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‘Stop the theft of Hawaiian culture’: Opposition rises as state plans to cut tourism funds Mahealani Richardson © Provided by Honolulu KHNL (Image: Hawaii Tourism Authority) HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A bill that would cut funding from the Hawaii Tourism Authority is moving forward in legislature, but opponents say the cuts threaten both the visitor industry and Native Hawaiian culture. Native Hawaiian leaders and the Hawaii Tourism Authority are against the 11th hour bill, saying it prevents the agency from funding Hawaiian culture, natural resources and commun...

Georgia State Honors College announces Perimeter Transition Scholarship Former Georgia Perimeter College has finally merged with Georgia State University. Photo by Justin Clay | The Signal The Georgia State Honors College has created the Perimeter Transition Scholarship to relieve the financial burden for two-year Perimeter Honors students transferring to the downtown campus to pursue a four-year bachelor’s degree.  According to Georgia State News Hub, the scholarship program will start in May. There are 20 Trustees’ Scholar spots available every year for two years, and the Honors Coll...

• Feb 18, 2021 University of Hawaii staffers monitor a livestreamed Zoom meeting of the school's Board of Regents in Honolulu on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The need to prevent the spread of disease has turbo-charged the use of technology across Hawaii state government. AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy Updated 2/18/21, 2:36 p.m. Various measures that would affect funding for art and culture in Hawaii are moving through the state legislature. While the need in other sectors has never been greater, arts advocates say cutting state funding for the arts could eventually hamper the state's recove...

• 2 hours ago University of Hawaii staffers monitor a livestreamed Zoom meeting of the school's Board of Regents in Honolulu on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. The need to prevent the spread of disease has turbo-charged the use of technology across Hawaii state government. AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy Various measures that would affect funding for art and culture in Hawaii are moving through the state legislature. While the need in other sectors has never been greater, arts advocates say cutting state funding for the arts could eventually hamper the state's recovery. The State Foundation on Cu...

In memoriam: Ian Taylor 1946-2020 Ronel Lehmann is the CEO and founder of Finito Education Ian Taylor, who died in June of last year, ran Vitol for two decades. He was well-liked in the City not just for his business acumen, but for his philanthropy – which, it was revealed last week, continued after his death. Bloomberg reported he left £1m to the Royal Opera House and significantly more than that to his family foundation. Ronel Lehmann, who knew Taylor, writes for City A.M. – with the help of two Prime Ministers and a host of City grandees – on Taylor’s life and l...