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Friday, February 17, 2023
Green Seeks Comment on Maui Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 2438 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary

... Governor Green must make his appointment by Saturday, March 18, 2023 ....

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Friday, February 17, 2023
Ninth Circuit wades into debate on abortion in Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 3:30 PM :: 2404 Views :: Life

... there are no doctors on Guam willing to provide abortion services ....

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Friday, February 17, 2023
Neighborhood Board Elections -- Who is Running in Your District?
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 3847 Views :: Honolulu County

... Candidate applications should be submitted online ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Senate Committees Advance Bill Legalizing Hashish and Honey Butane Oil
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 3447 Views :: Taxes, Drugs

... The measure would also exempt the sales of cannabis and manufactured cannabis products for medical use from the general excise tax ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hawaii ACT Scores 10th-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 2300 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... tied with Arkansas ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hawaii Ranks 39th for Innovation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 AM :: 2025 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii STEM jobs account for 5.1% of all employment in the state, the 15th lowest share among states....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
DoH: Hawaii among highest hepatitis B death rates nationwide
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2399 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... In 2019, the rate for Hawaiʻi (1.17 per 100,000) was almost three times the national rate (0.42 per 100,000) ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Ethics: Clerk at AGs Office Fed Info to Lawyer Suing Crooked Sheriff for Sex Assault
By News Release @ 5:26 AM :: 4546 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police

... Deputy Freddie Carabbacan rides again ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Shining a Light on the Legislature--Do Anti-Corruption Bills Have a Chance?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:01 AM :: 2602 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... Why are some agencies opposing them? ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Hawaii Families Spend 62.3% of Income on Mortgage--Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 AM :: 2749 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Median Monthly Mortgage Payment: $4,403 ....

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Green Appoints Evslin, LaChica to House
By News Release @ 1:26 AM :: 2231 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government

... Luke Evslin will serve House District 16 (Wailuā, Hanamā‘ulu, Kapaia, Līhu‘e, Puhi, portion of ‘Ōma‘o) on Kaua‘i and Trish LaChica will serve House District 37 (Mililani Mauka, Mililani Town, Koa Ridge and Waipi‘o Gentry), on O‘ahu ....

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
City: Koko Head Shooting Complex to reopen for Archery in March
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 2528 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

... Current schedule: archery range reopening March 2023, pistol & rifle ranges in April 2023 ....

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
DLNR--Build Parking Garage at Ala Wai
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 3358 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism

“In the very near future, we are going to do a request for proposals for the development within the facility itself. Since this is envisioned as a public-private partnership the current parking layout may shift some in the future. That could include a parking structure at the harbor”

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Hawaii Republicans lose challenge of 2022 election audit process
By Court House News @ 1:30 PM :: 3010 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party

... The Republicans' attorney William Dean characterized the party’s claims of damages to be "extemporaneous" ....

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
DHHL Nomination Withdrawn: 'Evasive' Anderson 'Misrepresents Commission'
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 4697 Views :: DHHL, Ethics

... “His misrepresentation of the commission’s viewpoints on the $600 million plan significantly influenced my decision.” ....

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Tour company sues Hawaii County for removing access to beach road
By Court House News @ 11:57 PM :: 1926 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism

... Waipi'o Valley Road, now partially reopened, has been the subject of controversy since its February 2022 closure ....

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
HB1049 Cuts Income Tax
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 2630 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes

... restructure the state's income tax brackets and lower income tax for all brackets, double the standard deduction for individual filers from $2,200 to $5,000, and double the personal exemption from $1,144 to $2,288 ....

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
HTA Splits RFP for US: Marketing vs 'Stewardship'
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 3604 Views :: Ethics, Tourism

... Translation: Marketing is for HCVB and 'Stewardship' is for CNHA ....

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Hawaii GET Taxes 119% of Personal Income
By Tax Foundation @ 12:39 AM :: 3028 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, it taxes many products multiple times ....

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Monday, February 13, 2023
Governor sends additional budget requests to Legislature
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1893 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... since taxes are not being cut, lets spend this money ....

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Monday, February 13, 2023
HB1049: Avoiding disincentives in new affordability plan
By UHERO @ 11:41 PM :: 2014 Views :: Tax Credits

... Policy “cliffs” occur when a large benefit is suddenly withdrawn when income exceeds some threshold, even if by only $1. Cliffs may also reduce incentives to work and earn more ....

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Monday, February 13, 2023
Hawaii: House Judiciary Committee to Hear Anti-Gun Bills
By NRA ILA @ 11:06 PM :: 2164 Views :: Second Amendment

... Last week, the Hawaii Legislature considered several anti-gun bills, and three more anti-gun bills are already scheduled to be heard tomorrow, starting at 2PM, by the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee....

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Monday, February 13, 2023
Kim, DelaCruz, Kidani: Regents Should Dump Lassner to Help Boost Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 3643 Views :: Development, Higher Education

... This is all about Aloha Stadium. Under Lassner UH is shifting to TC Ching. The scamsters want a president who will commit to play UH sports in their new Aloha Stadium. They don't care what happens to the rest of the University ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Multiple tax hikes moving through the Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:09 PM :: 3280 Views :: Taxes

... there are still tax hikes moving through the Legislature, threatening to further increase Hawaii’s already-astronomical cost of living ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Legislative Agenda: Abortion, Cannabis, Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:13 PM :: 2471 Views :: Life, Drugs

... Hawaii Legislators have got your life all planned out ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 11, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 7:59 PM :: 1762 Views :: Congressional Delegation

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

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Request for Public Comments – Applicants for Hawaii Supreme Court
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 2386 Views :: Judiciary

... Please submit written comments postmarked or faxed no later than March 13, 2023 ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Audit: Why did DoE Give DoT $16M for Useless Kihei Roundabout?
By News Release @ 6:54 PM :: 2358 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Ethics

... a financial audit of the DOE to help determine how the $16 million was transferred to DOT and where this money came from ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Gun Bills Die in Committee
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 2742 Views :: Police, Second Amendment

... Honolulu Police Department testimony was a factor ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
Get Out, Evil!  Stay In, Good Fortune!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2247 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... Japanese celebrate a festival known as Setsubun.  While there are regional variations on how to celebrate it, many of them involve roasted beans and an Oni, or demon ....

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Sunday, February 12, 2023
How Living Off the Grid in Hawaii Compares to Other States
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 3026 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use

... five categories: feasibility, infrastructure, affordability, climate, and safety ....

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Saturday, February 11, 2023
Hawaii VEX IQ Championships qualifies 18 robotics teams for World event in Dallas, TX
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 2240 Views :: Education K-12

... Hawaii VEX IQ Robotics Elementary and Middle School State Championships qualified 18 out of 67 Hawaii VEX robotics teams that will advance to the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships ....

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Saturday, February 11, 2023
A ‘Capitol Convo’ about Hawaii’s high cost of living
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:10 PM :: 2688 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... factors that contribute to the state’s high cost of living, such as its high cost of housing, high taxes, boondoggle projects, shortage of medical professionals and more ....

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Saturday, February 11, 2023
‘The more-government stuff doesn’t work’
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:03 PM :: 2040 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... Hawaii isn’t doing so well ....

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Saturday, February 11, 2023
How Fast is Hawaii’s Economy Growing?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 2359 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

... The 3.3% annualized expansion rate was the 17th largest ....

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Friday, February 10, 2023
NASA: Chinese Satellite Behind Green Lasers over Mauna Kea
By Video @ 10:25 PM :: 3360 Views :: Military

... the most likely candidate is the ACDL instrument aboard the Chinese Daqi-1/AEMS satellite ....

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Friday, February 10, 2023
Lawsuit: Catholic Charities Approved Foster Care Home with Schizophrenic Child Molester
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 6167 Views :: Hawaii County , Family

... The girl was placed in foster care on or about July 31, 2017, then allegedly endured several months of sexual assault at the hands of two different adult male alleged perpetrators who were living in the house. Both have criminal records ....

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Friday, February 10, 2023
Miske Witness Guilty --Threatened to 'Behead' Governor, Mayor
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 3041 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement

... here's what happens when a sovereignty activist doesn't want to pay his dock fees at Waianae Small Boat Harbor ....

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Friday, February 10, 2023
Hawaii: Third Highest Proportion of Unsheltered Homeless
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 4289 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness

... 62.7% of Hawaii homeless are unsheltered .... 

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Friday, February 10, 2023
DLNR, Agriculture Department to Settle on Pasture Management?
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2198 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use

... whether certain lands could be transferred from DLNR jurisdiction to HDOA ....

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Friday, February 10, 2023
Remember Syria? Syriously -- Tulsi Gabbard Tells Congress She is not a Russian Bot
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 AM :: 3748 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard

... all you have to do is forget the last six years ....

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Rejects Five Ethics Bills
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 2214 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... two bills advance, five deferred ....

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Hearings Set for Three Gun Bills
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 1849 Views :: Second Amendment

... New Hearings Set for Friday, February 10 ....

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 3193 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits

... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Decade In Prison For ‘Brazen’ Maui Official Who Took Bribes
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 2898 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... Once again: The Feds doing the job the State and Counties just won't do ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
HTA Says You Like Tourism Now
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 1934 Views :: Tourism

... Results of Fall 2022 Resident Sentiment Survey Released ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
House Sends Four Campaign Finance Reform Bills to Senate
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 1923 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... will the Senate kill these bills? ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Federal Grant-Matching Requirement to be waived for Territories
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 2217 Views :: National News

... Grant-Matching Requirement to be waived for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Hawaii medical excise tax affecting patient care, physicians say
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 AM :: 2368 Views :: Health Care, Taxes

... A Hawaii resident diagnosed with breast cancer could not find a physician to treat her ....

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
A Trio of Bills in Hawaii Would Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 AM :: 2290 Views :: Drugs

... SB1043 and SB669 have been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, while HB1216 has been referred to the House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee ....

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