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Saturday, October 26, 2024
Discussion: How to reduce permit delays
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:15 AM :: 1473 Views :: Development

... In Hilo and Honolulu, experts will discuss Grassroot’s upcoming report detailing ways to speed up permitting and homebuilding ....

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Saturday, October 26, 2024
Lahaina: FEMA Is Working To Place Temporary Housing Units on Privately Owned Vacant Lots
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 914 Views :: Maui County, Development

... FEMA is seeking to lease vacant lots from property owners who do not intend to rebuild on them within the next two to three years ....

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Friday, October 25, 2024
Renewable Energy Does Nothing to Reduce Hawaii Electric Rates
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 1404 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii #1 in Nation With Highest Electricity Costs (33.89 Cents per kWh), Despite 2.4x More Renewable Energy Than U.S. Average ....

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Friday, October 25, 2024
OIP Issues Eight New Opinions
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 1107 Views :: Ethics

... OIP issued eight informal opinions since the start of fiscal year 2025 ....

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Friday, October 25, 2024
Maui County Nurses Plan Three Day Strike
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 1419 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

... Union representing most of the staff at Maui’s only acute care hospital delivered 10-day notice of Unfair Labor Practice strike during bargaining today ....

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Sewer Fees to go up 224%
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 3107 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

... the average family bill will go up from $110 to $248 per month ....

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Hawaii Bar: 'Property Rights & Regulatory Takings'
By Robert Thomas @ 8:44 PM :: 1040 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use

... Links And Materials From Hawaii Bar Association Takings Program ....

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Mental Health Waiver: Another Second Amendment Win on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 1355 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Second Amendment

... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Legislature Begins Hiring Staffers for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 911 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
OHA to Take Control of Kahana Valley Living Park?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 1548 Views :: Ethics, Land Use, OHA, Tourism

... Will OHA transfer control of Kahana Valley to one of its LLCs? ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Hawaii 2nd Fewest Job Openings in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 1043 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 778 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii's high cost of housing looks very different if you already own your own home ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Mainland Drug Gang Busted Quickly After Foolishly Coming to Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 1890 Views :: Drugs

... from October 2019 to June 30, 2021, Eberhardt, a/k/a “Stacks,” co-led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in Honolulu ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
‘Green energy transition’ is a myth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 PM :: 1001 Views :: Energy

... fossil fuel use has grown during this period ....

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Honolulu Airport 'Achieves Carbon Accreditation'
By News Release @ 11:24 AM :: 1096 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism

"...implemented sustainability strategies that have significantly reduced our carbon footprint and saved millions of dollars...."

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Monday, October 21, 2024
UH Faculty Approve Contract
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 1474 Views :: Higher Education, Labor

... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly Holds Ratification Vote ....

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Monday, October 21, 2024
Maui County Releases Draft of Lahaina Long-Term Recovery Plan
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 1020 Views :: Maui County, Development

... open houses to be held Oct. 23 and 26 ....

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Sunday, October 20, 2024
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission: Republicans OK as long as they don’t spend any money defeating Hawaii Democrats
By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 2168 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party

... Hawaii Republicans can do anything they want with their $546,381.14--derived from selling the Party headquarters—as long as they don’t spend it on winning state or county elections ....

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Sunday, October 20, 2024
Autocorrect, Now Pay Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1185 Views :: Ethics, Taxes

... Department of Taxation computers don't necessarily tell you when they change some of the information that’s been input ....

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Sunday, October 20, 2024
Emergency: Stop Amending Building Codes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:48 AM :: 1125 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government

... Gov. Green steps in where Legislature faltered ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Has Statehood Benefited Native Hawaiians? Sam King debates sovereignty activists at UH Law School
By Video @ 6:07 PM :: 3395 Views :: Hawaii History

... Sam King debates Williamson Chang and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Hawai‘i County Council approves vending, permitting reform bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:26 PM :: 1235 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business, Taxes

... County regulatory reform bills on the move ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Just Build More Homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 1027 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes

... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
How old plumbing rules hinder homebuilding on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 PM :: 877 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Maui county’s onerous water-meter regulations ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
Justice Department Appoints US Attorney to Oversee Hawaii Election Complaints
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 814 Views :: Office of Elections

... for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1362 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business

... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
FEMA unveils updated Flood Risk Maps for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 1559 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

... A formal appeal process is scheduled for spring 2025, with the updated maps expected to be finalized in 2026 .... 

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Friday, October 18, 2024
New AG Website: Help Getting the Insane Committed
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 1094 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs

... Webpage is Designed to Help Practitioners and Loved Ones with Assisted Community Treatment Legal Process ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 AM :: 1221 Views :: Cost of Living

... the federal government has struggled to find workers with the skills it needs to fill jobs in these more remote parts of the United States ....

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Friday, October 18, 2024
Sen Mercado Kim co-authors NCSL Report on Higher Education
By News Release @ 1:10 AM :: 892 Views :: Higher Education

... Idea: Use this report against her in Senate hearings ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 966 Views :: Higher Education

... The appointment is effective January 2025 ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
HD20: Grandinetti Celebrates Terrorism Against Indigenous Hebrews of Israel on 'Indigenous Peoples Day'
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 1907 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians

... “Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it” ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:06 PM :: 1013 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... this proposed empty homes tax would leave it to the Honolulu Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to determine whether a property was truly vacant ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 1048 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business

... 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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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio
By Video @ 2:43 PM :: 1331 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet ....

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Thursday, October 17, 2024
Fact-Check: Hawaii Shipping--Unpacking Hawaii’s Maritime Supply Chain
By Michael Hansen @ 1:35 AM :: 3024 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act, Cost of Living

... errors that detract from the video’s effectiveness ....

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Red Flag: Hawaiian Electric avoids power shut-off to West Maui
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 1306 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... "The company monitored weather conditions throughout the day and saw a steady drop of wind speeds in the afternoon." ....

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
CATO: Josh Green Ranks 7th in Fiscal Policy
By Cato Foundation @ 5:12 PM :: 1209 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Taxes

... Green is the highest-scoring Democrat in this study ....

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Public Input Sought for Hawaiʻi Gas Rate Increase
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 971 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... 17% rate hike proposed ....

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 1171 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs

... Between July 2020 and December 2021, 263 drug-related deaths were recorded across the state. Of these, 58.2% involved individuals aged 50 to 79 ....

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Monday, October 14, 2024
FEMA Extends Lahaina Aid One More Year
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 160 Views :: Maui County

... Under disaster declaration FEMA-4724-DR-HI, Financial Assistance and Direct Temporary Housing Assistance will now be available for an additional 12 months, concluding on February 10, 2026 ....

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Monday, October 14, 2024
Hawaii household expenses up $1,234 per month since 2021
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 1547 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Cumulatively, the average Hawaii household has spent $33,365 more due to inflation since January 2021 ....

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Monday, October 14, 2024
UN report exposes escalating threat of organized crime in the Pacific
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 1061 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs

... The Pacific is increasingly becoming an important transshipment hub and an operational and destination point for organized crime syndicates ....

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Sunday, October 13, 2024
A Supreme Court case in Hawaii could raise gas costs for us all
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1460 Views :: Energy, Judiciary

... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....

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Sunday, October 13, 2024
The $4 Billion Maui Wildfire “Settlement”
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1434 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Land Use

... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....

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Sunday, October 13, 2024
LNG fuel for shipping is necessary for regulatory compliance
By Michael Hansen @ 12:47 AM :: 1324 Views :: Energy, Environment, Jones Act

... LNG is an important fuel source to virtually eliminate most polluting emissions and significantly reduce carbon emissions ....

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 2057 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Permitting nightmare on Big Island
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:04 PM :: 2067 Views :: Honolulu County, Development

"That's not possible.  If the building permit doesn’t have a final, you would not have issued me a remodeling permit.”

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Socialists Team up with Hawaii Judiciary to Expunge Dozens of Criminal Records
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1280 Views :: Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement

... Criminals were lined up when the doors opened, eager for a chance to do it all over again ....

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Saturday, October 12, 2024
The Voter Guide for the 2024 General Election is here!
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 2562 Views :: Office of Elections

... Mail ballots hit homes soon ....

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