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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Bills would force landlords to accept Section 8 Tenants
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 2964 Views :: Homelessness, Small Business
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... The Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH) is calling on the Legislature to make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who receive rental assistance ....
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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SB2242 Hikes both income and capital gains taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:46 AM :: 4469 Views :: Development, Small Business, Taxes
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... thus raising the state’s top income tax rate from 11% to 13% ....
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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Tunnel Vision
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:55 PM :: 5589 Views :: Agriculture, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living, GMOs
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... The legislature appears to be dead set on ignoring the entire impact of short term solutions and catchy soundbites ....
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Saturday, January 29, 2022 |
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Minimum debate over minimum wage
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:44 PM :: 3997 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... the Senate has tried to avoid any real debate on the issue ....
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Friday, January 28, 2022 |
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2022 State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Ranks 41st
By Tax Foundation @ 2:37 AM :: 4151 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... The states in the bottom 10 tend to have a number of afflictions in common: complex, nonneutral taxes with comparatively high rates ....
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Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
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Hawaii businesses say proposed minimum wage hike would hurt
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 AM :: 4449 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... 21% of the chamber’s businesses said the proposed minimum wage increase would put them out of business ....
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 |
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Maui County to implement COVID-19 booster requirement
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 3300 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... The revised rules require proof of a booster shot to confirm patrons are “up to date” with their COVID-19 vaccinations if they want to dine indoors at a restaurant or bar, or exercise inside of a gym ....
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022 |
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Minimum Wage Hike? You can be replaced by a Robot
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 AM :: 4639 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... businesses cut hours, turn to technology or even cut jobs in order to mitigate the higher costs ....
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Saturday, January 22, 2022 |
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Short-term rentals a convenient scapegoat?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:07 PM :: 3399 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Based on how short-term vacation rentals are so often portrayed, I wouldn’t blame you if you thought their owners were all terrible people ....
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Saturday, January 22, 2022 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Family of Four Must Earn $85,372 to Stay off Welfare
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 5012 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Tax Credits
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... the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies ....
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
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Minimum Wage: Legislature Finishes what COVID Started?
By Heartland Foundation @ 5:24 PM :: 4446 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... 60 percent of businesses have been devastated by the pandemic ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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Legislature to Consider Auto-IRA Saving for Private Sector Workers
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 4762 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... workers at employers of a minimum size would be enrolled automatically in the program with the ability to opt out ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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Bill 41 Could Squash Short-term Rentals
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:47 AM :: 3895 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Honolulu Council Bill 41, that would limit "short-term” rentals on Oahu to no less than 180 days at a time ....
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Sunday, January 16, 2022 |
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Unemployment insurance mess back to haunt us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:37 AM :: 2216 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...Just like they were a year ago at this time, the businesses that provide jobs to the state’s civilian workforce are in danger of having their annual unemployment taxes skyrocket....
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Thursday, January 13, 2022 |
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Which County has the Most Small Businesses?
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 1915 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... According to the study, Maui County ranked as the top place in Hawaii for small business owners ....
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Thursday, January 13, 2022 |
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Feds: Ali'i Security Rips off 171 Guards for $1.54M Overtime
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 2960 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... A Hawaii company that provides security officers to the state’s National Guard, the Hawaii State Arts Museum, Foster Botanical Gardens and other public and private facilities ....
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Monday, January 10, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrency in Hawaii at a crossroads
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:38 PM :: 2475 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Will Hawaii be able to benefit from the cryptocurrency boom? ....
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Friday, January 7, 2022 |
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UHERO: Effects of COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 9:20 PM :: 3705 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... the trade-off in temporary losses during the adjustment period is met with significant gains in public health ....
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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COVID: Hawaii Shutdowns Among Harshest in USA
By News Release @ 8:44 PM :: 3763 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... The study showed a statistically significant correlation between how severe state governmental actions were in shutting down their economies and negative impacts on employment more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began ....
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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7-Eleven Hawaii to Accept SNAP for Online Orders With Vroom Delivery
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 2108 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... The island retailer will be the first convenience store chain in the U.S. to launch online SNAP payment capabilities ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Removing Hawaii’s Barriers to Bitcoin
By Video @ 1:10 AM :: 2357 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Hawaii has higher legal barriers to virtual-currency companies than any other state ....
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Thursday, December 30, 2021 |
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Maui County Delays Plastic Disposable Foodware Ban
By News Release @ 10:14 AM :: 4671 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Small Business
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... Banned items include plastic disposable food service containers and utensils such forks, spoons and knives, and plates, trays, bowls, cups, hinged (plate lunch) containers and straws ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Feds Bust Two Restaurants for Failure to Pay Overtime
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 2858 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... The division’s investigation led to the recovery of $40,000 in back wages plus another $40,000 in liquidated damages for five workers ....
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Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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Foreign Trade Zone Kerfuffle
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2278 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... DoTax wants years of back GE Taxes ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Kauai Wipes out 1,450 illegal TVRs
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 3973 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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“...With a combined effort of increased enforcement, as well as partnerships with third-party platforms such as Expedia, the Kaua‘i Planning Department estimates that illegal vacation rentals on Kaua‘i have gone from roughly 1,500 in 2017 down to less than 50 today....”
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Friday, November 19, 2021 |
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COVID-19 regulations aren’t cost-free
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:16 PM :: 2669 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... ignoring the full cost is tantamount to malpractice ....
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021 |
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Government regulations get thumbs down in Hawaii survey
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:26 PM :: 2414 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Solid majorities agree there are too many regulations and they hurt small businesses ....
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Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Spying on You: Hawaii Insurer Testing 'Accident Predictive System' Based on 'Drive Recorder' in Cars
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 2505 Views :: Higher Education, Small Business
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... when a risk of an accident is detected by the algorithm based on the data captured by the drive recorder, effective safety measures such as notifying the operations manager of the relevant company and/or encouraging the driver to take a break ....
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Wednesday, November 10, 2021 |
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Judge tosses claims over King’s Hawaiian rolls packaging
By Court House News @ 5:39 AM :: 2517 Views :: Small Business
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... A logo depicting a crown slightly evocative of a pineapple alongside "Hilo, Hawaii" did not persuade a federal judge to accept claims that King's Hawaiian misleads customers into believing its rolls are actually made in Hawaii ....
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Monday, November 8, 2021 |
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State Launches ABLE Savings Program for Disabled
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 2711 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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... In 2019, Gov. Ige signed Kal’s Law, which allowed individuals with a qualifying disability to work full-time at minimum wage without losing state or federal benefits. This year, Gov. Ige signed a bill that became Act 55 — which removes the practice of paying individuals a sub-minimum wage based solely on the fact the individual has a disability ....
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021 |
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Ige Eases COVID Rules for Gyms, Bars, Restaurants
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 3339 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Kawakami: New state order ‘essentially forces’ vaccine requirements ....
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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2021 State Business Tax Climate Index -- Hawaii 38th
By Tax Foundation @ 4:50 PM :: 4544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... the Index is designed to show how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement ....
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 |
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VIDEO: How Hawaii Scares Entrepreneurs Away
By Video @ 2:05 AM :: 3126 Views :: Economy, Small Business
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... Gerard Dericks, Ph.D., is the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at Hawaii Pacific University ....
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
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Honolulu Bookkeeper Indicted for $1.2 Million Fraud and Money Laundering
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 1778 Views :: OHA, Small Business
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... six counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering ....
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021 |
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The real enemy of aloha is uncertainty
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:06 AM :: 2494 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Why are some businesses treated differently than others? When will we be able to return to normal? Are any of these restrictions really saving lives? ....
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 |
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Hawaii COVID-19 Business Mandates Boost Vaccination Rate 8%
By UHERO @ 11:55 PM :: 2690 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, COVID-19
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... an additional 8% of employees were estimated to have been vaccinated as a result of the mandates. We also observed that 5.9% of employees elected regular COVID-19 testing, while 1.7% were either dismissed or resigned ....
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Saturday, October 9, 2021 |
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BLNR Rejects Aquarium Fishing EIS
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 2422 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Six board members voted to deny the FEIS, and one abstained ....
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
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HTA: Vacation Rentals Decline Sharply from 2019 Records
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 2540 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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... In August 2021, the total monthly supply of statewide vacation rentals was 616,900 unit nights (+73.0% vs. 2020, -32.7% vs. 2019) ....
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021 |
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NOAA-Supported Aquaculture Projects Seek to Build Hawaiʻi Seafood Sustainability
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 3080 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Aquaculture projects with Hawaiian sea cucumbers and goatfish could benefit ancient fishponds and commercial aquaculture operators ....
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Friday, September 24, 2021 |
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HDoT Revokes Plan to Terminate Dillingham Airfield
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 2968 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... Members from the HDOT, U.S. Army, Congress, Executive Office, Legislature, Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA), tenants and community members have been meeting every few weeks for the past nine months as a collaborative effort to help save the airfield ....
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Friday, September 17, 2021 |
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UHERO Survey on COVID-19 Business Mandates
By UHERO @ 4:19 AM :: 2535 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... conducting a brief 10-minute survey for business managers and owners to understand the impacts of the new COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements on their business ....
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Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
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Restaurant Defies Oahu’s new COVID rules--Gets Red Tagged
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 3611 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... DOH Food Safety Branch has issued a Cease and Desist Order and a red “closed” placard to Doner Shack ....
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021 |
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How COVID Rules Affect Maui Businesses
By Video @ 3:02 AM :: 3007 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Questions include whether the mandates are practical, whether they are supported by data, and whether they are narrowly tailored to achieve a specific goal without violating the freedoms of Maui residents generally ....
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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 |
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Rep Okimoto: Vaccine passport will increase spread among unvaccinated
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 3371 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... if you implement a policy that segregates the vaccinated with the unvaccinated, we're inadvertently incentivizing the unvaccinated community to gather and spread COVID within their own communities ....
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Monday, August 30, 2021 |
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City Launches Vaccine Pass System for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 3418 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... City launches “Safe Access O‘ahu” program to help protect businesses, employees and customers ....
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Saturday, August 28, 2021 |
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Supreme Court Rules Against the Revised CDC Eviction Moratorium
By Selected News Articles @ 2:36 PM :: 2557 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Here is the Supreme Court majority's explanation of why the moratorium is illegal ....
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Friday, August 27, 2021 |
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SCOTUS Strikes Down CDC Eviction Moratorium And Leaves Tantalizing Clues About Takings
By Robert Thomas @ 11:48 PM :: 3007 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... The other shoe -- perhaps the most predictable shoe drop in legal history -- dropped yesterday ....
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