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Monday, March 13, 2023
Congress Funds New ‘YIMBY’ Grants for Zoning Reform
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 2244 Views :: Development

... The final act of Congress in 2022 included passage of a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform ....

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Monday, March 13, 2023
Legislature Going Down Precarious “End Cash Bail” Road Again
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 159 Views :: Justice Reinvestment

... based largely on the now-clearly-failed New York “end money bail” model ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Building Vs. Buying: Which Is Cheaper in The Aloha State?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 3671 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii shines as #1 out of only 18 states where it’s more cost-effective to build rather than buy ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Hawaii Longliners Producing Highly Monitored, Sustainable Swordfish in First Season since MSC Certification
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 2697 Views :: Environment, Small Business

... This is the first season since the fishery was certified sustainable by the globally recognized Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 12, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 2:36 PM :: 2173 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
California’s Surplus to Deficit
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2585 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... the revenue that did materialize was spent in a flash ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Good news, bad news at Legislature’s halfway mark
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 2733 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... The Hawaii Legislature is halfway through its 2023 session ....

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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Five Ideas to Put Aloha Stadium Plan on Right Track
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:05 AM :: 2281 Views :: Development

... avoid becoming another boondoggle ....

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
First Crossover: Republican Legislative Report
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2632 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

... four House Republican Bills Cross Over to Senate ....

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
53 Years of Legal Abortion in Hawaii
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:42 AM :: 3672 Views :: Family, Life, Drugs

... over 220,000 of Hawaii's keiki have been lost to abortion since 1970 ....

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
Kouchi Thanks Green for Releasing Capital Improvement Project Funds for Kauai
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 2836 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... The Princeville Public Library will receive $2 million ... Kaua‘i High School will receive $1.5 million ....

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
Biden Proposes $537 Million in the FY 2024 Budget for U.S. Territories and the Freely Associated States
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 2502 Views :: National News

... $537 million in funding for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) ....

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
More Red Light Cams Activated
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 2653 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... the Red-Light Safety Camera at Likelike Highway and School Street will begin issuing warnings on Friday, March 10, 2023 ....

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
Supreme Court Says 'No' to Homeless Camps on Ag Land
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 3115 Views :: Agriculture, Homelessness, Land Use

... Hawaiʻi law expressly excludes overnight camps from the definition of permitted uses on Class A and B agricultural lands ....

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Friday, March 10, 2023
UHERO Report predicts challenging year for Hawaii tourism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:09 PM :: 2599 Views :: Economy, Tourism

"...While international tourism will continue to recover, domestic travel will soften as the US economy contracts later this year...."

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Friday, March 10, 2023
Schatz Goes YIMBY
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:09 PM :: 3244 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Land Use

... A new federal “Yes In My Backyard” grant program, spearheaded by Hawaii’s U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, deserves kudos for targeting barriers to new housing ....

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Friday, March 10, 2023
Hawaii Unemployment Claims Jump 26.59%
By Wallet Hub @ 5:38 PM :: 2471 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... 210 Initial Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force ....

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Friday, March 10, 2023
Smuggling Drugs into Jails--PSD Arrests Five
By News Release @ 6:36 AM :: 4059 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs

... The investigations are ongoing, and more arrests are expected ....

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Friday, March 10, 2023
Blangiardi signs Bill 25: Relating to Anti-Bias and Inclusion Policy
By News Release @ 6:33 AM :: 2525 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment

... establishing a policy of anti-bias and inclusion for all City officers and employees, including those with different perspectives, views, or opinions ....

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
Hawaii isle zoning review could lead to more housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:41 AM :: 2372 Views :: Hawaii County , Development

... effort underway to update the county’s zoning code ....

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
House Finance Committee Approves $18.9 Billion Budget
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 2255 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... The intention is not to immediately spend the money ....

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
House passes 11 ethics reform bills
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 2122 Views :: Ethics

... The measures now crossover to the Hawaiʻi Senate for 'consideration' ....

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Four Individuals Arrested for Investment Fraud Scheme Targeting Hawaii Residents
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 2982 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... 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
Hawaii Man Indicted for Child Porn
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2813 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement

... 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
SB1: Hawaii Senate Democrats Cheer Abortion Protections
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 1869 Views :: Family, Life

... On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, the Senate passed SB1 SD1 by a 22-3 vote ....

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Hawaii Meth Supplier Gets 24 Years for $5.5M COVID Fraud
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 3197 Views :: Hawaii County , Drugs, COVID-19

... 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
Shootout as FBI Raids 800-Person Cockfight--Four Arrested
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 5515 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... 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
How Police Department Spending in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 PM :: 3020 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police

... 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
Time running out at Legislature for bills hoping to make it to the governor's desk
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:20 PM :: 2220 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... '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
Changing tax credit to portion of income would help Oahu homeowners
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:10 PM :: 2324 Views :: Honolulu County, Tax Credits

... 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
Link home exemption to increase in home values
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 PM :: 2619 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes, Cost of Living

... 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
‘Visitor impact’ fee inherently flawed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:32 AM :: 2807 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

... 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
Labor Board Nails DPS Conspiracy, Cover-up
By Andrew Walden @ 9:51 PM :: 5367 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police

"...the Board finds that PSD consciously, knowingly, and deliberately failed to disclose and withheld information...."

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Sunday, March 5, 2023
A Deep Dive into the Governor’s Tax-Cut Proposal
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:56 PM :: 2122 Views :: Taxes

... 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
Love-Hate Relationship with Tourism 
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2769 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

... We have been taxing the bejeebers out of tourists ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
​‘Wealth Tax’ has a wealth of problems
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:31 PM :: 2926 Views :: Small Business, Taxes

... 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
Proposed new category for ‘transient vacation’ rentals would burden residents
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:19 PM :: 2659 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

... this classification creates a significant tax burden for landlords — even those renting to working class families ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 4, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 5:06 PM :: 2362 Views :: Congressional Delegation

... Bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
HB622 Suicide Prevention
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:56 PM :: 2822 Views :: Life, Drugs

... This bill makes permanent the prevent suicide Hawaiʻi task force within the Department of Health ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
SB151: Hawaii lawmakers considering police reforms
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 2322 Views :: Police

... 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
Foreclosure Suit: 'Way too long, way too confusing'
By Court House News @ 3:42 AM :: 3357 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary

... plaintiffs' Honolulu-based attorney is Frederick Arensmeyer, formerly of the Dubin Law Office ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
​Two Maui Men Sentenced for Racially Motivated Attack on White Man
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 3224 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement

“...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
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 2539 Views :: Ethics

... The term will run from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 ....

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Saturday, March 4, 2023
Congressional Delegation Calls on IRS to Exempt Red Hill Assistance
By Ed Case @ 2:23 AM :: 2806 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Taxes

“...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
DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Still Recovering from COVID
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 2580 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... 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
UHERO: Public Campaign Financing for Hawaii?
By UHERO @ 11:00 AM :: 2528 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

... 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
Hawaii's Best & Worst Cities at Personal Money Management
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 AM :: 3060 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... It’s clear that some people are better than others at handling their finances ....

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Blangiardi Outlines Proposed 2024 Budget
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 2496 Views :: Honolulu County

... 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
SB1179 Outlaw Campaign Contributions by Nearly All Publicly Traded Corporations
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 2629 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

"...The third point is already well-established law...."

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
SEC Charges Hawaii Investment Adviser with Running Ponzi Scheme
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 3108 Views :: Religion

... 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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