On this edition of Spotlight Now, Green Fee Advisory Council members Eric Co and Dr. Chip Fletcher discuss spending priorities for the estimated $100+ million fund.

The council made public its recommendations to the governor.

The governor will submit his plan to the legislature for approval.

On this edition of Spotlight Now, Green Fee Advisory Council members Eric Co and Dr. Chip Fletcher discuss spending priorities for the estimated $100+ million fund.
The council made public its recommendations to the governor.
The governor will submit his plan to the legislature for approval.

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The program is hosted by interviewers Yunji de Nies and Ryan Kalei Tsuji, who go in-depth on critical topics impacting the islands. 

Got questions for everyone from Hawaii’s governor to business leaders to community organizers? Get them answered on HNN’s new weekly interview show, “Spotlight Now,” which includes live engagement with viewers on social media.
The program is hosted by interviewers Yunji de Nies and Ryan Kalei Tsuji, who go in-depth on critical topics impacting the islands.

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Spotlight Now: Green Fee Advisory Council on where $100M+ should go

A proposal by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to study potential geothermal sites gets pushback. Crews are working to remove a boat that ran aground near Kihei. Kauai County selects a new police chief. The latest in the search for the mother of "Today Show" anchor Savannah Guthrie.

A proposal by the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to study potential geothermal sites gets pushback. Crews are working to remove a boat that ran aground near Kihei. Kauai County selects a new police chief. The latest in the search for the mother of "Today Show" anchor Savannah Guthrie.

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A high surf warning is in effect for most north and west facing shores until tomorrow night. Authorities are asking for help from the public to help find Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today Show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who went missing over the weekend. And a settlement was reached in a mistaken identity case that got a former Honolulu man locked up and committed to the state hospital for years.

A high surf warning is in effect for most north and west facing shores until tomorrow night. Authorities are asking for help from the public to help find Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today Show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who went missing over the weekend. And a settlement was reached in a mistaken identity case that got a former Honolulu man locked up and committed to the state hospital for years.

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A windy start to the week causes widespread power outages across the state—the latest on efforts to get everybody back online. Why are residents choosing to leave Hawaii? We look into the years-long trend and what experts say can be done. Our tech expert has tips to find deals on the best TV's to watch the Super Bowl -- or maybe even Sunrise -- in style

 

A windy start to the week causes widespread power outages across the state&mdash;the latest on efforts to get everybody back online. Why are residents choosing to leave Hawaii? We look into the years-long trend and what experts say can be done. Our tech expert has tips to find deals on the best TV's to watch the Super Bowl -- or maybe even Sunrise -- in style
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Spotlight Now: Green Fee Advisory Council on where $100M+ should go

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