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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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Public outrage grows after Senators OK huge tax hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:16 AM :: 3288 Views :: Taxes
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... SB56 contains so many tax increases it's hard to fathom, yet at the end of the day, only one Hawaii senator opposed it ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Vaccinations for Age 65+ and Tourism Industry Workers Begin Monday
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 3035 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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"...This includes people who work in hotels and hospitality, food service, banking and finance, transportation, construction, media, logistics, information technology and more...."
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Ige: "Furloughs are off the table"
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 3489 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...Translation: Wage hikes coming on June 30 ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Pharmacists Vaccinate 90% of Patients in Care Homes on Oahu, Big Island
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 3223 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Independent pharmacies on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island have administered first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to about 10,000 residents and caregivers in approximately 1,700 small care homes and have now begun returning to administer second doses ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Honolulu Tier Three Modifications Allow Team Sports and Competitive Games
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 2607 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... effective immediately, with the exception of the permitted team sports activities, which may begin as early as April 12, 2021 ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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How 'Affordable' Housing rules often result in no homebuilding
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:04 AM :: 4482 Views :: Maui County, Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... A Maui bill to increase affordability requirements is the backdrop for a discussion on how current housing policy can be improved ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Chemical Company Behind Anti-Sunscreen Campaign
By Andrew Walden @ 12:58 AM :: 6984 Views :: Environment, Greenmail
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... BASF has been trying to break in to the US sunscreen market for nearly 20 years. They have been blocked by protectionist FDA stalling ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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Nominations Open for Participants in Mauna Kea Working Group
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 3868 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... a working group to include seven (7) members who are Native Hawaiian to be nominated by Native Hawaiian groups, organizations, or communities to be appointed by the Speaker of the House ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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SB754: Lower Blood Alcohol Limit Would Divert Police from Catching Real Drunks
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 2276 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... The reduction would subject many state residents who consumed little more than a single drink prior to driving to imprisonment ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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Alaska cruising crisis shows need for flexibility in U.S. maritime law
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:13 AM :: 2572 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... Like Hawaii, Alaska relies heavily on tourism ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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Maui: Drought and Flood Disasters Declared on Same Day
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 2936 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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... March 9, 2021: Feds declare Maui drought disaster, State declares Maui flood disaster ....
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 |
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Flooded Kaupakalua Dam Slated for Removal this Summer
By News Release @ 4:28 AM :: 2889 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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... A Notice of Civil Resource Violation from DLNR for “failure to comply with the remediation and monitoring actions and deadlines...” was issued on February 24, 2021 ....
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Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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CoreLogic: Hawaii Mortgage Delinquency Jumps 4.1%
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 2619 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii and Nevada (both up 4.1 percentage points) logged the largest annual increase in overall delinquency rates ....
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Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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Cannabis Production on Oahu -- Dirtiest in the USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 PM :: 4090 Views :: Energy, Environment, Drugs
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... eastern O'ahu has the highest emissions, at 324 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per ounce. That’s roughly equivalent to burning 16 gallons of gasoline....
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Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Have Medical Professionals Been Forgotten Now That the Vaccine Has Arrived?
By Video @ 2:24 PM :: 3288 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... The oversized postcard measures eight by twelve feet long is now on display at Castle Medical Center ....
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Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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Nurses at Maui Health System Vote to Approve Contract
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 3504 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor, COVID-19
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... The contract rewards the risks taken and sacrifices made by these workers during the pandemic ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:08 PM :: 1751 Views
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... Recreational Marijuana and Abortion by Nurses ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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Grassroot Institute supports Alaska bid seeking exemption from cruising ban
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:50 PM :: 3084 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Alaska's tourism industry is in deep trouble because foreign cruise ships may not carry passengers between U.S. ports without a foreign stop ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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The Enola Gay Has Left the Hangar
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2447 Views :: Taxes
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... Senate Bill 56, with the ominous title “Relating to Revenue Generation,” has been granted its first hearing by the Senate Ways and Means Committee ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 2376 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday ....
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Saturday, March 6, 2021 |
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'Safe Travels' App to Become Vaccination Passport?
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 3770 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... vaccination records will be supported by the standards being developed under the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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How Many Deficiencies? 43 Hawaii Nursing Homes Ranked
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 2902 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Only 5 Hawaii Nursing Homes Score Better Than 'D' ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Motor Vehicle Deaths Drop 20%
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 1902 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... only nine states saw a drop in deaths -- Hawaii has the largest drop ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Highest Internet 'Latency' in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 1773 Views
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... Latency is the time in milliseconds it takes for data to be transferred between source and destination ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Tax proposals defy common sense
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:01 PM :: 2513 Views :: Taxes
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... The Hawai'i Legislature may be hard at work, but it looks like common sense is on vacation ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Federal COVID Aid: Hawaii Gets 143% of Losses
By Tax Foundation @ 7:47 PM :: 2995 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Under the American Rescue Plan Act, states would receive $195.3 billion in aid, divided according to each state’s share of national unemployed workers ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Ige Approves Kauai Return to 'Safe Travels' Program
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 3031 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... with the legislature threatening to force Kauai back into the fold, it's 'game over' for anti-tourism activists--for now ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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New Survey: 50% of Hawaii businesses not paying rent
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 3436 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... 1,126 Hawaiʻi business owners share their feedback ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Seven Cesspools: EPA Fines DLNR (again)
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 2840 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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... Four prior EPA enforcement actions against Hawai‘i DLNR have closed 74 cesspools, collected $407,400 in fines ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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UHERO: Recovery Poised to Accelerate
By UHERO @ 7:00 AM :: 3065 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Falling virus counts and vaccination progress set the stage for a strengthening visitor industry recovery ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Rep Ohno: 'Give Me Money and I'll Show You How to Get Your Bill Passed'
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 3029 Views :: Ethics
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"... make a contribution of any amount to my campaign, and I’ll send you a Zoom invite to my webinar fundraiser. It’ll be worthwhile, I promise!...."
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Hawaii Gives 1.18 million syringes to drug addicts
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 2839 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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... And provided overdose prevention training and nasal naloxone to over 1,000 drug addicts ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Guardian: New Akaka Bill Coming?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:56 PM :: 3317 Views :: Akaka Bill, Congressional Delegation
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... the manipulation of federal Indian law and policy in an ongoing process ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Eligible for Floor Votes
By NRA ILA @ 6:48 PM :: 2590 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Three anti-gun bills are eligible for floor action in their respective chambers ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Tsunami Watch Cancelled
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 2803 Views :: World News
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... an 8.1 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Vaccinations for age 70 and older begin Monday, March 8
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 2419 Views :: COVID-19
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"... We will closely monitor how quickly vaccines are used and may open to people age 65 and up and those in phase 1c in a couple of weeks,” Char said....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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100% Fail: Auditor Report on Legislators' Proposed Special Funds and Revolving Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:11 AM :: 2287 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... We reviewed 75 House and Senate bills proposing 51 special and revolving funds during the 2021 legislative session. None satisfied the criteria set forth in Section 23-11, HRS, for proposed special and revolving funds ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Lawsuit Demands More 'Critical Habitat' in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 2154 Views :: Land Use
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"... The Endangered Species Act required the agency to designate critical habitat with its listing determination and develop a recovery plan for the bird. Yet the Service has failed to do so...."
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Finalists named for Hawaiʻi County appointments to Board of Regents
By News Release @ 3:25 AM :: 2663 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education
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... a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one Hawaiʻi County seat for a five-year appointment, beginning July 1, 2021 ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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16 Hawaii Towns Ranked by Median Credit Scores
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 2279 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 2021 Hawaii Towns with the Highest & Lowest Credit Scores ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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OIP: UIPA Under COVID Emergency Rules
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 2637 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... SP18 requires an agency that relies on the suspended deadlines to acknowledge receipt of “UIPA Requests” ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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Official State Meetings Calendar Updated
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 1826 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Sunshine Law requires notice of meetings of state boards to be electronically posted on the State Calendar at least six calendar days before the meeting ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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OHA releases $2.92 million in grant solicitations
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 2513 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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... Applications are being solicited from nonprofit organizations that administer community-based projects designed to strengthen Hawaiian beneficiaries, families, and communities ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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Blangiardi Submits City Budget
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 2100 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The key priorities in the budget include funding core City and County of Honolulu services, without employee furloughs, and focuses on affordable housing and homelessness, rail, infrastructure and the distribution of funds ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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Kauai asks to rejoin Hawaii Safe Travels program in April
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 3186 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... At this time, more than 24,000 doses of vaccine have been administered on Kaua‘i, and by April we are confident that employees in the hospitality and food service industries will be offered vaccines ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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HSTA orders BoE to Dump Kishimoto
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 2693 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Each of HSTA's '12 reasons' boils down to the same one thing: Kishimoto was slightly slow and reluctant to go along with HSTA's plan to shut down all schools and pay teachers full salary while letting them pretend to 'work' from home ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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Ige Signs Bill Lowering Unemployment Tax
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 3560 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... The measure allows employers to pay, on average, less than half of what they would otherwise pay into the system ....
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