“County housing official sentenced, Military’s economic impact overstated, Both parties kind of get it wrong.”
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Today’s Front PageCounty housing official sentencedBy JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald A former Hawaii County housing development specialist was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 46 months in prison for taking bribes to facilitate a multimillion- dollar affordable housing credits scam. Alan Scott Rudo, 59, who now lives in Cathedral City, Calif., was given until July 9 to surrender to the federal Bureau of Prisons when he was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jill Otake in Honolulu. Otake also ordered Rudo to pay $483,265 in a forfeiture…Read more Military’s economic impact overstated, report saysBy CHLOE JONES Honolulu Star-Advertiser The U.S. military’s economic benefit to Hawaii has been significantly overestimated, according to a new report from a consortium of groups and activists who contend that past studies failed to calculate the full impact of the armed forces in the islands. The 199-page report, titled”The True Cost of the U.S. Military in Hawaii,” says the military contributes $7.2 billion to Hawaii’s economy and 6.4% to its GDP annually, about 30% lower than most…Read more ‘Both parties kind of get it wrong’By KELLEN BROWNING and EMMA GOLDBERG NYTimes News Service Democratic politicians to reach young men by diving into “bro culture” after the 2024 election, many young men said Democrats had not yet landed on a compelling message that resonated with them. In interviews with two dozen young men in Wisconsin, Maine, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Illinois and Washington, D.C., many said their disaffection reached far beyond politics. They said they felt daunted by an unforgiving job market, pessimistic…Read more Download the Hawaii Tribune Herald App
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