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Friday, January 10, 2025
Maui Eviction Moratorium Ends
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 356 Views :: Maui County, Small Business

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
The growing crisis in the insurance market further exacerbates Hawaiʻi’s cost of living crisis
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 610 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Hawaii Abortions Down 11% for 2022
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 AM :: 341 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Life

... there were 1,970 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2022, a decrease of 11% from 2021 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
NRA Grassroots Meeting set for Oahu
By NRA ILA @ 12:50 AM :: 446 Views :: Second Amendment

... Hear from your NRA-ILA Hawaiian State Director, Keely Hopkins, and Hawaii Rifle Association President, Kainoa Kaku! ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Hawaiian Electric to close Shift and Save time-of-use rates program to new enrollments
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 475 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
21% of Students Short on Vaccinations
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 382 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

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Thursday, January 9, 2025
State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 462 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....

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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Busted in Ibiza: Bumpy Kanahele's Fake 'Diplomat'
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 AM :: 1577 Views :: OHA, Drugs

... The adventures of a false diplomat in Ibiza exposed: luxury vehicles, private clubs, cryptocurrency bank and other fantasies ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Honolulu Traffic 19th - Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 360 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Hawaii doctor under investigation for murder in woman’s euthanasia death
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 982 Views :: Law Enforcement, Life

... the woman was starting to choke and motioned for the doctor to stop — but he continued ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Hawaii #1 -- lost greatest share of population to other states
By Tax Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 1475 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii lost 0.65% of its population to other states in FY2024 ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Electricity-Caused Wildland Fires: Costs, Social Fairness, and Proposed Solution
By Robert Thomas @ 2:53 AM :: 458 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Fireworks: Culture and Traditions?
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:30 AM :: 662 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement

... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Oil industry seeks end to climate change lawsuits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 PM :: 428 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary

... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....

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Monday, January 6, 2025
US Atty Connors Resigns After Successfully Stopping Hawaii Corruption Prosecutions
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 880 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

...  Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched .... 

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Monday, January 6, 2025
Kaiser Nurses and Healthcare Workers on Maui and Lanai Ratify New Contract Without Strike
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 466 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

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Monday, January 6, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted January 3, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 10:44 AM :: 353 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... the start of a new Congress ....

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Sunday, January 5, 2025
Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 402 Views :: Taxes

... Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! ....

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Saturday, January 4, 2025
Not Even Beautiful Hawaii Is Immune to ‘Tax Flight’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:17 PM :: 972 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... The Aloha State is finally facing the problem ....

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Saturday, January 4, 2025
Report: CWS Hurts Rather than Helps
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 776 Views :: Ethics, Family, Law Enforcement

... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Aging and Hawaii’s Generational Economy
By UHERO @ 11:40 PM :: 693 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...By 2035 one in four people in Hawaii will be 65 or older....

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Budget: House Finance Committee Sets First Informational Briefings
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 517 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... January 6 –10, and January 13 – 16, 2025 ....

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Legislators to Hold Hearing on Oahu Landfill
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 494 Views :: Honolulu County

... Tuesday January 7, 2025 at 9am ....

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Friday, January 3, 2025
Can New Legal Angle Beat Jones Act in Court?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 AM :: 839 Views :: Jones Act

... lawsuits challenging the Jones Act have failed to seize upon an important piece of the Constitution ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Red Hill Registry opens pre-enrollment for impacted community members
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 513 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Higher Education, Military

... Those exposed to jet-fuel-contaminated drinking water from the Navy water line on Oʻahu are encouraged to fill out a short, five-minute questionnaire ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Hawaii 7th Hardest Gun Control Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 4:58 PM :: 873 Views :: Second Amendment

... The nonprofit analyzed every gun law in every state ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
November Tourist Count up 5.3%
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 461 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... 770,940 visitors in November 2024, growth of 5.3% compared to the same month last year. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.55 billion, up 2.0% ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
City announces next two town hall meetings on proposed sewer fee increases
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 502 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Cost of Living

... Jan 3 and 6, 2025 ....

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
VIDEO: Honolulu Fireworks Explosion Kills 3, Injures Dozens
By Video @ 12:55 PM :: 1670 Views :: Honolulu County

... fireworks explode shortly before midnight at Salt Lake home ....

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Insider Giveaway? Hawaiian Electric Announces Sale of American Savings Bank
By Andrew Walden @ 2:05 PM :: 1962 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Economy

... Sale price of $405M for 90.1% of ASB suggests that the sale is a 50%-off giveaway to ASB insiders ....

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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Feds Sue CVS for Selling Opioids to Addicts
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 660 Views :: Military, Drugs

... dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids, early fills of opioids, and “trinity” prescriptions ....

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Monday, December 30, 2024
Green Signs Executive Order Protecting Medicated Marijuana 'Co-ops'
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 515 Views :: Drugs

... the Governor has signed an executive order directing the Department of Health to not use resources to address situations where a 'caregiver' is cultivating cannabis for a 'patient' ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Why is inflation higher in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 906 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... It mostly comes down to one thing: housing ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Hoarding More School Impact Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 923 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes

... $29 million lying around doing nothing ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Judicial Vacancy Kauai Fifth Circuit
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 637 Views :: Judiciary

... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Hawaii Laws to Take Effect in New Year
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1600 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....

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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Hawaii worst state to work in 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 1049 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... Hawaii has the lowest average disposable income, $5,929 per working resident ....

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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Two Unconvincing Defenses of Tulsi Gabbard
By Selected News Articles @ 1:18 AM :: 1434 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

"... iconoclastic inaccuracies and thought-terminating clichés ...."

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Friday, December 27, 2024
Telescope: Report Moves NSF Closer to Choosing Chile over Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 844 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA

... assess the readiness of the Giant Magellan Telescope (Chile) and Thirty Meter Telescope (Hawaii) to move into the major facility Final Design Phase ....

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Friday, December 27, 2024
Senate Ways and Means Sets Informational Briefing Schedule
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 663 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... informational briefings, to be held between January 6 through January 28, 2025 ....

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Supreme Court Upholds Tom Cook Victory over Kelly King
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 749 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Office of Elections

... The race is noteworthy because the ‘pro-development’ candidate Cook, beat the ‘anti-development’ candidate King by 97 votes.  All it took to shift voter sentiment was Lahaina burning to the ground ....

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Mayor encourages Oʻahu residents to participate in annual Community Survey
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 824 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu residents have until January 7, 2025 to participate online ....

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Thursday, December 26, 2024
OHA Trustees’ Illegal 2025 Rush to Upzone Kakaako Makai (again)
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 879 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use, OHA

... OHA Trustees are hoping 2025 will be the year legislators stop laughing at their Kaka’ako Makai upzone bills ....

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
How Christmas Came to Hawaii
By Hoku Paoa Stevenson @ 9:25 AM :: 43059 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Long-Term Recovery Plan for Lahaina Does not commit to Rebuild Front Street
By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 AM :: 988 Views :: Maui County, Development

... The word ‘plan’ occurs 526 times in this report.  The phrase ‘property rights’ occurs zero times ....

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Maui County to receive more than $2B in federal disaster recovery funding
By News Release @ 8:30 AM :: 667 Views :: Maui County, Development

... Approximately $1.6B allocated for housing and $480M for restoration efforts ....

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Monday, December 23, 2024
Am Samoa, N Mariana Governors Switch to Republican
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 774 Views :: Republican Party

... two new Republican Governors ....

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Monday, December 23, 2024
UH: Hawaii 768 Doctors Short
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 734 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... The greatest statewide shortage remains in primary care, with 152 FTEs needed in total across all islands ....

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted December 21, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 8:08 AM :: 919 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... 118th Congress Decides it's Done ....

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Sunday, December 22, 2024
2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Begins
By News Release @ 6:40 AM :: 1661 Views :: Honolulu County

... Friday, December 20, 2024 – Candidate and Voter Registration Begins ....

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