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Hawaii Goes Cashless For Marijuana

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Hawaii announced that it is planning to be the first state to offer cashless cannabis sales in an effort to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting marijuana dispensaries. According to a Bloomberg news report, the governor’s office said that all of Hawaii’s eight licensed dispensaries have agreed to go cashless by Oct.

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Bitcoin Daily: Hawaii Debuts Digital Currency Lab; Ripple Launches Live X-Border Payments With Thailand’s DeeMoney

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DeeMoney is using RippleNet to process inbound payments coming into Thailand as of now, and it is the first non-bank institution in the country to use RippleNet. In other news, Hawaii is rolling out its inaugural experimental program for cryptocurrency called the Digital Currency Innovation Lab, according to an announcement.

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Hawaii enacts significant changes to small-dollar lending law

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Hawaii recently enacted significant changes to its small-dollar lending law that repeals existing Hawaii law on deferred deposits and creates a new regime for installment loans. 1192 provides that, unless exempt, no person can act as an “installment lender” in Hawaii unless licensed. Although H.B. Although H.B.

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Toyota Brings Car Sharing To Hawaii

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Toyota has announced that it is offering a car share service for residents and visitors in Honolulu, Hawaii. The new mobility solution called Hui — a round-trip, station-based car share service — is operated by Servco Pacific ( Servco ), Toyota’s distributor in Hawaii.

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To Aid Volcano Victims, Hawaii First Thinks Small

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In addition to emergency agencies, the volcanic activities have prompted local credit unions, like Hawaii First Federal Credit Union , to mobilize and help affected residents. Hawaii First is approaching the housing crunch by thinking small. To make matters worse for those displaced, finding affordable housing can be a tall order.

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Bitcoin Daily: Chiliz Blockchain Firm Creates Sports-Focused Crypto Exchange; Proposed Hawaii Legislation Would Allow Banks To Hold Digital Currencies

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“This is the usage of blockchain for something that is not payments, and that was conceived exclusively because of blockchain. In other bitcoin news, a proposed bill in Hawaii would let banks hold onto crypto for customers, according to CoinDesk. We are not replacing something that was existing before. The bill was introduced on Jan.

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Fiserv-powered kiosks help Hawaii through pandemic 

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Hawaii State Federal Credit Union is speeding up the integration of its interactive branch kiosks (IBK) to better serve their customers amid the coronavirus pandemic. These enhanced ATMs allow customers to access their accounts, make loan payments, cash checks and make deposits. “We

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