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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Kauai Judicial Applicants Sought
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 2772 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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... The District Family and/or District Court of the Fifth Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as per diem judges ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 6% for November
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 2280 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... unemployment rate for November was 6.0 percent compared to the revised rate of 6.4 percent in October ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Case: NDAA Mandates Repair of Red Hill Pipes
By Ed Case @ 5:26 PM :: 2906 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... the bill would require the piping system to ultimately be submitted to strengthened and more frequent inspection and repair requirements ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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DOH: All Water Tests Below DoH Action Level
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 3020 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Five of the 27 results, located in the Iroquois Point and McGrew Point communities, detected trace levels of petroleum product well below the DOH Environmental Action Level. Samples collected from twenty-two locations did not detect petroleum products ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Honolulu--Lowest Charitable Giving in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 AM :: 2358 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu gives three times less than first place Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, Wichita ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Soaring Unfunded Pension Liabilities Threaten Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 3139 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Fatal Drug Overdoses on the Rise in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 2767 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... There were an estimated 268 fatal overdoses in Hawaii over the 12 months ending in April 2021, compared to 252 over the same period the year prior ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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First Anniversary of COVID Vaccine in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 2443 Views :: Hawaii History, COVID-19
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... 2,439,075 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Hawai‘i. DOH estimates 73.2% of the state’s population has received either two doses ....
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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How Consumer Debt in Hawaii Changed During the Pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 2223 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... In Hawaii, the median amount of debt in collections fell from $1,999 to $1,926 between February and October, 2020 ....
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ethics and Audit Function at Lowest Level in Years
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 AM :: 6172 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... This proves there is much more corruption to be ferreted out--and the crooks know it ....
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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COVID Funds Buy Buildings for Non-Profits
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 3145 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, COVID-19
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... a small apartment complex for low to moderate income renters being managed by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement ....
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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Blangiardi signs bill to recover lost Transient Accommodations Tax revenue and give it to Rail
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 3487 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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...Translation: The Legislature took the counties' share of the state TAT away but let them impose their own TAT. I'm giving it to rail -- so, in effect, other city services have been cut to fund rail but -- like a shell game -- with so many moving parts, the public has been deceived....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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How the Murder Rate in Hawaii Compares to the Rest of the Country
By Selected News Articles @ 9:20 PM :: 3623 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... There were a total of 41 murders in Hawaii in 2020, or 2.9 for every 100,000 people -- the seventh lowest murder rate among states ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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Cato: Hawaii second least-free state in USA
By News Release @ 7:28 PM :: 2316 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has experienced a net outflow of residents to the rest of the United States since at least the beginning of the past decade ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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Hawaii Proud Boys Founder Sued over January 6 Attack on Congress
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 3571 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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... DC’s Civil Lawsuit is the First Filed by a Government Entity Against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers; Seeks Damages Caused by Violent & Deadly Attack ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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FBI Investigating Cyber Attack Against TheBus and TheHandi-Van
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2002 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Emergency Medical Services, Queens Hospital also report cyberattacks on employee data ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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HSTA: Pandemic Relief Money Can Go Into Our Pockets
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 3153 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... we can grab for 21 hours of 'professional development' or college loan relief or something ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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HSTA: Union Contract Supersedes COVID Emergency Orders
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 3129 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... HSTA, employer file arguments on HSTA’s prohibited practice complaint decision pending by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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COVID: UH Faculty Win Six More Months of Telework
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 2799 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
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... Teleworking UH Faculty will be exempt from requirements to submit work plans through June 30, 2022 ....
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Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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Former University of Guam Professor Sentenced in Bid-Rigging Scheme
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 2969 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Military
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... produced fictitious bids in order to make the procurement process appear legitimate ....
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Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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Foreign Trade Zone Kerfuffle
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2492 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... DoTax wants years of back GE Taxes ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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COVID Brings More Students to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 2928 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, COVID-19
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... Hawaii colleges and universities saw a 3.3% increase in students transferring to their institutions amid the pandemic ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 11, 2021
By GovTrack .us @ 9:58 PM :: 1927 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Votes in Congress and bills introduced for week ending Dec 11, 2021 ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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Maui: Property Tax Relief for Long-Time Families in SMA
By News Release @ 5:54 AM :: 2621 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Mayor Michael Victorino has signed Bill 118 -- the ʻAina Kūpuna bill -- that establishes a mechanism to provide long-time Maui families with tax relief for inherited real property in a Special Management Area ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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NextHealth Fined $58K for Conducting COVID Testing
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 2982 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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"... NextHealth was operating without a CLIA Certificate of Waiver and a State of Hawaii Clinical Laboratory Class I Permit ...."
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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Omicron? DoH Investigating COVID Cluster at Gay Nightclub
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 3281 Views :: COVID-19
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... All patrons who visited Scarlet Honolulu since December 3 are advised to get tested ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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DOH: Red Hill Shaft Diesel at 350 Times Limit
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 2509 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... DOH samples were analyzed by Eurofins Laboratory in California. Eurofins found 140,000 parts per billion (ppb) of TPH-d. The DOH EAL for TPH-d is 400 ppb ....
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Friday, December 10, 2021 |
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Takings, PASH, and the Changing Coastal Environment
By Robert Thomas @ 5:55 PM :: 2335 Views :: Land Use
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... the right to exclude is not "universally applicable" in the 808. Let that one sink in ....
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Friday, December 10, 2021 |
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UH regents schedule first meeting on new Maunakea Master Plan
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 3246 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The Master Plan serves as a framework for aligning land-use decisions ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Monsanto Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegally Using Pesticide at Corn Growing Fields in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 3465 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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... Monsanto Company agreed to plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes related to the use of a pesticide on corn fields in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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City launches first-ever chatbot with voice recognition for customer services
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 2029 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The chatbot named Akamai is equipped to deliver quick voice or text responses to more than 100 questions primarily related to motor vehicle and personal ID services. ...
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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COVID Recovery: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 5:42 PM :: 2911 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... 38 states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic -- Hawaii isn't one of them ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Billionaire Helps Solar Developers Grab More Ag Land
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 3503 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Agriculture
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... Billionaire Omidyar helps solar developers sharpen up their sales pitch to overcome community resistance to the solar grab for agricultural lands ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Biden: WHIAANHPI Will Save Hawaiians
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 4452 Views :: DHHL, National News, OHA
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... the new WHIAANHPI is housed within HHS, returning this initiative to the Department where it was first launched under the Clinton Administration in 1999 ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Navy Discovers Contamination at a Second Shaft
By News Release @ 5:04 AM :: 2905 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Navy officials expressed increasing confidence that the cause of the water contamination could be traced to two leaks at the Red Hill facility this year ....
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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Ige Appoints Holly T.M. Shikada Attorney General
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2640 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... Valerie M. Kato has been selected as the new First Deputy Attorney General ....
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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City waives fees and allows storm damage work to begin immediately
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 1902 Views :: Honolulu County
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... DPP delays will not impact storm recovery ....
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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Ethics: Officials Quietly form Non-Profit to Contract with their Department
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 3578 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Agency employs the relevant employees at state-run facilities. Recently, it has allowed some employees to become employees of the Non-Profit, which can offer additional benefits beyond those typically offered to state employees ....
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii’s Healthcare Shortage: Hawaii Island Residents Concerned
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:41 AM :: 3564 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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... Residents on Hawaii island are voicing their concerns about the shortage of healthcare, according to Lisa Rantz, executive director of the Hilo Medical Center Foundation ....
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Monday, December 6, 2021 |
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Two More Omicron Cases Detected in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 3998 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as Covid variant spreads ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Kauai Wipes out 1,450 illegal TVRs
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4258 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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“...With a combined effort of increased enforcement, as well as partnerships with third-party platforms such as Expedia, the Kaua‘i Planning Department estimates that illegal vacation rentals on Kaua‘i have gone from roughly 1,500 in 2017 down to less than 50 today....”
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Legislature to Resume Awarding Grants-In-Aid
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 2097 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Applications due January 21, 2022 ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Ending Government by Fiat
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2578 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... a “state of emergency,” which causes the Governor’s powers to kick in, is supposed to terminate automatically after sixty days ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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OHA Report: Graft is ‘Courageous and Commendable’
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 AM :: 4324 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA
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... OHA is seeking a new ‘Auditor’ willing to generate a report that will condemn the CLA Audit as “inflammatory statements” and “lies” ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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Makahiki Stargazing Festival
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 2004 Views :: Higher Education
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... Please come join OKH, IfA and NOIRLab for solar observations, star-gazing and Makahaiki Games December 4, 3pm @ Magic Island ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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UH: 96% of our Students Believe Eco-Religion
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 3150 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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... ‘Worry and hope’: Producing students to save the world ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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What Hawaii must do to recover financially
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 2640 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... Road Map to Prosperity ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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Oahu's new 'tourism tax' will affect residents, too
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:19 PM :: 3571 Views :: Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... projected revenues from the tax fall short of what the project needs to cover its budget shortfalls ....
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