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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Maui Economic Development: Official Gets Paid Leave After Giving $1.4M to Friends and Family
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 6510 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... Maui Economic Development: Crime Pays ....

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Dye Pack: Six Hours from Cesspool to Ocean
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 AM :: 2943 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment

... the dye emerged at a shoreline spring, telling us that the wastewater from at least one home, and possibly more, is flowing out into Kahaluʻu Bay ....

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Nigerian Prince Busted in Hawaii COVID Scam
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 5966 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19

... conspired to fraudulently obtain at least $10 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits from nine states including Hawaii ....

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Hacker Breaks into Hawaii Death Registry System to Fake Own Death
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 5508 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care

... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Justice Department Will Not Oppose Alaska-Hawaiian Air Merger
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 AM :: 5466 Views :: Tourism

... The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation has expired ....

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Monday, August 19, 2024
Micronesia and Am Samoa Among World's Fastest-Shrinking Countries
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 PM :: 6236 Views :: World News, Family

... Federated States of Micronesia loses 0.73% of its population every year ....

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Monday, August 19, 2024
Solution to Waianae Violence? Flood the Zone with Cops
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 6134 Views :: Honolulu County, Police

... a plan to bring significantly more law enforcement support to Wai‘anae ....

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Sunday, August 18, 2024
Guam: Tax Evasion and Judicial Misconduct
By Court House News @ 6:03 PM :: 5659 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Taxes

... tax officials allegedly declined to pursue complaints and reports about certain tax avoiders ....

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Sunday, August 18, 2024
Another Emergency Proclamation for … Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 5670 Views :: Cost of Living

... If you can’t get insurance on the unit, you can’t get financing ....

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Sunday, August 18, 2024
After Sovereignty ‘Army’ Ousted, Alleged Meth Dealer moves in on Local Country Club
By Andrew Walden @ 12:18 AM :: 4741 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs

... “a years-long, multi-defendant drug trafficking conspiracy” which allegedly moved 150 lbs of methamphetamines, one kilo of fentanyl, and four kilos of carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer 100 times more potent than fentanyl ....

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Saturday, August 17, 2024
Empty homes tax haunts us again
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:18 PM :: 5650 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... it’s important to differentiate between good intentions and good policy ....

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Saturday, August 17, 2024
UH team presents new vision for Ala Wai Harbor
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 723 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, Tourism

... UH provided the State of Hawaiʻi’s Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) with concept options for the state’s largest harbor for small boats ....

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Saturday, August 17, 2024
“Six ways to speed up the recovery and rebuilding of Lahaina”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 PM :: 5356 Views :: Maui County, Development

... “probably the single largest challenge” for many of the Lahaina property owners is obtaining special management area permits ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
UH President finalists expected in September
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 4591 Views :: Higher Education

... there are more than 90 applicants for the position ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
DBEDT Releases 2023 Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5493 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... the 2023 edition of the State of Hawai‘i Data Book is the 56th edition of its series ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
HART Awards $1.66B Contract for Center City Rail
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 6052 Views :: Rail

... $360M above projections before they turn a shovel ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Eight Hawaii hospitals at risk of closure
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 PM :: 6879 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... 62% of Hawaii hospitals are at risk ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Big Isle poised to ‘free the bees’ while Oahu mulls clampdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 6064 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Agriculture, Small Business

... Honolulu lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict beekeeping ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Kauai: One guest house per dwelling another way to add housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 5902 Views :: Kauai County, Development

... Kauai Bill 2919 would allow one guest house per dwelling unit in most of the county’s residential districts and commercial, agriculture, open and university districts ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Hawaii Ranks 49th for Invasive Plant Presence
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 AM :: 5524 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii has the 3rd-fewest invasive plants ....

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Thursday, August 15, 2024
Honolulu 5th Highest Inflation in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 5127 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 4.5% increase vs 1 year ago ....

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 2622 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... Best & Worst Community Colleges in 2024 ....

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024
What Hawaii can learn from California’s long and bumpy road to ADU stardom
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 AM :: 5755 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living

... This spring, Hawaii joined the growing list of states that have loosened restrictions on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to alleviate the housing shortage ....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Full Text: Insurers Will Appeal Fake Maui Settlement Ruling
By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 3130 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

"...dramatically altering the insurance landscape in the State...."

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Neighborhood Board members, Honolulu Councilmember visit OCCC and new jail site
By News Release @ 5:09 AM :: 5209 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... The new O‘ahu jail is projected to incorporate a modern jail design ....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024
UH breaks extramural funding record for 3rd consecutive year with $615.7M in FY 2024
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 4618 Views :: Higher Education

... This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in funding ....

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Monday, August 12, 2024
Hawaii County Sued Over Unconstitutional Firearm Permit Denial
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 6383 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment

... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii County's practices regarding the issuance of Permits to Acquire (PTA) firearms ....

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Monday, August 12, 2024
Hawaiian Electric shares “could go to zero”
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 6767 Views :: Maui County, Energy

"...without a court order that shifts the subrogation claims risk away from the defendants and back to policyholders...."

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Monday, August 12, 2024
Hawaii most expensive state based on average monthly costs
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 AM :: 5537 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... based on the ten most common household bill categories ....

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Monday, August 12, 2024
It was 126 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 37052 Views :: Hawaii History

On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....

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Sunday, August 11, 2024
Thirteen Ways for Counties to Cut Regulations 
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:32 PM :: 2850 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Health Care, Cost of Living

... a flurry of bills related to housing and other important issues being considered by the county councils ....

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Sunday, August 11, 2024
Doing what we can to Help our Maui Ohana
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:18 PM :: 5565 Views :: Maui County, Development

... supporting policies that could speed up homebuilding and lighten the financial burden for the thousands of residents who lost their homes to the fires ....

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Sunday, August 11, 2024
Hooser Lists Wins and Losses for 'Progressives' in Democratic Primary
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 6751 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians

... Three 'Progressives' won seats and two 'Progressive' incumbents lost seats in Democratic Primary.  Here is a list ....

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Sunday, August 11, 2024
Primary Election Results--Fourth Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 AM :: 4916 Views :: Office of Elections

... Only 269,912 votes are counted on Fourth Read -- 32.1% of the 839,618 total registered voters in Hawaii ....

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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Eminent Domain Justice: Maui Landowner Transfers Case to Federal Court
By Robert Thomas @ 11:23 PM :: 5292 Views :: Maui County, Development

... an eminent domain case brought by the County of Maui against the owner of Maui property which is needed for a solid waste disposal site ....

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Saturday, August 10, 2024
A Legislative Analyst Office Created Decades Ago That Still Doesn’t Exist
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 5405 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... an Office of the Legislative Analyst that is supposed to come up with revenue estimates for significant tax and spending bills ....

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Saturday, August 10, 2024
Justice Department to Monitor Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 1928 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections

... Complaints about possible violations of federal voting rights laws can be submitted ....

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Friday, August 9, 2024
Grand Wailea Bird Settlement Gives Enviros Monthly Cashflow
By Court House News @ 11:05 PM :: 5384 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Tourism

... The Grand Wailea Resort in Maui will make monthly contributions to fund projects ....

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Friday, August 9, 2024
Bankruptcy News: Hawaiian Electric Admits Company may not be a 'Going Concern'
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 6123 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... This risk is the result of estimated payments under the settlement agreement ....

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
34 School Bus Routes Restored
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 6209 Views :: Education K-12

... HIDOE has secured additional drivers and buses through a new direct contract with Roberts Hawaii ....

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Full Text: Insurance Company Lawyers Debunk Green’s Fake Lahaina Fire Settlement
By Andrew Walden @ 5:51 PM :: 7862 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Judiciary

... All other Hawai'i media are pretending Green's settlement is real.  Fortunately, you are reading Hawai'i Free Press ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Trustees Raid KSBE -- 9% of Trust Burned to Save Hawaiian Electric
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 8715 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Raising Taxes on So-Called 'Empty' Houses will not create More Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:04 PM :: 5774 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... After three years of nonpayment, the city would be allowed to seize the property ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
City Releases Revised Housing Plan
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 2077 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use

... The 2024 Revised Edition of the 2023 Housing Plan builds upon the foundational strategies outlined in the original October 2023 plan ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Green Signs Emergency Proclamation on Condo Insurance Prices
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 3305 Views :: Cost of Living

... skyrocketing insurance rates for condos, some increasing by as much as 1,000% ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
'Defend Hawaii' -- SHOPO Again Targets Kauai's Outsider Chief
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 2420 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Police

... The Kauai SHOPO chapter released the results of a comprehensive membership survey which unsurprisingly says Raybuck is a bad bad person ....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
One Year later: First Residents move into Lahaina Emergency Housing
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 1567 Views :: Maui County, Development

... As of this morning, eight households had received keys and were in the process of moving into the complex. Three others are scheduled for walk-ins today and more are expected to follow this week ....

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Monday, August 5, 2024
Candidates sought for Honolulu Charter Commission
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 1355 Views :: Honolulu County

... The Charter amendment questions decided upon by the next commission will be put on the ballot for voter consideration in November 2026 ....

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Hawaii Republican Party Sells HQ—Where is the $1.2M?
By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 5027 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party

‘A fool and his money are soon parted.’

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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Jones Act is bad deal for Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:31 PM :: 2365 Views :: Jones Act, Military

... the U.S. Navy disclosed that shipping to Guam was so expensive that it was considering shifting personnel to Japan to save money ....

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