Liz Barney
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Star Wars For The Deaf And Visually Impaired
The deaf and visually impaired will have an opportunity to experience Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Saturday at Ward Theatres, marking the first movie showing to provide such accommodations as required under a new Hawaii law. Kauai Rep. James Tokioka introduced the bill last session, which Gov. David Ige signed in June. The measure takes effect Jan. 1. … → Read More
Should Counties Get Bigger Share Of Hotel Tax Revenue?
State lawmakers should lift the cap on the counties’ share of hotel tax money and instead give them a 45 percent share, so their funding can grow as the tourism industry does, according to a working group’s report released Tuesday. Honolulu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii counties would receive millions of additional dollars from the state’s … → Read More
Ian Lind: Kahoolawe 40 Years Later
Monday, Jan. 4, will mark the 40th anniversary of the first landing on Kahoolawe to protest the island’s control and use by the U.S. Navy as a bombing range. On Jan. 4, 1976, several dozen people from across the state, most of Hawaiian ancestry, departed from Maui’s Maalaea Harbor at dawn, destination Kahoolawe, then described … → Read More
Finally, Positioning Hawaii As A Gay Wedding Destination
Despite its longtime leadership on issues such as anti-discrimination laws, civil unions and marriage equality, Hawaii has been shy about using that street cred to leverage more same-sex destination wedding tourism. Until now. The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau — the private, nonprofit marketing organization for the tourism industry — released an emotional video on … → Read More
Young Adults Clueless On Care Plans
The majority of people in Hawaii “erroneously believe” their health insurance plan and government programs like Medicaid or Medicare will cover the costs for long-term services and support. That comes from a recent statewide survey commissioned by the Hawaii Executive Office on Aging. The survey was conducted by Market Trends Pacific. It showed that 54 percent of … → Read More