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"EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility"

... An argument that the wasteful law violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause ....

... 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 ....

... 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 ....

... 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 ....

... Dewatering is expected to last through April 21 ....

... 300 square feet, smallest in USA ....

... The debate illuminates the split that has recently emerged between back-to-nature eco-justice environmentalists and early embracers of technological innovation ....

... Senate President Ronald Kouchi said members of the conference committee would be named at a later date ....

... 'EveryTown' is an anti-gun organization backed by billionaire Mike Bloomberg ....

... 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 ....

... In Honolulu, $100K amounts to just $36,036 when you consider taxes and the cost of living ....

... but you can settle for emotional well-being at $111,600 ....

... 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 ....

... Meanwhile, tens of thousands of servicemembers and dependents stationed in Guam and Hawaii are in danger of seeing their cost of living allowances slashed ....

... the 68-23 Senate approved a resolution Wednesday aimed at ending the national COVID emergency declared by then-President Donald Trump in 2020 ....

... 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 ....

... median credit scores of residents in 16 Hawaii towns ....

... only New York is worse ....

... 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 ....

... bad roads cost Hawaii motorists $764 per year ....

... 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 ....

... 73% of people think the government doesn’t spend their tax dollars wisely ....

... Hawaii ranks 51st ....

... 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 ....

... Hawaii County -- 13.0% of workers work from home ....

... Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed 50 years ago that Hawaii DoE still doesn't obey ....

... 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 ....

... 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” ....

... HECO announced a rate increase of 7% to buy more oil ....

... State cost of living index: 186 ....

... over the past year gas prices in Hawaii jumped from $4.57 to $4.88, a 6.8% increase ....

... We started this legislative session with 49 gun bills and now at crossover were down to just four ....

... The final act of Congress in 2022 included passage of a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform ....

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....

... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....

... SB55 proposes the adoption of income brackets to determine eligibility for the tax credit ....

... 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 ....

... a "free-for-all of hate and harassment" ....

... SB669 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee 3-0, but with an effective date of 2075 ....

... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....

"Well I guess we aren’t done with this balloon fad yet."

... 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 ....

... there are no doctors on Guam willing to provide abortion services ....

... tied with Arkansas ....

...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....

... Median Monthly Mortgage Payment: $4,403 ....