Hawaii lawmakers are considering legislation to increase electrical utility regulation pertaining to wildfires in the wake of the Aug. 8 Maui disaster.
Hawaii lawmakers are considering legislation to increase electrical utility regulation pertaining to wildfires in the wake of the Aug. 8 Maui disaster.
State House and Senate negotiators have unanimously approved a budget pending full approval by both chambers aimed at key priorities including early childhood education, homelessness, housing, adding more nurses and shoring up neighbor island and rural hospitals.
The nearly 50-year-old Kona Community Hospital built in 1974 runs the risk of closure every day due to outdated utilities and is lobbying the State Legislature for funding to deal with the problems.