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Entries for February 2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Senate Committees Advance Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 2584 Views :: Taxes, Drugs
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... The measure would also exempt the sales of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products for medical use from the general excise tax ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii ACT Scores 10th-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 1689 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... tied with Arkansas ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ranks 39th for Innovation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 AM :: 1455 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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DoH: Hawaii among highest hepatitis B death rates nationwide
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1641 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... In 2019, the rate for Hawaiʻi (1.17 per 100,000) was almost three times the national rate (0.42 per 100,000) ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Green Appoints Evslin, LaChica to House
By News Release @ 1:26 AM :: 1436 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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... Luke Evslin will serve House District 16 (Wailuā, Hanamā‘ulu, Kapaia, Līhu‘e, Puhi, portion of ‘Ōma‘o) on Kaua‘i and Trish LaChica will serve House District 37 (Mililani Mauka, Mililani Town, Koa Ridge and Waipi‘o Gentry), on O‘ahu ....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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City: Koko Head Shooting Complex to reopen for Archery in March
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 1693 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Current schedule: archery range reopening March 2023, pistol & rifle ranges in April 2023 ....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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DLNR--Build Parking Garage at Ala Wai
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 2236 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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“In the very near future, we are going to do a request for proposals for the development within the facility itself. Since this is envisioned as a public-private partnership the current parking layout may shift some in the future. That could include a parking structure at the harbor”
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans lose challenge of 2022 election audit process
By Court House News @ 1:30 PM :: 1986 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... The Republicans' attorney William Dean characterized the party’s claims of damages to be "extemporaneous" ....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
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DHHL Nomination Withdrawn: 'Evasive' Anderson 'Misrepresents Commission'
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 3556 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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... “His misrepresentation of the commission’s viewpoints on the $600 million plan significantly influenced my decision.” ....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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Tour company sues Hawaii County for removing access to beach road
By Court House News @ 11:57 PM :: 1341 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism
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... Waipi'o Valley Road, now partially reopened, has been the subject of controversy since its February 2022 closure ....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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HB1049 Cuts Income Tax
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 1837 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... restructure the state's income tax brackets and lower income tax for all brackets, double the standard deduction for individual filers from $2,200 to $5,000, and double the personal exemption from $1,144 to $2,288 ....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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HTA Splits RFP for US: Marketing vs 'Stewardship'
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 1727 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... Translation: Marketing is for HCVB and 'Stewardship' is for CNHA ....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
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Hawaii GET Taxes 119% of Personal Income
By Tax Foundation @ 12:39 AM :: 2357 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, it taxes many products multiple times ....
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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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Governor sends additional budget requests to Legislature
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1396 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... since taxes are not being cut, lets spend this money ....
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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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HB1049: Avoiding disincentives in new affordability plan
By UHERO @ 11:41 PM :: 1414 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Policy “cliffs” occur when a large benefit is suddenly withdrawn when income exceeds some threshold, even if by only $1. Cliffs may also reduce incentives to work and earn more ....
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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii: House Judiciary Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills
By NRA ILA @ 11:06 PM :: 1686 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Last week, the Hawaii Legislature considered several anti-gun bills, and three more anti-gun bills are already scheduled to be heard tomorrow, starting at 2PM, by the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee....
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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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Kim, DelaCruz, Kidani: Regents Should Dump Lassner to Help Boost Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 2649 Views :: Development, Higher Education
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... This is all about Aloha Stadium. Under Lassner UH is shifting to TC Ching. The scamsters want a president who will commit to play UH sports in their new Aloha Stadium. They don't care what happens to the rest of the University ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Multiple tax hikes moving through the Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:09 PM :: 2801 Views :: Taxes
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... there are still tax hikes moving through the Legislature, threatening to further increase Hawaii’s already-astronomical cost of living ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Legislative Agenda: Abortion, Cannabis, Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:13 PM :: 1748 Views :: Life, Drugs
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... Hawaii Legislators have got your life all planned out ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Request for Public Comments – Applicants for Hawaii Supreme Court
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 1694 Views :: Judiciary
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... Please submit written comments postmarked or faxed no later than March 13, 2023 ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Audit: Why did DoE Give DoT $16M for Useless Kihei Roundabout?
By News Release @ 6:54 PM :: 1435 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Ethics
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... a financial audit of the DOE to help determine how the $16 million was transferred to DOT and where this money came from ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Gun Bills Die in Committee
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 2031 Views :: Police, Second Amendment
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... Honolulu Police Department testimony was a factor ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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Get Out, Evil! Stay In, Good Fortune!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1509 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Japanese celebrate a festival known as Setsubun. While there are regional variations on how to celebrate it, many of them involve roasted beans and an Oni, or demon ....
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 |
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How Living Off the Grid in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 1959 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... five categories: feasibility, infrastructure, affordability, climate, and safety ....
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
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Hawaii VEX IQ Championships qualifies 18 robotics teams for World event in Dallas, TX
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 1543 Views :: Education K-12
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... Hawaii VEX IQ Robotics Elementary and Middle School State Championships qualified 18 out of 67 Hawaii VEX robotics teams that will advance to the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships ....
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
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A ‘Capitol Convo’ about Hawaii’s high cost of living
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:10 PM :: 1725 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... factors that contribute to the state’s high cost of living, such as its high cost of housing, high taxes, boondoggle projects, shortage of medical professionals and more ....
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
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‘The more-government stuff doesn’t work’
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:03 PM :: 1505 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii isn’t doing so well ....
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Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
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How Fast is Hawaii’s Economy Growing?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 1485 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... The 3.3% annualized expansion rate was the 17th largest ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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NASA: Chinese Satellite Behind Green Lasers over Mauna Kea
By Video @ 10:25 PM :: 2590 Views :: Military
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... the most likely candidate is the ACDL instrument aboard the Chinese Daqi-1/AEMS satellite ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Catholic Charities Approved Foster Care Home with Schizophrenic Child Molester
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 2731 Views :: Hawaii County , Family
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... The girl was placed in foster care on or about July 31, 2017, then allegedly endured several months of sexual assault at the hands of two different adult male alleged perpetrators who were living in the house. Both have criminal records ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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Miske Witness Guilty --Threatened to 'Behead' Governor, Mayor
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 2406 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... here's what happens when a sovereignty activist doesn't want to pay his dock fees at Waianae Small Boat Harbor ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii: Third Highest Proportion of Unsheltered Homeless
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 2857 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... 62.7% of Hawaii homeless are unsheltered ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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DLNR, Agriculture Department to Settle on Pasture Management?
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1469 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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... whether certain lands could be transferred from DLNR jurisdiction to HDOA ....
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Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
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Hearings Set for Three Gun Bills
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 1363 Views :: Second Amendment
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... New Hearings Set for Friday, February 10 ....
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
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Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 1965 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Decade In Prison For ‘Brazen’ Maui Official Who Took Bribes
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 2016 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... Once again: The Feds doing the job the State and Counties just won't do ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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HTA Says You Like Tourism Now
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 1404 Views :: Tourism
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... Results of Fall 2022 Resident Sentiment Survey Released ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Federal Grant-Matching Requirement to be waived for Territories
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 1500 Views :: National News
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... Grant-Matching Requirement to be waived for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii medical excise tax affecting patient care, physicians say
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 AM :: 1759 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... A Hawaii resident diagnosed with breast cancer could not find a physician to treat her ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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A Trio of Bills in Hawaii Would Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 AM :: 1721 Views :: Drugs
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... SB1043 and SB669 have been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB1216 has been referred to the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Eco Lawyers Head to Court to Block Kauai Hydro Project
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 1953 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Environment
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... call the “midnight rubber stamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment ....
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023 |
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Transsexuals Push Bethany Hamilton out of Surf Contests
By Video @ 5:16 AM :: 2556 Views :: Family, Religion, Tourism
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... Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won’t compete in WSL events following new transgender rule ....
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Monday, February 6, 2023 |
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Taxi Rates: Council should repeal price fixing law
By Selected News Articles @ 7:49 PM :: 1536 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... repeal the price fixing provisions in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu ....
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