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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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Honolulu Auditor Releases Annual Report
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4574 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...and identifies three upcoming audits....
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Saturday, August 6, 2016 |
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State Issuing Fines on City for Sewer Spill and Failure to Maintain Infrastructure
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 4648 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...the inability of the mayor to address this infrastructure failure is clear negligence....
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Saturday, August 6, 2016 |
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Caldwell Ducks Debate as Fundraising Fades
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 6161 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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...the mayor fails to attend the debate tonight in Sand Island sponsored by the Kaimuki Business Association, Kalihi Business Association and Kahala Business Association....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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Fundrace: Djou Beats Caldwell 3-1
By News Release @ 12:34 PM :: 5156 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Djou for Mayor reported having raised approximately $225,000 in contributions with just under $200,000 cash-on-hand....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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Honolulu Green Light-Red Light Ratio Designed to Jam Up Traffic
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 4164 Views :: Honolulu County
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...A well managed arterial street should have at least a 7:3 green-to-red ratio--Honolulu has the opposite....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission Appoints New Director
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 3971 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Ms. Yamane previously served as the Acting State Auditor....
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Tuesday, August 2, 2016 |
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Caldwell Hammered on Bank Job, Lack of Ethics
By News Release @ 7:59 PM :: 5191 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Caldwell collects not only a $164,928 annual pay check from taxpayers but continues to 'work' a second job at a bank collecting an additional $200,000 per year....
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Sunday, July 31, 2016 |
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On Rail, Caldwell Stonewalls Council, Legislature, and Feds
By News Release @ 5:34 AM :: 5213 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...Kirk Caldwell has done everything possible to evade questioning and withhold the details of the rail project....
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Thursday, July 28, 2016 |
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DLNR: Keehi Lagoon is Caldwell’s Mess
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5317 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"...there might be needles and other hazardous materials in here, so we don’t want people reaching in...."
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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Another Sewage overflow near Ala Moana
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 3829 Views :: Honolulu County
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Remember how long it took to wade thru Caldwell’s lies Last Time?
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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Honolulu: Property Tax Bills and Absentee Ballots Arrive in Mail
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:04 AM :: 6059 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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This week our City government mailed two very important documents: your property tax bill and your absentee ballot....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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City seeks non-profit organization for Kapolei City Lights parade and vendors
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 5398 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion
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The deadline to submit proposals is 4 p.m. on August 19, 2016....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Honolulu ADU Incentives Now Law
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 3901 Views :: Honolulu County
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...saving up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees for homeowners wishing to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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VIDEO: HART Vice-Chair Endorses Charles Djou
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 7632 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Politicians, Rail
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...after having seen Caldwell in ‘action’ as mayor, Damien and the IBEW have thrown their support firmly behind Charles....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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It Begins: Caldwell Launches First Negative Campaign Ad
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 5298 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...We always knew the mayor would reach for negative campaigning because, as the media reported, that's "the way he rolls."....
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Sunday, July 17, 2016 |
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Poll: Djou Ahead 39-30
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:47 PM :: 5549 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Ballots will be mailed in 5 days. This election can be won with 50% + 1 vote....
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Sunday, July 17, 2016 |
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Honolulu Charter Commission Prepares 27 Amendments for Ballot
By Natalie Iwasa @ 6:25 PM :: 4165 Views :: Honolulu County
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#35 – deletes the requirement that no more than a majority of the reapportionment commission members shall be from the same political party....
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Friday, July 15, 2016 |
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Djou Raises $259K in First Month of Campaign
By News Release @ 5:05 AM :: 5363 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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The Djou for Mayor campaign will file its first campaign finance report today....
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Friday, July 15, 2016 |
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Three Candidates For Mayor, Three Positions On Honolulu Rail
By Robert Thomas @ 4:49 AM :: 5780 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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Continue past Middle Street to Ala Moana only if the total cost does not exceed $7,000,000,000.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Djou Launches First TV Commercial
By Video @ 11:00 PM :: 5294 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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This mayor's race can be won in the Primary with 51% of the vote!
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Djou Challenges Caldwell to Respond to On-Going EMS Staffing Problems
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:31 PM :: 5170 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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...Yesterday, when asked to respond on EMS staffing shortages, the mayor again refused to respond....
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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Shady Deals? Honolulu Grants in Aid
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5836 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...it looks bad for individual council members to secure money for such organizations....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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One Month Since Launch of Djou Campaign
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5071 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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You can feel the momentum building....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Djou Agrees to Eight Debates
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 4777 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Djou will participate in the following eight debates and forums in the next five weeks -- at least one of which Caldwell has refused to attend....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 |
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Caldwell Planning Smear Tactics?
By Rep Charles Djou @ 5:11 PM :: 5402 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...this race will soon get ugly....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 |
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Honolulu Republicans Endorse Djou for Mayor
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 4991 Views :: Honolulu County, Republican Party
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Honolulu faces a crisis of old-boy crony-leadership, a mismanaged railroad, homelessness, and deteriorating public facilities....
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Friday, July 1, 2016 |
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Djou: Fundraising Exceptionally Strong
By Rep Charles Djou @ 10:18 PM :: 4968 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...we will be able to file an exceptionally strong fundraising report that demonstrates the strength of our campaign and message....
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 |
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Honolulu Charter Commission Sets Community Meetings
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 3695 Views :: Honolulu County
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...meetings are set between now and July 7....
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Monday, June 27, 2016 |
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Major Unions Endorse Djou for Mayor
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 6501 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Rail
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...The unions endorsing Djou were the first unions to support Kirk Caldwell for mayor in 2010 and backed Caldwell again in 2012....
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Friday, June 24, 2016 |
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Privatization: 20 Years of UPW Garbage in Hawaii’s Courts
By Selected News Articles @ 10:02 PM :: 7826 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Judiciary, Labor
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20 years ago, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that an agreement between the County of Hawaii and a private contractor for the operation of a county landfill violated civil service laws....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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Caldwell Buys Iwilei Building: Hub for Homeless to Rival LA Skid Row
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 6237 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...Council members Carol Fukunaga, Ann Kobayashi and Ron Menor on a follow-up trip to review Seattle’s homeless projects, including hygiene centers and government-sanctioned tent cities....
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Monday, June 20, 2016 |
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Star-Adv Hits Caldwell ‘Abject Failure of Leadership’
By Rep Charles Djou @ 1:22 AM :: 6897 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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The newspaper characterized Caldwell's decision-making as "political expediency" driven by his re-election campaign....
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 |
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Pine: Before we rush to decide on a rail route, shouldn't we get numbers first?
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 3:55 AM :: 5233 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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leaders are making serious decisions on changing the rail route without publicly analyzing facts or figures on how the change will affect the ridership numbers....
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 |
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Mayor Becomes Incoherent
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:53 AM :: 7034 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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Over the past 48-hours the mayor's policy on rail swung wildly in a display of uneven and poorly constructed leadership....
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Friday, June 17, 2016 |
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Caldwell’s Sad Little Zoo—More at Stake than Money
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 PM :: 3876 Views :: Honolulu County
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"the elephants were recently found playing with a car battery that got in there somehow"
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Friday, June 17, 2016 |
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Full Text: Caldwell statement on rail project
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 5392 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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"...and secure additional funding to complete the last five miles of the project to Ala Moana...."
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Friday, June 17, 2016 |
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Fire Mayor, Not the Ethics Director
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:08 AM :: 5762 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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Totto's troubles only started when he started investigating Caldwell's political fundraising practices....
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
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Frustrated with Caldwell: Ethics Director Resigns after 16 Years
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 4698 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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Totto’s relationship with the city administration was contentious from the beginning with questions about funding by lobbyists for the mayor’s inaugural luau....
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
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Cayetano, Kobayashi Endorse Djou for Mayor--Heen to Head Campaign
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 7094 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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"The backing of these trusted community leaders is a reflection of how much we need new leadership at Honolulu Hale."
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
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The Value of Neighborhood Boards
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:48 AM :: 3971 Views :: Honolulu County
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...more people than ever want to be on the board – in 2015, 610 people volunteered to run for 437 seats....
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Monday, June 13, 2016 |
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Djou: We should be strengthening our ethics commission, not dismantling it
By Rep Charles Djou @ 10:10 PM :: 5211 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...as a councilmember, I fought to give the Ethics Commission the power to issue civil fines for violations of the ethics code and championed stronger ethics rules that have reduced conflicts of interest in Honolulu....
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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Duke Aiona Endorses Charles Djou for Mayor
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 6131 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Republican Party
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"I am pleased to call Charles Djou a friend and look forward to helping elect him mayor."
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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Mayor’s Race: Ernie Martin Chickens Out
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 4342 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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"I have great respect for the office of the Mayor"
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Ignoring the Science: DLNR Hosts Confab on ‘Sea Level Rise Adaptation’
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 4162 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... CLUE: Because Oahu is on an extinct volcano, the island is rising faster than the wildest projections of sea-level rise. Al Gore just can't keep up with Madame Pele ....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Auditor: City Computers Remain Vulnerable to Hackers
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 3734 Views :: Honolulu County
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...more needs to be done to ensure the city is not vulnerable to unauthorized access to its data assets....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Caldwell ‘Disappointed’ With Council Budget
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4386 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...City Council approves $6.8B cap on rail spending....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Deconstructing the Kaka‘ako Makai Parks Master Plan
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:33 PM :: 4442 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Earlier this month, HCDA released the Kaka‘ako Makai Parks Active Use Facilities Master, a draft Environmental Impact Statement....
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016 |
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Charter Commission Proposal: Eliminate Neighborhood Boards
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 3977 Views :: Honolulu County
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...neighborhood boards represent grassroots democracy in its purest form....
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