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Entries for July 2021
Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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70% or 82%?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:27 PM :: 2812 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... we are witnessing the breakdown in trust that occurs when there is not enough transparency in government decision-making ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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Dell: No Alienware for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 PM :: 2533 Views :: Energy
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... the shipping restrictions were due to the new power consumption regulations -- the Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 have been affected ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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Hey, people are still leaving Hawaii because of taxes and overregulation
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:26 PM :: 2335 Views :: Cost of Living
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... We hear almost every day from Hawaii residents who are thinking of leaving, or from former Hawaii residents who already have left ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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Thousands view Jones Act video within hours of its post on Tik Tok
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 2315 Views :: Jones Act
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... More than 11,000 viewers from around the nation, including many from Puerto Rico, somehow heard about the Jones Act video posted by "Oahu Joe" ....
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Friday, July 30, 2021 |
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Victorino signs agreements with Expedia and Airbnb to curb illegal TVRs
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 3626 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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... Both platforms will now require host-provided tax map key numbers to appear on online listings ....
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Friday, July 30, 2021 |
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Military Spouse Tax Act Introduced
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2572 Views :: Military, Taxes
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... allowing the military spouse to keep their home domicile for state income tax purposes ....
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Friday, July 30, 2021 |
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How They Voted: Racially Inferior Nominee Rejected 6-17
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 4020 Views :: Judiciary, OHA
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"... Opponents of my appointment, particularly members of the Bar, were courageous...through this process our legislators have indicated their unwavering support for social justice...."
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Blaisdell Center awarded Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2840 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Blaisdell Center was recently awarded $3,056,261.58 ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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FSM: Vax Now Mandatory for all Micronesia Citizens
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 2167 Views :: COVID-19
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“...All FSM citizens residing in the FSM are required to undergo COVID-19 vaccination subject to the protocol of the Task Force....”
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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June 2021: 791K Tourists Arrive, Spend $1.44B
By News Release @ 5:44 PM :: 2534 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Compared to June 2019, visitor spending decreased 11.9 percent from $1.63 billion ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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New policy report slices through common defenses of Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:54 PM :: 2132 Views :: Jones Act
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... The Grassroot Institute has produced a handy guide addressing five key arguments that Jones Act defenders just won't let die ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Hawaiian Electric collecting feedback on shared solar program for Molokai
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 2426 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... a subscription to a generation facility on their island in exchange for credit applied to their electricity bill ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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UH Med School to Transfer 100 Employees to Queen's Hospital
By News Release @ 6:24 AM :: 2843 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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... A key component of this affiliation agreement is the creation of a combined physician group to be named The Queen’s University Medical Group (QUMG). ...
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Court of Appeals: Senate Judiciary Ctte Recommends Rejecting ACLU Leader because of his race
By News Release @ 5:49 AM :: 2951 Views :: Judiciary
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... the Senate Committee on Judiciary voted 3-4 today at it’s decision-making meeting to not recommend that the Senate consent to the appointment of Gluck to the ICA ....
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
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Locals to be Allowed Back in to Hanauma Bay
By News Release @ 10:34 AM :: 3357 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism
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... an effort to accommodate local residents, while maintaining the improved marine environment ....
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
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DoH Releases COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6498 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...Promoting COVID-19 vaccination among all staff and eligible students 12 years of age and older...."
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 |
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Hawaii -- Worst ACT Scores in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 AM :: 4145 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... but don't worry. DoE and HSTA are working to solve this problem by eliminating standardized testing ....
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Monday, July 26, 2021 |
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Mismanagement? DHHL vs Fevella
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 3209 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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... "They never needed the money, they wanted a casino," said Senator Kurt Fevella ....
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Monday, July 26, 2021 |
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Maui Tourism Recovery Brings Bond Upgrades
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 2321 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Moody’s cites the Aa1 rating “reflects the continued economic recovery of Maui driven by the rebound of tourism-related activity” ....
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Monday, July 26, 2021 |
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VA mandates COVID-19 vaccines among its medical employees including VHA facilities staff
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 2338 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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... COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for Title 38 VA health care personnel ....
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Sunday, July 25, 2021 |
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Special Land and Development Fund, Revisited
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3503 Views :: Ethics, Land Use, OHA
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... rent for the property was $100,000 while subleases of the same property brought in $300,000 ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Eligible homeowners encouraged to apply for Real Property Tax Credit Program
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 4207 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... The deadline to apply for the Real Property Tax Credit Program is September 30, 2021 ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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HD 13 Vacancy: Ige Appoints Linda Clark
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 5235 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County
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... Clark currently serves as an independent process server for the Child Support Enforcement Agency, State of Hawai‘i ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Army invites public comment on O‘ahu training land retention
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 3023 Views :: Environment, Military
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... EIS to analyze Army proposal to retain up to approximately 6,300 acres of leased state-owned land on O‘ahu to support continued military training ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Where's the aloha for Hawaii bar owners?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 PM :: 3178 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s bars might be among those that have suffered the most under the confusing COVID-19 tier system ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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Lockdowns lower the bar for rule of law
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:33 PM :: 2658 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Bill Comerford tells how Hawaii’s arbitrary lockdowns turned his world upside down ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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Kauai Woman Pleads Guilty To Multiple Wire Fraud Schemes And Aggravated Identity Theft
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 3437 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... Federal prosecutors say she stole from Kamehameha Schools students needing financial aid and from Gates Millennium Scholars. The government also accuses her of stealing information from a non-profit mobile health unit for Native Hawaiians on Kauai ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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DoE Announces In-Person and Distance Learning Programs for 2021-22
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 3009 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... How can the HSTA manipulate this program to shut down schools? ....
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
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More Homesteading Opportunities for Native Hawaiians on Moloka‘i After Water Commission Decision
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 3345 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, OHA
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... the water rights for this aquifer had been litigated for thirty years ....
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
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Blue Pacific Act Added to Major Foreign Policy Bill
By Ed Case @ 12:00 PM :: 3137 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... House Foreign Affairs Committee Includes Case’s Pacific Islands Caucus’ Initiatives in its Signature Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act ....
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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 |
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Honolulu woman pleads guilty to unauthorized removal and retention of classified material
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 2213 Views :: Military
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... Lavarello’s temporary assignment in the Philippines was ultimately terminated due to her mishandling of SECRET classified documents ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Asset Forfeiture Audit: After 30 years Program Finally Gets Administrative Rules
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:20 PM :: 2679 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... the program was unable to accurately account for forfeited property ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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DHHL Seeks Recommendations for 2022 DHHL Legislative Package
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 2304 Views :: DHHL
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... Every year, the Department prepares and submits legislative proposals for inclusion in the Governor’s Administrative Package for the next session of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino vetoes hotel construction moratorium bill
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 3161 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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"... concerned about unintended consequences such as pushing hospitality developments into communities outside of Maui’s resort areas ...."
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Trumpster Anti-Vaxxers Target BYUH
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 5552 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... Within 2 days of receiving this response from BYUH, Sandor's case was being highlighted on TPUSA. Five days after that she was on the Hannity Show ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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$34M rate hike to pay rich people to get discount solar battery program
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 3479 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... “This is exciting,” said Rocky Mould, executive director of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Guam shows value of competition in U.S. shipping
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2435 Views :: Jones Act
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... The territory’s exemption from the U.S.-build mandate of the Jones Act should apply to all U.S. ports to boost competition and lower costs ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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$50B: State Climate Commission Helps Grifters Cash In on Climate Change Hype
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 2296 Views :: Environment
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... As federal funds are readied for disbursement, Hawaii insiders need to be poised to receive ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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COVID School Closures: Who are we trying to protect?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:58 PM :: 2839 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... We say it’s for the safety of your children, but it is clear that the decisions Hawaii is making in regards to COVID policies are for the sake of some adults ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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Next Boondoggle: USACE, City of Honolulu Sign Agreement for Ala Wai Flood Study
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 3993 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Military
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... The signing allows USACE and the City and County of Honolulu to develop a salespitch that appears to balance costs and environmental impacts ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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Ha'ena 'Adaptive Tourism' Plan Starts with Lots of Expensive Parking Tickets
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 3164 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... The HSP Master Plan caps daily visitation at Hāʻena to 900 people ....
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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Aalto’s Conflicts of Interest Disqualify Him for HART Board
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 3617 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... Aalto's movies given major funding by rail supporters ....
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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Miske News: Union Boss Gets Greedy -- Almost Pays Price in Blood
By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 8021 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Akau said the problem involved hiring for jobs on the docks, and that removing Victim 12 “would help the flow of jobs onto the docks.”…
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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All public school students to receive free meals throughout school year 2021-22
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 2410 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... thanks to a nationwide waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The waiver aims to minimize the possible spread of COVID-19 at schools across the country by eliminating meal payment transactions in school cafeterias ....
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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Shoring Up Water Transportation
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3585 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” There wasn’t much media coverage ....
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
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Ethics: COVID Profiteering by DoH Employee
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 3058 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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... used his state computer and state email account to send an email to the Chief Executive Officer of a private health care facility in which he solicited the CEO to purchase personal protective equipment from a private company, M&W Suppliers ....
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
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Coalitions are the key to change
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:16 PM :: 2640 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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... Put together a coalition of voices behind one cause and you instantly become “strong,” worthy of attention ....
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