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Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
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Hawaii isle zoning review could lead to more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:41 AM :: 2040 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... effort underway to update the county’s zoning code ....
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
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House Finance Committee Approves $18.9 Billion Budget
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 1907 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The intention is not to immediately spend the money ....
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
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House passes 11 ethics reform bills
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 1825 Views :: Ethics
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... The measures now crossover to the Hawaiʻi Senate for 'consideration' ....
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 |
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Four Individuals Arrested for Investment Fraud Scheme Targeting Hawaii Residents
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 2556 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... The four defendants were arrested in Waikiki over the weekend by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ....
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023 |
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Hawaii Man Indicted for Child Porn
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2358 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
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... Hawaii Man Indicted for Traveling to Oregon to Sexually Abuse Two Children, Sharing Video Recordings of the Abuse Online ....
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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SB1: Hawaii Senate Democrats Cheer Abortion Protections
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1500 Views :: Family, Life
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... On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the Senate passed SB1 SD1 by a 22-3 vote ....
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii Meth Supplier Gets 24 Years for $5.5M COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2689 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs, COVID-19
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... L.A. Man Sentenced to More Than 24 Years in Prison for $5.5 Million COVID Jobless Benefits Scam, Tax Fraud and Drug Trafficking ....
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
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Shootout as FBI Raids 800-Person Cockfight--Four Arrested
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 4802 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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... the 800-person cockfight was busted at Hokukano Ranch which is promoted as a Big Island film location ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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How Police Department Spending in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 2474 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Time running out at Legislature for bills hoping to make it to the governor's desk
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:20 PM :: 1924 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... 'Crossover' is March 9, but any bill not out of committee by today likely will be dead ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Changing tax credit to portion of income would help Oahu homeowners
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:10 PM :: 1984 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits
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... Bill 38 (2022) would change the formula for calculating the eligibility for the real property tax credit ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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Link home exemption to increase in home values
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 PM :: 2194 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Bill 40’s proposal would increase the home exemption by a mere 10% and the exemption for older individuals by just 7% ....
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Monday, March 6, 2023 |
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‘Visitor impact’ fee inherently flawed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:32 AM :: 2437 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... your cousins will have to pay hundreds of dollars to go to the family barbecue at Ala Moana Beach Park ....
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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Labor Board Nails DPS Conspiracy, Cover-up
By Andrew Walden @ 9:51 PM :: 4722 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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"...the Board finds that PSD consciously, knowingly, and deliberately failed to disclose and withheld information...."
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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A Deep Dive into the Governor’s Tax-Cut Proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:56 PM :: 1844 Views :: Taxes
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... tax proposals introduced at the Legislature, the outlook for the state budget, and where Hawaii is at in paying off its debt and unfunded liabilities ....
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 |
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Love-Hate Relationship with Tourism
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2388 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... We have been taxing the bejeebers out of tourists ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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‘Wealth Tax’ has a wealth of problems
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:31 PM :: 2510 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... Difficulty in administering a “wealth tax” is the primary reason there are only three European countries with wealth taxes today, down from 12 in 1990 ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Proposed new category for ‘transient vacation’ rentals would burden residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:19 PM :: 2340 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... this classification creates a significant tax burden for landlords — even those renting to working class families ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 4, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 5:06 PM :: 2089 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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HB622 Suicide Prevention
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:56 PM :: 2397 Views :: Life, Drugs
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... This bill makes permanent the prevent suicide Hawaiʻi task force within the Department of Health ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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SB151: Hawaii lawmakers considering police reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 2003 Views :: Police
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... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Foreclosure Suit: 'Way too long, way too confusing'
By Court House News @ 3:42 AM :: 2964 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... plaintiffs' Honolulu-based attorney is Frederick Arensmeyer, formerly of the Dubin Law Office ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Two Maui Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 2739 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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“...The defendants in this case nearly killed a man because they believed he did not belong in their neighborhood because of the color of his skin....”
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 2236 Views :: Ethics
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... The term will run from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 ....
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Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
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Congressional Delegation Calls on IRS to Exempt Red Hill Assistance
By Ed Case @ 2:23 AM :: 2389 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Taxes
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“...Just as assistance provided to individuals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Stafford Act is exempted under Section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code, we believe the Red Hill emergency assistance should also be exempted....”
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Friday, March 3, 2023 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Still Recovering from COVID
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 2203 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2023 and 2024 at 1.7 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively ....
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Friday, March 3, 2023 |
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UHERO: Public Campaign Financing for Hawaii?
By UHERO @ 11:00 AM :: 2085 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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... Hawai‘i has had a system of partial public financing in place for more than forty years, but few candidates participate ....
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Friday, March 3, 2023 |
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Hawaii's Best & Worst Cities at Personal Money Management
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 AM :: 2637 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....
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Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
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Blangiardi Outlines Proposed 2024 Budget
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 2184 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Commitments to affordable housing, public safety highlighted as Mayor Blangiardi submits proposed budget for 2024 fiscal year ....
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Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
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SEC Charges Hawaii Investment Adviser with Running Ponzi Scheme
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 2344 Views :: Religion
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... On March 1, 2023, the SEC charged Stephen Keith Woodard, Sr. with running a Ponzi scheme in which he offered and sold securities to more than two dozen victims, many of whom he solicited through his church ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i Would Not be the Same Without Hawaiians
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:50 PM :: 2448 Views :: OHA, Cost of Living
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... more Hawaiians are moving out of Hawaiʻi every year ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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HB192/SB690: Ban fluorescent bulbs
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 2484 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“...Fluorescent bulbs used to be the energy-efficient option...."
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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Hawaii’s Housing Shortage Explained
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:08 PM :: 3012 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Housing expert says Hawaii fits pattern of areas losing residents ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Ke'eaumoku Condo Site--15 Burials and Counting
By Court House News @ 2:08 AM :: 3795 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, OHA
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... no archaeological survey or assessments were conducted after demolition and despite the subsequent findings of burials and related sites and features. The state and city have granted several permits ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Sheriffs Bust Waikiki Marijuana Dealer
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 2901 Views :: Taxes, Tourism, Drugs
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“Businesses that are involved in the cannabis industry must ensure that their activities comply with the law.”
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Sherwoods: Remediation of cancelled ball field project continues
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 2180 Views :: Honolulu County, Greenmail
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... An archeological monitor from Pacific Legacy and a cultural monitor from Moehonua Cultural Monitoring Services will be onsite monitoring work performed by the contractor. They will be joined by a special duty HPD officer ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Average of 259,514 visitors in Hawaii every day
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 2439 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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"...full recovery may take a few years...."
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Five bills of importance to small business
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 2577 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... Any bills that made it past this deadline now have until March 9 to complete their last committee hearing ....
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Monday, February 27, 2023 |
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Priced out of paradise
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:27 PM :: 4905 Views :: Cost of Living
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... Now living in Seattle, Tongi was asked by judge Lionel Richie, “Why on Earth would you leave Hawaii?” ....
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Monday, February 27, 2023 |
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Ed Case Reintroduces Helicopter Noise Bill
By Ed Case @ 6:19 PM :: 2362 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Measure To Impose Strict Safety Requirements And Provide For State And Local Community Disruption Regulation On Commercial Air Tour Operations ....
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Monday, February 27, 2023 |
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Minor Parties to be Removed from Hawaii Ballot
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 2708 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Aloha Aina Party, Green Party, Constitution Party ....
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 |
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HB1291: Will Abused Foster Children Ever be Represented?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:19 PM :: 3090 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary
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... Outside counsel may be a child’s only hope to break out of a system run for the benefit of adults’ need to cover up their own wrongdoing ....
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 |
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Assisted Suicide Expansion Bill: Weirdness Unfolds
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:02 PM :: 2089 Views :: Life
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... First Lateral Deadline: Bills must be in final committee ....
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 |
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Five Republican Bills on the Move in the House
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 2575 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... The following measures are moving through the legislature ....
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Sunday, February 26, 2023 |
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Creative Districts
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2148 Views :: Tax Credits
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... In the Senate bill, creative enterprises in a creative district would be eligible for tax credits. The bill, however, is a little light on details ....
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Saturday, February 25, 2023 |
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Maui: Feds Take Aim at Alleged $145M Ponzi
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 3439 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... accepted at least $144,043,883 from approximately 913 pool participants ....
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Hawaii bill would boost rental tax credit fourfold
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 2340 Views :: Tax Credits
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... SB55 proposes the adoption of income brackets to determine eligibility for the tax credit ....
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Report: Hawaii's hotel revenue back to pre-pandemic levels
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 PM :: 2596 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... With the average hotel occupancy projected to be about 63% across the nation this year, Hawaii is projected to have a 78% occupancy rate. Its rate in 2019 was 80%, the report showed ....
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