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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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How the Deals Approved by Congress Bypassed Thousands of Hawaiians Waiting for Homes
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 PM :: 3901 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History
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... They were authorized via special legislation approved by Congress, including members of Hawaii’s own delegation ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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Blangiardi signs bill to subsidize affordable rental housing
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 1595 Views
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... Property owners can receive $9,000 or $15,000 per qualified unit based on the number of units rented to households below the area median income (AMI) ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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Creating Facts on the Ground: Stadium Authority Rushes Decision to Demolish Aloha Stadium
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 4352 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Rail, Tourism
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... In a special Stadium Authority Board Meeting this morning (Thursday, May 6), the Board confirmed and voted for an early demolition of the existing stadium location ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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These Tax Bills Got Sent to the Governor - Hold on to your wallets!
By Video @ 3:24 AM :: 2725 Views :: Taxes
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... There were significant changes in net income tax, exemptions suspended for the GET, a new 3% bump for the transient accommodations tax, tripling and quadrupling tax rates for conveyances of real property, and more ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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Ige Approves Kauai's Move to Tier Three
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 2611 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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... The more cautious tier was activated after the island’s average case count remained elevated for the past two weeks ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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O‘ahu to continue in Tier 3 four more weeks
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2887 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... while the county and the state work together on incorporating vaccination counts on O‘ahu into modified metrics for the Tier system ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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UH Mānoa highly ranked for diversity, research, employability of graduates
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 2439 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... according to the 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) USA University Rankings, released on May 5 ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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44% of small-businesses have job openings they can't fill
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 2786 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... This number is 22 points higher than the 48-year historical average ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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Senate Reorganizes Leadership, Committees
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 2262 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... appointment of Senator Dru Kanuha (District 3 – Kona and Kaʻū) as the new Senate Majority Leader ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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China plans to revive strategic Kiribati airstrip
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 7011 Views :: Military
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"...The island would be a fixed aircraft carrier...."
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Corporate Tax Costs Compared to 50 States
By Tax Foundation @ 11:42 PM :: 2664 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Manufacturing faces exceedingly high rates of taxation in Hawaii, but some other firms benefit from generous incentives, reducing tax costs or even yielding negative rates of tax ....
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Tourism Recovery Slowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:05 PM :: 2842 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19 ....
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Best States for Nurses--Hawaii 39th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:53 PM :: 2610 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii ranks 48th for nursing salary when cost of living is factored in ....
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Case Reintroduces Blue Pacific Act for Coordinated US Policy
By Ed Case @ 10:31 PM :: 2834 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... BLUE Pacific Act, Establishes a Comprehensive, Long-term U.S. Foreign Policy in the Pacific Islands Amidst Growing International Engagement in the Region ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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HECO Disconnect Moratorium Ends May 31
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 2370 Views :: Energy, COVID-19
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... Past due customers can avoid collection activity by setting up payment plan ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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UH Announces Graduation Plans
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 2393 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... UH spring 2021 commencement ceremonies range from virtual to in-person ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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China a threat to Jones Act lobby, except when it’s not
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:38 PM :: 2399 Views :: Jones Act
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... Jones Act carriers claim China is a threat to America’s maritime industry, but when they need cheap repairs, they know where to go ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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Biometric Controls for International Arrivals at Honolulu Airport
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 3069 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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... fulfills a Congressional mandate to biometrically record the entry and exit of non-U.S. citizens ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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DoE Seeking ESEA Waiver
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2500 Views :: Education K-12
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... Public feedback is sought for HIDOE’s proposed accountability waiver and its assurances ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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2021 HS Graduation Schedule Announced
By News Release @ 12:56 AM :: 3069 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Alternative ceremony formats will continue for a second year and limit guest access to comply with COVID-19 health and safety guidelines ....
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Monday, May 3, 2021 |
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Special Agents Check 3,200 Hotel Rooms for Quarantine Violators
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 2639 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... As part of last Friday’s operation, special agents visited 10 hotels ....
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Monday, May 3, 2021 |
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Two Anti-Gun Bills Await Ige Signature
By NRA ILA @ 10:40 PM :: 2505 Views :: Second Amendment
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... many anti-gun bills were defeated this session ....
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Monday, May 3, 2021 |
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City’s Rental and Utility Relief Program closes after just a few minutes -- will reopen June 7
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 2311 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... it will reopen the first working Monday of each month as long as funds are available ....
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Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
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Legislators Sum up 2021 Session
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 3243 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The Governor has until June 21, 2021, to provide the Legislature with notification of his intent to veto ....
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Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
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Counties, the TAT Is Now Your Problem Too!
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2427 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... For many years, the counties and the State have been bickering about how much support from the State’s transient accommodations tax (TAT) they should get ....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 1, 2021
By GovTrack .us @ 11:15 PM :: 2076 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes in Congress for week ending May 1, 2021 ....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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COVID-19 Joint Information Center Ends Daily Summary Reports
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 2143 Views :: COVID-19
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... At this point, all the information reported in the Daily News Digest (DND) can be viewed on a daily basis via the web links regularly included, and the JIC has produced this final DND today. ...
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Secret Document Shows HART looking at 27 possible rail changes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4445 Views :: Rail
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... The document, marked “CONFIDENTIAL (NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION),” says that stopping the rail at Middle Street could lower costs, provide long-term flexibility for route changes and fleet expansion, and benefit from future driverless technologies ....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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City’s Rental and Utility Relief Program to reopen May 3 at 2 p.m.
By News Release @ 10:23 AM :: 2850 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, COVID-19
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"...fraudulent applications may be referred to law enforcement....”
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Extended Deadline: Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit
By News Release @ 9:57 AM :: 4462 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations....
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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UH Debate Team Accused of Mocking Black Debate Opponents
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 2758 Views :: Higher Education
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"...We still do not have all of the facts of the incident yet...."
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Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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Legislators Breathe New Life into Auditing OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:06 AM :: 2931 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... During the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers demonstrated strong interest in matters concerning the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:19 PM :: 3296 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...The Fumble or The Phantom Punch....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Locals Worry Wind and Solar Will Gobble Up Forests and Farms
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 3405 Views :: Energy, Environment, Development
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... locals are pushing back, saying that forests and farmlands should not be sacrificed in the fight against climate change ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Will Supreme Court Consolidate Hawaii Gun Case with NY Case?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:20 AM :: 2786 Views :: Second Amendment
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... the Court can consolidate the New York Case with Young v. Hawaii ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Hawaii State Legislature Declares Climate Emergency
By Court House News @ 5:15 AM :: 2707 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... SCR44 is just a toothless symbolic statement, but it is being hyped nationwide ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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March Visitor Arrivals Up 1.1%
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 5:02 AM :: 2911 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... This was the first time in a year where visitor arrivals were up, but the year-to-date arrivals were still significantly down (-60.1%) ....
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Friday, April 30, 2021 |
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Maui, Kona Rental Car Rates Top $900/wk
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 4057 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Tourism, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... Kahului, Hawaii, is the most expensive U.S. destination in which to rent a car this spring ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Legislature allows governor to act without restraint for another year
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:26 PM :: 3098 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... This bill was so close to the finish line that the only question seemed to be whether Gov. Ige would agree to limit his power ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Surprise! Another Cash Giveaway to HSTA Members -- $2,200 This Time
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4310 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The payments aim for “workforce stabilization to retain teachers” and will be made to full- and half-time teachers. (Translation: Incumbent stabilization to retain HSTA endorsement for 2022.) ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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How Bad? Labor Underutilization in Hawaii During the Pandemic
By UHERO @ 4:55 AM :: 2548 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii led the nation with the highest percentage of its civilian labor force unemployed for 15 weeks or longer 5.3% ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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HB891: Proposed Taser Law Would Outlaw Common Medical Devices
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 3018 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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"...any portable device that is designed to discharge electric energy, charge, voltage, or current into the body...."
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Squatters Take Over Uncle Billy's Hotel
By Video @ 1:10 AM :: 4141 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness, Tourism, Drugs
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... Akamai readers will remember this is exactly what happened to the old Hilo Hotel on Kinoole St during the 1990s depression ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Keep Your Eyes on These Three
By Video @ 8:53 PM :: 4103 Views :: Akaka Bill, Congressional Delegation, OHA
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... Don't Take What They're Planning To Dangle In Front Of You ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii Individual Income Tax $1,711 per person
By Tax Foundation @ 6:47 PM :: 2852 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii 9th-Highest State and Local Individual Income Tax Collections Per Capita ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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OHA aide accused of wire fraud--Tried to Flee Country
By Selected News Articles @ 5:49 PM :: 4211 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... Court documents said Harleman used his firm, Precision Accounting Hawaii, to defraud an Oahu landscaping business out more than $415,000 ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii Government Assistance Payments Jumped 62% for 2020
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 AM :: 2872 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Earnings, which mostly reflect wages and other employee compensation, fell in Hawaii by 7.7% ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Decommissioning Update
By News Release @ 5:47 AM :: 3635 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... Caltech hopes to have its plans approved by early 2022, which would enable the physical deconstruction and restoration to begin by summer 2022 ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Maui, Kauai Mayors to Pursue TAT Tax Hike
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 3651 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... House Bill 862 authorizes counties to impose a new hotel room tax of up to 3% ....
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