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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute hits the ground running in promoting liberty at Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 1310 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii so far has submitted more than 20 pieces of testimony on bills relating to issues ranging from housing to healthcare ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Did You Meet Your Goals This Year? – Pff, We Don’t Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1377 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Our Legislature’s 2023 session is definitely cranked up now ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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After Fraudsters Jailed, Auditor Discovers Affordable Housing Program Has no Administrative Rules
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 2961 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Cost of Living
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... Decades of neglect in monitoring the program has left the department unable to evaluate its success ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Green Affordability Plan: It would be simpler to just cut the tax rate for food
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 1758 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Green’s “GAP” plan seeks to provide tax credits for food, rent and child care expenses primarily to Hawaii’s lower- and middle-class families ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Kailua-Based Former Navy Captain Gets 30 Months in 'Fat Leonard' Scandal
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 1892 Views :: Ethics, Military
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... he received more than $90,000 in bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Francis, who plied him with luxurious hotel stays, travel, and prostitutes ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 4, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 6:26 PM :: 1448 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Committee recommends dissolution of Hawaii Tourism Authority
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 AM :: 1483 Views :: Tourism
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... The Hawaii House Committee on Tourism advanced a bill that dissolves the state's tourism authority and creates a three-member "destination management agency." ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii committee OKs proposed constitutional amendment on abortion
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 AM :: 1474 Views :: Life
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... Republican Sen. Brenton Awa and Democratic Sen. Mike Gabbard voted against the bill ....
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Friday, February 3, 2023 |
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BoE Approves Another Worthless 'Strategic Plan'
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1262 Views :: Education K-12
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... the strategic plan includes the mission, vision, core values, priorities, goals, and the desired outcomes for Hawaii’s K-12 public education system ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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City seeks highly-qualified candidates to serve on Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 1568 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... candidates to serve on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission, which became effective in the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu on January 23, 2023 ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Waitlist opening for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 1490 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Pre-applications will be accepted online from Monday February 6, 2023, 7:45 a.m., to Friday, February 10, 2023, 4:30 p.m. ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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SB36: Senate Passes Bill Restoring Procedure for Initiating Felony Cases
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 1490 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... To address the issues raised in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court opinion in State v. Obrero, the Hawai‘i State Senate passed Senate Bill (S.B.) 36 on third reading today ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Federal Recognition of Hawaiian Sovereignty: One People, Many Views
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:26 PM :: 2201 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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... On Oct. 19, 2022, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it would host its first-ever consultation policy with the Native Hawaiian community. ...
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii GOP Chair, Vice-Chair Suddenly Resign
By Audio @ 3:59 PM :: 2504 Views :: Republican Party
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... Lynn Finnegan and Lani Kaaa resign with one day notice four months before the Republican State Convention ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Proposed Short Term Rental Regs Could Harm Big Island Farmers, Economy.
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:19 PM :: 2352 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business, Tourism
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... Some members of the Hawaii County Council are proposing tighter regulations on hosted short-term rentals ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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VIDEO: FBI Raids Home of former Punahou Basketball Coach
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 2572 Views :: Education K-12
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... Clad only in white shorts, Yuen, a former Punahou coach accused by numerous female athletes--but never charged--was cuffed and soon whisked away in an unmarked vehicle ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Marine Debris Found in Stomach of Stranded Kauai Sperm Whale
By News Release @ 9:30 AM :: 1504 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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“...In addition to squid beaks, fish skeletons and other prey remains, we found at least six hagfish traps and we also found significant amounts of at least seven types of fishing net, at least two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net...."
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Who is having abortions in Hawaii?
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 2062 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Life
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... there were 1,809 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2020, a decrease of 9.7 percent from 2019 ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Alleged Chinatown Pimp Indicted
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 1982 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... The victim was forced to find clients near the Zippy's in Chinatown ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Profitable Non Profits: COVID Slush Fund Ends Feb 6
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 1472 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... the deadline for submissions for relief through the Non-Profit Relief Program is set for Monday, February 6, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. HST. ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Fifth Circuit Launches Small Claims Online Dispute Resolution Pilot
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 1805 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary, Small Business
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... Beginning today, parties to certain small claims cases will be required to use TurboCourt, an online application, to file, negotiate, and attempt to resolve their small claims cases ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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House Working Groups to Examine Red Hill, DHHL Funding
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 1749 Views :: DHHL, Environment, Military
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... to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than twenty days prior to the commencement of the Regular Session of 2024 ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Webinar: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills for 2023 Session
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 1599 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The new session has started and there are 49 gun bills in the Hawaii Legislature ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Bills would remove GET for medical services
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 968 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... Legislators have introduced multiple bills in the 2023 legislative session that seek to remove the GET for medical services in Hawaii, either wholly or in part. They include ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Hawaii leads in pharmacist-prescribed birth control
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 1666 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... In 2017, Hawaii became the sixth state to extend pharmacist prescriptive authority to contraception ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 1979 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Poll: 86% of residents believe cannabis should be legal
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 1789 Views :: Drugs
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... Thirty percent of residents indicated they would be more likely to support a candidate who supported legalizing adult recreational use, compared to 26 percent who would be less likely to support a candidate who espoused that same view. Nearly 40 percent of residents, however, indicated that a candidate’s view on legalization doesn’t make much of a difference in their vote ....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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New report makes case for exempting medical services from Hawaii's GET
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:57 AM :: 1536 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... removing the tax would lower medical costs and help alleviate the state's doctor shortage ....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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December Tourist Count 91.5% of 2019 Level
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 1302 Views :: Tourism
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... visitor arrivals from Japan (36,988) and Canada (58,361) were at the highest monthly levels since the start of the pandemic ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Lee Elected Chair of Maui Council after Epic 18 Hour Meeting
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 1167 Views :: Maui County
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... Who needs telenovelas when there's the Maui County Council? ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Judge Lifts West Hawaii Fishing Injunction
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 1669 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... the lifting of the injunction in the WHRFMA does not permit the immediate resumption of commercial aquarium fishing ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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SB19: Allow Dead People to Vote
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 PM :: 1667 Views :: Office of Elections
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... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 6148 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Are Zoning Laws the Cause of Hawaii's Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 1887 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Don't let emergency orders become the norm
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:33 PM :: 1015 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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... bureaucracy and red tape have become a major barrier to affordable housing in Hawaii ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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High cost of living drives family, friends out of Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:20 PM :: 1868 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... More than 15,000 people left Hawaii for the mainland last year ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Hold off on Maui County executive pay raises?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 1604 Views :: Maui County
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... salaries for the Mayor, County Council members, Directors, Deputy Directors and County Auditor ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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What’s In the Governor’s Bill Package
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1506 Views :: Taxes
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... SB 1347 / HB 1049, designated GOV-01, aims to give broad tax relief to pretty much everyone in Hawaii. It does this by juicing up several credits already on the books, giving a significant boost to the standard deduction, and doubling the personal exemption amount. ...
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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SB1: Abortion Expansion Bill Scheduled for Hearing
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:52 AM :: 1802 Views :: Family, Life
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... Hawaii's Senate has decided that abortion expansion bills should take front and center ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 2491 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Green Signs Homeless Emergency Proclamation--Amends it Three Days Later
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2606 Views :: Homelessness
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"...We amended our homelessness emergency proclamation to reflect guardrails that will ensure we don’t have to choose between our kuleana to culture and land...."
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 28, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 7:45 PM :: 1536 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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I Caught COVID
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:53 PM :: 2344 Views :: COVID-19
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... 3 out of 5 of my household turned positive in a matter of a few days ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Navy: No Groundwater Pollution from AFFF Spill
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 2026 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Today the Navy published its first two weeks of validated groundwater PFAS test results, which show no exceedances of DOH’s EALs for groundwater ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Maui Airport Mini-Rail to be Shutdown for Repairs--Replaced by Golf Carts
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 1723 Views :: Maui County, Rail
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... A contractor will provide golf carts to take anyone needing assistance between the CONRAC and the airport lobby. ...
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Former Prison Guard Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmates
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 1934 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from approximately 2014 to 2018 ....
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Friday, January 27, 2023 |
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Maui Sovereignty Squatters Interfere with MEO Affordable Housing Project
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 1827 Views :: Maui County, Development
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"The only reason we are pursuing a development at Ke Kahua in Waiehu is to bring affordable rental units to struggling Maui families.
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 |
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BIA Commission on Native Children to Hold Hawaii Hearing
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 1434 Views
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... The Commission on Native Children will hold its Hawaii Regional Hearing in Honolulu, HI, February 15–16, 2023 at the Moana Surfrider, and virtually. ...
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