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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Case: Boosting Long-term U.S. Engagement in the Pacific
By Ed Case @ 4:56 PM :: 984 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Fellow Members of the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus join bipartisan measure for all-of-government engagement expansion throughout critical region ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Those Nickels Add Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1352 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... ripe for raiding ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Lowering our cost of living is worth cheering
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:36 AM :: 1240 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the governor’s state income tax cut — approved unanimously last year by the Legislature — will reduce our taxes by as much as 71% for some families ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Hawaii taxpayers could benefit from new IRS Direct File system
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 1049 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Tax season is just around the corner, and there’s a good chance that many of the people reading this will be paying someone else to help file their taxes online ....
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Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
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Oahu Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Gambling Charges
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 1057 Views :: Gambling, Drugs
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... Tauheluhelu operated multiple illegal gambling businesses on Oahu, including one at 980 Queen Street, and a “VIP room” operating out of Tauheluhelu’s Staxx Sports Bar & Grill location in Waianae ....
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Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
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Kapolei Woman Indicted for COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 1270 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft in connection with fraudulent claims for unemployment insurance and pandemic unemployment assistance ....
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Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
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MEMA After-Action Report on Maui wildfires released
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 921 Views :: Maui County
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... The review focuses on immediate response and incident stabilization efforts of MEMA’s previous administration and the County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) from Aug. 7-11, 2023 ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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2024 Check Register: OHA Spending up 9.6%
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 1901 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA’s payroll totals $15.9M. This is 40.7% of OHA spending ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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HIFICO: Hawaii Gun Bill Tracker
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 2299 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Legislators have introduced 21 Second Amendment-related bills ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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Butterfly Knife Ban: 9th Circuit’s Devious Maneuvers Against 2nd Amendment
By Selected News Articles @ 8:01 PM :: 1063 Views :: Second Amendment
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... a remarkable dissent that should echo through the halls of American jurisprudence ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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How to use Control of Water to Block Lahaina Rebuild
By UHERO @ 7:17 PM :: 1437 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Development, OHA
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... In June 2022, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) designated the Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a ground and surface water management area ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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Tulsi Gabbard’s performance in Jan. 30 hearing could ‘make or break’ her chances
By Selected News Articles @ 5:11 PM :: 1313 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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... missing FBI background check and ethics disclosure forms ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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Robotics teams to compete in the 2025 Hawaii VEX Regional Championships
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 941 Views :: Education K-12
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... Events will qualify 15 local teams to advance to the VEX Worlds ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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VIDEO: 2025 State of the Judiciary Address
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 825 Views :: Judiciary
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... 'We Can’t Just Assume We Have The Public’s Trust' ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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18 Months After Wildfires Destroyed Some 2,000 Homes on Maui, Only 3 Have Been Rebuilt
By Selected News Articles @ 5:01 AM :: 3807 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... A thicket of red tape has made the island's rebuilding efforts painfully slow ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG: Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered by Trump
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 865 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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... addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration enforcement ....
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Friday, January 24, 2025 |
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18th Homeless Kauhale Opens in Waianae
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 1012 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... This initiative aims to support up to 19 individuals in their transition from houselessness to healthy independence. There will be 14 emergency beds for males and five for females, specifically designed for short-term stays ....
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Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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Report: Hawaii Jail Guards Under Extreme Stress Due to Mandatory OT, Understaffing
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 936 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement
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... Many staff cited unsustainable work conditions marked by mandatory overtime, insufficient staff, and inadequate wellness resources ....
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Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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Hawaii K-12 Parent and School Expo to Highlight Learning Options and Family Fun
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 911 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12
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... Expo at Windward Mall Saturday, January 25, 2025, to feature student showcase, face painting, snacks, and entertainment ....
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Thursday, January 23, 2025 |
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Navy can’t dodge Clean Water Act claims over Honolulu fuel storage facility
By Court House News @ 2:02 PM :: 962 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Senior U.S. District Judge Leslie Kobayashi in Honolulu on Wednesday denied the Navy's request to dismiss the claims brought by Wai Ola Alliance, an environmental advocacy organization ....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 |
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Maui Police Officer Indicted for Deprivation of Civil Rights
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 974 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... the defendant would face up to ten years in prison on the deprivation of civil rights charge, and up to twenty years in prison on the false report charge ....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 |
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Birthright Citizenship? Hawaii AG Joins Suit Challenging Trump's Executive Order
By News Release @ 12:01 PM :: 925 Views :: National News
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“The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states in its first words that all persons born in the United States are citizens of this nation."
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Drivers
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1260 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... gas prices, rush-hour traffic, road quality ....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 |
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Trump Directs Coast Guard 'Surge'
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 1314 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military
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... Alaska, Hawai’i, the U.S. territories of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Hawaii Residents See Largest Tax Cut in State History
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 11:59 PM :: 1191 Views :: Taxes
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... This bill was the culmination of years of efforts from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, whose work on HB 2404 got them the “biggest win for freedom” award from the State Policy Network ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Case, Moylan Reintroduce 'Affordable Shipping for All Act'
By Ed Case @ 11:52 PM :: 1112 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business, Cost of Living
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“...HR380 will ensure that no shipping company, including the United States Postal Service, can impose discriminatory rates or exclude non-contiguous areas from receiving shipments. It will also require that shipping rates for non-contiguous areas reflect the actual cost of service, rather than arbitrary price increases....”
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Record number of students helped by Hawaiʻi Promise scholarship
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 901 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 3,446 students across all seven UH community colleges in fiscal year 2024, compared to 1,774 students in 2023 ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Trump Orders Temporary Withdrawal of Offshore Areas from Wind Leasing
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 1118 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... temporary withdrawal of all areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from wind energy leasing ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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David K. Porter Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Honolulu Field Office
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 992 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Mr. Porter most recently served as the chief of staff for the Deputy Director at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ....
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Monday, January 20, 2025 |
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Hawaii 7th-Worst State to Start New Business
By Selected News Articles @ 10:11 PM :: 1042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Choosing the right state for a business is crucial to its success ....
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Monday, January 20, 2025 |
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Court Rejects Biden's 'Project Labor Agreement' Mandate
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 1329 Views :: Labor, Military, Rail
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"...Mandating PLAs for Most Federal Construction Projects Is an Unauthorized Set-Aside...."
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Monday, January 20, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Trump Inaugural Address
By Video @ 2:16 PM :: 880 Views :: National News
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"... America's decline is over ...."
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Monday, January 20, 2025 |
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Do Lahaina recovery efforts hold lessons for LA?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 PM :: 1034 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... over the past year, we’ve seen how bureaucratic hurdles can make it difficult to rebuild homes and businesses ....
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Housing Affordability: Regulations or Spending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 941 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... “it’s much easier to spend money than it is to deal with regulations, and that’s what’s going on here.” ...
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Military Personnel 14% of Oahu Rental Market -- but nearly 0% of Sister Isle Rental Market
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 1510 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living
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... Since DoD personnel occupy almost no rentals on the Sister Isles, DoD impact may be inferred by comparing Sister Isle rental rates to Oahu rental rates ....
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Climate Resiliency
By Tom Yamachika @ 11:21 AM :: 1045 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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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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Spending restraint tagged as best way to protect 2024 state tax cuts
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 808 Views :: Taxes
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... employees should already be seeing a bump in their paychecks thanks to the tax cuts ....
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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Vigilance key to protecting historic state income tax cut
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:51 AM :: 857 Views :: Taxes
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... Hawaii lawmakers might undermine some of the benefits of the tax cut by raising taxes elsewhere, “just kind of surreptitiously” ....
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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Trump should bypass support for the protectionist Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 AM :: 1060 Views :: Jones Act
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... trying to roll back policies that have damaged the U.S. economy ....
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Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
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City partners with UHERO to launch Subsidized Housing Tracker
By UHERO @ 2:09 AM :: 1065 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... tracker consolidates data on government-subsidized housing units across Honolulu County ....
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Friday, January 17, 2025 |
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Murdered Baby Related to HPD Deputy Chief, DHS Investigator
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 5917 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Hawaii History, Police
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... A young girl, whose remains were discovered in a Waikiki apartment in 2014, has been identified as Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959 ....
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Friday, January 17, 2025 |
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OHA Trustees Never Approved $705K Hush Money Payment
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 AM :: 2990 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA Trustee Hulu Lindsey, who was at the time Chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT), tells Hawai’i Free Press she was not aware of this $705K Laeha case settlement and that the BoT was never asked to approve the payment ....
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Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
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Illegal Vapes: AG Warns Retailers
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 1433 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Drugs
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... This initiative is part of a coordinated effort, led by a bipartisan coalition of 10 attorneys general from around the country to hold companies accountable ....
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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 :: 1573 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... 'Nay' voters on Conference Committee and 'By Request' by whom ....
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Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
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Interior Department Strengthens Native Hawaiian Consultation Policies and Procedures, Affirms Federal Trust Responsibility to Native Hawaiian Community
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 1126 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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"...government-to-sovereign consultations between the Department and the Native Hawaiian Community, to include Native Hawaiian Organizations...."
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Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
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NCAA athletes seeking women's sports for women only
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 AM :: 955 Views :: Higher Education
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... Without those protections, women’s sports will eventually be destroyed said Sia Li'iLi'i, a product of Halawa, Hawai'i. ...
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