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Sunday, December 8, 2013 |
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Turning The Tide of Anti-Business Attitudes in Government
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4984 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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For years, local leaders, both within government and the business community, depended on the umbilical cord to federal funds secured by Hawaii’s Congressional delegation....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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Maui Pesticide Bill Would Fine Farmers, Landscapers $10K per Day
By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 8467 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, GMOs
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...to be placed on the December 6, 2013, Council agenda....
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Ethics Comm Fines Non-Responsive Elevator Commission Board Member
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 5471 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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An administrative fine of ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($1,940.00) for the violations ....
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Criminal charge for hangar golf cart? DoT Aviation Div. Harasses Pilots
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 4931 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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“Good people are now in jeopardy of losing their security clearances and careers if a criminal conviction appears in their file … This unreasonable approach by (Aviation Division) management is unacceptable and the ramifications are catastrophic for GA in Hawaii.”
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Fort Shafter Project Labor Agreement Survey Due Dec. 2
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 7695 Views :: Labor, Military, Small Business
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...a federal construction contract to build Phase 2 of the USARPAC Command and Control Facility at Fort Shafter....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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A Decade of Harassment: Bottled Water Battle Goes to Hawaii Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 9:35 PM :: 5772 Views :: OHA, Small Business
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...arguing a case in the Hawaii Supreme Court about automatic approval statutes and zoning law....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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How Obamacare Will Try to Control What You Eat
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:01 PM :: 4516 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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Obamacare’s menu labeling regulation will be costly and time-consuming for businesses ....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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U.S. Sugar Policy Sends Candy Makers Abroad
By NCPA @ 10:06 AM :: 7394 Views :: National News, Agriculture, Small Business, Cost of Living
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U.S. candy makers are expanding production in other countries as federal price supports and a global glut of the sweet stuff give an ever-greater advantage to foreign rivals....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Wespac: US Should Refuse Any Quota Reduction For Hawaii Bigeye Tuna
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 5537 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The United States should not accept a reduction in the bigeye tuna limit for the Hawaii longline fishery....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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DoH Proposes Restaurant Inspection Fee Increases to Fund 13 New Positions
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 4154 Views :: Small Business
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The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) will hold public hearings in all counties between Dec. 2 and 6, 2013....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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CPA says hype over Obamacare small business tax credit is misleading
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:22 PM :: 5339 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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Think small business owners really are going to get tax credits through Obamacare health exchanges? Think again....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States to Start New Business
By NCPA @ 1:06 PM :: 4996 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Vermont, perhaps best known as home of the hippie ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, is 12th-best for new businesses, while South Carolina placed toward the bottom....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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NOAA Marine Sanctuary Business Advisory Council Forming
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:06 AM :: 5097 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Business leaders will be invited to join the council, which will consist of 15 volunteers representing industries such as travel and tourism, recreation, fishing, transportation, energy, and marketing. Members will be appointed by the national marine sanctuaries director and serve two- to three-year terms....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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Smart Business Hawaii Banquet Friday
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:33 PM :: 4065 Views :: Small Business
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Friday, September 20, SBH Business All Stars Awards Banquet at the Waialae Country Club from 5:00 to 8 p.m....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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$340K in Fines: Hawaii Wins Back OSHA Job After Unicold Raid
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 8593 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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Feds Let Hawaii Resume Control of Regulating Manufacturing Industries....
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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Can Small Business Lending Become Big Business for Hawaii Credit Unions?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:46 PM :: 3711 Views :: Small Business
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Grace’s report provides specific research and points of reference for ... The Queen’s Federal Credit Union and Aloha Federal Credit Union of Honolulu....
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Monday, September 9, 2013 |
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Supporting small business and free enterprise on Maui
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 7233 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, TEA Party
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TEA Party Maui's September monthly meeting this coming Thursday, September 12th, 2013, starting 6:30 PM at the Kalama Heights Retirement Community....
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Thursday, September 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii Small Business Survey: What Question Would You Ask?
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 3958 Views :: Small Business
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NFIB/Hawaii State Director Melissa Pavlicek invites members to send her their thoughts on some of the most pressing small-business issues facing Hawaii for possible inclusion in the 2014 Hawaii Member State Ballot....
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |
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OSHA hits Hawaii refrigerated food warehouse: $253K Fine, 63 Violations
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 5843 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...a refrigerated food warehouse in Honolulu occupied by Unicold Corp. and nine tenants....
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Sunday, August 11, 2013 |
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Producers Already Enjoy Reduced Rate
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 8152 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...it is not the cost of the tax that adds to the price of locally grown products as much as it is the external factors such as the cost of land, labor, and regulatory compliance....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |
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Obamacare Menu Labeling Law: The Food Police Are Coming
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 PM :: 5544 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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The FDA estimates that first-year compliance costs could be as high as $537 million for all regulated businesses covered under the rule....
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Monday, August 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii Highest Closing Costs in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 5389 Views :: Small Business, Cost of Living
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Your final charges probably will be higher than shown here because the most highly variable costs are not included: title insurance, title search, taxes, other government fees and escrow fees....
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Sunday, July 28, 2013 |
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Onerous Burden of Doing Business Goes Beyond Taxes
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 11:37 AM :: 5335 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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In addition to the fees and charges levied for these required permits and licenses, there is the time that it takes to secure many of these permits and licenses....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Businesses Should Fear States' Pension Debts
By NCPA @ 3:57 PM :: 4370 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Businesses should see this as a warning, as they are a convenient target for politicians ....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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New Business Immediately Attacked by DLNR
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 5960 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....
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Thursday, July 11, 2013 |
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Health Dep't Harasses Farmers for 'Fugitive Dust'
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 6868 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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...for causing or permitting visible fugitive dust to become airborne....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Is the Worst State for Business in the Country
By Selected News Articles @ 7:28 PM :: 6443 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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identify changeable policies so that Hawaii can move off the bottom of this list....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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Acts 225, 226 Protect Pharmacy Choice, Patient Privacy
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 6694 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...prevent Hawaii residents from having their private medical information used as a marketing tool by drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), some of which also operate mail-order pharmacies....
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Saturday, July 6, 2013 |
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Feds: Some 'Preferred Pharmacy' Plans Cost More
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 4666 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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A community pharmacist in the Northern Mariana Islands reports that his Medicare patients' closest preferred pharmacy is nine hours away by plane in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 |
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Clinic Owner: With Medicare and Medicaid, ‘Your Practice May Not Last Long’
By Jose Reque Martinez @ 10:06 PM :: 5071 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...if your population of patients is heavily inclined to Medicare and Medicaid then your reimbursements are low....
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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Truth in Accounting: Hawaii worst place in country to do business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:34 PM :: 7221 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Hawaii has the worst business ranking of all 50 states, according to an analysis by the Chicago-based watchdog group Truth in Accounting....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Productivity and Innovation: Hawaii Tumbles from ‘A’ to ‘F’
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 6602 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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The 2013 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report shows how each state ranks....
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Hawaii Insurance Agents Debate Obamacare
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 7:33 PM :: 5124 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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within 5 years, half or more of them will be out of business....
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Monday, June 17, 2013 |
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SB482: Cutting Red Tape Helps Small Business, Honey
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 5605 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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“Many small beekeepers have been unable to successfully navigate current regulatory hurdles required to operate a certified food-processing establishment on their own premises for the extraction and bottling of honey, which has resulting in many giving up beekeeping entirely,” said Hawaii Board of Agriculture Chairperson Russell S. Kokubun.
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Sunday, June 9, 2013 |
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Bottled Water Battle: A Decade of OHA Harassment Continues
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 7175 Views :: OHA, Small Business
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OHA has served as the agent of an Oahu-based bottled water company seeking to destroy its tiny Kauai-only competitor, Kauai Springs....
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Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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Electronic Health Records: Monopoly 'Scare tactics' Driving Hawaii Doctors into Retirement
By Jose Reque Martinez @ 7:05 PM :: 8848 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...doctors who haven't converted to electronic medical and prescription records will face penalties....
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 7339 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Small Business
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Paychecks Hawaii rates each of the 76 state legislators on support for small business....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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The Internet Sales Tax Will Kill My Small Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:42 PM :: 4391 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Hi, I’m Catesby Jones....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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DLNR Requires Permit for Canoe, Paddleboard--Swimmers OK for Now
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 6637 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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....special use permits – with specific use conditions -- for non-commercial recreational use of kayaks, stand-up paddle boards and one-person canoes....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Anti-Whaling Tactics to be used Against Hawaii Aquarium Collectors?
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 4836 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is proud to announce the launch of Operation Reef Defense....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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Report: Hawaii Ranks #2 for Embezzlement
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 7446 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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Iowa had the highest Embezzlement Propensity Factor followed by Hawaii– identifying these states as having the highest risk for loss to embezzlement in 2012....
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Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
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Making Reimbursements Could Incur Tax Liability
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:03 AM :: 5110 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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In recent years, various proposals to exempt the reimbursement of amounts paid out by mangers or operators of a number of business activities have been enacted....
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Friday, May 3, 2013 |
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No Hawaii Beverage Tax Cheers Third Win in a Row
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 4521 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Unfortunately, we know from past experience that even though the public doesn't want a beverage tax, some lawmakers will keep pushing for one....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Starting in October: 15% Penalty on Overpaid Unemployment Comp
By Selected News Articles @ 7:18 AM :: 6303 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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Hawaii has amended its Employment Security Law as follows....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013 |
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SB1196 Small Vendors Targeted by DoTax
By Video @ 9:47 AM :: 4744 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... Assists with enforcement of cash economy laws by the department of taxation ....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks 41st for Business
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 4906 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The study examines 32 factors over which state governments have control relative to efforts to be pro-business....
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Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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DLNR Reopens Kealakekua Bay to Two Kayak Operators
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 6548 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The Division of State Parks is now the sole authority for permitting the launching at Napoopoo....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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NFIB to Lobby Against Minimum Wage Hike Today
By News Release @ 1:59 PM :: 7609 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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Hawaii small-business owners will gather in Room 329 in the State Capitol, today, March 27, at 4 p.m. at about the same time the House Finance Committee takes up HB 331....
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Sunday, March 17, 2013 |
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Food Fight: Environmentalist Top Chef Supports Oyster Farmer Against Other Enviros
By Robert Thomas @ 11:44 PM :: 4900 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Undercutting the trope that the lawsuit by a Marin County, California oyster farm to keep operating is all a right-wing plot ....
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