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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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DBEDT: With Tourism Down, Growth Remains Anemic
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 40 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2024 unchanged from the previous quarter, at 1.3 percent ....
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Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
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Unions pursue law changes to boost membership
By Selected News Articles @ 2:14 PM :: 214 Views :: Labor
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... under a 1997 Hawaii Supreme Court decision, (Konno v County of Hawaii) state and local government officials face enormous barriers contracting union-performed government work to private entities ....
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Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
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Maui County Water Meter Rules Hinder Lahaina Rebuild
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:28 AM :: 318 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... $4,200 on top of an additional $12,060 for the initial water meter ....
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Thursday, September 5, 2024 |
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Insurance Institute: How to make the New Lahaina More Fire Resistant
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 199 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... developing communities with greater structure separation, removing combustible connective fuels and hardening properties against ember and flame exposure ....
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024 |
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Hawaii is 2024's 6th Least Innovative State for Education
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 214 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii ranks 45th in Schools that Offer Advanced Placement Courses per Capita ....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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Is the US Department of Justice still ‘investigating’ the Maui Wildfires?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 395 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... The US DoJ response to an Hawai’i Free Press FOIA request says so ....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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UH developed, living coastal-protection system prepares for deployment
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 242 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Land Use
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... The project is on track for its first deployment of a 50-meter array of structures near the Ulupaʻu crater, off the Kailua Bay side of Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi in late 2024, early 2025 ....
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Monday, September 2, 2024 |
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Learn about ways Maui County can support more homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 324 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... At a Sept. 24 luncheon in Kahului, Grassroot experts will explain how lawmakers can speed up recovery and boost housing stock ....
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Clear away legal barriers to hasten Lahaina homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:02 PM :: 368 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Hawaii has a reputation for being one of the hardest states in the nation to build homes ....
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Hawaii National Parks Attract 4,764,320 Tourists
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 359 Views :: Environment, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Haleakala Park saw a 27% decrease in visitors in 2023 compared to 2022 ....
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Protest Payments
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 352 Views :: Taxes
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... it provides a basis for the courts to get involved if there is some question as to the legitimacy of any fee or tax ....
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Sunday, September 1, 2024 |
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Will Front Street become just a fond memory?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 643 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History, Small Business
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... Let the people who have lost their properties and are bravely committed to rebuilding do just that — and enable them to do it quickly ....
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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Mayor signs bill to drive creation of new rental housing for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 393 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... Bill 3 (2024), which greatly enhances incentives to developers to help generate rental housing projects ....
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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Tuition Hike Coming: UH volunteers to pay higher electric bills to boost wind, solar.
By UHERO @ 3:54 PM :: 391 Views :: Energy, Higher Education
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"... charge customers based on the hourly marginal cost of electricity production ...."
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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DLNR Wages Bacteriological War Against Mosquitoes
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 434 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County, Environment
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... it is harmless to other creatures, including people ....
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Green Appoints Kusch to HD1 Seat
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 452 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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... Kusch will serve untill 2026 before facing election ....
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 523 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics
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... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Tourist Count Down, Spending Up
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 398 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... The number of visitors is down 1% from July 2023. But spending by tourists, when adjusted by inflation, is up 2.6% from last year at $207 billion ....
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Audit: Police Commission Gives 'inconsistent and ineffective oversight of HPD'
By News Release @ 5:11 AM :: 504 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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"The HPC expressed general disagreement with our two primary findings and noted lukewarm consideration to implement some of the recommendations."
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
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Kennedy will not be on Hawaii Ballot?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 805 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Kennedy dropped out of the Presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump ....
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
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Ninth Circuit rejects Hawaii rule sealing medical records in court filings
By Court House News @ 2:17 PM :: 557 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Judiciary
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... A three-judge panel found that the public has a presumptive First Amendment right to see medical and health records attached to court filings, such as mental competency examinations ....
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Thursday, August 29, 2024 |
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Meet the Meth Gang Behind ‘Lahaina Strong’
By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 AM :: 9203 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, Drugs
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... A Great Leader of the Hawaiian People Who Occasionally Sells Poison to their Children ....
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Second Amendment Rights Advocates Openly Carry Swords, Battle-Axes In Public To Celebrate New Law
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 698 Views :: Second Amendment
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... he takes his battle-axe on walks to raise public awareness of the new laws while also making sure police aren’t restricting citizens’ rights to openly carry unusual weapons ....
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
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Cockfighting ban legal in Northern Mariana Islands under federal law, Ninth Circuit says
By Court House News @ 2:09 PM :: 412 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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... cockfighting was officially banned in the territory in 2018 ....
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024 |
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A Year After Hawaii Fire, Rebuilding Has Barely Begun
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:00 AM :: 520 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... There are a lot of environmental regulations ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii wants to force an oil ban on the rest of the country
By Selected News Articles @ 5:12 PM :: 1126 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary
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... this lawsuit seeks to compel companies to cease production and sale of oil and gas everywhere ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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Corps of Engineers Clearing Debris from Final Residential Properties in Lahaina
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 391 Views :: Maui County, Development, Military
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... Commercial debris removal operations are also progressing, with 91 out of 159 commercial properties cleared to date. The completion of these efforts remains on track for February 2024 ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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‘If it can happen in Hawaii, it can happen everywhere’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:57 AM :: 654 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes
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... legislative victories this year in the areas of taxation, housing, healthcare and other issues ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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Green Appoints New Head of Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 454 Views
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... Ciara Kahahane continues to coordinate, on behalf of the Attorney General, the comprehensive review and analysis of the Lahaina wildfires of August 2023 ....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 |
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State DLE Calls Gun Buyback Successful
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 520 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Individuals turning in firearms received a total of 531 gift cards valued at $53,100 ....
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Monday, August 26, 2024 |
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UHERO: Shortage of Sister-Isle Medical Care Mostly Affects Low Income Residents
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 476 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... People with disabilities and people with low incomes in rural areas faced the biggest health differences ....
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Sunday, August 25, 2024 |
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Maui’s Hidden Ethics – Who is Hiding Behind the Redactions?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 1286 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... since January, four ethics opinions regarding Maui County employees who see their job as an opportunity to direct 'non-profit' grant funds to friends and family ....
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Sunday, August 25, 2024 |
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Justice Department Sues RealPage for Algorithmic Pricing Scheme that Harms Honolulu Renters
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 672 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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"... unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing ...."
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Sunday, August 25, 2024 |
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A California “Fix” Back to ‘66
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 806 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... a formula that exists in the laws of Hawaii, California, and several other states ....
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Saturday, August 24, 2024 |
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Twelve Ways to Reduce Housing Costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 AM :: 786 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Small Business
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... preserving property rights, lifting onerous regulations, pushing back against proposals that could negatively impact local residents, and supporting efforts to rebuild after the devastating Maui wildfires ....
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Saturday, August 24, 2024 |
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Paycheck delay hits hundreds of public, charter school teachers
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 526 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... because of administrative processing delays at the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Red Flag Warning For Leeward Areas Of All Islands Saturday From 10 AM To 6 PM
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 762 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii has been ranked the worst U.S. state overall for poor driving behavior
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 851 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Driving under the influence, speeding, texting ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Save the Bees -- Stop Bill 64
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 792 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... the current draft of Bill 64 would harm Oahu’s small farmers and beekeepers, worsen the island’s food security and discourage entrepreneurship ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Reject empty homes tax, focus on policies that work
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:47 AM :: 640 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... The surcharge would be equal to 1% of the property’s assessed value for the first year the tax is in effect, 2% for the second year and 3% for all tax years thereafter ....
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Friday, August 23, 2024 |
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Which College Majors Pay the Most in Hawaiʻi?
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 1412 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii top earners still earn considerably less than the top three majors across the US ....
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Thursday, August 22, 2024 |
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
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Dye Pack: Six Hours from Cesspool to Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 1273 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Nigerian Prince Busted in Hawaii COVID Scam
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 927 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits from nine states including Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Hacker Breaks into Hawaii Death Registry System to Fake Own Death
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 752 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Justice Department Will Not Oppose Alaska-Hawaiian Air Merger
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 691 Views :: Tourism
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... The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation has expired ....
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Monday, August 19, 2024 |
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Micronesia and Am Samoa Among World's Fastest-Shrinking Countries
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 874 Views :: World News, Family
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... Federated States of Micronesia loses 0.73% of its population every year ....
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Monday, August 19, 2024 |
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Solution to Waianae Violence? Flood the Zone with Cops
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 821 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... a plan to bring significantly more law enforcement support to Wai‘anae ....
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