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Entries for July 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020 |
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Hirono: Trump supporters are “white supremacists”
By Video @ 10:59 PM :: 3563 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...this is what Hirono thinks of Trump supporters....
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Monday, July 13, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 23 new cases out of 900 tests--3 deaths
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 2041 Views :: COVID-19
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... three new deaths and three new hospitalizations ....
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Monday, July 13, 2020 |
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My OHA Endorsements
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 5:05 PM :: 11189 Views :: OHA
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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Highlights of 2020 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 2993 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a list of all bills passed during the 2020 session....
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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Counties Announce Primary Ballot Mailing Dates
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 2612 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Kauai County will mail out ballots on Tues July 14, 2020....
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 21 new cases out of 1,250 tests
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 2236 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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Future of Unemployment Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4236 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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...unemployment insurance and how it is going to fare after the pandemic....
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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As COVID Testing Soars, Wait Times For Results Jump To A Week — Or More
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 AM :: 3551 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 42 new cases out of 1,686 tests
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 1746 Views :: COVID-19
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...a new one-day record for new cases....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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Legislative Session: The good, the bad and the ugly
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:42 PM :: 4877 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... donning rose-colored glasses and approaching the budget shortfall as a temporary setback ....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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Victorino: Maui Council Should not Bypass Charter Commission
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 2514 Views :: Maui County
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"...Our Charter is our County Bible, our foundational document. It’s not something that should be changed on a whim, or on the idea that if something sounds good it’s the right thing to do....”
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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Driving up Electric Bill: Legislature Bans Coal
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 2786 Views :: Energy
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...SB2629 SD2 HD1 prohibits, after June 30, 2020 the approval of a new or renewed power purchase agreement for electricity generated from coal....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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HB1819: Legislature passes bill to legalize industrial hemp
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4873 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Drugs
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...Another hemp bill, Senate Bill 1353, was vetoed by Governor Ige last year, after he expressed concerns that it was unenforceable. This year’s version was worked on directly with the Governor's administration to ensure its enactment....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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Ige appoints Bennette Misalucha to State Senate until Special Election
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 3290 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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...to fill the late Sen. Breene Harimoto’s state Senate seat. State Senate District 16 includes Pearl City....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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Jobs Report: Lets Avoid Aggravating the Problem
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 3587 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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Pandemic Priorities
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:44 PM :: 4305 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs, COVID-19
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...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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COVID Legislature: "This will be a shell of a democracy"
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:49 PM :: 3846 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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"...The people of Hawaii are facing a dead economy, and thousands are waiting in food lines to feed their families...."
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:12 PM :: 4572 Views :: Family, Life, Religion
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...adjournment Sine Die....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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DHS, OHA to Share Native Hawaiian COVID Data
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 2663 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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...DHS will share Native Hawaiian data tables from its programs with OHA to help assess the impacts COVID-19 is having on Hawaiʻi’s indigenous people....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 28 new cases out of 1,639 tests
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 2060 Views :: COVID-19
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... 17 coronavirus cases tied to exercise classes at 2 Oahu gyms ....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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COVID Economy: State Much More Susceptible than Counties
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 4634 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Tourism, COVID-19
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"...The revenue profiles of the state and the city and county are quite different. The state is much more exposed to volatile revenue sources such as general excise tax and transient accommodation tax (TAT)...."
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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City Council defers borrowing for rail
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:11 AM :: 2986 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...a resolution that would have authorized up to $26 million in borrowing to help fund its over-budget and behind-schedule rail project....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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DoE Announces COVID Class Schedules for Fall
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 3638 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... what will be your school's class schedule? ....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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Groups Challenge Hawaii’s prohibition on the open carry of firearms
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 2739 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The issue before the en banc Young court is whether the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to openly carry firearms outside the home ....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 36 new cases out of 1,443 tests
By News Release @ 9:09 PM :: 2679 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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DoH: 'Severe Consequences' for Food Establishments Violating COVID Rules
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 3153 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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CMS: Action to protect nursing homes against COVID-19
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 2288 Views :: COVID-19
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...Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families, and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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Hawaii GET Taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income
By Tax Foundation @ 2:52 PM :: 4403 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income. This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax applies to 34.25 percent of personal income....
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Thursday, July 9, 2020 |
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Hawaii Worst Taxpayer ROI in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 3187 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...nobody pays more for less....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
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Retired police officer sentenced to 10 years for his attempted unlawful sexual enticement of a 13-year-old boy
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 2991 Views :: Police
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...During a post-arrest statement, Goeas admitted to past unlawful sexual contact with minor males....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 23 new cases out of 2,056 tests
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 2110 Views :: COVID-19
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...three new hospitalizations, no new deaths....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
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Corona Virus Restrictions Hawaii vs Alaska
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 4154 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...Hawaii and Alaska have the lowest per capita COVID death tolls in the USA-- Hawaii is among the most restrictive states, Alaska is more moderate....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
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HPD System Prevents Gun Owners from Registering Guns
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 AM :: 7144 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... The number of appointments available to the public is completely full. Every morning, hundreds of people try to access the website to get an appointment. This causes the system to freeze and crash, something reminiscent of the state's unemployment website in the early days of the pandemic ....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 |
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Guam Ambulance Company Owners Sentenced to Prison for Their Roles in Medicare Ambulance Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 3290 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...$10.8 million, one of the largest single Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the Justice Department....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Candidate Forum: Rick Hamada Hosts 12 Honolulu Mayoral Candidates
By Video @ 11:06 PM :: 3876 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...Rick Hamada Hosts 12 Honolulu Mayoral Candidates July 7, 2020, in the 2020 Mayoral Candidate Forum sponsored by the Sales and Marketing Executives of Honolulu, KHVH 830AM Radio, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and KHON....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 41 new cases out of 1,423 tests
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 2237 Views :: COVID-19
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... no new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Ige Vetoes $432M CARES Rainy Day Deposit
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 3768 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...according to Senator Thielen CARES money was put in the Rainy Day fund so the governor couldn’t touch it....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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COVID Debt Bomb Puts Honolulu Over the Limit
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:48 PM :: 3915 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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...Honolulu county can't afford to borrow more for rail, Grassroot Institute says....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Beer Taxes in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 5:08 AM :: 3269 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“...Taxes are the single most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than the labor and raw materials combined....”
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Voting in Hawaii: Changes and Reminders
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:13 AM :: 2972 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Gone are the days when you go to ballot booth....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Can Visitor Data Predict COVID in Hawaii?
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 2856 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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...It will drill down the spread of COVID-19 among specific communities, unlike current models which only focus on the region as a whole....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Should Police Misconduct Records Be Made Public?
By Video @ 2:41 AM :: 3127 Views :: Ethics, Police
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...Kelii Akina Talks Story with Journalism Professor Gerald Kato....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Oahu Mandates Face Masks Indoors and Out
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 3932 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Order 5: Non-Medical Grade Face Coverings now requires everyone on O‘ahu to wear non-medical grade face coverings over their noses and mouths....
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Hawaii became a U.S. Territory July 7, 1898
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 12500 Views :: Hawaii History
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When Hawaii became the 50th U.S. State in 1959, the historic occasion was marked by ceremonies within the sanctuary walls of the Kawaiaha‘o Church ....
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Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Seven new cases out of 615 tests
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 2623 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....
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Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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Unpacking Court Order Denying TRO to Block COVID Emergency Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 7:27 PM :: 3029 Views :: COVID-19
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...When the opinion starts this way, you know which way it is headed....
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Monday, July 6, 2020 |
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ACLU: Hawaii COVID Enforcement Racist
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 3025 Views :: Police, COVID-19
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...HPD was 30 times more likely to arrest a Micronesian person and five times more likely to arrest a Black or Samoan person for violations of the COVID-19 orders than to arrest a white person....
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