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Friday, October 4, 2024
VIDEO: Finalist for UH President pushes 'Critical Race Theory'
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 8544 Views :: Higher Education

... Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an excuse to bar Asian students from equal access to higher education. Will CRT dominate UH--the university system in the most Asian state of all? ....

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Friday, October 4, 2024
UH earns strong bond rating, saving millions of dollars
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 953 Views :: Higher Education

... The University of Hawaiʻi currently has more than $396 million in outstanding revenue bonds. Annual debt service of the university can exceed more than $30 million annually through 2041 ....

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Friday, October 4, 2024
Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A-
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 1382 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....

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Friday, October 4, 2024
City Now Accepting Grants in Aid Applications
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 1353 Views :: Honolulu County

... Last year more than $9.6 million in GIA were awarded to 78 nonprofits across O‘ahu ....

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Thursday, October 3, 2024
Hawaii Voters Can Track their Mail Ballot 
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 1244 Views :: Office of Elections

... Hawaii voters can enroll for ballot notifications ahead of the 2024 General Election ....

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
FULL TEXT: ATF Lahaina Fire Report
By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 2714 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History

...the report focuses on the 'rekindling' of the morning fire as the cause of the afternoon fire which destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people....

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
DHHL Begins Signing its own Building Permits
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 2715 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Development

... Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signs first-of-its-kind building permit ....

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 1603 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military

... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Atomic Energy Act
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 1302 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy

"...in January 2019, Kazee’s new company began conducting inspections at the refinery...."

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Aloha Stadium: Deadline Passes Again
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 1365 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education

... The specifics of the Request for Clarifications are not known to the Stadium Authority, its members said.  The identities of the committee members have not been made public ....

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
August Tourism 88.4% of Pre-COVID Numbers
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 1465 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

"This August registered as the lowest performing month during the summer season."

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 28, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 8:16 PM :: 1161 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... This week in Congress ....

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 2414 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
Hawaii’s 14 Largest Cities Ranked by Cost of Living
By Selected News Articles @ 7:03 PM :: 4304 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hilo has the lowest cost of living, Kailua has the highest ....

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
I. T. E. M. (Incompetence Takes Everyone’s Money)
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1612 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... employees were required to go to their principal’s office and sign a promissory note ....

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
​Will rent stabilization reduce housing costs? Hardly.
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 1720 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living

... Price control will always have the same effect: scarcity, a distorted market and higher prices ....

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Saturday, September 28, 2024
Lahaina: DoE Abandons Kamehameha III School Site
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 1781 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Development

... the existing site will become part of the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....

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Saturday, September 28, 2024
JSC Seeks Nominees for Oahu First Circuit Judge
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 1178 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary

... The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years ....

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Friday, September 27, 2024
Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 2232 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

“... In general, it was a terrific year at the legislature, and I never say that ....”

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Friday, September 27, 2024
Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:18 PM :: 1784 Views :: Family, Life, Office of Elections, Religion

... October 18, 2024 Voters receive their General Election mail ballot packet ....

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Friday, September 27, 2024
BLNR Gives Maui County Control of EMI Water
By News Release @ 12:32 PM :: 1525 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Development

... two words: 'Dust Bowl' ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Lahaina Fire BATF Report to be Released Weds Oct 2 
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 1521 Views :: Maui County

"...my team and I are working diligently to integrate the findings into our Cause and Origin report...."

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Maui Planning Department launches expedited SMA exemption process for Lahaina parcels
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 1134 Views :: Maui County, Development

... The link went live Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, and the Planning Department has 20 exemptions in the pipeline ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
State Sues Homeowner as House Collapses into Ocean
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 1654 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Land Use

... It also requests an order from the Court that provides the state owns the land clear of interest or claim by the defendant ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 2184 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism

... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Money Management: More Lahaina Millions for CNHA
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 1301 Views :: Maui County

... promoting long-term financial resilience. It will also increase the capacity of CNHA ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Tokuda: Committee Approves Bill to Make Lahaina Federally Controlled 'National Heritage Area'
By News Release @ 2:20 AM :: 3789 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation, Development

... In establishing a new NHA, Congress designates a local coordinating entity—usually nonfederal—to coordinate and oversee administration of the area ....

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Coqui Frogs Invade Oahu Mountaintop
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 1571 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

... coqui roughly 200 meters below the summit of Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail on the leeward side of the mountains ....

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Registration Opens for 2024-2025 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1201 Views :: Education K-12

... LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas: Personal Finance, Consumer Rights & Responsibilities, Health & Safety, the Environment, and Technology through online quizzes and in-person competitions. ...

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Nurses Locked Out: Green Calls for Federal Mediation
By News Release @ 7:42 AM :: 1268 Views :: Health Care, Labor

... Governor Josh Green, M.D., and Attorney General Anne Lopez are urging both parties to seek federal mediation ....

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Rule Change will put 14,000 more families on food stamps
By UHERO @ 4:12 AM :: 2129 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Hawaiian Electric Dumps 54M Shares on Stock Market
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 2116 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... offering of 54,054,054 shares of its common stock at a price of $9.25 per share. The offering is expected to close on September 25, 2024 ....

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Monday, September 23, 2024
Trump Attempted Assassination Suspect is 'active registered voter' in North Carolina, Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 AM :: 2293 Views :: Office of Elections

“He is an active registered voter. He resides in District Precinct 48-01.”

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Monday, September 23, 2024
Is Jones Act unconstitutional as it applies to Hawaii, Alaska?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:53 AM :: 1455 Views :: Jones Act

... a new legal theory against the Jones Act ....

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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted Sept 20, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 8:47 PM :: 1199 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... There's been a lot going on in the House this week! ....

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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Hawai‘i County Council takes big step toward adding more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:23 PM :: 1805 Views :: Hawaii County , Development

... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....

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Sunday, September 22, 2024
25% of Hawaii DoE Students Chronically Absentee
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 3293 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... Chronic absenteeism is gradually dropping as COVID failures age out of the DoE system or their families move to the mainland ....

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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Hawaii Budget Primer
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1332 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... the discussion there is almost entirely focused on taxes ....

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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Another Alleged Maui Bomber Arrested--also a repeat offender
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 5460 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement

... Finally this 30-time loser will go before a real—ie Federal--court ....

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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Concealed Carry Ruling Boosts Property Rights?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:03 AM :: 3200 Views :: Land Use, Second Amendment, Small Business

... While Figuring Out Gun "Sensitive Places," CA9 Backhandedly Upholds The Right To Exclude ....

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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Most-read article: ‘Why is Hawaii so expensive?’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:35 AM :: 2024 Views :: Jones Act, Rail, Taxes, Cost of Living

... The second most-read article is “Why we left Hawaii” ....

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Saturday, September 21, 2024
New Administrator for SHPD
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 1517 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Jessica Puff has been chosen to lead the DLNR State Historical Preservation Division (SHPD), succeeding Dr. Alan Downer who retired earlier this year ....

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Friday, September 20, 2024
Hundreds of teachers get free money from the sky after DoE fails to cut paychecks for a month
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 5787 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... we appreciate the $2,000 placeholder checks and $800 for those who were denied both their Aug. 20 and Sept. 5 paychecks ....

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Friday, September 20, 2024
Lagging Maui recovery, slower overall Hawaiʻi growth, UHERO forecasts
By UHERO @ 6:00 AM :: 2952 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaiʻi has long seen dismal growth in per capita income, hampering our ability to attract in-migration of new families or to provide opportunities that would prevent out-migration of Hawaiʻi residents ....

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Friday, September 20, 2024
Rep Alcos Hit with $12,500 Ethics Fine
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 3413 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... $3.2 million in federal and state tax liens filed against Alcos in an attempt to collect taxes owed by Alcos’ company D.A. Builders LLC ....

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Friday, September 20, 2024
Lassner: Feds Investigating Anti-Semitism at UH
By Video @ 3:47 AM :: 1990 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Religion

... we have received notice of a Title VI investigation initiated by the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Hawaii Concealed Carry Decision Appealed
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 3059 Views :: Second Amendment

... Hawaii’s Act 52 completely flips the rules on carrying firearms on private property, making it illegal to carry unless the property owner explicitly gives permission ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
CNHA buys 'Hawai'i Stage' Event Production Company
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 3442 Views :: Ethics, Tourism

... a not-for-profit buying a for-profit subsidiary...where have we heard that before? ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
PRP Report: Silver Tsunami Creates Construction Workforce Shortfall
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 1484 Views :: Development, Labor

... workforce development report called New Foundations: Laying the Groundwork for Hawai‘i’s Middle-class Renewal and Revival of the Trades ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Feds to Target Honolulu Domestic Violence Gun Prosecutions
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 3020 Views :: Family, Second Amendment

... designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 ....

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