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Monday, December 9, 2024
ANOTHER ONE: Alleged CEO Assassin is Honolulu Resident
By Court House News @ 3:36 PM :: 229 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement

... 2nd alleged assassin this year with Hawaii connections ....

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Monday, December 9, 2024
Supreme Court Passes On Chance To Correct Hawaii Ruling Finding ‘Spirit Of Aloha’ Trumps Second Amendment
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 PM :: 154 Views :: Maui County, Second Amendment

... the justices explained they could not accept the case at this point because the defendant, Christopher Wilson, has not yet gone to trial on other charges ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Tulsi Gabbard as U.S. Spymaster?
By Selected News Articles @ 7:16 PM :: 549 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

... Did the nomination meet terms of some backroom deal while allowing for the confirmation process to scrub Tulsi and open a path for a lackey with better qualifications? ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 6 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 5:34 PM :: 270 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Dream home in paradise leads to 'total dismay'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:44 PM :: 991 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
Hawaii 3rd-Highest Pension Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 504 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....

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Sunday, December 8, 2024
The Upcoming 2025 Session
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 410 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... the 2025 legislative session is approaching with blinding speed ....

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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Why Hawaii's housing costs are among the highest in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 679 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... State land use laws significantly restrict urban development, meaning neighborhoods or condos can only make up about 5 percent of the state ....

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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 38432 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  

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Friday, December 6, 2024
DOH Approves State's 25th Medicated Marijuana Dispensary
By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 434 Views :: Drugs

... a total of 30,035 in-state patients and 2,609 caregivers are registered statewide ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Dec 15 Deadline for Maui Interim Housing Program
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 283 Views :: Maui County

... The HIHP program is currently housing 135 survivor households in 148 units ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
City announces next five town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 362 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... $10.1 billion ....

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Affordable Housing: City Touts 'Year of Progress'
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 359 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tax Credits, Cost of Living

"...restrictive regulations...."

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Friday, December 6, 2024
Light tunnel and brand-new displays to commemorate 40th anniversary of Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 991 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion

... The month-long celebration of the Honolulu City Lights kicks-off ....

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Thursday, December 5, 2024
New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 474 Views :: Jones Act

... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....

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Thursday, December 5, 2024
Court: DoE Must Allow Christian Good News Clubs in Schools
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 567 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion

... Hawaii State Department of Education denied every Good News Club request submitted over the last three years while approving non-Christian groups ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 418 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Cost of Living

... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 623 Views :: Cost of Living

... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 978 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police

"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
How to make Hawaii more livable
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 619 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living

... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 731 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
Tax and Trade issues top Taiwan Agenda during Hawaii Visit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 PM :: 415 Views

... It will reduce double taxation barriers for further investment by Taiwan into the United States, and vice versa ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
How Family Got Justice Decades After Outgoing 19-Year-Old Was Killed in Her Hawaii Apartment
By Video @ 4:38 PM :: 698 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police

... Nancy Anderson's murder — which was Hawaii's oldest cold case — is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates' on ID ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
SF Judge Rules 'Empty Homes Tax’ Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 3004 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Taxes

... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 1750 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living

...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
Taiwan President Lai visits Bishop Museum in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 405 Views :: World News

... Taiwan President begins first Pacific tour in Hawaii ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
Deferred Maintenance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 700 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... it has to stay broken ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
ALERT: Stop the misguided "empty homes" tax proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 AM :: 594 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....

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Friday, November 29, 2024
Hawaii’s Firearm Laws Challenged in Federal Court
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 735 Views :: Second Amendment

... The lawsuit challenges the unconstitutional denial of firearm ownership to law-abiding COFA residents ....

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Friday, November 29, 2024
Eight Names: Who will be the next ICA Chief Judge?
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 769 Views :: Judiciary

... the Judicial Selection Commission announces the applicants applying for the judicial office of Chief Judge in the Intermediate Court of Appeals ....

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Green Approves THC Oils, Gummies and Drinks, calls it 'Hemp'
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 820 Views :: Drugs

"...innovation and economic growth...."

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
October Tourist Count up 5.4%
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 490 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... The statewide average daily census was 208,032 visitors in October 2024 ....

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 859 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Leadership and committee assignments of the eighteen standing committees are as follows ....

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 790 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... 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
Green Appoints Kusch to HD1 Seat (again)
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 1579 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Kusch will serve until 2026 before facing election ....

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Hawaii Claims the Highest Median Rent in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 1124 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 12 states now have median market rents exceeding $2,000 per month, an increase from nine states last year. Hawaii leads the list with a median rent of $2,909 ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
​UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax
By UHERO @ 2:26 PM :: 742 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living

... there are three major sources of uncertainty ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Questions for Tulsi Gabbard about the National Socialists who directed her Syria Trip
By Andrew Walden @ 2:15 AM :: 1627 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tulsi Gabbard

“We’ll have lots of questions.  She met with Bashar Assad. We’ll want to know what the purpose was and what the direction for that was as a member of Congress.”

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Monday, November 25, 2024
DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 741 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Agriculture

... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....

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Monday, November 25, 2024
Do Marine Protected Areas Really Help Fisheries?
By News Release @ 12:14 PM :: 766 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... Papahānaumokuākea: Despite being one of the world’s largest MPAs, the PMNM showed no significant fishery benefits for tuna ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Permit delays blamed for pervasive ‘pain and regulatory heartache’
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:33 PM :: 898 Views :: Development

... the widespread desire for change, “not only of people who want to get their permits approved, but also the people who are approving the permits.”  ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
VIDEO: NYC Flying Unwanted Migrants to Hawaii
By Video @ 8:17 PM :: 2973 Views :: National News

... An undercover journalist shows how easy it is to get a ticket to Hawaii ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Put "empty homes" tax proposal on pause
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1034 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the third time won’t be the charm ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Legislative History
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 649 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government

... a comprehensive, and somewhat intense guide ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 22, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 11:11 PM :: 654 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... bills introduced and votes cast ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
JSC Seeking Nominees for Chief Justice of State Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 1124 Views :: Judiciary

... CLUE: 'Vladimir Devens' ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Blangiardi Makes Honolulu Perfect for LGBTQ
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 845 Views :: Honolulu County, Family

... a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2024 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a dramatic improvement from the city’s score of 60 just four years ago ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
FEMA adjusting Lahaina rental assistance to wind down inflated rental prices
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 748 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... FEMA will now attempt to wind down the inflated rental prices they have been paying on Maui.  Will it work? ....

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Friday, November 22, 2024
Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Age Limits on Gun Purchase
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 880 Views :: Second Amendment

... The case is known as Pinales v. Attorney General for the State of Hawaii ....

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Friday, November 22, 2024
Coast Guard establishes first Hawaii-based JROTC program
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 756 Views :: Education K-12, Military

...  Kalani High School in Honolulu ....

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