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| Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
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| Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
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Many of the proposed Honolulu Charter amendments actually make sense
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 AM :: 99 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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"Streamline housing approvals by reforming the hearing and notice rules on zoning variances."
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| Sunday, November 16, 2025 |
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‘We need to grow those voices’ that support building more homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:19 AM :: 139 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... housing is at the center of every crisis we face ....
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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Hawaii faces constitutional showdown over climate tax on cruise ships
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 298 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Tourism
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... the Cruise Lines International Association and several Hawaii tour operators are asking for a preliminary injunction to block the law ....
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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OHA: How much money can we get from Military Condemnation?
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 253 Views :: Military, OHA
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...OHA would scoop up 20% of the take on any eminent domain cash payments. Therefore, logically they would seek to disrupt any non-cash deals....
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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Trump signs executive order to improve foster care
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 AM :: 256 Views :: Family, Religion
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"...address state and local policies that disqualify otherwise qualified caregivers based on their religious beliefs or moral convictions...."
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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Former death row inmate sentenced to life for sex trafficking in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 2:07 AM :: 335 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... Isaiah McCoy, who exploited multiple victims including a minor, received life in prison in federal court, in a volatile sentencing hearing marked by his outbursts ....
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 |
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Honolulu Grand Jury Indicts Two in Realty Scam
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 429 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...An Oʻahu grand jury has indicted Eldon Simer, 41, and Guy Villanueva, 30, for crimes related to a scheme to steal residential properties by forging and recording fake deeds....
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| Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Russian Spy Ship 15 Miles off Barbers Point
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 629 Views :: Military
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... a Russian military vessel operating near U.S. territorial waters approximately 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on Oct. 29 ....
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| Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
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Green Names Advisory Committee for Military Land Negotiations
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 378 Views :: DHHL, Land Use, Military, OHA
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...The state of Hawai‘i has learned that the offices of the U.S. Army Secretary and the U.S. Department of Justice have begun consultations on the Army’s legal right of condemnation for training lands in Hawai‘i....
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| Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
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| Thursday, November 13, 2025 |
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
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Hirono & Schatz Voted 15 Times to Keep Government Closed--blame Republicans
By Selected News Articles @ 10:47 PM :: 456 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Democrat demands to reopen the government included $3.9 million for LGBTQI+ democracy grants in the Western Balkans ....
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
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Condorama XV Set for this Weekend
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 321 Views :: Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... free “Condorama XV” event via webinar, on Saturday, November 15, 2025. The event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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OHA Relaunches Congressional Fellows Program with 8(a) Co-sponsorships
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 316 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, OHA
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... OHA and HNC Launch Nā ʻElele o Kahikina Congressional Fellows Program in Washington, D.C. ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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Hawaiian Electric monitoring wildfire risk conditions on Hawaii Island
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 345 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... Strong winds, low humidity today could lead to Public Safety Power Shutoff ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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Three names on list to fill vacant Maui council seat
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 1168 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... applications for the Kahului residency area seat must be received by the County Clerk no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, November 10, 2025 ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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SHPD Begins Updating Statewide Historic Preservation Plan
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 339 Views :: Development
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... Take the statewide survey available online ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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60 Mentally Ill Inmates at WCCC
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 314 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Over 60 inmates who are treated by the WCCC Mental Health Unit participated in today’s event ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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Alleged Chinese Spy Given Hawaii Mansion
By Court House News @ 1:15 PM :: 512 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, COVID-19
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... Linda Sun was formerly a high-ranking aide in New York’s government. Now, she and her husband face potential prison time ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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PUC Chair Resigns
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 351 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... The Governor is currently accepting applications to the Public Utilities Commission ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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Survey: 75% of Hawaiʻi’s Workforce May Leave
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 537 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... survey of over 3,200 local workers from across industries shows the cost-of-living crisis affects families across the economic spectrum ....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 |
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HPD Seeks Community Feedback to Enhance Public Safety Services
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 355 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... The survey will run from Nov. 8 through Dec. 13, 2025 ....
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| Monday, November 10, 2025 |
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HPD finds Missing Tennessee Child Living in Van with Criminal in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 455 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Law Enforcement
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... The juvenile’s father has a lengthy criminal history in both California and Hawaii that include multiple counts of domestic violence, abuse, drugs, battery, and burglary ....
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| Monday, November 10, 2025 |
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Hawaii DoE Backs Down Completely From Punishing Teacher for Allowing Kirk and Trump Discussion on Constitution Day
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 614 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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... an 8th-grade history teacher, taught a federally mandated lesson about the Constitution for Constitution Day ....
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| Sunday, November 9, 2025 |
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Eligible Charges
By Tom Yamachika @ 2:48 PM :: 486 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... some health insurance programs don’t cover general excise tax that we in Hawaii impose on health care charges ....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2025 |
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Bishop Street Lawyer Behind OHA Power Grab?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 PM :: 1529 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"... Kahele ... retained new outside Board counsel (Paul Alston) without consultation, approval, or notice to the Board ...."
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| Saturday, November 8, 2025 |
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Flagged for being too efficient?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:36 PM :: 809 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... is Honolulu’s building permit process so broken that fast-moving approvals are automatically suspicious? ....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2025 |
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'Building common ground' housing event travels to Kauai on Wednesday, Nov. 12
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:33 PM :: 572 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Land Use
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice have teamed up with the Rice Street Business Association....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2025 |
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Just the beginning: 36-40 Flights Cut over Weekend
By News Release @ 6:29 AM :: 1934 Views :: National News, Tourism
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... We expect to cancel roughly 36-40 flights each day through Sunday, Nov. 9 ....
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| Friday, November 7, 2025 |
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$360M: HDoT Launches 113 Bicycle, Pedestrian Projects
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 511 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... HDOT will invest approximately $360 million in multimodal projects over the next 10 years ....
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| Friday, November 7, 2025 |
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Hilo, 1881: Gaming for Control of the World's Largest Church
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 AM :: 831 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Religion
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“Kekoa tried the same game here some two or three years ago.”
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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OHA Approves Emergency Relief Payments for Native Hawaiians
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1478 Views :: OHA
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... OHA estimates nearly 14,000 Native Hawaiian beneficiaries may qualify for the $350 direct payment to help meet food costs ....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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Lawsuit: OHA Budget Process Rooted in Illegal Power Grab
By Andrew Walden @ 7:03 PM :: 1086 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA C-suite officers could be subject to criminal sanctions ....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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Hawaii Household Debt Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 1061 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... and increasing ...
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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Ex-Justice Wilson: Hawaii Judiciary Believes Courts have duty to protect future generations from Climate Change
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 784 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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"Hawaii’s right to bring such litigation, he noted, has been threatened by the federal government's attempts to block such litigation."
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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AI Tool Helps You Keep Track of Hawaii Government Actions
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:24 AM :: 560 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... keeping up with myriad government actions is challenging ....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2025 |
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG joins suit over Trump’s limits for FEMA grants
By Court House News @ 11:18 AM :: 650 Views :: Maui County, National News, Hawaii State Government
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...attempt by Trump to curtail the agency’s programs and shift the burden of emergency management back to individual states, as it was before Katrina....
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG joins suit to protect student loan forgiveness for 'illegal purpose' nonprofit employees
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 577 Views :: Higher Education
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...the Department of Education issued a rule that threatened to remove eligibility for student loan forgiveness to anyone who works for someone with “a substantial illegal purpose.”....
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
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DoH Preps Hemp Retail Registration System
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 539 Views :: Small Business, Drugs
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... Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation (OMCCR) is launching an outreach and education initiative to encourage voluntary compliance among hemp retailers and distributors, including online and out-of-state businesses ....
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
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Matson Partners with WhaleSpotter to Commercialize Breakthrough Whale Detection Technology
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 619 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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... monitoring to reliably detect whales up to three nautical miles away, day or night ....
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
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Restoring ʻĀina, Restoring Ourselves
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:19 AM :: 692 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use, OHA
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... Across Hawaiʻi, many lands remain unused ....
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| Tuesday, November 4, 2025 |
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County of Maui seeking volunteers to serve on Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 484 Views :: Maui County
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... need volunteers for more than 30 panels, including Liquor Control Commission, Maui Planning Commission, Police Commission, Salary Commission, Urban Design Review Board, Fire and Public Safety Commission and others ....
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| Monday, November 3, 2025 |
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Convicted Felon Arrested and Charged After Stealing Multiple Firearms from a Storage Locker
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 721 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Campbell was previously convicted of burglary in the first degree in 2001 and has six prior felony convictions in the State of Hawaii ....
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| Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
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Easing farmworker housing rules crucial to Hawaii’s agriculture future
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 1019 Views :: Agriculture, Development
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... having clear standards and not a bunch of hoops to jump through ....
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| Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
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Ohana Voices: Artificial Intelligence-powered civic-engagement platform
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 595 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... to revolutionize how Hawaii residents communicate with legislators ....
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| Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
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TATmas Tree
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 823 Views :: DHHL, Taxes, Tourism
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... Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is proposing Legislators again hike the Transient Accommodations Tax ....
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| Sunday, November 2, 2025 |
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Halloween is over, but spooky creatures still haunt us
By News Release @ 1:28 AM :: 591 Views :: Jones Act, Rail
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... the Jones Act goblin, the budget banshee and the grasping rail ....
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