
Audrey McAvoy
Reporter at Associated Press
Associated Press reporter covering politics and state government in Hawaii. Text, photos and video. Raised in Tokyo and Hawaii.
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2 weeks ago |
chronicle-tribune.com | Audrey McAvoy
HONOLULU (AP) — An unprecedented proposal from Maui's mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the economy, University of Hawaii economists said in a report published Monday.
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3 weeks ago |
madison.com | Audrey McAvoy
Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin, and many people believed Polynesian voyagers simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. Then, a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.
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3 weeks ago |
newstimes.com | Audrey McAvoy
A new report by University of Hawaii economists says an unprecedented proposal from...
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3 weeks ago |
jhnewsandguide.com | Audrey McAvoy
HONOLULU (AP) — An unprecedented proposal from Maui’s mayor to phase out vacation rentals would alleviate a severe housing shortage aggravated by the 2023 wildfires but would also shrink the island’s economy, University of Hawaii economists said in a report published Monday. Mayor Richard Bissen introduced the policy idea last year in a bid to boost Maui County’s limited supply of long-term housing after the fires wiped out more than 3,000 housing units in Lahaina.
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3 weeks ago |
fortune.com | Audrey McAvoy
Papakea Resort stands on June 24, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mengshin Lin—AP Photo
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