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Entries for September 2022
Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Why housing in Hawaii is expensive--Are outsiders buying up Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 AM :: 2529 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the most expensive home prices in the nation ....
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Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
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Indictments: Choy Paid $2M Bribes to Maui County Environmental Management Director
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 2288 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... analysis of county procurement records shows that since 2012, Choy’s firm received more than 40 non-bid Maui County contracts valued at around $20 million ....
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Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
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Gang Member and Accomplice Sentenced for Waianae Game Room Robbery
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 2004 Views :: Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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“Ghost guns in particular present a threat to Hawaii and are increasingly showing up in our investigations...."
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 |
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Free County Bus Passes Answer to School Bus Driver Shortage
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 1397 Views :: Education K-12
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... The goal is to increase high school student ridership on county bus services so that underutilized school buses can be reassigned to restore canceled and consolidated routes ....
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 |
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Trumpster Conspiracy Nuts Swamp Hawaii GOP Primary
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 2608 Views :: Republican Party
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... Election Conspiracy Theorists and Trump Backed MAGA Republicans On The Ballot In Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 |
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Corruption in Paradise -- Government Watchdogs Look the Other Way
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:19 AM :: 3733 Views :: Ethics
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... many government watchdog entities appear to have been willfully ignoring, or even tacitly approving, some of Hawaii’s most egregious corruption scandals, according to Randy Roth ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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How Much Money Gen Z Makes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 2112 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... median weekly and annual earnings for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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States that Vaccinate the Most--Hawaii 34th
By Wallet Hub @ 9:58 AM :: 1926 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... there is still a significant chunk of the population that is hesitant to get the vaccine ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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UH Strategic Plan draft available for public review and comment
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 1627 Views :: Higher Education
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...The plan will guide Hawaiʻi’s public higher education, 10-campus system for the next six years....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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Ige Names Eight to Mauna Kea Stewardship Authority
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 2712 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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“...I want to thank these individuals for stepping forward. Through this new stewardship model, I believe we can find a way for science and culture to coexist on Mauna Kea in a mutually beneficial way,” said Gov. Ige....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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McDermott pledges congressional action to stabilize Hawaii Housing costs
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:08 PM :: 1439 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Military, Republican Party, Cost of Living
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... compel the DOD via statue to build all the base housing they need (approximately 40k units) for their servicemembers’ families on base in Hawaii ....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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School Choice: Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 PM :: 2069 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii is #41 in overall education freedom. The state ranks last in School Choice but fourth in Regulation ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Blame for the Housing Crisis
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1547 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... the average time to process a residential building permit application was 108 days, while a commercial project took 432 days ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Top-down energy plans not going down easy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:41 AM :: 1760 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... how we got to this point ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Claims Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:23 AM :: 1823 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... 189 Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in the Labor Force ....
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Saturday, September 10, 2022 |
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Face masks no longer required at UH after Friday, September 16
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 1506 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... The remaining face mask requirements on University of Hawaiʻi campuses and properties will be lifted after Friday, September 16 ....
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Saturday, September 10, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 10, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 11:33 PM :: 1361 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Votes in Congress for Week ending Sept 10, 2022 ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Aiona/Tupaʻi Campaign Announces Affordable Housing Initiative
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 11:05 PM :: 1279 Views :: Development, Land Use, Republican Party, Cost of Living
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... The Problem with the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Market is the effect that “outside influences” are having on housing prices and availability ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Fascism Doesn't Pay: Hawaii 'Proud Boy' Leader Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 1731 Views :: Republican Party
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"...Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach...."
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Primary Election Challenges Rapidly Rejected by State Supreme Court
By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 AM :: 2685 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Updated rundown on Primary Election challenges being disposed of by the State Supreme Court. Two are 'normal', the rest are not ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii short-term rental property owners urge judge to stop new ordinance from disrupting business
By Court House News @ 4:04 AM :: 2594 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... the Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance alleges the ordinance will cause irreparable economic damages to owners that have been renting out properties for less than 90 days....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Judge: Former Residents May not Vote in Hawaii Elections
By Court House News @ 3:56 AM :: 1756 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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... Allowing voters living in U.S. territories to vote absentee in states they used to live in would give them outsized voting rights compared to fellow residents, a federal judge found....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii Faces New Gun Rights Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 1611 Views :: Second Amendment
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... They must immediately overturn their ‘assault weapons’ and magazine bans– and our suits argue just that.” ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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Feds: Chinese pair plotted 'mini-state' in Marshall Islands
By News Release @ 10:54 AM :: 2225 Views :: World News
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... Prosecutors allege several Marshall Island lawmakers, unidentified in the charge sheet, voted for the bills after receiving bribes ranging from US$7,000 to $22,000 ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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First Bargaining Session Since Beginning of Kaiser Strike
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 1488 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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... Union Reports No Progress in First Bargaining Session Since Beginning of Strike, No Talks Scheduled This Week, Picketing Continues Today, Sept. 7 on Maui ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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Updated Navy Red Hill Plan Released
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1881 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... New Red Hill plan projects earlier defueling date ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Towns in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 1904 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... We examined each city based on ethnicity and race, language and birthplace ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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Registration Open for 2022-2023 Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition.
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 1211 Views :: Education K-12
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... DCCA is pleased to announce the resumption of a full program that includes an in-person, gameshow-style State Competition ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii Taxpayer Refunds Go Out Next Week
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1727 Views :: Taxes
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... about 600,000 Hawaiʻi taxpayers are scheduled to receive approximately $294 million in tax refunds ....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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Will Hawaii's Minimum Wage Backfire?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:45 AM :: 1838 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... might the wage increase backfire and actually end up harming the very people it was supposed to help ....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii's Doctor Shortage
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 AM :: 1918 Views :: Health Care
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... how bad is it and what can we do about it ....
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Monday, September 5, 2022 |
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Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:40 PM :: 1822 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes
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... Will Hawaii’s candidates on the 2022 campaign trail follow through on their promises? ....
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Sunday, September 4, 2022 |
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No. 1 In the World – In Tourist Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3602 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Tourism
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... Honolulu is 75% higher in taxes than the second most tourist-taxed city in the world ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Grassroot Institute’s ‘shocking’ new housing report
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:09 PM :: 2003 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Grassroot Institute President Keli‘i Akina says report shifts the focus from a scapegoat to policies that can actually result in more housing ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Will more bureaucracy solve permit delays?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:00 PM :: 1966 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... the average delay for permits or approvals in Hawaii is more than three times as high as the national mean ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii BoE Strategic Planning Engagement Survey
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 1252 Views :: Education K-12
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... part of a comprehensive community engagement process to develop the strategic plan for Hawaii’s public education system ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Legislature Paves Way for Issuance of SPRBs for Carbon Credits – Or Does It?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 2609 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Ethics, Agriculture, Development
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... there is a line item for renting four 480-square-foot units from the Four Seasons for nearly $300,000 a year ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Good Medicine for OHA’s “Red Flags”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:36 PM :: 2269 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Here are some examples of “Red Flag” disbursements by OHA and the concerns raised by CLA ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Military families sue US over water contaminated by Navy jet fuel
By Court House News @ 4:28 PM :: 1563 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... The Navy’s “toxic secrets” contributed to severe health issues for military families in Hawaii who were forced to drink tainted water and denied appropriate medical care, according to the lawsuit ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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HECO's Idea of 'Good News' -- Oahu Electric Bills to go up 4%
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 2069 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....
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Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
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Should sacrifices go just one way?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:15 PM :: 1441 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Does the state have a responsibility to “go without,” if that would be better for the people? ....
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Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
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DBEDT lowers Hawai‘i economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 1425 Views :: Economy
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... DBEDT lowered Hawai‘i economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 mainly due to the declining investment caused by the increasing of interest rates and inflation ....
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