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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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HB2298 Coffee Labeling Bill Pushes Back on Blenders
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2215 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... any coffee labeled or advertised with a Hawaiʻi geographic origin must consist of at least fifty-one percent coffee by weight from that geographic region ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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HB2144: Allow Production and Sale of 'Homemade Food Products'
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 1980 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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... By broadening the types of shelf-stable food that can be sold and where producers can sell them, the bill ensures that local entrepreneurs have the chance to thrive while maintaining high standards of food safety ....
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Thursday, May 2, 2024 |
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Maui County files complaint seeking to hold cell carriers responsible for failure to report outages during fires
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1679 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... to hold the Cell Carriers responsible for their failure to properly inform the Maui Police Department in a timely manner of widespread cellular service outages on August 8 to 9, 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Tourist Spending and Arrivals Down for March
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 1752 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There were 855,537 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in March 2024, down 5.0 percent from a year ago. Total visitor spending measured in nominal dollars was $1.76 billion, which was a drop of 4.2 percent compared to March 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 2139 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Hawaii AG releases firearm registration statistics
By News Release @ 7:08 PM :: 2134 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment, Drugs
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... 2.2% were denied due to one or more disqualifying factors ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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Nine Months Later: State Finally Begins Building Housing for Lahaina Survivors
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 2011 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... 450 temporary studios and one-, two-, and three-bedroom housing units across 54 acres ....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
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OHA Above the Law? One Trustee Says 'No'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:56 PM :: 2378 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“I am concerned that the amicus brief will be perceived as an attempt by OHA to evade accountability to state ethics laws and oversight. Courts have ruled that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a state agency whose leadership and employees are subject to the standards of conduct and behavior expected of all state personnel.” --- OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina
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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 |
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Federal judge tosses challenge over recall of 'FCKBLM' vanity license plate
By Court House News @ 2:41 AM :: 2225 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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... Edward Odquina wanted a license plate reading "FCKBLM." The city of Honolulu said no. A number of judges have now agreed ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Green Extends Deadline for 'One Ohana Fund' Lahaina Buyouts
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1470 Views :: Maui County
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...completed claim forms now due no later than July 1, 2024....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Maui County's new Recovery Permitting Center Opens in Kahului
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 3304 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... to assist residents with the process of applying for Disaster Recovery Building Permits for alterations, repairs, reconstruction and new construction of structures in areas affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Lahaina: HIEMA Moves Community Resource Center to Two Expensive Hotels
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 1387 Views :: Maui County
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... Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa and the Royal Lahaina Resort ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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These Are the 10 Worst Places To Retire in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:19 PM :: 2555 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... From expensive housing to pricey food and utility costs, you should plan on boosting your budget if you intend to retire in Hawaii ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii 3rd Best State for 'Fiscal Transparency'
By News Release @ 10:58 PM :: 1604 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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... but Hawaii gets only 6 of 15 points possible for ‘Include a net position not distorted by misleading and confusing deferred items.’ ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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Corps of Engineers Maui wildfires recovery update
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 1612 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... 300 residential lots have been returned to the county of Maui allowing homeowners to begin the rebuilding process ....
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Monday, April 29, 2024 |
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‘Spontaneous order’ hailed as best way for societies to thrive
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 PM :: 1740 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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... “spontaneous order” — the myriad interactions that occur among individuals who are free to make voluntary decisions ....
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
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The Home Stretch at the Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1667 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... At the end of this month, the Legislature wraps up and we see what gets sent to Gov. Green’s desk for signature or veto ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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CNBC report notes how Jones Act leads to higher Matson shipping prices
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:54 PM :: 1892 Views :: Jones Act
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... Higher prices for smaller U.S.-built ships is a losing combination for captive consumers in Hawaii and throughout the nation ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Legislature on Brink of Advancing Brighter Future
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:24 PM :: 2019 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes
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... at least five bills strongly supported by my colleagues and I at the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii were passed out of conference committees and now will go for final votes at the House and Senate floor sessions ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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BLNR Boosts Honolua Bay Yacht Grounding Fine to $1.8M
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1803 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... after hearing impassioned testimony from members of the community, the tentative proposed fined of more than $117,000 for damage caused to corals and live rock, was increased to $1,818,851.97 to account for “emotional distress to the community” ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:27 PM :: 2055 Views :: Family, Life, Drugs
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... MAY 3 ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Kayak Rental Co fined $35K for Blue Law Violations
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 1973 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... We all know Sundays are holy days set aside for the worship of the Goddess Gaia ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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Miske Hitman Criminal Record Secretly Expunged
By Andrew Walden @ 12:32 AM :: 5118 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Judiciary, Second Amendment
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... You won’t find any record of expungement proceedings on ECourtKokua—they’re secret ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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The trouble with Tulsi: Why the former Hawaii congresswoman is Trump’s worst choice for vice president
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 3728 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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... Trump and Biden are the two oldest presidential nominees in history. Given this reality, their understudies may be a factor in 2024 in a way they haven’t in decades ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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After Wildfire Lawsuits, Soaring PG&E power rates approach Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 2125 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... Can you guess what’s going to happen as a result of Lahaina? ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bill allowing counties more authority over short-term rentals on Green's desk
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 PM :: 1943 Views :: Development, Small Business, Tourism
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... A conference committee agreed to pass Senate Bill 2919, which would allow counties to create zoning laws regulating short-term rentals ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Hawaii Window Open: Student loan debt repayment for health professionals
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 1496 Views :: Health Care
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... The application deadline for the second cohort of this groundbreaking program is July 1, 2024 ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bill 152 pre-approved multi-family designs would speed up Hawaii Island housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:25 AM :: 1498 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... allow the Hawaii County Department of Public Works to issue pre-approved model plans for multi-family housing — as it already does for single-family dwellings ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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UH breaks extramural funding record in FY2024, on track for $550M
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 1684 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in extramural funding ....
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Friday, April 26, 2024 |
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Bonfire: HART Receives $125M from Feds
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 1790 Views :: Rail
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... if HART awards the City Center Guideway and Stations contract, expected later this year, an additional $250 million will be burned ....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
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OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina Files for Re-election
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:23 PM :: 1859 Views :: OHA
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... All registered voters in Hawaii are eligible to vote for OHA Trustees ....
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
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Rolling Blackouts end for Big Island as oil-fired plants come online
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 3981 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...Combined, these oil-fired units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capacity. ...."
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Thursday, April 25, 2024 |
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US Space Force Plans 'Space Surveillance' Telescopes for Haleakala
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 1988 Views :: Maui County, Military
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... Environmental Impact Statement for the Department of the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site Small Telescope Advanced Research Facility ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Maui Property Tax Resolution Full of Blank Numbers
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:26 PM :: 2053 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Resolution 24-78 would set property tax rates for the coming year ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Maui budget full of tax hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:18 PM :: 1664 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... County officials are seeking significant property tax increases while doing virtually nothing to cut spending or spend wisely ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Budget Emerges from Conference Committee
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 1482 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... House Bill 1800 CD1 will be up for a final vote in both chambers before being transmitted to the governor for consideration ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Let’s end embarrassing tax on medical services
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:26 PM :: 1824 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... the GET makes practicing in Hawaii so financially challenging, causing many Hawaii doctors to retire or move away ....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
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Green: 450 units to be built for 'FEMA Ineligible' Lahaina Survivors
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 1933 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... 'Not eligible' = Illegals and homeless. Mixing them together is unfair to the illegals ....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
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Another Foster Care Fail: Kids Sleep in Attic of Home Full of Lunatics, Perverts, and Drug Addicts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:01 AM :: 4466 Views :: Ethics, Family
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... The State Auditor studied 30 foster homes picked at random. Here is one of the 30 ....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2024 |
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Small Business Economic Trends: How does Hawaii Compare?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 AM :: 1602 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... the gold standard measurement of the Main Street economy ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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City Points to Empty Rail System as Example of 'Sustainability'
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 2145 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Rail
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... and an interactive Skyline tour, showcasing that Earth Day is for everyone ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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How does Hawai‘i’s economic geography affect its healthcare industry?
By UHERO @ 9:42 PM :: 1540 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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... The state’s high cost of living likely compounds these problems by hindering the recruitment of healthcare professionals ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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Four House Bills up for Final Reading
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 1400 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The final vote is set for 11:30 a.m. during the Floor Session. Upon approval, these bills will advance to the governor's desk for his signature ....
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