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Wednesday, February 23, 2022 |
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Ban Fundraisers During Session? SB555 Goes to Senate Floor
By Selected News Articles @ 6:36 PM :: 2277 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Hawaii Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended approval of a bill that would ban fundraising activities for lawmakers during legislative sessions. ...
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Saturday, February 19, 2022 |
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On the Move in the Legislature: the good, the bad and the ugly
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:57 AM :: 2281 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the Capitol is filled with eager beavers ....
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Friday, February 18, 2022 |
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Friday, February 18, 2022 |
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Chief Investigator: State Attorney General Refusing to Indict Government Corruption Cases
By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 PM :: 6690 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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"The CLFCU unit was to spearhead the criminal prosecution of White Collar and government corruption crimes. So far, completed cases that were sent to the unit have not been forwarded for indictments and are held in abeyance for no reason." -- Chief Investigator Daniel Hanagami
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Thursday, February 17, 2022 |
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Bribery: Saiki Reopens Capitol without Telling Senate, Creates 'Commission' to Stall Reform Until Next Session
By News Release @ 1:10 AM :: 3986 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The House is re-opening the State Capitol to the public beginning March 7, 2022. House members, House staff, and the public will be required to adhere to the state vaccination policy to enter the State Capitol ....
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022 |
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Former Hawaii State Legislators Plead Guilty to Honest Services Wire Fraud
By News Release @ 12:18 PM :: 3032 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Each defendant faces maximum penalties of 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 at their sentencings, which are set before Judge Mollway on July 5, 2022 ....
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Monday, February 14, 2022 |
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More sunshine would help combat corruption in Hawaii Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:14 AM :: 2422 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... At times, it’s nearly impossible to know exactly why a bill was killed or who was for or against it. Such things happen behind the scenes ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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The Legislature is still in session, and your property still is not safe
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:22 AM :: 3153 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... How many ways can our state legislators make life more miserable for us? ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SB3089 lacks legislative check on governor’s emergency powers
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 AM :: 2562 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... SB3089 would amend the state’s emergency-management statute ....
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Friday, February 11, 2022 |
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SB2697 provides best pathway for cryptocurrency in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:50 AM :: 2544 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... SB3076 would encumber cryptocurrency, not liberate it ... Digital currency bill SB3025 better than SB3076, but still a rat’s nest ....
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Bribery Arrests: "Proof the system is rigged"
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 3499 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... how widespread this corruption is in our government ....
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Feds Bust Two Legislators in Cesspool Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 4477 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Rep Ty Cullen and former cocaine dealer J Kalani 'Powdernose' English arrested today ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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Republican Legislative Session Update
By Brett Kulbis @ 2:30 AM :: 2841 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... We are 17 days through the 31st Legislature. The "People's" building is still closed and it doesn't look like Senator Kouchi, Speaker Saiki or Governor Ige are interested in opening it up. ...
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
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Legislative Session Opens and My oh My!
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5440 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Life
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... Historically, according the Legislative Reference Bureau, only 10% of bills introduced become law ....
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Monday, January 31, 2022 |
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HB1585: Emergency powers reform bill could be stronger
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:54 PM :: 6448 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... HB1585 needs greater clarity about the role of the Legislature and stronger statements about protecting transparency and individual rights ....
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Thursday, January 27, 2022 |
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It’s not weird, it’s constitutional
By Selected News Articles @ 7:40 PM :: 3006 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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... Here is the actual wording of the item in the Hawai‘i State Constitution ....
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Monday, January 24, 2022 |
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Full Text: State of the State Address
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3064 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Governor David Y. Ige to the Thirty-First State Legislature meeting in joint session, January 24, 2022 ....
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Saturday, January 22, 2022 |
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GOP: Reopen the State Capitol
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 5801 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, COVID-19
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... The word now is that leaders are reconsidering ....
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Thursday, January 20, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Day One Speeches at Hawaii Legislature
By Video @ 4:37 AM :: 4208 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii State Government
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... House Speaker Scott Saiki announced plans in an unusually specific, brief speech ....
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Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
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Closed to the People: 2022 Legislative Session Begins Today
By Brett Kulbis @ 5:03 PM :: 4039 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, Second Amendment
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... we’re also being told that we can’t fully open the State Capitol to public interaction because it isn’t safe ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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ARPA: Where did $1.6B Go?
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 4226 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Ige today said the State of Hawaiʻi allocated all the $1.6 billion received last May ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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Before Pandemic, Spending Exceeded Long-Term Revenue in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 7:59 PM :: 3452 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Insights From Fiscal 50’s Key Measures of State Fiscal Health ....
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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Legislature to Consider Auto-IRA Saving for Private Sector Workers
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 5130 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... workers at employers of a minimum size would be enrolled automatically in the program with the ability to opt out ....
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Sunday, January 16, 2022 |
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Under the Big Top
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4318 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... With this kind of money projected to come in the door, politicians of all stripes are staying up nights plotting and planning how to spend it ....
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Thursday, January 13, 2022 |
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Put state budget on a diet, Akina says on ‘Perry & The Posse’ show
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:50 PM :: 2984 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... What to do with the state’s $3 billion budget surplus ....
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022 |
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Hawaii Tax Foundation to Host 2022 Legislative Briefing series
By Tom Yamachika @ 9:51 PM :: 2729 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The 2022 Legislative Briefings will be held via Zoom on the following Tuesdays from 7:30 am- 8:30 am ....
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Monday, January 10, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrency in Hawaii at a crossroads
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:38 PM :: 2807 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Will Hawaii be able to benefit from the cryptocurrency boom? ....
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Sunday, January 9, 2022 |
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TANF Hoarding
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3166 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... So what have we done with the federal TANF money? We’ve let it pile up unused ....
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Saturday, January 8, 2022 |
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PUC Chair James Griffin to Step Down
By News Release @ 3:27 AM :: 2572 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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... Griffin will serve until June 30, 2022. Gov. Ige will nominate Griffin’s replacement in the coming months ....
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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TANF: Hawaii Hoards $364M Federal Welfare Money
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 2958 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii has $364 million idling in an account, equivalent to $2,923 per person living in poverty ....
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Thursday, January 6, 2022 |
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California Global Warmer Returns to Hawaii, Quickly Named to BLNR
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 3318 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... Aimee’s political experience includes working on Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, helping to draft her “Climate Plan for the People,” and on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, where she led the Bay Area Idealists4Hillary group ....
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022 |
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Lobbyists Welcome--But Legislature will Continue to Exclude Public
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 2473 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... “The decision to keep the building closed ... was made to minimize the spread of COVID-19 among members, staff, visitors (ie lobbyists and other insiders), and other building occupants (ie lobbyists and other insiders). The building status will be reevaluated in the coming weeks (ie after the session is over)” ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Hawaii budget needs lifestyle change in 2022
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:55 PM :: 2474 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the result of years of indulgence and bad habits ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Senate Budget Briefings Begin
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 1943 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... twenty informational briefings Senate Ways and Means (WAM) committee will be conducting between January 4–18, 2022 ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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7-Eleven Hawaii to Accept SNAP for Online Orders With Vroom Delivery
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 2459 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... The island retailer will be the first convenience store chain in the U.S. to launch online SNAP payment capabilities ....
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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 |
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Removing Hawaii’s Barriers to Bitcoin
By Video @ 1:10 AM :: 2669 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Hawaii has higher legal barriers to virtual-currency companies than any other state ....
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Monday, January 3, 2022 |
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Hawaii could be more transparent about CARES Act spending, report says
By Selected News Articles @ 5:22 PM :: 2871 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s website falls short of breaking down what money was spent on beyond the vague spending category descriptions, which leave a lot of gray area ....
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Saturday, January 1, 2022 |
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Act 90: 19,000 DLNR Acres Transferred to Agriculture Department
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 3010 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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... fulfilling the purposes of Act 90, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003 ....
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Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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Ige's Latest COVID Emergency Proclamation Does Only One Thing: Suspend Part of Sunshine Law
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 3717 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Ige has signed an emergency proclamation temporarily suspending an upcoming provision in Hawaiʻi’s Sunshine Law that would have mandated at least one in-person location be held for public meetings ....
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Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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DHS Waiver Makes Life Easier for Welfare Cheats
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 2568 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... beginning January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, the interview requirement for new applications and renewals will be waived ....
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Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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State budget windfall opens way for tax cuts
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:15 PM :: 2688 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... calculations show there is plenty of room for the Legislature to break its habit of continually increasing taxes ....
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Tuesday, December 21, 2021 |
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Ige Releases Supplemental Budget--Boosts Spending 12.2%
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 2627 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... $942.3 million over the current appropriation level of $7.759 billion ....
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Thursday, December 16, 2021 |
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Soaring Unfunded Pension Liabilities Threaten Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 3330 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Ethics and Audit Function at Lowest Level in Years
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 AM :: 6466 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... This proves there is much more corruption to be ferreted out--and the crooks know it ....
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021 |
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Ige Appoints Holly T.M. Shikada Attorney General
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2848 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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... Valerie M. Kato has been selected as the new First Deputy Attorney General ....
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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Ethics: Officials Quietly form Non-Profit to Contract with their Department
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 3712 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Agency employs the relevant employees at state-run facilities. Recently, it has allowed some employees to become employees of the Non-Profit, which can offer additional benefits beyond those typically offered to state employees ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Legislature to Resume Awarding Grants-In-Aid
By News Release @ 4:28 PM :: 2185 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Applications due January 21, 2022 ....
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