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Entries for June 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
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How Economically Independent is Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 AM :: 3650 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...2017’s Most & Least Independent States....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
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After Pushing Bogus Coral Sunscreen Bills, Hawaii Surfrider Collects Payoff from Manufacturer
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 6577 Views :: Environment, Greenmail
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...According to Nature and Scientific American, claims of coral damage from sunscreen are a bunch of hype....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
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Pasha to Buy Four Mystery Ships?
By Michael Hansen @ 12:18 AM :: 5074 Views :: Jones Act
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Pasha faces the more immediate need to renew its fleet, which still has four steamships over 30 years old....
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 |
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10 Buildings With the Highest Honolulu Property Taxes in 2016
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5895 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Honolulu raked in over $50 million in property taxes last year, from the top 10 taxpaying properties alone....
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 |
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Rail Tax Hike: Legislators Promise Special Session, but Cannot Agree on Date or Funding Mechanism
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 4783 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...no specific dates have been set for the special session and no rail funding mechanism has been agreed upon....
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Cool Schools? DoE Working to Avoid Installing Air Conditioners
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 5758 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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"The department has made every effort to find solutions to cooling our classrooms in ways that are not only cost-efficient but also energy efficient..."
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Global Warming: UH Professors Say Everybody in Hawaii Will Burn to Death. Soon. Real soon.
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 5991 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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“Our study shows...it takes very little warming for conditions to turn deadly in the tropics.”
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Panos: Statewide Surface Transportation Challenges and Opportunities
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:05 PM :: 5363 Views :: Maui County, Rail
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Stuck in traffic? Panos Prevedouros will share traffic solutions that will free up our state's gridlock and get traffic flowing again....
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 19, 2017
By Congress.org @ 3:53 PM :: 4179 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Rapuano Nomination – Confirmation
- Senate: Saudi Arms Sale Disapproval – Motion to Discharge
- Senate: Iranian and Russian Sanctions
- House: Health Insurance Tax Credit Verification
- House: Veterans Affairs Department Accountability
- House: Health Care Tax Credit Expansion
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Democrats Vote to Allow Fukumoto In
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 7179 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Republican Party
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Decisive Endorsement? Gay Thief Approves Fukumoto for Democratic Party membership....
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Medicaid Expansion Crowds Emergency Rooms
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 4067 Views :: Health Care
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States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA) saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people after 2014....
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Sunday, June 18, 2017 |
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Closing an Estate Tax Loophole?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:05 AM :: 4218 Views :: Taxes
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Friday, June 16, 2017 |
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Auditor: 2017 Legislature Batting .000 -- 65 Bogus Special Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:21 AM :: 4543 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...None of the 65 Special Funds proposed in the 2017 Legislative session met criteria....
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Friday, June 16, 2017 |
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State Recycling Program: A Decade of Fraud (Part 6)
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:18 AM :: 6617 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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The Department of Health, which administers the Program, has been aware of this flawed payment system since 2006 but has done little to address it....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Audit Catches Maui County Finance Directory Abusing P-Card–Exposes Hostess Bar Loophole
By News Release @ 2:15 AM :: 6289 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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...The County Finance Director’s travel was presumed to be to attend an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in Nashville, TN, relating to “bribery and corruption”....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Audit: Informal Procedures by HPD, Prosecutor Hinder Domestic Violence Cases
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 6030 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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...the HPD and PAT (Office of Prosecuting Attorney) lifecycle for domestic violence incidents can result in reclassifications and decisions that affect the case....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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The Economic Security of Older Women and Men in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:08 AM :: 5836 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...economic security of women and men aged 65 and older in Hawaii, including their marital status, poverty, and various sources and amounts of income....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Wine Taxes: Hawaii Ranks 12th
By Tax Foundation @ 2:04 AM :: 5483 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Check out today’s map below to see where your state lies on the wine tax spectrum....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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State Labor Negotiators partly to blame for counties’ tax hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:57 AM :: 5358 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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...negotiations with the public employee unions take place mostly at the state level, but the counties nevertheless are on the hook....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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No Jones Act Tankers to Carry LNG
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:54 AM :: 5838 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...Currently no Jones Act-eligible tankers are capable of carrying LNG....
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Thursday, June 15, 2017 |
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Takings: Bridge Aina Lea Suit Dismissed
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 6578 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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Hawaii federal judge Susan Oki Mollway yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a private landowner against the State of Hawaii after the State Land Use Commission in 2011 reverted more than 1,000 acres of land in South Kohala on Hawaii island from urban to agricultural use....
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 |
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Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Average Internet Speed
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 AM :: 4843 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Honolulu average Internet download speed ranks 99th of 100 US cities....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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A third marine carrier in Hawaii?
By Video @ 1:43 AM :: 5106 Views :: Jones Act
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VIDEO: Mike Hansen discusses what this means, whether it's likely to happen, and how it fits in the Hawaii marine seascape....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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UH: Housing First Keeps 89% of Homeless Housed
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 6276 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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Clients were 64% less likely to visit the emergency room and 74% less likely to be admitted to a hospital....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Kids Count: Hawaii Ranks 17th in Child Well-being
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 7601 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Oahu GOP: No Rail Tax Hike Special Session
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:36 AM :: 6008 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Island taxpayers are already struggling from paycheck to paycheck....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii GOP: Ige Paris Accord Grandstanding will Cost Hawaii Consumers
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 1:31 AM :: 6729 Views :: Environment, Republican Party
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...Democrats—who so piously declare themselves champions of the middle class and working families—will have accomplished nothing but to further increase the already exorbitant cost of living in Hawaii....
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Monday, June 12, 2017 |
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Message to OHA: ‘Clean up your Act’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:29 AM :: 5558 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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Beneficiaries are calling for higher levels of transparency and accountability....
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Monday, June 12, 2017 |
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The saga of fishing vessel ‘America’s Finest’ continues
By Michael Hansen @ 1:27 AM :: 4811 Views :: Jones Act
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...New Anacortes-built trawler could be grounded by old law, endangering two Washington State firms....
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Monday, June 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 12, 2017
By Congress.org @ 1:24 AM :: 5123 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Elwood Nomination - Confirmation
Senate: Iran Sanctions - Cloture
House: Customs and Border Protection Polygraph Waiver
House: Financial Regulation Restructuring
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Sunday, June 11, 2017 |
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Reaching Back into the Past
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:01 AM :: 3415 Views :: Taxes
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...retroactive tax legislation....
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Saturday, June 10, 2017 |
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Hilo: DLNR Land Lease Ends with Demolition of Hotel
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 6904 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Tourism
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...prepare for a new phase of de-vitalization of Banyan Drive....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Rep Thielen: Bring Rail Down to Earth
By Video @ 12:50 AM :: 3658 Views :: Rail
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...Representative Cynthia Thielen (H District 50 Kailua, Kaneohe Bay) assistant Minority Floor Leader, discusses the Honolulu rail project with Randall W. Roth, JD,LLM....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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TVRs: No Taxation Without Legalization!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:48 AM :: 5285 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...state lawmakers are eager to capture $26 million dollars in tax money every year from short-term vacation rentals....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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CyberStates: Hawaii Lags
By Selected News Articles @ 12:46 AM :: 2649 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The laggards are Alaska, Hawaii, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Global Warmers: Waikiki Sea Level Rise Will Drown Trump Hotel
By Andrew Walden @ 12:43 AM :: 3832 Views :: Environment
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...oddly enough, global warmers are still not lining up to accept my very generous offer of 10% of assessed value for their Hawaii oceanfront real estate....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Ships Under Construction for New Cargo Liner Service for the Hawaii Trade?
By News Release @ 12:41 AM :: 3834 Views :: Jones Act
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...Philly Shipyard is in advanced talks with a leading Jones Act operator to establish a new shipping service in the Hawaii containership trade with up to four new, state-of-the-art, cost-effective and environment-friendly vessels....
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Friday, June 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii: To Afford 2BR Must Earn $73K
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 3495 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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Beer Taxes: Hawaii 5th-Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 12:35 AM :: 5668 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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All fifty states and the District of Columbia impose some tax on beer above and beyond the general sales tax....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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GE Tax Hike Cornerstone of McDermott Plan to Rescue Rail
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 12:32 AM :: 6168 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...McDermott calls for Special Session....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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Potholes Cost Hawaii Drivers $708 per Year
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 4259 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...ASCE Hawaii Infrastructure Report....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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BoE Puts 'ESSA Team' Principal in Charge, Temporarily
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 4586 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...DoE Priorities Reflect Teachers Union, HGEA Goals....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Who Just Got Caught at OHA?
By Video @ 12:16 AM :: 8589 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA
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...The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Independent Audit Hasn't Even Started Yet & Already Someone Has Been Caught....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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From colonial navigation acts to the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 12:13 AM :: 6967 Views :: Jones Act
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“The Navigation Acts Are Still Alive: A Century of the Jones Act.” |
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Maui Mayor Signs Polystyrene Ban
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 8052 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Small Business
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The law is set to go into effect on Dec. 31, 2018....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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City seeks proposals for its third Housing First program
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 7253 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Housing First Increment III will provide permanent supportive housing to 100 households experiencing chronic homelessness at a cost of $2.2 million....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Socrates Visits a Homeless Camp in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 AM :: 5411 Views :: Homelessness
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...The irony that the biggest discrepancy of rich and poor I've ever seen - existing side by side before my own eyes - is located in a Democratic Party fiefdom did not escape my notice....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Most Expensive State to Put Your Kid Through College
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 AM :: 4745 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Cost of Living
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At $10,670, the average in-state tuition and fees are by no means the highest in the nation. However, the cost of necessities is higher here than in any other state....
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