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Entries for December 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Education Reform: Kelii Akina Interviews Darrel Galera, Roberta Mayor
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:34 PM :: 6058 Views :: Education K-12
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Darrel Galera (President) and Roberta Mayor (Board Member) of the Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership about their work to reform education in Hawaii....
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 8, 2014
By Congress.org @ 2:57 PM :: 4162 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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House: Executive Action on Immigration - Passage
House: Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization - Motion to Concur
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Honolulu 31st Lowest Concentration of Disadvantaged
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 5526 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...2014’s Cities with the Highest and Lowest Population in Need....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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End Run Around Nexus
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4733 Views :: Taxes
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We continue our series of pending U.S. Supreme Court cases....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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Ethics Commission Fines Non-Profit for Illegal Lobbying
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 4508 Views :: Ethics
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...a nonprofit organization was lobbying at the State legislature, but had not filed lobbying expenditures and contributions reports with the Commission....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 AM :: 20672 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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Today, after two decades of "political correctness", nursing grievances has become a primary theme of the popular culture. But in the 1940s, the opposite choice was made by thousands of young Japanese Americans in Hawaii. They stood up, volunteered to join in the war effort and proved the doubters wrong.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014 |
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HECO Sends Six New Solar Projects for PUC Approval
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5636 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The average price of the seven new solar projects is 14 cents per kilowatt-hour....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Report: 63% of Hawaii Charter Schools Fall Below Academic Performance Standards
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 4469 Views :: Education K-12
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Notably, five of the eleven highest performing public high schools in the state and two of the four highest-performing middle schools, as measured by Strive HI, are charter schools....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Audit: AG, DBEDT Did Not Report Millions in Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:40 PM :: 4129 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Nineteen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Hawaiians Lost Land, Homes in Scam: Sovereignty Activist Ordered to Pay Reparations
By News Release @ 4:30 PM :: 3825 Views
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Hawaiiloa Foundation collected approximately $468,000 from approximately 200 individuals who went through the debt elimination process. Many of the individuals tried to use the bonds but ultimately lost their homes through foreclosure....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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National Right to Life President to Speak in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 5276 Views :: Life
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Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Pearl Country Club....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opportunities for International Trade and Internal Growth
By NCPA @ 10:05 AM :: 7437 Views :: World News, Economy
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Completing the agreement will create the largest free trade area, in terms of both goods and services, in which the United States participates....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes'
By News Release @ 5:22 AM :: 7167 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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DoE Leaders Embrace Education Reform Proposals
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 5834 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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“Race to the Top was very prescriptive. It was tremendously important change, but now we have to ask ourselves, ‘How can we change more collaboratively?’”
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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182 Days: BOE Adopts Teacher-Proposed School Calendar for School Year 2015-2016
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 5800 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The BOE was set to approve a calendar submitted by the DOE until teachers presented their proposals....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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The Jones Act’s Costly Impact
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:59 PM :: 4856 Views :: Jones Act
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U.S. law allows shippers to transport goods domestically on cars, trucks, aircraft, or rail cars built in other countries. Just not ships....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii-based unit final materiel recovery brigade in Afghanistan
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 4262 Views :: Military
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More than 100 troops from the 45th Sustainment Brigade’s headquarters met an emotional explosion of cheers as they marched into the Wheeler Gulch hangar....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Wall Street: Hawaii 12th Best-Run State in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 4320 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... California, Colorado, Florida, and Hawaii all moved up by at least 10 positions on our ranking ....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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VIDEO: You'll Never Hear OHA Say This
By Video @ 3:27 AM :: 3960 Views :: OHA
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What's The One Thing You'll Never Hear The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Say? ....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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NextEra Buy May be Good for Rates, Bad for Distributed Generation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 AM :: 5068 Views :: Energy
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“Florida is not known for rooftop solar. It’s known for utility scale projects,” said Leslie Cole-Brooks, executive director, Hawaii Solar Energy Association....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Despite first lady’s vow to end veteran homelessness, VA fails miserably
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 AM :: 3777 Views :: Military
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...27 percent were unable to reach a counselor and had to leave messages, 16 percent could not be referred to VA medical facilities because their messages were inaudible or lacked contact information, and 4 percent were not referred to VA facilities at all….
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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30 years of Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 8119 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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Honolulu City Lights will celebrate three decades of tree lightings and holiday fun on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 6 p.m. at Honolulu Hale....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Ige Appoints Six More Cabinet Members
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5671 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced the appointments of six additional members of his Cabinet and two deputy directors....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Caldwell Creates 'Office of Strategic Development'
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 7049 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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The OSD was established to immediately address the lack of overall planning and management of the city’s real estate portfolio, which has existed since the Department of Housing was eliminated in 1996....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Day Before Announcing Sale of Company, HECO Inks Biofuel Deal with Cronies
By News Release @ 8:29 PM :: 7264 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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“With this new contract, Hawaiian Electric will be purchasing approximately half our production volume...."
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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State, Kauai County Select Mediator to Begin GMO Fact-finding Mission
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 4416 Views :: GMOs
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...the group will be composed of not fewer than nine knowledgeable individuals from Kauai....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Hawaiian Electric Bought out by 'Nation's Largest Clean Energy Company' for $4.3B
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 7618 Views :: Energy
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NextEra Energy, Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which the companies have agreed to combine....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii Gun Rights at Stake as California AG Appeals Denial of Standing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 5407 Views :: Second Amendment
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This definitely has U.S. Supreme Court written all over it....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Univ. of Hawaii Student Loans Up 100%
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 5303 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Auditor: Proposed Marijuana Dispensary Bill 'Flawed'
By News Release @ 2:48 AM :: 4254 Views :: Drugs
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The proposed regulatory vehicle, HB No. 1587 (2014), has several flaws...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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We the Powerful! -- Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 3868 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature without ever having to leave your home island....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii 30th Most Charitable State
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 4513 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Charitable States....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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HECO Finally Admits GEMS is a Rate Hike
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 9404 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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For over a year, Hawaiian Electric has been claiming that the "green infrastructure fee" now beginning to appear on electric bills statewide is not a rate hike....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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UH Hilo Settles Lawsuit Over Handing Out Constitutions
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 7457 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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In a victory for free speech, the University of Hawaii (UH) agreed today to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by two students at UH’s Hilo....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Rep Ward: Is Governor Ige supporting Republican Issues?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 6:39 PM :: 6732 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"We listened, and we heard an open invitation to work with Governor Ige on legislative issues...."
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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2015 Neighborhood Board Candidate filing period opens
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4385 Views :: Honolulu County
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Beginning today, O‘ahu residents can file to run for a seat on their Neighborhood Board....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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‘Green’ lobby pushes to extend lucrative tax breaks
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 PM :: 6018 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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“Granting temporary privileges or punishment allows Congress to fund-raise on them over and over again.”
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks 40th in economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 PM :: 5731 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Full Text: Lt Gov. Tsutsui Inaugural Speech
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5910 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Averting West Coast Port Shutdowns
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 AM :: 6040 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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West Coast ports are suffering a series of slowdowns....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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HECO Seeks 'Demand Response' Contractors
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 4926 Views :: Energy
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...Managing their own demand in response to utility requests is another way for customers to save on their electric bills while supporting more clean energy....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Rep Gene Ward Interviews Gov Waihee
By Video @ 10:34 PM :: 6369 Views :: Akaka Bill, Politicians
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Representative Gene Ward speaks with John David Waiheʻe III who served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute Encourages Ige to Consider Budgetary Reforms
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 3363 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Auditor Slams State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 6136 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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...Agencies failed to remit funds resulting in a potential loss of $147,213 in public arts revenues, and in one instance, the special fund received $100,000, when it should have received just $100....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Auditor: Hearing Aid Insurance Mandate Not Needed
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 4127 Views :: Health Care
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...HMSA, UHA, and HMAA now provide coverage for hearing aids, and Kaiser plans to begin covering hearing aids in January 2015.....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Audit: 67% of 'Exempt' State Positions Vacant
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 7053 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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The True Cost of Speeding in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 6199 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...residents will see a 6% average increase in their annual insurance costs for three years after the infraction....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Ige Releases 11-Point 'Action Agenda'
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 4837 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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State government needs to be agile and efficient, innovative in developing solutions, adaptable to a rapidly changing environment, and above all, accountable to our “customers,” the people of Hawaiʻi....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission: City Officer Under Investigation
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 5778 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...the city officer is currently the subject of an investigation being conducted by the subordinate....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Full Text: Ige’s Inaugural Address
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 4196 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...looking at new ways to empower schools....
...taking our pioneering experience in pre-paid health care to the next level and not letting bureaucracy get in the way....
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