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These are Josh Green’s 5 big priorities for his first 100 days in office
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Josh Inexperienced is days away from changing into Hawaii’s ninth governor.
He’ll be sworn in Monday throughout an inauguration ceremony at Blaisdell Enviornment.
In a one-on-one interview with Hawaii Information Now earlier than the ceremony, Inexperienced mentioned what modifications he plans to make in his first 100 days in workplace.
He made 5 guarantees.
The primary is to take instant motion on Hawaii’s housing disaster.
“Guidelines can be modified,” he stated.
Inexperienced says if obligatory he’ll use emergency powers to regulate a few of the processes which can be obstructing the flexibility to construct housing.
HNN can be carrying the inauguration dwell throughout our digital platforms, beginning at midday.
“An emergency proclamation could also be coming,” stated Inexperienced.
When requested if there was a selected rule he thought must be amended, he stated:
“They’ve had quite a lot of issues with the allowing course of. And I feel that needs to be expedited. That’s one. Additionally shifting a few of the land that has been caught, the place individuals had deliberate to construct and haven’t finished it.”
We just lately sat down with Josh Inexperienced to speak about his priorities as Hawaii’s subsequent governor.
Inexperienced says his second precedence is to construct kauhale, or villages for the homeless made up of tiny houses.
“We need to instantly transfer ahead on a number of kauhale in several areas of the state,” Inexperienced stated. “And which means giving parcels of land. We now have $15 thousands and thousands in Ohana Zone cash that we now have to spend instantly.”
Whereas he admits the state can’t construct a kauhale in 100 days, Inexperienced stated a challenge may be began.
“You possibly can launch it. You possibly can know the place it will likely be. You possibly can understand how a lot assets are going there and you may understand how a lot personal sector assist may also come,” he stated.
He says his third precedence is to start to revive belief in authorities.
“That’s not meant to be a imprecise assertion,” Inexperienced stated. “I feel it’s time to be sincere that we now have not handled the Hawaiian group adequately or respectfully.”
When HNN requested what may very well be finished tangibly to perform that, he stated, “Distribute land.”
He continued: “So I feel over the course of the primary two years we’re going to do all the things we are able to to distribute land to the individuals which can be on the listing, to construct infrastructure and construct housing.”
Inexperienced’s fourth precedence is to launch a local weather plan, establishing a roadmap for the way the state will deal with local weather change. “We’re considering a local weather czar,” he stated. That may be a brand new place for the Governor’s Workplace.
Inexperienced says along with serving to create that local weather plan, that individual would additionally work to assist the Division of Land and Pure Sources.
“The fifth precedence is absolutely, I feel coping with affordability,” Inexperienced stated.
He says in his first 100 days of workplace he plans to suggest Hawaii do away with the tax on meals and medicine.
“It would carry a value with it. We do have a surplus,” stated Inexperienced. “It’s one thing that’s the proper factor to do. It’s been mentioned for a very long time. These are very regressive taxes.”
Inexperienced says to additionally count on a call in regard to what’s going to occur with Aloha Stadium in these first 100 days.
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Cupping Commerical Winners from left: Tom Greenwell of Konaʻs Kopiko Farms, Masaru Hanazawa of Konaʻs Mauka Meadows Coffee Farm, Louis Daniele of Ka’u Coffee Mill and not pictured Konaʻs Hula Daddy. (courtesy Hawaii Coffee Association)
(BIVN) – The winners of this year’s Hawaiʻi Coffee Association cupping contest have been announced.
The Hawaiʻi Coffee Association’s 15th Annual Statewide Coffee Cupping Competition took place during the 29th HCA conference, held from July 18 to 20 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Waikiki.
“We are thrilled with this year’s turnout and seeing such enthusiastic participation in our diverse range of presentations,” says conference chair Juli Burden of the Hawaii Agricultural Research Center. “This support is a testament to the dedication of the coffee community here in Hawaii.”
From a Hawaii Coffee Association news release:
Statewide Cupping Competition Results
A total of 103 entries, up from 68 in 2023, vied in the 15th Statewide Hawaii Coffee Association Cupping Competition. Brittany Horn, HCA cupping committee chair and co-owner of Pacific Coffee Research (PCR), notes the competition’s 51 percent higher turnout is likely due to a positive bounce-back after the 2020 introduction of Coffee Leaf Rust and a high-yield year.
“Additionally, the competition committee brought back the commercial division this year,” adds Horn. “In a similar manner to an auction, the commercial division requires a two-pound sample be submitted representative of a 300-pound lot.”
Cupping Competition Winner of Hawaii (Hilo and Puna) District: Deaus Beacomo of Hilo Coffee Company with cupping chair Brittany Horn (courtesy Hawaii Coffee Association)
The annual competition received 20 commercial and 83 creative division entries. The top three scoring coffees of the 103 entries were in the creative division and all hailed from Kona. This division is reserved for smallholder farms with entries under the direct control of owners.
Taking first place overall was a fruit-dried (natural process), 36-hour anaerobic fermentation Geisha variety with yeast inoculation produced by Geisha Kona Coffee earning a record final score of 87.83 points. Monarch Coffee Farm entered a 36-hour ferment parchment-dried (washed) Geisha variety placing second with a score of 87.40. Uluwehi Coffee Farm received a score of 87.25 with a 100-hour ferment with K1 yeast and fruit-dried (natural process) SL34 variety.
The top 10 highest scoring coffees were recognized and awards were also presented to the top coffees produced in Hawaii Department of Agriculture-recognized growing regions located throughout the islands. Top placing coffees by district were all from the creative division. They included Miranda’s Farms of Ka‘u with a parchment-dried Geisha scoring 85.63 and O’o Farms of Maui earning 84.20 with a pulp-dried (honey-process) Red Catuai variety. On O’ahu, Waialua Estate’s 72-hour ferment and fruit-dried Typica earned 83.42. Hilo Coffee Company of the Hawaii region (encompassing Hilo and Puna) scored an 80.63 with their 72-hour ferment Typica and Hog Heaven Coffee’s Typica of Hamakua earned 80.58.
Cupping Creative Winners of Ka’u from left: Jose & Berta Miranda of Miranda Farms, Joan Obra of Rusty’s Hawaiian Farm, Louis Daniele of Ka’u Coffee Mill (courtesy Hawaii Coffee Association)
Coffees in the commercial division were bested by Hula Daddy’s of Kona’s parchment-dried and yeast-innoculated Typica with 84.29 points. Kona’s Mauka Meadows’ parchment-dried and 24-hour ferment Typica and Kona’s Kopika Farm’s parchment-dried Red Bourbon tied for second place with a score of 82.63. Ka’u Coffee Mill followed in scoring 81.63 with a pulp-dried Typica. Commercial entrants can be growers or processors with corporate brands and multi-estate coffees being eligible.
“I was so impressed with the top scores from this year’s competition,” noted Horn. “The Top Ten’s average score was an 86.6—up from 85.48 last year—and all coffees in the Top Ten scored over 85 points.”
Cupping Creative Winners of Kona from left: Douglas McKanna of Geisha Kona Coffee, Abigail and Sal Munoz of Monarch Coffee Farm, Franck Carisey of Uluwehi Coffee Farm. (courtesy Hawaii Coffee Association)
Kona-based PCR (Pacific Coffee Research [PCR]) organized the competition utilizing a cupping panel composed of local and global coffee professionals led by Madeleine Longoria Garcia, PCR co-owner. “Judges from around the world applied to participate in this yearʻs competition and were invited based on their experience, training and opportunity for engaging with Hawaiiʻs coffee producers,” notes Longoria Garcia.
The panel of sensory judges included:
• Lora Botanova – Production Roaster of Big Island Coffee Roasters, Q Arabica Grader
• Alex Brooks -Independent Consultant, Q Arabica Grader
• Krude Che – Hao Lin-Founder of Taiwan Coffee Laboratory, Q Arabica Instructor, SCA AST, Director with the Taiwan Coffee Association
• Madeleine Longoria Garcia – Co-Owner of Pacific Coffee Research, Q Arabica Assistant Instructor, Vice President of Synergistic Hawai’i Agriculture Council
• Marc Marquez – Director of Coffee, Q Arabica Grader
• Oliver Stormshak – Co-owner, President, and Green Coffee Buyer of Olympia Coffee, Oliver’s Custom Coffee and Moonrise Bakery; Q Arabica GraderHorn served as head competition facilitator and was assisted by PCR’s Meg Duka and Head Roaster Eric Musil.
The panel employed the standard Specialty Coffee Association’s cupping methodology and scoring format. It is a form of scientific sensory analysis where coffees are evaluated and scored based on a variety of subtle characteristics: flavor, aroma, acidity, aftertaste, body, balance, overall cup experience, presence of sweetness, lack of defect and uniformity.
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii County’s prosecuting attorney said a Hilo woman has been charged with prohibited possession of a rifle and ammo as well as felony drug offenses.
Police said Jackie Carter, 30, was arrested and charged following a vehicle traffic stop off Kilauea Avenue.
According to police reports, after executing a search warrant of the vehicle Carter was driving, officers recovered a Remington bolt action rifle and live .243 ammunition.
Officials said Carter was charged with the following offenses:
- Ownership or possession of a firearm prohibited
- Ownership or possession of ammunition prohibited
- Promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree (possess any amount of methamphetamine)
- Promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree (possess any amount of oxycodone hydrochloride)
- Promoting a harmful drug in the fourth degree (possess any amount of alprazolam)
- Driving without a license
- Not having no-fault insurance
The prosecutor’s office said Carter faces a penalty of a five-year prison term or four years probation and up twelve months in jail.
Officials said she remains in custody in lieu of $84,000 bail.
Police ask anyone with information on the incident to call CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300.
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