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... Here is the actual wording of the item in the Hawai‘i State Constitution ....

... before you can even purchase a taser or stun gun, and legislators are already moving to make it so that you can’t carry them ....

... 21% of the chamber’s businesses said the proposed minimum wage increase would put them out of business ....

... On top of the federal gasoline tax of 18.4 cents per gallon, Hawaii levies an additional excise tax of 51.7 cents - the fourth highest gas tax rate among states ....

... In a 2019 poll by Pacific Resource Partnership, 45% of the island residents surveyed said they were leaving the state or considering a move. Of those contemplating leaving, 47% named the cost of living as the most important reason ....  

... 2022’s Best & Worst States to Drive in ....

... Insights From Fiscal 50’s Key Measures of State Fiscal Health ....

... workers at employers of a minimum size would be enrolled automatically in the program with the ability to opt out ....

... LawnStarter ranked nearly 200 of the largest U.S. cities on remote worker-friendliness ....

... Converse said those reports “will allow [the Navy] to make a long-term decision” as to whether the facility, used by all the services in the Indo-Pacific, will remain in operation. He said the question comes down to evaluating other sites and finding “better methods of distribution.” ....

...  In Hawaii, smoking can burn a nasty hole through your wallet .... 

... 2022’s States with the Most Racial Progress ....

... The new technical report synthesizes current literature on the threats posed by industrial-scale solar installations to birds, identifies the species most at risk from solar infrastructure, lists the locations of current and future solar facilities, and describes specific strategies to limit negative impacts on Hawaiian bird life ....

... The incentive is in addition to the $50 inmates can receive if they are fully vaccinated ....

... Hawaii has $364 million idling in an account, equivalent to $2,923 per person living in poverty ....

... A new proposal by the United States could see the state of Hawaii "adopt" Taiwan and help train the island's forces through a partnership with the National Guard ....

... Hawaii’s website falls short of breaking down what money was spent on beyond the vague spending category descriptions, which leave a lot of gray area ....

... the Board of Trustees (1) approved the drafting and submission of a Public Land Trust focused bill to the 2022 legislature; and (2) approved the measure entitled Building Back Pono: Addressing Socioeconomic Disparities in the Post-COVID Era ....

... There were a total of 33,928 property crimes reported in Hawaii in 2020 ....

... life expectancy at birth in Hawaii is 82.3 years, the highest among states and well above the comparable national average of 79.2 years ....

... Goods and services in the state are 19.3% more expensive than they are on average nationwide, and the average 65 year old should plan on spending $1,481,336 throughout retirement, nearly $361,000 more than the national average .... 

... New weekly unemployment claims increased by 291 in Hawaii to 1,615 for the week ending Dec. 18 ....

... Connecticut has the best dental health, followed by the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Jersey ....

... Residents in each state rated their local roads on a scale from 1 to 10 ....

... 2021’s Neediest Cities ....

... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most from COVID ....

... Using the Honolulu rail project as an example, the New York Times wants to know why so many infrastructure projects suffer from such large cost overruns ....

... but Hawaii has the 2nd worst transmission rate .... 

... Honolulu gives three times less than first place Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, Wichita ....

... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....

... In Hawaii, the median amount of debt in collections fell from $1,999 to $1,926 between February and October, 2020 ....

... There were a total of 41 murders in Hawaii in 2020, or 2.9 for every 100,000 people -- the seventh lowest murder rate among states ....

... Hawaii colleges and universities saw a 3.3% increase in students transferring to their institutions amid the pandemic ....

... 38 states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic -- Hawaii isn't one of them ....

... The minimum income to be in the top 5% in Hawaii is $150,863; that is second only to California among West Coast states ....

...“Riding a motorcycle in Hawaii is a mixture of absorbing breathtaking views and then nearly dying by driving into a pothole big enough to be a bomb crater”....

... 2021’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections ....

... but Hawaii has the highest transmission rate in USA ....

... more than seven in 10 U.S. adults aged 20 and older are either overweight or obese ....

... U.S. donors in 2020 still gave more than $471 billion to charity, with 69% of the funds coming directly from individuals ....

... The cost of moving up in Hawaii is 84.9% higher than the national average ....

... Kaneohe is #1...Waipahu not so much ....

... Hawaii is the only state in the nation that has a judicial procedure in place to ensure the legal rights of our most vulnerable population are protected; a little-known 2014 Family Court Tort Protocol mandated by Judge Mark Browning ....

... there is a teensy disagreement over the value of the land. HART offered Hughes $13.5 million; Hughes thought it was worth “about” $100 million more ....

... All active-duty Navy personnel must be vaccinated by Nov. 28 or face separation, according to a Navy administrative message released Wednesday ....

... two key Supreme Court decisions speak to the authority of state and local officials to issue vaccine mandates ....

... Hu Honua on the Big Island and AES on Oahu are both proposing to burn wood to generate electricity.  NRDC explains that wood burners actually produce more CO2 than coal.... 

... Hawaii 46th, Nevada 14th ....

... In recent months, the United States has increased the frequency of its transits through the Taiwan Strait as a demonstration of its commitment to the island ....

... For example, in November 2020, they had to move almost 400 cars and 700 tires from Makuu, in Puna District ....