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County settles suit over concealed-carry permit application

County settles suit over concealed-carry permit application

October 4, 2023

Hawaii County has come to an agreement with the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit who argued the county’s requirement he sign a waiver of liability for a background check as part of the concealed-carry firearms permit application violates his constitutional right to privacy.

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 4, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

Prosecutors: Driver facing manslaughter charge a ‘serious danger to community’

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 4, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

Roads bill gains traction

By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 4, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press • Oct. 4, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

Waimea’s Roan Hufford wins national honor

By KELSEY WALLING Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Oct. 3, 2023

Fed’s Powell gets an earful about inflation and interest rates from small businesses

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer • Oct. 3, 2023

Rep. Matt Gaetz files motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, throwing House into new turmoil

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press • Oct. 3, 2023

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