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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force
By Court House News @ 1:45 PM :: 1995 Views :: Environment, Military
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... An anti-military group protested the Air Force's application for a permit to continue detonation of waste munitions ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Who Really Pays?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2266 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics, Development
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... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....
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Sunday, October 8, 2023 |
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Let Maui tourism recover at its own pace
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:36 AM :: 1905 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... Should the government have the last word in creating a tourism timeline? ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Aloha Stadium Boondoggle Becoming Instagram Joke
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 2599 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 7, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 6:40 PM :: 1720 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Pave way for office buildings to be converted into housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 2066 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Bill 54 (2023), which would for a five-year period to facilitate the conversion of commercial buildings to multifamily residential units ....
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Saturday, October 7, 2023 |
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Allow owner-occupants of Residential A homes to apply for missed property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:30 AM :: 2117 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Resolution 23-243, which would give property tax relief to owner-occupants who failed to file for a homeowner exemption in 2022 and whose homes were taxed at the Residential A rate as a result ....
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Friday, October 6, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Investigating Fraudulent Lahaina Fundraising
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 2377 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... several unregistered fundraisers have registered with the department. Some fundraisers have voluntarily ceased solicitation, while other fundraisers are currently subject to further departmental review and scrutiny ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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‘Affordable’ housing costs $1500 per square foot?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 2521 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... the average housing unit that cost $400,000 was only 260 square feet, about the size of a 16’x16′ room. That means the cost was $1,500 per square foot ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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VIDEO: ‘Innovative solutions’ to address housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:50 PM :: 1801 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... if Hawaii wants more housing built, it should first reduce — or even eliminate — zoning regulations, particularly single-family zoning. Then it should do away with discretionary permitting ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Sues pharmacy benefit managers
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 1807 Views :: Health Care
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... The complaint alleges that the PBMs’ business practices have driven skyrocketing prices for brand-name prescription medications over the past decade ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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EPA Approves Red Hill Pre-Defueling Preparedness Report
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 2127 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Decision paves way for safe defueling operations to begin ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Appeals Butterfly Knife Ruling
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 1876 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The petition seeks a full en banc review of a panel opinion issued in Teter v. Lopez on August 7, 2023 that invalidated Hawaii’s butterfly knife ban ....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Sues to Keep Feeding 'Gender Change' Drugs to Minors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 2315 Views :: Family, Health Care
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... "surgeries that remove or add body parts associated with a given gender – such as genital removal or breast removal" and "treatments using puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for the purpose of developing characteristics inconsistent with a child's sex." ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Molokai Reefs: DLNR Listening to Walter Ritte
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 2137 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Idea: Let's go attack some Oahu fishermen again ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Transsexual flag flying outside the Fasi Municipal Building
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 2297 Views :: Honolulu County, Family
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... City to celebrate Honolulu Pride Month ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Unlocking the Potential of the Public Land Trust
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:12 PM :: 1886 Views :: OHA
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... A Path to Empower Native Hawaiians ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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DHHL Goes on Land-Buying Spree
By Selected News Articles @ 6:57 PM :: 3441 Views :: DHHL
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"...Sixty lots have been acquired so far....”
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Think small to help resolve Kaua‘i’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:46 PM :: 2099 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Land Use
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... allowing homebuilding on lot sizes smaller than currently allowed ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Educating children hailed as key to preserving principles of liberty
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:37 PM :: 2032 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... We cannot carry on our country’s spirit of freedom and liberty without preparing the next generation to do so ....
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Monday, October 2, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire Caused by Anti-Cane Smoke Activism
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 2742 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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... Hawaii’s burn ban came about as a result of lawsuits and lobbying campaigns waged by activists and organizations, including Earthjustice and the Sierra Club. The effort succeeded in ending prescribed agricultural burns, which contributed to the demise of a historic 36,000-acre sugar plantation in 2016 ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Lahaina fires prompt questions about state water policy
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:11 PM :: 2109 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... Are Hawaii’s water policies sufficient for fighting fires? ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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LahainaFires: 600 families put out of Hotels
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2500 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... 2,200 of the families displaced by the Maui wildfires who are receiving shelter in hotels and similar lodging have completed the required eligibility process ... 600 haven't ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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New Shelter Built to Keep Lahaina Homeless out of Burn Zone
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 1961 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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... multiple military-grade tents, that can house a total of approximately 150 people ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Make sure to claim additional property tax relief in Honolulu
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 AM :: 2924 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Honolulu homeowners have until Oct. 2 to file for increased property tax exemptions that Grassroot Institute helped become law ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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Let the Donor Beware
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:46 AM :: 2337 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics
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... the fund directs the user to a page on ActBlue, a fund-raising platform used by Democrats ....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023 |
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2A Victory: Hawaii County Concealed Carry Rules Rejected by Court
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 AM :: 2557 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... Hawaii County must use the same form as Honolulu ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1976 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 30, 2023
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1957 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Congress approves 45-day extension on Federal spending, temporarily averting shutdown and screwing Ukraine ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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EPA Consent Decree: Pollution Violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 1984 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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“This order ensures that the Kailua Treatment Plant continues to take steps to prevent any further bacteria exceedances in what the plant discharges into the ocean”
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Yes, in God’s Backyard
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 2159 Views :: Development, Religion
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... the 'Yes in God’s Backyard' law — makes it easier for churches and other religious institutions to build housing on their properties ....
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Friday, September 29, 2023 |
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Maui Tourists Shift to Other Islands
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 2097 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... In August 2023, visitor arrivals to Oahu +11.0%, Hawaii Island +4.1% and Kauai +9.0% increased while visitor arrivals to Maui -57.8% dropped significantly ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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New dashboard highlights areas of Hawaiʻi housing crisis
By UHERO @ 10:04 PM :: 2532 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... customize data reports based on location, with information such as property and rental market, demographics, zoning and housing stock ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Real Value of $100 in Honolulu $87.15
By Tax Foundation @ 7:37 PM :: 2856 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... REAL VALUE OF $100 in Hawaii -- Honolulu $87.15 ... Maui County $89.25 ... Rest of State $92.46 ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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EPA: Civil Beat Publisher Profits from Sale of Illegal Pesticides
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 2634 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...EPA alleges that eBay Sold Unlawful Pesticides, Prohibited Products Containing a Restricted Chemical and Illegal Devices that Defeat Pollution Controls on Motor Vehicles....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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RIP Leinaala Teruya Drummond
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 5:17 PM :: 2536 Views :: Family, Life, Religion
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... Leinaala was the very first employee at Hawaii Family Forum ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Breaks Law on Voter Rolls
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 2720 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... Hawaii’s chief election officer violated the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to update voter registration rolls regularly ....
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Thursday, September 28, 2023 |
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Blangiardi statement in opposition to ACLU Lawsuit
By News Release @ 6:29 AM :: 2272 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"... we cannot ignore the tremendous and ongoing burden being borne by communities who are dealing with those who refuse help ...."
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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HI-EMA Clarifies Siren-Activation Rules
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 1957 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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“...These protocols haven’t changed....”
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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FBI Forensics Lending a Hand in Lahaina
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 2001 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... Within days of the fire, FBI resources such as the Evidence Response Team (ERT), forensic identification, and victim services deployed to Lahaina. ...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2023 |
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Time for Action, Mayor Bissen
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 2228 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Theoretically, Bissen’s proclamation makes it easier to build housing for displaced families. But there are a couple problems .…
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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HECO Postpones Time-of-Use Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 2273 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... Bissen asked the Commission and Hawaiian Electric for a temporary suspension of the pilot program for the randomly selected customers on Maui due to the recent wildfires ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: Where are the students?
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 2264 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Earthjustice Files Lawsuit to Clean Up Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 6:08 AM :: 2188 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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.... treated sewage from the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant flows into Honokōhau Harbor through groundwater ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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Green Updates Lahaina Emergency Price Controls
By News Release @ 6:02 AM :: 1821 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living
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... including rentals of residential dwellings ....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2023 |
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India abolishes its ‘Jones Act,’ could be role model for U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:56 AM :: 2586 Views :: World News, Jones Act
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... The idea was to lower transportation costs and carbon emissions by shifting cargo transport along the country’s coastal areas from trucks and trains to ocean vessels ....
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Monday, September 25, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ranks 4th for Homeless per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 3659 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... must be an undercount ....
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