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Friday, March 15, 2024 |
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SB3381 Lahaina Landgrab Bill: Akaku Hosts Community Forum
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1737 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... at Akakū Maui Community Media on Saturday, March 16th from 9:30am - 1pm ....
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Friday, March 15, 2024 |
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State, FEMA Agree on Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 1671 Views :: Maui County
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... survivors in NCS seeking support through the state of Hawaiʻi’s Housing solution will be given two opportunities to accept an housing option ....
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Friday, March 15, 2024 |
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Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention'
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 1296 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement
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"...a realistic and achievable path to reducing targeted violence in our schools and throughout our community....”
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
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“Smaller homes on smaller lots”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:47 PM :: 1458 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... HB1630 and SB3202 would allow homeowners to subdivide their lots and build additional homes ....
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
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House Passes State Budget
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 1256 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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Three Gun Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 1635 Views :: Second Amendment
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... two hearings for three bills coming up on Friday that will accept testimony ....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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Trump Sweeps Hawaii Republican Caucus
By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 AM :: 2011 Views :: Republican Party
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... Proportionally, Kauai County has the highest turnout ....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |
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Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 1648 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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... The Senate passed the bill 23-2, with Republican Sens. Brenton Awa and Kurt Fevella casting the lone "no" votes ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 1325 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Land Use
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... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to let lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 1240 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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... Approximately 70 people attended the “Breaking Cycles Symposium Update: Re-envisioning a Health, Housing, and Corrections Continuum” at the state Capitol auditorium ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge
By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 1209 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 2266 Views :: Judiciary
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... Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaiʻi ....
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Monday, March 11, 2024 |
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Lahaina: Purposefully Making Rebuilding Slow, Expensive, and Frustrating
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:04 PM :: 2139 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... Federal aid money is pouring in, but “no one seems to know where it’s going” ....
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 |
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Water agency ID’d as major Lahaina recovery roadblock
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:09 PM :: 1501 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... “We’ve got this long line of developers who have been trying for decades to get a permit at the Water Commission” ....
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 |
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Bill 21: Reform emergency permitting to quicken Lahaina recovery
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:01 PM :: 1310 Views :: Maui County, Development
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“...amend the County’s emergency permitting statute to speed up approval times, waive building permit fees and expand the types of structures to which the statute applies....”
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 |
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The Worst State to be Rich, Poor, or In Between
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3036 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... One state made the top five on all lists ....
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 |
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Listening to naysayers in the housing debate
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:51 AM :: 1692 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... monsters lurk behind every corner ....
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Sunday, March 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 1371 Views :: Family, Health Care, Religion, Drugs
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... Final House Vote on Minor Access to Gender Affirmation Care ....
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Saturday, March 9, 2024 |
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DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 1939 Views :: Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government
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... As a state Representative from 2004 to 2023, Yamane chaired various committees including Health, Human Services, and Homelessness ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Soft on Crime: After 41-year Crime Spree, Child Molesting Meth Dealer Gets Something Besides Probation
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 1918 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... (he got probation after being) found with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and an unconscious minor who had no pants and displayed physical indications of sexual assault. At that time, Kinoshita was out on bail for two state felony cases ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Fake Minutes and Fire Secrecy: OIP Posts Three New Opinions
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 1552 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics
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"... the executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ..."
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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OIP: Sunshine and UIPA Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1318 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... we are halfway through the 2024 legislative session, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is providing this update of Sunshine Law and UIPA bills that have survived and crossed over ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Study: DoE Pandemic Failure will Cost Hawaii $31B
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 AM :: 1605 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii students in the COVID cohort can expect on average 3.7 percent lower lifetime earnings ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Audit: 100% FEMA Fail on Kauai Disaster Procurement
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 1574 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics
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... projects seeking FEMA reimbursement could be subject to an Office of the Inspector General’s (“OIG”) audit ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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TAT Audit: Maui County fails to Collect Millions from Vacation Rentals
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 1417 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... the County recognized over $56.9 million of MCTAT revenue on its financial statements. However, as of June 30, 2022, only $40 million (1) was actually deposited ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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Anti-Israel 'Uncommitteds' Take 29% in Hawaii Democratic Primary
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 AM :: 1523 Views :: Democratic Party
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... A total of 1,563 votes were cast statewide, with Biden receiving 1,032, or 66%, while uncommitted took 455 votes, or 29% ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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Kouchi in Danger After Nahale-a Debacle?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 AM :: 3360 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Politicians
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... if a person who voted for Nahale-a gets ticked off enough to try and flip at least one of the votes that voted against, then they could have a shot at reorganizing the Senate ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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HB1675: No GE Tax on Medical Services
By Video @ 3:40 AM :: 1408 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... supporting HB 1675 as the first step in getting rid of GET for medical services ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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Ways to Maximize Hawaii's Current Zoning Laws
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:09 AM :: 1295 Views :: Development
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... CPRs and accessory dwellings units, and how the state’s housing regulations have evolved ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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DBEDT Forecast: 1.5% Economic Growth for 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 AM :: 1237 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Though visitor spending decreased by 4.5 percent in January 2024, state general excise tax (GET) collections were up by 2.4 percent during the same month, an increase which can be attributed to household spending ....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Pass Senate
By NRA ILA @ 7:05 PM :: 2176 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Senate Bill 3196 and Senate Bill 2845 were passed in the Senate and now have been transmitted to the House for further consideration ....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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Hawaii Senate Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Despite Ongoing Federal Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 1301 Views :: Drugs
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... SB3335 will move to the House for further consideration ....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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Feds Collect $6.6M in Hawaii Forfeitures
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 1312 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... $6,360,465.69 was collected in criminal actions and $278,322.42 was collected in civil actions ....
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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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HB2802: Write Gay Marriage into State Constitution
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 1268 Views :: Family
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... HB2802 HD1 proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the Legislature's authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples ....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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Your cost of living just went up
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:31 AM :: 1515 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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Case: COFA Renewal on Verge of Approval
By Ed Case @ 12:01 AM :: 2148 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation
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... “Congress must approve the recently renegotiated Compacts of Free Association as soon as possible,” said Case ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Short-term Rental Crackdown: State, County Bills Threaten Residents
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:58 PM :: 1435 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... to phase out short-term rentals and impose higher taxes on them ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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No Money for Mauna Kea? Science Foundation Funds only one Giant Telescope
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 1556 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... NSF discuss with the Board during the May 2024 meeting its plan to select which of the two candidate telescopes the Agency plans to continue to support ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Unanimous Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Ballot
By Court House News @ 3:12 PM :: 1257 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... “Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse,” the court wrote in a per curiam opinion ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Change in Law Makes 8% of 'Renewables' Disappear
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 1302 Views :: Energy
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... Figures don't lie, but liars figure ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric Tinkers with Solar Subsidies
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 1404 Views :: Energy
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... The new programs, originally scheduled to launch March 1, will now be available to customers starting April 1 ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Rate Hike News: Comments Sought on next round of renewable energy procurements
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1210 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... clean energy procurements aimed at stabilizing rates and advancing energy equity ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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State Hospital pretends to make changes in wake of slaying of staffer
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 1227 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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... DOH conducted a full safety and security review of the State Operated Specialized Residential Program (SOSRP) and Hawai‘i State Hospital (HSH) facilities ....
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Sunday, March 3, 2024 |
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The Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus is shrinking again
By Andrew Walden @ 9:49 PM :: 2406 Views :: Republican Party
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... Republicans cancel four Oahu caucus locations due to their inability to find anybody to staff them ....
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