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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Chief Logan Signs First Concealed Carry Permit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 2525 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... the first permit issued in modern history for Honolulu ....
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Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
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When the Communications Director is Away
By Selected News Articles @ 8:03 PM :: 1957 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... if you don't go where you aren't invited, it's fine ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gender Gap #2 in USA--Failing Boys Account for All of DoE Shortfall
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 3312 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii English test scores relative to US average: Female: 0.07 grades above US average -- Male: 1.04 grades below US average ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Worst Roads in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:23 PM :: 1649 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... More than a quarter of Hawaii’s urban roads come in at more than 170 inches per mile on the International Roughness Index (IRI), a measure of how much a vehicle vibrates based on the roughness of the road and how the wheel hits it ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Among Nine States Running Long-Term Structural Deficits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 1919 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... revenue will continue to fall short of spending absent policy changes ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Joins Bipartisan group of 37 AGs urging stronger protections for airline customers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 1647 Views :: Tourism, Cost of Living
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... The attorneys general warned about possible abuse of a proposed rule requiring refunds when there’s a significant change in flight itinerary ....
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Burn Thru $1M Retirement Fund in 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2376 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... retirees can expect to burn money fastest in Hawaii ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Report: Inflation is easing in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1847 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu showed a Consumer Price Index change of -0.6% over the last two months ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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Green's plan to eliminate food and medicine tax may not have a clear path
By Selected News Articles @ 8:34 PM :: 1719 Views :: Taxes
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... Lawmakers have not indicated if they back Green's plan ....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2022 |
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$300 Rebate Checks From Hawaii: You Can Still Claim It
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 AM :: 1783 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Most taxpayers have already received their rebate checks from Hawaii of up to $300. However, those who filed their taxes late and taxpayers whose payment has been withheld by the tax department may still be waiting ....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022 |
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Army Investigating Gay Bondage Pics Taken on Hawaii Base
By Selected News Articles @ 11:11 PM :: 5094 Views :: Military
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... wearing dog masks, leather and chains. Some of the photos depict poses of submission and sexual acts ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Red Hill funds included in annual defense bill
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 PM :: 1882 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 includes $1 billion for cleaning up the site of a fuel leak into Hawaii's water supply ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Guns: Supreme Court shows us the ‘Sensitive Places’
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 1799 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... If you look at Bill 57, the Mayor has taken a cut-and-paste list from places such as New York, New Jersey, and D.C. to make a list that is currently failing at every challenge in court in those exact locations....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Critical Race Theory Programs at UH Med School
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 AM :: 2257 Views :: Higher Education
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... mandatory education in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion, or some other form of critical race theory-linked program, either through mandatory training or in the curriculum ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 2298 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii, pension liabilities totaled an estimated $32.7 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the state's pension assets totaled $17.4 billion. Considering both assets and liabilities, Hawaii's pension funding ratio is 53.2%, the seventh lowest in the country ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Hilo Housing Cost Half of Statewide Median
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 PM :: 1781 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii Statistics
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... in Hilo, the typical home is worth $341,500 - compared to the typical home in Hawaii, which is worth $636,400 ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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US House Ethics Committee continuing investigation into Kahele campaign finances
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 1844 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... The report released Monday said that Kahele made "misleading statements" to the staff members with the Office on Congressional Ethics and recommended a subpoena for Kahele ....
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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Reinventing Tourism: Maui Makes Fodor's 'NO' List
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 2465 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... We could kick every tourist off the island and it would do anything for Upcountry Maui water users. But, as usual, facts don’t get in the way of Kaniela Ing’s grandstanding ....
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii's public school enrollment decreased during the pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 3:18 AM :: 1893 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools saw enrollment drop by 4.75% from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, charter schools experienced a 1.85% enrollment increase ....
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Saturday, November 12, 2022 |
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Bipartisan O‘ahu
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 PM :: 1957 Views :: Republican Party
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... for the first time in years Republicans in Hawai’i gained seats in the Hawai’i State Legislature ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 1665 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Joint Task Force – Red Hill is currently in the third phase of the original defueling plan, which involves contracting out infrastructure repairs ....
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
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Navy Proposing Red Hill Closure Plan That Allows For Potential Reuse of Tanks
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 1276 Views
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... The Navy is looking to potentially reuse the tanks ....
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Thursday, October 27, 2022 |
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Voting Power? Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 2046 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... how much your individual vote counts ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Charged with Securities Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 2685 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc ....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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Red Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 AM :: 1881 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Draining the pipelines, which have approximately 1.16 million gallons of fuel split between them, is the first step in completely defueling Red Hill ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Rescheduled After Water Main Repairs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 AM :: 2818 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy was supposed to start unpacking fuel from three pipelines Monday, but the Friday water main break affected the systems that would be used for removing the fuel ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Honolulu Among Worst Cities to Drive In
By Selected News Articles @ 9:35 PM :: 1815 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu ranks 90th of 100 cities ....
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii gas prices hold steady but remain among the highest in the nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 1928 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gas was $5.22 on Wednesday, the same as Tuesday's price, according to AAA ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 2nd Highest Benefit from Food Stamps
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 1889 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... only Alaska pays more ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Red Hill Defueling Could Take from Four Months to 30 Days, Says New Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 1615 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The DoD could begin defueling pipelines as early as this month and remove all the fuel by the end of July 2024, according to the public plan ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 5th-Worst State Finances
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 1729 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... For 2021, Hawaii had $6.5 billion to pay its bills of $24.5 billion ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Russian Hackers Target Hawaii State Computers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 2189 Views :: World News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... In a Telegram post Wednesday, Killnet, a notorious "hacktivist" group posted a list of several governmental websites it would be targeting in the coming days ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Rising costs, construction woes hamper clean energy efforts in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 1812 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Honolulu Ranks 112th for People with Disabilities
By Selected News Articles @ 10:13 PM :: 2056 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... The average monthly Social Security disability benefit as of August 2022 was only $1,231.80 ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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9th Circuit: Religious Services Allowed on Hawaii Ag Land
By Selected News Articles @ 9:57 PM :: 2849 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Land Use, Religion
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... a Maui county commission denied the Spirit of Aloha Temple’s application for a permit to hold religious services on its ag-zoned property in Hana ....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 |
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Analysis of religious liberties ranks Hawaii 30th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 1870 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Religion
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... The state received a score of 34% based on 29 items that formed six groups of safeguards ....
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Monday, September 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii is the Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 1670 Views
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... 2022's Best & Worst States for Teachers -- Hawaii 51st ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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How Much Money Gen Z Makes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 2203 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... median weekly and annual earnings for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Claims Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:23 AM :: 1957 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... 189 Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in the Labor Force ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Legislature Paves Way for Issuance of SPRBs for Carbon Credits – Or Does It?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 2811 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Ethics, Agriculture, Development
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... there is a line item for renting four 480-square-foot units from the Four Seasons for nearly $300,000 a year ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gun Sales Per Capita Least in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 1423 Views :: Second Amendment
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... In Hawaii, an estimated 11,000 guns were sold from January through July 2022 based on FBI background check data ....
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Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Student Loan Deadbeats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 2106 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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... No state has a higher percentage of student-loan balances past due or in default ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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The cost of employment in each state--Hawaii 7th Highest
By Selected News Articles @ 10:52 PM :: 2768 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... How much does it cost to hire an employee in Hawaii? ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 1962 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii's six community colleges vary in quality ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Which Counties have the longest commute?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:55 PM :: 1549 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... on Oahu 10.6% of employees have a 60+ minute commute ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Ninth Circuit Sends the Hawaii Concealed Carry Challenge Back Down to District Court
By Selected News Articles @ 1:10 AM :: 1969 Views :: Second Amendment
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... I respectfully dissent from our failure to resolve the straightforward legal issues presented by this case. ...
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Friday, August 19, 2022 |
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Chinese Navy intel ship spied on RIMPAC
By Selected News Articles @ 12:39 PM :: 1394 Views :: Military
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...Chinese intelligence monitoring of the RIMPAC exercises appears increasingly routine....
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii Guns: Concealed Carry OK, Open Carry Banned?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:12 AM :: 2558 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii Removes “Exceptional Case” Requirement for Concealed, NOT Open, Carry!? ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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Death Rate for Hawaii Police Officers 13th-Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 AM :: 1867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... In Hawaii, a total of six police officers have been killed on the job in the last decade, or 212 officers for every 100,000 police on the force as of 2021 - the 13th highest fatality rate ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Homicides Double Over Last Decade
By Selected News Articles @ 11:13 AM :: 1844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... The 105.0% increase ranks as the fifth largest among the 44 states that reported an uptick ....
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