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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday March 02, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Koloa Rum Company Challenges Jones Act in Court, Argues Century-Old Shipping Law Violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 26 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Koloa Rum Company challenges Jones Act in court, argues century-old shipping law violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause Washington, DC; February 25, 2025: The Koloa Rum Company, a leading distillery on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, is challenging a century-old federal shipping law that inflates costs, stifles competition, and severely disadvantages American businesses in Hawaii  more

Trump's Assault on Public Lands Targets Icons, Hidden Gems From Hawaii to Atlantic Ocean
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump's Assault on Public Lands Targets Icons, Hidden Gems From Hawaii to Atlantic Ocean WASHINGTON-- The Center for Biological Diversity released profiles today of 10 national monuments and other protected public lands and waters likely to be targeted by the Trump administration for industrial fracking, drilling and mining. "Trump and his cronies might think a golf course  more