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Tuesday, December 28, 2021 |
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Maui No-shows leave COVID-19 test gaps
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 2170 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... Personnel at COVID-19 test sites are reporting that many individuals who made appointments are failing to show up as scheduled ....
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Monday, December 27, 2021 |
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Monday, December 27, 2021 |
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Retire in Hawaii: Got $1.48M?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:47 PM :: 2743 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Goods and services in the state are 19.3% more expensive than they are on average nationwide, and the average 65 year old should plan on spending $1,481,336 throughout retirement, nearly $361,000 more than the national average ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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More on 'Green Fees'
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2116 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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... a chance to get in front of lawmakers and argue that we aren’t being taxed enough ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Can We Beat COVID Without Lockdowns?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:11 AM :: 3478 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... If Hawaii follows the same pattern as South Africa, we should experience increasing COVID cases until around New Year’s, followed by a sharp decline ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Take heart: We represent the mainstream
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 AM :: 2222 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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... these are majority opinions in our state ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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‘Tourist tax’ surcharges threaten Hawaii recovery
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:52 AM :: 2170 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... the Aloha State now has the highest tourist taxes in the nation, topping out at 17.75% ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Jones Act needs an update, and so does the Jones Act fleet
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:41 AM :: 1373 Views
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... U.S. shipyards capable of building large oceangoing commercial ships have dwindled from 30 in 1953 to just four as of November 2021 ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Number of initial unemployment claims up in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 2193 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... New weekly unemployment claims increased by 291 in Hawaii to 1,615 for the week ending Dec. 18 ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ranks #4 for Dental Health
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 1839 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Connecticut has the best dental health, followed by the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Hawaii and New Jersey ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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HTA: Fewer Tourists Paying More Money
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 9:53 PM :: 1987 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Compared with November 2019, RevPAR was 3.8 percent lower, driven by lower occupancy (-19.4 percentage points) which could not be offset by increased ADR (+27.5%) ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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HPD officer arrested after Niu Valley shooting
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 3108 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... It was reported to us that the officer's (personal) AR-15 was dropped and discharged a round. This round then struck another occupant (relative) in the same home ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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New Record: 2,205 COVID Cases in One Day--12.64% of tests positive
By Video @ 6:00 PM :: 2934 Views :: COVID-19
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... 12,777 cases are considered to be active as of Dec 26 ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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State budget windfall opens way for tax cuts
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:15 PM :: 1988 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... calculations show there is plenty of room for the Legislature to break its habit of continually increasing taxes ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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Appeals court affirms federal authority to ban cockfighting in US territories
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 2205 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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“The challenges originating in Guam and Puerto Rico to the federal law banning all animal fighting have been turned back by four federal courts and also denied by the U.S. Supreme Court”
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021 |
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Hawaii Roads 2nd Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:44 PM :: 1770 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Residents in each state rated their local roads on a scale from 1 to 10 ....
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021 |
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021 |
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UH funding priorities included in Governor’s 2022 budget
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 1519 Views :: Higher Education
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... Ige’s supplemental executive budget for the 2022 legislative session includes most of the University of Hawaiʻi’s budget wish list ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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MECO Plan: Replace Kahului Power Plant with Solar and Batteries
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 3636 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... As the oldest power plant on Maui, with the first generating unit placed in service in 1948, KPP’s four steam-generating units currently provide power and system stability on the island's transmission system ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Election Integrity? Hawaii Dead Last
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:02 PM :: 3115 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... Assessing the Status of State Election Fairness and Security ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Ige Releases Supplemental Budget--Boosts Spending 12.2%
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1943 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... $942.3 million over the current appropriation level of $7.759 billion ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Feds Bust Two Restaurants for Failure to Pay Overtime
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 2464 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... The division’s investigation led to the recovery of $40,000 in back wages plus another $40,000 in liquidated damages for five workers ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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DPP Online System to let Solar Contractors Bypass DPP Grifters
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 2296 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... a new online building permit application process in response to the increase in number of homeowners seeking photovoltaic (PV), PV battery and battery-only tax credits and other incentives from Hawaiian Electric Co.’s Battery Bonus program ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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DoD Inspector General to Investigate Red Hill
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 1935 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Project Announcement: Evaluation of the Operation, Maintenance, Safety, and Oversight of the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Trump and O'Reilly Denounce Anti-Vaxxers
By Video @ 6:46 PM :: 3529 Views :: Republican Party, COVID-19
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"“Take credit for it. Take credit for it. You’re playing right into their hands [when you doubt the vaccine].” -- Donald J Trump
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Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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Hawaii--2nd Lowest Job Growth in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 3739 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most from COVID ....
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Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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Kalani HS and Waipahu HS will compete in Hawaii LifeSmarts State Competition
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 1544 Views :: Education K-12
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... The Virtual State Competition takes place on Saturday, February 12, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ....
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Monday, December 20, 2021 |
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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NYT Looks at Honolulu Rail: Why U.S. Infrastructure Is So Expensive
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 3455 Views :: Rail
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... Using the Honolulu rail project as an example, the New York Times wants to know why so many infrastructure projects suffer from such large cost overruns ....
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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Gender Queer: DoE Makes Gay Blowjob Book Available in School Libraries
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 8064 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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... Images from ‘Gender Queer’ book checked out of Waianae High School library should help make underage boys more readily available to older homosexuals ....
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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The New County TAT Earmarks Aren’t the Real Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2307 Views :: Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... these debates are meaningless ....
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 18, 2021
By GovTrack .us @ 4:16 AM :: 1527 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced to Congress from GovTrack.us ....
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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Kauai Judicial Vacancy – District Judge, District Court of the Fifth Circuit
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 1706 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is extending the deadline for accepting applications to fill the judicial vacancy ....
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Saturday, December 18, 2021 |
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State Closing COVID Quarantine Facilities -- Says Delta, Omicron too Fast
By News Release @ 4:29 AM :: 1838 Views :: COVID-19
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... The Delta and Omicron variants are highly transmissible. It is likely anyone who tests positive will have infected household members by the time they get test results. Therefore, they are advised to self-isolate at home ....
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Saturday, December 18, 2021 |
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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COVID is back: 797 New Cases Today--None backlogged
By Video @ 4:59 PM :: 1878 Views :: COVID-19
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... Ige said there were no backlog cases in the 797 infections reported today ....
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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UHERO: Renewed international travel restrictions reduce near-term visitor outlook
By UHERO @ 4:15 PM :: 2288 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Economic recovery resumed with the end of Hawaii’s COVID-19 wave. Now Omicron is a new threat ....
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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Sterile Mosquitoes to Suppress Avian Malaria on Maui
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 2274 Views :: Maui County, Environment, GMOs
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... not a peep from the anti-GMO activists ....
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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VIDEO: SHOPO Elects new Leaders after Alm Endorsement Backfires
By Video @ 2:23 PM :: 2679 Views :: Labor, Police
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... SHOPO Elections End In Shake-up For Union Leadership after Alm endorsement backfires ....
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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Honolulu most expensive car rental destination for Christmas
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 2608 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu travelers spend a minimum of $754 for a rental car Christmas week ....
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Friday, December 17, 2021 |
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COVID: Hawaii 3rd Safest State
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 AM :: 1315 Views
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... but Hawaii has the 2nd worst transmission rate ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Kauai Judicial Applicants Sought
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 2145 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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... The District Family and/or District Court of the Fifth Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as per diem judges ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 6% for November
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 1731 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... unemployment rate for November was 6.0 percent compared to the revised rate of 6.4 percent in October ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Case: NDAA Mandates Repair of Red Hill Pipes
By Ed Case @ 5:26 PM :: 2183 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... the bill would require the piping system to ultimately be submitted to strengthened and more frequent inspection and repair requirements ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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DOH: All Water Tests Below DoH Action Level
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 2305 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Five of the 27 results, located in the Iroquois Point and McGrew Point communities, detected trace levels of petroleum product well below the DOH Environmental Action Level. Samples collected from twenty-two locations did not detect petroleum products ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Honolulu--Lowest Charitable Giving in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 AM :: 1847 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu gives three times less than first place Tulsa, Memphis, Atlanta, Wichita ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Soaring Unfunded Pension Liabilities Threaten Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 2409 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Fatal Drug Overdoses on the Rise in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 2132 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... There were an estimated 268 fatal overdoses in Hawaii over the 12 months ending in April 2021, compared to 252 over the same period the year prior ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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First Anniversary of COVID Vaccine in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 1916 Views :: Hawaii History, COVID-19
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... 2,439,075 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Hawai‘i. DOH estimates 73.2% of the state’s population has received either two doses ....
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