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Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
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Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 1271 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....
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Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
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Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 39312 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police
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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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Friday, December 6, 2024 |
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DOH Approves State's 25th Medicated Marijuana Dispensary
By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 957 Views :: Drugs
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... a total of 30,035 in-state patients and 2,609 caregivers are registered statewide ....
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Friday, December 6, 2024 |
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Dec 15 Deadline for Maui Interim Housing Program
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 639 Views :: Maui County
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... The HIHP program is currently housing 135 survivor households in 148 units ....
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Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
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New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 865 Views :: Jones Act
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... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 852 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1066 Views :: Cost of Living
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... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024 |
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Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 1527 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 |
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How to make Hawaii more livable
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 952 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1438 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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Tax and Trade issues top Taiwan Agenda during Hawaii Visit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 PM :: 712 Views
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... It will reduce double taxation barriers for further investment by Taiwan into the United States, and vice versa ....
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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How Family Got Justice Decades After Outgoing 19-Year-Old Was Killed in Her Hawaii Apartment
By Video @ 4:38 PM :: 1109 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police
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... Nancy Anderson's murder — which was Hawaii's oldest cold case — is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates' on ID ....
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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SF Judge Rules 'Empty Homes Tax’ Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 4226 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Taxes
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... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 2291 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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Taiwan President Lai visits Bishop Museum in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 682 Views :: World News
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... Taiwan President begins first Pacific tour in Hawaii ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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Deferred Maintenance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1003 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... it has to stay broken ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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ALERT: Stop the misguided "empty homes" tax proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 AM :: 883 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....
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Friday, November 29, 2024 |
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Eight Names: Who will be the next ICA Chief Judge?
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 1089 Views :: Judiciary
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... the Judicial Selection Commission announces the applicants applying for the judicial office of Chief Judge in the Intermediate Court of Appeals ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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Green Approves THC Oils, Gummies and Drinks, calls it 'Hemp'
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 1122 Views :: Drugs
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"...innovation and economic growth...."
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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October Tourist Count up 5.4%
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 828 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... The statewide average daily census was 208,032 visitors in October 2024 ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1314 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Leadership and committee assignments of the eighteen standing committees are as follows ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 1158 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the Thirty-Third Legislature that opens on January 15, 2025 ....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii Claims the Highest Median Rent in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 2110 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 12 states now have median market rents exceeding $2,000 per month, an increase from nine states last year. Hawaii leads the list with a median rent of $2,909 ....
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024 |
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Tuesday, November 26, 2024 |
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Questions for Tulsi Gabbard about the National Socialists who directed her Syria Trip
By Andrew Walden @ 2:15 AM :: 2308 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tulsi Gabbard
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“We’ll have lots of questions. She met with Bashar Assad. We’ll want to know what the purpose was and what the direction for that was as a member of Congress.”
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Monday, November 25, 2024 |
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DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 1052 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Agriculture
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... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....
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Monday, November 25, 2024 |
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Do Marine Protected Areas Really Help Fisheries?
By News Release @ 12:14 PM :: 1164 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Papahānaumokuākea: Despite being one of the world’s largest MPAs, the PMNM showed no significant fishery benefits for tuna ....
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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Permit delays blamed for pervasive ‘pain and regulatory heartache’
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:33 PM :: 1174 Views :: Development
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... the widespread desire for change, “not only of people who want to get their permits approved, but also the people who are approving the permits.” ....
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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VIDEO: NYC Flying Unwanted Migrants to Hawaii
By Video @ 8:17 PM :: 3542 Views :: National News
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... An undercover journalist shows how easy it is to get a ticket to Hawaii ....
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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Put "empty homes" tax proposal on pause
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1379 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the third time won’t be the charm ....
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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Legislative History
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 894 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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... a comprehensive, and somewhat intense guide ....
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 |
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 |
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 |
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Blangiardi Makes Honolulu Perfect for LGBTQ
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 1138 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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... a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2024 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a dramatic improvement from the city’s score of 60 just four years ago ....
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Saturday, November 23, 2024 |
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FEMA adjusting Lahaina rental assistance to wind down inflated rental prices
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1002 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... FEMA will now attempt to wind down the inflated rental prices they have been paying on Maui. Will it work? ....
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Friday, November 22, 2024 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Age Limits on Gun Purchase
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 1118 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The case is known as Pinales v. Attorney General for the State of Hawaii ....
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Friday, November 22, 2024 |
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
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Fishing and Seafood Leaders Urge President Biden to Avoid Marine National Monument Designations in Final Days
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 1165 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The letter references a March 2021 statement from Chief Justice John Roberts, which raised concerns about the Antiquities Act ....
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
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Historic Preservation Division Streamlining Lahaina Approvals
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1003 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History
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“...There isn’t a lot of built environment left. So, the main thing that we’re talking about, is how can we move projects forward quickly while doing our due diligence to keep an eye out for any archaeology, or more importantly, iwi (human remains) that may be revealed during the construction process...”
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Thursday, November 21, 2024 |
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Bridging Academia and Defense Innovation at USARPAC
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 948 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Academia and Innovation Engagement, held on Nov. 19, 2024, at Fort Shafter ....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 |
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 |
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"Turmoil and Dirty Laundry" -- UH Athletic Director Craig Angelos Suddenly Ousted
By News Release @ 1:12 AM :: 2720 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism
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"...There had been some turmoil behind the scenes, it's not my place to air anyone's dirty laundry'" - Hawaii Governor Josh Green....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024 |
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UH Manoa Ranks 42nd for Free Speech
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 1233 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... 55% of students find it difficult to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus, the highest ever recorded on any issue ....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024 |
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The Value of Single-Family Neighborhoods
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 1278 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... is there really a pent-up demand for high-density housing? ....
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Monday, November 18, 2024 |
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When ending Ukraine war, Trump must not forsake Taiwan
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 11:58 PM :: 1421 Views :: World News, Military
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... Appeasement that leaves Russia holding Ukraine territory will embolden China to take Taiwan, raising the risk of nuclear war ....
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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A Student's 3 Good Questions About Honolulu Rail
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:35 PM :: 2588 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail
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... Now that the rail has opened, what are the top three indicators that proved you were right? ....
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