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Saturday, May 9, 2015
OHA Gives Away $7.4M in Grants
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 3791 Views :: OHA

...CNHA gets $348,740.... 

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Saturday, May 9, 2015
Women in Hawaii: Poverty and Opportunity
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 3251 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...Millennial women experience depression 10.7 more days per year than Millennial men....

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Kaiser to Bid for Maui Hospital Partnership
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 5585 Views :: Maui County, Health Care

Due to the passage of recent legislation, Kaiser Permanente is preparing to submit a letter of interest to participate in the process for the selection of a partner for Maui Memorial Medical Center....

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Tranny Birth Certificates: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 8:18 PM :: 4437 Views :: Family

Senate 21-1-3-0 / House 37-0-14-0

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Feds Grab for Rule-Making Authority over Hawaiian Homelands
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 5784 Views :: DHHL

"We were high-fiving." -- Robin Danner

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Friday, May 8, 2015
CEOs Rank Hawaii 44th Worst for Business
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 4441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

...CEOs favor states that foster growth through progressive business development programs, low taxes and a quality living environment....

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Death Taxes: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 5499 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

...Estate and inheritance taxes have large compliance costs, have been shown to suppress entrepreneurship, and are among the most harmful taxes to economic growth....

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Friday, May 8, 2015
Hawaii, Alaska Independence Movement Requests Russian Support
By Selected News Articles @ 5:49 AM :: 5789 Views :: Military

"Barnes told TASS that the group would seek assistance from Russia for their cause."

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Friday, May 8, 2015
How They Voted: HB321 Marijuana
By Andrew Walden @ 3:38 AM :: 3137 Views

Senate: 21-3-0-1 / House: 26-10-13-2

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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Heritage: Jones Act Reform Part of Seven-Point Plan for Economic Recovery
By Michael Hansen @ 7:45 PM :: 4668 Views :: Jones Act

The Heritage Foundation offers a seven point recovery plan for the next president of the United States....

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Thursday, May 7, 2015
“We don’t follow laws, we make them”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 PM :: 3760 Views :: Ethics

...none of the nine bills proposed by the State Ethics Commission were passed by this Legislature....

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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Hawaii State Senate Announces New Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 5661 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians

The Hawaii State Senate today announced a new line up of committees and committee chairs as part of its recent reorganization....

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Thursday, May 7, 2015
Kilauea Largest Source of SO2 Pollution in USA
By UHERO @ 2:19 AM :: 7186 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

Using Vog from Kilauea to Estimate the Health Consequences of Particulate and SO2 Pollution....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
OHA Telescope Neutrality: Do You Smell Something Fishy?
By Video @ 6:43 PM :: 6599 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

"... Financially Valuable Lands .... "

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Rail: It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride
By Selected News Articles @ 6:31 PM :: 5026 Views :: Rail

At least two concrete columns have developed cracks and have had to be replaced....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Rep. McDermott critical of new state budget for ignoring pressing needs at Campbell High School
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 6:20 PM :: 4037 Views :: Education K-12

...teachers are in essence nomads with no classroom to call their own; they must float to any open space....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Honolulu 86th Worst Small Business Environment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 6601 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

...earnings for small business employees adjusted for cost of living are three times higher in the Houston metro area than in the Honolulu metro area....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Over 14,000 ballots cast in the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections -- Voting Open One More Week
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 3836 Views :: Honolulu County

Eligible voters were mailed passcodes they may use to access their digital ballots; they have until May 15 to submit them....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Advanced Industries? Hawaii at Bottom of Heap
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 PM :: 4574 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

These states could struggle to secure prosperity in the coming decade....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Kim Out: Marijuana Last Straw as Senate Committee Chairs Overthrow President
By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 AM :: 10897 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Drugs

...The Senate says 'yes' to marijuana and 'no' to anti-GMO protesters....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Hawaii seed industry estimated at $159M--Down 14%
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7614 Views :: Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs

Outshipments of seed are projected to total 7.97 million pounds during the 2013-14 season, down 3 percent from the revised 8.25 million pounds shipped during the previous season....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
HB321: Gamesmanship and Shenanigans
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 AM :: 5744 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Drugs

...legislative priorities are out-of-touch with reality....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Rail Tax Hike: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 AM :: 6645 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes

Senate 21-4 : House 39-12

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Unanimous House Rejects HB888: Bill Would Have Prohibited Gun Owners from Drinking at Home
By Dr Maxwell Cooper @ 11:37 PM :: 7688 Views :: Second Amendment

...If you come home from a party after drinking, or you are on narcotics recovering from surgery, and go to bed with your loaded self defense gun in a bedside drawer or lockbox, you could be charged....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Public Comment Period Open on OHA Budget
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 3842 Views :: OHA

This public comment period runs from May 4, 2015 through May 15, 2015....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Thanks to HGEA, Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 5711 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Hawaii ranks 50th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses, Adjusted for Cost of Living....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Slom: Hawaii Will Deplete Cash Reserves by 2021
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:22 AM :: 5661 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

...once you tally up the separate appropriation bills the current spending plan is almost identical to the Governor's initial budget request....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
With Josh Green out of the Way, Lawmakers Advance Marijuana Bill for Final Reading
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 6172 Views :: Drugs

...provide a total of eight dispensary licenses statewide, three in Honolulu, two on Maui County and Hawaii Island, and one on Kauai. Each dispensary licensee would have the option to open up to two retail locations.... 

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Former Oahu Probation Officer Charged with Theft, Forgery
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 6205 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... July 1, 2011 through July 9, 2013, Sasao collected eleven payments from various probationers that had been assigned to him and kept the payments for his own use....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Securities Fraud: Former Maui Mayoral Candidate Sentenced to 20 Years
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5434 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

"In total, Mr. Waikiki’s schemes scammed up to 21 victims for more than $100,000.00.”

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Best States for Working Moms: Hawaii Ranks 31st
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 3139 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...The median women’s salary (adjusted for cost of living) is two times higher in Virginia than in Hawaii....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 4, 2015
By Congress.org @ 2:38 PM :: 3810 Views :: Congressional Delegation
  • House: Fiscal 2016 Military Construction - VA Appropriations - Passage
  • House: D.C. Reproductive Health Law - Passage
  • House: Fiscal 2016 Energy-Water Appropriations - Passage
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
NextEra: Legalized Tax Fraud
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 7005 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes

...Total federal income tax breaks from 2008 through 2012: $4.2 billion....

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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Whose Tax Is It, Anyway? (Part 1)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5042 Views :: Small Business, Taxes

A few days ago, the United States Tax Court decided a case that is important to small business owners....

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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Full List: $28M Grants in Aid Funded in State Budget
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 4453 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...$20 million in capital improvement projects (CIP) funding and $8 million in operating funds....

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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Hawaii Republican Convention Meets, Elects New Party Leaders
By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 AM :: 5983 Views :: Republican Party
"We are losing and are going to keep losing unless we do things differently."
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
We stand to lose more than a telescope
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 AM :: 7838 Views :: Economy, Higher Education, OHA
Is Hawaii's Government Safe for Investors?
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
Jones Act Industry Lawyer Addresses Full Repeal Strawman
By Michael Hansen @ 2:48 AM :: 5080 Views :: Jones Act
“Myth and Conjecture? The ‘cost’ of the Jones Act”
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
JSC Seeks Applicants for First and Third Circuit Courts
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 3992 Views :: Judiciary

The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years. The annual salary in Hawaiʻi of a circuit judge is $193,248....

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Friday, May 1, 2015
Conference Committee
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 4534 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
“Conference committee is where good bills go to die.”
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Friday, May 1, 2015
Survey: Hawaii Ranks #2 in Sleep Deprivation
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 6958 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Hawaii averages 6.28 hours of sleep ....

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