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Sunday, September 18, 2022 |
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Rolling With a Road Usage Charge
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2583 Views :: Taxes
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... support grew when rental cars are charged a higher rate than residents ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Auditor: No Need for Regulation of Community Health Workers
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:45 PM :: 2823 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life
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... The Hawai‘i Regulatory Licensing Reform Act requires that professions should be regulated only when reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of consumers of their services ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Koko Head Shooting Complex closing until completion of berm renovation project
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 3077 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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... The range is scheduled to remain closed until the completion of a berm renovation project, which is expected to begin next month and be completed a month later ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment at 4.1% in August
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 2509 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Statewide, 651,550 were employed and 27,650 unemployed in August ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Housing crisis culprit staring us in the face
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:41 PM :: 3152 Views :: Development, Land Use
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... many people in Hawaii have for years been blaming the state’s housing crisis on “outsiders” ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Public Schools Lose 1.9% of Students--But Charter Schools Continue to Grow
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 2819 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... families’ leading reason for removing their students from public schools is for relocation to mainland states ....
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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SEC Fines Bank of Hawaii in ‘Pay to Play’ Scheme
By Andrew Walden @ 11:10 PM :: 3693 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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... A Bank of Hawaii officer oversaw major UH investment management contracts after dropping a $1000 contribution into Governor David Ige’s 2018 reelection campaign ....
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Maui housing bill seriously flawed in July, and even more so now
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:13 PM :: 3438 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... An amendment seeks to subsidize homebuyers, leaving open whom would qualify and how much taxpayers would be in for ....
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Kai Kahele: Josh Green Funders Drive Local Families out of Hawaii
By Video @ 5:07 AM :: 4753 Views :: Democratic Party, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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"...The same money driving up housing prices, buying up our land, and pushing out local families is the same money [Green] has used and is using to fund his campaign. I will never accept this as being good for Hawaii...."
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Friday, September 16, 2022 |
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Why housing in Hawaii is expensive--Are outsiders buying up Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 AM :: 4171 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii has the most expensive home prices in the nation ....
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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 :: 3377 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 :: 3056 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 :: 2209 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 :: 3606 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 :: 4665 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 :: 3156 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 :: 2958 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 :: 2404 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 :: 4410 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 :: 2792 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 :: 3262 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 :: 2432 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 :: 2821 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 :: 3174 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 :: 2518 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 :: 1946 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 :: 2466 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 :: 3044 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 :: 4190 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 :: 3802 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 :: 3583 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 :: 2425 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 :: 3223 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 :: 2733 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 :: 3261 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 :: 2852 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 :: 1926 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 :: 2524 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 :: 2880 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 :: 2673 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 :: 2840 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 :: 4861 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 :: 3345 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 :: 2924 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 :: 1887 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 :: 4287 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 :: 3133 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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