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					| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii receives ‘F’ in Shared Hope International’s Report Cards on Child and Youth Sex Trafficking By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 2661 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Law Enforcement
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														| ... Hawaii is one of 21 states that fail to prohibit the criminalization of minors for prostitution offenses, thus allowing commercially sexually exploited minors to be held criminally accountable for their own victimization .... |  
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					| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |  
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								|  | Fronting for the Contractors: CNHA Hosting Debris Removal Meeting By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 3221 Views  ::  Maui County,  Ethics,  Military
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														| ...  CNHA fronts for the 8a contractors which scored the lucrative no-bid USACE contracts to clean up properties in Kula and Lahaina ....   |  
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					| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |  
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								|  | Democrats Taking Applications for House Dist 10 Vacancy By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 2418 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Maui County
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														| ... Applications will be accepted digitally beginning Wednesday, November 15 through Tuesday, November 28 .... |  
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					| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |  
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								|  | Predatory Landlord Practices at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 3264 Views  ::  Military,  Cost of Living
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														| ... For most lessees, the increase is a $1,250 jump in rent per month. ... |  
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					| Wednesday, November 15, 2023 |  
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								|  | Schatz: $20 Million For 'Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience' By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 3586 Views  ::  DHHL,  Environment,  Congressional Delegation,  OHA
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														| ... Schatz-Authored Provision Of Inflation Reduction Act Funds New Kapapahuliau Climate Resilience Program .... |  
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					| Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |  
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								|  | Pentagon Plans Transfer of Red Hill Back to Navy By Selected News Articles @ 10:41 PM :: 2888 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Environment,  Military
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														| ... Joint Task Force – Red Hill was in charge of defueling, while the Navy and the Department of Defense will take on the closure process .... |  
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					| Tuesday, November 14, 2023 |  
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								|  | Felon Watch: Nan buying Grace Pacific from A&B By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 AM :: 7490 Views  ::  Ethics,  Development,  Rail
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														| ... convicted felon to gain even more control over Hawaii CIP projects ....  |  
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					| Monday, November 13, 2023 |  
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								|  | Gun Violence: Westside Legislators Push Back Against Grace, Fevella By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 5102 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Gambling,  Law Enforcement,  Second Amendment
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														| "We are disappointed that one of our colleagues has chosen to align themselves with a group of people promoting hate and bullying." |  
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					| Sunday, November 12, 2023 |  
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								|  | Audit Exposes Caldwell’s $175M Slush Fund By Andrew Walden @ 9:19 PM :: 6845 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Ethics,  COVID-19
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														| ... Could credit union executives go to jail? .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 12, 2023 |  
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								|  | Owning in a Burn Zone By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3444 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  Land Use
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														| “... It’s absurd, the socialist mentality, they think they own the land ....” |  
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					| Sunday, November 12, 2023 |  
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								|  | VIDEO: High Cost of Housing Freaks out Gigantic Baritone Cat By Grassroot Institute @ 2:14 AM :: 2479 Views  ::  Cost of Living
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														| ... Grassroot videos on Instagram rack up more than 1 million views in October .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 12, 2023 |  
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								|  | Honolulu Council approves self-certification for permits By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 AM :: 5197 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Development
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														| ... Bill 6 (2023), CD1 would allow building applications to be reviewed by professionals qualified to self-certify that the plans and other data in the applications are in compliance .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 11, 2023 |  
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								|  | YIGBY law would be "dream situation" for Hawaii housing By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:53 PM :: 2974 Views  ::  Development,  Religion
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														| ... Hawaii’s churches want to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Why are we making it so difficult for them? .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 11, 2023 |  
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								|  | Relax rules on ‘cottage food’ entrepreneurs By Grassroot Institute @ 3:49 AM :: 3129 Views  ::  Agriculture,  Small Business
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														| ... folks who simply want to sell homemade food products must jump through numerous hoops. Considering that one of the state’s official goals is to boost local food production, that just doesn’t seem right .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 11, 2023 |  
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								|  | Streamline permitting process to reduce wait times, favoritism By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:40 AM :: 2653 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Development
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														| ... The Actors Guild, a local acting group, produced a play based on their five-year ordeal of trying to get a permit to renovate their theater at Dole Cannery .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 11, 2023 |  
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								|  | ‘CON’ laws hindering access to better Hawaii healthcare By Grassroot Institute @ 3:31 AM :: 2434 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| ... repealing CON laws in Hawaii could result in “11 more hospitals, including four more rural hospitals [and] two more ambulatory surgical centers” .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 11, 2023 |  
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								|  | Adjusting AMI for Kauai’s affordable rental program could backfire By Grassroot Institute @ 3:23 AM :: 3486 Views  ::  Kauai County,  Tax Credits,  Taxes
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														| ... a sweeping reform of Kauai’s property tax system .... |  
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					| Friday, November 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Audio Reveals HECO Informing Maui PD Lahaina Power is Off By Audio @ 7:23 PM :: 5289 Views  ::  Maui County,  Energy,  Ethics,  Police
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														| “The BBC obtained audio of a conversation between Maui police and Hawaiian Electric in which the power company confirms that power has been turned off in the town of Lahaina.” |  
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					| Friday, November 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Personal Debt Keeps Hawaii up at Night By Selected News Articles @ 4:30 PM :: 2573 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Cost of Living
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														| ... 28% of Hawaii respondents — or 410,410 people — said they suffer from insomnia because of concern over their debt .... |  
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					| Friday, November 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Mililani Fire Video: Native Trees Burn, Albizia Survives By Video @ 3:09 AM :: 3003 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Environment
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														| ... While flames are no longer visible, the landscape is a mosaic of blackened native trees interspersed with invasive ones, like Albizia .... |  
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					| Friday, November 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Trap & skeet ranges at Koko Head Shooting Complex reopening this weekend By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 3094 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Second Amendment
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														| ... Skeet Range opening Saturday, Nov. 11, Trap Range reopening Sunday, Nov. 12 .... |  
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					| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |  
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					| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |  
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								|  | 17 State Coalition Against Unconstitutional Hawaii Firearm Carry Ban By News Release @ 2:20 AM :: 2698 Views  ::  Second Amendment
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														| ... 17 state attorneys general oppose Hawaii’s unconstitutional gun ban which prohibits the carry or possession of firearms in designated “sensitive” places .... |  
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					| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |  
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								|  | Inverse Condemnation and Hawaii's Wildfires By Robert Thomas @ 2:07 AM :: 2511 Views  ::  Maui County,  Land Use
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														| ... the role that ‘damaging clauses’ found in more than half of state constitutions across the United States play in inverse condemnation claims related to natural disasters .... |  
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					| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |  
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								|  | DOBOR Proposes Paid Parking at Ala Wai (again) By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 2741 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Tourism
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														| ... Ed Underwood said, “The boating program is currently subsidizing free parking in the facility which is not fair to those who are paying the fees" .... |  
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					| Thursday, November 9, 2023 |  
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								|  | 2023 Honolulu City Lights opening night set for Saturday, December 2nd By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 3565 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Religion
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														| ... tree lighting ceremony, Public Workers’ Electric Light Parade and City Lights block party .... |  
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					| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina Fires: HECO Drops $75M to Buy Off Plaintiffs By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 2730 Views  ::  Maui County,  Energy
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														| ... Those who choose to participate will waive their ability to get compensated again through litigation related to associated claims .... |  
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					| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Largest Household Debt Increase in USA By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 PM :: 2918 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Cost of Living
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														| ... Hawaii residents had the largest debt increase in Q3 2023 at $1,093 per household .... |  
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					| Wednesday, November 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina Fires: House Working Groups recommend disaster response changes By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 AM :: 4411 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... On September 6, 2023, the House formed six bipartisan working groups to evaluate specific topics related to the Lāhainā wildfire .... |  
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					| Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |  
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					| Tuesday, November 7, 2023 |  
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								|  | Homeowner Politics and Housing Supply By UHERO @ 12:48 AM :: 2740 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... councillors representing a higher number of homeowners are more likely to oppose housing bills .... |  
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					| Monday, November 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Guam activists urge Ninth Circuit to revive environmental claims against Air Force By Court House News @ 1:06 PM :: 2626 Views  ::  Environment,  Military
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														| ... Represented by David Henkin of Earthjustice, Prutehi Litekyan argued there had to have been a deliberative process prior to the submission, and that decision-making process was a final agency action .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | Zoom-ing in on Better Healthcare By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:02 PM :: 2313 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| ... Could broader use of telehealth improve the quality of healthcare in Hawaii? .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 4, 2023 By GovTrack .us @ 5:00 AM :: 2223 Views  ::  Congressional Delegation
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														| ... Tokuda votes Nay on SHIP Act -- sanctions against Iran .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | Crossing the Rubicon Again By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2763 Views  ::  Ethics,  Development,  Taxes
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														| ... Green suspended the General Excise Tax as it related to vendors involved in the design, construction, sale, lease, or financing of housing projects designed to provide rapid relief to the homeless .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | Queens to Buy Wahiawa Hospital By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 2906 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Health Care
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														| ... Queen’s to formalize the purchase of WGH scheduled for March 31, 2024 .... |  
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					| Sunday, November 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | VIDEO: Why is Hawaii so Expensive? By Grassroot Institute @ 12:09 AM :: 2668 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics
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														| "...It’s the only state where a six-figure salary is required to live comfortably...." |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | ‘Affordable housing’ making housing worse for everyone By Grassroot Institute @ 11:45 PM :: 3885 Views  ::  Development,  Land Use,  Cost of Living
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														| ... since 1969, the median home price in Hawaii has surged from being less than three times the median income to nearly 10 times the median income today .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Handling Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Calls Climate Change An ‘Existential Threat’ By Video @ 6:24 PM :: 4074 Views  ::  Energy,  Environment,  Ethics,  Judiciary
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														| ... The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled this week that Honolulu’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies can proceed to trial .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | Restoring Lahaina’s Economy: Time is of the Essence By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 3169 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  OHA
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														| “My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.” |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | HECO Finally Gets Around to Announcing Wildfire Safety Strategy By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 3102 Views  ::  Energy,  Environment
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														| ... Hawaiian Electric claims it first began developing its Wildfire Safety Strategy in 2019 .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | Public Input Sought for City’s First Climate Adaptation Strategy By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 2551 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Environment
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														| ... The Resilience Office is engaging in fifteen islandwide programs in the first half of November .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | DoH Hosts Healthy Hawaiʻi Strategic Plan 2030 Summit By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 3080 Views  ::  Health Care,  COVID-19
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														| ... DOH convened more than 250 stakeholders, advocates, and visionaries across the state to discuss the Healthy Hawai‘i Strategic Plan 2030 .... |  
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					| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | Oahu Judicial Vacancy -- First Circuit Court By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 2508 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Judiciary
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														| ... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations .... |  
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					| Friday, November 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | DoE: Chronic Absenteeism 30%--achievement still lags pre-COVID numbers By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 3907 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Hawaii Statistics
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														| ... absenteeism drifts from 37% to 30% as some students age out of system .... |  
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