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US Crime · TexasAn Army gynecologist in Texas under investigation amid accusations he'd secretly videotaped and sexually exploited his patients has been charged with "indecent visual recording," "conduct unbecoming an officer," and other charges involving 44 alleged victims, the Army announced on Dec. 9.
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Army gynecologist is criminally charged following allegations he secretly filmed patients
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Property · KapoleiBetty Ann Hurdle spent 54 years on the Hawaiian homelands waitlist before finally receiving an award in March for property in Kapolei. Hours after signing an agreement, the 80-year-old went for a ride with her son to survey their new home.There are no houses yet on the 200-acre plot next to Skyline stops in East Kapolei. Underground electric lines and pipes for water and sewer aren’t expected for another three years. Roads are still being dug an…See the Story
Hawaii Is Reviving a Risky Play to Get Hawaiians Into Homes
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Hawaiian Politics · HawaiiIn May 2024, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen took his self-described “bold step” to phase out 7,000 short-term vacation rentals by Jan. 1, 2026, leaning on a newly passed state law that gave the county clearer authority to do so as the island confronted a long-term housing crisis that was only exacerbated a year earlier by the devastating wildfires.
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Maui’s mayor has signed a law to phase out short-term vacation rentals to ease housing crunch
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