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... FDIC-supervised institutions’ prices equal or surpass payday lenders’ in Hawaii ....

... six Hawaii towns compared ....

... A newly released report examines the tax burden and economic climate of all 50 states ....

... This amount reflects both housing and utilities costs for a modest two-bedroom rental ....

... In order to identify the states whose unemployment rates are bouncing back most, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia ....

... 13,690 more people moved out of the metro area than moved in over the last year ....

... H.R.3587, as introduced by Grijalva on May 28, 2021, does not mention Alaska Native corporations or Native Hawaiian organizations.... But Grijalva planned to unveil a new version of the RESPECT Act with Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations on the morning of the April 6 markup ....

... Senate Bill 514 would pay one-time tax rebate checks of $300 to people making $100,000 a year or less and $100 to those making more than $100,000 a year .... 

... Senate Bill 2819 could cost the state $94 million, according to an estimate from the Senate Education Committee. The money would go to about 8,000 HSTA members ....

... When the demand far outweighs the available properties in a given area, costs get artificially driven up ....

... Hawaii’s contributions have fallen below minimum actuarial standards since 2011, which has caused the state’s funding level to decline from 94% in 2000 to 55% as of 2019 ....

... Vitaly Tretyakov, quipped amid the crosstalk "Is she some sort of Russian agent?" prompting Solovyov to joke "yes." ....

... three tax types of state tax burdens — property taxes, individual income taxes and sales and excise taxes — as a share of total personal income in the state ....

... Case’s Appropriations Committee will review the request as part of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request ....

... Including the federal tax, taxes account for 13.8% of the average price of a gallon of gas in the state ....

... in Hawaii 9.6% of mortgage holders are behind on their payments ....

... Esther Bodyu-Ogawa said word of his kidnapping took days to become public because the city was captured by Russia and the troops confiscated the family's cellphones and other devices ....

... $3.92 for a Tall Latte ....

... The Pacific Legal Foundation said the ban was an unlawful move by a low-level federal bureaucrat who destroyed a business avenue central to the livelihoods of many in Hawaii ....

... Hawaii is home to some 70,410 renters who owe their landlords rent, and an estimated 19.1% of them reported being either somewhat likely or very likely to face eviction in the coming months - the fourth smallest share among states ....

... Hawaii doesn’t have a presidential primary law — Democrats there used a party-run event in 2020 ....

... knowledge and technology outputs are America’s particular strengths--but not Hawaii's ....

... high taxes for poor quality services ....

... Low taxes, school choice help inform ALEC's ranking of best, worst governors ....

... King v McKelvey for State Senate? ....

... In terms of dollar figures, Hawaii spent the last two years in a class by itself. The state tallied the steepest increases in the country across every category and every time period throughout the entirety of the pandemic. ....

... 2022’s Best & Worst States for Doctors ....

... The guide would consist of 150-word statements from candidates running for statewide or federal offices ....

... If it’s an open seat, multiple Democrats are likely to jump at the opportunity ....

... Hawaii took home the top spot for state with the highest median household net worth in 2019 ....

... In California and Hawaii, the reason for their relatively few single-person residences could be economics. Both have some of the most expensive housing costs in the nation ....

... Hawaii is one of the worst states for speeding-related fatal car accidents ....

... slim pickings ....

... In 2018 Tulsi Gabbard hired a Russian agent to silence critics in Hawai'i media ....

“...Gabbard’s Hare Krishna cult leader Chris Butler wants recognition from the real Hindus in India.  To that end, he has directed his loyal servant Tulsi Gabbard to kiss up to the Hindu nationalist government of India.  India’s foreign policy is aligned with Russia and is anti-Islamist which then leads Gabbard to align with Putin….”

... nine out of the top 10 states are State Plan states ....

... Little noticed language was included in the National Defense Authorization Act that became law in 2021 when Congress overrode then-President Donald Trump’s veto ....

... Hawaii gasoline prices are increasing more slowly than other states .... 

... Changing economic conditions are making it more difficult for people to afford household expenses ....

... Total COVID-19 deaths in Hawaii: 91 per 100,000 people ....

... House Minority Whip Val Okimoto is asking Hawaii Gov. David Ige to rescind the state's mask mandate in light of new guidelines released by the US CDC ....

... Oahu Democrats vote 15-2 in resolutions committee to condemn former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for speaking as featured guest at CPAC dinner ....

... The average household size in Hawaii is 2.95 ....

... The Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended approval of a bill that would ban fundraising activities for lawmakers during legislative sessions. ...

... where employers are struggling the most in hiring ....

... analysts looked at the latest information on vaccine hesitancy to find the main reasons why parents don’t want to vaccinate their children ....

... the cost of living in Hawaii ranks as the highest among states ....

... Senate Bill 214, and its House companion HB 781, are patterned on the Student Press Law Center’s “New Voices” model legislation ....

... Barely a year after Hawaii began allowing nurses to abort first-trimester unborn babies, state lawmakers already are moving forward with legislation to allow nurses to do even more dangerous second-trimester abortions ....

... 16 Hawaii towns compared ....