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Saturday, July 25, 2020
DLIR: Fraudsters got $35.98M from Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 5465 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19

...Through July 14, the department has issued $35,980,789 to imposter fraud claimants....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
Trump’s Case For Excluding Illegal Aliens From Census is Based on Hawaii Apportionment Ruling
By Selected News Articles @ 8:17 PM :: 5182 Views :: National News, Office of Elections

... In Burns v. Richardson (1966) the Supreme Court held that tourists and other non-permanent residents could be excluded from apportionment in the Hawaii state legislature ....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
COVID Count: 60 new cases out of 1499 tests
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 2719 Views :: COVID-19

...60 is a new daily record -- 4% of tests came back positive....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
Cesspools: EPA Hits DLNR, Hawaii County with Big Fines
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 5677 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Hawaii State Government

...EPA banned LCCs in 2005....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
Mayor Victorino urges Maui County Council to reopen for public testimony
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 3541 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19

...“The Kalana O Maui Building reopened June 22,” Mayor Victorino said....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
Women’s Legislative Caucus Bills Sent to Governor Ige
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 3971 Views :: Family, Small Business

... Measures address harassment in the workplace and domestic violence ....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
VIDEO: Rep Gene Ward Hosts Honolulu Mayoral Candidates Forum
By Video @ 12:54 AM :: 4327 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians

...Mayoral candidate forum with former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, former Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Councilmember Kym Pine, and former State Rep. Bud Stonebraker....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
UH Manoa COVID-19 plan for fall
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 3625 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19

...This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on July 22, 2020....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
OHA urges BOE to delay reopening of schools
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 4264 Views :: Education K-12, OHA, COVID-19

...OHA testimony for the July 23, 2020, Hawai‘i State Board of Education General Business Meeting urging the Board of Education to delay the reopening of schools....

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Friday, July 24, 2020
Recommendations Sought for 2021 DHHL Legislative Package
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 2915 Views :: DHHL

...proposals must address the Department’s operations, programs, regulations, processes, budget, and/or resources and must create a benefit or an advantage for the DHHL, the trust, or trust beneficiaries, or otherwise correct a deficiency....

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Thursday, July 23, 2020
COVID Count: 55 new cases out of 2,478 tests
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 2788 Views :: COVID-19

...a new record for one day....

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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Second Challenge to Mandatory Traveler Quarantine Denied
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 4013 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...U.S. District Court Judge Jill A. Otake denied a motion today, for a preliminary injunction, from a South Carolina traveler....

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Thursday, July 23, 2020
HSTA, HGEA, UPW issue joint statement calling for delayed return of students to campus
By News Release @ 5:05 AM :: 4440 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19

...DoE's designed-to-fail scheme is falling apart....

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
COVID Count: 17 new cases out of 631 tests
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 3167 Views :: COVID-19

...one new death, three new hospitalizations....

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Shipping industry study claims Jones Act benefits Hawaii economy ... yes, really
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 4765 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living

...A new study that allegedly shows the Jones Act has no “negative impact” on the cost of living in Hawaii actually shows the opposite, according to the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii....

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020
HSTA urges state, Board of Education to delay return of students to campus
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 4330 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19

...“Our schools are woefully underprepared to deliver a distance learning program should a school be shut down by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) due to the spread of COVID-19,” said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
2 years later Ige Signs 15th Emergency Proclamation for Kauai Floods
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 3917 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement

...Gov. Ige signed the initial emergency proclamation for the Kaua‘i floods on April 15, 2018....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Ige Reaffirms Plan for Aug 4 Reopening of Public Schools
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 3180 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19

...Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
COVID Count: 25 new cases out of 1,399 tests
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 3172 Views :: COVID-19

... one new hospitalization, no new deaths ....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Sen. Brian Schatz Says 'Libertarians Should Be Freaking Out About Portland.' Where Has He Been?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 5148 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Police, Drugs

...The Hawaii senator fails to fully consider the causes of bad policing....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
HART Now Makes Video Games
By Selected News Articles @ 5:14 PM :: 3806 Views :: Ethics, Rail

... The game teaches children several curious lessons ....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
COVID: UH Activists Dream of Exploiting Housing Crisis
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 3972 Views :: Greenmail, Cost of Living, COVID-19

... the Supply-Demand Connection They Won’t Talk About at UH: Hawaii’s artificial restriction of land supply has profited KSBE, A&B and other major landowners by making housing unaffordable for middle class and working class families.  Greenmail protests and litigation by OHA, sovereignty activists and enviro groups shapes the land-use environment and drives young families out of Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Kaneohe Pastor Pushes Back Against Q Anon Conspiracy Theory
By Video @ 4:13 PM :: 7340 Views :: Republican Party, Religion

...Pastor JD explains why the QAnon Great Awakening may very well become the great deception....  

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Hotels Sue to Block San Francisco’s Daily Cleaning Mandate
By Court House News @ 10:08 AM :: 4305 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism, COVID-19

...the industry groups say the law will endanger guests and employees by increasing the frequency of cleaning staff in guest rooms, creating more opportunities to catch and spread the Covid-19 virus in a confined space....

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Video: Hawaii's Generation Z
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:50 AM :: 3227 Views :: Higher Education

...How do they view the present and the future, and what will they contribute to Hawaii and the world? Join us as we explore their attitudes, beliefs and values.... 

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Monday, July 20, 2020
COVID Count: 12 new cases out of 827 tests
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 3076 Views :: COVID-19

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Monday, July 20, 2020
Hawaii Family Advocates Honolulu Election Endorsements
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 5:12 PM :: 3350 Views :: Honolulu County
  • For Honolulu Mayor, Bud Stonebraker.   
  • For Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney, RJ Brown  
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Monday, July 20, 2020
A Jones Act Debate: Admiral vs Attorney
By Michael Hansen @ 5:03 PM :: 3649 Views :: Jones Act

... in recognition of its 100th anniversary ....

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Sunday, July 19, 2020
COVID Count: 28 new cases out of 1,321 tests
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 2441 Views :: COVID-19

...ten new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Djou: Trump is Ignorant of Honor and True Sacrifice
By Video @ 5:29 PM :: 4885 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

...He doesn't see any traditional Republican values in Donald Trump, and he will not vote for him in November....

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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Electric Vehicle Sweeteners Running Out?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4613 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

...For tax benefits, the pendulum has started swinging in the other direction as well....

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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Telescope Protester Arrested in Hilo Home Depot zip-tie hoax
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 6861 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Law Enforcement, OHA

...Once all three parking lot entrances were blocked, Glendon was observed walking around the parking lot with a “Lei O Mano,” which is a Hawaiian shark tooth war club....

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Sunday, July 19, 2020
Bridge Aina Lea Heading to US Supreme Court?
By Robert Thomas @ 12:13 AM :: 4499 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use

...Cert Petition: "This case is the proverbial 'Exhibit A' of much that is wrong [with takings law]...."

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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Even with Drop in Unemployment, Hawaii Ranks 49th in Bounce Back from COVID
By Selected News Articles @ 11:46 PM :: 4432 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

...States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most....

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Saturday, July 18, 2020
COVID Count: 20 new cases out of 1,640 tests
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 2478 Views :: COVID-19

...one new death, one new hospitalization....

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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Ige COVID Solution: Just Stop Paying EUTF
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 4849 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19

...Waiving the entire “annual required contribution” or ARC payment to EUTF for this year would save the state about $840 million, according to one official….

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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Follow-Up Survey to Gauge the Business Impact of COVID-19
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 4779 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19

...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....

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Saturday, July 18, 2020
Statewide PIT Count: Oahu Homeless Numbers Nearly Unchanged from 2019
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 4228 Views :: Homelessness

...Total number of people experiencing homelessness on the night of January 22, 2020 was 4,448....

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Friday, July 17, 2020
Jones Act: Something we can all agree on
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:24 PM :: 3368 Views :: Jones Act

...the Jones Act, a protectionist federal maritime law enacted in 1920, is one of the few political issues that doesn’t break down along party lines....

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Friday, July 17, 2020
COVID Count: 23 new cases out of 1,791 tests
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 2393 Views :: COVID-19

...one new hospitalization, one new death....

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Friday, July 17, 2020
EPA: Waters Around Two Hawaii Beaches Impaired by Plastic Pollution
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 4163 Views :: Environment, Greenmail

...Next Step: Federally-mandated state-funded beachcombing as an act of pennance in the eco-religion....

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Friday, July 17, 2020
Facial Recognition Contractor Selected for Hawaii Airports
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 4654 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement, Tourism

... HDOT has selected NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America and their partner, Infrared Cameras Inc., to provide thermal temperature screening and facial imaging technology ....

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Friday, July 17, 2020
Hawaii Unemployment Rate Drops to 13.9%
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 3297 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

...individuals are classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force based on questions about their activities during the survey reference week (June 7th through June 13th)....

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Friday, July 17, 2020
VIDEO: TMT Remains Committed to Finding a Way Forward in Hawaii
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 12:27 AM :: 5554 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

... construction will probably not happen this year or through the upcoming winter season ....

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Hawaii has Fewest Pass-Through Businesses in USA--and 4th highest taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 7:23 PM :: 4576 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes

...Pass-through businesses, such as sole proprietorships, S corporations, and partnerships, make up a majority of businesses in the United States....

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
City Announces Progress on Sewage System Consent Decree
By News Release @ 7:09 PM :: 4887 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

...In 2010, the city estimated that it would spend $3.4 billion in capital costs through fiscal year 2020....  

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
COVID Count 19 new cases out of 1,817 tests
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 2382 Views :: COVID-19

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Hawaii Highest Market Rent for 2br Apartment
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 3530 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

...In Hawaii, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $2,015—the highest in USA....

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Hawaii: Only 45% of Adults Working
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 4159 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

...Employment–population ratio, Hawaii 2nd lowest in USA....

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Feds: Miske Could Get Death Penalty
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 6248 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police

...Eleven defendants charged in Hawaii federal court with racketeering and other offenses....

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