Kauai's FM97

3 weeks ago

Maria is still surging across the Eastern US. It built up into a Hurricane earlier this week and its turning away from the states. The National Hurricane Center said an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft measured Maria’s top sustained winds at near 75 mph, with higher gusts. Its center was about 180 miles off Cape Hatteras at 2 p.m. Wednesday. While Maria’s most punishing hurricane-force winds remained offshore, tropical storm-force winds extended for as much as 230 miles from the center, churning up the surf on both sides of the islands. The hurricane’s forward speed is just 6 mph, so the storm was lingering before swinging out to sea. ...

Kauai's FM97

3 weeks ago

Rep. Kaniela Ing of Maui plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session that would cut the taxes on beer by the gallon. The measure looks to reduce the beer tax from 93 cents per gallon of beer to 42 cents per gallon. Ing says the proposal isn't aimed at encouraging underage drinking, but said, "The goal here is to level out the taxes so that each type of alcoholic beverage is taxed equitably." In comparison to other states, Hawaii ranks 2nd for beer, 11th for wine and 23rd for spirits in regards to alcohol taxes. ...