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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Friday, April 28, 2023 |
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EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 3114 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility"
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
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Is the Jones Act Unconstitutional?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 AM :: 2772 Views :: Jones Act
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... An argument that the wasteful law violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause ....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
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Red Hill closure reignites debate over Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 AM :: 3234 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Military
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... Moving the fuel from Red Hill using international ships would cost $36 million, but $66 million using Jones Act tankers, Case said to Mayorkas in a letter ....
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Monday, April 24, 2023 |
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How Much Hawaii Taxes Its Residents Compared to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 PM :: 3383 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The overall tax burden in Hawaii, which is a measure of taxes paid as a share of annual income, was 9.2% of the state's income per capita of $60,947, second only to Vermont ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Kaneohe Marine Corps Project Funnels Millions to Sierra Club
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 3693 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Greenmail, Military
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... Marine Corps Base Hawaii have devoted “millions” to clearing out invasive mangrove species and partnered with environmental groups, such as the local Sierra Club chapter, to shovel out the aggressive plants ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Begins Dewatering
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 3363 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Dewatering is expected to last through April 21 ....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |
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How Much Home You Can Buy for $200K in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 AM :: 3360 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 300 square feet, smallest in USA ....
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Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
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Gene Editing: Getting Serious About Hawaii Invasive Species Problem
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 AM :: 3238 Views :: Environment, GMOs
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... The debate illuminates the split that has recently emerged between back-to-nature eco-justice environmentalists and early embracers of technological innovation ....
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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Lawmakers continue to hammer out details on public firearms ban
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 AM :: 2587 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Senate President Ronald Kouchi said members of the conference committee would be named at a later date ....
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Monday, April 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Brings in Billionaire's Lawyer to Fight Against Second Amendment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 2801 Views :: Second Amendment
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... 'EveryTown' is an anti-gun organization backed by billionaire Mike Bloomberg ....
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Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii Average Monthly Utility Cost $611.87
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 7380 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest electricity price, nearly triple the US average rate, and the state relies on imported petroleum for 60% of its electricity generation ....
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Saturday, April 8, 2023 |
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In Honolulu $100K only worth $36,026
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 4211 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... In Honolulu, $100K amounts to just $36,036 when you consider taxes and the cost of living ....
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Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii Minimum salary needed to be happy: $195,300
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 AM :: 3116 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... but you can settle for emotional well-being at $111,600 ....
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Monday, April 3, 2023 |
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Priced Out: Millennials Buying Cheapest Homes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 3429 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... In most US metro areas, millennials are buying homes at prices above the general market. But in Honolulu millennials are buying homes 4.2% below the market average. This is the biggest downside gap in any of the 56 large metros studied ....
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Friday, March 31, 2023 |
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VA Error Leaves Potentially Thousands Of Student Veterans Without Rent Payments
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 2633 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... Meanwhile, tens of thousands of servicemembers and dependents stationed in Guam and Hawaii are in danger of seeing their cost of living allowances slashed ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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Schatz, Hirono Vote to Continue Trump's COVID Emergency
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 3353 Views :: Congressional Delegation, COVID-19
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... the 68-23 Senate approved a resolution Wednesday aimed at ending the national COVID emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii taxpayers shell out more than $5,500 in state and local taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 2616 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s state debt is also among the top five in the nation at $7,992 per capita and $11,879 when local debt is factored in as well ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Hawaii Towns with Highest & Lowest Credit Scores
By Selected News Articles @ 7:25 PM :: 2745 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 2741 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... only New York is worse ....
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
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Hawaii Attorney general urges U.S. Congress support right-to-repair law
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 2431 Views :: Small Business
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... Twenty-seven states’ attorneys general are asking Congress to pass Right-to-Repair legislation that they say will protect consumers, farmers and small businesses as inflation increases ....
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Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
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Study: 40% of Hawaii Roads Substandard
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 AM :: 2306 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... bad roads cost Hawaii motorists $764 per year ....
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Friday, March 24, 2023 |
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The Number of People Killed by Police Officers in Hawaii in the Last 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 3172 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... In Hawaii, 48 police killings were reported from 2013 to 2022, or about 3.3 for every 100,000 residents, the 22nd fewest among states ....
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 9:06 PM :: 2661 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 73% of people think the government doesn’t spend their tax dollars wisely ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 3126 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii ranks 51st ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii lawmakers considering sweeping gun control bill
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 PM :: 2389 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The state Attorney General's Office said the bill is in reaction to the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen ruling issued by the U.S. Supreme Court last year ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Counties where the most people work from home in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:30 PM :: 4656 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii County -- 13.0% of workers work from home ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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UH Mānoa Student vs Hawaii DoE in Title IX Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 10:15 PM :: 3053 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed 50 years ago that Hawaii DoE still doesn't obey ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 2230 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force – Red Hill, and other Navy and defense leaders this week to discuss the progress on defueling the bulk fuel storage facility ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Hu Honua Decision Based on 'Right To A Life-Sustaining Climate'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:31 PM :: 3055 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment
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... the PUC “understood its public interest-minded mission” and rightly considered the impact of the Hu Honua project on citizens’ “right to a clean and healthful environment” ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Nominee for State Planning Director responsible for Oahu’s High Electricity Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 AM :: 4118 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... HECO announced a rate increase of 7% to buy more oil ....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii has the most expensive gas, nationwide
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 AM :: 2481 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... over the past year gas prices in Hawaii jumped from $4.57 to $4.88, a 6.8% increase ....
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
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Four Anti-Gun Bills Left
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 AM :: 2385 Views :: Second Amendment
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... We started this legislative session with 49 gun bills and now at crossover were down to just four ....
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Monday, March 13, 2023 |
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Congress Funds New ‘YIMBY’ Grants for Zoning Reform
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 2263 Views :: Development
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... The final act of Congress in 2022 included passage of a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform ....
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 |
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Building Vs. Buying: Which Is Cheaper in The Aloha State?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 3722 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....
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Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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UHERO Report predicts challenging year for Hawaii tourism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:09 PM :: 2635 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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How Police Department Spending in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 3063 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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SB151: Hawaii lawmakers considering police reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 2336 Views :: Police
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... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....
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Friday, March 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii's Best & Worst Cities at Personal Money Management
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 AM :: 3100 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Hawaii bill would boost rental tax credit fourfold
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 2807 Views :: Tax Credits
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... SB55 proposes the adoption of income brackets to determine eligibility for the tax credit ....
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 PM :: 3162 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023 |
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Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolls Shadowy Anti-Musk Group
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 AM :: 3582 Views :: Pierre Omidyar
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... a "free-for-all of hate and harassment" ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii Senate Committees Pass Two Bills to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 3826 Views :: Drugs
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... SB669 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 3-0, but with an effective date of 2075 ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Keeps Employer Insurance Costs High
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 3172 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....
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Monday, February 20, 2023 |
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Pilots Spot Large White Balloon Heading for Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 AM :: 2619 Views :: Military
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"Well I guess we aren’t done with this balloon fad yet."
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Monday, February 20, 2023 |
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Russian Flags Fly at Tulsi Gabbard's Anti-Ukraine Rally
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 7541 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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... Most of the other speakers at the event were professional activists, some of whom have worked as contributors or hosts for Kremlin-controlled RT America ....
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Friday, February 17, 2023 |
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Ninth Circuit wades into debate on abortion in Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 2426 Views :: Life
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... there are no doctors on Guam willing to provide abortion services ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii ACT Scores 10th-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 2327 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... tied with Arkansas ....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ranks 39th for Innovation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 AM :: 2054 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....
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Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
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