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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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A Low-Risk Plan to Re-Start Hawaii’s Economy Now
By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 AM :: 8421 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...To reopen the economy, start with high dollar-per-human-contact businesses—ie the ones nobody is talking about. We don’t need to wait a month to do this....
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Monday, April 20, 2020 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst State for Work at Home
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 4392 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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"...We also considered factors like how large and how crowded homes are in the state...."
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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Taxing Medical Practice to Death
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5009 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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...Unless you like the idea of having doctors in rural areas being scarcer than toilet paper....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Governor Ige Orders Face Masks in Stores Statewide
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 3962 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Violations of these orders could result in a misdemeanor with fines of up to $5,000 and/or up to one year in prison or both....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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HDoT Gives Dillingham Airfield Another Year
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 3828 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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...HDOT Airports Division has notified tenants of Dillingham Airfield the termination of their permit at the facility has been rescinded due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Hawaii CoC petitions governor for more COVID aid
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 3671 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Suspension, deferment of general excise tax collections....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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COVID Cluster at Two Kailua-Kona McDonalds
By News Release @ 6:13 AM :: 4193 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, COVID-19
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...We have closed our Kona Commons and McDonald’s of Walmart Kona locations for deep cleaning....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Deal to Save Meadow Gold Collapses--Honolulu Plant Will Shut Down April 30
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 5750 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...Reached Agreement in Principle with an Interested Party for the Sale of Dean Foods’ Hilo Facility and Related Assets on the Big Island, Kauai and Maui as an Ongoing Business--Operations of Honolulu Facility Set to Close By April 30, 2020....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
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Economist unpacks disruptions to Kauai, Hawaii Island real estate
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6070 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Paul Brewbaker shares his COVID-19 analysis and forecast with a joint meeting of three boards of REALTORS®....
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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Unmasked: Petition Demands Caldwell Reopen Fabric Stores
By News Release @ 4:36 PM :: 3957 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Mayor Kirk Caldwell: Classify Fabric Stores As An Essential Business....
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
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Hawaii #1 -- States with the Most Affected Small Businesses due to Coronavirus
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 4723 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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... 35 percent say that their business cannot last more than three months in current conditions ....
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Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
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Safety Dance: Are There Limits To Lockdowns?
By Robert Thomas @ 2:42 AM :: 4329 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Join us next Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 12 noon Hawaii Time for a free webinar sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "Safety vs. Freedom: Are There Limits to Lockdowns?"....
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Friday, April 3, 2020 |
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Enviros Use Sharks as Excuse in Latest Attack on Hawaii Fishing Industry
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3509 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...Groups Sue to Protect Imperiled Pacific Oceanic Whitetip Sharks....
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Friday, April 3, 2020 |
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COVID Relief: Chamber of Commerce Petition Calls for GE Tax to be Suspended
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 3813 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Launches Petition to Urge Governor Ige to Take Further Action to Help COVID-19 Impacted Local Businesses ....
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Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
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States with the Biggest Increase in Unemployment--Hawaii 15th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 5142 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...unemployment claim increases for the week of March 23....
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Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
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Mayor Kim Suspends Plastic Bag Ban to Stop Spread of COVID-19
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 4348 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, COVID-19
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...to discourage the introduction of germs or the virus into stores that could be present on personal reusable bags....
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Monday, March 30, 2020 |
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Maui Companies to Begin Assembling Ventilators
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 4565 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...The ventilators are based on an emergency design developed at the University of Texas at Austin, which is being used nationwide....
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Sunday, March 29, 2020 |
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Lead. Grant relief. Don’t take more. Please.
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4333 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... Now’s Not The Time To Raise Taxes And Fees....
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Saturday, March 28, 2020 |
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The Agony of Restaurant Workers
By UHERO @ 6:23 PM :: 3084 Views :: Small Business
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...social distancing has significant economic impacts....
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Friday, March 27, 2020 |
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Is Seattle a warning against Hawaii raising its minimum wage?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:08 PM :: 3768 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...with the coronavirus recession underway, raising the minimum wage is a bad idea....
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 |
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Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Calls for Suspension or Delay of GE Tax
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 4522 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...This measure is one of several that the Chamber is proposing to provide relief to local businesses....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
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Restaurant Association Petitions Ige for 'Sustainment'
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 2903 Views :: Small Business
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...This petition will be sent to Governor Ige on Thursday, March 26th....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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Ige Statewide 'Stay at Home' Order Thru April 30
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 5502 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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...Media personnel are amongst the exempted 'Essential Businesses'....
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Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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UPDATE--Stay Home Order Imposed: Caldwell Updates COVID Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 6711 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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...all individuals are ordered to stay at their place of residence startyng Mon March 23, 2020 at 430pm....
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Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
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Shutdown? 21% of Hawaii Businesses Would Lose $10,000 per Day
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 3023 Views :: Small Business
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...21% of Hawaii businesses will lose more than $10,000 a day if they stop operations....
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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COVID: House Speaker 'Implores' Ige to Impose Travel Ban, Order Military Response
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 5632 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Military, Small Business
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...The handling of this COVID-19 pandemic has been utterly chaotic and there is mass confusion among the public....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 |
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Crushed by COVID? Small Businesses Aid Application Period Extended
By Ed Case @ 1:29 AM :: 4703 Views :: Small Business
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...the deadline is 4pm Wednesday March 18, 2020. The forms are linked in this post....
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Thursday, March 12, 2020 |
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Minimum Wage Hike will Worsen Corona Virus Recession
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 5141 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business, Tourism
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...Testimony on proposed minimum-wage increase....
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Monday, March 9, 2020 |
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EPA requiring closures of 12 Big Isle cesspools
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 5214 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Small Business
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...EPA inspectors identified multi-unit residential buildings illegally discharging wastewater into eleven cesspools in Kealakekua, Hawaii....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Ethics: Professional Association Tries to Take Over State Board
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 4835 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Small Business
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...to keep those lucrative 'continuing education' courses under the Association's control....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Raise Minimum Wage? What Hawaii Can Learn from Seattle
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:00 AM :: 5747 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...An expert on Seattle's experience will address 2 Hawaii events....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Before the Crash: Dillingham Aviator's Last Letter to Airports Division
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 8707 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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...Experienced aviators Rick Rogers and Bill Enoka have been identified as the two killed at Dillingham Airfield Saturday, February 22, 2020, when their Cessna crashed on takeoff. Captain Rogers forwarded this letter to media outlets Wednesday, February 19, 2020....
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Sunday, February 23, 2020 |
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Do You Buy Fuel? Then Be Very Afraid!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6101 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...if this bill passes, guess what is going to happen to your electric bill....
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Sunday, February 23, 2020 |
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Dillingham Crash is Fourth Fatal Incident in Less Than a Year
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 4684 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...Airplane in deadly Mokuleia crash involved in another incident 7 years ago....
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 |
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Illegal Aquarium Fishers Busted Near Billionaires Row
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 6046 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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...illegally stealing fish which exist for the viewing pleasure of billionaires....
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 |
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$13 Minimum Wage Passes Another Committee
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 4849 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...HB 2541 HD1 would make the state earned income tax credit refundable and permanent, and increase the refundable food/excise tax credit. In addition, the bill would increase the minimum wage....
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020 |
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Animal Activists Pressure Young Brothers to Strangle Cattle Industry
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 5275 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...said state Sen. Mike Gabbard (D-Kapolei-Makakilo), who introduced the measure, “This is the right thing to do!”....
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Tuesday, February 11, 2020 |
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HDoT Sends Eviction Notices to Dillingham Airfield Tenants
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 4997 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military, Small Business
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...Dillingham Airfield Can be Better off Without Airports Division....
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Friday, February 7, 2020 |
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Free Golf, Methamphetamines, and Building Permits
By Andrew Walden @ 12:00 PM :: 15795 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...These are the kind of people who make Hawaii what it is today....
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Monday, February 3, 2020 |
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Committee Releases Whistleblower Allegations of Misconduct at FAA Honolulu Office
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5502 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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...U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today released a fact sheet highlighting information the committee received from whistleblowers....
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Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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FAA employee blocked from inspecting Kauai tour chopper prior to crash
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 5189 Views :: Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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...FAA bosses twice denied him travel authorizations to visit the helicopter company, making it next to impossible to perform adequate FAA oversight....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Honolulu 79th Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals
By Selected News Articles @ 8:56 PM :: 4967 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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HB1884: Right to Repair
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 4064 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Eight Bills Behind 'Joint Economic Package'
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 4732 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Measures tackle housing, childcare, wage issues highlighted in ALICE report....
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Sunday, January 19, 2020 |
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Don’t Let Them Double Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3952 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...After this one-two punch, many more businesses that sell to Hawaii customers are going to find themselves with Hawaii tax obligations....
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