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					| Friday, December 29, 2023 |  
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								|  | HPD: No Gun Permits for Next 40 Days By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 3110 Views  ::  Second Amendment
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					| Friday, December 29, 2023 |  
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								|  | Task Force makes another large seizure of illegal fireworks By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 2094 Views  ::  Law Enforcement
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														| ... To date, the task force has seized nearly 70,000 pounds of illegal fireworks. ... |  
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					| Friday, December 29, 2023 |  
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								|  | DBEDT: Tourist Count Up--Spending Down By Selected News Articles @ 2:30 PM :: 2130 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Tourism
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														| ... Spending was down 2.4% in November when compared to the previous year. However, the number of tourists increased by 0.3% to 731,233 .... |  
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					| Thursday, December 28, 2023 |  
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								|  | Minimum wage jumps to $14 January 1st By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 2448 Views  ::  Labor,  Small Business
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														| ... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 .... |  
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					| Wednesday, December 27, 2023 |  
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								|  | FBI Illegal Disruption of Hawaii Republicans? By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 7798 Views  ::  First Amendment,  Republican Party
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														| ... the last three years have produced zero arrests since Hawaii Proud Boys leader Nick Ochs was nabbed at Honolulu Airport--but they have produced immense disruption within the Hawaii Republican Party .... |  
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					| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |  
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								|  | State Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Assignments By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 2709 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... Senate Leadership and committee assignments of the 15 standing committees .... |  
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					| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaiʻi State Legislature Announces 2024 Legislative Timetables By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 2426 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... the 2024 Legislative Session which will convene on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 .... |  
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					| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |  
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								|  | Maui: Unemployment drops to 6.5% By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 2096 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii Statistics
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														| ... In November, 655,600 persons were employed and 19,550 were unemployed statewide .... |  
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					| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |  
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					| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii slowest to recover pandemic job losses By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 2767 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Labor,  COVID-19
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														| ... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID .... |  
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					| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |  
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								|  | EMS lost $33M after failing to bill patients? By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 3275 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Health Care
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														| ... City and County of Honolulu had nearly a year to prepare for the July 1, 2022 handover, but somehow didn’t get the billing contract established .... |  
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					| Monday, December 25, 2023 |  
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								|  | Public Corruption In The Land Of Aloha By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 7105 Views  ::  Ethics,  Hawaii History,  Police
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														| ... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along .... |  
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					| Sunday, December 24, 2023 |  
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								|  | Find common ground to foster holiday cheer By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:49 PM :: 3350 Views  ::  Religion
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					| Sunday, December 24, 2023 |  
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					| Sunday, December 24, 2023 |  
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								|  | Debt: Hawaii Ranks #1 By Selected News Articles @ 7:20 PM :: 2564 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics
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														| “The total state debt balance of $19.7 billion represents 19.49% of the state’s GDP." |  
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					| Sunday, December 24, 2023 |  
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								|  | Merry Wet Christmas for Honolulu BWS By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4465 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Taxes,  Cost of Living
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														| ... Honolulu consumers will be subjected to a double whammy next year .... |  
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					| Saturday, December 23, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 23, 2023 By GovTrack .us @ 11:47 PM :: 1790 Views  ::  Congressional Delegation
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					| Saturday, December 23, 2023 |  
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								|  | Telescope Removed from Mauna Kea--Will be Shipped to Chile where Science is Appreciated By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 2475 Views  ::  Higher Education
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														| ... Caltech has taken the Leighton Telescope out of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) dome and removed it from Maunakea for shipment to Chile for re-use .... |  
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					| Friday, December 22, 2023 |  
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								|  | State Pays Down Student Debt for 492 Medics By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 2194 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| ... The first application window opened on September 9, 2023 and closed on October 2, 2023. On Wednesday, just in time for Christmas, 492 awardees received acceptance letters. .... |  
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					| Friday, December 22, 2023 |  
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								|  | Air Tours to be Restricted over Volcanoes National Park By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 2069 Views  ::  Tourism
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														| ... National Park Service completes Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Air Tour Management Plan .... |  
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					| Friday, December 22, 2023 |  
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								|  | Long-term rental tax relief should include mixed-use properties By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 2740 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Taxes
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														| ... a new real property tax classification specifically for long-term rental properties .... |  
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					| Friday, December 22, 2023 |  
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								|  | Ways to make it easier for private homebuilders to build more homes By Grassroot Institute @ 11:00 AM :: 2268 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use
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					| Friday, December 22, 2023 |  
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								|  | Existing short-term Hawaii rentals may remain in operation, judge rules By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 AM :: 4069 Views  ::  Small Business,  Taxes,  Tourism
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														| ... The ordinance that levies heavy fines on short-term rentals in Honolulu remains in effect only for new rentals beginning operations after the ordinance was put in place .... |  
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					| Thursday, December 21, 2023 |  
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								|  | Help Maui fire victims, but not by abusing STR owners By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:06 PM :: 2405 Views  ::  Maui County,  Taxes
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														| ... Green has acknowledged that an STR ban would probably result in legal challenges, but he shouldn’t ignore the fact that a back-door ban through a tax hike also could result in legal and political headaches .... |  
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					| Thursday, December 21, 2023 |  
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								|  | Could fixing our housing crisis really be so simple? By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:39 AM :: 2897 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use,  Cost of Living
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														| ... a roadmap that can help make it happen .... |  
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					| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |  
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								|  | Mizuno Quits House to Become Homeless Czar By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3282 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Homelessness,  Politicians
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														| ... A successor for Mizuno who has served in the House (HD29) since 2006 and has been in public service for more than 32 years will be named within 60 days ....  |  
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					| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |  
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								|  | Army and HDOT Set to Negotiate 50-Year Lease for Dillingham Airfield By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 2527 Views  ::  Military,  Small Business,  Tourism
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														| ... Typically, local commanders are permitted to approve routine five-year leases, however, with HDOT seeking a longer term (50 years), the Army had to seek approval in Washington, D.C. .... |  
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					| Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Teacher Certification Wins Praise from Heritage Foundation By Heritage Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 2779 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Hawaii Statistics,  Labor
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														| "... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...." |  
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					| Tuesday, December 19, 2023 |  
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								|  | Chinese Illegals: CNMI DMV Chief Convicted of License Fraud By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 4176 Views  ::  National News,  Ethics,  World News
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														| ... As Chief of the BMV, Leon Guerrero knowingly permitted 'Ivan' to submit fraudulent immigration documents, on at least 50 occasions between January 2020 and December 2022 .... |  
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					| Monday, December 18, 2023 |  
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								|  | Green 2025 Budget Adds $1.2B New Spending By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 2113 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... The Executive Supplemental Budget request adds $326 million in general funds to the operating budget to continue essential operations and support statewide priorities, and $890 million in general obligation bond funds .... |  
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					| Monday, December 18, 2023 |  
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								|  | Drugs Behind 50% of Traffic Fatalities By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 2400 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Drugs
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														| “...Drugs specifically played a role in 38 of the 76 traffic deaths on island in the past three years....” |  
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					| Monday, December 18, 2023 |  
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								|  | Public asked to participate in survey on next UH President By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 1836 Views  ::  Higher Education
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														| ... should next UH President be more like MRC Greenwood or Evan Dobelle? ...  |  
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					| Sunday, December 17, 2023 |  
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								|  | Cost-free ways Hawaii can increase its housing stock By Grassroot Institute @ 7:45 PM :: 2466 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii urges lawmakers to prioritize zoning and other reforms because residents need homes now .... |  
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					| Sunday, December 17, 2023 |  
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								|  | Voluntary tax incentives could encourage landlords to house displaced Lahaina residents By Grassroot Institute @ 7:34 PM :: 2645 Views  ::  Maui County,  Tax Credits,  Taxes
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														| ... provide anyone who rents to Lahaina residents displaced by the August 2023 wildfires a 100% exemption from Maui County’s property tax .... |  
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					| Sunday, December 17, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii AG Fights to Get 'transsexual' Males into Bathroom with your Daughter By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 3423 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Family
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					| Sunday, December 17, 2023 |  
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								|  | Another Sher-Edling Scam: Hawaii AG Sues Makers of Firefighting Foam By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 3440 Views  ::  Environment
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					| Sunday, December 17, 2023 |  
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								|  | School Non-Spending By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2465 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... the Department of Education approached the Department of Budget and Finance with a list of about $900 million in projects that it didn’t think it could move before the funding for the project ran out of time .... |  
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					| Saturday, December 16, 2023 |  
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								|  | Green announces plan to use short-term rentals to help with Maui housing By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 2386 Views  ::  Maui County,  Small Business,  Tourism
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														| ... Should the incentives fail to motivate enough STRs to become available, Green may impose a short-term moratorium by mid-January, he said .... |  
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					| Saturday, December 16, 2023 |  
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								|  | Big Island: Gun License Denial Leads to Lawsuit By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 2844 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Second Amendment
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														| ... The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Hawaii's firearm permitting scheme, arguing that it grants law enforcement officials too much discretion .... |  
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					| Saturday, December 16, 2023 |  
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								|  | Loss of $192M?  Honolulu EMS forgot to bill ambulance patients for over a year By Andrew Walden @ 10:07 PM :: 4084 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Health Care
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														| ... EMS neglected to bill patients for ambulance rides starting July 1, 2022 .... |  
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								|  | EIS to Cover Navy Training Exercises off Hawaii, California By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 2319 Views  ::  Environment,  Military
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														| ... sustain the readiness of the Navy and other participating U.S. military services by supporting current and future training and testing requirements, increasing flexibility in conducting training and testing activities, modernizing and sustaining range capabilities .... |  
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					| Saturday, December 16, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina Fires: Legislative Working Groups Publish Final Report By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 2202 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... from six bipartisan working groups, formed to evaluate topics related to the Lahaina wildfire .... |  
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					| Friday, December 15, 2023 |  
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								|  | Green Picks Miyake for HD10 Vacancy By Andrew Walden @ 9:58 PM :: 5043 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Maui County,  Ethics,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... Tyson Miyake--Construction boss and former Maui County Chief of Staff under Victorino, now Vice President of Corporate Affairs for lobbying firm, Karey Kapoi LLC .... |  
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					| Thursday, December 14, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawai‘i State Capitol gets metal detectors By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 2664 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Law Enforcement,  Second Amendment
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														| ... Beginning Monday, December 18, the Hawai‘i State Capitol will join 37 other state capitols that have incorporated metal detection into their security measures .... |  
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					| Thursday, December 14, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Democrats New Interim Chairman Supported Primary Candidate Against Speaker Saiki By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 5998 Views  ::  Democratic Party
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														| ... Rep Tam backed transsexual Mr Kim Coco Iwamoto in his 2022 primary campaign against House Speaker Scott Saiki.  Saiki has blocked OHA's effrorts to upzone Kakaako Makai .... |  
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					| Thursday, December 14, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Traffic Fatalities Down from 2022 By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 2153 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics
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														| ... As of December 13, 2023, 92 fatalities caused by motor vehicle collisions were reported statewide. This is a decrease from the 112 lives lost at this time in 2022 .... |  
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