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| Monday, December 8, 2025 |
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The Downmarket Impact of New Multifamily Housing: Evidence from a Honolulu Condo Tower
By UHERO @ 3:05 AM :: 2497 Views
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... We identify prior addresses and follow vacancy chains across multiple rounds of moves ....
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| Monday, December 8, 2025 |
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Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils pass bills supported by Grassroot
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:49 AM :: 2549 Views
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... Honolulu Bill 42 allows taxicabs to set their own prices -- Hawai'i County Bill 52 allows backyard chickens ....
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| Monday, December 8, 2025 |
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Grassroot submits proposals to Honolulu Charter Commission
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:38 AM :: 1963 Views
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... Grassroot, Honolulu City Council Chair Tommy Waters, and city Managing Director Mike Formby all submitted proposals regarding fiscal notes ....
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| Monday, December 8, 2025 |
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‘Parking requirements are closer to sorcery than to science’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 AM :: 1573 Views
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... More than 60 parking-reduction waivers have been approved since the year 2000 ....
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| Monday, December 8, 2025 |
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JSC Still Seeking Nominees for Maui Judgeships
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 1500 Views
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... one circuit judge, one district judge ....
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| Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 2:50 PM :: 1375 Views
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
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Homelessness: How Effective is HONU Program?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 1885 Views
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... HONU is successful in moving 1 in 3 homeless that it interacts with off the street ....
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| Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
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Making a Federal Case Out of the Green Fee
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2029 Views
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... the cruise lines alleged that the tax appeal system we have here is anything but plain, speedy, and efficient ....
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| Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
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Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 48403 Views
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“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”
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| Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
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Lessons from Lahaina could help Hilo recover
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:17 PM :: 1631 Views
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... fires in Hilo claimed the lives of two people, displaced nearly three dozen other residents and razed at least five buildings ....
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| Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
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Sen Awa Responds -- Fined for Filming Campaign Ad at Legislative Office
By Video @ 8:09 PM :: 2928 Views
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... Senator Awa used state resources—including his state office, state staff, and state time—to film a video supporting a political campaign ....
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| Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
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Hawaii Governor: The CDC changing childhood vaccine schedules "is a mistake"
By Video @ 12:05 PM :: 1370 Views
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“This is not a debate in medicine. It’s a debate political."
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| Saturday, December 6, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation Complains of Slow-Moving FEMA Grants
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1519 Views
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"...delays and obstacles with the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program, the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) and the Emergency Management Peformance Grant (EMPG) Program...."
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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JSC Finally Gets Enough Applicants for Chief Justice
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 1999 Views
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... CHOICES: the first lesbian justice, Andy Winer's law partner, and three other dudes ....
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Fanatics starts sports prediction app, not subject to state taxes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 1557 Views
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... users wager against each other on the results of everything from sports markets to elections ....
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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South, Central Maui Water 'Crisis' Suddenly Over
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 1846 Views
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..."recent rains have helped" ....
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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OHA: We Are Shut Out of Green’s Army Negotiations
By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 1688 Views
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... After asserting publicly that eminent domain was less of a factor than previously thought, Green is still seeking clarity from Driscoll ....
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| Friday, December 5, 2025 |
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Babylon Bee challenges state law criminalizing political speech
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 2206 Views
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... Gov. Josh Green signed S2687 into law in July 2024. It prohibits the distribution of “materially deceptive media” that portrays politicians in a way that risks harming “the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate” or simply risks “changing … voting behavior.” ....
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| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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Ditch the equity cap: How to make “locals-only” housing actually work
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 1918 Views
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... The current use of deed restrictions traps residents, preventing them from downsizing or upsizing as their needs change without facing a financial penalty ....
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| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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Star-Advertiser 'accepts nearly all' right-wing Letters to the Editor
By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 1698 Views
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"...we publish what we receive and attempt to balance anti- and pro-Trump submissions — to the point of declining many against, and accepting nearly all in favor...."
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| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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SHOPO Slams Judge behind Sykap Cash Payout
By News Release @ 5:15 AM :: 2415 Views
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... pre-trial rulings have barred a civil jury from hearing about the violent "crime spree" that terrorized our community for three days ....
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| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Sues TikTok: 'Addictive Platform Harming Children'
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 2356 Views
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... The claims are similar to ones raised by more than a dozen other states ....
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| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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Queens, HHSC to Develop New Outpatient Care Center in Kailua-Kona
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 2029 Views
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... a 50,000+-square-foot medical facility adjacent to the new hospital that Queen’s has already announced it is building ....
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| Thursday, December 4, 2025 |
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| Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
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US Senator Demands Crackdown on 8a Fraudsters
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 3413 Views
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... In June, the Department of Justice found that the 8(a) program was used to facilitate a $550 million bribery scheme over several decades ....
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| Wednesday, December 3, 2025 |
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100th completed structure in Maui wildfire-affected areas
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 1546 Views
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... 96 permits completed in Lahaina (88 residential, eight nonresidential) and four completed in Kula (all residential) ....
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| Tuesday, December 2, 2025 |
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City now accepting resumes for Honolulu Liquor Commission Administrator
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 2623 Views
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... outgoing Administrator Sal Petilos is retiring after two and a half years with the City ....
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| Monday, December 1, 2025 |
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Seeking Common Ground on Maunakea
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:52 PM :: 2557 Views
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... a new plan from state leaders seeks to chart a different course ....
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| Monday, December 1, 2025 |
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VA houses largest number of homeless Veterans in seven years
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 1721 Views
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... The nationwide numbers include 459 veterans permanently housed by Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System ....
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| Monday, December 1, 2025 |
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West Coast Health Alliance pushes back against antivaxxer lies
By Selected News Articles @ 12:37 PM :: 1727 Views
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... Hawaii had the highest vaccination rate and lowest mortality rate ....
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| Sunday, November 30, 2025 |
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SNAP Confusion…On Us
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1832 Views
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... the new guidance says that immigrants in certain categories, namely Refugees, Individuals Granted Asylum, Parolees, and Deportation Withheld are “Not Eligible” for SNAP ....
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| Saturday, November 29, 2025 |
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Lucky — and grateful — we live Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:22 PM :: 1630 Views
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... Grassroot will never hold back from trying to make Hawaii more free and prosperous for all ....
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| Saturday, November 29, 2025 |
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Visitor Spending Rose in October 2025 Despite Declining Visitor Arrivals
By News Release @ 11:23 AM :: 2941 Views
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... Visitors in October 2025 spent more on an average daily basis ($277 per person, +12.0%) which offset a 2.9 percent decrease in total arrivals to 749,095 visitors ....
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| Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
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AG Report: Governor’s office fired Isaac Choy for threatening Audit of CNHA’s $27M HTA Contract
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 6889 Views
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... What is it about CNHA’s $27M HTA contract that the Governor’s Office, CNHA, and HTA are trying to hide from auditors? ....
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| Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
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Hawaii joins Attorneys General suing to keep SNAP for legal immigrants
By Selected News Articles @ 11:26 AM :: 1755 Views
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... Although the Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated SNAP eligibility for individuals who entered the U.S. as refugees or were granted asylum or humanitarian parole, it did not end the eligibility for noncitizens who became legal permanent residents, Bonta said....
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| Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
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Green: Draft NDAA doesn’t authorize Army land condemnation
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 2114 Views
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"This puts Hawaiʻi in a more advantageous position than we were in just weeks ago.”
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| Wednesday, November 26, 2025 |
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Hurricane Tulsi
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 1861 Views
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... these events in our intelligence community track with the interests of former KGB officer and Russian President Putin more so than with the national security interests of the United States ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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DOJ Files Historic Supreme Court Brief in Support of Hawaii Second Amendment Case
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 PM :: 1711 Views
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... In a historic first, the Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in a Second Amendment case that sides with plaintiffs challenging a gun control law ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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TMT Exploring 'Promising Path Forward' in Spain
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 2381 Views
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... this represents a prospective opportunity to allow TIO LLC to proceed with the TMT project ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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DCCA: Hawaii Obamacare Plans to Increase 11.6% in 2026
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 2719 Views
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... key drivers for the increase being rising medical and pharmacy costs and growing utilization, especially in high-cost therapies such as specialty drugs ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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Miske Loses Termite License
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 2267 Views
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... DCCA Board approves settlement agreement, revocation efective 9-29-25 ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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Green Names New Budget Director
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 1863 Views
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... Seth Colby currently serves as the Chief State Economist at the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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NRA Urges SCOTUS to Invalidate Hawaii Carry Restriction
By NRA ILA @ 2:24 AM :: 1498 Views
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... Today, the National Rifle Association and the Independence Institute filed an amicus brief in Wolford v. Lopez ....
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| Tuesday, November 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Wins Federal court order blocking Trump from dismantling four agencies
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 AM :: 2227 Views
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... The agencies are the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness ....
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| Monday, November 24, 2025 |
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Legislators Release 2026 Legislative Calendar
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 2208 Views
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... Legislative Session will convene on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ....
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| Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Recognized for Lahaina Rebuild Advocacy
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 1700 Views
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... Grassroot's efforts helped inspire the creation of a private permitting office to speed approvals, offering a model for post-disaster rebuilding in other communities ....
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| Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
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Property tax relief could be extended for Lahaina homeowners and businesses
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 1780 Views
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... A Maui County Council committee last week approved amendments to Bill 171 (2025), which would extend property tax relief to Lahaina property owners who lost their homes and businesses ....
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| Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
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Ethics: DeCoite, HECO Busted
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 3015 Views
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... hidden lobbyists and double-dipping food ....
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| Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 21, 2025
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 1517 Views
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... votes cast and bills introduced ....
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| Sunday, November 23, 2025 |
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Pitfalls in Tax Appeals
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1410 Views
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... People sometimes get into a disagreement with the Department of Taxation ....
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