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| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Handling Lawsuit Against Oil Companies Calls Climate Change An ‘Existential Threat’
By Video @ 6:24 PM :: 5157 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled this week that Honolulu’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies can proceed to trial ....
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| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Restoring Lahaina’s Economy: Time is of the Essence
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 3991 Views :: Maui County, Development, OHA
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“My family is getting very desperate and deciding whether to leave Hawaiʻi.”
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| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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HECO Finally Gets Around to Announcing Wildfire Safety Strategy
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 3997 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Hawaiian Electric claims it first began developing its Wildfire Safety Strategy in 2019 ....
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| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Public Input Sought for City’s First Climate Adaptation Strategy
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 3227 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... The Resilience Office is engaging in fifteen islandwide programs in the first half of November ....
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| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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DoH Hosts Healthy Hawaiʻi Strategic Plan 2030 Summit
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 4069 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... DOH convened more than 250 stakeholders, advocates, and visionaries across the state to discuss the Healthy Hawai‘i Strategic Plan 2030 ....
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| Saturday, November 4, 2023 |
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Oahu Judicial Vacancy -- First Circuit Court
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 3315 Views :: Honolulu County, Judiciary
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... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....
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| Friday, November 3, 2023 |
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DoE: Chronic Absenteeism 30%--achievement still lags pre-COVID numbers
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 6612 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... absenteeism drifts from 37% to 30% as some students age out of system ....
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| Friday, November 3, 2023 |
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Court Blocks Parts of Honolulu ‘Sensitive Places’ Gun Law
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 4192 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... Due to our "sensitive places lawsuit," Honolulu is no longer able to enforce parts of its sensitive places ordinance ....
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| Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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OHA Trustees Select New CEO
By News Release @ 4:22 PM :: 3170 Views :: OHA
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... Since 2019, Ferreira has served as budget chief of the Hawaiʻi State Senate ....
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| Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii attorney general opposes opt-out option from LGBTQ+ books for 2nd graders
By Selected News Articles @ 1:04 PM :: 3580 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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... the parents, who are Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox, filed their lawsuit on religious freedom grounds ....
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| Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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Maui Fires: Three bills offer property tax relief
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:56 AM :: 4582 Views :: Maui County, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... Bill 102 best of three bills but should be retroactive ....
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| Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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HIEMA Rewrites 'Hazard Mitigation Plan'
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 4020 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... FEMA requires that states must have an approved hazard mitigation plan to qualify for numerous federal assistance and mitigation grants ....
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| Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
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SD5 Election Set to Replace Gil Keith-Aragan
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 3696 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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... SD5 is now up for election in 2024 cycle ....
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| Wednesday, November 1, 2023 |
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Hawaii couple found guilty of stealing identities of dead babies
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 2782 Views :: Military
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... While initial media reports suggested the couple were Russian spies, that narrative melted away as the trial approached ....
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| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
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DoH Survey: Housing Among Lahaina Top recovery needs
By News Release @ 9:41 PM :: 3677 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii Statistics
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... The greatest needs identified by the community included financial recovery (26%), finding permanent residence (24%), and finding employment (9%) ....
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| Tuesday, October 31, 2023 |
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Celebrate the Life of Senator Sam Slom
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 4644 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Republican Party
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... Sunday November 5, 2023, at State Capitol ....
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| Monday, October 30, 2023 |
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The Michaels Organization Names Sharon Har a Vice President of Development
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 2711 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Politicians
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... Based in Michaels' Hawai'i Office, Ms. Har will oversee all aspects of development on the Island ....
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| Monday, October 30, 2023 |
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Maui PD releases body cam footage from Lahaina Fire
By Video @ 10:21 PM :: 6010 Views :: Maui County, Police
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... body cam video from Lahaina Fire ....
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| Monday, October 30, 2023 |
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Here’s the Living Wage a Single Person Needs To Live Comfortably in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:35 PM :: 7290 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii is the only state where a six-figure salary is required to live comfortably — and no other state even comes close ....
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| Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
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How monster homes came to be: A Halloween Story
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 PM :: 5008 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... meet the monster’s creators ....
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| Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
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Upsetting the Apple Cart in 24-Year-Old Litigation
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2970 Views :: DHHL, Judiciary
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... One of the longest running court cases in modern history is Kalima v. State ....
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| Saturday, October 28, 2023 |
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| Saturday, October 28, 2023 |
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Sterile Mosquitoes Released on Kauai
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 4453 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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... releasing incompatible male mosquitoes to try and stop the near-certain extinction of at least four species of Native Hawaiian honeycreepers ....
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| Saturday, October 28, 2023 |
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Gays, CNHA, ACLU Push Amendment to Hawaii State Constitution
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 4094 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... Coalition members say repealing Section 23 is an important step in securing marriage equality for the LGBTQIA+ community in Hawaiʻi ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Waipahu Resident Charged with COVID Fraud, Tax Evasion
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 3928 Views :: COVID-19
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... filing false tax returns, wire fraud, money laundering and structuring related to her fraudulent application for unemployment assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Senate Judiciary Advances Biden's Hawaii Judicial Nominees
By Court House News @ 2:40 PM :: 3161 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Judiciary
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... The committee advanced Shanlyn Park and Micah Smith, both appointed to the District of Hawaii ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Adaptability is key to solving Hawaii’s housing crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 PM :: 3442 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... adaptive reuse as a possible solution to two pressing issues in Honolulu: downtown office vacancies and Oahu’s housing shortage ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Grassroot testifies before county councils on housing, property tax relief, permitting
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 4768 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Respect property rights, remove red tape for Lahaina rebuild
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:12 AM :: 3952 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use
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... The families and individuals who owned homes and businesses in Lahaina should not have their property rights arbitrarily stripped away from them to satisfy the grand plans of some bureaucracy ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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DLNR Transferring 99 Parcels to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 3411 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use
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... 99 agricultural parcels, totaling 21,672 acres ....
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| Friday, October 27, 2023 |
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Quick Supreme Court Action Allows Kalima Settlement to be Paid
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 4288 Views :: DHHL
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... fully and finally resolving all outstanding challenges in the Kalima litigation ....
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| Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
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Green's Latest Housing Proclamation Removes Sunshine Law Exemption
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 3999 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... all boards involved in an affordable housing project covered by the proclamation should comply with the Sunshine Law’s requirements ....
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| Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
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DoE sees Lahaina Fires as latest excuse to eliminate accountability
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 10233 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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...Public comment for a 2022-23 waiver request under Section 8401(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, due the Maui Island wildfires....
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| Thursday, October 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii Among Highest Student Loan Payments
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 3784 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii ranks third-highest with a $223 median student loan payment ....
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| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
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Slavery Poisons Solar Industry’s Supply Chains
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:11 PM :: 3571 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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... Roughly 80% of solar components are manufactured in China using slave labor ....
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| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
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Consumer challenges Hawaiian Tropic’s ‘Reef Friendly’ sunscreen label
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 PM :: 4115 Views :: Environment, Greenmail
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... A buyer says the product's label is misleading because it claims the product is "Reef Friendly" despite including chemicals known to harm coral reefs ....
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| Wednesday, October 25, 2023 |
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Hawaii Among Worst: 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 PM :: 4094 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... the state’s property tax system ranked 31st and its unemployment insurance tax ranked 41st. The state is 42nd overall ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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UHERO: Reduce fire risk with regulation, restoration of fallow ag lands
By UHERO @ 10:12 PM :: 3987 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Land Use
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... Fallow agricultural lands now comprise approximately 40% of all agricultural lands or 25% of lands across the state ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Honolulu Businesses Invited to Participate in Small Business Survey
By UHERO @ 9:25 PM :: 2218 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... Results from this survey will help the city allocate resources to better support the business community ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Legislature Accepting Applications for 2024 Session
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 4120 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Legislative experience is not required ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Hawaii AG Joins Nationwide Suit Against Facebook
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 3830 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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... alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Lahaina: AG Looking for Illegal Evictions and Rent Hikes
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3358 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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... inform the Department of the Attorney General if their landlords are illegally raising rent or threatening them with eviction ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Hawaiʻi Recognized as Captive Insurance Domicile of the Year
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 3162 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Greater than $5bn Gross Written Premiums ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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Maui, Kauai Ambulance Procurement to be Re-Started
By News Release @ 4:02 PM :: 3594 Views :: Kauai County, Maui County
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... following a protest by the incumbent service provider that was not selected, American Medical Response (AMR) ....
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| Tuesday, October 24, 2023 |
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As Predicted: Andy Winer's Law Partner Nominated for Supreme Court
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 5597 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police
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... raised in the boiler room of Hawaii local politics ....
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| Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Right to Rebuild? No Building Permits Issued Since Lahaina Fire
By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 11376 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Not a single building permit has been granted within the Lahaina burn zone since the August 8-9, 2023, disaster .....
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| Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
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Stop Permitting Favoritism
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 AM :: 4271 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... All permit applications are equal, but some are more equal than others ....
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| Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Inverse Condemnation and Paying for Disasters
By Robert Thomas @ 10:36 PM :: 4755 Views :: Maui County, Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Hawaii Bar Association discusses Lahaina fires ....
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