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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 |
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Auditor Follows up on Foundation on Culture and Arts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:18 AM :: 5152 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...the Foundation and DAGS have implemented 16 and partially implemented 7 of the 29 recommendations. Six recommendations have not been implemented....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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Rep Ward Calls for Second Trump-Kim Summit to be held at Waikiki
By Rep Gene Ward @ 11:52 PM :: 5390 Views :: Military
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...US scouts Bangkok, Hanoi, and Hawaii as possible locations for Kim-Trump summit....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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Keli'i Akina Interviews Environmental Watchdog Caroll Cox
By Video @ 10:39 PM :: 6478 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...Carroll Cox has spent decades investigating environmental violations by individuals, companies, and the government....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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Hawaii 4th-Fewest Families with Young Children
By Selected News Articles @ 2:59 PM :: 5153 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...2019’s Best & Worst States to Raise a Family....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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HECO Pushing Seven Giant Battery Farms
By News Release @ 2:37 PM :: 4338 Views :: Energy
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...The projects – three on Oahu, two on Maui and two on Hawaii Island – will add approximately 262 megawatts (MW) of solar energy with 1,048 megawatt-hours (MWh) of storage....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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Remembering Senator Fred Rohlfing, Republican Reformer
By Selected News Articles @ 2:30 PM :: 6999 Views :: Hawaii History, Republican Party
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"...if we fail to make our party representative of our diverse population, it will be...years before a two-party system comes back to Hawai'i...."
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Sunday, January 6, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Economic Cost of Jones Act to Koloa Rum Co
By Video @ 10:45 PM :: 5636 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business
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...How the Jones Act affects one Hawaii business....
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Sunday, January 6, 2019 |
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Surprised by Wind and Waves in Pacific: Giant Plastic Eco-Boom Breaks up, Will soon wash up on Hawaii Beaches
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 4887 Views :: Environment
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...“Really obvious question: How long until wave action tears up these booms?”--Hawai'i Free Press, May 12, 2017....
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Sunday, January 6, 2019 |
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So Did You Meet Your Goals This Year? -- Um, We Dunno
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4174 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the agencies are supposed to come up with a “variance report” that is supposed to list how much they were budgeted, how much was spent, and a narrative explanation for any significant difference ....
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Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
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Tulsi Gabbard is a Rising Progressive Star, Despite Her Support for Hindu Nationalists
By Selected News Articles @ 9:05 PM :: 8338 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Religion
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...Her progressive domestic politics are at odds with her support for authoritarians abroad, including Modi, Sisi, and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad....
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Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
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Anti-GMO? Regressive Left Just as Russian as Trump
By Selected News Articles @ 8:26 PM :: 5636 Views :: GMOs
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...The Russian propaganda machine works closely with the complementary, well-financed U.S.-based anti-genetic engineering movement....
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Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
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Auditor: Conveyance Tax Money Misspent by DLNR
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:05 PM :: 8402 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use, Taxes
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...In 2005, the Legislature provided the land conservation program with a dedicated funding source – ten percent of conveyance tax collected...here's what happened next....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Government-Funded Sweatshops: No Minimum Wage for Hawaii Disabled Workers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:39 PM :: 10008 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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...people with disabilities in Hawaii often work for pennies per hour while living on welfare benefits....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Happy New Year, Hawaii, now pay up!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:30 PM :: 4384 Views :: Taxes
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... Perhaps most notable are the increases in the general excise tax on Kauai and Hawaii Island ....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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US Solicitor General Urges Supreme Court to Hear Maui Injection Wells Case
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 5826 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...the petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 18-260 should be granted, limited to the first question presented ... whether a “discharge of a pollutant” occurs when a pollutant is released from a point source, travels through groundwater, and ultimately migrates to navigable waters....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Bum Patrol: Security Contract Expands to Windward, North Shore Parks
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 5854 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...There are 18 District IV parks covered under this contract, which goes into effect on Friday, Jan. 4....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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Government Shutdown: Hawaii 4th-most Affected
By Selected News Articles @ 6:21 PM :: 5386 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics. They range from each state’s share of federal jobs to federal contract dollars per capita to the share of families receiving food stamps....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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Ige Appoints Clare Connors Attorney General
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 5641 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Connors was nominated to the Federal District Court by Obama, but the Senate did not vote and the nomination lapsed when Obama's term ended....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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New Insurance Commissioner Appointed
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 3992 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...DCCA Director Catherine P. Awakuni Colón has named Colin M. Hayashida as insurance commissioner for the State of Hawaii. The appointment was effective January 1, 2019....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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Hawaii Republican Chair Sums up 2018
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 3:06 AM :: 4618 Views :: Republican Party
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...we ended up with a small net gain and reversed a decades-long trend of decline....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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House Republican Package 'A Better Tomorrow'
By Brett Kulbis @ 2:50 AM :: 4645 Views :: Republican Party
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...Here are the State-wide bills they will be presenting as part of their "A Better Tomorrow" package....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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A Stunning Revelation at OHA
By Video @ 10:47 PM :: 5351 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...He Not Only Admitted They've Been Concealing Information, But From Whom....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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OHA Audit in Jeopardy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:55 PM :: 5991 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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Hawaii Rankings: Either the Best or the Worst
By Selected News Articles @ 4:14 PM :: 4396 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Only five states had more wildly gyrating rankings than California — Hawaii, Vermont, Alaska, Nevada and Connecticut ....
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019 |
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Video: Ship Burns 1,800 miles off Oahu
By Selected News Articles @ 2:59 PM :: 8305 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean ....
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Monday, December 31, 2018 |
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Auditor: Styrofoam Ban Doesn't Reduce Litter
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 6670 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Small Business
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...H-Power allows recycling without requiring participation in the rituals of the eco-religion....
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Monday, December 31, 2018 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 30, 2018
By Selected News Articles @ 2:22 PM :: 4568 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... Weekly Update From GovTrack.us, December 30, 2018 ....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA CFO: We Keep Trustees in the Dark About LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 10538 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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House Finance Committee Sets Budget Hearings
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4269 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a series of Informational Briefings in January to hear testimony and review requests for the state budget from governmental agencies....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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No, Killing a Special Fund Doesn’t Kill People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6075 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA’s $500K Cookie Crumbles
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 AM :: 8713 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.” That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Commissioners Sought for Legacy Land Conservation Commission
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 6849 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...Submit an online application to the Office of the Governor, Boards and Commissions, and learn more about how you can make an impact serving on the Commission....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Maui Woke? Hindus urge Hawaii firm to withdraw Lord Ganesha shoes
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 7474 Views :: Maui County, Religion
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...Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s feet for mercantile greed....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Nancy Pelosi Vacations at Fairmont Orchid During Government Shutdown
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 7501 Views :: National News, Tourism
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...Pelosi was spotted on Thursday vacationing at a four-diamond resort in Hawaii despite an ongoing battle in Washington, D.C., that led to a government shutdown....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Dirty Little Hands
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:06 PM :: 7134 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...It is trendy right now to be telling tales about farmers....
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Friday, December 28, 2018 |
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Obamacare Waiver: Hawaii Only State to Skip Reinsurance
By Selected News Articles @ 11:45 PM :: 7625 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Reinsurance programs help insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a higher-risk population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates....
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Friday, December 28, 2018 |
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DoTax Report Reveals Tax Credits Claimed by Hawaii Taxpayers
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 6884 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...In tax year 2016, a total of $289.1 million was claimed in tax credits...the largest tax credit was the renewable energy technologies tax credit ....
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Friday, December 28, 2018 |
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Why are residents leaving Hawaii?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:00 PM :: 6298 Views :: Cost of Living
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...It’s too expensive.....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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Mazie Hirono mum on charity invitation from Catholic group she criticized as 'extreme'
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 10386 Views :: Congressional Delegation, First Amendment, Judiciary, Religion
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... Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council 11302 ....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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November: Visitor Arrivals Up, Spending Flat
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 5184 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Total visitor arrivals rose to 781,990 (+4.3%) in November compared to a year ago....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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Navy Approves EIS for Hawaii-So Cal Training
By News Release @ 11:59 AM :: 6427 Views :: Environment, Military
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...lots of whining from the usual suspects....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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The Latest Bad Joke for Hawaiians
By Video @ 10:36 AM :: 6502 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...US Federal Recognition Is Dead, Right?....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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Ed Case Congressional Staff Includes Ethically Challenged Rail-Monger Nestor Garcia
By Ed Case @ 3:10 AM :: 8755 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...Chief of Staff Tim Nelson ... District Director Jacqueline (Jackie) Conant ... Communications Director Nestor Garcia....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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State Robotics Championship Set for January
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 4243 Views :: Education K-12
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...Hawaii's top middle and high school robotics teams to compete for five spots at the 2019 VEX Worlds....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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LifeSmarts: Four High Schools Head to Finals
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 4553 Views :: Education K-12
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...Teams from Iolani, Maryknoll, Punahou and Waipahu high schools have earned their spot to compete at the in-person State Competition, which will be held on Saturday, February 9....
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Thursday, December 27, 2018 |
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Hirono Demands Judicial Nominee Quit Knights of Columbus
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 8105 Views :: First Amendment, Judiciary
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...Hirono is pushing for the nominee, Brian Buescher, to drop his membership in the organization and recuse himself from cases in which it has taken a position....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 |
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Schatz: My Bills Designed to Trick Public into Accepting Socialized Medicine
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 PM :: 5809 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...Democratic Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii said in an interview. “This is about moving the so-called Overton window.”....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 |
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CAFR: State Pension Debt Grows faster Than Tax Revenues
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 5336 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...the state still spent about $2 billion more than it generated in fiscal year 2018, and its overall net position dropped by $718.4 million dollars over the course of the fiscal year, in spite of a $326 million increase in revenue generated mostly by airport and harbor fees....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
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Al Hee Sues Water Board Because Rail Project Not Rerouted to Protect His Tax Scam
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 AM :: 8572 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....
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Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: Lloyd's of London Kickback Scheme Steered Lava Victims to Worthless Coverage
By Andrew Walden @ 12:21 PM :: 6663 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...The Broker Defendants received kickbacks from Lloyd’s for steering Plaintiffs and the Class to the Lloyd’s surplus lines policies....
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