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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
TVR in a Ag Condo: Must Your Neighbors Approve?
By Robert Thomas @ 8:12 PM :: 4037 Views :: Tourism

HAWICA Rejects Planning Department's Formalistic Definition Of "Applicant" In Vacation Rental Case....

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Ige Appoints Nature Conservancy Employee to BLNR
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 5325 Views :: Environment, Land Use

...Ige announced the appointment of Samuel M. Gon III to the Board of Land and Natural Resources....

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
How Much Is Enough to Replace the Mayor?
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 6928 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail

Kirk Caldwell's latest ads show just how desperate he is....

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Honolulu Auditor Releases Annual Report
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4647 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

...and identifies three upcoming audits....

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Hawaii Court Orders Online Travel Companies to Pay Rental Car Taxes
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 4457 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

...expected to be in the millions of dollars....

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
$188K Cesspools: EPA Fines State, Counties
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 6712 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Environment

EPA today announced separate agreements with the County of Hawai‘i, the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to close illegal large-capacity cesspools....

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Monday, August 8, 2016
Audit: How Hawaii VA Solar Project Delayed 21 Months
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5584 Views :: Energy, Military

...VA Drops Millions on Delayed Solar Power Projects....

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Monday, August 8, 2016
Karma: Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Eyes $16B US Yoga Market
By News Release @ 5:46 AM :: 6732 Views :: Politicians, Religion

There are now 36 million yoga practitioners in the United States alone, with another 80 million Americans preparing to practice for the first time in the next 12 months. Practitioners are spending $16 billion per year on clothing, products and classes.....

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Sunday, August 7, 2016
Office of Elections Still Seeking Primary Day Poll Workers
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 4757 Views :: Office of Elections

Election Day Officials are recruited to assist voters, provide operational support, and ensure the integrity of the voting process....

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Sunday, August 7, 2016
Fishery Council Asks for Transparent Analysis of Proposed Marine Monument Expansion
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 6903 Views :: Environment, Small Business

The proposed monument expansion could prohibit commercial tuna fishing by U.S. vessels in two-thirds of U.S. offshore waters around Hawaii....

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Sunday, August 7, 2016
Report: OHA Forms Secret Partnership with Homeland Security, FEMA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 6091 Views :: Military, OHA

This partnership, which had previously been “under the radar,” is designed to exclude community input as well as input in particular from Hawaiian cultural practitioners....

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Sunday, August 7, 2016
Aftermath of the Maui Hospital Benefits Veto Override
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7017 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

...what happens if a benefit plan does get disqualified? According to the IRS’ website, there are potentially severe consequences to the employer, the employees, and the plan itself....

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Saturday, August 6, 2016
State Issuing Fines on City for Sewer Spill and Failure to Maintain Infrastructure
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 4729 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

...the inability of the mayor to address this infrastructure failure is clear negligence....

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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Caldwell Ducks Debate as Fundraising Fades
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 6276 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail

...the mayor fails to attend the debate tonight in Sand Island sponsored by the Kaimuki Business Association, Kalihi Business Association and Kahala Business Association....

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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Occupational Licensing: Hawaii Most Burdensome Requirements in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:00 PM :: 5109 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Hawaii has the most burdensome licensing requirements for low to middle income jobs compared to the rest of the nation....

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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Maui’s long waiting list for water
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:55 PM :: 4277 Views :: Maui County

...1,900 applicants have been waiting for years, often decades, to get hooked up to the county water system....

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Saturday, August 6, 2016
9th Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Hawaii Gay Marriage Law
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 4215 Views :: Family

...a challenge to the state's Marriage Equality Act by plaintiff Kaui Amsterdam....

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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Republican Candidate for Ewa’s Senate Seat Demands Change
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 5311 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

Chris Fidelibus Wants to Bring Voters’ Voices to State Capitol....

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Friday, August 5, 2016
Hawaii Seed Crop Worth $151M—Up 7%
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 4138 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics

...This increase is the first in the industry since the 2011- 12 crop year....

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Friday, August 5, 2016
UH Law Prof: White Milk is Racist Food Oppression
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 5716 Views :: Agriculture, Higher Education

...“food oppression is a difficult concept for many to embrace because of the powerful rhetoric regarding personal choice that is endemic in the United States”....

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Friday, August 5, 2016
Hawaii: 41% of Children Dependent on Government
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 4770 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics

Federal and state safety net programs lift an estimated 220,000 Hawaii residents above the poverty line each year....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Moody’s Hawaiian Electric Downgrade due to “unpredictable and highly political regulatory environment”
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 5099 Views :: Energy

...Approximately $600 million of debt affected....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Latest Poll on Hawaii Island Shows 2-1 Margin in Support for TMT Construction
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 6540 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA

...support for TMT’s construction is split among Hawaiians/part Hawaiians on Hawaii Island, with 46 percent of those polled in support of the project and 45 percent opposed....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Hawaii: $100 Worth only $85.62
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 5670 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

...your purchasing power is among the worst in the country....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Hawaii Family Forum Primary Voter Guide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:40 PM :: 10223 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians, Religion

The Primary Election is just around the corner....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Fundrace: Djou Beats Caldwell 3-1
By News Release @ 12:34 PM :: 5262 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians

Djou for Mayor reported having raised approximately $225,000 in contributions with just under $200,000 cash-on-hand....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Why it’s so expensive to cool Hawaii’s schools
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:01 AM :: 6387 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

...dividing the project into an AC portion and an energy portion would greatly reduce the per-classroom cost....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Honolulu Green Light-Red Light Ratio Designed to Jam Up Traffic
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 4241 Views :: Honolulu County

...A well managed arterial street should have at least a 7:3 green-to-red ratio--Honolulu has the opposite....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Hawaii School System Quality Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 AM :: 4547 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

...With school resuming session, many parents might be wondering whether they’ve selected the best school to secure their children’s academic success....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
US News Ranks Best Hospitals in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 AM :: 5052 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...Ratings for 28 Hospitals in Hawaii....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Senatorial Candidates John Carroll and Makani Christensen Challenge Senator Brian Schatz to Debate
By News Release @ 4:03 AM :: 5764 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians

We will be conducting a press conference to Challenge Senator Brian Schatz to a debate on August 4....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Maunalua Bay Recreation Advisory Committee Meets for First Time
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 3448 Views :: Environment

...first official meeting on Thursday, August 18 at 6 p.m. at Koko Head Elementary School....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
DLNR Initiates Public Comment Period to Post One Sign at Marina
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 3269 Views :: Small Business

DOBOR’s Hawai‘i district office received a request from one of the six commercial operators moored in Keauhou bay to install a sign in order to identify their business to their customers....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 3887 Views :: Judiciary

...for two vacancies – one in the District Court of the Fifth Circuit (island of Kauai) upon the retirement of Judge Trudy K.T. Senda in December, and one in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawaii) as a result of the retirement of Judge Lloyd X. Van De Car....

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Hawaii Scores B+ for Laws That Help Expecting and New Parents
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 3918 Views :: Family
...A State-by-State Analysis of Laws That Help Expecting and New Parents....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Truth and Transparency Lacking at OHA
By Video @ 7:51 PM :: 5835 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
What Are The Two Most Important Things To Look For In OHA Candidates?
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
CD1 Special Election Set for General Election Day
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 5349 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Office of Elections

Nomination papers will be made available, beginning on Monday, August 15, 2016, at the Office of Elections....

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Hawaii Offshore Windfarms An Expensive ‘Political Agenda’
By Selected News Articles @ 7:34 PM :: 5254 Views :: Energy

...the Interior Department is accepting bids for offshore wind leases in two areas off the Hawaiian island of Oahu....

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Hawaiian Electric Begins Peddling Batteries
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 3963 Views :: Energy

Barrons: Hawaii Only Place Anybody is Talking About Solar Battery Storage....

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Honolulu Ethics Commission Appoints New Director
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 4049 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

...Ms. Yamane previously served as the Acting State Auditor....

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Elderly 45.8% More Likely to Suffer Traffic Fatality
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 2843 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

Traffic fatalities, 65 and older: 9.1 per 100,000....

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
TOU Pricing: A Cool New Way to Raise Your Electric Rates
By UHERO @ 10:13 PM :: 3934 Views :: Energy

...The proposed rates have the highest cost during the on-peak period from 5pm to 10pm....

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Will Olympic Visitors Bring Zika Back With Them?
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 3545 Views :: Health Care

...the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are set to begin at the end of this week in Rio de Janeiro....

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Caldwell Hammered on Bank Job, Lack of Ethics
By News Release @ 7:59 PM :: 5258 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

...Caldwell collects not only a $164,928 annual pay check from taxpayers but continues to 'work' a second job at a bank collecting an additional $200,000 per year....

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Why are more Micronesians coming to Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:28 PM :: 8061 Views :: National News, Homelessness

...why they’ve chosen to leave their home islands....

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Hawaii Medicare: 50% of Payments to be on Incentive Plan
By News Release @ 5:28 AM :: 3844 Views :: Health Care

...pay providers for achieving results in lieu of a traditional fee-for-service model....

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Feds Contradict Caldwell: Hawaii Veteran Homelessness Only Down 3%
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 5020 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness

...Feds say in Hawaii the drop was only 3% not the 58% claimed by Caldwell....

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Monday, August 1, 2016
Papahānaumokuākea Expansion Public Meetings
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 5695 Views :: Environment, Small Business

Meetings set for Oahu and Kauai ....

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