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Entries for October 2020
Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 131 new cases out of 4,843 tests
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2326 Views :: COVID-19
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... 12 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.9% positive ....
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Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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Ige Announces Vaccine Rationing Plan
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 2296 Views :: COVID-19
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... The plan outlines four priority groups that would get the vaccine, which will be available in limited supply ....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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COVID Count 102 new cases out of 4,329 tests
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1905 Views :: COVID-19
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... 12 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.5% positive ....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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It’s Time to Review Your Medicare Coverage
By News Release @ 7:48 PM :: 1946 Views :: Health Care
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...Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment season is underway....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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Aloha and Mahalo from Rep Cynthia Thielen
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 7:28 PM :: 3133 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...I am retiring from the Hawaii House of Representatives on November 3, 2020, after 30 wonderful and fulfilling years....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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UH Manoa ranked 378th by U.S. News and World Report
By News Release @ 6:05 AM :: 2637 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...UH Manoa is ahead of the University of Oklahoma (No. 414), California State University, Fresno (No. 494)....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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Measuring Climate Intentions, Not Results
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 AM :: 2508 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...It doesn’t matter whether those restrictions actually do anything to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; all that matters is that they be as restrictive as possible....
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Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
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COVID News: Domestic Violence up 46% Since March
By News Release @ 5:36 AM :: 3714 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement, OHA, COVID-19
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...Hawaiʻi’s DVAC saw a 46 percent increase in contacts between March and October 2020, indicating a rise in the need for domestic violence services....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 3943 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Personal Services prepare to re-open, hoping Mayor's Tier 2 proposal is approved by Thursday ....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Here's Who to Vote for at OHA
By Video @ 11:00 PM :: 5375 Views :: OHA
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... Keli'i Akina is OHA’s Only Watch Dog & He’s Helped Stop Corruption ....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Old federal maritime law holds back Hawaii tourism, new report shows
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:53 PM :: 3200 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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...Ocean cruising has been suspended during the coronavirus lockdowns, but when it resumes, the industry needs more freedom to benefit Hawaii....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 78 new cases out of 4,329 tests
By News Release @ 7:11 PM :: 1858 Views :: COVID-19
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... 8 new hospitalizations, 14 new deaths, 1.8% positive ....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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Convicted Palestinian Hijacker Set to Speak at UH Manoa--Unless Zoom Blocks her (again)
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3353 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... her terrorism convictions in connection with the 1969 hijacking of TWA Flight 840 and the 1970 hijacking of El Al Flight 219 ....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Highest Young Adult Vaping Rate
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 PM :: 2838 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... A Growing Epidemic: States with the Highest Young Adult Vaping Rates ....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,681 tests
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 1630 Views :: COVID-19
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... 13 new hospitalizations, two new deaths, 2.5% positive ....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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Ige Announces $25M 'Pivot Grants' for Businesses
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 2364 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...$25M in financial and training support....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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DoH Revises COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 2205 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Last month, the Hawai‘i Department of Health issued a comprehensive, 28-page guidance document for public and charter schools ....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Panos: What is the future of Honolulu Rail?
By Video @ 11:36 PM :: 3161 Views :: Rail
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...What are the latest developments and implications for the completion of one of the most challenged public works project in the nation?....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Bill 80 Imposes Rehiring Formula on Hotels
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:03 PM :: 3580 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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...rehire employees according to a strict formula based on an occupancy ratio....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Rule by Decree: Ige 4th Extension of Kauai Flooding Emergency
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 1744 Views :: Kauai County
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...Ige has signed a fourth emergency proclamation for the County of Kaua‘i, which suffered extensive damage to public property caused by heavy rains and flooding on Mar. 27 and 28....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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COVID Count 39 new cases out of 1,985 tests
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 1624 Views :: COVID-19
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... 7 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.0% positive ....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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OHA COVID Money: Homeless not part of ‘Friends and Family Plan’
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM :: 5259 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA, COVID-19
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"... the ones who are punished the most for allegations of OHA misdoing is the community ...."
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 83 new cases out of 3,735 tests
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 1576 Views :: COVID-19
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... 4 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.2% positive ....
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor’s Emergency Proclamations
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 3024 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...In Partal et al. v. Ige et al., the plaintiffs argued that the Governor’s emergency powers under Hawaiʻi law were time-limited....
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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Ige Announces Testing Partners for Inter-Island Travel
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 2580 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... Travelers register on and upload their test results to the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi account and inter-county travelers must have the test result with them upon arrival ....
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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Pulling Teeth at OHA
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3464 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...An accounting firm can’t arrest people, throw them in jail, or otherwise find that they have committed illegal activity....
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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JSC Seeks Nominees for First, Third Circuit
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 1805 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancies ....
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Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
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Nobel Prize Winner Talks About TMT Challenges
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 4005 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... “Having two disparate points of view is ultimately the way of finding a more creative solution. What I hope ultimately is having a better collaboration between the scientific community and the native Hawaiians will help us arrive at a solution that's right for all of humanity.” ....
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Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
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How to diversify Hawaii's economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:35 PM :: 3484 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Tourism
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“...If all of us had to go back and work in the agricultural sector, we’re not as productive in that, and we would lose income....”
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Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 96 new cases out of 3,897 tests
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 1672 Views :: COVID-19
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... 13 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.5% positive ....
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 89 new cases out of 3,654 tests
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1730 Views :: COVID-19
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... 10 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.4% positive ....
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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UHERO: Pandemic upends economic analysis
By UHERO @ 6:16 PM :: 2352 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... because the state GDP data is released with a three-month lag and undergoes many revisions after its release ....
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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Auditor Reports on Hawaii COVID Quarantine System
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:47 AM :: 2951 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Limited Scope Review of the State of Hawai‘i’s Mandatory Travel Self-Quarantine Program ....
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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UH News: University Enrollment Up--Community College Enrollment Down
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 2410 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...UH‘s four year universities are up 1.9% and the UH community colleges are down 3.2%....
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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Regents appoint Maunakea Planning Task Group
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 3908 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The group will make recommendations to the board ....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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COVID: Hawaii debt increases by $9 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:12 PM :: 3150 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s unfunded liabilities for infrastructure and public health benefits have increased so far this year to $97 billion....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "We must lift the Jones Act, which has exploited Puerto Rican consumers and strangled the economy"
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:24 PM :: 3862 Views :: Jones Act
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...U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) used the recent three-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria's devastation of Puerto Rico to call for a lifting of the Jones Act....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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Virtual Town hall for small businesses not allowed to reopen
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 7:18 PM :: 3061 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Closed local businesses feel discriminated against, seek to clear up misunderstanding....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,489 tests
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 1637 Views :: COVID-19
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... 17 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 32 new releases ....
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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Hawaii Least Politically Engaged State
By Selected News Articles @ 10:58 PM :: 2802 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy ....
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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Hawaii To Welcome Back Travelers Starting October 15
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 2268 Views :: COVID-19
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... Ige signs 14th supplementary emergency proclamation extending COVID-19 emergency period through Nov. 30 ....
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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UH Manoa student loan defaults among lowest in the nation
By News Release @ 8:19 PM :: 2329 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... UH Manoa’s default rate was 3.3% compared to 9.7% nationally ....
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 101 new cases out of 4,069 tests
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 2060 Views :: COVID-19
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... 10 new hospitalizations, 10 new deaths, 2.5% positive ....
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
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PBS: Hawaii Absentee Ballot Data Problems
By Selected News Articles @ 12:13 AM :: 2662 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Hawaii both indicate that they transmitted fewer ballots to voters than were submitted ....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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Debunking Hawaii Pesticide Study
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 3262 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...‘Heavy’ pesticide exposure linked to cardiovascular disease? Flawed study raises ‘troubling’ questions about public health research....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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Does Your State Have a Throwback or Throwout Rule?
By Tax Foundation @ 9:33 PM :: 2833 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii has a throwback rule ....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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COVID Count 62 new cases out of 2,354 tests
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 1558 Views :: COVID-19
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... 12 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 2.6% positive ....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020 |
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TMT: A Message from Aloha Aina Party Cofounder Pua Ishibashi
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 2787 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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"... With all that is needed in the Lahui we should not IMO simplify a candidate's worth for our Lahui based on his/her stance on a single issue ...."
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