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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Ige Proclaims ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 4488 Views :: Family
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...Transgender Day of Rememberance commemorates Boston gay prostitute Rita Hester who was followed home by two guys from a gay bar, then found dead. The unsolved killing is now hyped as a 'hate crime'....
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Thursday, November 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii ACLU Threatens to Sue Nursing Home for Refusing to Help Patients Kill Themselves
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 5800 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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...Those who oppose suicide in all its forms are being targeted by powerful liberal groups....
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Thursday, November 8, 2018 |
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EPA requires closures of 10 illegal cesspools in Hawaii in 2018
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 5388 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement actions this year in Hawaii led to closures of 10 large-capacity cesspools and over $640,000 in fines....
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Thursday, November 8, 2018 |
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Teachers Union: Push Sovereignty Movement in Classrooms
By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 7408 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, Labor
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...Sovereignty flows from the will of the people. The people’s will is statehood. But the teacher’s union is pushing the rhetoric of an internationally-known anti-Semite to change your child's mind....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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Premature Birth--Hawaii Grade 'D'
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 4904 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii-10.4% of live births are premature....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty?
By Tax Foundation @ 8:32 PM :: 6217 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii has a graduated-rate income tax but doubles its brackets to avoid a marriage penalty....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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Public meetings scheduled for Oahu Climate Action Plan
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 8659 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Land Use
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...The sense of urgency is palpable in these meetings....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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More Traffic Jams -- Oahu Bike Plan update to be announced at public meeting
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3727 Views :: Honolulu County
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..the plan is to exploit cyclists as part of a social engineering project designed to make driving more inconvenient....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 |
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House Democrats Announce Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 4887 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...House Speaker Scott K. Saiki is pleased to announce the Representatives who will be part of the House Leadership and the committee chair assignments for the Thirtieth Legislature....
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 |
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Final Read—Hawaii Election Results
By Andrew Walden @ 11:33 PM :: 7827 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Republicans return to State Senate....
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 |
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ConCon Complaint: Campaign Spending Violation on Front page
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:56 PM :: 5533 Views :: Ethics
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...Violation of Hawaii law regarding advertising in Monday's front page print edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Legislative Agenda: Oxycontin Will be Excuse to Make Your Insurance Policy Cover Marijuana
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5361 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...Yes, your insurance rates will be going up, but we need our weed. You straights exist to service us. It is the order of things....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Election Day Reminders
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 4476 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday Nov 6....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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DCCA Seeking Applicants for State Boards
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 4062 Views :: Small Business
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...DCCA is looking for qualified and dedicated volunteers to fill current and upcoming vacancies on boards, commissions and committees across the state....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Honolulu 3rd Highest Proportion of Homeless Veterans
By Selected News Articles @ 10:32 AM :: 6775 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...2018’s Best & Worst Places for Veterans to Live....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Report on the Implementation of State Auditor’s Recommendations
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:31 AM :: 5227 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...every year we follow up on recommendations made in our audit reports....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Mental Health Care: Report Ranks Hawaii at Bottom of States
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 3485 Views
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...67.5 percent of Hawaii youth with major depression don’t get any mental health treatment....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Honolulu Tagged in Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 6676 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Honolulu is accepted into a two-year acceleration program that will provide cities powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help meet or beat their near-term carbon reduction goals....
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Sunday, November 4, 2018 |
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It’s Real Property Because We Said So!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 7064 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Taxes
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...a case now pending in the Hawaii Supreme Court that may give us some insight on county real property taxes and their limits....
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 |
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Saturday, November 3, 2018 |
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Who Spent What, When, and Where on the Con-Con Referendum
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 5:40 AM :: 5540 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...For the most recent period the No Campaign under the name “Preserve Our Hawaii” reported contributions of $665,000 and expenditures of $612,513....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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2018 -- Best Small Cities in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:16 PM :: 4133 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...five Hawaii towns ranked among 1,200 in USA....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd Highest Down Payment Percentage in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:45 PM :: 4859 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...LendingTree Ranks Down Payment Affordability by State....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Cheese: The GMO food die-hard GMO opponents love, but don’t want to label
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 4870 Views :: GMOs
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...almost all the hard cheeses made in the United States, and in much of the West, use a protein that is made from genetically engineered yeast and bacteria....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: OHA-Owned Corporations Must Comply With Open Records Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 8753 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Lawsuit filed after denial of a UIPA request for the financial records of Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) owned and created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Lower cost of living to help teachers, everyone
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:50 PM :: 6262 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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...lower state and county taxes, reduce government regulations, allow more housing to be built, update the federal Jones Act and narrow the scope of occupational licensure....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Haleiwa Shark Tour Boat Busted for Chumming
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 4787 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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...The violation is petty misdemeanor that upon conviction could have fines and jail time....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii DoE: 10% of Students Consider Suicide Each Year
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 8185 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...Hawaii students tried to take their own lives at a higher rate than their peers across the country....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Oahu: Lack of Wind Threatens Rolling Blackouts
By News Release @ 1:10 AM :: 4696 Views :: Energy
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...wind generation is down to zero. Then that pesky Sun thingy went and set on us. No solar....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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Why OHA Needs to be More Transparent
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:19 PM :: 4925 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) gave the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a failing grade of ‘F’ for its online financial transparency....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii ACLU: Catholics Must Participate in Assisted Suicide
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 5938 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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...ACLU would like to remind housing and service providers throughout Hawaii that preventing others from killing themselves is illegal and that we are watching....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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Con-Con: Hawaii’s only hope for term limits
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:05 PM :: 7860 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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...Hawaii has arguably the least competitive state legislative elections among the 50 U.S. states....
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Thursday, November 1, 2018 |
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HR 5026: Streamline Citizenship process for American Samoa US Nationals
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 5532 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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...American Samoa Congresswoman Aumua Amata clarified that U.S. National status will not change....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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Who Are OHA's Real Misspenders?
By Video @ 11:39 PM :: 5423 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Wants You To Watch The Left Hand So You Wonʻt See What The Right Hand Has Been Doing....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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Rail: Bill 42 Breaks a Promise
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6769 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...Bill 42 break the promise made by the full City Council in 2006 that city funds or bonds would not be used to fund the rail....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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Honolulu Development Plan Forum Set for Weds Nov 7
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 5326 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...the day after Election Day, maybe nobody will notice....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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UH: After Pittsburgh Attack We Must Focus on Trannies
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 5663 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...we are perfectly positioned to develop and model the behaviors we hope to see in our society-at-large....those who feel threatened should reach out for help from an appropriate campus office....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 |
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Voting Power: Hawaii Ranks 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:01 AM :: 4953 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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...2018’s States with the Most and Least Powerful Voters for the Midterms....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
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Tourist Count up 3.5% --Big Island Drops 14%
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 4824 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...visitor spending and arrivals are up sharply everywhere except the Big Island....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
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Hawaii Electricity Prices to Jump 20% Thanks to New Ship Fuel Requirements
By Selected News Articles @ 7:14 PM :: 6331 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...The state depends on mostly low-sulfur fuel oil for about 70 percent of its power. In 2020, though, demand for that fuel is expected to surge, pushing up prices....
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Monday, October 29, 2018 |
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The Cost of Utilities: Hawaii Pays the Most in USA
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 7737 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Aloha State utilities cost $730.86 -- $202.90 more than #2 Alaska....
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Monday, October 29, 2018 |
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GOP: Vote 'No' on Bill 42 Rail Ripoff
By Brett Kulbis @ 6:16 PM :: 5992 Views :: Rail, Republican Party
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...a “blank check” for adding fees and increasing Oahu property taxes for rail construction and operations....
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Monday, October 29, 2018 |
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Feds to Caldwell, Council: We have been very patient with you
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 5194 Views :: Rail
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...FTA has exercised considerable patience in waiting for the City to identify and implement the method it would use to provide the $44 million, yet the process is still incomplete....
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Monday, October 29, 2018 |
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UH: Bitcoin Causes Global Warming
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 5907 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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...it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033....
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
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Crooks and Cronies: Who's Cashing in on the 2017-18 OHA Check Register
By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 8062 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
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Honolulu VA Medical Center Among Worst 30% -- again
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 9052 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...their overall statistics are in the bottom 10th percentile of the rating scale for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, employee satisfaction, primary care new patient wait time, and mental health continuity of care....
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
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Take-Aways from the “Con-Am” Argument
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4388 Views :: Taxes
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...a prior Hawaii Supreme Court case, Cieri v. Leticia Query Realty, 80 Haw. 54 (1995), said, “[R]eal estate is, particularly in Hawai`i, both scarce and expensive. As a result, the purchase of real estate or a residence likely is the largest ‘investment’ a person in Hawai`i may make in a lifetime.”....
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
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Full Text: HART RFP for Rail P3 Partners
By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 AM :: 6626 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...Proposals responding to RFP Part 1 will be accepted up to 2:00 p.m., Hawai‘i Standard Time (HST) on December 21, 2018....
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Saturday, October 27, 2018 |
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Property Tax Impact on Hawaii Business Environment
By Tax Foundation @ 9:57 PM :: 5635 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Ranking Property Taxes on the 2019 State Business Tax Climate Index....
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