AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHawaiian Banking Expansion: First Hawaiian Bank’s parent will acquire TriCo Bancshares in a $2 billion, all-stock deal, giving Honolulu-based First Hawaiian its first mainland branch network in a decade and creating a combined bank with about $34 billion in assets and 113 branches across Hawaii and California. Local Housing & Taxes: Hawaii is set to expand the first-time homebuyer tax break, while Honolulu’s “empty homes tax” push keeps resurfacing as a way to pressure vacant properties and ease the housing crunch. Military & Pacific Readiness: U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers flew with F-22 Raptors from Hawaii for an Indo-Pacific stealth strike mission, and Seabee engineer technicians supported major overnight work at Pearl Harbor’s Dry Dock 5 project. Community & Culture: DHHL awarded 200 residential project leases in Hilo, marking its first East Hawai‘i residential offering in more than 20 years. Environment & Safety: Residents in Kaimuki raised storm-drain and traffic-signal concerns at neighborhood board meetings, and Hawaii’s reefs are bracing for another hit as El Niño impacts continue.
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