HONOLULU (AP) While some Hawaii retail shops move online to avoid the closures that have hit many businesses in the sector since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, others are hoping for a.
President Truman s aloha shirt collection
American presidents are commonly seen dressed for business - wearing a suit and tie, and maybe a hat. Even in Hawaii, President Obama was rarely seen in the Island s business and formal wear - the aloha shirt. However, one president did have an affinity for the tropical print shirts. Harry S. Truman served as president from 1945 to 1953, and during his administration he began wearing aloha shirts and similar sport shirts while on working vacations in Florida. Kristen Stalling, museum curator of the Harry S. Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri, which includes the home he shared with his wife, Bess. It includes over 60 sport shirts - four of them aloha shirts form Hawaii manufacturers.
On Tuesday, a Hawaii Senate committee passed a bill that would reform asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking property without a criminal conviction in most cases. But the legislation leaves a loophole open that allows police to circumvent stricter state laws by passing cases off to the feds.
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HONOLULU, Hawaii (Feb. 18, 2021) – Last week, a Hawaii House committee unanimously passed a bill that would repeal the excise tax on the sale of gold and silver bullion. The enactment of this legislation would eliminate one barrier to using gold and silver in everyday transactions, a foundational step for people to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money.
Rep. Val Okimoto (R) and Rep. Dale Kobayashi (D) introduced House Bill 1184 (HB1184) on Jan. 26. The legislation would exempt precious metal bullion from the state sales tax. The bill defines precious metals bullion as “coins, bars, or rounds, minted primarily of refined gold or silver, that are: Marked and valued by their weight, purity, and content; or minted by a government authority”