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| Wednesday, June 21, 2023 |
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Blangiardi announces leadership changes at two City departments
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 3211 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Keith Suzuka will serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Land Management and Ben Sullivan will serve as Deputy Director of the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency ....
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| Wednesday, June 21, 2023 |
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Maui Mayor accepting applications to Independent Nomination Board
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 2769 Views :: Maui County
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... The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. June 29 ....
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| Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Neighborhood Commission Office Holds Revote in Hawaii Kai Subdistrict 11
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 3319 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... a computer glitch prevented Sub District 11 voters from being able to electronically submit their votes ....
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| Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Hawaii most expensive state to live in
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 3899 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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"... living in Hawaii would require an annual income of at least $80,000 to $100,000 for a single person and around $125,000 to $150,000 for a family ....”
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| Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Honolulu Credit Card Debt Soars
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 3437 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Honolulu average household credit card debt is $14,927, up by $2,498 ....
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| Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Honolulu Rent Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 3712 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... #1 Highest Avg Rent in USA: Urban Honolulu, HI $2,514/mo ....
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| Sunday, June 18, 2023 |
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A Dirty Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3900 Views :: Environment, Development, Tax Credits
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... five blind monks trying to describe an elephant ....
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| Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 17, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 11:06 PM :: 2422 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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| Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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$1B Budget Cuts 'Wise and Courageous'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:46 PM :: 2665 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green plans to trim approximately $1 billion from the Legislature’s proposed biennial budget via 22 separate line item vetoes ....
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| Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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How Grassroot Institute is working for a better Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:16 PM :: 3430 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute “actually proposed 15 model bills this year that were introduced and got one across the finish line, which was the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact” ....
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| Saturday, June 17, 2023 |
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What you need to know about property taxes in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 PM :: 4736 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hawaii property tax rates thus can be low because the counties that assess and collect them do not have to cover the cost of public schools ....
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| Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Divide and Conquer: More Property Tax Tiers Means Higher Taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:48 PM :: 3238 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes
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... This situation has left the owners of many long-term rentals stuck with much higher tax bills ....
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| Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 3430 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (the last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 24,200, or -3.7 percent ....
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| Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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HTA: De Fries Gets Boot
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 3147 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... 'Hawai‘i Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries Announces He Will Decline Extension of Employment Contract' LOL! ....
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| Thursday, June 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 3544 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Energy-producing and tourism-dependent states took the biggest hits in productivity: Hawaii was down 5.3% to $75.39 ....
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| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 |
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Retailers to stop shipping cigars to Hawaii July 1
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 4386 Views :: Small Business
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... in response to S.B. 975, a recently-passed law in Hawaii that purportedly aims to cut down on youth vaping ....
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| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii children strained under tight economic conditions, report says
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 3446 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii ranks 44th in the nation for children’s economic well-being, seventh lowest in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday ....
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| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Will Hawaii Family Courts mandate legal representation for abused foster children?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 PM :: 3360 Views :: Ethics, Family
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... If the Judiciary does not act, the Legislature will ....
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| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Keith Cureton: Kamehameha Schools Director of Ethics Didn't Last Long
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 7862 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... how long would an ethical person stay at KSBE? ....
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| Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Falsified Financial Disclosures? Legislators Approve $20K for Sen Fevella’s ‘Reelect-me’ Group
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 4399 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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... Voting on legislation affecting a for-profit or non-profit organization in which you are a director, even if unpaid, is a violation of HRS § 84-14 and Senate Rules 83 and 85 ....
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| Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Kamehameha: The Founding of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 33162 Views :: Hawaii History
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Today is Kamehameha Day in Hawaii....
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| Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Americans for Prosperity Launches Hawaii State Chapter
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 2594 Views :: Republican Party
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... to advocate for policies that promote economic growth, job creation, and greater opportunity for all ....
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| Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Homeless Shut Down Diamond Head State Park
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 4142 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism
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... DLNR removed a water hose being used to siphon water into an encampment of meth addicts on the lower slopes of Diamond Head ....
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| Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Taxes and Cost of Living: Focus Shifts to County Councils
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:57 PM :: 3150 Views :: Development, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... lawmaking continues at the county level ....
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| Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Want more housing? Why not just cut the red tape?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 PM :: 3158 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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... address the structural problems in the housing market, namely the strict regulatory environment ....
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| Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Foley hails inroads on corruption
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:32 PM :: 2863 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... progress was made in the fight to improve transparency and accountability ....
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| Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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New video tells what the story of Iam Tongi says about Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 3862 Views :: Cost of Living
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... you shouldn't have to be an "American Idol" winner to be priced back into Hawaii ....
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| Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Fevella’s Film Feud
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3525 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Apparently Fevella filed a personnel complaint against the head of the Hawaii Film Office, Donne Dawson, to emphasize this point ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii highest household debt to income ratio
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 2810 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the highest debt-to-income ratio of any state at 2.26 ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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The Real Value of $100 in Hawaii -- $86.80
By Selected News Articles @ 8:58 PM :: 4042 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... you’ll get a lot more for your money in Mississippi than in Hawaii ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Bipartisan Task Force Combats Chinese Influence in Indo-Pacific
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 2827 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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... bipartisan task force to conduct oversight on issues facing the U.S. territories and Freely Associated States (FAS) in the Indo-Pacific region ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation how they Voted June 10, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 8:31 PM :: 2301 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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It's up to us to fight corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 3012 Views :: Ethics
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... Legal reforms can go a long way. But when it comes to putting a stop to longstanding corruption in Hawaii, the biggest impact of all will ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Council Raises? Time to work for a living
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 PM :: 3389 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... An open letter to the Honolulu City Council. RE: The pay raise you are about to get ....
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| Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Oahu Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall seeks another term as Judge
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 4214 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... Judicial Selection Commission to determine whether Judge Hall should be retained in office for an additional term of six years ....
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| Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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DLNR: Haena State Park to be Model for State
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 3778 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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... following the signing of a bill by Governor Josh Green, M.D., facilitating the continued community-based management of this 65-acre state park ....
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| Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolled Social Media Censorship Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 AM :: 5506 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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... Newly disclosed document confirms billionaire Pierre Omidyar financed the public-private partnership to censor election-related Twitter and Facebook posts ....
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| Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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"FCKBLM" -- Ninth Circuit hears challenge to recall of evocative license plate
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 AM :: 3273 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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... The city and county of Honolulu tried to walk back a mistakenly-approved vanity plate reading "FCKBLM," but the license plate holder says that violates his free speech rights ....
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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OIP Issues Three New Formal Opinions
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 3162 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education
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... seeking the names of all students and faculty serving on the UH William S. Richardson School of Law Admissions Committee ....
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Want More COVID Cash? Apply June 13
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 3723 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... ask for up to three months of additional support ....
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Resolution 33: Tinkering with Property Tax Rates on Rental Units
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:47 PM :: 3070 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes
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... decrease the rates on the first tier of Residential A homes from $4.50 to $4.00 per $1,000 and increase rates on the second tier from $10.50 to $11.40 per $1,000 ....
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Bill 56: Increase amount for permit exemptions to ease 209 day backlog
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:31 PM :: 3104 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Small Business
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... 209 days spent waiting for a permit often equates to higher costs for labor and materials ....
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| Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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SB975: Green Signs Tax Increase on Vaping Products
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 4211 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Drugs
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... SB975, now Act 62, establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products ....
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| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Marijuana Dispensary Oligopoly Enforcers: Court Upholds Drug Raid on Pinky's Hempire
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 3051 Views :: Drugs
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... “Pinky’s Hempire,” alleged that DOH’s interim administrative rules regarding hemp processing were illegal and that the prohibition on Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC products was unconstitutional ....
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| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
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Some gems amid Legislature’s overspending?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:25 PM :: 3257 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Taxes
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... two bills that would improve Hawaii’s economy ....
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| Monday, June 5, 2023 |
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Hawaii Republican Party Closes Headquarters
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 2909 Views :: Republican Party
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... mold spores are present. An air quality test by a certified remediation company is being scheduled. Until further notice, the Headquarters office is TEMPORARILY CLOSED for your health and safety ....
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