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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
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Taxes, housing drive people from Hawaii, policy group says
By Selected News Articles @ 8:25 PM :: 2307 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... more than 15,000 left the state between July 2021 and July 2022 ....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 |
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79% of Hawaii Criminals' Guns Smuggled from Out-of-State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 AM :: 1956 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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... According to 2021 data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 78.9% of traced guns in Hawaii were sold by an out-of-state retailer - the third largest share in the country. Firearms traced by the ATF typically have been used, or are suspected to have been used, to commit a crime ....
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Monday, January 2, 2023 |
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Maui: Tasha Kama selected as interim council chair
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 6396 Views :: Maui County
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... Tasha Kama was unanimously selected as the new interim council chair pending the outcome of the legal challenge to Alice Lee's election now before the Hawaii Supreme Court ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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“Deep Moral Crisis” in Hawai‘i Government
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 2477 Views :: Ethics
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... bold proposals for legislative reform ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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Sea Level: Updated Hysteria for a New Year
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2028 Views :: Environment
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... money is green ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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Department of Public Safety Names Four New Wardens
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1928 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... effective January 3, 2023 ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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Lives Matter
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1915 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the important thing isn’t money for the sake of money, but whether it’s being used wisely to make our lives better ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 31, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 10:37 PM :: 1717 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Hawaii-sponsored bills on the move as Congressional session nears end ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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Paranoia Will Destroy Ya: Maui Police CIU 'Kidnaps' one of its own officers
By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 3611 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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... a lawsuit filed in 2nd Circuit Court November 4 by former MPD Officer Manuel Sorcy shows CIU investigators intensely focused on Chief Faaumu’s internal rivals both real and imagined ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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A National Forest for Hawaii?
By Ed Case @ 5:37 PM :: 1948 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... Case Secures Passage Of Hawai‘i National Forest Study Bill ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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Bill Would Ban TikTok on Government Phones and Computers
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:33 PM :: 1721 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... TikTok is known to be mining and storing in China the identities and private information of up to 200 million Americans ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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The trend continues: Hawaii's population declines — again
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:14 PM :: 2294 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s population dropped by almost 7,000 people, or 0.5%, between July 2021 and July 2022 ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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KIUC Seeks 9.42% Electric Rate Hike
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 2134 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... The rate increase is subject to approval by the PUC and any increase is not expected to impact member bills until the second half of 2023 ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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November 2022 Tourist Count 90.9% of November 2019
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 1799 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 13.7% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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Green Announces Seven New Appointees--Pulls Tokioka and Yamane from House
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 3594 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Reps. James Tokioka of Kauai and Ryan Yamane of Mililani will resign their seats in the Legislature and start in their new positions next week ....
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Friday, December 30, 2022 |
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Department of Agriculture Awards 579 Microgrants
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 1941 Views :: Agriculture
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... 579 grants, totaling $2,684,350, for small-scale agriculture; including home gardening, herding and livestock operations ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Long, expensive road for government permission to work
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 2493 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 |
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Chief Logan Signs First Concealed Carry Permit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 2720 Views :: Honolulu County, Police, Second Amendment
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... the first permit issued in modern history for Honolulu ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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New Hawaii Laws taking effect January 1, 2023
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 2848 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... fireworks auditing, cigarette tax stamps, ranked choice voting ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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Sue and Settle: Enviros gain Control over 275,000 acres in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 2017 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it plans to designate more than 275,000 acres as protected critical habitat for the threatened ‘i‘iwi, the best known of Hawai‘i’s imperiled honeycreepers ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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Five Red Light Camera Sites Now Active
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 5011 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... five cameras now active along Vineyard Boulevard and Nuuanu Avenue ....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022 |
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Legislature will be awarding Grants-in-Aid for 2023
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 2365 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 20, 2023 ....
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Monday, December 26, 2022 |
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Convicted Meth Dealer Asks Federal Court Permission to Take Over Laborer’s Union
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 7258 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail, Drugs
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... “If my name sounds familiar it's because my dad was President of the Hawaii AFL-CIO and the Business Manager/ Financial Secretary for the Hawaii Carpenters Union Local 745 for over 20 years.”….
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Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
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Reforming Hawaii Professional Licensing Laws
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:06 PM :: 2370 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Hawaii is the fourth-worst state in the country when it comes to requiring occupational licenses ....
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Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
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Emergency Rule Extends Licensure Waiver for Nurses to Temporarily Practice in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:00 PM :: 2075 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... The emergency rule is effective for 120 days (eff. 12/5/2022 – 4/4/2023) ....
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Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
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Earning a Procurement Exemption
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2032 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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“...You’re going to have to earn something like that....”
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Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
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When the Communications Director is Away
By Selected News Articles @ 8:03 PM :: 2058 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... if you don't go where you aren't invited, it's fine ....
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Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
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FBI: 2022 Busy in Honolulu, Expect More of the Same for 2023
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 2610 Views :: Law Enforcement
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"...Public corruption is a top priority for the FBI and this office, and we will continue aggressively pursuing these allegations at every level...."
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Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
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Saturday, December 24, 2022 |
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HTH Releases Visitor Satisfaction and Activity Survey
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 1740 Views :: Tourism
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... Visitor Satisfaction and Activity Survey Includes Data from Six Major Market Areas for the First Time in Two Years ....
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Friday, December 23, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Navy Requests 'Closure in Place'
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 2085 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Department of Navy Delivers Third-Party Analysis of Alternatives for Closure of Red Hill Tanks, Formally Requests Permanent ‘Closure in Place’ ....
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Friday, December 23, 2022 |
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Free Money from the Sky: Schatz Touts $500M Earmarks in Latest Pork Bill
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 1856 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Bill Includes More Than Half A Billion Dollars In New Earmark Funding Secured By Schatz; Also Includes New And Increased Funding To Shut Down Red Hill, Strengthen Housing, Health Care, Education Programs In Hawai‘i ....
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Friday, December 23, 2022 |
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Hawaii 'Proud Boy' Leader Shows up in January 6 Report
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 2183 Views :: Republican Party
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... After breaking through the police line in the Crypt, the mob pursued USCP officers as they retreated ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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EPA Proposes Red Hill Consent Decree
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 2018 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... EPA is asking for comments on the proposed order and will host a public meeting the week of January 16, 2023, to go over details of the order and answer questions ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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Paroled Pimp Defrauds Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 12:25 PM :: 2198 Views :: COVID-19
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... Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Identity Theft While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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American Dream? Hawaii Business Environment Worst in USA
By News Release @ 11:52 AM :: 2168 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... According to the Index, Hawaii’s areas for improvement include business environment (ranked 51st), economic quality (ranked 51st), infrastructure (ranked 35th) and education (ranked 28th) ....
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022 |
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Senate Appropriations Bill: Pork for Rail, Red Hill, Housing
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 2307 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Rail
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... “We had no idea this was in the works,” said Lori Kahikina, HART’s CEO and executive director ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gender Gap #2 in USA--Failing Boys Account for All of DoE Shortfall
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 3498 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii English test scores relative to US average: Female: 0.07 grades above US average -- Male: 1.04 grades below US average ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Families in Debt: Latest Study Analyzes Hawaii Debt Predicament
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 2069 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... From credit card debt and student loans, to mortgages and medical bills ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii November Unemployment 3.3%
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2351 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... Jobs increased by 25,800 over-the-year ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Worst Roads in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:23 PM :: 1757 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... More than a quarter of Hawaii’s urban roads come in at more than 170 inches per mile on the International Roughness Index (IRI), a measure of how much a vehicle vibrates based on the roughness of the road and how the wheel hits it ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Artificial Shortage: 74% of Oahu Land is Vacant
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:08 PM :: 2448 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use
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... Since the state Land Use Commission was created in 1976, “there’s just been a massive falloff on development,” Akina said. Indeed, only 2% of Hawaii island’s land is committed to urban housing and development. Statewide, that percentage is 4% for Kauai and Maui and 26% for Oahu. ...
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Among Nine States Running Long-Term Structural Deficits
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 2108 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... revenue will continue to fall short of spending absent policy changes ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Joins Bipartisan group of 37 AGs urging stronger protections for airline customers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 1776 Views :: Tourism, Cost of Living
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... The attorneys general warned about possible abuse of a proposed rule requiring refunds when there’s a significant change in flight itinerary ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Congressional Delegation Calls For Independent Investigation Into Toxic AFFF Leaks At Red Hill
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 2265 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Lawmakers Demand Answers On Report That Information On Previous Leak Was Withheld From Regulators; Delegation: Investigation Should Not Delay Defueling ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Green Submits Budget, Releases Grants-in-Aid
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 1481 Views
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... Green submits the Executive Budget for Fiscal Biennium to the Legislature and announces the release of nearly $50 million in grants to non-profit communities ....
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Monday, December 19, 2022 |
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Counties should not profit from Hawaii's housing crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 AM :: 2278 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... assessments of all real property on Oahu went up by 12.4% compared with the previous year. And that’s just the average ....
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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Burn Thru $1M Retirement Fund in 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 AM :: 2511 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... retirees can expect to burn money fastest in Hawaii ....
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