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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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The easiest way to increase tax revenues
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:42 AM :: 1572 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the state had a huge surplus and many of our lawmakers were going hog-wild trying to spend it ....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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Anti-Semitic Hawaii ‘Peace’ Activists tied to Hamas, Iran, China
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 4592 Views :: World News, Military
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... Hawaii-based Ann Wright, a former Army colonel and US diplomat and who sits on the group's board, was interviewed while aboard a ship headed to Gaza ....
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 |
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‘Not everyone wants to move to Hawaii’
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:48 PM :: 2195 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... if Hawaii is so popular, why has its population declined for seven years in a row? ....
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 |
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Fixation on short-term rentals called distraction from 'true culprit'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:37 PM :: 2040 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... government actions created the demand for STRs in the first place, and government regulatory failures “created housing unaffordability long before STRs even came into existence." ....
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 |
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Bums Invade Army Base, MPs Respond
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 1827 Views :: Homelessness, Military
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... forces to clear waste and debris from a sizable homeless encampment in Kīpapa Gulch, along Kamehameha Highway....
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 |
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How times have changed
By Selected News Articles @ 1:02 AM :: 1638 Views :: Tourism
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... the mere fact that an airline that was not “Hawai‘i based” came in to buy a “Hawai‘i based airline” that didn’t elicit an immediate hearing in the State Capitol on the merits of it told me that, indeed, the relationship between the people of Hawai‘i, its government officials, and its aviation options, has very much changed....
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Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
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Regents approve search process for next UH President
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 610 Views :: Higher Education
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... trying to please Mercado Kim ....
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Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
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Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 37364 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police
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“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Green Speech Marks First year in Office
By News Release @ 11:47 AM :: 1149 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... 10,800 housing units were approved. 800 were actually built ....
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Trump Campaign Bulks up Hawaii Operations
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 1743 Views :: Republican Party
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... Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm ....
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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 |
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Hilo Police Detective Arrested for Perjury and Tampering With a Government Record
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 1905 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police, Drugs
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... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
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PBS Wokesters Look Out for Hawaii’s ‘Local Menstruators’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 1883 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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... a story that fused the tax-funded outlet’s search for niche necessities that require government funding with its ongoing attempt to defy science and pretend humans other than biological women get periods ....
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Tuesday, December 5, 2023 |
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DHS Offers $11K/Month for TVRs to House Lahaina Victims
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 1491 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Program will house FEMA-ineligible survivors of Maui wildfires for up to 12 months ....
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Monday, December 4, 2023 |
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Kaneohe: Navy Floats P8 Poseidon, Plans to Restore it to Service
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 2725 Views :: Environment, Military
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... the aircraft would be lifted and moved to the runway, “and it would settle onto its landing gear, which is still in good condition” ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Alaska Airlines Buys Hawaiian Air for $1.9B
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 2432 Views :: Tourism
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... a definitive agreement under which Alaska Airlines will acquire Hawaiian Airlines for $18.00 per share in cash, for a transaction value of approximately $1.9 billion ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Two types of corruption fuel cronyism in Hawaii — illegal and legal
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 PM :: 1559 Views :: Ethics
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... Legal corruption comes in the form of special interest groups currying favor from politicians to pass laws that narrowly benefit just them ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii to join more medical licensure compacts?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:58 PM :: 1362 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... green-light compacts for other medical professionals, such as nurses, physical and occupational therapists, emergency medical service personnel, psychologists, audiologists ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Population: Still Losing
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1656 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Are we going to put more pressure on our taxpayer base to dig into their pockets ever more deeply? ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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A New Day for Hawaiian Homelands: Collaboration Between OHA and DHHL
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:44 AM :: 1494 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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... This partnership between OHA and DHHL is a positive start, but there are other possibilities worth exploring such as ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Accounts in Distress? Hawaii Ranks 5th in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:28 AM :: 1481 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... States with the Most People in Financial Distress in 2023 ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii has the highest electricity prices in the U.S.
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 AM :: 1700 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... An analysis of average electricity prices by state shows Hawaii is easily the most expensive at 30.31 cents per kilowatt ....
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Sunday, December 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 2, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 12:28 AM :: 1173 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Saturday, December 2, 2023 |
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Eight Candidates on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 7393 Views :: Republican Party
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... The Hawai'i GOP Caucuses will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2024, from 6PM to 8PM at dozens of voting locations statewide ....
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Saturday, December 2, 2023 |
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Use carrots, not sticks, to help Maui fire victims
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:35 PM :: 1391 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... looking for a “win-win” result ....
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Friday, December 1, 2023 |
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HTA: Input Invited on Tourism’s Role in Supporting Maui’s Recovery
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 1306 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Community Meeting to be Held at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, December 4 ....
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Friday, December 1, 2023 |
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EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 1406 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Removed batteries from 94 electric and hybrid vehicles and decommissioned 274 power walls in homes and businesses. Two containers with more than 30 tons of decommissioned battery material were shipped off the island ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Up in Smoke? AG's Plan to turn Illegal Drug Dealers into Legal Tax-Paying Entrepreneurs
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:58 PM :: 1639 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes, Drugs
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... In nearly every location where recreational marijuana is legal, criminal syndicates, far more than the state government, are cashing in on the "green gold rush" ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Kauai: 8% Electric Rate Hike for KIUC
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 1802 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... This is only the second time in KIUC’s 20-year history – and the first time in 12 years – that a rate increase was sought ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Tourist Arrivals Down for Third Straight Month
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 1549 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Maui: 35,526 visitors in October 2023, compared to 59,372 visitors (-40.2%) in October 2022 and 59,620 visitors (-40.4%) in October 2019 ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Education professor hoping alternatives to suspensions work in middle school test
By Selected News Articles @ 2:20 PM :: 1205 Views :: Education K-12
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... A new approach to poor classroom behavior that avoids suspensions and expulsions is being put to the test in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Senate Confirms Micah Smith and Shanlyn Park Hawaii Federal Judge
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 1578 Views :: Judiciary
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... Smith has served since 2018 as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Criminal Division in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii -- Park is a current state court judge and former federal public defender ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans Improve Party Finances
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 1249 Views :: Republican Party
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"... the Hawaii Republican Party has been brought current with the debt owed on the headquarters building, and now the lien against us will be removed ...."
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 |
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Navy Notifies Regulators of Groundwater PFAS Detection
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 1475 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Four of 21 groundwater monitoring wells showed exceedance of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a component of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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Maui: Another Solar Project Collapses
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 468 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... Of 5 solar projects approved on Maui since 2018, only 1 is being built ....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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Hawaii demands remediation from Navy following jet fuel leak
By Court House News @ 4:37 PM :: 2120 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Red Hill fuel-polluted soils could cost $750 million to clean up ....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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HECO Evening Rates to Double under 'Shift and Save' Scheme
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 2162 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... when you come home from work, you will be paying 52 cents per kilowatt-hour on Oahu, and 62 cents per kilowatt-hour on the Big Island ....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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Special Master: Presiding Judge Had ‘100s of Pages of Disqualifying Information’ in Kalua Case
By Selected News Articles @ 12:31 PM :: 2693 Views :: Family, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... evidence included the criminal records of the parents for assault and drug use, filed bankruptcy documents, and the absence of a record of children of their own ....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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DLNR: Demolition of Uncle Billy's Hotel Begins Today
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 1388 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism
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... For the last few years, drug addicts had been living in the dilapidated structure ....
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Monday, November 27, 2023 |
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Fire: AG Subpoenas Maui County Officials
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 1487 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... Subpoenas have been served upon the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui Department of Public Works, and the County of Maui Department of Water Supply ....
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Monday, November 27, 2023 |
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CBS: Maui County Uncooperative with Fire Investigation
By Video @ 5:15 PM :: 2149 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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“...Multiple sources are telling CBS News that Maui county officials, from Mayor Richard Bissen on down, are not responding to requests for interviews from Hawai`i state officials who are conducting an official investigation about the fire launched by governor Josh Green....”
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Monday, November 27, 2023 |
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How High Are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:50 PM :: 1439 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii is 6th at $7,746 per capita ....
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Monday, November 27, 2023 |
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"500 Mines Needed" to Make Green Energy Possible
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 2429 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... GreenPeace Attacks Mining Research Ship East of Hawaii ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii’s housing crisis deemed ’eminently solvable’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1800 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawai'i recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would incentivize state and local governments to liberalize housing regulations around transit projects ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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'Upzoning' to address need for homes on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 1523 Views :: Maui County, Development
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...Other ideas presented to legislators in a Shelter Working Group were enacting a 'YIGBY' bill and allowing prefabricated housing....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Wholesaling: What You Don’t Know
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1692 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... you as a taxpayer can never really know, but you can protect yourself ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Medical certificate-of-need laws have little to do with actual need
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:38 AM :: 1412 Views :: Health Care
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... Prospective healthcare providers need state permission before they can build new hospitals or offer other services in Hawaii ....
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Sunday, November 26, 2023 |
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Will history someday record an 'economic miracle' for Lahaina?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:20 AM :: 1780 Views :: Maui County, Development, Economy, Land Use
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... how many years will depend on which path is taken ....
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