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Saturday, November 27, 2021 |
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Tuesday, November 23, 2021 |
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Is This the End for Gut and Replace?
By Video @ 3:44 AM :: 2305 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Court Strikes Down ‘Gut and Replace’ -- Legal Expert Robert Thomas Weighs in ....
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Monday, November 22, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ranks 47th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 2235 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... The state’s pavement quality is very poor, among the worst in the country and the primary driver for the state’s low ranking ....
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021 |
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Ige Announces $365M in CIP
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 2768 Views :: DHHL, Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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... These funds were released in October 2021 ....
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021 |
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State Financial Reports 84% Transparent
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 1846 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Twenty-two states earned distinction this year for providing the public with candid and transparent information about their government’s fiscal health ....
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Sunday, November 14, 2021 |
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NOT the End of Gut-n-Replace
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2462 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... A person challenging a bill still needs to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the bill is unconstitutional. And remember, it took a 3-2 vote to hold that recidivism and hurricane shelters are unrelated ....
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Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Guts-And-Replaces The Legislature's "Gut-And-Replace" Switcheroo
By Robert Thomas @ 8:01 PM :: 2328 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... a well-functioning republic presumes that those tasked with vigilance -- the public -- have the opportunity to understand the substance of what those whom we elect to represent us are actually doing ....
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Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Survey shows concern about government spending and debt
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 2802 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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Good riddance to ‘gut and replace’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:23 PM :: 2172 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiffs, arguing that the practice was eroding public trust in government and short-circuiting the democratic process ....
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Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
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"Gut and Replace" Held Unconstitutional
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 2592 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Hawaii Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, dealt a serious blow to the Legislature’s “gut and replace” tactic ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Spewing CO2 Governor Jets off to Scotland Global Warming Confab
By News Release @ 5:31 AM :: 2305 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... Jeff Bezos' Gulf Stream leads parade of 400 private jets into COP26 ....
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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The Perils of Being a Watch Doggie
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3345 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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... The story you are about to read is true. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent ....
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 |
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
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Saturday, October 2, 2021 |
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Full Text: Ige Extends Emergency to December 1st
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 2293 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Restores civil service recruitment requirements which were previously suspended ....
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii’s Big Government Bureaucracy; How Red Tape Threatens the Individual
By Video @ 3:45 AM :: 2764 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Hawaii government bureaucracy often it serves itself instead of the public ....
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Sunday, September 19, 2021 |
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Competition for People
By News Release @ 6:00 AM :: 2260 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... I have seen legislature after legislature consider many, many bills to increase taxes ....
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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Spying on You: Digital Hawaii SMART Health Card
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 3317 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Foil a Spy: Laminate a photocopy of your CDC vax card. Score it down the middle to fold to the size of a business card. Then put it in your wallet ....
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Sunday, August 29, 2021 |
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Jenga game illustrates how government budgets go wrong
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:15 PM :: 2334 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... “Yes,” Weinberg said. “You are going to mess up Hawaii’s finances.” ....
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Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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DLIR to Accept Telephone Appointments for Complex Unemployment Claims
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 2057 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Claimants May Request Slots to Speak with an Investigator ....
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Ige Mandates Vax or Testing for Public Employees--Unions Resist
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 2948 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... Beginning Aug. 16, 2021, all State and county employees must provide their vaccination status to their department ....
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 |
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Are Hawaii's government finances really so bad? Yes. Find out why.
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:10 AM :: 2963 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Why reform of Hawaii’s emergency powers law failed
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:38 PM :: 3157 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... many Hawaii residents were disappointed by the failure of the Legislature to approve HB103, which would have placed limits on the governor’s emergency powers ....
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
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Coalitions are the key to change
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:16 PM :: 2458 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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... Put together a coalition of voices behind one cause and you instantly become “strong,” worthy of attention ....
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Friday, July 9, 2021 |
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Special Session Totals: Six Overrides, Three Amendments
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 2086 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The Governor has until Thursday, July 22 to act on HB1299 and SB589. ...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
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Ige Announces Final 26 Vetoes
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 3213 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... Ige announced that he has vetoed 26 of the 28 bills on his Intent to Veto list ....
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 |
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Go X Celebrates Hawai‘i’s Electric Foot Scooter Law
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 3003 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... Electric foot scooter bill signed into law (Act 174) ....
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Sunday, July 4, 2021 |
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Intent to Veto--the Enola Gay Frankenbill
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2630 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hopefully, the bad stuff will die and remain dead ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Let's not forget what makes July Fourth special
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:25 PM :: 2370 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... it would be appropriate if our legislators spent some of that time addressing the balance of powers and the emergency management statute that has ruled our lives for the past year ....
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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Funding the Hawaii Tourism Authority: TAT vs General Fund…Or?
By UHERO @ 12:04 AM :: 2937 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... According to the U.S. Travel Association, fourteen state tourism offices are funded either partly or entirely by a statewide lodging tax ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Ige's intent-to-veto list praised for being 'fiscally responsible'
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 2270 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Ige Releases 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2088 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his intent to veto 28 out of 268 bills passed during the 2021 Hawai‘i legislative session ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Four More Unlicensed Crypto Currency Dealers for Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 3291 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Admittance into the DCIL enables the companies to conduct business in Hawaii without first obtaining a state money transmitter license ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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UHERO: Should the Counties Get a Share of the Transient Accommodation Tax?
By UHERO @ 11:05 PM :: 2743 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... The Legislature’s decision to strip the county’s share of TAT revenues is certainly a stark change from just a few years ago ....
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Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
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Hawaii pension funds are only 55% funded
By Tax Foundation @ 4:45 AM :: 2531 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii pension funds rank 42nd in USA ....
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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HGEA Membership Approves Contract
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5068 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... HGEA requires voter ID to cast ballot. UPW has some fun Q&A about ballot handling issues ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Ige Seeks BLNR Nominees
By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 2368 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land district seats are open ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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UIPA Requests for FY2020
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 2072 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... data about Hawaii’s open records law collected by 284 state, county, and independent agencies on their UIPA Record Request Logs for FY 2020 ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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HDOT Wins $31.7M by Suing Software Contractor
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 1733 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Ciber was hired in 2008 to design and implement a financial accounting system, on an Oracle software platform ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Rep Ward: "It's clearly time to open up the State Capitol"
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:25 AM :: 2734 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The State Capitol has been closed since March of 2020 when the pandemic began, and unlike other State and government buildings across our State, the Capitol has remained closed to the public ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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DoT Hosts Public Meetings for 'Statewide Transportation Improvement Program'
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 1841 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"... The STIP is a four-year programming implementation document that identifies State and County transportation projects to be funded in part with federal funds ...."
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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Creating Facts on the Ground: Stadium Authority Rushes Decision to Demolish Aloha Stadium
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 4410 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Rail, Tourism
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... In a special Stadium Authority Board Meeting this morning (Thursday, May 6), the Board confirmed and voted for an early demolition of the existing stadium location ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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Senate Reorganizes Leadership, Committees
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 2282 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... appointment of Senator Dru Kanuha (District 3 – Kona and Kaʻū) as the new Senate Majority Leader ....
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Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
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Legislators Sum up 2021 Session
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 3270 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The Governor has until June 21, 2021, to provide the Legislature with notification of his intent to veto ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Legislature allows governor to act without restraint for another year
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:26 PM :: 3124 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... This bill was so close to the finish line that the only question seemed to be whether Gov. Ige would agree to limit his power ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Surprise! Another Cash Giveaway to HSTA Members -- $2,200 This Time
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4336 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The payments aim for “workforce stabilization to retain teachers” and will be made to full- and half-time teachers. (Translation: Incumbent stabilization to retain HSTA endorsement for 2022.) ....
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