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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday March 03, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Immigration Reform Law Institute: Yes, the President Can Control the Border Right Now
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: An investigative note from the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) debunks claims that the current administration lacks the authority to turn away the current wave of migrants assaulting our southern border. The note cites clear statutory authorities, as well as Supreme Court cases explicitly interpreting those statutes as giving the nation's Chief Executive broad authority to suspend the  more

Institute for Justice: Public Interest Law Firm Urges Honolulu to Change Sign Regulations to Save Businesses, Protect Free Speech Rights
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to city officials in Honolulu, Hawaii, calling on them to change a city ordinance that's driving several popular restaurants in Honolulu's Waikiki District out of business. One of those restaurants is EbiNomi, which was opened by Stewart Chung and his brother Andy. The brothers opened the restaurant just before the COVID-19 pandemic   more

Secretary of State Blinken Appoints Five New Members to EWC Board of Governors
HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 2 -- The East-West Center, an organization that says it promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific, issued the following news release: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has appointed five new members to three-year terms on East-West Center's Board of Governors. The new members are: * Ryan Hass, director of China and Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution * Melissa J. Ma, co-founder and managing   more