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Entries for July 2016
Friday, July 15, 2016 |
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Three Candidates For Mayor, Three Positions On Honolulu Rail
By Robert Thomas @ 4:49 AM :: 5920 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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Continue past Middle Street to Ala Moana only if the total cost does not exceed $7,000,000,000.
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 |
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DLNR Officer: ‘Sucker Punched’ by Firing of Friel
By News Release @ 9:16 PM :: 6454 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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"I am now convinced DOCARE is cursed and doomed to remain a pathetic substandard agency...."
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 |
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Register to Vote Online Here -- Before Today's Deadline
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 8414 Views :: Office of Elections
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Twenty-Four elections statewide will be decided on Primary Day--Saturday August 13. Are you registered to vote?
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 14, 2016
By Congress.org @ 2:02 PM :: 4223 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: "Sanctuary Cities"
Senate: Increase Prison Sentences for Undocumented Criminals
Senate: Labeling Requirements for Genetically Modified Organisms in Foods
Senate: Fiscal 2017 Defense Appropriations
House: Health Savings Accounts
House: Fiscal 2017 Financial Services Appropriations
House: Opioid Programs
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 |
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Ninth Circuit Appears Poised To Preempt Hawaii 'GMO' Ordinances
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 3600 Views :: GMOs
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On June 15, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in three related bids to invalidate separate Hawaiian county ordinances....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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2016 Democrat Platform: Hawaiians Among “Indigenous Tribal Nations”
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 7741 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Waihee praised the addition, saying the “symbolism is important.”
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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A Practical Approach to Occupational Licensing Reform
By NCPA @ 11:28 PM :: 4192 Views :: Small Business
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On average, a cosmetologist needed 372 days in training while an EMT needed just 33....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Djou Launches First TV Commercial
By Video @ 11:00 PM :: 5446 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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This mayor's race can be won in the Primary with 51% of the vote!
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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DoI Final Ruling: Slippery Slope to Fed Wreck?
By Video @ 8:50 PM :: 4603 Views :: DHHL
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...Who The Winners Are & Whoʻs Left Out Once Again....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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CNBC: Top States for Business—Hawaii Ranks 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 6128 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...costs are the highest in the nation....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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Ex-Rep Richard Fale Pleads No Contest, Fined $1000
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 5764 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, Republican Party
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...Sum Total of Results: Rep Gil Riviere Switches to Democratic Party....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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Ige Vetoes Workplace Social-Media Privacy Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 3732 Views :: Small Business
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Touted by advocates as a model for laws in other states, HB 1739 nonetheless raised enforcement questions....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight Bills
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 3894 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Complete list and links here ....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Full Text: Contractor Offered Cool Schools at $5990 per Classroom—Was Ignored by DoE
By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 11369 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Andrew Santos, President of Admor HVAC, presented the State Department of Education an April 20 offer to Cool Schools at $5990 per classroom....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Djou Challenges Caldwell to Respond to On-Going EMS Staffing Problems
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:31 PM :: 5305 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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...Yesterday, when asked to respond on EMS staffing shortages, the mayor again refused to respond....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Maui HGEA Payoff: Still $25M too Much
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:04 PM :: 6290 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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"The legislature must avoid establishing a costly disincentive that would hinder the saving of other neighbor islands' hospital systems through healthy public-private partnerships...."
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Report: $10K ‘Affordability Gap’ for Hawaii College Students
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 5254 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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Between low wages and high net prices, no state can claim that the average four-year college is affordable for low-income students....
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Monday, July 11, 2016 |
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Power Has Been out at Oahu Jail Since Friday
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 3640 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...The Department of Public Safety said the air conditioning will remain on the generator until a faulty transformer can be replaced. The part has been ordered....
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Monday, July 11, 2016 |
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Neighbor island ESSA town halls start Monday
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 4678 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Each event is offered free of charge and will run from 5 to 7 p.m....
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Monday, July 11, 2016 |
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Papahānaumokuākea: Schatz Absurdly Wrong
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 6826 Views :: Environment
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Our fishermen are among the major fresh food producers for Hawai‘i, with about 80% of the catch consumed in our local communities....
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Monday, July 11, 2016 |
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Healthcare: Legislators Muddle Definition of ‘Direct Primary Care’
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:49 AM :: 3707 Views :: Health Care
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“There’s plenty of resistance from insurance companies at the state level against direct primary care."
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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HGEA: Ige Preparing Reduced Hospital Severance Package
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 6325 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...In a Special Session, Legislators may amend the bill and take a vote - bill passes with a simple majority....
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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HGEA Maui Endorsements Leaked
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 6570 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Politicians
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...these endorsements are approved by Maui HGEA leaders but have not been officially ‘blessed’ by State HGEA HQ....
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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$42 Million Bid May Stall Hospital Transition and Jeopardize Union Jobs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:23 PM :: 5541 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...The new hospital public-private partnership is estimated to save the state $260 million in costs over the next decade....these savings could disappear if the costs for the transition is too great....
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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Organic Food Tax Credit wins ‘Rusty Scalpel’ Award
By News Release @ 11:09 AM :: 6562 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Tax Credits
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"...The content of the CD1 stunned us; it was passed without a single public hearing. There clearly was no justification....”
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 |
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Shady Deals? Honolulu Grants in Aid
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5931 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...it looks bad for individual council members to secure money for such organizations....
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 |
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UH study finds Housing First program improves quality of life for homeless
By Selected News Articles @ 8:01 PM :: 3735 Views :: Homelessness
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...25% decrease in mentally unhealthy days....
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 |
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Cool Schools: How Government Contracting Makes a $2,500 job cost $138,000
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 AM :: 6977 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...the high bids will be used to make lower—but still exorbitant--second round bids look good by comparison....
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 |
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Rifle Association: Six Lawyers Working on Hawaii ‘Rap Back’ Lawsuit
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:01 AM :: 5808 Views :: Second Amendment
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“The 1986 Firearm Owners’ Protection Act is very explicit,” he told me. “This [measure] is not legal.”
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Hawaii Rap Back Law Coordinated with Obama Administration?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 4623 Views :: Second Amendment
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...documents may point to efforts by the administration to advocate for the controversial new linking of Hawaii’s gun database with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Rap Back” program....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Doubled: More contractors qualify for Slice of ‘Cool Schools’ bonanza
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 4156 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Since March, the number of prequalified contractors has increased from 18 to 36 as HIDOE prepares to put projects back out to bid....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Leaving Hawaii: Decision on New Site for Thirty Meter Telescope set for ‘Early 2017’
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 7955 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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New locations that are being considered include Baja California in Mexico, the Canary Islands and Chile, as well as locations in India and China....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Will Obama Give Honolulu a Pardon from Rail Jail?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 PM :: 4893 Views :: Rail
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...Grassroot Institute analyst Matthew Reade speaks with Thomas Rubin, a mass transit consultant who advised Hawaii officials in the early stages of the project....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Does the Film Industry Need Taxpayer Subsidies?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:36 PM :: 4814 Views :: Tax Credits
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“A lot of the time, they’re simply checks.”
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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One Month Since Launch of Djou Campaign
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5199 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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You can feel the momentum building....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Judge Finds No Evidence to Support So-Called ‘Whistleblower’ Lawsuit Against Maui County
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 6189 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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An investigation showed that he had physically threatened his fellow employees, been insubordinate, attempted to use his position as a Liquor Control Officer to obtain special treatment from a licensed liquor establishment....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Hemp: Hawaii’s ‘High’ Tech Future?
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 4:18 AM :: 5587 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs
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...hemp-based electrodes for supercapacitors....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Significant Increases in Labor Law Penalties
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4756 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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Penalties for Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance and Prevailing Wages Violations Increase....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Ige Signs Four More Bills Into Law
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 3470 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hemp, Agriculture, Public Safety and TeleHealth....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Djou Agrees to Eight Debates
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 4895 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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Djou will participate in the following eight debates and forums in the next five weeks -- at least one of which Caldwell has refused to attend....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Keli’i Akina: Fed-up with Government? -- “Let`s Change It!”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:45 PM :: 3561 Views :: OHA
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With your help, I can become Trustee-at-Large of OHA, a role in which we can unite Hawaii's people rather than divide them....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Senate to Hold Revocable Permit Hearing
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 4130 Views :: Land Use
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...Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 10:30 a.m., in Conference Room 224....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Report on UH lab explosion reveals deep, systemic safety failures
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 3819 Views :: Higher Education
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“Serious deficiencies in the institution’s approach to laboratory safety, [especially the] lack of a culture of safety.”
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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HB2772: UH Rape Policy Now Written into State Law
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 4770 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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In April, UH expanded is sexual harassment policies with a new Executive Policy on Consensual Relationships....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Hawaii #1 for Distracted Driving
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 4521 Views
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...at any given moment during daylight in the U.S., 660,000 people are using handheld cell phones while they drive....
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Thursday, July 7, 2016 |
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Ige Signs Three More Bills into Law
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 3401 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- HB 2169 Act 212 Relating to Social Workers
- SB 2811 Act 213 Relating to Parental Rights
- HB 1726 Act 214 Relating to Murder
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 |
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NextEra: Kouchi Asks for Formal Opinion from Attorney General (Full Text)
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 4716 Views :: Energy
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In light of your informal opinions via letters dated June 27, 2016 and June 30, 2016, are Attorney General Opinions 73-7 and 80-4 null, void and overturned?
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