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Hawaii ranks 25th in total VA home loans during Q1
Aloha State News - Hawaii
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July 11, 2025
Hawaii ranked 25th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 859 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index. The VA assists service members, veterans and eligible surviving spouses to achieve...
Hawaiian Humane Society launches ‘Purr-fect Pairs’ adoption special
Hawaii News Now
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July 11, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaiian Humane Society launched a program, Thursday, to help kitten pairs get adopted together, in honor of National Kitten Day, on July 10. During the “Purr-fect Pairs” adoption special, anyone who adopts two...
Bank of Hawaii all set to open its Tamuning branch on July 14
Pacific Daily News
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Bank of Hawaii will be open for business at its new Tamuning branch on Monday, the bank and government of Guam officials said. At the Special Economic Services meeting last week that brought together finance and policy officials together,...
Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...
Researchers: WIC Participation Could Boost Arkansas’ Maternal and Infant Health
Red River Radio - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
Just 35% of Arkansas residents who qualify to take part in a federal nutrition assistance program do so. That’s despite the fact Arkansas tops the list of states for food insecurity at rate of 19%, nearly four times higher than the national...
Hawaiian Native Eagerly Explains Fees To Clients At This $105 Billion Life Insurance Advisory
Forbes
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Chelsea Maeda Courtesy of Winged Keel Group Name: Chelsea Maeda Firm: Winged Keel Group Location: New York, NY Total Value of Policies: $105 Billion Background: Chelsea Maeda was born and raised in Hawaii, the youngest of three children. After...
Incheon Airport launches faster, cheaper new cargo route to the Americas via Hawaii
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 11, 2025
Published: 11 Jul. 2025, 16:37 Updated: 11 Jul. 2025, 20:08 Kim Young-il, head of air cargo logistics at Incheon International Airport Corporation, third from left, and Kim Do-gil, head of Air Premia's cargo business, fourth from left, pose with...
Virginia loses its CNBC ranking as the No. 1 state for business. Here’s why.
Cardinal News - Virginia
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July 11, 2025
The champion has been dethroned. Virginia, which last year was CNBC’s “best state for business,” and which has occupied the No. 1 spot a record six times, has been demoted in this year’s rankings to fourth place. It’s the state’s worst showing...
Hawaii Insurance Market Makeover: A Win for Condo Owners
Live Insurance News
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July 10, 2025
Insurance premiums are out of control. Condo owners are struggling to keep up. Properties teetering on the edge of being uninsurable. Sound familiar? If you own a condo in Hawaii, you know the struggle. That’s why Senate Bill 1044 is such a big...
Letter: Entrenched political party equals mediocrity
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 11, 2025
Did you ever wonder why there are so many snafus in Hawaii politics? Our Constitution is based on a multiparty democracy to ensure checks and balances. How can you have accountability if everyone is on the same team? In Hawaii’s government, there...
Last bills passed by Hawaii lawmakers now law
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 11, 2025
All new state laws stemming from bills passed by Hawaii’s Legislature earlier this year are now on the books. Gov. Josh Green signed six bills Wednesday to cap off decisions on 322 measures sent to him by lawmakers during the legislative session...
Here’s one way that Massachusetts is better than Hawaii
MassLive - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Published: Jul. 11, 2025, 5:45 a.m. Kauna’oa Beach at the Mauna Kea Resort is one of the state’s most scenic beaches. Photo by Alex Pulaski If you’re considering moving your company from Massachusetts to the Aloha state, think again: CNBC has once...
NJ slips in CNBC 2025 list of top states for business
The North Jersey Record - New Jersey
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Looking to start a business? New Jersey might not be the most ideal location compared to other parts of the country as The Garden State ranks 30 in CNBC’s 2025 list of top states for businesses. The annual list, now in its 19th year, grades every...
How a Beetle Is Threatening Hawaii’s Culture and Climate Resilience
Earth.Org
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July 11, 2025
Before hotels and highways, the niu (Hawaiian for coconut) provided the Hawaiian people with shade, tools, and purpose. Its leaves danced in the wind and its roots were grounded into the earth with strength. However, a relentless menace looms over...
Controversial cuts involving 'Big Beautiful Bill' addressed outside U.S. Federal Building in Honolulu
KITV - Hawaii
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Many in Hawaii are concerned about potential impacts on services such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid following the signing of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4. The bill...
Major failure of Waikiki storm drainage possible by 2050, researchers predict
Hawaii News Now
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July 11, 2025
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - University of Hawaii researchers are warning that by the year 2050, heavy rain combined with sea level rise could cause up to 70% of Waikiki’s storm drainage system to fail. This could send contaminated water from the...
Asking questions about the Texas flood response isn’t politicizing a tragedy
MSNBC
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July 10, 2025
This is an adapted excerpt from the July 9 episode of “All In with Chris Hayes.” I’m sorry, but there are times when a tragedy needs to be “politicized.” Things can go wrong at any time, and disaster can strike anywhere. The whole point of...
North Carolina ranks 1st in the nation for business
Carolina Journal
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July 10, 2025
North Carolina has regained the top position from CNBC as ‘America’s Top State for Business in 2025’. The annual ranking evaluates all 50 states across 135 metrics in 10 key categories of competitiveness, including economy, business friendliness,...
Hawaii Governor Signs Hemp Bill Requiring Product Distributors And Retailers To Register With The State
Marijuana Moment
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July 9, 2025
A Hawaii bill signed into law last week establishes a number of new rules around hemp products in the state, including a requirement that distributors and retailers obtain a registration from the state Department of Health (DOH). The new law, HB...
'Absurd': Economist unleashes on Trump for 'imposing a tax on Americans' to punish ally
AlterNet
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump's threat to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on all imported goods due to a political dispute will likely hurt everyday Americans far more than the Brazilian government, according to one economist. Trump sent a letter earlier...