| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday February 12, 2023 ( 2 items ) |
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Community Sues Over West Kaua'i Hydro Project's Lack of EIS
WAIMEA, Hawaii, Feb. 7 (TNSgov) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
Kalo farmers and subsistence fishers from West Kaua'i filed suit against the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) for failing to require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the major hydro project being proposed for the Waimea River. The project's environmental assessment (EA) and "finding of no significant impact" was approved by outgoing DLNR Chairperson Suzanne Case during her last wee
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National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: Hawaii - Analysis Projects Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Could Create 3000+ New Jobs, Raise Over $80 Million in Annual Tax Revenue
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 11 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2023:
Licensing Hawaiian businesses to engage in cultivating and selling cannabis to adults will create thousands of jobs and raise tens of millions of dollars in new tax revenue, according to an economic assessment provided by the Hawai'i Cannabis Industry Association.
Authors of the report estimated that legalization will create 3,375 new jobs and will
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