AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHawaiʻi Politics: The state’s election tally is finalized. Former Senate leader Brenton Awa has left the GOP to serve as an independent, while Native Hawaiian candidates have secured a majority on the Big Island council. Business: Hawaiʻi’s business-registration system has left 40,000 filings backlogged; state officials say they’re working on improvements. Housing and Affordability: Honolulu’s affordable-housing program is producing far fewer units than planned, while a 12-unit supportive housing complex has opened in Kona. Thousands of Hawaiʻi residents could also face SNAP benefit cuts. Maui Recovery: A new Lahaina marketplace is bringing local businesses back to Front Street, and the Osaka fair generated a reported $3.8 million boost for Hawaiʻi businesses. Pacific Security: Hawaiʻi-based Marines tested how quickly they could disperse and move command posts during a five-day exercise, practicing ways to keep operating across the Indo-Pacific.
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