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Monday, July 17, 2023 |
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Real Estate Sharks Circle Hawaii Republican HQ as Party Loses ANOTHER Chairman
By Andrew Walden @ 6:31 AM :: 4975 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Just two months after being elected at the abortive May 6, 2023, Republican state convention in Hilo, latest Chair, Tim Dalhouse, has resigned ....
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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Rail Ridership 21 Times Below Projections
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 2829 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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... 4,000 is a little short of the number that HART projected it would attract once the system is completed: 84,000 people a day ....
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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How Not to Cool the Schools
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1933 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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... facilities geniuses at our DOE came up with the idea ....
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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Auditor: Honolulu Human Resources Data Almost 100% Erroneous
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1859 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Based on the high error rates, we concluded that DHR’s data was unreliable and insufficient to conduct further analysis ....
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 |
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Property Tax: Our council members have been listening
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:29 PM :: 1447 Views :: Taxes
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... Multiple bills have already passed, and many council members have asked for more information about how to reform the property tax systems in their counties ....
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 15, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 10:15 PM :: 1420 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 |
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Free Money from the Sky: More COVID Cash for Honolulu's Profitable Non-profits
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 1615 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... City to accept applications for a second tranche of relief funding for non-profits affected by Covid-19 ....
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Friday, July 14, 2023 |
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Gun Industry Group Sues Over Hawaii 'Nuisance' Law
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 1478 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii’s recently-enacted public nuisance law will allow frivolous lawsuits against members of the firearm industry for the criminal and negligent misuse of firearms by remote third parties ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ranks 44th for Marijuana Consumption
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 1659 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... 85.1% of residents haven't smoked weed in the last year ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Skyline's $54 per passenger operating cost highest in U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 2815 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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... “Taxpayers are already paying an enormous amount to build the project, but now are paying even more to run it nearly empty” ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Sues Pay Pal over Scams
By Court House News @ 3:46 PM :: 1213 Views :: Pierre Omidyar
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... residents had their accounts locked without warning or were victimized by scams and couldn’t recover their money ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Green Signs 263 Bills -- Vetoes 11
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 8999 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green issued 11 vetoes on July 7, due to serious legal and programmatic concerns ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Charter School Defeats 'Strip Search' Lawsuit
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1326 Views :: Education K-12
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... grant of summary judgment means that the defendants won the lawsuit without the need for a trial ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Green Addresses United Nations, Admits Hawaii Failing to Implement UN Eco Goals
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 2104 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... The review highlights progress on achieving the six Aloha+ Challenge goals, which are the state’s local implementation of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Hawaiʻi stands as the sole state in the United States to have submitted a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Finally Outlaws Nepotism--except Legislative and Judicial
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 1719 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... It applies to almost all state employees (except those working for the legislative or judicial branches) ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ethics: 'Community of Social Workers' Banned -- Chinese Communist Propaganda Allowed
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:07 AM :: 1650 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"...Thank you for giving a heads up to legislators about accepting a book from Hawai’i’s social workers because it might be an Ethics Violation...."
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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Red Hill defueling progresses
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 1290 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Hawaii Department of Health gave conditional approval to U.S. Navy officials to defuel surge tanks next to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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35 Years of Stagnation: Tourism Income Flat Since 1988
By UHERO @ 4:36 PM :: 4052 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... in recent decades visitor spending stopped growing while the number of tourists continued to increase ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Challenges Facing Hawaii Agriculture
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:24 PM :: 1465 Views :: Agriculture
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... barriers to farming in Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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Trail of Ethical Gaffes Leads from US Supreme Court to UH Law School
By Court House News @ 3:29 PM :: 1679 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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... Emails and other records provided by UH Richardson Law School show justices in the program--currently co-sponsored by Case Lombardi--often met with local dignitaries and frequently dined at private clubs or the private residences of prominent UH Law School donors ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Double Nothing is Nothing: City announces updated and corrected ridership numbers for Skyline
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 1705 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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... $13B / 3,666 avg daily riders = $3.5M per rider We could have bought each rider a house near their job and a Cadillac or two to put in the garage -- and still saved billions ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Board of Parks and Recreation relaunching with eight new nominees
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 918 Views :: Honolulu County
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... a volunteer board created to advise DPR on recreational, cultural, and public entertainment opportunities at City parks and facilities ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Red Hill Surge Tanks First to be Drained
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 1309 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Approximately 480,000 gallons of fuel are expected to be removed from the surge tanks. Defueling operations are expected to begin on July 17, 2023, and run through July 30, 2023....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Can Hawaii residents afford 100% renewable energy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:33 PM :: 1629 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Hawaiian Electric Co. recently released its integrated grid plan, which put the cost of interconnecting the state’s planned renewable energy plants at around $9 billion — and that doesn’t include the cost to build the plants themselves ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Maui GE Tax increase guaranteed to hurt poorer residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:17 PM :: 1317 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... increase the tax burden, risk losing nearly 300 jobs for residents and lower economic output in the county by $49 million a year ....
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Monday, July 10, 2023 |
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DHHL Seeks Recommendations for 2024 Legislative Package
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 1188 Views :: DHHL
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... All proposals must but be submitted by July 31, 2023 ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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What the Honolulu rail has taught us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:32 PM :: 1778 Views
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... the final rail cost now is estimated at about $12.4 billion, making it the most expensive light rail project in the world ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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Green Stacks HTA Board Before 'Special' Meeting
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 1444 Views :: Tourism
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... That means the HTA board will be under new leadership when it holds a special meeting Thursday to discuss how to proceed after current HTA President and CEO John De Fries leaves the agency ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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The Budget Is Signed
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1461 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... At the ceremony, the Governor made clear that tax relief, especially for ALICE (asset-limited, income-constrained, employed) families, is still on the table. There will be a Phase 2, he said, apparently targeting the 2024 legislative session ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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UH Regents: Elections out of the norm
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 2055 Views :: Higher Education
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... Neil Abercrombie nominated himself for Second Vice Chair of BoR and lost ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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HSTA Flies 98 to Florida Rally for Transsexual Agenda
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 1782 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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New Sunshine Law Requirements
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 1359 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... two 2023 laws, Act 019 and Act 125, added new Sunshine Law requirements effective July 1 and October 1, 2023 ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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New council will evaluate effectiveness of Hawaii DOT
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 1364 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Act 242, signed by Gov. Josh Green this week, established the council, which renamed the Highway Safety Council to the Hawaii Highway Safety and Modernization Council ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 1150 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following judicial vacancy ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Lawsuit Coming: Murder of Ariel Sellers Reaches Probate Court
By Andrew Walden @ 10:56 PM :: 2431 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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... Public only because it is evidence in Probate Court, the Order is signed by Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall, now seeking reappointment for another 10 years ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 AM :: 47217 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor
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...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time. Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Only 1,245 passengers ride Rail on first day they had to pay
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 1975 Views :: Rail
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... DO THE MATH: $13B / 1,245 = $10.4M per passenger -- slightly more than a Bugatti Centodieci ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Need $60K to Pay Your Mortgage?
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 1512 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaiʻi Community Lending have been serving homeowners with the greatest needs ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Homeless Medical Respite Fills up in One Month
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 1402 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Homelessness
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... 13 total intakes, 3 patient discharges, and a total of 189 unduplicated shower uses from members of the surrounding community during the first month of project operation ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Green Seeks Comment on Oahu Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 4:43 AM :: 1190 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... Green will nominate a successor to Circuit Judge Christine E. Kuriyama, who retired in June 2023 ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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HHFDC Gives Solar Farm Control of Waianae Affordable Housing Complex
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1269 Views :: Energy, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... The agreement, which began on June 30, calls for Solar Farm View Estates LLC (SFVE) to undertake substantial repairs to the complex and operate it for the next 75 years. The Board of Directors of HHFDC, which retains the property’s fee-simple interest, approved a $4.95 million, low-interest, 10-year loan that allows SFVE to facilitate the repairs ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Oahu Park water reduction efforts exceed expectations
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 1248 Views :: Honolulu County
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... BWS called for a voluntary 10% water reduction last summer, park users reduced their use by 15.4% ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Amber Jackson Murder Case Reopened 13 years later
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 1722 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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... Kauai Police and outside agencies working on forensic evidence and DNA testing ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii income tax burden second highest in nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:09 PM :: 1628 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... One reason is higher rates apply early on the income spectrum, so nearly all taxpayers pay higher rates, says a new analysis ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Oahu Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 1:26 PM :: 1287 Views :: Judiciary
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... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for three vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Animal Welfare Groups Urge Ninth Circuit to Affirm the Ban on Cockfighting in the Northern Mariana Islands
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 1336 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... The case, on appeal before the Ninth Circuit from the Northern Mariana Islands District Court, is the latest—and likely the last—in a stream of cases filed by the pro-cockfighting bloc to obstruct the ban on cockfighting in U.S. territories. ...
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023 |
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Green hopes housing will alleviate teacher shortage
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 1371 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
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The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM :: 18765 Views :: Hawaii History
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In 1840 the Kingdom of Hawaii adopted a constitution with strong parallels to the Constitution of the United States....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2023 |
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The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 23127 Views :: National News, Hawaii History
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...the structure and style of the Declaration follows a form familiar to most modern lawyers: a complaint initiating a lawsuit....
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