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... In Honolulu, health care costs 8.69% of median monthly income, 15th highest in USA.  And most of the top 15 cities have substantially lower median incomes ....

... the largest and fastest growth period of the Protestant church in the Hawaiian Islands and one of the largest revivals in the world ....

... Over the past four years, many states (but not Hawaii) have eased restrictions on gambling, contributing to the explosion of sports betting sales tax revenue ....

... For the last five years, this historical space has been closed to the public . But now, visitors are welcomed back ....

... low-temperature geothermal can be accessed much nearer the ground surface, and used for building cooling ....

“...Without actual harm, Hawaii lacks standing to sue...."

... The Babylon Bee went to court to challenge a Hawaii law banning “deceptive media” during the 10 months before an election ....

... HONU is successful in moving 1 in 3 homeless that it interacts with off the street ....

... users wager against each other on the results of everything from sports markets to elections ....

... Hawaii had the highest vaccination rate and lowest mortality rate ....

... Although the Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated SNAP eligibility for individuals who entered the U.S. as refugees or were granted asylum or humanitarian parole, it did not end the eligibility for noncitizens who became legal permanent residents, Bonta said....

... these events in our intelligence community track with the interests of former KGB officer and Russian President Putin more so than with the national security interests of the United States ....

... In a historic first, the Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in a Second Amendment case that sides with plaintiffs challenging a gun control law ....

... The agencies are the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness ....

... the USDA guidance, which would exclude noncitizens who are permanent residents from eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The USDA manages SNAP ....

"...address state and local policies that disqualify otherwise qualified caregivers based on their religious beliefs or moral convictions...."

... Democrat demands to reopen the government included $3.9 million for LGBTQI+ democracy grants in the Western Balkans ....

“Kekoa tried the same game here some two or three years ago.”

... and increasing ...

... The case of Pinales v. Lopez now challenges this unprecedented infringement ....

... since 2023 both trans and queer identification have dropped sharply within Generation Z ....

... Coalition Urges Court to Immediately Restore SNAP Funding Relied Upon by 42 Million Americans ....

... Pentagon chief told purge of PLA generals was linked to Party disloyalty, as well as corruption ....

... HRS §134-9.1 explicitly allows people to transport an unloaded firearm in a locked, hard-sided case ....

... Nearly half a million Hawaii residents live in mental health deserts, with just one provider for every 335 patients ....

... the vice principal interrupted a social studies department meeting to announce that teachers are not allowed to discuss “controversial issues” and that if controversial issues arise in student discussions, teachers must “shut it down” ....

... Our housing crisis is the result of past choices. The solution requires the courage to make new ones going forward ....

... Hawaii is tied with MD and DC for the largest share of federal employees ....

... A Norwegian firm which operates heavy lift ships offered to transport Falls of Clyde back to Scotland for free, but the campaign was soon embroiled in a wrangle with the …(Hawaii Dept of Transport Harbors Division)… over insurance costs and other conditions ....

(CLUE: Stupid Democrats still don't understand what turned Big Tech against them.)

... the idea of the rail rolling on tracks in the second phase to the airport was, at the origin of the project, not a done deal ....

... the state that relies the least is Hawaii at 26.3% ....

... tracing Ka’ahumanu’s conversion to Christ, one must first look to Tahiti in the year 1796 ....

 “It’s more opportunity to kind of reshape some of the tourism experience that we have" -- Josh Green

... now, each taxpayer would have to contribute 'only' $8,800 to help pay off the state’s debt ....

... Malo's method of approach involves using a classical apologetic by presenting observable natural and historical evidence ....

... the average student owes $38,929 in Hawaii .... 

... Value-to-income ratios below 4 are affordable ....

... U.S. Department of Education announces cuts; secretary of education stresses goal to end racial quotas ....

“hate speech is any speech I hate”

• 50th – Avg. Starting Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)
• 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living)

“President Trump is the first president in history not to have a single nominee confirmed by voice vote or unanimous consent”

... Educational innovation plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of jobs and communities ....

... Over the years, very little detail has been brought to light as to the cause of the fire ....

... providing unified recommendations on immunizations to residents ....

... Turning Hawaiian’s story into a morality play might make for easy headlines, but it does little justice to the reality ....

... The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding ....

... Mainland Lawyers, Local Leaders, and the People Left Behind ....

... The 11% surcharge violates the US Constitution’s Tonnage Clause, which prohibits states from imposing taxes on vessels for entering and docking at ports ....

...Samuel Elbert and Mary Kawena Pukui give credit to Lyons for helping save the Hawaiian language....