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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Puna Man Charged with Heinous Abuse of a 2-Year-Old Girl
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 2071 Views :: Hawaii County , Family
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... admitted to the emergency room with various burn marks, physical signs of dehydration and malnutrition, bruising at various stages of healing, and a fractured rib and femur bone ....
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Monday, March 25, 2024 |
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HELCO Predicts tight supply of electricity on Hawaii Island Thru April
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 2132 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... especially when wind, solar and hydroelectric output is lower than forecast ....
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 2532 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, First Amendment
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... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2131 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Land Use
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... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge
By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 1891 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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Soft on Crime: After 41-year Crime Spree, Child Molesting Meth Dealer Gets Something Besides Probation
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 2921 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... (he got probation after being) found with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and an unconscious minor who had no pants and displayed physical indications of sexual assault. At that time, Kinoshita was out on bail for two state felony cases ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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No Money for Mauna Kea? Science Foundation Funds only one Giant Telescope
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 2445 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... NSF discuss with the Board during the May 2024 meeting its plan to select which of the two candidate telescopes the Agency plans to continue to support ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Short-term rental owners stand firm for their rights
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:35 PM :: 2596 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Short-term rental owners in Hawaii could hardly find a better spokesperson for their cause ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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There is Room on Mauna Kea for Both Culture and Science
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:11 PM :: 2463 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... what we need is “the collective will to share the Mauna” ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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2nd Maunakea telescope decommissioning to begin
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 2292 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH is working with MKSOA to transfer its leases, conservation district use permits, and an easement for lands on Maunakea to the new authority ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
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Rabbi Sues Hawaii County Over Mounting Fines for Hosting Small Religious Gatherings in His Home
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 2574 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment
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... Lawsuit seeks relief from growing fines of $40,000+ and end to harassment leveled against Rabbi Levi Gerlitzky by county officials for using home for religious gatherings ....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 |
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Big Island: Low Winds Lead to Rolling Blackouts
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 2275 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... Wind resources are forecast to be zero ....
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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 :: 2241 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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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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Kona Airport Runway Cracks Force Shutdown
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 1646 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism
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... HDOT is also working with contractors to mill and resurface a 10’ X 10’ area. Expected completion of the resurfacing, which will allow the runway to reopen, is prior to first light Tuesday, Jan. 16 ....
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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 :: 1968 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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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Long-term rental tax relief should include mixed-use properties
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1941 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties ....
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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Drugs Behind 50% of Traffic Fatalities
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1808 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Big Island: Gun License Denial Leads to Lawsuit
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 2091 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii's firearm permitting scheme, arguing that it grants law enforcement officials too much discretion ....
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023 |
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Coast Guard Orders Port of Hilo Shut Down -- Then Reopened
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 2910 Views :: Hawaii County , Jones Act
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...the fire hydrant near the Young Brothers area was connected to a 1920s-era water tower as its water source but that the county had demobilized that tower....
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Hilo Police Detective Arrested for Perjury and Tampering With a Government Record
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 2272 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police, Drugs
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... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....
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Friday, November 24, 2023 |
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JSC seeks Nominees for Several Judicial Vacancies
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2039 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... vacant judgeships on Oahu and Big island ....
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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 :: 2790 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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Thursday, November 16, 2023 |
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Water May Run Out due to Fire-Related Power Outages
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 2349 Views :: Hawaii County
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"...an extended power outage could leave portions of DWS’ water systems empty and customers with no water...."
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Defend Hawaii: Mainland Drug Dealer Starts Selling in Hilo, gets Busted Within Two Weeks
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 2918 Views :: Hawaii County , Police, Drugs
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... look how very efficient the Hawaii County PD becomes when an outsider starts selling here ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 AM :: 2636 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... Hawaii County must use the same form as Honolulu ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:08 AM :: 2285 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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.... treated sewage from the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant flows into Honokōhau Harbor through groundwater ....
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Green Orders 24-Hour Bum Patrol at Uncle Billy's Hotel
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 2555 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Drugs
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... Vegetation around the property has been cleared and a perimeter fence has been constructed. However, several breaches of the newly installed fence have already occurred ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Hawai’i County Police Officer Arrested for Burglary and Assault
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 2717 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police
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... The arrest of Kaili stems from an incident reported early Tuesday morning at a residence in Naalehu, where two masked men reportedly entered the 20-year-old victim’s residence and assaulted him ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire too Hot to Handle? Attorney General to hire outside firm to review decision-making
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 3765 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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... The decision not to conduct a criminal investigation is a key element of the strategy to protect HECO from the fate that befell PG&E after the Camp Fire ....
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Thursday, August 10, 2023 |
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BLNR Reschedules Mauna Kea Telescope Hearing
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 2882 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, OHA
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... The Board will hold oral arguments regarding the issues raised in the motion, responses, and replies on Friday, October 6, 2023, commencing at 1:00 p.m. ....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
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DHHL Awards First-Ever 'Subsistence' Ag Lots
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 2863 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL
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... Subsistence agricultural lots are also slated for development in Honokōwai, Maui, Anahola, Kauaʻi and Honomū on Hawaiʻi Island ....
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Saturday, August 5, 2023 |
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Fence to keep Homeless Drug Addicts and Criminals out of Uncle Billy's
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3067 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism
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... While the Emergency Proclamation issued by Governor Josh Green, M.D., on July 18, removes and/or expedites some of the regulatory processes associated with a project of this magnitude it does not exempt a demolition contractor from securing material disposal certificates and other regulatory permits. A demolisher has not been chosen yet through the established procurement process. ...
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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Green Emergency Order: Sweep Homeless Drug Addicts out of Uncle Billy's and Demolish Hotel
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 3222 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism, Drugs
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... The Hawaii Police Department has responded to 6,479 calls for service/incidents in the area from September, 2018, to April, 2023, with an estimated cost for responding to these calls ranges from $319,000 to $459,000 ....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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'Renewable' Gravy Train End of Line: After Decades, HECO Dumps 'Avoided Cost' Contracts
By News Release @ 12:19 PM :: 2769 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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... The four original contracts were negotiated in the 1990s and 2000s ... a typical residential customer using 500 kilowatts could see savings ranging from $9 to $13 per month ....
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Friday, April 28, 2023 |
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Chancellor Solemsaas leaving Hawaiʻi Community College
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 2873 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education
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... Solemsaas’ last day on campus is scheduled for June 30, 2023 ....
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Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
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$18M to Keep Kona Hospital on Life Support
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 2749 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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... toward upgrades to infrastructure to mitigate the risk of the hospital's closure ....
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Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
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Survey: Hawaii Residents Reject Soft-on-Crime Policies
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2684 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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"...A majority also support creation of new offenses criminalizing fraud and corruption by public officials and employees...."
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 |
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Reimagining Tourism: DLNR Police Sweep Bums out of Uncle Billy's Hotel--Again
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 2330 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness
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... DLNR pays $9000/mo for ‘security’ at Uncle Billy’s and somehow can’t keep the bums out. Obviously this raid is timed to support the DLNR’s request for $12.5M to demolish Uncle Billy’s. First Rule of Bureaucracy: “Maintain the problem” ....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i County seeking board, commission applicants to fill vacancies
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 2269 Views :: Hawaii County
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... Volunteer members of these Boards and Commissions serve for staggered terms ranging from four to five years ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Sue and Settle: 122,277 acres on Big Island to be 'critical habitat'
By Court House News @ 3:44 PM :: 2337 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... The perennial’s natural habitat happens to overlap with a military-owned training area ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Ban on short-term rentals won't help Hawaii County produce more homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2646 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Hawaii County already has some of the most restrictive housing regulations in the U.S. ....
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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 :: 2649 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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Oʻo Award for Digging out ‘Affordable’ Housing Scam
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 2978 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, First Amendment
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... Tummons, in a series of articles, exposed questionable dealings in Hawaii Countyʻs Office of Housing and Community Development that ultimately led to an FBI investigation and guilty plea by former community development specialist Alan Scott Rudo to accepting almost $2 million in bribes from two Hilo attorneys and a businessman ....
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
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No Wind: Rolling blackouts impact more than 8K customers
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2925 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"... the lack of wind on a hot day caused both a higher use of air conditioning and a lack of wind-generated power ...."
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Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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Smuggling Drugs into Jails--PSD Arrests Five
By News Release @ 6:36 AM :: 3545 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... The investigations are ongoing, and more arrests are expected ....
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
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Hawaii isle zoning review could lead to more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:41 AM :: 2094 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... effort underway to update the county’s zoning code ....
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