The spending plan pays for public safety and public health agencies, which represent roughly 17% of the proposed operating budget, or $626.7 million,
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The delay comes as issues persist over HART’s embattled Executive Director and CEO Kahikina and her $275,000 a year contract, which is set to expire Dec. 31.
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Gov. Josh Green may veto 17 bills the Legislature passed this year, including one that would deposit $300 million into the state’s “rainy day” budget reserve fund.
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Cannon, who was appointed by Trump, wanted to keep the case and refused the judges’ entreaties.
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The Friends of Haiku Stairs’ recently filed legal injunction to stop the city’s demolition of the World War II-era staircase, above Haiku Valley and the H-3 freeway in Kaneohe, partially advanced this week.
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Final Senate votes on the appointments are anticipated during a floor session Thursday.
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The approved settlement agreement does not include financial compensation, but it acknowledges Hawaii youths’ constitutional rights to a life-sustaining climate.
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Texas-based Othram Inc. is offering to do DNA testing for the city Department of the Medical Examiner as a gift, equating to $50,000 in forensic work, to help identify five unknown decedents.
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June 20, 2024
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, whose crypto firm in February entered settlement agreements with U.S. and New York state financial regulators after accusations of wrongdoing, announced the donations in posts on social media site X.
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- By Kanishka Singh / Reuters
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June 20, 2024
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Gates this year left the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with $12.5 billion for her own charity work.
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The proposals making their way through the House and Senate stand a slim chance of becoming law, and none would reinstate the draft compelling service right away.
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Bill 23 is supposed to tighten existing rules that bar city workers from accepting gifts valued in excess of $50, also clarifying which gifts may be solicited or accepted.
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- By John Burnett Hawaii Tribune-Herald
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June 20, 2024
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Three of the challengers are sisters of Ian Lee Loy, a retired Hawaii Police Department detective who in February filed for divorce from candidate Sue Lee Loy.
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Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., quickly moved to scuttle Heinrich’s legislation, noting that he and other GOP senators had filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the ban.
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The House of Representatives Ethics Committee said in a statement, “During the course of its investigation, the committee has also identified additional allegations that merit review.”
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Bill 23 is supposed to tighten existing rules that bar city workers from accepting gifts valued in excess of $50.
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- By David Shepardson / Reuters
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June 18, 2024
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The hearing marked the first time Calhoun has faced lawmakers’ questions and put the spotlight on Boeing’s souring safety reputation and the departing CEO following a management shakeup.
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The program, which will roll out in the coming months, will be open to an estimated 500,000 spouses who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years as of June 17.
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