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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 :: 2462 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 :: 3598 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 :: 2412 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 :: 2300 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 :: 3860 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 :: 3537 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 :: 2401 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 :: 3620 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 :: 2155 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 :: 2460 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 :: 3174 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 :: 3168 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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Saturday, August 27, 2022 |
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Do Outside Buyers Drive up Hawaii Real Estate Prices?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:33 AM :: 3791 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... “There’s a correlation between high regulation and high prices in housing,” Akina said. “That’s the real problem we’re facing in Hawaii." ....
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Friday, August 26, 2022 |
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Is Hawaii is being run for tourism at the expense of locals?
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 3471 Views :: Tourism
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... 67 percent agreed that their island is “being run for tourists at the expense of local people” ....
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Friday, August 26, 2022 |
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Aiona, McDermott urge water treatment system for Red Hill
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:19 PM :: 2992 Views :: Environment, Military, Republican Party
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... Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation has only gotten money for remediation and not prospective preventive measures like water treatment facilities ....
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Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Student Loan Deadbeats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 3166 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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... No state has a higher percentage of student-loan balances past due or in default ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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Hawaii County Police Update Permitting Process for License to Carry Firearms
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 3198 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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... revised permitting process for license to carry concealed and unconcealed firearms as a result of the July 23, 2022, Supreme Court of the United States decision ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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The cost of employment in each state--Hawaii 7th Highest
By Selected News Articles @ 10:52 PM :: 4455 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... How much does it cost to hire an employee in Hawaii? ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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Ige Seeks Comment on First Circuit Court Nomination
By News Release @ 9:59 PM :: 2539 Views :: Judiciary
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... Gov. David Ige has received the names of five nominees to fill a circuit judge vacancy in the First Circuit Court ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Oahu Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 2357 Views :: Judiciary
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... nominees for one vacancy in the District Family Court of the First Circuit, and one vacancy in the District Court of the First Circuit (island of Oahu) ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022 |
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New report removes divisive distraction
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:25 PM :: 2874 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... It is tempting to look for scapegoats when we talk about Hawaii’s housing crisis ....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
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Hawaii Taxes are 2nd Largest Household Expense
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 3156 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Exceeded only by Housing--but on the Big Island, Taxes are the largest household expense item ....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
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Honolulu City Lights display application deadline is September 9th
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 3042 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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... Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery ....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022 |
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COVID: Hawaii Lifespan Drop Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 2623 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... From 2019 to 2020, life expectancy declined for all 50 states and D.C., from 0.2 years for Hawaii to 3.0 years for New York ....
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Monday, August 22, 2022 |
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Alleged Russian spies in Hawaii to remain in federal custody until September trial
By Court House News @ 11:47 PM :: 2382 Views :: Military
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... A judge denied the couple’s appeal for release, citing flight risk related to one defendant’s military history ....
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Monday, August 22, 2022 |
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To Tax or Not to Tax Sale of Food and Medicine
By UHERO @ 4:19 AM :: 2941 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... taxes on the purchases of those expenditures disproportionately hurt low income households ....
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Sunday, August 21, 2022 |
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Can We Sack the GET?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2466 Views :: Taxes
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... Why don’t we just get rid of it? ....
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Sunday, August 21, 2022 |
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Union Members May Opt-out of Political Contributions
By News Release @ 2:08 AM :: 3165 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Labor
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... If you do not wish to contribute to the “candidate endorsement” fund for fiscal year 2022-2023, then you must sign, date, and return an UHPA Allocation Objection Form by September 16, 2022....
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Sunday, August 21, 2022 |
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More Cleavage: HSTA Cheers Gay-Friendly Dress Code
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 3088 Views :: Education K-12
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... “doing the happy dance” ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Community Colleges Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 3194 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii's six community colleges vary in quality ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Which Counties have the longest commute?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:55 PM :: 2744 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... on Oahu 10.6% of employees have a 60+ minute commute ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Construction Employment Down 6.6%
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2740 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii had the second-largest percentage shortfall -6.6 percent, -2,500 jobs ....
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Saturday, August 20, 2022 |
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Ninth Circuit Sends the Hawaii Concealed Carry Challenge Back Down to District Court
By Selected News Articles @ 1:10 AM :: 2733 Views :: Second Amendment
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... I respectfully dissent from our failure to resolve the straightforward legal issues presented by this case. ...
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Friday, August 19, 2022 |
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Chinese Navy intel ship spied on RIMPAC
By Selected News Articles @ 12:39 PM :: 2229 Views :: Military
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...Chinese intelligence monitoring of the RIMPAC exercises appears increasingly routine....
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Friday, August 19, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Rate 4.1% for July, 2022
By News Release @ 12:28 PM :: 2428 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 4.1 percent, compared to the revised rate of 4.2 percent in June ....
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Friday, August 19, 2022 |
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Kaiser mental health worker strike expands to Hawaii
By Court House News @ 10:46 AM :: 2830 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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... Mental health workers will join their counterparts in California already on strike over understaffing and long wait times for patients ....
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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Hawaii Guns: Concealed Carry OK, Open Carry Banned?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:12 AM :: 3333 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Hawaii Removes “Exceptional Case” Requirement for Concealed, NOT Open, Carry!? ....
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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DoH Survey: Just as Many Concerned about COVID as in 2020
By News Release @ 10:51 AM :: 2646 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Sixty-nine percent of Kauaʻi households remain very or somewhat concerned about their household members getting sick with COVID-19. This is unchanged from the level of concern reported in the 2020 CASPER survey....
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 |
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Out-of-state buyers don't drive Hawaii home prices, report shows
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:06 AM :: 4931 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... A pathbreaking analysis of nationwide data dispels the popular belief that out-of-state home buyers are the cause of the state's housing woes ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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Death Rate for Hawaii Police Officers 13th-Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 AM :: 3016 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... In Hawaii, a total of six police officers have been killed on the job in the last decade, or 212 officers for every 100,000 police on the force as of 2021 - the 13th highest fatality rate ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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Hawaii Homicides Double Over Last Decade
By Selected News Articles @ 11:13 AM :: 3184 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... The 105.0% increase ranks as the fifth largest among the 44 states that reported an uptick ....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 |
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How to reduce permit delays for Hawaii homebuilding
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:55 AM :: 4291 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Small Business
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... in Hawaii County, residential permits take about 143 days to issue. In Honolulu, it’s 108 days for residential projects and 432 days for commercial projects over $1 million ....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 |
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DBEDT Releases 2021 Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 12:29 PM :: 2169 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website ....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2022 |
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Audit: Maui County Zoning ‘Heavily Politicized’
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 3026 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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... ZAED lost the majority of its supervisory personnel in 2021, and only one has been filled as of January 2022 ....
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Monday, August 15, 2022 |
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Foreclosure Rate up 94% in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:41 PM :: 2662 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... In Hawaii, foreclosures rose by 94.1%, from 202 in the first six months of 2021 to 392 in the first half of 2022 .....
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Sunday, August 14, 2022 |
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A GE Tax Exemption for Food
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:39 AM :: 2930 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... The three Democratic candidates for governor all support it ....
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