AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBusiness Registry: Salesforce has sent at least 20 experts to help Hawaiʻi fix its troubled business registration system, where roughly 40,000 filings are backlogged. The state says the company will help clear the queue and build a replacement system at no cost. Affordable Housing: A UHERO report finds Honolulu’s Bill 7 program has delivered far fewer units than planned; the city cites a higher recent tally, underscoring the gap in reported progress. Military Oversight: Federal officials still won’t disclose how much water a nearly $100 million military data center under construction in Kīhei will use, leaving county planners without key information. Permitting Delays: A Kāneʻohe couple, both 86, say they have waited two and a half years for a hearing on a deck dispute with Honolulu’s permitting department. Food Assistance: Proposed federal SNAP changes could make thousands of Hawaiʻi residents ineligible by lowering income limits and restoring asset tests. Election Aftermath: A local columnist says Hawaiʻi largely bucked the national midterm shift, with low turnout and little change in the state’s political balance.
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