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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 :: 1206 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. Green steps in where Legislature faltered ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Just Build More Homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 1130 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....
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Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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How old plumbing rules hinder homebuilding on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 PM :: 949 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Maui county’s onerous water-meter regulations ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Justice Department Appoints US Attorney to Oversee Hawaii Election Complaints
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 866 Views :: Office of Elections
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... 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 |
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DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1447 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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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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FEMA unveils updated Flood Risk Maps for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 1890 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... 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 |
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New AG Website: Help Getting the Insane Committed
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 1171 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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... Webpage is Designed to Help Practitioners and Loved Ones with Assisted Community Treatment Legal Process ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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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 :: 1267 Views :: Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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Sen Mercado Kim co-authors NCSL Report on Higher Education
By News Release @ 1:10 AM :: 953 Views :: Higher Education
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... Idea: Use this report against her in Senate hearings ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 1019 Views :: Higher Education
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... The appointment is effective January 2025 ....
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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‘Empty homes’ tax fraught with pitfalls and unlikely to work
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:06 PM :: 1075 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... 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 |
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Hawaii County Council Votes to permit roadside vending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 PM :: 1147 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business
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... 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 |
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Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio
By Video @ 2:43 PM :: 1430 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024 |
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Red Flag: Hawaiian Electric avoids power shut-off to West Maui
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 1393 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... "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 |
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CATO: Josh Green Ranks 7th in Fiscal Policy
By Cato Foundation @ 5:12 PM :: 1292 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Taxes
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... Green is the highest-scoring Democrat in this study ....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024 |
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Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 1508 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Drugs
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... 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 |
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FEMA Extends Lahaina Aid One More Year
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 197 Views :: Maui County
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... 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 |
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Hawaii household expenses up $1,234 per month since 2021
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 1634 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Cumulatively, the average Hawaii household has spent $33,365 more due to inflation since January 2021 ....
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Monday, October 14, 2024 |
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UN report exposes escalating threat of organized crime in the Pacific
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 1139 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... 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 |
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A Supreme Court case in Hawaii could raise gas costs for us all
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1542 Views :: Energy, Judiciary
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... it may be up to the US Supreme Court to set the matter straight ....
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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The $4 Billion Maui Wildfire “Settlement”
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1541 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Land Use
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... There have been a lot of sharp words in the news lately ....
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Sunday, October 13, 2024 |
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LNG fuel for shipping is necessary for regulatory compliance
By Michael Hansen @ 12:47 AM :: 1637 Views :: Energy, Environment, Jones Act
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... 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 |
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SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 2239 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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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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Permitting nightmare on Big Island
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:04 PM :: 2199 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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"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 |
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Socialists Team up with Hawaii Judiciary to Expunge Dozens of Criminal Records
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1391 Views :: Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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... 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 |
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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DLNR Transfers 7,000 acres to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 887 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Land Use
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... The nine leases and 25 revocable permits represent a continuation of the transfers under Act 90. Passed by the legislature in 2003 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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BLNR Retroactively Approves Waimanalo Homeless Shelter
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 855 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... A community homeless shelter known as Hui Mahi‘ai ‘Āina has been operating at the site since 2020 without BLNR approval ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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SMS Research Out of Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 2805 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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Lahaina Survivors: FEMA to pay rent for another year
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 1015 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... The 18-month initial period of assistance for FEMA IHP was set to end Feb.10, 2025 but has now been extended to Feb. 10, 2026 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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Eco-Lawyers Pledge to Hunt Aquarium Collectors to Extinction
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1171 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tourism
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... The aquarium pet industry has finished the environmental review process to seek up to seven commercial aquarium permits for collection in West Hawai‘i ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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LGBTQ Commission Established within DHS
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 1555 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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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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EPA Fines Daiso for Illegal Pesticides
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 1328 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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... Company to pay one of largest federal pesticides penalties: $314,747 ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Affordable Housing: Green Signs 9th Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 1205 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... The latest proclamation places a pause on the automatic adoption of county building codes ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Department of Law Enforcement Establishes Gun Tip Line
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 1479 Views :: Second Amendment
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“...Guns that have been stolen, guns that haven’t been registered and guns in the wrong hands...."
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Hawaii Home Prices up 342% -- over and above the rate of inflation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 2676 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii had the number one largest cost increase of any state in the country ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 |
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Honolulu Is the City with the Highest Inflation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 PM :: 1311 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu 4.2% Consumer Price Index Change year over year ....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024 |
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Case Pushes Back Against 'Misinformation on Federal Disaster Relief'
By Ed Case @ 10:42 PM :: 1288 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... He says the federal government continues full disaster assistance to Maui and other disaster-impacted areas ....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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One year after the wildfires: Rents up 43%, Poverty Doubles
By UHERO @ 2:58 PM :: 1825 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Cost of Living
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... 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires ....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 |
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Database: More than 13,000 gender reassignment procedures on minors between 2019-23
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 1756 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Hawaii, with a population of 1.46 million and 15 procedures, had the lowest rate at one procedure per 291,054 residents ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Tour Boat Operators Hit Hard by Insurance Increases
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 1176 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... In late 2022, Congress passed a law that significantly increased the cost of liability insurance for a small subset of the small-passenger boating industry ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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UPDATE: Territorial Bank Postpones Merger Vote
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 3326 Views :: Small Business
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"... Preliminary Indication of Interest by Outside Investor Group, Blue Hill, is Illusory, Non-Binding and Highly Conditional ...."
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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 :: 1361 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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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Honolulu empty homes tax proposal advances out of Council committee
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:11 AM :: 1780 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Taxes
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... Bill 46 aims to impose a 3% tax on so-called empty homes across Oahu ....
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Sunday, October 6, 2024 |
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Imagine Maui being an even more expensive place to live than it is now
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:14 PM :: 1879 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... that’s a risk officials are taking by not actively clearing some of the most important legal barriers to rebuilding in Lahaina ....
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