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Friday, February 14, 2025 |
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How to Maintain DEI Programs: Hawaii AG 'Guidance' for State Contractors
By News Release @ 12:16 AM :: 267 Views :: National News, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"... guidance to help businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations ...."
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Sunday, February 9, 2025 |
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Dedicated Funding?!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 573 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... There. Is. No. Such. Thing. As. A. Dedicated. Funding. Source! ....
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Saturday, February 8, 2025 |
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Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
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Legislature: Grassroot Institute sifts through onslaught of bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:51 PM :: 526 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... many of the usual losers are back, mainly the proposals to increase taxes or impose new so-called fees ....
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Sunday, January 26, 2025 |
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Those Nickels Add Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 690 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... ripe for raiding ....
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025 |
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Sunday, January 19, 2025 |
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Climate Resiliency
By Tom Yamachika @ 11:21 AM :: 554 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... Big funds with large amounts of money sitting around become, now or over time, tempting targets for lawmakers to raid or divert ....
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Thursday, January 16, 2025 |
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Hawaii House Updates Rules for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 575 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... 'Nay' voters on Conference Committee and 'By Request' by whom ....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 |
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DLE Director Quits
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 649 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police
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... Green announces nomination of HPD Major Mike Lambert as the next Director of the State Department of Law Enforcement ....
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Saturday, January 11, 2025 |
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House Majority Outlines 2025 Priorities
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 446 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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"...our focus remains on tackling the cost of living and improving the quality of life...."
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Thursday, January 9, 2025 |
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State Senate Democrats Outline Priorities for Legislative Session
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 588 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Stabilizing Hawaiʻi's Property Insurance Market ....
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025 |
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Electricity-Caused Wildland Fires: Costs, Social Fairness, and Proposed Solution
By Robert Thomas @ 2:53 AM :: 587 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... litigation must be replaced by a system which provides basic compensation to wildfire victims, irrespective of the cause and associated fault ....
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Saturday, December 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Laws to Take Effect in New Year
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1793 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a list of laws taking effect on January 1, 2025 ....
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Friday, December 27, 2024 |
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Senate Ways and Means Sets Informational Briefing Schedule
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 771 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... informational briefings, to be held between January 6 through January 28, 2025 ....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 |
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Green Submits Biennium Budget
By News Release @ 1:18 AM :: 658 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... $10.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, which represents an increase of $620 million (6.3%) in the first year and $664 million (6.7%) in the second year ....
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Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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Legislature Begins Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications
By @ 9:57 PM :: 765 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 17, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., and final determinations will be made as Council on Revenue forecasts in January and March are published. ...
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Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Pension Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 1010 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....
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Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
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The Upcoming 2025 Session
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 874 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the 2025 legislative session is approaching with blinding speed ....
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Monday, December 2, 2024 |
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Legislators Announce 2025 Session Calendar
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1440 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... calendar for the 2025 Legislative Session, which will convene on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 ....
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Sunday, December 1, 2024 |
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Deferred Maintenance
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1005 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... it has to stay broken ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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House Committee Assignments and Leadership Announced
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1321 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Leadership and committee assignments of the eighteen standing committees are as follows ....
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Thursday, November 28, 2024 |
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Senate Announces Leadership and Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 1162 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... finalized leadership and committee assignments ahead of the Thirty-Third Legislature that opens on January 15, 2025 ....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024 |
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Sunday, November 24, 2024 |
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Legislative History
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 895 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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... a comprehensive, and somewhat intense guide ....
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Sunday, November 10, 2024 |
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Washington Monument Strategy
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1328 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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... see how this strategy plays out in real life ....
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Friday, November 8, 2024 |
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Nakamura to be Speaker, Announces Leadership Team
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 1694 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Nakamura assumed the role of Speaker of the House effective November 6, 2024 ....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2024 |
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Kouchi Announces Senate Committee Chairs, Leadership
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 1988 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Senate leadership and committee chairs for the upcoming Thirty-Third Legislative Biennium 2025 through 2026 ....
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Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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Self-Insurance Is No Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1241 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Cost of Living
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... One of our newer lawmakers recently penned a piece, “Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners” ....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Legislature Begins Hiring Staffers for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 786 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Emergency: Stop Amending Building Codes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:48 AM :: 1015 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. Green steps in where Legislature faltered ....
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Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 1200 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....
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Saturday, October 12, 2024 |
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SMS Cash Catastrophe: State Contracts in Limbo
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 PM :: 1643 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... SMS has been awarded $4.58 million dollars over eight contracts awarded from 2021 to 2023 ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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SMS Research Out of Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 1984 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... one of the stealthiest shutdowns this town has seen in a long time ....
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Friday, October 11, 2024 |
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LGBTQ Commission Established within DHS
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 1229 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Religion
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... The commission is one of few in the country ....
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Monday, October 7, 2024 |
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Financial State of the States--Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 AM :: 1151 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii had a Taxpayer Burden of $16,500, earning it a “D” grade ....
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Friday, October 4, 2024 |
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Digital States Survey: Hawaii Grade A-
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 1028 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024 |
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Green Appoints Takamine to Labor Board
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 1112 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....
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Sunday, September 29, 2024 |
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After Kiddie Porn Indictment, Kamakana Villages Residents Demand New Management
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 1744 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... In December 2023, the FBI conducted a raid of the managers’ apartment and the Lei Ohana office at Kamakana Villages, seizing computers and other items implicated in the production of child pornography ....
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Friday, September 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii’s legislature does the unthinkable, for a blue state: Slashing taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 1908 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“... In general, it was a terrific year at the legislature, and I never say that ....”
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024 |
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Rule Change will put 14,000 more families on food stamps
By UHERO @ 4:12 AM :: 1498 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... an extra 13,000 to 14,000 households will be eligible for an average of $3,200 a year in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps ....
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Sunday, September 22, 2024 |
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Hawaii Budget Primer
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 941 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the discussion there is almost entirely focused on taxes ....
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Friday, September 20, 2024 |
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Rep Alcos Hit with $12,500 Ethics Fine
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 1461 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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... $3.2 million in federal and state tax liens filed against Alcos in an attempt to collect taxes owed by Alcos’ company D.A. Builders LLC ....
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
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Tax Hikes Coming: Socialist Legislators Launch 'Peoples Budget'
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 1469 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the purpose is to reverse Hawaii's historic income tax cuts ....
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Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
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Will Taxes be Increased to Fund 'Vacant Positions'?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:23 AM :: 1614 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... 4,700 positions currently unfilled, including more than 100 that have been vacant for over four years ....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2024 |
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Hacker Breaks into Hawaii Death Registry System to Fake Own Death
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 1957 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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... and attempted to sell access to networks on the dark web ....
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 |
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A Legislative Analyst Office Created Decades Ago That Still Doesn’t Exist
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2121 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... an Office of the Legislative Analyst that is supposed to come up with revenue estimates for significant tax and spending bills ....
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Sunday, July 28, 2024 |
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Regulations gone wrong
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:40 AM :: 1133 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... take a light-handed approach with occupational licensing ....
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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OIP: Five Changes to Sunshine Law
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 1138 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... five bills amending the Sunshine Law ....
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