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...Hawaii shines in one area of 'best states' ranking....

...House Bill 4135 passed the Oregon Senate 17-12. While the stated intent of the bill’s authors was to update the advance directive, it also paves the way for healthcare representatives to remove access to food and water for vulnerable Oregonians with dementia and Alzheimer’s....

...Hawaii Annual Taxes on Home Priced at State Median Value -- $1,459 (33rd–highest)....

...The immense political influence of public sector unions appeared imperiled Monday, as several justices of the U.S. Supreme Court grilled labor lawyers over the constitutionality of mandatory union dues....

...Supreme Court to hear Trump v Hawaii April 25, 2018....

...politicians striking a fashionable pose against corporations and business, fearmongering by special interest groups with an agenda....

...the oft-cited, debate-driving statistic that Americans use 500 million plastic straws a day is the product of a 9-year-old's guesstimations....

...More than 69 million passengers in Honolulu ride TheBus annually....

...Residents of Hawaii spend, on average, 36.2% of their monthly paychecks on credit card, student loan, and housing payments—the highest percentage in the nation....

...Some states are more well-behaved than others....

...Hawaii General sales tax collections per capita: $2,090 (the highest in USA)....

...Hawaii is in the North Pacific, not the North Atlantic....

...Mounting concerns Confucius Institutes limit discussion on issues sensitive to Chinese government....

...The emails were sent in succession after thousands of people received a text-message warning Jan. 13 that prompted hysteria in parts of Hawaii....

“...Our identity has been erased, beaten, battered and thrown to the side....”

...Chattergy told WSJ Hawaii will continue to sell these put contracts, convinced the income will offset market turbulence....

...“Do you know anyone who says ‘Anglo-American heritage’ in a sentence?” asked Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz. “What could possibly be the purpose of saying that other than to pit Americans against each other?"....

...Allows Qualifying Families To Pay For Tuition At Private And Parochial Schools....

...comparing more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across three key indicators of cultural diversity....

...data set ranges from cost of doctor visit to fruit and vegetable consumption to fitness clubs per capita....

...the DoD Office of Inspector General has issued a disclaimer on the DoD’s own financial statements....

...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....

"...large sums being spent on things such as an airplane, two landing craft, an elaborate function in Hawaii, and cash payments to households on Ejit and Kili...."

...the court’s decisions have created a legal environment friendly to illegal aliens....

...First Deputy Attorney General Russell Suzuki has been appointed to serve as acting attorney general....

...25 key indicators of dental wellness....

...the cost only adds more stress, with the average couple shelling out over $35,000 for their big day....

...comparing the economic impact of foreign-born populations on the 50 states and the District of Columbia...

...Calls for ending aid to Pakistan are growing on both sides of the aisle. In the House of Representatives, Republican Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii are preparing to introduce a similar bill....

...“it appears that the false alert was a result of two failures: First, simple human error. Second, the state did not have safeguards or process controls in place to prevent the human error from resulting in the transmission of a false alert.”....

...Last Friday, Hawaii’s state senate introduced a bill that threatens to make it much harder to open a new vape shop. Now it’s emerged that another bill put forward at the same time could ban all online sales of vapor products....

... Auto Repair Shops per Capita – 49th ....

... Truth in Accounting released its second Financial State of the Cities report ....

...Residents of Hawaii spend, on average, 36.2% of their monthly paychecks on credit card, student loan, and housing payments—the highest percentage in the nation....

"...Quality of Education -- 36th...."

...A blast over Honolulu would be catastrophic. That doesn’t mean the government shouldn’t help the public prepare for one....

...Ige said Monday that one of the reasons it took so long to inform the public that a ballistic missile alert in the state was in fact a false alarm was because he couldn’t remember his Twitter password....

...and Hawaii ranks 48th for Small Business Lending per capita....

...Hawaii’s Democratic congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, was among the first to blame the president. She said that Mr. Trump was “taking too long” to defuse the North Korean threat adding, “He’s not taking this threat seriously. There’s no time to waste.”....

...adds e-liquid to the definition of “tobacco products”, which would make all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid....

...A decision is expected in June....

...Russian money flowing to Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, 350.org, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, the Rainforest Action Network....

...It took Hawaii officials 23 minutes to contact federal authorities to seek guidance after realizing they had sent out a bogus alert....

...highest cost of living in USA....

...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....

...Medicare covers a wide variety of such services, in both hospital inpatient and outpatient settings....

...“Once a Japanese manager or his underlings are caught in a scandalous situation, they have no other choice but to resign so that the many others who are dependent on them do not take the blame or suffer any of the consequences.”....

...and the most unaffordable housing....

...HR 3744 would remove both the Executive Branch and by extension the US Department of Interior's authority to recognize and therefore create a Native Hawaiian Tribe....

...This ranking measures the current integration levels of whites and blacks....