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Sunday, July 13, 2025 |
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SNAP Cliffs Are Coming
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 732 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... the USDA whacked our state with an $11 million fine for its huge error rate two years in a row ....
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Saturday, July 12, 2025 |
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HTA Board Positions Open
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 383 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... State Boards and Commissions Seeking Applicants ....
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Friday, July 11, 2025 |
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Green Signed 313 Bills Into law
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 339 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green took action on 313 of the 321 bills enrolled during the 2025 regular session ....
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Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
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Auditor Dings Hawaii ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 565 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Paid in full. Trust? Still pending.
By Selected News Articles @ 8:36 PM :: 565 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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... while the names may change, the pattern — unfortunately — hasn’t ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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SB933CD1: Shell Bill Gives Legislators $50M to Dole out to their Friends
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 611 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... assigned to a Conference Committee where it was totally rewritten with content not included in any previous version ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Green Signs Condo Insurance Stabilization Law
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 505 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... Zephyr Insurance Company, has partnered with the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to accept and process applications from Condominium and Townhouse Associations ....
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Friday, July 4, 2025 |
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Green Vetoes Eight of 20 on 'Intent to Veto List'
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 754 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Legislature will not schedule override session ....
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Friday, July 4, 2025 |
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Green: 'Big Beautiful Bill' Cuts MedQuest and EBT Cards
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 896 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
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Hawai‘i’s state road usage charge begins for electric vehicles on July 1
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 799 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"...by 2033, the program is expected to expand to all light-duty vehicles...."
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
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Green Signs State Budget
By News Release @ 11:35 AM :: 472 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green today signed House Bill 300 (Act 250), the Executive Biennium Budget ....
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Monday, June 30, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Challenges “Dam Special Fund” Used to Undermine Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:57 PM :: 610 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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... The lawsuit alleges that the Special Fund was intended to be, and is, used to circumvent expenditure controls that are in the Hawaii Constitution for the protection of taxpayers ....
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Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
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No Surprise: BLNR Rejects Another Army EIS
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 702 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Environment, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
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HTA Hearing Uncovers an Old Story: The State Still Doesn’t Pay on Time
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 689 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
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Green Adds One More Bill to 'Intent-to-Veto' List
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 649 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green added SB 935, Relating to Government, to the 2025 Intent-to-Veto list transmitted to Legislative leadership by the statutorily required June 24 deadline ....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
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Bills that passed the Lege now on the edge
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:18 AM :: 577 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... SB66, which would create a permitting “shot clock” and allow third-party permit approval if the 60-day processing deadline is not met; and HB126, which would reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture process ....
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 |
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House Announces New Assignments: Leadership, Committee Chair
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 981 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura today announced updated leadership and committee appointments in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives ....
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Sunday, June 8, 2025 |
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The Unseen Stopper Committees
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 619 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... money chairs’ macabre tradition ....
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Friday, June 6, 2025 |
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Governor Green Releases 'Intent-to-Veto' List
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1045 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green informed legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 19 bills ....
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 |
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Joe Gedeon Appointed to Fill Gene Ward's House Seat
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 996 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... I have been asked if I plan on running for the House District 18 seat in November of 2026. I can advise you today that I have filed with Campaign Spending Commission as the initial step in that process ....
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Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Special Funds -- 0 for 86
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 866 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... out of the eighty-six special and revolving funds reviewed, not one of them met the statutory criteria ....
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot legislative wrap-up tour
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 717 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the defeat of nearly all attempts to add more taxes and the passing of five Grassroot model bills and other Grassroot-supported measures ....
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Also-Rans
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 875 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a few bills that passed both houses of the legislature, but did not make it through conference, may come back to haunt us next year ....
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Monday, May 12, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:05 AM :: 957 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... there were a few tax increases and a bill that is kind of a tax cut ....
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Sunday, May 4, 2025 |
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The Major Raid that Wasn’t
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1202 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Senate Draft 2 of the bill proposed to raid ninety-seven special funds for $320M ....
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Friday, May 2, 2025 |
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Grassroot hails passage of bills aimed at boosting housing supply, helping Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:30 AM :: 994 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... State legislators also OK'd bills that will increase healthcare access and reform civil asset forfeiture, pending approval by the governor ....
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
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State Launches Operation Hire Hawai‘i to Fill Vacant Positions
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1241 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... More than 900 interested job seekers attended ....
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii legislature approves $20 billion state budget
By Court House News @ 1:38 PM :: 1101 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii lawmakers passed the budget for the next two years and began voting on more than 200 bills as the legislative session draws to a close ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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FULL TEXT: Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 1703 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....
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Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
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Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:20 PM :: 1007 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Registration open for Grassroot’s legislative wrap-up luncheons ....
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Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
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Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 PM :: 1163 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... dates, times and locations ....
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
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Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 1228 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 1696 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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... state and county testimonies the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted for consideration by the respective lawmakers in late March and early April 2025 ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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HCR100: Mandatory LGBTQ Training for State Agencies
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:14 PM :: 1313 Views :: First Amendment, Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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... harassment and discrimination training for state employees demonstrate sufficient competency in LGBTQ+ identities and culturally specific gender identities ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 853 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:02 PM :: 1123 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 1084 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... dozens of bills still on the move ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 1317 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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SCR179 and SR149: LGBTQ Commission to Rewrite Entire Hawaii Legal Code with "Gender Neutral Language"
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:25 PM :: 2628 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... the state LGBTQ+ Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women review the Hawaii Revised Statutes ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Open Letter to Governor Green: Construction failures at multiple state-funded facilities
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 2788 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... including the Hawai‘i State Hospital, Hawai‘i State Capitol, and Hawai‘i Convention Center ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Hawaii climate change bill shelved amid federal cutting spree
By Court House News @ 9:53 PM :: 946 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A Hawaii House committee shelved plans to allocate rainy day fund interest to climate projects. ....
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Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
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Grassroot Bills Alive After Crossover
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 1192 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... March 6, marked the halfway point of the Hawaii's 2025 legislative session, which is when the bills that are still alive cross over from the House chamber to the Senate and vice versa ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Study: Hawaii's roads and bridges rank 48th for condition and cost-effectiveness
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 1199 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii's highways rank last in the nation in urban Interstate pavement condition, last in rural fatality rate, 47th in urban fatality rate, and 26th in structurally deficient bridges ...
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Grassroot: Highs and Lows of 2025 legislative session at halfway point
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:48 PM :: 1083 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... The Hawaii Legislature has reached its halfway point and many promising bills in the areas of housing, taxation and economic freedom are still alive ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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HB300: House Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 960 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... HB300 will now move to the Senate for consideration ....
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