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Friday, April 25, 2025 |
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Matson Moves to Intervene in Jones Act Lawsuit
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:21 PM :: 256 Views :: Jones Act
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... A recently filed lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Jones Act has not surprisingly caught the eye of Hawaii-based shipping giant Matson, which filed a motion on April 11 to intervene in the case ....
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Friday, April 25, 2025 |
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Focus should be on job growth and progress, not more and more taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:06 PM :: 163 Views :: Taxes
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... Hawaii continues to suffer anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country ....
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Friday, April 25, 2025 |
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Lahaina sewer system 100% restored
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 146 Views :: Maui County
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... When County crews began work on sewer repairs in April 2024, approximately 1,822 lots had inactive sewer service ....
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Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
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Former death row inmate convicted of sex trafficking in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 6:43 PM :: 229 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... McCoy faces a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, as well as mandatory restitution. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18 ....
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Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
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Republicans Give Josh Green Opportunity to Appoint his Former Office Manager as State Rep
By Andrew Walden @ 5:16 PM :: 437 Views
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... It is not clear what low-budget legislative shenanigans caused Republicans to give Green this chance ....
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Thursday, April 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii Housing Costs 53.47% of Median Income
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 AM :: 250 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Residents Spend the Highest Percentage of Income on Housing ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
By News Release @ 7:41 PM :: 262 Views :: Family, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 255 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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... years of trauma can lead to a complex set of injuries: sleep disorders, PTSD, hormonal imbalances, pain, depression and more ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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FULL TEXT: Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill--Text Still Not Available
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 504 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 146208 Views :: Environment, Religion
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There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 |
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Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 80364 Views :: Environment
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Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.
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Monday, April 21, 2025 |
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SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:09 PM :: 322 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... SB1296 seeks to exempt buildings anywhere in Hawaii destroyed by a disaster from needing a Special Management Area permit to rebuild ....
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Monday, April 21, 2025 |
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Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks?
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:01 AM :: 339 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... We walked over to the offenders and called them over to talk and asked them to stop shooting their aerials over our home and shed. Thankfully, they obliged ....
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Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
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Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:20 PM :: 574 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Registration open for Grassroot’s legislative wrap-up luncheons ....
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Sunday, April 20, 2025 |
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HB1369: Category Killer
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 739 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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"...all of the negotiations and conversations take place behind closed doors...."
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 754 Views :: Jones Act
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... Trump has signaled interest in some kind of reforms and floated working with Congress to pass legislation authorizing the purchase of ships from foreign countries ....
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 693 Views :: Agriculture, Cost of Living
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... The price of locally produced organic eggs increased sharply by 18.8%, to $12.07 per dozen ....
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
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Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:16 PM :: 750 Views :: Jones Act
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... No matter how many times the law’s supposed benefits are debunked, the same old arguments pop up again and again ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 PM :: 1049 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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“...provide a new, specific cause of action...."
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 602 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... Local experts estimate that 300 – 400 individuals could benefit from ACT on Oʻahu ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 903 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The proclamation lifts the prohibition on commercial fishing in areas of the PRIMNM that are between 50 to 200 nautical miles from land and within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 2175 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....
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Friday, April 18, 2025 |
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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 40316 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion
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If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 606 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) renewed Hawai‘i’s coral reef insurance policy for 2025 with Munich Re Group. TNC initially purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration ....
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 650 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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... The celebration of life for Representative Gene R. Ward is scheduled for Monday May 15th 10am at King's Chapel East Oahu ....
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Thursday, April 17, 2025 |
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American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 712 Views :: National News, Hawaii History
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... The American Flag was raised for the first time above the islands of American Samoa on April 17, 1900 ....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 865 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 803 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business, Taxes
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... 139,000+ small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes if Congress does not make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent this year ....
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Wednesday, April 16, 2025 |
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Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds
By Court House News @ 4:02 AM :: 583 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... mosquito “birth control” in Maui forests ....
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 |
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Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 716 Views :: Higher Education
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... impacts of recent changes in federal policy across our 10-campus system ....
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Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 723 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... O‘ahu residents turned in an estimated 367 firearms of all types in exchange for $37,900 in Foodland gift cards ....
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Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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Former death row inmate on trial for sex trafficking charges in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 9:06 PM :: 1692 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... running a sex trafficking ring involving four women and one minor ....
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Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 573 Views :: Environment
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... Updated every 10 years, the SWAP identifies “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” and outlines voluntary, proactive strategies for protection and restoration ....
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Monday, April 14, 2025 |
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Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 503 Views :: Honolulu County, Gambling, Drugs
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... Caspino is the first to be sentenced among the six illegal gambling business conspirators ....
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Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
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Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 PM :: 767 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... dates, times and locations ....
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Sunday, April 13, 2025 |
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WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:03 PM :: 785 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... how intractable regulations have delayed rebuilding in Lahaina ....
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Saturday, April 12, 2025 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:59 PM :: 771 Views :: Family, Gambling
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... status of sports betting ....
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Saturday, April 12, 2025 |
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Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:50 PM :: 662 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... In addition to the TAT-related bills — HB504 and SB1396 — our state legislators also are considering a big tax increase — via HB202 — on all Hawaii businesses through a stealthy redefining of what is considered an adequate reserve fund of the state's unemployment insurance program ....
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Friday, April 11, 2025 |
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Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:23 PM :: 767 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Lawmakers on Kaua‘i and Maui are considering bills that would increase income opportunities for farmers and other small businesses ....
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Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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History Repeated Leads to Suffering
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:30 PM :: 859 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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... the age of pseudoscience ....
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Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle'
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 725 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice ....
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Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 787 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
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CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 4371 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Tulsi Gabbard
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... Gabbard could face a challenge to her registration or an investigation into her vote in the 2024 election ....
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
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Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 998 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Maui’s Lahaina Small Boat Harbor Ferry Pier Improvements was named one of the most significant construction projects of 2024 ....
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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
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Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 857 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 1136 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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... state and county testimonies the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted for consideration by the respective lawmakers in late March and early April 2025 ....
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