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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Friday, February 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii: Third Highest Proportion of Unsheltered Homeless
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 2761 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... 62.7% of Hawaii homeless are unsheltered ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii medical excise tax affecting patient care, physicians say
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 AM :: 1712 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... A Hawaii resident diagnosed with breast cancer could not find a physician to treat her ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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A Trio of Bills in Hawaii Would Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 AM :: 1677 Views :: Drugs
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... SB1043 and SB669 have been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB1216 has been referred to the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee ....
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Monday, February 6, 2023 |
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Taxi Rates: Council should repeal price fixing law
By Selected News Articles @ 7:49 PM :: 1494 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... repeal the price fixing provisions in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu ....
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Monday, February 6, 2023 |
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Maui Council Tries Again: Finally Selects Lutey County Clerk
By Selected News Articles @ 7:14 PM :: 1402 Views :: Maui County
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... the Council also moved Bill 4 (2023): Conversion of certain legal short term condo rentals in West Maui to long term use ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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CNHA News: Danner Scores Gig on Indian Corporation, Sends Herself $4M
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 PM :: 2441 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement awarded $4M from Oweesta Corp ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Committee recommends dissolution of Hawaii Tourism Authority
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 AM :: 1423 Views :: Tourism
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... The Hawaii House Committee on Tourism advanced a bill that dissolves the state's tourism authority and creates a three-member "destination management agency." ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii committee OKs proposed constitutional amendment on abortion
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 AM :: 1383 Views :: Life
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... Republican Sen. Brenton Awa and Democratic Sen. Mike Gabbard voted against the bill ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Webinar: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills for 2023 Session
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 1517 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The new session has started and there are 49 gun bills in the Hawaii Legislature ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 1824 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Lee Elected Chair of Maui Council after Epic 18 Hour Meeting
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 1083 Views :: Maui County
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... Who needs telenovelas when there's the Maui County Council? ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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SB19: Allow Dead People to Vote
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 PM :: 1539 Views :: Office of Elections
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... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 2360 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Hawaii ranked as most expensive state to buy eggs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 AM :: 2045 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... the average cost for a dozen eggs in Hawaii is about $9.73. That's 51% higher than a year earlier and 53% higher than #2 Florida ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Proposed Hawaii State Privacy Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 1747 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Small Business
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... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....
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Monday, January 23, 2023 |
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U.S. Marine runs toward gunfire, applies lifesaving aid in Waikiki shooting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 2925 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Military
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... The man fell to the ground as the first of the two shooters sprinted to a waiting vehicle. The wounded man was lying on the sidewalk to Issa’s left as the second shooter, located to Issa’s right, began firing frantically at the downed man ....
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii #1 for multigenerational households
By Selected News Articles @ 6:57 PM :: 1977 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Areas with high living costs, large immigrant populations, and housing shortages are abundant with multigenerational homes ....
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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Counties with the most emergency shelters in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 1284 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest number of emergency shelters per capita in Hawaii using data from the National Shelter System Facilities database ....
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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2023 Hawaii Gun Law Tracker
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 1969 Views :: Second Amendment
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... we already have 12 Anti-Second Amendment bills ....
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii has the most honest guns in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:53 PM :: 1761 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... the Average ‘Time-to-Crime’ for Firearms in Hawaii is 3x other states ....
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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Feds award Hawaii $15.8 million to offset COFA costs
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 1580 Views :: World News, Hawaii State Government
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... About 16,300 members of the COFA lived in Hawaii, according to numbers from fiscal year 2022 ....
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Backs NY Gun Control Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM :: 1438 Views :: Second Amendment
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... AGs voice support for New York gun-industry liability law and concealed carry law ....
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Friday, January 20, 2023 |
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National coalition including Hawaii legislators urges states to enact 'wealth' taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM :: 1648 Views :: Taxes
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... Rep Jeanne Kapela and Hawai'i Tax Fairness Coalition protest at State Capitol in favor of new tax ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii targets housing reform as Legislature returns
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 1826 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... 156 bills are on the current docket to be introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate ....
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Monday, January 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worst State to Drive In
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 1274 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... high gas prices, rush-hour traffic congestion and poor road quality ....
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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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Searching for a Side Job? In Hawaii you've got lots of company
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 1888 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... According to recent data, searches for side jobs have seen an increase of 49.89%, with Hawaii ranking sixth among the states ....
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Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
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Prioritizing lists
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 1811 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The list is directly from the HGEA’s email to members earlier this week, January 9, 2023 ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Most Expensive US Cities -- Honolulu 5th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 1713 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... and that doesn’t account for state tax rates, which are among the highest in the nation ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Optimism About Astronomy on Mauna Kea
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 2126 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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“...A year ago I would have been pessimistic….” …but … Recent developments make John O’Meara “optimistic about astronomy on Mauna Kea whether or not TMT is part of it....”
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive Pizza in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:32 AM :: 2088 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The Price of Pizza Hut and Domino’s in Every Country and State ....
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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Jan. 19th Oral Arguments in Disputed Maui Council Election
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 AM :: 1775 Views :: Maui County, Office of Elections
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... the challenge brought by Ahia and 30 Maui County voters argues Maui County Clerk Kathy Kaohu made an error by failing to determine the validity of hundreds of mail-in ballot envelopes deemed ‘deficient’ ....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
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Taxes, housing drive people from Hawaii, policy group says
By Selected News Articles @ 8:25 PM :: 1998 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... more than 15,000 left the state between July 2021 and July 2022 ....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
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79% of Hawaii Criminals' Guns Smuggled from Out-of-State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 AM :: 1657 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... According to 2021 data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 78.9% of traced guns in Hawaii were sold by an out-of-state retailer - the third largest share in the country. Firearms traced by the ATF typically have been used, or are suspected to have been used, to commit a crime ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Long, expensive road for government permission to work
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 2098 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Chief Logan Signs First Concealed Carry Permit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 2374 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... the first permit issued in modern history for Honolulu ....
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Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
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When the Communications Director is Away
By Selected News Articles @ 8:03 PM :: 1885 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... if you don't go where you aren't invited, it's fine ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gender Gap #2 in USA--Failing Boys Account for All of DoE Shortfall
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 3167 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii English test scores relative to US average: Female: 0.07 grades above US average -- Male: 1.04 grades below US average ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Worst Roads in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:23 PM :: 1566 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... More than a quarter of Hawaii’s urban roads come in at more than 170 inches per mile on the International Roughness Index (IRI), a measure of how much a vehicle vibrates based on the roughness of the road and how the wheel hits it ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Among Nine States Running Long-Term Structural Deficits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 1789 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... revenue will continue to fall short of spending absent policy changes ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Joins Bipartisan group of 37 AGs urging stronger protections for airline customers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 1544 Views :: Tourism, Cost of Living
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... The attorneys general warned about possible abuse of a proposed rule requiring refunds when there’s a significant change in flight itinerary ....
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Burn Thru $1M Retirement Fund in 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2264 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... retirees can expect to burn money fastest in Hawaii ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Inflation is easing in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1729 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu showed a Consumer Price Index change of -0.6% over the last two months ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Green's plan to eliminate food and medicine tax may not have a clear path
By Selected News Articles @ 8:34 PM :: 1636 Views :: Taxes
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... Lawmakers have not indicated if they back Green's plan ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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$300 Rebate Checks From Hawaii: You Can Still Claim It
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 AM :: 1643 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Most taxpayers have already received their rebate checks from Hawaii of up to $300. However, those who filed their taxes late and taxpayers whose payment has been withheld by the tax department may still be waiting ....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022 |
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Army Investigating Gay Bondage Pics Taken on Hawaii Base
By Selected News Articles @ 11:11 PM :: 4322 Views :: Military
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... wearing dog masks, leather and chains. Some of the photos depict poses of submission and sexual acts ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Red Hill funds included in annual defense bill
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 PM :: 1758 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 includes $1 billion for cleaning up the site of a fuel leak into Hawaii's water supply ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Guns: Supreme Court shows us the ‘Sensitive Places’
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 1702 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... If you look at Bill 57, the Mayor has taken a cut-and-paste list from places such as New York, New Jersey, and D.C. to make a list that is currently failing at every challenge in court in those exact locations....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Critical Race Theory Programs at UH Med School
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 AM :: 2123 Views :: Higher Education
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... mandatory education in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion, or some other form of critical race theory-linked program, either through mandatory training or in the curriculum ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 2156 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii, pension liabilities totaled an estimated $32.7 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the state's pension assets totaled $17.4 billion. Considering both assets and liabilities, Hawaii's pension funding ratio is 53.2%, the seventh lowest in the country ....
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