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Entries for 'News Release'
Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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Ige: Telescope Legally Entitled to Proceed With Construction
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 6214 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, OHA
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Any further announcements about the construction schedule will come from TMT....
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Friday, April 17, 2015 |
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DoE: Students Meet 79% of 'Wellness Guidelines'
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 3860 Views :: Education K-12
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Wellness Guidelines look at nutritional guidelines, health and nutrition education, physical education and activity....
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Friday, April 17, 2015 |
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DBEDT: Solo Commuters up 74%
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4682 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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The number of commuters driving alone increased 74.2 percent from 253,680 in 1980 to 441,988 in the 2009-2013 period....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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Small Business Tax Index -- Hawaii 47th
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 4317 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This year’s edition of the Index pulls together 23 different tax measures....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Dyan M. Medeiros as Oahu District Family Court Judge
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 5565 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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The appointment of Medeiros fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Christine E. Kuriyama to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Public input sought on school calendar
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4370 Views :: Education K-12
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Feedback collected by the online survey through April 22 will be used to help guide calendar development for the 2016-17 school year and beyond....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Feds Cite Honolulu Taco Bell Placement in $30M Fine Against Heald College
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 5218 Views :: Higher Education
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...one campus (Honolulu) classified a 2011 graduate of an Accounting program as employed in the field based upon a food service job she started at Taco Bell in June 2006....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Senate Passes Nearly 200 Measures on Crossover
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 3892 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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A majority of the bills will go into conference committees where the House and Senate conferees will convene to settle differences....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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House Passes Nearly 150 Senate Bills on Second Crossover
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 3862 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The state House of Representatives passed today nearly 150 Senate measures....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Criminal Charges? Attorney General to Investigate Kenoi
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 8533 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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Facts learned during the course of the investigation will determine whether the attorney general’s office pursues or recommends criminal charges....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Stop the Rail GET Surcharge Extension Bills
By News Release @ 5:38 AM :: 5243 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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HB134 will be voted on this Tuesday - 4/14 - in the State Senate....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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Fences and Eradication: Petition Calls for Rejection of Suzanne Case
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 5836 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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With Suzanne Case being the Chairperson of DLNR there will be no animals to harvest because of fences and eradication....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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HB459: The Science and Politics of Casual Sex
By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 8241 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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OHA seeks TMT moratorium to "address unresolved legal matters"
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5898 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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OHA leaders have emphasized the need for all parties to address the unresolved legal matter$ while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Small Business Group Challenges Employment Law Proposals
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 4778 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...bills relating to leave policy, workers’ compensation, and workplace complaints/protections....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Study: At Home Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 3591 Views :: Health Care
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...in Hawaii, the cost to receive long term care services at home with a home health aide has increased over the past five years....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Local 5 Pushing Self-Funded Insurance Scheme
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4556 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"UNITE HERE Local 5 is attending municipal public meetings and speaking directly with elected policymakers."
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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HPD to Face on-site Accreditation Commission
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 5991 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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As part of the on-site assessment, the public is invited to phone in comments....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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City launches Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) website
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 6031 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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...MapOahuAgLand.com, provides information on the legal basis for IAL, the city’s process to map IAL, upcoming community meetings and announcements, and resource maps that show various characteristics of potential IAL....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Ige Names Appointees to Head DLIR, OIMT
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 4261 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced his nominations to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations and the Office of Information Management and Technology....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska Join Call for Jones Act Reform
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 5798 Views :: Jones Act
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“Multi-Jurisdictional Jones Act Reform Forum”
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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DBEDT: International Students Contribute Over $205M to Economy
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6083 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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DBEDT today released an economic report analyzing, “The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii.”
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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SB1280: Cab Companies Offer to Retrain Uber Drivers
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 4703 Views :: Small Business
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Yesterday, Hawaii legislators voted to take bill Senate Bill 1280 into conference....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Full Text: Drunk Prosecutor Resigns from Kaneshiro's Office
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 6262 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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"I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney."
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Gallup: Honolulu 2nd Healthiest Community in US
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 4433 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“State of American Well-Being: 2014 Community Well-Being Rankings” examines the comparative well-being of the largest 100 communities in the United States....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Ige Nominates Suzanne Case to DLNR, Names Three to School Board
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 6662 Views :: Education K-12, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Suzanne Case is a 28-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy and has served as its executive director since 2001....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Prosecutor: HART & OHA Auditing Firm Victim of 3-year, $500K Embezzlement Scheme
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 13880 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Rail
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... from January 27, 2011, through and including January 27, 2014, Oki perpetrated four separate and distinct fraudulent reimbursement schemes against PKF Pacific Hawaii ....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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US Census Looks at Small Businesses in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 4835 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...statistics on the number of establishments, receipts or revenue, payroll, number of employees and other items by industry....
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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DBEDT: 65,000 New Housing Units Needed in Next 10 Years
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 5836 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...this study projects housing demand for the period of 2015 to 2025 using the variables of projected population growth, visitor growth, and vacancy rates....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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Ige Nominates Six UH Regents
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 3839 Views :: Higher Education
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The appointments are subject to confirmation by the senate....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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Hawaii AG Joins call for Congressional Investigation of ‘Natural’ Supplements Industry
By News Release @ 10:21 PM :: 4777 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
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...the use of the terms ‘natural,’ ‘herbal,’ and ‘extract,’ mislead consumers about the contents of herbal and dietary supplements....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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PUC: Decoupling Boosts Electric Rates--'Adjust Revenue' up by 229% 'Without Review'
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 7094 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Since decoupling, total 'baseline expenditures' increased 229%--from $161M to $368M....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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ADHD in Hawaii: 70% on Prescription Drugs, 61% Get 'Behavioral Therapy'
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 6616 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Drugs
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"The shocking truth is that many of those diagnoses are wrong, and that most of those boys are being drugged for no good reason—simply for being boys."
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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DoE Announces Statewide Graduation Dates for 2015
By News Release @ 4:58 AM :: 3764 Views :: Education K-12
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Some 10,500 students are expected to graduate from more than 50 public schools in ceremonies happening across the state in late May and early June 2015...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 |
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61 Hawaii Bridges Need Structural Repair
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 4392 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...cars, trucks and school buses cross Hawaii's 61 structurally compromised bridges 900,643 times every day....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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Applicants Sought for District Court Per Diem Judges
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 4673 Views :: Judiciary
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The District Court of the First Circuit is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as Per Diem District Judges....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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Hawaii Tax Freedom Day--April 19, 2015
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 4877 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii will be the 25th state to reach Tax Freedom Day, 5 days earlier than national average....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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VA inspector general: Hawaii supervisor manipulated vets' benefit data
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 5495 Views :: Ethics, Military
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We reviewed 139 cases and determined the supervisor inappropriately removed system controls for 100 benefits claims....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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Hawaii-Alaska Senate Resolutions Urge Jones Act Exemption
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 4965 Views :: Jones Act
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Alaska SJR17 is the product of a continual, cooperative effort with officials in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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City to hold Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) meetings
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 6116 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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...The Department of Planning and Permitting will hold a series of meetings in April to seek public input in identifying and mapping Oahu’s Important Agricultural Lands....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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“Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan” finalized and available for public comment
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4403 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan has been finalized and is being released today for public comment for 30 days....
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Monday, March 30, 2015 |
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Feds Approve NextEra-HEI Merger
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 4696 Views :: Energy
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The transaction remains subject to approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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Feds Grab for Control of 1,601 square miles of Hawaii Waters
By News Release @ 6:39 PM :: 4708 Views :: Environment
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...expanding from a sanctuary that manages only humpback whales to one that manages all natural and cultural resources within its boundaries....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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$11M Spent: Ige Dumps Abercrombie's IT Pipedream
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 4673 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"Why be part of the solution when there's so much money to be made in being part of the problem?"
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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Hawaii Electric Car Charging Costs More Than Gasoline for 33 MPG Car
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 6065 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The new savings estimators are part of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ support for electrification of transportation....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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Total Visitor Expenditures Decrease 4.3%
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 4152 Views :: Tourism
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...Average daily visitor spending (-6.4% to $194 per person) was lower compared to last February....
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Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
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Honolulu Auditor Releases Citizen Centric Report
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 5604 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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Characteristics receiving the lowest percentage of excellent or good ratings were the availability of affordable quality housing, cost of living, and traffic flow on major streets....
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