255 Candidates Pull Papers Statewide by News Release Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... Candidate filing begins on February 1, 2024, and goes through June 4, 2024 ....
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The trouble with Tulsi: Why the former Hawaii congresswoman is Trump’s worst choice for vice president by News Article Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... Trump and Biden are the two oldest presidential nominees in history. Given this reality, their understudies may be a factor in 2024 in a way they haven’t in decades ....
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After Wildfire Lawsuits, Soaring PG&E power rates approach Hawaii by News Article Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... Can you guess what’s going to happen as a result of Lahaina? ....
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Bill allowing counties more authority over short-term rentals on Green's desk by News Article Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... A conference committee agreed to pass Senate Bill 2919, which would allow counties to create zoning laws regulating short-term rentals ....
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Hawaii Window Open: Student loan debt repayment for health professionals by News Release Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... The application deadline for the second cohort of this groundbreaking program is July 1, 2024 ....
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Bill 152 pre-approved multi-family designs would speed up Hawaii Island housing by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... allow the Hawaii County Department of Public Works to issue pre-approved model plans for multi-family housing — as it already does for single-family dwellings ....
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UH breaks extramural funding record in FY2024, on track for $550M by News Release Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in extramural funding ....
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Bonfire: HART Receives $125M from Feds by News Release Friday, April 26, 2024 |
... if HART awards the City Center Guideway and Stations contract, expected later this year, an additional $250 million will be burned ....
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OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina Files for Re-election by Kelii Akina Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
... All registered voters in Hawaii are eligible to vote for OHA Trustees ....
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Rolling Blackouts end for Big Island as oil-fired plants come online by News Release Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."
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US Space Force Plans 'Space Surveillance' Telescopes for Haleakala by News Release Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
... Environmental Impact Statement for the Department of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research Facility ....
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Maui Property Tax Resolution Full of Blank Numbers by Grassroot Institute Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
... Resolution 24-78 would set property tax rates for the coming year ....
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Maui budget full of tax hikes by Grassroot Institute Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
... County officials are seeking significant property tax increases while doing virtually nothing to cut spending or spend wisely ....
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Budget Emerges from Conference Committee by News Release Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
... House Bill 1800 CD1 will be up for a final vote in both chambers before being transmitted to the governor for consideration ....
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Let’s end embarrassing tax on medical services by Kelii Akina Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
... the GET makes practicing in Hawaii so financially challenging, causing many Hawaii doctors to retire or move away ....
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DOBOR to Clear Bums and Junk Cars from Kahului Harbor by News Release Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
... Fifty-four trucks and cars, many inoperable, will be towed from the state’s Kahului Harbor on May 6 ....
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) by News Release Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....
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Green: 450 units to be built for 'FEMA Ineligible' Lahaina Survivors by News Release Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
... 'Not eligible' = Illegals and homeless. Mixing them together is unfair to the illegals ....
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Hawaii's Best Cities to Start a Business by News Article Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
... Hilo is #1 ....
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Another Foster Care Fail: Kids Sleep in Attic of Home Full of Lunatics, Perverts, and Drug Addicts by Hawaii State Auditor Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
... The State Auditor studied 30 foster homes picked at random. Here is one of the 30 ....
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HB2342 on Governor's Desk: Legalize 'open carry' of everything except guns by News Article Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
... This bill would legalize the open carry of all non-firearm weapons, including butterfly knives, switchblades, brass knuckles, swords, and spears ....
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Here’s the Salary a Person Needs To Be Considered Middle Class in Hawaii by News Article Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
“...housing is the biggest income-eater....”
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Small Business Economic Trends: How does Hawaii Compare? by News Article Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
... the gold standard measurement of the Main Street economy ....
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City Points to Empty Rail System as Example of 'Sustainability' by News Release Monday, April 22, 2024 |
... and an interactive Skyline tour, showcasing that Earth Day is for everyone ....
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How does Hawai‘i’s economic geography affect its healthcare industry? by UH ERO Monday, April 22, 2024 |
... The state’s high cost of living likely compounds these problems by hindering the recruitment of healthcare professionals ....
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Four House Bills up for Final Reading by News Release Monday, April 22, 2024 |
... The final vote is set for 11:30 a.m. during the Floor Session. Upon approval, these bills will advance to the governor's desk for his signature ....
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SB 2487 Marijuana Decriminalization Fails to Pass Final Reading in the Senate by Hawaii Family Forum Monday, April 22, 2024 |
... Watch the discussion here ....
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National Republicans scrutinize Hawaii voting rolls by News Article Monday, April 22, 2024 |
... the state is violating federal law by not having what are known as “clean” voter rolls ....
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Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion by News Article Monday, April 22, 2024 |
There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....
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Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret by News Article Monday, April 22, 2024 |
Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 20, 2024 by GovTrack .us Sunday, April 21, 2024 |
... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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And Now the Big Guns Come Out by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 21, 2024 |
... I became convinced that the proceedings, or at least this part of them, were prearranged ....
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Maui County's new Recovery Permitting Center to open April 29 in Kahului by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... to assist residents with the process of applying for Disaster Recovery Building Permits for alterations, repairs, reconstruction and new construction of structures in areas affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires ....
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... Hawaii's Legislature Seeks to Change Constitution to Lock In Same-Sex Marriage ....
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OIP Issues Five New Opinions by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....
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HB2526 Goes to Governor: Felony for repeat offenders who drive without a license by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... after a McKinley High School student's life was claimed by a habitual traffic offender ....
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Office of Elections: RFK Jr. will appear on Hawaii ballot by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... hearings officer Aaron Schulaner, said an objection filed by the Democratic Party of Hawaii “did not meet its burden of proof in this case” ....
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Maui County Pushes Back Against AG Report on Fires by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... The more liability assigned to Maui County, the less liability for Hawaiian Electric. Maui County cannot declare bankruptcy and transfer ownership of the County to outside lenders. Hawaiian Electric can. This is all about protecting old-boy power centers. ....
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Lahaina fire victims must 'show regular progress toward their permanent housing plan in order to continue staying in FEMA housing' by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... We encourage families to continue to show regular progress toward their permanent housing plan in order to continue staying in FEMA housing ....
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DCCA Revokes Miske Termite License--14 Cases of Price Gouging by News Release Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
... License revocation, $35,000 fine, $22,114.56 restitution ....
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Blangiardi: City Will Not Sue Glock by News Article Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... a Council bill had proposed hiring specialized legal experts from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Dentons law firm ....
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Property tax hikes wrong medicine for Maui woes by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... Tax hikes would burden average Maui homeowners the most ....
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Insurance ‘stabilization’ bill would spread pain to everyone by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 19, 2024 |
“...if you look through the bill, it’s a bunch of blank spaces. It says conveyance taxes will increase by blank percent. Or short-term rental taxes are gonna have a blank percent tax on them....”
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Hawaii County beekeepers hope Bill 144 will open up new vistas by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... Hawaii County treats beehives like piggeries ....
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PLA? State keeps piling on rules that increase Hawaii’s cost of living by Kelii Akina Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... Hawaii’s $1.5 million PLA threshold is now the lowest in the nation ....
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‘Blankety-blank’ bills at Legislature leave Hawaii taxpayers in the dark by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... To address the problem, Yamachika suggested that legal action might be necessary ....
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Honolulu mayor says he's responsible for Honolulu’s gun licensing problems. by Video Video Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... The law clearly says the police chief makes the policies, but the mayor says he's pulling those strings ....
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Taxpayers Not on the Hook for HECO's $542M 'Special Purpose Revenue Bonds' by Andrew Walden Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... another $700M has been authorized, but not issued ....
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25 House Bills up for Final Reading by News Release Friday, April 19, 2024 |
... A final vote is scheduled for Friday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. on the House Floor during the Floor Session ....
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Hawaii's Insurance Crisis as Premiums Nearly Quadruple by News Article Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
... insurance costs for condominiums have risen by 100 percent to 1,000 percent ....
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City’s DMV employees gearing up for LGBTQ+ sensitivity training by News Release Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
... employees will be trained to use an individual’s chosen names and preferred gender pronouns when renewing a Hawaiʻi driver’s license or motor vehicle registration ....
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Six public forums scheduled for UH president’s search by News Release Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
... Each forum will be ninety minutes long and available in-person and virtually via Zoom ....
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After Failing to destroy Faa Samoa, Insular Case Activists Try Again by Court House News Thursday, April 18, 2024 |
... American Samoa Citizenship Question Not So Simple ....
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Full Text: Hawaii Attorney General Maui Wildfire Report by News Release Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
... AG Lopez structured the FSRI contract to focus entirely on the role of public agencies, thus avoiding any liability borne by Hawaiian Electric or private landowners such as KSBE ....
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Naming Names: Airports Division Ran Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money by News Article Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....
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Attorneys Blocking JetBlue/Spirit Merger Now Targeting Hawaiian/Alaska Airlines Deal by News Article Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
... this law firm also filed a similar suit wherein JetBlue was subsequently blocked in its attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines ....
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No Surprise: Waipiʻo Peninsula eliminated from consideration as potential future landfill site by News Release Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
... based on concerns regarding the site’s proximity to near-shore waters ....
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Rolling Blackouts: Senators Demand PUC Investigation by News Release Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
"The lack of reliability due to insufficient energy generation, HECO’s aging equipment, unreliable oil-fired power generation, and immediate and long term solutions should be investigated."
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10 'Good Government' Bills up for Final House Vote by News Release Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
... A final vote is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, and upon approval, the bills proceed to the governor's desk for his signature....
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FULL TEXT: Maui Fire After Action Report by Video Video Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
... Maui County Fire Department presents After Action Report covering Lahaina and Kula Fires ...
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Victim of bribery scheme testifies in Hawaii prosecutor corruption case by Court House News Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
... A former Honolulu prosecutor is accused of accepting nearly $50,000 from a local engineering firm to go after a former employee with criminal charges ....
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Got your Top Three? Secret Staffing Agency Helps State Retirees get Contract Work by News Release Monday, April 15, 2024 |
... and the State Ethics Commission says it's all good ....
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Homicide up 175% in Honolulu by News Article Monday, April 15, 2024 |
... 11 homicides in Honolulu as of March 31 ....
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 13, 2024 by GovTrack .us Sunday, April 14, 2024 |
... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Aloha ThinkTech by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 14, 2024 |
... ThinkTech has fallen victim to a phenomenon that has plagued many nonprofits including the Tax Foundation of Hawaii: a drop in donor funding ....
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A tax proposal I actually like by Kelii Akina Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
... the state’s estate or “death” tax can force their heirs of local businesses to sell off the assets of their companies ....
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"How it feels to move to Las Vegas" Grassroot Hawaii Instagram posts attract 2.2 million views in March by News Release Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
... Here are the top videos that were posted in March ....
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
... protecting parental rights, safeguarding religious freedoms, implementing effective suicide prevention measures, and preparing for the upcoming elections ....
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E Maui Water Diversion: Sierra Club Loses at ICA by News Release Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
... Sierra Club requested a contested case hearing on the issuance of any revocable permits for calendar year 2021. The BLNR denied the request and voted to continue the permits ....
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DOH announces new RFPs for ground ambulance services for Kaua‘i and Maui Counties by News Release Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
... replacing the RFPs that were canceled on Oct. 23, 2023, after concerns were raised ....
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