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Entries for January 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Cameras can catch cars that run red lights, but that doesn’t make streets safer
By Selected News Articles @ 9:32 PM :: 3085 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...They don’t reduce the total number of vehicle accidents, the total number of individuals injured in accidents or the total number of incapacitating injuries that involve ambulance transport to a hospital....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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HB1676: Red Light Scameras -- Bill Passes Committee
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 2949 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Safety or scam? Red light cameras under scrutiny....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Economic Impact of Immigration by State -- Hawaii 17th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 2559 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...which states benefit the most — and least — from immigration using 23 key indicators....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Honolulu 79th Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals
By Selected News Articles @ 8:56 PM :: 4462 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...STEM workers are in fierce demand and Honolulu is just not competitive....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii Most Expensive State for Car Owners
By Selected News Articles @ 8:41 PM :: 4132 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...‘Cost of Ownership & Maintenance’ highest in USA....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Stop Taxing Healthcare
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 4197 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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How to Restore OHA's Credibility
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:31 PM :: 3680 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The way OHA has responded to recent events has affected its credibility in the eyes of Hawai’i’s lawmakers and OHA’s own Hawaiian beneficiaries....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Hawaii’s housing crisis, in 63 seconds
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 3536 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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...no land shortage....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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HB1884: Right to Repair
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 3619 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Manufacturers of everything from tablets to toasters to tractors make it too difficult and too expensive to repair their products when they break....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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Former Schofield Range Director Pleads Guilty In Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 3940 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor....
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Friday, January 31, 2020 |
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NRA Town Hall Set for Honolulu
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2657 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Thursday, February 13th, 6PM-8PM -- Weinberg Memorial Hall - Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Election 2020: Candidate Filing Opens Monday Feb 3
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 3569 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Candidates seeking elective office can obtain nomination papers beginning Monday, February 3, 2020....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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HB2451: Assisted Suicide Proponents want Hawaii to be a testing ground for Nurses!
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:48 PM :: 2937 Views :: Health Care
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...The House Health Committee has scheduled a hearing on HB 2451 (Relating to Health) this Friday, January 31, at 11 a.m....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii GE Tax adds $222M to healthcare costs
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:17 AM :: 5052 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Second Amendment Rally Set for Capitol
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 2951 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Rally begins at 8:30AM -- Legislator visits begin at 10:30AM....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Bills Would Extend Statute of Limitations for Child Molestation
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:49 AM :: 2901 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...HB2177 will be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on January 30 at 2:45 pm in Capitol Conference Room 325....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Charting a New Fiscal Course for Hawaii: Fiscal Architecture Approach
By UHERO @ 1:49 AM :: 4328 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...a case for the Hawaii community to focus on “the future fiscal capacity of Hawaii state and local governments.”....
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Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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Feds Bust Philippine KOJ Church
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 4015 Views :: Law Enforcement, Religion
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...The criminal complaint charges three defendants who are described as the main administrators of KOJC in the United States....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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ILWU Boss Gets 30 Months for Theft
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 4112 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...Nathan Lum was the former division director of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Longshore Division (ILWU)....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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HB2728: Diamond Head Attack Becomes Excuse for Tax Hike
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:03 PM :: 4562 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes, Tourism
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...House Bill 2728 implements a $5 surcharge for all overseas flights except for interisland travel....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Another Record Year: 10.4M Tourists Visit Hawaii in 2019
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 3971 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...On average, there were 249,021 visitors in the Hawaiian Islands on any given day in 2019, up 3.0 percent from 2018....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii: 69% Struggle Financially
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 3704 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The Hawaii Financial Health Pulse provides a new, in-depth view of the financial struggles faced by people in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Public Meetings to Discuss Caldwell Rain Tax
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 4897 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...The challenge: Making rainwater into an excuse for you to pay more taxes....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Doing the Job the State Won't Do: Feds Sentence MCCC Escapee to 46 Months in a Real Prison
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 3617 Views :: Maui County, Law Enforcement
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...Maui burglar sentenced to 46 months of prison after pleading guilty to possession of stolen firearms....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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HB2680: Involuntary Hospitalization for Mentally Ill
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 2:14 PM :: 3877 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...HB2680 will be heard on Wednesday, February 5 at 9 am in Capitol Conference Room 325....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii receives mixed grades on tobacco prevention and cessation
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 3885 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...The 18th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report grades states and the federal government on policies proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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Hawaii: More Anti-Gun Bills Introduced Before Deadline
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 3185 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Some of the more egregious bills introduced include....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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DHHL Buys KSBE Property in Moiliili--Will Build Rental Units
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 3626 Views :: DHHL
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...DHHL intends to rehabilitate those buildings immediately and deploy them as affordable rentals to applicants on the wait list....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
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Honolulu City Finances 3rd Worst in USA
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4972 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Taxes
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...While people have focused on the city’s $2.6 billion pension debt, its debt related to retiree health care benefits is almost as high at $2.2 billion....
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Monday, January 27, 2020 |
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SB2331 Will Legislators Give Kaneshiro Crony $50M?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 5907 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...What does a drunk rave promoter know about aviation fuel anyway?....
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Monday, January 27, 2020 |
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This Week's Legislative Hearings
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 3254 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... List of present and future hearings ....
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Monday, January 27, 2020 |
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School Choice Week Hawaii -- 96 events statewide
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 2696 Views :: Education K-12
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...Aloha State Parents to Explore Education Options for Upcoming School Year....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Death Row 'Not-a-Pimp' McCoy Kicked out by Angry Mother
By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 6397 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...McCoy escaped death row but he couldn't escape mother of one of his 'girlfriends'....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Where The Homeless Are--Oahu 'Heat Map'
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 5677 Views :: Homelessness
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...Partners in Care Releases ‘Heat Map’ of Homeless Camps Based on 2020 PIT Survey....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Auditor: CIP Management Gets Even Worse
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:48 AM :: 4829 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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...The State’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget for FY2019 was $2.02 billion....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Report: HIOSH has the Ethics of a Used Car Salesman
By News Release @ 5:07 AM :: 3593 Views :: Ethics
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... Occupational Health Branch Manager for HIOSH takes new hires shopping for used cars ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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OHA Audit: Don’t Let Them Double Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3743 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...This deserves an answer....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Full Text: DBEDT Releases Housing Planning Study
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 4302 Views :: Development, Economy, Cost of Living
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...Included in the study are data on housing supply, demand, and estimates of housing units needed by levels of affordability....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:28 PM :: 5568 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Gambling, Life
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...January 23rd - Bill Introduction Cutoff Last day for a bill to be filed with the House or Senate Clerk....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 25, 2020
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 2769 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... this week's votes--all impeachment-related ....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Eight Bills Behind 'Joint Economic Package'
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 4185 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Measures tackle housing, childcare, wage issues highlighted in ALICE report....
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Saturday, January 25, 2020 |
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Sen Riviere Introduces Bills to Protect Communities from Wind Farms
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 3930 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...This week, Senator Gil Riviere introduced the POWER Bill Package – People Overwhelmed by Wind Energy Ramifications....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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HB2593: Fossil Fuel Cars to be Banned by 2030
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 3327 Views :: Energy
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...House Bill 2593 would allow the sale of only electric, hydrogen, or hybrid vehicles by car dealerships starting in 2030....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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State of the State: Right diagnosis, wrong prescription
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 PM :: 3595 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...What ails Hawaii is too much government and too much spending. The last thing we need is more of the same....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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Week One: 4,161 Bills and Resolutions Introduced in Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 3:50 PM :: 3587 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...4,161 bills and resolutions (including carry-overs from 2019) have been recorded as of January 20, 2020....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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U.S. Ferry Systems Soaked by Maritime Protectionism
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 2963 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii would certainly know....
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
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DoI Micronesia and US Territories: 2019 Accomplishments
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 3366 Views :: National News
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...Interior Assistant Secretary Releases 2019 Accomplishments for the Offices of Insular and International Affairs....
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