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					| Sunday, September 10, 2023 |  
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					| Sunday, September 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Property rights should prevail in Lahaina By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:47 PM :: 3127 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... peoples’ homes and businesses are at stake, and their right to those properties must be defended .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | HELP: Student Loans to be repaid for Medical Professionals who Commit to Hawaii By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 3600 Views  ::  Health Care,  Higher Education
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														| ... $30 million in educational loan debt repayment to health professionals licensed or otherwise certified to practice in and provide care to patients in Hawai‘i .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii lawmaker hammers Biden's 'slap in the face' to Maui By Video @ 6:10 PM :: 3667 Views  ::  Maui County,  Politicians
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														| ... State House Minority Leader Diamond Garcia ripped Biden for his kitchen-fire comparison and appearing to fall asleep at a memorial service .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina Fire: MedQuest Stops Terminations By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 2660 Views  ::  Maui County,  Health Care
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														| ... coverage will continue through at least the end of this year without interruption except for those who voluntarily ask Med-QUEST to end their coverage, those who have moved out of state or those who are deceased .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 10, 2023 |  
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								|  | Taxing Government Benefits By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2795 Views  ::  Maui County,  Taxes
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														| ... Legitimate questions now need to be asked about whether the government is going to want to take back some of that Lahaina money in taxes ....  |  
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					| Saturday, September 9, 2023 |  
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								|  | Maui trudges toward recovery, one month since wildfire tragedy By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 2499 Views  ::  Maui County
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														| ... The number of people still missing from Lahaina after wildfires wiped out a portion of West Maui has dropped from hundreds to 66 .... |  
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					| Saturday, September 9, 2023 |  
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								|  | Economic Perspective of Maui’s Devastating Wildfires By UHERO @ 3:35 AM :: 3072 Views  ::  Maui County,  Economy
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														| “Tourism…dropped off the edge of the Earth.” |  
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					| Friday, September 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | DoE Employee Convicted of Theft By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 3126 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Ethics
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														| ... falsifying DOE mileage and parking forms and using DOE purchase orders and a “P-Card” to steal more than $7,000 from the DOE .... |  
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					| Friday, September 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 3673 Views  ::  Labor,  Law Enforcement,  COVID-19
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														| ... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own .... |  
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					| Friday, September 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | Maui losses at $11 million a day since fires By Selected News Articles @ 5:51 AM :: 3107 Views  ::  Maui County,  Economy,  Tourism
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														| ...DBEDT reduces its economic growth projections for Hawaii from 1.8% for 2023 to 1.1% and from 2% to 1.5% for 2024.... |  
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					| Friday, September 8, 2023 |  
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								|  | Medeiros Resigns: Governor Blames Threats from BJ Penn By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 5779 Views  ::  Development,  Hawaii State Government,  Land Use,  Republican Party
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														| "...Threats have been made against me, loved ones who don’t even work for the government, and even children...." |  
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					| Thursday, September 7, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina Fires: House Forms Working Groups By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 2746 Views  ::  Maui County,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... to formulate recommendations for the upcoming session, which begins January 17, 2024 .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Kauai bills seek to expand property tax relief for affordable rentals By Grassroot Institute @ 10:44 PM :: 3622 Views  ::  Kauai County,  Tax Credits,  Taxes,  Cost of Living
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														| ... a new tax classification specifically for long-term “gap” rentals .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money By Grassroot Institute @ 10:41 PM :: 2576 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Labor
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														| ... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Soft on Crime: Hirono, Schatz Nominate Public Defender for Federal Bench By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 2793 Views  ::  Judiciary
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														| ... nearly two decades as a public defender—Judge Shanlyn A.S. Park .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Next Tech Fail: State Signs Giant Procurement Revamp Contract By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 2313 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... Hawaii signs a multi-year agreement to use mdf commerce's advanced procurement technology suite to digitize and streamline its end-to-end procurement process .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lawyers: "Bishop Estate Caused Lahaina Fire" By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 5566 Views  ::  Maui County,  Land Use
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														| ... landowners knew how dangerous it was to have that huge volume of dry grass next to subdivisions, and could have saved hundreds of lives at cost of less than $1,000 per acre to cut the brush .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina: Former Rentals available to replace burned cars By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2901 Views  ::  Maui County,  Tourism
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														| ... If you have comprehensive coverage (also known as “other than collision”) on your automobile insurance policy, submit a claim .... |  
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					| Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina: Insurance Companies to Pay Out to Coverage Limits? By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 2568 Views  ::  Maui County
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														| ... Maui Attorney Lance D. Collins has formally requested that Hawai'i Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito call upon property insurance companies to pay out 100% of coverage limits .... |  
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					| Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | Economic growth is our only way out By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:17 PM :: 3033 Views  ::  Maui County,  Economy,  Taxes
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														| ... we cannot afford to further burden our economy with our usual high-tax and high-spending habits .... |  
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					| Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |  
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								|  | CNHA Buys Another Apartment Building--No New Affordable Units Created By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 3698 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Ethics,  COVID-19
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														| ... “Our goal is to build equity and acquire more properties"  .... |  
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					| Monday, September 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2621 Views  ::  Maui County,  Labor
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														| ... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents .... |  
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					| Monday, September 4, 2023 |  
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								|  | DBEDT: Visitor Recovery continues Thru July By News Release @ 8:17 PM :: 2421 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Tourism
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														| ... 932,713 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in July 2023, an increase of 1.5 percent from July 2022 .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | Hawaii's economic future depends on what our children learn today By Grassroot Institute @ 8:08 PM :: 2875 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Economy
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														| ... best-selling author Connor Boyack will explain why the next generation is critical to ensuring justice and prosperity .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | Tax Deadlines on Maui By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2885 Views  ::  Maui County,  Taxes
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														| ... On August 18, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service announced “expansive tax relief” for Hawaii wildfire victims .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | Steps we could take to help Lahaina rebuild more quickly By Grassroot Institute @ 3:14 AM :: 3257 Views  ::  Maui County,  Development,  Small Business
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														| ... licensure laws that constrain the supply of skilled trades workers, building codes that complicate and disincentivize adding accessory dwelling units, and laws prohibiting prefabricated homes .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 3789 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Labor
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														| ... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | Green Gives Another $50M Subsidy for Solar Industry By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 2582 Views  ::  Energy
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														| ... the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) has been appropriated $50 million for Solar PV+Battery financing in the 2023-2024 fiscal year .... |  
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					| Sunday, September 3, 2023 |  
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								|  | Maui Crisis: A Time to Help! By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:02 AM :: 2543 Views  ::  Maui County,  OHA
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														| ... “Nani ka noho mehameha ʻana o ke kūlanakauhale i piha i kanaka! Ua like hoʻi me ka wahine kāne make!” How lonely sits the city that was once full of people! (Lam. 1:1) .... |  
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					| Saturday, September 2, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lawsuit: Libertarians Ask Federal Court to ‘Disband Hawaii Republican Party’ By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 9766 Views  ::  Office of Elections,  Republican Party
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														| ... If Republicans were stripped of ballot access, the Libertarians would be the only alternative to the Democratic Party .... |  
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					| Saturday, September 2, 2023 |  
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								|  | Speaker of House in Hawaii to witness damage caused by wildfires By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 PM :: 2545 Views  ::  Maui County,  Congressional Delegation
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														| ... "It's clear we need answers into how this tragic fire occurred and what could have been done to prevent it from happening." .... |  
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					| Friday, September 1, 2023 |  
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								|  | Suit: Hawaii governor overreaches with housing crisis proclamation By Court House News @ 1:59 PM :: 3355 Views  ::  Ethics,  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... Native Hawaiian interest groups and environmental organizations joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and the Sierra Club on Thursday .... |  
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					| Friday, September 1, 2023 |  
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								|  | UHERO: Maui wildfire impacts and recovery challenges By UHERO @ 4:28 AM :: 2346 Views  ::  Maui County
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														| ... displaced families are now searching for housing in one of the nation’s most expensive markets .... |  
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					| Friday, September 1, 2023 |  
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								|  | UL Lab to Conduct Lahaina Investigation By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 2646 Views  ::  Maui County,  Ethics
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														| ... "to assess the policies and performance of state and county agencies" -- not MECO .... |  
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					| Friday, September 1, 2023 |  
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								|  | VIDEO: Where was Bissen while Lahaina Burned? By Video @ 3:55 AM :: 4352 Views  ::  Maui County
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														| " I had been present in our Emergency Operating Center since Aug. 7 " |  
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					| Thursday, August 31, 2023 |  
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								|  | ‘We Are Dealing With Global Warming’: Hawaii Gov Once Again Blames Deadly Wildfire On Climate Change By Video @ 11:08 PM :: 2685 Views  ::  Maui County,  Environment
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														| ... The West Maui Land Company accused M. Kaleo Manuel, an official with the Hawaii DLNR, of delaying a response to a request to use water to refill reservoirs used by the Maui Fire Department to fight the wildfire .... |  
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					| Thursday, August 31, 2023 |  
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								|  | Lahaina Banyan Tree: Signs of Life Three Weeks After Fire By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 2257 Views  ::  Maui County
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														| " ... A lot of new roots shooting off .... " |  
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					| Thursday, August 31, 2023 |  
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								|  | US House Committee opens investigation into Hawaiian Electric By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3099 Views  ::  Maui County,  Energy,  Ethics
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								|  | Governor's Task Force: Mollies and Shrooms next to be legalized By News Release @ 2:24 PM :: 1932 Views  ::  Drugs
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														| ...Although psychedelic plants(drugs) have beenused in indigenous cultures(given to hot chicks in nightclubs) forthousands ofyears, modernscience(politics) is now catching up.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 31, 2023 |  
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								|  | While Fighting Against Female Lockerrooms in Hawaii Schools, Hawaii AG Files Brief for Title IX Trannies By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 2826 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| ... LGTBQ+ students have been filing legal challenges to the religious exemption .... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |  
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								|  | Sen Keith-Agaran Resigns--Chased out by Ethics Investigation? By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 4569 Views  ::  Maui County,  Ethics,  Hawaii State Government
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														| “... I was appointed to this position, I didn’t run for it initially so I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature ....” |  
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					| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |  
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								|  | Biden Nominates Federal Judges for Hawaii, CNMI By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 2633 Views  ::  Judiciary
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														| ... Micah W. J. Smith has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii since 2018 .... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 30, 2023 |  
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								|  | U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 2697 Views  ::  Maui County,  Environment
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														| ... Bissen has said that after the EPA removes hazardous materials, he will allow residents to go back to their properties to collect personal items .... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |  
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								|  | Maui Court Issues ‘Writ of Quo Warranto’ vs Green’s July 17 Housing Proclamation By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4100 Views  ::  Ethics,  Development,  Land Use
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														| ... "The proclamation usurps all government power into the hands of one unelected former lobbyist" said Petitioner Tom Coffman .... |  
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