AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTropical Storm Nolo: Hawaii leaders are urging residents to prepare as Nolo strengthens toward hurricane conditions, with a hurricane watch for Hawaii County and flood risk across the islands; Gov. Josh Green ordered closures of state and county offices, public schools, and UH campuses on Hawaii Island Thursday–Friday, expanding to Maui County Friday, while the state seeks a federal emergency declaration. Disaster recovery math: Green says four 2026 disasters (Kona lows, May Big Island quake, Hurricanes Lala and Lowell) have produced about $1B in combined damage and planned resilience needs, including $319M in mitigation projects. Infrastructure and planning: Hawaii County is moving ahead with a draft environmental assessment to restore Isaac Kepo‘okalani Hale Beach Park in lower Puna after the 2018 Kilauea lava impacts. Food resilience push: An editorial argues storms keep erasing progress on Hawaii’s food system and calls for faster implementation of resilience plans. Consumer protection: Hawaii announced a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corp. over alleged predatory auto lending, offering debt forgiveness and requiring risk disclosures. Travel ID help: TSA says if a Hawaii REAL ID won’t scan at the TSA checker, officers will manually verify and passengers won’t be charged the ConfirmID fee.
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