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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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OHA Bills Impacting Native Hawaiians -- 2021 Session
By Selected News Articles @ 9:23 PM :: 1970 Views :: OHA
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... All of the following measures were supported by OHA unless otherwise indicated ....
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
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DoJ: Steve Wynn Has to Register as Chinese Foreign Agent After Dealing with Hawaii’s Lum Crime Family
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 4799 Views :: Ethics, Gambling, Republican Party
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... Nickie Lum Davis pleaded guilty last year to aiding and abetting FARA violations in connection with the work ....
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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Russian Navy Spy Ship Quietly Operating Off Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 PM :: 4586 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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... The Russian ship has operated just outside U.S. territorial waters, Navy officials confirmed ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii 5-year Growth Rate 2nd Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:12 PM :: 2581 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... total employment in Hawaii declined by 10% between 2016 and 2021 ....
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Monday, May 24, 2021 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States for Military Retirees
By Selected News Articles @ 8:10 PM :: 3063 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... Hawaii is tied for #1 for most Homeless Veterans ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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16 Hawaii Towns Ranked by Student Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 2442 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 2021’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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School Closures will Cost Trillions--And Nobody is Worse than Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 2917 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... 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 ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Demands Chicago Mayor Resign For ‘Blatant Anti-White Racism’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 PM :: 3788 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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... “Mayor Lightfoot’s blatant anti-white racism is abhorrent,” Gabbard, a fellow Democrat, said ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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In Hawaii, Electric Vehicles Cost More to Fuel than Gasoline Vehicles
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 AM :: 5142 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... and in Hawaii, many EVs pollute more than gasoline vehicles ....
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Friday, May 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Is Replacing Its Last Coal Plant With a ‘Giant Battery’—Powered by Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 8:13 PM :: 4421 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... 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 ....
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Wednesday, May 19, 2021 |
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FBI Investigating Navatek Insiders for Illegal Campaign contributions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 AM :: 3274 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... 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 ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Test Proves Navy Destroyer Can Shoot Down ICBM
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 2155 Views :: Military
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... 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 ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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SCOTUS Decision on Hawaii Carry Case will Tell Gun Owners All They Need to Know
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 3113 Views :: Second Amendment
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"...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...."
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Expanded Marine Protections Benefited Hawaii Tuna Fishery, Study Shows
By Selected News Articles @ 12:22 AM :: 2412 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Major fleets' catch and revenue rose after enlargement of two marine monuments ....
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Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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Hawaii Worst State to Be a Police Officer
By Selected News Articles @ 9:27 PM :: 2891 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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Travel Weekly: Grassroot Institute Cruises the Last Frontier
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 2807 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... it's been deemed easier to work with Canada rather than those within the U.S. government committed to preserving the status quo ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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The U.S. Owes Hawaiians Millions of Dollars Worth of Land. Hawaii Congressional Delegation Helped Make Sure the Debt Wasn’t Paid.
By Selected News Articles @ 5:37 PM :: 5330 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History
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... At least six other current and former members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation have supported such legislation one or more times ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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How the Deals Approved by Congress Bypassed Thousands of Hawaiians Waiting for Homes
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 PM :: 3901 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History
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... They were authorized via special legislation approved by Congress, including members of Hawaii’s own delegation ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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China plans to revive strategic Kiribati airstrip
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 7010 Views :: Military
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"...The island would be a fixed aircraft carrier...."
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Tourism Recovery Slowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:05 PM :: 2841 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19 ....
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Best States for Nurses--Hawaii 39th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:53 PM :: 2608 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii ranks 48th for nursing salary when cost of living is factored in ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Locals Worry Wind and Solar Will Gobble Up Forests and Farms
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 3405 Views :: Energy, Environment, Development
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... locals are pushing back, saying that forests and farmlands should not be sacrificed in the fight against climate change ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Will Supreme Court Consolidate Hawaii Gun Case with NY Case?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:20 AM :: 2785 Views :: Second Amendment
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... the Court can consolidate the New York Case with Young v. Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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OHA aide accused of wire fraud--Tried to Flee Country
By Selected News Articles @ 5:49 PM :: 4211 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... Court documents said Harleman used his firm, Precision Accounting Hawaii, to defraud an Oahu landscaping business out more than $415,000 ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii Government Assistance Payments Jumped 62% for 2020
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 AM :: 2872 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Earnings, which mostly reflect wages and other employee compensation, fell in Hawaii by 7.7% ....
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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Lock and dam system for Honolulu? Is this just the beginning?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:55 PM :: 3660 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government
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... 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.”….
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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Hirono Defends University Discrimination Against Asian Students
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 AM :: 3911 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Higher Education
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... 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.” ....
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Saturday, April 24, 2021 |
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Hawaii Towns Ranked by Economic Diversity
By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 2746 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, April 22, 2021 |
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America’s Future Is In Hawaii--A dispatch from the tropical dystopia.
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 3235 Views :: Homelessness, COVID-19
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... The future includes internal travel restrictions ....
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Most Gambling Arrests Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 8:29 PM :: 3305 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... and Hawaii is #2 for gambling addiction treatment ....
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive State for Household Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 7:56 PM :: 2977 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost of bills in Hawaii totals an average of $2,731 per month, 44.6% higher than the national average ....
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
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Survey: Best Hawaii Towns to Start Small Business
By Selected News Articles @ 7:21 PM :: 2740 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Hilo is the best, Waipahu is the worst ....
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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Honolulu $1 billion-a-mile rail boondoggle a warning to Biden ‘Build Back’ plan
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 AM :: 2782 Views :: Rail
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... “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” ....
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii 2nd Best State for Children’s Health Care
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 AM :: 3087 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... 2021’s Best & Worst States for Children’s Health Care ....
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021 |
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Aipoalani: Being banned never stopped him
By Selected News Articles @ 2:14 PM :: 2793 Views :: Ethics
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he “...had previously attempted to divert federal grant funds to his bank account”....
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
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Ige Signs Bill Allowing Nurses to Kill Babies in Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 9:01 PM :: 2566 Views :: Life
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... House Bill 576, allows advanced practice registered nurses to do first-trimester abortions either with abortion drugs or by the surgical aspiration method ....
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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Urban Transit After COVID-19
By Selected News Articles @ 7:00 PM :: 2961 Views :: Rail, COVID-19
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... 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 ....
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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Hawaii: 26.5% Expect to Lose Income
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 2982 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... The state where people are most likely to face an expected loss of employment income is Hawaii, at 26.5% ....
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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Vaccine Passport: Hawaii vs Florida
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 3921 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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“...Requiring so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports for taking part in everyday life — such as attending a sporting event, patronizing a restaurant, or going to a movie theater— would create two cases of citizens based on vaccination....”
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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Hawaii Small Businesses Among Most Exposed to Pandemic Losses
By Selected News Articles @ 12:17 PM :: 2742 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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... States With the Most Pandemic-Proof Small Businesses -- Hawaii 50th ....
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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Financially Literate States -- Hawaii Ranks 39th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:14 AM :: 2063 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... After the Great Recession, it became clear that more people needed to learn financial literacy ....
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Thursday, April 8, 2021 |
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Forbes: Hawaii Tops List Of Worst-Performing States
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 AM :: 3491 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii lags the nation’s economic momentum by an astonishing 5.14% ....
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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COVID Restrictions Correlate with Unemployment, not Deathrates
By Selected News Articles @ 10:04 PM :: 2751 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii is now the 11th-most restrictive state ....
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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Hawaii 3rd Safest State During COVID
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 AM :: 2517 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... the lower COVID-19 transmission and deaths are in a state, the more that state is able to eliminate restrictions on businesses ....
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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State Economies Hit the Most by Coronavirus -- Hawaii #3
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 AM :: 2438 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Coronavirus isn’t just a danger to Americans’ health. It’s also a menace to our wallets ....
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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Hawaii Nurses Pay #2 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 3537 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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... the 11,260 Hawaii RNs annual mean salary is $104,830 ....
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Friday, April 2, 2021 |
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Oʻahu Neighborhood Board Elections Kick Off on April 23
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 2772 Views :: Honolulu County, OHA
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... If you are a registered voter, you will receive a passcode in the mail which will allow you to vote online ....
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Highest Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 2967 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... tax burden measures the proportion of total personal income that residents pay toward state and local taxes ....
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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Feds Bust Six in DPP Bribery Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 1:04 AM :: 7337 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Federal corruption probe targets DPP staffers and one local architect ....
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Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
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Which Hawaii Towns Have Most Overleveraged Mortgage Debtors?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 AM :: 3290 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 11 of 16 Hawaii towns are in the top 10% of most overextended mortgage borrowers ....
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