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Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
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Indictments: Choy Paid $2M Bribes to Maui County Environmental Management Director
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 3282 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... analysis of county procurement records shows that since 2012, Choy’s firm received more than 40 non-bid Maui County contracts valued at around $20 million ....
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Thursday, September 15, 2022 |
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Gang Member and Accomplice Sentenced for Waianae Game Room Robbery
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 2936 Views :: Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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“Ghost guns in particular present a threat to Hawaii and are increasingly showing up in our investigations...."
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 |
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Free County Bus Passes Answer to School Bus Driver Shortage
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 2132 Views :: Education K-12
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... The goal is to increase high school student ridership on county bus services so that underutilized school buses can be reassigned to restore canceled and consolidated routes ....
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 |
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Trumpster Conspiracy Nuts Swamp Hawaii GOP Primary
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 3525 Views :: Republican Party
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... Election Conspiracy Theorists and Trump Backed MAGA Republicans On The Ballot In Hawaii ....
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 |
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Corruption in Paradise -- Government Watchdogs Look the Other Way
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:19 AM :: 4550 Views :: Ethics
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... many government watchdog entities appear to have been willfully ignoring, or even tacitly approving, some of Hawaii’s most egregious corruption scandals, according to Randy Roth ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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How Much Money Gen Z Makes in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 3072 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... median weekly and annual earnings for 16- to 19-year-olds and 20- to 24-year-olds ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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States that Vaccinate the Most--Hawaii 34th
By Wallet Hub @ 9:58 AM :: 2859 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... there is still a significant chunk of the population that is hesitant to get the vaccine ....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 |
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UH Strategic Plan draft available for public review and comment
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 2336 Views :: Higher Education
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...The plan will guide Hawaiʻi’s public higher education, 10-campus system for the next six years....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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Ige Names Eight to Mauna Kea Stewardship Authority
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 4242 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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“...I want to thank these individuals for stepping forward. Through this new stewardship model, I believe we can find a way for science and culture to coexist on Mauna Kea in a mutually beneficial way,” said Gov. Ige....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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McDermott pledges congressional action to stabilize Hawaii Housing costs
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:08 PM :: 2696 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development, Military, Republican Party, Cost of Living
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... compel the DOD via statue to build all the base housing they need (approximately 40k units) for their servicemembers’ families on base in Hawaii ....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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School Choice: Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 PM :: 3195 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii is #41 in overall education freedom. The state ranks last in School Choice but fourth in Regulation ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Blame for the Housing Crisis
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2339 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... the average time to process a residential building permit application was 108 days, while a commercial project took 432 days ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Top-down energy plans not going down easy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:41 AM :: 2743 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... how we got to this point ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Claims Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 1:23 AM :: 3071 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... 189 Unemployment Claims per 100,000 People in the Labor Force ....
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Saturday, September 10, 2022 |
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Face masks no longer required at UH after Friday, September 16
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2387 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... The remaining face mask requirements on University of Hawaiʻi campuses and properties will be lifted after Friday, September 16 ....
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Saturday, September 10, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 10, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 11:33 PM :: 1902 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Votes in Congress for Week ending Sept 10, 2022 ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Aiona/Tupaʻi Campaign Announces Affordable Housing Initiative
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 11:05 PM :: 2341 Views :: Development, Land Use, Republican Party, Cost of Living
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... The Problem with the Hawaiʻi Real Estate Market is the effect that “outside influences” are having on housing prices and availability ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Fascism Doesn't Pay: Hawaii 'Proud Boy' Leader Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 2952 Views :: Republican Party
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"...Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach...."
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Primary Election Challenges Rapidly Rejected by State Supreme Court
By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 AM :: 4034 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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... Updated rundown on Primary Election challenges being disposed of by the State Supreme Court. Two are 'normal', the rest are not ....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii short-term rental property owners urge judge to stop new ordinance from disrupting business
By Court House News @ 4:04 AM :: 3693 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism
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... the Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance alleges the ordinance will cause irreparable economic damages to owners that have been renting out properties for less than 90 days....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Judge: Former Residents May not Vote in Hawaii Elections
By Court House News @ 3:56 AM :: 3486 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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... Allowing voters living in U.S. territories to vote absentee in states they used to live in would give them outsized voting rights compared to fellow residents, a federal judge found....
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Friday, September 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii Faces New Gun Rights Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 2384 Views :: Second Amendment
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... They must immediately overturn their ‘assault weapons’ and magazine bans– and our suits argue just that.” ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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Feds: Chinese pair plotted 'mini-state' in Marshall Islands
By News Release @ 10:54 AM :: 3151 Views :: World News
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... Prosecutors allege several Marshall Island lawmakers, unidentified in the charge sheet, voted for the bills after receiving bribes ranging from US$7,000 to $22,000 ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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First Bargaining Session Since Beginning of Kaiser Strike
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 2586 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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... Union Reports No Progress in First Bargaining Session Since Beginning of Strike, No Talks Scheduled This Week, Picketing Continues Today, Sept. 7 on Maui ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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Updated Navy Red Hill Plan Released
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 3174 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... New Red Hill plan projects earlier defueling date ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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2022’s Most & Least Ethnically Diverse Towns in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 2746 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... We examined each city based on ethnicity and race, language and birthplace ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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Registration Open for 2022-2023 Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition.
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 1865 Views :: Education K-12
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... DCCA is pleased to announce the resumption of a full program that includes an in-person, gameshow-style State Competition ....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii Taxpayer Refunds Go Out Next Week
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 2471 Views :: Taxes
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... about 600,000 Hawaiʻi taxpayers are scheduled to receive approximately $294 million in tax refunds ....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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Will Hawaii's Minimum Wage Backfire?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:45 AM :: 2788 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... might the wage increase backfire and actually end up harming the very people it was supposed to help ....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii's Doctor Shortage
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 AM :: 2620 Views :: Health Care
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... how bad is it and what can we do about it ....
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Monday, September 5, 2022 |
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Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:40 PM :: 2777 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes
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... Will Hawaii’s candidates on the 2022 campaign trail follow through on their promises? ....
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Sunday, September 4, 2022 |
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No. 1 In the World – In Tourist Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4747 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Tourism
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... Honolulu is 75% higher in taxes than the second most tourist-taxed city in the world ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Grassroot Institute’s ‘shocking’ new housing report
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:09 PM :: 3258 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Grassroot Institute President Keli‘i Akina says report shifts the focus from a scapegoat to policies that can actually result in more housing ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Will more bureaucracy solve permit delays?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:00 PM :: 2861 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... the average delay for permits or approvals in Hawaii is more than three times as high as the national mean ....
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii BoE Strategic Planning Engagement Survey
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 1826 Views :: Education K-12
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... part of a comprehensive community engagement process to develop the strategic plan for Hawaii’s public education system ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Legislature Paves Way for Issuance of SPRBs for Carbon Credits – Or Does It?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 4140 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Ethics, Agriculture, Development
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... there is a line item for renting four 480-square-foot units from the Four Seasons for nearly $300,000 a year ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Good Medicine for OHA’s “Red Flags”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:36 PM :: 3064 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Here are some examples of “Red Flag” disbursements by OHA and the concerns raised by CLA ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Military families sue US over water contaminated by Navy jet fuel
By Court House News @ 4:28 PM :: 2369 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... The Navy’s “toxic secrets” contributed to severe health issues for military families in Hawaii who were forced to drink tainted water and denied appropriate medical care, according to the lawsuit ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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HECO's Idea of 'Good News' -- Oahu Electric Bills to go up 4%
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 3465 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... This is an improvement over the earlier forecast that projected bills would increase 7% or about $15 after the coal plant ends operations, which is scheduled for today ....
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Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
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Should sacrifices go just one way?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:15 PM :: 2313 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Does the state have a responsibility to “go without,” if that would be better for the people? ....
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Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
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DBEDT lowers Hawai‘i economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 2233 Views :: Economy
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... DBEDT lowered Hawai‘i economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 mainly due to the declining investment caused by the increasing of interest rates and inflation ....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
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Hawaii Teachers Earn 18.7% More than Average--6th Highest in USA
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 3714 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... We compared the average salary of primary and secondary school teachers to the average salary for all jobs in each state ....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 |
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How the Jones Act affects Puerto Rico; ‘the uncanny parallels’ with Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:01 AM :: 3430 Views :: Jones Act
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... the Jones Act is harmful to the territory of Puerto Rico, and people throughout the U.S. should be skeptical of it, says Luis Ponce, co-founder and action director of the Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora ....
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 |
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Tourist Count Reaches 92.4% of Pre-COVID Number
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 2315 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... meet the new tourism, just like the old tourism ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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HECO Warns of Rolling Blackouts on Big Island
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 3505 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy
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... If rolling outages are necessary, Hawaiian Electric will send out a Tweet. That's the plan ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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Hawaii Gun Sales Per Capita Least in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 2099 Views :: Second Amendment
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... In Hawaii, an estimated 11,000 guns were sold from January through July 2022 based on FBI background check data ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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Better Budgeting for a Better Economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:46 AM :: 2400 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... lawmakers are allowed to waive the state’s spending cap by a two-thirds vote, which they routinely do ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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Mental Health Workers Strike Kaiser Beginning Monday
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 3081 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...Clinicians will strike for as long as it takes to make Kaiser address an understaffing crisis that leaves patients waiting months for therapy sessions....
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Sunday, August 28, 2022 |
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Dept. of Education Welcomes Two New $190K Hires
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3088 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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... in excess of $579,000 once fringe benefits are factored in ....
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