘oko‘a, or Hawaiian Independence Day, as Hawaii’s 14th official state holiday. Read more
Oahu developer mulls design, funding options for Aloha Stadium
A replacement for Aloha Stadium may be built on parts of the existing condemned facility in Halawa as a way to reduce costs and help meet a 2028 opening timetable. Read more
Litigation spikes over Hawaii home construction
Hawaii lawmakers are examining alleged defects in an existing state law intended to resolve alleged defects in new home construction cooperatively. Read more
Bid to undo Kakaako Makai housing ban fails
A reformed effort by the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs to permit housing on land it owns in Kakaako has come up short at the Legislature. Read more
Decades-old city-state spat afflicts community in Kapolei
Along Villages of Kapolei roads, 65 or so abandoned vehicles fester, tall weeds flourish, people live in vehicles, and residents say they have difficulty getting HPD officers to deal with parking and other road-use issues outside of emergencies. Read more
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