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Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Blangiardi shows us why it is useless to argue with antivaxxer fools
By Video @ 4:28 PM :: 2666 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Instead of drawing attention to these protesters, political leaders should be out at vaccination sites thanking people for getting vaxxed and highlighting the stories behind their decision to get vaxxed. These stories will convince others to get vaxxed ....
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
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City Releases Draft Right-of-Way Widths for Planned Streets
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 2422 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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"...to implement Complete Streets which provide equitable access across all modes and for all abilities, including pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trucks, and buses...."
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 |
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Rep Okimoto: Vaccine passport will increase spread among unvaccinated
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 2668 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... if you implement a policy that segregates the vaccinated with the unvaccinated, we're inadvertently incentivizing the unvaccinated community to gather and spread COVID within their own communities ....
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 |
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New Tax Proposals at the Honolulu Council
By Video @ 5:01 AM :: 2725 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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... Honolulu rail project get a portion of the revenues? ....
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Monday, August 30, 2021 |
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City Launches Vaccine Pass System for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 2617 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... City launches “Safe Access O‘ahu” program to help protect businesses, employees and customers ....
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Thursday, August 26, 2021 |
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Secret Arbitration Revealed: How DPS Official Kept Crooked Cop On The Job After FBI Raid
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 PM :: 9340 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor, Police
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... top Corrections Official was Secret Arbitrator keeping mafia-connected HPD officers on the job ....
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
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Honolulu Rail Critic Pushes for Middle Street Endpoint
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:02 PM :: 2609 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... Then on August 3 came devastating confirmation from a respected FTA agent ....
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
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Oahu Workplace Survey: 1 in 3 Already Have Vaccine Mandate
By UHERO @ 4:58 AM :: 2429 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... The largest businesses of 50 or more employees reported the lowest proportion of vaccinations at their workplaces ....
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
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City submits revised short-term rental bill to Planning Commission
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 2735 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... would not allow any new STRs in residential areas, but allow STRs adjacent to existing resort areas ....
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Monday, August 23, 2021 |
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Lawsuits bring significant changes to Hawaii gun laws
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 AM :: 3055 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Today's ruling against the State eliminates the ten-day expiration period of pistol permits....and the requirement that an individual physically brings a firearm to the police station to register....
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021 |
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Unions Ask Gov. Ige to Intervene in C&C of Honolulu's Vaccine Mandate
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 2384 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19
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... The City & County of Honolulu is the only Hawaii government employer that is not providing all unvaccinated employees the “alternative” of regular COVID-19 testing ....
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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Vaccine requirement announced for City and County of Honolulu employees
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 1911 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... City and County of Honolulu employees will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated, have completed a single-dose vaccine or initiated the first dose of a two-dose series by Aug. 16, 2021 ....
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021 |
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COVID Cash: Honolulu Rent and Utility Program Reopens
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 9186 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Higher income limits mean more Oʻahu renters can qualify ....
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Gun Confiscation After Disorderly Conduct Conviction
By News Release @ 12:40 AM :: 2726 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... Both plaintiffs were sent letters from HPD denying them the ability to obtain a permit or register firearms and ordering them to surrender any they may have in their possession ....
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Monday, August 9, 2021 |
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Honolulu City Lights application deadline is August 31
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2528 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....
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Sunday, August 8, 2021 |
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A Policy Statement About Fines
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2978 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Law Enforcement
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... Bill 17 would allow the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting to record liens against property and then to foreclose on the liens....
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 |
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Are Hawaii's government finances really so bad? Yes. Find out why.
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:10 AM :: 2633 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Blaisdell Center awarded Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2281 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Blaisdell Center was recently awarded $3,056,261.58 ....
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
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Locals to be Allowed Back in to Hanauma Bay
By News Release @ 10:34 AM :: 2719 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism
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... an effort to accommodate local residents, while maintaining the improved marine environment ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Eligible homeowners encouraged to apply for Real Property Tax Credit Program
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 3448 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... The deadline to apply for the Real Property Tax Credit Program is September 30, 2021 ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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Next Boondoggle: USACE, City of Honolulu Sign Agreement for Ala Wai Flood Study
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 3206 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Military
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... The signing allows USACE and the City and County of Honolulu to develop a salespitch that appears to balance costs and environmental impacts ....
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Saturday, July 10, 2021 |
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Chief Justice Names Maloian to Oahu Family Court
By News Release @ 10:25 AM :: 3964 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... Maloian has been a Deputy Public Defender in Honolulu for the past 18 years ....
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Friday, July 9, 2021 |
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Police Corruption Scandals Revenge for Gambling Prosecutions?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:14 PM :: 9528 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Ethics, Gambling, Police
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... What part of ‘mutually assured destruction’ did they not understand? ....
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
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COVID 'Hazard Pay': HGEA Scores 25% Pay Hike
By News Release @ 9:59 PM :: 3452 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19
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... to each individual HGEA bargaining unit member employed by the City who feels they have worked under hazardous conditions relating to COVID-19 exposure ....
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 |
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The Draft Oʻahu Pedestrian Plan is available for the public’s review
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 1632 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Honolulu’s first island-wide pedestrian plan ....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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Embezzlement, Bribery: Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 5036 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Law Enforcement, OHA, COVID-19
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... Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment for Embezzling Over $500,000 from AmeriCorps and for Agreeing to Receive a Bribe for Approving $845,000 in CARES Act Grants ....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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City Doubles Hanauma Bay Entrance Fee to $25 per Tourist
By News Release @ 2:45 AM :: 2127 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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... $25 entrance fee effective July 1 for non-locals 13 years and older ....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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Alm: Myeni Encountered Police at Kewalo Basin 30 Minutes Before Shooting
By Video @ 12:51 AM :: 3721 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Drugs
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... Alm added that Myeni, who did have marijuana in his system...also had an odd encounter with officers just 30 minutes before going to Nuuanu, when he approached police at Kewalo Basin as they took a statement from someone reporting a car theft. Alm said Myeni started questioning the victim himself ….
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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EPA Orders Navy to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Sewage Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2506 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The plant is owned and operated by the U.S. Navy and provides service for up to 40,000 people ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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'Procurement Collusion' -- Hanabusa, HART Reported to Federal Authorities
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3776 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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... In order to steer a consulting contract to its former Board Chair, Colleen Hanabusa, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART), a federally-funded rail transit project, imposed the following narrowly tailored requirements on bidders ....
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Honolulu Youth Commission to accept applications for Commissioners
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 1600 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Applications for Commissioners on the first-ever Honolulu Youth Commission will be accepted beginning Thursday, June 17, 2021 through Friday, July 16, 2021 ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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Blangiardi: I Support HB862 -- 3% TAT Hike for Counties
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 2340 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Tourism
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"...I support HB 862 as it provides the City the option of restoring a revenue base which has been lost – allowing us to continue services to our people...."
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Tuesday, June 15, 2021 |
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Doorbell Cam Shows Moments Before Police Shot Lindani Myeni
By Video @ 5:45 PM :: 4415 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... Officers responded to calls of a burglary in progress in the Nuuanu area where they shot 29-year-old Lindani Myeni after an altercation at a home on Coelho Way ....
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Monday, June 14, 2021 |
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Make $100K? COVID Money will Pay Your Rent and Utilities
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 2386 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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"... a household of four people earning up to $100,700 a year in total and demonstrating financial hardship from the pandemic can qualify for support ...."
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Monday, June 14, 2021 |
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Wait list opening for Section 8
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 1965 Views :: Honolulu County
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“...The rental subsidy program offered by the City, serves more than 3,800 households in partnership with more than 1,400 landlords....”
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Saturday, June 12, 2021 |
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FBI Raids Lead to Shakeup at Planning Commission?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:58 PM :: 5169 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Federal authorities, March 30, 2021, unsealed indictments charging six DPP employees in a bribery scheme going back as far as 2012. Challacombe had been Deputy Director of the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting from 2013-2016, and then Acting Director in 2016-17 ....
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Thursday, June 10, 2021 |
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HPD Sued for False Arrest, Conflict of Interest
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 2695 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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... The lawsuit seeks to end HPD’s continuing policy of allowing officers with conflicts of interest to abuse their police powers for personal benefit ....
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
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Honolulu: Interest-free down-payment home loans are now available
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 1964 Views :: Honolulu County
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... $800K to fund loans up to $40,000 each ....
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
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Vaccinations Make Honolulu 14th Most Livable City on Earth
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 2352 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... The biggest gainer in this year’s index is Honolulu. The city rose 46 places to fourteenth after its strong progress in containing the pandemic and rolling out its vaccination programme ....
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Monday, June 7, 2021 |
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Survey: What do you think about the City's Plan to Eliminate Lanes, Jam up Traffic?
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 2098 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The City invites the public to participate in the Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan Update survey ....
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Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
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Honolulu Rental and Utility Relief Program will reopen on Monday
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1626 Views :: Honolulu County
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... City and County of Honolulu will accept 10,000 applications ....
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021 |
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2021 Neighborhood Board Election Final Results Posted
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 1894 Views :: Honolulu County
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... 495 candidates filed to run in this year’s election and 402 were elected ....
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Monday, May 31, 2021 |
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Honolulu Police Commission Announces Recruitment for Chief of Police
By News Release @ 5:25 AM :: 2237 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... Application packets and required documents must be received/postmarked by: June 30, 2021 ....
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Saturday, May 29, 2021 |
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Homelessness Audit: Most Recommendations Still 'In Process' Four Years Later
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 2266 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"... a low level of confidence in city efforts to address homelessness ...."
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Friday, May 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Is Replacing Its Last Coal Plant With a ‘Giant Battery’—Powered by Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 8:13 PM :: 3907 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The revelation that the Kapolei Energy Storage Facility will be powered with oil caused an uproar at a recent meeting, but the project is slated to continue ....
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