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Wednesday, December 7, 2022 |
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With Minutes left on Clock, McCartney rescinds tourism contract with Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 2632 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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"...CNHA plans to update its protest against the unlawful actions of DBEDT's former director Mike McCartney...."
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii County Police Chief Finalists Named
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 2206 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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... 1 Hawaii Co, 1 Kauai Co, 1 HPD, 1 FBI ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Ewa Foreclosure Scammer Indicted for Stealing Chief Federal Judge’s Identity
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 2083 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... According to the indictment, Abordo used the forged signature and a federal court seal to create a phony court order, which he then used to prove to the victim that he’d pulled her Ewa Beach, Hawaii, home out of foreclosure ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Federal Real ID enforcement delayed to May 2025
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1931 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...O‘ahu residents now have an additional two years to get the REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and state identification cards necessary to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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City’s free COVID-19 testing program to end on December 30, 2022
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 1920 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... dedicated staff from the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Navy Shares Latest Red Hill Leak Video with EPA, not Public
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 2067 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy’s water supply is unaffected, according to a Dec. 1 Navy release. The Navy’s water comes from the Waiawa shaft, which is approximately 6 miles away from the affected area ....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Green: My Inauguration Unites State as One
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 2727 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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... Governor Green recently announced the appointments of key cabinet and executive staff leadership roles, signaling the most expeditious assembling of a gubernatorial administration in the state’s history (behind a Carpenters Union chief of Staff) ....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Ige Announces Completion of over 600,000 Refunds to Hawaii Taxpayers
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 2044 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... A total of 606,674 Act 115 refunds were issued, totaling $307.9 million. That includes 288,590 direct deposits and 318,084 paper checks ....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Critical Race Theory Programs at UH Med School
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 AM :: 2470 Views :: Higher Education
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... mandatory education in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion, or some other form of critical race theory-linked program, either through mandatory training or in the curriculum ....
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Ethics Comm Dings Teacher for Accepting $16K
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 2414 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... making it difficult to ensure that state employees are not accepting cash payments from improper sources ....
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Sunday, December 4, 2022 |
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Ridicule, Violent Opposition, Acceptance: OHA and DLNR
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:33 PM :: 2814 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Truth Goes Through Three Stages ....
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Sunday, December 4, 2022 |
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Want to Fight Corruption? Follow the Money
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3165 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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... We, as taxpayers who are supplying the money, have the right to see where it goes. In real time, not several years later as seen in one nonprofit’s recent fight with the Department of Education ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 2600 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii, pension liabilities totaled an estimated $32.7 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the state's pension assets totaled $17.4 billion. Considering both assets and liabilities, Hawaii's pension funding ratio is 53.2%, the seventh lowest in the country ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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Licensing laws a license to hold back workers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:12 PM :: 2217 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... “License to Work” study looks at state regulations nationwide ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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31 Proposals to Stop Fraud, Drug Trafficking, and Bribery by Public Officials
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 2512 Views :: Ethics
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... Submitted to the House of Representatives on December 1, 2022 by Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Hilo Housing Cost Half of Statewide Median
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 PM :: 1973 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii Statistics
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... in Hilo, the typical home is worth $341,500 - compared to the typical home in Hawaii, which is worth $636,400 ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Blangiardi Nominates New DPP Director
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 2136 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... Dawn Takeuchi Apuna appointed director designate of City’s Department of Planning and Permitting ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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2022 Honolulu City Lights opening night set for Saturday, Dec. 3
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 2284 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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... The month-long celebration of the Honolulu City Lights kicks off with a block party at 4 p.m. on Punchbowl Street ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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DBEDT Economic Projections Unchanged
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 1849 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... DBEDT kept economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 for the State unchanged at 2.6 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Green Names 14 Cabinet Picks
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2849 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green today announced nominees to serve as Director and/or Deputy Director for fourteen state departments in his cabinet ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Guam office of Ernst & Young took $750K COVID loan
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 2117 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... even though the huge multinational corporation has over 365,000 employees worldwide and multibillion-dollar revenues that consistently grew during the pandemic (from $15.8 in 2019 to $17.6 billion in 2021) ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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Maui County Christmas Tree Lighting Slated for Monday
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 1934 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Religion
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... Bring your ohana to enjoy the holiday light display, Christmas music, and treats for the Keiki ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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Evidence of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA from 2012-2016
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:27 PM :: 1802 Views
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... 22 financial transactions, worth over $7 million, made by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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Hawaii County Rules Make it Easy to Build Mansions
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:42 PM :: 2559 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... Ever wonder why so many mansions are being built on Hawaii Island? It’s because they don’t involve a lot of red tape or public opposition ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 2516 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... CNHA was disappointed with the Department of Business and Economic Development and Tourism Director’s proposal this past Monday to rescind CNHA’s award; renege on the brokered resolution; and cancel the underlying solicitation ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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Hawaii Licensing Regs Burden Low-Income Occupations
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 2105 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii has the highest average burdens across the occupations it licenses ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Mauna Loa Erupts, Flow Aims for Saddle Road
By Video @ 8:43 PM :: 4957 Views :: Hawaii County
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... Mauna Loa eruption live cam from USGS ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Environmental Harm and Blasting Hazards Surrounding The Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 1943 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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... The evidentiary hearing is expected to be held throughout December 2022, with a final Maui Planning Commission decision early 2023 ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Hawaii Parents Most Reliant on Child Support in USA
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 1988 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... In Hawaii, parents receive an average of $16,656 in child support annually; this makes up 25.1% of their income ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Quick Rail Boondoggle Update
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:37 AM :: 2310 Views :: Rail
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... Honolulu rail is not alone ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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2022 Election Wrap-up
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 505 Views :: Office of Elections
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... What does it mean to “cure a ballot”? ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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Accounting for Inflation, Tourist Spending is Down from 2019
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 1969 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... Inflation is 17% from 2019 to 2022 so a 15.1% 'nominal' increase means 'real dollar' spending is down, not up ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii County PD Sergeants Start Wearing Body Cameras
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 1850 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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... starting Thursday, December 1, 2022, 40 patrol sergeants will be outfitted with Body Worn Cameras (BWC) in all districts across the island ....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii Statewide Transportation Plan Virtual Public Meetings
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 1508 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii Department of Transportation will be holding virtual public meetings on the update of the Hawaii Statewide Transportation Plan on Dec. 5, 6, 14, & 15 ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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Bill 57: Honolulu Seeks to Severely Restrict Carry
By NRA ILA @ 9:30 PM :: 2286 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Tuesday, November 29th, the Honolulu City Council will hear an ordinance to prohibit citizens from exercising their right-to-carry in many places ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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US House Ethics Committee continuing investigation into Kahele campaign finances
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 2096 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... The report released Monday said that Kahele made "misleading statements" to the staff members with the Office on Congressional Ethics and recommended a subpoena for Kahele ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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Hawaii Home to Only PVSA-Legal Cruise Ship
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:42 PM :: 2191 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... There’s one large cruise ship that actually complies with the law. And that cruise ship is only operating in Hawaii ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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Economic Freedom: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:30 PM :: 1968 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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“...our residents will continue to suffer and flee the state....”
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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FBI: Miske Ran Waikiki ‘Beachboy’ Concession
By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 3704 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... Gradually the mafia deathgrip on Waikiki beaches is being chipped away ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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No, Boosting the Affordable Housing Fund Isn’t the Answer
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2225 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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"... it is essentially a budgeting gimmick ...."
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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Let's restore reason to city planning
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:59 AM :: 2243 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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What would Happen if Hawaii Zoning Laws Were Abolished?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:14 PM :: 2147 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... Hawaii’s zoning laws prevent growth, are socially divisive, contribute to Hawaii’s high home prices ....
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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Builder Cancels DHHL Barbers Point Solar Project
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 2840 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Energy
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"...this project is no longer financially viable under its current terms in the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) due to changing supply chain/market conditions, regulatory delays and final interconnection costs...."
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Saturday, November 26, 2022 |
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Reinventing Tourism: Maui Makes Fodor's 'NO' List
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 2706 Views :: Maui County, Tourism
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... We could kick every tourist off the island and it would do anything for Upcountry Maui water users. But, as usual, facts don’t get in the way of Kaniela Ing’s grandstanding ....
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Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment 3.4%
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 2251 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... total nonagricultural jobs increased by 4,900 in October over September ....
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Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Third Circuit (Hawaii Island) Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 1995 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... Article I, Section 11 of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii establishes that whenever a grand jury is impaneled an independent counsel shall be appointed, as provided by law, to advise the members of the grand jury regarding matters brought before it ....
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Thursday, November 24, 2022 |
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Blangiardi to establish Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 2153 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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... The commission, which is being established by resolution using the mayorʻs executive reorganization power under Honolulu City Charter Section 4-202, will give effect to Bill 44 (2022), the ordinance passed by the City Council earlier this month ....
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