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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |
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House Finance Announces Hearing Schedule
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1112 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... State departmental representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals ....
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Monday, January 1, 2024 |
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Trump to be Removed from Hawaii Republican Ballot--or vice versa
By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 PM :: 6922 Views :: Republican Party
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... unlike Maine and Colorado, in Hawaii the Trump supporters did it to each other ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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It might be called Hawaiian, but it isn’t Hawaii-owned
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 1776 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism
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... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Tulsi Gabbard Slams Maine’s ‘Dangerous’ Removal of Trump from Ballot
By Video @ 4:00 PM :: 1485 Views :: Republican Party
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... her guru is stilll dreaming of a position in a Trump administration ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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Restaurants Getting Cooked
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2071 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... A number of restaurants are in a pinch recently. Here’s what happened to them ....
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 |
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Bissen Picks New Administrator for Maui Emergency Management Agency
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 1022 Views :: Maui County
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... retired MFD batallion chief Amos Lonokailua-Hewett ....
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Saturday, December 30, 2023 |
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Pinata: Legislature opens GIA application processes
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 1185 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. ....
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Saturday, December 30, 2023 |
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Keeping Honolulu Jammed: 2023 Complete Streets Progress Report
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 1192 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... In previous decades, City streets were planned and designed primarily for vehicular capacity, not any longer! ....
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Friday, December 29, 2023 |
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HPD: No Gun Permits for Next 40 Days
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 1884 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The recent decision by Police Chief Logan to require people to be certified by nonexistent instructors means that NO ONE can purchase a handgun or rifle until ....
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Friday, December 29, 2023 |
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Task Force makes another large seizure of illegal fireworks
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 1122 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... To date, the task force has seized nearly 70,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. ...
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Friday, December 29, 2023 |
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DBEDT: Tourist Count Up--Spending Down
By Selected News Articles @ 2:30 PM :: 1024 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Spending was down 2.4% in November when compared to the previous year. However, the number of tourists increased by 0.3% to 731,233 ....
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Thursday, December 28, 2023 |
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Minimum wage jumps to $14 January 1st
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 897 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 ....
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023 |
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FBI Illegal Disruption of Hawaii Republicans?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 4527 Views :: First Amendment, Republican Party
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... the last three years have produced zero arrests since Hawaii Proud Boys leader Nick Ochs was nabbed at Honolulu Airport--but they have produced immense disruption within the Hawaii Republican Party ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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State Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 1734 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Senate Leadership and committee assignments of the 15 standing committees ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Hawaiʻi State Legislature Announces 2024 Legislative Timetables
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 1248 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the 2024 Legislative Session which will convene on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Maui: Unemployment drops to 6.5%
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 980 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... In November, 655,600 persons were employed and 19,550 were unemployed statewide ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii slowest to recover pandemic job losses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 1308 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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EMS lost $33M after failing to bill patients?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 1461 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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... City and County of Honolulu had nearly a year to prepare for the July 1, 2022 handover, but somehow didn’t get the billing contract established ....
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Monday, December 25, 2023 |
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Public Corruption In The Land Of Aloha
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 2818 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Police
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... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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How Christmas Came to Hawaii
By Hoku Paoa Stevenson @ 7:50 PM :: 40949 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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Find common ground to foster holiday cheer
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:49 PM :: 2318 Views :: Religion
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... Until someone brings up politics ....
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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Debt: Hawaii Ranks #1
By Selected News Articles @ 7:20 PM :: 1295 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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“The total state debt balance of $19.7 billion represents 19.49% of the state’s GDP."
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 |
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Merry Wet Christmas for Honolulu BWS
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3179 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu consumers will be subjected to a double whammy next year ....
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Saturday, December 23, 2023 |
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Saturday, December 23, 2023 |
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Telescope Removed from Mauna Kea--Will be Shipped to Chile where Science is Appreciated
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 1312 Views :: Higher Education
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... Caltech has taken the Leighton Telescope out of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) dome and removed it from Maunakea for shipment to Chile for re-use ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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State Pays Down Student Debt for 492 Medics
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 1215 Views :: Health Care
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... The first application window opened on September 9, 2023 and closed on October 2, 2023. On Wednesday, just in time for Christmas, 492 awardees received acceptance letters. ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Air Tours to be Restricted over Volcanoes National Park
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 1151 Views :: Tourism
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... National Park Service completes Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Air Tour Management Plan ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Long-term rental tax relief should include mixed-use properties
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1249 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Ways to make it easier for private homebuilders to build more homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 1207 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... what can Hawaii policymakers do? ....
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Friday, December 22, 2023 |
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Existing short-term Hawaii rentals may remain in operation, judge rules
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 AM :: 2231 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... The ordinance that levies heavy fines on short-term rentals in Honolulu remains in effect only for new rentals beginning operations after the ordinance was put in place ....
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Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Help Maui fire victims, but not by abusing STR owners
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:06 PM :: 1221 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Green has acknowledged that an STR ban would probably result in legal challenges, but he shouldn’t ignore the fact that a back-door ban through a tax hike also could result in legal and political headaches ....
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Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Could fixing our housing crisis really be so simple?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:39 AM :: 1341 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... a roadmap that can help make it happen ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Mizuno Quits House to Become Homeless Czar
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1391 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Politicians
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... A successor for Mizuno who has served in the House (HD29) since 2006 and has been in public service for more than 32 years will be named within 60 days ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Army and HDOT Set to Negotiate 50-Year Lease for Dillingham Airfield
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 1168 Views :: Military, Small Business, Tourism
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... Typically, local commanders are permitted to approve routine five-year leases, however, with HDOT seeking a longer term (50 years), the Army had to seek approval in Washington, D.C. ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Teacher Certification Wins Praise from Heritage Foundation
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 1355 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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"... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...."
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Tuesday, December 19, 2023 |
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Chinese Illegals: CNMI DMV Chief Convicted of License Fraud
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 1526 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News
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... As Chief of the BMV, Leon Guerrero knowingly permitted 'Ivan' to submit fraudulent immigration documents, on at least 50 occasions between January 2020 and December 2022 ....
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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Green 2025 Budget Adds $1.2B New Spending
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 1160 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The Executive Supplemental Budget request adds $326 million in general funds to the operating budget to continue essential operations and support statewide priorities, and $890 million in general obligation bond funds ....
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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Drugs Behind 50% of Traffic Fatalities
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1269 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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“...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....”
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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Public asked to participate in survey on next UH President
By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 1053 Views :: Higher Education
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... should next UH President be more like MRC Greenwood or Evan Dobelle? ...
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Cost-free ways Hawaii can increase its housing stock
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:45 PM :: 1491 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges lawmakers to prioritize zoning and other reforms because residents need homes now ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Voluntary tax incentives could encourage landlords to house displaced Lahaina residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:34 PM :: 1218 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... provide anyone who rents to Lahaina residents displaced by the August 2023 wildfires a 100% exemption from Maui County’s property tax ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Fights to Get 'transsexual' Males into Bathroom with your Daughter
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 2003 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... seeking to block an Idaho law that prohibits transgender students from using public school restrooms and locker rooms that align with their so-called 'gender identity' ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Another Sher-Edling Scam: Hawaii AG Sues Makers of Firefighting Foam
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2218 Views :: Environment
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... just another scheme to enrich national Democrat lawyers of Sher-Edling ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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School Non-Spending
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1364 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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... the Department of Education approached the Department of Budget and Finance with a list of about $900 million in projects that it didn’t think it could move before the funding for the project ran out of time ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Green announces plan to use short-term rentals to help with Maui housing
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 1058 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Should the incentives fail to motivate enough STRs to become available, Green may impose a short-term moratorium by mid-January, he said ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Big Island: Gun License Denial Leads to Lawsuit
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 1494 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii's firearm permitting scheme, arguing that it grants law enforcement officials too much discretion ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Loss of $192M? Honolulu EMS forgot to bill ambulance patients for over a year
By Andrew Walden @ 10:07 PM :: 2059 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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... EMS neglected to bill patients for ambulance rides starting July 1, 2022 ....
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