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Entries for 'News Release'
Saturday, July 29, 2023 |
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Green Appoints Thielen, Hannemann ... and Ex-Con Stacy Moniz
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 4042 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....
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Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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Solar Shaft: HECO Evenings hit $0.66 per kwh
By News Release @ 5:44 PM :: 3672 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... data gathered by Hawaiian Electric and will ultimately determine how the program may roll out to all customers starting in late 2024 or 2025 ....
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Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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Tourist Count Up 5.5%
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 2243 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 889,274 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in June 2023, an increase of 5.5 percent from June 2022 ....
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Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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DoH: Hawaii Needs Lots and Lots of Free Needles
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 2237 Views :: Drugs
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"Syringe exchanges serve as essential health hubs for people who use drugs"
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Friday, July 28, 2023 |
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Pathways to Removing Housing Obstacles
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 2372 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... PRO Housing to reduce barriers to affordable housing production by helping local communities address restrictive zoning, land use, and regulatory policies. It also expands financing for affordable, energy-efficient, and resilient housing, and promotes commercial-to-residential conversion ....
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Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
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ACLU Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 2479 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... asks the court to stop the City’s targeted enforcement actions—including sweeps, citations, and arrests—that disrupt and disenfranchise houseless people, unless and until there is adequate shelter ....
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii Largest CO2 INCREASE in USA
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 2891 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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... Between 2020 and 2021, the most recent years of available data, carbon emissions in Hawaii increased by 16.2%. Over that period, energy related carbon dioxide pollution went from 14.9 million metric tons to 17.3 million metric tons ....
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023 |
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UH Pays Off Ransomware Hackers
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 2477 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii Community College paid at least $100,000 in ransomware attack ....
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023 |
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Lack of Drivers: No Buses for 14 Schools on Oahu, Kauai
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 2371 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Education K-12
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... The continuing shortage of qualified school bus drivers statewide will suspend bus transportation services at ten of Oʻahu’s 24 high schools and four schools on Kauaʻi when the new school year begins ....
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Monday, July 24, 2023 |
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OIP Issues Four New Opinions
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 2499 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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Senators Visit OCCC, Halawa
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2129 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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... The purpose was to bring awareness to initiatives to modernize our public safety facilities, disrupt pathways to prison, and reduce recidivism ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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HECO Rate Hikes Coming: Public Must Make Big Sacrifices for 'Green' Energy
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 2635 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... major technological advances, especially in sustainable fuels and carbon-capture, and reaching consensus on land-use policy are some of what’s required for Hawaii to fully decarbonize ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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UH sets new extramural funding record of $515.9M in FY2023
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 2079 Views :: Higher Education
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... back-to-back record hauls in extramural funding ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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Former Union Officer Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Embezzlement
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 2329 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... 140 months for conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $209,391.72 ....
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
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DoE Wins Fire Alarm Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 1901 Views :: Education K-12
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... relating to the installation of fire alarm systems at eight public schools ....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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Feds Propose New Critical Habitat for Green Sea Turtles
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 1893 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... The proposed critical habitat areas include the states of California, Florida, Hawaiʻi, North Carolina and Texas; the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands; and the commonwealths of the Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico ....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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Feds Impose 10 Year Sentence on Waipio Carjackers
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 2282 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... in state court they would have been sentenced to probation ....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023 |
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Green Emergency Order: Sweep Homeless Drug Addicts out of Uncle Billy's and Demolish Hotel
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 2383 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism, Drugs
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... The Hawaii Police Department has responded to 6,479 calls for service/incidents in the area from September, 2018, to April, 2023, with an estimated cost for responding to these calls ranges from $319,000 to $459,000 ....
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023 |
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Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Housing
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 2223 Views :: Development, Homelessness, Land Use
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...“This emergency proclamation is one of the largest state-level housing actions anywhere in the country in years, if not decades," said Senator Stanley Chang, chair of the Senate Committee on Housing....
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Monday, July 17, 2023 |
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After Ulehawa Beach Murder, Waianae Reps Demand Immediate Homeless Sweep
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 1978 Views :: Homelessness
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"...It is crucial for the well-being and security of Leeward Coast residents that this area remains cleared and safe...."
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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Auditor: Honolulu Human Resources Data Almost 100% Erroneous
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 2060 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Based on the high error rates, we concluded that DHR’s data was unreliable and insufficient to conduct further analysis ....
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Saturday, July 15, 2023 |
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Free Money from the Sky: More COVID Cash for Honolulu's Profitable Non-profits
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 1804 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... City to accept applications for a second tranche of relief funding for non-profits affected by Covid-19 ....
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Friday, July 14, 2023 |
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Gun Industry Group Sues Over Hawaii 'Nuisance' Law
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 1624 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii’s recently-enacted public nuisance law will allow frivolous lawsuits against members of the firearm industry for the criminal and negligent misuse of firearms by remote third parties ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Green Signs 263 Bills -- Vetoes 11
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 11122 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green issued 11 vetoes on July 7, due to serious legal and programmatic concerns ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Charter School Defeats 'Strip Search' Lawsuit
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1458 Views :: Education K-12
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... grant of summary judgment means that the defendants won the lawsuit without the need for a trial ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Green Addresses United Nations, Admits Hawaii Failing to Implement UN Eco Goals
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 2490 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... The review highlights progress on achieving the six Aloha+ Challenge goals, which are the state’s local implementation of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Hawaiʻi stands as the sole state in the United States to have submitted a Voluntary Local Review (VLR) ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Finally Outlaws Nepotism--except Legislative and Judicial
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 1971 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... It applies to almost all state employees (except those working for the legislative or judicial branches) ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Double Nothing is Nothing: City announces updated and corrected ridership numbers for Skyline
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 1856 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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... $13B / 3,666 avg daily riders = $3.5M per rider We could have bought each rider a house near their job and a Cadillac or two to put in the garage -- and still saved billions ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Board of Parks and Recreation relaunching with eight new nominees
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 1019 Views :: Honolulu County
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... a volunteer board created to advise DPR on recreational, cultural, and public entertainment opportunities at City parks and facilities ....
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
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Red Hill Surge Tanks First to be Drained
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 1469 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Approximately 480,000 gallons of fuel are expected to be removed from the surge tanks. Defueling operations are expected to begin on July 17, 2023, and run through July 30, 2023....
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Monday, July 10, 2023 |
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DHHL Seeks Recommendations for 2024 Legislative Package
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 1335 Views :: DHHL
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... All proposals must but be submitted by July 31, 2023 ....
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 |
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Green Stacks HTA Board Before 'Special' Meeting
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 1555 Views :: Tourism
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... That means the HTA board will be under new leadership when it holds a special meeting Thursday to discuss how to proceed after current HTA President and CEO John De Fries leaves the agency ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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HSTA Flies 98 to Florida Rally for Transsexual Agenda
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 2026 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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New Sunshine Law Requirements
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 1489 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... two 2023 laws, Act 019 and Act 125, added new Sunshine Law requirements effective July 1 and October 1, 2023 ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 1280 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following judicial vacancy ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Only 1,245 passengers ride Rail on first day they had to pay
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 2163 Views :: Rail
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... DO THE MATH: $13B / 1,245 = $10.4M per passenger -- slightly more than a Bugatti Centodieci ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Need $60K to Pay Your Mortgage?
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 1700 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaiʻi Community Lending have been serving homeowners with the greatest needs ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Homeless Medical Respite Fills up in One Month
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 1602 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Homelessness
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... 13 total intakes, 3 patient discharges, and a total of 189 unduplicated shower uses from members of the surrounding community during the first month of project operation ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Green Seeks Comment on Oahu Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 4:43 AM :: 1338 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... Green will nominate a successor to Circuit Judge Christine E. Kuriyama, who retired in June 2023 ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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HHFDC Gives Solar Farm Control of Waianae Affordable Housing Complex
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1441 Views :: Energy, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... The agreement, which began on June 30, calls for Solar Farm View Estates LLC (SFVE) to undertake substantial repairs to the complex and operate it for the next 75 years. The Board of Directors of HHFDC, which retains the property’s fee-simple interest, approved a $4.95 million, low-interest, 10-year loan that allows SFVE to facilitate the repairs ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Oahu Park water reduction efforts exceed expectations
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 1365 Views :: Honolulu County
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... BWS called for a voluntary 10% water reduction last summer, park users reduced their use by 15.4% ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Amber Jackson Murder Case Reopened 13 years later
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 2056 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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... Kauai Police and outside agencies working on forensic evidence and DNA testing ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Oahu Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 1:26 PM :: 1400 Views :: Judiciary
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... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald announced today that he is seeking public comment on judicial nominees for three vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oʻahu) ....
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Thursday, July 6, 2023 |
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Animal Welfare Groups Urge Ninth Circuit to Affirm the Ban on Cockfighting in the Northern Mariana Islands
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 1570 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... The case, on appeal before the Ninth Circuit from the Northern Mariana Islands District Court, is the latest—and likely the last—in a stream of cases filed by the pro-cockfighting bloc to obstruct the ban on cockfighting in U.S. territories. ...
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Green Signs $37.2B Budget
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 1570 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Senator Donovan Dela Cruz, chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, hailed the tax break bill as a positive financial benefit for struggling families ....
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Learning for their Future: 127,000 Hawaii Keiki Given EBT Cards
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 1612 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... DHS provided more than 127,000 eligible children with $328 million in food assistance support ....
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Friday, June 30, 2023 |
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Green Releases 'Intent to Veto' List--Legislature Will not Override
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 3382 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Governor Josh Green, M.D., today notified legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 11 bills passed by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature during the 2023 session. ...
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Friday, June 30, 2023 |
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Sister Park Arrangement Signed for Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 1614 Views :: Hawaii History, Military, Tourism, Obama
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... Former President Barack Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, and Senator Hirono Promote Peace through Pearl Harbor National Memorial and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Sister Park Arrangement ....
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Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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UH 'Disappointed' by Affirmative Action Ruling Against Anti-Asian Discrimination
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 1627 Views :: Higher Education
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... A federal official wrote a parody of Harvard’s attitude toward Asian Americans and shared it with the dean of admissions. Why did a judge try to hide that from the public?....
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Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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801K Tourists Arrive in May, 2023
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 1212 Views :: Tourism
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... this represents a 94.6 percent recovery in total visitor arrivals from May 2019 ....
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