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Sunday, March 11, 2018
Groundhog Day in the Hawaii Senate
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3553 Views :: Taxes

... “It wasn’t that long ago that I was before this same committee testifying on a very similar bill on the very same tax provision, seeking to do the very same thing....”

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
State Audit of OHA is just the tip of the iceberg
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:35 PM :: 4325 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...There is much more that needs to be examined, and that will be the purpose of the upcoming independent audit....

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Akana: Some OHA LLCs Created Secretly
By Selected News Articles @ 11:23 PM :: 5917 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...Three of them were secretly created by two former Trustees and the former Administrator without Board approval....

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Trask: Coco Palms Occupiers Duped by White Supremacist ‘Sovereign Citizens’
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 9306 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail, Land Use, Tourism

...Furthermore, according to official court documents of the State of Hawaii, Moses Enoka Heanu, the alleged “Chief Justice” of your “court” is a registered sex offender who was sentenced to five (5) years in prison for three (3) felony counts of sexual assault in the Third Circuit court of the State of Hawaii in 1998....

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Five Political Parties Qualify for Hawaii Ballot
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4452 Views :: Office of Elections

...For the 2018 Elections, five political parties have qualified to appear on the ballot. They are....

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Oahu LED Street Light Conversion Project set to begin
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 6805 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy

...converting approximately 53,500 city-owned street lights to more energy efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights....

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Study: Hawaii Obamacare Prices to Jump 50% by 2021
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 5051 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living

...will they believe us if we blame Trump?...

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Auditor: Ten Years Later, Hawaii's Forgotten 2050 Sustainability Plan
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:27 AM :: 6495 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History

...This report found that through the course of the past ten years, the Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan was disregarded....

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Friday, March 9, 2018
Ward: Trump, Kim Should Meet in Hawaii
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:13 PM :: 5207 Views :: Military

...Ward urges Trump to hold the meeting in Honolulu....

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Friday, March 9, 2018
Janus: Abolishing mandatory fees could help unions
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 4989 Views :: First Amendment, Labor

...Will Hawaii’s public unions lose power if their membership dues become voluntary under a pending Supreme Court ruling in the case known as Janus v. AFSCME?....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Schatz: Farrakhan Unacceptable in Progressive Coalition
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 PM :: 7300 Views :: Democratic Party, First Amendment, Religion

...“This is unacceptable in a progressive coalition or any political coalition. Antisemitism has no place in American society. We must reject this, left right and center,” Schatz wrote on Twitter....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Hawaii Planned Parenthood Cuts Ties With Women’s March Co-Chair in Wake of Farrakhan Controversy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 PM :: 9730 Views :: Democratic Party, First Amendment, Life, Religion

...Mallory received backlash for attending Farrakhan's annual Saviours' Day address, an event where the Nation of Islam leader attacked "that Satanic Jew," called Jews "the mother and father of apartheid," and proclaimed that "when you want something in this world, the Jew holds the door...."

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
CIA Warns of Extensive Chinese Operation to Infiltrate American Universities
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 6422 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Military

...Chinese Communist 'Confucius Institute' a Threat to Academic Freedom at UH Manoa....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Judiciary Program Dealing with bullies in school
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 5767 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary

...“How many of you know someone who has been bullied?” asked Judge Heely....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Ige Names Lisa Ginoza chief judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 4867 Views :: Judiciary

...and James Ashford to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appoints Kevin T. Morikone to the District Court of the First Circuit....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Three Republican Bills Cross Over in Legislature
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 3:30 PM :: 5040 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

...bills introduced by members of the House Republican Caucus that crossed over to the Senate....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
VIDEO: What happens if Hawaii becomes a Right-to-Work State Tomorrow?
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 8104 Views :: First Amendment, Labor

...Panelists included: Tony Gill, partner at Gill Zukeran & Sgan Robert Alt, president of the Buckeye Institute....

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Thursday, March 8, 2018
Women live healthier, longer and more independently in countries with higher levels of economic freedom
By News Release @ 3:02 PM :: 3873 Views :: Family

...The study is being released on International Women’s Day....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Hawaii AG Sues Trump in Desperate Bid to Keep Health Insurance Expensive
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 5829 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living

... stop Trump from "provid(ing) new, more affordable options to Americans in the individual market who are getting hammered by skyrocketing premiums” ....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
A Month Later Crabbe Still Hasn't Released LLC Records to Trustees
By Video @ 5:20 PM :: 5637 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...one month ago, OHA Trustees voted to order managers of OHA's six LLCs to hand over financial records....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Philippines Reforms its own Version of Jones Act
By Joe Kent @ 1:40 PM :: 4283 Views :: Jones Act

...Reforming its shipping laws to allow foreign ships to transport foreign goods between Philippine ports seems to have worked out well for the Philippines....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Hawaii Law 2nd Most Favorable to Renters
By Selected News Articles @ 1:21 PM :: 3770 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...We focused on 10 common aspects of the landlord-tenant relationship, which include security deposits, rent increases, the warranty of habitability and eviction notices....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Recession Made Renters Majority in Honolulu
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 5152 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... the proportion of renters in Honolulu rose from 44.6% in 2006 to 56.1% in 2016 ....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Income Tax: Hawaii 2nd Highest n USA
By Tax Foundation @ 12:20 PM :: 4493 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

... Hawaii has reinstated its formerly temporary individual income tax brackets, ranging from 8.25 to 11 percent .... 

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Third Reading: House Sends 128 More Bills to Senate
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 4082 Views :: Hawaii State Government

... these 128 are in addition to bills passed earlier ....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Senate Sends 420 Bills to House
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 3353 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...The following are a few of the measures to pass on third reading....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
UH Reveals Clinton visit to Maunakea Telescopes
By Selected News Articles @ 2:23 AM :: 6624 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA

...Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton traveled to the summit of Maunakea in early January 2018....

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Hawaii Anti-Gun Legislators Attack National Reciprocity
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 3999 Views :: Second Amendment

... On Thursday, March 8th, a number of resolutions and concurrent resolutions will be heard to request the Congressional Delegation of Hawaii to vote against any national reciprocity legislation .... 

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Hawaii Democratic Precinct Meetings Set for Wednesday March 7 Statewide
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 3727 Views :: Democratic Party

...between 6pm-8pm, see list of precinct meetings here....

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Full Text: Assisted Suicide 16 Floor Amendments
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 2:39 PM :: 5133 Views :: Health Care, Life

... Rep. Tupola offers amendments to HB 2739 ....

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Sam King II and Keli'i Akina: OHA Audit Works for Betterment of Hawaiian People
By Video @ 2:24 PM :: 5920 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...In this conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, attorney Sam King discusses the recent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, of which he is a beneficiary....

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Crabbe: Who is the Auditor to Judge ME?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 AM :: 7024 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...‘No.  I think in this case the beneficiary may be right and you guys may be just a bunch of auditors.’ ....

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Monday, March 5, 2018
2018’s Best & Worst States for Women -- Hawaii 7th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:30 PM :: 3001 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...the 50 states and the District of Columbia compared across 23 key indicators of living standards for women....

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Monday, March 5, 2018
Report: Failing DoE Holds Back Hawaii's Progress Towards Eco-Socialism
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 8748 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education, Homelessness, Labor

...View Details of all Hawaii Goals, Targets, & Indicators....

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Monday, March 5, 2018
Effort to Digitize Records Stopped Cold by Outdated State Computers--But Still Cuts Wait Time for Workers’ Comp Hearings in Half
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 5585 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor

...Thousands of files have been digitized at the state’s disability compensation program. However, they need hardware with capacity for more storage to continue progress....

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Sunday, March 4, 2018
Auditor: Legislators 100% 'Fail to Meet Criteria' for New Special Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:43 PM :: 6950 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes

...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....

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Sunday, March 4, 2018
By the Way, Could We Have $50 Million More?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5699 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism

...In the middle of this process, sometimes a letter from the Governor arrives saying, “We need to make some adjustments...."

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Sunday, March 4, 2018
Republican Tax Cuts Pump $1.3B into Hawaii Economy
By UHERO @ 1:30 AM :: 6497 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

...Democrat media unanimous: 'Nothing to see here'....

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Sunday, March 4, 2018
UH, Feds Settle Title IX Case
By News Release @ 12:40 AM :: 3616 Views :: Higher Education

...the Feds will monitor UH Mānoa until it completes its obligations under the agreement....

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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Trump Approves American Samoa Disaster Declaration
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 3898 Views :: National News

...due to Tropical Storm Gita from February 7 to February 12, 2018....

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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Third Reading: House Sends 131 Bills to Senate (and counting)
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 4496 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...The bills include housing, homelessness, education, health, the environment, public safety, governmental affairs, the environment, and other important issues....

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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Hawaii DoE Organizing Students to Walk out March 14
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 7662 Views :: Education K-12, Second Amendment

...The state Department of Education is instructing schools statewide to create a “designated walkout area” for students...to participate in upcoming protests against gun violence, Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said in a Friday letter to parents....

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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Legislature: Mandatory Gay Conversion followed by Assisted Suicide March 6
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:58 AM :: 5866 Views :: Family, Life

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Friday, March 2, 2018
Maui Mayor Signs Sea Level Proclamation: County Will Grab for More Oceanfront Land
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 7467 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Land Use

...calls on the Planning Department to propose rule changes to the Maui, Molokai and Lanai Planning Commissions to include sea level rise in their shoreline setback calculations....

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Friday, March 2, 2018
Another $1.4M of your Tax Dollars Handed over to Phony Tech Entrepreneurs
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 5471 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits

... HTDC awarded 15 Hawaii-based companies $1,417,050 ....

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Friday, March 2, 2018
Aiea Tops Hawaii Towns Ranked by Money Management Skill
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 PM :: 4667 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

...Nine towns in Hawaii rank in lowest quintile....

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Friday, March 2, 2018
If Game Makers Don’t Address Loot Crates, Lawmakers Will
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 PM :: 5188 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government

...The ESRB’s decision to label video games with paid add-ons essentially does nothing to address the complaint that loot boxes are akin to gambling....

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Friday, March 2, 2018
Russia Behind Protests Against Dakota Access Pipeline
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:04 PM :: 7004 Views :: Energy, GMOs

...tag-team efforts of Russian trolls and ‘keep it in the ground’ activists....

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Friday, March 2, 2018
VIDEO: Hawaii Democrat Suicide Takes 13 Minutes
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:58 PM :: 6814 Views :: Democratic Party, Life, Republican Party

...After 4 Hours of Testimony, Democrats take 13 minutes to PASS HB-2739 HD1 out of committee....

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Friday, March 2, 2018
Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company Sandwich Isles Communications Closing--All Workers Laid Off
By Andrew Walden @ 12:27 AM :: 14382 Views :: DHHL, Ethics

...With its founder locked in a Federal Penitentiary on felony tax evasion charges, Sandwich Isles Communications is closing and laying off all 40 of its remaining employees this Friday March 2, 2018....

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