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Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot legislative wrap-up tour
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 73 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the defeat of nearly all attempts to add more taxes and the passing of five Grassroot model bills and other Grassroot-supported measures ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Grassroot Council Testimony: Cutting Red Tape to Build Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:55 PM :: 167 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Small Business
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... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Bill 2591 Changes Kauai Zoning to Allow Farmers' Markets
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:49 PM :: 150 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Bill 2951, was proposed in response to a January zoning complaint that shut down the popular Princeville Farmers and Artists Market ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Audit: How to Speed up Building Permits
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:43 PM :: 153 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... a new report from the county’s Office of the County Auditor suggests more than two dozen ways to help speed up the process ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Where Clean Energy Projects Go to Die
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 171 Views :: Energy, Development, Land Use
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... Over the past five years, 15 energy projects in the state have been cancelled — more than half of the power projects being considered ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Hawaii: A far-left state trying to hijack U.S. energy policy
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 317 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... Hawaii is at the vanguard of a coordinated legal campaign that aims to enact Green New Deal-type policies by lawsuit. And by all appearances, the state’s judiciary is an eager participant ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Trump Squeeze Leads to Suspension of 'Faculty Special Salary Adjustments' at UH
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 278 Views :: Higher Education
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... effective immediately, there will be a suspension of all Faculty Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) for merit, equity, and/or market that have not been approved by me as of May 23, 2025 ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
By UHERO @ 12:29 AM :: 224 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 257 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Judiciary
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... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 224 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the 4th-largest increase in mortgage delinquency ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Reopening of Pacific Monument
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 240 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The groups are challenging President Trump’s April 17 proclamation that would allow U.S.-flagged vessels to fish commercially ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Senators Grill Green over COVID Shutdowns
By Video @ 2:50 AM :: 455 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, COVID-19
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... Ohio Senator confronts Hawaii governor over COVID lockdowns, says “tell me about the science behind why you locked your residents up” ....
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii 'Clean' Hydrogen to Come from Oil Refinery
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 342 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Hawaiʻi Gas' synthetic natural gas (SNG), made from naptha produced by the Par Pacific oil refinery on Oʻahu, contains up to 15% hydrogen—the highest percentage of any natural gas utility in the United States ....
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
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Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 354 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 64,490 additional units are needed through 2027 but only 13,471 units are currently in development pipelines and anticipated to be available by 2027 ....
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Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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Cleaning up Hawaii’s permitting mess
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 383 Views :: Development
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... A new report from the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization shows that Hawaii permit delays in 2024 were at some of the worst levels ever ....
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Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 327 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the third-lowest percentage of single-mother households at 3%. Single-father households make up 1.4% of the 493,898 households in Hawaii ....
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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Rules Vote a Self-Serving Scam to Take Over Hawaii Republican Party
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1304 Views :: Republican Party
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... Delegates should vote NO on all proposed party rules changes ....
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Also-Rans
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 522 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a few bills that passed both houses of the legislature, but did not make it through conference, may come back to haunt us next year ....
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Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Backs Suit Against Trump's DEI Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 603 Views :: National News
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... “friend of the court” brief supporting the plaintiffs in National Association of Diversity Officers v. Trump ....
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Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
By UHERO @ 2:53 AM :: 412 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... Most participants work in low-wage, non-unionized jobs—often seasonal or gig-based—in sectors like hospitality, domestic work, and landscaping ....
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Friday, May 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii governor defends emergency housing powers at state Supreme Court
By Court House News @ 5:46 AM :: 1014 Views :: Maui County, Development, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... a case challenging Governor Josh Green's use of emergency powers to address the state's affordable housing crisis ....
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Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
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Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 4050 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Drugs
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... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms. Where are the rest of the millions? ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 726 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Small Business
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... The bipartisan legislation provides congressional direction to fully implement the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which has been diplomatically negotiated among the U.S. and 16 Pacific Islands nations ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:21 PM :: 759 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 821 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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Hawaii 4th Highest State and Local Taxes Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 6:05 PM :: 625 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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.... Hawaii extracts $9,503 per person ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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Pacific Partnership Act to Counter China
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 941 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Bill to Strengthen Strategic Relationships with Pacific Islands, and Counter Chinese Aggression in the Region ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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Legislature Delivers Progress for Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 486 Views :: Maui County, Development, Taxes
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“I want him to sign the historic review bills, the impact fee bill, the permit bill.”
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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Residential electric bills in Hawaii and Connecticut are twice those in New Mexico, Utah
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 660 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Customers in states such as Hawaii and Connecticut, where retail electricity prices are relatively high, paid more than $200 per month for electricity ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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BWS Approves Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 758 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... $204 million project to design, construct, operate and maintain a 1.7 million gallon per day seawater desalination plant ....
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Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 448 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... States With the Best Budgeting Education in High Schools ....
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Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:05 AM :: 617 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... there were a few tax increases and a bill that is kind of a tax cut ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 6:51 PM :: 784 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Grassroot: Akina gives Legislature a 'B-'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:18 PM :: 700 Views :: Maui County, Development, Taxes
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... SB1296 will allow most Lahaina residents in the area’s Special Management Area to rebuild without having to go through the burdensome SMA permitting process ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Judicial Nominees Sought for ICA and First Circuit
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 594 Views :: Judiciary
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... nomination deadline is June 23, 2025 ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Neighborhood Board Elections--Voting Ends May 16
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 809 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Only residents living in contested areas are able to vote ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Another chance to make things right
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:20 AM :: 1624 Views :: Judiciary, Police
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... the police seize your car because someone stole it and used it in a crime ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Trump Admin: Greenland to Become a COFA Country?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:15 AM :: 921 Views :: World News, Military
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... US officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America’s sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island nations ....
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Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
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State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 881 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary
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... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....
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Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
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BLNR Rejects Army Pohakuloa EIS
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 850 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Military
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... The Army’s current lease for 23,000 acres of state-owned land at PTA is set to expire in 2029 ....
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Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 953 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Military
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... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....
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Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 773 Views :: Democratic Party, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Politicians
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"...While Democrats posture about taking on 'Big Oil,' they’re shielding Par Hawaii—a top fossil fuel donor to their own party—from climate lawsuits...."
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Friday, May 9, 2025 |
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UHERO: Federal policies push Hawaii toward mild recession
By UHERO @ 2:09 PM :: 630 Views :: Economy
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... volatile fiscal and immigration policies are undermining consumer confidence, raising inflation expectations, and worsening the business outlook ....
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Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
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DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 808 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police
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... If a license plate is deemed actionable, it can be added to a hotlist—triggering real-time alerts the moment the vehicle is detected by a Cloudrunner camera ....
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Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
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Reflections of Gene Ward
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 AM :: 781 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Republican Party
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... reflecting on a person I got to know over my years of participation in the political world of Hawai‘i ....
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