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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Ige Approves Kauai Return to 'Safe Travels' Program
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 47 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... with the legislature threatening to force Kauai back into the fold, it's 'game over' for anti-tourism activists--for now ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Seven Cesspools: EPA Fines DLNR (again)
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 127 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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... Four prior EPA enforcement actions against Hawai‘i DLNR have closed 74 cesspools, collected $407,400 in fines ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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Kauai asks to rejoin Hawaii Safe Travels program in April
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 235 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... At this time, more than 24,000 doses of vaccine have been administered on Kaua‘i, and by April we are confident that employees in the hospitality and food service industries will be offered vaccines ....
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Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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Lawsuit: OHA Employee Beaten up by Sovereignty Activists
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 2101 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail, Law Enforcement, OHA
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... Davis Price was admitted to Kaiser Hospital Emergency Room for evaluation. He was diagnosed with two broken ribs, and multiple contusions ....
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021 |
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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Privileged Elite: Kauai School Employees Begin Getting Vaccinations Monday
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 1054 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...other school employees will begin to get access to vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February....
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Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
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Hostage Exchange: Ige, Kauai Trade 'Resort Bubble' for Local 'Safe Travels'
By News Release @ 3:18 AM :: 841 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Ige sat on Kauai's Resort Buddle request for 10 days until Kauai agreed to allow tested sister isle travellers in without quarantine....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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Saturday, November 28, 2020 |
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Ige Approves -- Kauai to Opt-out of Tourism Reopening
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 1320 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Effective Dec. 2 at 12:01 a.m., all transpacific and intercounty travelers arriving in Kaua‘i are subject to the 14-day quarantine regardless of testing....
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Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Stephanie Char Fifth Circuit District Family Court
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 1644 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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... Char has been with the Office of the Public Defender since 2003 and was named Supervising Deputy Public Defender in the Kauai office in 2017 ....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Rule by Decree: Ige 4th Extension of Kauai Flooding Emergency
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 572 Views :: Kauai County
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...Ige has signed a fourth emergency proclamation for the County of Kaua‘i, which suffered extensive damage to public property caused by heavy rains and flooding on Mar. 27 and 28....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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OHA COVID Money: Homeless not part of ‘Friends and Family Plan’
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM :: 2070 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA, COVID-19
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"... the ones who are punished the most for allegations of OHA misdoing is the community ...."
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Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
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COVID Rules: Rejected, Kauai Tries Again
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 1051 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...“In light of Kaua‘i’s post-arrival testing program (Rule 18) being denied by the Governor earlier this week, we have continued to work with our health officials and other partners to take a phased, responsible approach to reopening our economy while keeping our island safe.”....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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Ige Rejects Kauai 2-Test COVID Plan
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 932 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Mayor’s Emergency Rule 18 would have established a post-arrival testing program for all incoming travelers to Kaua‘i....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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Republican Candidate Denied Right to Campaign on Kauai
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 1561 Views :: Kauai County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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"...Not being afforded the same access to the electorate as my opponent...." -- CD2 Candidate Joe Akana
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Sunday, September 20, 2020 |
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Running for Kauai OHA Trustee: Keli'i Akina Talks with Kamealoha Smith
By Video @ 2:26 AM :: 1080 Views :: Kauai County, OHA
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... Kamealoha discusses what motivated him to run, what he experienced in his campaign, and what he hopes to accomplish in the future ....
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Friday, August 14, 2020 |
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N Shore Kauai: DLNR Contractor Chased off Worksite by Saboteurs
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 1454 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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...Dozens of people have drowned in the Hanakapiai Valley over the years, and KFD personnel have numerous stories – myself included – on the precarious positions we put ourselves in whenever we perform rescues in this area....
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Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
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Kauai PD provides firearms registration forms online
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 1104 Views :: Kauai County, Second Amendment, COVID-19
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...KPD requests that the public please complete and print them prior to arriving at their scheduled gun registration appointment....
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 |
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2 years later Ige Signs 15th Emergency Proclamation for Kauai Floods
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 1015 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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...Gov. Ige signed the initial emergency proclamation for the Kaua‘i floods on April 15, 2018....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020 |
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EPA orders the closure of 16 cesspools on Kauai
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 1015 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...EPA has taken enforcement actions in Kauai to close 16 pollution-causing large capacity cesspools and collect $55,182 in penalties....
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Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
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Rule by Decree: Two Years Later Ige Still Extending Kauai Flooding Emergency
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 1429 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Gov. David Ige issued the 14th supplementary emergency proclamation which extends the emergency relief period for the 2018 Kaua‘i floods. The proclamation was signed on Friday, May 22, 2020....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020 |
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COVID Wipes Out 69% of Jobs on Maui
By UHERO @ 9:45 PM :: 3093 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....
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Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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KIUC Reports 56% Renewable Generation for 2019
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 1171 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2019 included 35% solar, 11% hydro and 10% biomass. Rooftop solar from residential and commercial members accounted for more than one-third of the solar generation....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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Kauai Announces New Standard Operating Procedures for Boards and Commissions meetings
By News Release @ 1:01 PM :: 1203 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Meetings will be conducted remotely, and all testimony must be written and sent to the respective commission 24 hours before each meeting....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
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Kauai, Oahu Require Face Masks in Public
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 1732 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, COVID-19
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...An owner or operator of an Essential Business may refuse admission or service to an individual who fails to wear face coverings....
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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 :: 2022 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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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
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Kauai Mayor Orders Entire Island to Wear Masks Outside
By Video @ 1:34 AM :: 1053 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Kauai makes cloth masks required in public for everyone 5 and over....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
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Kauai Seabird Habitat Conservation Plan -- Public Comments Open
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 1435 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Environment
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...written comments must be received from interested parties no later than April 13, 2020....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
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Ethics: HHSC Manager Retires, Goes to Work for Contractor
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 1571 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Health Care
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...time was spent communicating with her former co-workers at the Health Information Management department....
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Monday, March 23, 2020 |
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UPDATE: Kauai Mayor Stay-at-Home Order and Nightly Curfew
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 2251 Views :: Kauai County, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...islandwide nighttime curfew beginning Friday, March 20. The curfew will be in effect from 9 p.m. through 5 a.m. daily until further notice....
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Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
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Kauai Council Bans Public from Meetings--Just in time for Property Tax Hike, Removal of Alleged Meth Dealer
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 1461 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics
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...alleged Meth Dealer to be removed from Committees by Reso set for approval at March 25 meeting....
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Friday, March 20, 2020 |
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Barking Sands: Pentagon Test Launches Prototype Hypersonic Weapon
By Video @ 1:14 PM :: 1649 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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...A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, at approximately 10:30 p.m....
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Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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Feds: Kauai Councilman is Meth Kingpin for Samoan Prison Gang
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 4677 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Politicians, Drugs
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...Sitting Kauai County Councilmember and Eleven Others Charged with Participation in a Drug Trafficking Organization....
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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 :: 2014 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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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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DLNR: Only 3 Bums Ticketed in Latest Napali Coast Sweep
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 2605 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...For decades this section of the state’s largest wilderness park had a wild west atmosphere, with illegal campers and often-times their huge, trashy campsites marring the experience and the environment....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019 |
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Unique Accomplishment: Kauai Runs on 100% 'Renewable' for a Few Hours
By News Release @ 12:31 PM :: 1761 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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“...We believe this is a unique accomplishment for a stand-alone electrical grid relying on small-scale renewable generation....”
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Monday, December 16, 2019 |
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Homelessness: Kauai LEAD Program Launches
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 1636 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness
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...pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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A Day in the Life of a Napali Coast Ranger
By Video @ 2:43 AM :: 2088 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Tourism
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...One of the most visible features of what has been called a “new day” for Hā’ena State Park and the adjacent Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, is the presence of park rangers....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019 |
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UPDATE: Activists Sabotage Wailuku River Diversion Gates, Responsible for Fish Kill
By News Release @ 8:44 AM :: 4349 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Environment
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...Chumbley said vandalism has occurred on Wailuku Water Co. land before, typically during “periods of high emotions and reactions"....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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Kauai: Welfare Checks Going 100% Electronic
By News Release @ 6:57 AM :: 1716 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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...On Tuesday, Oct. 29, WIC will launch on Kaua‘i eWIC, an electronic benefits transfer card, which is used like a debit card and replaces paper checks....
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Sunday, August 11, 2019 |
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Soft on Crime – Because of the Money
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2506 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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...The ability to drive a car is a privilege, not a right....
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Thursday, July 11, 2019 |
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Tourism Activists Find New Way to Push Agriculture out of Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:21 AM :: 3605 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...Hawai‘i’s Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) has violated the federal Clean Water Act by polluting ocean waters along Kauaʻi’s West Side without a permit, a federal court ruled yesterday....
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
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Feds Debunk Surfrider's Fake Bacteria Counts
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 4701 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture, Greenmail
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...Scientists use a powerful microbial detection device to show that suggestions of sewage in Kauai’s watershed were mostly false positives....
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Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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Let’s get smart about government spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:29 AM :: 4337 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes
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...Kauai is looking at a budget increase of 10.7%; Honolulu, 8.6%; Maui 8.1%; and Hawaii County 12.7%....
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