Hawaii Lawmakers Mull Mediation To Prevent Mass Evictions After Moratorium Lifted - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii Lawmakers Mull Mediation To Prevent Mass Evictions After Moratorium Lifted
A bill would require landlords to enter mediation upon a tenant’s request, but some advocates say the measure doesn’t do enough to protect renters at risk of eviction. Reading time: 8 minutes.
Hawaii lawmakers are considering spending millions to support landlord-tenant mediation services in an effort to prevent a flood of post-moratorium eviction proceedings from overwhelming the courts and driving up homelessness in the state.
House Bill 1376 and its companion Senate Bill 1388 would require landlords to wait 15 days instead of five between issuing an eviction notice and filing a summary possession case in court.
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Hawaii Grown: The Islands Pastures And Croplands - Honolulu Civil Beat
The amount of land used for farming in Hawaii has shrunk dramatically since the 1930s.
Nearly half of Hawaii’s lands are designated for agriculture, but only a fraction of the state’s 4.1 million acres are used for farming.
Federal data shows that in 2017 when the most recent agricultural census was conducted only 8% of the state’s agricultural lands were used for growing crops. Another 18.5% was used for grazing animals, 8% was woodlands and another 8% was categorized as “other,” which includes farmsteads, homes, buildings and livestock facilities.
Although access to land is one of the biggest challenges for would-be farmers in Hawaii, an analysis of state and federal data shows no shortage of agricultural land.
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Mahalo Aleworks owner Ben Kopf stands next to brewing tanks as he describes how the taphouse will look once construction is finished. He and his wife, Jacquelyn Kopf, are set to open the business in Kulamalu Town Center later this year. â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
PUKALANI A new small business has a big goal of bringing Maui residents together when the pandemic has forced them apart.
Owners of Mahalo Aleworks a 3,500-square-foot taproom and brewery slated to open in April at Kulamalu Town Center said their location will be intimate and communal, where people can connect over 100-percent local-made beer.
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Montgomery: The state has expanded who is eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19, but health officials caution there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot. As of Monday, everyone 65 and older, educators, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers is eligible to get vaccinated. Previously only health care workers, first responders, nursing home residents, and people 75 and older were eligible. “If you are eligible for a vaccine, then we will get you one if want to take it. But it is not going to happen immediately for everyone,” Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, told reporters Friday. Harris said an estimated 1.5 million people would be eligible for vaccines, but the state has b