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Friday, June 19, 2020
Caldwell Signs Budget: Rail Faces ‘Hard Decisions’ due to Collapse of Economy
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 3916 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19

...Caldwell expressed worries about the uncertainty of revenue collections that are supposed to pay for the city’s $9.2 billion rail project....

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Friday, June 19, 2020
Tax Credit Available for Low Income Homeowners
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 3005 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits

...This tax credit will be applied to next year’s taxes. Annual filing is required for this credit....

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Friday, June 19, 2020
DHHL Expands COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 2550 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19

...Program to include Undivided Interest (UI) lessees who have lost income or their job as a result of COVID-19....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
COVID Count: 18 new cases out of 1,370 tests
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 1955 Views :: COVID-19

...the cases are community related....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
UHERO: Estimating the Need for Rental Assistance in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 3:02 PM :: 3451 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19

...the augmented unemployment payments have done a fairly good job  preventing the worst from happening so far. But that program is set to expire August 1....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Hawaii 20.2% Unemployment -- 3rd Highest in USA
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 3084 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Public input sought on decommissioning of Maunakea telescope
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 4019 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

...The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking public input on the decommissioning of the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on the summit of Maunakea....

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
COVID Count: Five New Cases out of 1,131 tests
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 1924 Views :: COVID-19

...and three new hospitalizations....

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Council District Nine--Family Ties
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 6312 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians

... Of the three candidates, two have family members that are already sitting in the Honolulu City Council ....

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Trump’s Executive Order on Improving Policing Brings Welcome News in Troubled Times
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:52 AM :: 3683 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police

"...an executive order that will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force, including tactics for de-escalation.  Also, we’ll encourage pilot programs that allow social workers to join certain law enforcement officers so that they work together....” 

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Saving coral reef fisheries with management areas
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 2688 Views :: Environment, Small Business

...setting aside some areas where fishing is prohibited....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Navy Calling Up Reservists to Fill in For Pearl Harbor Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19
By Selected News Articles @ 9:48 PM :: 3552 Views :: Jones Act, Military, COVID-19

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Another Hawaii Lawsuit: Coronavirus Orders Violate Right To Travel, Equal Protection, Due Process
By Robert Thomas @ 6:04 PM :: 3984 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...the second complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii challenging the governor's coronavirus shut down orders....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
COVID Count: Four new cases out of 1,215 tests
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 2452 Views :: COVID-19

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths, seven released....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Contact Tracing, Testing Keep Recent Clusters in Check
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2255 Views :: COVID-19

...Mugiishi said because our contact tracing and testing are robust, the state quickly identified a recent cluster of infections to limit the spread....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Former Governors Urge Alternatives to Star-Adv Layoffs
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 3220 Views :: First Amendment, COVID-19

...Given the dramatic drop in advertising revenue, Star-Advertiser journalists are ready to do their part to keep the newspaper solvent....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Young Case against Hawaii Carry Ban Finally Moving Forward
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 AM :: 3042 Views :: Second Amendment

...Young v Hawaii challenges Hawaii statutes regulating carry permits – and lack thereof – on Second Amendment grounds....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
EPA orders the closure of 16 cesspools on Kauai
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 2890 Views :: Kauai County, Environment

...EPA has taken enforcement actions in Kauai to close 16 pollution-causing large capacity cesspools and collect $55,182 in penalties....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
DoH Still Working on New Rules for Quarantine-Free Inter-island Flights
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2461 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
Settlement Improves Honolulu Gun Registration System
By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 5059 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

"...From now on everyone who is in line at HPD's firearms registration department by 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays will be served...."

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Monday, June 15, 2020
COVID Count: Eight new cases out of 554 tests
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 1974 Views :: COVID-19

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
Feds: Civil Beat Publisher's Security Detail Sends Pig's Head to Media Critic
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 5558 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar

...anonymous, threatening messages, disturbing deliveries – including a box of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask – and conducting covert surveillance of the victims....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
Maui Planning Commission sneaks Hawaiian burial group’s motion onto agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 3738 Views :: Maui County, Development, COVID-19

... The Maui Planning Commission appears to have violated both the Sunshine Law and its own rules by failing to give the public required notice of a hearing item ....

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Sunday, June 14, 2020
COVID Count: Five new cases out of 1,152 tests
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 1825 Views :: COVID-19

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Sunday, June 14, 2020
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 13, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 5:42 PM :: 2306 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... this week's bills introduced and votes in Congress ....

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Sunday, June 14, 2020
Sause ends Hawaii Barge Service after 54 years
By Michael Hansen @ 5:18 PM :: 5030 Views :: Jones Act, COVID-19

... Oregon-based Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Inc. ended their common carrier Hawaii Barge Service after 54 years with the arrival of their final voyage in mid-April 2020 ....

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Sunday, June 14, 2020
The Giant Sucking Sound
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3018 Views :: Economy

...Carl Bonham told lawmakers that we’re going to lose another 30,000 people in just two years. A more pessimistic scenario assumes we are going to lose that 30,000 people in ONE year....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
COVID Count 17 New Cases out of 984 tests
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 2448 Views :: COVID-19

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
List of Staff Being Laid off by Star-Advertiser
By Selected News Articles @ 5:18 PM :: 8352 Views :: First Amendment

...29 staff members at the Star-Advertiser, the largest newspaper in the state, are losing their jobs at the end of the month....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
Regents to consider new Maunakea internal management structure
By News Release @ 4:22 AM :: 4168 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

...The University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents will consider the UH Hilo internal restructuring plan for management operations of Maunakea lands at the board’s upcoming June 18 monthly meeting....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
This act needs a rewrite
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:43 AM :: 2219 Views :: Jones Act

... I wrote one of its 17 chapters, “Updating the Jones Act for the 21st Century,” wherein I argue that reform of the act would not be a threat to either jobs or national security ....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
VIDEO: Sen. Mike Lee on the Jones Act at 100: Time to chart a new course?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:31 AM :: 2554 Views :: Jones Act

... American Enterprise Institute webinar streamed live on line ....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
Oahu District Courts Reopen
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 2776 Views :: Judiciary, COVID-19

“...Access to the courthouse is limited to those with official court business to ensure social distancing and protect the health and safety of our court users and staff....”

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Friday, June 12, 2020
COVID Count: 15 new cases--10 in one family
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 2177 Views :: COVID-19

...The last time Hawaii saw a double-digit increase in new cases was April 18 ― 55 days ago....

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Friday, June 12, 2020
Hearing Set for New Administrative Rules for Hawaii Elections
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 2656 Views :: Office of Elections

...public hearing to afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit oral or written testimony on the proposed repeal of HAR, Title 3, Chapters 171 through 176, and adoption of HAR Title 3, Chapter 177....

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Thursday, June 11, 2020
COVID Count: Seven new cases out of 1,284 new tests
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 1820 Views :: COVID-19

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

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Thursday, June 11, 2020
DLIR Updates Unemployment Claims Processing Numbers
By News Release @ 5:09 AM :: 3585 Views :: Economy, Labor, COVID-19

... State Has Issued $803,200,377 in Benefits Since March 1 ....

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Thursday, June 11, 2020
Hawaii COVID Lawsuit: Emergency Rules Unconstitutional Beyond 60 Days
By Robert Thomas @ 4:54 AM :: 5311 Views :: COVID-19

..."From day 61 on, the governor is both making laws and enforcing them, in violation of the separation of powers provisions under Hawaii’s state constitution.”....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
‘New normal’ requires long-term budget thinking
By Joe Kent @ 11:44 PM :: 3397 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

...threw Gov. Ige’s multiyear budget off target by a total of $26 billion between fiscal years 2020 and 2025....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Lockdown victims include Hawaii healthcare providers
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:37 PM :: 3347 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, COVID-19

...by mid-April, the same Convention Center that was poised to be converted into extra hospital facilities was instead turned into a phone bank facility to handle the influx of unemployment claims....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Ige Extends Emergency Order Through July 31
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 2083 Views :: COVID-19

...The emergency proclamation lifts the quarantine requirement for inter-island travelers effective 12:01 a.m. on June 16, 2020. However, it also leaves in place the quarantine requirement for out-of-state travelers. The governor has the authority to make exemptions for transit corridors/bubbles....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
COVID Count: Four new cases out of 1,122 tests
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 1873 Views :: COVID-19

...one more patient hospitalized....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Confronting Police Abuse Requires Shifting Power From Police Unions
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:22 AM :: 4638 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police

...“We do not have the ability to get rid of many of these officers that we know have done wrong in the past due to issues with both the contract and the arbitration associated with the union.”....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
​Legislature to Reconvene on June 22
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 2296 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

...The Legislature will take up a limited number of bills, including budget matters and COVID-19-related legislation....

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
COVID-19 testing pre-departure may eliminate 90% of infectious passengers
By UHERO @ 4:03 AM :: 2800 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...recommend that individuals who clear a temperature and symptom screening, and a COVID-19 test in their departure city will not be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to Hawaiʻi....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Coronavirus Restrictions: Hawaii vs Alaska
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 2714 Views :: COVID-19

...Alaska is 7th least restrictive, Hawaii is 48th....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
COVID Count: Six New Cases out of 699 tests
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 1803 Views :: COVID-19

... no new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Veterans’ Health Administration Health Care System Leadership Change in Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2820 Views :: Health Care, Military

...Dr. Robinson will oversee the delivery of health care to an estimated 129,000 Veterans, a $327.8 million annual operating budget, and over 1,400 employees....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Dr. Tony Trpkovski -- Protecting Yourself & Hawaii from Coronavirus
By Video @ 3:44 AM :: 2125 Views :: COVID-19

...Protecting Yourself & Hawaii from Coronavirus --Dr. Tony Trpkovski Speaks with Keli'i Akina....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Debate: Jones Act Necessary for National Security?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:26 AM :: 2578 Views :: Jones Act

...Virtually no sealift is provided by Jones Act ships....

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