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Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
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Ige Scores 'C' on Fiscal Policy Report Card
By Cato Foundation @ 4:50 AM :: 1725 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The report examines the tax and spending choices made by the governors and discusses recent policy trends ....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Moody's revises Hawaii's outlook downward
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 1689 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... the state's sound financial position and strong governance, offset by economic concentration in tourism, elevated leverage (combined debt, pension, OPEB and other liabilities) and associated fixed costs ....
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
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Legislature is Hiring for 2023 Session
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 1398 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The positions are temporary (4-6 month) jobs with start dates in December 2022 or January 2023 ....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
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Ige Signs Abortion Secrecy Executive Order
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 1815 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Life
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“...Effective immediately, departments and agencies under my authority shall not provide any information, including medical records, data, or billing, to another state seeking to impose penalties upon a person or entity related to reproductive health services in Hawaiʻi....”
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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 |
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Russian Hackers Attack Hawaii Airport Websites
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 1491 Views :: World News, Hawaii State Government
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“...This attack was focused only on the public-facing website for the airports and had no impact on internal systems, operations, or traveler safety....”
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Sunday, October 9, 2022 |
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Love-Hate Relationship with P3
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1804 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... The most recent and visible example is our iconic Aloha Stadium ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Exemptions to open-records law should favor disclosure, not secrecy
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:45 PM :: 1764 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... draft legislation would incorporate a “deliberative process privilege” into the state Uniform Information Practices Act ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Hawaii 5th-Worst State Finances
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 1641 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... For 2021, Hawaii had $6.5 billion to pay its bills of $24.5 billion ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Russian Hackers Target Hawaii State Computers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 PM :: 2066 Views :: World News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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... In a Telegram post Wednesday, Killnet, a notorious "hacktivist" group posted a list of several governmental websites it would be targeting in the coming days ....
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
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State, Counties seek candidates to serve on boards and commissions
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 2798 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... City boards, commissions and committees which currently have vacant positions, including openings on the Honolulu Ethics Commission and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ....
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Saturday, September 17, 2022 |
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Auditor: No Need for Regulation of Community Health Workers
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:45 PM :: 1791 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life
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... The Hawai‘i Regulatory Licensing Reform Act requires that professions should be regulated only when reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, or welfare of consumers of their services ....
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Thursday, September 1, 2022 |
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Should sacrifices go just one way?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:15 PM :: 1436 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Does the state have a responsibility to “go without,” if that would be better for the people? ....
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Monday, August 29, 2022 |
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Better Budgeting for a Better Economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:46 AM :: 1446 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... lawmakers are allowed to waive the state’s spending cap by a two-thirds vote, which they routinely do ....
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Monday, August 8, 2022 |
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How to Ensure Better Budgeting for a Better Economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:02 PM :: 1496 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Tired of runaway government taxes, spending and debt? Learn what we can do about it from budget expert Daniel Mitchell ....
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii’s NASED -- Another sports venue that fails to generate promised revenue
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 PM :: 2293 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Tourism
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... Decades of studies have shown that publicly financed stadiums, even those that include housing and retail projects, do not bring in enough money to offset public investments ....
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Friday, July 15, 2022 |
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Governor comes through on ‘gut and replace’ but disappoints on emergency powers reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 AM :: 1641 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Gov. Ige vetoed HB1147, which the Legislature approved via an illegal practice, but also vetoed SB3089, which was a setback for liberty ....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
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State Tax Receipts up 34.8%
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1981 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... FY2022 corporate income tax collections up 60.1% from the previous year, IIT collections up 22.3% from the previous year, and General Fund tax collections up 34.8% ....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2022 |
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Ige Vetoes 28 of 30 Bills on 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 1426 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... In addition, there are six bills that are becoming law without the governor’s signature. ...
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Saturday, July 9, 2022 |
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Ige Signs HB2171 Establishing State Department of Law Enforcement
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 2537 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police
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... “Hawaiʻi is the only state in the country that doesn’t have a centralized, independent state law enforcement agency. The new department will allow more efficient and effective emergency response, criminal law enforcement, investigations and homeland security operations” ....
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Thursday, July 7, 2022 |
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Ige Announces Line-Item Vetoes--First Responder Tech Campus Slashed
By News Release @ 12:04 AM :: 1631 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Police
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... The total estimated cost of all six phases is $315M to $470M ....
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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Support emergency powers reform in spirit of July 4th
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:55 PM :: 1420 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Earlier this week, Gov. David Ige announced his “intent to veto” SB3089, a bill that aims to reform the state’s emergency powers law ....
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Friday, July 1, 2022 |
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Ige appoints Leo Asuncion to lead Public Utilities Commission
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 1722 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... Asuncion’s current term on the PUC began on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2026 ....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2022 |
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SB3089: Ige Threatens Veto of Emergency Powers Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:26 AM :: 1593 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 would ensure checks and balances during times of emergency ....
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022 |
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Ige 'Intent to Veto' List -- 30 Bills
By News Release @ 4:50 AM :: 1602 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... including cash bail and Hu Honua -- but not Mauna Kea ....
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022 |
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Good news/bad news about cryptocurrency in Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:15 PM :: 1798 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Hawaii’s policymakers haven’t given up the dream of regulating it into oblivion ....
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Saturday, June 11, 2022 |
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Hawaii Per-Capita Pension Liability 4th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 1750 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii per-capita pension liability $39,939.43 ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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What went down at the 2022 Hawaii Legislature
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:38 PM :: 1604 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the good, the bad and the ugly ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Civic involvement is key to saving Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:18 PM :: 1647 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... efforts to reform the state’s emergency powers law; reduce barriers to housing; bring taxes, debt and state spending under control ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Senate: Bills on Ige's Desk 'Support our Priorities'
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 1212 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Legislature Passes Bills Supporting Senate Priorities in a Historic Legislative Session ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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VIDEO: 2022 Legislature still addicted to spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:17 PM :: 2400 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... praiseworthy was the passage of a bill that will limit the state’s emergency powers, if the governor lets it become law ....
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Sunday, May 15, 2022 |
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More Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1963 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Taxes
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... Here’s a list of some of the eyebrow-raising bills that have gone to the fifth floor ....
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Friday, May 13, 2022 |
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After Bribery Convictions, Legislators Tout Ethics Reforms
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 1943 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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... 8 of the 14 bills identified by Commission were adopted by 2022 Legislature ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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14 'Good Government' Bills Heading to Governor
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 1473 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Common Cause Hawaii 2022 Legislative Wrap-Up ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1263 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Now the important deadlines are June 27, 2022, when the Governor needs to give notice of intent to veto a bill, and July 12, 2022, which is the deadline for the Governor to sign or veto any bills ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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UIPA and Sunshine Bills Passed in 2022 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2046 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... The Hawaii State Legislature has passed the following bills and resolution concerning the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) and Sunshine Law ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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Auditor Witch Hunt Over: House Investigators Don't Bother Writing Final Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:23 PM :: 1986 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... the draft report upon which our comments were based was missing findings, had numerous placeholders, and was missing complete sections altogether ....
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Monday, May 2, 2022 |
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Legislature Burns $1B on 'Affordable Housing'
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 2758 Views :: DHHL, Development, Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... Housing bills that will be sent to the Governor for his signature include ....
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Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
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Senate and House Money Committees Approve State Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:46 AM :: 1200 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... An operating budget of $8.7 billion in general funds and $16.9 billion through all methods of funding (MOF) for FY23 ... CIP budget of $6 billion (all MOF) for FY22 and FY23 ....
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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Swimming in money, legislators could easily add to debt burden
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:47 AM :: 2151 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... What one hand might be giving, the other might be taking away by spending money on things that could come back to haunt us ....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022 |
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Ige Announces $276M CIP
By News Release @ 5:52 AM :: 1229 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... These funds were released in February and March of 2022 ....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 |
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Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers; Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:06 AM :: 1657 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... A bill to limit the governor’s emergency power is nearing the legislative finish line ....
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Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
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Auditor Persecution Continues
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2080 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... DLNR Land Division failed to bill/collect the proper base rents for the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel lease and failed to collect over $500,000 ....
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Friday, April 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii Legislative Session: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 1734 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Numerous bills aimed at increasing our taxes have been shelved, and some good measures actually have a chance of passing ....
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Saturday, April 2, 2022 |
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Security Guards Checking ID of Capitol Visitors
By News Release @ 12:32 AM :: 1618 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... New procedures have been put in place to access the Capitol building ....
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Thursday, March 31, 2022 |
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Corruption Reforms: What They Left Out
By Andrew Walden @ 11:51 PM :: 1852 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The purpose of the Commission is to dissipate reform energy in order to preserve the status quo. ...
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