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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:17 PM :: 820 Views :: Development
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... conversation between Ted Kefalas, the Grassroot Institute director of strategic campaigns, and state Rep. Lauren Matsumoto on the March 11 episode of “The Right Side” radio show ....
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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 :: 968 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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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1075 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... the bills replace the current 10.25% tax rate with a blank ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 AM :: 908 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country — should be a sign ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases'
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 1016 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL
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... Unlike previous processes, beneficiaries secure a homestead lot prior to the completion of development. ...
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 1346 Views :: COVID-19
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... HI Gov. on Djokovic Playing with RFK: ‘Hope Someone Hits Him with an Overhead’ ... ‘Shows Him What It Means to Hurt Somebody’ ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 833 Views :: Kauai County, Police
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... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 1369 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 1369 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 1751 Views :: Education K-12
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... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....
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Friday, March 28, 2025 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 1567 Views :: Judiciary
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... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next?
By Cato Foundation @ 11:23 PM :: 888 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... none of the world’s more than 600 LNG tankers comply with the Jones Act ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 866 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Tax hike on tourism would create ‘unintended consequences for all’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 943 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... For the third year in a row, Hawaii policymakers are considering a bill that suggests they believe tourists are an endless source of funds ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 933 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... it is time to develop a round table and look to modify the Act to keep pace with global technology and geopolitical events ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 43488 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use
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...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st
By NRA ILA @ 4:24 PM :: 920 Views :: Second Amendment
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... House Bill 125 expands upon Hawaii’s existing firearm storage mandate by requiring firearms to be stored in a locked box, safe or with a trigger locking mechanism ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii to Charge EVs a Road Usage Tax Starting July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1180 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s road usage charge will become mandatory starting July 1, 2028, at which point the $50 flat fee will be discontinued ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 758 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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A Man Convicted of Trump Media Insider Trading Had Ties to a Firm Holding Hawaii Cannabis Contracts
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 1745 Views :: National News, Ethics, Drugs
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... he had earned millions of dollars from insider trades involving shares in a company that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 1610 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Highest State Tax Collections Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 9:00 PM :: 928 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... the State of Hawaii takes $7,070 per person in taxes ....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 954 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Tax Day can be a painful reminder of how much we have to invest in federal, state and local governments, though many of us aren’t sure exactly what we get in return....
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood Announces Awards, Scholarship Opportunities
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 743 Views :: Family
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... commitment to promoting healthy family relationships by underscoring the vital role fathers play in the lives of their children ....
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Monday, March 24, 2025 |
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Maui judge rules Haleakala trail must be open to public access
By Court House News @ 10:53 AM :: 1065 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use, Tourism
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... The state must now open the historic Haleakala Trail for public access, putting an end to a decade-long fight for it to be declared a public right of way ....
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Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
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The New Tax Cuts Website
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 947 Views :: Taxes
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... in big bold type it screams ....
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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 :: 2114 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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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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Lahaina: Still waiting for permits
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 PM :: 974 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... he’s paying a mortgage on an empty lot and watching his resources drain away while waiting for permits and approvals to rebuild ....
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Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
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About that Medical Freedom
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:49 AM :: 887 Views :: Health Care
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... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Proposed U.S. maritime trade sanctions would impact Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:19 PM :: 1629 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. is considering trade sanctions against Chinese shipping that would negatively impact Hawaii ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Rep Gene Ward Retires from House--Republicans Must Nominate Successor
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:46 PM :: 1324 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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... Under HRS 17-4, Hawaii Republicans have 30 days to nominate 3 potential successors to Rep Ward’s seat. Gov Green then has 30 days to select one of the three ....
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Friday, March 21, 2025 |
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Lahaina: "Feelings of conspiracy and mistrust"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 1214 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... It’s a situation formed by both negligence and design ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii legislative committee advances gun control measures
By Court House News @ 4:05 AM :: 969 Views :: Second Amendment
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... A Hawaii State Senate Committee advanced five gun control bills ....
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Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
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UH announces search committee for next athletics director
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 968 Views :: Higher Education
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... The university aims to conduct finalist interviews in late May and announce the new hire by mid to late summer ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 1218 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Salem Media Sells Remaining Honolulu Radio Stations
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 950 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, Small Business
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... buyer Malama Media Group intends to keep all radio stations in their present formats ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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FULL TEXT: State of the City Address 2025
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 827 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Blangiardi on Tuesday laid out his priorities for the next four years in the annual State of the City address ....
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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 :: 2532 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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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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Surfing the environmental permitting bureaucracy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 1059 Views :: Environment, Development, Land Use
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... promising policies, such as those mentioned in a new CEI report, may signal Hawaii is headed in a new direction in regulating its permitting system ....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 |
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The last time Congress created a new state
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 18320 Views :: Hawaii History
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...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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43% of HECO Customers now have solar--but Hawaii Energy Remains 90.8% Fossil Fuel
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 929 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has among the highest rates of rooftop solar adoption in the nation and yet we are 90.8% fossil fuel ....
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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 :: 769 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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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 879 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Nominees for Two Oahu First Circuit Court Judgeships
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 1110 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his two appointments ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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JSC Announces Five Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 874 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Governor vs Feds: UH Manoa not Protecting Jewish Students from Anti-Semites?
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 2445 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... potential enforcement actions if UH does not fulfill its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii Highest Union Membership in USA
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 933 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... 61% of public employees are union members in Hawaii ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Caldwell's Duckbill Helps Global Warmers Exploit Mapunapuna Flooding
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 974 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... These floods are 100 year old news. Flooding was recently made worse by a Caldwell Admin decision to install a duckbill valve on the outlet pipe ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii 204 Condo Projects Blacklisted by Fannie Mae
By Selected News Articles @ 8:49 PM :: 1725 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii's 204 blacklisted condo projects make us 4th-worst in USA. Since the other top states are much larger, Hawaii probably has the most blacklisted condo units per capita ....
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