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Friday, August 12, 2022 |
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Ige Approves Emergency Rules to Hire Out-of-State Nurses
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 1586 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... the rules amend Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Chapter 16-89, to allow for nurses to practice temporarily ....
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Thursday, August 11, 2022 |
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State Having Hard Time Giving Away Internet Discounts
By News Release @ 6:47 AM :: 1543 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... more than 29,000 households across Hawai‘i are enrolled in the ACP, providing more than $7 million in benefits locally. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Hawai‘i households could qualify ....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022 |
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Mental Health Pandemic for Youth
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 1907 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... overall child well-being--Hawaii Ranks 22nd ....
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 |
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States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most--Hawaii 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 2136 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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... based on changes in unemployment claims for several key benchmark weeks ....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022 |
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UH to Require COVID Masks for Fall Semester
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 1606 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... Masking continues to be required indoors in classrooms ....
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Sunday, July 31, 2022 |
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We Need an Emergency Declaration for Health Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1580 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... with the current licensing requirements in place the workers won’t be able to work here until they get through a bunch of bureaucratic red tape. The state of emergency could be used to bypass the licensing requirements ....
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Saturday, July 30, 2022 |
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Emergency orders our newest emergency
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:23 PM :: 1486 Views :: COVID-19
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... The right way requires the involvement of the Legislature. It might be slower, but it is constitutional, democratic and results in real, lasting change ....
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Friday, July 29, 2022 |
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Tourist Count 89% of Pre-Pandemic, Spending hits 112.3%
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 1524 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... 842,927 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in June, 2022 ....
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Sunday, July 24, 2022 |
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With Long COVID Comes Long Emergency Powers
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1391 Views :: COVID-19
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... In a case named For Our Rights vs. Ige, the Intermediate Court of Appeals held that there was nothing wrong with what the Administration did ....
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Saturday, July 23, 2022 |
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COVID Unemployment Recovery -- Hawaii 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:08 PM :: 1617 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Changes in Unemployment Rate by State ....
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Friday, July 22, 2022 |
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Ige Renews COVID Emergency Declaration for Food Stamps
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 1398 Views :: COVID-19
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... the disaster emergency relief period shall continue through September 20, 2022, or until terminated by a separate proclamation, or until the national public health emergency period related to the COVID-19 pandemic terminates ....
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Friday, July 15, 2022 |
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Governor comes through on ‘gut and replace’ but disappoints on emergency powers reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 AM :: 1511 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Gov. Ige vetoed HB1147, which the Legislature approved via an illegal practice, but also vetoed SB3089, which was a setback for liberty ....
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Thursday, July 14, 2022 |
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DOH: Masking optional in updated school guidance
By Video @ 12:36 PM :: 1536 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... HIDOH provides revised guidance effective Aug. 1 ....
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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Support emergency powers reform in spirit of July 4th
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:55 PM :: 1335 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Earlier this week, Gov. David Ige announced his “intent to veto” SB3089, a bill that aims to reform the state’s emergency powers law ....
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Thursday, June 30, 2022 |
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Honolulu Rail: $9.9 Billion to Go Nowhere
By Selected News Articles @ 2:00 AM :: 2423 Views :: Rail, COVID-19
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... the state of Hawaii has released a report explaining why the rail project will fail no matter where it goes or how much it costs ....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
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SB3089: Ige Threatens Veto of Emergency Powers Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:26 AM :: 1486 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 would ensure checks and balances during times of emergency ....
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Monday, June 27, 2022 |
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How Many Anti-Vaxxers at Your School?
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 2410 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... A Map of Regressive Progressives: School by school data shows anti-vaxxers concentrated in areas known for anti-GMO and anti-Superferry protests ....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
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COVID Unemployment Bounce Back? Hawaii 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 AM :: 1707 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... In May, there were notable gains in sectors including leisure and hospitality but Hawaii still lags ....
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Monday, June 20, 2022 |
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UHERO Study Looks at Current COVID Surge in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 7:13 AM :: 1393 Views :: COVID-19
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... almost 1 in 3 adults in Hawai‘i infected with COVID-19 experience Long-COVID ....
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Thursday, June 16, 2022 |
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Hawaii Best Health Care During COVID
By News Release @ 6:30 AM :: 1540 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... Hawaii and Massachusetts top the 2022 State Scorecard rankings, based on overall performance across 56 measures of health care access and quality, service use and cost, health disparities, and health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ....
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 |
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How much profit are private labs earning from PCR testing?
By UHERO @ 12:00 PM :: 1894 Views :: Economy, Health Care, COVID-19
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“...In many concentrated insurance markets such as Hawaiʻi, insurers have few incentives to negotiate lower prices. They can easily pass these costs onto premiums without losing market share....”
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Tuesday, June 7, 2022 |
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Biden Admin Claims Hawaii is Economic Success Story
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 1845 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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"...In the largest sector (government), the Hawaii economy added 400 jobs between January 2021 and April 2022...."
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Monday, June 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii Most Dangerous State for COVID-19 Right Now
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 1618 Views :: COVID-19
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... On a per capita basis, the Aloha State reported 88.7 average daily cases per 100,000 people, the most of any state ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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How COVID-19 Models Shaped Hawaii Lockdown Policy
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 1497 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... By 2021, the team relied on the locally tailored model developed by UH Mānoa Professor Monique Chyba ....
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Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
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Hawaii Highest COVID Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 1777 Views :: COVID-19
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... 71 new cases per 100,000 people over the last two weeks ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Unemployment Bounce Back? Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:45 PM :: 1497 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Recovery from Unemployment (2022 April vs 2020 January) -- Hawaii 51st ....
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Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
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COVID Cut Hawaii Marriage Rate 48%
By Selected News Articles @ 3:37 PM :: 2013 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... of the 50 states, Hawaii saw the largest decline in marriage rate, dropping from 14.2-per-1,000 residents in 2019 to 7.4 in 2020 ....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
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Survey: How Should Honolulu Spend COVID Money?
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 1349 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Community invited to provide input on Economic and Workforce Development through community engagement survey....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022 |
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Study: 67% of Hawaii 'Work-from-Home' Employees Drinking on the Job
By News Release @ 4:03 AM :: 1862 Views :: Drugs, COVID-19
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... Residents of Hawaii are most likely to drink at home during working hours, while Arkansans are least likely ....
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Sunday, May 15, 2022 |
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UHERO: Effects of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Hawaii Businesses
By UHERO @ 8:02 PM :: 1562 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... on September 13, 2021, the counties of Honolulu and Maui mandated that customers and employees provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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COVID-19 infection rates soaring in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 2414 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... on Oahu 2,107 new cases, +74% change from previous week ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:58 PM :: 1320 Views :: COVID-19
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... these restrictions can easily be reinstated with the stroke of a pen because our state’s emergency-management law has not changed ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Bites in to 94% of Personal Income
By Tax Foundation @ 2:03 AM :: 1714 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s GE Tax base has historically exceeded 100 percent of personal income but took a hit as the island’s economic profile changed during the pandemic ....
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Saturday, May 7, 2022 |
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DoH: 100% of Oahu Seniors Vaccinated
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 1750 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... According to the State Department of Health, 100.0% of those 65 years and older on O‘ahu have completed their initial series of COVID-19 vaccination ....
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Friday, May 6, 2022 |
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Did Hawaii Beat the Virus?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 AM :: 2156 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism, COVID-19
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... At great cost, isolation from the world delayed the spread until vaccines and treatments were available ....
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Unemployment Bounce Back? Honolulu Ranks 156th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 1476 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... employee base permanently reduced by COVID? ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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To GET or Not to GET – SVOG and RRF Are the Questions
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1830 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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“The general rule is that amounts received by a business that replace income are subject to GET."
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Saturday, April 30, 2022 |
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42% of Private Sector Working Remotely as of August, 2021
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 1478 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Workers with a bachelor’s or graduate degree also tended to work remotely (72.2%) versus those without a bachelor’s degree (48.2%)....
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Monday, April 18, 2022 |
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Court Order: Masks not Required in Airports or on Bus
By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 1255 Views :: COVID-19
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... but Masks Still Required Indoors for Hawaii Public School Students ....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 |
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State Response to COVID: Hawaii Ranks 39th
By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 1460 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... found little health benefit of closing schools or businesses ....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 |
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Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers; Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:06 AM :: 1551 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... A bill to limit the governor’s emergency power is nearing the legislative finish line ....
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Thursday, March 31, 2022 |
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February Tourist Count Down 23.5% from Pre-COVID Peak
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 1564 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... February 2022 visitor spending was lower than the $1.46 billion (-10.4%) spent in February 2020 ....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 |
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Bill would add much-needed oversight of state’s emergency powers
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 PM :: 1651 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 SD2 HD1 would amend the state’s emergency-management statute to clarify that the powers granted for emergency purposes should not be inconsistent with the Hawaii Constitution, require justification for the suspension of laws and place limits on such suspensions, and allow the Legislature or county councils to terminate an emergency, in part or in whole, by a two-thirds vote. ...
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
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We can breathe freely again; what have we learned?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:09 PM :: 1536 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... it is not possible to turn an economy on and off like a light switch ....
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 |
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Jobs Recovery: Hawaii Among Three Worst States
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 2145 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Only Hawaii, North Dakota and Louisiana have not reached at least a 70 percent recovery of jobs lost as of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. ....
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