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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
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This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 67086 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism. So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Schatz locks up whip race
By Video @ 3:16 PM :: 2772 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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... Schatz on a glide path to becoming his party’s No. 2 leader in the Senate beginning in 2027 ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Two years after disaster, Maui recovery inches forward
By UHERO @ 3:15 PM :: 3127 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... many remain displaced, face high rent burdens, or continue to deal with long-term income loss ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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E-Cars, Hybrids Banned from Kauai County Scrapyard
By News Release @ 12:29 PM :: 3090 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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... Due to the potential for hazardous conditions ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Can Hawaiʻi get to 100% renewable energy?
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 3353 Views :: Energy, Higher Education
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"...solar, wind, and batteries on their own will not scale to meet the needs we have...."
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Reviving the Paniolo Spirit: A Path to Sustainable Economic Renewal on Molokaʻi
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:57 AM :: 2232 Views :: Agriculture
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... When the ranch shut down in 2008, he didn’t walk away ....
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Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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Four New HART Board Members Appointed
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 3258 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... Mayor apponts two, Speaker appoints one, Council appoints one ....
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Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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China Building Airstrip in Micronesia
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 2772 Views :: World News, Military
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... approximately 400 miles south of Guam ....
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Case, Moylan: Stop Rebuilding Jones Act Ships in China
By Ed Case @ 4:47 PM :: 2940 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... “Under long-standing loopholes in maritime law, Jones Act shippers can and do outsource major vessel parts fabrications and modifications to foreign shipyards, primarily those in the PRC,” said Case. ...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Grassroot views on housing reform going mainstream
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:38 PM :: 2388 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development
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... Schatz hasn’t been all talk, either. Last week, he introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at inducing more homebuilding ....
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2352 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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... over the last fifty years, our lawmakers have tended to regard those provisions as bothersome annoyances, to be worked around or avoided ...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Armed Felon Indicted After Barricading Himself in Home with Over Ten Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Firearms
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 2015 Views
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... If convicted of the charged offenses, Nowicke faces a maximum sentence of life in prison ....
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Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
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Hawaii Sues Trump admin over juvenile sex-change
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 2282 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....
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Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Interstate telehealth could be lifesaver for Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:08 PM :: 2222 Views :: Health Care
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... If you need to see a medical specialist, you have to hope there is one on-island with an open appointment before it’s too late ....
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Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Logan: Blangiardi Threatened my Family
By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 5028 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness, Police, Drugs
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... Joe Logan’s son, Zane Logan, has a lengthy court record involving meth, theft, and prostitution, but he always manages to get away with minimal punishments ....
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Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Wildfires: Maui PD Releases Final After-Action Report
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 870 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... a comprehensive review of the department's response and outlines 35 recommendations for improving future emergency operations ....
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Mayor Pleased by Dismissal of Myeni Shooting Case
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 2191 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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"... the court affirmed the City’s position that the officers involved did not act out of malice in the death of Lindani Myeni ...."
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Visitor Arrivals Down 1.8% for June 2025
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 3196 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2025, down 1.8 percent from the same month last year ....
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Public Safety Power Shutoff watch: Hawaiian Electric monitoring wildfire risk conditions
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 3250 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... if weather conditions intensify in the next 24 to 48 hours Hawaiian Electric may proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk ....
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Brighter Futures, Stronger Ties: US Nonprofit Drives Educational Progress in Strategically Situated Micronesia
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 2363 Views :: Education K-12, World News
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... an American nonprofit is helping students from some of Micronesia’s most remote islands access the region’s top-performing private schools ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii's Democracy Broken?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 PM :: 3760 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Drugs
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... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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NBC News: Josh Green Running for President?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 5304 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Green, meanwhile, is up for re-election next year and indicated he’d run for a second term. But that didn’t preclude him from entertaining the idea of a run for higher office soon thereafter ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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New Software: DPP Promises 'Reduced Service'
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 2343 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... The 27-year-old Posse system will be taken off-line at the close of business Monday, July 28, 2025, and will not be available to the public or DPP staff ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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Tsunami of Traffic: How One Gas Station Line Jammed up All of Kapolei
By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 AM :: 5027 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... Behind this blockage, total traffic gridlock took hold for three hours between 4pm and 7pm on Kapolei-area roads ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Tsunami Draws Water Down 15 feet in Kahului Harbor
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 5029 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii harbor mouths opening towards Kamchatka saw larger tsunami effects ....
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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UPDATE: DoT Extends Public Comment Period on Teenagers' Climate Plan
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 4631 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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“...This isn’t just a policy document. These proposals will have real and lasting impacts on families, kūpuna, workers, and businesses across Hawai‘i...”
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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Spain Offers €400M to Bring TMT to Canary Islands
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 3141 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Higher Education, Land Use
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... Hawaii's master lease renewal process pays off big for Chile ... and now Spain ....
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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FBI Director Kash Patel visits Honolulu field office
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 1902 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... He praised the great working relationships between the FBI and the local, state, and federal law enforcement partners ....
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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Corruption Lawsuit: Another Hawaiian ‘8a’ Defense Contractor in Court
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM :: 4194 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... alleges that ‘8a’ insiders from several interrelated 8a contracting firms are systematically shortchanging the Kailua-based ‘Native Hawaiian Legal Defense and Education Fund, LLC’ aka Ho‘omaka Foundation ....
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Monday, July 28, 2025 |
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How 'Big Beautiful Bill' Affects UH Student Loans and Research Grants
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 902 Views :: Higher Education
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... This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the 10-campus University of Hawaiʻi system on July 21, 2025 ....
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Monday, July 28, 2025 |
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$40M Rate Hike for Hawaii American Water
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 2510 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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... at Mauna Lani and Waimea the typical single-family customer will see a rate increase of approximately $18 to $25 per month ....
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Sunday, July 27, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 25, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 5:13 PM :: 1515 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Sunday, July 27, 2025 |
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Pay for No Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4201 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... $6.3M salary for 'administrative leave' ....
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Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
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Baked to order: New cottage food rules
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:23 PM :: 1079 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... to more easily produce and sell jams, relishes and sauces made with local ingredients ....
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Saturday, July 26, 2025 |
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Affordable: Green Signs 'Shot Clock', other homebuilding bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 2794 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... Green altered course when he signed a handful of bills that had been on his intent-to-veto list ....
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Friday, July 25, 2025 |
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Trump Executive Order: Clear Homeless Drug Addicts from Streets and Put them in Treatment Centers
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 1647 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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... Executive Order to restore order to American cities and remove vagrant individuals from our streets, redirecting federal resources toward programs that tackle substance abuse and returning to the acute necessity of civil commitment ....
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Friday, July 25, 2025 |
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Schatz: National Housing Shortage Is A Problem The Government Has Created; We Can Fix It
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 2268 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Schatz Introduces YIMBY Act To Encourage Localities To Cut Regulations, Adopt Pro-Housing Policies ....
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Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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Energy companies seek dismissal in Hawaii climate lawfare case
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM :: 3597 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Higher Education, Judiciary
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... Energy companies being sued by the city of Honolulu over climate change accusations have motioned for summary judgment, stating that Hawaii’s two-year statute of limitations makes the plaintiffs’ case unsubstantial ....
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Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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How to Apply for Honolulu Property Tax Credit
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 2519 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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... Sept. 30, 2025 is the deadline to apply ....
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Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Releases Annual Firearm Statistics
By News Release @ 12:04 PM :: 1878 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... 16,879 personal/private applications for permits to acquire firearms were processed statewide during 2024, marking a 28.3% decrease ....
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025 |
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DoE Ready to Resume Most School Bus Routes
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1497 Views :: Education K-12
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... nine routes remain temporarily suspended — about 6% of the 138 routes that were impacted at the peak of last school year’s disruptions ....
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Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii's Only Oil Refinery Inks $100M 'Renewable' Fuels Deal
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 3260 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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Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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DoH: COVID Activity on the Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 1728 Views :: COVID-19
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... The test positivity rate statewide was 12.4% as of July 19, 2025, up from 10.9% the previous week ....
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Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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Search is on for a new KSBE Trustee
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 1149 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Development, Land Use
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... Trustee to succeed Trustee Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, whose term expired on June 30, 2025 ....
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Monday, July 21, 2025 |
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Sovereignty Activists team up with Chinese Communist Front Group
By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 2573 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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... "How a U.S. Tech Mogul Used Nonprofits to Sow Chinese Propaganda" -- NYT ....
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Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 18, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 3:06 PM :: 1450 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Sunday, July 20, 2025 |
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Nonprofit Blankety Blank
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2545 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... $50 million in the hands of a four-person committee ....
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Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii climate policy going overboard on cruise ships
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:24 PM :: 2724 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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... the DOT is supposed to decarbonize every transportation sector in Hawaii, but there aren’t a lot of options when it comes to maritime emissions ....
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