Entries for September 2015

Trustee Tears Were Shed & New Beginnings Promised....

There were at least 250 people there....

209 Candidates running for 40 positions as delegates to the Tribal Convention designed to approve Federal Recognition.... 

Last week one of my students asked why rail projects don't get stopped....

Hawaii AG joins amici brief supporting Texas in Evenwel v. Abbott....

including Travelocity.Com, LLP, Expedia, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, and Priceline.Com, LLP....

Witnesses from six states - California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Oregon – attended the hearing....

"The DHHL is carefully reviewing the details of the Interior Department’s proposal and will be submitting comments on the issues outlined therein."

Instead of 'transparent' public discussion, Interior has set up four call-in teleconferences in which the Feds can tamp down opposition and create the illusion of support....

...the USAID and USDA’s cost of shipping U.S. flag was 23% greater than would have been by foreign flag....

On multiple occasions, Congress considered--and decided not to pass--the Akaka Bill....

WalletHub compared 515 U.S. cities across 10 key metrics, ranging from population growth rate to unemployment rate decrease....

The NPRM comes on the heels of a robust and transparent public comment period as part of a...process that began last year and included public meetings. ...they overwhelmingly favored creating a pathway for reestablishing a formal government-to-government relationship.... (LOL!)

...The sign at Marine Corps Base Hawaii reads: "God bless the military, their families, and the civilians who work with them." It has stood there for 14 years....

...reimbursing OIG for Federal financial participation claimed for costs related to investigations of ineligible cases, to misplaced equipment, and to unallowable costs for equipment....

The Service will not be designating Critical Habitat areas for these species at this time due to insufficient information....

...adding rigor and value to programs preparing high school graduates for high-skilled, high-demand jobs....

States are not held to the same accounting standards as most businesses and publicly traded companies. Therefore, states do not use the proper tools to balance their budgets....

...On September 9 Hawaii became the first state to post a draft waiver proposal for public comment....

There are two approaches to meeting the needs of the least advantaged in society....