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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Hawaii Foster Care Class Action Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 6587 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...foster care payment was just $529 per month, as the state had refused to increase it for nearly 25 years....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Hilda Cat 3 -- Projected Hilo Landfall as Tropical Storm
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 4277 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...ABOUT 600 MI ESE OF HILO MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH....
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Saturday, August 8, 2015 |
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Hurricane Hilda Now Category 4--Winds 140mph
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 3841 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...ABOUT 870 MI ESE OF HILO HAWAII MOVING W AT 15MPH....
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 |
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$40M CIP Released
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 4082 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... $9,318,772 for Aloha Stadium, more than $11M for Honolulu Airport ....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Track Takes Guillermo Northwest of State, Possibility of Heavy Rainfall
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 3768 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Guillermo is located 370 miles east of Hilo as of 2:00 p.m. today....
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Sunday, August 2, 2015 |
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You Can Have That Road, Alphonse…No! You Take It, Gaston!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5840 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...the State and counties aren’t clear on which roads they own....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Auditor: Lack of Procurement Controls Exposes Health Department to Waste and Abuse
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:21 PM :: 5645 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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Department provides little support for and minimal oversight of staff involved in procurements....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Truth in Accounting: Hawaii Hiding 71 Percent of Retirement Debt
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 5538 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Because the state government uses outdated accounting methods, a vast majority of liabilities are excluded from its financial reporting....
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Sunday, July 19, 2015 |
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Post-Employment Benefits Are King
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5418 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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The Hawaii Constitution says, “Membership in any employees' retirement system of the State or any political subdivision thereof shall be a contractual relationship, the accrued benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.”
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Time Warner to Sell Oceanic to Charter Communications
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 6750 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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DCCA Cable Television Divison received an application from Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable, Inc....
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight Bills
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4001 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today vetoed eight bills and sent his statements of objections to the house and senate leadership....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 |
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Video: A Fiscal Cliff for Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 5704 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Senate Minority Budget Director Paul Harleman about the current economic status of Hawaii and his concerns for the state's future financial stability....
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Ige Releases ‘Intent to Veto’ List
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 5589 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Ige has informed the Hawai‘i State Legislature of his intent to veto the following bills....
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
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Hawaii Government Workforce Seventh Least Productive in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 7042 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Hawaii’s employees earn 9 percent more than those in the private sector—the 3rd highest wages and salaries ratio in the country....
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Friday, June 5, 2015 |
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State Technology Transformation 'will not move forward without the right people in place'
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 4428 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...hiring and retaining qualified state government IT staff is a top priority, noting the challenge of an aging workforce and lack of millennials....
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Sunday, May 24, 2015 |
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Unfunded Liabilities – Smoke and Mirrors?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6554 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...what actually goes into this “unfunded liability” calculation....
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Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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A Troubling Excess Of Optimism: Examining the Hawaii State Budget
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:18 PM :: 4218 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the Governor’s projection of state expenditures–and the means by which this forecast is determined–are not transparent....
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Senate Announces New Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 6080 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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The Hawaii State Senate today announced a new line up of committees and committee chairs as part of its recent reorganization....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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HB321: Gamesmanship and Shenanigans
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 AM :: 6298 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Drugs
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...legislative priorities are out-of-touch with reality....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 |
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Slom: Hawaii Will Deplete Cash Reserves by 2021
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:22 AM :: 6108 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...once you tally up the separate appropriation bills the current spending plan is almost identical to the Governor's initial budget request....
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Sunday, May 3, 2015 |
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Full List: $28M Grants in Aid Funded in State Budget
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 4757 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$20 million in capital improvement projects (CIP) funding and $8 million in operating funds....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 |
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Conference Committee
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 4891 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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“Conference committee is where good bills go to die.”
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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Powdered Alcohol Prohibition Wins in Hawaii Senate
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:05 PM :: 7776 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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"Whenever there is a new product, whether it be powdered alcohol or e-cigarettes, we want to jump on it, and ban it."
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Monday, April 27, 2015 |
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Hawaii Open Budget: Online Conference Committee Tracking Tool
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:20 PM :: 4661 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...will be updated daily, shortly after decisions are made in the Conference Committee budget meetings....
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Saturday, April 25, 2015 |
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7% Solution Makes Hawaii Pension Debt Seem Smaller
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 6611 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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“The state increased the rate from 4 percent to 7 percent.”
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Friday, April 24, 2015 |
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Auditor: No Special Fund Raids After AG Tightens Enforcement
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:28 PM :: 4063 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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On February 27, 2013, the department conducted department-wide training for deputies whose clients administer non-general fund....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015 |
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Conference Committee Begins Negotiations on State Budget
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 4313 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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House and Senate conferees met today to begin negotiations on a final version of HB500, the state budget bill....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Auditor Presents 2014 Annual Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:36 AM :: 3638 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...we had a busy 2014—releasing 18 audits, analyses, and studies on everything from alternate uses of recycled glass to the regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Senate Passes Nearly 200 Measures on Crossover
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 4182 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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A majority of the bills will go into conference committees where the House and Senate conferees will convene to settle differences....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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House Passes Nearly 150 Senate Bills on Second Crossover
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 4226 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The state House of Representatives passed today nearly 150 Senate measures....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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Alii Place: Where Will the $90M Come From?
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:49 AM :: 5375 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Senator Slom says, "We should have learned something from the Kamamalu Building."
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Senate Committee Amends, Approves Interisland Ferry Resolution
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 PM :: 5865 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Formerly, the resolution only considered the Washington State ferry as a model, but now it has been expanded to other possible jurisdictions as well....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Rep Luke Gives One Hour Notice for Hearing on Open Government Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 4711 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke provided only one hour notice for a 14-bill hearing she was holding this afternoon....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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HB500: Hawaii Legislators Vote on Secret Budget
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 10:23 PM :: 5595 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"It is another example of our state failing to be transparent."
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Ige Names Appointees to Head DLIR, OIMT
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 4555 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced his nominations to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations and the Office of Information Management and Technology....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Ige Nominates Suzanne Case to DLNR, Names Three to School Board
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 7130 Views :: Education K-12, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Suzanne Case is a 28-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy and has served as its executive director since 2001....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Senate Minority Alternative Budget cuts spending, caps collective bargaining
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:13 PM :: 8129 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Republican Party, Taxes
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"It brings relief to our beleaguered taxpayers and small businesses, and balances our state finances in the long term."
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Sunday, April 5, 2015 |
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The Turtle Bay Bill, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8790 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...They were under the impression that the bond sale process needed to begin by June 30 of this year. “No,” said the Department of Attorney General, “the law says that the bond sale needs to be DONE by June 30.”...
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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SCR181: Interisland Ferry System Study
By Michael Hansen @ 10:16 PM :: 7097 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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There are several State regulatory issues that need to be resolved prior to attempting to establish a Hawaii interisland ferry and are at least as important as the technical modeling, facilities and feasibility considerations....
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 |
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61 Hawaii Bridges Need Structural Repair
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 4833 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...cars, trucks and school buses cross Hawaii's 61 structurally compromised bridges 900,643 times every day....
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Friday, March 27, 2015 |
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$11M Spent: Ige Dumps Abercrombie's IT Pipedream
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 4953 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"Why be part of the solution when there's so much money to be made in being part of the problem?"
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 |
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Resolutions Urge Audit of State Use of Outside Counsel
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:33 PM :: 6964 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, OHA
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"...From agencies like the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to organizations like HART that are entrusted with significant state funds, there is a need for greater accountability...."
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Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
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Auditor Hammers Legislators' Special Funds: 43 of 44 Do Not Meet Criteria
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 4595 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...an analysis of each new special or revolving fund proposed by legislative bills....
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Sunday, March 15, 2015 |
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I Can’t Believe He Said That!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5490 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... hundreds of little (and in some cases, not so little) pots of money sprinkled throughout Hawaii's departments, agencies, and other governmental units ....
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Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
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OpenHawaii.org -- Holding Government Accountable
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 7570 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...county and state salary and overtime records, as well as retirement, health insurance, budgetary, and other data....
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