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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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DoTax Data: 25,500 Vacation Rentals paying TAT in Hawaii
By Rep Gene Ward @ 7:15 PM :: 6510 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Tourism
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..."This means there are way more than suspected filers actually paying their transient accommodation taxes than originally estimated"....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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UPDATE: Divided OHA Trustees Do Not Agree on Tribal Recognition Act
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 9697 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...HR 3744 would remove both the Executive Branch and by extension the US Department of Interior's authority to recognize and therefore create a Native Hawaiian Tribe....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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HTA Maps: How Many TVRs in Your Neighborhood?
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 7150 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Tourism
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...Hawaii Visitor Accommodation Units Surpassed 80,000 Statewide in 2017....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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DCCA Releases Hawaii Insurance Premium Price Comparison Guide
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 6012 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guides to Help Consumers Compare Insurance Premiums....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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Real Traffic Relief: Westside Welcomes Fifth Lane
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 6041 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...The addition of the fifth lane along the Wai’anae Coast has been long overdue....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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Compact Impact Bill Reintroduced: Democrats Complaining About Cost of COFA Immigrants
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 7415 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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...to provide additional federal resources to Guam, Hawai’i, the CNMI, American Samoa, and other jurisdictions affected by migrants from the Freely Associated States....
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 |
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Applicants Wanted For State Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 4319 Views :: Ethics
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...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. These terms on the Commission will run from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2022....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Will Lower Hawaii Electric Bills
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 6692 Views :: Energy, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...State and federal taxes are included in the base electric rate and with a lower federal tax, the tax rate imbedded in the bill will be reduced....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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You’ve Got Fail: Investigation into Online Gun Sales Backfires on Brian Schatz
By News Release @ 2:37 PM :: 6649 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Second Amendment
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....a government investigation of online gun sales designed to determine “whether private sellers would knowingly sell a firearm to an individual prohibited from possessing one” determined that … no, actually, they would not....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Report: 48% of Hawaii Households Can't Afford basics
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 6553 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...not high enough to afford a basic household budget that includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Hawaii Drivers License Design Change
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 6581 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Happiest Workers in America?
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 5322 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Creativity was a big factor in job satisfaction — Video Game Producer, Film Director, Music Producer and Comedian were labelled as the happiest jobs in the country, along with Neurosurgeon....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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HDoT Negativity: Ferry not Feasible
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 6845 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Small Business
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...that which has been done can no longer be done....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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Hawaii Most Integrated State in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 PM :: 4214 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...This ranking measures the current integration levels of whites and blacks....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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Traffic & Pedestrian Fatalities Down for 2017
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 5654 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...pedestrian fatalities dropped in every county and overall were reduced from 32 in 2016 to 14 in 2017....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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Hanabusa: Elect Me and I Will Build Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 9386 Views :: Democratic Party, Homelessness, Politicians
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...Hanabusa said social services (lots of meth) could be offered at designated homeless camping areas (if they have enough copper to trade)….
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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Bizarre News: Hawaii State Hospital Obtains Re-accreditation
By News Release @ 1:01 AM :: 6639 Views :: Health Care
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"...for demonstrating ongoing compliance with performance standards to ensure safe, effective patient care...." (No kidding. They really said this.)
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Red tape tally long overdue
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:46 PM :: 5413 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...It is commonly said that Hawaii has too many government regulations, but how many regulations are there exactly?....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Overcharged: Why Healthcare Costs Too Much
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:39 PM :: 6568 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...would expansion of Medicare be good for America?....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Bed Bugs: Honolulu Ranks 48th
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 6147 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Tourism
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...“They were virtually unheard of in the U.S. 10 years ago”....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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UH Releases Results of Campus Rape Survey
By News Release @ 5:17 PM :: 6311 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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...Among the 6 percent of students who reported nonconsensual sexual contact, less than a third said the incidents occured on campus or at a university-associated property....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii--Lowest Family Salary in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 5187 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...and the least affordable housing....
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Sunday, January 7, 2018 |
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Chin to Campaign on the Job for 9 More Weeks
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 8537 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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..will appoint committee of cronies to choose the most advantageous legal positions....
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Sunday, January 7, 2018 |
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Why save the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 6948 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...We need legislation to save the fishery and all DLNR ocean issued-permit businesses....
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Sunday, January 7, 2018 |
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UH Manoa Prof Quits Modern Language Association After Refusal to Boycott Israel
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 6009 Views :: Higher Education
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... Israelis--the one indigenous people whose rights are not upheld by UH Manoa prof ....
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Sunday, January 7, 2018 |
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GEMS Takes One on the Chin from the PUC
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 8101 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...the PUC has basically said that it expects the program to crash and burn....
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Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
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Supreme Court Justices asked to uphold third Trump immigration order
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 6490 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...This request, in a case from Hawaii, is the first of two that the government is expected to file....
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Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
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State Robotics Championships Jan. 13-14, 2018
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 4099 Views
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...with more than 140 elementary, middle and high school teams from around the state competing for 25 qualification slots at the VEX World Championships....
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Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
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KIUC Nominating Committee Confirms Six Candidates
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 5930 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...six candidates for its Board of Directors election on March 10, 2018....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Hires Russian Agent to Keep Hawaii Media in Check
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 66135 Views :: First Amendment, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Gabbard’s consultant, Chris Cooper, is allegedly one of seven identified as being at the center of illegal Russian lobbying efforts reaching into the Trump campaign and Congress....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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DLNR: West Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Permits Stopped Pending Environmental Review
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 6028 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...applying a Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruling from last year to an existing DLNR rule....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Atlas Van Lines: Hawaii #5 State for Outbound Moves
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 4276 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 59.8% of Hawaii moves are outbound ...
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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"Why Isn’t Honolulu Helping Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction?" (Because It Doesn't Want To, And No One Is Making It)
By Robert Thomas @ 3:07 PM :: 6353 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...the City doesn't really care all that much about these particular businesses or their owners....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii tax policy feels the heat
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 PM :: 6466 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Rail
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...The administration just told New York and New Jersey they would have to fund their $13 billion Hudson Tunnel rail project on their own, backing out of an Obama-era promise to foot half the bill....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Honolulu GOP: Key Issues in 2018 Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:49 PM :: 11079 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life, Republican Party, Second Amendment, Taxes
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...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Fishermen Settle Labor-Trafficking Case
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 5388 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...“We hope it becomes a model for all captains who want to do right by their immigrant crew.”....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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DBEDT: 31% of Hawaii families can't cover basic needs
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 7422 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Auditors couldn't figure out what this state office does — or plans to do
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:16 AM :: 7815 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...Energy Office’s personnel costs now account for more than 90 percent of the office’s expenses....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Report: 3 Patients Responsible for 25% of Assaults at Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 5390 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Analysis of data revealed that just 10% of active patients (55 of 532) were responsible for all assaults on staff. In fact, more than one-fourth were attributable to 3 highly-assaultive patients....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Kenji Price As Interim United States Attorney for Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 5015 Views :: Law Enforcement
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“Kenji Price is a former Army Ranger with two Bronze stars, and a former federal prosecutor who worked organized crime, public corruption, and international drug trafficking cases—including against the Sinaloa Cartel,” said Attorney General Sessions.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Rapid Response Team Deploys to Lehua Island After Two Rats Detected
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 6269 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...We knew from the beginning there was the possibility that a few rats could linger....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Maui hospitals point the way
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 AM :: 9322 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Tahiti Gets Superferry for 1/4 the Price
By Michael Hansen @ 3:05 AM :: 6993 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii Superferry was required to build its vessels in the U.S. by the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Have Honolulu Rents Peaked?
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 6653 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Application Period Begins for Preschool Open Doors Program
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 5903 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Gabbard Political Career Begins in Cult School
By Selected News Articles @ 9:30 PM :: 15305 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Religion
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...“What you’ve got to do is get one of these kids to run for office,” Butler said....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Best Place to Find a Job? With Record Low Unemployment Honolulu Still Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 5904 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...comparind more than 180 U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of job-market strength....
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Monday, January 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii Most Sleep Deprived State
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 5457 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii reported the lowest levels of adequate sleep at 56 percent, while South Dakota got the most sleep at 72 percent....
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