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Entries for 'News Release'
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Latest Cockfighting Arrests ‘No Surprise’ after Hawaii Senate Fails on HB 1980
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 971 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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DHHL: After Hawaiian Tel Auction Buy, Criminal Al Hee's Sandwich Isles Scam Causing 'phone and internet disruptions'
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 1948 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...At a May 20, 2024, US Marshall’s Auction on the steps of the Honolulu Federal Courthouse, Hawaiian Tel won ownership of the former assets of Sandwich Isles Communications....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Derek Turbin Elected Chair of Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 983 Views :: Democratic Party
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... The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Convention concluded on Saturday evening with over 400 delegates ...
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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National recruitment for next UH president to begin in late May
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 952 Views :: Higher Education
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... CLUE: Dobelle and Greenwood are both still alive ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Oahu Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Fraudulent Check Scheme
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 919 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Judge Helen Gillmor sentenced Phong Duy Le, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii to 29 months in federal prison ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Curt Otaguro Named new Boss of Airports Division
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 1302 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... In his previous roles as State Comptroller and Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education, Otaguro managed facilities on a large scale as well as complex Capital Improvement Projects ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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How DHS Policy Change Drives Homeless Count UP, UP, UP
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 1344 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... Effective Feb 1, 2017, the Hawaii DHS mandated more square footage per shelter bed, thus reducing the profitibility of homeless shelters and reducing the number of beds available. The obvious result of this policy change is before us ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Blasting and drilling to begin soon at the Kilohana temporary housing site
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 774 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... The USACE lead contractor on the project, Aktarius, LLC dba Dawson AKT ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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SB930 Signed into Law: New Rental Application Fee Rules
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 753 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... the law prohibits a landlord from charging an applicant for a residential dwelling unit, a tenant screening fee that is more than the actual cost to obtain information ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Landmark Victory for Second Amendment Rights in Honolulu
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 1642 Views :: Second Amendment
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... All applications for concealed weapon licenses submitted before February 29, 2024, be processed within 60 days ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Feds Sentence Another Hawaii Fraudster
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 1263 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... DeLeon, a former Big Island resident, is required to pay $1,246,850 in restitution to the victims ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Black Sand, Kobayashi First to benefit from DEP 'Affordable Housing' Scheme
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 1521 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... involves sharing a percentage of net appreciation with HHFDC ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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Lahaina Lesson? "Prepare for quick evacuation"
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 1548 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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..."Practices are improved from lessons learned in previous disasters"....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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“Who protects Hawaiʻi from invasive species? You do.”
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 1193 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... HDOA has opened two requests for proposals (RFP) – one for community-based management of coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) on O‘ahu and another to support green waste management ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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14 Years Later: Honouliuli WWTP portion of Consent Decree completed
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 1145 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... the second major milestone within the 2010 Consent Decree – the full secondary treatment upgrade of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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Hawaiian Electric completes West Maui transmission line work
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1139 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... A critical transmission line that serves as a back-up route of power to approximately 11,000 customers in West Maui is now online ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Teachers Union Organizing Social Justice Warriors
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 1553 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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"... launching and connecting student clubs such as Genders & Sexualities Alliance ...."
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Who Needs Collective Bargaining? More Cash Payouts for Teachers
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 1526 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... About 500 teachers qualify for payments ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 in June ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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After Nine Months of Toxic Lies, DoH Finally Admits: "We do not expect to find health impacts caused by toxins in the wildfire ash"
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 1475 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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... “Economic pressures will cause ‘toxic’ hysteria to be hyped up until locals sell out. Then the hysteria will evaporate and be forgotten as Lahaina is rebuilt as Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature.” -- HFP, Nov 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Navy, NASA Begin Process to Renew Barking Sands Lease
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 175 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Military
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... Navy’s and NASA’s proposal to retain the use of 8,348 acres and 23 acres, respectively, of State lands presently utilized pursuant to leases and easements on Kauai ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Pinata: 'Federal Funds Summit' set for July
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1221 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... to competitively pursue and secure the historic investments made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst State to be a Cop
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 1587 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... Hawaii has the lowest training requirements in the USA ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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DOBOR Clears Bums and Junk Cars from Kahului Harbor
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 2229 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... Social service providers have made numerous visits to the camps at Kahului, attempting to place people into transitionary or permanent housing. However, most decline ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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SB2919: Hotel Industry 'worked hand-in-hand with community partners and the government'
By News Release @ 5:44 AM :: 1530 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Labor, Tourism
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“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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IBEW 1186 Employee Hit With $44K Embezzlement Charge
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 1434 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... after an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Mayor Blangiardi signs bill declaring the City and County of Honolulu a “Purple Heart City”
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 1178 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... to honor Honolulu’s Purple Heart recipients for their “singularly meritorious action” in the line of duty and service to their nation ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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40,457 Unregistered Cars on Oahu Streets
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 1462 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... 73 percent of those vehicles with expired tags have not been registered in at least five years ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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FBI Raids? No problem--Dawson Begins Construction of Lahaina Housing
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2023 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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... Because USACE is involved, 8a companies such as Dawson score no-bid contracts. Hopefully the FBI investigation and any future indictments and arrests won't interfere with construction. It also helps that Robin Danner scored a gig in the Governor's office ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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Shimabukuro Resigns Early from Senate
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 2657 Views :: Democratic Party
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... DeCorte almost beat me in 2022. By resigning, I give Green a chance to appoint a Democrat to give him a better chance for this seat in 2024 ....
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Green Signs Six Good Government Bills into Law
By News Release @ 5:37 PM :: 1185 Views :: Ethics
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... six fig leaves ....
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Dems: Income Tax Cut Tops off 'Productive' Legislative Session
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 1452 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... ALICE families will experience firsthand one of the biggest tax cuts in the State’s history ...."
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Green Signs SB2919: Pretending to Allow Counties to Seize TVRs
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 1880 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... The bill clarifies the counties’ authority to control the time, place, manner, and duration of land uses, particularly transient accommodations including short-term rentals ....
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Friday, May 3, 2024 |
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Maui: Enviros File Another Bird Lights Lawsuit
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 1304 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Greenmail, Tourism
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... over the last 16 years, one bird died ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Green Signs SB582: $385M for Maui Relief -- mostly for 'FEMA Ineligible Persons'
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 1301 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... $297 million has been designated to aid non-FEMA eligible families ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Tokuda: Make Lahaina Federally Controlled 'National Heritage Area'
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1503 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... In establishing a new NHA, Congress designates a local coordinating entity—usually nonfederal—to coordinate and oversee administration of the area ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Maui County to (attempt to) Outlaw 'Minatoya List' Condotels
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 7364 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Greenmail, Drugs
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... "Too bad Maui didn’t learn from the City getting spanked for unconstitutionally attempting to legislatively phase out vested property rights to STRs" ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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SB1035: Legislature Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Care from GE Tax
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 1693 Views :: Health Care, Military, Taxes
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... exempts hospitals, infirmaries, medical clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies, and medical and dental providers from General Excise Tax (GET) on goods or services that are reimbursed through Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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HB2298 Coffee Labeling Bill Pushes Back on Blenders
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 1448 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... any coffee labeled or advertised with a Hawaiʻi geographic origin must consist of at least fifty-one percent coffee by weight from that geographic region ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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HB2144: Allow Production and Sale of 'Homemade Food Products'
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 1185 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... By broadening the types of shelf-stable food that can be sold and where producers can sell them, the bill ensures that local entrepreneurs have the chance to thrive while maintaining high standards of food safety ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Maui County files complaint seeking to hold cell carriers responsible for failure to report outages during fires
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1131 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... to hold the Cell Carriers responsible for their failure to properly inform the Maui Police Department in a timely manner of widespread cellular service outages on August 8 to 9, 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Tourist Spending and Arrivals Down for March
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 1090 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There were 855,537 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2024, down 5.0 percent from a year ago. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.76 billion, which was a drop of 4.2 percent compared to March 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 1465 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Hawaii AG releases firearm registration statistics
By News Release @ 7:08 PM :: 1393 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment, Drugs
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... 2.2% were denied due to one or more disqualifying factors ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Nine Months Later: State Finally Begins Building Housing for Lahaina Survivors
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 1340 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... 450 temporary studios and one-, two-, and three-bedroom housing units across 54 acres ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Green Extends Deadline for 'One Ohana Fund' Lahaina Buyouts
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1035 Views :: Maui County
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...completed claim forms now due no later than July 1, 2024....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Maui County's new Recovery Permitting Center Opens in Kahului
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2276 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... to assist residents with the process of applying for Disaster Recovery Building Permits for alterations, repairs, reconstruction and new construction of structures in areas affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Lahaina: HIEMA Moves Community Resource Center to Two Expensive Hotels
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 1001 Views :: Maui County
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... Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa and the Royal Lahaina Resort ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii 3rd Best State for 'Fiscal Transparency'
By News Release @ 10:58 PM :: 1175 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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... but Hawaii gets only 6 of 15 points possible for ‘Include a net position not distorted by misleading and confusing deferred items.’ ....
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