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Friday, December 21, 2018 |
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Senate Updates Committee Assignments
By Selected News Articles @ 11:38 PM :: 8190 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The following senators will take on the leadership roles for the Thirtieth Legislative Biennium 2019 through 2020....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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Ethics: DLNR Manager Steals Equipment, Funnels Money to Contractor
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 8988 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Aaron Hoff also pops up in the recent eviction of a gym from DHHL land in Anahola....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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Auditor: DAGS Funds 'Do not meet Criteria'
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:06 PM :: 3894 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...2 special funds, 2 trust funds, and 4 trust accounts did not meet criteria. We also noted that DAGS did not file statutorily required reports....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 |
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Cato: Ige 3rd-Worst Governor in USA
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 7689 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Rail, Taxes
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...The Cato Institute has released its 14th biennial fiscal report card on the governors....
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Monday, December 17, 2018 |
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Ige Introduces Executive Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2019-2021
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 3692 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Gov. David Ige submitted his Executive Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2019-2021 to the Hawai‘i State Legislature today....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Auditor: DLNR Held Back Ceded Lands Payments
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:32 PM :: 7529 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, OHA, Small Business
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...Over $26 Million of State Portion of Ceded Land Revenues were not Transferred to the State General Fund in a Timely Manner....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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DLNR Publishes Dam Evacuation Maps
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 4282 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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...The newly updated Dam Inventory Management System is now available online with access to dam evacuation zone maps....
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 |
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House Announces Committee and Leadership Roster
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 3370 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Leadership and the committee assignments for the Thirtieth Legislature (2019-2020)....
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Monday, December 3, 2018 |
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Full Text: Ige Inaugural Speech
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 4320 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...often easier said than done....
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Friday, November 30, 2018 |
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Friday, November 30, 2018 |
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Hawaii Ranks 15th for Financial Transparency
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 AM :: 5161 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Report: One-third of states have passable fiscal transparency, the rest need improvement....
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 |
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Ige-Green Administration is Hiring
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 3429 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...In addition, the state is searching for individuals to serve on a variety of boards and commissions....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 |
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Connected: Rail, Pensions, and Vacation Rentals
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:48 PM :: 6596 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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...Keli'i Akina and Joe Kent discuss the latest research by the Grassroot Institute on rail, vacation rentals and the unfunded liabilty of Hawaii's public pension system....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii putting bond investors in a world of hurt
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 AM :: 6483 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Hawaii is precariously stretched to fund debt obligations....
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Saturday, November 17, 2018 |
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State Legislature Hiring for Upcoming Session
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 3416 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...30th Legislature - Session Employment Opportunities....
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 |
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Nine New Democrats Elected to House
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 4708 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...House Speaker Scott K. Saiki and the House Majority Democrats are pleased to welcome nine newly elected Representatives to the 2019 Legislature....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Special Funds: Auditor Looks at HART, OHA, PUC and Others
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:29 AM :: 4153 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...and found one special fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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House Democrats Announce Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 4327 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...House Speaker Scott K. Saiki is pleased to announce the Representatives who will be part of the House Leadership and the committee chair assignments for the Thirtieth Legislature....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Report on the Implementation of State Auditor’s Recommendations
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:31 AM :: 4404 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...every year we follow up on recommendations made in our audit reports....
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 |
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Who Spent What, When, and Where on the Con-Con Referendum
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 5:40 AM :: 4666 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...For the most recent period the No Campaign under the name “Preserve Our Hawaii” reported contributions of $665,000 and expenditures of $612,513....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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Con-Con: Hawaii’s only hope for term limits
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:05 PM :: 6637 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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...Hawaii has arguably the least competitive state legislative elections among the 50 U.S. states....
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 |
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Civil Beat vs Star-Advertiser on the Con-Con Referendum
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 3:16 PM :: 4670 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the Star-Advertiser, which earns most of its revenue from ads, ran six convention related ads—all in opposition—beginning on October 14, 2018....
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Monday, October 22, 2018 |
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Test Case for Hawaii? Internet Providers Take On Vermont Net Neutrality
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 PM :: 6460 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...internet service providers sued Vermont on Thursday in an effort to overturn its recently enacted net neutrality rules....
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Monday, October 22, 2018 |
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Auditor Looks at HDoT Energy Savings Contracts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:22 AM :: 4238 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...all four annual savings reports filed by Johnson Controls through 2017 indicated that actual savings exceeded energy contract guaranteed savings for each period....
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Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Auditor: DoH 'Loses' Paperwork--Kills Investigation of PKF Recycling Audit
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:53 PM :: 7588 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Originally bid at $76,400, the contract grew to $543,374—a 611 percent increase—while its scope shrank and the deliverables’ deadline were extended by a year. In the end, the PKF founder was arrested at the arport....
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Report: Honolulu Roads 5th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5049 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...per-driver vehicle operating costs due to rough roads. Honolulu 8th-worst at $851. Share of Poor-Condition Roads 54% – 5th worst....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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The Advertised Cost of a Constitutional Convention
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:00 AM :: 6440 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The $55 million figure being promoted by Preserve Our Hawaii is highly controversial. Hawaii’s last convention in 1978 cost $2.03 million. In current dollars, that sum would be $7.7 million....
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Monday, October 15, 2018 |
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Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition: Hawaii 38th
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 4433 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...On the basis of its solvency in five separate categories....
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Why Con-Con Opponents Willfully Ignore Legislative Bypass Issues
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:50 PM :: 4532 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the leading no coalition, Preserve Our Hawaii, and its lead organizer, the Hawaii Government Employees Association, publicly announced their 'No' campaign on October 8....
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Insiders: How the 1978 Constitution Keeps us in Power
By News Release @ 1:01 AM :: 5424 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...The insiders, a who’s who of what’s wrong in Hawaii, have made a handy list of everything that keeps them in power in the 1978 Hawaii Constitution....
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
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2018 Digital States Survey Grades Hawaii B+
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 3759 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Since its inception 21 years ago, this biennial e-survey has helped benchmark state government use of digital technologies to improve service delivery, increase capacity, and reach policy goals....
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
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Stop Digging Deeper Pension Debt
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:50 PM :: 4464 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...state policymakers are willing to commit to payments on the unfunded liabilities, but haven’t done much to curb the excessive spending practices that have led us to this point....
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Saturday, September 29, 2018 |
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Years Later KOLEA System Still not 100% Compliant with Obamacare Requirements
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:30 PM :: 5123 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 15-20, Audit of the Department of Human Services’ KOLEA System....
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Friday, September 28, 2018 |
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Audit of State DoD Accounts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:44 PM :: 4635 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Our review of six trust funds and four trust accounts of the Department of Defense (DOD) found one trust fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
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Financial State of the States--Hawaii 45th--$31,600 Debt per Person
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 5036 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...the state continues to hide $4.2 billion of its retiree health care debt....
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Friday, September 7, 2018 |
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Nov 6 Ballot: PAR Publishes Con Con Backgrounder
By News Release @ 12:51 AM :: 3398 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...This year, on the November 6th ballot, you will have two questions asked of you....
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018 |
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Pension spiking cost Hawaii taxpayers $20.5M in FY 2017
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:12 PM :: 6551 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...A Grassroot Institute FOIA request reveals that 320 employees spiked their salaries ahead of retiring....
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Saturday, September 1, 2018 |
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November Ballot: Understanding the constitutional amendment questions
By Video @ 5:22 PM :: 6672 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Understanding the constitutional amendment questions on the ballot....
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Friday, August 31, 2018 |
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Profitable Non-Profit: For Years, State Employee Paid Twice to Supervise Himself
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5376 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The Employee has been privately employed by the (profitable) Non-Profit for a number of years....
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Friday, August 31, 2018 |
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Ethics: Lawyer Pays Off State Employees to Testify Against Their Own Investigation
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 4697 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Employee A admitted that the testimony given was not based on a fair and thorough examination of the facts. Employee A’s testimony was offered to counter the recommendations given by Employee A’s own agency and bolster the client’s arguments in the underlying court proceeding....
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018 |
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Hanalei: New Flooding Sets back Kuhio Hwy Repairs
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 9522 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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...Flooding August 27 and 28 inundated Kuhio Highway at Hanalei Bridge and between the Waikoko and Wainiha checkpoints....
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Friday, August 24, 2018 |
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Lane: Ige Forms Joint Task Force with Military
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 4589 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Ige’s formal request to appoint Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara was submitted on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 and approved by Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis earlier today....
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Friday, August 24, 2018 |
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Weakening Quickly, Lane Now a Tropical Storm
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 12279 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...ABOUT 145 MI SW OF HONOLULU HAWAII ... PRESENT MOVEMENT...W 7mph ....Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph with higher gusts....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 |
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HIEMA Gets New Executive Officer
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 5083 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Luke P. Meyers, a Certified Emergency Manager who most recently served in a variety of posts in the Pacific Northwest, has joined the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) as Executive Officer....
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Thursday, August 16, 2018 |
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Rosy assumptions could be thorny for Hawaii ERS
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:01 PM :: 4811 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...end date could drag out far longer if the investments of the state’s Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) do not perform as well as expected....
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Thursday, August 16, 2018 |
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The State Con-Con Papers
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:39 PM :: 5791 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...42 short essays on the history, democratic function, and politics of the periodic state constitutional convention referendum, including Hawaii’s November 6, 2018 convention referendum....
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii Chosen as Captive Insurance Domicile of the Year
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 3735 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Finalists for this year’s awards were Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Delaware, Hawaii, North Carolina, and Vermont....
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Monday, August 6, 2018 |
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State Rolls Out Phase Two of Payroll Modernization
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 5568 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Judiciary, OHA
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...This second phase included an additional 20,000 employees of the Legislature, Judiciary, Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Executive branch departments....
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Saturday, August 4, 2018 |
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Together we can resolve Hawaii's pension crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:10 PM :: 4471 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... what works, what doesn’t, and what might help Hawaii move out of its position as one of the nation’s worst “sinkhole states” ....
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Friday, August 3, 2018 |
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Analysis of Candidate Position Statements on the Nov. 6 ConCon Referendum
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 6:14 AM :: 6518 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...when candidates say they’ll support whatever voters decide—one can be confident that the candidate’s actual position is to oppose a convention....
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