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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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DPP seeks comments on Primary Urban Center plan ‘sneak preview’
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 3774 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... The “PUC DP All Policies Summary” is a complete collection of the draft goals and policies that will make up the final PUC DP ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Blue Christmas: 112 Homeless dead because we Couldn't FORCE them to accept Shelter
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 4248 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... Soft on Homelessness is inhumane. The humane approach is to force them off the streets into shelter ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Report: Oahu affordable housing shortage worsened in FY 2019
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 3739 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... DPP has released its Annual Report on the status of land use on O‘ahu for fiscal year ending 2019 ....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Aloha Stadium Draft EIS Released
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 4423 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development
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...The DEIS has been posted online and public comments are encouraged....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
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Caldwell signs key climate bills and releases 2020 City Sustainability Report
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 3888 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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..."Biden has stated he’s going to focus on economic recovery and climate change, and these bills ensure we’re ready to partner on day one”....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020 |
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City sends 2021 real property notice of assessments
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 3351 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Property owners who wish to dispute their real property assessment may file an appeal during the period of December 15, to January 15, 2021 ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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City finally releases P3 bid numbers
By News Release @ 9:09 PM :: 3649 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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... The proposal documents for the P3 procurement will soon be available for review ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Furloughs? DTS to Blow $500M on 500 electric buses
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 4387 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...the cost-per-mile for the bus in terms of electricity needed to charge its battery will be similar to that of the diesel-powered buses currently in use....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Honolulu PD ‘Top 10 Earners’ List Revealed–Did Corporal make $341K?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 11916 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor, Police
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...in 2017 five of the top ten earners worked directly under Ballard at Central Receiving....
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Monday, December 14, 2020 |
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Keeping Traffic Jammed: King Street Bus Lane Opens--One Block South of Hotel Street Busway
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 3148 Views :: Honolulu County
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...this is the laterst in an ideological plan to force the little people out of their cars....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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VIDEO: Chief Ballard Responds to Anonymous Letter
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 5228 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police, COVID-19
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"...The failed COVID 19 Operational Plan directly promoted abuse by officers...."
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Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
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Auditor: Prosecutor's Office Did Nothing to Learn from Kealoha Scandal
By News Release @ 3:18 AM :: 3969 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...management did not initiate a review or evaluation of its policies and procedures that allowed one of its higher-ranking deputy prosecutors to use the office for criminal activity....
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Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
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Take the Honolulu PD Community Survey
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 3184 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... The Honolulu Police Department invites the public to take the department’s annual community survey ....
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Saturday, December 5, 2020 |
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Audit: City Loses $450K per Year Subsidizing Bikeshare
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 3288 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... The city did not share in the $5.3 million in revenues collected by the Bikeshare program between FY2017 and FY2019 ....
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Friday, December 4, 2020 |
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Auditor: HPD Does not Learn from Misconduct
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 3379 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... Changes are only made reactively to incidents. Key information from its corrective systems is not aggregated and reported to department management for its review to make responsive proactive changes that could result in prevention of misconduct or reduction of complaints ....
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Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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Ballard: 'Multiple Investigations' into HPD COVID OT Abuse
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 3570 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, COVID-19
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... we have opened multiple investigations, and those who violated laws or administrative policies will be disciplined appropriately ....
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Friday, November 27, 2020 |
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Drive-Thru City Lights -- Opens December 9
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 3194 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... The annual Honolulu City Lights will look different this year ....
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Saturday, November 21, 2020 |
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City Claims CARES Act Spending on Track
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 3422 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... $54M uncommitted, and $173M unspent ....
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Thursday, November 19, 2020 |
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Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 9:22 PM :: 7913 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Obama
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...Environmental laws are for the little people, not the environmentalists....
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 |
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Monday, November 16, 2020 |
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Caldwell meets Blangiardi to discuss transition
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2188 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Topics discussed in the meetings include the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the plan to expend remaining CARES funds before December 31. Also discussed was the plan to fill political appointee positions ....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Blaisdell Audit: Only 7% of Ticket Sales Open to General Public
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 4481 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Insider holds and presales reduce the number of tickets available to the general public and restrict accessibility for local residents....
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
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A Ham-Fisted Way of Getting Folks Back to Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3715 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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... The proposal is called Bill 80 ....
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Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
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Complaint: Manahan uses Council Email to Campaign for Amemiya and Cordero
By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 3781 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Complaints have been filed with the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission and the Honolulu Ethics Commission....
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
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Lawsuit: HPD Officer Arrests Kid After Fight with Son
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 6494 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Law Enforcement, Police
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... J.R. was being bullied by an HPD officer’s son. One day in November 2018, J.R. was forced into a fight with the officer’s son at school. The next day, that same HPD officer showed up to J.R.’s school, and—in full view of teachers and students—arrested J.R. ....
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Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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Rail and Bill 80 two peas in a pod
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:43 PM :: 4587 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Rail, Tourism
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...Two examples of the old way of thinking, both in Honolulu....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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Measuring Climate Intentions, Not Results
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 AM :: 3141 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...It doesn’t matter whether those restrictions actually do anything to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; all that matters is that they be as restrictive as possible....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4904 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Personal Services prepare to re-open, hoping Mayor's Tier 2 proposal is approved by Thursday ....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Bill 80 Imposes Rehiring Formula on Hotels
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:03 PM :: 4419 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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...rehire employees according to a strict formula based on an occupancy ratio....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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Virtual Town hall for small businesses not allowed to reopen
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 7:18 PM :: 3826 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Closed local businesses feel discriminated against, seek to clear up misunderstanding....
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Friday, October 9, 2020 |
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Caldwell: Global Warming causing Rain Bombs
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 3249 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...City initiates “Climate Ready O‘ahu” adaptation strategy; welcomes resident participation and engagement via on-line tools launched today....
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Friday, October 9, 2020 |
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Parks Dep't to Install LEDs, Solar Panels
By News Release @ 12:56 AM :: 3348 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...an effort specifically directed at the City’s 303 park locations....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Hawaii Incarceration Rate Drops 19% due to Steven Alm probation reform
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 4229 Views :: Honolulu County, Justice Reinvestment
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...First Circuit Judge Steven Alm’s probation reform pilot program, Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE), which launched in 2004 to reduce recidivism and probation violations....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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Standardless Spending
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4060 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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We are feverishly trying to spend federal dollars for the common good....
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Saturday, September 26, 2020 |
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Honolulu Ethics: Parks Supervisor Watches Football on the Clock
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 3413 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Fortunately City workers are not likely to get furloughs. I don’t know how we would survive without public employees like these....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Ige Approves Honolulu COVID-19 Recovery Framework
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4121 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Tier 1 includes, but is not limited to, the following changes....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission Ballot Questions 3 and 4
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 5218 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Two questions on the upcoming general election ballot relate to the Honolulu Ethics Commission's budget and staffing....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Even More Jammed with Bus Lane and Bike Lane "It’s about getting people out of their cars”
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 5290 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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...a bus-only lane on King St thru downtown just 1 block from the existing Hotel Street Busway....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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After Secret Meeting, BoE Agrees to Re-Hear Kahuku Windfarm Petition
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 4676 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...The proposed rule would require the Department to hold a community meeting and solicit family and community feedback before providing official comment on proposed developments....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
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City Drops $10.5M for 29 Units that were already affordable
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 4788 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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...This purchase adds ZERO new affordable units because these units were already affordable in the private sector....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
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Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell Signs Bills to Delay TVR Registration, Ease Building Permit Requirements
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 4081 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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...Bill 48 elevates the exemption threshold of home repairs from $1,000 to $5,000....
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Friday, September 11, 2020 |
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City CARES Act funding dashboard now live
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 3319 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...the dashboard is meant to ensure transparency and allow the public to view in real time City progress in allocating and spending CARES funds....
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Friday, September 11, 2020 |
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The New Champion Of Private Property Rights Is … Barack Obama?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 AM :: 6662 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Land Use, Obama
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...Obama and his longtime colleague Marty Nesbitt want a 100-year-old sea wall rebuilt and fortified to protect a planned Hawaii retreat....
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Thursday, September 10, 2020 |
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On Line Mayoral Debate Set for Monday
By News Release @ 7:10 AM :: 4056 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...Live at Facebook.com/KokuaCouncil on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 11am to 12:30pm....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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Caldwell Extends Lockdown with Amendments--What's Open
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 3147 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...City parks, botanical gardens, certain park facilities, and beaches will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 10....
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Thursday, September 3, 2020 |
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Quarantine raids find 100% Compliance at Two Waikiki Hotels
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 4488 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...A knock on the door and a “good morning, Special Agents from the Attorney General’s Office” greeted nearly two dozen people under travel quarantine orders at two Waikīkī hotels....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
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Hawaii Cockfighters Among Top Traffickers of Animals to Guam, Philippines for Illegal Activity, Investigation Alleges
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 5296 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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...12 of the people named have addresses on the Big Island — four in Hilo, two in Pahoa, two in Waimea, one in Keaau, one in Kealakekua, one in Mountain View and one in Hawi. The remaining 10 addresses are on Oahu....
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
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P3 Secrecy: Council Candidate Greg Thielen Calls for Removal of HART Executive Director
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 4655 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...taxpayers of the City and County of Honolulu deserve to know the details of this proposed contract prior to any decision being made on it....
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