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Entries for June 2021
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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OHA Awards $1.77 Million in COVID-19 Impact and Response Grants
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 2411 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... A total of 15 Hawaiʻi nonprofit organizations on five islands will receive a total of $1.77 million ....
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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CNHA, DHHL announce $5M rental & utilities assistance for Native Hawaiians
By News Release @ 12:01 PM :: 3249 Views :: DHHL, OHA, COVID-19
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... This new allotment of funds was made possible through the American Rescue Plan of 2021 and is part of the DHHL COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program ....
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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EPA Orders Navy to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Sewage Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 3151 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The plant is owned and operated by the U.S. Navy and provides service for up to 40,000 people ....
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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Hawaii is the Only State Gaining White Population
By Selected News Articles @ 12:29 AM :: 3601 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... except for Hawaii, all recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show ....
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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Funding the Hawaii Tourism Authority: TAT vs General Fund…Or?
By UHERO @ 12:04 AM :: 3194 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... According to the U.S. Travel Association, fourteen state tourism offices are funded either partly or entirely by a statewide lodging tax ....
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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630,000 Tourist Arrivals in May, 2021
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 2774 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... When compared to 2019, visitor arrivals in May 2021 were down 25.7 percent from the May 2019 count of 847,396 visitors, and visitor spending decreased 22.2 percent from the $1.41 billion spent in May 2019 ....
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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Na Wai Eha: 20 Years of Litigation 'fundamentally changes water distribution system'
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 9673 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use
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"...the most comprehensive application of the Hawai‘i Water Code to water use and protection in history...."
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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89% of Tourists 'Fully Vaccinated'
By News Release @ 10:58 PM :: 2846 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Repeat visitors were more likely to be fully vaccinated along with college graduates and those with household incomes above $100,000 ....
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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Sixty Defendants Charged in Nationwide Takedown of Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Network
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 3398 Views :: Drugs
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... As of today, 44 of the 60 defendants are either in federal or state custody, and the search continues for 16 defendants ....
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021 |
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41 Junk Cars Removed from Oceanfront Kahului Homeless Camp
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 2820 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... Most vehicles tagged for removal had been filled with trash from the nearby homeless encampment. ...
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Sunday, June 27, 2021 |
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Secret Tax Relief for Hotels on Maui?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3814 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Taxes, Tourism
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“...the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the County to make many unprecedented decisions. One such decision was to reduce the Assessed Values of Hotel and Resort properties due to the catastrophic drops in occupancy experienced by that industry....”
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Saturday, June 26, 2021 |
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13 Cases--Delta variant detected in all Hawaii counties
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 2326 Views :: COVID-19
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... Delta variant expected to spread rapidly ....
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Saturday, June 26, 2021 |
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Who Will Run for DeCoite's House Seat? -- Not Ritte
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 3077 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County
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... CALL FOR CANDIDATES -- Deadline: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 11:59 pm HST ....
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Friday, June 25, 2021 |
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HGEA Protects Sheriff Deputy After He Admitted Doing Favors for Katherine Kealoha
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 4450 Views :: Ethics, Police
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... Cayetano and Kealoha have a lengthy professional relationship that includes serving together on the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation ....
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Friday, June 25, 2021 |
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Aloha too often means goodbye
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:58 PM :: 2508 Views :: Cost of Living
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... I’ve watched my children leave for the mainland to start college or their careers. And I know there’s a good chance they won’t be coming back, except for short visits ....
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Friday, June 25, 2021 |
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HTA Poll Shows New Residents Like Tourists the Least
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 5:04 AM :: 3273 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... the highest percentage of respondents who said they do not think tourism is worth the issues came from residents ... who have lived in Hawaii for less than one year ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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No Quarantine for Vaccinated Mainland Travelers Starting July 8
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 2978 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... Gov. David Ige announced that effective July 8, the State of Hawai‘i will eliminate its pre-travel testing/quarantine requirement for domestic travelers to Hawai‘i who have been fully vaccinated in the United States ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Unemployment: Hawaii Worst Recovery from COVID
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 2981 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ranks 47th for Civic Engagement
By Selected News Articles @ 9:24 PM :: 2403 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... and 2nd for Military Engagement ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Pimp Foolishly Leaves Hawaii--Ends up in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 8:53 PM :: 2954 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Convicted in Milwaukee, Hawaii pimp faces a maximum life term of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum of 15 years ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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Is Hawaii Becoming a Perfect Contradiction?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:47 PM :: 3038 Views :: Environment, COVID-19
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... An island state without ferries but more than enough "environmentalists" ....
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Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
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How High Are Wine Taxes in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 4:34 AM :: 2376 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii wine taxes are 14th highest in USA ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Ige's intent-to-veto list praised for being 'fiscally responsible'
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 2442 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Ethics: School Principal Gives $43K in 'Cash Advances', Runs up credit card
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 2970 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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"...the Governing Board failed to manage the financial performance of the school...."
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Hawai‘i Plunges to 44th in the Nation in Ensuring Economic Well-Being of Keiki
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 2544 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii’s ranking in children’s economic well-being dropped in one year from 25th to 44th, according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report analyzing how families fared between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 crisis ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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COVID Became Opportunity to Force 100s of Homeless back onto the Streets
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 2077 Views :: Homelessness
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... we can use an emergency to FORCE the homeless back on to the streets but we can't use an emergency to build SRO housing for the homeless and then FORCE them to use it. This is an artificailly created crisis ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Unemployment 8.1% for May--Down 0.4%
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 2973 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Statewide 595,300 were employed and 52,150 unemployed in May ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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53,000 Unemployed in Hawaiʻi, But State Chamber Dealing with Employee Shortages
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 3375 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... in April 2021 the state of Hawaiʻi had 53,000 people unemployed and 27,415 job openings ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Why Hawaii residents are moving away
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:42 AM :: 4137 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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Russian Naval Fleet 35 Miles South of Oahu
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 AM :: 3841 Views :: Military
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... Russia says that they are 300 miles off the coast of Hawaii, yet unconfirmed satellite images from June 19 appear to show them much closer - within 35 miles of the U.S. state ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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UH Study: 58% of UH Students are Starving, 14% Live on Streets
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 3090 Views :: Higher Education, Homelessness
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... according to this study 105% of Hawaii's homeless are enrolled at UH ....
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
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OHA Gains More Power Over NW Hawaiian Islands
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 2437 Views :: Environment, OHA
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... New guidance document to integrate Native Hawaiian culture into management of Papahānaumokuākea ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Ige Releases 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2260 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his intent to veto 28 out of 268 bills passed during the 2021 Hawai‘i legislative session ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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'Procurement Collusion' -- Hanabusa, HART Reported to Federal Authorities
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 4420 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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... In order to steer a consulting contract to its former Board Chair, Colleen Hanabusa, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), a federally-funded rail transit project, imposed the following narrowly tailored requirements on bidders ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Four More Unlicensed Crypto Currency Dealers for Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 3622 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Admittance into the DCIL enables the companies to conduct business in Hawaii without first obtaining a state money transmitter license ....
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Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
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Showdown of the Juggernauts
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2092 Views :: Taxes
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... Taxing Income in the New World of Teleworking ....
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Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
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State Supreme Court: With Environmentalism Anybody Can Veto Affordable Housing
By Robert Thomas @ 4:54 AM :: 5480 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Greenmail, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Anyone Claiming That An Affordable Housing Project Might Impact Their Property Interests In A "Clean And Healthful Environment" Has Standing To Object ....
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Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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COVID tier confusion bespeaks a bigger problem
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:17 PM :: 2278 Views :: COVID-19
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... More than a year into the COVID-19 emergency, we’re still experiencing the many ways in which the government can regulate and limit our daily lives ....
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Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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Hawaii Pre-Travel Testing Program Expands to French Polynesia
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 2778 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... Hawaii - Tahiti flights begin Aug 7 ....
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Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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Kailua man receives over 24 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering
By News Release @ 4:31 AM :: 2921 Views :: Drugs
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... Wilcox utilized his Kailua clothing company, “Armed and Dangerous,” as a front business to launder cash drug proceeds ....
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Waipahu High principal selected as interim superintendent (again)
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 2769 Views :: Education K-12
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... The BOE also tapped Hayashi to be interim before current Superintendent Christina Kishimoto was hired in August 2017 ....
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Honolulu Youth Commission to accept applications for Commissioners
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 1961 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Applications for Commissioners on the first-ever Honolulu Youth Commission will be accepted beginning Thursday, June 17, 2021 through Friday, July 16, 2021 ....
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Ige appoints Rep Lynn DeCoite to State Senate
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 2617 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County
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... Maui County Democrats will now scramble for the next prize--appointment to DeCoite's vacant House seat ....
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Cockfighting Arrests on Molokai - The investigation and arrests were long in coming
By Video @ 11:13 PM :: 3600 Views :: Maui County, Gambling, Law Enforcement
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... Police reported seizing more than $160,000 in cash, along with gambling ledgers and paraphernalia, from an illegal cockfighting derby attended by 300 to 400 people last month on Molokai ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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UHERO: Should the Counties Get a Share of the Transient Accommodation Tax?
By UHERO @ 11:05 PM :: 2960 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... The Legislature’s decision to strip the county’s share of TAT revenues is certainly a stark change from just a few years ago ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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Blangiardi: I Support HB862 -- 3% TAT Hike for Counties
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 2923 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Tourism
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"...I support HB 862 as it provides the City the option of restoring a revenue base which has been lost – allowing us to continue services to our people...."
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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Free Money from the Sky: Another $100 for MEUCs
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3140 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced it will start processing MEUC applications beginning on June 17, 2021 ....
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