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Entries for January 2021
Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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2021 Hawaii Firearms Bills
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 3859 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Tracker for Firearms Bills ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Grim Reality of Unemployment Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4218 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Our unemployment system, as of January 8, 2021, has paid out $3.4 billion in unemployment benefits ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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HB852: Prohibit Discrimination by Employers Based on Political Affiliation
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:38 AM :: 2583 Views :: First Amendment
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... For example, the District of Columbia "prohibits discrimination based on political affiliation by public and private employers, housing, educational institutions, public accommodations, and when applying for government services, facilities, and benefits." ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Kawailoa Windfarm: Island Insurance Pays $250K to Kill Bats
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 4333 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Greenmail
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... due to the unexpectedly higher take of `ōpe`ape`a (bat) at the project and discovery of two `ua`u (petrel) fatalities ....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Flirting with Disaster
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:35 PM :: 3577 Views :: GMOs, COVID-19
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... activists were determined to get their way ignoring all of the evidence while creating lots of fake “evidence” ....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Gays: Hawaii “Working Toward Innovative Equality”
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 2866 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are in the highest-rated category, “Working Toward Innovative Equality”....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Lung Assn: Hawaii Legislators Score 'F' on Tobacco Control
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 2775 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“...Because of COVID-19, we are all thinking more about lung health. Now is the time for lawmakers to act and take this opportunity to achieve lasting reductions in tobacco-related death and disease....”
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Managing emergencies and protecting liberties
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 2343 Views :: COVID-19
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... “Lockdowns Versus Liberty,” -- civil liberties in the time of an emergency ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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ICA Decision: Telescope Wins Again
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 3876 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Law Enforcement
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... ICA affirmed a lower court decision finding that the chief of the Hawaii County Police Department had the authority to request aid from Maui County Police Department and the Honolulu Police Department ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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DLNR Hires Helicopters to Exterminate Sheep on Mauna Kea
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 3864 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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... Control work is scheduled for February 17 and 18. Public access to affected areas and the Mauna Kea Hunter Access Road will be restricted ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Higher revenues without higher taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:19 PM :: 2359 Views :: Taxes
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... new tax bills, sometimes dressed up as “surcharges,” “fees” or “closing loopholes” ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Hawaii Leads Nation in Unspent CARES Act Higher Education Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 PM :: 3388 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, COVID-19
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... Institutions in Hawaii have only spent 40 percent of total allocated funds ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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2021 Neighborhood Board Elections UPDATE
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 4472 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Honolulu Neighborhood Board registration will be open thru February 19 ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Republican Legislative Update
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:03 AM :: 2969 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... JAN 27–LAST DAY TO INTRODUCE BILLS ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Bizarre News: Hawaii Public Employee Loses Pension Due to Criminal Conviction
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 5192 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... the feds once again doing the job the State just won't do ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Completing the Work of Restoring OHA's Credibility
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:04 AM :: 2692 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... A survey commissioned by the agency in 2015 found that the public regarded OHA as the least favorable of the major Hawaiian-serving organizations ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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COVID Tourism: 2020 visitor arrivals total 2.7 million
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 2760 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... For all of 2020, total visitor arrivals declined 73.8 percent from the previous year ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Biden formalizes Jones Act support in 'Buy America' Executive Order
By Michael Hansen @ 10:29 PM :: 3333 Views :: Jones Act
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... Biden’s Buy America EO and accompanying briefing statement included explicit declarations of his administration’s support for the Jones Act and its inclusion in the policy ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Survey: Half of State Wants COVID Vax
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 2722 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Research shows that half of Hawaii’s population wants the vaccine and another quarter are still deciding ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii 9th-Most Reliant on Sales Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 11:00 AM :: 2937 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 36.7% of State revenue comes from GE Tax ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Ex-CFO: I was fired to keep Legislators from Seeing OHA's True Budget
By Andrew Walden @ 7:41 AM :: 6173 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... According to Laeha’s suit he was suspended by OHA’s then-CEO Kamanao Crabbe one day before he was set to reveal OHA’s real budget and "corrupt and unlawful practices" to Legislators ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Labor unions push lawmakers to drop GET on groceries
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 4075 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... ILWU, Teamsters, IATSE, UFCW ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Hawai'i Rental Assistance Program Distributed Most Per Capita in 2020
By News Release @ 1:37 AM :: 2854 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... "Recent analysis by the Hawai'i Budget & Policy Center finds that this statewide program got out more housing assistance to help renters per capita than any other state effort across the country" ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Legislators introduce dozens of tax hike bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 AM :: 3654 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hawaii's economy is on the ropes right now, but that hasn't stopped some legislators from going all in with new tax-increase proposals ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Vaccinated!
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:00 AM :: 3746 Views :: COVID-19
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... I was fortunate to get an appointment the very next day I called at my local Kaiser Clinic ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Best Areas for STEM Professionals--Honolulu 81st
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 2961 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu ranks 92nd in STEM-friendliness, 97th in Professional Opportunities, and dead last in STEM wages ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Full Text: State of the Judiciary Speech
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 2884 Views :: Judiciary, COVID-19
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... domestic violence and sexual exploitation – have likely intensified ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: 9th Circuit Allows Case to go Forward
By Robert Thomas @ 4:42 AM :: 4413 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... The district court's judgment is reversed, case remanded for the merits ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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'Climate Denialism' -- Hirono Pressures Inspector General to Investigate Trump Officials
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 3543 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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"... Commerce IG to Review Hirono-led Request to Investigate Climate Denialism Propaganda Pushed by Trump Appointees at NOAA ...."
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Ethics: Legislator Wants to Hire 'Intern', Pay Under the Table
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 3528 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"... Soliciting, selling, or otherwise engaging in a substantial financial transaction with a subordinate or a person or business whom the legislator or employee inspects or supervises in the legislator's or employee's official capacity ...."
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Rooftop solar installations up 55% despite pandemic
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 2845 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Nearly 6,000 new systems installed, most with energy storage ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Stimulus: DHHL Gets $30M for Broadband
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 2289 Views :: DHHL
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... Nearly $35 Million in Federal Funds Allocated to DHHL ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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OHA Echoes Burial Council Criticism of SHPD
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 2382 Views :: OHA
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... OHA CEO statement expresses concern on State protection of iwi kupuna ....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
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Sinkhole Cities: Honolulu 3rd Deepest Financial Pit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 AM :: 5113 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Honolulu’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years ....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
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COVID Tourism: TVR Occupancy 40.5%
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 3770 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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... monthly demand was 251,300 unit nights (-59.9%), resulting in an average monthly unit occupancy of 40.5% (-34.9%) ...
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Monday, January 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii GOP attacks Biden by promoting Holocaust denier
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 4592 Views :: Republican Party
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... "@Styx666Official has an edgy name and frequently uses profanity - his commentary and analysis is generally high quality," the Hawaii GOP tweeted ....
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Monday, January 25, 2021 |
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Legislature Stages Vaccination Party for 500 Cronies and Insiders
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5144 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... all Legislative employees working in the Hawaiʻi State Capitol will be able to be vaccinated as members of its prioritized vaccination system's Phase 1b (i.e., individuals essential for government operations), on January 28, 2021 ....
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Monday, January 25, 2021 |
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DoH Announces 60 previously unreported COVID deaths
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 2748 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... The deaths occurred in August through December, 2020 with 51 deaths reported on O‘ahu, six on Hawai‘i, and three on Maui ....
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Monday, January 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii Opens Door to More Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Schemes
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 4612 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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... This is made possible with the issuance of a “no action message” by DFI, which will not take any action against these companies during the two-year period of the program ....
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Monday, January 25, 2021 |
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State of State: Ige Punts Tax Hike to Legislature
By Video @ 6:16 PM :: 4205 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... House speaker calls Ige’s State of the State address ‘risk averse’ ....
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Sunday, January 24, 2021 |
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Legislature Begins Session with Drugs and Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:59 PM :: 3664 Views :: Health Care, Life, Drugs
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... Bill Tracking at the Legislature Begins ....
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Sunday, January 24, 2021 |
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Hawaii Republican Party Deletes Tweets Defending QAnon Believers After Backlash
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 PM :: 4324 Views :: Republican Party
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... “What is the truth?” the Hawaii GOP said, and asserted that followers of QAnon “don’t deserve mockery” and that they “were largely motivated by a sincere and deep love for America.” ....
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Sunday, January 24, 2021 |
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Tulsi Gabbard: Domestic-Terrorism Bill Is ‘a Targeting of Almost Half of the Country’
By Video @ 5:16 PM :: 3185 Views :: First Amendment
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... a proposed measure to combat domestic terrorism could be used to undermine civil liberties ....
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Sunday, January 24, 2021 |
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More Taxes on the Rich – But Guess What, You’re Rich
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:16 AM :: 4091 Views :: Taxes
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... Ige’s Chief of Staff and former Director of Taxation Linda Chu Takayama told the House Finance Committee a little more about the revenue enhancement measures (tax hikes) that the Administration is going to propose ....
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Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
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Biden’s Transportation Sec’y Nominee Affirms Jones Act Support
By Michael Hansen @ 4:26 PM :: 2730 Views :: Jones Act
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... Pete Buttigieg: ‘I support the Jones Act’ ....
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Saturday, January 23, 2021 |
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"25 Years of PASH"
By Robert Thomas @ 11:00 AM :: 3857 Views :: Greenmail, Land Use
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... in the PASH case the Hawaii Supreme Court concluded that subject to certain qualifications, the Hawaii Constitution allows native Hawaiians to exercise traditional practices, even on private property ....
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