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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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Ask tough questions about Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:52 PM :: 4500 Views :: Jones Act
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...OIRA asked the public to weigh in on how regulations in the maritime sector could be modified or repealed to remove unnecessary burdens, increase efficiency or simplify compliance....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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Deadline Extended to Fill HART Board Vacancy
By News Release @ 5:44 PM :: 4059 Views :: Rail
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...All mail-in applications must be postmarked by July 31, 2018....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Car Chase, Running Gunbattle in South Kona as Police Hunt Alleged Cop Killer
By Video @ 4:42 PM :: 6994 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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Police sources say the two arrested are both friends of the suspect, Justin Waiki, who was nowhere to be found....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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Unions reaffirm support for Rep Gabbard and Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 3:01 PM :: 7210 Views :: Jones Act, Labor, Politicians
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...support from the maritime unions for her support of Jones Act cabotage....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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2003: Ed Case Tries to Shut Down Parents of Disabled Students
By Selected News Articles @ 2:40 PM :: 5878 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...Case's amendment was fiendishly clever. If it had become part of the re-authorization of the IDEA, it would have neutered not only the Felix Consent Decree and given the finger to Judge David Ezra, but would have stripped families nationwide of their ability to protect students’ rights....
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Friday, July 20, 2018 |
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Homeless Outreach Court expands to Wahiawa, Waianae
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 5767 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary
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...During the first 18 months of the program 86 defendants participated in COC, 950 non-violent cases were cleared, and 39 people moved off the street and into housing....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Legislature 2018: Accomplishments for small business
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 3793 Views :: Small Business
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...paid leave, predictive scheduling, State-run retirement program....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Grassroot Institute gives feds input on Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:20 PM :: 3683 Views :: Jones Act
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...there is one set of maritime regulations and laws that costs consumers and businesses millions of dollars every year....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Blackmailed by DCCA, Spectrum Rolls out 'Free' Wi-Fi Statewide
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 3966 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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“DCCA also negotiated a Public WiFi Partnership program to be deployed in the coming years as a condition of the Hawaiian Telcom-Cincinnati Bell transfer.”
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii offers a cautionary tale of a socialist future for the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 AM :: 5298 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...According to CNBC, Hawaii has the second-highest tax burden in the country, just behind New York....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii's false ballistic-missile warning spurs senators to propose fixing national alert system
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 AM :: 6451 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, Hawaii Democrat, and Sen. John Thune, South Dakota....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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States with the Most At-Risk Youth--Hawaii 31st
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 AM :: 4656 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 14 key indicators of youth risk....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Should Sovereignty Activists Vote?
By Video @ 1:44 AM :: 3906 Views :: OHA
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...Voting In The August 11 OHA Election....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 |
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Hawaii federal special education profile updated
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 4499 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has created a profile for Hawaii....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Got a Fake Service Animal? Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Lawyers Can Help
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 6106 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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"...under both state and federal fair housing laws, a person with a disability has the right to request ... use of an assistance animal that works, assists, provides emotional support...."
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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2018’s Most & Least Stressed Cities in America
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 3068 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu 132rd most stresed....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Another Hawaii Hi-Tech Scam Busted
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 6057 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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...Also named in the lawsuit is Maui-based artist and sculptor Spar Street, who the SEC says received investor money as commissions for indentifying and recruiting new investors....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Federal Appeals Court: No Property Right In A Clean And Pure Environment
By Robert Thomas @ 1:19 PM :: 5371 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Remember that case from earlier this year where the Hawaii Supreme Court held that for purposes of Hawaii's Due Process Clause, the Sierra Club has a property right in a "clean and healthful environment?"....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Farm Fair 2018: Eating the GMO Papaya
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:05 PM :: 5938 Views :: Small Business, GMOs
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...A few minutes later, she came back and took a slice and ate it to the skin....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Caldwell issues directive on climate change and sea level rise
By News Release @ 4:22 AM :: 6857 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Land Use
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... Propose revisions to shoreline rules and regulations to incorporate sea level rise ....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018 |
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Video: Screams as Tour Boat Hit by Lava Bomb
By Video @ 2:55 AM :: 5343 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism
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...At least 22 people on a Lava Ocean Tours vessel were injured this morning after an explosion sent lava through the roof of the boat’s passenger cabin....
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Monday, July 16, 2018 |
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Best Cities for First Time Homebuyers? Honolulu Ranks 253rd
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 4762 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...In 2017, 38% of all U.S. single-family home purchases were made by first-time buyers....
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Sunday, July 15, 2018 |
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A Rogues Gallery – Hawaii Candidates 2018
By Andrew Walden @ 8:22 PM :: 7082 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...Are these people really running for office?....
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Sunday, July 15, 2018 |
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Poll: Tupola 41 - Carroll 28
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 4171 Views :: Republican Party
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...Andria Tupola surges from behind to take big lead in GOP race....
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Sunday, July 15, 2018 |
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HB2748: $500,000,000 Hole in Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6366 Views :: Development, Tax Credits
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... $200 million, or most of it, is headed out the door with no visible means of getting it back.....
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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HB1895: Legislators Give Tobacco Lobbyists Control Over Counties
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 8009 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...This provision would block (preempt) county governments in Hawaii from passing their own laws to reduce tobacco use, including measures addressing the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products and menthol cigarettes that attract kids....
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Retroactive Internet Sales Tax--DoTax Chickens Out
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 6125 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...“To avoid any constitutional concerns, the department will not retroactively administer Act 41....”
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Work together to implement Janus decision
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:07 PM :: 5214 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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Government employee unions around the country are grappling with the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME....
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Friday, July 13, 2018 |
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Caldwell Proposes Reducing Regulatory Burden on Transportation Providers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 5331 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...“Instead of putting more restrictions on ride-hailing customers, Hawaii should explore ways to relieve taxi drivers of over-burdensome regulations,” Akina said....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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City Terminates Watts Constructors’ Right to Work on Joint Traffic Management Center
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 5292 Views :: Honolulu County
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...because of its failure to remedy numerous material defaults under the construction contract with the city....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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The FCC is changing up the country’s emergency alert system to prevent another Hawaii incident
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 6622 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Action Supports More Effective Local Emergency Alert Tests and PSAs, Addresses False Alerts, and Seeks to Improve Wireless Alerts....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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Letters being mailed to 44,000 impacted by storage crash of driver licensing documents
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 3552 Views :: Honolulu County
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...On September 15, 2017, a server containing multiple disks managed by Marquis ID Systems (MIDS) for the State of Hawai‘i’s drivers’ licensing programs had a multiple hard disk crash....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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CNBC: America's Top States for Business -- Hawaii 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 AM :: 4691 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...We score all 50 states on more than 60 measures of competitiveness....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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Hawaii Highest Energy Costs--Lowest Consumption
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 7805 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...2018’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States....
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 |
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Department of Health begins implementation of new medicated cannabis amendments
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 5553 Views :: Tourism, Drugs
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...More THC, Vaping, and lots of Weed for Kids, Tourists, and out-of-state students....
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 |
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Are You Guilty of These?
By Video @ 6:19 PM :: 4788 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Some Wonʻt Bother To Vote & Instead Say One Of These Three Things....
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 |
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Vote Sam King: Support Forensic Audit of OHA
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 4487 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...I don't see it hurting the beneficiaries at all, except for those beneficiaries stealing money from OHA...."
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Wednesday, July 11, 2018 |
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Senate Votes 72-27: Former AG Mark Bennett Confirmed to 9th Circuit Court
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 4319 Views :: Judiciary
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...Mark will put his skills and experience to good use on the bench as a fair and impartial judge, beholden to nothing but the law and the Constitution....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Keli'i Akina Endorses Sam King for OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:57 PM :: 6614 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Politicians
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...Keli'i believes Sam is the candidate who will unite Hawaiians and reform OHA....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight -- Allows Law Enforcement Standards Board to Become Law
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 8024 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police, Taxes
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...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers that he is vetoing eight out of 11 bills on his Intent to Veto list....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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GEMS for Insiders: Polynesian Cultural Center First to Take Advantage of On-Bill Financing
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 9190 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...PCC will finance systems totaling 413 kilowatts (kw), with flexibility to install additional systems and features. The agreement marks the first commercial on-bill financing project in Hawaii using the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority's recently launched Green Energy Money $aver (GEM$)On-Bill program....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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KIUC Paying $3.2 Million to Co-op Members
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 5308 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...“We had excellent financial results in 2017, which allows us to exercise one of the fundamental benefits of being a not-for-profit cooperative that is owned by the members it serves,” stated Allan Smith, Chairman of the KIUC Board of Directors....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Hawaii--The most expensive place to live in America
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 PM :: 6735 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Out-of-control living expenses in some of these places....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Best Cities to Drive in—Honolulu Scores 86th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 5918 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...driving is often a major hassle and expense....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Kau Charter School Shuttered Amid Criminal Investigation
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 9058 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics
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...Big Island police have subpoenaed all of the school’s computers, financial records and student records....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Popular science news website promotes pesticide conspiracy theory
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 AM :: 6385 Views :: Kauai County, GMOs
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...Was the "secret cocktail" being sprayed from black helicopters?....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Honolulu's Sidewalk Obstruction Prohibition Goes Island-Wide
By Robert Thomas @ 1:17 AM :: 4981 Views :: Homelessness
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...city lawyers have taken great pains to craft the bills with language that works around areas that federal courts have found unacceptable....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Ige Signs Firearms Bills Including Bump Stock Ban
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 4322 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Act 157 prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale, transfer and possession of bump fire stocks, multi-burst trigger activators, and trigger cranks....
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Monday, July 9, 2018 |
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Tech Debacle: Hawaii v Ciber Stays in State Courts, Guaranteeing Big Money Payoff
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 4148 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the State defeated a recent attempt by Ciber’s insurers to move the lawsuit out of state....
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