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Entries for 'News Release'
Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
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Auditor Dings Hawaii ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 115 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Hawaii ERS received a 'disclaimer of opinion' ....
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Thursday, July 10, 2025 |
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Green Signs SB933, HB420, HB431
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 194 Views :: Ethics, Development
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...funding to support critical nonprofit organizations impacted by federal funding reductions....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
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Green Signs $4B Lahaina Settlement Bill
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 430 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Development
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... House Bill 1001 (Act 301) establishes the Maui Wildfires Settlement Trust Fund ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Firearm Permits Subject of Hawaii County PD Hearing
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 248 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... proposal to repeal “Rules and Regulations of the Hawai’i Police Department Governing the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed and Unconcealed Weapons” ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Carpenters Union Announces Plan to Harass Non-Union Contractors
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 326 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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"... a new compliance initiative to strengthen oversight of construction projects that utilize taxpayer funds ...."
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Maui County Sewer Rates Jump 9%
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 203 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... sewer user fees have increased by an overall average of 9% for Fiscal Year 2026, which started on July 1, 2025 ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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SB933CD1: Shell Bill Gives Legislators $50M to Dole out to their Friends
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 278 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... assigned to a Conference Committee where it was totally rewritten with content not included in any previous version ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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OHA-Connected DTL Selected to Handle Iwilei Master Planning
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 316 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA
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... OHA bought up several properties in Iwilei. Now OHA-connected and Dela Cruz connected DTL is handling the master plan. See how that works? ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Green Signs Condo Insurance Stabilization Law
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 266 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... Zephyr Insurance Company, has partnered with the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to accept and process applications from Condominium and Townhouse Associations ....
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Friday, July 4, 2025 |
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Green Vetoes Eight of 20 on 'Intent to Veto List'
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 667 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Legislature will not schedule override session ....
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Friday, July 4, 2025 |
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DPP to Launch New On-Line Permitting System
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 516 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...'HNL Build' will officially launch on Monday, August 4, 2025....
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Friday, July 4, 2025 |
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Green: 'Big Beautiful Bill' Cuts MedQuest and EBT Cards
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 823 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."
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Thursday, July 3, 2025 |
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In Chile, where science is appreciated, UH Telescope discovers visitor from outside solar system
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 581 Views :: Higher Education
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... The discovery was made by UH’s NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile ....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
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After Much Gnashing of Teeth, OHA Trustees Approve Amended Budget
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 576 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, OHA
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“Trustees rolled up their sleeves and engaged the details like never before — offering and approving amendments live at the table, line by line, in full public view."
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Settlement will Impose ‘Big Expense’ on Your ‘fuel, groceries, and airfare’
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 1057 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The biggest and costliest piece of the plan is establishing clean fuel requirements for all types of transportation vehicles, including cars, passenger jets and cargo ships ....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
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Hawai‘i’s state road usage charge begins for electric vehicles on July 1
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 745 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"...by 2033, the program is expected to expand to all light-duty vehicles...."
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 |
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Red Hill: BWS Sues Navy for $1.2B
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 537 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... BWS past, ongoing, and future restoration, remediation and mitigation efforts are currently estimated to total approximately $1.2 billion ....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
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Green Signs State Budget
By News Release @ 11:35 AM :: 428 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green today signed House Bill 300 (Act 250), the Executive Biennium Budget ....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
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Puna Meth Lab Busted
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 646 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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"... a known narcotics trafficker was frequently visiting Hostetler’s property under a suspected arrangement to stash firearms, money, and narcotics...."
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
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HECO Preps Power Safety Shutoff System for Dry Season
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 440 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Persistent drought conditions, Wind gusts 45 mph and higher, and Relative humidity below 45% ....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
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May Tourist Count up 1%
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 448 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... May 2025 total visitor arrivals represent a 91.0 percent recovery compared to pre-pandemic May 2019 ....
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Monday, June 30, 2025 |
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Aloha Stadium FAIL: NASED Lists Latest Excuses
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 734 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Tourism
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... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....
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Monday, June 30, 2025 |
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Maui Police Launch Digital Firearms Registration System
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 532 Views :: Maui County, Second Amendment
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... individuals can apply for firearm purchase permits, carry licenses, and register locally-acquired firearms —all through a secure, user-friendly digital platform ....
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Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
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Ethics Complaint Exposes Ties Between Maui Councilmembers, Lahaina Charity Fraud, and Lobbyists
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 4246 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tourism, Drugs
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... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....
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Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
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No Surprise: BLNR Rejects Another Army EIS
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 658 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Environment, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... this is a negotiating position for the master lease renewals ....
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Friday, June 27, 2025 |
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UH to tear down 3rd Perfectly Good Maunakea Telescope
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1003 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... "Right up to the end, UKIRT remained highly productive and will leave a lasting scientific legacy.” ....
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Friday, June 27, 2025 |
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Moszkowicz will not seek Honolulu Chief Position
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 716 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Police
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"I would love to stay here (on the Big Island), as your Chief, and would publicly commit to not applying to be the Chief anywhere else."
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Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
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OHA Withdraws Maunakea Litigation
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 792 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Higher Education, OHA
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... Klein Quit as OHA’s Maunakea Lawyer Six Months Ago ....
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Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
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'Self-Certification' to Bypass DPP Delays
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 573 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... online registration is now open for DPP's new Self-Certification Professional (SCP) Program ....
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Thursday, June 26, 2025 |
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Forgery, Fraud and Theft: Former Top Honolulu Attorney Charged with 22 Felony Counts
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 704 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary
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... Chapman is alleged to have engaged in a years-long scheme of forgery, fraud and theft, in which he utilized a forged will to deprive three charities of approximately $250,000 each ....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
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Green Adds One More Bill to 'Intent-to-Veto' List
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 592 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green added SB 935, Relating to Government, to the 2025 Intent-to-Veto list transmitted to Legislative leadership by the statutorily required June 24 deadline ....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
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Amended fuel contract expected to save Oahu households nearly $3 a month on electric bills
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 482 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The contract amendment negotiated with Par Hawaii and approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) includes significant changes aimed at stabilizing fuel costs ...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 601 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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Trump: US Attacks Three Iran Nuke Sites
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 675 Views :: Military
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... in a reversal of previous presidents' policy, Trump is de-nuclearizing Iran while re-nuclearizing the US ...
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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County of Maui, HUD sign $1.6B grant agreement for disaster relief
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 636 Views :: Maui County
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... the County recommends that residents who lost homes in the fires or renters who were displaced by the fires begin preparing to apply ....
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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City awards contract to continue construction on second floor of HPD’s Waiʻanae Substation
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 561 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... The newly awarded contract will focus on completing the build-out of one loft space on the second floor to house the investigations section....
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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Barking Sands Land Leases Set to Expire 2027-30
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 627 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Military
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... U.S. Navy and NASA release Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed, continued use of state lands on Kauai ....
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Friday, June 20, 2025 |
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UH Grad Student $6.7M Settlement in 2016 Lab Explosion
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 743 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education, Labor
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"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."
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Friday, June 20, 2025 |
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AG Terminates Lahaina Investigation
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 686 Views :: Maui County
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... Attorney General Lopez also announced the official transition of future wildfire analysis, mitigation and coordination efforts to the new state fire marshal and the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) ....
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Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
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Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 743 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... in Hawaii, rent for a one-bedroom unit costs 46% of beginning, bachelor-degree-holding teacher salary ....
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Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Democrats Outraged Over Ban on Juvenile Sex Change
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 926 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025 |
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Wahiawa Veteran Wins in Class Action Lawsuit Against Iran
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 826 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... On May 30, 2025, a federal court in Washington, D.C., awarded over $573+ million in total damages to victims and families affected by terrorist attacks in Iraq that were enabled by Iran’s support for extremist groups ....
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Sunday, June 15, 2025 |
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Supreme Court decision makes it easier for disabled students to sue school districts for bias
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 676 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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... lower courts had ruled against the family’s claim for damages, despite finding the school had fallen short ....
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 |
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House Announces New Assignments: Leadership, Committee Chair
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 960 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Speaker Nadine K. Nakamura today announced updated leadership and committee appointments in the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives ....
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 |
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Cost of Bills Index: Hawaii 32% Above US Median
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 643 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... residents in the most expensive states like California, Hawaii, and New Jersey paying up to 39% more than the national median, while those in the most affordable states like West Virginia, Mississippi, and Oklahoma pay up to 44% less ....
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Thursday, June 12, 2025 |
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Hawaii is a Leader for Preschool Quality But Last in Access Among Pacific States
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 1017 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii serves just 5% of its four-year-olds and 2% of three-year-olds in state-funded preschool programs, dead last among Pacific states....
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 |
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Kauai Sewer Rates Model for Honolulu Council?
By News Release @ 11:25 AM :: 793 Views :: Kauai County, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Increasing 11% per year over a 5-year period -- The Honolulu Council apparently used this as a model. ....
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Monday, June 9, 2025 |
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Lahaina: Hotel Unions, HSTA Join with Meth Gang to Demand Seizure of Vacation Rentals
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 1663 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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... The Lahaina fire is an opportunity to exploit. The hotel unions and the hotels want the TVR business all for themselves ....
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