HD20: Grandinetti Celebrates Terrorism Against Indigenous Hebrews of Israel on 'Indigenous Peoples Day' by Andrew Walden Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
... “Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it” ....
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‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work by Grassroot Institute Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....
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Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending by Grassroot Institute Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....
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Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio by Video Video Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
... Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet ....
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Discussion: How to reduce permit delays by Grassroot Institute Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
... In Hilo and Honolulu, experts will discuss Grassroot’s upcoming report detailing ways to speed up permitting and homebuilding ....
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Fact-Check: Hawaii Shipping--Unpacking Hawaii’s Maritime Supply Chain by Michael Hansen Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
... errors that detract from the video’s effectiveness ....
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Red Flag: Hawaiian Electric shuts off power to West Maui by News Release Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
... The National Weather Service today has issued a red flag warning for the state of Hawaii for the hours between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m....
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CATO: Josh Green Ranks 7th in Fiscal Policy by Cato Foundation Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
... Green is the highest-scoring Democrat in this study ....
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Public Input Sought for Hawaiʻi Gas Rate Increase by News Release Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
... 17% rate hike proposed ....
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Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents by News Release Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
... Between July 2020 and December 2021, 263 drug-related deaths were recorded across the state. Of these, 58.2% involved individuals aged 50 to 79 ....
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Hawaii household expenses up $1,234 per month since 2021 by News Release Monday, October 14, 2024 |
... Cumulatively, the average Hawaii household has spent $33,365 more due to inflation since January 2021 ....
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UN report exposes escalating threat of organized crime in the Pacific by News Release Monday, October 14, 2024 |
... The Pacific is increasingly becoming an important transshipment hub and an operational and destination point for organized crime syndicates ....
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A Supreme Court case in Hawaii could raise gas costs for us all by News Article Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....
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The $4 Billion Maui Wildfire “Settlement” by Tom Yamachika Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....
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LNG fuel for shipping is necessary for regulatory compliance by Michael Hansen Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....
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SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo by News Article Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....
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Permitting nightmare on Big Island by Kelii Akina Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
"That's not possible. If the building permit doesn’t have a final, you would not have issued me a remodeling permit.”
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Tentative Agreement Reached on UH Faculty Contract by News Release Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly to Hold Ratification Vote for an Early Settlement ....
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Socialists Team up with Hawaii Judiciary to Expunge Dozens of Criminal Records by News Release Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
... Criminals were lined up when the doors opened, eager for a chance to do it all over again ....
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The Voter Guide for the 2024 General Election is here! by News Release Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
... Mail ballots hit homes soon ....
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DLNR Transfers 7,000 acres to Agriculture Department by News Release Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....
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BLNR Retroactively Approves Waimanalo Homeless Shelter by News Release Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... A community homeless shelter known as Hui Mahi‘ai ‘Āina has been operating at the site since 2020 without BLNR approval ....
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SMS Research Out of Business? by News Article Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....
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Lahaina Survivors: FEMA to pay rent for another year by News Release Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... The 18-month initial period of assistance for FEMA IHP was set to end Feb.10, 2025 but has now been extended to Feb. 10, 2026 ....
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Eco-Lawyers Pledge to Hunt Aquarium Collectors to Extinction by News Release Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....
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LGBTQ Commission Established within DHS by News Release Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... The commission is one of few in the country ....
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EPA Fines Daiso for Illegal Pesticides by News Release Friday, October 11, 2024 |
... Company to pay one of largest federal pesticides penalties: $314,747 ....
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Affordable Housing: Green Signs 9th Emergency Proclamation by News Release Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
... The latest proclamation places a pause on the automatic adoption of county building codes ....
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Department of Law Enforcement Establishes Gun Tip Line by News Release Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
“...Guns that have been stolen, guns that haven’t been registered and guns in the wrong hands...."
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Hawaii Home Prices up 342% -- over and above the rate of inflation by News Article Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
... Hawaii had the number one largest cost increase of any state in the country ....
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Honolulu Is the City with the Highest Inflation by News Article Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
... Honolulu 4.2% Consumer Price Index Change year over year ....
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Case Pushes Back Against 'Misinformation on Federal Disaster Relief' by Ed Case Wednesday, October 9, 2024 |
... He says the federal government continues full disaster assistance to Maui and other disaster-impacted areas ....
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One year after the wildfires: Rents up 43%, Poverty Doubles by UH ERO Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
... 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires ....
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Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23 by News Article Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....
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Tour Boat Operators Hit Hard by Insurance Increases by News Release Monday, October 7, 2024 |
... In late 2022, Congress passed a law that significantly increased the cost of liability insurance for a small subset of the small-passenger boating industry ....
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UPDATE: Territorial Bank Postpones Merger Vote by News Release Monday, October 7, 2024 |
"... Preliminary Indication of Interest by Outside Investor Group, Blue Hill, is Illusory, Non-Binding and Highly Conditional ...."
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Financial State of the States--Hawaii Ranks 45th by News Article Monday, October 7, 2024 |
... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....
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Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee by Grassroot Institute Monday, October 7, 2024 |
... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....
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Imagine Maui being an even more expensive place to live than it is now by Grassroot Institute Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
... that’s a risk officials are taking by not actively clearing some of the most important legal barriers to rebuilding in Lahaina ....
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To bee or not to bee? by Kelii Akina Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
... just as Hawai‘i County lawmakers were working on freeing the bees, the Honolulu County Council began making an unexpected beeline in the opposite direction ....
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More on the Empty Homes Tax by Tom Yamachika Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
... Bill 46 (2024) is the current version moving forward in the Council. ...
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Game Over for Fake Settlement? Lahaina Fire Insurers Find a Way into Federal Court by Andrew Walden Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO. The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are ....
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Bad news for Tesla and America: Chinese E-Car maker is all over Hawaii by News Article Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
... thanks to Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative ....
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20 US Cities That Spend the Most on Groceries Every Month (18 are in Hawaii) by News Article Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
... Hanalei, Kauai monthly grocery expenditure cost: $841.67 -- Highest in USA ....
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OHA Seeks Candidates for Burial Council Vacancies by News Release Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
... There are five island burial councils ....
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Hawaii is the Only U.S. State Not Investing in Manufactured Housing by News Article Saturday, October 5, 2024 |
... the average cost per square foot of a manufactured home was $87, roughly half of the $166 cost per square foot of a site-built home ....
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VIDEO: Finalist for UH President pushes 'Critical Race Theory' by News Release Friday, October 4, 2024 |
... Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an excuse to bar Asian students from equal access to higher education. Will CRT dominate UH--the university system in the most Asian state of all? ....
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UH earns strong bond rating, saving millions of dollars by News Release Friday, October 4, 2024 |
... The University of Hawaiʻi currently has more than $396 million in outstanding revenue bonds. Annual debt service of the university can exceed more than $30 million annually through 2041 ....
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Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A- by News Release Friday, October 4, 2024 |
... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....
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City Now Accepting Grants in Aid Applications by News Release Friday, October 4, 2024 |
... Last year more than $9.6 million in GIA were awarded to 78 nonprofits across O‘ahu ....
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Hawaii Voters Can Track their Mail Ballot by News Release Thursday, October 3, 2024 |
... Hawaii voters can enroll for ballot notifications ahead of the 2024 General Election ....
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FULL TEXT: ATF Lahaina Fire Report by Andrew Walden Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
...the report focuses on the 'rekindling' of the morning fire as the cause of the afternoon fire which destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people....
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DHHL Begins Signing its own Building Permits by News Release Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
... Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Director Kali Watson signs first-of-its-kind building permit ....
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Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board by News Release Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....
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Hawaii Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Atomic Energy Act by News Release Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
"...in January 2019, Kazee’s new company began conducting inspections at the refinery...."
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Aloha Stadium: Deadline Passes Again by News Release Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
... The specifics of the Request for Clarifications are not known to the Stadium Authority, its members said. The identities of the committee members have not been made public ....
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August Tourism 88.4% of Pre-COVID Numbers by News Release Tuesday, October 1, 2024 |
"This August registered as the lowest performing month during the summer season."
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 28, 2024 by GovTrack .us Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
... This week in Congress ....
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After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management by News Release Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....
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Hawaii’s 14 Largest Cities Ranked by Cost of Living by News Article Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
... Hilo has the lowest cost of living, Kailua has the highest ....
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I. T. E. M. (Incompetence Takes Everyone’s Money) by Tom Yamachika Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
... employees were required to go to their principal’s office and sign a promissory note ....
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Will rent stabilization reduce housing costs? Hardly. by Kelii Akina Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
... Price control will always have the same effect: scarcity, a distorted market and higher prices ....
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Lahaina: DoE Abandons Kamehameha III School Site by News Release Saturday, September 28, 2024 |
... the existing site will become part of the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....
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JSC Seeks Nominees for Oahu First Circuit Judge by News Release Saturday, September 28, 2024 |
... The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years ....
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Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes by News Article Friday, September 27, 2024 |
“... In general, it was a terrific year at the legislature, and I never say that ....”
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Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide by Hawaii Family Forum Friday, September 27, 2024 |
... October 18, 2024 Voters receive their General Election mail ballot packet ....
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BLNR Gives Maui County Control of EMI Water by News Release Friday, September 27, 2024 |
... two words: 'Dust Bowl' ....
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Lahaina Fire BATF Report to be Released Weds Oct 2 by News Release Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
"...my team and I are working diligently to integrate the findings into our Cause and Origin report...."
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Maui Planning Department launches expedited SMA exemption process for Lahaina parcels by News Release Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
... The link went live Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, and the Planning Department has 20 exemptions in the pipeline ....
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State Sues Homeowner as House Collapses into Ocean by News Release Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
... It also requests an order from the Court that provides the state owns the land clear of interest or claim by the defendant ....
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