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Entries for May 2025
Friday, May 30, 2025 |
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Following Biden's Lead, Trump Shuts Down Hawaii Job Corps for Second Year in a Row
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 163 Views :: National News, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... 13,500 safety incidents from 2016 to 2017 at Job Corps centers, nearly half of them drug-related episodes or assaults ....
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Friday, May 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii cops sued over DUI arrests of sober drivers
By Court House News @ 1:23 AM :: 135 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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... ACLU says Honolulu police routinely arrest sober drivers to falsely boost their numbers to secure federal funding ....
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 |
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Hawaii Firearms Bills Passed in 2025
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 179 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The following firearms related bills were passed in Hawaii in 2025 ....
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 |
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Joe Gedeon Appointed to Fill Gene Ward's House Seat
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 218 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... I have been asked if I plan on running for the House District 18 seat in November of 2026. I can advise you today that I have filed with Campaign Spending Commission as the initial step in that process ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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Can the Trump Administration save Honolulu from wasting $2.5B on Sand Island Sewage Plant?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:13 PM :: 248 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Taxes
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... The cost of the Sand Island upgrade aligns with the Council’s dispute with the Blangiardi administration over the amount of sewer fee increases to be forced upon Oahu ratepayers ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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Hawaii Democrats Tout Marijuana Crackdown Legislation
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 211 Views :: Drugs
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... three bills that passed in the 2025 Legislative Session ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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DBEDT Lowers Hawaii Economic Growth Projections
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 203 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... This adjustment reflects the impact of tariffs on international imports, a slowdown in tourism, persistent consumer inflation and increasing uncertainty in both national and international economic policy ....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 |
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New Republican Chair Pledges to Focus on Winning Elections
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 222 Views :: Republican Party
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"...My sole focus in these next eighteen months is to renew, unify, and grow our membership, and elect Conservative Republicans on November 3, 2026 to County, State and Federal office," said Chair Hannemann....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
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Neighborhood Board Election results now available online
By News Release @ 10:24 PM :: 288 Views :: Honolulu County
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... There are currently 33 active boards across the City and County of Honolulu, with approximately 400 volunteer members ....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
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SB1396 Green Fee: Green Signs TAT Increase, Promises to Waste it all on Global Warming
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 283 Views :: Environment, Jones Act, Taxes, Tourism
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... Senate Bill 1396 increases the TAT rate by 0.75% beginning in 2026 and levies, for the first time, the TAT on cruise ships that port in the state ....
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Monday, May 26, 2025 |
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Delegates Elect New Hawaii Republican Party Chairman
By Selected News Articles @ 9:05 PM :: 392 Views :: Republican Party
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... delegates elected Art Hannemann party chair over the incumbent Tamara McKay by a vote of 164 to 147 ....
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Monday, May 26, 2025 |
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Bill 47: Hawaii County Developers to Build TVR Subdivisions
By Selected News Articles @ 8:27 PM :: 444 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Tourism
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... could potentially open up a huge legal can of worms based on historical layers of fraud, mislabeling and mishandling of so-called "Ag" land ....
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Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
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VIDEO: $4000 Dela Cruz Campaign Contribution buys Shouting Match in Hilo
By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 2202 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics
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... Was it worth it? Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz got $4,000 in campaign contributions from convicted Unity House felon Roberta Cabral. In exchange, we got a shouting match in Hilo ....
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Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 23, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 4:27 PM :: 337 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Special Funds -- 0 for 86
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 436 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... out of the eighty-six special and revolving funds reviewed, not one of them met the statutory criteria ....
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
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No, we don't have low property taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:30 PM :: 622 Views :: Taxes
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... county councils are setting property tax rates for the coming year ....
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Honolulu Rail--We're not going to do THAT Again
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:20 PM :: 523 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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... promises are not guarantees, and that big government projects tend to come with unexpected costs and delays ....
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot legislative wrap-up tour
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 344 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the defeat of nearly all attempts to add more taxes and the passing of five Grassroot model bills and other Grassroot-supported measures ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Grassroot Council Testimony: Cutting Red Tape to Build Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:55 PM :: 355 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Small Business
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... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Bill 2591 Changes Kauai Zoning to Allow Farmers' Markets
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:49 PM :: 383 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Bill 2951, was proposed in response to a January zoning complaint that shut down the popular Princeville Farmers and Artists Market ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Audit: How to Speed up Building Permits
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:43 PM :: 457 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... a new report from the county’s Office of the County Auditor suggests more than two dozen ways to help speed up the process ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Where Clean Energy Projects Go to Die
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 795 Views :: Energy, Development, Land Use
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... Over the past five years, 15 energy projects in the state have been cancelled — more than half of the power projects being considered ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Hawaii: A far-left state trying to hijack U.S. energy policy
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 860 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... Hawaii is at the vanguard of a coordinated legal campaign that aims to enact Green New Deal-type policies by lawsuit. And by all appearances, the state’s judiciary is an eager participant ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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Trump Squeeze Leads to Suspension of 'Faculty Special Salary Adjustments' at UH
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 624 Views :: Higher Education
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... effective immediately, there will be a suspension of all Faculty Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs) for merit, equity, and/or market that have not been approved by me as of May 23, 2025 ....
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Friday, May 23, 2025 |
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UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
By UHERO @ 12:29 AM :: 402 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 512 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Judiciary
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... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 478 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the 4th-largest increase in mortgage delinquency ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Reopening of Pacific Monument
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 365 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The groups are challenging President Trump’s April 17 proclamation that would allow U.S.-flagged vessels to fish commercially ....
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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Senators Grill Green over COVID Shutdowns
By Video @ 2:50 AM :: 1283 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, COVID-19
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... Ohio Senator confronts Hawaii governor over COVID lockdowns, says “tell me about the science behind why you locked your residents up” ....
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii 'Clean' Hydrogen to Come from Oil Refinery
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 678 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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... Hawaiʻi Gas' synthetic natural gas (SNG), made from naptha produced by the Par Pacific oil refinery on Oʻahu, contains up to 15% hydrogen—the highest percentage of any natural gas utility in the United States ....
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025 |
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Study: More Housing Units Built-But Fewer Available for Residents
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 567 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 64,490 additional units are needed through 2027 but only 13,471 units are currently in development pipelines and anticipated to be available by 2027 ....
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Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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Cleaning up Hawaii’s permitting mess
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 585 Views :: Development
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... A new report from the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization shows that Hawaii permit delays in 2024 were at some of the worst levels ever ....
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Monday, May 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii has third-lowest percentage of single-mother households, study reveals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 660 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the third-lowest percentage of single-mother households at 3%. Single-father households make up 1.4% of the 493,898 households in Hawaii ....
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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Rules Vote a Self-Serving Scam to Take Over Hawaii Republican Party
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1505 Views :: Republican Party
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... Delegates should vote NO on all proposed party rules changes ....
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Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
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2025 Legislative Also-Rans
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 585 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a few bills that passed both houses of the legislature, but did not make it through conference, may come back to haunt us next year ....
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Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Backs Suit Against Trump's DEI Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 661 Views :: National News
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... “friend of the court” brief supporting the plaintiffs in National Association of Diversity Officers v. Trump ....
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Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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UHERO: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Maui’s Immigrant Community
By UHERO @ 2:53 AM :: 484 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... Most participants work in low-wage, non-unionized jobs—often seasonal or gig-based—in sectors like hospitality, domestic work, and landscaping ....
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Friday, May 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii governor defends emergency housing powers at state Supreme Court
By Court House News @ 5:46 AM :: 1112 Views :: Maui County, Development, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... a case challenging Governor Josh Green's use of emergency powers to address the state's affordable housing crisis ....
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Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
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Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 4367 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Drugs
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... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms. Where are the rest of the millions? ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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House Passes South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 877 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Small Business
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... The bipartisan legislation provides congressional direction to fully implement the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which has been diplomatically negotiated among the U.S. and 16 Pacific Islands nations ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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UHERO: 75% of Hawaii Households Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:21 PM :: 931 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The pace of new housing construction remains historically low. Housing permitting times continue to be long, especially in Honolulu and Maui ....
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
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Disasters? Hawaii Still not Ready
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 885 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii among 13 states ranked low for emergency readiness ....
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