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Entries for June 2020
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Three new cases out of 1,199 tests
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 2163 Views :: COVID-19
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...116 active cases....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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AirBnB Occupancy Bounces Back – But Not in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4262 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii AirBnB occupancy rates are running far below those of other US destinations....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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Dead in Conference Ctte: HB220 would expand Department of Health emergency powers
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:26 PM :: 2767 Views :: COVID-19
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...HB 220 now waits a replacement bill from the State Senate later this week....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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Koko Head Shooting Complex resuming regular walk-in operations
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4648 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment, COVID-19
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...Online registration pilot project complete. Walk-in range usage beginning Wednesday, July 1....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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DoH Uses COVID as Excuse to Quarantine 51 Homeless Frequent Flyers
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 3427 Views :: Homelessness, COVID-19
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“...Without proper care, these individuals would likely be back on the street without treatment, would resort to going to a hospital emergency department for primary care, or rely on public safety, law enforcement, and the criminal justice systems, which do not have the capability to provide an appropriate level of care....”
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
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Survey: Teachers Report Low Participation in Online Learning
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 4804 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...48% of middle and high school teachers report 0-20% of students consistently participated in distance learning....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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Hawaii’s Army Of Karens
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 5007 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Anyone flying to the Aloha State’s golden shores is supposed to remain in self-quarantine for two weeks....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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ACLU: Hawaii COVID Facial Recognition Program 'Rife for Abuse'
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 3648 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...ineffective, unnecessary, rife for abuse, expensive, potentially unconstitutional, and, in a word, “terrifying”....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Four new cases out of 629 tests
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 2253 Views :: COVID-19
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...117 active cases....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearing
By NRA ILA @ 5:54 PM :: 2831 Views :: Second Amendment
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...hearings June 24 and 25....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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HB2500 Legislators poised to exceed state debt limit to avoid making cuts
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 3220 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...HB2500 SD1 would allow the state to borrow billions of dollars at a time when revenues are falling and expenses are increasing....
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Monday, June 22, 2020 |
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COVID Impact on Micronesia
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 3400 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...an initial assessment of the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 on the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau....
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Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
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Legislators Outline Plan to use CARES Funds
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 3540 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...The plan provides discretion to the Ige Administration to spend the remaining CARES funds to pay for unanticipated and emerging needs....
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Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
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Hawaii Worst Unemployment Recovery in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 3507 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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...Hawaii State Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least....
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Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 11 new cases out of 851 tests
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 2257 Views :: COVID-19
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...eight patients released....
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Sunday, June 21, 2020 |
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Pitfalls of the Subcontractor Deduction
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4462 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...another general excise tax exemption that the State Auditor has put under the microscope....
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Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
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‘The Jones Act isn’t just inefficient, it’s failed’
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:42 PM :: 2757 Views :: Jones Act
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...Who opposes repeal of the Jones Act?....
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Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 14 New Cases out of 1,126 tests
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 2150 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
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Mayor Victorino returns budget to Maui Council without signature
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 3757 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Victorino said his proposed property tax rates would have provided relief for hotels, resorts and short-term rentals from the economic downturn....
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Saturday, June 20, 2020 |
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UHERO forecasts dire scenarios for local government budgets
By UHERO @ 4:28 AM :: 3641 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...A grim financial outlook is on the horizon for the state of Hawaiʻi due to the impact of COVID-19....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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How to balance the budget in just a few clicks
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:56 PM :: 2809 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...just a few quick clicks and Hawaii went from a $1.4 billion deficit to a modest surplus....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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Senator Dela Cruz asks Governor to consider pooled testing for arriving travelers
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 3109 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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COVID Count 27 new cases out of 990 tests
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 2663 Views :: COVID-19
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...the highest number reported since April 2....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell Signs Budget: Rail Faces ‘Hard Decisions’ due to Collapse of Economy
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 4424 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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...Caldwell expressed worries about the uncertainty of revenue collections that are supposed to pay for the city’s $9.2 billion rail project....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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Tax Credit Available for Low Income Homeowners
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 3289 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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...This tax credit will be applied to next year’s taxes. Annual filing is required for this credit....
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Friday, June 19, 2020 |
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DHHL Expands COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 2869 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19
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...Program to include Undivided Interest (UI) lessees who have lost income or their job as a result of COVID-19....
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Thursday, June 18, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 18 new cases out of 1,370 tests
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 2178 Views :: COVID-19
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...the cases are community related....
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Thursday, June 18, 2020 |
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UHERO: Estimating the Need for Rental Assistance in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 3:02 PM :: 3866 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...the augmented unemployment payments have done a fairly good job preventing the worst from happening so far. But that program is set to expire August 1....
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Thursday, June 18, 2020 |
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Hawaii 20.2% Unemployment -- 3rd Highest in USA
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 3486 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....
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Thursday, June 18, 2020 |
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Public input sought on decommissioning of Maunakea telescope
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 4494 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking public input on the decommissioning of the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on the summit of Maunakea....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Five New Cases out of 1,131 tests
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 2145 Views :: COVID-19
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...and three new hospitalizations....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
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Council District Nine--Family Ties
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 6873 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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... Of the three candidates, two have family members that are already sitting in the Honolulu City Council ....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
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Trump’s Executive Order on Improving Policing Brings Welcome News in Troubled Times
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:52 AM :: 4093 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police
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"...an executive order that will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force, including tactics for de-escalation. Also, we’ll encourage pilot programs that allow social workers to join certain law enforcement officers so that they work together....”
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
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Saving coral reef fisheries with management areas
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 3049 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...setting aside some areas where fishing is prohibited....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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Navy Calling Up Reservists to Fill in For Pearl Harbor Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19
By Selected News Articles @ 9:48 PM :: 3980 Views :: Jones Act, Military, COVID-19
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...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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Another Hawaii Lawsuit: Coronavirus Orders Violate Right To Travel, Equal Protection, Due Process
By Robert Thomas @ 6:04 PM :: 4357 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...the second complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii challenging the governor's coronavirus shut down orders....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Four new cases out of 1,215 tests
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 2746 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new hospitalization, no new deaths, seven released....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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Contact Tracing, Testing Keep Recent Clusters in Check
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2493 Views :: COVID-19
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...Mugiishi said because our contact tracing and testing are robust, the state quickly identified a recent cluster of infections to limit the spread....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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Former Governors Urge Alternatives to Star-Adv Layoffs
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 3542 Views :: First Amendment, COVID-19
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...Given the dramatic drop in advertising revenue, Star-Advertiser journalists are ready to do their part to keep the newspaper solvent....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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Young Case against Hawaii Carry Ban Finally Moving Forward
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 AM :: 3259 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Young v Hawaii challenges Hawaii statutes regulating carry permits – and lack thereof – on Second Amendment grounds....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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EPA orders the closure of 16 cesspools on Kauai
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3317 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...EPA has taken enforcement actions in Kauai to close 16 pollution-causing large capacity cesspools and collect $55,182 in penalties....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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DoH Still Working on New Rules for Quarantine-Free Inter-island Flights
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2765 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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Settlement Improves Honolulu Gun Registration System
By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 5519 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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"...From now on everyone who is in line at HPD's firearms registration department by 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays will be served...."
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Eight new cases out of 554 tests
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2194 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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Feds: Civil Beat Publisher's Security Detail Sends Pig's Head to Media Critic
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 6257 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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...anonymous, threatening messages, disturbing deliveries – including a box of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask – and conducting covert surveillance of the victims....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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Maui Planning Commission sneaks Hawaiian burial group’s motion onto agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 4129 Views :: Maui County, Development, COVID-19
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... The Maui Planning Commission appears to have violated both the Sunshine Law and its own rules by failing to give the public required notice of a hearing item ....
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Sunday, June 14, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Five new cases out of 1,152 tests
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 2057 Views :: COVID-19
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...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Sunday, June 14, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 13, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 5:42 PM :: 2558 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... this week's bills introduced and votes in Congress ....
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