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Entries for 'News Release'
Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Federal Court Dismisses Meth Dealer's Challenge to COVID Emergency Proclamations
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 3038 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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... The Plaintiffs—a non-profit corporation called “For Our Rights” and five residents of Kauaʻi—sought monetary damages, claiming that Gov. Ige violated their due process rights ....
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Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
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Conference Committee: Fraud, fictitious claims, and campaign funds
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 2152 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... House and Senate conferees began negotiations today on judiciary measures relating to fraud, fictitious claims, and campaign funds ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Point-in-Time 2023: Homelessness Up Sharply in Hawaii, Kauai Counties
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 2814 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... Hawai`i and Kaua`i counties realized 20 and 10 percent increases respectively in total homelessness driven largely by increases in unsheltered homelessness, while Maui declined five percent overall ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
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Latest Mass Shooting at Cockfight Inevitable Outcome of Inattention by Political Leaders and Law Enforcement
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 3004 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Hawaii Legislators are hell-bent on taking away the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding gun owners--but when a real gun crime occurs, its 'nobody here but us chickens' ....
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Saturday, April 15, 2023 |
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Applicants Sought to Fill Vacancies on the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 2291 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... The Disciplinary Board oversees the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates allegations of attorney misconduct ....
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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Senate Confirms Green's First Judicial Appointment
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3723 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... Michelle L. Drewyer to serve as Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit, to fill the vacancy created by now-Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. ....
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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HB300: Senate Sends Draft of State Budget Back to House
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 2012 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The Senate's version of HB300 for the biennium budget covering fiscal years 2024 (FY24) and 2025 (FY25) includes appropriations of $11,652,494,699 and $9,942,927,794 in general funds, respectively. Additionally, the bill allocates $19,840,434,756 in FY24 and $18,151,811,832 in FY25 for all means of financing. ...
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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Koko Head Shooting Complex reopening April 29 with lots of new rules
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 2603 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Weekend schedule, free online reservations implemented due to current staffing shortage ....
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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Rich States, Poor States -- Hawaii ranks 45th
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Each of these factors is influenced directly by state lawmakers through the legislative process ....
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Friday, April 14, 2023 |
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HB1255: Crunch Time for West Maui Hospital
By News Release @ 6:43 AM :: 2180 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... HB1255 and SB1476 in support of $20 million Special Purpose Revenue Bond (SPRB) for West Maui Hospital ....
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Thursday, April 13, 2023 |
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Cockfighting Guam Officer Reinstated With Back Pay
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 2207 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... conveniently, Mr. San Nicolas is a Commodity Inspector with the GDOA, one of a handful of trained and sworn law enforcement officers within that division....
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
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Second Crossover: House Approves 77 More Senate Bills
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1880 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... These bills now head back to the Senate for their consideration ....
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
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DoH Releases Hawai‘i Youth Risk Behavior Survey
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 2460 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Drugs
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... Topics covered in the survey include unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy; protective factors; mental health and suicide; dietary behaviors; and physical activity ....
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
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Bribery: Rep Ty Cullen gets 24 Months Prison
By News Release @ 5:49 AM :: 2302 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Cullen accepted bribery payments on eight (8) separate occasions over the course of several years ....
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Sunday, April 9, 2023 |
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Survey: Hawaii Residents Reject Soft-on-Crime Policies
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2189 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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"...A majority also support creation of new offenses criminalizing fraud and corruption by public officials and employees...."
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Friday, April 7, 2023 |
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Moody's Downgrade: Rail Debt Gimmick Comes Back To Bite Honolulu Taxpayers
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 3862 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... The debt burden has recently been rising due to GOULT bonds issued for construction of the rapid transit system ....
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Friday, April 7, 2023 |
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30 Years later First members Appointed to Oahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1857 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii History
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... Administratively, the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission will be managed by the City’s Department of Planning and Permitting ....
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Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
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OHA Rejects $100M Offer--Sees More Profit in Lying About Kakaako Makai
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 2250 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA
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"... The prohibition of residential development via a 'perpetual easement' has too adverse of an impact on the future value of Hakuone lands ...."
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 |
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Reimagining Tourism: DLNR Police Sweep Bums out of Uncle Billy's Hotel--Again
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 1731 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness
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... DLNR pays $9000/mo for ‘security’ at Uncle Billy’s and somehow can’t keep the bums out. Obviously this raid is timed to support the DLNR’s request for $12.5M to demolish Uncle Billy’s. First Rule of Bureaucracy: “Maintain the problem” ....
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 |
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IRS Red Hill Relief: Will Not Tax Relocation Payments
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 1709 Views :: Military, Taxes
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... The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance today on relief payments ....
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 |
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Hawaii COVID Hospitalizations Jump 90% in Week
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 2065 Views :: COVID-19
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... The number of total positive COVID-19 hospitalizations has increased over the past week (3/26 – 4/4) from 39 to 74 patients, which is an 89.7% increase....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Civil Defense: Public Meetings Set
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 1604 Views :: Environment, Military
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... to provide input for the 2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan ....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i County seeking board, commission applicants to fill vacancies
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1863 Views :: Hawaii County
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... Volunteer members of these Boards and Commissions serve for staggered terms ranging from four to five years ....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric seeks public comment on draft ‘Integrated Grid Plan: A pathway to a clean energy future’
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 2182 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Your rates will be going up to pay for the infrastructure we need to make irregular and erratic wind and solar electricity less damaging to our grid ....
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Sunday, April 2, 2023 |
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Charter School Corruption: Ten Years Later Felony Theft Whittled Down to Almost Nothing
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 2694 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... At one point, the school had racked up more than $400,000 in debt with $100,000 in undocumented expenses such as $12,000 for healing oils and acupuncture ....
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Saturday, April 1, 2023 |
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Abercrombie Among Finalists named for 3 seats on UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 1959 Views :: Higher Education
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... Abercrombie said he sent Green a letter Friday requesting consideration for a seat on the board ....
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Saturday, April 1, 2023 |
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Green signs seven “Good Government” bills into law
By News Release @ 5:27 AM :: 1816 Views :: Ethics
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... Governor Josh Green, M.D. today signed seven “Good Government” bills into law, to advance the goals of ethics, lobbying, and campaign spending laws in Hawai‘i ....
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Saturday, April 1, 2023 |
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Blangiardi signs Bill 57, designating 'sensitive places' for firearms on Oʻahu
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 2003 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... The bill, which was passed by the Honolulu City Council earlier this month, goes into effect on May 1, 2023 ....
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Friday, March 31, 2023 |
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Creating Positions: Senate WAM Budget Burns Your Tax Cut Money
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1718 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... can you count how many times the word 'adding' is used? ....
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Friday, March 31, 2023 |
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Bishop Museum Appoints Dee Jay Mailer President
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 1822 Views :: Ethics
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... Mailer has been leading the Museum on an interim basis since Feb. 2, 2023 ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Appoints Isaac Choy as Vice President of Finance
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1990 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... Choy begins work on April 10 and will be responsible for overseeing HTA’s management of finances and government funding, including compliance with legislative and auditing requirements ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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Next Boondoggle: $44M Blaisdell Renovation
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 1951 Views :: Honolulu County
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... health, safety and deferred maintenance ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1842 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... tourist spending in nominal non-inflating dollars is +18.0% vs February 2019. Inflation is 16.77% 2019-2023 so we are just treading water ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii Population Declines 0.8% During COVID
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 1927 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022 the state population declined at an average rate of 0.4% per year ....
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Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
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More Red Light Cams Activated
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1885 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... Since start, nearly 1,800 citations issued along Vineyard and Pali ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Gun Bills: Legislative Update
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 1990 Views :: Second Amendment
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... many bad changes to Hawaii's gun laws ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Lawmakers broaden educator housing eligibility to all school employees
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1695 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... The committees approved $185 million in total to finance the teacher housing projects at or near three schools ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Sovereignty Activist Sentenced--17 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud Schemes and Aggravated Identity Theft
By News Release @ 5:41 AM :: 2779 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics
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... stealing money intended to provide scholarships to underprivileged students at Kamehameha Schools ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Hawaii February 2023 Unemployment 3.6%
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 1753 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii is exactly average ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Class of 2023 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 2418 Views :: Education K-12
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... there are currently no planned health and safety restrictions for this year's graduation ceremonies ....
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Sunday, March 26, 2023 |
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Maui: Sterile Mosquitoes to Reduce Avian Malaria
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 1901 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... The NPS will use an incompatible insect technique (IIT) which consists of repeatedly releasing incompatible male mosquitoes into the wild ....
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
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FSM: Top Micronesia Officials Guilty in Fake Ship Registry Scam
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 2115 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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... Martin Jano Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering & Lukner Weilbacher Found Guilty of Conflict of Interest in Micronesia International Ship Registry Case ....
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
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HART Seeks 9th Board Member
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 1937 Views :: Rail
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... the ninth voting member will be selected by the other eight voting members ....
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Saturday, March 25, 2023 |
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Dela Cruz Manipulation? Senate Rejects Green's Pick for DBEDT
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 4021 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Green's pick for #2 at DBEDT is Dane Wicker, a current business partner and former chief of staff to Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz. If Sadayasu is rejected, Wicker could advance to #1 ....
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Friday, March 24, 2023 |
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Lancet: Hawaii Lowest COVID Death Rate--Highest Economic Impact
By News Release @ 3:25 AM :: 1579 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii, Washington DC, and New York had the largest reduction in employment ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Samoa: Biden's Giant Sanctuary Proposal Behind Back of Pacific Territories
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 1905 Views :: Environment
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... the administration made no effort to discuss this issue with the Pacific delegations or to notify us even at the recent IGIA forum that such a drastic change to our way of life was even being considered ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comment on Honolulu Harbor Modifications
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 1988 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Jones Act
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... two public scoping meetings, March 30 and 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Rookie House Democrats Tout Bills
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 1953 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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... 55 bills introduced by the House Majority Freshmen have passed third reading in the House and crossed over to the Senate ....
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