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Entries for March 2018
Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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Is OHA the New Broken Trust?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:26 PM :: 2076 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Findings made by the State Auditor regarding financial impropriety at OHA echo findings made in the investigation of Bishop Estate....
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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Waiting Over a Year: Where is OHA' s Internal Audit?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 1906 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...This obvious stall is an indication of mismanagement....
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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HB1489: Males to take over women’s sports in Hawaii?
By Mary Smart @ 7:50 PM :: 3009 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Higher Education
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...Hawaii Legislators are moving HB 1489 to give males pretending to be female the right to use schools' non-existent female athletic facilities....
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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The Biggest Fruit Ever Grown in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:36 AM :: 11419 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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Henry Opukahai'a was an orphan raised by his uncle to be a pagan priest....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Senate Vote 23-2--Assisted Suicide Heads for Ige's Desk
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 2207 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...“Assisted suicide is dangerous public policy with potentially deadly consequences for everyone, but especially people with disabilities, the sick, the poor, and the elderly"....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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HECO Plans to Transfer More of Your Money to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 1696 Views :: Energy
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...Broad economic, environmental benefits described in electrification of transportation 'roadmap'....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Kailua, Kaneohe Blasted by Three-Hour Siren Test
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 5:36 PM :: 2239 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...HI-EMA and News Media Fail to Inform Public of Oahu Emergency Siren Test....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Nene Recovery: USFWS Proposes Downlist from Endangered to Threatened
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 1663 Views :: Environment
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...Nene proposed for downlisting from endangered to threatened thanks to strong local partnerships....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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How much privacy for public employees?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:35 PM :: 1661 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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......HB1768 would disclose salary information about government workers in the form of ranges, as opposed to exact compensation....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 14266 Views :: Labor, Religion
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If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate WAM Passes Budget With Amendments
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 2397 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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...highlights include funding for...Ohana Zones....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate Confirms Russell Suzuki Attorney General
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 1929 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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Suzuki has been serving as the acting chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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February Visitor Spending Up 12.7%
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 1382 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Hawai‘i Visitor Spending Generated $1.52 Billion in February 2018....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Kailua, Kaneohe, Pearl City--Caldwell Pushing Plan to Jam Up Traffic Even More
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 1710 Views :: Honolulu County
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“Complete Streets recognizes that roadways are ... not just for the movement of cars,” said Mayor Kirk Caldwell....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Fake War Hero Gets Real Prison Time
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 1941 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...United States District Court Judge J. Michael Seabright sentenced Cody Joslin, age 32, to 18 months in prison today for theft of funds from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |
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Senate Rushing to Commit Suicide--Vote Set With One Day Notice
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:22 PM :: 1719 Views :: Health Care, Life
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The Senate Chambers will have HB2739 HD1 on the agenda (we have no idea where it will be on the agenda) when session opens tomorrow, March 29, 2018, at 11:30 a.m....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Jury Rejects LUC Taking After 15 Mins Deliberation
By Robert Thomas @ 7:26 PM :: 3130 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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...We're guessing both the State and the property owner will likely be taking this case up the chain to the Ninth Circuit....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |
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Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff: 34 Years Later
By Robert Thomas @ 7:14 PM :: 2264 Views :: Hawaii History, Land Use
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...the 34th anniversary of the SCOTUS oral arguments in Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |
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FBI Investigation of OHA: How You Can Help
By Video @ 6:52 PM :: 1975 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Watch This To See What To Do & How To Report Wrongdoing By OHA....
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018 |
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Republican Tax Cuts Help Hawaii's Middle Class
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 1520 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...projected to increase overall after-tax income in every quintile of taxpayers....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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Demographic, Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics of Racial Groups in Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 1899 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...different life styles among the 14 top race groups in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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Obama Marine Monuments Legal? Court to Decide
By Selected News Articles @ 6:50 PM :: 1888 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Obama
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...They argue the sea is not “land owned or controlled by the Federal government and thus not within the president’s proclaiming authority.”....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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Web of Caldwell Admin Lies Unraveled by Latest DMV Computer Crash
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 2318 Views :: Honolulu County
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...folks waited in long lines at the driver’s licensing office, only to be told that their files couldn’t be retrieved, that they’d have to submit new fingerprints, take a new photograph, bring back their birth certificate....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 2:20 PM :: 2523 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...but has the 5th-least punative Medical Board....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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Hawaii Senate Committee to Hear Anti-Reciprocity Resolutions
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 1561 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 and Senate Resolution 7 requesting the Congressional Delegation of Hawaii to vote against any national reciprocity legislation....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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USNWR: Kauai Healthiest County in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 AM :: 1768 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Below are the 2018 rankings of the top 500 Healthiest Communities nationwide, and how they scored across each of the 10 categories....
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018 |
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US, FSM, Marshall Islands Hold Mid-Year Meetings on Compact Funding
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 2148 Views :: National News
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...$4.8 Million Allocated for Marshall Islands in FY 2018 and Prior Year Funds....
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Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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Gun Control? Brian Schatz Proudly Ignorant
By Selected News Articles @ 7:18 PM :: 2473 Views :: Politicians, Second Amendment
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...Couple Schatz's loathing hostility with his deliberate ignorance and you get gridlock. There won’t be any productive conversations, let alone legislation. Liberals can’t be surprised when they aren’t taken seriously....
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Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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Trump Omnibus Protects State Marijuana Laws
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 1442 Views :: Drugs
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...The amendment covers 98 percent of the United States’ population....
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Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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Department Of Precrime: HAWSCT Considers Cultural "Property" on Mauna Kea
By Robert Thomas @ 5:23 PM :: 2777 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... the Hawaii Supreme Court is being asked to resolve two fundamental questions in the latest case involving the Thirty Meter Telescope ....
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Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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Omnibus Funding Bill: $123M for Palau COFA Agreement
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 1552 Views :: National News
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...$123 million in funding through 2024 for the 2010 Palau Compact Review Agreement as agreed to between the United States and the Republic of Palau....
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Monday, March 26, 2018 |
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Prince Kuhio’s Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 14528 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use
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...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....
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Sunday, March 25, 2018 |
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The California Stupidity Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1939 Views :: Taxes
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...California is now trying to enact a workaround, and some Hawaii lawmakers are actively considering similar legislation....
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Saturday, March 24, 2018 |
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Are There Risks From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Early Science Says Yes.
By Selected News Articles @ 9:16 PM :: 2095 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...people would never tolerate those levels of cigarette smoke in a public place anymore. So why were they OK with pot smoke?....
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Saturday, March 24, 2018 |
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Maui Tax and Spend: Massive Property Tax Hikes to Cover $114M in New Spending
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 2484 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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...Spending would increase by $114.8 million, or 16.3%, over current period....
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Saturday, March 24, 2018 |
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Assisted Suicide Clears Last Committee: Headed for Full Senate Vote
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:45 AM :: 2394 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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...The assisted suicide bill passed 4-1 unamended by the Senate Judiciary Committee....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Sources: OHA Trustees to 'Suspend' Crabbe
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 3979 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...the trustees are going to "suspend" OHA CEO Kamana`o Crabbe so he has to stay out of the office but still gets full pay and benefits....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Voter backlash no longer a threat to tax hikes?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:12 PM :: 1506 Views :: Taxes
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...For years, it was conventional wisdom that as tax-happy as the Hawaii Legislature might be, it still would avoid raising taxes in an election year....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Iranian Government Hacked Hawaii State Computer System
By News Release @ 10:08 AM :: 2810 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Military
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...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Schatz: Federal Budget Includes Many Hawaii Pork Barrel Projects
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 2182 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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... a very familiar looking laundry list of Hawaii spending allotments ....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Hawaii Vacation Rentals: Impact on Housing and Economy
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 2803 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is only building half of the units necessary to keep up with demand....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Sacrificing Safety Is an Unintended Consequence of the Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 AM :: 1662 Views :: Jones Act
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On a 2015 voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico, the Jones Act–eligible cargo ship El Faro sailed directly into Hurricane Joaquin and sank, losing all 33 crew members....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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Domestic Violence: Shame on Clayton Hee
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 5666 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...CLAYTON HEE, subjected his ex-wife, Lyla Berg, to physical & verbal abuse, persistent infidelity, lived off her assets and absconded with her money – and now he wants to become GOVERNOR....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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SPLC: Legendary resort the site of battle between sovereign citizen, developers and the State of Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:52 PM :: 3241 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail, Land Use
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...activists resort to sovereign citizen tactics in a desperate effort to prevail....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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Hawaii County Homeless Tent City Shut Down due to Fire Risk
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 2372 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness
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...but Harry Kim wants Ige to give an emergency proclamation and $25K to open another one....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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OHA Criminal Activity Since 2012: A Handy Guide for FBI Agents
By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 AM :: 3500 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...six years of 'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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Hawaii Scores $54M Windfall as Senior Partner in Tobacco Industry
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 1828 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...the State is the senior partner in the tobacco business. Just ask the vapers....
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