Fewer Tourists, But They’re Spending More. Is This What Hawaiʻi Wanted?
Hawai‘i has long struggled with issues surrounding overtourism, but recent visitor trends may signal long-term problems for the state's biggest industry.
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The University of California regents opened their first sustained public discussion Wednesday about whether to reinstate the SAT requirement in admissions, as math grades continue to slide, dueling opinions surfaced, and one regent who voted to eliminate the exam said he was starting to think his decision may have been “a mistake.”
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US Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced legislation to help stop illegal child labor. The bipartisan Stop Child Labor Act would increase maximum fines for violations, establish new criminal penalties, allow victims harmed by violations to file private lawsuits, and encourage collaboration between employers and government to stop child labor violations before they occur.
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