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Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
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The Home Stretch at the Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 469 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... At the end of this month, the Legislature wraps up and we see what gets sent to Gov. Green’s desk for signature or veto ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Budget Emerges from Conference Committee
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 514 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... House Bill 1800 CD1 will be up for a final vote in both chambers before being transmitted to the governor for consideration ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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Four House Bills up for Final Reading
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 597 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The final vote is set for 11:30 a.m. during the Floor Session. Upon approval, these bills will advance to the governor's desk for his signature ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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‘Blankety-blank’ bills at Legislature leave Hawaii taxpayers in the dark
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:04 PM :: 723 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... To address the problem, Yamachika suggested that legal action might be necessary ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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25 House Bills up for Final Reading
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 755 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A final vote is scheduled for Friday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. on the House Floor during the Floor Session ....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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Naming Names: Airports Division Ran Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 3083 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA, COVID-19
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... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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10 'Good Government' Bills up for Final House Vote
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 792 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... A final vote is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, and upon approval, the bills proceed to the governor's desk for his signature....
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
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2nd Crossover: Senate Moves 182 Bills
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 828 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the Senate passed 182 House Bills out on third reading this week ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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SB2553: Hawaii 'opt out' retirement scam
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 3142 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...a scam designed to shunt the least attentive investors -- those who do not 'opt out' -- into low return, high fee accounts run by whichever financial institution makes the most campaign contributions....
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
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Judge Dismisses Claims: State cannot be Sued in Federal Court over Lahaina Fire
By Court House News @ 5:00 AM :: 1472 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... The state is dismissed from a set of federal cases that aim to hold it liable for the deadly wildfires but may still face claims in state court ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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OIP Director Leaving Office
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 1347 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... Park will be retiring from OIP at the end of March 2024. Supervising Staff Attorney Carlotta Amerino will become OIP’s Acting Director in April. ....
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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Senate WAM Approves Budget
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 1171 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Additionally, due to the August 2023 Maui Wildfires, Ways and Means unanimously approved other emergency appropriation bills, House Bill 679 Senate Draft 2 and House Bill 2610 Senate Draft 2 ....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024 |
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 6:46 PM :: 1674 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 |
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Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:05 PM :: 1505 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....
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Saturday, March 16, 2024 |
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Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 1410 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i ....
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
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House Passes State Budget
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 1342 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."
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Saturday, March 9, 2024 |
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DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 2027 Views :: Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government
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... As a state Representative from 2004 to 2023, Yamane chaired various committees including Health, Human Services, and Homelessness ....
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Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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OIP: Sunshine and UIPA Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1379 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... we are halfway through the 2024 legislative session, the State Office of Information Practices (OIP) is providing this update of Sunshine Law and UIPA bills that have survived and crossed over ....
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 |
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Kouchi in Danger After Nahale-a Debacle?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 AM :: 3437 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Politicians
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... if a person who voted for Nahale-a gets ticked off enough to try and flip at least one of the votes that voted against, then they could have a shot at reorganizing the Senate ....
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Friday, March 1, 2024 |
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Rep Bert Kobayashi to Retire from Legislature
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 1613 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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... to retire on November 5, 2024, at the end of his present term ....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024 |
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Green Launches Compensation Fund for Lahaina Dead, Injured
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 1345 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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"...The Fund Will Help Families of Deceased Avoid Lengthy, Uncertain Litigation...."
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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Hawaii needs better budgeting for Maui recovery
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:16 PM :: 1411 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... it was only a year ago that state lawmakers had a healthy budget surplus to work with. But then they went on an ill-advised spending spree ....
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Sunday, February 25, 2024 |
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How do criminals become foster parents in Hawaii?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 2090 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... The DHS recruits them with offers of money ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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Executive Order: Hawaii is a 'Trauma-Informed' State
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 1483 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... first, Green's task force will seek out 'traumatized' State employees ....
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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What Were They Thinking?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1355 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... the process to separate the wheat from the proverbial chaff has begun ....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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18 Years Later State Wins Dannenberg EUTF Suit
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 1332 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... contending that the EUTF had unconstitutionally diminished accrued retiree health benefits under Article XVI, Section 2 of the Hawai‘i Constitution ....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 |
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Reasons to be optimistic about the 2024 Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:00 AM :: 1159 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Will this be the year that we finally start to see positive big changes — or are we going to see more taxes, more spending, more regulations? ....
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Friday, January 26, 2024 |
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Hawaii Bill Would Take Steps Against a Central Bank Digital Currency
By Selected News Articles @ 1:18 PM :: 1617 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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“A person who chooses not to participate in a digital currency system shall not be subject to additional surveillance, monitoring, or scrutiny by any government entity."
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Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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VIDEO: State of the State Address 2024
By Video @ 4:56 PM :: 1155 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Green addresses Legislature ....
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Saturday, January 20, 2024 |
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Saiki Updates House Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2114 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Representatives Mizuno and Evslin ....
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Saturday, January 20, 2024 |
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Changing ideas is the key to improving Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:37 PM :: 1180 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"...a unique, uncensored and raw platform...."
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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House Democrats Outline Priorities for 2024 Session
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 1075 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature will convene ....
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Wednesday, January 10, 2024 |
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State Senate Democrats Announce Legislative Priorities for 2024
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 1292 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a Senate Majority Retreat to identify and discuss legislative priorities ....
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Sunday, January 7, 2024 |
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Tax Word Find
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1153 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... remedy the consequences of some other folks who dropped the ball ....
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Friday, January 5, 2024 |
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2024: A chance to ‘accomplish great things’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:55 PM :: 986 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... 2023 featured “challenges galore,” but ....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2024 |
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House Finance Announces Hearing Schedule
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1117 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... State departmental representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals ....
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Saturday, December 30, 2023 |
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Pinata: Legislature opens GIA application processes
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 1199 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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State Senate Announces Leadership, Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 1744 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Senate Leadership and committee assignments of the 15 standing committees ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Hawaiʻi State Legislature Announces 2024 Legislative Timetables
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 1259 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the 2024 Legislative Session which will convene on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Mizuno Quits House to Become Homeless Czar
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1410 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Politicians
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... A successor for Mizuno who has served in the House (HD29) since 2006 and has been in public service for more than 32 years will be named within 60 days ....
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Monday, December 18, 2023 |
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Green 2025 Budget Adds $1.2B New Spending
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 1170 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The Executive Supplemental Budget request adds $326 million in general funds to the operating budget to continue essential operations and support statewide priorities, and $890 million in general obligation bond funds ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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School Non-Spending
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1374 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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... the Department of Education approached the Department of Budget and Finance with a list of about $900 million in projects that it didn’t think it could move before the funding for the project ran out of time ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Lahaina Fires: Legislative Working Groups Publish Final Report
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 1193 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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... from six bipartisan working groups, formed to evaluate topics related to the Lahaina wildfire ....
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Friday, December 15, 2023 |
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Green Picks Miyake for HD10 Vacancy
By Andrew Walden @ 9:58 PM :: 2716 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Tyson Miyake--Construction boss and former Maui County Chief of Staff under Victorino, now Vice President of Corporate Affairs for lobbying firm, Karey Kapoi LLC ....
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Thursday, December 14, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i State Capitol gets metal detectors
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 1198 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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... Beginning Monday, December 18, the Hawai‘i State Capitol will join 37 other state capitols that have incorporated metal detection into their security measures ....
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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The Two Gorillas Still Menace the Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 1733 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The names of the two gorillas are ERS and EUTF ....
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