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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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SB930 Signed into Law: New Rental Application Fee Rules
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 1233 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... the law prohibits a landlord from charging an applicant for a residential dwelling unit, a tenant screening fee that is more than the actual cost to obtain information ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Landmark Victory for Second Amendment Rights in Honolulu
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 2171 Views :: Second Amendment
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... All applications for concealed weapon licenses submitted before February 29, 2024, be processed within 60 days ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Feds Sentence Another Hawaii Fraudster
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 1722 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... DeLeon, a former Big Island resident, is required to pay $1,246,850 in restitution to the victims ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Black Sand, Kobayashi First to benefit from DEP 'Affordable Housing' Scheme
By News Release @ 9:07 PM :: 2725 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... involves sharing a percentage of net appreciation with HHFDC ....
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Monday, May 13, 2024 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 11, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 4:41 AM :: 1359 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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The Green Affordability Plan Passes
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1654 Views :: Taxes
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... a significant tax reform which has been long overdue ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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Lahaina Lesson? "Prepare for quick evacuation"
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 2165 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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..."Practices are improved from lessons learned in previous disasters"....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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“Who protects Hawaiʻi from invasive species? You do.”
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 1789 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... HDOA has opened two requests for proposals (RFP) – one for community-based management of coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) on O‘ahu and another to support green waste management ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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14 Years Later: Honouliuli WWTP portion of Consent Decree completed
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 1810 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... the second major milestone within the 2010 Consent Decree – the full secondary treatment upgrade of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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Defeating Bad Bills Also a Form of Winning
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:31 PM :: 2020 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... helping to defeat many measures that would have harmed Hawaii’s economy and added to our already high cost of living ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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How Long $2 Million Will Last in Retirement in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 2514 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... the average salary in the Aloha State is $61,420, or $23.35 an hour, putting it behind 16 other states whose average employees earn more ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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UHERO: 'Population slowing will reduce future growth'
By UHERO @ 2:58 AM :: 2133 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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... Hawaii’s economy will grow at a slower pace than in past years ....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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Hawaiian Electric completes West Maui transmission line work
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1712 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... A critical transmission line that serves as a back-up route of power to approximately 11,000 customers in West Maui is now online ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Teachers Union Organizing Social Justice Warriors
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 2326 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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"... launching and connecting student clubs such as Genders & Sexualities Alliance ...."
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Who Needs Collective Bargaining? More Cash Payouts for Teachers
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 2172 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... About 500 teachers qualify for payments ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 in June ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Here’s How Much You Need To Budget for Groceries for Just a Week in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 6920 Views :: Cost of Living
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... groceries cost more in Hawaii than in any other state ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Akina lauds legislative gains, but Hamada has reservations
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:35 AM :: 1918 Views :: Taxes
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... Akina said “the tax cuts are gonna be huge in terms of keeping money in the pockets of people starting next year” ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Fairness one reason to expand GET break for medical services
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 AM :: 1763 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... nonprofit hospitals are exempt from the GET, but small physician practices and clinics are not ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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After Nine Months of Toxic Lies, DoH Finally Admits: "We do not expect to find health impacts caused by toxins in the wildfire ash"
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 2236 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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... “Economic pressures will cause ‘toxic’ hysteria to be hyped up until locals sell out. Then the hysteria will evaporate and be forgotten as Lahaina is rebuilt as Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature.” -- HFP, Nov 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Navy, NASA Begin Process to Renew Barking Sands Lease
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 830 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Military
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... Navy’s and NASA’s proposal to retain the use of 8,348 acres and 23 acres, respectively, of State lands presently utilized pursuant to leases and easements on Kauai ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Property tax hikes wrong way to rebuild Lahaina
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:53 PM :: 2132 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, Tourism
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... rate would increase by 82% for B&Bs worth $3 million or more ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Pinata: 'Federal Funds Summit' set for July
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1708 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... to competitively pursue and secure the historic investments made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst State to be a Cop
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 2221 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... Hawaii has the lowest training requirements in the USA ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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DOBOR Clears Bums and Junk Cars from Kahului Harbor
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 3111 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... Social service providers have made numerous visits to the camps at Kahului, attempting to place people into transitionary or permanent housing. However, most decline ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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SB2919: Hotel Industry 'worked hand-in-hand with community partners and the government'
By News Release @ 5:44 AM :: 2223 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Labor, Tourism
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“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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Case Dismissed: Hawaii Libraries Can Still Distribute Porn to Minors
By Court House News @ 5:31 AM :: 2214 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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... A federal court in Hawaii dismissed a woman’s lawsuit against the state for allegedly providing porn to minors through the public library system ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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IBEW 1186 Employee Hit With $44K Embezzlement Charge
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 2130 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... after an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Convention Report: Hawaii Republican Party Selling HQ
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 2666 Views :: Republican Party
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... and proposed rules changes were defeated ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Hawaii Legislative Session Adjourns, Marking the Defeat of Several Anti-Gun Bills
By NRA ILA @ 4:11 PM :: 1745 Views :: Second Amendment
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... With the adjournment of the 2024 session, the following anti-gun bills are now defeated ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Let People Make Mistakes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:00 PM :: 1981 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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... harm to society is minimized if individuals are responsible for the own actions ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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Mayor Blangiardi signs bill declaring the City and County of Honolulu a “Purple Heart City”
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 1816 Views :: Honolulu County, Military
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... to honor Honolulu’s Purple Heart recipients for their “singularly meritorious action” in the line of duty and service to their nation ....
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Monday, May 6, 2024 |
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40,457 Unregistered Cars on Oahu Streets
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 2234 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... 73 percent of those vehicles with expired tags have not been registered in at least five years ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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How Did it Happen? Legislature passes historic bills on taxation, housing and healthcare
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:31 PM :: 2808 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes
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... Get inside scoop at upcoming events on how good bills managed to prevail ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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The Also-Rans
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1813 Views :: Taxes
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... “Good riddance!” ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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Legislature comes through big time
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:00 AM :: 2366 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The best news to come out of it was that our lawmakers passed a major income tax-relief bill, HB2404, which Gov. Josh Green is almost certain to sign because it was part of his much-touted "Green Affordability Plan." ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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FBI Raids? No problem--Dawson Begins Construction of Lahaina Housing
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 3034 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Military
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... Because USACE is involved, 8a companies such as Dawson score no-bid contracts. Hopefully the FBI investigation and any future indictments and arrests won't interfere with construction. It also helps that Robin Danner scored a gig in the Governor's office ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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Shimabukuro Resigns Early from Senate
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 3266 Views :: Democratic Party
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... DeCorte almost beat me in 2022. By resigning, I give Green a chance to appoint a Democrat to give him a better chance for this seat in 2024 ....
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Green Signs Six Good Government Bills into Law
By News Release @ 5:37 PM :: 1556 Views :: Ethics
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... six fig leaves ....
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Dems: Income Tax Cut Tops off 'Productive' Legislative Session
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 2041 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... ALICE families will experience firsthand one of the biggest tax cuts in the State’s history ...."
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Green Signs SB2919: Pretending to Allow Counties to Seize TVRs
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 2617 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... The bill clarifies the counties’ authority to control the time, place, manner, and duration of land uses, particularly transient accommodations including short-term rentals ....
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Friday, May 3, 2024 |
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Maui: Enviros File Another Bird Lights Lawsuit
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 2006 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Greenmail, Tourism
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... over the last 16 years, one bird died ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Green Signs SB582: $385M for Maui Relief -- mostly for 'FEMA Ineligible Persons'
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 2062 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... $297 million has been designated to aid non-FEMA eligible families ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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SB2845: No Right to Keep and Bear Ammunition under Age 21
By NRA ILA @ 8:06 PM :: 1717 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Senate and House chambers passed Senate Bill 2845 that prohibits individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing ammunition ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Maui County to (attempt to) Outlaw 'Minatoya List' Condotels
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 15258 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Greenmail, Drugs
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... "Too bad Maui didn’t learn from the City getting spanked for unconstitutionally attempting to legislatively phase out vested property rights to STRs" ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Hawaii Worst State for Nurses
By Wallet Hub @ 12:00 PM :: 2316 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks 47th in health care facilities per capita ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Hawaii Least Drug Problem in USA
By Wallet Hub @ 5:24 AM :: 2283 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... but Hawaii has the 5th-highest proportion of teenagers offered drugs on school grounds ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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SB1035: Legislature Passes Bill to Exempt Medical Care from GE Tax
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 2730 Views :: Health Care, Military, Taxes
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... exempts hospitals, infirmaries, medical clinics, health care facilities, pharmacies, and medical and dental providers from General Excise Tax (GET) on goods or services that are reimbursed through Medicaid, Medicare, or TRICARE ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Bill 85: Update Maui’s ‘circuit breaker’ property tax credit
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 AM :: 1910 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits
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... Maui’s circuit breaker offers relief to people who own and live in their homes and have filed for property tax homeowner exemptions ....
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