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Friday, April 4, 2025
Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 2681 Views

... Under art. 1, § 8 of the Constitution, Congress has sole authority to control tariffs ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 2175 Views

"...According to the lawsuit, the president has no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor does the president have the authority to modify the rules Congress created for elections...."

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3897 Views

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 4452 Views

... Nakasone will fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 2658 Views

... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland
By Court House News @ 4:52 PM :: 2521 Views

... It has reportedly helped over 130 homeless individuals return to their mainland homes since 2023 ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 3457 Views

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
By UHERO @ 1:08 AM :: 3026 Views

... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 3087 Views

... Hawaii residents pay nearly 14% of their income in taxes: 4.2% on income taxes, 2.6% on property taxes, and 7.2% in sales and excise taxes ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 3133 Views

... Territorial Savings Bank will operate under the trade name Territorial Savings, a division of Bank of Hope ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:30 PM :: 2071 Views

... VOTE:  7 Ayes, 4 Aye with reservations, 2 Nays -- The Senate will have its final vote on the sports betting bill on Tuesday, April 8 ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 2066 Views

"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
By UHERO @ 1:59 PM :: 2980 Views

... the policy could also reduce visitor spending by nearly $900 million annually, resulting in job and income losses, declining property values and an estimated $60 million drop in county property tax revenues ....

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 PM :: 2312 Views

... AGs claim DHHS “illegally” terminated billions in “critical” health grants ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5275 Views

... Governor Green has nominated three Circuit Court Judges in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Hannah Kihalani Springer to the Commission on Water Resource Management ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 1957 Views

... at $796,947, homeowners purchasing a home at this price point will need to work 17 days each month just to cover the payment of $5,222 ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 2043 Views

... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 3294 Views

... Hawai‘i still pays significantly higher prices than the rest of the U.S., which averages at $4.90 per dozen ....

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute
By Court House News @ 5:16 AM :: 4110 Views

... A federal judge signaled he is likely to dismiss some claims in a dispute between Hu Honua and Hawaiian Electric ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 6620 Views

... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 2229 Views

... Hawaii has increased its proportion of roadway spending furnished by road users from 78 percent to 97.2 percent--7th highest in the USA ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 3542 Views

... demonstrated the ability to detect, track and perform a simulated engagement of an advanced maneuvering hypersonic target ....

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Monday, March 31, 2025
Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 3427 Views

... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 8:17 PM :: 2282 Views

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 5964 Views

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:02 PM :: 2273 Views

... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 2192 Views

... dozens of bills still on the move ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:17 PM :: 1919 Views

... conversation between Ted Kefalas, the Grassroot Institute director of strategic campaigns, and state Rep. Lauren Matsumoto on the March 11 episode of “The Right Side” radio show ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 3670 Views

... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3133 Views

... the bills replace the current 10.25% tax rate with a blank ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 AM :: 2846 Views

... Hawaii’s anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country — should be a sign ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
DHHL Distributes 665 Ewa Beach 'Project Leases'
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 3139 Views

... Unlike previous processes, beneficiaries secure a homestead lot prior to the completion of development. ...

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
VIDEO: Green Slams Anti-Vax Celebrutard
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 2987 Views

... HI Gov. on Djokovic Playing with RFK: ‘Hope Someone Hits Him with an Overhead’ ... ‘Shows Him What It Means to Hurt Somebody’ ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Kaua‘i Police Commission appoints Elliott Kalani Ke as Interim Chief of Police
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 2990 Views

... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Hawaii 3rd Most Expensive State to Start a Business 
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 3421 Views

... Hawaii has the highest average commercial rent at $36 per square foot (#51) and the second-highest monthly electricity cost at $1,514.20 (#50) ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
UPW Tracks Statewide Payout of COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5787 Views

... United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with employers in nine jurisdictions across Hawaii ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 7453 Views

... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....

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Friday, March 28, 2025
Chief Justice Appoints Sonya H. Toma as District Family Court Judge for Maui
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 4357 Views

... Circuit Judge in the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and District Family Judge, Second Circuit .... 

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Jones Act Loophole Allows Puerto Rico to Finally Access American Natural Gas--Hawaii Next?
By Cato Foundation @ 11:23 PM :: 3590 Views

... none of the world’s more than 600 LNG tankers comply with the Jones Act ....

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
February: Canadian Tourism Down Only 1.4%--Spending up
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 3591 Views

... In February 2025, the average daily census of 20,686 Canadian visitors decreased from February 2024 (20,977 visitors, -1.4%) ....

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Thursday, March 27, 2025
Tax hike on tourism would create ‘unintended consequences for all’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 2914 Views

... For the third year in a row, Hawaii policymakers are considering a bill that suggests they believe tourists are an endless source of funds ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Jones Act Operator Calls for Shipbuilding Reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 2870 Views

... it is time to develop a round table and look to modify the Act to keep pace with global technology and geopolitical events ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Hawaii Firearm Storage Bill Scheduled for Decision Making Hearing on April 1st
By NRA ILA @ 4:24 PM :: 2195 Views

... House Bill 125 expands upon Hawaii’s existing firearm storage mandate by requiring firearms to be stored in a locked box, safe or with a trigger locking mechanism ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Hawaii to Charge EVs a Road Usage Tax Starting July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 3540 Views

... Hawaii’s road usage charge will become mandatory starting July 1, 2028, at which point the $50 flat fee will be discontinued ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Feds Release $2.5M to Reimburse Nonprofit for Shuttered Lahaina Jobs Program
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 2540 Views

... temporary jobs focused on cleaning up debris and repairing damage caused by the fires ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
A Man Convicted of Trump Media Insider Trading Had Ties to a Firm Holding Hawaii Cannabis Contracts
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 4977 Views

... he had earned millions of dollars from insider trades involving shares in a company that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 3812 Views

... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Hawaii 2nd-Highest State Tax Collections Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 9:00 PM :: 2873 Views

... the State of Hawaii takes $7,070 per person in taxes ....

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Hawaii 2nd Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 2592 Views

...Tax Day can be a painful reminder of how much we have to invest in federal, state and local governments, though many of us aren’t sure exactly what we get in return....

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Hawaii State Commission on Fatherhood Announces Awards, Scholarship Opportunities
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 2613 Views

... commitment to promoting healthy family relationships by underscoring the vital role fathers play in the lives of their children ....

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