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U.S. Rep. Ed Case joins us to discuss the recently passed $1 trillion infrastructure bill, how Hawai'i should handle the latest surge of the coronavirus, and the U.S. Army’s proposal to renew leases on state land. ....
Catherine Cruz / HPR The Honolulu rail, planned to stretch from Kapolei to Ala Moana, is projected to cost $12.4 billion more than triple the 2008 projection of $4 billion. While the project faces funding shortfalls and numerous delays, the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation has been trying to reach the literal and figurative finish line. The Conversation spoke to a number of government officials, critics and organizations about the state of the rail. HART rail document reveals 27 alternative plans to complete project - May 10, 2021 | Full Article Credit Catherine Cruz / HPR A public records request from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii uncovered a rail report that the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit tried to keep confidential. In it was an analysis of 27 alternatives to the original plan including an underground tunnel and shifting the line to Nimitz Highway. ....
Indigenous solutions to climate change | Event Link Scientists are calling for the need to cut our global emissions by 2030 in order to avoid climate catastrophe. They say we’re running out of time to come up with new ways to live sustainably. The U.S. National Science Foundation sponsored a 3-day virtual workshop that kicks off Thursday to come up with solutions. Kelsey Amos, Chief Operating Officer of educational nonprofit Purple Maiʻa, spoke with The Conversation’s Savannah Harriman-Pote about biocultural solutions. Listen ....
Reality Check with Civil Beat: Patchwork vaccine rollout with little policing As Hawaii s vaccing rollout entered a new phase Monday, the effort so far has been governed by a hodgepodge of rules, with the state in some cases screening people individually but in others providing only broad categories of essential workers and leaving it up to companies to decide who fits. Civil Beat investigations editor John Hill tells us how this has made difficult of how many people in each category have been vaccinated. Click here to read Eleni Avendaño s story at CivilBeat.org. Listen ....