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Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
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Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 1077 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 1477 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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... state and county testimonies the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted for consideration by the respective lawmakers in late March and early April 2025 ....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks as the least affordable state, with a median home price of $840,256 and a relatively high cost of living ....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 1067 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... you need a gross salary of roughly $145,000 in order to actually take home $100,000 in Hawaii. This is the third-worst in USA ....
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
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10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 PM :: 1213 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... only 341 permits to rebuild have been issued as of the end of March 2025, and only eight homes have been completed ....
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Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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SB401: House Approves Gut-n-Replace Gun Ban Bill
By NRA ILA @ 11:59 PM :: 3891 Views :: Second Amendment
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... SB 401, as amended, is now over 2,600 words long and will ban semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine, “assault shotguns”, and standard capacity magazines ....
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Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 1185 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older must have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or state-issued identification card to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings ....
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Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 1202 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest annual costs associated with raising a small child, at $36,472 ....
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Monday, April 7, 2025 |
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Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 1191 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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... Young Brothers filed an application requesting Commission approval of a total revenue increase of $26,368,923 (27.06%) ....
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Sunday, April 6, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 5, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 4:34 PM :: 705 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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Sunday, April 6, 2025 |
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Taxing Capital Gains
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1240 Views :: Taxes
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... If Auntie’s kids sell her house for a $500,000 gain to provide money for her to go to a nursing home, for example, the tax will fall on her the same as anyone who earns $500,000 in one year ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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Turns out you can fight city hall — and win!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:29 PM :: 966 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... Ausman sued Hawai‘i County’s Board of Appeals after finding himself in the strange position of owning a beach house in Milolii that he couldn’t live in or renovate ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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HCR100: Mandatory LGBTQ Training for State Agencies
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:14 PM :: 1134 Views :: First Amendment, Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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... harassment and discrimination training for state employees demonstrate sufficient competency in LGBTQ+ identities and culturally specific gender identities ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics, Firearm, and Immigration Charges
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 758 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs
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... possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal reentry ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 923 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Drugs
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... Ducos admitted he sold cocaine to a 25-yearold active-duty United States Marine, who later fatally overdosed on it ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 707 Views :: Honolulu County, Drugs
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... Guzman admitted that on March 13, 2023, he distributed one pound of methamphetamine to a third party at Magic Island ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
By Court House News @ 2:59 AM :: 2331 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... a federal judge ruled Friday many of her claims were barred by statute of limitations ....
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Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 661 Views :: Higher Education, Tourism
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"...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Chief Justice Names Three Oahu Family Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2050 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six-years ....
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 887 Views :: National News
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... Under art. 1, § 8 of the Constitution, Congress has sole authority to control tariffs ....
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Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 669 Views :: Office of Elections
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"...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 |
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Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1637 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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... 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 |
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Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 2027 Views :: Judiciary
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... 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 |
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Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 1020 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland
By Court House News @ 4:52 PM :: 722 Views :: Homelessness
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... It has reportedly helped over 130 homeless individuals return to their mainland homes since 2023 ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected
By UHERO @ 1:08 AM :: 794 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....
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Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 986 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 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 |
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Hope Bancorp Completes Merger With Territorial Bancorp
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 742 Views :: Small Business
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... 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 |
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HB1308: Sports Betting Bill Passed by Senate Ways & Means
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:30 PM :: 738 Views :: Gambling
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... 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 |
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Hensel: How Trump Executive Orders are Affecting UH System
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 739 Views :: Higher Education
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"Trump EOs ... interpret Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) efforts to be discriminatory"
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Wednesday, April 2, 2025 |
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Maui transient vacation rental phaseout means fewer jobs
By UHERO @ 1:59 PM :: 825 Views :: Maui County, Land Use, Tourism
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... 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 |
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Hawaii AG Sues DHHS to Keep the COVID Money Flowing
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 PM :: 658 Views :: COVID-19
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... AGs claim DHHS “illegally” terminated billions in “critical” health grants ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Green Appoints Water Commissioner and Circuit Court Judges
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1570 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... 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 |
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Hawaii: Work 17 days of month to afford mortgage payment
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 769 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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HB300 Highlights: Senate WAM Passes Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 698 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A summary of totals included in the approved budget ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
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Hawaii Egg Prices Nearly Double Mainland
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 893 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... 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 |
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‘Long and tortuous path’ continues in Hawaii bioenergy dispute
By Court House News @ 5:16 AM :: 872 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Labor
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... 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 |
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50-State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025
By Tax Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 1268 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii significantly revised its individual income tax brackets under H.B. 2404, enacted in June 2024 ....
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Monday, March 31, 2025 |
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Hawaii Road Taxes Cover 97.2% of Spending
By Tax Foundation @ 11:38 PM :: 703 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 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 |
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Barking Sands: Next step in Hypersonic Missile Defense
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 PM :: 948 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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... 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 |
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Goats and Sheep are best Way to Control Wildfire Fuel Load--DLNR Shoots them dead
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 856 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... While wildfire threatens Hawaii's communities, DLNR pays for helicopter-borne extermination operations ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 29, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 8:17 PM :: 817 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 2820 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary
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“...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 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:02 PM :: 936 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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... SCR121 Sports Betting Working Group ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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Grassroot Institute Testifies on Dozens of Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:31 PM :: 908 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... dozens of bills still on the move ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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VIDEO: Progress in reducing housing regulations
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:17 PM :: 874 Views :: Development
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... 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 |
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New maps improve Hawaiʻi’s wildfire risk warnings
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 1054 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... these maps provide a daily, high-resolution look at the most current fire ignition risks statewide ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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You Want to Raise the TAT by HOW Much?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1145 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... the bills replace the current 10.25% tax rate with a blank ....
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Sunday, March 30, 2025 |
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We can do more to help Hawaii businesses rebound
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:29 AM :: 1014 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s anemic economic growth — the second slowest in the country — should be a sign ....
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