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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Friday, August 29, 2025 |
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Trump HHS tells Hawaii DoE to remove gender ideology from sex ed or lose PREP funding
By Selected News Articles @ 12:08 PM :: 178 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... 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 ....
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Friday, August 29, 2025 |
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Navahine Settlement: How Hawai‘i Was Sold Out
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 AM :: 339 Views :: Environment, Economy, Judiciary, Cost of Living
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... Mainland Lawyers, Local Leaders, and the People Left Behind ....
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Thursday, August 28, 2025 |
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Federal Lawsuit Filed: Cruise Lines Challenge Hawaii’s ‘Green Fee’ as Unconstitutional
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 432 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Tourism
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... The 11% surcharge violates the US Constitution’s Tonnage Clause, which prohibits states from imposing taxes on vessels for entering and docking at ports ....
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Sunday, August 24, 2025 |
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Hawai’i Aloha: How Rev. Lorenzo Lyons helped save the Hawaiian language
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 858 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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...Samuel Elbert and Mary Kawena Pukui give credit to Lyons for helping save the Hawaiian language....
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Friday, August 22, 2025 |
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Little-Known Law Makes Hawai‘i Flights More Expensive
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 AM :: 2412 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... U.S. Code (49 U.S.C. §41703), says foreign airlines cannot sell tickets between two U.S. cities ....
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Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
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Cost of Living: Hawaii 82% Higher Than US Average
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 1520 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the USA ....
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Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii Becomes The 50th State – This Day In History
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 PM :: 1115 Views :: Hawaii History
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... On August 21, 1959, Hawaii officially entered the Union as the 50th U.S. state when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting the islands ....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 |
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Honolulu Least Pet-Friendly City in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:18 PM :: 1344 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... WalletHub compared the pet-friendliness of the 100 largest U.S. cities across 23 key metrics ....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025 |
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Palacios' death leaves NMI vulnerable to China
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM :: 1482 Views :: World News, Gambling, Military
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... Arnold Palacios, the 10th governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, died unexpectedly ....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025 |
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Hawaii Named Least Affordable State for College Grads
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 AM :: 1293 Views :: Higher Education, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii: Recent college grad earnings gap -$11,840 ....
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Monday, August 18, 2025 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 1278 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... how does your community college stack up? ....
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Sunday, August 17, 2025 |
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From Koko Crater to Wahiawā: The long fight over Oʻahu’s trash
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1291 Views :: Honolulu County
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... If history is any guide, the City will end up right back where it started: extending Waimānalo Gulch ....
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Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 10304 Views :: Hawaii History
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... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....
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Friday, August 15, 2025 |
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Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 10680 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 |
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Hawaii Red Hill Water Contamination Lawsuit Expands
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 1407 Views :: Environment, Military
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... attorneys representing people who said they were sickened by the November 2021 Red Hill jet fuel spill had added more than 6,000 additional plaintiffs ....
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025 |
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John Honoli’i ‘First Born’ of the Hawaiian Church
By Selected News Articles @ 7:42 PM :: 1861 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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"He is our first born, in America he entered the church of Jesus, he is the one who came with the first teachers."
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025 |
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This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 65836 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism. So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.
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Monday, August 4, 2025 |
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China Building Airstrip in Micronesia
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 1793 Views :: World News, Military
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... approximately 400 miles south of Guam ....
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Saturday, August 2, 2025 |
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Hawaii Sues Trump admin over juvenile sex-change
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 1725 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
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NBC News: Josh Green Running for President?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 4354 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Green, meanwhile, is up for re-election next year and indicated he’d run for a second term. But that didn’t preclude him from entertaining the idea of a run for higher office soon thereafter ....
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Thursday, July 24, 2025 |
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Energy companies seek dismissal in Hawaii climate lawfare case
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM :: 1349 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Higher Education, Judiciary
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... Energy companies being sued by the city of Honolulu over climate change accusations have motioned for summary judgment, stating that Hawaii’s two-year statute of limitations makes the plaintiffs’ case unsubstantial ....
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Saturday, July 19, 2025 |
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So Many Pools, So Little Truth: Inside Maui’s Water Crisis Theater
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 2306 Views :: Maui County, Development, Tourism
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... The only cited support was a comparison of empty non-owner occupied second homes in one phase of the Wailea Palms property to another phase that allows short-term rentals ....
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Thursday, July 17, 2025 |
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Insurance Companies Dumping Single-Wall Homes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:21 PM :: 2740 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... single-wall construction is considered structurally inferior in hurricane-prone areas ....
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Monday, July 14, 2025 |
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Discovery of unknown publications by Batimea Pua’aiki (Blind Bartimeus of Hawaii)
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 3517 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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... New Evidence from the Ke Kumu Hawaii Newspaper ....
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Friday, July 11, 2025 |
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Chinese Naval Vessel Spotted Off Hawaiian Coast
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 PM :: 1885 Views :: Military
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... It is unclear how far offshore the Chinese vessel was, as is the mission it was pursuing ....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 |
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Paid in full. Trust? Still pending.
By Selected News Articles @ 8:36 PM :: 1332 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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... while the names may change, the pattern — unfortunately — hasn’t ....
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Monday, July 7, 2025 |
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79.1% of Homeowners in Hawaii Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 2732 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... This “stay-put penalty” is locking up inventory and making it even harder for new buyers to break into the market ....
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Monday, July 7, 2025 |
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Hawaii’s Police Corruption Scandal: Cash Flow to Crooks Continues
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 2504 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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... Something is off about the math in Honolulu’s police department corruption scandal, and taxpayers will be left shortchanged ....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 |
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Obscure federal laws could preserve birthright citizenship in Alaska and Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 AM :: 1941 Views :: National News, Hawaii History
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... No other states have a specific law establishing birthright citizenship there ....
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Friday, June 27, 2025 |
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Should Tulsi Beware India’s Spies?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 PM :: 878 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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... she personally addressed a conference hosted by India’s foreign ministry and Observer Research Foundation, a think tank that openly employs former R&AW director Vikram Sood ....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 |
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HTA Hearing Uncovers an Old Story: The State Still Doesn’t Pay on Time
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 1119 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”
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Tuesday, June 24, 2025 |
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Lahaina fire rebuild will be complete in 2038 at current pace
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 1301 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... Maui is averaging just under 21 approved permits per month ....
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Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
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Saving for a Home in Hawaii Takes 29 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 AM :: 1310 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... with just $489 left over each month after covering essential living expenses, residents are left with little room to save ....
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Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
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Bubble: Investors Flood Into Hawaii Housing Market
By Selected News Articles @ 7:27 PM :: 1629 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... in Hawaii investor buyers outnumber investor sellers more than any other state ....
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025 |
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HMSA: 2nd Worst Health Insurance Company in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 3084 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
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$294K Income Needed for Family of Four in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 1539 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... This is up 9.48% from just a year ago ....
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Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
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Hawaii: Fewest Boat Owners Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 1043 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Hawaii has only 2.5 registered boats per 100 residents--dead last in USA ....
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Monday, June 9, 2025 |
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In Hawaii Only Military Water Systems are Fluoridated
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 1436 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Military
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... 70.6% of third graders in Hawaii experience tooth decay—the highest rate in the nation ....
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Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
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Lawsuit Alleges More Affordable Housing Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 AM :: 1597 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development
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“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 |
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Guilty on All Counts: Big Island Affordable Housing Fraudsters
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 PM :: 1482 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development
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... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....
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Monday, June 2, 2025 |
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Hawaii 3rd Worst Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 1616 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... 49th for innovation, 50th for high-tech jobs ....
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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 :: 1165 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The following firearms related bills were passed in Hawaii in 2025 ....
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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 :: 1453 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 :: 2187 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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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 :: 1876 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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Thursday, May 22, 2025 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 1031 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has the 4th-largest increase in mortgage delinquency ....
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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 :: 1508 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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Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Backs Suit Against Trump's DEI Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 1151 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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