AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Haleiwa Hawaii. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/haleiwa-hi 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/haleiwa-hi https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 16 May 2024 09:27:14 -0500 President Joseph Biden recently rolled out a loan forgiveness plan to eliminate student loan debt for lower income families. The President’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/president-bidens-plan-for-student-debt-relief-could-benefit-millions-of-borrowers-31473607-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/president-bidens-plan-for-student-debt-relief-could-benefit-millions-of-borrowers-31473607-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-19-million-awarded-to-uh-manoa-and-uh-maui-college-to-promote-food-and-agricultural-science-programs-31475030-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-announces-19-million-awarded-to-uh-manoa-and-uh-maui-college-to-promote-food-and-agricultural-science-programs-31475030-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) announces the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-novavax-covid19-boosters-available-in-hawaii-31476702-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/doh-news-release-novavax-covid19-boosters-available-in-hawaii-31476702-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today announced that Hawai‘i will receive $5.6 million in new federal funding https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-hawaii-to-receive-more-than-5-million-to-provide-highspeed-internet-access-to-more-people-across-the-state-31497595-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/schatz-hawaii-to-receive-more-than-5-million-to-provide-highspeed-internet-access-to-more-people-across-the-state-31497595-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HONOLULU — First Circuit District Judge Darolyn Lendio Heim passed away on Thursday, the Hawaii State Judiciary announced. “We are https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-state-judiciary-news-release-statement-of-chief-justice-mark-recktenwald-on-the-passing-of-district-judge-darolyn-lendio-heim-31502643-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawaii-state-judiciary-news-release-statement-of-chief-justice-mark-recktenwald-on-the-passing-of-district-judge-darolyn-lendio-heim-31502643-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined President Biden at the White House as he signed the Respect for Marriage https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-joins-president-biden-for-signing-of-respect-for-marriage-act-31505306-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-joins-president-biden-for-signing-of-respect-for-marriage-act-31505306-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai?i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has announced the award of 579 grants, totaling $2,684,350, for small-scale https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-from-dept-of-ag-on-microgrant-awards-31512715-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/news-release-from-dept-of-ag-on-microgrant-awards-31512715-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for all federal discretionary https://www.americantowns.com/news/case-secures-passage-of-hawaii-national-forest-study-bill-31512913-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/case-secures-passage-of-hawaii-national-forest-study-bill-31512913-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 (Washington, DC) -- U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives for the convening of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/case-begins-fifth-full-term-in-the-us-house-of-representatives-31514142-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/case-begins-fifth-full-term-in-the-us-house-of-representatives-31514142-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Project made possible by nearly $100 million in federal funding from the DoD HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-breaks-ground-on-new-mokapu-elementary-school-at-marine-corps-base-hawaii-31516050-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-breaks-ground-on-new-mokapu-elementary-school-at-marine-corps-base-hawaii-31516050-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D. issued a sixth emergency proclamation to provide additional relief to Maui County in its ongoing axis deer https://www.americantowns.com/news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-gov-green-declares-sixth-emergency-relief-period-for-axis-deer-crisis-in-maui-county-31520349-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-gov-green-declares-sixth-emergency-relief-period-for-axis-deer-crisis-in-maui-county-31520349-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HONOLULU, HI – Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) convened a roundtable discussion with organizations that support Native Hawaiian women and https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-convenes-roundtable-discussion-on-native-hawaiian-genderbased-violence-with-organizations-and-survivors-31520903-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-convenes-roundtable-discussion-on-native-hawaiian-genderbased-violence-with-organizations-and-survivors-31520903-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned executives from Live Nation https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-judiciary-committee-colleagues-investigate-live-nation-and-anticompetitive-behavior-in-the-live-entertainment-industry-31523923-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-judiciary-committee-colleagues-investigate-live-nation-and-anticompetitive-behavior-in-the-live-entertainment-industry-31523923-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 HONOLULU — An unstable weather pattern over Hawai‘i will bring the risk of hazardous weather from east to west across the state this https://www.americantowns.com/news/hiema-urges-caution-amid-statewide-risk-of-flooding-landslides-and-gusty-winds-prepare-for-possibility-of-heavy-weather-on-any-island-31525963-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hiema-urges-caution-amid-statewide-risk-of-flooding-landslides-and-gusty-winds-prepare-for-possibility-of-heavy-weather-on-any-island-31525963-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined Senators Elizabeth Warren https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-warren-sanders-and-wyden-question-dod-over-reports-of-students-forced-into-jrotc-enrollment-31529288-haleiwa-hi.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hirono-warren-sanders-and-wyden-question-dod-over-reports-of-students-forced-into-jrotc-enrollment-31529288-haleiwa-hi.html Government and Politics Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0500