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Entries for February 2019
Monday, February 18, 2019 |
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Fear is not Sustainable
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:31 PM :: 5780 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Nomi Carmona of the Babes Against Biotech was not present at the State Capitol. Ashley Lukens of the Center for Food Safety was a no show. Walter Ritte wasn’t even there too....
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Sunday, February 17, 2019 |
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SB652: Will Legislators Give Drunk Rave Promoter $50M?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 9149 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Politicians
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...This is Jon Riki Karamatsu’s second try for Keahole money....
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Sunday, February 17, 2019 |
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Squirreling Away Money at the Dept. of Transportation
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5448 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The auditor found that they have lots of money lying around. More than $120 million in accounts that haven’t been even touched for five years....
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Sunday, February 17, 2019 |
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Hawaii Highest-Risk for Cyberattack
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 AM :: 4453 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Topping the list, by a large margin, is Hawaii, scoring a risk level more than quadruple the lowest-scoring state, Rhode Island. The average score was 88, and 26 states scored over that level. Hawaii was the only state to break the 150s....
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 5:36 PM :: 6391 Views :: Family, Life, Drugs
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...Several bills to educate the community on suicide prevention are making their way through the legislative process....
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 |
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Four Bills for Hawaii Government Technology Transformation
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 3263 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Data, strategic planning bills critical to transforming state government....
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 |
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Hawaii Construction Industry: Wood Looks Good for 2019
By News Release @ 10:15 AM :: 6277 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...HLPA Predicts Residential and Commercial Building Increase in 2019....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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FULL TEXT: Federal Subpoena of HART Records
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 6169 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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... HART is required to deliver documents to a Honolulu Federal Grand Jury on or before March 7, 2019 ....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Not too late to hold rail accountable
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:47 PM :: 5276 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...New York and California killed off expensive rail projects--Hawaii can too....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Board of Agriculture Chair Resigns After Two Weeks on Job
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 7423 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...Ige has appointed Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture. Former Chair Denise Albano resigned for personal reasons on January 29, 2019....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Charting a New Course For Hawaii Tourism
By UHERO @ 1:21 PM :: 4241 Views :: Tourism
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...Diminishing economic contribution, eroding resident sentiment, and increasing congestion and stress on sites and attractions provide evidence that the current governance model is inadequate....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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INRIX: Honolulu Traffic Congestion Costs $1282 per Driver
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 3702 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu is the 18th-most congested city in USA....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Honolulu GOP Chair Brett Kulbis Running for Reelection
By Brett Kulbis @ 3:38 AM :: 4448 Views :: Republican Party
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...my intent is to run for re-election as the chairman of the Honolulu County Republican Party at our county convention next month....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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12,000 Leave Hawaii: Five Can Bring Them Back
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:26 AM :: 5207 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...‘Perry & The Posse’ hosts Keli'i Akina on morning radio show....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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U.S.-build rule deters ocean cargo service to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 AM :: 3986 Views :: Jones Act
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...why there are only a few ocean common carriers carrying goods between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Last Day to Register as Candidate: 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 13534 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Candidate registration open through Friday, February 15, 2019....
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Thursday, February 14, 2019 |
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Hawai‘i County Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 3871 Views :: Hawaii County
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...The following vacancies need to be filled....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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UPDATE: FSM Government Responds to Lyon Bribery Charge
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 13441 Views :: Ethics, World News, Law Enforcement
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...On February 14th, 2019 the FSM National Government was informed that the United States Government has approved the sharing of information related to this case....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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Disbar Dubin--Disciplinary Board
By Andrew Walden @ 10:38 PM :: 7732 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...The Board recommends that the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i issue an Order that Respondent Dubin be DISBARRED....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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Who Wants to Give OHA Millions More?
By Video @ 7:21 PM :: 4467 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Talk About Throwing Good Money After Bad ....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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Screening Committee Selects Three KSBE Trustee Finalists
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 4550 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...three finalists to replace Kamehameha Schools Trustee Corbett Kalama whose term ends on June 30, 2019. They are: Anton Krucky, Coralie Chun Matayoshi and Crystal Rose....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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Gabbard Hires Russian Agent--Story to go National?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 6901 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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...Very interesting. Tulsi Gabbard, the only Democratic presidential candidate who has full Kremlin support and who praised Syria's Assad, has hired Chris Cooper of Potomoc Square Group, the same DC fixer who the Russians hired to smear me and Sergei Magnitsky in 2016. Coincidence?....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
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More Anti-Gun Legislation Scheduled for Hearings Wednesday
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 3398 Views :: Second Amendment
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...On Wednesday, February 13th, the Hawaii state House Committee on Public Safety, Veteran and Military Affairs will be hearing several anti-gun bills....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
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HB1180: $60M Lava Relief for Big Island
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 3502 Views :: Hawaii County
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...Not Included: HRS 171-93: Law Allows Swap of Lava-Covered Lots for State Property in Zone 3....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
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FULL TEXT: Connors, Ballard ask Supreme Court to Remove Kaneshiro--Prosecutor Accused of Retaliating Against Witnesses
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 PM :: 6100 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary
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...“Once he sent those disciplinary notices to those employees, signed them, and said you are hereby put on notice, I think it’s moved over to tampering with a witness or obstruction of justice”....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery Micronesia: Arrests Start at the Top
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 AM :: 25511 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, World News
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...Arrested over the weekend, Master Halbert, son-in-law of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Peter Christian and son of FSM Senator Dohsis Halbert, appeared before Honolulu Federal Judge Richard L. Puglisi for arraignment Monday, February 11, 2019....
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Monday, February 11, 2019 |
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Hearing: Should Auwahi Windfarm Be Allowed to Kill 140 Bats?
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 6390 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... the DOFAW hearing will be held at 7:00 pm on February 15, 2019 at Kula Elementary School, 5000 Kula Highway in Kula ....
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Monday, February 11, 2019 |
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Medical Care is a Right—Except When it isn’t
By Mary Smart @ 9:41 PM :: 5328 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...In the State of Hawaii we protect turtle eggs and other animals, and yet we don’t give the same protections to our young humans....
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Monday, February 11, 2019 |
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Janus: UH Employee Sues HGEA
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 8025 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Labor
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...The University and HGEA refuse to allow her to resign union membership....
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Monday, February 11, 2019 |
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Monday, February 11, 2019 |
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Senate Committee Refuses to Recognize Hundreds of Emailed Testimonies
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 7343 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Second Amendment
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...The Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs has arbitrarily decided to not accept testimony submitted to it via e-mail....
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:26 PM :: 5285 Views :: Family, Life
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...Planned Parenthood Has Plans for Hawaii....
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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Another Saint for Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 5400 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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...Joseph Dutton heard about Father Damien's work in Hawaii and joined him, helping the sick in the leper colony for 45 years....
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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Wanna Buy a House? No Problem Just Save $946 a month for 12 years
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 PM :: 4654 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Here's How Much Generation Zers Will Need To Save For A Honolulu Home in 2031....
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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Creativity Abounds at our Legislature, Pt. 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3300 Views :: Taxes
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...creative tax-related bills at our legislature....
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Saturday, February 9, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribe: DHHL Releases Suspect Contract Docs
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 10412 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Ethics
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...Full Text: 211 pages of documentation related to the now-infamous 2010 DHHL contract with Lyon Associates....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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PRP App Reveals Web of Political Connections
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 5320 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...After taking over the publishing of the Hawai‘i Directory of Public Officials in 2018, PRP saw an opportunity....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Public-funded Anti-gun Firearm Factoid Factory
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 3798 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Following California’s lead, Hawaii lawmakers are seeking to use money gleaned from Aloha State taxpayers to fund their anti-gun propaganda efforts....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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UHERO: New Benchmarking Will Reveal Higher Unemployment
By UHERO @ 3:09 PM :: 4525 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...We expect downward revisions in the healthcare industry and in accommodation and food services, where job gains remained lackluster throughout 2018....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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USA Today: Makaha 4th Worst City in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 6750 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Goods and services are 61.4 percent more expensive...Housing is particularly unaffordable...an average of 9.7 percent of the city's labor force has been out of work over the last five years....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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Gas Tax? HDOT Doesn't Spend the Money it Already Has
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:09 PM :: 3336 Views :: Taxes
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...Hawaii residents paid an average of 65.32 cents per gallon in combined gas taxes in 2018....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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HB1184: Legislators Vote Down Infant Born Alive Protection Bill
By Mary Smart @ 5:21 AM :: 7593 Views :: Health Care, Life
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... it is the first time in many years that a PRO-LIFE bill was actually heard in a committee ....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Abigail Kawananakoa Releases Edited Interview
By Video @ 3:33 AM :: 7003 Views :: Ethics, Family, OHA
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...Campbell Estate heiress Abigail Kawananakoa released a video interview on Feb. 7, 2019 that was filmed on Jan. 15, 2019 at her home in Hawaii....
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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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BoE Announces Transsexual Bullying Policy--How Many HSTA Members Will be Fired?
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 6856 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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...Thousands of HSTA Members Could be Targeted by New Anti-Bullying Policy....
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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VA Town Hall Set for Honolulu
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 5120 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...To share information, resources, hear feedback from customers and to answer questions on VA health care, benefits, and memorial affairs....
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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Do 'affordable housing' requirements work?
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 6399 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... Thursday, Feb. 21, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the state Capitol, Room, 312 ....
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Thursday, February 7, 2019 |
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Hawaii: Highest Sales Taxes Per Capita in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 2:06 PM :: 4716 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...In fiscal year 2017, the highest state sales tax collections per capita were found in Hawaii -- $2,269....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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Aquarium Fishing and Hawaiian Culture
By Selected News Articles @ 11:49 PM :: 4734 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... the ancient Hawaiians were practical people that utilized their natural resources ....
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