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Monday, June 19, 2023
Neighborhood Commission Office Holds Revote in Hawaii Kai Subdistrict 11
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1639 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

... a computer glitch prevented Sub District 11 voters from being able to electronically submit their votes ....

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Monday, June 19, 2023
Hawaii most expensive state to live in
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 1819 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

"... 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
Honolulu Credit Card Debt Soars
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 1692 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Honolulu average household credit card debt is $14,927, up by $2,498 ....

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Monday, June 19, 2023
Honolulu Rent Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 1740 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... #1 Highest Avg Rent in USA: Urban Honolulu, HI $2,514/mo ....

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Sunday, June 18, 2023
A Dirty Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1810 Views :: Environment, Development, Tax Credits

... five blind monks trying to describe an elephant ....

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Saturday, June 17, 2023
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 17, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 11:06 PM :: 1435 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

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Saturday, June 17, 2023
$1B Budget Cuts 'Wise and Courageous'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:46 PM :: 1417 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... 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
How Grassroot Institute is working for a better Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 PM :: 1452 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes

... 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
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

... 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
Divide and Conquer: More Property Tax Tiers Means Higher Taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:48 PM :: 1559 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes

... 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
Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 1436 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 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
HTA: De Fries Gets Boot
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 1626 Views :: Ethics, Tourism

... '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
Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 1551 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 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
Green Cuts $1B from Budget--Kills First Responder Campus Scheme
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 1448 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Don Dela Cruz is not a happy boy ....

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Retailers to stop shipping cigars to Hawaii July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 2332 Views :: Small Business

... 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
June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 57592 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Hawaii children strained under tight economic conditions, report says
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 1404 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics

... 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
Will Hawaii Family Courts mandate legal representation for abused foster children?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 PM :: 1665 Views :: Ethics, Family

... If the Judiciary does not act, the Legislature will ....

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Keith Cureton: Kamehameha Schools Director of Ethics Didn't Last Long
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 4512 Views :: Ethics, OHA

... how long would an ethical person stay at KSBE? ....

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Monday, June 12, 2023
Falsified Financial Disclosures? Legislators Approve $20K for Sen Fevella’s ‘Reelect-me’ Group
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 2503 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party

... 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
Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 26716 Views :: Hawaii History

Today is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii....

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Monday, June 12, 2023
Americans for Prosperity Launches Hawaii State Chapter  
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 1108 Views :: Republican Party

... to advocate for policies that promote economic growth, job creation, and greater opportunity for all ....

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Monday, June 12, 2023
Homeless Shut Down Diamond Head State Park
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 1859 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism

... 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
Taxes and Cost of Living: Focus Shifts to County Councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:57 PM :: 1294 Views :: Development, Taxes, Cost of Living

... lawmaking continues at the county level ....

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Sunday, June 11, 2023
Want more housing? Why not just cut the red tape?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 PM :: 1270 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living

... address the structural problems in the housing market, namely the strict regulatory environment ....

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Sunday, June 11, 2023
Foley hails inroads on corruption
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:32 PM :: 1209 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... progress was made in the fight to improve transparency and accountability ....

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Sunday, June 11, 2023
New video tells what the story of Iam Tongi says about Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 2023 Views :: Cost of Living

... you shouldn't have to be an "American Idol" winner to be priced back into Hawaii ....

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Sunday, June 11, 2023
Fevella’s Film Feud
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1723 Views :: Ethics, Labor

... 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
Hawaii highest household debt to income ratio
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 1298 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the highest debt-to-income ratio of any state at 2.26 ....

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
The Real Value of $100 in Hawaii -- $86.80
By Selected News Articles @ 8:58 PM :: 1277 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... you’ll get a lot more for your money in Mississippi than in Hawaii ....

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
Bipartisan Task Force Combats Chinese Influence in Indo-Pacific
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 1170 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military

... 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
​Hawaii Congressional Delegation how they Voted June 10, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 8:31 PM :: 1141 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
It's up to us to fight corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 1561 Views :: Ethics

... 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
Council Raises? Time to work for a living
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 PM :: 1661 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

... 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
DelaCruz uses HIEMA in First Responder Campus Dog n Pony Show
By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 1390 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military, Police

..  Dela Cruz sales pitch for latest boondoggle ....

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
Oahu Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall seeks another term as Judge
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 1285 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary

... 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
DLNR: Haena State Park to be Model for State
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 1333 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism

... 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
Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolled Social Media Censorship Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 AM :: 2499 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar

... 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
"FCKBLM" -- Ninth Circuit hears challenge to recall of evocative license plate
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 AM :: 1472 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment

... 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
OIP Issues Three New Formal Opinions
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 1322 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education

... 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
Want More COVID Cash? Apply June 13
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 1353 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19

... ask for up to three months of additional support ....

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Resolution 33: Tinkering with Property Tax Rates on Rental Units
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:47 PM :: 1244 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes

... 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
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

... 209 days spent waiting for a permit often equates to higher costs for labor and materials ....

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
SB975: Green Signs Tax Increase on Vaping Products
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 1668 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Drugs

... SB975, now Act 62, establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products ....

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Water Bills Going Up: BWS Signs $204M Kalaeloa Desalination Contract
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 1381 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... Desalination is an expensive energy hog ....

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Marijuana Dispensary Oligopoly Enforcers: Court Upholds Drug Raid on Pinky's Hempire 
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 1225 Views :: Drugs

... “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
Some gems amid Legislature’s overspending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 1317 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes

... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....

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Monday, June 5, 2023
Hawaii Republican Party Closes Headquarters
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 1282 Views :: Republican Party

... 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
Hawaii Economy 5th-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 1331 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... some contribute more than others ....

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Monday, June 5, 2023
Helicopter Association Slams Air Tour Plans for Hawaii National Parks
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 1386 Views :: Small Business, Tourism

... air tour management plans would severely limit helitours at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Haleakalā National Park ....

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