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Entries for 'News Release'
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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43% of HECO Customers now have solar--but Hawaii Energy Remains 90.8% Fossil Fuel
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 153 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has among the highest rates of rooftop solar adoption in the nation and yet we are 90.8% fossil fuel ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 155 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Nominees for Two Oahu First Circuit Court Judgeships
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 241 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his two appointments ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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Comments Open: Nominees for Oahu District Judge
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 220 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Chief Justice has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make three appointments ....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 |
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JSC Announces Five Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 216 Views :: Judiciary
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... The Governor has 30 days from his receipt of the list today to make his appointment ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Governor vs Feds: UH Manoa not Protecting Jewish Students from Anti-Semites?
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 1095 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... potential enforcement actions if UH does not fulfill its obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii Highest Union Membership in USA
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 201 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... 61% of public employees are union members in Hawaii ....
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Monday, March 17, 2025 |
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Caldwell's Duckbill Helps Global Warmers Exploit Mapunapuna Flooding
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 244 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... These floods are 100 year old news. Flooding was recently made worse by a Caldwell Admin decision to install a duckbill valve on the outlet pipe ....
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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Illegal Caught with 5lbs of Methamphetamines
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 369 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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... Gonzalez Jacobo has been removed to Mexico at least four times and has three prior felony convictions related to drug trafficking ....
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Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
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State Let Felon Back out on Streets--but now the Feds Have Got Him
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 528 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... If convicted of the charged offense, Pham faces up to fifteen years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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Green Announces First Maui Fire Settlement Payout
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 452 Views :: Maui County
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... A total of 26 wrongful death claims have been qualified -- One claim has been paid ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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“After a decade-long battle against public corruption in Hawaii, we have successfully brought numerous cases to a close."
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 690 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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“The cases against these three defendants are the last among a decade-long series of public corruption prosecutions in Hawaii.”
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Urges Supreme Court to Keep Medicaid Dollars Flowing to Planned Parenthood
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 309 Views :: Life
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... urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court’s decision recognizing Medicaid recipients’ federally guaranteed right to receive care from Planned Parenthood ....
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Friday, March 14, 2025 |
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AG Launches New Child Support Payment App
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 282 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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... greater flexibility and convenience in managing their child support cases ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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Study: Hawaii's roads and bridges rank 48th for condition and cost-effectiveness
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 489 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii's highways rank last in the nation in urban Interstate pavement condition, last in rural fatality rate, 47th in urban fatality rate, and 26th in structurally deficient bridges ...
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Thursday, March 13, 2025 |
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HB300: House Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 309 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... HB300 will now move to the Senate for consideration ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Appeal period set to begin for updated FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 363 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... some properties may now be classified within high-risk zones, known as Special Flood Hazard Areas, for the first time ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Hawaiian Electric Sells off Another Asset--Hamakua Power
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 385 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... HEI continues to raise money to cover Lahaina Fire settlement ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Hounded by Enviros, Rodrigues Withdraws as Water Nominee
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 401 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... control of water is the enviros new tool to block affordable housing and force you out of Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Silicon Valley Billionaires Order Hawaii Legislators, AG to Target Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 476 Views :: Life
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... 'Electronic Frontier Foundation' targets pro-life crisis pregnancy centers ....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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Six Years Later: Hilo's Singing Bridge Still Needs Emergency Repairs
By News Release @ 9:17 AM :: 303 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....
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Sunday, March 9, 2025 |
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Planned Parenthood Hawaii Begins Promoting Sex-Change Telehealth
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 669 Views :: Health Care, Life
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"...a game-changing expansion of our existing telehealth care...."
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Friday, March 7, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Celebrates Injunction Against Trump Funding Cuts
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 709 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Higher Education
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“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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$21.19B: House Finance Committee Approves State Budget
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 461 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the House draft of the budget bill (HB300), will now proceed to the House floor for third reading and are expected to cross over to the Senate on Wednesday, March 12 ....
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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SB350 Fakes Contraceptive Protection in State Constitution
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 499 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....
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Thursday, March 6, 2025 |
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DBEDT Reduces Hawaii Economic Growth Projection to 1.7%
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 693 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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... The downward adjustment was mainly due to the expected slowdown in tourism growth, higher projected consumer inflation and increasing policy uncertainty at the national and international levels ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Kewalo: Gather to celebrate the death of bill SB 534
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 710 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA
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... OHA introduced three failed bills SB534, HB605, and SB211 this legislative session ....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 |
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Senate Fireworks Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 583 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... SB222, SB227, SB1324 ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 509 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Vacancies on both commissions are appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Judicial Council ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii Assisted Living Costs Highest in USA
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 773 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025 |
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Blangiardi Fiscal Year 2026 budget--Spending up 8.4%, CIP up 15.8%
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 529 Views :: Honolulu County
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... the City’s $3.93 billion Operating budget proposal represents an increase of 8.4% over the adopted $3.63 billion budget for the previous fiscal year. The proposed $1.21 billion Capital Improvement Project budget for FY 2026 is 15.8% more than the adopted $1.05 billion CIP budget for FY 2025 ....
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Monday, March 3, 2025 |
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Hawai‘i students turn local ingredients into unique products through entrepreneurial program
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 544 Views :: Education K-12, Small Business
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... featuring an array of student-made products including ‘ulu chips, lollipops, skincare products and more ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii End Meth Summit
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 497 Views :: Drugs
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... March 5 at Kroc Center ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Audit: Poor Design of Honolulu Rail System Contributes to Low Ridership
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 1260 Views :: Rail
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... limited payment options, insufficient station amenities, and the need for extended operating hours ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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State housing program expanded to support more City Employees
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 650 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... "lawyers and activists" are now eligible to participate in the DEP program ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Safety cameras to begin sending warnings for speed March 1
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 558 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... safety camera systems at 10 downtown Honolulu intersections will begin issuing warnings for speed on Saturday, March 1, 2025 ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Shelter for Mentally Ill Homeless at Center of Iwilei TOD Plan
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 584 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness, Rail
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... especially for homeless individuals with a history of mental health, memory or brain injury challenges ....
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
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Federal Law Requires Lahaina Survivors to Begin Paying Rent March 1, 2025
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 425 Views :: Maui County
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... FEMA is required by law to charge rent for direct housing 18 months after a disaster is declared ....
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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Comments Sought on Judicial Nominees for Maui County, Hawaii County
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 565 Views :: Judiciary
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... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit ....
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Thursday, February 27, 2025 |
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SB933: Shell Bill with Blank Dollars to Make up for Federal Funding Freeze
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 536 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
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2025 Wildfire Summit: 'Exploring our Wildfire Future'
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 574 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County
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... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Defamation: UH Law School Dean Sues Ken Lawson
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 1126 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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... Lawson’s expressive freedoms date to a faculty meeting back in February 2023, where he voiced vehement objections to a scheduled Black History Month event ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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Kōloa Rum Company challenges Jones Act in court
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 1126 Views :: Jones Act
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... argues century-old shipping law violates the Constitution’s Port Preference Clause ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
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UH Trump Watch: New website on federal policy updates
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 518 Views :: National News, Higher Education
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"Since taking office on January 20, the new federal leadership has released a series of EOs and directives that could significantly impact the 10-campus system."
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Monday, February 24, 2025 |
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Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
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Honolulu Next? U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy Announces Review of California High-Speed Rail Project
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 825 Views :: Rail
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"...determine whether roughly $4 billion in taxpayer money should remain committed to the proposed project to build high-speed rail...."
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Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
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Liquor Comm. Insider Bails out as Federal Oversight Commences
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 830 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business
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“...Assistant Administrator Anna Hirai has served the Liquor Commission in several capacities for almost two and a half decades...”
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