Green Speech Marks First year in Office by News Release Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
... 10,800 housing units were approved. 800 were actually built ....
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Trump Campaign Bulks up Hawaii Operations by News Release Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
... Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm ....
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Hilo Police Detective Arrested for Perjury and Tampering With a Government Record by News Release Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....
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PBS Wokesters Look Out for Hawaii’s ‘Local Menstruators’ by News Article Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
... a story that fused the tax-funded outlet’s search for niche necessities that require government funding with its ongoing attempt to defy science and pretend humans other than biological women get periods ....
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DHS Offers $11K/Month for TVRs to House Lahaina Victims by News Release Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
... Program will house FEMA-ineligible survivors of Maui wildfires for up to 12 months ....
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Kaneohe: Navy Floats P8 Poseidon, Plans to Restore it to Service by News Article Monday, December 4, 2023 |
... the aircraft would be lifted and moved to the runway, “and it would settle onto its landing gear, which is still in good condition” ....
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Alaska Airlines Buys Hawaiian Air for $1.9B by News Release Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... a definitive agreement under which Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $18.00 per share in cash, for a transaction value of approximately $1.9 billion ....
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Two types of corruption fuel cronyism in Hawaii — illegal and legal by Grassroot Institute Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... Legal corruption comes in the form of special interest groups currying favor from politicians to pass laws that narrowly benefit just them ....
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Hawaii to join more medical licensure compacts? by Grassroot Institute Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... green-light compacts for other medical professionals, such as nurses, physical and occupational therapists, emergency medical service personnel, psychologists, audiologists ....
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Population: Still Losing by Tom Yamachika Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... Are we going to put more pressure on our taxpayer base to dig into their pockets ever more deeply? ....
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A New Day for Hawaiian Homelands: Collaboration Between OHA and DHHL by Kelii Akina Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... This partnership between OHA and DHHL is a positive start, but there are other possibilities worth exploring such as ....
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Accounts in Distress? Hawaii Ranks 5th in USA by News Article Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... States with the Most People in Financial Distress in 2023 ....
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Hawaii has the highest electricity prices in the U.S. by News Article Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... An analysis of average electricity prices by state shows Hawaii is easily the most expensive at 30.31 cents per kilowatt ....
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals by News Release Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaiʻi ....
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 2, 2023 by GovTrack .us Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Eight Candidates on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus by News Release Saturday, December 2, 2023 |
... The Hawai'i GOP Caucuses will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6PM to 8PM at dozens of voting locations statewide ....
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Use carrots, not sticks, to help Maui fire victims by Kelii Akina Saturday, December 2, 2023 |
... looking for a “win-win” result ....
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Green: We will only build 800 Affordable Units Next Year--but we will Pretend to Rebuild Mayor Wright (again) by News Release Friday, December 1, 2023 |
... keeping you distracted while keeping housing costs high ....
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Maui Democrats Nominate Three for HD10 Vacancy by Andrew Walden Friday, December 1, 2023 |
... to fill the HD10 vacancy created when Green appointed HD10 Rep Troy Hashimoto to fill the SD5 vacancy created when Sen Gil Keith-Agaran, himself appointed to the Senate seat in 2013, but not wedded to it, quit to pursue lucrative Lahaina fire litigation ....
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HTA: Input Invited on Tourism’s Role in Supporting Maui’s Recovery by News Release Friday, December 1, 2023 |
... Community Meeting to be Held at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, December 4 ....
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EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui by News Release Friday, December 1, 2023 |
... Removed batteries from 94 electric and hybrid vehicles and decommissioned 274 power walls in homes and businesses. Two containers with more than 30 tons of decommissioned battery material were shipped off the island ....
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Up in Smoke? AG's Plan to turn Illegal Drug Dealers into Legal Tax-Paying Entrepreneurs by Gene Ward Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
... In nearly every location where recreational marijuana is legal, criminal syndicates, far more than the state government, are cashing in on the "green gold rush" ....
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Kauai: 8% Electric Rate Hike for KIUC by News Release Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
... This is only the second time in KIUC’s 20-year history – and the first time in 12 years – that a rate increase was sought ....
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Tourist Arrivals Down for Third Straight Month by News Release Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
... Maui: 35,526 visitors in October 2023, compared to 59,372 visitors (-40.2%) in October 2022 and 59,620 visitors (-40.4%) in October 2019 ....
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Education professor hoping alternatives to suspensions work in middle school test by News Article Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
... A new approach to poor classroom behavior that avoids suspensions and expulsions is being put to the test in Hawaii ....
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Senate Confirms Micah Smith and Shanlyn Park Hawaii Federal Judge by News Release Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
... Smith has served since 2018 as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Criminal Division in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii -- Park is a current state court judge and former federal public defender ....
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China Could Play Major Role in Drafting New Regulations for Seabed Mining, Says U.N. Official by News Article Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
“...China is the largest financial contributor....”
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Hawaii Republicans Improve Party Finances by News Release Wednesday, November 29, 2023 |
"... the Hawaii Republican Party has been brought current with the debt owed on the headquarters building, and now the lien against us will be removed ...."
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Navy Notifies Regulators of Groundwater PFAS Detection by News Release Wednesday, November 29, 2023 |
... Four of 21 groundwater monitoring wells showed exceedance of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a component of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ....
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Hawaii demands remediation from Navy following jet fuel leak by Court House News Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
... Red Hill fuel-polluted soils could cost $750 million to clean up ....
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HECO Evening Rates to Double under 'Shift and Save' Scheme by News Release Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
... when you come home from work, you will be paying 52 cents per kilowatt-hour on Oahu, and 62 cents per kilowatt-hour on the Big Island ....
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Special Master: Presiding Judge Had ‘100s of Pages of Disqualifying Information’ in Kalua Case by News Article Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
... evidence included the criminal records of the parents for assault and drug use, filed bankruptcy documents, and the absence of a record of children of their own ....
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DLNR: Demolition of Uncle Billy's Hotel Begins Today by News Release Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
... For the last few years, drug addicts had been living in the dilapidated structure ....
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Fire: AG Subpoenas Maui County Officials by News Release Monday, November 27, 2023 |
... Subpoenas have been served upon the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui Department of Public Works, and the County of Maui Department of Water Supply ....
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CBS: Maui County Uncooperative with Fire Investigation by Video Video Monday, November 27, 2023 |
“...Multiple sources are telling CBS News that Maui county officials, from Mayor Richard Bissen on down, are not responding to requests for interviews from Hawai`i state officials who are conducting an official investigation about the fire launched by governor Josh Green....”
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How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State? by Tax Foundation Monday, November 27, 2023 |
... Hawaii is 6th at $7,746 per capita ....
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"500 Mines Needed" to Make Green Energy Possible by News Release Monday, November 27, 2023 |
... GreenPeace Attacks Mining Research Ship East of Hawaii ....
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Hawaii’s housing crisis deemed ’eminently solvable’ by Grassroot Institute Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
... U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai'i recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would incentivize state and local governments to liberalize housing regulations around transit projects ....
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'Upzoning' to address need for homes on Maui by Grassroot Institute Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
...Other ideas presented to legislators in a Shelter Working Group were enacting a 'YIGBY' bill and allowing prefabricated housing....
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Wholesaling: What You Don’t Know by Tom Yamachika Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
... you as a taxpayer can never really know, but you can protect yourself ....
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Medical certificate-of-need laws have little to do with actual need by Grassroot Institute Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
... Prospective healthcare providers need state permission before they can build new hospitals or offer other services in Hawaii ....
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Will history someday record an 'economic miracle' for Lahaina? by Kelii Akina Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
... how many years will depend on which path is taken ....
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UH Assessing Hawaiʻi’s Geothermal Potential by News Release Saturday, November 25, 2023 |
... the state’s lone geothermal plant on Hawaiʻi Island produces five times the amount of electricity as one of the state’s largest solar farms, while requiring 80% less land area ....
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Public comment open on Ala Wai Flood Risk Management Study by News Release Saturday, November 25, 2023 |
... release of the Ala Wai Flood Risk Management draft General Reevaluation Report and Integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for review and 45-day public comment period ....
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Hawaii receives low marks for economic, personal freedom by News Article Friday, November 24, 2023 |
... “It has among the strictest restrictions on residential building in the country. And in 2022, the state worsened the problem by enacting a statewide urban growth boundary that limits land development.” ....
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JSC seeks Nominees for Several Judicial Vacancies by News Release Friday, November 24, 2023 |
... vacant judgeships on Oahu and Big island ....
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After FBI Raid, CNHA Demands Hawai'i Free Press 'Cease Operations' by Andrew Walden Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
... Song’s complaint was filed just weeks after the FBI raid on the offices of key CNHA financial backer Dawson Companies ....
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Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolls Conservative Group Planning Next Trump Administration by News Article Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
... Civil Beat Publisher Pierre Omidyar gives $500K to "a controversial right-wing think tank that has been building the policy and personnel firmament for a second Trump administration" ....
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Laughed out of Court: Libertarians Asked Federal Judge to ‘Disband Hawaii Republican Party’ by Court House News Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
... Since 2020, Dicks and a rag-bag of co-plaintiffs have filed 13 ‘pro-se’ state suits and three ‘pro-se’ federal court suits on various complaints. All have been summarily dismissed ....
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The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom by News Article Thursday, November 23, 2023 |
Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford called this system "communism", two hundred ninety six years before the Russian revolution....
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BWS files $1.2 billion claim over Red Hill damages by News Article Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
... Honolulu's Board of Water Supply is seeking $1.2 billion from the U.S. Navy for costs associated with the fuel leak at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Green Socks are Expensive: $40M 'Stormwater Capture System' for Lahaina by News Release Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
... People may notice the Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the form of green “socks” or fences ....
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Hawaii Most Expensive Turkey in USA by News Article Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
... at $52.85, Hawaii has the highest average turkey prices of all the states ....
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Confirmed: Union Lawyer Appointed to Supreme Court by Andrew Walden Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
... Devens’ legal experiences go beyond corporate practice, having represented several labor unions, including the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, and more ....
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DOBOR: We Knew Surf School Bidding Was Rigged by News Release Tuesday, November 21, 2023 |
... After 'randomly' choosing four companies it turned out three of them are owned by the same person. ...
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Navy P-8A Poseidon Overshoots Runway Splashes in Kaneohe Bay, Crew Safe by News Article Monday, November 20, 2023 |
... A Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol airplane is in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay after attempting to land on a Marine Corps runway Monday afternoon ....
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VIDEO: Roseanne Barr Running for Governor of Hawaii? by Video Video Monday, November 20, 2023 |
"...They're gonna keep their property, I swear...."
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Maui can take lead in ‘Yes in God’s backyard’ housing by Grassroot Institute Monday, November 20, 2023 |
... Family Life Center and King’s Cathedral in Kahului are partnering to put up 85 modular homes on 10 acres of the church’s land ....
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VIDEO: Super-weird vigilante vessel known as the "Jones Act Enforcer" by Grassroot Institute Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... the "Jones Act Enforcer" tracks down and identifies violators of the 1920 protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....
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Caldwell's COVID Slush Fund: 'Follow the Money' by Grassroot Institute Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... you have to follow the money, especially when there’s a huge surge of funds given to the government to dole out ....
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Tax relief for properties that house Lahaina residents by Grassroot Institute Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... Bill 95 would exempt from the Maui County property tax all residential real property in Lahaina and other residential real property that was damaged or destroyed by the fires ....
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UH enrollment up, community colleges see first increase since 2010 by News Release Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... Enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi is up 1.2% in the fall 2023 semester compared to fall 2022 ....
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Lassner: Why I'm staying out of Gaza dispute by Video Video Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... I am not a professional politician or an international political influencer. Rather, I lead a complicated educational institution with an array of internal and external stakeholders who seldom agree about much of anything ....
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The Lahaina Recovery Fund by Tom Yamachika Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... Claimants who want a distribution from the fund agree not to sue the fund contributors ....
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 18, 2023 by GovTrack .us Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Let's not fall for all the Aloha Stadium hype by Kelii Akina Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
... even the slimmed down plan is worrisome ....
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Monsanto court victory in fight over Roundup cancer warnings by Court House News Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says glyphosate "is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans" ....
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Enviros Call for Rules to Stop Invasive Bugs by News Release Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
... the state Department of Agriculture has never adopted rules to prevent the intra-island sale of plants, soil, compost and other plant and garden products ....
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VIDEO: Bissen open to Seizing Condotels Which Compete with Full-Service ILWU-Controlled Hotels by News Release Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels. That is why they are being targeted ....
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Former Kauai PD Employee gets Jail for Embezzlement by News Release Friday, November 17, 2023 |
... Hiranaka repaid the State of Hawaiʻi $75,633.25 in restitution ....
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