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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Lahaina Injection Wells: Ad hoc rules and non-exhaustive lists of "factors"
By Robert Thomas @ 3:57 AM :: 3139 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...the usual result is going to be that you run a big risk if you don't get a permit....
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Planet of the Humans: Michael Moore Debunks Hawaii's Clean Energy Initiative
By Video @ 1:51 PM :: 4486 Views :: Energy, Environment, First Amendment
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"...No amount of batteries are going to save us, warns director Jeff Gibbs...."
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Maui Injection Wells: Supreme Court Overturns 9th Circuit, Creates New Test
By Court House News @ 1:30 PM :: 3163 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...a 6-3 majority found that the Ninth Circuit’s ruling went too far. At the same time, however, the court declined to adopt the reading of the law advanced by the county....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Hawaii Air Quality Cleanest in the Nation
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 2727 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu City and County set record levels for low amounts of annual particle pollution....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Global Warmers Feeling Forgotten: Civil Beat Agrees to Help
By Selected News Articles @ 7:17 PM :: 2606 Views :: Environment, COVID-19
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...Do you remember to panic? Media will try to remind you....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Judge Orders Habitat Protection for 14 Hawaii Species
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3513 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Environment
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...The rare species, which are now required to receive protection no later than Feb. 29, 2024, include 12 plants, one anchialine pool shrimp and a picture-wing fly....
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Friday, April 3, 2020 |
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Enviros Use Sharks as Excuse in Latest Attack on Hawaii Fishing Industry
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2574 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...Groups Sue to Protect Imperiled Pacific Oceanic Whitetip Sharks....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
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Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan -- Public Comments Open
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 3605 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Environment
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...written comments must be received from interested parties no later than April 13, 2020....
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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 :: 3112 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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Sunday, March 15, 2020 |
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Green Fees – But Not the Golfing Kind
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3922 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Tourism
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...per visitor, per stay charges the money from which goes to protect and preserve the environment....
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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 :: 3421 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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Tuesday, March 10, 2020 |
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The Futility of Trying to Reduce Driving
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 3690 Views :: Energy, Environment, Rail
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...Cars have been more energy efficient than transit buses since 1991....
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Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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EPA requiring closures of 12 Big Isle cesspools
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 3909 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Small Business
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...EPA inspectors identified multi-unit residential buildings illegally discharging wastewater into eleven cesspools in Kealakekua, Hawaii....
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Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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Forest Service, DLNR Sign 'Shared Stewardship' Agreement
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 2093 Views :: Environment
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...Hawai‘i is the thirteenth U.S. state to sign a Shared Stewardship Agreement with the USDA Forest Service (USFS)....
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Friday, March 6, 2020 |
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The green case for Jones Act reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:31 PM :: 16243 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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...the pros and cons of ships, trucks and trains....
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Thursday, March 5, 2020 |
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Feds Agree to Consider Protections for Hawaii’s Cauliflower Coral
By Court House News @ 10:00 AM :: 2347 Views :: Environment
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...The National Marine Fisheries Service has until June 30 to make its decision....
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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The Perverse Panic over Plastic
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 AM :: 2719 Views :: Environment
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...The campaign against disposable bags and other products is harming the planet and the public....
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Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii Wind and Solar -- Dirty Secret Boosts Warming
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 3714 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...It's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years....
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Thursday, February 27, 2020 |
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Maui County Council Vote For Climate Litigation Is Misguided
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 3137 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... the climate litigation campaign has proven unsuccessful and is counterproductive ....
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 |
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Illegal Aquarium Fishers Busted Near Billionaires Row
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 4632 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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...illegally stealing fish which exist for the viewing pleasure of billionaires....
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Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
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More 'Sacred' Trash at Mauna Campsite
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 PM :: 6829 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Greenmail, Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...Kia’i protestors Wong and Perez were quoted as saying in the Tribune-Herald that, “dirty tactics” were being used. Well now that’s rich coming from the protestors....
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Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
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Hawaii Carbon Tax Would Be a Big Burden for Families and Businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 4258 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...the tax on gasoline would begin at $8.22 per barrel in 2021 and top out at $23.16 per barrel in 2030....
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Saturday, February 15, 2020 |
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Meatless Mondays in Hawaii Schools? -- Politicized Veganism Threatens Human Health
By Selected News Articles @ 2:27 AM :: 3695 Views :: Education K-12, Environment, Health Care
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...In 2019, Hawaii’s legislature nearly enacted a resolution establishing Meatless Mondays in Hawaii’s public schools....
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Friday, February 7, 2020 |
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Trump Admin Ousts EPA Region 9 Director
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 3361 Views :: Environment
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"...it wasn’t going unnoticed how many Democrat members in Congress were commending me for the job I was doing...."
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Thursday, February 6, 2020 |
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Lawsuit: Plastic Hysteria is Excuse for Feds to Take Control of Hawaii Waterways
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 3395 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...Your recycling was shipped to Asia and then they dumped it into the ocean because recycling is and always has been a fraud. Now it is washing up on our beaches and enviro lawyers are using it as an excuse to enhance their power....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Sen Riviere Introduces Bills to Protect Communities from Wind Farms
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 3479 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...This week, Senator Gil Riviere introduced the POWER Bill Package – People Overwhelmed by Wind Energy Ramifications....
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Thursday, January 23, 2020 |
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Nobody in Hawaii really believes in sea level rise
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 AM :: 4813 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Rail
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...Perhaps HART should require its P3 partner to solve the ‘last mile problem’ by installing mooring cleats for gondolas....
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Friday, January 3, 2020 |
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BWS Fined for Runoff from Nuuanu Dam
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 3419 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...Sediment that BWS contractors failed to dredge flowed through the reservoir’s drain and was discharged into upper Nuuanu stream....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |
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Rebounding Hawaiian Hawk Removed From Endangered List
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 PM :: 2872 Views :: Environment
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...On Tuesday, the service delisted the Hawaiian hawk, saying the population of the bird is at least 3,000....
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019 |
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DLNR, TPL Buy Forest Surrounding OHA's Waimea Valley
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3712 Views :: Environment, OHA
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...DLNR-DOFAW and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) have completed the purchase of 3,716 acres – the upper Waimea watershed – from Dole....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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DLNR: Only 3 Bums Ticketed in Latest Napali Coast Sweep
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 5043 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...For decades this section of the state’s largest wilderness park had a wild west atmosphere, with illegal campers and often-times their huge, trashy campsites marring the experience and the environment....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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Feds: State Historic Preservation Division now only Medium Risk
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 5339 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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...NPS, which administers federal funds to SHPD, designated SHPD a high-risk recipient in 2009....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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A Day in the Life of a Napali Coast Ranger
By Video @ 2:43 AM :: 3937 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Tourism
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...One of the most visible features of what has been called a “new day” for Hā’ena State Park and the adjacent Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, is the presence of park rangers....
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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Secretary Bernhardt Announces Hawaii’s state Bird is on the Road to Recovery
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 2836 Views :: Environment
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...Nēnē downlisted from endangered to threatened thanks to strong local partnerships....
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Friday, November 29, 2019 |
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Public Hearing: Unlimited Right for DoH to Stall Permits
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5158 Views :: Energy, Environment, Military, Small Business
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... The proposed amendment removes the limitation on the amount of time the department has to take action on a complete application for an Underground Storage Tank (UST) system permit and removes the automatic approval of a permit when that time limit is exceeded ....
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 |
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Maui Windfarm: BLNR Approves Plan to Kill 345% More Bats, 147% More Nene
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 4640 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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...Kaheawa Wind Power II increases incidental take for the Hawaiian hoary bat from 11 to 38 adults (345% increase), and for the Hawaiian goose from 30 to 44 adults (147% increase) during the remaining 20-year permit....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019 |
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US Supreme Court Decision Takes 90% of Mauna Kea from DLNR
By Tom Lodge @ 12:52 AM :: 8168 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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...As the sheep disappeared, the grasses, vines, and human-tall weeds were encouraged to overcome the mountain....
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Sunday, November 17, 2019 |
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Friday, November 15, 2019 |
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DLNR: Mauna Kea Protesters Trampling Endangered Plants
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 6018 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Greenmail, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...In addition to the alleged cutting of these vines, DOCARE officers found evidence that other rare plants have been trampled, either inadvertently or intentionally....
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
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Green Fog: Honolulu's Coming Climate Change Bond Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 5704 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...the disclosure statements do not actually project the anticipated risks to the city....
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
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Sue Big Oil: UH Law School Hides Conflict of Interest
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 AM :: 6485 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...Antolini previously worked for Vic Sher, which may explain why the academic is so gung-ho to support the misguided crusade of her old boss....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 |
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Hawaii protests show why wind energy can't save us from climate change
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 4740 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Last year, two Harvard researchers found that meeting current U.S. electricity needs with wind would require covering a land area twice the size of California with wind turbines....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
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Hirono: 'Believe in Climate Change as Though It's a Religion'
By Video @ 6:44 PM :: 5326 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Religion
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..."A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth -- some obvious truth he isn't supposed to say."....
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Sunday, November 10, 2019 |
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An Expensive Charter Crisis on Maui
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3499 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...Who’s going to pay all these attorneys? They don’t work for free....
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Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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An EIS We’d Like to See
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:13 PM :: 4513 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Small Business
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...Some states require an analysis of the potential economic impact of certain legislative proposals — an “economic impact statement,” if you will. Hawaii does not....
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Thursday, November 7, 2019 |
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Hot Take On The Maui Clean Water Act Arguments
By Robert Thomas @ 2:12 PM :: 4443 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism
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...It all turns on the language of the Clean Water Act, and what does the term "from" mean....
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Thursday, November 7, 2019 |
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Maui Sewage Case Makes a Supreme Court Splash
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 PM :: 4293 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism
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“...There are more than 500,000 similar underground injection wells in the country and nearly 6,000 in Hawaii alone....”
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