AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoOʻahu & Hawaiʻi Island Public Safety Tech: Hawaiʻi Island could soon get automated license plate readers, but residents and ACLU Hawaiʻi are pushing for answers on who collects, stores, shares, and disposes of the data—while the state says the cameras target agricultural crime and won’t be used for immigration enforcement. Hilo Housing & Courts: A Hilo judge overturned a Windward Planning Commission denial and granted an SMA permit for a 17-unit affordable workforce apartment complex, clearing the way for the project to move forward. Veterans Funding: U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced up to $6.13M for East Hawaiʻi Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo to raise and realign grave markers and improve grounds. Homelessness Oversight: A Star-Advertiser column says SOHHS has ordered HomeAid Hawaiʻi to fix invoice noncompliance tied to the kauhale homelessness initiative after auditor scrutiny. Disaster Housing: DHS will hold an Oct. 8 community meeting on Nāʻālehu interim disaster housing for Hurricane Lala displaced residents. OHA Leadership: OHA named three administrator/CEO finalists—Todd Kala Apo, Kaulana H. R. Park, and Summer Lee Haunani Sylva.
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