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Monday, November 9, 2020 |
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House and Senate Accepting Applications for 2021 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 3337 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Working at the Hawaii State Legislature offers individuals an opportunity to experience firsthand what it’s like ....
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Saturday, November 7, 2020 |
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State Auditor Compliance Review -- 2015 - 2018
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 2511 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...From 2015 to 2018, we made 190 actionable audit recommendations, of which the affected agencies reported partially or fully implementing 182….
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Friday, November 6, 2020 |
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Same old, same old won't do
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:49 PM :: 2205 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...At the county level, there could be some changes....
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Friday, November 6, 2020 |
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House Leadership and Committee Chair Assignments for 2021 Legislature
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 2580 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Speaker Scott K. Saiki announced the House leadership and committee chair assignments for the 2021 legislative session that will convene on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 ....
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Friday, November 6, 2020 |
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Eight New Democrats Elected to State House
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 2810 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...The newly-elected House Majority members are Patrick Branco, Greggor Ilagan, Matt Lopresti, Jeanné Kapela, Sonny Ganaden, Jackson Sayama, Lisa Marten, and Adrian Tam....
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
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Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Roles for 2021
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 3051 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Leadership and members in the sixteen standing committees are ....
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
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Ige Names New Deputy Director for Law Enforcement
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 2928 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Jordan Lowe most recently worked at the Honolulu Department of Prosecuting Attorney as the Chief Investigator for the Investigative Services Division....
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Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
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Someone Was Listening to the Howl in the Woods
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3039 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... the Governor issued a Fourteenth Supplementary Proclamation, in which the language suspending the Procurement Code was radically changed ....
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Saturday, October 31, 2020 |
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 |
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OIP Proposes Permanent Virtual Meeting Legislation
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 2037 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a permanent change to the Sunshine Law that would allow, but not mandate, boards to conduct “virtual” online public meetings, while continuing to require at least one physical meeting location where people ... could still testify and participate in person....
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
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Pension Debt: Hawaii Among 5 Worst
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 3689 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Five states continue to carry elevated long-term liability burdens above 20% of personal income in fiscal 2019, including Illinois (at 27% of personal income), Connecticut, New Jersey, Hawaii and Alaska. For all of them, pensions remain the driver of elevated liabilities....
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Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
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Making Up for Budget Shortfalls
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2844 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...we have a state budget hole of more than 2 billion dollars....
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Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
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Ige 45th: ALEC Ranks Governors
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 2777 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Laffer-ALEC Report on Economic Freedom: Grading America’s 50 Governors....
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor’s Emergency Proclamations
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 3060 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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...In Partal et al. v. Ige et al., the plaintiffs argued that the Governor’s emergency powers under Hawaiʻi law were time-limited....
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Friday, October 16, 2020 |
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Auditor Reports on Hawaii COVID Quarantine System
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:47 AM :: 2970 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Limited Scope Review of the State of Hawai‘i’s Mandatory Travel Self-Quarantine Program ....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
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COVID: Hawaii debt increases by $9 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:12 PM :: 3175 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s unfunded liabilities for infrastructure and public health benefits have increased so far this year to $97 billion....
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Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
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Academic Leadership
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3588 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
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...an example of leadership in the face of the COVID-19 crisis....
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Friday, October 9, 2020 |
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Ige Grade 'D' -- Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2020
By Cato Foundation @ 3:28 AM :: 3317 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Hawaii’s general fund spending rose a hefty 5.7 percent in 2020, thus reducing the governor’s score in this report....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Conservative Rankings of Hawaii State Legislators-2019 Session
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 2668 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...ACUF reviewed selected pieces of legislation voted on in both the Hawaii Senate and House to produce average scores of each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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Ige Appoints Parole Authority Chair Director of Public Safety Department
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 2486 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... Ige announced today that he has appointed Edmund (“Fred”) Hyun to serve as the temporary acting director overseeing the state Department of Public Safety, effective October 1 through November 30 ....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Sunday, September 27, 2020 |
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Veto of the “Revolving Door” Bill
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2717 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The bill addresses the appearance of corruption....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Pollyana approach not working
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:08 PM :: 3466 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... At the beginning of the year, our governor boasted about his efforts to put the state on a “sound financial footing.” What a difference a few months can make ....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
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Common Cause 2020 Legislative Wrap Up
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 3304 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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...Ige’s deadline to veto bills has passed, so we know which of the bills that made it through this most unusual session will become law....
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Sunday, September 20, 2020 |
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Abercrombie and Waihee on COVID Leadership
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2691 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...The governors zeroed in on two principal drivers of our government’s response, namely structural capability and leadership....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
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Ige Appoints new Director and Deputy at DLIR
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 3217 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Meanwhile: Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
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Ige Releases Final Veto List
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 2673 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Gov. Ige vetoes bill limiting “revolving door” between government and lobbyists....
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Sunday, September 13, 2020 |
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State Auditor’s Review of GET Exemptions and Exclusions
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3244 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... The Auditor was supposed to start on the first chunk last year and finish the report before the start of the 2020 legislature, but ....
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Saturday, September 12, 2020 |
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Lt Governor Josh Green Tests Positive for COVID
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 2943 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Lt. Gov. Green plans to continue his duties from his home as long as he’s feeling well ....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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DOBOR Alerts Contain 'Geofencing' Spy Program
By News Release @ 7:07 AM :: 2780 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... The AlertMedia software offers a host of benefits aside from quick and efficient message dissemination. It also offers message tracking, “geofencing” and weather alerts. Geofencing, allows the system administrator to encircle an area on a map and transmit messages just to users inside that geographic area ....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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We weren't crying "Wolf" after all
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:38 PM :: 3590 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...that crisis finally came, and we were unprepared for it....
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020 |
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Governor Releases 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 4382 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Second Amendment
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...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his Intent to Veto the following 6 measures....
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Monday, August 31, 2020 |
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Heads Roll: Espinda, Anderson Out
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 2553 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Gov. David Ige announced today that Dr. Bruce Anderson and Director Nolan Espinda will be retiring in September ....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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Case of the Missing Contact Tracer Millions
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:06 AM :: 4834 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...I’m not the only one trying to dig up information on where the money went....
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020 |
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Watchdog group urges Ige to release COVID records
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:02 PM :: 3455 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says the lack of transparency is ‘eroding public trust in the management of the pandemic’....
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Wednesday, August 19, 2020 |
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Hawaii Opens Door to 12 Unlicensed Cryptocurrency Schemes
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 5382 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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"...Through the issuance of a 'no action message,' DFI is not taking any action against these companies...."
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Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
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Lockdown reveals Hawaii's economic house of cards
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:42 AM :: 4004 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...Growing the budget and approving government employee pay raises when Hawaii is running out of money is an unsustainable way to run a state....
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Friday, August 14, 2020 |
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HGEA: Pay us to 'work' at home again
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 2953 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...COVID surge prompts HGEA to tell Departments: Limit physical presence at worksites....
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Monday, August 10, 2020 |
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Ige Replaces DoTax, DLIR Directors
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 2249 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Scott Murakami resigned on Aug. 5 as director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations....
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Monday, August 3, 2020 |
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Ige Appoints Cathy Betts to Head DHS
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 2118 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Betts will replace Pankaj Bhanot who is stepping down as the department’s director for health and family reasons on Aug. 31, 2020....
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Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
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SB126: Ige Vetoes Parts of COVID Relief Spending Bill
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 3081 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Decreased from $230M to 0, the appropriation out of the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to provide an additional weekly unemployment benefit of $100 per week ....
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Saturday, July 25, 2020 |
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DLIR: Fraudsters got $35.98M from Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 4203 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Through July 14, the department has issued $35,980,789 to imposter fraud claimants....
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Saturday, July 18, 2020 |
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Ige COVID Solution: Just Stop Paying EUTF
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 3805 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...Waiving the entire “annual required contribution” or ARC payment to EUTF for this year would save the state about $840 million, according to one official….
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Sunday, July 12, 2020 |
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Highlights of 2020 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 2660 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a list of all bills passed during the 2020 session....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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Legislative Session: The good, the bad and the ugly
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:42 PM :: 4166 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... donning rose-colored glasses and approaching the budget shortfall as a temporary setback ....
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Saturday, July 11, 2020 |
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Ige appoints Bennette Misalucha to State Senate until Special Election
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 2815 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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...to fill the late Sen. Breene Harimoto’s state Senate seat. State Senate District 16 includes Pearl City....
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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COVID Legislature: "This will be a shell of a democracy"
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:49 PM :: 3338 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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"...The people of Hawaii are facing a dead economy, and thousands are waiting in food lines to feed their families...."
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
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COVID Economy: State Much More Susceptible than Counties
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 3966 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Tourism, COVID-19
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"...The revenue profiles of the state and the city and county are quite different. The state is much more exposed to volatile revenue sources such as general excise tax and transient accommodation tax (TAT)...."
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