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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hawaii House Updates Rules for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 603 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... 'Nay' voters on Conference Committee and 'By Request' by whom ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Interior Department Strengthens Native Hawaiian Consultation Policies and Procedures, Affirms Federal Trust Responsibility to Native Hawaiian Community
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 757 Views :: DHHL, OHA

"...government-to-sovereign consultations between the Department and the Native Hawaiian Community, to include Native Hawaiian Organizations...."

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
NCAA athletes seeking women's sports for women only
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 AM :: 629 Views :: Higher Education

... Without those protections, women’s sports will eventually be destroyed said Sia Li'iLi'i, a product of Halawa, Hawai'i. ...

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Ninth Circuit won’t rehear arguments on its decision to uphold gun-free zones in Hawaii and California
By Court House News @ 2:31 AM :: 806 Views :: Second Amendment

... Eight Republican-appointed judges dissented ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
US DOT Sues Southwest Airlines for Chronically Delayed Flights
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 527 Views :: National News, Tourism

... DOT’s lawsuit alleges that Southwest’s chronic flight delays were an illegal unrealistic scheduling practice ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Chris Butler Sabotaging Gabbard Nomination? Blames Opposition on 'Pedophile and Paranoid Murderer'
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 2631 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

"... inspired and groomed by a convicted pedophile and a paranoid delusional individual recently arrested for attempted murder ...."

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
DLE Director Quits
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 677 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police

... Green announces nomination of HPD Major Mike Lambert as the next Director of the State Department of Law Enforcement ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
HS Teams to Compete in 2025 Hawaii Lifesmarts Competition
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 505 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... The winner of the competition will represent Hawaiʻi at the National LifeSmarts Competition in Chicago ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
'Ohana Health Plan Launches Residential Program for Homeless Psych Treatment
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 487 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs

"... First-of-its-kind health plan and housing agency partnership in Hawaii offers transitional housing and structured support for its most vulnerable members experiencing homelessness ...."

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Maui Wildfire: AG Releases Final Phase of Report
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 654 Views :: Maui County

... a list of action items the state and all counties can use to make improvements to Hawai‘i’s future preparation for and response to wildfires ....

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
UHERO: Maui wildfires trigger population loss, economic impact
By UHERO @ 2:35 PM :: 764 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics

“These preliminary estimates likely underestimate the magnitude of the effect.”

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Hawaii 2nd Most Racially Integrated State
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 666 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... New Mexico is #1 ....

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Monday, January 13, 2025
HECO Unveils Expanded Wildfire Safety Strategy
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 798 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment

... 3-year plan focuses initial work on high-risk areas ....

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Monday, January 13, 2025
No-Fault Insurance for Electricity-Caused Wildfires?
By Selected News Articles @ 7:58 PM :: 691 Views :: Maui County, Energy

... modeled on Workers Comp .... 

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Monday, January 13, 2025
Supreme Court Allows Honolulu 'Big Oil' Suit to Proceed
By Court House News @ 3:50 PM :: 794 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Judiciary

... The justices denied the oil and gas companies' petition without further explanation in Monday's orders list ....

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Sunday, January 12, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 10, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 2:59 PM :: 576 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced ....

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Sunday, January 12, 2025
Walk back our tax cuts? That would be a shame.
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:01 AM :: 770 Views :: Taxes

... You might have noticed something a little different about your most recent paycheck ....

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Sunday, January 12, 2025
Debate: Jones Act Reform a Winning Topic
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 641 Views :: Jones Act

... this is a strange gift to receive ....

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Sunday, January 12, 2025
Case Dismissed—For Now
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 750 Views :: Taxes

... document that directed staff at the Department of Taxation to use the negligence penalty, a penalty of 25% of the tax due, against taxpayers who receive requests for documents from a tax auditor ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OIP: New Law and New Opinions for New Year
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 520 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

... OIP posted five new informal opinions ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 668 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
ALICE REPORT: 37% of Households Consider Leaving Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 1583 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... 27% of households statewide fear being forced to move within a year—a figure that jumps to 41% among ALICE households ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Deport Illegal Thieves? Hawaii Congressional Delegation Votes 'Nay'
By Selected News Articles @ 5:37 PM :: 737 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement

... The U.S. Senate has voted 84-9 to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act.  Schatz and Hirono are among the nine .... 

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Hawaii Democrats Talk a Big Game on the 'Climate Crisis.' They're Also Shielding an Oil Company Whose Execs Backed Their Campaigns
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 PM :: 1352 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Congressional Delegation

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Judiciary Seeks Nominees for Big Island, Maui
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 500 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Judiciary

... District Court judges and Independent Grand Jury Counsel ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OHA Legislative Agenda: Kakaako 400 Foot Towers (again)
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 757 Views :: Development, Land Use, OHA

... This bill would also raise the residential height limit along Ala Moana Boulevard to 400 feet ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
House Majority Outlines 2025 Priorities
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 465 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living

"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Hawaii attorney general questions Walmart's retreat from DEI
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 694 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement

... Walmart reportedly is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to focus on being more "belonging." ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OHA Trustees Swear to Uphold Two Constitutions
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:00 AM :: 506 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA

... trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) were sworn in by Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Is another great year too much to ask?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:36 PM :: 553 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living

... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Not Everybody is Leaving: COVID fraud helps one family move to Kapolei
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 779 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19

... as a result of the false and fraudulent applications, they received $1,365,000 in PPP loan funds ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
VIDEO: Vaccination Drive Saves Samoa from RFK's Deadly Antivaxxer Propaganda
By Video @ 4:05 PM :: 813 Views :: Health Care

... RFK traveled to Samoa to discourage vaccinations.  83 died of measles ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Maui Eviction Moratorium Ends
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 540 Views :: Maui County, Small Business

... expiration of Maui’s eviction moratorium on February 4, 2025 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
The growing crisis in the insurance market further exacerbates Hawaiʻi’s cost of living crisis
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 778 Views :: Maui County, Cost of Living

... Hawaii cannot afford to wait ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Hawaii Abortions Down 11% for 2022
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 AM :: 495 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Life

... there were 1,970 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2022, a decrease of 11% from 2021 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
NRA Grassroots Meeting set for Oahu
By NRA ILA @ 12:50 AM :: 614 Views :: Second Amendment

... Hear from your NRA-ILA Hawaiian State Director, Keely Hopkins, and Hawaii Rifle Association President, Kainoa Kaku! ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Hawaiian Electric to close Shift and Save time-of-use rates program to new enrollments
By News Release @ 12:34 AM :: 642 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

... To date, about 14,000 residential and commercial customers have enrolled in Shift and Save ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
21% of Students Short on Vaccinations
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 549 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

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Thursday, January 9, 2025
State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 611 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....

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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Busted in Ibiza: Bumpy Kanahele's Fake 'Diplomat'
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 AM :: 1946 Views :: OHA, Drugs

... The adventures of a false diplomat in Ibiza exposed: luxury vehicles, private clubs, cryptocurrency bank and other fantasies ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Honolulu Traffic 19th - Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 557 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

... Honolulu drivers lose 45 hours in congestion at an annual cost of $806 per driver ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Hawaii doctor under investigation for murder in woman’s euthanasia death
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 1522 Views :: Law Enforcement, Life

... the woman was starting to choke and motioned for the doctor to stop — but he continued ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Hawaii #1 -- lost greatest share of population to other states
By Tax Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 1791 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living

... Hawaii lost 0.65% of its population to other states in FY2024 ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Electricity-Caused Wildland Fires: Costs, Social Fairness, and Proposed Solution
By Robert Thomas @ 2:53 AM :: 611 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary

... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Fireworks: Culture and Traditions?
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:30 AM :: 926 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement

... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Oil industry seeks end to climate change lawsuits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 PM :: 604 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary

... the defendants may have a valid argument in favor of federal law since Honolulu is suing over conduct taking place outside of Hawaii’s borders ....

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Monday, January 6, 2025
US Atty Connors Resigns After Successfully Stopping Hawaii Corruption Prosecutions
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 1146 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

...  Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched .... 

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Monday, January 6, 2025
Kaiser Nurses and Healthcare Workers on Maui and Lanai Ratify New Contract Without Strike
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 630 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

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Monday, January 6, 2025
Hawaii Congressional Delegation--How they Voted January 3, 2025
By GovTrack .us @ 10:44 AM :: 527 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... the start of a new Congress ....

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Sunday, January 5, 2025
Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 518 Views :: Taxes

... Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! ....

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