Showing posts with label 2025 Legislature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2025 Legislature. Show all posts
Friday, December 27, 2024

State lawmakers may tackle political patronage in new session, rail contractor files $324M lawsuit, toddler saved from fall into volcano, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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 Legislature May Take A Stand Against Decades Of Pay-To-Play Politics . New rules and proposed laws could fundamentally change how political...
Friday, December 20, 2024

Hawaii braces for federal shutdown, state income tax cuts set to kick in, man sentenced for sending Chinese mothers to Hawaii to give birth, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii jobless claims, tourism jumped in last federal closure. Unemployment claims jumped in Hawaii, but so did visitor arrivals, the last t...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

HECO seeks state partnership to shore up shaky credit, feds send Honolulu rail $250M, Maui is poised for $1.6B in federal funding, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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HECO’s Shaky Credit Prompts Proposal For Help From State. Hawaiian Electric Co. is working with lawmakers on a plan that would make the sta...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tokuda out-raises Case for campaign funds, Cessna crash kills two near Honolulu airport, Kilauea activity increases, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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In Hawai‘i Congressional Fundraising, Tokuda Far Outraised Case . The first-term U.S. representative received most of her donations from ind...
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Green releases proposed budget, state deportation cases reach 25-year high, West Hawaii fishing ban extended, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Green's proposed budget includes likely raises, covers tax cuts. Gov. Josh Green has unveiled his proposed state budget for the next two...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Big changes coming to state tax code, U.S. Supreme Court won't take up gun rights case, UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect recently lived in Honolulu, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawai‘i House Finance Chair Has Plans For Big Changes In The Tax Code. Rep. Kyle Yamashita has been talking about shifting millions of dolla...
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Monday, December 9, 2024

Green to push for tourism impact fee this session, Blangiardi skeptical of Honolulu plastic ban proposal, climate change deniers bog down Big Island General Plan meeting, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Gov. Josh Green plans new push on tourism fee, housing. Gov. Josh Green plans to ask the upcoming Legislature for the power to divert $60 m...
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Earthjustice lawsuits seek seabird protection from lights, Hawaii County inaugurates new mayor, Hawaii Marines get first 'ship-killing' missile system in U.S., more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Lawsuits Seek To Protect Hawaiian Seabirds From Too-Bright Streetlights. Earthjustice adds another claim to a 30-year pile of lawsuits agai...
Monday, December 2, 2024

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te wraps up Hawaii visit with call for peace, Honolulu crime boss Miske found dead in federal prison, Southwest Airlines seeks 30% cut in interisland flights, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Taiwan’s president visits East-West think tank as China criticizes his 2-day visit to Hawaii. Taiwan’s president Lai Ching-te visited a U.S...
Friday, November 29, 2024

Tourism expected to increase, Honolulu delays landfill location announcement, Merrie Monarch tickets go on sale Monday, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii tourism seen strengthening in first quarter 2025.  The gains, which started in the fourth quarter, have not returned Hawaii tourism ...