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Friday, June 28, 2024
Homeless people can be fined for sleeping outside, Supreme Court rules
By Court House News @ 5:21 PM :: 1245 Views :: Homelessness

...Gorsuch said “a handful of federal judges” couldn’t “begin to ‘match’ the collective wisdom of the American people” in deciding policy solutions for homelessness....

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Friday, June 28, 2024
Hawaii Water Wars: If you don't claim a 'taking' you lose
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 1349 Views :: Environment, Land Use

... those standards only apply where there's a takings claim present. And there's no takings claims here ....

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Senate Special Session Rubber Stamps Four Oahu Circuit Court Nominees
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5610 Views :: Judiciary

... Rebecca A. Copeland, Brian A. Costa, Dyan M. Medeiros, and Steven R. Nichols to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit .... 

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
May 2024: Tourism Declines Again
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 1540 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... tourist count down 4.8%, spending down 4.0% ....

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
State Supreme Court: Is Gov't Imposed "Church Purposes" Deed Restriction Void?
By Robert Thomas @ 3:36 PM :: 1869 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Land Use, Religion

... the Hawaii Supreme Court hears oral arguments ....

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Government says Red Hill plaintiffs are asking for too much in damages
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1393 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military

... Seventeen plaintiffs are asking for $7 million ....

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Fate of Hawaii’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ hike hangs in balance at appellate court
By Court House News @ 2:55 PM :: 1372 Views :: Environment, Tourism

... Advocates to keep the stairs told the court that demolishing them will threaten the state's official mammal, the Hawaiian hoary bat. ....

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Thursday, June 27, 2024
Hawaii officials argue for second chance to reinstate butterfly knife ban
By Court House News @ 2:41 PM :: 1104 Views :: Second Amendment

... After a federal court struck down the ban, the Hawaii Legislature approved an amendment to the ban that prohibits only the concealed carry of bladed weapons ....

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Kauai Island of Retaliation: Year in Jail After Putin Dupe Passes Along ‘Threat’ from Schizophrenic
By Selected News Articles @ 10:23 PM :: 3390 Views :: Kauai County, GMOs

... Cowden had made the entire incident about herself ....

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Maui TVR phase-out plan unconstitutional
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:01 PM :: 1789 Views :: Maui County, Development

... The county cannot ignore the constitutional rights of Maui property owners in its race to address its housing problems ....

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Maui TVR phase-out wrong means for good goal
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:45 PM :: 1765 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living

... virtually all local economists realize the main cause of Hawaii’s housing crisis is the state’s extremely high number of land-use and other housing-related regulations that have hindered homebuilding ....

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Building Benchmarking Report -- deadline extended
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 1371 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living

... requires large commercial and multi-family buildings to annually report aggregate energy and water utility data to the City and County of Honolulu ....

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Maui Short-Term Rentals, the Minatoya List, and Housing Supply
By UHERO @ 6:37 PM :: 1974 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism, Cost of Living

... we would expect to see significant–possibly double digit–declines in condominium prices on Maui ....

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024
New Coffee Labeling Rules Take Effect July 1
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 1335 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business

... will apply to all coffee product inventory sold to the public or displayed at retail stores in Hawai‘i ....

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Monday, June 24, 2024
Hawaiian 'Intellectual Property' Group Convenes
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1110 Views :: First Amendment, Greenmail, OHA

"The group's primary objectives are to draft and propose substantive legislation and policies that can be enacted in the upcoming legislative session."

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Monday, June 24, 2024
500 Lahaina Victims Still in Hotels--Deadline June 30
By News Release @ 12:24 PM :: 1219 Views :: Maui County

... to support the 200 households (more than 500 individuals) currently residing in Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) hotels, the NCS program has been extended until June 30, 2024 ....

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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Hawaii County moves toward greater freedom for beekeepers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 1355 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business

... The Leeward Planning Commission voted favorably on a bill that would make it easier for beekeepers to expand their businesses ....

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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Aloha Stadium Bidding Limited to One Gang of Insiders
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 2220 Views :: Ethics, Development, Higher Education

... Competitive bidding?  No need ....

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Sunday, June 23, 2024
What You Ask
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1116 Views :: Taxes

... Here are some of the traps I’ve seen ....

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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Your Input Inspires Us 
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 AM :: 1125 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

... we don’t know what we don’t know ....

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Sunday, June 23, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 22, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 4:15 AM :: 1026 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Saturday, June 22, 2024
Sandwich Isles Communications: Twenty Years of Criminality
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 1929 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History

... Al Hee was convicted was criminal tax fraud in 2016, which resulted in the FCC and HPUC stripping SIC’s ability to receive USF subsidies ....

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Saturday, June 22, 2024
Blangiardi signs City’s FY25 budget bills into law
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 1401 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19

... increase the appropriation for the COVID hazard pay contingency to $115 million ....

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Saturday, June 22, 2024
Biden Approves Kauai Disaster Declaration
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 1188 Views :: Kauai County

... affected by severe storms, flooding, and landslides from April 11 to April 14, 2024 ....

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Saturday, June 22, 2024
Green: 'Intent to Veto' 17 Bills
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 1246 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Governor Josh Green, M.D., notified legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 17 bills passed by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature during the 2024 session ....

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Saturday, June 22, 2024
VIDEO: Condo Insurance Town Hall Meeting
By Video @ 2:56 AM :: 1113 Views :: Cost of Living

... industry experts discuss the rising costs of condo insurance ....

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Friday, June 21, 2024
More Taxes and Fewer Lanes: Green, DoT, Eco-Lawyers 'Sue and Settle' Scheme
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1854 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes

... The young plaintiffs are more likely to move to Las Vegas because of this settlement ....

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Thursday, June 20, 2024
These Hawaii Cities Have the Highest and Lowest Cost of Living in 2024
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 2457 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hilo vs Haleiwa ... or ... Kapolei vs Makawao ....

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Thursday, June 20, 2024
Will US Supreme Court Hear 'Spirit of Aloha' Gun Rights Case?
By News Release @ 7:14 AM :: 2002 Views :: Second Amendment

... Wilson v. Hawaii, a prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license ....

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Finances of accused Hawaii crime boss examined during racketeering trial
By Court House News @ 5:49 AM :: 1364 Views :: Drugs

... arson, armed robberies, drug trafficking, chemical attacks, and murder plots ....

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Jones Act reform increasingly popular as law's effects become better known
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:12 AM :: 2358 Views :: Jones Act

... Almost every day, there are articles and studies being published that illustrate why this protectionist maritime law needs to be updated ....

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Maui Council updates county’s ‘circuit breaker’ home tax credit
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:48 AM :: 1078 Views :: Maui County, Taxes

“...Increasing the maximum value of the credit is a good idea because it would offset some of the effects of increased assessments...."

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
OHA has a New COO
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 1536 Views :: Honolulu County, OHA

... Mayor announces the departure of Kēhaulani Pu‘u from the Department of Parks and Recreation ....

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Monday, June 17, 2024
7 Reasons $1 Million Will Only Last You 9 Years in Retirement in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 1722 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... $1 million might not be enough to get you through your retirement ....

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Monday, June 17, 2024
Hawaii 2nd-Most Over-touristed State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 2082 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

... Hawaii's population increases by 66.4 percent during high season due to overtourism ....

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Monday, June 17, 2024
Hawaii Beer Taxes 4th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:45 PM :: 1556 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism, Cost of Living

... Hawaii taxes beer at $0.93 per gallon ....

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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Honolulu Inflation Picking Up Again
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 1365 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 5.2 percent from a year ago ....

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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 15, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 5:56 PM :: 1185 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Budgeting Backwards
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1449 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes

... there is now, government-wide, about a 30% vacancy rate in the number of authorized positions ....

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Saturday, June 15, 2024
How Urban Planning Made Honolulu 'Impossibly Unaffordable'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:44 PM :: 2915 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living

... The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ....

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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Can Hawaii afford its new income tax cuts?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:24 PM :: 1293 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... Hawaii taxpayers are expected to save about $1.2 billion in 2030 ....

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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Insular Cases: "Reject efforts to change the political status of American Samoa"
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 1240 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation

"...call for Congressional and DOJ rejection of any further attempts like the Fitisemanu case in 2022 for courts to change the political status of American Samoa under the 1900-1904 Deeds of Cession, unless initiated and approved by our people through local self-determination....”

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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Lahaina Burn Zone Water Service Partially Restored
By News Release @ 9:37 AM :: 3059 Views :: Maui County, Development

... type your address in the search bar on the County of Maui Sewer Service Status interactive map ....

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Friday, June 14, 2024
School Choice: Hawaii ranks no. 31 in 2024 Parent Power index
By Selected News Articles @ 8:52 PM :: 1217 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... little growth among charter schools and no other choice options ....

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Friday, June 14, 2024
$11.3B Loss: Elimination of TVRs Would Drive Hawaii into Economic Depression
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 2859 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Small Business, Tourism

... Study shows short-term rentals generated $2.2 billion in economic activity for Maui and $11.3 billion across Hawaii in 2023 ....

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Friday, June 14, 2024
‘If you are paying into the income tax, you are going to feel this cut’
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:53 AM :: 1296 Views :: Development, Taxes

... a household making the median income in Hawaii of around $91,000 that currently owes about $5,300 in income taxes will incrementally see that amount owed go down to $1,600 by 2031 ....

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Friday, June 14, 2024
June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 62376 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

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Thursday, June 13, 2024
Geanna Bradley Coverup: Witness Handed Over to Alleged Killer's Family
By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 3856 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary

... CWS social workers did not seek immediate medical attention for John “A.B.” Doe after Geanna Bradley was found murdered on January 18, 2024, instead, on January 19, 2024, they placed him with Brandy Blas’ sister ....

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Lawsuit Challenges Honolulu Concealed-Carry Rules
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 1521 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... CCW permit policies, which have been deemed excessively burdensome and a violation of constitutional rights ....

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
SB2516: HGEA Power Grab forced State CIO to Resign
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 3213 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor

... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024.  Now we know why ....

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