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| Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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Poor Farmer
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:40 PM :: 6705 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...If you do not farm, why should you dictate how farming should be done?....
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| Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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Shore water event application deadline extended for non-North Shore surf events
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5078 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...Short term extension valid for events scheduled between October 22, 2018 and February 28, 2019....
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| Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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‘Kalikimaka Kritters’ picked as theme for 33rd Annual Holiday Wreath Contest
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 7580 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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...The public is invited to prepare submissions for the contest, which is held as part of the traditional Honolulu City Lights celebration....
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| Sunday, October 21, 2018 |
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Do We Really Have a Spending Ceiling?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5574 Views :: Hawaii History, Taxes
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...another provision that was passed by the 1978 Constitutional Convention to assure our fiscal health—and what our lawmakers have done to marginalize it....
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| Saturday, October 20, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard weighing 2020 presidential bid
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 7954 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Palestinians and white nationalists are behind Gabbard's effort to take the mantle of the Sanders campaign....
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| Saturday, October 20, 2018 |
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HSTA Property Tax: Two Wolves Fight Over Dinner
By Robert Thomas @ 2:12 AM :: 8256 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor, Taxes
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...the lambs (the voters and taxpayers) didn't have much of a say as usual, and portions of the arguments revealed what these folks think about the intelligence of the average Hawaii voter....
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| Saturday, October 20, 2018 |
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ConAm: Supreme Court Strikes Down HSTA Poison Pill
By Andrew Walden @ 1:03 AM :: 8966 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...HSTA members should note that their leadership has been played for the fools that they are....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Jones Act: How it Impacts the Military and the State of Hawaii
By Video @ 7:12 PM :: 4456 Views :: Jones Act
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...Colin Grabow from the Cato institute in Washington, D.C joins Calvin Griffin to talk about the impacts of the Jones Act on the Military in Hawaii....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Auditor: DoH 'Loses' Paperwork--Kills Investigation of PKF Recycling Audit
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:53 PM :: 9606 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Originally bid at $76,400, the contract grew to $543,374—a 611 percent increase—while its scope shrank and the deliverables’ deadline were extended by a year. In the end, the PKF founder was arrested at the arport....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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NY Mag: Tulsi Gabbard 'remains in the Trump orbit'
By Selected News Articles @ 6:32 PM :: 6900 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Trump 2020 Advisory Board member Tony Shaffer met with the congresswoman in her office this April....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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More taxes won’t cure our ills
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:18 PM :: 5218 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...even a Hawaii Supreme Court Justice isn’t sure who is supposed to pay....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Team Hanabusa Grills Ige Campaign Manager over Judicial Nomination
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 6443 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...The Senate is expected to meet in a special session on October 24-25 to consider the nomination....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Study: Need $111,892 'To Get By' in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:11 AM :: 8086 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The average annual expenditures total $111,892. The median household income of $71,977 — the fourth highest in the U.S. — isn’t enough...even without putting anything away for savings....
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| Friday, October 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd Most Regressive Tax System in USA
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 8134 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...only Washington State taxes the poor more than Hawaii....
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Releases Voter Guide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:53 PM :: 8108 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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...if you are voting absentee, you will be receiving your ballot any day now....
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission Annual Survey
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 6151 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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...The last day to complete the survey is Wednesday, October 31....
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Report: Honolulu Roads 5th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 6387 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...per-driver vehicle operating costs due to rough roads. Honolulu 8th-worst at $851. Share of Poor-Condition Roads 54% – 5th worst....
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Politically Engaged States--Hawaii 50th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 5220 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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... Hawaii Lowest Tax Fairness and Lowest Political Engagement ....
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| Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
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Lesbians Mandatory? Aloha B&B Case Appealed to US Supreme Court
By Andrew Walden @ 4:55 AM :: 6378 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business
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...The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals judicially rewrote the “Mrs. Murphy exemption” for the first time in Mrs. Young’s case....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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Lawsuit Challenges 'Illegal' Maui Council Frankenbill
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 7584 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development
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...changing of the ordinance to benefit of private developers, at the expense of the residents, was never publicly noticed as required under the State of Hawai’i Sunshine Laws, and, that it violated adopted Council Rules....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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ConCon: CNHA Rejects Abercrombie Alaska Pitch
By Video @ 8:33 PM :: 7920 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...The Surprising Decision by the CNHA....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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Complaint Demands Expulsion of LoPresti from Democratic Party
By Brett Kulbis @ 6:20 PM :: 10226 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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...“He is a liar, a thief, and a manipulator, and he does not represent the values of the Democratic Party”....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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Bogus Study Debunked: Hawaii Teacher Salaries Above Average
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 10086 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...With one statewide district, Hawaii ranks 51st for 'opportunity and competition'....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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DoH: Prepare Workflows for Optimal Suicide Experience Starting Jan 1
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 5463 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...workflows that support timely referrals and effective clinical standards....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud--Hawaii 51st
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 PM :: 5030 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...Their data set ranges from identity-theft complaints per capita to average loss amount due to fraud....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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Why ConAm Will Hurt Teachers and Keiki
By Video @ 4:16 AM :: 7990 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...law professor Randall Roth and entrepreneur Stanley Lau are leading a community movement that says the measure will actually hurt teachers and our school children....
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| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
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The Advertised Cost of a Constitutional Convention
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:00 AM :: 7983 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The $55 million figure being promoted by Preserve Our Hawaii is highly controversial. Hawaii’s last convention in 1978 cost $2.03 million. In current dollars, that sum would be $7.7 million....
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| Tuesday, October 16, 2018 |
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Volunteers Needed for Polling Places
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 5822 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Over 300 volunteers are needed to work at polling places especially in Aiea, Kalihi, East Honolulu, Kaneohe, and North Shore areas....
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| Monday, October 15, 2018 |
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Gay Bullying Policy: DoE Sets Public Hearings
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 9705 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Family, First Amendment, Labor
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...a new section titled Chapter 89 Civil Rights Policy and Complaint Procedures for Student(s) Complaints against Adult(s)....
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| Monday, October 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates 2018 Voter Guide
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 8:33 PM :: 7601 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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...Things you need to know about the Hawaii General Election....
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| Monday, October 15, 2018 |
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Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition: Hawaii 38th
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 5444 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...On the basis of its solvency in five separate categories....
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| Monday, October 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii 2nd Lowest Uninsured Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 PM :: 5081 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2017 -4.04% ....
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| Sunday, October 14, 2018 |
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ACLU: Let the Homeless Eat Meth
By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 4797 Views :: Homelessness
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...The tweekers have told us to let them do whatever they want. It is a violation of the 8th Amendment to disobey tweekers....
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| Sunday, October 14, 2018 |
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General Income Tax Credit: How Legislators Subverted Will of 1978 ConCon
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6306 Views :: Hawaii History, Tax Credits
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...The saga of this credit tells us a little about a bold move undertaken in the 1978 Constitutional Convention and our lawmakers’ reaction....
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| Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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#AuditTheRail, now more than ever
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:34 PM :: 5577 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...the FTA has signaled its lack of faith in the project by withholding federal funds absent a recovery plan and setting a Nov. 20 deadline for the city to come up with $44 million — the initial payment on a $214 million obligation to HART....
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| Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Why Con-Con Opponents Willfully Ignore Legislative Bypass Issues
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:50 PM :: 5786 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the leading no coalition, Preserve Our Hawaii, and its lead organizer, the Hawaii Government Employees Association, publicly announced their 'No' campaign on October 8....
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| Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii Among Least tax-Friendly States
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 6560 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living — and high taxes....
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| Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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ACEEE: Hawaii Scores Points for GEMS Scheme
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 4948 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii ranked 16th in the 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, falling one position compared to 2017....
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| Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Regents to consider revisions to proposed Maunakea administrative rules after public hearings
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 6995 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...regents will consider this request at their October 18 monthly meeting on the UH Mānoa campus....
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| Saturday, October 13, 2018 |
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Insiders: How the 1978 Constitution Keeps us in Power
By News Release @ 1:01 AM :: 6474 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...The insiders, a who’s who of what’s wrong in Hawaii, have made a handy list of everything that keeps them in power in the 1978 Hawaii Constitution....
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| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Mazie Hirono Covers Up Sexist Harassment at UH
By Video @ 10:51 PM :: 18915 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History, Higher Education
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...Reid said that she personally brought information about the harassment to Hirono....
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| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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Leadership Change at ODC
By Andrew Walden @ 10:20 PM :: 7504 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Bruce Kim is no longer Chief Counsel of the Office of Disciplinary Affairs, the Hawaii Judiciary office handling errant lawyers....
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| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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Guam Argues for Native Voting Law Before 9th Circuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 6984 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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...In November 2011, Arnold Davis filed a law suit against Guam’s government, arguing that the plebiscite election discriminated against him and other non-native inhabitants....
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| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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Justice Department Signs Off on CVS-Aetna Merger
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 3981 Views :: National News
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...The attorneys general from California, Florida, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington participated in the settlement....
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| Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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Planned Parenthood Endorses Ige-Green Ticket
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 7201 Views :: Democratic Party, Family, Life
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Laurie Field, Hawaii State Director for PPVNH said, “Ige and Green have publicly supported increased access to reproductive health care, comprehensive sex education, LGBTQ and immigrant rights."
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| Thursday, October 11, 2018 |
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Obamacare: 38-state lawsuit reveals deep national divide over states’ rights, federal role, taxation
By Selected News Articles @ 6:40 PM :: 4168 Views :: Health Care
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...the case is expected to reach the Supreme Court, where the matter may be finally settled....
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| Thursday, October 11, 2018 |
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Individual Income Taxes--Hawaii 4th-Highest
By Tax Foundation @ 6:17 PM :: 6784 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...The poorest-performing states on this year’s individual income tax component are New Jersey, California, New York, Hawaii, and Minnesota....
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