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... The cost to insure underage and 30-year-old drivers increases by 214% on average after just one violation ....

... Hawaii County 3rd worst, Maui 5th, Kauai 13th ....

... But don't worry.  We are still going to blame global warming ....

... 2021’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States ....

... Honolulu ranks 269th out of 300 ....

... except for Hawaii, ​all recent US population growth comes from people of color, new census estimates show ....

... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....

... and 2nd for Military Engagement ....

... Russia says that they are 300 miles off the coast of Hawaii, yet unconfirmed satellite images from June 19 appear to show them much closer - within 35 miles of the U.S. state ....

... States Hurt the Most by the European Travel Ban -- Hawaii 5th ....

... Pan-STARRS discovered the mysterious interstellar object, ʻOumuamua, the very first of its kind spotted in the solar system ....

... Hawaii is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at 9% ....

... Meanwhile: US Army will not probe Michael Flynn over calls for coup ....

... All of the following measures were supported by OHA unless otherwise indicated ....

... Nickie Lum Davis pleaded guilty last year to aiding and abetting FARA violations in connection with the work ....

... The Russian ship has operated just outside U.S. territorial waters, Navy officials confirmed ....

... total employment in Hawaii declined by 10% between 2016 and 2021 ....

... Hawaii is tied for #1 for most Homeless Veterans ....

... 2021’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....

... While 12 states are at 100 percent, Hawaii as the worst state is at 38.5 percent and California as the next is at 53.5 percent ....

... “Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent,” Gabbard, a fellow Democrat, said .... 

... and in Hawaii, many EVs pollute more than gasoline vehicles ....

... The revelation that the Kapolei Energy Storage Facility will be powered with oil caused an uproar at a recent meeting, but the project is slated to continue ....

... A recently unsealed search warrant application shows the FBI believes a Hawaii defense contractor illegally funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins super PAC and reimbursed donations to Collins' campaign ....

... the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, tracked the target. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113), positioned hundreds of miles east of Hawaii, launched an SM-3 Block IIA missile ....

"...unlike the New York scheme, where some permits actually have been issued, Hawaii’s scheme is a permitting system in name only, because the  statute has been used to deny all permit applications during the nine years this case has been in litigation...."

... Major fleets' catch and revenue rose after enlargement of two marine monuments ....

... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....

... it's been deemed easier to work with Canada rather than those within the U.S. government committed to preserving the status quo ....

... At least six other current and former members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation have supported such legislation one or more times ....

... They were authorized via special legislation approved by Congress, including members of Hawaii’s own delegation ....

"...The island would be a fixed aircraft carrier...."

... States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19 ....

... Hawaii ranks 48th for nursing salary when cost of living is factored in ....

... locals are pushing back, saying that forests and farmlands should not be sacrificed in the fight against climate change ....

... the Court can consolidate the New York Case with Young v. Hawaii ....

... Court documents said Harleman used his firm, Precision Accounting Hawaii, to defraud an Oahu landscaping business out more than $415,000 ....

... Earnings, which mostly reflect wages and other employee compensation, fell in Hawaii by 7.7% ....

... Chow believes there is “a good chance that the feasibility study will be funded in Federal fiscal year 2022 by the application of Congress’ Community Project Funding (CPF)” and asks for support from the harbors’ group “convincing Congress to fund the Honolulu Harbor feasibility study.”….

... The GOP amendment was a single sentence. It said no college “may receive any Federal funding if the institution has a policy in place or engages in a practice that discriminates against Asian Americans in recruitment, applicant review, or admissions.” ....

... During the Great Recession, local economies that diversified, tapping into new ideas and innovations, proved to be more resilient than the cities that stuck to their old tricks ....

... The future includes internal travel restrictions ....

... and Hawaii is #2 for gambling addiction treatment ....

... The cost of bills in Hawaii totals an average of $2,731 per month, 44.6% higher than the national average ....

... Hilo is the best, Waipahu is the worst ....

... “This rail service began as one of those ‘shovel ready’ projects funded by the Obama-Biden stimulus program a decade ago. While never completed, it’s still digging a deeper money pit for taxpayer dollars” ....

... 2021’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care ....

he “...had previously attempted to divert federal grant funds to his bank account”....

... House Bill 576, allows advanced practice registered nurses to do first-trimester abortions either with abortion drugs or by the surgical aspiration method ....

... it is premature to commit funding for major new rail transit projects before we have some idea of the extent of transit ridership in the first several years after nationwide vaccinations ....