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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Green Revises Housing Emergency Proclamation--calls it 'affordable'
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2658 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Here are some of the highlights: Adds “affordable” housing to the title ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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Lahaina Death Toll Lowered from 115 To 97
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 1970 Views :: Maui County
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... FBI released the fourth list of the names of 31 individuals who have been reported unaccounted for ....
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Saturday, September 16, 2023 |
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New 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines offers enhanced protection
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 2184 Views :: COVID-19
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... The new vaccines address the XBB-lineages of the Omicron variant that accounts for 99% of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i ....
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Friday, September 15, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute in the News
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 1907 Views :: Taxes
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... testimony before County Council ....
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Friday, September 15, 2023 |
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VIDEO: What caused the Maui wildfires?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 AM :: 2322 Views :: Maui County
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... In this video, we explore what happened and how to make sure it never happens again ....
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Friday, September 15, 2023 |
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Children's book author, liberty advocate to give talk on Oahu about freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:25 AM :: 2352 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... Oahu luncheon presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 19 featuring Connor Boyack ....
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Friday, September 15, 2023 |
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VIDEO: James O'Keefe goes undercover in Lahaina
By Video @ 2:58 AM :: 3787 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment
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... suing Governor Josh Green for this blatant infringement on our 1st Amendment rights ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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More than 11% of workers in Maui County file for unemployment after deadly wildfires
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 2362 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... There have been 10,448 new claims for unemployment in Maui County in the four weeks since the fires struck ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: US House Committee Sets Oversight Hearing
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 2988 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Congressional Delegation
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... The hearing will take place on September 28, 2023, and the following individuals are expected to testify ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Green Greed behind Lahaina Deaths
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 6081 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Greenmail
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... between 2019 and 2022, Hawaiian Electric invested less than $245,000 on wildfire-specific projects on the island. Instead of spending necessary funds to prevent fires caused by its equipment, Hawaiian Electric instead spent millions of dollars towards efforts to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal, which earned the Company bonuses that the Company’s executives used to increase their own compensation ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Hawaii: Bothered by Cost of Living? Wait ‘til you see Cost of Dying
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 2280 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... second highest cost of funerals and end-of-life medical care ....
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Thursday, September 14, 2023 |
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Lahaina: "I will rebuild on my land"
By Video @ 5:51 AM :: 3661 Views :: Maui County, Development
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"…one of the best ways to heal is to make home rebuilding as streamlined and quick as possible…."
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 |
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Fixing Hawaii’s Tax System; Decrease Taxes for Families, Businesses
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 PM :: 2374 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s income tax rates are among the highest in the country, and its business climate is consistently ranked poorly. Meanwhile, residents continue to flee the state for less expensive mainland locales ....
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023 |
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Can Hawaii Republicans Stop Vexatious Litigants?
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 3299 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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"... Honolulu County Chair Steve Lipscomb, former State Chair candidate Charlotte Rosecrans, and former Vice-Chair and interim State Chair Lohi Goodman dishonestly presented themselves to party members as candidates for leadership without disclosing they signed the petition to remove Republicans from the Hawaii ballot...."
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Monday, September 11, 2023 |
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Bribery: Last DPP Criminal Sentenced
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 3402 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP ....
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Monday, September 11, 2023 |
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“How 'bout give the people their homes back.”
By Video @ 5:03 PM :: 4536 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... Joe Rogan and Tulsi Gabbard on the government screwing over the residents of Maui to take their land ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republicans set Presidential Caucus for Tuesday March 12, 2024
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 4334 Views :: Republican Party
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... VOTE: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -- 6pm to 8pm ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Property rights should prevail in Lahaina
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:47 PM :: 2779 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... peoples’ homes and businesses are at stake, and their right to those properties must be defended ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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HELP: Student Loans to be repaid for Medical Professionals who Commit to Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 3168 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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... $30 million in educational loan debt repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii lawmaker hammers Biden's 'slap in the face' to Maui
By Video @ 6:10 PM :: 2952 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... State House Minority Leader Diamond Garcia ripped Biden for his kitchen-fire comparison and appearing to fall asleep at a memorial service ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 2407 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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... coverage will continue through at least the end of this year without interruption except for those who voluntarily ask Med-QUEST to end their coverage, those who have moved out of state or those who are deceased ....
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Sunday, September 10, 2023 |
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Taxing Government Benefits
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2407 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Legitimate questions now need to be asked about whether the government is going to want to take back some of that Lahaina money in taxes ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Maui trudges toward recovery, one month since wildfire tragedy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 2137 Views :: Maui County
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... The number of people still missing from Lahaina after wildfires wiped out a portion of West Maui has dropped from hundreds to 66 ....
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Saturday, September 9, 2023 |
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Economic Perspective of Maui’s Devastating Wildfires
By UHERO @ 3:35 AM :: 2568 Views :: Maui County, Economy
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“Tourism…dropped off the edge of the Earth.”
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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DoE Employee Convicted of Theft
By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 2807 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... falsifying DOE mileage and parking forms and using DOE purchase orders and a “P-Card” to steal more than $7,000 from the DOE ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 2956 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Maui losses at $11 million a day since fires
By Selected News Articles @ 5:51 AM :: 2680 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Tourism
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...DBEDT reduces its economic growth projections for Hawaii from 1.8% for 2023 to 1.1% and from 2% to 1.5% for 2024....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Medeiros Resigns: Governor Blames Threats from BJ Penn
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 5153 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Republican Party
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"...Threats have been made against me, loved ones who don’t even work for the government, and even children...."
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Thursday, September 7, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: House Forms Working Groups
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 2433 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... to formulate recommendations for the upcoming session, which begins January 17, 2024 ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Kauai bills seek to expand property tax relief for affordable rentals
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:44 PM :: 3004 Views :: Kauai County, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... a new tax classification specifically for long-term “gap” rentals ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:41 PM :: 2295 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Soft on Crime: Hirono, Schatz Nominate Public Defender for Federal Bench
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 2475 Views :: Judiciary
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... nearly two decades as a public defender—Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Next Tech Fail: State Signs Giant Procurement Revamp Contract
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 2069 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii signs a multi-year agreement to use mdf commerce's advanced procurement technology suite to digitize and streamline its end-to-end procurement process ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lawyers: "Bishop Estate Caused Lahaina Fire"
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 4961 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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... landowners knew how dangerous it was to have that huge volume of dry grass next to subdivisions, and could have saved hundreds of lives at cost of less than $1,000 per acre to cut the brush ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Former Rentals available to replace burned cars
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2460 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... If you have comprehensive coverage (also known as “other than collision”) on your automobile insurance policy, submit a claim ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Insurance Companies to Pay Out to Coverage Limits?
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 2325 Views :: Maui County
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... Maui Attorney Lance D. Collins has formally requested that Hawai'i Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito call upon property insurance companies to pay out 100% of coverage limits ....
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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Economic growth is our only way out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:17 PM :: 2689 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Taxes
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... we cannot afford to further burden our economy with our usual high-tax and high-spending habits ....
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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CNHA Buys Another Apartment Building--No New Affordable Units Created
By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 3043 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... “Our goal is to build equity and acquire more properties" ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2287 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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DBEDT: Visitor Recovery continues Thru July
By News Release @ 8:17 PM :: 2125 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 932,713 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in July 2023, an increase of 1.5 percent from July 2022 ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii's economic future depends on what our children learn today
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:08 PM :: 2527 Views :: Education K-12, Economy
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... best-selling author Connor Boyack will explain why the next generation is critical to ensuring justice and prosperity ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Tax Deadlines on Maui
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2455 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... On August 18, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced “expansive tax relief” for Hawaii wildfire victims ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Steps we could take to help Lahaina rebuild more quickly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:14 AM :: 2791 Views :: Maui County, Development, Small Business
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... licensure laws that constrain the supply of skilled trades workers, building codes that complicate and disincentivize adding accessory dwelling units, and laws prohibiting prefabricated homes ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 3257 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Green Gives Another $50M Subsidy for Solar Industry
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 2301 Views :: Energy
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... the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) has been appropriated $50 million for Solar PV+Battery financing in the 2023-2024 fiscal year ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Maui Crisis: A Time to Help!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:02 AM :: 2238 Views :: Maui County, OHA
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... “Nani ka noho mehameha ʻana o ke kūlanakauhale i piha i kanaka! Ua like hoʻi me ka wahine kāne make!” How lonely sits the city that was once full of people! (Lam. 1:1) ....
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Saturday, September 2, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Libertarians Ask Federal Court to ‘Disband Hawaii Republican Party’
By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 7078 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... If Republicans were stripped of ballot access, the Libertarians would be the only alternative to the Democratic Party ....
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Saturday, September 2, 2023 |
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Speaker of House in Hawaii to witness damage caused by wildfires
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 PM :: 2214 Views :: Maui County, Congressional Delegation
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... "It's clear we need answers into how this tragic fire occurred and what could have been done to prevent it from happening." ....
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