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| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
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Time for new choices on how to fix Hawaii’s shortage of housing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:58 PM :: 1021 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Our housing crisis is the result of past choices. The solution requires the courage to make new ones going forward ....
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| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
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| Wednesday, October 22, 2025 |
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Even on Fare-Free Weekend, Rail Ridership falls short of Blangiardi's 25,000
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2344 Views :: Rail
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... DTS announces ridership numbers for Skyline Segment 2 ....
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| Tuesday, October 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii's Only Oil Refinery $100M 'Renewable' Fuels Deal
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5075 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Par Pacific, Mitsubishi, and ENEOS to Establish Joint Venture for Renewable Fuels in Hawaii ....
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| Tuesday, October 21, 2025 |
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100th Pre-K Classroom Opens
By News Release @ 5:15 AM :: 589 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... Ready Keiki initiative marks major step toward statewide preschool for all ....
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| Tuesday, October 21, 2025 |
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US Senate is laying down terms for military land use negotiations in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 AM :: 1046 Views :: Land Use, Military
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... authorizes acquisition through exchange or lease ....
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| Monday, October 20, 2025 |
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Milk Recall: Children Sickened at More Elementary Schools
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 1950 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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... 31 illnesses potentially linked to the product ....
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| Monday, October 20, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Filed Over Kamehameha Admission Policy
By Court House News @ 11:45 PM :: 1370 Views :: Akaka Bill, Education K-12
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... The group challenges the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2006 decision in Doe v. Kamehameha Schools, which upheld the schools’ admissions policy by an 8-7 vote ....
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| Monday, October 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii State Most Affected by Government Shutdown
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 PM :: 1255 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii is tied with MD and DC for the largest share of federal employees ....
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| Sunday, October 19, 2025 |
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SD19 Dems Send Three Names to Governor
By News Release @ 10:54 AM :: 3642 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Ethics
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... On Sep 25, 2025, SD19 Senator Aquino announced he would quit Senate to join lobbying firm ....
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| Sunday, October 19, 2025 |
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Even More TANF Hoarding
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 977 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... federal TANF money that we haven’t spent: $452 million ....
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| Sunday, October 19, 2025 |
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Harnessing AI for Government Transparency
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 AM :: 766 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot’s “Open Hearings” project can monitor and summarize government hearings and produce transcripts and summaries of those hearings almost immediately ....
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| Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
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| Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
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Former Maui resident pleads guilty in fentanyl trafficking case
By Court House News @ 5:44 PM :: 913 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... man with 11 prior convictions, including five drug felonies in Hawaii, admitted to shipping nearly a pound of fentanyl to Maui ....
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| Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
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BBC: Harbors Division Rejected Two Offers to Save Falls of Clyde
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 AM :: 1009 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History
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... A Norwegian firm which operates heavy lift ships offered to transport Falls of Clyde back to Scotland for free, but the campaign was soon embroiled in a wrangle with the …(Hawaii Dept of Transport Harbors Division)… over insurance costs and other conditions ....
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| Friday, October 17, 2025 |
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Profitable Nonprofits: Four Legislators Oversee $50M Cash Giveaway
By News Release @ 2:06 PM :: 878 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Rep Daniel Holt, House Finance Committee Vice Chair Jenna Takenouchi, Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz and Senate Majority Leader Dru Kanuha ...
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| Friday, October 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii on Verge of Affordable Housing Breakthrough?
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:29 AM :: 1573 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... Legislative action in all four of Hawaii’s counties could soon help ease the state’s acute housing shortage ....
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Falsely arrested by their own Department? Four Sheriff Deputies File Suit
By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 1058 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... trumped-up the charges against the four deputies as part of a convoluted scheme to manipulate Horton as a ‘pawn’ to retaliate against the number three man in the State Sheriff Division, First Deputy Lanikoa Dobrowolsky ....
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Defensive Gun Use Proves Armed Citizens Aren’t ‘Vampires’
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:07 PM :: 1011 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii and several other states passed a series of spiteful measures—including the so-called “Vampire Rule” now before the court ....
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii Joins Democrat States' Tech Anti-Trust Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 PM :: 857 Views :: National News
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(CLUE: Stupid Democrats still don't understand what turned Big Tech against them.)
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Falls of Clyde removed from Honolulu Harbor
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 882 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism
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... the disposal site is approximately 25 miles south of Honolulu Harbor ....
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| Thursday, October 16, 2025 |
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Fed Wreck Back Again?
By Video @ 12:29 AM :: 1538 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... Shame On The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs For Lying Again. Theyʻre Trying To Convince You That You Need US Federal Recognition ....
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| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 |
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Kaiser health care workers strike for better wages
By Court House News @ 10:37 AM :: 713 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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... Thousands of Kaiser employees in California, Oregon and Hawaii organized a five-day work stoppage after negotiations for higher pay and other demands stagnated ....
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| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 |
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National Republicans Sue Hawaii over Election Rolls
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 986 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... The RNC filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Hawaii’s chief election officer for allegedly violating the law by refusing to provide public voter roll maintenance ....
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| Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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Green Signs Energy Deal with Japanese Company
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 1731 Views :: Energy, World News, Tourism
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... Could Hawaii be Supplied with Canadian LNG from JERA? ....
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| Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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Direct2UH streamlines admission to UH for Hawaiʻi public high school seniors
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 655 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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... a new initiative that simplifies the college admissions process and removes barriers to higher education for Hawaiʻi’s public high school seniors ....
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| Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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Extend Rail? Let the people vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:22 PM :: 3260 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... city officials are now considering extending the rail several more miles ....
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| Monday, October 13, 2025 |
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DTRIC Insurance to Quit Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 930 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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... However, DTRIC will continue to administer all active policies, manage claims and meet its contractual and statutory obligations, over the next several years ....
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| Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
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Building Common Ground: Grassroot, Appleseed housing forum
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:00 AM :: 2381 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The Oct. 15 event will focus on research and practical reforms aimed at addressing Hawaii's acute need for more housing ....
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| Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
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Delays spell doom for Lahaina as we knew it
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:48 AM :: 1316 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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"How much longer is it going to take for Lahaina to get back on its feet — five, 10, 15 years?"
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| Sunday, October 12, 2025 |
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DoTax Employees Rebelling Against the Culture of Silence
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1835 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... with a very public step being taken, it will be impossible to simply sweep the matter under the rug ....
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Get a Job: DHS Announces Changes to SNAP under 'Big Beautiful Bill'
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 1356 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... One key change that will go into effect November 1, 2025, relates to work-requirements for Able-Bodied Adults ....
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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When Honolulu chose the airport: A council aide’s view of the decision that changed the Skyline
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 1497 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History, Rail
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... the idea of the rail rolling on tracks in the second phase to the airport was, at the origin of the project, not a done deal ....
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Bill 9 Compromise: Maybe we will steal only some of the Minatoya List Properties?
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 1384 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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... The Bill 9 TIG—which is being dissolved after presentation of its report—included Councilmembers Tamara Paltin, Tom Cook and Shane M. Sinenci ....
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Hawaii State Budget -- 26% Federal Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 1016 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the state that relies the least is Hawaii at 26.3% ....
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Beachfront Property Is Worthless
By Robert Thomas @ 4:34 AM :: 1298 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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...littoral property owners are owed nothing for the temporary regulatory taking of small portions of accreted beach....
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| Saturday, October 11, 2025 |
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Ka’ahumanu’s Christian Conversion: The Tahitian Connection
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 AM :: 1089 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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... tracing Ka’ahumanu’s conversion to Christ, one must first look to Tahiti in the year 1796 ....
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| Friday, October 10, 2025 |
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DoE: Teacher Salaries 'Competitive'
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 964 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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... All of these gains came from outside the collective bargaining system. Why do teachers need the HSTA? ....
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| Friday, October 10, 2025 |
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House Now Accepting Staff Applications for 2026 Session
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 584 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....
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| Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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Corruption trial witness can pursue conspiracy claims against Honolulu officials
By Court House News @ 1:16 PM :: 1353 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... The ruling is a surprising shift in former Mitsunaga & Associates employee Laurel Mau’s favor, after a long-running legal battle that dates back more than a decade ....
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| Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Water Sector Underpaid and Understaffed
By UHERO @ 4:09 AM :: 687 Views :: Environment, Development, Higher Education
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... Interviewees cited recruitment and retention challenges driven by low salaries and slow hiring processes ....
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| Thursday, October 9, 2025 |
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Family argues helicopter maker is liable in fatal Hawaii crash
By Court House News @ 3:52 AM :: 881 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary, Tourism
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... a case testing manufacturer immunity under a 1994 federal law ....
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| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
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City: Sewer Bill too high? Don't use so much water Brushing Your Teeth
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 822 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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... City unveils new online tool to help residents save on upcoming sewer rate increases ....
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| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Alan Beck: The Vampire Rule Hunter Taking Hawaii to the Supreme Court
By Video @ 4:06 PM :: 719 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Just like a vampire can’t enter a home without being invited, gun owners in Hawaii can’t carry their firearms into stores, restaurants, or businesses unless the owner gives permission ....
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| Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
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First Homeless Kauhale Opening on Maui
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 843 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... DO THE MATH: $10M / 64 = $156,250 per unit ....
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| Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
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Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to Hawaii following 79-day counterdrug patrol, $156M worth of cocaine seized
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 732 Views :: Drugs
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... Midgett’s crew apprehended 19 suspected drug smugglers and interdicted four suspected drug smuggling vessels, preventing 21,126 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of more than $156.4 million, from reaching U.S. shores ....
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| Tuesday, October 7, 2025 |
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'The Wall That Heals' Coming to Oahu
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 781 Views :: Military
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...Oʻahu will soon host The Wall That Heals, a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., along with its mobile Education Center....
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