AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoVisitor Economy: Hawaiʻi’s April visitor spending rose 4.8% to $1.77 billion even as arrivals slipped 0.5%, with per-visitor daily spending up 14.1% to $278, per DBEDT. Maui Housing/Recovery: Global Empowerment Mission Hawaiʻi will hold a Housing & Resource Fair June 6 at the Royal Lahaina Resort to connect disaster-impacted residents with housing listings and recovery services. Clean Energy Permitting: AES Hawaiʻi’s $241M Kūihelani Solar Phase 2 (aimed at powering about 18,425 homes) is pushing through Maui County permitting to meet a deadline tied to expiring tax credits. Public Safety/Crime: Former Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto was arrested in the Philippines on sex trafficking charges, which he denies. Local Infrastructure: Hawaiʻi DOTD scheduled 22 weekday lane closures and road work projects on Big Island state routes through June 5. Accountability: A former Hawaiʻi County housing specialist, Alan Scott Rudo, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison in an affordable housing bribe scheme. Politics: State Rep. Della Au Belatti’s switch to the lieutenant governor race reshuffled the Democratic primary landscape. Environment/Science: NOAA says the Mauna Loa CO₂ record is funded and reopening after a near-defunding threat.
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