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Saturday, May 25, 2024 |
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Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Espionage
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 1235 Views :: World News, Law Enforcement
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... Both Ma and CC #1 worked for the CIA — CC #1 from 1967 until 1983, Ma from 1982 until 1989 ....
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Friday, May 24, 2024 |
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UHPA: Legislators' Retaliation Games Endanger UH Outside Funding
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 1783 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Labor
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"These legislators continually criticize, find fault, and introduce legislation intent on diminishing the work carried out at UH."
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Friday, May 24, 2024 |
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Podcast: The Second Amendment Implications of Hawaii Legalizing Butterfly Knives
By Video @ 5:18 AM :: 2042 Views :: Second Amendment
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... nobody really expected a blanket reversal on how Hawaii treats bladed weapons ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Green Announces Plan: Fly 3,000 Lahaina Survivors to Mainland
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 5464 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... To make a buck, CNHA will help move Hawaiians out of Hawaii ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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Jones Act beneficiaries schizophrenic about China
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:43 PM :: 1831 Views :: Jones Act
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... Carriers such as Matson and Pasha say the Jones Act is a “line of defense” against China, yet are happy to do business with China when it suits them ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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DoH: No Jet Fuel Found in Navy Water System
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 1672 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH and AMR and three from source water shafts ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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DoE Begins Process of Convincing Lahaina Community to Accept School Relocation Plan
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1758 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... HIDOE presents three possible sites to rebuild permanent campus for King Kamehameha III Elementary ....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
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At UH Manoa, ASUH Sponsors Anti-Semites
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 2042 Views :: Higher Education
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... Jamaica Osorio, assistant professor at UHM, who frequently posts and shares anti-Israel posts on her X account, spoke to demonstrators at the “Day of Action Rally” ....
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
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Sue Big Pharma: State Scores $900M Jackpot
By News Release @ 12:16 AM :: 1985 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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"they did not update their label”
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024 |
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Green Cuts off Food to Lahaina Survivors
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 2740 Views :: Maui County
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... FEMA's current extension for the Non-Congregate Sheltering (NCS) Program is now set for June 10, 2024. On May 31, 2024, the state of Hawaiʻi will cease its feeding operations ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Latest Cockfighting Arrests ‘No Surprise’ after Hawaii Senate Fails on HB 1980
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 2270 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... Five people were arrested over the weekend during what police say was a cockfight raid at a gathering on the Kaloli Drive end of the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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DHHL: After Hawaiian Tel Auction Buy, Criminal Al Hee's Sandwich Isles Scam Causing 'phone and internet disruptions'
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 3519 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...At a May 20, 2024, US Marshall’s Auction on the steps of the Honolulu Federal Courthouse, Hawaiian Tel won ownership of the former assets of Sandwich Isles Communications....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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Derek Turbin Elected Chair of Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 1739 Views :: Democratic Party
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... The Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Convention concluded on Saturday evening with over 400 delegates ...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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GET exemption could be turning point in Hawaii healthcare crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:48 AM :: 1747 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... This year, the Legislature finally listened to their pleas and passed SB1035 ....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |
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UHERO Factbook: 80% of Hawaii Families Cannot Afford Mortgage
By UHERO @ 4:54 AM :: 1865 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Twenty-eight percent of Hawaii residents spend more than 50% of their income on rent, and only 1-in-5 households can afford a median-priced home mortgage ....
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Sunday, May 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 18, 2024
By GovTrack .us @ 7:28 PM :: 1511 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Sunday, May 19, 2024 |
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Secret Administrative Directives, Part 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2012 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Taxes
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... DoTax claims Administrative Directives are for “Internal Use” and are not to be disclosed to the public ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a slush fund—Where is the money going?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 4803 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Ironically, OHA is repeating the error of Hawaiian Kingdom royals who exploited their own people and relied on an alliance with businessmen ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Plan to ban thousands of TVRs on Maui has rocky road ahead
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 PM :: 3384 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... The plan will have its first hearing on June 25 before the Maui Planning Commission ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Honolulu cuts budget by $40M; Grassroot says ‘keep going’
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:08 PM :: 1776 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Most of the targeted savings would come from the operating budget of the city’s Department of Information Technology ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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National recruitment for next UH president to begin in late May
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 1611 Views :: Higher Education
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... CLUE: Dobelle and Greenwood are both still alive ....
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Saturday, May 18, 2024 |
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Defend Hawaii: Miske Lawyer Celebrates Kaneshiro Corruption Victory, Tells Feds to Pack Up and Leave
By Court House News @ 2:06 AM :: 6382 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... The quirky panel of 14 jurors had been coordinating outfits by color most days throughout the duration of trial ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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The Dire Cost of Disinformation
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:58 PM :: 2657 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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... the very first coconut rhinoceros beetle was detected here in Hawaii 11 years ago ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Guam Congressional candidates united for Jones Act reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:52 PM :: 1878 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act
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"What would you do to rescind or revise the Jones Act?”
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Oahu Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Fraudulent Check Scheme
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 1430 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Judge Helen Gillmor sentenced Phong Duy Le, 49, of Honolulu, Hawaii to 29 months in federal prison ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Tupola Proposal Lowest TVR Property Taxes for 2025
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:16 AM :: 2268 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... Resolution 24-61 would set the property tax rates for fiscal year 2025 ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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Census: Hawaii cities shrinking as state population decreases
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 AM :: 2056 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii has lost over 41,000 people to domestic migration since 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Tax cut great. Now let’s cut regulations.
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 1741 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... there is still plenty of work to be done to reduce the cost of living in Hawaii ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Akina lauds Legislature’s Lahaina-response spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 2089 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... legislators earmark $1 billion to cover costs such as emergency housing and rental assistance ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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40% of Lahaina Burn Zone Survivors Face Difficulty Accessing Medical Care
By UHERO @ 2:54 PM :: 1923 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... More than four in ten people reported difficulties accessing medical care and medications, compared to about one in ten before the fires ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Feds Designate 2,000,000 Acres of Hawaii as 'Sentinel Landscapes'
By Ed Case @ 2:02 AM :: 2565 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use, Military
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... The program creates partnerships between federal agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, land managers and non-profits to preserve sensitive lands and resources near military bases ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Curt Otaguro Named new Boss of Airports Division
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 2049 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... In his previous roles as State Comptroller and Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education, Otaguro managed facilities on a large scale as well as complex Capital Improvement Projects ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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How DHS Policy Change Drives Homeless Count UP, UP, UP
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 2751 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... Effective Feb 1, 2017, the Hawaii DHS mandated more square footage per shelter bed, thus reducing the profitibility of homeless shelters and reducing the number of beds available. The obvious result of this policy change is before us ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Honolulu Highest Inflation in USA
By Wallet Hub @ 5:44 PM :: 2071 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... WalletHub compared 23 major MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas) ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court says goodbye to federalism
By Selected News Articles @ 5:12 PM :: 2767 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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... The litigation model adopted by Hawaii, characterized by suing oil companies under broad claims about their contributions to climate change, demands a national spotlight for its potential to disrupt the constitutional equilibrium between state innovation and federal authority ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Environmentalists hit snag in Navy fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 5:05 PM :: 2042 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... may have to wait until ongoing defueling is completed ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Closing arguments begin in high-profile Hawaii bribery trial
By Court House News @ 2:40 PM :: 2147 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... trial of former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and co-defendants facing accusations of conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Green Signs HB2342: Legalizes 'open carry' of everything except guns
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 PM :: 6223 Views :: Second Amendment
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... This bill legalizes the open carry of all non-firearm weapons, including butterfly knives, switchblades, brass knuckles, swords, and spears ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Blasting and drilling to begin soon at the Kilohana temporary housing site
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1448 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... The USACE lead contractor on the project, Aktarius, LLC dba Dawson AKT ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Eddins: “Horrors and Treachery” Coming From SCOTUS
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 2542 Views :: Judiciary
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... It appears that the US Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in Trump v. United States will stop lower courts from jailing Trump for his porn-star hush money deals ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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Final witness testifies as former prosecutor’s corruption trial draws to a close in Hawaii
By Court House News @ 2:22 PM :: 2103 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... Prosecutors say businessman Dennis Mitsunaga used hefty campaign contributions to exert influence over Hawaii's political landscape ....
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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 :: 1312 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 :: 2286 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 :: 1823 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 :: 2957 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 :: 1432 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 :: 1747 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 :: 2301 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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..."Practices are improved from lessons learned in previous disasters"....
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