Kaua’i state lawmakers yesterday updated the Lihu’e Business Association on legislation that could enhance the future vitality of the island’s commercial heart. He recognized Lihu’e resident Derek Kawakami, who resigned Tuesday from his seat on the Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative board of directors so he could focus on his bid for Kaua’i County Council. The state Legislature last session deferred a bill proposing a three-year pilot program to determine the level and environmental impact of air pollution caused by bunker-fuel burning in cruise vessels docked or moored at Nawiliwili Harbor. Hooser said he and the three Kaua’i state representatives (which also include Mina Morita, D-14th District, and Roland Sagum, D-16th District) worked well together again last session, which ended May 1, to pass bills that benefit the island. read more

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