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Entries for 'News Release'
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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Cato: Hawaii second least-free state in USA
By News Release @ 7:28 PM :: 1897 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has experienced a net outflow of residents to the rest of the United States since at least the beginning of the past decade ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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Hawaii Proud Boys Founder Sued over January 6 Attack on Congress
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 2714 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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... DC’s Civil Lawsuit is the First Filed by a Government Entity Against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers; Seeks Damages Caused by Violent & Deadly Attack ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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FBI Investigating Cyber Attack Against TheBus and TheHandi-Van
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 1570 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Emergency Medical Services, Queens Hospital also report cyberattacks on employee data ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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HSTA: Pandemic Relief Money Can Go Into Our Pockets
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 2404 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... we can grab for 21 hours of 'professional development' or college loan relief or something ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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HSTA: Union Contract Supersedes COVID Emergency Orders
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 2469 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... HSTA, employer file arguments on HSTA’s prohibited practice complaint decision pending by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board ....
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 |
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COVID: UH Faculty Win Six More Months of Telework
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 2205 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
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... Teleworking UH Faculty will be exempt from requirements to submit work plans through June 30, 2022 ....
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Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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Former University of Guam Professor Sentenced in Bid-Rigging Scheme
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 2343 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Military
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... produced fictitious bids in order to make the procurement process appear legitimate ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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Maui: Property Tax Relief for Long-Time Families in SMA
By News Release @ 5:54 AM :: 2009 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Mayor Michael Victorino has signed Bill 118 -- the ʻAina Kūpuna bill -- that establishes a mechanism to provide long-time Maui families with tax relief for inherited real property in a Special Management Area ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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NextHealth Fined $58K for Conducting COVID Testing
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 2255 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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"... NextHealth was operating without a CLIA Certificate of Waiver and a State of Hawaii Clinical Laboratory Class I Permit ...."
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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Omicron? DoH Investigating COVID Cluster at Gay Nightclub
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 2671 Views :: COVID-19
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... All patrons who visited Scarlet Honolulu since December 3 are advised to get tested ....
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 |
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DOH: Red Hill Shaft Diesel at 350 Times Limit
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 1949 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... DOH samples were analyzed by Eurofins Laboratory in California. Eurofins found 140,000 parts per billion (ppb) of TPH-d. The DOH EAL for TPH-d is 400 ppb ....
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Friday, December 10, 2021 |
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UH regents schedule first meeting on new Maunakea Master Plan
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 2460 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The Master Plan serves as a framework for aligning land-use decisions ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Monsanto Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegally Using Pesticide at Corn Growing Fields in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 2698 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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... Monsanto Company agreed to plead guilty to 30 environmental crimes related to the use of a pesticide on corn fields in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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City launches first-ever chatbot with voice recognition for customer services
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 1580 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The chatbot named Akamai is equipped to deliver quick voice or text responses to more than 100 questions primarily related to motor vehicle and personal ID services. ...
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Billionaire Helps Solar Developers Grab More Ag Land
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 2785 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Agriculture
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... Billionaire Omidyar helps solar developers sharpen up their sales pitch to overcome community resistance to the solar grab for agricultural lands ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Biden: WHIAANHPI Will Save Hawaiians
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 3537 Views :: DHHL, National News, OHA
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... the new WHIAANHPI is housed within HHS, returning this initiative to the Department where it was first launched under the Clinton Administration in 1999 ....
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Thursday, December 9, 2021 |
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Navy Discovers Contamination at a Second Shaft
By News Release @ 5:04 AM :: 2252 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Navy officials expressed increasing confidence that the cause of the water contamination could be traced to two leaks at the Red Hill facility this year ....
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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Ige Appoints Holly T.M. Shikada Attorney General
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2081 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... Valerie M. Kato has been selected as the new First Deputy Attorney General ....
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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City waives fees and allows storm damage work to begin immediately
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 1479 Views :: Honolulu County
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... DPP delays will not impact storm recovery ....
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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Ethics: Officials Quietly form Non-Profit to Contract with their Department
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 2969 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Agency employs the relevant employees at state-run facilities. Recently, it has allowed some employees to become employees of the Non-Profit, which can offer additional benefits beyond those typically offered to state employees ....
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Monday, December 6, 2021 |
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Two More Omicron Cases Detected in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 3371 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as Covid variant spreads ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Kauai Wipes out 1,450 illegal TVRs
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 3509 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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“...With a combined effort of increased enforcement, as well as partnerships with third-party platforms such as Expedia, the Kaua‘i Planning Department estimates that illegal vacation rentals on Kaua‘i have gone from roughly 1,500 in 2017 down to less than 50 today....”
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Legislature to Resume Awarding Grants-In-Aid
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 1646 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Applications due January 21, 2022 ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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Makahiki Stargazing Festival
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 1674 Views :: Higher Education
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... Please come join OKH, IfA and NOIRLab for solar observations, star-gazing and Makahaiki Games December 4, 3pm @ Magic Island ....
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Friday, December 3, 2021 |
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UH: 96% of our Students Believe Eco-Religion
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 2628 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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... ‘Worry and hope’: Producing students to save the world ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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DBEDT: State Economic Performance Better Than Expected
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 2462 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.9 percent, up from the 2.7 percent projected in August ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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How Ige's Latest COVID Emergency Proclamation Affects Sunshine Law
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 2023 Views :: Ethics
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... Exhibit C of the latest Proclamation suspends the Sunshine Law to enable boards to conduct meetings without any members of the boards or the public physically present in the same location ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Health Department Detects Petroleum Product in Navy Water System
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 3480 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... It is hard to miss the possibility that the result of the Nov 20 incident in the fire suppression system has somehow ended up in the Hickam water system ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Third Saint from Kalaupapa? Bishops Advance cause of Brother Joseph Dutton
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 2503 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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... Father Damien, who had just been diagnosed with leprosy, needed an assistant to help him carry on his work after he was gone. Dutton threw himself into the work ....
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021 |
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Ige Seeking Two BLNR Nominees
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 2367 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated individuals from Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) ....
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
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Slightly Lower Vaccination Numbers After State DOH Tech Upgrade
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 1611 Views :: COVID-19
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... While this slightly lowers Hawai‘i’s percentage of completed vaccinations from 72.5% to 71.1%, it provides a more accurate picture of the state’s vaccination effort ....
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
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October, 2021 Visitor Spending Down 15.3% from 2019
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 2443 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... A total of 550,781 visitors arrived by air service to the Hawaiian Islands in October 2021, mainly from the U.S. West and U.S. East. ...
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Tuesday, November 30, 2021 |
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State Completes implementation of new electronic time and leave system
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 2368 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... 13,000 employees in the Executive and Legislative branches, and the Office of the Hawaiian Affairs produce 90,000 electronic leave records each month ....
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Saturday, November 27, 2021 |
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Friday, November 26, 2021 |
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Study Estimates 870 Vegans Live in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 1841 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii is the 4th most Vegan state ....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 |
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Reapportionment: Statewide Public Hearings Begin November 30
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 2008 Views :: Office of Elections
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... the Reapportionment Commission will be conducting its public hearings remotely using interactive conference technology ....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 |
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Blangiardi Eases COVID Restrictions
By News Release @ 5:31 AM :: 2276 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Honolulu is improving the Safe O‘ahu Response Plan to allow more flexible operations for businesses, while still requiring Safe Access O‘ahu for higher risk activities ....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 |
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COVID: Ige allows counties to go their own way
By News Release @ 5:19 AM :: 1737 Views :: COVID-19
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... As of Dec. 1, the counties will no longer be required to obtain the approval of the governor or the director of the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) prior to issuing county emergency orders ....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021 |
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Lost Opportunity: Schatz Secures Extension Of $493 Million Honolulu Rail Funding Grant In Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
By News Release @ 5:08 AM :: 3250 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Rail
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... in yet another failure of leadership, Schatz misses an opportunity to put the rail nightmare behind us ....
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Monday, November 22, 2021 |
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Hawaii Top Ten Hospitals Ranked for Outcomes, Efficiency
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 3200 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... NOTE: Hospitals ranking best for outcomes and efficiency rank lowest for equity ....
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Monday, November 22, 2021 |
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HSTA encourages teachers to apply for sabbatical leave
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 3284 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Teachers may apply for one semester or for the entire school year ....
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Monday, November 22, 2021 |
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Report: Hawaii third-worst millennial homeownership rate in USA
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 2704 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... the millennial homeownership rate in Hawaii is 32.7% ....
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Monday, November 22, 2021 |
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Monday, November 22, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ranks 47th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 2204 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... The state’s pavement quality is very poor, among the worst in the country and the primary driver for the state’s low ranking ....
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 |
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Harbors Division Accepts Preservationist Bid to Return Falls of Clyde to Scotland
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 2204 Views :: Hawaii History
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... After years rotting in Hawaii, a 19th century Clyde-built ship is finally coming home ....
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Republicans Elect New Chair
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 2304 Views :: Republican Party
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... Vote totals are as follow: Lynn Finnegan 33, Jose Uson 12, Gil Logan 8, and 6 abstain votes ....
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 |
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City and County of Honolulu to ring in holiday season Dec. 4
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 2248 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion
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... the Honolulu City Lights tree lighting ceremony is back ....
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 |
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After Decade, City, State Finally Eliminate Turtle Beach Traffic Jam
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 2132 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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... For many years various solutions have been discussed ....
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Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
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Maui County Will Not Appeal Injection Well Ruling
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 1932 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... When the case was returned to Judge Mollway, she determined that the County needs a Clean Water Act NPDES permit ....
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