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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 :: 2101 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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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Why we need to press ‘pause’ on the Honolulu rail project
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:58 PM :: 3060 Views :: Rail
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... the most expensive megaproject per capita in the world ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Spectators allowed at permitted outdoor sporting events
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 2452 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... The rule continues to prohibit socializing and potlucks at the field/court before or after the scheduled sports activity ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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UHPA Pushes Back Against Mercado Kim
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 3548 Views :: Higher Education
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... Sen. Donna Mercado Kim, Chair of the Senate Committee on Higher Education, did not hold back this past legislative session pushing for proposed legislation that would negatively impact the nucleus that allowed the University of Hawai‘i to obtain the distinguished Carnegie R1 institution ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Results of 2021 HGEA State Board Election
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 2249 Views :: Labor
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... results of the 2021-2023 HGEA President and Board of Directors Election ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Hawaii public schools to resume full, in-person learning for Fall Semester
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 1632 Views
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... scheduled to begin on August 3, 2021 ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Facial Imaging Now Operational at Five Hawaii Airports
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 3871 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Airports Division announces the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii’s five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Arrested at Airport: Nigerian Prince Allegedly Defrauded Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 5055 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... the arrestee is a senior aide to the Governor of the Nigerian State of Ogun, just outside Lagos ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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UH to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students this fall
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 2709 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... This means that, to be on any UH campus, students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii Republicans Elect New Party Leadership
By News Release @ 5:12 AM :: 3634 Views :: Republican Party
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... results from Hawaii GOP virtual convention May 15, 2021 ....
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Sunday, May 16, 2021 |
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General Excise Exemptions to be Shut Off for Two Years?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 4505 Views :: Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... “Frankenbill” House Bill 58 has cleared the Legislature and is on the Governor’s desk waiting to become law ....
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Sunday, May 16, 2021 |
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Get Engaged in County Government!
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 2171 Views :: OHA
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... Did you know that each county is in the middle of its budgeting process? ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Full Text: HGEA Letter to Ige Urging Veto of $29M HSTA Bonus
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 5688 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, Labor
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"...the Legislature disregarded collective bargaining and granted this generous cash bonus to one group of employees while making significant departmental cuts elsewhere, like in higher education, which will likely lead to layoffs...."
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Juvenile COVID Cases Surging
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 AM :: 3166 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... age 0-17 is now at its highest peak since late August, 2020 ....
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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 :: 3326 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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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Hacking for Defense: Marines Partner with University of Hawaii Students
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 2843 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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... H4D is a 16-week course that accepts students from business, computer science, engineering and policy majors ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Honolulu Rail: 27 Alternatives to Plan A?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 2493 Views :: Rail
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“...People need to know what the options are and what the costs are, and what the real future of rail looks like....”
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Now is the time to ‘get real’ about Hawaii’s future
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:41 PM :: 3327 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Everyone wants affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:38 PM :: 3465 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... We want a Hawaii where everyone who wants to buy a home can buy one in their price range ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Test Proves Navy Destroyer Can Shoot Down ICBM
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 2514 Views :: Military
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... the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, tracked the target. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113), positioned hundreds of miles east of Hawaii, launched an SM-3 Block IIA missile ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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SCOTUS Decision on Hawaii Carry Case will Tell Gun Owners All They Need to Know
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 3535 Views :: Second Amendment
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"...unlike the New York scheme, where some permits actually have been issued, Hawaii’s scheme is a permitting system in name only, because the statute has been used to deny all permit applications during the nine years this case has been in litigation...."
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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U.S. will accept Jones Act waiver applications while Colonial Pipeline begins slow reopening
By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 3621 Views :: Jones Act
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... DHS issued the first Jones Act waiver to a U.S. oil company to charter a foreign flag tanker to transport a domestic petroleum products cargo from the U.S. Gulf to the East Coast ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Homeless HONU Shelter begins operation in Whitmore Village
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 3313 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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... Operation of HONU is done through a joint effort by the Honolulu Police Department, the City’s Department of Community Services, and the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Homelessness. ...
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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 :: 2278 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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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Schatz Calls On Ige To Lift Restrictions On Youth Sports
By News Release @ 9:08 PM :: 3024 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, COVID-19
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... In his letter to the governor, Schatz cites Hawai‘i’s progress on vaccinations and its low case counts, as well as the importance of safely lifting restrictions and returning to a more normal life ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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$10M Taxpayer Money in 'High Tech' Giveaways
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 2576 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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"... to 36 small businesses across Hawaii for PPE manufacturing ...."
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Stung by PUC, HECO Releases 'Customer Energy Resources Strategy'
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 3431 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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"... to increase rooftop solar and similar customer energy resources to the scale needed to reach the state’s clean energy benchmarks ...."
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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HECO vs PUC on Kapolei Battery Farm
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3160 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, COVID-19
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... Hawaiian Electric is asking the PUC to approve the KES project but without the operational and financial conditions it imposed in its April 29, 2021, decision and order (No. 37754) ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Expanded Marine Protections Benefited Hawaii Tuna Fishery, Study Shows
By Selected News Articles @ 12:22 AM :: 2871 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Major fleets' catch and revenue rose after enlargement of two marine monuments ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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What happens after Pride of America says ‘aloha’ to Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 AM :: 5514 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... If the 2,186-passenger cruise liner were redeployed or retired today, there would be no comparable ship to replace it under federal law ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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The Jones Act Should Be Waived, but More Substantive Changes Are Needed
By Cato Foundation @ 12:03 AM :: 2939 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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... In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline outage that has produced mounting fuel shortages along the East Coast, the Department of Transportation has announced that it is taking initial steps ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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Pfizer Vax Now Available for Age 12+
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2513 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that 12 to 15-year-olds receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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US House Resolution Backs National Forest in Hawaii
By Ed Case @ 11:57 PM :: 3338 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use
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... The U.S. House has once again passed his National Forest study measure that calls on the United States Forest Service (USFS) to engage communities in the State of Hawai’i in a study to identify suitable parcels to be incorporated into a National Forest ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Highest In USA
By Tax Foundation @ 11:39 PM :: 3222 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... In fiscal year (FY) 2018, the highest state sales tax collections per capita were found in Hawaii ($2,694) ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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HR279 Undermines American Samoa Self-Determination
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 3424 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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... American Samoa is the only territory that selects part of its legislature through customary means and the only territory that prohibits the alienation of most of its lands ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Molotov Cocktails at Hawaii Supreme Court, Attorney General Office
By Video @ 2:09 AM :: 5346 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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... Eric Stroeve, arrested for alleged arson of Supreme Court, had been arrested multiple times on Oahu--including for assault on HPD officers in Feb 2020--but not jailed because of COVID sanctions ordered by the very same Supreme Court he allegedly firebombed ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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DoH Revokes License of Maui Weed Dealer
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 3417 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Drugs
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... The NOVO was issued due to the licensee’s ongoing failure to submit annual independent financial audits ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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The affordable housing trap - Mandates can't create more housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:16 PM :: 3514 Views :: Maui County, Development, Cost of Living
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... why housing prices have soared statewide and why affordability mandates won’t have the desired results ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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Will the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack necessitate a Jones Act waiver?
By Michael Hansen @ 6:55 PM :: 2222 Views :: Jones Act
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... President Biden may not be as keen as President Trump was to issue Jones act waivers ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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Steven B. Merrill Named Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Field Office
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 6157 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... Mr. Merrill most recently served as a financial crimes section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. ....
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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
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Saiki Names Mauna Kea Working Group Members
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 4745 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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.... Saiki selected Representative Mark M. Nakashima, Chair of the Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee (District 1 – Hamakua, North Hilo, South Hilo) to serve as Chair of the working group ....
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Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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Hawaii Worst State to Be a Police Officer
By Selected News Articles @ 9:27 PM :: 3435 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....
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Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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UHPA: Our Senate’s punch to the gut of UH
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 2346 Views :: Higher Education
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... UH’s budget got gutted—by our Senate ....
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Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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Behavioral health dashboard: Homelessness and mental health in Hawaiʻi
By News Release @ 8:56 PM :: 3303 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... explore statistics on inpatient stays and drug prescriptions, and review homelessness numbers and mental health emergency calls ....
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Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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Hirono: Lets Use COVID Aid to Blackmail United Airlines
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 6087 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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"... require any new PSP agreement with United Airlines or any applicant require the airline to refrain from outsourcing jobs ...."
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Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
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DoE Summer School--HSTA Says Members Should not be Assigned to Work
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 3616 Views :: Education K-12
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... and no in-person summer school on the Big Island, Molokai or Lanai ....
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