AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoElection Day: Hawaiʻi voter service centers opened for the Nov. 3 general election, but ballot language is confusing some voters. In House District 43, all district voters can choose between two Republicans in a redo of a tied primary, despite wording that suggests only Republicans may vote. Affordable Housing: A Honolulu Council committee advanced a bill requiring semiannual public reports on city incentives for affordable housing projects, despite opposition from Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration. County Revitalization: Hawaiʻi County Council members delayed a proposal for grants of up to $1 million a year to improve commercial buildings and neighborhoods, giving the bill’s author time to revise it before a Nov. 5 hearing. Pacific Seabed Mining: Samoan chiefs and conservation groups sued in Honolulu to block a planned auction of two seabed leases covering more than 31 million acres near American Samoa, challenging the federal government’s authority to sell the rights.
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