AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoBird Flu Watch: Highly pathogenic H5N1 has been confirmed in Australia for the first time, detected in a brown skua and a giant petrel near Esperance—raising fears of a wider outbreak as the strain has already devastated wildlife and spilled into mammals elsewhere. Local Air & Water Safety: Neighbors near Waiawa Stream in Pearl City say a Lehua Avenue junkyard is releasing debris and dust that’s triggering breathing problems; the state Department of Health is seeking a $55,000 fine tied to debris washing into the stream during March storms. Climate Adaptation: California, Hawaiʻi, Guam, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Weno (FSM) sign on to deepen Pacific climate adaptation and resilience cooperation. Clean Seed for ʻUala: UH researchers are building a clean sweet potato seed pipeline for Okinawan and Hawaiian heritage ʻuala to protect the local crop from viruses. Honolulu Accountability: A former City and County employee, Dexter Kishida, faces felony charges in an alleged $800,000 Hawaii Foodbank fraud scheme involving alleged false claims of CARES Act reimbursement funding. Energy-Efficient Resort Financing: Kauaʻi’s Coco Palms gets $431MM in Rural PACE-X financing combining conventional loans with C-PACE for redevelopment of historic resort infrastructure.
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