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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, July 18, 2014 |
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KIUC to hit 50% Renewables in 2015
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5939 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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KIUC’s rates decreased 1.6 percent since 2008. By comparison, rates on Oahu have risen 21.5 percent over the same period....
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Friday, July 18, 2014 |
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HSDC Tries To Justify Hi Tech Self-Dealing
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 6931 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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...there was potential in Hawaii to find and invest in (get taxpayer money for) globally competitive startups (which are based in California)....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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VIDEO: GOP Lt Governor Candidates Debate
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 6224 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...PBS Insights Thursday, July 17, 8:00 pm....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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Obama, Pacific Islands Leave US Tuna Fleet 'without fishing access to the Pacific Ocean'
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 4949 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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“Protected Monument Marine Parks,” without consultation with industry or science, has created an environment of increased pressure to secure fishing access within the remaining ocean....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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‘Neutral’ OHA: Federal Recognition is ‘The Most Viable Action’
By News Release @ 11:12 AM :: 5213 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Hawaiians give DoI 5 Noes, OHA gives 5 Yesses....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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More Appointments Rushed for LUC, HHFDC
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 3982 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Jonathan Scheuer to the Land Use Commission, as well as Rona Fukumoto and Edwin Taira to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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DoE: Access Learning Program enhances teaching, learning
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 3724 Views :: Education K-12
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...the initiative is helping to reduce burden on teachers, increase student engagement and responsibility, and improve parents’ support of public schools....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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DoE guidelines for free and reduced-price meals released
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 3730 Views :: Education K-12
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The guidelines allow families to determine whether they are eligible to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits for their children....
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
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Turtle Bay Deal Wins 2014 ‘Rusty Scalpel’ Award
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 6452 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use
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...there was no compelling reason not to extend the session and hold public hearings on this important amended bill....
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
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SHOPO Endorses Janet Grace for State House
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 4951 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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Grace is the Republican candidate for the Waikiki-Ala Moana seat currently held by Democrat Tom Brower, who gained international notoriety last year for using a sledgehammer to smash shopping carts used by the homeless....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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Duke Aiona Plan to Reduce Affordable Housing Shortfall 91%
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 6229 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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My plan reduces the affordable housing shortfall by 91% within seven years without raising taxes....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii Symphony announces two-year agreement with Musicians
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5006 Views :: Labor, Tourism
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The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Association of Hawaii are pleased to announce a two-year agreement that will run through June 30, 2016....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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TOD Plan to Bulldoze Mayor Wright Homes
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 5803 Views :: Development, Rail
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...a Request for Qualifications seeking a master developer for the future mixed-income redevelopment of Mayor Wright Homes....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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City to hold Airport TOD Plan community workshop
By News Release @ 12:20 PM :: 6081 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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The workshop is set for Tuesday, July 22, at the Aliamanu Elementary School Cafeteria, 3265 Salt Lake Boulevard, from 5:30-7:30 p.m....
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Monday, July 14, 2014 |
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Djou Raises Another $435K
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 4969 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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The median donation to the Djou campaign was $100 and 88% of the donations came from Hawaii....
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Monday, July 14, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii Highest Energy Costs, Lowest Consumption
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 4683 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub -- 2014's Most & Least Energy-Expensive States.
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Monday, July 14, 2014 |
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"Disrespectful to Kupuna" Abercrombie Cancels Debates
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 3712 Views :: Politicians
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Some of the other forums and debates that Governor Abercrombie declined participation in include, Kokua Council, KITV’s televised debate and Think Tech’s Kaka’ako candidate forum....
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Saturday, July 12, 2014 |
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Navy to Burn $334M on Oahu Solar Projects
By News Release @ 6:57 AM :: 6173 Views :: Energy, Military
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Pacific Energy Solutions LLC, Boca Raton, Florida, is being awarded $334,135,534 for firm-fixed-price task order....
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Saturday, July 12, 2014 |
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Call for nominations for the UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 5:35 AM :: 3293 Views :: Higher Education
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...including four seats for immediate appointments....
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Saturday, July 12, 2014 |
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Max Fowler HD27--One of 14 to Watch in '14
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 5138 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...the Future Majority Project outlined its “14 in ‘14 Races to Watch” for November....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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HTA: Tourism Data Faked Since 2013?
By News Release @ 10:50 PM :: 4866 Views :: Tourism
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This matter is currently under review by the State Attorney General’s office, the HTA, as well as the HTA’s contractor....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Three to BLNR
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 5632 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...Vernon Char, Ulalia Woodside and Christopher Yuen....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Two to Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 4339 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie today announced the reappointment of David O’Neal as well as the appointment of Melinda Wood to the State Ethics Commission....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Rate for Mentally Ill Persons
By News Release @ 5:28 AM :: 5235 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Approximately 60 percent of the 7.1 million people receiving public mental health services nationwide want to work....
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Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
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Report: 32% of Hawaii Rural Roads in Poor Condition
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 3929 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...rural roads and bridges in Hawaii have significant deficiencies and a high rate of traffic fatalities....
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Thursday, July 10, 2014 |
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Aiona Raises $360K, 99% from Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 5074 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Out-of-state donations were less than 1% of total contributions. Total donations included more than 1,205 individual donations averaging $299.50....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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Report: After Obamacare, 28% of Hawaii is on Medicaid
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 4432 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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26,010 individuals enrolled in Medicaid between Summer 2013 and April 2014....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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The High Cost of Hawaii's Affordable Housing Shortfall
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 5303 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Hawaii Appleseed has released a report, “Hawai‘i’s Affordable Housing Crisis: The High Cost of Our Affordable Housing Shortfall,”....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Vetoes 7 Bills, 6 Become Law without Signature
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 3885 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...After reviewing 245 measures passed by the 2014 Hawaii State Legislature, Abercrombie today notified legislators of his decision to veto seven bills and to allow six bills to become law without his signature....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 |
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51,700 LED Streetlights to be Financed by 'Public-Private Partnership'
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 5403 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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The city is preparing a request for proposal to form a public-private-partnership that will replace all 51,700 city streetlights with LEDs....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 |
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DBEDT: Decline of Nuclear Family Makes Kakaako Development Possible
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 5898 Views :: Family, Development
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With increased numbers of unmarried couples, single parents, broken marriages, and couples who choose to delay or forgo childbirth....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 |
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State Touts First $3M in Sub Prime 'Green' Energy Loans
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 4820 Views :: Energy
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$88 million in energy financing statewide....
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Monday, July 7, 2014 |
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Register to Vote: July 10 Deadline for Primary Election
By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 6131 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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The deadline to register to vote in this year's Primary Election is this Thursday, July 10th....
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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City Ethics: Hire Spouse, Throw in Cellphone, Overtime
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5135 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...nepotism and preferential treatment that could have been mitigated if the Department had implemented the Commission’s instructions from a prior investigation of the same situation....
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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For The Record: Hawaiian Homelands Debunks Kalaeloa Raceway Story
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 6320 Views :: DHHL
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SORT does not have a rental agreement. A demand to vacate the premises has been delivered. No one is authorized to occupy the property and therefore any racing activity thereon is also unauthorized.....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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Alaska Rep Young Legislation Blocks Presidential Power to Lock Away Oceans
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 3863 Views :: Environment
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Bill Would Require Congressional Approval for Marine Monument Declarations....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Act 201 Reforms Hawaii Juvenile Justice System
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6793 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...In 2013, the state spent $199,000 a year for each bed at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF), yet 75 percent of youth released from HYCF were re-adjudicated or convicted as an adult within three years....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Volunteers Sought for Vacancies Opening Up on Boards and Commissions as Ethics law Takes Effect
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 4490 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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individuals looking to serve the public should apply for state board or commission openings that will occur as Senate Bill 2682 takes effect on July 8....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Must Hawaii Employers Preserve Absent Employees Positions Indefinitely?
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4717 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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The First Circuit Court of Hawaii will have to decide whether employers in the state have a legal obligation to preserve an employee’s original position indefinitely ....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Jets off to Yacht Club to Sign Bills
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 4059 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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In another first, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today at Hilo Yacht Club enacted measures....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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After Win at UH Hilo, Free Speech Lawsuits Hit Campuses Nationwide
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 6137 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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The filings launch FIRE’s new Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, a national effort to eliminate unconstitutional speech codes through targeted First Amendment lawsuits....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii Opioid Pain Pill Prescriptions 'only' 52 per 100 people--Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5783 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...For all OPR combined, the prescribing rate in Alabama was 2.7 times the rate in Hawaii....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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New age requirements push 6000 out of kindergarten
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 6152 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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This year, the state says project enrollment is about 10,500. Last year, enrollment was about 16,600....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Capitulates, Financial Disclosure Will Become Law Without Signature
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 3675 Views :: Ethics
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...Abercrombie today sent a letter to Senate President Donna Mercado Kim and House Speaker Joe Souki stating that he will let the measure become law without his signature....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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16 Bills Signed into Law
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 5403 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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Abercrombie today signed House Bill 2590 (Act 166), a measure that will allow voter registration at absentee polling places beginning in 2016 and late voter registration, including on Election Day, beginning in 2018....
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Saturday, June 28, 2014 |
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Dozens Rally at Capitol for Religious Freedom
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 9837 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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dozens rallied Saturday at the capitol to promote voter registration in churches and to defend religious freedom....
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Saturday, June 28, 2014 |
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Nanakuli House Candidate Andria Tupola wins SHOPO Endorsement
By News Release @ 12:04 AM :: 5772 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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A published analysis by a senior political reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser rates Andria Tupola as the GOP’s best young prospect....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Rewards UHPA's Campaign Support with $32M -- 'Unprecedented' Early Contract
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 8004 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...the agreement would cost $32 million over two years, a cost that needs to be approved by the Legislature.....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Sledgehammer Tom Brower Loses Key HSTA Endorsement
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 5411 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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Brower has lost the confidence of the groups and individuals who once supported him....
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