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Thursday, December 5, 2024
New report challenges common claim that 'Jones Act jobs' have been increasing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 665 Views :: Jones Act

... Jobs in America’s waterborne transportation and related sectors have actually declined in recent decades, federal statistics show ....

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Thursday, December 5, 2024
Court: DoE Must Allow Christian Good News Clubs in Schools
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 752 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion

... Hawaii State Department of Education denied every Good News Club request submitted over the last three years while approving non-Christian groups ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
DBEDT: Tax Reform Improves Economic Outlook
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 583 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Cost of Living

... With the income tax reform and the increase in the supply of affordable housing, we expect that living in Hawaii will be more affordable and our state’s outmigration will be mitigated ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Insurance Emergency: Green Extends Proclamation Again
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 829 Views :: Cost of Living

... Reinsurance rates have increased 20-50% per year for the past few years ....

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Miske’s death may terminate some criminal proceedings
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 1235 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police

"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
How to make Hawaii more livable
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:41 AM :: 752 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living

... we only build in Hawaii on 5% of the land mass — 95% is agriculture or preservation land ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 960 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
Tax and Trade issues top Taiwan Agenda during Hawaii Visit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 PM :: 521 Views

... It will reduce double taxation barriers for further investment by Taiwan into the United States, and vice versa ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
How Family Got Justice Decades After Outgoing 19-Year-Old Was Killed in Her Hawaii Apartment
By Video @ 4:38 PM :: 859 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police

... Nancy Anderson's murder — which was Hawaii's oldest cold case — is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates' on ID ....

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Monday, December 2, 2024
SF Judge Rules 'Empty Homes Tax’ Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 3830 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use, Taxes

... the (US) Supreme Court has held that the government cannot “compel a landowner over objection to rent his property” without violating the Takings Clause ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
‘Empty Homes Tax’ Drives Rent up 37%
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 1939 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes, Cost of Living

...Even the bill’s supporters don’t pretend rents will come down....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
Taiwan President Lai visits Bishop Museum in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 518 Views :: World News

... Taiwan President begins first Pacific tour in Hawaii ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
Deferred Maintenance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 820 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... it has to stay broken ....

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Sunday, December 1, 2024
ALERT: Stop the misguided "empty homes" tax proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:25 AM :: 717 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes

... The Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 46, which would create a tax on all so-called empty homes ....

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Friday, November 29, 2024
Hawaii’s Firearm Laws Challenged in Federal Court
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 923 Views :: Second Amendment

... The lawsuit challenges the unconstitutional denial of firearm ownership to law-abiding COFA residents ....

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Friday, November 29, 2024
Eight Names: Who will be the next ICA Chief Judge?
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 894 Views :: Judiciary

... the Judicial Selection Commission announces the applicants applying for the judicial office of Chief Judge in the Intermediate Court of Appeals ....

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Green Approves THC Oils, Gummies and Drinks, calls it 'Hemp'
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 949 Views :: Drugs

"...innovation and economic growth...."

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
October Tourist Count up 5.4%
By News Release @ 2:16 PM :: 628 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... The statewide average daily census was 208,032 visitors in October 2024 ....

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1027 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Leadership and committee assignments of the eighteen standing committees are as follows ....

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 940 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the Thirty-Third Legislature that opens on January 15, 2025 ....

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Green Appoints Kusch to HD1 Seat (again)
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 1746 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians

... Kusch will serve until 2026 before facing election ....

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Hawaii Claims the Highest Median Rent in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 1330 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 12 states now have median market rents exceeding $2,000 per month, an increase from nine states last year. Hawaii leads the list with a median rent of $2,909 ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
​UHERO Grudgingly Admits ‘Uncertainties’ in Empty Homes Tax
By UHERO @ 2:26 PM :: 871 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business, Cost of Living

... there are three major sources of uncertainty ....

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Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Questions for Tulsi Gabbard about the National Socialists who directed her Syria Trip
By Andrew Walden @ 2:15 AM :: 1919 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tulsi Gabbard

“We’ll have lots of questions.  She met with Bashar Assad. We’ll want to know what the purpose was and what the direction for that was as a member of Congress.”

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Monday, November 25, 2024
DHHL Awards 68 Ag Lots on Big Island
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 861 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Agriculture

... Event Marks the Department’s Largest Agricultural Offering in Nearly 40 Years ....

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Monday, November 25, 2024
Do Marine Protected Areas Really Help Fisheries?
By News Release @ 12:14 PM :: 986 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... Papahānaumokuākea: Despite being one of the world’s largest MPAs, the PMNM showed no significant fishery benefits for tuna ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Permit delays blamed for pervasive ‘pain and regulatory heartache’
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:33 PM :: 1016 Views :: Development

... the widespread desire for change, “not only of people who want to get their permits approved, but also the people who are approving the permits.”  ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
VIDEO: NYC Flying Unwanted Migrants to Hawaii
By Video @ 8:17 PM :: 3168 Views :: National News

... An undercover journalist shows how easy it is to get a ticket to Hawaii ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Put "empty homes" tax proposal on pause
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 1194 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... the third time won’t be the charm ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Legislative History
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 737 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government

... a comprehensive, and somewhat intense guide ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 22, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 11:11 PM :: 762 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... bills introduced and votes cast ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
JSC Seeking Nominees for Chief Justice of State Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 1241 Views :: Judiciary

... CLUE: 'Vladimir Devens' ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
Blangiardi Makes Honolulu Perfect for LGBTQ
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 950 Views :: Honolulu County, Family

... a perfect score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 2024 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), a dramatic improvement from the city’s score of 60 just four years ago ....

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Saturday, November 23, 2024
FEMA adjusting Lahaina rental assistance to wind down inflated rental prices
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 835 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... FEMA will now attempt to wind down the inflated rental prices they have been paying on Maui.  Will it work? ....

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Friday, November 22, 2024
Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Age Limits on Gun Purchase
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 965 Views :: Second Amendment

... The case is known as Pinales v. Attorney General for the State of Hawaii ....

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Friday, November 22, 2024
Coast Guard establishes first Hawaii-based JROTC program
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 839 Views :: Education K-12, Military

...  Kalani High School in Honolulu ....

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Fishing and Seafood Leaders Urge President Biden to Avoid Marine National Monument Designations in Final Days
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 986 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... The letter references a March 2021 statement from Chief Justice John Roberts, which raised concerns about the Antiquities Act ....

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Historic Preservation Division Streamlining Lahaina Approvals
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 837 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History

“...There isn’t a lot of built environment left. So, the main thing that we’re talking about, is how can we move projects forward quickly while doing our due diligence to keep an eye out for any archaeology, or more importantly, iwi (human remains) that may be revealed during the construction process...”

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Bridging Academia and Defense Innovation at USARPAC
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 800 Views :: Higher Education, Military

... U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Academia and Innovation Engagement, held on Nov. 19, 2024, at Fort Shafter ....

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
HIDOE holds community meeting to gather feedback on possible new site to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 1228 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... About 100 staff and community members attended ....

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
"Turmoil and Dirty Laundry" -- UH Athletic Director Craig Angelos Suddenly Ousted
By News Release @ 1:12 AM :: 2421 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism

"...There had been some turmoil behind the scenes, it's not my place to air anyone's dirty laundry'" - Hawaii Governor Josh Green....

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
2025 Neighborhood Board Elections--Candidate Registration Coming Soon!
By News Release @ 12:40 AM :: 947 Views :: Honolulu County

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

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
UH Manoa Ranks 42nd for Free Speech
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 1076 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

... 55% of students find it difficult to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus, the highest ever recorded on any issue ....

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
The Value of Single-Family Neighborhoods
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 1121 Views :: Development, Land Use

... is there really a pent-up demand for high-density housing? ....

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Monday, November 18, 2024
When ending Ukraine war, Trump must not forsake Taiwan
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 11:58 PM :: 1231 Views :: World News, Military

... Appeasement that leaves Russia holding Ukraine territory will embolden China to take Taiwan, raising the risk of nuclear war ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
A Student's 3 Good Questions About Honolulu Rail
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:35 PM :: 2059 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail

... Now that the rail has opened, what are the top three indicators that proved you were right? ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
$553 Million a Mile for Elevated Rail
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 1265 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

... This is the biggest contract for the Honolulu rail project let to date, but as expensive as it is, this doesn’t include all of the costs of planning, engineering, and design of the line ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Grassroot-backed proposals make headway at Hawaii's county councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 930 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development

... testimonies Grassroot submitted to Hawaii's county councils during the past two weeks ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Bill 212 could speed up permitting process on Hawaii Island
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:17 PM :: 985 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business

... Bill 212 would increase the permit threshold for maintenance projects to $25,000 ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Charging Convenience Fees for Our Kids
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1128 Views :: Education K-12

... when money goes into the account, the folks providing the online account pinch a little ....

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