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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Honolulu cuts budget by $40M; Grassroot says ‘keep going’
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:08 PM :: 102 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Most of the targeted savings would come from the operating budget of the city’s Department of Information Technology ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Defend Hawaii: Miske Lawyer Celebrates Kaneshiro Corruption Victory, Tells Feds to Pack Up and Leave
By Court House News @ 2:06 AM :: 323 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... The quirky panel of 14 jurors had been coordinating outfits by color most days throughout the duration of trial ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Tupola Proposal Lowest TVR Property Taxes for 2025
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 AM :: 293 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Resolution 24-61 would set the property tax rates for fiscal year 2025 ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Honolulu Highest Inflation in USA
By Wallet Hub @ 5:44 PM :: 367 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... WalletHub compared 23 major MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Environmentalists hit snag in Navy fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 5:05 PM :: 335 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... may have to wait until ongoing defueling is completed ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Closing arguments begin in high-profile Hawaii bribery trial
By Court House News @ 2:40 PM :: 368 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... trial of former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and co-defendants facing accusations of conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Final witness testifies as former prosecutor’s corruption trial draws to a close in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 2:22 PM :: 419 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... Prosecutors say businessman Dennis Mitsunaga used hefty campaign contributions to exert influence over Hawaii's political landscape ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Black Sand, Kobayashi First to benefit from DEP 'Affordable Housing' Scheme
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 487 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... involves sharing a percentage of net appreciation with HHFDC ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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14 Years Later: Honouliuli WWTP portion of Consent Decree completed
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 552 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... the second major milestone within the 2010 Consent Decree – the full secondary treatment upgrade of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Mayor Blangiardi signs bill declaring the City and County of Honolulu a “Purple Heart City”
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 779 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... to honor Honolulu’s Purple Heart recipients for their “singularly meritorious action” in the line of duty and service to their nation ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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40,457 Unregistered Cars on Oahu Streets
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 995 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... 73 percent of those vehicles with expired tags have not been registered in at least five years ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 1179 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
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Federal judge tosses challenge over recall of 'FCKBLM' vanity license plate
By Court House News @ 2:41 AM :: 1333 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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... Edward Odquina wanted a license plate reading "FCKBLM." The city of Honolulu said no. A number of judges have now agreed ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu)
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 753 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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City Points to Empty Rail System as Example of 'Sustainability'
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 1257 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Rail
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... and an interactive Skyline tour, showcasing that Earth Day is for everyone ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Blangiardi: City Will Not Sue Glock
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 2004 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... 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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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Honolulu mayor says he's responsible for Honolulu’s gun licensing problems.
By Video @ 8:20 PM :: 1147 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... The law clearly says the police chief makes the policies, but the mayor says he's pulling those strings ....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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Naming Names: Airports Division Ran Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 3767 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA, COVID-19
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... 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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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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No Surprise: Waipiʻo Peninsula eliminated from consideration as potential future landfill site
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 699 Views :: Honolulu County
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... based on concerns regarding the site’s proximity to near-shore waters ....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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Victim of bribery scheme testifies in Hawaii prosecutor corruption case
By Court House News @ 5:31 AM :: 1559 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... 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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Monday, April 15, 2024 |
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Homicide up 175% in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 AM :: 1435 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... 11 homicides in Honolulu as of March 31 ....
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
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City Closing Ulehawa Beach Park to Clean Tons of Homeless Tent City Garbage
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 969 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... beaches along the Waianae Coast have been taken over by a 20-mile-long homeless camp. This is just one mile ....
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Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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Marconi Point Project Connected to DPP Bribery Scandal
By Selected News Articles @ 6:14 PM :: 2378 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use
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... City Seeks to Dismiss Marconi Claims, Supports Move to Depose Bribery Convicts ....
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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How to revive Hawaii’s downtown centers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:59 AM :: 1286 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... The developer requested a waiver for the project, but a year later, the permit is still pending ....
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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HONU Housing Less Than One Homeless Per Day
By News Release @ 4:50 AM :: 1491 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... for the past 153 days HONU connected 119 clients with shelter or supportive housing ....
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Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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Salary Needed for family of Four to Live Comfortably in Honolulu -- $299K
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 1739 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Total salary needed for two working adults with two children $299,520 ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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DoD Returns Red Hill Control to US Navy
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 1474 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Joint Task Force – Red Hill transferred authority of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage to the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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Recktenwald Appoints Michelle N. Comeau Oahu District Judge
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 2645 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The appointment is subject to Senate confirmation ....
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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Council resolution exemplifies why we still have housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1437 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... Twenty years later, we are still having the same conversations ....
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Sunday, March 24, 2024 |
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Cost of NIMBYism way too high
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:58 PM :: 1662 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... Resolution 24-65 contains most of the usual anti-housing rhetoric, and even claims that making it easier to create smaller, more affordable homes would somehow result in more so-called monster homes ....
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Friday, March 22, 2024 |
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Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 2772 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Small Business, Tourism
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... City suspends enforcement of a city ordinance that’s driving several restaurants in Waikiki out of business ....
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 |
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Allowing smaller lots and homes would benefit families, promote affordability
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:02 PM :: 1663 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... These two measures would increase our housing supply not only on Oahu but throughout all of Hawaii by allowing smaller homes on smaller lots....
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Saturday, March 16, 2024 |
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HHFDC Selects Insiders to Develop Kapolei Parcel
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 1454 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... to award developers Ikenakea Development LLC and The Michaels Organization a long-term lease for the 19.4-acre property at Farrington Highway and Fort Barrette Road ....
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Friday, March 15, 2024 |
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Blangiardi Delivers State of the City Address
By Video @ 2:12 AM :: 1364 Views :: Honolulu County
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VIDEO: State of the City Address
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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 :: 1656 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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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Blangiardi submits FY2025 budget proposals to Honolulu City Council
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1324 Views :: Honolulu County
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... proposed $3.63 billion Operating and $919 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budgets for the 2025 fiscal year ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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City Demands Energy Use Data on Apartments and Commercial Buildings
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1340 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... Starting in 2023, buildings 100,000 square feet and larger were required to begin annually reporting their utility data to the City. By June 30, 2024, buildings 50,000 square feet and larger must report, followed by buildings 25,000 square feet and larger by June 30, 2025 ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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FCKBLM? Censorship Leads to 23% Decrease in Personalized License Plate Requests
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 1348 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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... The city’s Motor Vehicle Registration Branch will reject applications that violate the existing rules, including letter and number combinations that are profane, encourage violence, or make sexual references ....
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Sunday, February 18, 2024 |
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City May be Short on Sanitation Trucks for Months to Come
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 1500 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Of the 73 trucks that have been ordered over the past five fiscal years, ENV has only received 17 of them — and no new trucks have been delivered since November 2020 ....
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Friday, February 16, 2024 |
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Debt: Honolulu 3rd-Worst Sinkhole City
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 1354 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu has $3.8 billion available to pay $6.6 billion worth of bills ....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 |
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Monday, February 12, 2024 |
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Blangiardi announces Andy Sugg as new Chief of Staff
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 1398 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Sugg previously served as a television executive in Hawai‘i and has years of experience in working alongside Mayor Blangiardi ....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Thursday, January 18, 2024 |
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Time to ask ‘tough questions’ about state energy policy
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:54 AM :: 1273 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Are rolling blackouts going to be Hawaii’s “new normal”? ....
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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Navy still on the hook for negligence claims by military families injured by jet fuel leak
By Court House News @ 11:59 PM :: 273 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The government managed to dodge failure to warn claims thanks to the Federal Tort Claims Act ....
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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 :: 1325 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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