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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Eco Lawyers Head to Court to Block Kauai Hydro Project
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 2821 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Environment
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... call the “midnight rubber stamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment ....
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023 |
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Transsexuals Push Bethany Hamilton out of Surf Contests
By Video @ 5:16 AM :: 3631 Views :: Family, Religion, Tourism
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... Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton says she won’t compete in WSL events following new transgender rule ....
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Monday, February 6, 2023 |
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Taxi Rates: Council should repeal price fixing law
By Selected News Articles @ 7:49 PM :: 2223 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... repeal the price fixing provisions in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu ....
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Monday, February 6, 2023 |
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Maui Council Tries Again: Finally Selects Lutey County Clerk
By Selected News Articles @ 7:14 PM :: 2004 Views :: Maui County
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... the Council also moved Bill 4 (2023): Conversion of certain legal short term condo rentals in West Maui to long term use ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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CNHA News: Danner Scores Gig on Indian Corporation, Sends Herself $4M
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 PM :: 3574 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement awarded $4M from Oweesta Corp ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Two Gun Control Bills Set for Hearings
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 1923 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Honolulu Council Bill 57 and Hawaii Legislature SB1230 ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Senate Agenda: Abortion and Suicide
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 3710 Views :: Family, Life
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... This week abortion bill HB1343 and assisted suicide expansion bill SB442 are scheduled ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Kauai: F-22s Scramble to Intercept China Spy Balloon
By John Bond @ 8:22 PM :: 4169 Views :: Kauai County, Military
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... 2022 saw a mysterious high-altitude balloon alert over Kauai....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute hits the ground running in promoting liberty at Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:49 PM :: 1821 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii so far has submitted more than 20 pieces of testimony on bills relating to issues ranging from housing to healthcare ....
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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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Did You Meet Your Goals This Year? – Pff, We Don’t Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1797 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Our Legislature’s 2023 session is definitely cranked up now ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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After Fraudsters Jailed, Auditor Discovers Affordable Housing Program Has no Administrative Rules
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 4027 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Cost of Living
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... Decades of neglect in monitoring the program has left the department unable to evaluate its success ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Green Affordability Plan: It would be simpler to just cut the tax rate for food
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 2620 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Green’s “GAP” plan seeks to provide tax credits for food, rent and child care expenses primarily to Hawaii’s lower- and middle-class families ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Kailua-Based Former Navy Captain Gets 30 Months in 'Fat Leonard' Scandal
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 2721 Views :: Ethics, Military
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... he received more than $90,000 in bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Francis, who plied him with luxurious hotel stays, travel, and prostitutes ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 4, 2023
By GovTrack .us @ 6:26 PM :: 1900 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Committee recommends dissolution of Hawaii Tourism Authority
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 AM :: 1895 Views :: Tourism
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... The Hawaii House Committee on Tourism advanced a bill that dissolves the state's tourism authority and creates a three-member "destination management agency." ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii committee OKs proposed constitutional amendment on abortion
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 AM :: 1931 Views :: Life
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... Republican Sen. Brenton Awa and Democratic Sen. Mike Gabbard voted against the bill ....
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Friday, February 3, 2023 |
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BoE Approves Another Worthless 'Strategic Plan'
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1727 Views :: Education K-12
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... the strategic plan includes the mission, vision, core values, priorities, goals, and the desired outcomes for Hawaii’s K-12 public education system ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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City seeks highly-qualified candidates to serve on Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 2123 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... candidates to serve on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission, which became effective in the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu on January 23, 2023 ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Waitlist opening for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 2067 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Pre-applications will be accepted online from Monday February 6, 2023, 7:45 a.m., to Friday, February 10, 2023, 4:30 p.m. ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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SB36: Senate Passes Bill Restoring Procedure for Initiating Felony Cases
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2021 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... To address the issues raised in the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court opinion in State v. Obrero, the Hawai‘i State Senate passed Senate Bill (S.B.) 36 on third reading today ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Federal Recognition of Hawaiian Sovereignty: One People, Many Views
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:26 PM :: 3151 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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... On Oct. 19, 2022, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it would host its first-ever consultation policy with the Native Hawaiian community. ...
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii GOP Chair, Vice-Chair Suddenly Resign
By Audio @ 3:59 PM :: 3296 Views :: Republican Party
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... Lynn Finnegan and Lani Kaaa resign with one day notice four months before the Republican State Convention ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Proposed Short Term Rental Regs Could Harm Big Island Farmers, Economy.
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:19 PM :: 3462 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Small Business, Tourism
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... Some members of the Hawaii County Council are proposing tighter regulations on hosted short-term rentals ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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VIDEO: FBI Raids Home of former Punahou Basketball Coach
By Andrew Walden @ 2:12 PM :: 3450 Views :: Education K-12
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... Clad only in white shorts, Yuen, a former Punahou coach accused by numerous female athletes--but never charged--was cuffed and soon whisked away in an unmarked vehicle ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Marine Debris Found in Stomach of Stranded Kauai Sperm Whale
By News Release @ 9:30 AM :: 2205 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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“...In addition to squid beaks, fish skeletons and other prey remains, we found at least six hagfish traps and we also found significant amounts of at least seven types of fishing net, at least two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net...."
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Who is having abortions in Hawaii?
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 2884 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Life
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... there were 1,809 abortions reported in Hawaii in 2020, a decrease of 9.7 percent from 2019 ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Alleged Chinatown Pimp Indicted
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 2706 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... The victim was forced to find clients near the Zippy's in Chinatown ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Profitable Non Profits: COVID Slush Fund Ends Feb 6
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 2042 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... the deadline for submissions for relief through the Non-Profit Relief Program is set for Monday, February 6, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. HST. ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Fifth Circuit Launches Small Claims Online Dispute Resolution Pilot
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 2774 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary, Small Business
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... Beginning today, parties to certain small claims cases will be required to use TurboCourt, an online application, to file, negotiate, and attempt to resolve their small claims cases ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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House Working Groups to Examine Red Hill, DHHL Funding
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 2533 Views :: DHHL, Environment, Military
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... to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than twenty days prior to the commencement of the Regular Session of 2024 ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Webinar: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills for 2023 Session
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 2088 Views :: Second Amendment
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... The new session has started and there are 49 gun bills in the Hawaii Legislature ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Bills would remove GET for medical services
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:35 PM :: 1422 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... Legislators have introduced multiple bills in the 2023 legislative session that seek to remove the GET for medical services in Hawaii, either wholly or in part. They include ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Hawaii leads in pharmacist-prescribed birth control
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 2462 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... In 2017, Hawaii became the sixth state to extend pharmacist prescriptive authority to contraception ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 2864 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Poll: 86% of residents believe cannabis should be legal
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 2372 Views :: Drugs
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... Thirty percent of residents indicated they would be more likely to support a candidate who supported legalizing adult recreational use, compared to 26 percent who would be less likely to support a candidate who espoused that same view. Nearly 40 percent of residents, however, indicated that a candidate’s view on legalization doesn’t make much of a difference in their vote ....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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New report makes case for exempting medical services from Hawaii's GET
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:57 AM :: 2205 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... removing the tax would lower medical costs and help alleviate the state's doctor shortage ....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
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December Tourist Count 91.5% of 2019 Level
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 1732 Views :: Tourism
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... visitor arrivals from Japan (36,988) and Canada (58,361) were at the highest monthly levels since the start of the pandemic ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Lee Elected Chair of Maui Council after Epic 18 Hour Meeting
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 1749 Views :: Maui County
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... Who needs telenovelas when there's the Maui County Council? ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Judge Lifts West Hawaii Fishing Injunction
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 2376 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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... the lifting of the injunction in the WHRFMA does not permit the immediate resumption of commercial aquarium fishing ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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SB19: Allow Dead People to Vote
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 PM :: 2274 Views :: Office of Elections
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... The Senate Judiciary Committee heard comments for and against the bill on Friday. Ultimately, the committee deferred the bill ....
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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 7149 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Are Zoning Laws the Cause of Hawaii's Housing Crisis?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 2711 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Don't let emergency orders become the norm
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:33 PM :: 1689 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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... bureaucracy and red tape have become a major barrier to affordable housing in Hawaii ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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High cost of living drives family, friends out of Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:20 PM :: 2613 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... More than 15,000 people left Hawaii for the mainland last year ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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Hold off on Maui County executive pay raises?
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 2073 Views :: Maui County
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... salaries for the Mayor, County Council members, Directors, Deputy Directors and County Auditor ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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What’s In the Governor’s Bill Package
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1977 Views :: Taxes
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... SB 1347 / HB 1049, designated GOV-01, aims to give broad tax relief to pretty much everyone in Hawaii. It does this by juicing up several credits already on the books, giving a significant boost to the standard deduction, and doubling the personal exemption amount. ...
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Sunday, January 29, 2023 |
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SB1: Abortion Expansion Bill Scheduled for Hearing
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:52 AM :: 2509 Views :: Family, Life
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... Hawaii's Senate has decided that abortion expansion bills should take front and center ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 3174 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....
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