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	<updated>2026-10-19T06:21:24Z</updated>

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			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[RISE Bonds]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520529</id>
		<updated>2026-10-19T06:21:24Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-19T16:20:00Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>In the upcoming general election, the voters of Hawaii will be asked to authorize the issuance of “Resilient Infrastructure for Shelter and Equity,” or RISE, bonds.  We have been getting a lot of questions about these. For those who would like a more comprehensive explanation of what these are along with their risks and benefits, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/rise-bonds/">RISE Bonds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Trump’s Attack on the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the International Criminal Court]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520511</id>
		<updated>2026-10-18T21:16:58Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-18T21:16:56Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>By Manfred Henningsen When in 1998 the delegates of 120 UN member states voted in Rome to pass the resolution to create a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC), the US, the PRC and Israel voted no. This Rome Statute is now supported by 124 UN member states. During the 50 years of teaching political science [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/trumps-attack-on-the-norwegian-nobel-committee-and-the-international-criminal-court/">Trump’s Attack on the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the International Criminal Court</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Sydney Ross Singer</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Use Your Voice to Heal Your Thyroid]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520506</id>
		<updated>2026-10-17T13:52:33Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-17T13:52:29Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Health" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="hyperthyroidism" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="hypothyroidism" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="sydney ross singer" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="thyroid" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Sydney Ross Singer Medical Anthropologist Director, Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease&#160; Case History #1&#160; Lynn P. is a 52 year old married woman living in the suburbs of Sacramento. She has been feeling sluggish and depressed and has just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. She does some part time work on the Internet, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/use-your-voice-to-heal-your-thyroid/">Use Your Voice to Heal Your Thyroid</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Sydney Ross Singer</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Eat for Your Poop: A Nutrition Lesson From the Bottom Up]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520503</id>
		<updated>2026-10-15T19:25:19Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-15T19:25:14Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Food" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Health" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="constipation" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="defecating" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="diahhrea" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Diet" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Digestion" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="nutrition" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="pooping" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>When most of us choose what we want to eat for dinner, we think about how the food will taste and if we want that oral experience. Food connoisseurs, who are also called foodies, dive deep into the texture, aroma, chewiness, moistness, color, and flavor of food, and the subtleties of how it feels when [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/eat-for-your-poop-a-nutrition-lesson-from-the-bottom-up-2/">Eat for Your Poop: A Nutrition Lesson From the Bottom Up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Financial Red Flags]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520499</id>
		<updated>2026-10-13T19:50:03Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-13T19:49:57Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Recently, the nonprofit Reason Foundation published a study of the fifty states’ performance against financial metrics designed to assess a state’s financial viability.  The foundation selected eight metrics and gave a red flag to indicate failing performance on that metric.  The eight metrics were four long-term indicators and four short-term: Twenty-three States studied (using 2023 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/financial-red-flags/">Financial Red Flags</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Time Tax]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520384</id>
		<updated>2026-10-05T20:51:08Z</updated>
		<published>2026-10-05T20:51:01Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>In a recent book The Time Tax:  How the Government Wastes Our Time — and How to Fix It, Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic, explores how government paperwork, bureaucracy, and administrative hurdles cause an “extortionate” burden on American citizens.  She writes that Americans spend 12 billion hours every year filling out government forms, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/the-time-tax-2/">The Time Tax</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[My Personal Sleep Aid “Clinical Trial”]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520314</id>
		<updated>2026-09-29T22:29:10Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-29T08:38:05Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Health" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Got “sleep issues”? Don’t feel alone. According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, sleep disorders affect an estimated 50 million to 70 million Americans. While roughly one in five adults has a chronic sleep disorder, nearly half of adults over age 65 experience chronic sleep problems, making poor [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/my-personal-sleep-aid-clinical-trial/">My Personal Sleep Aid “Clinical Trial”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Paxton, Pay Your Taxes]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520311</id>
		<updated>2026-09-28T20:41:28Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-28T20:41:19Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hawaii has no shortage of celebrity property owners.&#160; What I mean is that there are famous people who own property — sometimes a lot of property — here in Hawaii even though said famous people might not live here.&#160; You might have heard of Larry Ellison or Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey.&#160; Maybe even Roseanne [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/dear-mr-paxton-pay-your-taxes/">Dear Mr. Paxton, Pay Your Taxes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Guest Contributor</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Kini SafeAlert Motion Sensor provides a Tamper Alert for Your Valuables]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520252</id>
		<updated>2026-09-25T19:49:01Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-25T07:11:48Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Business &amp; Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Consumer Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="On Target Shooting Sports" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>by Russell Price There has always been a need for folks to assure themselves, in some way, that their prized possessions remain undisturbed where they are stored, whether in a box, a safe, a room, or even a vault. As a rule, traditional monitoring measures require elaborate infrastructure: alarm systems tied into an array of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/track-your-valuables-with-the-kini-safealert-motion-sensor/">Kini SafeAlert Motion Sensor provides a Tamper Alert for Your Valuables</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Guest Contributor</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Germany’s East Moves Away From the Center]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520236</id>
		<updated>2026-09-24T21:46:19Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-24T21:28:12Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>by Manfred Henningsen Editors Note: This commentary is the latest in a series on the current German elections by our in house foreign policy expert, Manfred Henningsen. The political posters above depict the Fischbrötchen (fish sandwich) with the slogan “Die Mitte ist das Beste” which translates as: “The middle is the best.” The herring sandwiches [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/germanys-east-moves-away-from-the-center/">Germany’s East Moves Away From the Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Getting into Tax Court]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520229</id>
		<updated>2026-09-19T06:20:38Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-21T16:19:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Here in Hawaii, it’s a big deal for the state to have a stable source of revenue.&#160; Tax lawsuits have the potential to tie that revenue up, so here, as well as in many other states, there are quirky rules that could turn out to be real traps that could cost you your money even [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/getting-into-tax-court/">Getting into Tax Court</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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			<name>Guest Contributor</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Will Germany Move to the Right?]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520218</id>
		<updated>2026-09-16T23:52:34Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-16T23:52:30Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>by Manfred Henningsen The success of the right-wing party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) in the recent state election in one of the former states of Communist East Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, has created nervous questions about the political future of Germany and the European Union (EU). There will be elections in two weeks in two other East [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/will-germany-move-to-the-right/">Will Germany Move to the Right?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A Review of A Jungian Life, by Tom Kirsch]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520185</id>
		<updated>2026-09-15T19:39:16Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-15T00:58:12Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Arts &amp; Culture" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Education" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Spiritual Practice" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>If anyone can legitimately have claimed to have lived A Jungian Life it would be Thomas B. (aka Tom) Kirsch. It wouldn&#8217;t be an exaggeration to say that Jungian DNA oozed from his pores. Full disclosure, I knew Tom very well. We were cousins and visited each other regularly. The son of renowned Jungian analysts James and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/a-review-of-a-jungian-life-by-tom-kirsch/">A Review of A Jungian Life, by Tom Kirsch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[A Fair Tax]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520160</id>
		<updated>2026-09-09T21:28:37Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-14T16:08:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Every so often, I’m asked what kind of things we should be looking for, as a society, when the legislature is in session and is considering different ways to beat money out of us. So, here is what I think. Taxation is, primarily, a means of spreading the cost of a civilized society, namely the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/a-fair-tax/">A Fair Tax</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<author>
			<name>Sydney Ross Singer</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bras and the Breast Cancer Cover-Up]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520182</id>
		<updated>2026-09-12T19:02:19Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-12T19:02:16Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Health" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Sydney Ross Singer&#160; Medical Anthropologist Director, Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease sydsinger@gmail.com (Note: This article was first published in October 24, 2007, and was updated September 12, 2026.)&#160; 9/12/2026 “Whom can you trust when your culture is the biggest enemy of your health? Can you trust your culture’s leading authorities? Can you trust [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/bras-and-the-breast-cancer-cover-up/">Bras and the Breast Cancer Cover-Up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Sydney Ross Singer</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence and the Return of the Dark Ages]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520177</id>
		<updated>2026-09-11T15:18:11Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-11T15:18:04Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>9/11/2026 As we all run like lemmings over the virtual cliff of artificial intelligence, I want to point out a basic flaw in the AI world that nobody is mentioning: artificial intelligence is built on the mental musings, mistakes, and misinformation that plagues human intelligence.&#160; Imagine if somehow there was a way for AI to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/artificial-intelligence-and-the-return-of-the-dark-ages/">Artificial Intelligence and the Return of the Dark Ages</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Save Ala Moana!]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/save-ala-moana/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520156</id>
		<updated>2026-09-03T09:04:12Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-07T16:02:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This week’s article comes from a tip from one of our very alert constituents. It concerns one of the special funds set up in the City Charter of Honolulu that is fed automatically by an earmark on property tax revenues.&#160; We spoke about them a few weeks ago.&#160; Today’s topic of discussion is the Clean [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/save-ala-moana/">Save Ala Moana!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[2026 Give Aloha Campaign During the Month of September]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520136</id>
		<updated>2026-09-01T22:18:39Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-01T22:18:33Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Education" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>It’s time to Give Aloha at Foodland: September 1-30 2026! In addition to encouraging customers to donate up to $249 to their favorite participating nonprofits – like the Tax Foundation of Hawaii – at checkout, customers are also encouraged to contribute to the Give Aloha matching gift in the following ways: Funds raised through the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/2026-give-aloha-campaign-during-the-month-of-september/">2026 Give Aloha Campaign During the Month of September</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Building Friendships Across Borders: Friends of the East-West Center’s ‘Ohana Program Celebrates 60 Years]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520101</id>
		<updated>2026-09-01T22:30:31Z</updated>
		<published>2026-09-01T07:59:33Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Arts &amp; Culture" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Friends of the East-West Center’s ‘Ohana Program, a distinctly Hawaiʻi approach to international friendship. Launched in 1966 as a “host family” program, its first year matched 151 East-West Center grantees with 111 local families who offered students a home away from home during their stay in Hawaiʻi. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/building-friendships-across-borders-east-west-centers-ohana-program-celebrates-60-years/">Building Friendships Across Borders: Friends of the East-West Center’s ‘Ohana Program Celebrates 60 Years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Education Freedom Tax Credits]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520105</id>
		<updated>2026-08-27T22:35:33Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-31T15:33:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>One of the new features in the tax landscape wrought by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a program called Education Freedom Tax Credits. The program supports scholarships for American students, but in a very indirect way.&#160; It supports scholarship-granting organizations (SGOs), 501(c)(3) nonprofits that give out scholarship money to deserving primary and secondary [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/education-freedom-tax-credits/">Education Freedom Tax Credits</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Q&#038;A with Nat Blettor on Growing Your Own Food on Oahu]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519766</id>
		<updated>2026-08-24T20:32:03Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-24T20:32:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: Nat Blettor is Honolulu’s premier garden guru, transforming the urban and tropical landscapes of Oahu with sustainable, vibrant horticultural expertise. Based in the heart of Honolulu, Nat blends deep botanical knowledge with a passionate commitment to Hawaii&#8217;s unique ecosystems. Specializing in native Hawaiian flora, backyard food forests, and climate-resilient landscaping, Nat helps island [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/qa-with-nat-blettor-on-growing-your-own-food-on-oahu/">Q&amp;A with Nat Blettor on Growing Your Own Food on Oahu</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[When do Judges Have Free Speech?]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520095</id>
		<updated>2026-08-24T20:06:09Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-24T20:06:03Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Recently, a letter from the America First Policy Institute garnered some local attention by suggesting that three justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court should be disciplined for bad-mouthing the U.S. Supreme Court. The letter concerns Granillo v. State, a 91-page opinion issued July 15, authored by Justice Todd W. Eddins and joined by Chief Justice [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/when-do-judges-have-free-speech/">When do Judges Have Free Speech?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Q&#038;A with Hawaii Seed Bank Founder Jill Wagner]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520064</id>
		<updated>2026-08-24T08:16:09Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-24T08:16:06Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Business &amp; Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Ecology" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Education" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Hawaiʻi is often called the endangered species capital of the world, and protecting what remains of its native flora increasingly means thinking about what happens after a wildfire, drought, disease or other disaster. One answer is surprisingly simple: save the seeds. That’s the mission of the Hawaiʻi Island Seed Bank, founded in 2008 by forester [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/qa-with-hawaii-seed-bank-founder-jill-wagner/">Q&amp;A with Hawaii Seed Bank Founder Jill Wagner</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Clean Energy Schizophrenia]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/clean-energy-schizophrenia/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520047</id>
		<updated>2026-08-14T22:36:40Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-18T03:34:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This week, I wanted to give some additional context in depth to a commentary by new Civil Beat columnist Olin Lagon entitled “A Subsidy Is a Statement About Who Matters.”  Our state does a lot of giving and taking when it comes to energy use. We currently give tax credits for clean energy use and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/clean-energy-schizophrenia/">Clean Energy Schizophrenia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The San Francisco Police Department Posts Videos on Catching Crooks&#8211;HPD should do the same]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=520016</id>
		<updated>2026-08-13T23:22:14Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-12T08:50:54Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Police departments don&#8217;t always do a particularly good job of showing the public what police officers actually do. The San Francisco Police Department has found one very effective way to change that: show people. SFPD regularly posts short videos that take viewers behind the scenes of actual police operations—from identifying and tracking suspects with surveillance [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/the-san-francisco-police-department-posts-videos-on-catching-crooks-hpd-should-do-the-same/">The San Francisco Police Department Posts Videos on Catching Crooks&#8211;HPD should do the same</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Honolulu Special Funds]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/honolulu-special-funds/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519999</id>
		<updated>2026-08-10T07:00:11Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-10T15:55:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This week we will be discussing some of the proposals on the ballot in Honolulu that have been put forward by the Honolulu Charter Commission.  (If you are in another county, don’t click the Close button just yet, because this issue may be coming to your island soon.).   This year, the Charter Commission has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/honolulu-special-funds/">Honolulu Special Funds</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Taxation of Envy]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519994</id>
		<updated>2026-08-03T20:08:21Z</updated>
		<published>2026-08-03T20:08:12Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>This week, I wanted to share some inspiration I found in Aloha State Daily columnist Sterling Higa’s “Hawai‘I Millionaire Tax:&#160; Why the New 13% Bracket Won’t Be the Last.” Countless people and organizations have implored lawmakers to make “the wealthy” pay their “fair share.”&#160; Of course, neither “the wealthy” nor “fair share” are defined.&#160; Only [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/taxation-of-envy/">Taxation of Envy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The One Dollar Solution]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519989</id>
		<updated>2026-07-27T08:23:30Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-27T16:00:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The Governor’s final veto decisions are in.  Out of 267 bills that the 2026 Legislature sent to him, he vetoed one of them and reduced an appropriation line item in another. This week we will be discussing the line-itemed bill, SB 2600. Back in 1978 when we last had a constitutional convention, delegates thought that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/the-one-dollar-solution/">The One Dollar Solution</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Why Care About the Dam Special Fund]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519983</id>
		<updated>2026-07-20T19:52:13Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-20T19:52:06Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>About a year ago, we wrote about a special fund that we called the Dam Special Fund, and that we were suing the State over it. Our state constitution has a number of provisions in it that are designed to control how our government spends our money.&#160; (Not “their” money, hmph.)&#160; Most of these provisions [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/why-care-about-the-dam-special-fund/">Why Care About the Dam Special Fund</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Robert Kay</name>
							<uri>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/category/hawaii-special-features/on-target</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Where did you go in your LOWA Renegades?]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/where-did-you-go-in-your-lowa-renegades/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519677</id>
		<updated>2026-07-20T07:34:06Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-18T22:37:04Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Consumer Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#8217;t made it lately to Mauna Loa, as depicted in the photo above, but there&#8217;s no question the hiking boots I&#8217;m reviewing could handle the trek. Instead, I&#8217;ve remained on Oahu, hiking the Mauʻumae Ridge Trail (also known as the Lanipō Trail) atop Wilhelmina Rise. Before scrutinizing LOWA&#8217;s newest footwear, it&#8217;s worth revisiting the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/where-did-you-go-in-your-lowa-renegades/">Where did you go in your LOWA Renegades?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Empty Homes Tax Won’t Go Away]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/empty-homes-tax-wont-go-away/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519937</id>
		<updated>2026-07-13T18:29:08Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-13T18:29:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The idea behind an empty homes tax is to impose an outrageously high cost on residential property that is unoccupied, to force owners to either live in the property or rent it out.  The theory is that this would alleviate the housing shortage here in Honolulu. We have written about such a tax on several [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/empty-homes-tax-wont-go-away/">Empty Homes Tax Won’t Go Away</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Daniela Stolfi</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Two Brothers, One Legendary Beach: Meet Waikīkī’s Rising WSL Stars Johnny “The Ripper” and Michael “Monkey” Van Hohenstein]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/two-brothers-one-legendary-beach-meet-waikikis-rising-wsl-stars-jonny-the-ripper-and-michael-monkey-van-hohenstein/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519836</id>
		<updated>2026-07-07T10:34:30Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-07T10:24:10Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Today in Hawaii" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>If you’ve scrolled past a surf clip lately captioned “Monkey” or “Johnny the Ripper” and wondered whether you were looking at the same surfer twice, you’re not alone. Michael Van Hohenstein 23, and John Michael Van Hohenstein 22, are brothers that are often mistaken as twins or even the same person. And both are quietly [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/two-brothers-one-legendary-beach-meet-waikikis-rising-wsl-stars-jonny-the-ripper-and-michael-monkey-van-hohenstein/">Two Brothers, One Legendary Beach: Meet Waikīkī’s Rising WSL Stars Johnny “The Ripper” and Michael “Monkey” Van Hohenstein</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[SNAP Disaster Imminent]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/snap-disaster-imminent/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519831</id>
		<updated>2026-07-06T06:52:24Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-06T16:00:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>About a year ago, we wrote about one part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that could really hurt our State economically. It’s about the federal SNAP program to help needy families with food costs.&#160; It used to be fully funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.&#160; So, Hawaii citizens benefited from this federal [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/snap-disaster-imminent/">SNAP Disaster Imminent</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Guest Contributor</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[How Krave Marketing and 808 Viral&#8217;s Community Events Have Become Some of Oʻahu’s Favorite Gatherings]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/how-krave-marketing-and-808-virals-community-events-have-become-some-of-o%ca%bbahus-favorite-gatherings/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519823</id>
		<updated>2026-07-14T20:03:54Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-03T04:10:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Events" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>From Kailua Fall Fest to the Kāneʻohe Night Markets, Ben Marumoto and Daniela Stolfi continue to bring together local businesses, live entertainment and thousands of residents through events built around community. What started as a vision to create memorable community experiences has grown into one of Oʻahu’s most recognizable event brands. Founded and led by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/how-krave-marketing-and-808-virals-community-events-have-become-some-of-o%ca%bbahus-favorite-gatherings/">How Krave Marketing and 808 Viral&#8217;s Community Events Have Become Some of Oʻahu’s Favorite Gatherings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Daniela Stolfi</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Blue Note Hawaii Announces July 2026 Lineup Featuring UMI, Hunter Hayes, Nate Jackson, Dave Koz, Jason Momoa &#038; More]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/blue-note-hawaii-july-2026/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519819</id>
		<updated>2026-07-03T03:28:44Z</updated>
		<published>2026-07-03T03:28:35Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Life" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>From comedy and jazz to Hawaiian music, hip-hop and family-friendly events, Blue Note Hawaii’s July lineup brings a diverse month of live entertainment to Waikīk Blue Note Hawaii has announced its July 2026 entertainment lineup, featuring a mix of internationally acclaimed musicians, comedians, tribute performances, and local favorites throughout the month. Located inside the OUTRIGGER [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/blue-note-hawaii-july-2026/">Blue Note Hawaii Announces July 2026 Lineup Featuring UMI, Hunter Hayes, Nate Jackson, Dave Koz, Jason Momoa &amp; More</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Guest Contributor</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Q&#038;A (Part 2) with Jake Takaya Morrow–Candidate for House District 21]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/qa-part-2-with-jake-takaya-morrow-candidate-for-house-district-21/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519745</id>
		<updated>2026-07-02T23:07:02Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-29T02:13:39Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Hawaii Politics" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Editor’s Note:&#160;Hawaii Reporter recently sat down with Jake Takaya Morrow, a candidate for the State House representing District 21 (Pālolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Kaimukī, Maunalani Heights, and Wilhelmina Rise). Morrow brings an unconventional background to the race, having worked as an organic farmer, legislative policy advisor, university instructor, and legal professional. His campaign focuses [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/qa-part-2-with-jake-takaya-morrow-candidate-for-house-district-21/">Q&amp;A (Part 2) with Jake Takaya Morrow–Candidate for House District 21</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Guest Contributor</name>
							<uri>https://manoa.hawaii.edu/liveonstage/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Q&#038;A (Part 1) with Jake Takaya Morrow&#8211;Candidate for House District 21]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/qa-with-jake-takaya-morrow-candidate-for-house-district-21/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519734</id>
		<updated>2026-06-27T00:02:41Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-26T20:41:44Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Hawaii Politics" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Special Features" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: Hawaii Reporter recently sat down with Jake Takaya Morrow, a candidate for the State House representing District 21 (Pālolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Kaimukī, Maunalani Heights, and Wilhelmina Rise). Morrow brings an unconventional background to the race, having worked as an organic farmer, legislative policy advisor, university instructor, and legal professional. His campaign [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/qa-with-jake-takaya-morrow-candidate-for-house-district-21/">Q&amp;A (Part 1) with Jake Takaya Morrow&#8211;Candidate for House District 21</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Art of the Tax Deal]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/the-art-of-the-tax-deal/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519714</id>
		<updated>2026-06-22T07:42:17Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-22T16:00:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>One of the basic freedoms we have in this country, enshrined in our Constitution, is the freedom to contract.  Two or more parties with differing interests can agree to just about anything, as long as it isn’t illegal, and our country’s court system will enforce that agreement. The rules work a little differently when the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/the-art-of-the-tax-deal/">The Art of the Tax Deal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Medicaid Fraud Control]]></title>
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		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519711</id>
		<updated>2026-06-15T04:37:44Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-15T16:00:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Medicaid is a joint federal and state government health insurance program that helps provide medical coverage for people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid is basically a federal program that states can opt into by setting up a program that complies with federal rules.&#160; In return, the federal government provides significant funding for the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/medicaid-fraud-control/">Medicaid Fraud Control</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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		<author>
			<name>Tom Yamachika</name>
							<uri>https://www.tfhawaii.org/wordpress/</uri>
						</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Navigating the NILe]]></title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/navigating-the-nile/" />

		<id>https://www.hawaiireporter.com/?p=519694</id>
		<updated>2026-06-05T20:07:18Z</updated>
		<published>2026-06-08T16:00:00Z</published>
		<category scheme="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/" term="Guest Commentary" />
		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Back in 2020, an Arizona State swimmer named Grant House sued the NCAA in a landmark class action case alleging that the NCAA’s rules forbidding compensation for college athletes were illegal under antitrust laws. &#160;The settlement of that lawsuit in 2025 cleared the way for college athletes to be compensated for their name, image, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com/navigating-the-nile/">Navigating the NILe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hawaiireporter.com">Hawaii Reporter</a>.</p>
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