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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, May 30, 2025 |
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Following Biden's Lead, Trump Shuts Down Hawaii Job Corps for Second Year in a Row
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 127 Views :: National News, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... 13,500 safety incidents from 2016 to 2017 at Job Corps centers, nearly half of them drug-related episodes or assaults ....
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 |
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Joe Gedeon Appointed to Fill Gene Ward's House Seat
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 214 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... I have been asked if I plan on running for the House District 18 seat in November of 2026. I can advise you today that I have filed with Campaign Spending Commission as the initial step in that process ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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Hawaii Democrats Tout Marijuana Crackdown Legislation
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 205 Views :: Drugs
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... three bills that passed in the 2025 Legislative Session ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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DBEDT Lowers Hawaii Economic Growth Projections
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 202 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... This adjustment reflects the impact of tariffs on international imports, a slowdown in tourism, persistent consumer inflation and increasing uncertainty in both national and international economic policy ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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New Republican Chair Pledges to Focus on Winning Elections
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 220 Views :: Republican Party
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"...My sole focus in these next eighteen months is to renew, unify, and grow our membership, and elect Conservative Republicans on November 3, 2026 to County, State and Federal office," said Chair Hannemann....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
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Neighborhood Board Election results now available online
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 286 Views :: Honolulu County
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... There are currently 33 active boards across the City and County of Honolulu, with approximately 400 volunteer members ....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
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SB1396 Green Fee: Green Signs TAT Increase, Promises to Waste it all on Global Warming
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 278 Views :: Environment, Jones Act, Taxes, Tourism
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... Senate Bill 1396 increases the TAT rate by 0.75% beginning in 2026 and levies, for the first time, the TAT on cruise ships that port in the state ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Trump Squeeze Leads to Suspension of 'Faculty Special Salary Adjustments' at UH
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 623 Views :: Higher Education
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... effective immediately, there will be a suspension of all Faculty Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) for merit, equity, and/or market that have not been approved by me as of May 23, 2025 ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 511 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Judiciary
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... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Reopening of Pacific Monument
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 363 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The groups are challenging President Trump’s April 17 proclamation that would allow U.S.-flagged vessels to fish commercially ....
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii 'Clean' Hydrogen to Come from Oil Refinery
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 674 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Hawaiʻi Gas' synthetic natural gas (SNG), made from naptha produced by the Par Pacific oil refinery on Oʻahu, contains up to 15% hydrogen—the highest percentage of any natural gas utility in the United States ....
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
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Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 566 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 64,490 additional units are needed through 2027 but only 13,471 units are currently in development pipelines and anticipated to be available by 2027 ....
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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Rules Vote a Self-Serving Scam to Take Over Hawaii Republican Party
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1501 Views :: Republican Party
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... Delegates should vote NO on all proposed party rules changes ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 873 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Small Business
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... The bipartisan legislation provides congressional direction to fully implement the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which has been diplomatically negotiated among the U.S. and 16 Pacific Islands nations ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 883 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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Pacific Partnership Act to Counter China
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 1086 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Bill to Strengthen Strategic Relationships with Pacific Islands, and Counter Chinese Aggression in the Region ....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
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BWS Approves Kalaeloa Desalination Plant
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 829 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... $204 million project to design, construct, operate and maintain a 1.7 million gallon per day seawater desalination plant ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Judicial Nominees Sought for ICA and First Circuit
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 649 Views :: Judiciary
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... nomination deadline is June 23, 2025 ....
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Sunday, May 11, 2025 |
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Neighborhood Board Elections--Voting Ends May 16
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 874 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Only residents living in contested areas are able to vote ....
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Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
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State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 971 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary
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... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....
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Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
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BLNR Rejects Army Pohakuloa EIS
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 924 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Military
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... The Army’s current lease for 23,000 acres of state-owned land at PTA is set to expire in 2029 ....
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Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
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DLE Upgrades License Plate Readers
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 869 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police
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... If a license plate is deemed actionable, it can be added to a hotlist—triggering real-time alerts the moment the vehicle is detected by a Cloudrunner camera ....
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Monday, May 5, 2025 |
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Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
By News Release @ 2:05 PM :: 848 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police
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... in the criminal case of United States v. Raymond Martinez and Juanita Moser, 15-CR-00031 ....
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Monday, May 5, 2025 |
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Mayor establishes new Department of Housing and Land Management with City Council’s blessing
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 1500 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... strategic reorganization to centralize and accelerate the City’s housing initiatives ....
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Friday, May 2, 2025 |
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Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 2627 Views :: National News, Ethics
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... to obtain tuition assistance payments from the VA for ghost students ....
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Friday, May 2, 2025 |
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HB1422: Nonprofits Exempt from Motor Carrier Law
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 781 Views :: Kauai County, Small Business
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“This bill recognizes that programs like the Hā‘ena State Park access and entry management program, which reinvests its proceeds into environmental and community benefits, shouldn’t be treated like traditional, for-profit carriers,”
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Friday, May 2, 2025 |
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Visitor Industry Expanded in March 2025
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 918 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There were 903,891 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2025, up 3.0 percent from the same month last year ....
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Friday, May 2, 2025 |
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Complete Debunk: Hawaii AG Files Climate Change Lawsuit in State Court
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 3434 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"... The federal lawsuit filed by the Justice Department attempts to block Hawaiʻi from holding the fossil fuel industry responsible ....”
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
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State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1015 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... More than 900 interested job seekers attended ....
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
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Health Measures up for Final Passage
By News Release @ 12:44 PM :: 851 Views :: Health Care
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... A series of health-related measures is up for final reading today on the House floor ....
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
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Senate Confirms Eight Judges
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 1123 Views :: Judiciary
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... Hawai‘i State Senate’s confirmation of eight judges across the state — including Judge Karen T. Nakasone as Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) ....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 |
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Hawaii Child Support Hearings Now Virtual
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 885 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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... Attorney General Office of Child Support Hearings has successfully transitioned to conducting administrative hearings almost exclusively by video conference ....
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Saturday, April 26, 2025 |
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Judicial Vacancy Kauai Fifth Circuit--Deadline Extended
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 1887 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....
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Friday, April 25, 2025 |
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Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 588 Views :: Maui County
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... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 747 Views :: Family, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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FULL TEXT: Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 1340 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 1153 Views :: Agriculture, Cost of Living
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... The price of locally produced organic eggs increased sharply by 18.8%, to $12.07 per dozen ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 901 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... Local experts estimate that 300 – 400 individuals could benefit from ACT on Oʻahu ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 1381 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The proclamation lifts the prohibition on commercial fishing in areas of the PRIMNM that are between 50 to 200 nautical miles from land and within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 2658 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1038 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) renewed Hawai‘i’s coral reef insurance policy for 2025 with Munich Re Group. TNC initially purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration ....
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 1018 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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... The celebration of life for Representative Gene R. Ward is scheduled for Monday May 5th 10am at King's Chapel East Oahu ....
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 1089 Views :: National News, Hawaii History
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... The American Flag was raised for the first time above the islands of American Samoa on April 17, 1900 ....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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