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Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
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Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:51 PM :: 414 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... many of the usual losers are back, mainly the proposals to increase taxes or impose new so-called fees ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Those Nickels Add Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 602 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... ripe for raiding ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Climate Resiliency
By Tom Yamachika @ 11:21 AM :: 486 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... Big funds with large amounts of money sitting around become, now or over time, tempting targets for lawmakers to raid or divert ....
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Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii House Updates Rules for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 509 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... 'Nay' voters on Conference Committee and 'By Request' by whom ....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 |
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DLE Director Quits
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 584 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police
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... Green announces nomination of HPD Major Mike Lambert as the next Director of the State Department of Law Enforcement ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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House Majority Outlines 2025 Priorities
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 418 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."
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Thursday, January 9, 2025 |
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State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 546 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Electricity-Caused Wildland Fires: Costs, Social Fairness, and Proposed Solution
By Robert Thomas @ 2:53 AM :: 546 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....
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Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Laws to Take Effect in New Year
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1731 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....
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Friday, December 27, 2024 |
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Senate Ways and Means Sets Informational Briefing Schedule
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 737 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... informational briefings, to be held between January 6 through January 28, 2025 ....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
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Green Submits Biennium Budget
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 630 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... $10.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, which represents an increase of $620 million (6.3%) in the first year and $664 million (6.7%) in the second year ....
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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Legislature Begins Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications
By @ 9:57 PM :: 743 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 17, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., and final determinations will be made as Council on Revenue forecasts in January and March are published. ...
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Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Pension Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 994 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....
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Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
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The Upcoming 2025 Session
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 857 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the 2025 legislative session is approaching with blinding speed ....
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1411 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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Deferred Maintenance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 994 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... it has to stay broken ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1273 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Leadership and committee assignments of the eighteen standing committees are as follows ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 1137 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the Thirty-Third Legislature that opens on January 15, 2025 ....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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Legislative History
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 876 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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... a comprehensive, and somewhat intense guide ....
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Sunday, November 10, 2024 |
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Washington Monument Strategy
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1303 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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... see how this strategy plays out in real life ....
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Friday, November 8, 2024 |
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Nakamura to be Speaker, Announces Leadership Team
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 1676 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Nakamura assumed the role of Speaker of the House effective November 6, 2024 ....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
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Kouchi Announces Senate Committee Chairs, Leadership
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 1960 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Senate leadership and committee chairs for the upcoming Thirty-Third Legislative Biennium 2025 through 2026 ....
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Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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Self-Insurance Is No Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1217 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Cost of Living
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... One of our newer lawmakers recently penned a piece, “Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners” ....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Legislature Begins Hiring Staffers for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 767 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Emergency: Stop Amending Building Codes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:48 AM :: 996 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. Green steps in where Legislature faltered ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1170 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 1611 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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SMS Research Out of Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1931 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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LGBTQ Commission Established within DHS
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 1197 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Religion
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... The commission is one of few in the country ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Financial State of the States--Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 AM :: 1127 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....
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Friday, October 4, 2024 |
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Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A-
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 1011 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 1090 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....
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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 :: 1703 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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Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 1890 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“... In general, it was a terrific year at the legislature, and I never say that ....”
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |
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Rule Change will put 14,000 more families on food stamps
By UHERO @ 4:12 AM :: 1457 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....
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Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
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Hawaii Budget Primer
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 920 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the discussion there is almost entirely focused on taxes ....
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Friday, September 20, 2024 |
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Rep Alcos Hit with $12,500 Ethics Fine
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 1284 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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... $3.2 million in federal and state tax liens filed against Alcos in an attempt to collect taxes owed by Alcos’ company D.A. Builders LLC ....
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
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Tax Hikes Coming: Socialist Legislators Launch 'Peoples Budget'
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 1323 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the purpose is to reverse Hawaii's historic income tax cuts ....
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
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Will Taxes be Increased to Fund 'Vacant Positions'?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:23 AM :: 1434 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... 4,700 positions currently unfilled, including more than 100 that have been vacant for over four years ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Hacker Breaks into Hawaii Death Registry System to Fake Own Death
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 1819 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 |
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A Legislative Analyst Office Created Decades Ago That Still Doesn’t Exist
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1969 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... an Office of the Legislative Analyst that is supposed to come up with revenue estimates for significant tax and spending bills ....
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Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
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Regulations gone wrong
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:40 AM :: 1111 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... take a light-handed approach with occupational licensing ....
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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OIP: Five Changes to Sunshine Law
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 1109 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... five bills amending the Sunshine Law ....
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Sunday, July 21, 2024 |
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Crooks and Cronies on the Move in Primary Races
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 8396 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, OHA, Republican Party
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... Keli’i Akina, OHA’s only honest Trustee, is being challenged by three has-beens in an obviously coordinated effort ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Green Names Climate Advisory Team
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 1310 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... Team to Produce Policy Guidance for Climate Resilience and Disaster Recovery ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Agriculture: Record Spending on Invasive Species
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 1113 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Record funding for biosecurity measures approved by the state Legislature this year will expand the state’s efforts to stop the spread of invasive species such as little fire ants, the coconut rhinoceros beetle and coqui frogs ....
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