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					| Saturday, March 23, 2024 |  
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								|  | Maui, land of infernal regulations By Grassroot Institute @ 5:10 PM :: 3281 Views  ::  Maui County,  Agriculture,  Development
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														| ... the harsh limits on the allowable number of water fixtures per property could render density-increasing measures essentially meaningless .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 23, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii has the Most Long-Tenured Homeowners in the US By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 2551 Views  ::  Development,  Hawaii Statistics
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														| ... 36% of Hawaii’s homeowner population has lived in its current residence for at least 24 years .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 23, 2024 |  
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								|  | Fraud: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 4803 Views  ::  Higher Education,  OHA,  Taxes
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														| ... the sixth person charged in connection with the investigation into a group tied to Dexter Kiama and David Keanu Sai .... |  
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					| Friday, March 22, 2024 |  
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								|  | Victory! Honolulu Agrees to Suspend Enforcement of Unconstitutional Ordinance, Saving Local Businesses By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 5224 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  First Amendment,  Small Business,  Tourism
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														| ... City suspends enforcement of a city ordinance that’s driving several restaurants in Waikiki out of business .... |  
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					| Friday, March 22, 2024 |  
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								|  | HECO's Secret Wildfire Plan: Congress Demands Answers By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 3299 Views  ::  Maui County,  Energy,  Ethics,  Congressional Delegation
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														| ... the Hawaii Public Utility Commission revealed it had not seen the document prior to the fires and only learned of its existence when HECO referenced it in HECO’s September 19, 2023, response .... |  
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					| Friday, March 22, 2024 |  
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								|  | States Adding the Most Mortgage Debt -- Hawaii Ranks 3rd By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 2644 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Cost of Living
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														| ... The average mortgage balance in Hawaii was $366,362 in Q4 2023 .... |  
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					| Friday, March 22, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii -- Most Affordable State For Healthcare By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 AM :: 3612 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care,  Cost of Living
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														| ... Hawaii boasts the lowest percentages and costs in several key metrics .... |  
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					| Thursday, March 21, 2024 |  
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								|  | Disgraced Mililani Athletic Director Fined $274,500 by Ethics Commission By News Release @ 6:48 PM :: 3161 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Ethics
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														| ... This is the highest administrative fee ever issued by the Commission .... |  
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					| Thursday, March 21, 2024 |  
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								|  | Mortgage Delinquencies Spike After Lahaina Fires By UHERO @ 6:38 PM :: 2528 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii Statistics
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														| ... In total, 296 mortgages have been delinquent sometime in the period between August and November 2023; only 17 of which had already been delinquent in July 2023 prior to the fires ..... |  
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					| Thursday, March 21, 2024 |  
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								|  | Allowing smaller lots and homes would benefit families, promote affordability By Grassroot Institute @ 5:02 PM :: 2863 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Development
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														| ... These two measures would increase our housing supply not only on Oahu but throughout all of Hawaii by allowing smaller homes on smaller lots....  |  
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					| Thursday, March 21, 2024 |  
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								|  | Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 3739 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| ... High school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2024 with date, time and location information listed below .... |  
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					| Wednesday, March 20, 2024 |  
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								|  | Star-Advertiser Sold to Carpenter Media -- after paying $150K ransom By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 3920 Views  ::  First Amendment
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														| ... The Hawaii properties of Black Press were hit by a January ransomware attack that froze crucial computer systems .... |  
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					| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI By Selected News Articles @ 6:46 PM :: 3180 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Hawaii Statistics,  Taxes
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														| ... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 .... |  
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					| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |  
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								|  | Roadblocks to Re-Building on Maui By Grassroot Institute @ 6:33 PM :: 3052 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development
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														| ... Zoning Code, Permitting and Water Rules .... |  
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					| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |  
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								|  | Big Island Press Club celebrates retired judge, dishonors Hawai‘i emergency administrator By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 3608 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Ethics,  First Amendment
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														| ... law allowing the governor and county mayors to suspend electronic media transmission during a state of emergency .... |  
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					| Monday, March 18, 2024 |  
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								|  | AG Points Finger at Maui County: 53 Subpoenas Delay Lahaina Fire Report By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 3240 Views  ::  Maui County,  Energy,  Ethics
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														| ... The more Maui County is responsible, the less Hawaiian Electric owes.  And Maui County has sovereign immunity against lawsuits .... |  
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					| Monday, March 18, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Worst State for Doctors By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 PM :: 3040 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care
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														| ... from the average annual wage of physicians to the number of hospitals per capita to the quality of the public hospital system .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Republican leaders secretly met with Miske Hitman Lindsey Kinney By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 8072 Views  ::  First Amendment,  Republican Party
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														| ... How Miske Hitman ‘Kleaned House’ in Three Political Parties .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:13 PM :: 2702 Views  ::  Life,  Drugs
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														| ... Recreational Marijuana Passes 'Joint' Hearing in House .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive By Grassroot Institute @ 12:05 PM :: 3175 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Labor,  Small Business
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														| ... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | ‘CPR king’ Abe Lee enables homeownership despite complicated legal framework By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 3077 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... state law allows homeowners to divide their ownership rights into separate “lots of record” for ownership purposes, but the County Department of Planning and Permitting will still only recognize the property as one lot .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | The Hawaii Estate Tax By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2899 Views  ::  Taxes
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														| ... there are bills advancing that would, if enacted, fundamentally change how Hawaii’s estate tax works .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | Grassroot Institute Bills on the Move in the Legislature By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 AM :: 2872 Views  ::  Development,  Health Care,  Cost of Living
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														| ... 2024 Legislature resumes session and Grassroot Institute is on the case .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 17, 2024 |  
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								|  | Lets Cut Jaywalkers Some Slack By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:58 AM :: 2512 Views  ::  Law Enforcement
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														| ... a bill moving through the Legislature that would let pedestrians cross the street carefully and responsibly, regardless of whether they are in a crosswalk .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 16, 2024 |  
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								|  | HB2079 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change By Selected News Articles @ 7:09 PM :: 13902 Views  ::  Family,  Health Care,  Law Enforcement
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														| ... to allow legal protections for any non-parent with sufficient access and means to remove a child of any age from their home state, and to bring them to Hawaii in the name of receiving “Gender Affirming Care” .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 16, 2024 |  
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								|  | HHFDC Selects Insiders to Develop Kapolei Parcel By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 3032 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Development
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														| ... to award developers Ikenakea Development LLC and The Michaels Organization a long-term lease for the 19.4-acre property at Farrington Highway and Fort Barrette Road .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 16, 2024 |  
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								|  | Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 3108 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii State Government,  Cost of Living
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														| ... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 16, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hana Joins 'Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area' By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 2634 Views  ::  Maui County,  Environment
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														| ... Kīpahulu joins Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island, as the third designated CBSFA in the state .... |  
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					| Friday, March 15, 2024 |  
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								|  | Blangiardi Delivers State of the City Address By Video @ 2:12 AM :: 2320 Views  ::  Honolulu County
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					| Friday, March 15, 2024 |  
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								|  | SB3381 Lahaina Landgrab Bill: Akaku Hosts Community Forum By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 3387 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... at Akakū Maui Community Media on Saturday, March 16th from 9:30am - 1pm .... |  
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					| Friday, March 15, 2024 |  
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								|  | State, FEMA Agree on Plan to Push Lahaina Survivors out of Hotels By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 2655 Views  ::  Maui County
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														| ... survivors in NCS seeking support through the state of Hawaiʻi’s Housing solution will be given two opportunities to accept an housing option .... |  
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					| Friday, March 15, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention' By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 3027 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Law Enforcement
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														| "...a realistic and achievable path to reducing targeted violence in our schools and throughout our community....” |  
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					| Thursday, March 14, 2024 |  
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								|  | “Smaller homes on smaller lots” By Grassroot Institute @ 3:47 PM :: 3049 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use,  Cost of Living
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														| ... HB1630 and SB3202 would allow homeowners to subdivide their lots and build additional homes .... |  
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					| Thursday, March 14, 2024 |  
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								|  | House Passes State Budget By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 2838 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii State Government,  Taxes
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					| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |  
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								|  | Three Gun Bills on the Move By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 2648 Views  ::  Second Amendment
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														| ... two hearings for three bills coming up on Friday that will accept testimony .... |  
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					| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |  
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								|  | Trump Sweeps Hawaii Republican Caucus By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 AM :: 3391 Views  ::  Republican Party
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					| Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii bill that would increase automobile insurance draws ire By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 3013 Views  ::  Small Business,  Cost of Living
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														| ... The Senate passed the bill 23-2, with Republican Sens. Brenton Awa and Kurt Fevella casting the lone "no" votes .... |  
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					| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |  
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								|  | FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2935 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Environment,  Land Use
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														| ... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species .... |  
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					| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |  
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								|  | Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to let lots and lots of criminals back out onto the streets By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 2432 Views  ::  Justice Reinvestment
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														| ... Approximately 70 people attended the “Breaking Cycles Symposium Update: Re-envisioning a Health, Housing, and Corrections Continuum” at the state Capitol auditorium .... |  
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					| Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |  
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								|  | JSC Still Seeking Applicants for Big Island Circuit Judge By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 2547 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Judiciary
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														| ... Notice of Second Extended Deadline for Applications for Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (island of Hawai’i) .... |  
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					| Monday, March 11, 2024 |  
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								|  | Lahaina: Purposefully Making Rebuilding Slow, Expensive, and Frustrating By Grassroot Institute @ 6:04 PM :: 3919 Views  ::  Maui County,  Ethics,  Development
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														| ... Federal aid money is pouring in, but “no one seems to know where it’s going” .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 10, 2024 |  
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								|  | Water agency ID’d as major Lahaina recovery roadblock By Grassroot Institute @ 9:09 PM :: 3106 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... “We’ve got this long line of developers who have been trying for decades to get a permit at the Water Commission” .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 10, 2024 |  
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								|  | Bill 21: Reform emergency permitting to quicken Lahaina recovery By Grassroot Institute @ 9:01 PM :: 2491 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development
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														| “...amend the County’s emergency permitting statute to speed up approval times, waive building permit fees and expand the types of structures to which the statute applies....” |  
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					| Sunday, March 10, 2024 |  
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								|  | The Worst State to be Rich, Poor, or In Between By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4751 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Cost of Living
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														| ... One state made the top five on all lists .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 10, 2024 |  
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								|  | Listening to naysayers in the housing debate By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:51 AM :: 3248 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use,  Cost of Living
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														| ... monsters lurk behind every corner .... |  
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					| Sunday, March 10, 2024 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 3193 Views  ::  Family,  Health Care,  Religion,  Drugs
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														| ... Final House Vote on Minor Access to Gender Affirmation Care .... |  
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					| Saturday, March 9, 2024 |  
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								|  | DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 3893 Views  ::  Ethics,  Family,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... As a state Representative from 2004 to 2023, Yamane chaired various committees including Health, Human Services, and Homelessness .... |  
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