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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, February 2, 2024 |
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HECO: Blackouts This Weekend Will be Longer than Usual Thanks to New Policy
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 1281 Views :: Energy
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"Due to our enhanced wildfire safety protocols, outages in areas designated by the state as at-risk for wildfires may experience longer outages."
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 |
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PUC Approves $95M Rate Hike for 5-year HECO grid resilience plan
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 1180 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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"... The estimated impact on a typical monthly bill for a residential customer using 500 kilowatt hours will be $0.17 on Oahu, $0.47 on Hawaii Island and $0.39 in Maui County ...."
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Thursday, February 1, 2024 |
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HECO New Welcome Home Rate: $0.62 per kwh
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 1754 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Have a day job? You are sooo screwed ....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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18 Years Later State Wins Dannenberg EUTF Suit
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 1321 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... contending that the EUTF had unconstitutionally diminished accrued retiree health benefits under Article XVI, Section 2 of the Hawai‘i Constitution ....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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Five Straight Months of Tourism Decline Since Lahaina Fire
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 1271 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Since the August 2023 Maui wildfires, visitor arrivals have decreased in four out of the last five months while visitor spending recorded five straight months of decline compared to 2022 ....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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Murder of Ariel Sellers: Motion to Unseal Kalua Family Court Records
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 1658 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Judiciary
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... Isabella is now declared dead, and the Kaluas are charged with her murder. Under these extreme facts, the secrecy generally afforded to these types of cases should yield to openness ....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
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Eco-Lawyers to Sue Hawaiian Electric Because Birds Hit Power Lines?
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 1114 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... possible litigation challenging harm to imperiled Hawaiian seabirds caused by power lines and streetlights on Maui and Lāna‘i ....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
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FEMA to Build Hawaii's First Mobile Home Park
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 1568 Views :: Maui County, Development
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"...Draft Environmental Assessment For Alternative Temporary Transportable Housing Unit Group Site Known as the Kaʻanapali Temporary Group Site...."
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Monday, January 29, 2024 |
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Senate Sets Triple Hearing on Vacation Rental Bill
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 1416 Views :: Development, Small Business, Tourism
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... Senate Bill 2919 establishes State Regulations for short-term vacation rentals, allows the counties to adopt zoning ordinances and regulations for the amortization or phasing out of certain land lands or structures, and applies the TAT to shelters and vehicles with, or advertised as including, sleeping accommodations ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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House Introduces Maui Wildfire Bills
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 1150 Views :: Maui County
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... Measures stem from proposals in the House Interim Working Groups Final Report ....
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Saturday, January 27, 2024 |
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Yet Another Report on How to Improve Hawaii's Competitiveness
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 1230 Views :: Economy
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... Over the years there have been many reports, plans, and efforts to improve Hawaii’s economy, with mixed success ....
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Friday, January 26, 2024 |
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Hawaii Democrats to Investigate Kim Coco Iwamoto Anti-Vaxxerism?
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 2317 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... today we called upon the Democratic Party of Hawai'i to investigate whether Kim Coco Iwamoto's positions on vaccines align with the party's values and duties ....
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Friday, January 26, 2024 |
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Lung Association: Hawai‘i Earns Mixed Grades for Tobacco Control Policies
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 1102 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” report releases Hawai‘i grades for tobacco control policies, outlines steps to reduce burden of tobacco ....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Court: Ethics Rules do Apply to OHA Trustees
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 1324 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... The Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission is pleased to announce a significant legal victory in Akana v. Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission ....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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Money Grab: OHA Sues to Abolish Mauna Kea Authority
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 1040 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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... this is all about the master lease negotiations ....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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Recovery? Maui County Greets New Year with GE Tax Increase
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 1228 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Maui County surcharge and GET is 4.5% as of Jan. 1, 2024 ....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii Bill Would Legalize Raw Milk Sales
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 1158 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... Passage into law would take an important step toward further rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in practice and effect ....
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Saturday, January 20, 2024 |
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Saiki Updates House Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2106 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Representatives Mizuno and Evslin ....
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Saturday, January 20, 2024 |
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Friday, January 19, 2024 |
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HR6062: Congress Considers Amendments to American Samoa Constitution
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 1002 Views :: National News
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... to allow for American Samoa to enact constitutional changes as approved by the people without unnecessary additional procedures in Washington ....
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Friday, January 19, 2024 |
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DLNR Transfers 24,200 Acres to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 1107 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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... To date, 24,200 acres of agricultural lands have been transferred by DLNR to HDOA. In October 2023, the HBOA approved, accepting 99 more parcels on the list, totaling 21,672 acres, which still requires the review and approval of the BLNR ....
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Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
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Settlement Hearing Set for Hawaii DoE Title IX Class Action Suit
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 1158 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... class action lawsuit on behalf of present and future Campbell High School female students who participate, seek to participate, and/or are or were deterred from participating in athletics ....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024 |
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Saiki Opening Day Speech: Don’t let Lahaina property owners rebuild
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 2237 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Tourism
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... Turn Lahaina into Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024 |
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Mizuno News: Green Picks Nepotistic Nominee for HD29 Vacancy
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 4032 Views :: Democratic Party
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... Mizuno hires wife as office manager, then Green appoints her to Legislature ....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Schatz Blasts Trump’s Dangerous Claim Of Total Impunity, Warns Of Rising Threat Of Authoritarianism In The U.S.
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 1153 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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“...The Official View Of Donald Trump's Lawyers Is That He, And He Alone, Should Be Exempt From The Law… That's Not A President – That's A Dictator....”
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Star-Advertiser Owner Bankrupt--Paper to be transferred to creditors
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 1427 Views :: First Amendment
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... the Transaction will address the Company’s obligations to its secured creditors and will include an injection of capital that will enable Black Press to continue serving readers ....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Kona Airport Runway Cracks Force Shutdown
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 1104 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism
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... HDOT is also working with contractors to mill and resurface a 10’ X 10’ area. Expected completion of the resurfacing, which will allow the runway to reopen, is prior to first light Tuesday, Jan. 16 ....
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Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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Election 2024: Candidate Filing Begins Feb 1
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 965 Views :: Office of Elections
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... 2024 HAWAII OFFICE OF ELECTIONS CALENDAR ....
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Saturday, January 13, 2024 |
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Saturday, January 13, 2024 |
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Friday, January 12, 2024 |
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Company Owned by Civil Beat Publisher Criminally Liable for Terror Campaign Against Media Critics
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 1712 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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“Today’s settlement holds e-Bay criminally and financially responsible for emotionally, psychologically, and physically terrorizing the publishers of an online newsletter...."
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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Oahu Rolling Blackouts Caused by Coal Plant Closure
By News Release @ 8:29 PM :: 1288 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... In 2020, the Legislature passed a bill that banned coal powered energy production in the State by 2023 ....
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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Giant Tesla Battery system comes online, speeding Hawaii's transition to rolling blackouts
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 2073 Views :: Energy
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... KES began operating in mid-December. They are announcing it now, just after the first round of rolling blackouts. And, yes, this is an ‘Only in Hawaii’ project. You know how those go. ....
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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House Democrats Outline Priorities for 2024 Session
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 1070 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will convene ....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |
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State Senate Democrats Announce Legislative Priorities for 2024
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 1285 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a Senate Majority Retreat to identify and discuss legislative priorities ....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2024 |
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$600M: Saiki Announces Act 279 DHHL Working Group
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 1006 Views :: DHHL
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... working group to oversee DHHL's execution of funds pursuant to Act 279 ....
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Monday, January 8, 2024 |
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Rolling Blackout Hits Within Days After Kapolei Battery Farm Goes Online
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 2089 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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"...due to heavy cloud cover and rainy conditions across the island, production from solar energy systems has been reduced and battery energy storage systems could not charge...."
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Sunday, January 7, 2024 |
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Lahaina Senator Slams Housing Plan
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 1445 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... the plan will not only continue to exacerbate the rental market's hyperinflation but also displace West Maui families by relocating them to long-term accommodations at Maui Lani ....
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Friday, January 5, 2024 |
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No Nukes: Green Announces $500M “Maui Interim Housing Plan”
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 1182 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... 2,400-plus households, totaling more than 5,928 individuals, remain housed in more than 30 hotels throughout Maui ....
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Friday, January 5, 2024 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Writes Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 1526 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Also included was draft legislation intended to minimize these risks and promote the public welfare to the greatest extent possible, should the Legislature choose to legalize cannabis ....
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Thursday, January 4, 2024 |
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |
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House Finance Announces Hearing Schedule
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1114 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... State departmental representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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Bissen Picks New Administrator for Maui Emergency Management Agency
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 1028 Views :: Maui County
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... retired MFD batallion chief Amos Lonokailua-Hewett ....
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Saturday, December 30, 2023 |
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Pinata: Legislature opens GIA application processes
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 1189 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. ....
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Saturday, December 30, 2023 |
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Keeping Honolulu Jammed: 2023 Complete Streets Progress Report
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 1196 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... In previous decades, City streets were planned and designed primarily for vehicular capacity, not any longer! ....
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Friday, December 29, 2023 |
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HPD: No Gun Permits for Next 40 Days
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 1888 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The recent decision by Police Chief Logan to require people to be certified by nonexistent instructors means that NO ONE can purchase a handgun or rifle until ....
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Friday, December 29, 2023 |
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Task Force makes another large seizure of illegal fireworks
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 1125 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... To date, the task force has seized nearly 70,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. ...
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