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Friday, September 20, 2024
Hundreds of teachers get free money from the sky after DoE fails to cut paychecks for a month
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 6412 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... we appreciate the $2,000 placeholder checks and $800 for those who were denied both their Aug. 20 and Sept. 5 paychecks ....

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Friday, September 20, 2024
Rep Alcos Hit with $12,500 Ethics Fine
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 3866 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... $3.2 million in federal and state tax liens filed against Alcos in an attempt to collect taxes owed by Alcos’ company D.A. Builders LLC ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Hawaii Concealed Carry Decision Appealed
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 3612 Views :: Second Amendment

... Hawaii’s Act 52 completely flips the rules on carrying firearms on private property, making it illegal to carry unless the property owner explicitly gives permission ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
CNHA buys 'Hawai'i Stage' Event Production Company
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 3926 Views :: Ethics, Tourism

... a not-for-profit buying a for-profit subsidiary...where have we heard that before? ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
PRP Report: Silver Tsunami Creates Construction Workforce Shortfall
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 1566 Views :: Development, Labor

... workforce development report called New Foundations: Laying the Groundwork for Hawai‘i’s Middle-class Renewal and Revival of the Trades ....

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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Feds to Target Honolulu Domestic Violence Gun Prosecutions
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 3466 Views :: Family, Second Amendment

... designation under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 ....

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
UH Mānoa exceeds 20K students for the first time in over a decade
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 3486 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... 20,012 students enrolled at UH Mānoa, a 4% increase over 2023 ....

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Nurses Lockout: Green says both sides must request his help
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 1677 Views :: Health Care, Labor

... I am more than willing to mediate if both the union and the employer request my help ....

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
DoT Approves Alaska-Hawaiian merger--with conditions
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 3652 Views :: Tourism

... protect value of rewards, preserve critical flight service, ensure Honolulu hub access, enhance customer benefits, and lower costs for military families ....

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Saturday, September 14, 2024
Tax Hikes Coming: Socialist Legislators Launch 'Peoples Budget'
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 3593 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... the purpose is to reverse Hawaii's historic income tax cuts ....

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Friday, September 13, 2024
AG Lahaina Fire Report Rips Maui's 'Siloed Command Structure'
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 4869 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics

... lack of pre-event planning, unified incident command and operational coordination resulted in insufficient communications that impacted the ability to provide effective evacuation and firefighting operations ....

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Friday, September 13, 2024
Debris cleared from 100 percent of residential properties in Lahaina Impact Zone
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 3271 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Rebuilding occurring on 20 residential properties, work continuing on commercial properties ....

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
Common Cause Thinks Hawaii Congressional Delegation is Nearly Perfect
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 1567 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Judiciary

... Common Cause, the nonpartisan watchdog, released its 2024 “Democracy Scorecard,” recording every member of Congress’ support for voting rights, Supreme Court ethics, and other reforms ....

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
Honolulu CIA man will serve 10 years for espionage involving China
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 1449 Views :: Law Enforcement

"facilitated the provision of classified information to intelligence officers employed by the PRC’s Shanghai State Security Bureau"

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Thursday, September 12, 2024
Hawaii Man Arrested for Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
By News Release @ 5:16 AM :: 1553 Views :: Military, Republican Party

... Alexander Cain Poplin, 31, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia ....

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Warning Labels on Social Media: Hawaii AG Joins 41 States
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 3679 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care

... calling on congressional lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms ....

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Hawaii Water Service Operations Manager Recognized Nationally for Response During Lahaina Fire
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 1930 Views :: Maui County, Land Use

... John (Kani) Kadowaki, Maui Operations Manager of Hawaii Water Service, honored with the Living Water Award during annual Water Summit ....

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Monday, September 9, 2024
Feds: “Housing on Maui is challenging to say the least."
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 3743 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living

... Temporary housing projects have been a priority for federal agencies while responding to the fires, yet temporary housing poses unintended consequences for the community ....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
Hawaii Solar: Seven Years Later the Deal Suddenly Changes
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 3126 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period ....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
Kona Hospital May Lose Trauma Designation--Patients wait 100 days
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 4155 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care

... Lack of skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities result in up to 100-day hospital stays for wait-listed patients ....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
With caveats, Ninth Circuit upholds gun-free zones in California, Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 3323 Views :: Second Amendment

..."they ruled for us on the issue of banks and shared parking lots,” said Alan Beck, a lawyer for the Hawaii plaintiffs....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
DBEDT: With Tourism Down, Growth Remains Anemic
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 1906 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2024 unchanged from the previous quarter, at 1.3 percent ....

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Thursday, September 5, 2024
Insurance Institute: How to make the New Lahaina More Fire Resistant
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 3690 Views :: Maui County, Development

... developing communities with greater structure separation, removing combustible connective fuels and hardening properties against ember and flame exposure ....

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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
UH developed, living coastal-protection system prepares for deployment
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 4388 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Land Use

... The project is on track for its first deployment of a 50-meter array of structures near the Ulupaʻu crater, off the Kailua Bay side of Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi in late 2024, early 2025 ....

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Sunday, September 1, 2024
Hawaii National Parks Attract 4,764,320 Tourists
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 3908 Views :: Environment, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... Haleakala Park saw a 27% decrease in visitors in 2023 compared to 2022 ....

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Saturday, August 31, 2024
Mayor signs bill to drive creation of new rental housing for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 2210 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use

... Bill 3 (2024), which greatly enhances incentives to developers to help generate rental housing projects ....

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Saturday, August 31, 2024
DLNR Wages Bacteriological War Against Mosquitoes
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 4117 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Environment

... it is harmless to other creatures, including people ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 4304 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics

... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
Audit: Police Commission Gives 'inconsistent and ineffective oversight of HPD'
By News Release @ 5:11 AM :: 3687 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

"The HPC expressed general disagreement with our two primary findings and noted lukewarm consideration to implement some of the recommendations."

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Friday, August 30, 2024
State awards first contract to build educator rentals
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 3299 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Labor

... 100+ units in Mililani .... 

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Corps of Engineers Clearing Debris from Final Residential Properties in Lahaina
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1682 Views :: Maui County, Development, Military

... Commercial debris removal operations are also progressing, with 91 out of 159 commercial properties cleared to date. The completion of these efforts remains on track for February 2024 ....

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Green Appoints New Head of Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 3215 Views

... Ciara Kahahane continues to coordinate, on behalf of the Attorney General, the comprehensive review and analysis of the Lahaina wildfires of August 2023 ....

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024
State DLE Calls Gun Buyback Successful
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 2210 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... Individuals turning in firearms received a total of 531 gift cards valued at $53,100 ....

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Monday, August 26, 2024
UHERO: Shortage of Sister-Isle Medical Care Mostly Affects Low Income Residents
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 4116 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... People with disabilities and people with low incomes in rural areas faced the biggest health differences ....

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Sunday, August 25, 2024
Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Honolulu Renters
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 2127 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living

"... unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing ...."

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Friday, August 23, 2024
Red Flag Warning For Leeward Areas Of All Islands Saturday From 10 AM To 6 PM
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 4185 Views :: Energy, Environment

... A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly ....

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Friday, August 23, 2024
Which College Majors Pay the Most in Hawaiʻi?
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 4055 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... Hawaii top earners still earn considerably less than the top three majors across the US ....

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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Maui Economic Development: Official Gets Paid Leave After Giving $1.4M to Friends and Family
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 4886 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... Maui Economic Development: Crime Pays ....

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Nigerian Prince Busted in Hawaii COVID Scam
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 4234 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19

... conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits from nine states including Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Hacker Breaks into Hawaii Death Registry System to Fake Own Death
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 4210 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care

... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....

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Monday, August 19, 2024
Solution to Waianae Violence? Flood the Zone with Cops
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 4536 Views :: Honolulu County, Police

... a plan to bring significantly more law enforcement support to Wai‘anae ....

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Saturday, August 17, 2024
UH team presents new vision for Ala Wai Harbor
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 451 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Tourism

... UH provided the State of Hawaiʻi’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) with concept options for the state’s largest harbor for small boats ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
UH President finalists expected in September
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 3315 Views :: Higher Education

... there are more than 90 applicants for the position ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
DBEDT Releases 2023 Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3864 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... the 2023 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book is the 56th edition of its series ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
HART Awards $1.66B Contract for Center City Rail
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 4581 Views :: Rail

... $360M above projections before they turn a shovel ....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Neighborhood Board members, Honolulu Councilmember visit OCCC and new jail site
By News Release @ 5:09 AM :: 3713 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... The new O‘ahu jail is projected to incorporate a modern jail design ....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
UH breaks extramural funding record for 3rd consecutive year with $615.7M in FY 2024
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 3390 Views :: Higher Education

... This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in funding ....

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Monday, August 12, 2024
Hawaii County Sued Over Unconstitutional Firearm Permit Denial
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4984 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....

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Sunday, August 11, 2024
Hooser Lists Wins and Losses for 'Progressives' in Democratic Primary
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 5147 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians

... Three 'Progressives' won seats and two 'Progressive' incumbents lost seats in Democratic Primary.  Here is a list ....

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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Justice Department to Monitor Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 1632 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections

... Complaints about possible violations of federal voting rights laws can be submitted ....

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