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| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
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Kauai Charter School not the First to Remove Wife of OHA Trustee
By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 96 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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"Executive Director/Principal Kanoe Ahuna gave special treatment to her husband Dan Ahuna (OHA Trustee) when she failed to reprimand him for multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher during the 2024-25 school year...."
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
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VIDEO: US Navy Sea Drone Holes Peleliu off Kauai
By Video @ 10:26 AM :: 344 Views :: Military
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... U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels take part in a sinking exercise in the Pacific Ocean ....
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| Wednesday, July 29, 2026 |
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Case Calls On President To Once Again Extend Jones Act Waiver
By Ed Case @ 8:46 AM :: 380 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Military
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... Rep Case says any lapse of the current Jones Act waiver will heighten disruption risk and further drive up sky-high prices ....
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| Tuesday, July 28, 2026 |
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Honolulu retiree celebrates win in lawsuit challenging City’s excessive TVR fines
By News Release @ 7:24 PM :: 601 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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" ... she sued in federal court for imposing excessive fines in violation of the Eighth Amendment .... "
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| Monday, July 27, 2026 |
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DHHL Sued Over Courtyards at Waipouli Evictions
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 757 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Cost of Living
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... David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell allege that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ blood-quantum rule violates their rights by conditioning housing on ancestry ....
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| Monday, July 27, 2026 |
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Voter Service Centers Open July 27
By News Release @ 10:41 AM :: 4894 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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"...To beat the long lines on August 8, officials urge voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote early...."
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| Sunday, July 26, 2026 |
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The One Dollar Solution
By Tom Yamachika @ 9:43 AM :: 1176 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the line-itemed bill, SB 2600 ....
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| Sunday, July 26, 2026 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 24, 2026
By GovTrack .us @ 6:36 AM :: 1152 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Saturday, July 25, 2026 |
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Empty homes tax just empty promises
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 PM :: 1249 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the Commission ultimately rejected putting the issue on the ballot ....
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| Friday, July 24, 2026 |
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Five Indicted in Luke Bribery Case--will this be enough to keep Feds Away?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:53 PM :: 4390 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, COVID-19
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...The most likely explanation for these indictments is that they are designed to present the minimum case capable of forestalling federal prosecutors. As always, the slogan is 'Defend Hawaii.'....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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Indian National Arrested in Hawaii for Role in Gold Bar Elder Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 1607 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... Harsh Fojalal Shah, 25, an Indian national, was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 20 ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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How rigid land-use rules are holding back wildfire recovery in Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:44 PM :: 1644 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... More than 2,200 structures were destroyed. So far, only 220 houses have been rebuilt ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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When safety becomes exclusion: The hidden cost of building codes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 PM :: 1806 Views :: Ethics, Development, Labor, Cost of Living
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... the ICC has become one of the most powerful and least transparent institutions in housing policy ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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BWS Agrees to Waste $6M on Useless Kalaeloa Desal Plant
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 1710 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The company recently received a Limited Notice to Proceed from its client, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, authorizing the procurement ....
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| Thursday, July 23, 2026 |
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The island without childcare for babies
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 AM :: 1990 Views :: Kauai County, Family, Cost of Living
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... she’s been trying to add an additional building to run an infant-toddler center for seven or eight years, but on the island, the process is lengthy ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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Maui can't delegate environmental assessment to property owners
By Court House News @ 4:20 PM :: 1811 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... the rules governing what can be built near the shore have been debated among developers, environmental advocates and fire survivors trying to rebuild their homes in Lahaina ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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AG Sues to Force Shutdown of HECO's oldest Oil Burners on Maui, Big Island
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 1875 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Kanoelehua Hill, Kahului, Māʻalaea and Puna generating stations were identified as the top contributors of human-caused, haze-causing pollution ....
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| Wednesday, July 22, 2026 |
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How politicians manipulate data to take credit
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:55 AM :: 1803 Views :: Economy
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... How do we honestly measure the American dream? ....
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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Hawaii Tries and Fails to make Second Amendment a 'Property Rights' Issue
By NRA ILA @ 7:16 PM :: 2191 Views :: Second Amendment
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...“Property Rights” Critique of Wolford Misleads on Facts and Law....
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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Feds: Hawaii Homeownership 18.9% Lower Than Believed
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 2315 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"...Hawaii’s homeowners-to-population ratio (HPOP) is 18.9 percentage points lower than its owner-occupancy rate, the largest difference of any state...."
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 |
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DLNR: 80 Meth Addicts Removed from Waianae Boat Harbor, 30 Still Waiting
By News Release @ 9:21 AM :: 2256 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Drugs
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... Globalization Personified: 30 American drug addicts are sitting around waiting for Chinese workers to finish building them homes ....
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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What It Takes to Retire in Hawaii at 62 on $1.5 Million Without Touching Your Principal
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 AM :: 3374 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the tax code treats different retirement dollars very differently ....
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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Upgraded HECO Waiau Plant 'can run on LNG'
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 2291 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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"...can operate on a variety of liquid fuels...and can be converted to run on liquefied natural gas if it becomes available...."
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 |
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After 18 Years of Green Energy, Oil still supplies 68% of electricity on Oahu
By Selected News Articles @ 8:43 AM :: 2195 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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"Perhaps electrical grids are more complicated than the mandates."
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| Sunday, July 19, 2026 |
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Trustees: Kahele Used Line-Item to Illegally Buy Support for Budget
By Andrew Walden @ 12:18 PM :: 5496 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"... As the Chair and majority continue Ferreira’s leave, and weigh further disciplinary action against Ferreira, they create ongoing exposure to OHA to adverse litigation risks ...."
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| Sunday, July 19, 2026 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Opinions Designed to Inject 'Critical Race Theory' into Law?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:20 AM :: 4025 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...Ketanji Brown Jackson is creating a body of “KBJ law” that other judges can cite to defy SCOTUS....
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| Sunday, July 19, 2026 |
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Why Care About the Dam Special Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 2595 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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... we are suing the State over it ....
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| Saturday, July 18, 2026 |
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Hilo Internet 'Cultist' Gets 10 Years for Child Porn
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 2564 Views :: Hawaii County , Family, Law Enforcement
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...Cultists members collaborated to victimize children in a systematic attempt to trigger social collapse and topple the current world order....
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| Saturday, July 18, 2026 |
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‘The Timing is Interesting’ -- How does Performance-Based Regulation affect HECO’s stance on LNG?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:03 PM :: 3044 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...Performance-Based Regulation, adopted by PUC in 2020, (PBR) fundamentally changed HECO's financial incentives in a way that made pursuing LNG much less attractive....
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| Friday, July 17, 2026 |
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Marijuana: Is the Honolulu Police Department ignoring the U.S. Supreme Court?
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 2834 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment, Drugs
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...On June 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the government cannot impose a blanket prohibition on firearm rights simply because someone is, or was, a medical marijuana patient....
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| Friday, July 17, 2026 |
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Soft on Crime Hawaii Supreme Court Gives Maui Rapist a Second Chance
By Court House News @ 11:18 AM :: 3493 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... The victim in the case reported that Granillo struck her in the parking lot, dragged her into his car, drove her to a beach, held her at knifepoint and repeatedly sexually assaulted and beat her before she escaped ....
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| Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
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Green Vetoes One, Line-item Another
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 2902 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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... Green concluded this year’s bill signing period and issued his final veto decision with 266 of the 267 measures becoming law ....
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| Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
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Kauai CASPER Survey Results
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 2732 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Kauaʻi District Health Office (KDHO) has released its report of the 2026 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey....
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| Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
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Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal Busted Again in $1.2M Fraud
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 3272 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... the defendants allegedly manufactured and deposited fraudulent checks totaling approximately $1.2 million between June and August 2024 ....
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| Thursday, July 16, 2026 |
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Oahu Man Pleads Guilty to Transferring Money to Iran in Violation of U.S. Sanctions
By News Release @ 7:11 AM :: 2929 Views :: National News
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... Arash Einolghozati, 37, of Waialua, Oahu, pled guilty on July 13, 2026 ....
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Decades of policy choices make gas more expensive for Hawaii, West Coast States: Report
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 3398 Views :: Democratic Party, Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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“...most of that gap is driven by just four states: California, Hawaii, Washington and Oregon....”
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Judge stalls Turtle Bay resort redevelopment over outdated environmental reviews
By Court House News @ 2:29 PM :: 3144 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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"...The impacts to an endangered Hawaiian bee that moved into the redevelopment area were not included in previous environmental reviews...."
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Judge Gillmor closes Trump administration's case to stop Hawaii climate lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 2:22 PM :: 3116 Views :: Environment
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... The Trump administration has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the justices to stop the litigation ....
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Report: 'Possible Loss of Life' Due to Tsunami Evacuation Confusion
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 3208 Views :: Honolulu County
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"...Extended care medical facilities and medically fragile populations lacked individual evacuation plans and procedures...."
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Hawaii: 95% Child Care Desert
By News Release @ 11:52 AM :: 3133 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Cost of Living
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... only Alaska has a worse child care availability shortfall ....
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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Bill Collectors Cheer as Hawaii Enacts Medical Debt Relief Program
By News Release @ 9:46 AM :: 3207 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...With the signing of SB 3025, Hawaii joins a growing roster of 27 cities and states utilizing nonprofit partnerships to purchase and forgive health care debt portfolios....
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| Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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APA Applauds New Prescribing Psychologist Law in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:28 AM :: 3206 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Health Care
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"...New legislation will help psychologists provide an integrated model of care for patients, APA says...."
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