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Monday, February 5, 2024 |
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Court: HMSA Physician Contracts “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable”
By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 5324 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... In a February 2, 2024 Order, 3rd Circuit Judge Robert D S Kim has voided HMSA, HMSA Medicare, and Quest ‘Participating Physician Agreements’ ....
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Saturday, February 3, 2024 |
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DCCA Dumps Mis-Named 'Innovation Lab': Crypto Suddenly Deregulated
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 1568 Views :: Small Business
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... The Aloha State had persistently earned a virtually worst-in-the-nation popularity for its unfriendliness towards digital currencies—second solely to New York, a state with a Bitlicense that Hawaii was trying to adapt ....
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Monday, January 29, 2024 |
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Senate Sets Triple Hearing on Vacation Rental Bill
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 2213 Views :: Development, Small Business, Tourism
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... Senate Bill 2919 establishes State Regulations for short-term vacation rentals, allows the counties to adopt zoning ordinances and regulations for the amortization or phasing out of certain land lands or structures, and applies the TAT to shelters and vehicles with, or advertised as including, sleeping accommodations ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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Proposed STR regulations pose threat to Hawaii Island economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:39 PM :: 2249 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Small Business, Tourism
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“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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DoTAX Grabs for Restaurants' COVID Relief Money
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:23 PM :: 2084 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... restaurants hit with surprise tax bill applicable to the financial aid received under federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund ....
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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LLC Ownership Secrecy: Oh BOI, More Red Tape for All
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2027 Views :: Ethics, Small Business
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... ultra-wealthy oligarchs, bad actors, and others are seeing us—the United States—as a haven where they can park money or assets in entities, like limited liability companies ....
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Friday, January 26, 2024 |
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Chamber of Commerce: 2030 Blueprint Hawaii to Grow Jobs
By Andrew Walden @ 11:25 PM :: 215 Views :: Development, Economy, Small Business
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... addressing significant obstacles that are slowing the economy in the post-pandemic period ....
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii Bill Would Legalize Raw Milk Sales
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 2029 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... Passage into law would take an important step toward further rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in practice and effect ....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Hawaii 9th Worst State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 1959 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business ....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Isle property tax bill could penalize owners with ohana units
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:45 AM :: 1984 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Cost of Living
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... they often foot the bill for property tax increases in the form of higher rent ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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Restaurants Getting Cooked
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2615 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... A number of restaurants are in a pinch recently. Here’s what happened to them ....
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Thursday, December 28, 2023 |
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Minimum wage jumps to $14 January 1st
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 1477 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Existing short-term Hawaii rentals may remain in operation, judge rules
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 AM :: 3105 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... The ordinance that levies heavy fines on short-term rentals in Honolulu remains in effect only for new rentals beginning operations after the ordinance was put in place ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Army and HDOT Set to Negotiate 50-Year Lease for Dillingham Airfield
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 1825 Views :: Military, Small Business, Tourism
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... Typically, local commanders are permitted to approve routine five-year leases, however, with HDOT seeking a longer term (50 years), the Army had to seek approval in Washington, D.C. ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Green announces plan to use short-term rentals to help with Maui housing
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 1664 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Should the incentives fail to motivate enough STRs to become available, Green may impose a short-term moratorium by mid-January, he said ....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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Empowering Food Entrepreneurs: Education, Policy Changes Needed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:10 AM :: 1723 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...there are a few state rules holding them back....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Wholesaling: What You Don’t Know
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1973 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... you as a taxpayer can never really know, but you can protect yourself ....
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Tuesday, November 21, 2023 |
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DOBOR: We Knew Surf School Bidding Was Rigged
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 2801 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Small Business
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... After 'randomly' choosing four companies it turned out three of them are owned by the same person. ...
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Friday, November 17, 2023 |
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Hawaii job count increases by 6,600
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 1986 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... unemployment on Maui Island stands at 7.4% ....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
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Monday, November 13, 2023 |
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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Relax rules on ‘cottage food’ entrepreneurs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:49 AM :: 2150 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... folks who simply want to sell homemade food products must jump through numerous hoops. Considering that one of the state’s official goals is to boost local food production, that just doesn’t seem right ....
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
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Hawaii Among Worst: 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 2271 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... the state’s property tax system ranked 31st and its unemployment insurance tax ranked 41st. The state is 42nd overall ....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Honolulu Businesses Invited to Participate in Small Business Survey
By UHERO @ 9:25 PM :: 1210 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... Results from this survey will help the city allocate resources to better support the business community ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Steps we could take to help Lahaina rebuild more quickly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:14 AM :: 2391 Views :: Maui County, Development, Small Business
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... licensure laws that constrain the supply of skilled trades workers, building codes that complicate and disincentivize adding accessory dwelling units, and laws prohibiting prefabricated homes ....
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Thursday, August 24, 2023 |
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House Committee demands SBA briefing on Hawaii wildfire relief
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 2044 Views :: Maui County, Small Business
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...The House Small Business Committee sent a letter to the Small Business Administration seeking information and a staff-level briefing on how the agency is assisting victims of the Hawaii wildfire....
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Monday, August 21, 2023 |
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New healthcare law a practical and philosophical win for Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:00 AM :: 2171 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... how a licensure compact is likely to benefit Hawaii residents ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Realtors 'Cautioned' on Pressuring Lahaina Property Owners for Sales
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2635 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Small Business
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... According to sources, these people have been cold-calling landowners in an attempt to purchase properties from those injured and to take advantage of their vulnerable situation ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2023 |
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City to temporarily suspend short-term vacation rental laws in response to Maui wildfires
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 2946 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Blangiardi directed DPP to suspend the short-term vacation rental 30–day minimum rental period requirement to increase the availability of temporary housing on Oʻahu ....
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Friday, August 4, 2023 |
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FAA Outlines Hawaii Air Tour Safety Improvements
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2839 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... The public will have 30 days to comment on the new process, which would take effect in spring 2024. It would replace an outdated, 15-year-old manual ....
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Sunday, July 30, 2023 |
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Why is it hard to buy and sell cryptocurrency in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2883 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Hawaii is the worst state in the nation for cryptocurrency, due to the state's strict and confusing regulations ....
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Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board Elects Officers
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 1160 Views :: Small Business
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“...The SBRRB oversees rules and regulations for Hawai‘i small businesses promulgated by state and county agencies...."
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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‘Think outside the box’ to fix Hawaii’s unemployment tax
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:24 PM :: 2521 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... businesses in Hawaii are going to be paying $130 million more this year in unemployment taxes than they did last year. That’s a 46% increase ....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 |
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Retailers to stop shipping cigars to Hawaii July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 3587 Views :: Small Business
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... in response to S.B. 975, a recently-passed law in Hawaii that purportedly aims to cut down on youth vaping ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Resolution 33: Tinkering with Property Tax Rates on Rental Units
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:47 PM :: 2351 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes
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... decrease the rates on the first tier of Residential A homes from $4.50 to $4.00 per $1,000 and increase rates on the second tier from $10.50 to $11.40 per $1,000 ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Bill 56: Increase amount for permit exemptions to ease 209 day backlog
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 2424 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business
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... 209 days spent waiting for a permit often equates to higher costs for labor and materials ....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Some gems amid Legislature’s overspending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 2447 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....
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Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Helicopter Association Slams Air Tour Plans for Hawaii National Parks
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 2504 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... air tour management plans would severely limit helitours at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Haleakalā National Park ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Drone Bills in Hawaii Legislature
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 2158 Views :: Small Business
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... For the 2023 legislative session, Hawaii introduced five measures, two of which passed ....
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Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute urges special session to block huge unemployment tax increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:48 PM :: 2452 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... If no action is taken, Hawaii businesses will pay about $355 million for 2023, up 46% over last year ....
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023 |
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Governor urged to veto ‘crypto crackdown’ bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:01 AM :: 2041 Views :: Small Business
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... the two cryptocurrency bills now sitting on Gov. Josh Green’s desk are SB945 and HB525 ....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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Flags Lowered for Late Senator Sam Slom
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 2789 Views :: Hawaii History, Republican Party, Small Business
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“Sam dedicated some 20 years to representing East Honolulu and was a vocal member of the Republican Party and a longtime strong voice for small business.”
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Sunday, May 21, 2023 |
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A short list for the governor
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:32 AM :: 2670 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... use his line-item veto power to trim back this massive spending overreach, including the $200 million “slush fund” ...
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Saturday, May 13, 2023 |
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‘One step forward, one step back’ was Legislature’s MO
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 2506 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Small Business
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... the Legislature approved a bill authorizing the state to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which will help alleviate the state’s doctor shortage, but shelved other licensure compact bills that would have applied to nurses and other healthcare professionals. It also failed to exempt medical services from the state’s general excise tax ....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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EEOC Sues Honolulu Restaurant and HR Company for Sexual Harassment of Male Employees
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 3581 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges ....
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Sunday, May 7, 2023 |
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Territorial Governors Challenge Biden on Marine Monument
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 2551 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... the Governors have requested a meeting with President Biden to discuss the affect of his announced plan to place 777,000 square miles of Pacific waters off limits to fishing ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to NOAA Requirement that Vessels Pay Monitoring Fees
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 2465 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... a funding scheme that would force them to hand over 20 percent of their pay to third-party at-sea monitors they must bring on their boats—a mandate that Congress never approved by statute ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii gets low marks in business tax ranking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 AM :: 2620 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... the Tax Foundation’s 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index ....
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Sunday, April 30, 2023 |
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An amazing day at the Capitol
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:04 PM :: 3290 Views :: Development, Small Business, Taxes
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... it finally became clear which big-ticket items were going to make it to the governor’s desk for signing — or hit the cutting room floor ....
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