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Entries for January 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Kauai Democrats Nominate Replacements for Rep Tokioka HD16
By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 4185 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County
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... the HD37 Democratic Committee picked three nominees: Ron Menor, Charlotte Nekota, Trish LaChica. Kauai HD16 Democrats picked Evslin, Chock and Cristobal ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Corruption at every level: Why I left Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:47 PM :: 4965 Views :: Ethics, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... To this day, I still wonder where the $58 million that was earmarked for testing and tracing went or whose pockets it lined ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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City accepting applications for Chief of Treasury
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 1276 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS) is seeking applicants to fill the vacant civil service position of Chief of Treasury for the Division of Treasury ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Coast Guard Tracking Two Russian Vessels off Hawaiian Coast
By Video @ 3:05 AM :: 2052 Views :: Military
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... one boat seems to be refueling the other ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Let the sun shine in
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:33 AM :: 1376 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The only question is whether they have the political will ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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A lively conversation about the Jones Act, pro and con
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:24 AM :: 1436 Views :: Jones Act
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... Despite the disagreements, there were a few points the guests all agreed on ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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ODC: Green Energy Lawyer Paid Kickback to get $1000/hour legal fees
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1872 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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... Kvam engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. Kvam also violated the rules by paying a prohibited referral fee in the nature of a “commission” ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Palau, Marshall Islands Sign MOU to Extend Compact of Free Association
By News Release @ 10:58 PM :: 1520 Views :: World News
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... U.S. negotiators last week reached initial understanding with the governments of the republics of Palau and the Marshall Islands on general financial terms to extend the Compacts of Free Association for the next 20 years ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii Families Seek to Boost Awareness of K-12 Options During School Choice Week
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1208 Views :: Education K-12
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... Hawaii celebrates educational options and quality education during the annual School Choice Week ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Opening Day for 2023 Legislature
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 1208 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. ....
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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 :: 1925 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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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Green Names New Disaster Advisor and HI-EMA Administrator
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 1744 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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... Luke Meyers is joining the Office of Governor Josh Green, M.D., as the State Disaster Management Advisor (SDMA), with Col. (Ret.) James D.S. Barros named as the new Administrator for the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi Named Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Chief Administrative Officer
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 1508 Views :: Tourism
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... Nāhoʻopiʻi earned a certificate from the First Nations’ Futures Institute at Stanford University ....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
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The COVID Emergency Lives on in Food Stamps
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1517 Views :: Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... Governor Josh Green, M.D. signed a sixth emergency proclamation to extend federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits, in keeping with ongoing federal COVID relief efforts ....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
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House Democrats Outline Top Priorities for 2023 Session
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 1467 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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... On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will convene ....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
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How to fix Hawaii's SLOW permitting departments
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:30 AM :: 1950 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....
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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 :: 1322 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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Monday, January 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii isn't the only place where homebuilding is virtually impossible
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1856 Views :: Development, Greenmail
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... Sim Nimby is an online game in which winning means giving up any hope of building any sort of structure for any reason ....
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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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How to avert the looming property tax crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:10 PM :: 1855 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s population has been declining for six straight years, and if policymakers don’t do something quickly to avert the looming increase in county property taxes, that is likely to continue ....
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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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Transparency by Executive Order? Gov Green responds
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:59 PM :: 1729 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... two dozen community and media organizations suggest changes that could be implemented by executive order ....
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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 :: 1964 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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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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More Temporary Tax Fixes Considered
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1364 Views :: Taxes
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... We need fixes. Not the temporary kind ....
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Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
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Prioritizing lists
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 1863 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 14, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 14, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 3:35 PM :: 1412 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Votes in Congress and Bills Signed into Law ....
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Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
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Kihei: Opening of Kūlanihākoʻi High School campus delayed
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 1665 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... DoE only had 10 years notice of the need to build a grade-separated pedestrian crossing ....
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Friday, January 13, 2023 |
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GE Tax: Audit Shows Tourists Pay 14.1%--not 30%
By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 AM :: 12049 Views :: Rail, Taxes, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...The lie that tourists pay 30% of the GE Tax is front and center as Gov Green and legislators quickly walk back Green’s fake 2022 campaign promise to eliminate the GE Tax from food and medical care....
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Friday, January 13, 2023 |
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Secret Report by Secret Author Used to Expel Top Execs of Bishop Museum
By News Release @ 5:19 AM :: 3029 Views :: Ethics
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... the report will not be made public ....
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Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
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Sovereignty Lawyer Dexter Kaiama Law License Suspended by Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 2814 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... He is also required to promptly notify all of his clients, and any attorneys for any adverse party in any pending litigation, of his suspension and consequent inability to act as an attorney ....
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Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
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City accepting resumes for Executive Director, Office of Housing and Homelessness
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 1583 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... HOU is responsible for coordinating and directing the development, preparation, and implementation of plans and programs relating to affordable housing and homelessness ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Feds Collect $2M in Fines
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 1518 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... $1,534,259.15 was collected in criminal actions and $554,363.58 was collected in civil actions ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Applicants Sought for Hawaiʻi Elections Commission
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 1683 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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... to fill the unexpired term of William Dean (County of Hawaiʻi) that will expire on June 30, 2024 ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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2022: Hawaii Had Largest Increase in Energy Costs
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 1957 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii residents paid on average $210.26 a month up by $38.08 ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Another 'Clean Elections' Bill Introduced
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1644 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... this would cost the state $25 million per year ....
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Sunday, January 8, 2023 |
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Green tells HSTA he will propose new $500 teacher tax credit
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 1729 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... because HSTA didn't get two paid days vacation from their vacation ....
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Sunday, January 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 7, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 7:13 PM :: 1597 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... new members and (eventually) a new Speaker ....
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Sunday, January 8, 2023 |
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Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1335 Views :: Taxes
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... the New Year is off and running and we are quaking in our boots waiting for our Legislature to reconvene, here are some of the ideas that we have been following ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Asks Court to Allow Sex-Change 'Education' of 3rd-Graders
By News Release @ 6:48 PM :: 2240 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... The Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly known as the Don't Say Gay act prohibits public schools from giving "classroom instruction" on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through to third grade ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Grade 'C' on Low Income School Funding Fairness
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 1581 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Because of persistent funding inadequacies and inequities, many schools, especially those serving low-income communities, were not equipped to educate students ....
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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 :: 1778 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 :: 2210 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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Notice of Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the First Circuit (island of O’ahu)
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1620 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Chief Justice has the discretion to assign a district judge/district family judge to either the District Court or Family Court ....
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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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 :: 2152 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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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Fleeing From Feds: Hawaii Jones Act Shipbuilder Arrested at Sea
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 3297 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement
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... sailing from Oahu on his boat, fully fueled, and stocked with cash and enough provisions to sustain himself at sea ....
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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 :: 1837 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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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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Maui County Hiring County Clerk, Deputy
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1707 Views :: Maui County, Office of Elections
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... Ensure the integrity of the election process ....
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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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DLNR to update administrative rules associated with the Natural Area Reserves System
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 1400 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... allowing longer-term special use permits, adjusting parking fees for non-residents, managing commercial usage similar to the Nā Ala Hele Trails and Access program, extending the closure of areas, and restricting access to off-trail areas ....
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