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“Historic tax relief that will lower Hawaii’s high cost of living”
… Akina said HB2404 will incrementally provide Hawaii taxpayers with the biggest income tax cut in state history….
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Lahaina: Hundreds Remaining in Hotels to be Kicked Out Monday, June 10
… all families in the NCS program who are ‘actively participating’ in their recovery efforts will continue to receive support ….
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Report: American Red Cross being phased out of Maui recovery efforts
… Red Cross representatives had repeatedly tried to convince many wildfire survivors that the best way to rebuild their lives was to leave the island ….
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Kaneshiro Says He Needs a Pay Off – do you owe him?
… Who would help him with this pay off? Who did he protect throughout the case? ….
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Miske lost a key supporter with passing of Buzzy Hong
… Say ‘Uncle’ — What Connects Miske to Kealoha? ….
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List of Miske property the government will seek to have forfeited if he is convicted
… There are some eye-popping numbers here ….
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279 Candidates File Papers for 2024 Elections
… Candidate filing ended today, Tuesday, June 4, 2024 — candidates may withdraw tomorrow ….
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Scam: After 64% pay Hike, Council Wants you to vote to give them an automatic 5% per year forever
… We will never be forced to cast a vote on our own pay hikes. If we keep giving money to HGEA we will be rewarded with 5% every year ….
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Waianae Democrats Name Three for Senate Vacancy
… Machine politics at work on Waianae Senate seat? ….
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‘Embarrassing’ — Hee, Kahele reemerge in Hawaii politics
… vote for me or my brother will cut off your phones ….
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Honolulu Unchallenged: Most County Incumbents are Already Re-elected
… None of the four Honolulu councilmembers up for reelection — Andria Tupola, Esther Kiaaina, Radiant Cordeiro and Augie Tulba, appeared to have opponents ….
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Rail CEO’s future still in limbo after Hanabusa lines up secret ‘critics’ to whine behind closed doors
… Typical Hanabusa M.O. — Unidentified critics, reviewed secretly by the Human Resources Committee during a two-hour executive session ….
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7 weeks to Bid Deadline: Feds Warn Rail funding in jeopardy (again)
… HART insiders are fighting amongst themselves because they already know the bids are going to come in high. Without an acceptable bid, the FTA will not release the rest of the money ….
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Hawaii Voters Can Track Their Mail-in Ballot
… Hawaii voters can expect to receive their Primary Election ballot in the mail by July 23, 2024 ….
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Charter Amendment another obstacle to Maui mayor’s TVR phase-out plan
… four of the districts have no representation, which could raise questions about fairness over any recommendations the planning body might make ….
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DBEDT Projects ‘Sluggish’ Economic Growth in Aftermath of Lahaina Fire
… Between January and April 2024, visitor arrivals by air to Maui County fell 24.0 percent and expenditures decreased 22.6 percent compared to the same four months in 2023 ….
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Hawaii Per-Capita GDP Grows as Young Families Flee Hawaii
… Young families are leaving Hawaii. Rich retirees are moving in. The result is a sharp increase in per capita GDP ….
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Court Upholds Governor’s Emergency Proclamation on Affordable Housing
… the Sixth Proclamation Relating to Affordable Housing—remains in full effect ….
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Economy in USA
… Innovation Potential: 50th ….
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Hawaii Cost of Living 80% Above US Average
… Most of the pain can be traced to home purchases, which cost an astounding 313% more than average ….
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Blue Hawaii takes the plunge on tax cuts
… In a deep-blue bastion where seldom is heard a peep of pushback against tax hikes, Hawaii legislators surprised everybody last month by unanimously approving a bill that is being heralded as the biggest tax cut in state history ….
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Hawaii has a lot of room for new ideas
… staffers from the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii in attendance at Gov. Josh Green’s recent bill-signing ceremonies for historic tax cuts and housing reform ….
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Some History Behind the Newly Enacted Healthcare GET Exemption
… House Finance was persuaded to resurrect SB 1035. It then went to Conference Committee, and it came up with a version that both houses then passed ….
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Hospitalizations, ER visits quickly rising in Hawaii due to COVID
… concentration levels of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in state wastewater sites are now above the peak reached in January’s spike ….
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DHHL Cancels Development Plans, Burns Money to buy properties, Wants another $600M
… “So here we are back to square one again, kicking the can down the road.”….
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Hawaii County Council follows through on proposal to cut homeowner taxes
… Despite the bill’s timidity, passage of the bill was still a welcome move ….
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Hawaii Ranks #1 for Hidden Home Buyer Fees
… Hawaii tops the list with $17,966.04 of unexpected fees on average ….
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Oahu Flood Risk Survey results
… The majority of respondents have homeowners insurance (82%) and hurricane insurance (59%). However, the vast majority are not aware of the gaps in coverage between these insurances and flood insurance ….
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PIT Count Claims 14% Drop in Sister Isle Homeless
… Unsheltered homelessness fell significantly in two of the three rural counties, with Hawaii down 27 percent and Maui 26 percent. Kauai realized an eight percent increase in unsheltered homelessness ….
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KIUC Continues to Lead State in ‘Renewable’ Generation
… Solar contributed 38.1% of KIUC’s generation in 2023. Almost one-third of the solar production came from members’ rooftop systems. Other renewables contributing in 2023 were hydropower (12%) and biomass (7.8%) ….
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Hawaii First State to Provide Palliative Care Coverage
… the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid ….
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 8, 2024
… votes cast and bills introduced ….
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