Posted on 11:19 pm, Monday, February 3, 2014. Tags: hotel room tax, j. yoshimoto, tat, transient accommodations tax
MEDIA RELEASE Council chairmen from all four Hawaii counties jointly announced their support for legislation that would repeal the cap on distribution of hotel room tax revenue to the county governments. Council Chairs Gladys Baisa of Maui County, Jay Furfaro of Kauai County, Ernie Martin of the City and County of Honolulu and J Yoshimoto […]
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Posted on 1:04 pm, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Tags: billy kenoi, budget, j. yoshimoto, zendo kern
Hawaii 24/7 Staff County council members J Yoshimoto and Zendo Kern are hosting a community meeting on the proposed 2013-2014 budget. The meeting, with Mayor Billy Kenoi and cabinet members, is 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22 at the Hawaii County Building in Hilo. The informational ‘talk story’ agenda includes an overview of the budget and […]
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Posted on 2:11 am, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Tags: brenda ford, council, dennis onishi, dominic yagong, donald ikeda, emily naeole, guy enriques, j. yoshimoto, kelly greenwell, pete hoffmann
Sweeping votes push power positions back to Hilo; Naeole voted council’s new vice chair
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Posted on 2:25 pm, Monday, December 1, 2008. Tags: billy kenoi, brenda ford, councilman, councilwoman, guy enriques, hilo, inauguration, j. yoshimoto, mayor, Politics
Mayor Kenoi takes over county reins HILO — Mayor Billy Kenoi used his inaugural speech to promise a hiring freeze for county government, an efficient and reliable bus transit system and a new system to track requests and applications. A crowd of hundreds gathered Monday in Afook-Chinen Civic Stadium to watch as Kenoi, the nine-member […]
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