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Friday, May 29, 2020 |
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No Bill 40 PLA: Contractors Demand Full Repeal of Union Preference Ordinance
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 3488 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...City Council to hear union preference 'fixer bill' next Wednesday, June 3....
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Thursday, May 28, 2020 |
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HGEA Endorses Keith Amemiya for Honolulu Mayor
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 3477 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Politicians
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... They need better protections such as higher wages and safer working conditions.... Keith understands this deeply ....
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020 |
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Mayor outlines plan to get more of Oʻahu safely back to work
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 3176 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...“Personal Service Providers” would be allowed to resume operations with modifications on Friday, May 29....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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GOP: Did Honolulu Council Act Illegally on Rail in 2011?
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 7:47 PM :: 5249 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail, Republican Party
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... Earlier this month, the Hawaii Republican Party’s (HRP) Chairwoman Ms. Shirlene Ostrov sent a letter to Chief Daniel Hanagami, Special Agent, Office of the State Attorney General, who is investigating Honolulu’s Light Rail Project ....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Neighborhood Board meetings to reconvene starting June 1
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 2095 Views :: Honolulu County
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...neighborhood boards will be able to reconvene public meetings starting on Monday, June 1....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Bulky item appointment-based collection going island-wide
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2121 Views :: Honolulu County
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...expanding the bulky item appointment-based collection system island-wide starting July 1, 2020....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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Honolulu Sewage Being Tested for Corona Virus
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 2357 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Sampling wastewater is experimental but can provide broad testing results to indicate COVID-19 prevalence ....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
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COVID: City, UH, Labs Team up to Test 100,000 on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:26 AM :: 2922 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, COVID-19
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...TMC Lab will collaborate with Community Health Centers across Oʻahu and provide capacity to perform up to 50,000 COVID-19 tests and 49,000 antibody tests through the end of 2020....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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Honolulu Reopens Churches, Athletic Fields
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 2982 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...starting Friday, May 15, outdoor sport fields and courts will be open for one-on-one sports or exercise with limitations, as well as drive-in services (e.g., spiritual/religious services) that follow specific guidelines....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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CARES Money: Honolulu to Give $10K to Small Businesses
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 3230 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund using $25 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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Honolulu $90M grant money from the Federal Transit Administration
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 2894 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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"...This money will directly support the City’s current transit service operations, TheBus and TheHandi-Van...."
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Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
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Caldwell, Victorino, allow retail establishments to re-open
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 3438 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Oahu and Maui Counties reopening partially....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 |
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COVID Wipes Out 69% of Jobs on Maui
By UHERO @ 9:45 PM :: 7014 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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City to reopen certain businesses with limitations on May 1
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 3258 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, COVID-19
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...Realtors and car dealers at the top of the list....
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020 |
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VIDEO: Police Ticket Mayoral Candidate for Videotaping Ala Moana Trees Being Cut Down
By Video @ 4:33 AM :: 5039 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...Six police cars swoop in on Honolulu Mayoral candidate Choon James, Monday, April 27, 2020, as she attempts to video the destruction of Monkeypod trees being cut down during repaving of the Ala Moana/Magic Island parking lot....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Case Appealed to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 3384 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Ethics
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...Today, Life of the Land filed a direct appeal to the Hawai'i Supreme Court regarding the Public Utilities Commission's decision to deny its motion to void approvals related to the Kahuku windmills project....
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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Partnership to provide meals to the newly unemployed
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 2362 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...The funds will go to Hawai‘i Foodbank to deploy food distributions at four new locations across O‘ahu beginning Thursday, April 30, 2020....
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Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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COVID Testing: DLS Lab Corrects Caldwell Admin
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 3120 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...DLS: Contrary to what the Caldwell admin and Civil Beat claim, all of our COVID tests are approved by FDA under an EUA....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Kahuku Mother Sues Board of Education over Secret, Closed-Door Meeting and Vote
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 4548 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...suit against the Board of Education for holding a secret, closed door meeting last February, that resulted in denying her petition for rulemaking, violating the state Sunshine Law....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Sound the Horn Thursday 9AM
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 2258 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...City and County of Honolulu to commemorate essential public transportation workers....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Kauai, Oahu Require Face Masks in Public
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 3502 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, COVID-19
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...An owner or operator of an Essential Business may refuse admission or service to an individual who fails to wear face coverings....
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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Unmasked: Petition Demands Caldwell Reopen Fabric Stores
By News Release @ 4:36 PM :: 2876 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Mayor Kirk Caldwell: Classify Fabric Stores As An Essential Business....
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Friday, April 10, 2020 |
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Virus Makes Honolulu Hale Pay Raises Inopportune
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 2661 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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...Mayor will decline pay raises for City officials....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 |
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Honolulu Zoo achieves accreditation
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 2477 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that the Honolulu Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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Corona Towers: Council Hides Behind Quarantine, Gives Development Deal to Convicted Felon
By Andrew Walden @ 9:50 PM :: 16440 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, COVID-19
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...Ige’s Health Emergency Declaration waves many of the state laws ensuring public participation, transparency, and accountability.
The implicit understanding is that elected officials will utilize these extraordinary powers only to combat the Corona Virus pandemic in Hawaii.
It only took two days to find out....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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Pine: Cut Blaisdell to Fund Medical Care
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:27 PM :: 2104 Views :: Honolulu County
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“...I replaced CIP funding for renovations and improvements to the Blaisdell Center and Ala Moana Park with funding for rapid housing, mobile hygiene centers, addiction rehabilitation facilities, mental health treatment facilities and quarantine and medical triage facilities...."
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Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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UPDATE--Stay Home Order Imposed: Caldwell Updates COVID Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 5105 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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...all individuals are ordered to stay at their place of residence startyng Mon March 23, 2020 at 430pm....
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Sunday, March 22, 2020 |
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Honolulu Sues 'Big Oil' -- Fatal Flaws in Evidence
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 3013 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...Why is this latest effort by Hawaiian officials political suicide? Because ……. Sher Edling....
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Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell: Homeless enforcement more important than ever
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 3370 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Homelessness
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...Stored property enforcement and sidewalk nuisance enforcement to continue; HONU to continue to serve homeless population....
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020 |
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6 Years Later: Navy Brings Red Hill Tank 5 Back into Service
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 3323 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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...In early 2014, a release was identified from Red Hill Tank 5. This release occurred during the refilling process after the tank was cleaned, inspected, and repaired....
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Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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INRIX Honolulu Traffic Congestion Report Card
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 2630 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...19 Hrs Driving time spent in congestion in 2019....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 |
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Pine: Risk of Corona Virus Recession Means Hold off 'Nice-to-Have' Projects Like Blaisdell
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:11 AM :: 2813 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...“We should hold off on ‘nice-to-have’ projects like construction at Blaisdell Center and focus on fiscal prudence,” said Pine....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
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Quality of Life? Residents Say Honolulu Ranks 391st
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 4824 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... 1 in 4 Honolulu residents say they plan to be gone by 2025 ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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Thousands of O‘ahu drivers qualify to get duplicate license online
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3083 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...If the required documents previously submitted are on file with the city, these motorists can simply get a duplicate license online and add on the star marking to indicate REAL ID compliance....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Before the Crash: Dillingham Aviator's Last Letter to Airports Division
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 7059 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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...Experienced aviators Rick Rogers and Bill Enoka have been identified as the two killed at Dillingham Airfield Saturday, February 22, 2020, when their Cessna crashed on takeoff. Captain Rogers forwarded this letter to media outlets Wednesday, February 19, 2020....
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 |
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Katherine Kealoha’s Boyfriend’s Attorney’s Cell Phone found at Massage Parlor?
By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 10153 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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...A female answering the phone did not seem to understand a reporter requesting to speak to Chris Woo. She kept asking, “You want masagee?”....
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Friday, February 21, 2020 |
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Public Invited to Testify on 233% Bus Fare Hike
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 4303 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Cost of Living
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...Railroaded: City proposes Mind-Blowing 233% increase in bus fares....
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
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Nanakuli: From Hardship to Hope
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:45 PM :: 3557 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, OHA
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...Diamond Garcia's own journey from hardship to hope is reflective of the challenges many face in his hometown of Nanakuli....
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Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
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Stormwater: $100M Tax Hike After 36 Years of Lawyering and Foot-dragging
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 6099 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...the equivalent of a 16% property tax hike on the residential rate....
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Friday, February 7, 2020 |
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Free Golf, Methamphetamines, and Building Permits
By Andrew Walden @ 12:00 PM :: 13287 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...These are the kind of people who make Hawaii what it is today....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Fireworks Prove Honolulu Port Security Lacking
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 9:38 PM :: 3620 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...“New Year’s Eve was just one of many indications that the inspection process is lacking, which is how illegal goods are coming into the state through our ports. We have seen an increase in gun violence, drug addiction is an epidemic and we are at high-risk for suffering from toxic substances and agricultural invasive species that can hurt our environment,” said Councilmember Pine....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Andria Tupola Announces Run for Council District 1
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 5:06 PM :: 4388 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Republican Party
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...Former Representative, Andria Tupola announced today that she will be running for City Council District 1....
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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Kym Pine Leads 2020 Mayoral Race in Fundraising
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:04 PM :: 3415 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...only Pine, Amemiya, and Hanabusa report substantial fundraising...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Public Meetings to Discuss Caldwell Rain Tax
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 4285 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...The challenge: Making rainwater into an excuse for you to pay more taxes....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Honolulu City Finances 3rd Worst in USA
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4134 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Taxes
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...While people have focused on the city’s $2.6 billion pension debt, its debt related to retiree health care benefits is almost as high at $2.2 billion....
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