Sam Spangler

BREAKING: Kauai Police are in the process of apprehending Hanalei homicide suspect William “Billy” Sinclair in the water outside of the Kapaa Public Library.

The library is along Kuhio Hwy and is right along the ocean next to Kapaa Beach Park. Police are asking residents to avoid the area.

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Hawaii Governor tells me he’s considering pausing the state and county gas taxes for a period of time this summer as the war in Iran has sent gas prices about $1.15 per gallon higher in the islands.

Hawaii has some of the lowest state gas taxes in the nation at $0.18 per gallon, but the counties also levy taxes which put drivers about even with the national average of $0.33 per gallon.

Honolulu’s tax is $0.16, Maui is $0.24, Hawaii Island is $0.23, and Kauai is $0.17.

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