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Entries for April 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
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$17 Minimum Wage Cost $1.456 Billion per year
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 6270 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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...If the average pay hike is $3.50/hr for 208K workers, a $17 minimum would cost $5.6M per 8 hour shift--$28M per 40 hr week--$1.456B per year....
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
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Kids Oral Health--Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 AM :: 4795 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...this is the price Hawaii pays for pandering to anti-fluoridation nuts....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
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DLNR: Another Step Towards State-Run Carbon Credit Scheme
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 6508 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment
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...Certifying the project under Verra’s VCS, which includes the verification and validation of the project by independent auditors, enables DOFAW to generate certified carbon credits that it, in turn, can sell to interested buyers, brokers, traders, or retailers....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
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Candidates Hirono, Case, Gabbard Refused to Release their Tax Returns
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 5924 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...A spokeswoman for Hirono implied that financial disclosures that the congresswoman is already required to submit are sufficient....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
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Lahaina Injection Wells: EPA won't regulate pollution that moves through groundwater
By Selected News Articles @ 5:14 PM :: 5538 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...the memo contradicts arguments EPA and the Department of Justice made on the same case three years ago....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Auditor: AG's Child Support Fund Still Running Deficit
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:07 PM :: 6084 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...CSEA disbursed amounts received without knowing whether the non-custodial parent had sufficient funds at the bank....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Is lack of funding the real problem in the Department of Education?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:54 PM :: 6671 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Taxes
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...UIPA Request: DoE Refusing to Release Check Register....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Tax Foundation Hawaii: Motion for Reconsideration Rips Rail-Skim Decision
By Tax Foundation @ 6:02 PM :: 4889 Views :: Taxes
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...This is harsh criticism, but it is well-founded....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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The Unintended Hazards Of Red-Light Cameras
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:40 PM :: 4489 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...In some locales it generates more crashes as many motorists make early and sudden stops at the onset of the yellow light....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Why Farm?
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:36 PM :: 6649 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...Wouldn’t be wonderful if a wealthy non-profit volunteered to pay for all the regulations they demand?....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Ethics: DOBOR Kauai Employee Quickly Begins Taking Stuff
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 4396 Views :: Ethics
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...requiring Respondent Kelekoma to pay an administrative penalty of $4,500 to the State of Hawaii, and referring this matter to DLNR for further action as appropriate....
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Monday, April 15, 2019 |
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Rich States, Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 7658 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Try out the “adjust performance” feature. You can abolish the GE Tax and cut other taxes, eliminate public employees, enact a right to work law, raise or lower the minimum wage, and see how each move affects Hawaii’s economic performance....
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Monday, April 15, 2019 |
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Senate: OHA Must Complete Audit of LLCs
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 6610 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...in response to concerns that there was no systematic review of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' procurement processes, limited liability companies, or loans....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Unlucky and Unclean: How Not to Steal House 13
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 10353 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Agriculture
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...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’. It didn't work....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii Smallest Firearms Industry in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:38 PM :: 5985 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment, Small Business
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...2019’s States Most Dependent on the Gun Industry....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Blankety Blank
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4229 Views :: Taxes
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...No, that isn’t a cuss word. It’s just the facts, ma’am....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Special Election: Waters Beats Ozawa by 1,004 Votes
By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 AM :: 6494 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...Even as the Honolulu Rail project collapses around Mayor Caldwell’s ears, the election result gives a pro-Caldwell faction the majority on the council. This contradiction is due to the failure of anti-rail politicians to separate themselves from criminals....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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30 Years Late: DoE Discovers IDIQ -- ‘Job Order Contracting
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 4851 Views :: Education K-12
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...HIDOE completing school roof repairs more quickly under 'new' contracting method....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 5:47 PM :: 9648 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life, Religion
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...Upcoming Legislative Deadlines....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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JSC Seeks Nominees for Maui Circuit Court
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 6000 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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Activists hurt farmers by fueling public’s disconnect with modern agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 5:09 AM :: 8106 Views :: Agriculture, Greenmail, GMOs
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...farmers are increasingly frustrated and dispirited by having to deal with the demands and unrealistic expectations of a public that is growing ever more distant from the realities of agriculture....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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UH requesting second round of public hearings for Maunakea administrative rules
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 7002 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The regents will take up the request at their April 18 meeting at Leeward Community College....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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City adopts new affordable housing rules
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 6475 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...The rules took effect on March 31 and implement the affordable housing requirements in Ordinance 18-10 and other approvals issued by the city....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Deadline: HART 'Pleased' that city received P3 submittals
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 5169 Views :: Rail
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...HART and the City will evaluate the submittals received today and then select a short list to move on to the second part of the procurement....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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ILWU Executive Charged with Embezzlement
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 5672 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...As the Secretary-Treasurer of the Longshore Division, Brown was responsible for the union’s financial matters....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Honolulu Council Special Election Voting Ends Saturday April 13
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 10747 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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...As of Friday, March 29, 2019, the Office of the City Clerk has received 17,752 vote-by-mail ballots....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Want higher wages? Try economic freedom
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:24 PM :: 7243 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii policymakers cannot mandate people into prosperity....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Hawaii Tax Freedom Day is April 23rd
By Tax Foundation @ 1:41 AM :: 4700 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii Tax Freedom Day is 43rd among states....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Hawaii Butterfly Knife Ban Challenged on Second Amendment Grounds
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 AM :: 4840 Views :: Second Amendment
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...“Knives are arms protected by the Second Amendment,” a complaint filed Wednesday in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii contends....
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 |
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NRA Seeks 'Immediate Injunction' Against Hawaii Gun Laws
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 4754 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Effort Underway to Halt Hawaii's Restrictive Firearm Permitting Requirements....
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 |
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Gabbard: US Health Care System Designed to 'keep people sick and on drugs'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 AM :: 5187 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...This line of thinking is one step away from web sites touting “miracle cures THEY don’t want you to know about.”....
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 |
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HB217/HB218: Making Life Easier for Young Criminals
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 5106 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...when an officer has custody of a child under the age of 16, the child shall consult with legal counsel before waiving any constitutional rights and before any custodial interrogation....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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OHA's $139 Million Dollar Question
By Video @ 11:01 PM :: 6575 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...If Someone Offered You $139 Million Dollars To Reveal Your Darkest Secrets, Would You Do It?....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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OHA Trustees Vote 8-1 to Extend Audit
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:14 PM :: 6086 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Trustee Akina Votes No to Further Delay of OHA Independent Audit -- OHA Board Pushes Audit Completion to December ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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Hawaii Swamped by Carbon Dioxide Tax Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 6:23 PM :: 7492 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Multiple carbon-dioxide tax bills are under consideration in the current session of the Hawaii State Legislature....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Final Crossover: House Approves, Amends 85 Senate Bills
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 4097 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...With two days left before the Second Crossover deadline, the House today passed an additional 85 Senate bills. These bills now head back to the Senate for their consideration....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Human Services Blueprint for COFA Citizens
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 3801 Views :: Health Care
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...the State Department of Health spends $10 million annually in health care costs and the Department of Human Services spends $38 million in human services for COFA citizens....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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New UH Manoa leadership structure approved
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 3774 Views :: Higher Education
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...the president of the University of Hawaiʻi now leads the UH Mānoa campus....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii Firearm Seizure Bill Eligible For Floor Vote
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 4024 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Senate Bill 1466 to allow for the seizure of firearms without due process will be eligible for a floor vote in the Hawaii House of Representatives as early as tomorrow, April 9th....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Ige: Electric Company to Collect from GEMS Green Energy Deadbeats
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 4283 Views :: Energy
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...The on-bill repayment program allows electric ratepayers on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, Maui, Lāna‘i and Moloka‘i to invest in green energy installments....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii: County by County Health Reports
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 4446 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii: County by County Overview ....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii--78 Bridges 'Deficient'
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 4190 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of the recently-released U.S. Department of Transportation 2018 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Relax Maui zoning to allow more urban dwellings
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:28 AM :: 7009 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...For many Maui families, purchasing a home is a pipe dream. However, there may be an opportunity for them to realize that dream, if county residents would be open to reforming local housing regulations....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst Financial Knowledge and Education
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 AM :: 5034 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...2019’s Most & Least Financially Literate States....
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Monday, April 8, 2019 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 8, 2019
By Selected News Articles @ 11:58 PM :: 3905 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... weekly update from GovTrack.us ....
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