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Friday, June 3, 2022 |
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Eleven Years Later: Bridge Aina Lea Affordable Housing Developer Loses Lawsuit
By News Release @ 6:49 AM :: 2412 Views :: Hawaii County , Development
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... this is what happens if you try to build affordable housing in Hawaii ....
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Friday, June 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii's $800M Crypto Marketplace Last Minute Reprieve
By News Release @ 6:37 AM :: 1611 Views :: Small Business
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... As of December 31, 2021, there were approximately 134,000 Hawai‘i consumers who transacted over $800 million in digital currencies through participating companies in the DCIL .....
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Biden Mandates Project Labor Agreements, 73% of Contractors will Stop Bidding
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 1784 Views :: Development, Labor
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... Seventy-three percent of surveyed firms report they are currently bidding on federal construction projects valued at $35 million or more. Yet the same percentage, 73 percent, report they would not bid on those projects if a project labor agreement were required....
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Climate Hucksters Sue Hawaii Department of Transportation
By News Release @ 6:21 AM :: 2465 Views :: Energy, Environment, Greenmail
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... plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s active operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions is causing significant harm ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Enviros Launch Push for Largest Marine 'Monument' Ever
By News Release @ 5:46 AM :: 1827 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... It would well surpass the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which was the world’s largest protected area when President Barack Obama expanded it in 2016 ...
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Surprise: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts field hearings in Hawaii
By Video @ 5:29 AM :: 2580 Views :: DHHL, Congressional Delegation, OHA
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... These hearings --Chaired by Sen Schatz-- were not announced anywhere. Not by OHA, DHHL, CNHA, nor by any member of the Congressional delegation, nor by any news release from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee ....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
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Bus Fares Going Up
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 2775 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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... The Honolulu City Council approved Ordinance 21-7, hiking fares ....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
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DBEDT Projects Hawaii economic growth unchanged at 3.2 percent
By News Release @ 5:44 AM :: 1416 Views :: Economy
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... despite U.S. economic growth projections being revised downward ....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022 |
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Where people in Hawaii are moving to most
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 AM :: 2486 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Stacker compiled a list of states where people from Hawaii are moving to the most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. ...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
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Census Overcount Favored Blue States
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 AM :: 2115 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii Statistics
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... red states effectively lost at least three seats in Congress while blue states effectively gained them ....
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Tuesday, May 31, 2022 |
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Hawaii Democrats Elect New Party Chair
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 2137 Views :: Democratic Party
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... Anti-Vaxxer Shannon Matson Campaigns for Party Chair, Loses ....
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Monday, May 30, 2022 |
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Auē! All four counties are planning spending sprees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:30 PM :: 2887 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s gross domestic product is down by 4.43% since 2019, yet even as the economy suffers, all four counties seem determined to spend like crazy ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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How to Make Housing Affordable in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:45 PM :: 2763 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hint: It's not because of “empty homes,” short-term rentals, “outside investors” or other distractions ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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What went down at the 2022 Hawaii Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:38 PM :: 1825 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the good, the bad and the ugly ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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Transit History
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2174 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail
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... Fat chance of the Feds giving us that much now ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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Oahu’s problematic short-term rental ban
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:55 AM :: 2726 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Have you been renting out a room to help pay your mortgage? ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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Report: Federal funding flaw shortchanges Hawaii's school nutrition programs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 AM :: 1425 Views :: Education K-12
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... The Hawaii State Department of Education is paying tens of millions of dollars to feed Hawaiian school children due to a flaw in the funding method used by the federal government ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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83 public schools to offer summer meals
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 1413 Views :: Education K-12
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... to ensure that children continue to receive balanced nutrition during the summer break ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 28, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 1:40 AM :: 1422 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, May 28, 2022 |
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Audit: 'No Limits' to HPD Overtime
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 2699 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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... overtime cards, which document overtime requests and approval for payroll purposes, are managed manually, increasing the risk for human error, abuse, and fraud ....
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Saturday, May 28, 2022 |
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Navy Contractor: Piping Repairs Key to any Red Hill Solution
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 1973 Views :: Environment, Development, Military
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... It just so happens that these repairs are also the repairs needs to continue using the facility. What a coincidence! ....
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Saturday, May 28, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Democratic Gubernatorial, Lt Gov Candidates Forum
By Video @ 4:01 PM :: 2380 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... a Kahele representative said Kahele had a meeting with kalo farmers on Maui and could not attend ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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Tourism Recovery Accelerated in April
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 1525 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... 818,268 visitors in April 2022, representing a 96.3 percent recovery from April 2019 and the highest recovery rate since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii. Visitors spent $1.6 billion, an increase of 21 percent compared to the $1.32 billion reported for April 2019 ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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Hawaii High-Tech Schemers Get $94M
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 1914 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Hawaii is among the first states in the nation to be approved for participation ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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DoH Survey: 87% in Red Hill Impact Area Report Symptoms
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 2186 Views :: Environment, Health Care, Military
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... Eighty-seven percent of over 2,000 survey participants reported at least one new or worsening health symptom following exposure to JP-5 jet fuel in the Navy water system. Thirty-seven percent sought medical care and 17 people reported being hospitalized overnight ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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How COVID-19 Models Shaped Hawaii Lockdown Policy
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 1947 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... By 2021, the team relied on the locally tailored model developed by UH Mānoa Professor Monique Chyba ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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Former Kauai County Council Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 2158 Views :: Kauai County, Drugs
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... Brun, who was indicted with 11 other defendants on drug trafficking offenses, an assault on a federal law enforcement officer, witness tampering, evidence tampering, and firearm offenses, pled guilty to ten of those charges ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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Chief Justice Appoints District and District Family Court Judges
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 1779 Views :: Judiciary
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... Recktenwald today appointed two individuals to fill judicial positions in the District Family Court of the Third Circuit and one individual to fill a position in the District Court of the Fifth Circuit ....
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Friday, May 27, 2022 |
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Fishing Industry Adopts Shark-Protection Strategy Before Enviros Can Impose One
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 1711 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... the latest example in a long history of bottom-up federal fishery management through the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council ....
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Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
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Hawaii Highest COVID Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 2079 Views :: COVID-19
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... 71 new cases per 100,000 people over the last two weeks ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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TRO Against New Police Chief’s son places him in UH Professor's spare bedroom
By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 6886 Views :: Police, Drugs
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... Logan said he planned to talk to Vanic about making him his third-in-command as a deputy chief ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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Team Hickam delivers first baby formula flight
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 1447 Views :: Military
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... 78,000 pounds of baby formula arrived in Indianapolis aboard a Hickam-based C-17 Globemaster III flying from Ramstein Air Base, Germany ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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S&P: Solar, storage delays put Hawaii's energy transition to the test
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 1838 Views :: Energy
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... Of 18 renewable energy agreements inked by Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. utility subsidiaries in recent years, only two are on track to meet their guaranteed commercial operation dates ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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Lawsuit Seeks Habitat Protection for 49 Endangered Hawaiian Species
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 1614 Views :: Environment
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... The Service protected all 49 species as endangered on September 30, 2016, but failed to designate critical habitat as required ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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FAA Proposes to Revoke Transair's Certificate
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 1748 Views :: Small Business
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... Operated a Boeing 737 airplane on 33 flights when it was not airworthy ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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UH Board of Regents approves updated Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 2777 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... “The University of Hawaiʻi would still be responsible to care for Maunakea under that bill until 2028,” said Lassner, noting that the measure could still be vetoed ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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2022 UH Legislative Recap: Key takeaways, budget breakdown
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 1734 Views :: Higher Education
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... state support to increase the seating capacity at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex was NOT included in the budget ....
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Tuesday, May 24, 2022 |
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Trump Election Conspiracy Theories Front and Center in Hawaii Republican Party
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 3715 Views :: Republican Party
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... Conspiracy Roadshow: 2000 Mules, Kelli Ward, Seth Keshel all making the grand tour of Hawaii ....
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Monday, May 23, 2022 |
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Brig. Gen. Arthur ‘Joe’ Logan chosen as Honolulu’s next police chief
By Video @ 10:16 PM :: 2665 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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... After taking a straw poll, the commission narrowed the field to Logan and Ebner, choosing to go outside the embattled department for its next leader ....
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Monday, May 23, 2022 |
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Ige Appoints Two to Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 1677 Views :: Ethics
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... Governor David Ige re-appointed Wesley Fong to a new four-year term on the Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission, and appointed Dr. Robert Hong to fill a seat soon to be vacated by outgoing Commissioner Melinda Wood ....
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Monday, May 23, 2022 |
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Ige Signs HB1848: “Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act”
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 2147 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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... Hawaii is the sixteenth state to adopt such protections, known nationally as “New Voices” laws. ...
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Monday, May 23, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric seeks developers of projects small and large in latest phase of shared solar
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 1349 Views
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... the companyʻs latest phase of community-based renewable energy (CBRE), on Hawaii Island, Maui and Oahu ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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New U.S. Census Bureau data erases Hawaii’s 2010-2020 population growth
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 2031 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. Census Bureau overestimated Hawaii’s 2020 population by 6.79%, or 98,812 people, according to an internal review released this month of the 2020 census. ...
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Civic involvement is key to saving Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:18 PM :: 1910 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... efforts to reform the state’s emergency powers law; reduce barriers to housing; bring taxes, debt and state spending under control ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Senate: Bills on Ige's Desk 'Support our Priorities'
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 1437 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Legislature Passes Bills Supporting Senate Priorities in a Historic Legislative Session ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 22, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 3:03 PM :: 1497 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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