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Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii to be First State to Dump Obamacare Health Exchange?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 7522 Views :: Health Care
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The governor plans to push for a waiver....
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Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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HSTA Candidate Questionnaire Challenges Teacher Evaluations
By Andrew Walden @ 6:57 PM :: 5070 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"Let's hope the legislative carping isn't a sign that teachers are trying to worm out of evaluations they agreed to in order to get pay raises, just as they once before reneged on drug tests...."
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Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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Tax Return Extensions – Not an Occasion to Punt on Working the Numbers
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3639 Views :: Taxes
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If you didn't, the computer will take away your extension retroactively. And it will probably hit you with 25% penalties, and interest on top of that....
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Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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Occupy, Union Activists Organizing Homeless Tent Cities in Honolulu?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:35 AM :: 14095 Views :: Homelessness, Labor, OHA, Small Business, Tourism
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In Honolulu, unofficial tent cities are now set up in strategic locations designed to pressure the tourism industry, the Chinatown community, the Korean community, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and the Honolulu Council debate over Housing First....
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Saturday, April 5, 2014 |
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April 4, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 5:41 AM :: 4151 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 4, 2014....
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Saturday, April 5, 2014 |
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Plaintiff Speaks out After Big Win in Hawaii Concealed Carry Case
By News Release @ 12:58 AM :: 5946 Views :: Second Amendment
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Since the decision a lot of people have been asking what is going on. Well, let’s try and break this down a little bit....
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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Slom Slims Budget: "If we don't change our course, we are headed for fiscal disaster"
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 7:03 PM :: 4793 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"The numbers are real... The issues are real...The question is the solution.”
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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OHA Town Hall Meetings on Scheme to Exclude 77% of Native Hawaiians
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 5549 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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April 5-30: Attend a town hall meeting and learn more about nation building.
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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‘Diverse’ population cited as factor in Hawaii’s failing health exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:53 AM :: 3370 Views :: Health Care
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Matsuda said Hawaii’s diverse population and geography are impacting enrollment due to language barriers and cultural outreach issues....
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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This CEO Made a Political Donation, Then Lost His Job Because Liberals Didn't Like It
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:37 AM :: 5702 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The chief executive of Mozilla resigned yesterday amid protests over his $1,000 donation in support of California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman....
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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Djou: I’m In!
By Rep Charles Djou @ 1:19 AM :: 5473 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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You deserve to have someone in Washington, DC, who will fight for our country, our children and our future – to create jobs, and make sure people can afford to live in our beautiful state....
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii State-Local Tax Burden Drops to 20th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 4605 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii moved from 14th to 20th....
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Friday, April 4, 2014 |
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HGEA to Do UPW’s Job While UPW Watches
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 3698 Views :: Labor
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...working together to patch and repair uneven sidewalks near the State Capitol on Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 8 to 11 a.m....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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UHERO: Why are Hawai’i’s Electricity Prices So High?
By UHERO @ 4:49 PM :: 6109 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...well over two thirds of the state’s generated electricity is used by commercial businesses and industry, which factor into the prices we pay for everything else....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Rally Against OHA Kakaako Development Scheme
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 5329 Views :: Development, OHA
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Capitol Rally on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 11:00 am to 2:00pm....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Monsanto Employees Rally on Maui, Molokai, Deliver Report to Mayor
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 4420 Views :: GMOs
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...as specified in its Memorandum of Understanding, Monsanto Hawaii and its Maui employees will deliver copies of several hundred studies and safety reviews on genetically engineered crops to Mayor Alan Arakawa today....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii Firearms Permits up 20% -- Hit New Record
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 4018 Views :: Second Amendment
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A record total of 22,765 personal/private firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2013....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Q&A on Supreme Court's New Campaign Finance Decision
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:42 PM :: 4075 Views :: First Amendment
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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that it is unconstitutional to limit the total amount of money someone can give to political candidates....
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 |
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Back from Afghanistan: 100 Soldiers from 536th Support Maintenance Co
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 AM :: 4460 Views :: Military
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The 536th SMC conducted a number of unique missions during their deployment, to include partnering with multinational forces in Regional-Command East...
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Hawai’i Health Connector Signs Up Only 7,861 People in 6 Months
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 4210 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Connector's customer support center staff is making more than 1,000 calls per day to reach out to consumers who have started, but have not completed, the enrollment process....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Obama takes sides in Hawaii’s contentious Senate Democratic primary
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:30 PM :: 7133 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Obama
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...Obama has inserted himself into local politics a number of times, most recently in December by endorsing Abercrombie in his race for a second gubernatorial term....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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US House Examining ObamaCare’s Problem-Filled Hawaii Exchange at Hearing Thursday
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 3631 Views :: Health Care
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Top officials from six state health insurance exchanges will testify Thursday, April 3rd in a House Oversight and Government Reform joint subcommittee hearing....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Stung by High Electric Rates, Parker Ranch launches Paniolo Power Company
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 7002 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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HELCO rates are consistently more than 37 cents a kilowatt-hour, and often well over 40 cents, despite nearly half of the island’s electricity being generated from renewable sources....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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ACLU Sues, Claims Pre-K Program Not Secular Enough
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 PM :: 6992 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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"It is not enough to allow students or their families to 'opt out' of portions
of the program which are religious in nature," the ACLU says....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Kids Doing Time for What's Not a Crime: The Over-Incarceration of Status Offenders
By NCPA @ 3:15 PM :: 5030 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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These types of offenses include truancy, running away from home, incorrigibility, curfew violations, and alcohol and tobacco consumption....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Unions Getting Creative in Election-Year Struggle
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:59 AM :: 3512 Views :: Labor
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That might explain why they’re grasping for new members in stunts like unionizing college athletes....
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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Major Tsunami not expected after Chilean Quake, Wave Should Hit Hawaii at 3:24AM
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 2753 Views
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THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS 0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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UHERO Looks at Lanai, Molokai Windfarm Proposals
By UHERO @ 10:05 PM :: 3831 Views :: Energy
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...its net positive macroeconomic impacts are small....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Pentagon Overhauls Effort to Identify its Missing
By Selected News Articles @ 7:44 PM :: 4909 Views :: Military
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...the Pentagon is eliminating the Hawaii-based Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command and the Washington-based Defense Prisoner of War Missing Personnel Office — and creating a new single agency....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii Educational Results Broken Down by Ethnic Background
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 6473 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s troubled health-care exchange draws congressional attention
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:08 PM :: 3713 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still come in at less than 1 percent of the state’s population....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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HCDA ‘Small Business’ Reps: Kobayashi & Mitsunaga
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 7492 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...the Kobayashi Group is an investor in a hui that plans to build one or more luxury developments in Kaka’ako....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Legislative Playbook: Whack-a-Mole With Bad Bills
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 4139 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...sometimes the Legislature feels like a Whack-a-Mole game, where you knock down a bad bill, only to find the contents pop up again in another bill....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Auditor Releases National Citizen Survey of Honolulu residents
By News Release @ 1:19 PM :: 6403 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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Residents identified homeless and/or homelessness as a priority for the City to address....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Full Text: Honolulu Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 4048 Views :: Honolulu County
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The Office of the City Auditor is pleased to present its fourth annual Service Efforts and Accomplishments (SEA) Report for the City and County of Honolulu....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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UH first state department to adopt electronic payroll statements
By News Release @ 12:55 PM :: 5048 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...The new (to the State) application is expected to save money, improve security, and enhance sustainability (everybody else has been doing this for years, but hey) ....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Arne Duncan: Hawaii DoE Can be Model for Nation
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 4527 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii’s public schools can be a model for the nation, according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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The Joke's on Us
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:49 AM :: 3915 Views :: Health Care
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...Obamacare as the ultimate April Fools’ Day punchline....
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Monday, March 31, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 31, 2014
By Congress.org @ 7:25 PM :: 4235 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Medicare Doc Fix
- Senate: Unemployment Benefits
- House: Ukraine Aid
- House: Health Care Reform
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Monday, March 31, 2014 |
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OHA Touts Pacific Business News Support for Kakaako Development Scheme
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 5860 Views :: Land Use, OHA
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"...OHA is not seeing resistance from Kamehameha Schools and Howard Hughes Corp., the two major developers in Kaka'ako Mauka, as suggested in the editorial...."
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Monday, March 31, 2014 |
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Where You Can Buy Health Insurance After Today
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:46 AM :: 3495 Views :: Health Care
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Today is kinda-sorta the deadline to sign up for Obamacare....
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Sunday, March 30, 2014 |
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But Shouldn’t We Do Something About the Two Gorillas in the Bar?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5438 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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At June 30, 2013, ERS had an “unfunded actuarial accrued liability” of about $8.4 billion. For EUTF, the number was about $18.2 billion....
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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OHA’s “New Body Politic” Will Exclude 77% of Native Hawaiians
By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 10591 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...If you are not politicized, you are not Hawaiian....
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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Caldwell Refuses to Veto Food Truck Bill, Signs Bill Hiking Special Use Permit Fees
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 4810 Views :: Honolulu County
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“Numerous food truck owners have written to say that if this bill were to become law, they would not be able to operate within the capital special district."
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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$58.4M CIP for UH
By News Release @ 5:54 AM :: 4470 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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$38,213,000 – Honolulu Community College Advanced Technology Training Center, Oahu....
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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Hawaii Legislative Watch: People vs. government
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:02 AM :: 5586 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...highlighting those bills that champion taxpayers and residents; and bills that affect our rights and freedoms....
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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Hawaii Legislative Watch: Education
By Rachelle Chang @ 3:58 AM :: 6378 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...highlighting education proposals, spending, and reforms....
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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March 28, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By News Release @ 2:08 AM :: 4420 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending March 28, 2014....
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Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Hotels and Condos Drive Construction Upturn
By UHERO @ 8:36 PM :: 4212 Views :: Economy
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New condo towers in Kakaako are spurring double-digit growth in permits for residential construction. A sharp rise in commercial construction, much of it in resort areas, is on the horizon....
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Friday, March 28, 2014 |
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Slom to GAO: Audit the Hawaii Health Connector
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:22 PM :: 4920 Views :: Health Care
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...request for the Government Accountability Office to review the taxpayer dollars used to fund the Hawaii Health Connector....
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