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Monday, August 3, 2015 |
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2015’s Best & Worst Large Cities to Live in -- Honolulu Ranks 17th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 4550 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...attractiveness of the largest U.S. cities in terms of livability, the quality of their health and education systems, economic growth and tax rates....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Pine: Homeless Solutions for Leeward Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:45 PM :: 6172 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...almost a quarter of Oahu's unsheltered homeless are the Leeward district....
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Thursday, July 23, 2015 |
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Honolulu sewer bonds sell at interest rate higher than bankrupt Detroit
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 4472 Views :: Honolulu County
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Honolulu pays 3.89% -- Detroit pays 3.24% while in bankruptcy....
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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VIDEO: Ohana of Hawaii WW1 Vets Fight to Save Natatorium
By Video @ 6:31 PM :: 6461 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History, Military
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"We don't want to be the first state to ever tear down and demolish a memorial."
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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East Oahu: 400 Testify Against Federal Takeover of Maunalua Bay
By News Release @ 11:53 AM :: 7444 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...NEXT MEETING: Monday, July 20, 2015--NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council is being held from 9am-5pm at the Pagoda Hotel and is open to the public....
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 |
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Feds Promote Classes in Honolulu City Parks
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 4965 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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As part of the Interior Department’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 |
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Heroes Housing Heroes to help end veteran homelessness
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 6463 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Military
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“We are calling on all property owners who have studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units across O‘ahu to be a part of the solution to veteran homelessness.”
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Friday, July 3, 2015 |
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IHS to Operate Sand Island Homeless Transitional Housing
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 6574 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...city launches innovative new partnerships to provide cultural integration to COFA populations....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
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Caldwell refuses to sign Council Budget Bills
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 5337 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The City Council deleted funding for the Office of Strategic Development (OSD) positions needed to address homelessness and the affordable housing crisis....
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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BWS: Leaking Red Hill Tanks Just 100' Above Key Aquifer
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 6638 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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This aquifer is also the same one that BWS uses to provide water to residents from Moanalua to Hawaii Kai....
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Draft EIS: 21 Years of Death for Shearwater, Nene, Hoary Bat and more
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 7281 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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The applicant is requesting an ITP to authorize take of one threatened and six endangered species....
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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City Plans Sand Island Modular Housing for Homeless
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5384 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Caldwell announces plan to build Hale Mauliola temporary modular housing and provide services for homeless on Sand Island site....
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Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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Auditor: Federal Land Use Issues Dog Aloha Stadium
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:09 AM :: 5539 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education
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...the stadium is a facility that inherently “pushes the boundaries”....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
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2015 Neighborhood Board Election Results
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 8255 Views :: Honolulu County
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Complete results from all NB races ....
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Friday, May 15, 2015 |
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Voting for 2015 Neighborhood Board elections ends tonight
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 3711 Views :: Honolulu County
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Friday, May 15: Ballots must be cast by 11:59 p.m....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
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Three days left to vote in the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 3657 Views :: Honolulu County
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The voting deadline for the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 15....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
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Council Refuses to Back Down After Caldwell Threatens to Make Kakaako a Homeless Tent City
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 6016 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Caldwell: I will Make Kakaako a Homeless Tent City Unless Council Funds 'Positions'
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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Over 14,000 ballots cast in the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections -- Voting Open One More Week
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 3767 Views :: Honolulu County
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Eligible voters were mailed passcodes they may use to access their digital ballots; they have until May 15 to submit them....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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Rail Tax Hike: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 AM :: 6547 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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Senate 21-4 : House 39-12
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Monday, May 4, 2015 |
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Former Oahu Probation Officer Charged with Theft, Forgery
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 6085 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... July 1, 2011 through July 9, 2013, Sasao collected eleven payments from various probationers that had been assigned to him and kept the payments for his own use....
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Turtle Bay Deal Announced
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 8492 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."
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Thursday, April 30, 2015 |
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Desperate to Push GE Tax Hike Thru, HART Pretends Property Tax Hike is Only Alternative
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 6554 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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Watch HART try to pitch a Property Tax hike in order to make the GE tax seem palatable....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
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UPDATE: 85 Republicans Running for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 11374 Views :: Honolulu County, Republican Party
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All voting is done online or by phone. Registered voters will receive a ballot in the mail including a passcode they will need to use in order to access their digital ballot. This passcode was mailed out on April 23, 2015....
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Saturday, April 25, 2015 |
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Neighborhood Board elections now open for voting
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 4639 Views :: Honolulu County
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Voters may use the passcodes to cast ballots online via their computers or mobile devices from today, April 24, until May 15....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
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Honolulu: 40% of Homeless Refusing to Accept Shelter
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 5341 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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The number of homeless individuals on Oahu is 4,903, a 4% (191) increase over 2014. The percentage of those who are unsheltered is 40% (1,939), the highest percentage since these data were collected in 2009....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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Auditor: City Unable to Track Federal Transportation Funds
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 5361 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...grants and appropriations had lapsed or were subject to de-obligation because project managers lacked accurate, complete and reliable information....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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Ige: Telescope Legally Entitled to Proceed With Construction
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 6064 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, OHA
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Any further announcements about the construction schedule will come from TMT....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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HPD to Face on-site Accreditation Commission
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 5845 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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As part of the on-site assessment, the public is invited to phone in comments....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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City launches Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) website
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 5880 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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...MapOahuAgLand.com, provides information on the legal basis for IAL, the city’s process to map IAL, upcoming community meetings and announcements, and resource maps that show various characteristics of potential IAL....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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City to hold Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) meetings
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 5962 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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...The Department of Planning and Permitting will hold a series of meetings in April to seek public input in identifying and mapping Oahu’s Important Agricultural Lands....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 |
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“Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan” finalized and available for public comment
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4277 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan has been finalized and is being released today for public comment for 30 days....
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Thursday, March 26, 2015 |
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Honolulu Auditor Releases Citizen Centric Report
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 5458 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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Characteristics receiving the lowest percentage of excellent or good ratings were the availability of affordable quality housing, cost of living, and traffic flow on major streets....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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Kapolei NB: HB1329 Racetrack Bill -- Insensitive, Unethical, Possibly Illegal
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 5392 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...ONLY those who stood by to directly benefit financially from the bill were provided an opportunity to testify on it....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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Feds Will Decide on Hawaii Offshore Wind Projects
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 5929 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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"The Energy Policy Act of 2005 granted BOEM authority to issue leases for renewable energy projects on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), which begins 3 nautical miles offshore the islands of Hawaii."
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Sunday, March 22, 2015 |
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Makakilo NB Opposes "48 Minute" Bill 1329
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 6917 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Military
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The bill is now in the Senate, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology....
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Friday, March 20, 2015 |
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Auditor Releases National Citizen Survey of Honolulu Residents
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 3847 Views :: Honolulu County
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This is the sixth National Citizen Survey of Honolulu residents conducted for the City....
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Friday, March 20, 2015 |
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Honolulu Auditor: Only 26% of Recommendations Satisfactorily Addressed
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 5734 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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Our review covered 150 outstanding audit recommendations from 2004 to 2013....
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Friday, March 20, 2015 |
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Caldwell Touts Community Participation in Ala Moana Park Planning
By News Release @ 9:16 PM :: 5099 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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More than 350 people participated in a planning workshop at McCoy Pavilion....
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Friday, March 20, 2015 |
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Ethics Commission: Mayor can use city resources for 'Keep Hawaii's Heroes'
By News Release @ 5:42 AM :: 5650 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Military
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...the Commission has long-held that there is an exemption to Revised Charter of Honolulu Sec. 11-1041 for helping non-profit organizations with projects that the Mayor has officially designated as a project with community–wide benefit....
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Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
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Bond refinancing saves Honolulu taxpayers nearly $44 million
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 3698 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The average interest rate on the tax-exempt bonds for new projects is 3.39 percent, the second lowest rate in modern history....
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Oahu Family Court Nominees
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 6355 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Judiciary
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...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Thursday, April 2, 2015. All comments will be kept confidential....
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 |
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Proposed racetrack would obliterate WWII battlefield
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 AM :: 8855 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History, Military
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...HB1329 has been assigned to EDT and WAM, though a hearing has not yet been scheduled....
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Friday, March 13, 2015 |
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Fitch: Debt, Retiree Benefits Key to Honolulu Bond Ratings
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 3939 Views :: Honolulu County
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Fixed costs for debt service and retiree benefits comprise a high and growing share of general fund spending....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 |
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Final List of Neighborhood Board Candidates Released
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 9460 Views :: Honolulu County
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Neighborhood Board elections will be held in April and May of this year....
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 |
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Full Text: 2015 State of the City Address
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 4030 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Caldwell delivered his third annual State of the City Address on Tuesday morning, February 24, 2015....
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 |
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Will Legislators Co-Sign $660M Loan for Evicted Racetrack Owner?
By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 11867 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...If approved, non-profits directed by Grace, the Paradise Lua porta-potty magnate who beat the rap for the 1999 Aloha Stadium porta-potty fire bombings, would be eligible for millions of dollars to fund proposals such as the "Paradise Ohana Heart and Vascular Center, Inc."....
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 |
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611 Candidates on Ballot for Neighborhood Board Elections
By Selected News Articles @ 3:53 AM :: 4534 Views :: Honolulu County
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The 2015 Neighborhood Board elections will be held in April and May of this year. At stake are 437 seats on Oahu’s 33 Neighborhood Boards, whose volunteer members hold monthly meetings and serve as advisors on community concerns....
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