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Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021 |
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Oahu Ambulances may now take patients to urgent care
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 2166 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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... Both HESD and DOH plan to expand the program to other selected alternative care sites throughout O’ahu and Neighbor Islands. Other alternative sites are being identified and may be ready by the end of this year ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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Hike Traffic Fines for Profit
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2530 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... The Honolulu City Council wants to raise money for the Honolulu Police Department by adding a surcharge to traffic fines ....
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Saturday, November 6, 2021 |
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DoH Orders Embry Health to Stop COVID Testing
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 10284 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... After learning that Embry Health was collecting specimens for COVID-19 tests in Hawai‘i, DOH made repeated attempts to work with Embry Health to secure the necessary certification or approval. Embry Health withdrew its application for certification on October 19....
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Friday, November 5, 2021 |
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HECO Suddenly Agrees to 39% Reduction in Cost of Electricity Bought from Kalaeloa Partners
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 2756 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... charge being reduced to $100/kilowatts (kW) per year for the full 208 MW, as compared to $164.35/kW per year for the first 180 MW ....
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Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
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City introduces amended short-term rental bill
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 3022 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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... Bill 41 Relating to Transient Accommodations was transmitted to the Council by the Honolulu Planning Commission last month and is scheduled for First Reading at its full Council meeting on Nov. 10, 2021 ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Congressional Delegation Squeezes Navy on Fuel Leak
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 3033 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation Calls On Navy To Improve Accountability To Public On Hawai‘i Fuel Operations, Plans To Ensure Health And Safety Of Oahu Residents ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Honolulu Council Employee Guilty of Smuggling Heroin
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 3560 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs
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... Arlene-Anela Kekoolani, 30, of Honolulu, Hawaii, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin ....
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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Climate Change: Billionaire Pats Honolulu Mayor on Head
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 3367 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... Honolulu recognized for 'Transforming Streets for Public Transit' ....
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Thursday, October 28, 2021 |
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City eases COVID-19 restrictions for managed events
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 6866 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... the City and County of Honolulu is easing restrictions for managed events if all attendees are vaccinated and safety measures are followed ....
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Thursday, October 28, 2021 |
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Red Hill: State Fines Navy $325K
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 2763 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The violations were discovered during a routine DOH compliance inspection that took place from Sept. 28, 2020 through Oct. 9, 2020 ....
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Monday, October 25, 2021 |
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Budget crisis not needed to solve housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:35 PM :: 2842 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... These are suggestions that are broadly supported and would require little if any taxpayer investment ....
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Saturday, October 23, 2021 |
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City to Merge DCS, OHH
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 2538 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... Acting Director Krucky will continue to work with his dedicated team of professionals in the Office of Housing and Homelessness while he is at DCS, with a design to eventually join the two organizations together to address community issues ....
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Saturday, October 23, 2021 |
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City to hold hearings on new affordable housing rules
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 2519 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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... DPP will hold two public hearings to gather community input on the newly proposed measures ....
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Monday, October 18, 2021 |
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COVID the Lion Killer
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 2391 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Honolulu Zoo bids aloha to Ekundu the African lion ....
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 |
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City and County of Honolulu is now accepting Grants In Aid applications
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 2310 Views :: Honolulu County
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... deadline 2 p.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 ....
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Saturday, October 9, 2021 |
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Wood Pellets? Hawaii 'Green' Energy Scam is Dirtier Than Coal
By Selected News Articles @ 6:53 PM :: 5404 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... Hu Honua on the Big Island and AES on Oahu are both proposing to burn wood to generate electricity. NRDC explains that wood burners actually produce more CO2 than coal....
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Saturday, October 9, 2021 |
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City allows managed events up to 1,000 with enhanced COVID safety measures
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 2494 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... 50% capacity or a maximum of 1,000 attendees (whichever is smaller) ....
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021 |
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Taxpayer Debt Burden: Honolulu Grade 'F', Maui Grade 'D'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:43 AM :: 3074 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“When combined with their share of the state debt, Honolulu taxpayers each owe $61,300.”
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Monday, September 27, 2021 |
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City narrows down new landfill to Makakilo or Wheeler (plus two fake sites on N Shore)
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 2418 Views :: Honolulu County
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... the city’s Landfill Advisory Committee (LAC) will hold its first virtual meeting October 4 from 2-4 p.m ....
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Friday, September 24, 2021 |
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NDAA Tightens Red Hill Safety Standards
By Ed Case @ 5:02 PM :: 2662 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... the $768 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require stricter inspection and safety standards for the military’s fuel tanks and supporting infrastructure at Red Hill on O’ahu....
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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 :: 2838 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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Tuesday, September 21, 2021 |
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Ban on large gatherings extended through Oct. 19
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 2466 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations have improved since the initial suspension began Aug. 25, 2021 ....
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Friday, September 17, 2021 |
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Volunteers Needed for 45 Neighborhood Board Vacancies
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 2113 Views :: Honolulu County
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... contact your local Neighborhood Board Chair to volunteer for a vacant seat ....
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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 :: 3461 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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Sunday, September 12, 2021 |
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Vacant Homes Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 9002 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... How does some bureaucrat sitting in the real property tax office have any idea whether a property is vacant? ....
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Friday, September 10, 2021 |
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Blangiardi shows us why it is useless to argue with antivaxxer fools
By Video @ 4:28 PM :: 3242 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Instead of drawing attention to these protesters, political leaders should be out at vaccination sites thanking people for getting vaxxed and highlighting the stories behind their decision to get vaxxed. These stories will convince others to get vaxxed ....
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Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
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City Releases Draft Right-of-Way Widths for Planned Streets
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 3015 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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"...to implement Complete Streets which provide equitable access across all modes and for all abilities, including pedestrians, bicycles, cars, trucks, and buses...."
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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 :: 3277 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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Tuesday, August 31, 2021 |
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New Tax Proposals at the Honolulu Council
By Video @ 5:01 AM :: 3431 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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... Honolulu rail project get a portion of the revenues? ....
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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 :: 3314 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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Thursday, August 26, 2021 |
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Secret Arbitration Revealed: How DPS Official Kept Crooked Cop On The Job After FBI Raid
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 PM :: 11550 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor, Police
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... top Corrections Official was Secret Arbitrator keeping mafia-connected HPD officers on the job ....
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
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Honolulu Rail Critic Pushes for Middle Street Endpoint
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:02 PM :: 3153 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... Then on August 3 came devastating confirmation from a respected FTA agent ....
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
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Oahu Workplace Survey: 1 in 3 Already Have Vaccine Mandate
By UHERO @ 4:58 AM :: 3096 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... The largest businesses of 50 or more employees reported the lowest proportion of vaccinations at their workplaces ....
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Tuesday, August 24, 2021 |
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City submits revised short-term rental bill to Planning Commission
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 3406 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... would not allow any new STRs in residential areas, but allow STRs adjacent to existing resort areas ....
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Monday, August 23, 2021 |
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Lawsuits bring significant changes to Hawaii gun laws
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 AM :: 3730 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Today's ruling against the State eliminates the ten-day expiration period of pistol permits....and the requirement that an individual physically brings a firearm to the police station to register....
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Tuesday, August 17, 2021 |
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Unions Ask Gov. Ige to Intervene in C&C of Honolulu's Vaccine Mandate
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 3006 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19
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... The City & County of Honolulu is the only Hawaii government employer that is not providing all unvaccinated employees the “alternative” of regular COVID-19 testing ....
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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Vaccine requirement announced for City and County of Honolulu employees
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 2371 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... City and County of Honolulu employees will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated, have completed a single-dose vaccine or initiated the first dose of a two-dose series by Aug. 16, 2021 ....
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021 |
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COVID Cash: Honolulu Rent and Utility Program Reopens
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 9752 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Higher income limits mean more Oʻahu renters can qualify ....
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Gun Confiscation After Disorderly Conduct Conviction
By News Release @ 12:40 AM :: 3340 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... Both plaintiffs were sent letters from HPD denying them the ability to obtain a permit or register firearms and ordering them to surrender any they may have in their possession ....
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Monday, August 9, 2021 |
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Honolulu City Lights application deadline is August 31
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 3258 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....
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Sunday, August 8, 2021 |
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A Policy Statement About Fines
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3608 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Law Enforcement
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... Bill 17 would allow the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting to record liens against property and then to foreclose on the liens....
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 |
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Are Hawaii's government finances really so bad? Yes. Find out why.
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:10 AM :: 3223 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Blaisdell Center awarded Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2891 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Blaisdell Center was recently awarded $3,056,261.58 ....
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
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Locals to be Allowed Back in to Hanauma Bay
By News Release @ 10:34 AM :: 3407 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism
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... an effort to accommodate local residents, while maintaining the improved marine environment ....
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