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Monday, May 23, 2022 |
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Ige Signs HB1848: “Hawaii Student Journalism Protection Act”
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 2495 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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... Hawaii is the sixteenth state to adopt such protections, known nationally as “New Voices” laws. ...
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Monday, May 23, 2022 |
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Hawaiian Electric seeks developers of projects small and large in latest phase of shared solar
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 1661 Views
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... the companyʻs latest phase of community-based renewable energy (CBRE), on Hawaii Island, Maui and Oahu ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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New U.S. Census Bureau data erases Hawaii’s 2010-2020 population growth
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:35 PM :: 2554 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... The U.S. Census Bureau overestimated Hawaii’s 2020 population by 6.79%, or 98,812 people, according to an internal review released this month of the 2020 census. ...
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Civic involvement is key to saving Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:18 PM :: 2239 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... efforts to reform the state’s emergency powers law; reduce barriers to housing; bring taxes, debt and state spending under control ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Senate: Bills on Ige's Desk 'Support our Priorities'
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 1687 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Legislature Passes Bills Supporting Senate Priorities in a Historic Legislative Session ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 22, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 3:03 PM :: 1747 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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If You Think Gas Prices Are Bad…
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2463 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... there are a lot of different taxes that go into the price at the pump ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Unemployment Bounce Back? Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:45 PM :: 2452 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Recovery from Unemployment (2022 April vs 2020 January) -- Hawaii 51st ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Legislative Session: 50-50 for Small Business
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 2062 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... relief, disappointment on four bills ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Questions persist about viability of Honolulu rail
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:05 PM :: 2534 Views :: Rail
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... the one thing we can rely on concerning the Honolulu rail project is the long list of unanswered questions ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Gov. Ige urged to review new research before deciding on minimum-wage hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:56 PM :: 2508 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... A popular 2010 study claiming minimum-wage hikes do not cause ‘economic shocks’ has just been reanalyzed and overturned ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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VIDEO: 2022 Legislature still addicted to spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:17 PM :: 4574 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... praiseworthy was the passage of a bill that will limit the state’s emergency powers, if the governor lets it become law ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Split BOE selects Keith Hayashi as superintendent
By News Release @ 1:01 PM :: 2857 Views :: Education K-12
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... Hayashi will be a Superintendent for People who think things are just fine at DoE ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Q&A with Four Finalists for HPD Chief
By Video @ 12:49 PM :: 2639 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... 90 minutes with the four finalists for HPD Chief ....
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Friday, May 20, 2022 |
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Hawaii Unemployment 4.2%
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 2253 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 50,000, or -7.6% ....
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Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
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COVID Cut Hawaii Marriage Rate 48%
By Selected News Articles @ 3:37 PM :: 3153 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... of the 50 states, Hawaii saw the largest decline in marriage rate, dropping from 14.2-per-1,000 residents in 2019 to 7.4 in 2020 ....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
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Mental Health Workers Strike Kaiser Hawaii Facilities
By News Release @ 6:11 AM :: 4109 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Drugs
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... Clinicians schedule statewide strike starting May 18 to force changes at HMO that serves 260,000 Hawaii residents ....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
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Justice Department: Steve Wynn Chinese Foreign Agent working with Hawaii's Lum Crime Family
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 3175 Views :: Republican Party
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... Complaint Alleges That Stephen A. Wynn Lobbied Pres. Trump and Trump Administration Officials at the Request of the People’s Republic of China ....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
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Survey: How Should Honolulu Spend COVID Money?
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 2074 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Community invited to provide input on Economic and Workforce Development through community engagement survey....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
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Honolulu Parks Promise to Stop Wasting Water
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 1625 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Honolulu Parks & Rec partnering with Board of Water of Supply to exceed call for 10% water reduction ....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2022 |
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Honolulu 10th Most Expensive City for Home Improvement
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 2555 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... We ranked 200 cities based on 16 key indicators of renovation pricy-ness ....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022 |
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Study: 67% of Hawaii 'Work-from-Home' Employees Drinking on the Job
By News Release @ 4:03 AM :: 2620 Views :: Drugs, COVID-19
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... Residents of Hawaii are most likely to drink at home during working hours, while Arkansans are least likely ....
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Monday, May 16, 2022 |
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Auditor: Maui Building Permits Delayed for Months in Spite of 30-Day Mandate
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 2654 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Since the reviewing agencies are diverse and have their own priorities, it is not unusual that substantial delays are caused when these other agencies do not timely process applications ....
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Monday, May 16, 2022 |
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Study: Hawaii has lowest monthly starting salaries
By Selected News Articles @ 5:23 PM :: 2099 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Adjusted for cost of living, first place Tacoma, WA has starting salaries three times higher than Honolulu and Pearl City ....
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Sunday, May 15, 2022 |
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UHERO: Effects of COVID-19 vaccine mandates on Hawaii Businesses
By UHERO @ 8:02 PM :: 2215 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... on September 13, 2021, the counties of Honolulu and Maui mandated that customers and employees provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test ....
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Sunday, May 15, 2022 |
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More Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2769 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Taxes
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... Here’s a list of some of the eyebrow-raising bills that have gone to the fifth floor ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2022 |
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Joe Negeuse Appointed to Represent Hawaii Congressional District 2
By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 PM :: 3471 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... According to an on-line biography, “Neguse and his wife Andrea live in Lafayette, CO, where they are raising their young daughter, Natalie.” ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 14, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 9:11 PM :: 1921 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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... bills introduced and votes cast in Congress ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2022 |
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Auditor: City Still Locked in to Expensive Recycling Contracts
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 3124 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ....
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Friday, May 13, 2022 |
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After Bribery Convictions, Legislators Tout Ethics Reforms
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 2834 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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... 8 of the 14 bills identified by Commission were adopted by 2022 Legislature ....
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Friday, May 13, 2022 |
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Honolulu Rail: $9.9 Billion to Go Nowhere
By Selected News Articles @ 5:45 PM :: 3560 Views :: Rail
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... HART now says it will cost $9.9 billion to not finish its rail project by 2031 ....
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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'Good Questions' still bedevil Honolulu rail
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:08 PM :: 2294 Views :: Rail
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... Iwasa has valuable insights into the operations of the rail project because she also is a non-voting member of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation ....
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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UHERO: Real income will decline 5% this year
By UHERO @ 3:00 PM :: 2686 Views :: Economy, Tourism, Cost of Living
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... Inflation in the Islands hit 7.5% in March ....
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Thursday, May 12, 2022 |
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Interior Department Lumps Kamehameha and Lahainaluna in with 'Indian Boarding Schools'
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 3999 Views :: Akaka Bill, Education K-12, Hawaii History
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"... 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding school system consisted of 408 federal schools across 37 states or then territories, including 21 schools in Alaska and 7 schools in Hawaii ...." -- US DoI report
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022 |
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Hawaii: Burn Through $1M in 10 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 2597 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... $1 million will last in savings: 10 years, 10 months, 11 days ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Hawaii highest personal debt compared to income
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 2186 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s cost of living is high—93% greater than the national average and the highest in the country in 2021—and personal income on the island state is only slightly higher than the national average ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Strong 2022 Legislative Session for Judiciary
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 1930 Views :: Judiciary
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... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today applauded the Hawaii State Legislature for its support ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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COVID-19 infection rates soaring in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 3175 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... on Oahu 2,107 new cases, +74% change from previous week ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Patient Safety--How Does Your Hospital Rank?
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 2347 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... New Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group Highlight Pandemic-Era Declines in Patient Experience ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Who has the most Student Debt? -- 16 Hawaii Towns Ranked
By Selected News Articles @ 5:40 PM :: 2229 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 2022’s Cities with the Most & Least Student Debt ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Navy waives right to contested case hearing
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 2199 Views :: Environment, Military
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... “The Navy’s decision means that work to defuel and close the Red Hill facility can begin without further delay,” said Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director of Environmental Health ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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COVID rules being lifted, but don’t cheer yet
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:58 PM :: 1861 Views :: COVID-19
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... these restrictions can easily be reinstated with the stroke of a pen because our state’s emergency-management law has not changed ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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14 'Good Government' Bills Heading to Governor
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 2137 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Common Cause Hawaii 2022 Legislative Wrap-Up ....
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Monday, May 9, 2022 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Police Officers
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 3132 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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... but it's a great place to be a criminal ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1802 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Now the important deadlines are June 27, 2022, when the Governor needs to give notice of intent to veto a bill, and July 12, 2022, which is the deadline for the Governor to sign or veto any bills ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 7, 2022
By GovTrack .us @ 4:13 AM :: 1928 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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UIPA and Sunshine Bills Passed in 2022 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2879 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... The Hawaii State Legislature has passed the following bills and resolution concerning the Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) and Sunshine Law ....
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