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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 807 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 1256 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:41 PM :: 1126 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1130 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 1301 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 |
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Green Appoints Thielen, Hannemann ... and Ex-Con Stacy Moniz
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 3289 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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Former Union Officer Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Embezzlement
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 1956 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... 140 months for conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $209,391.72 ....
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii's unemployment rate down slightly
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 1666 Views :: Economy, Labor
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... but the number of jobs decreased ....
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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Auditor: Honolulu Human Resources Data Almost 100% Erroneous
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 1638 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Based on the high error rates, we concluded that DHR’s data was unreliable and insufficient to conduct further analysis ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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HSTA Flies 98 to Florida Rally for Transsexual Agenda
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 1547 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 AM :: 46787 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor
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...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time. Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023 |
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Green hopes housing will alleviate teacher shortage
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 1183 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....
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Monday, July 3, 2023 |
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OHA Ends 'Work-from-Home' for Employees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 1376 Views :: Labor, OHA, COVID-19
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... concerns raised by OHA’s administration in response to the directive to end telework ....
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Long COVID and Unemployment in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 8:50 PM :: 1243 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Roughly 10-30% of people who get COVID, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 1435 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (the last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 24,200, or -3.7 percent ....
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Thursday, June 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 1550 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Energy-producing and tourism-dependent states took the biggest hits in productivity: Hawaii was down 5.3% to $75.39 ....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023 |
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June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 57589 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor
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Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Fevella’s Film Feud
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1720 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Apparently Fevella filed a personnel complaint against the head of the Hawaii Film Office, Donne Dawson, to emphasize this point ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Hawaii Job Satisfaction 3rd Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 1290 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Three Lowest States: Arkansas (2.1), Mississippi (2.3), Hawaii (2.5) ....
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Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
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Grassroot Institute urges special session to block huge unemployment tax increase
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:48 PM :: 1269 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... If no action is taken, Hawaii businesses will pay about $355 million for 2023, up 46% over last year ....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Overtime Violation: Feds Bust Kauai Cleaning Company Again
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 1516 Views :: Kauai County, Labor
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... In a 2014 investigation, the division discovered the employer failed to pay overtime when required and recovered $33,612 ....
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Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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EEOC Sues Honolulu Restaurant and HR Company for Sexual Harassment of Male Employees
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 2258 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... Restaurant Co-Owner Sexually Harassed Male Employees, Federal Agency Charges ....
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Thursday, May 4, 2023 |
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Former ILWU Officer Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Embezzlement
By News Release @ 5:47 AM :: 2082 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... for embezzling $96,000 while he was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Hawaii Longshore Division of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 ....
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Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
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HSTA Contract Ratified--14.5% raise
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 3248 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Ninety-two percent of the nearly 7,000 valid ballots cast approved the contract ....
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Friday, April 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii March Unemployment 3.5%
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 1738 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Jobs increased by 22,900 year-over-year ....
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Saturday, April 15, 2023 |
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"Transparency" or unwarranted government meddling?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:28 PM :: 1785 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... SB1057 would hurt the people it is aiming to help by hamstringing those who are best able to help them — their potential employers ....
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Friday, April 7, 2023 |
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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:00 PM :: 33681 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion
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If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Lawmakers broaden educator housing eligibility to all school employees
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1218 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... The committees approved $185 million in total to finance the teacher housing projects at or near three schools ....
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Monday, March 27, 2023 |
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Hawaii February 2023 Unemployment 3.6%
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 1284 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii is exactly average ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Counties where the most people work from home in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 10:30 PM :: 2722 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii County -- 13.0% of workers work from home ....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
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Unsolved Mysteries releases ‘Hawaiian Homicide’ podcast
By Video @ 6:40 PM :: 1775 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Law Enforcement
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... Information sought in the 2010 murder of HSTA employee Amber Jackson ....
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Friday, March 10, 2023 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Claims Jump 26.59%
By Wallet Hub @ 5:38 PM :: 1244 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... 210 Initial Claims per 100,000 People in Labor Force ....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
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Five bills of importance to small business
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 1773 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... Any bills that made it past this deadline now have until March 9 to complete their last committee hearing ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
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Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act Keeps Employer Insurance Costs High
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1663 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... This can make it very difficult for Hawaii employers to offer HDHPs to their employees ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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December Unemployment 3.2%
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 919 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 36,200, or -5.5 percent ....
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Friday, January 20, 2023 |
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BLS: Hawaii Most Unionized State in USA
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 1072 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2022: Hawaii (21.9 percent) and New York (20.7 percent) ....
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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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Searching for a Side Job? In Hawaii you've got lots of company
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 1303 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... According to recent data, searches for side jobs have seen an increase of 49.89%, with Hawaii ranking sixth among the states ....
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Saturday, January 14, 2023 |
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Prioritizing lists
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 1332 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The list is directly from the HGEA’s email to members earlier this week, January 9, 2023 ....
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Sunday, January 8, 2023 |
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Green tells HSTA he will propose new $500 teacher tax credit
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 1219 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... because HSTA didn't get two paid days vacation from their vacation ....
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Monday, December 26, 2022 |
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Convicted Meth Dealer Asks Federal Court Permission to Take Over Laborer’s Union
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 5262 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail, Drugs
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... “If my name sounds familiar it's because my dad was President of the Hawaii AFL-CIO and the Business Manager/ Financial Secretary for the Hawaii Carpenters Union Local 745 for over 20 years.”….
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii November Unemployment 3.3%
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 1460 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... Jobs increased by 25,800 over-the-year ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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How Secure Are Hawaii Public Pensions?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 1614 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii, pension liabilities totaled an estimated $32.7 billion in 2020. Meanwhile, the state's pension assets totaled $17.4 billion. Considering both assets and liabilities, Hawaii's pension funding ratio is 53.2%, the seventh lowest in the country ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2022 |
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Licensing laws a license to hold back workers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:12 PM :: 1335 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... “License to Work” study looks at state regulations nationwide ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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Hawaii Licensing Regs Burden Low-Income Occupations
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 1290 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii has the highest average burdens across the occupations it licenses ....
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Friday, November 25, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment 3.4%
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 1427 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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... total nonagricultural jobs increased by 4,900 in October over September ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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IBEW Cheers Ahakuelo Convictions
By News Release @ 10:33 AM :: 1887 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Former IBEW Local 1260 boss found guilty of fraud, embezzlement ....
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Monday, November 7, 2022 |
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Hawaii County could use ‘Konno’ exceptions to address permit backlog
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:26 AM :: 1387 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Labor
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... “Konno” has a provision that has an exemption for special or unique services that are essential to the public and cannot be filled by civil servants ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Unemployment Trust Fund Grows to $205M
By News Release @ 3:58 AM :: 1533 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance (UI) program is funded exclusively by employers via state and federal payroll taxes on wages ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 3.5%
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1438 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Job gains occurred in Leisure & Hospitality (+2,700); Education & Health Services (+500); Construction (+400); and Professional & Business Services (+200)....
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Friday, October 14, 2022 |
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Jones Act News: ILWU Endorses Republican Conrad Kress for CD1
By Michael Hansen @ 11:45 PM :: 1979 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Jones Act, Labor, Republican Party
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... Kress is challenging the incumbent Ed Case (D, HI-1) who has been a longtime supporter of Jones Act reform ....
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