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Wednesday, March 6, 2024 |
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HB2802: Write Gay Marriage into State Constitution
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 1589 Views :: Family
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... HB2802 HD1 proposes a constitutional amendment to repeal the Legislature's authority to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples ....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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Your cost of living just went up
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:31 AM :: 1995 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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Case: COFA Renewal on Verge of Approval
By Ed Case @ 12:01 AM :: 2782 Views :: World News, Congressional Delegation
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... “Congress must approve the recently renegotiated Compacts of Free Association as soon as possible,” said Case ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Short-term Rental Crackdown: State, County Bills Threaten Residents
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:58 PM :: 1901 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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... to phase out short-term rentals and impose higher taxes on them ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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No Money for Mauna Kea? Science Foundation Funds only one Giant Telescope
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 2103 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... NSF discuss with the Board during the May 2024 meeting its plan to select which of the two candidate telescopes the Agency plans to continue to support ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Unanimous Supreme Court: Trump Stays on Ballot
By Court House News @ 3:12 PM :: 1660 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... “Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates, we reverse,” the court wrote in a per curiam opinion ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Change in Law Makes 8% of 'Renewables' Disappear
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 1643 Views :: Energy
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... Figures don't lie, but liars figure ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Rate Hikes Coming: Hawaiian Electric Tinkers with Solar Subsidies
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 1762 Views :: Energy
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... The new programs, originally scheduled to launch March 1, will now be available to customers starting April 1 ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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Rate Hike News: Comments Sought on next round of renewable energy procurements
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1568 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... clean energy procurements aimed at stabilizing rates and advancing energy equity ....
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Monday, March 4, 2024 |
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State Hospital pretends to make changes in wake of slaying of staffer
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 1621 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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... DOH conducted a full safety and security review of the State Operated Specialized Residential Program (SOSRP) and Hawai‘i State Hospital (HSH) facilities ....
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Sunday, March 3, 2024 |
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The Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus is shrinking again
By Andrew Walden @ 9:49 PM :: 2685 Views :: Republican Party
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... Republicans cancel four Oahu caucus locations due to their inability to find anybody to staff them ....
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Sunday, March 3, 2024 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 2, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 6:53 PM :: 1490 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced to Congress ....
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Sunday, March 3, 2024 |
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Amended Return Equals Guilty Plea
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1838 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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... Here’s how the strategy works ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Lawsuit Against Honolulu City and County for Infringing on Concealed Carry Rights
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 1706 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Honolulu's procedures for issuing CCW permits unduly delay and obstruct law-abiding citizens' ability to obtain them ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Lahaina aid should be about quality, not quantity
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:46 PM :: 1683 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... “There’s not been a lot of transparency” regarding how wildfire relief funds are being spent ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Short-term rental owners stand firm for their rights
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:35 PM :: 2367 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... Short-term rental owners in Hawaii could hardly find a better spokesperson for their cause ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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There is Room on Mauna Kea for Both Culture and Science
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:11 PM :: 2088 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... what we need is “the collective will to share the Mauna” ....
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Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
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Blangiardi submits FY2025 budget proposals to Honolulu City Council
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 1522 Views :: Honolulu County
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... proposed $3.63 billion Operating and $919 million Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budgets for the 2025 fiscal year ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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Rep Bert Kobayashi to Retire from Legislature
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 2053 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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... to retire on November 5, 2024, at the end of his present term ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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Rebuilding Nonconforming Structures After Lahaina Fire
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:11 PM :: 1896 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... After Hurricane Iniki struck Kauai in 1992, the Kauai County Council adopted an ordinance similar to this bill to foster the reconstruction of old, nonconforming structures ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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Waive permitting fees to help Maui residents rebuild faster
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 PM :: 1627 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... reform the County’s emergency housing permitting policies to help facilitate a quicker recovery for the residents of Lahaina ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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January Tourist Count Down 3.6%
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 1593 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... January 2024, total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands (763,480 visitors, -3.6%) and total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars ($1.81 billion, -4.5%) declined compared to January 2023 ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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2nd Maunakea telescope decommissioning to begin
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 1912 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH is working with MKSOA to transfer its leases, conservation district use permits, and an easement for lands on Maunakea to the new authority ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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NOAA proposes national marine sanctuary in Papahānaumokuākea
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 1531 Views :: Environment
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... Public comment on Sanctuary draft proposal requested through May 7, 2024 ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Major Energy Companies Ask SCOTUS To Intervene In Hawaii Climate Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 1886 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary
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... The Supreme Court previously declined energy companies’ request to consider whether the claims should be heard in federal court ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii Worst State to Be Middle Income from a Tax Perspective
By Selected News Articles @ 1:15 PM :: 1829 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... for middle income earners, taxes take 13.62% of income--highest in the USA ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Lahaina: Army Corps of Engineers Transfers Temporary School to DoE
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 1709 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... turnover of the temporary King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina to the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Feb. 27 ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Not so Smart: Affordable Housing Loss Study Debunked
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 1800 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the study from Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America commissioned by AARP Hawai‘i didn’t account for numerous affordable-housing projects ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Lahaina: State Senators Push for 1,000 Permanent FEMA Units
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 1523 Views :: Maui County
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"... to advocate for the construction of one-thousand permanent FEMA-built housing units to house the wildfire survivors ...."
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Bills increasing costs for tourists moving through Hawaii Legislature
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 1673 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... two proposals that would increase the transient accommodation tax, known as TAT ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Unlicensed Midwives Sue State
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 1766 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... there were no professional licenses in Hawaii before Captain Cook arrived, therefore unlicensed midwifery is 'indigenous' ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Green Launches Compensation Fund for Lahaina Dead, Injured
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 1614 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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"...The Fund Will Help Families of Deceased Avoid Lengthy, Uncertain Litigation...."
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
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The real cost of returning to the office in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:57 AM :: 1942 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Employees in Hawaii can expect to shell out more than a quarter of the median household income to work from the office ....
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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SHOPO & Maui County Reach Agreement on COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1733 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Police, COVID-19
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... officers who worked in a patrol function through the pandemic will receive 20% Hazard Pay based on the actual number of hours worked during the pandemic. All other officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay. All officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay for actual overtime hours ....
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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Hawaii needs better budgeting for Maui recovery
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:16 PM :: 1665 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... it was only a year ago that state lawmakers had a healthy budget surplus to work with. But then they went on an ill-advised spending spree ....
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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Hawaii Democrats Presidential Caucus Set for March 6
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 2018 Views :: Democratic Party
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... Party-run Presidential Primary from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. ....
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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Reports show assisted suicide continues to grow in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 1762 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... 197 prescriptions have been written for death-inducing drugs in Hawaii since the passage of the state’s “medical aid in dying” law in 2019 ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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Taxes, Housing, Energy: High Costs Driving People out of Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:30 PM :: 1633 Views :: Cost of Living
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... inflation means you’re not making any more money, but you’re being taxed a lot more for the money that you’re making ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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Greater usage of cryptocurrency in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:22 PM :: 941 Views :: Small Business
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... After the state Division of Financial Institutions started implementing stringent cryptocurrency regulations in 2014, crypto companies started fleeing the state ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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Recreational Marijuana Bills on the Move
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 5:55 PM :: 1657 Views :: Drugs
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... one ounce will yield "84 cigarette-sized joints" ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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How do criminals become foster parents in Hawaii?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2476 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... The DHS recruits them with offers of money ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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The Department’s Quest to Nullify Evidence
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1578 Views :: Taxes
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... trampling on taxpayers’ rights ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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City Demands Energy Use Data on Apartments and Commercial Buildings
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1661 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... Starting in 2023, buildings 100,000 square feet and larger were required to begin annually reporting their utility data to the City. By June 30, 2024, buildings 50,000 square feet and larger must report, followed by buildings 25,000 square feet and larger by June 30, 2025 ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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DoTax: State Tax Credits You Can Claim
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 1722 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Hawaiʻi Department of Taxation Encourages Hawaiʻi Families to Claim Available Tax Credits ....
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Saturday, February 24, 2024 |
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Green Kills off 'Affordable' Housing Group, Hands Authority to HHFDC
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 1805 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Green assigns the BBB’s duties to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC), which will review developer applications for eligibility and process fee waiver exemptions ....
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