New tool tracks sustainability progress
Gov. David Ige will join the four county mayors, University of Hawaii President David Lassner and officials from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Wednesday to announce a new method for tracking Hawaii’s progress on achieving sustainability goals.
The event will feature the Aloha+ Challenge Dashboard, a new online tool that allows the public to track state and county progress on reaching two of the six Aloha+ Challenge targets. Those goals are for clean energy and solid-waste reduction.
The targets for those areas are to reduce the solid-waste stream by 70 percent, and to shift to 70 percent "clean energy" by 2030.
Endorsed by former Gov. Neil Abercrombie, the mayors and the leadership at OHA in July, the Aloha+ Challenge aims to achieve six sustainability targets by 2030. In addition to clean energy and solid-waste reduction, the challenge sets targets for local food production, natural-resource management, smart growth and climate resilience, and green jobs and education.
The official launch of the Aloha+ Challenge Dashboard is slated for 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the state Capitol auditorium. The event will be hosted by Hawai‘i Green Growth, state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D, Kapolei-Makakilo) and Rep. Chris Lee (D, Kailua-Lanikai-Waimanalo).
Motorcyclist killed by crash ID’d as Hilo man
A man who died on Hawaii island Sunday following a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kealakehe Parkway has been identified as 66-year-old Darryl Arruda of Hilo.
According to police, Arruda was traveling north on the highway with a group of seven other motorcyclists.
As the group approached the intersection, the lead motorcyclist, a 52-year-old man, stopped abruptly as the traffic light turned from green to yellow. Arruda rear-ended the leader and both motorcycles fell.
Arruda sustained a head injury and was transported to Kona Community Hospital, where he died.
No other injuries were reported.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call 326-4646, ext. 229.
Driver charged with DUI after crash on Kauai
A head-on collision in Wailua, Kauai, has resulted in drunken-driving charges against one of the drivers.
The crash happened at 12:55 a.m. Sunday on Kuhio Highway near Kuamoo Road, Kauai County said in an emailed statement.
The 36-year-old driver of an Isuzu MPV was arrested for allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
A 21-year-old female passenger in a Mazda Tribute sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to Wilcox Hospital for treatment.
Neither driver was injured.
According to witnesses, the Mazda was in the inner northbound lane of the highway when the Isuzu, heading in the opposite direction, hit it head-on.
