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Jan 18, 2025 | 
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State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s fireworks laws aimed at improving enforcement, enhancing penalties and simplifying legal definitions. State officials, including Gov. Josh Green and Attorney General Anne Lopez, unveiled Monday proposed changes to Hawaii’s fireworks laws aimed at improving enforcement, enhancing penalties and simplifying legal definitions.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
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Former West Virginia Department of Education leader Carla Warren joined Hawaii educators, policymakers and advocates Wednesday at the Hawaii Education Association’s annual summit to address the state’s persistent teacher shortage through a pre-apprenticeship program.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
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Hawaiian Telcom announced a groundbreaking initiative Thursday to make Hawaii the nation’s first fully fiber-enabled state by 2026, with the project already more than halfway completed. Hawaiian Telcom announced a groundbreaking initiative Thursday to make Hawaii the nation’s first fully fiber-enabled state by 2026, with the project already more than halfway completed.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
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Aloha United Way, in partnership with the Bank of Hawaii Foundation, released the 2024 ALICE in Hawaii report Thursday urging policy action to address rising living costs, housing instability and economic challenges especially faced by the state’s ALICE — asset-limited, income-constrained, employed — households.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
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The state Department of the Attorney General published its Human Trafficking Prevention Program web page Friday, marking the start of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The state Department of the Attorney General published its Human Trafficking Prevention Program web page Friday, marking the start of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The initiative aims to raise awareness, provide educational resources and offer tools to help prevent human trafficking in Hawaii.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
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The state Department of Law Enforcement plans to take action in tackling the ongoing issue of illegal fireworks by proposing the creation of an Explosive Enforcement Unit under the Illegal Fireworks Task Force during the upcoming legislative session. The state Department of Law Enforcement plans to take action in tackling the ongoing issue of illegal fireworks by proposing the creation of an Explosive Enforcement Unit under the Illegal Fireworks Task Force during the upcoming legislative session.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
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As Maui’s eviction moratorium is set to expire Feb. 4, Gov. Josh Green in a news release highlighted a new law designed to help tenants and landlords resolve disputes through mediation before resorting to court action. As Maui’s eviction moratorium is set to expire Feb. 4, Gov. Josh Green in a news release highlighted a new law designed to help tenants and landlords resolve disputes through mediation before resorting to court action.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reaching out to property owners in West Maui, seeking vacant lots to place temporary housing units for wildfire survivors. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reaching out to property owners in West Maui, seeking vacant lots to place temporary housing units for wildfire survivors.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
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Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske Jr., 50, was found dead Sunday at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, where he had been held since his arrest in 2020 and was awaiting sentencing in January. Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske Jr., 50, was found dead Sunday at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, where he had been held since his arrest in 2020 and was awaiting sentencing in January.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency on Tuesday finalized amendments to the 2023 Red Hill Administrative Consent Order with the aim to “improve public outreach during closure and cleanup of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, as well as continued efforts to safeguard drinking water at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency on Tuesday finalized amendments to the...
