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Entries for 'News Release'
| Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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Illegal Caught with 5lbs of Methamphetamines
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 1599 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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... Gonzalez Jacobo has been removed to Mexico at least four times and has three prior felony convictions related to drug trafficking ....
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| Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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State Let Felon Back out on Streets--but now the Feds Have Got Him
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 2056 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... If convicted of the charged offense, Pham faces up to fifteen years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 ....
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| Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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Green Announces First Maui Fire Settlement Payout
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 1656 Views :: Maui County
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... A total of 26 wrongful death claims have been qualified -- One claim has been paid ....
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| Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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“After a decade-long battle against public corruption in Hawaii, we have successfully brought numerous cases to a close."
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 2142 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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“The cases against these three defendants are the last among a decade-long series of public corruption prosecutions in Hawaii.”
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| Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Urges Supreme Court to Keep Medicaid Dollars Flowing to Planned Parenthood
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 980 Views :: Life
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... urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s decision recognizing Medicaid recipients’ federally guaranteed right to receive care from Planned Parenthood ....
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| Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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AG Launches New Child Support Payment App
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 1258 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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... greater flexibility and convenience in managing their child support cases ....
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| Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Waianae Business Owner Charged in Fireworks Case
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 1206 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... Importation of Fireworks Without a Valid License or Permit, a class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine ....
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| Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Study: Hawaii's roads and bridges rank 48th for condition and cost-effectiveness
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 1556 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii's highways rank last in the nation in urban Interstate pavement condition, last in rural fatality rate, 47th in urban fatality rate, and 26th in structurally deficient bridges ...
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| Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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HB300: House Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 1219 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... HB300 will now move to the Senate for consideration ....
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Appeal period set to begin for updated FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 1620 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... some properties may now be classified within high-risk zones, known as Special Flood Hazard Areas, for the first time ....
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Hawaiian Electric Sells off Another Asset--Hamakua Power
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 2567 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... HEI continues to raise money to cover Lahaina Fire settlement ....
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Hounded by Enviros, Rodrigues Withdraws as Water Nominee
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 1522 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... control of water is the enviros new tool to block affordable housing and force you out of Hawaii ....
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Silicon Valley Billionaires Order Hawaii Legislators, AG to Target Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 1178 Views :: Life
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... 'Electronic Frontier Foundation' targets pro-life crisis pregnancy centers ....
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Six Years Later: Hilo's Singing Bridge Still Needs Emergency Repairs
By News Release @ 9:17 AM :: 1494 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....
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| Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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Planned Parenthood Hawaii Begins Promoting Sex-Change Telehealth
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 1853 Views :: Health Care, Life
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"...a game-changing expansion of our existing telehealth care...."
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| Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Celebrates Injunction Against Trump Funding Cuts
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 3124 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Higher Education
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“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."
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| Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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$21.19B: House Finance Committee Approves State Budget
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 1177 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the House draft of the budget bill (HB300), will now proceed to the House floor for third reading and are expected to cross over to the Senate on Wednesday, March 12 ....
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| Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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SB350 Fakes Contraceptive Protection in State Constitution
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 1977 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....
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| Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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DBEDT Reduces Hawaii Economic Growth Projection to 1.7%
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 2892 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... The downward adjustment was mainly due to the expected slowdown in tourism growth, higher projected consumer inflation and increasing policy uncertainty at the national and international levels ....
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| Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Kewalo: Gather to celebrate the death of bill SB 534
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 2011 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA
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... OHA introduced three failed bills SB534, HB605, and SB211 this legislative session ....
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| Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Senate Fireworks Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 1486 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... SB222, SB227, SB1324 ....
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| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 1426 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Vacancies on both commissions are appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Judicial Council ....
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| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii Assisted Living Costs Highest in USA
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 2279 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....
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| Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Blangiardi Fiscal Year 2026 budget--Spending up 8.4%, CIP up 15.8%
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 1294 Views :: Honolulu County
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... the City’s $3.93 billion Operating budget proposal represents an increase of 8.4% over the adopted $3.63 billion budget for the previous fiscal year. The proposed $1.21 billion Capital Improvement Project budget for FY 2026 is 15.8% more than the adopted $1.05 billion CIP budget for FY 2025 ....
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| Monday, March 3, 2025 |
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Hawai‘i students turn local ingredients into unique products through entrepreneurial program
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1950 Views :: Education K-12, Small Business
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... featuring an array of student-made products including ‘ulu chips, lollipops, skincare products and more ....
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| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii End Meth Summit
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 1352 Views :: Drugs
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... March 5 at Kroc Center ....
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| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Audit: Poor Design of Honolulu Rail System Contributes to Low Ridership
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 2873 Views :: Rail
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... limited payment options, insufficient station amenities, and the need for extended operating hours ....
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| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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State housing program expanded to support more City Employees
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 1636 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... "lawyers and activists" are now eligible to participate in the DEP program ....
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| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Safety cameras to begin sending warnings for speed March 1
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 1733 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... safety camera systems at 10 downtown Honolulu intersections will begin issuing warnings for speed on Saturday, March 1, 2025 ....
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| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Shelter for Mentally Ill Homeless at Center of Iwilei TOD Plan
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 2247 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness, Rail
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... especially for homeless individuals with a history of mental health, memory or brain injury challenges ....
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| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Federal Law Requires Lahaina Survivors to Begin Paying Rent March 1, 2025
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 1220 Views :: Maui County
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... FEMA is required by law to charge rent for direct housing 18 months after a disaster is declared ....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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SB933: Shell Bill with Blank Dollars to Make up for Federal Funding Freeze
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 1788 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....
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| Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
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2025 Wildfire Summit: 'Exploring our Wildfire Future'
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 2239 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County
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... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....
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| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Defamation: UH Law School Dean Sues Ken Lawson
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 2543 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... Lawson’s expressive freedoms date to a faculty meeting back in February 2023, where he voiced vehement objections to a scheduled Black History Month event ....
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| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Kōloa Rum Company challenges Jones Act in court
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 2223 Views :: Jones Act
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... argues century-old shipping law violates the Constitution’s Port Preference Clause ....
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| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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UH Trump Watch: New website on federal policy updates
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 2089 Views :: National News, Higher Education
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"Since taking office on January 20, the new federal leadership has released a series of EOs and directives that could significantly impact the 10-campus system."
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| Monday, February 24, 2025 |
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| Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
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Honolulu Next? U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy Announces Review of California High-Speed Rail Project
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 1901 Views :: Rail
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"...determine whether roughly $4 billion in taxpayer money should remain committed to the proposed project to build high-speed rail...."
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| Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
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Liquor Comm. Insider Bails out as Federal Oversight Commences
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 2320 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business
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“...Assistant Administrator Anna Hirai has served the Liquor Commission in several capacities for almost two and a half decades...”
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| Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
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Island Flex Open Enrollment Period: March 1 through April 30, 2025
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 2141 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Tax Credits
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... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....
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| Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
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SB433: Hawaii Knife Ban Bill Stopped
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 2278 Views :: Second Amendment
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... SB 433 would have absolutely banned carry, open or concealed, of most knives, and all knives in many public places in Hawaii ....
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| Thursday, February 20, 2025 |
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Fire debris cleared from final commercial property in Lahaina
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 1512 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... In total, 1,538 residential and commercial properties have been cleared ....
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| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
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UH: TRO Protecting DEI from Trump Executive Orders
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 1723 Views :: Higher Education
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... suit in two cases to challenge the federal directives halting funding for DEIA-related programs and capping indirect costs for research at 15% ....
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| Wednesday, February 19, 2025 |
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Indictment: Alleged Embezzler Busted at Hawaii Eco Group
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 2563 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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... While employed with the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Bjur allegedly issued herself $81,000 ....
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| Tuesday, February 18, 2025 |
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Green Executive Order to Speed State Hiring?
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1396 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”
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| Monday, February 17, 2025 |
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City announces two more town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1291 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Tuesday, Feb. 18: Mānoa Valley District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., Old Gym
Thursday, Feb. 20: Ewa Mahiko District Park, 5:30–7 p.m., DP Multi-Purpose Room 1
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| Saturday, February 15, 2025 |
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Busted on Guam: Federal Juror Took Bribe from Dirty ex-Cop
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 2348 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police, Drugs
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... After a mistrial was declared, Boom met with Tyquiengco and gave him $1,100 ....
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