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- SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations
- Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life
- SMA Commissioners Exploiting Lahaina Fire to Kick Rich Guy off Island
- Japan Trade Deal Negotiations Fail
- 9 projects with over 800 housing units could get funding from Maui County for construction, rising costs
- Hawaiʻi May Cut Grass On More State Land To Prevent Spread Of Wildfires
- Hawaii set to pay $750,000 in wrongful death settlement
- Plaintiff Attempts to Interfere with Police Chase, then Sues Officers
| Tuesday, April 22, 2025 April 22, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
- Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
- SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims
- Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill -- Text Still Not Available
- Secret Conference Committee: After Budget What’s Next?
- “When you need a casino to make your stadium pencil out, that’s not planning. That’s panic.”
- Upcountry residents say vacant, state-owned apartment complex in Kula should be used to help fire victims
- Maui Activists Openly Campaign Against Fire Victims Rebuilding Homes
- Federal Cuts at UH now total $36M
- HB613: OYS to run shelters for minors without parental consent
- FBI investigating allegation that HPD officer switched meth pipe from one meth-head to another
| Monday, April 21, 2025 April 21, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks?
- SB281: Will Conference Committee produce torture bill?
- HB900 Dead: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
- Young Brothers Rates Push up Hawaiʻi grocery bills
- Maui County labor force shrinks as people leave state
- HB126: Watered Down Property Seizure Bill Moves Forward
- Act 17: Police records will answer questions for victims’ families
- Hawaiʻi County Council hires Mom—Then Moves To Adopt Nepotism Rules For Government Employees
| Sunday, April 20, 2025 April 20, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement?
- HB1369: Category Killer
- Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more
- Progressives Whine Because Ed Case Thinks for Himself
- Ige, Lingle: Gambling’s costs far outweigh benefits
- UH Cancer Funding Cut by Dela Cruz and Trump Working in Tandem
- Look Who's Taking Big City Council Pay Raises After All
- Final EIS—Will Army Buy Pohakuloa Training Area?
- Lanai to be first island in state to have Hawaiian Homes waitlist eliminated?
| Saturday, April 19, 2025 April 19, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole
- Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More
- Republican Party announces nominees to fill Gene Ward’s East Oahu House seat
- Shamed at the Shoreline: When Did Visiting Hawaii Start Feeling Like a Crime?
- Hawai‘i County Council fills Leeward Planning Commission seat with mother of a council member
- Maui County water rates to Jump 50%?
- Hawaiʻi isn't doing well with employment: 3 findings from a new study
- Could Hawaiʻi go nuclear? Some lawmakers want the option investigated
| Friday, April 18, 2025 April 18, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
- Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
- Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
- Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed
- Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
- SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme
- SB934: Dela Cruz Pork Gambit Puts Rail Project In Jeopardy
- ‘Precedent Setting’ -- Activists Get Another Crack at Stopping Lahaina Fire Victims from Rebuilding Homes
- New University of Hawaii Athletics Director's base salary could top $500,000
- UH loses only $30M in federal funds; only 36 research programs to be cut
- HPD officer arrested again in violation of restraining order
- Warning extended: Speed cameras catch 30k speeders weekly
- Radiology workforce shortage hits Hawaii hospitals with thousands of patient scans in the queue
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 April 17, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life
- American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day
- Daughter-in-law in Hawaii crime syndicate sentenced to 7 years
- HVCB CEO: 'I am here to end Tourism as we have known it'
- Pay Hike Mania: Maui mayor’s salary to outpace Hawaiʻi governor’s until mid-2028
- Online sports betting’s illusory value not worth human toll
- UH: Senate Robs Cancer Center to Line Contractors Pockets with Unnecessary CIP
- City to lose only $11 million in federal funding
- The State Spent Millions On Housing For The Homeless. Show Us The Receipts
| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 April 16, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- 139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes
- DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status
- Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds
- How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
- ‘We don’t have a slush fund’ – HTA probed for $11M of purposeful late payments to HVCB
- Anti-Technology Protesters Cause Hawaii Economic Decline
- SB1202: Campaign Funds can be used to line pockets of friends and family
- Rail fiasco is one of the biggest deceptions in Hawaii history
- After Clearing the Trannies out of Female Sports, Maybe Trump will make Hawaii DoE Build Female Lockerrooms
- Wisdom: Measles vaccinations increase after Oahu child infected
- 100s of Volunteer Lawyers Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless
- Police shut down cockfighting derby in Waianae
- Hawaiian Ocean View Has Abandoned Cars As Far As The Eye Can See
| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 April 15, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Former death row inmate on trial for sex trafficking charges in Hawaii
- 367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event
- Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH
- Sister’s testimony offers clues to what happened to Ariel Sellers’ body
- Hawaii’s ‘Renewable’ Fossil Fuel Get Rich Scheme
- Commission manipulates aquifer data to jack up cost of housing in West Maui
- Voting Blind: Why Lawmakers Don't Know The Cost Of Bills Before They Vote
- More than 400 bills still alive as end of Legislative Session nears
- Green Signs Two Gun Bills into law—two more pending
- Keeping Christians Out of Schools Could Cost Hawaiʻi $100k
- How China's Military is Quietly Gaining Control of the Pacific
- Honolulu DCS Director Scores Free Trip To Poland ‘to approve colors’ of new licenses
- Councilwoman denies public safety conflict over relationship with fire battalion chief
- Several international students at UH have visas revoked
- Appeals court rules Maui mosquito release can proceed to help control avian malaria
- Transair to resurrect Hawaii cargo business after defeating FAA shutdown
| Monday, April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025
- Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
- Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public
- State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’
- Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land
- Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast
- City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines
- Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal
- Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow
- Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs
- Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee?
- Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze
- Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype
- Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis
| Monday, April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025
- Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan
- Federal Judge Won't Make Bribery Investigations Public
- State Water Commission Announces plan to Block Lahaina rental housing construction ‘for years’
- Case Family Conspires with State to Ensure Housing not Built on Kauai Land
- Speedier Reviews, Quicker Honolulu Building Permits? Not So Fast
- City fails to collect $100M in TVR fines
- Cruise Lines Threaten Lawsuit Over Hawaii’s 11% 'Cabin Tax' Proposal
- Pay Raises: Honolulu Opened Floodgates, More to Follow
- Neighbor island businesses worry of shipping rate hike, tariffs
- Sports betting: All or Nothing in Conference Committee?
- Hawaii Governor calls for increased NZ leadership amid US funding freeze
- Lahaina Burning to the Ground Fooled 6% More into Believing Global Warming Hype
- Navy seeks to reactivate wells closed during Red Hill crisis
| Sunday, April 13, 2025 April 13, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Supporting Government’s Central Services—the Grand Skim of Things
- WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles
- Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
- Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13
- Pay to Play Keeps your Electricity Expensive and Dirty: DelaCruz Steers Geothermal Money to Convicted Felon Campaign Contributor
- Buckle Up, The Legislature's Frenzied Final Act Is About To Begin
- No ‘Moving On’--It’s the unlearned lessons that defeat a better Hawaii
- Remembering Hawaii's Gene Ward: A Politician of Passion and Prayer
- Shoplifting: 1,000s of Cases Produce Only One Conviction
- Anti-Fluoridation Nut News: RFK is Just Like the Honolulu Council
| Saturday, April 12, 2025 April 12, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed?
- Salary Commission Chokes on Some of its Pay Hikes
- Counties could lose some oversight over affordable housing developments
- Hawaiʻi lawmakers plan special sessions to address federal funding cuts
- Hawaii to reopen hurricane relief fund after two decades of inactivity
- Historic Hawaii Theatre pounded by insurance crisis
- Legislative update: Senate budget omits UH priorities
- State Legislature poised to pass sweeping weapons ban
- Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Speed Marijuana Record Expungements Process
- Will Board of Education require financial literacy for Hawaii students?
- Another Day in the DoE: McKinley employee banned from school grounds following sex misconduct allegations
- Waimanalo Gulch Continues—No Surprise: Hawaii lawmakers advance bills banning landfills over aquifers
| Friday, April 11, 2025 April 11, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks
- Pay Hike Mania: How Salary Commission conspired to push ‘market leader’ pay raises
- Department of Justice May Intervene Against Honolulu ‘Big Oil’ Lawsuit
- Kauaʻi Businesses Fear 'Breaking Point' With Latest Young Bros Rate Hike
- Cruise Industry: TAT on Cruise Ships is Unconstitutional
- Hawaii EV owners to be soaked by new road charges starting July
- HB371 heads to secretive Conference Committee: Would Ban Campaign Contributions from State Contractors
- As Always, Film industry wheedles for higher tax incentives
- Pandering to HSTA, Senators Reject BoE Nominees without DoE Experience
- Hawaii DoE Anticipates Little Effect from Elimination of US Dept. of Education
- After Sitting Empty for Three Years, apartments will soon be home to Oahu’s most vulnerable
- Camp Leaders Move Themselves Into Houseless Village in Wai‘anae
- In effort to release more meth dealers onto streets, ACLU seeks required recording of police interrogations
- Case sides with Republicans on bill requiring proof of citizenship
| Thursday, April 10, 2025 April 10, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- History Repeated Leads to Suffering
- AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii
- Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle'
- Activists Grab for Control of Water in Effort to Make Housing Even More Unaffordable
- HECO Rescue? SB897 and HB1001 head for Secretive Conference Committees
- Hu Honua Financial Backer Increases Ownership Share of HEI
- Lawmakers Listen to Usual Excuses from Child Welfare Services after recent deaths
- ACLU Demands Transsexual Access to Maui Prep Students
- ACLU Hawaiʻi Misinformed On Warrantless Arrests Bill
- Safety concerns mount at Oahu’s largest jail with fence lines in need of repair
- State police force plan gains traction, but funding, staffing still concerns
- RFP Launches State’s latest Attempt at a Tech Overhaul
| Wednesday, April 9, 2025 April 9, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
- First Measles Cases Arrive on Oahu
- 10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow
- Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move
- Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K
- Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average
- Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
- Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024
- Several Tax Hike Bills Head into Secretive Conference Committees
- Bill formerly known as $1,000,000,000 Ratepayer Financed Wildfire Fund Heads to Conference Committee
- “Slimy with a capital S” -- Gun owners say they were ambushed by assault weapons bill
- How Does Hawaii Gov. Josh Green Feel About Gambling?
- Asset Forfeiture Bill Fails
- Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They See Fit
- ‘Nobody Needs These Activists’: Some oppose Lahaina home rebuild permit request
- HB431: Robust funding for homeless kauhale
- Details limited on City and County of Honolulu plans to purchase Shark's Cove property
- ‘He’s in shock’: Attorney says complaint by former player led to Kahuku coach’s dismissal
- Data Dive: These Jobs Were Once In High Demand In Hawaiʻi. Not Anymore
| Tuesday, April 8, 2025 April 8, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- SB401: House Approves Gut-n-Replace Gun Ban Bill
- Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon
- HPD officer accused of leaking information to suspects in deadly fireworks explosion—so he gets reassigned to Records Division
- Hawaii Tour Chopper Crashes: FAA Coverup?
- Hawai‘i Tourism Authority chair recommends putting audit probe ‘to bed’
- ICE detaining COFA migrants after arrests
- Real Solutions Needed To Fix Police Recruitment Crisis
- State and Honolulu County in negotiations over major land deal
- 2026 Hawaii House Analysis: Democrats Maintain Their Reign
- Hawai‘i County settles Injection Well Sewage Lawsuit
| Monday, April 7, 2025 April 7, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child
- Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 5, 2025
- Unions Angered by Carpenters ‘Blackmail’ Campaign
- Child abuse cases in the islands rise between 2023, 2024
- How will Abolition of US DoE Affect SPED Students?
- $28,500 to COFA Migrant Denied Gun Permit By HPD
| Sunday, April 6, 2025 April 6, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Taxing Capital Gains
- Turns out you can fight city hall — and win!
- HCR100: Mandatory LGBTQ Training for State Agencies
- Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison
- Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
- Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics, Firearm, and Immigration Charges
- DHHL: “I know you guys are trying to play around with the money”
- Pay Hike Mania: 89% for Maui County Officials
- Hawai‘i Convention Center’s 2-year repair schedule risks millions in lost group trade
- ‘The Stopper Committees’: Are Bills Sent To Money Committees Just To Die?
- Legislature Day 46—Bills already on Governor’s Desk
- Where can I check school’s vaccination rate?
- Arson at Mayor Wright Apts
| Saturday, April 5, 2025 April 5, 2025 News Read Andrew Walden |
- Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
- Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs
- UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director
- HB1001: $4B Maui wildfires settlement bill moves toward secretive Conference Committee
- Maui County’s proposed short-term rental ban is still awaiting a decision, but already business in the industry is falling
- Schatz, Hirono Vote for Arms Embargo Against Israel
- Council questions Honolulu transportation director about rail audit
- State considers changes to permit process for coastal single-family homes
- Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Kona; no serious injuries
- Lawmakers, parents urge change after school ‘death list’
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SB295: Tougher Penalties for TRO Violations by News Release Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | ... The bill increases penalties for individuals who violate temporary restraining orders (TROs) and orders for protection (OFPs) ....
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| Operator Syndrome: Hidden toll on first responder life by News Article Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | ... years of trauma can lead to a complex set of injuries: sleep disorders, PTSD, hormonal imbalances, pain, depression and more ....
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| Conference Commitee Approves State Budget Bill--Text Still Not Available by News Release Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | ... finalized in a joint conference committee after both chambers initially passed different versions. The bill will now be up for final reading in both chambers before heading to the Governor's desk ....
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| Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion by News Article Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....
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| Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret by News Article Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 
Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.
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| SB1296: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims by Kelii Akina Monday, April 21, 2025 | ... SB1296 seeks to exempt buildings anywhere in Hawaii destroyed by a disaster from needing a Special Management Area permit to rebuild ....
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| Town Hall: What to do about Illegal Fireworks? by Joni Kamiya Monday, April 21, 2025 | ... We walked over to the offenders and called them over to talk and asked them to stop shooting their aerials over our home and shed. Thankfully, they obliged ....
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| Grassroot Wrap-up: How Legislature handled housing, taxes, rebuilding Lahaina and more by Grassroot Institute Sunday, April 20, 2025 | ... Registration open for Grassroot’s legislative wrap-up luncheons ....
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| HB1369: Category Killer by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 20, 2025 | "...all of the negotiations and conversations take place behind closed doors...."
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| Will Trump Reform Jones Act Shipbuild Requirement? by News Article Saturday, April 19, 2025 | ... Trump has signaled interest in some kind of reforms and floated working with Congress to pass legislation authorizing the purchase of ships from foreign countries ....
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| Hawaii Egg Prices Increase Even More by News Release Saturday, April 19, 2025 | ... The price of locally produced organic eggs increased sharply by 18.8%, to $12.07 per dozen ....
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| Debating Jones Act defenders is like playing whack-a-mole by Grassroot Institute Saturday, April 19, 2025 | ... No matter how many times the law’s supposed benefits are debunked, the same old arguments pop up again and again ....
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| SB1166: Hawaii Democrats Cooking Up Another Climate Lawfare Scheme by News Article Friday, April 18, 2025 | “...provide a new, specific cause of action...."
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| Mayor Calls for Lawyers to Step Up--Needed to Commit Mentally Ill Homeless by News Release Friday, April 18, 2025 | ... Local experts estimate that 300 – 400 individuals could benefit from ACT on Oʻahu ....
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| Trump Re-Opens Fisheries within Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument by News Release Friday, April 18, 2025 | ... The proclamation lifts the prohibition on commercial fishing in areas of the PRIMNM that are between 50 to 200 nautical miles from land and within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) ....
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| Second Measles Case Found on Oahu by News Release Friday, April 18, 2025 | ... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....
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| Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? by Robert Thomas Friday, April 18, 2025 | If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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| Hawaii Coral Reef Insurance Policy Renewed by News Release Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ... The Nature Conservancy (TNC) renewed Hawai‘i’s coral reef insurance policy for 2025 with Munich Re Group. TNC initially purchased the policy in 2022, the first in the U.S., to fund rapid coral reef repair and restoration ....
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| Daughter-in-law in Hawaii crime syndicate sentenced to 7 years by Court House News Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ... Delia Fabro-Miske gets seven years ....
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| Representative Gene Ward's Celebration of Life by News Release Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ... The celebration of life for Representative Gene R. Ward is scheduled for Monday May 15th 10am at King's Chapel East Oahu ....
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| American Samoa 125th Anniversary Flag Day by News Release Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ... The American Flag was raised for the first time above the islands of American Samoa on April 17, 1900 ....
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| How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii? by News Article Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | ... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....
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| DLNR Attempts to Clarify Ocean Commercial Use Permitting Status by News Release Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | ... At this time, no new CUPs will be issued ....
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| 139,000 small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes by News Release Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | ... 139,000+ small businesses in Hawaii could face significantly higher taxes if Congress does not make the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent this year ....
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| Court backs mosquito suppression plan to save Hawaii’s rare birds by Court House News Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | ... mosquito “birth control” in Maui forests ....
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| Hensel: How Trump is Affecting UH by News Release Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | ... impacts of recent changes in federal policy across our 10-campus system ....
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| 367 Guns Turned in at 'Buyback' Event by News Release Monday, April 14, 2025 | ... O‘ahu residents turned in an estimated 367 firearms of all types in exchange for $37,900 in Foodland gift cards ....
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| Former death row inmate on trial for sex trafficking charges in Hawaii by Court House News Monday, April 14, 2025 | ... running a sex trafficking ring involving four women and one minor ....
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| Community input is sought to guide state wildlife action plan by News Release Monday, April 14, 2025 | ... Updated every 10 years, the SWAP identifies “Species of Greatest Conservation Need” and outlines voluntary, proactive strategies for protection and restoration ....
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| Waianae Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution and Operating Illegal Chicken Fights by News Release Monday, April 14, 2025 | ... Caspino is the first to be sentenced among the six illegal gambling business conspirators ....
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| Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 11, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, April 13, 2025 | ... votes cast and bills introduced ....
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| Grassroot 'legislative wrap-up' tour starts May 13 by Grassroot Institute Sunday, April 13, 2025 | ... dates, times and locations ....
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| WSJ: Lahaina's Lessons for Los Angeles by Kelii Akina Sunday, April 13, 2025 | ... how intractable regulations have delayed rebuilding in Lahaina ....
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| Supporting Government’s Central Services—the Grand Skim of Things by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 13, 2025 | ... “The Grand Skim of Things” ....
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| Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, April 12, 2025 | ... status of sports betting ....
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| Why are "blankety blank" tax-hike bills even allowed? by Kelii Akina Saturday, April 12, 2025 | ... In addition to the TAT-related bills — HB504 and SB1396 — our state legislators also are considering a big tax increase — via HB202 — on all Hawaii businesses through a stealthy redefining of what is considered an adequate reserve fund of the state's unemployment insurance program ....
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| Kauai, Maui zoning changes would help farmers, food trucks by Grassroot Institute Friday, April 11, 2025 | ... Lawmakers on Kaua‘i and Maui are considering bills that would increase income opportunities for farmers and other small businesses ....
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| History Repeated Leads to Suffering by Joni Kamiya Thursday, April 10, 2025 | ... the age of pseudoscience ....
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| Hawaii County Honokohau Sewage 'Sue-n-Settle' by News Release Thursday, April 10, 2025 | ... The settlement resolves a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed in 2023 by Earthjustice ....
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| AG: 2,200 Concealed Gun Permits in Hawaii by News Release Thursday, April 10, 2025 | ... 2,456 licenses were issued (some licensees hold multiple licenses in order to select between different carry guns), 119 were denied, and six were revoked ....
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| CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii by News Article Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | ... Gabbard could face a challenge to her registration or an investigation into her vote in the 2024 election ....
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| Lahaina Ferry Pier Rebuild Named Best of 2024 by News Release Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | ... Maui’s Lahaina Small Boat Harbor Ferry Pier Improvements was named one of the most significant construction projects of 2024 ....
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| Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike by News Release Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | ... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....
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| Testimony: Grassroot Bills on the Move by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | ... state and county testimonies the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted for consideration by the respective lawmakers in late March and early April 2025 ....
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| Hawaii Homes More than Double US Average by News Release Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | ... Hawaii ranks as the least affordable state, with a median home price of $840,256 and a relatively high cost of living ....
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| Hawaii Taxes: $145K salary needed to take home $100K by News Article Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | ... you need a gross salary of roughly $145,000 in order to actually take home $100,000 in Hawaii. This is the third-worst in USA ....
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| 10 reasons Lahaina rebuilding has been so depressingly slow by Grassroot Institute Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | ... only 341 permits to rebuild have been issued as of the end of March 2025, and only eight homes have been completed ....
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| SB401: House Approves Gut-n-Replace Gun Ban Bill by NRA ILA Monday, April 7, 2025 | ... SB 401, as amended, is now over 2,600 words long and will ban semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine, “assault shotguns”, and standard capacity magazines ....
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| Deadline for Real ID Hawai‘i driver’s license is coming soon by News Release Monday, April 7, 2025 | ... Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older must have a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or state-issued identification card to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings ....
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| Hawaii most expensive state to raise a child by News Article Monday, April 7, 2025 | ... Hawaii has the highest annual costs associated with raising a small child, at $36,472 ....
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| Young Bros Wants ANOTHER Massive Rate Hike--Hearings Set by News Release Monday, April 7, 2025 | ... Young Brothers filed an application requesting Commission approval of a total revenue increase of $26,368,923 (27.06%) ....
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| Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 5, 2025 by GovTrack .us Sunday, April 6, 2025 | ... votes cast and bills introduced in Congress ....
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| Taxing Capital Gains by Tom Yamachika Sunday, April 6, 2025 | ... If Auntie’s kids sell her house for a $500,000 gain to provide money for her to go to a nursing home, for example, the tax will fall on her the same as anyone who earns $500,000 in one year ....
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| Turns out you can fight city hall — and win! by Kelii Akina Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ... Ausman sued Hawai‘i County’s Board of Appeals after finding himself in the strange position of owning a beach house in Milolii that he couldn’t live in or renovate ....
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| HCR100: Mandatory LGBTQ Training for State Agencies by Hawaii Family Forum Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ... harassment and discrimination training for state employees demonstrate sufficient competency in LGBTQ+ identities and culturally specific gender identities ....
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| Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics, Firearm, and Immigration Charges by News Release Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ... possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal reentry ....
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| Armed Drug Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Cocaine to U.S. Marine Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison by News Release Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ... Ducos admitted he sold cocaine to a 25-yearold active-duty United States Marine, who later fatally overdosed on it ....
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| Armed Drug Dealer From Oahu Sentenced to 170 Months in Federal Prison by News Release Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ... Guzman admitted that on March 13, 2023, he distributed one pound of methamphetamine to a third party at Magic Island ....
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| Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court by Court House News Saturday, April 5, 2025 | ... a federal judge ruled Friday many of her claims were barred by statute of limitations ....
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| UH Mānoa launches national search for athletic director by News Release Saturday, April 5, 2025 | "...Parker Executive Search, the national firm assisting UH Mānoa with the search, is actively recruiting top candidates from across the country...."
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| Chief Justice Names Three Oahu Family Court Judges by News Release Friday, April 4, 2025 | ... The appointments are subject to Senate confirmation, and if confirmed, each will serve a term of six-years ....
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| Conservative Legal Foundation Sues to Stop 'Illegal' Trump Tariffs by News Release Friday, April 4, 2025 | ... Under art. 1, § 8 of the Constitution, Congress has sole authority to control tariffs ....
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| Hawaii AG Sues Trump Admin over Voting Rules by News Release Friday, April 4, 2025 | "...According to the lawsuit, the president has no constitutional power to rewrite state election laws by decree, nor does the president have the authority to modify the rules Congress created for elections...."
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| Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption by News Release Friday, April 4, 2025 | ... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....
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| Green Appoints Nakasone ICA Chief Judge by News Release Friday, April 4, 2025 | ... Nakasone will fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Judge Lisa M. Ginoza to Associate Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court ....
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| Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee' by News Release Thursday, April 3, 2025 | ... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....
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| Senate advances program to return homeless to mainland by Court House News Thursday, April 3, 2025 | ... It has reportedly helped over 130 homeless individuals return to their mainland homes since 2023 ....
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| Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up by News Release Thursday, April 3, 2025 | ... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....
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| UHERO: Hawaiʻi migration trends show more balance than expected by UH ERO Thursday, April 3, 2025 | ... domestic out-migration, particularly among young adults, continues ....
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| Hawaii #1 Tax Burden in USA by News Article Thursday, April 3, 2025 | ... Hawaii residents pay nearly 14% of their income in taxes: 4.2% on income taxes, 2.6% on property taxes, and 7.2% in sales and excise taxes ....
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