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Crooks and Cronies on the Move in Primary Races
… Keli’i Akina, OHA’s only honest Trustee, is being challenged by three has-beens in an obviously coordinated effort ….
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Geanna Bradley Coverup: Witness Handed Over to Alleged Killer’s Family
… CWS social workers did not seek immediate medical attention for John “A.B.” Doe after Geanna Bradley was found murdered on January 18, 2024, instead, on January 19, 2024, they placed him with Brandy Blas’ sister ….
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Inappropriate sexual behavior alleged in lawsuit against top officials at Department of Law Enforcement
… be sure to read the complaint. It names names and describes their sexual attributes ….
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How Urban Planning Made Honolulu ‘Impossibly Unaffordable’
… The crisis stems principally from land use policies that artificially restrict housing supply ….
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$11.3B Loss: Elimination of TVRs Would Drive Hawaii into Economic Depression
… Study shows short-term rentals generated $2.2 billion in economic activity for Maui and $11.3 billion across Hawaii in 2023 ….
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2025 HART operating budget — $123 per rider per day
… the just-approved city budget for fiscal year 2025 has the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s operating budget at $138.3 million, a 27% increase ….
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Honolulu Rail: It’s looking like a game of blame avoidance if the civic center bids come in over budget
… It’s looking like a game of blame avoidance if the civic center bids come in over budget and HART, already having run its original $5 billion budget to $10 billion, must ask the Legislature for a third bailout ….
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Maui County trying to block AG interview related to 2018 Hurricane Lane wildfires
… FSRI has interviewed over 125 county personnel. In contrast, FSRI interviewed just a few representatives from the state of Hawaii and zero representatives from Hawaiian Electric …
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Supreme Court asks Biden administration for feedback on Hawaii Big Oil lawsuit
… TRANSLATION: SCOTUS will likely hear this case ….
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Crime Pays: Total Hits $24M–Honolulu to pay another $7M for ‘injuries’ in 2021 Makaha police chase
… In all, the Sept. 12, 2021, police chase of a car leaving an early morning beach park party has cost taxpayers at least $24 million. The incident is one of the costliest civil matters in Honolulu history….
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Rep. Micah Aiu Wrongly Claims Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Property Tax Exemptions
… House Rep. Micah Aiu has owned a Kinau Street apartment near downtown since 2018 but has been (allegedly) living (with mommy) in Moanalua, which he represents, since 2021 ….
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HD43 Rep Souza Rejected by Court in Bid to Silence Opponent
… After literally abandoning the Republican caucus to join with the transsexuals, Souza is terrified she is going to lose ….
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Honolulu Inflation Picking Up Again
… Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 5.2 percent from a year ago ….
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Budgeting Backwards
… there is now, government-wide, about a 30% vacancy rate in the number of authorized positions ….
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‘If you are paying into the income tax, you are going to feel this cut’
… a household making the median income in Hawaii of around $91,000 that currently owes about $5,300 in income taxes will incrementally see that amount owed go down to $1,600 by 2031 ….
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Can Hawaii afford its new income tax cuts?
… Hawaii taxpayers are expected to save about $1.2 billion in 2030 ….
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Insular Cases: “Reject efforts to change the political status of American Samoa”
“…call for Congressional and DOJ rejection of any further attempts like the Fitisemanu case in 2022 for courts to change the political status of American Samoa under the 1900-1904 Deeds of Cession, unless initiated and approved by our people through local self-determination….”
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Lawsuit Challenges Honolulu Concealed-Carry Rules
… CCW permit policies, which have been deemed excessively burdensome and a violation of constitutional rights ….
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Will US Supreme Court Hear ‘Spirit of Aloha’ Gun Rights Case?
… Wilson v. Hawaii, a prosecution for carrying a handgun without a license ….
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SB2516: HGEA Power Grab forced State CIO to Resign
… CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024. Now we know why ….
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Lahaina Burn Zone Water Service Partially Restored
… type your address in the search bar on the County of Maui Sewer Service Status interactive map ….
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School Choice: Hawaii ranks no. 31 in 2024 Parent Power index
… little growth among charter schools and no other choice options ….
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22% of Hawaii 8th graders proficient in math
… 39% of Hawaii’s students were “chronically absent” in 2022, a jump from 18.5% ….
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Hawaii Congressional Leaders Deny Supporting Shutdown Of Red Hill Oversight Panel
… It’s hard to get your point across with panel members constantly interrupting and finishing your sentences for you ….
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Poor reliability could mean penalties for HECO
… “They measure blackouts over a year, and in that year’s time they can give them incentives or penalties, including financial penalties” ….
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Judge pares down charges against accused Hawaii crime boss
… On Monday, Watson acquitted Miske of the attempted murder of Lindsey Kinney, along with associated racketeering and firearm charges ….
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Court stays six Red Hill lawsuits until verdict is reached in recent trial
… The six lawsuits involved in the court-ordered stay requested by the government involve 2,375 people ….
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Hawaii’s Medicaid coverage for palliative care expected to save the state money
… 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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Six Feet Under: UH Doubles Sea Level Rise Projection (again)
… UH has been peddling ‘3.2-foot’ sea level rise claims since 2018. That projection was itself a doubling of earlier projections. Now they have suddenly doubled it again to six feet. Did you notice? ….
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Civil Beat Publisher Monopolizes Federal Trade Commission
… Omidyar’s massive partisan activities have flown under the radar because he prefers to influence politics through ostensible charity groups rather than direct campaign contributions ….
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Green: Civil Beat Publisher will Steer Hawaii’s Applications for Federal Funds
… to assist in applying for and securing federal funds relating to renewable energy, local food, clean transportation, and fresh water ….
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 15, 2024
… votes cast and bills introduced ….
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