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Thursday, January 30, 2025 |
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Puna Man Arrested in Alleged Neo-Nazi Child Molestation Ring
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 668 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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... Clint Jordan Lopaka Nahooikaika Borge, 41, of Pahoa, Hawaii, was arrested this morning pursuant to a grand jury indictment ....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 |
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'Ohana Health Plan Launches Residential Program for Homeless Psych Treatment
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 417 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs
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"... First-of-its-kind health plan and housing agency partnership in Hawaii offers transitional housing and structured support for its most vulnerable members experiencing homelessness ...."
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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Judiciary Seeks Nominees for Big Island, Maui
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 441 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Judiciary
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... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....
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Friday, December 27, 2024 |
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Telescope: Report Moves NSF Closer to Choosing Chile over Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 928 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....
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Thursday, December 12, 2024 |
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Red Flag Warning Ends with No Safety Shutoffs
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 609 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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... Any power outages were unrelated to the PSPS program ....
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Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
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Dream home in paradise leads to 'total dismay'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:44 PM :: 1757 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development
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... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
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Monday, November 25, 2024 |
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DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 1036 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Agriculture
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... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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Grassroot-backed proposals make headway at Hawaii's county councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 1097 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development
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... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....
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Sunday, November 17, 2024 |
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Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:17 PM :: 1146 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business
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... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Mental Health Waiver: Another Second Amendment Win on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 1209 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Second Amendment
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... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 876 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business
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... Bill 184, Draft 3, which would set up a special activity permit for businesses that want to sell food or sell, rent or lease merchandise on or beside county streets ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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DLNR Transfers 7,000 acres to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 650 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use
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... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:11 AM :: 1446 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Taxes
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... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
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To bee or not to bee?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1027 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture
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... just as Hawai‘i County lawmakers were working on freeing the bees, the Honolulu County Council began making an unexpected beeline in the opposite direction ....
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 1707 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
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State Supreme Court: No TVRs on Ag Land
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1432 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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... Hawaiʻi Supreme Court’s unanimous decision of Rosehill v. State of Hawaiʻi, Land Use Commission, where the court held that farm dwellings in the agricultural district cannot be used as short-term vacation rentals under Hawaiʻi law ....
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Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
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Hawai‘i County Council takes big step toward adding more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:23 PM :: 1442 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... allow up to three accessory dwelling units per lot in most residential and some agricultural zones ....
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Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
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County Councils Consider tax relief, housing, simpler permitting and roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:33 PM :: 1460 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Small Business
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... The Hawai‘i and Honolulu county councils have been chock full of measures lately ....
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Sunday, September 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii County beekeepers rejoice at Council's passage of Bill 144
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:14 PM :: 1104 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use
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... beekeepers on the island "have been working on this bill for almost seven years" ....
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Friday, September 6, 2024 |
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Kona Hospital May Lose Trauma Designation--Patients wait 100 days
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 1716 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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... Lack of skilled nursing/rehabilitation facilities result in up to 100-day hospital stays for wait-listed patients ....
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Saturday, August 31, 2024 |
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Friday, August 30, 2024 |
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Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 1792 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics
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... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024 |
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Dye Pack: Six Hours from Cesspool to Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 2121 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....
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Thursday, August 15, 2024 |
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Big Isle poised to ‘free the bees’ while Oahu mulls clampdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 1903 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....
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Monday, August 12, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Sued Over Unconstitutional Firearm Permit Denial
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2459 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024 |
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DCCA Approves Hawaiian Tel Sister-Isles Cable TV Franchise
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 1148 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County
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... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 |
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Police Name Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1748 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police
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... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....
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Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
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Bills could hasten building permit process
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:34 PM :: 1115 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Development
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... Honolulu City Council's zoning committee approves doing away with affidavits needed to build homes or other structures ....
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Monday, July 22, 2024 |
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County of Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Locator for Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 1076 Views :: Hawaii County
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... status updates for the over 8,100 units in the affordable housing pipeline and thousands of existing rental units ....
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Thursday, July 11, 2024 |
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HD1 Rep Mark Nakashima Dead at 61
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 1576 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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“He was unopposed in this year’s primary and general election for the District 1 seat.”
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 |
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Hawaii County proposal -- good direction for Oahu beekeeping
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:18 PM :: 1176 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Hawaii Island lawmakers consider more liberal beekeeping rules while Honolulu County lawmakers ponder making them tougher ....
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Saturday, July 6, 2024 |
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Tokuda Finds Way to Strip Name of Captain Cook from Post Office
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 1819 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Military
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... the goal is to remove all references to Captain Cook from Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 |
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Second observatory removed from Maunakea summit
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1353 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... All site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) was completed in June 2024 ....
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii County moves toward greater freedom for beekeepers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 1112 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business
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... The Leeward Planning Commission voted favorably on a bill that would make it easier for beekeepers to expand their businesses ....
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Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Council follows through on proposal to cut homeowner taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 1384 Views :: Hawaii County , Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Taxes
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... Despite the bill's timidity, passage of the bill was still a welcome move ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Hawaii County Property Tax Cuts for Homeowners and 'Affordable Rentals'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:51 PM :: 1685 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The County Council actually improved on a tax cut proposed by Mayor Roth, but neither version gives a break to industrial or commercial properties ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Latest Cockfighting Arrests ‘No Surprise’ after Hawaii Senate Fails on HB 1980
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 1566 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bill 152 pre-approved multi-family designs would speed up Hawaii Island housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:25 AM :: 1305 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... allow the Hawaii County Department of Public Works to issue pre-approved model plans for multi-family housing — as it already does for single-family dwellings ....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
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Rolling Blackouts end for Big Island as oil-fired plants come online
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 3661 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."
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Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
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OIP Issues Five New Opinions
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1937 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics, Police
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... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii County beekeepers hope Bill 144 will open up new vistas
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:43 PM :: 1678 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business
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... Hawaii County treats beehives like piggeries ....
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 |
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Study STR economic impact before banning them
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:34 PM :: 2744 Views :: Hawaii County , Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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“...30% respondents reported that if there was not a home and vacation rental option during their recent stay in Hawaii, they would not have made the trip....”
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
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EPA Orders Hawaii County to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Systems
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1695 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... The consent order requires the County of Hawai‘i to address broken equipment and deferred maintenance ....
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
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Trask: UH Regents Shakeup May Profit OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 PM :: 2589 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... must pay fair market value for their leases ....
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Monday, April 1, 2024 |
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Concealed Carry Win on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 2897 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... The legal ownership of a firearm inherently includes the right to carry it ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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Bill 121: TVRs to be Banned?
By Video @ 12:00 PM :: 2770 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Once Hawaii County forces families to apply for permits, the next step will be an effort to ban our industry entirely ....
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