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Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 8683 Views :: Hawaii History
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... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....
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Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 65729 Views :: Hawaii History
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... Opponents of Statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees ....
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Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 10222 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....
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Thursday, August 14, 2025 |
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12 New Members Appointed to HTA Board
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 206 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... The appointments follow the resignation of the previous board earlier this summer ....
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Thursday, August 14, 2025 |
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Tariffs Drive up Non-Residential Constuction Costs
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 198 Views :: Rail, Cost of Living
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... tariffs drive up prices for aluminum, steel, and copper items ....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 |
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Hawaii Red Hill Water Contamination Lawsuit Expands
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 239 Views :: Environment, Military
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... attorneys representing people who said they were sickened by the November 2021 Red Hill jet fuel spill had added more than 6,000 additional plaintiffs ....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 |
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Cool Schools: How Solar Scammers Looted $120M
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:02 PM :: 366 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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"...Now, with the batteries that were installed on many of the solar AC systems nearing the end of their lifespans, one DOE official warned that the systems will need to be retired altogether. He called the heat abatement initiative a $120 million disaster...."
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
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John Honoli’i ‘First Born’ of the Hawaiian Church
By Selected News Articles @ 7:42 PM :: 300 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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"He is our first born, in America he entered the church of Jesus, he is the one who came with the first teachers."
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
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How special interests keep bad laws on the books: The case of the Jones Act.
By Cato Foundation @ 4:55 PM :: 363 Views :: Jones Act
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... Seven years ago, the Cato Institute launched its project on reforming the Jones Act ....
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Monday, August 11, 2025 |
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Sen Ernst Targets Honolulu Rail for Elimination
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 777 Views :: Rail
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...they “prematurely entered into contracts under an artificial timeline and a fragile financial plan.” The mayor admitted this was done to avoid losing out on federal funds....
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Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
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Two years later, too little rebuilding in Lahaina
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:04 PM :: 436 Views :: Maui County, Development
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“if policymakers do not move faster to remove the legal barriers that have been blocking the rebuilding of Lahaina, the town will lose its sense of community and historic charm, and its residents will continue to move away or go homeless while its economy sputters into oblivion.”
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Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 9, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 12:52 PM :: 405 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bill introductions only--no votes this week ....
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Sunday, August 10, 2025 |
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Encumbrance for the Stadium
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 541 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Tourism
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... Act 88 of 2021, which Act 248 amended, stated that the appropriations in the biennium budget would lapse on June 30, 2024 ....
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Saturday, August 9, 2025 |
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Green: RFK Cuts to MRNA Vaccine Research 'A big mistake'
By Video @ 3:05 PM :: 632 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... antivaxxer RFK cut $500M funding for MRNA vaccine research ....
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Friday, August 8, 2025 |
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VA terminates union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees
By News Release @ 1:03 PM :: 638 Views :: National News, Labor, Military
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... The announcement comes in response to President Trump’s executive order that excludes certain federal agencies from labor-management relations programs. ....
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Sheriff Deputies Arrested on Charges Trumped-up by own Department—Top Brass infighting led to suicide of Deputy
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 5151 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police
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... one deputy committed suicide after DLE’s Criminal Investigations Division attempted to use deputies as pawns to hedge against a lawsuit filed by the #3 man in the department ….
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
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Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum Launches Aircraft Mechanic Training Program
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 571 Views :: Education K-12
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... a no-cost, two-year training initiative designed to prepare Oʻahu high school juniors for careers in aviation maintenance and mechanics ....
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
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US, Cook Islands to Cooperate on Seabed Mining
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 422 Views :: Environment, National News, World News
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...The Government of the United States of America has begun discussions with the Government of the Cook Islands to support the research necessary to inform seabed exploration and responsible development within the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone....
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
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CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 847 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act, Tourism
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... decade-long scheme to defraud hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc. ....
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Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
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Mexican National Sentenced to 54 Months for Illegal Reentry After Ten Prior Removals and Three Illegal Reentry Felony Convictions
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 486 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... In addition to his three prior federal convictions for illegally reentering the United States, Salas Cruz also has convictions for abuse of a household member, assault, violation of a protective order, and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition ....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
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UH sets extramural funding record for 4th consecutive year
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 450 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... this success comes at a time when concerns over cuts in federal research funding continue to grow. As of August 5, 66 grants totaling more than $89 million have been terminated at UH due to shifting federal priorities ....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
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61% of Hawaii Homeowners Sitting on $250K Capital Gain
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 972 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... and 34.6% of Hawaii homeowners sitting on $500K capital gain ....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
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Lahaina: Four Ways to Speed Recovery
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:42 AM :: 481 Views :: Maui County, Development
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...It’s been two years since wildfires devastated the West Maui town, yet few structures have been rebuilt and many residents are in limbo....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
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This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 64801 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism. So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Schatz locks up whip race
By Video @ 3:16 PM :: 660 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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... Schatz on a glide path to becoming his party’s No. 2 leader in the Senate beginning in 2027 ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Two years after disaster, Maui recovery inches forward
By UHERO @ 3:15 PM :: 453 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... many remain displaced, face high rent burdens, or continue to deal with long-term income loss ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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E-Cars, Hybrids Banned from Kauai County Scrapyard
By News Release @ 12:29 PM :: 651 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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... Due to the potential for hazardous conditions ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Can Hawaiʻi get to 100% renewable energy?
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 726 Views :: Energy, Higher Education
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"...solar, wind, and batteries on their own will not scale to meet the needs we have...."
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025 |
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Reviving the Paniolo Spirit: A Path to Sustainable Economic Renewal on Molokaʻi
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:57 AM :: 589 Views :: Agriculture
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... When the ranch shut down in 2008, he didn’t walk away ....
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Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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Four New HART Board Members Appointed
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 1069 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... Mayor apponts two, Speaker appoints one, Council appoints one ....
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Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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China Building Airstrip in Micronesia
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 895 Views :: World News, Military
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... approximately 400 miles south of Guam ....
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Case, Moylan: Stop Rebuilding Jones Act Ships in China
By Ed Case @ 4:47 PM :: 1000 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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... “Under long-standing loopholes in maritime law, Jones Act shippers can and do outsource major vessel parts fabrications and modifications to foreign shipyards, primarily those in the PRC,” said Case. ...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Grassroot views on housing reform going mainstream
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:38 PM :: 494 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development
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... Schatz hasn’t been all talk, either. Last week, he introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at inducing more homebuilding ....
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 420 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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... over the last fifty years, our lawmakers have tended to regard those provisions as bothersome annoyances, to be worked around or avoided ...
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Sunday, August 3, 2025 |
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Armed Felon Indicted After Barricading Himself in Home with Over Ten Pounds of Methamphetamine and Illegal Firearms
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 584 Views
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... If convicted of the charged offenses, Nowicke faces a maximum sentence of life in prison ....
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Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
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Hawaii Sues Trump admin over juvenile sex-change
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 1372 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....
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Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Interstate telehealth could be lifesaver for Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:08 PM :: 543 Views :: Health Care
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... If you need to see a medical specialist, you have to hope there is one on-island with an open appointment before it’s too late ....
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Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Logan: Blangiardi Threatened my Family
By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2210 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness, Police, Drugs
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... Joe Logan’s son, Zane Logan, has a lengthy court record involving meth, theft, and prostitution, but he always manages to get away with minimal punishments ....
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Friday, August 1, 2025 |
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Wildfires: Maui PD Releases Final After-Action Report
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 493 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... a comprehensive review of the department's response and outlines 35 recommendations for improving future emergency operations ....
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Mayor Pleased by Dismissal of Myeni Shooting Case
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 504 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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"... the court affirmed the City’s position that the officers involved did not act out of malice in the death of Lindani Myeni ...."
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Visitor Arrivals Down 1.8% for June 2025
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 770 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 857,102 total visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in June 2025, down 1.8 percent from the same month last year ....
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Public Safety Power Shutoff watch: Hawaiian Electric monitoring wildfire risk conditions
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 513 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... if weather conditions intensify in the next 24 to 48 hours Hawaiian Electric may proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk ....
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Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
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Brighter Futures, Stronger Ties: US Nonprofit Drives Educational Progress in Strategically Situated Micronesia
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 488 Views :: Education K-12, World News
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... an American nonprofit is helping students from some of Micronesia’s most remote islands access the region’s top-performing private schools ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii's Democracy Broken?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 PM :: 1087 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Drugs
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... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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NBC News: Josh Green Running for President?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 3686 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Green, meanwhile, is up for re-election next year and indicated he’d run for a second term. But that didn’t preclude him from entertaining the idea of a run for higher office soon thereafter ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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New Software: DPP Promises 'Reduced Service'
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 605 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... The 27-year-old Posse system will be taken off-line at the close of business Monday, July 28, 2025, and will not be available to the public or DPP staff ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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Tsunami of Traffic: How One Gas Station Line Jammed up All of Kapolei
By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 AM :: 3237 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... Behind this blockage, total traffic gridlock took hold for three hours between 4pm and 7pm on Kapolei-area roads ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Tsunami Draws Water Down 15 feet in Kahului Harbor
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 2977 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii harbor mouths opening towards Kamchatka saw larger tsunami effects ....
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
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UPDATE: DoT Extends Public Comment Period on Teenagers' Climate Plan
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 1378 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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“...This isn’t just a policy document. These proposals will have real and lasting impacts on families, kūpuna, workers, and businesses across Hawai‘i...”
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