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					| Sunday, February 28, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 28, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 3620 Views 
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Union Bosses: Thanks for the Vax, Now we want a Raise 
  
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Who in Hawaii should get Johnson & Johnson vaccine? (Clue: Anybody except age 65+) 
  
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HGEA Jumps Vaccination Line – Still Refusing to Work (but getting paid) 
  
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5,000 UH Employees Get Vaccination 
  
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Hawaii’s acting state epidemiologist calls for reopening public schools 
  
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HSTA Tries to Stop Kauai Council from passing School Reopening Resolution 
  
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No data for maps: Redistricting commission meets Monday 
  
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Sand Island business group seeks to force sale of public land 
  
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‘Sham Transactions’ Trigger States to Crack Down on Tax Havens 
  
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Nonprofit questions why HECO’s profits jumped in 2020 as customers struggled to pay bills 
  
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The One Mistake That is Never Forgotten 
  
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Kenji Price: An Uncertain Future For A Republican In Deep Blue Hawaii 
  
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Federal Money Plus Tourism Recovery 
  
 
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					| Saturday, February 27, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 27, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 3002 Views 
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In internal video, police chief says 263 officers abused overtime policy 
  
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Report recommends no salary increases for Honolulu’s top officials 
  
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Anti-GMO Whack-jobs Target ADC -- Farm development agency may be plowed under by Hawaii lawmakers 
  
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Flip-Flop or Head Fake?  DOE considers plan to reopen elementary schools for full, in-person learning in late March 
  
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Bills to create Hawaii commercial rent relief program advance    
  
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How Reliable Is Your Hawaii Electric Utility? 
  
 
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					| Friday, February 26, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 26, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:26 PM :: 3633 Views 
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Kealoha scandal fuels push to seize pension benefits from criminals 
  
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Honolulu Council Chair Calls For Audit Of HPD Overtime 
  
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First vials of single-dose COVID vaccine could arrive in Hawaii within 7 to 14 days 
  
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Resolutions to form Maunakea working group advance 
  
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Proposal to raise Hawaii’s minimum wage to $12 remains alive 
  
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How this family making $83,000 a year in Hawaii lives paycheck to paycheck 
  
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Kauai: $22M rental-assistance program to “effectively wipe out” missed rental payments  
  
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University of Hawaii wants greater say in new stadium project 
  
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Changes to Honolulu EMS could mean higher ambulance fees 
  
 
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					| Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 25, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 3362 Views 
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DLIR to bill 40,000 Victims of COVID ID Theft in Hawaii? 
  
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Unemployed Protest—Demand HGEA Show up for Work at DLIR 
  
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Sacrifice? BoE Says Pay Hikes for Teachers are ‘Top Priority’ 
  
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1 in 3 Hawaii residents now on Medicaid after record-setting job losses 
  
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18% on Kauai Vaccinated 
  
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State says about half of Oahu, Maui inmates who qualify under 1B opted to get vaccinated 
  
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Stadium redevelopment plan’s legacy of deceit 
  
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Tax Hikes Coming: Public-private wastewater partnerships likely dead in Legislature 
  
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Agribusiness?  Reverting to DoA Would be Worse 
  
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DoA Ag Parks: ‘Politically Correct’ crowd wants to push out actual food producers to grab land-leases for themselves  
  
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Aquarium trade reveals revised EIS for West Hawaii fishing 
  
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Proposal Would Streamline Involuntary Treatment Of Those With Severe Mental Illness 
  
 
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					| Thursday, February 25, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 Letters to the Editor February, 2021
									 
									By Letters to the Editor @ 12:36 AM :: 3575 Views 
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Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments on Kahoma Village development 
  
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Legislature Ignores Potential $850M Self-Insurance Savings 
  
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The ‘Other’ Side are Idiots 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 24, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 2643 Views 
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Hawaii’s Fiscal Picture Is Looking Up. So Why Do Lawmakers Still Want To Raise Taxes? 
  
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HB1278: Bill to halt unemployment tax hike on Governor’s desk 
  
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Health providers allowed to ‘interpret’ vaccine prioritizations 
  
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As Oahu prepares to move to next tier, mayor says he’ll also seek to allow organized sports 
  
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Some who got unemployment benefits say they’re getting inflated tax bills 
  
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HPD rolling out final body-worn cameras which have already been misused 
  
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How Much Land is Needed to Meet Hawai`i 2045 Goals of 100% Renewable Energy? 
  
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Fast-tracked stadium redevelopment = “Boondoggle” 
  
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State Senate committee passes automatic voter registration 
  
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Last call for booze tax bill: Legislation on beverages nearly dead for the session 
  
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Lawmakers debate lowering DUI threshold 
  
 
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					| Tuesday, February 23, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 23, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 2652 Views 
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Rep Sharon Har DUI—Wrong Way Driver on Beretania 
  
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How to hide the Failure: DoE Can Fudge Testing but not Eliminate it, feds say 
  
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720,000 COVID Rapid tests Sit in Warehouse—Will Expire Unused because HSTA refuses to reopen Schools 
  
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Kishimoto, Ige: No School Anytime Soon 
  
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AARP wants state to prioritize everyone 50 and up for COVID vaccine 
  
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Hawaii Health Director Says 3 More Weeks Until Age 70+ Vaccinations Begin 
  
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Oahu: Loosened COVID-19 restrictions not enough 
  
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Ige – Let Kauai have its Bubbles 
  
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Kauai: No Tourists Anytime Soon 
  
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Minimum Wage Bill Teed Up For Senate Vote 
  
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Kill a Kid, Get Probation 
  
 
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					| Monday, February 22, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 22, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 7:51 PM :: 2519 Views 
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OHA Rentseeking vs ‘Bold’ plan to develop leasehold condos on state land renewed 
  
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Shutdown of Agriculture Development Corporation just a trick to Kill Seed Industry? 
  
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Former US Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon: Military approach offers lessons for Hawaii reopening 
  
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Aloha Stadium parking lot events prove popular with more being booked 
  
 
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					| Sunday, February 21, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 21, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 4258 Views 
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Schatz: This is not the time for another Akaka Bill 
  
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Is The End In Sight? And How Will We Know It? 
  
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AARP: Is State Really Prioritizing older adults for vaccinations? 
  
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Kauai Council resolution urges reopening of schools, sports 
  
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Legislators shovel money to HSTA while students suffer 
  
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Kishimoto: We are very Comfortable not being Great 
  
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Lawmakers Should Stop Meddling And Start Solving Problems 
  
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Telescope protester: “the management organization would be a better situation for us” 
  
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Former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Lt. Gov. Josh Green cling to lucrative outside employment 
  
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Questions raised by mayor’s late financial disclosure 
  
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Worthless Joke: Oahu ‘affordable’ housing could include $1M homes 
  
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Hawaii’s Labor Department declines to say how much lost to unemployment imposter fraud 
  
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Kauai Bubble Resort at 40% Occupancy 
  
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Outgoing U.S. Attorney Kenji Price thanks law enforcers, shares words of inspiration to keiki 
  
 
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					| Saturday, February 20, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 20, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:06 PM :: 2816 Views 
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Sacred Rent Money: House resolutions outline plan to transfer control of Maunakea Master Lease 
  
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Star Adv: OHA’s Latest Scheme to Upzone Kakaako Makai “Not in Public Interest” 
  
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One minimum wage bill still alive 
  
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Affordable housing: Dozens of bills 
  
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Sand Island Contributions to Blangiardi, Say 
  
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DoE Employee Quits Just before Child Molestation Arrest  
  
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Family Sues Over Fatal State Capitol Shooting By Deputy Sheriff 
  
 
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					| Friday, February 19, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 19, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3868 Views 
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HB393: Hawaii Gasoline Car Sales to be Banned by 2030--Scheme to Benefit Billionaire Industrialists 
  
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Laughing at Your Sacrifice: BoE Approves $33M Pay Hike for Teachers 
  
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With HSTA Refusing to Work, Child Abuse cases Pile Up 
  
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Privilege: Thousands could be vaccinated Saturday during large-scale clinic reserved only for UH, DOE employees 
  
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What happens after states legalize gambling to fund social programs? 
  
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Broken Trust Figure Upset Because Six Inmates Die 
  
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Soft on Crime Crowd Whines About OCCC Jail Replacement Costs (Again) 
  
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50% of Incarcerated Criminals Refuse COVID Vax 
  
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HB1286: Make Statewide Travel Rules Consistent 
  
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Kawakami Hides as 200 Business Owners Demand Answers 
  
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Kauai to Close Parks for Mont to Replace Plumbing Stolen by Homeless Drug Addicts 
  
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Hawaii commercial investment sales drop by half in 2020 
  
 
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					| Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 18, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 3112 Views 
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HB1208: Legislators New Trick to Pass HSTA Property Tax 
  
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Whac-a-Mole: Kishimoto has new excuse for not reopening schools 
  
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Maui County Cop Fired for Dealing Drugs—Immediately Hired as DoE Teacher 
  
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State Officials Admit They Have No Idea When New Stadium Would be Finished 
  
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Surprise: Aloha Stadium district redevelopment plan divided in 2 
  
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For a second day, Hawaii is unable to report the actual number of new COVID cases 
  
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HB1142: Electric Car Promoters want to Tax Your Car to Pay for Theirs 
  
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SB758: Committee passes marijuana decriminalization bill 
  
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State to slash general assistance benefits as number of program recipients swells 
  
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Unemployment benefits start flowing again for many but not all 
  
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Bill to Terminate Contested Case Proceedings Was Killed 
  
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A New Day For The Hawaii GOP? 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, February 17, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 17, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 7:11 PM :: 2608 Views 
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Low case numbers move Honolulu closer to Tier 3 
  
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Kauai Small Business Back Reopening 
  
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SB1334: Bill to let OHA build 400’ Kakaako Makai condos advances 
  
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Strange Alliances Form in Fight Over Hawai’i Carbon Tax 
  
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Bills would defy Sunshine Law 
  
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While HSTA demands Raises. Legislative Committee designates relief money be used only for teacher salaries    
  
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Lab reporting error leads to undercount in daily COVID case total 
  
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Real property tax appraisal process remains a mystery 
  
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Lenders move to foreclose on Maui, Hawaii Island retail centers 
  
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Bill could help Hawaii’s tenant-landlord dispute backlog 
  
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Kauai to discontinue homeless tent cities at County Campgrounds 
  
 
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					| Tuesday, February 16, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 16, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 3165 Views 
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Hawaii Lawmakers Are Considering Clamping Down On Gov’s Emergency Powers 
  
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U.S. Attorney for Hawaii Kenji Price submits resignation 
  
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CDC guidance indicates most Hawaii schools should reopen to full, in-person instruction – but HSTA has new excuse for not working 
  
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COVID Vax: “affluent people trying push to the head of lines” 
  
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US Spike In Deaths Surpassed Official COVID-19 Counts, But Not In Hawaii 
  
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HB285: Your Insurance Rates will Increase to pay for Sex-Change Surgery 
  
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Homeless Drug Addicts Flee Fire at Waikiki Bar    
  
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Bristol-Myers, Sanofi ordered to pay Hawaii $834 mln over Plavix warning label 
  
 
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					| Monday, February 15, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 15, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:56 PM :: 5704 Views 
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Did Miske-owned Longliners Run Drugs to Hawaii? 
  
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Survey shows Hawaii’s long-term care facilities vaccination plan outpaces rest of the nation 
  
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Homicide cases pile up as pandemic drags on 
  
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Unions: Eliminate GE Tax on Groceries 
  
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Are House Lawmakers Out To Get Josh Green? 
  
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Sugary drink taxes can create systemic inequities by giving back to activists pretending to represent communities. 
  
 
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					| Sunday, February 14, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 14, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 4980 Views 
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Does state government work for the public or for itself? 
  
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Replace Aloha Stadium? “It has never been in our budget” 
  
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Selling the Next Boondoggle: Aloha Stadium Development Interests try to Scare Legislators  
  
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Time to consider ‘Plan C’ for Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation? 
  
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Sharing emergency powers: HB103 would temper governor’s power 
  
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Saiki Telescope Proposal Just a Rehash of Kai Kahele’s 
  
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HB1319: Life of the Land Opposes Carbon Taxes 
  
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Hawaii setting up "Health Pass" system to verify a person's COVID-19 test results, vaccinations 
  
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Hospitals resist Killing Patients on Site so Suicide Squad Wants Nurses to do it 
  
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Mayor’s financial disclosure is MIA 
  
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Jobless workers still seeking answers 
  
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Years of Lawyering Begin as Counties, LUC Begin Forcing Land into IAL 
  
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HB1205: Hijack ERS to Attack Grand Wailea Resort 
  
 
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					| Saturday, February 13, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 13, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 2571 Views 
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Bills allow for state employee raises in Hawaii 
  
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Ultimatum: Give all COVID Money to HSTA or Lose it 
  
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HGEA demands a raise in exchange for agreeing not to come in to work 
  
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Soft on Crime: Baby Disappears, Lifelong Criminal Sought  
  
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Data offers insight into how many frontline workers have received COVID vaccine 
  
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Activists Continue to Push Claim vs Bank of America 
  
 
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					| Friday, February 12, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 12, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 4882 Views 
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Pssst…Hey buddy, can you use $100M?  How about $150M? 
  
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The Fight Between Hawaii’s State Auditor And House Speaker Is Heating Up 
  
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Amendments give Hawaiian Home Lands 5 years ‘Self-Determination’ to determine casino future—maybe sell weed                  
  
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Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely, CDC says 
  
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More In-Person Voting Sites Proposed For Hawaii 
  
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187K Download COVID Spy App 
  
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Program buys free tickets for 50 ‘remote Workers’ to come to Hawaii  
  
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Hawaii lawmakers again seek disclosure about inmate deaths 
  
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Maui Water Treatment Operator Sues County Over Whistleblower Retaliation 
  
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Proud Boys Hawaii founder and suspected accomplice plead not guilty to conspiracy charges 
  
 
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					| Thursday, February 11, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 11, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 2786 Views 
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SB134: Senate Panel Moves To End Suspension Of Public Records Law 
  
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SB720: Proposed bill would make County Councils Just as Secretive as the Legislature 
  
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HB349 / SB282: Automatic Voter Registration 
  
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Tax the Poor: State Lottery To Fund Public Education Moves Forward 
  
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Nearly half of residents 75 and up have gotten at least 1 vaccine dose 
  
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State figures: Thousands in Hawaii are overdue for second dose of vaccine 
  
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Essential Workers: Sign up Here for Vaccination 
  
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Mauna Kea management to be outlined before BLNR 
  
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Aloha Stadium officials say facility needs overdue repairs to host fans (yadda yadda yadda) 
  
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Hawaii woman charged in connection to Michael Miske case 
  
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Massive Homeless Ticket Diversion Program Gets only 50 Bums off Street 
  
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COVID Release: Maui woman accused of pointing loaded gun at victim 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, February 10, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 10, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 4570 Views 
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Doom: Biden administration asks US Attorney for Hawaii Kenji Price to resign 
  
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One-In-Five Hawaii Workers Are Unemployed, Underemployed, Or Have Quit Looking 
  
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Ige Clams Public Employees Will get no Pay Raises 
  
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Ige reduces budget cut for public schools 
  
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SB590: Portable Retirement Plan for Some Public Employees 
  
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Seniors Must Wait: HGEA Gets Vaccinations by Striking 
  
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State Unemployment System Has No Idea When System Will be Fixed--Thousands Await Late Payments 
  
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Proposal To Scrap Kauai’s Two-Test Protocol For Arriving Travelers Advances 
  
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Who Will Blangiardi Appoint to Police Commission? 
  
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HB901: Environmental Review 
  
 
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					| Tuesday, February 9, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 9, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:22 PM :: 3710 Views 
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Ige -- Aloha Stadium still usable, Kill $350M Boondoggle 
  
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Maunakea: What’s Really Sacred is the Master Lease 
  
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Bill to roll back employers' unemployment tax rate passes Hawaii House  
  
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Hawaii Senate Proposes $12 Minimum Wage By 2022 
  
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Proposed $1/pack Cigarette Tax Increase Advances At Legislature 
  
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Soda tax won’t curb isle obesity, may hurt low-income people 
  
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Hawaii Senate Advances Asset Forfeiture Reform Measure 
  
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Vaccinations Mean Outlook brightens for Hawaii economy 
  
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Striking balance between public health, economic recovery 
  
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Useless: Hawaii 2.0 Recovery Plan Will Take 2 Years to Start up 
  
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SIBA: Singing the same tune for nearly 30 years 
  
 
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					| Monday, February 8, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 8, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2617 Views 
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Lt. Gov. wants to push up vaccination of 65 and older as COVID-19 variants spread across mainland 
  
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Hawaii Now 2nd-Fastest Vaccination Program per Capita 
  
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'The kids need to be in school': routine testing proposal for Hawai'i Island students gains support 
  
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It Will Take 18 Months To Overhaul Hawaii’s Outdated Unemployment System 
  
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Biden administration asking Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign 
  
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HB344 would end contested case land use hearings, sending them directly to court 
  
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Let’s not waste this crisis 
  
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322 Homeless Drug Addicts Abuse Queens Emergency Room 
  
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COVID-19 created a new problem for recently released inmates, prison reform advocates say 
  
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Kauai resort says bookings surged to pre-pandemic levels after it became a 'bubble’ 
  
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‘Funky,’ ‘goofy’ and postponed: Waikoloa housing project withdrawn while FBI Investigates Hawaii Co Housing Agency  
  
 
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					| Sunday, February 7, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 7, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 3945 Views 
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Aloha Stadium Biggest public Land Giveaway Since PLDC 
  
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Saiki: Increase Taxes to Restore Programs 
  
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Minimum Wage hike bills before Legislature 
  
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HB134 / SB311: FACE Pushing ‘Carbon Cashback’ Ponzi Scheme 
  
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Beware of new Fed Rec threat 
  
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Imagine if Ige had been able to pick his own LG rather than be saddled with people who actually questioned his decisions? 
  
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SB563: Hawaii lawmakers consider moratorium on commercial business evictions 
  
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Red-light cameras for pilot program to be installed in Downtown Honolulu 
  
 
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					| Saturday, February 6, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 6, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 3550 Views 
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Former council member details focus of federal probe into ex-HPD chief’s payoff 
  
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SB1423: Stadium Authority Power Without Accountability 
  
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Progressives' Poison Pill Strategy:  New Aloha Stadium eyed as site for potential Honolulu Harbor disasters   
  
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Hawaii Lawmakers Advance $186M Tax Hike On Alcoholic Drinks 
  
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Reopening debate testing Biden’s ties with teachers unions 
  
 
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					| Friday, February 5, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 5, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 3389 Views 
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HSTA Refusing to Teach 98% of  HS Students—38% on Track to Fail  
  
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O'ahu close to hitting Tier 3 requirements 
  
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Infections and hospitalizations are dropping in Hawaii as more people get inoculated 
  
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Honolulu’s Financial Challenges 
  
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State’s outdated unemployment computer system to get a $10M overhaul 
  
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Unemployment tax shocks hit claimants; employers next unless fixes pass at Capitol 
  
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State Auditor: Protect The Agency’s Independence 
  
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DHHL Casino: HB359 Deferred, SB1321 Still Alive 
  
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Keep the People Doped Up: Lots of Marijuana Bills on the Move 
  
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Bills Tinker With HART Board Quorum Rules 
  
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Former Honolulu City Councilman Joey Manahan Scores HART PR Gig $120K 
  
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COVID Spy App Not Popular 
  
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More Tourists Visiting Maui than Oahu 
  
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Schemers Still Pushing floating windfarm off Hawaii 
  
 
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					| Thursday, February 4, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 4, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 3103 Views 
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Governor Race: Caldwell Leads Green in Campaign Cash 
  
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HB413: Should Hawaii Let Candidates For Governor Pick Favorite Crony as LG? 
  
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HB645: Hawaii Lawmakers Want Their free Meals to be Secret 
  
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Fake Hawaiian Tribe Coming? Schatz advocates for native communities in meeting with President Biden 
  
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Ballard says HPD still investigating COVID overtime violations 
  
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‘Significant’ Disparity In Use Of Force Questioned By Honolulu Police Commission 
  
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Ige: Twice Monthly Furloughs Not Necessary This Year 
  
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With COVID precautions in place, influenza cases in Hawaii are near zero 
  
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Save millions by cutting administrative waste in public employees’ health care 
  
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Blangiardi administration to verify HART requests 
  
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Hawaii tries, for 8th time, to tax REITs 
  
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Hawaiian Airlines may lay off more than 800 employees 
  
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Court Rejects Hu Honua but they’ll be back 
  
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Supreme Court Finally Rejects E-Signature Kaneshiro Impeachment 
  
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Child Molester Stupidly Leaves the Safety of Hawaii, Guess What Happens Next 
  
 
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					| Wednesday, February 3, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 3, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 5560 Views 
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HSTA Refusal to Work puts 38% of Seniors on Track to Flunk out 
  
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SB202: Senate Committee Approves Tax Hike 
  
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Raised unemployment tax could kill businesses 
  
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Saiki, Belatti Try new Angle of Attack Against State Auditor 
  
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Years-long Kealoha mailbox case to come to an end as last 2 defendants are sentenced 
  
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UH Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Project Cost Jumps 20% in a Week 
  
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Hawaii businesses, still struggling with no tourism rebound, expect long road to recovery 
  
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Mother Hen State: Feeding Feral Chickens Could Result In $500 Penalty 
  
 
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					| Tuesday, February 2, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 2, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 3233 Views 
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Naming Names: New Police Disciplinary Reports Reveal Serious Misconduct By Dozens Of Officers    
  
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Money News: Hawaii House Speaker says UH should no longer manage Mauna Kea 
  
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Start planning for easing COVID-19 restrictions 
  
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Unemployed Fed Up with HGEA refusal to show up for Work 
  
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Hawaii has the slowest unemployment rate recovery in the US, survey finds 
  
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HB1298: Scoop all Special Funds 
  
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Sierra Club Lawyer Admits Navy Red Hill has Leaked only Once in last 4 Decades 
  
 
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					| Monday, February 1, 2021 | 
				 
				
					
						
							
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									 February 1, 2021 News Read
									 
									By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 3405 Views 
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$2.56 per Gallon Soda Tax to ‘Fund Programs’ 
  
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Drunk with Power: Lawmakers consider $12.80 per gallon alcohol tax 
  
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Who’s Leading The Hawaii House GOP? Nobody Knows 
  
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Shot Count: 106K in Shoulder, 65K in Fridge, 32K Coming 
  
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A needlessly ruined Hawaii vacation, thanks to state’s rules 
  
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‘Overpayment’ Reviews Causing Latest Delays To Hawaii Jobless Benefits 
  
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State seeks innovative ways to finance and build new OCCC 
  
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OHA trustees launch new effort to develop Kakaako Makai property 
  
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More Homeless Mayhem: Library Meth Dealer Just can’t Stay Straight 
  
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Farmers Urge OK for $7 Million Kona Coffee Deception Settlements 
  
 
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