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Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Neighborhood Commission Office Holds Revote in Hawaii Kai Subdistrict 11
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1639 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... a computer glitch prevented Sub District 11 voters from being able to electronically submit their votes ....
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Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Hawaii most expensive state to live in
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 1819 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"... living in Hawaii would require an annual income of at least $80,000 to $100,000 for a single person and around $125,000 to $150,000 for a family ....”
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Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Honolulu Credit Card Debt Soars
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 1692 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu average household credit card debt is $14,927, up by $2,498 ....
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Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Honolulu Rent Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 1740 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... #1 Highest Avg Rent in USA: Urban Honolulu, HI $2,514/mo ....
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Sunday, June 18, 2023 |
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A Dirty Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1810 Views :: Environment, Development, Tax Credits
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... five blind monks trying to describe an elephant ....
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 17, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 11:06 PM :: 1435 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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$1B Budget Cuts 'Wise and Courageous'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:46 PM :: 1417 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green plans to trim approximately $1 billion from the Legislature’s proposed biennial budget via 22 separate line item vetoes ....
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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How Grassroot Institute is working for a better Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 PM :: 1452 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute “actually proposed 15 model bills this year that were introduced and got one across the finish line, which was the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact” ....
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Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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What you need to know about property taxes in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 PM :: 1945 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hawaii property tax rates thus can be low because the counties that assess and collect them do not have to cover the cost of public schools ....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Divide and Conquer: More Property Tax Tiers Means Higher Taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:48 PM :: 1559 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes
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... This situation has left the owners of many long-term rentals stuck with much higher tax bills ....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 1436 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (the last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 24,200, or -3.7 percent ....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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HTA: De Fries Gets Boot
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 1626 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... 'Hawai‘i Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries Announces He Will Decline Extension of Employment Contract' LOL! ....
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Thursday, June 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 1551 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Energy-producing and tourism-dependent states took the biggest hits in productivity: Hawaii was down 5.3% to $75.39 ....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 |
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Retailers to stop shipping cigars to Hawaii July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 2332 Views :: Small Business
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... in response to S.B. 975, a recently-passed law in Hawaii that purportedly aims to cut down on youth vaping ....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 |
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June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 57592 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor
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Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii children strained under tight economic conditions, report says
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 1404 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii ranks 44th in the nation for children’s economic well-being, seventh lowest in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday ....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Will Hawaii Family Courts mandate legal representation for abused foster children?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 PM :: 1665 Views :: Ethics, Family
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... If the Judiciary does not act, the Legislature will ....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Keith Cureton: Kamehameha Schools Director of Ethics Didn't Last Long
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 4512 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... how long would an ethical person stay at KSBE? ....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Falsified Financial Disclosures? Legislators Approve $20K for Sen Fevella’s ‘Reelect-me’ Group
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 2503 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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... Voting on legislation affecting a for-profit or non-profit organization in which you are a director, even if unpaid, is a violation of HRS § 84-14 and Senate Rules 83 and 85 ....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 26716 Views :: Hawaii History
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Today is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Americans for Prosperity Launches Hawaii State Chapter
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 1108 Views :: Republican Party
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... to advocate for policies that promote economic growth, job creation, and greater opportunity for all ....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Homeless Shut Down Diamond Head State Park
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 1859 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism
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... DLNR removed a water hose being used to siphon water into an encampment of meth addicts on the lower slopes of Diamond Head ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Taxes and Cost of Living: Focus Shifts to County Councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:57 PM :: 1294 Views :: Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... lawmaking continues at the county level ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Want more housing? Why not just cut the red tape?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 PM :: 1270 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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... address the structural problems in the housing market, namely the strict regulatory environment ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Foley hails inroads on corruption
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:32 PM :: 1209 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... progress was made in the fight to improve transparency and accountability ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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New video tells what the story of Iam Tongi says about Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 2023 Views :: Cost of Living
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... you shouldn't have to be an "American Idol" winner to be priced back into Hawaii ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Fevella’s Film Feud
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1723 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Apparently Fevella filed a personnel complaint against the head of the Hawaii Film Office, Donne Dawson, to emphasize this point ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii highest household debt to income ratio
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 1298 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest debt-to-income ratio of any state at 2.26 ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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The Real Value of $100 in Hawaii -- $86.80
By Selected News Articles @ 8:58 PM :: 1277 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... you’ll get a lot more for your money in Mississippi than in Hawaii ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Bipartisan Task Force Combats Chinese Influence in Indo-Pacific
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 1170 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... bipartisan task force to conduct oversight on issues facing the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States (FAS) in the Indo-Pacific region ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation how they Voted June 10, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 8:31 PM :: 1141 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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It's up to us to fight corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 1561 Views :: Ethics
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... Legal reforms can go a long way. But when it comes to putting a stop to longstanding corruption in Hawaii, the biggest impact of all will ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Council Raises? Time to work for a living
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 PM :: 1661 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... An open letter to the Honolulu City Council. RE: The pay raise you are about to get ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Oahu Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall seeks another term as Judge
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 1285 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... Judicial Selection Commission to determine whether Judge Hall should be retained in office for an additional term of six years ....
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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DLNR: Haena State Park to be Model for State
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 1333 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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... following the signing of a bill by Governor Josh Green, M.D., facilitating the continued community-based management of this 65-acre state park ....
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolled Social Media Censorship Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 AM :: 2499 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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... Newly disclosed document confirms billionaire Pierre Omidyar financed the public-private partnership to censor election-related Twitter and Facebook posts ....
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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"FCKBLM" -- Ninth Circuit hears challenge to recall of evocative license plate
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 AM :: 1472 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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... The city and county of Honolulu tried to walk back a mistakenly-approved vanity plate reading "FCKBLM," but the license plate holder says that violates his free speech rights ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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OIP Issues Three New Formal Opinions
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 1322 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education
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... seeking the names of all students and faculty serving on the UH William S. Richardson School of Law Admissions Committee ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Want More COVID Cash? Apply June 13
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 1353 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... ask for up to three months of additional support ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Resolution 33: Tinkering with Property Tax Rates on Rental Units
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:47 PM :: 1244 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes
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... decrease the rates on the first tier of Residential A homes from $4.50 to $4.00 per $1,000 and increase rates on the second tier from $10.50 to $11.40 per $1,000 ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Bill 56: Increase amount for permit exemptions to ease 209 day backlog
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 1321 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business
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... 209 days spent waiting for a permit often equates to higher costs for labor and materials ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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SB975: Green Signs Tax Increase on Vaping Products
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 1668 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Drugs
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... SB975, now Act 62, establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products ....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Marijuana Dispensary Oligopoly Enforcers: Court Upholds Drug Raid on Pinky's Hempire
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 1225 Views :: Drugs
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... “Pinky’s Hempire,” alleged that DOH’s interim administrative rules regarding hemp processing were illegal and that the prohibition on Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products was unconstitutional ....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Some gems amid Legislature’s overspending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 1317 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....
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Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republican Party Closes Headquarters
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 1282 Views :: Republican Party
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... mold spores are present. An air quality test by a certified remediation company is being scheduled. Until further notice, the Headquarters office is TEMPORARILY CLOSED for your health and safety ....
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Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Hawaii Economy 5th-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 1331 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... some contribute more than others ....
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Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Helicopter Association Slams Air Tour Plans for Hawaii National Parks
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 1386 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... air tour management plans would severely limit helitours at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Haleakalā National Park ....
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