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Monday, January 22, 2018 |
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Federal Shutdown: Hawaii Ties DC With Most Federal Jobs Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 PM :: 3762 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...and Hawaii ranks 48th for Small Business Lending per capita....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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It’s all Kumbaya at Pro-Jones Act U.S. House hearing
By Michael Hansen @ 5:29 PM :: 6544 Views :: Jones Act
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...members of the Subcommittee are virtually all strong supporters of the Jones Act and typically receive industry backing in turn....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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U.S. Department of Education announces final approval of Hawaii ESSA plan
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 4830 Views :: Education K-12
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...Measures student success (dilutes failing test scores--Editor) with 14 indicators including chronic absenteeism, inclusion rate, teacher retention, facility repair and maintenance backlog, and family engagement....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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Small Business Tax Cut: Will Hawaii Legislature Conform?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4333 Views :: Taxes
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...lawmakers will be asked to conform our Hawaii income tax law to the federal changes that have taken place in 2017....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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The Hawaii error and liberal hysteria
By Selected News Articles @ 1:31 AM :: 4540 Views :: Military
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...Hawaii’s Democratic congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, was among the first to blame the president. She said that Mr. Trump was “taking too long” to defuse the North Korean threat adding, “He’s not taking this threat seriously. There’s no time to waste.”....
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Sunday, January 21, 2018 |
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SB2654: Tax E-Liquids, Ban Online Tobacco Purchases
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 AM :: 7210 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...adds e-liquid to the definition of “tobacco products”, which would make all provisions of the cigarette tax and tobacco tax law that relate to tobacco products applicable to e-liquid....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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Why is HS Student More Efficient Than State Government?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:39 PM :: 5843 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Within five minutes of the erroneous missile alert, Iolani School student William Heyler had tweeted to the world that it was a mistake....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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SB1129: Assisted Suicide on the Move
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:06 AM :: 4510 Views :: Life
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...The assisted suicide bills from 2017 are still alive and we expect new bills to be introduced....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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False Alarm: 'Hearing' Leaves More Unanswered Questions
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:08 AM :: 6498 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Military
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"...the only thing accomplished today was more unanswered questions and the announcement that we must wait and see what the Governor's study-report by General Hara turns up...."
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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O‘ahu Bicycle Master Plan workshops
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 4084 Views :: Honolulu County
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...a series of community workshops to provide project information and gather community input....
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 |
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House Republican Agenda: Lower Taxes, Charter Schools, Transparency
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 4725 Views :: Republican Party
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...The Minority Caucus released their bill package today highlighting bills and resolutions that will make Hawaii more affordable, accountable, and accessible....
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Chin's Crackpot Theory: Eminent Domain Abuse, Hawaii Style
By Robert Thomas @ 7:03 PM :: 7210 Views :: Maui County, Land Use
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...“No court in the United States has accepted that argument, and no condemning authority has had the chutzpah to make that argument."....
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Ferry: Hawaii's Rough Seas Favor Monohull Design
By Michael Hansen @ 6:54 PM :: 6162 Views :: Jones Act
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...a better operating model for Hawaii might be what operates in the Tasman Strait in Australia....
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Stacks of rules for renters
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 5623 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...award-winning cartoonist and illustrator David Swann....
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Supreme Court to hear Hawaii v Trump in April
By Selected News Articles @ 5:59 PM :: 5838 Views :: Law Enforcement, Politicians
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...A decision is expected in June....
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Friday, January 19, 2018 |
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Congressional Letter: Kona Resident Funnels Russian Millions to Sierra Club
By Selected News Articles @ 12:45 AM :: 13595 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...Russian money flowing to Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, 350.org, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, the Rainforest Action Network....
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Thursday, January 18, 2018 |
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Which States Rely the Most on Federal Aid? -- Hawaii 48th
By Tax Foundation @ 11:29 PM :: 5506 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii Federal Aid equals 22.8 percent of State revenues....
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Thursday, January 18, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Trigger Modification Ban Introduced in the Senate
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 5890 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Senate Bill 2046 is similar to federal legislation proposed by anti-gun California U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)....
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Thursday, January 18, 2018 |
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FEC Complaint Filed Against Chin Campaign Manager
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 7377 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...The family of the late congressman Takai, meanwhile, defended Beesley’s actions for the first time today....
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Thursday, January 18, 2018 |
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Hawaii v. Trump attorney to speak at UH Manoa
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 5024 Views :: Higher Education
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...Classroom 2 at the UH William S. Richardson School of Law from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18....
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Thursday, January 18, 2018 |
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Full Text: House Republican Opening Day Remarks
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 1:17 PM :: 5914 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Rep Andria Tupola address Opening Day....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Opening Day: Kouchi Claims Senators will work for Public Good
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 6622 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...Kouchi also assured the Governor that all 25 State Senators are committed to working on legislation that provide the best results for the people of Hawai‘i....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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FEMA: Hawaii Did Not Call Until 8:30AM
By Selected News Articles @ 8:44 PM :: 3796 Views
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...It took Hawaii officials 23 minutes to contact federal authorities to seek guidance after realizing they had sent out a bogus alert....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Ward Introduces Bill Mandating 'Shelter-in-Place' Drills at Schools
By Rep Gene Ward @ 8:29 PM :: 7065 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...“Hawaii's children must have safe haven at their schools in the event of a missile attack.”....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Bizarre News: Honolulu selected to join national What Works Cities initiative
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 6273 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Joins 99 cities that are committed to making city government more effective using data and evidence....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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State breaks ground for new Kapalama Container Terminal
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 6389 Views :: Jones Act, OHA
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...the largest capital improvement project in the history of Hawai‘i’s commercial harbor system....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Maui Recycling Center Shut Down Due to State Non-Payment
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 7616 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...This closure is due to a delay in payments from the Department of Health. Once the back payments have been received, operations will resume as normal....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Full Text: Speaker Saiki Opening Day Remarks
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 4816 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Supporting Hanabusa, Speaker Saiki said "Unfortunately, one need only look to the past weekend to see a glaring instance of the inability of government at various levels to manage major issues facing out state."....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Final presentation scheduled for Ala Moana Regional Park Master Plan
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 6320 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Monday, January 29, 2018, 6 p.m., at the McCoy Pavilion Auditorium....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Best States to Retire--Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 4:01 PM :: 7113 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...highest cost of living in USA....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Smoking Costs $40K Per Year
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 6847 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Smoking doesn’t just ruin your health. It can also burn a nasty hole through your wallet....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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‘Onipa‘a Kākou: OHA Trustee Keli‘i Akina on Native Hawaiian Resilience and Finding Unity in Diversity
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:22 AM :: 7849 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA
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...The main thing is that we all ‘E Hana Kākou,’ that is, work together to build a bright future for Hawaiians and all people.”....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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State doubles fee for marine licenses
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 6528 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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... whether they’re full-time fishers or “weekend warriors” ....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Another Lawsuit: Chin Jumps on Net Neutrality Bandwagon
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 7237 Views :: First Amendment, Politicians, Small Business
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...Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin joined 22 state attorneys general today in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s 'illegal'rollback of net neutrality....
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Chin Letter: Weed Plus Banking Equals Campaign Contributions
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 7629 Views :: Politicians, Small Business, Drugs
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Attorney General Chin said, “Banks and other depository institutions are currently hindered by federal law from providing financial services to cannabis businesses....”
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018 |
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Video: Live at the Legislature with Rep Andria Tupola
By Video @ 3:39 AM :: 6454 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Catch us ‘Live at the Legislature’ every Monday at 8:30 AM on ‘Olelo Channel 49....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
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How Medicare covers mental health
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 6635 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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...Medicare covers a wide variety of such services, in both hospital inpatient and outpatient settings....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
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Introducing GOP Hawaii's New Executive Director
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 5941 Views :: Republican Party
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...Hawaii Republicans hire an Executive Director....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
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Tupola Tax Cut: Make EITC Refundable
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 2:10 PM :: 6403 Views :: Tax Credits
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...“Let's Give Money Back”....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
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Monday, January 15, 2018 |
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MLK and the Aloha Spirit
By Brett Kulbis @ 8:56 PM :: 6164 Views :: Hawaii History
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...He was also inspired by our “Aloha Spirit” after his first visit to Hawaii in 1959....
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Monday, January 15, 2018 |
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In Hawaii, No Heads Roll over False Missile Alarm
By Selected News Articles @ 6:27 PM :: 6682 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...“Once a Japanese manager or his underlings are caught in a scandalous situation, they have no other choice but to resign so that the many others who are dependent on them do not take the blame or suffer any of the consequences.”....
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Monday, January 15, 2018 |
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FEMA: Ige, Miyagi Wrong About 38 Minute Delay
By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 14566 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Governor Ige and HIEMA administrator Vern Miyagi say they had to obtain permission from FEMA ... FEMA says that’s not true....
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Sunday, January 14, 2018 |
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FCC: Hawaii did not have Reasonable Safeguards to Prevent False Alarm
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 5428 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...We also must ensure that corrections are issued immediately....
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Sunday, January 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:38 AM :: 7964 Views :: Family, Hawaii History, Life
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...On January 15, 1998, Hawaii Family Forum was incorporated....
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Sunday, January 14, 2018 |
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Trump Tax: Will Hawaii Legislature Conform?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5568 Views :: Taxes
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...If they don’t, it will be functionally the same as raising taxes....
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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38 Minute Delay--State EMA Got Permission from FEMA Before Retracting False Alarm
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 9435 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Hawaii Emergency Management Agency statement on missile launch false alarm....
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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