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Monday, February 14, 2022 |
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More sunshine would help combat corruption in Hawaii Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:14 AM :: 2612 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... At times, it’s nearly impossible to know exactly why a bill was killed or who was for or against it. Such things happen behind the scenes ....
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Monday, February 14, 2022 |
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HB2278 Carbon Tax Fails to Change Environment
By Heartland Foundation @ 3:05 AM :: 3128 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes
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... carbon-dioxide taxes are inherently regressive and disproportionally harm low-income families ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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DHHL, Spend Your Money!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2987 Views :: DHHL
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... It’s 2022, and the agency is still working on 2014 and 2015 money ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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Audio: Grassroot Debates Living Wage Hawaii
By Audio @ 4:28 AM :: 3251 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Public Radio considered the question, with Jensen Ahokovi of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii contending such an increase would likely cause more harm than good. Also on the program was Nate Hix, director of Living Wage Hawaii; HPR’s Catherine Cruz was host and moderator ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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The Legislature is still in session, and your property still is not safe
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:22 AM :: 3415 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... How many ways can our state legislators make life more miserable for us? ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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HB1919: No GE Tax on Food, Medical Care and Feminine Hygiene Products
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:07 AM :: 3461 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... the regressive general excise tax is one of the reasons for Hawaii’s high cost of living ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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HB2026: Ease Interstate EMT hiring
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:59 AM :: 3421 Views :: Health Care, Military
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... SB2026 would enter Hawaii into the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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SB2441: $58M Liquor Tax Hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 AM :: 2729 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... A tax hike on alcoholic drinks would be another burden on an industry that has suffered greatly over the past two years ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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America’s Rising Housing Prices
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 3528 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... In 1961, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to pass a growth-management law. ...
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Saturday, February 12, 2022 |
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Feds Doing the Job the State Won't Do: Waianae Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Robbery and Attempted Carjacking
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 3340 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts ....
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Saturday, February 12, 2022 |
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Kahele, Case Introduce Legislation To Permanently Shut Down Red Hill
By Ed Case @ 2:18 PM :: 4043 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Companion legislation is being introduced in the Senate by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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Three Navatek Execs Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 5:34 AM :: 3850 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... According to the indictment, Martin Kao, 48, Clifford Chen, 48, and Lawrence “Kahele” Lum Kee, 52, all of Honolulu, were employed by a defense contractor prohibited from making contributions in federal elections ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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HB1507: ‘Tax fairness’ really means tax increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:33 AM :: 2349 Views :: Taxes
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... capital gains shall be taxed “at the highest marginal rate applicable to the taxpayer’s filing status and tax bracket.” ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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HB2278 Carbon Tax $42.24 a Barrel
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:18 AM :: 3532 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... This bill is a continuation of the policy of social-planning-via-taxation that has helped make Hawaii one of the most expensive states in the nation ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SB3089 lacks legislative check on governor’s emergency powers
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 AM :: 2781 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 would amend the state’s emergency-management statute ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SB2697 provides best pathway for cryptocurrency in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:50 AM :: 2811 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... SB3076 would encumber cryptocurrency, not liberate it ... Digital currency bill SB3025 better than SB3076, but still a rat’s nest ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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HB2028 Would Legalize Limited Raw Milk Sales
By Selected News Articles @ 4:21 AM :: 6816 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, Small Business
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... Sales would be limited to farms or facilities with no more than 2 milk-bearing cows ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SB2239 Senate Committee Passes Bill to Limit State Participation in Federal Programs to Militarize Police
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 AM :: 3004 Views :: Military, Police
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... a bill that would ban state and local law enforcement agencies from acquiring certain military equipment from federal programs ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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HDOT reports 94 traffic-related deaths on Hawaii roads in 2021
By Toni Schwartz @ 1:34 AM :: 2377 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... These figures are up from 2020 (85 fatalities), when nationwide traffic fatalities trended up, but down from the 108 fatalities recorded for 2019 ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SHOPO: Honolulu Police Leadership Leaves Neighborhoods Unprotected
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 2891 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... many neighborhoods unprotected, without a single officer patrolling for the entire shift ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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Bum Feeding Operation to Vacate Chinatown
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 2858 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... The City and County of Honolulu and the River of Life Mission have reached an agreement to relocate its public feeding operation from its current location in Chinatown to several new hubs on O‘ahu ....
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric hits 38% renewable energy in 2021
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 2712 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Return of geothermal boosts Hawaii Island to 60% ....
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Who's Overpaying for Cars--16 Hawaii Towns Compared
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 2547 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... auto-loan balances have grown ....
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Bills would force landlords to accept Section 8 Tenants
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 3590 Views :: Homelessness, Small Business
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... The Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH) is calling on the Legislature to make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against tenants who receive rental assistance ....
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Bribery Arrests: "Proof the system is rigged"
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 3730 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... how widespread this corruption is in our government ....
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Safe Travels: Ige Drops Planned Booster Shot Requirement
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 2910 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... booster shots will not be required for “up-to-date” vaccination status for individuals traveling to Hawai‘i ....
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Feds Bust Two Legislators in Cesspool Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 4706 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Rep Ty Cullen and former cocaine dealer J Kalani 'Powdernose' English arrested today ....
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
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Here’s How Many People Quit Their Jobs in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 3855 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... 16,000 people in Hawaii quit their jobs in November 2021, the most recent month of available data - a 45.5% increase from one year earlier ....
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
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Grand Wailea Lucrative Target of Next Birdlights Suit
By Court House News @ 2:59 PM :: 3091 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Grand Wailea Resort isn't the only place on Maui with night lighting ....
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
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Maui Fentanyl Dealer Gets 15 Years
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 4061 Views :: Maui County, Drugs
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... the four lbs of fentanyl was being transported to Dayton, Ohio on December 10, 2014 by a drug trafficking organization operating on Maui and in Northern California ....
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Monday, February 7, 2022 |
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$500M Red Hill Funding on the Move in Congress
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 4101 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... a Senate bill includes $100M and a separate House bill includes $403M ....
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Monday, February 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii Carbon Tax Would be Major Burden for Families, Small Business
By Heartland Foundation @ 4:40 AM :: 4536 Views :: Energy, Environment, Taxes
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... Regressive Gasoline Tax Would Top Out At $33.16 Per Barrel In 2035 ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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SB3182: Establish 1% Asset Tax on All Worldwide Holdings
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 PM :: 3250 Views :: Taxes
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... In this proposal, “assets” refer to the “worldwide net worth” of the taxpayer and includes items such as stock, business interests, stock and collectibles, business funds and more ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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SB3250 would give Hawaii highest income tax rate in U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:53 PM :: 2859 Views :: Taxes
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... Hawaii already has the third-highest level of economic flight per capita in the nation. ...
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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ALOHA Homes: Unintended Consequences
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:49 PM :: 2806 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... the ALOHA homes program as currently envisioned in this bill would result in an expensive, nonsustainable government project that would fail to effectively assist those it is intended to help ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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Hawaii Bill Would End Civil Asset Forfeiture, Opt State Out of Federal Program
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:40 PM :: 6118 Views :: Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement, Police
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... The legislation would restrict asset forfeiture to felony cases and would require a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with the process in most cases ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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Tax Hikes Still on the Table
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3143 Views :: Taxes
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... Hold on to your wallet ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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Republican Legislative Session Update
By Brett Kulbis @ 2:30 AM :: 3011 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... We are 17 days through the 31st Legislature. The "People's" building is still closed and it doesn't look like Senator Kouchi, Speaker Saiki or Governor Ige are interested in opening it up. ...
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
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2022 Legislature: The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:35 AM :: 4119 Views :: Taxes, COVID-19
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... you can't let your guard down when our esteemed legislators get together ....
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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Legislative Session Opens and My oh My!
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5666 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Life
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... Historically, according the Legislative Reference Bureau, only 10% of bills introduced become law ....
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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Boosting Long-Term Engagement In the Pacific (BLUE Pacific) Act Passes U.S. House
By Ed Case @ 2:58 PM :: 6079 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Provisions included in the COMPETES Act, a major measure to strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness, domestic capacity and supply chains ....
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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HECO Offers Electric Car Chargers 58% Discount on Electricity
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 3612 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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... New pilot program to offer lower rate as incentive for businesses, building owners to host EV chargers ....
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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SB3043: Senate Committee Hearing Pistol Permitting & Registration Bill
By NRA ILA @ 5:12 AM :: 2438 Views :: Second Amendment
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... This is in order to comply with the recent Yukutake v. Connors court case decision ....
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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SB2242 Hikes both income and capital gains taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:46 AM :: 5113 Views :: Development, Small Business, Taxes
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... thus raising the state’s top income tax rate from 11% to 13% ....
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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OHA Bumps Up $1M Emergency Financial Assistance Program
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 13807 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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... OHA’s Ka Wailele Emergency Financial Assistance Program is being administered by Hawaiʻi Community Lending ....
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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Evening Tour of ʻIolani Palace: A Walk Through the Past
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:43 AM :: 4354 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA
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... the first evening tour of the ʻIolani Palace held in over a year ....
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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Tunnel Vision
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:55 PM :: 6678 Views :: Agriculture, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living, GMOs
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... The legislature appears to be dead set on ignoring the entire impact of short term solutions and catchy soundbites ....
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
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Red Light Cameras to be Activated by May
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 5281 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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... engineering studies to select the ten intersections for the pilot began in January and are expected to be completed in March ....
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