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Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
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BWS files $1.2 billion claim over Red Hill damages
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 1324 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Honolulu's Board of Water Supply is seeking $1.2 billion from the U.S. Navy for costs associated with the fuel leak at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Sunday, November 19, 2023 |
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Let's not fall for all the Aloha Stadium hype
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:24 AM :: 1565 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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... even the slimmed down plan is worrisome ....
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Friday, November 17, 2023 |
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Honolulu 'Equality' Score Jumps with Transgender 'Health' Benefits
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 1427 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Police
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... Honolulu achieved additional points in this year’s rankings for having transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits ....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |
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Pentagon Plans Transfer of Red Hill Back to Navy
By Selected News Articles @ 10:41 PM :: 1495 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Joint Task Force – Red Hill was in charge of defueling, while the Navy and the Department of Defense will take on the closure process ....
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Monday, November 13, 2023 |
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Gun Violence: Westside Legislators Push Back Against Grace, Fevella
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 2967 Views :: Honolulu County, Gambling, Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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"We are disappointed that one of our colleagues has chosen to align themselves with a group of people promoting hate and bullying."
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Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
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Audit Exposes Caldwell’s $175M Slush Fund
By Andrew Walden @ 9:19 PM :: 4825 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... Could credit union executives go to jail? ....
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Sunday, November 12, 2023 |
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Honolulu Council approves self-certification for permits
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 AM :: 3082 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 6 (2023), CD1 would allow building applications to be reviewed by professionals qualified to self-certify that the plans and other data in the applications are in compliance ....
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Saturday, November 11, 2023 |
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Streamline permitting process to reduce wait times, favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:40 AM :: 1540 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... The Actors Guild, a local acting group, produced a play based on their five-year ordeal of trying to get a permit to renovate their theater at Dole Cannery ....
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Friday, November 10, 2023 |
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Mililani Fire Video: Native Trees Burn, Albizia Survives
By Video @ 3:09 AM :: 1692 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... While flames are no longer visible, the landscape is a mosaic of blackened native trees interspersed with invasive ones, like Albizia ....
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Friday, November 10, 2023 |
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Trap & skeet ranges at Koko Head Shooting Complex reopening this weekend
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 1446 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Skeet Range opening Saturday, Nov. 11, Trap Range reopening Sunday, Nov. 12 ....
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Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
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DOBOR Proposes Paid Parking at Ala Wai (again)
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 1474 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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... Ed Underwood said, “The boating program is currently subsidizing free parking in the facility which is not fair to those who are paying the fees" ....
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Thursday, November 9, 2023 |
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2023 Honolulu City Lights opening night set for Saturday, December 2nd
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 1825 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion
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... tree lighting ceremony, Public Workers’ Electric Light Parade and City Lights block party ....
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Sunday, November 5, 2023 |
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Queens to Buy Wahiawa Hospital
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 1604 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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... Queen’s to formalize the purchase of WGH scheduled for March 31, 2024 ....
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Public Input Sought for City’s First Climate Adaptation Strategy
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 1425 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... The Resilience Office is engaging in fifteen islandwide programs in the first half of November ....
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Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Oahu Judicial Vacancy -- First Circuit Court
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 1430 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....
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Friday, November 3, 2023 |
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Court Blocks Parts of Honolulu ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun Law
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 1752 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Due to our "sensitive places lawsuit," Honolulu is no longer able to enforce parts of its sensitive places ordinance ....
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Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
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How monster homes came to be: A Halloween Story
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 PM :: 2406 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... meet the monster’s creators ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Adaptability is key to solving Hawaii’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 PM :: 1474 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... adaptive reuse as a possible solution to two pressing issues in Honolulu: downtown office vacancies and Oahu’s housing shortage ....
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Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Grassroot testifies before county councils on housing, property tax relief, permitting
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1740 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....
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Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Honolulu Businesses Invited to Participate in Small Business Survey
By UHERO @ 9:25 PM :: 839 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... Results from this survey will help the city allocate resources to better support the business community ....
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Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Stop Permitting Favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 AM :: 1846 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... All permit applications are equal, but some are more equal than others ....
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Friday, October 20, 2023 |
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Honolulu Hale to be illuminated in blue and white in solidarity with Israel
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 1672 Views :: Honolulu County, World News
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... Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced Thursday that Honolulu Hale will be illuminated in the colors blue and white from sundown on Saturday, October 21, through sunrise on Sunday, October 22, in support of Israel ....
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Thursday, October 19, 2023 |
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Honolulu recognized amongst Greenest Cities in America
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 1711 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The report also highlighted Honolulu as having the highest number of farmers markets per capita ....
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Tuesday, October 17, 2023 |
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Red Hill defueling underway
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 AM :: 1589 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... nearly two years after a spill into the area's water forced thousands from their residences ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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Three Vacancies on First Circuit Court
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 1627 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....
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Saturday, October 14, 2023 |
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City now accepting Grants in Aid Applications
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 1670 Views :: Honolulu County
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... GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 22, 2023 ....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2023 |
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DoH Approves Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 1482 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Leading up to this decision, DOH oversaw completion by JTF-RH, of 297 repairs and enhancements needed for repacking and defueling ....
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Monday, October 9, 2023 |
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Aiming the Cannon at Monster Homes
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:50 AM :: 1776 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 52 provides an initial fine of $25,000, plus $10,000 per day without an upper limit ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Becoming Instagram Joke
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 2131 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Pave way for office buildings to be converted into housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 1618 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 54 (2023), which would for a five-year period to facilitate the conversion of commercial buildings to multifamily residential units ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Allow owner-occupants of Residential A homes to apply for missed property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:30 AM :: 1583 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Resolution 23-243, which would give property tax relief to owner-occupants who failed to file for a homeowner exemption in 2022 and whose homes were taxed at the Residential A rate as a result ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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EPA Approves Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 1677 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Transsexual flag flying outside the Fasi Municipal Building
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 1866 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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... City to celebrate Honolulu Pride Month ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 AM :: 2303 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Honolulu homeowners have until Oct. 2 to file for increased property tax exemptions that Grassroot Institute helped become law ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 1546 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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“This order ensures that the Kailua Treatment Plant continues to take steps to prevent any further bacteria exceedances in what the plant discharges into the ocean”
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Blangiardi statement in opposition to ACLU Lawsuit
By News Release @ 6:29 AM :: 1751 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"... we cannot ignore the tremendous and ongoing burden being borne by communities who are dealing with those who refuse help ...."
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Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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Applications now open for Kapolei City Lights parade
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1764 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion
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... Opening night festivities scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 near Kapolei Hale ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Building Permit: A Six-Year Odyssey
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:52 PM :: 2489 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... "the 100% lunacy of TAG's six-year odyssey to obtain a building permit to renovate what is now The Brad Powell Theatre." ....
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Monday, September 11, 2023 |
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Bribery: Last DPP Criminal Sentenced
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 2396 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:41 PM :: 1606 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs ....
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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CNHA Buys Another Apartment Building--No New Affordable Units Created
By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 2039 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... “Our goal is to build equity and acquire more properties" ....
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Thursday, August 31, 2023 |
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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30 Years later--Varona Village Redevelopment Begins
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 2039 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... to offer the homes and lots for purchase by the tenants of record (the original plantation workers) and current Varona Village residents ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Fossil fuel giants fight for dismissal of climate change liability suit
By Court House News @ 9:36 PM :: 1800 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... C&C of Honolulu and energy giants faced off over where the suit should be taken to trial ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Red Hill: Hawaii Department of Health Conditionally Approves All 253 Repairs
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 1724 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... JTF-RH remains on track to commence gravity defueling by October 16, 2023 ....
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Saturday, August 12, 2023 |
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City to temporarily suspend short-term vacation rental laws in response to Maui wildfires
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 2250 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Blangiardi directed DPP to suspend the short-term vacation rental 30–day minimum rental period requirement to increase the availability of temporary housing on Oʻahu ....
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Friday, August 11, 2023 |
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Maui, Oahu COVID Hospitalizations Up
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 2270 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, COVID-19
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... the hospital admission rate for Honolulu and Maui counties increased to 10.4 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people ....
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