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Sunday, October 19, 2025 |
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Even More TANF Hoarding
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 150 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... federal TANF money that we haven’t spent: $452 million ....
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Sunday, October 19, 2025 |
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Harnessing AI for Government Transparency
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 AM :: 245 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot’s “Open Hearings” project can monitor and summarize government hearings and produce transcripts and summaries of those hearings almost immediately ....
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Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
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Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
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Former Maui resident pleads guilty in fentanyl trafficking case
By Court House News @ 5:44 PM :: 245 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... man with 11 prior convictions, including five drug felonies in Hawaii, admitted to shipping nearly a pound of fentanyl to Maui ....
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Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
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BBC: Harbors Division Rejected Two Offers to Save Falls of Clyde
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 AM :: 317 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History
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... A Norwegian firm which operates heavy lift ships offered to transport Falls of Clyde back to Scotland for free, but the campaign was soon embroiled in a wrangle with the …(Hawaii Dept of Transport Harbors Division)… over insurance costs and other conditions ....
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Friday, October 17, 2025 |
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Profitable Nonprofits: Four Legislators Oversee $50M Cash Giveaway
By News Release @ 2:06 PM :: 333 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Rep Daniel Holt, House Finance Committee Vice Chair Jenna Takenouchi, Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz and Senate Majority Leader Dru Kanuha ...
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Friday, October 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii on Verge of Affordable Housing Breakthrough?
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:29 AM :: 566 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... Legislative action in all four of Hawaii’s counties could soon help ease the state’s acute housing shortage ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Falsely arrested by their own Department? Four Sheriff Deputies File Suit
By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 318 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... trumped-up the charges against the four deputies as part of a convoluted scheme to manipulate Horton as a ‘pawn’ to retaliate against the number three man in the State Sheriff Division, First Deputy Lanikoa Dobrowolsky ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Defensive Gun Use Proves Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:07 PM :: 349 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii and several other states passed a series of spiteful measures—including the so-called “Vampire Rule” now before the court ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii Joins Democrat States' Tech Anti-Trust Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 PM :: 452 Views :: National News
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(CLUE: Stupid Democrats still don't understand what turned Big Tech against them.)
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Milk Recall: Children Sickened at Four Elementary Schools
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 660 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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... 70,000 units were distributed statewide, including at nearly 200 schools on Oahu, Maui, and Kauai ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Falls of Clyde removed from Honolulu Harbor
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 394 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism
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... the disposal site is approximately 25 miles south of Honolulu Harbor ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Fed Wreck Back Again?
By Video @ 12:29 AM :: 404 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... Shame On The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs For Lying Again. Theyʻre Trying To Convince You That You Need US Federal Recognition ....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
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Kaiser health care workers strike for better wages
By Court House News @ 10:37 AM :: 333 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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... Thousands of Kaiser employees in California, Oregon and Hawaii organized a five-day work stoppage after negotiations for higher pay and other demands stagnated ....
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025 |
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National Republicans Sue Hawaii over Election Rolls
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 349 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... The RNC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hawaii’s chief election officer for allegedly violating the law by refusing to provide public voter roll maintenance ....
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Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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Green Signs Energy Deal with Japanese Company
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 738 Views :: Energy, World News, Tourism
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... Could Hawaii be Supplied with Canadian LNG from JERA? ....
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Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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Direct2UH streamlines admission to UH for Hawaiʻi public high school seniors
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 333 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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... a new initiative that simplifies the college admissions process and removes barriers to higher education for Hawaiʻi’s public high school seniors ....
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Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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Extend Rail? Let the people vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:22 PM :: 417 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... city officials are now considering extending the rail several more miles ....
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Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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DTRIC Insurance to Quit Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 435 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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... However, DTRIC will continue to administer all active policies, manage claims and meet its contractual and statutory obligations, over the next several years ....
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Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
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Building Common Ground: Grassroot, Appleseed housing forum
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:00 AM :: 1859 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The Oct. 15 event will focus on research and practical reforms aimed at addressing Hawaii's acute need for more housing ....
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Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
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Delays spell doom for Lahaina as we knew it
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:48 AM :: 994 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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"How much longer is it going to take for Lahaina to get back on its feet — five, 10, 15 years?"
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Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
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DoTax Employees Rebelling Against the Culture of Silence
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1308 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... with a very public step being taken, it will be impossible to simply sweep the matter under the rug ....
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Get a Job: DHS Announces Changes to SNAP under 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 864 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... One key change that will go into effect November 1, 2025, relates to work-requirements for Able-Bodied Adults ....
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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When Honolulu chose the airport: A council aide’s view of the decision that changed the Skyline
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 1186 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History, Rail
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... the idea of the rail rolling on tracks in the second phase to the airport was, at the origin of the project, not a done deal ....
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Bill 9 Compromise: Maybe we will steal only some of the Minatoya List Properties?
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 1079 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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... The Bill 9 TIG—which is being dissolved after presentation of its report—included Councilmembers Tamara Paltin, Tom Cook and Shane M. Sinenci ....
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Hawaii State Budget -- 26% Federal Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 791 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the state that relies the least is Hawaii at 26.3% ....
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Beachfront Property Is Worthless
By Robert Thomas @ 4:34 AM :: 1050 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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...littoral property owners are owed nothing for the temporary regulatory taking of small portions of accreted beach....
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Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Ka’ahumanu’s Christian Conversion: The Tahitian Connection
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 AM :: 739 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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... tracing Ka’ahumanu’s conversion to Christ, one must first look to Tahiti in the year 1796 ....
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Friday, October 10, 2025 |
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DoE: Teacher Salaries 'Competitive'
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 616 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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... All of these gains came from outside the collective bargaining system. Why do teachers need the HSTA? ....
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Friday, October 10, 2025 |
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House Now Accepting Staff Applications for 2026 Session
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 430 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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Corruption trial witness can pursue conspiracy claims against Honolulu officials
By Court House News @ 1:16 PM :: 1027 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... The ruling is a surprising shift in former Mitsunaga & Associates employee Laurel Mau’s favor, after a long-running legal battle that dates back more than a decade ....
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Water Sector Underpaid and Understaffed
By UHERO @ 4:09 AM :: 450 Views :: Environment, Development, Higher Education
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... Interviewees cited recruitment and retention challenges driven by low salaries and slow hiring processes ....
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Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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Family argues helicopter maker is liable in fatal Hawaii crash
By Court House News @ 3:52 AM :: 662 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary, Tourism
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... a case testing manufacturer immunity under a 1994 federal law ....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
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City: Sewer Bill too high? Don't use so much water Brushing Your Teeth
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 612 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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... City unveils new online tool to help residents save on upcoming sewer rate increases ....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Alan Beck: The Vampire Rule Hunter Taking Hawaii to the Supreme Court
By Video @ 4:06 PM :: 526 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Just like a vampire can’t enter a home without being invited, gun owners in Hawaii can’t carry their firearms into stores, restaurants, or businesses unless the owner gives permission ....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
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First Homeless Kauhale Opening on Maui
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 567 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... DO THE MATH: $10M / 64 = $156,250 per unit ....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
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Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to Hawaii following 79-day counterdrug patrol, $156M worth of cocaine seized
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 549 Views :: Drugs
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... Midgett’s crew apprehended 19 suspected drug smugglers and interdicted four suspected drug smuggling vessels, preventing 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, from reaching U.S. shores ....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
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'The Wall That Heals' Coming to Oahu
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 596 Views :: Military
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...Oʻahu will soon host The Wall That Heals, a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., along with its mobile Education Center....
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Monday, October 6, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Youth Gun Ban
By News Release @ 4:22 PM :: 527 Views :: Second Amendment
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... a federal lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s ban on the acquisition and possession of firearms and ammunition for adults 18-20 years old ....
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Monday, October 6, 2025 |
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Hawaii Mixed Scores on Mental Health
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 761 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs
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... Hawaiʻi ranked No. 37 for identifying students with emotional disturbance (ED) for individualized education programs (IEPs) ....
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Monday, October 6, 2025 |
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Hawaii Homeowners Pay Some of the Highest Insurance Costs in the Country
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 921 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... at the upper end, the Census data also shows households reporting costs of $4,000 or more, making Hawaii one of the few states in that category ....
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Sunday, October 5, 2025 |
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UH enrollment tops 51,000, highest in eight years
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 702 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... UH Community Colleges: 25,461 (+2.2%) ....
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Sunday, October 5, 2025 |
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Nonresident Withholding, Six Years Later
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1357 Views :: Taxes
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... the legislation was enacted in 2019, six years ago. At the time, the Department issued an announcement saying that it wasn’t ready to implement the requirement yet, so taxpayers could relax ....
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Sunday, October 5, 2025 |
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Kauai Judicial Vacancy
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 823 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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... Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit (island of Kauai) ....
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Saturday, October 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 4, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 11:30 PM :: 759 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Saturday, October 4, 2025 |
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Erasing progress not the way to move forward
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:19 PM :: 1312 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... to solve Hawaii’s housing shortage, we need to embrace change ....
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