Last week I invited County Council Member Heather Kimball to the Economic Development Committee meeting to discuss the proposed Transient Accommodation Rental (TAR – replacing the old STVR acronym) legislation. This is an update to the original Bill 108 which only...
The State Legislature is opening the 2023 session this month and I am writing this column in between hearings. Foremost on my mind are our priorities at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and I’d like to share my thoughts with you. Restoring our general budget and...
Aloha, Hawai‘i Community College is proud to educate the workforce of Hawai‘i Island, training the future nurses, teachers, auto mechanics, carpenters and many others who make our communities vibrant, healthy and strong. To continue this important work and fulfill our...
One of the issues we face in the physician shortage is keeping them here once they come. As we all know, it is not just the doctor who has to like east Hawaii, but their partner as well. A vibrant downtown Hilo would help a lot with this. As such I recently invited...
Aloha HICC Members, The Social Committee just held our last Business After Hours (BAH) for the year. Thank you to Randy Kurohara and his team at Creative Arts and Aloha Grown, our attendees had a fun and festive time at his store location. Ono pupus and...
In last month’s column, I wrote about enrollment trends and the associated data collecting we are doing to understand those trends. I asked the question: Why do certain students choose UH Hilo and how do we know who will thrive here? This is the overarching question...
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