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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
By Court House News @ 2:59 AM :: 70 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... a federal judge ruled Friday many of her claims were barred by statute of limitations ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 68 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism
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"...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Chief Justice Names Three Oahu Family Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 734 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six-years ....
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 113 Views :: National News
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... Under art. 1, § 8 of the Constitution, Congress has sole authority to control tariffs ....
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 157 Views :: Office of Elections
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"...According to the lawsuit, the president has no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor does the president have the authority to modify the rules Congress created for elections...."
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 167 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 1422 Views :: Judiciary
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... Nakasone will fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 276 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland
By Court House News @ 4:52 PM :: 214 Views :: Homelessness
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... It has reportedly helped over 130 homeless individuals return to their mainland homes since 2023 ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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SB401: Gut-n-Replace Brings Gun Ban Bill Back from Dead
By NRA ILA @ 3:53 PM :: 275 Views :: Second Amendment
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... SB 401, as amended, is now over 2,600 words long and will ban semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine, “assault shotguns”, and standard capacity magazines ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
By UHERO @ 1:08 AM :: 232 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 301 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii residents pay nearly 14% of their income in taxes: 4.2% on income taxes, 2.6% on property taxes, and 7.2% in sales and excise taxes ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 233 Views :: Small Business
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... Territorial Savings Bank will operate under the trade name Territorial Savings, a division of Bank of Hope ....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:30 PM :: 223 Views :: Gambling
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... VOTE: 7 Ayes, 4 Aye with reservations, 2 Nays ....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 274 Views :: Higher Education
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"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
By UHERO @ 1:59 PM :: 263 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... the policy could also reduce visitor spending by nearly $900 million annually, resulting in job and income losses, declining property values and an estimated $60 million drop in county property tax revenues ....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 PM :: 270 Views :: COVID-19
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... AGs claim DHHS “illegally” terminated billions in “critical” health grants ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 692 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 246 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... at $796,947, homeowners purchasing a home at this price point will need to work 17 days each month just to cover the payment of $5,222 ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 243 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 269 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute
By Court House News @ 5:16 AM :: 291 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Labor
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... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 328 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii has increased its proportion of roadway spending furnished by road users from 78 percent to 97.2 percent--7th highest in the USA ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 336 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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... demonstrated the ability to detect, track and perform a simulated engagement of an advanced maneuvering hypersonic target ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 276 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 8:17 PM :: 498 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 1743 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary
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“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:02 PM :: 538 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 541 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... dozens of bills still on the move ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:17 PM :: 499 Views :: Development
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... conversation between Ted Kefalas, the Grassroot Institute director of strategic campaigns, and state Rep. Lauren Matsumoto on the March 11 episode of “The Right Side” radio show ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 603 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 750 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... the bills replace the current 10.25% tax rate with a blank ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 AM :: 531 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country — should be a sign ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases'
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 530 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL
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... Unlike previous processes, beneficiaries secure a homestead lot prior to the completion of development. ...
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 1041 Views :: COVID-19
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... HI Gov. on Djokovic Playing with RFK: ‘Hope Someone Hits Him with an Overhead’ ... ‘Shows Him What It Means to Hurt Somebody’ ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 568 Views :: Kauai County, Police
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... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 660 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 631 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
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DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 645 Views :: Education K-12
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... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....
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Friday, March 28, 2025 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 1191 Views :: Judiciary
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... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next?
By Cato Foundation @ 11:23 PM :: 645 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... none of the world’s more than 600 LNG tankers comply with the Jones Act ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 539 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....
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Thursday, March 27, 2025 |
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Tax hike on tourism would create ‘unintended consequences for all’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 673 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... For the third year in a row, Hawaii policymakers are considering a bill that suggests they believe tourists are an endless source of funds ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 679 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... it is time to develop a round table and look to modify the Act to keep pace with global technology and geopolitical events ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 42923 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use
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...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st
By NRA ILA @ 4:24 PM :: 707 Views :: Second Amendment
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... House Bill 125 expands upon Hawaii’s existing firearm storage mandate by requiring firearms to be stored in a locked box, safe or with a trigger locking mechanism ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii to Charge EVs a Road Usage Tax Starting July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 918 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s road usage charge will become mandatory starting July 1, 2028, at which point the $50 flat fee will be discontinued ....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 |
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Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 527 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....
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