Mom who gave birth on flight didn t know she was pregnant
CALEB JONES, Associated Press
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HONOLULU (AP) Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga had no idea a baby was coming when she went into labor on a flight from her home in Utah to Honolulu last week.
“I just didn t know I was pregnant, and then this guy just came out of nowhere,” Mounga said during a video interview with Hawaii Pacific Health.
The baby boy, Raymond Mounga, arrived early at just 29 weeks while mom was traveling to Hawaii for vacation with her family.
Dr. Dale Glenn, a Hawaii Pacific Health family medicine physician, along with Lani Bamfield, Amanda Beeding and Mimi Ho neonatal intensive care unit nurses from North Kansas City Hospital were also on the plane and helped the new mother and baby.
Hawaii office advances pledge for waterfront development
April 17, 2021
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HONOLULU (AP)
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has advanced its pledge to develop 30 acres (12 hectares) of underutilized and mostly waterfront land in the state despite pushback from the community, the Legislature and a law that prevents residential development.
The OHA Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a plan to hire a development consultant and community planner to further its goal of utilizing its land in Kakaako Makai.
The board on Thursday formed a panel designed to recommend a list of eligible development consultants, investigate land and commercial property policies and implement a request for proposal for a community planner, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
Hawaii program for tourists in need may close due to cuts
April 16, 2021
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HONOLULU (AP) A 24-year-old Hawaii program that has helped tourists following traumatic events has said it may have to close.
The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii said it would not survive beyond this summer if proposed legislative budget cuts take effect, Hawaii News Now reported Wednesday.
The organization was founded in 1997 by the Honolulu Rotary Club because there was no aid organization for visitors.
The group had received $370,000 from the Hawaii Tourism Authority in 2020, but that was cut to about $277,000 this year.
Now, the Legislature is considering cuts to the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s Safety and Security Programs that would eliminate most funding for Visitor Aloha Society.
Hawaii study offers design changes to fight climate change
April 5, 2021
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HONOLULU (AP) A new study from the University of Hawaii s School of Architecture has offered detailed short- and long-term design alterations that could help the state combat the effects of climate change.
Scientists have warned that Hawaii could face a rise of up to 3 feet (0.91 meters) in sea level over the next few decades, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Monday.
The effects of climate change in Honolulu in particular could force as many as 13,300 people from their homes and cause an estimated $13 billion in economic losses, the outlet reported.
“When you read sea-level rise reports, it’s scary,” said Judith Stilgenbauer, the principal investigator of the project and professor of landscape architecture at the university s School of Architecture. “But there’s a real opportunity here to get an early start on planning for the inevitable.”