Feed My Sheep’s annual fundraising event.
Third annual Stomp Out Hunger at War Memorial Soccer Field next to Baldwin High School in Wailuku. Food booths, live entertainment, kiddie bounce castles and silent auction. Admission is a canned good donation. Proceeds feed those in need on Maui.
Honolulu is getting a $5 million federal grant to replace diesel buses in Waikiki with turbine hybrid-electric buses.
The new vehicles will be quieter, more fuel-efficient and produce lower emissions.
Mayor Peter Carlisle said Thursday that by providing quieter and cleaner buses to the busy Waikiki area, the project will help create a more livable community for both residents and visitors.
He says the new vehicles will be evaluated for their ability to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions.
City officials say Honolulu’s project was selected on a competitive basis through a green transit initiative called the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction, or TIGGER II, Program.
Arakawa had 23,740 votes (57.4 percent) to Tavares’ 16,487 (39.9 percent), with 38 of 40 precincts counted.
Article from the Maui News
Abercrombie, a former 10-term congressman who represented urban Honolulu, defeated Republican James ”Duke” Aiona.
Abercrombie’s victory also made former state Democratic Party Chairman Brian Schatz the new lieutenant governor. In Hawaii, candidates for the state’s top two posts run on a ticket.
Aiona had been lieutenant governor. His running mate was state Rep. Lynn Finnegan.
Early returns showed Abercrombie with 58 percent of the vote and a nearly 19,000-vote lead over Aiona.
Article from the Maui News
Second Photo: Tavares joins supporters Elizabeth Ayson and Merlina Valdez as they greet motorists outside Kahului Shopping Center on Monday afternoon.
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