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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Republicans Open House on Opening Day
By David S Chang @ 6:21 PM :: 6128 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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Join me and fellow Republicans tomorrow, Wednesday, January 16th, to kick off the 27th Hawaii State Legislature Session!
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Justin Woodson to House Dist 9
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 6393 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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He currently serves as vice present of The Gospel of the Alpha and Omega International and volunteers for the King’s Cathedral Maui Children’s Ministry....
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 |
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Abercrombie 'School Readiness' Plan Based on Proven Failure?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 7497 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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After 50 years of federal funding, the US Department of Health and Human Services has determined in two separate studies that Head Start is completely ineffectual....
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Friday, January 11, 2013 |
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Senate Dems Unveil 2013 Legislative Priorities
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 5646 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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"The Senate Majority will draw upon the recommendations of the Senate Special Committee on Accountability for the improvement of the operational and financial management of the University of Hawai’i"
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 |
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Governor Outlines School Readiness Program and Budget Needs
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 5254 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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Eventually, the goal is a statewide early childhood education program for more 4-year-olds....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 |
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State Kicks Off Foreclosure Fraud Information Campaign
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 7033 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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As part of the campaign, DCCA has launched www.HFIC.Hawaii.gov....
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Governor Appoints Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran to State Senate
By News Release @ 8:44 PM :: 6471 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Previously appointed to the House in January 2009 to complete the unexpired term of the late Bob Nakasone....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Hawaii Succession Law Unconstitutional: Senate Could Have Refused to Seat Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 7202 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government
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...the Seventeenth Amendment prevents the Hawaii legislature from substantively constraining the Governor’s choices in making a temporary appointment....
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Sunday, January 6, 2013 |
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Ills Cannot be Cured With Fees and Taxes
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 6285 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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As another legislative session is about to be convened, let’s look back at some of their follies over the past few years ....
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Saturday, January 5, 2013 |
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Souki Names Luke to Finance Committee after Luke Rejects Speakership Offer from Oshiro Faction
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 6421 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"With the support of a majority of the House of Representatives, Speaker-elect Joe Souki has established leading committees ...."
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Back Room Deal? Democrats, Union Boss Refuse to Identify 3 Nominees for Senate Opening
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 7400 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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Applicants include Nicanor E. Casumpang, Jr., Loretta Giannotti, Robert George Hill III, Natalie A. Kama, Gilbert Samuel Coloma Keith-Agaran, Clifford R. Libed, and Mary D. Wagner.
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Committee Hearings on Obamacare in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 5275 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...update on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and healthcare transformation in Hawaii....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Cabanilla Housing Committee to Discuss Homeless Tent Cities
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 5977 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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HIC is to conduct a study on designating safe facilities located at camping areas ....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Senate Transportation Committee Sets Briefing
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 4012 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The purpose of this briefing is to provide the legislature with an overview of the current projects, the priorities of the divisions; a report on whether the Department of Transportation is using renewable energy and its efficiency; and a departmental 5 year plan....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $45M CIP, $25M Barbers Point Land Buy
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 4933 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...this project will provide land acquisition for the last remaining, undeveloped parcel of land contiguous with existing harbor lands....
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Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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Senate Ways and Means Announces Budget Briefing Schedule
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 4453 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING SCHEDULE January 3-18, 2013
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim Selected as Senate President
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 6051 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim (Sen. District 14) has been selected as the President of the Senate ....
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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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Shan Tsutsui Accepts Lt Governor Position, Not Moving to Oahu
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 8269 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Plans are underway to establish an additional Office of the Lt. Governor on Maui....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Hawaii DCCA Wins Case Against Payday Lenders
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 4990 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...first joint enforcement action against a nationwide debt-relief services company that illegally charged advance fees for its services....
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Saturday, December 22, 2012 |
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Auditor Identifies Eleven Improper Revolving Funds
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 4347 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Review of the Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Departments of Human Resources Development, Labor and Industrial Relations, Public Safety, and Taxation....
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 |
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Auditor: Keep Postsecondary Authorization Board at UH
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 5719 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...Such a framework is necessary to preserve the availability of federal student aid funding under Title IV of the HEA....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Inouye Successor Will Face Election in 2014
By Robert Thomas @ 6:19 PM :: 7708 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Submits Biennium Budget to State Legislature
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 5432 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...general funds, approximately $6.1 billion for fiscal year 2014 and $6.3 billion for fiscal year 2015....
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Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
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Hold the Tax Increases and Cut the Spending
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:47 AM :: 5685 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... lawmakers will make a bid to increase taxes yet again ....
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Friday, December 14, 2012 |
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Thielen: Say Organized with Republicans, Too
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 1:14 AM :: 6744 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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“This isn’t the first time that a Democratic majority faction has organized with the Republicans; some people are just more honest and transparent about it. It is time to govern and stop politicking.”
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 |
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Hearing Act 130, Relating to Charter Schools
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 5257 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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· DATE: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
· TIME: 2:00 PM
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Saturday, December 8, 2012 |
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Auditor: HI-5 Program is Exposed to Fraud
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 8231 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... several deficiencies expose the Program to fraud, including the over-reliance on self-reporting by Program personnel and lack of systematic compliance inspections....
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Friday, December 7, 2012 |
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House Ag Committee to Consider 'Food Safety'
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 5758 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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This informational briefing will cover the topic of food safety as it concerns and relates to farmers, wholesalers and retailers in Hawaii....
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Friday, December 7, 2012 |
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Governor Appoints Joshua Wisch as Deputy Director of Taxation
By News Release @ 8:32 PM :: 4796 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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In his prior role at the Department of Attorney General, Wisch served as special assistant to the Attorney General....
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Monday, December 3, 2012 |
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Workshops Maui, Big Isle: 'We the Powerful'
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 4889 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process....
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Saturday, December 1, 2012 |
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County and State Boards and Commissions--How You Can Get Involved
By Andrew Walden @ 10:20 PM :: 5230 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The elections are over and the governing is to come. Now is the time for citizens to step up and get involved. Here are the ways....
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
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"Some of these Governors are Schizophrenic:" Abercrombie Among Worst Cases
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 9162 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Some of these governors are schizophrenic on taxes: They jack up overall business tax rates, then give breaks to favored businesses....
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Monday, October 8, 2012 |
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Birth Of The Public Land Development Corporation – A travesty of the legislative process
By Selected News Articles @ 4:34 AM :: 7534 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Many have asked how come none of the regular environmental and public interest watch-dog groups sounded the alarm earlier? How did such a law get passed?
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Sunday, July 29, 2012 |
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Henkin: Rumors of Hee-Wooley Affair “Scurrilous”
By Andrew Walden @ 10:02 PM :: 17509 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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A Democratic state representative says, “They’re like a couple of high school kids.”
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Sunday, April 1, 2012 |
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HB1033: Tracing the Financial Outlines of Socialism in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:59 PM :: 8788 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii banks and Hawaii’s housing sector largely avoided subprime lending.... But Hawaii’s political leaders are working to change all of that.
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
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Lawsuits, Workers Comp Claims Detail Violence, Retaliation at State DoT
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 8671 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...a total of seven employment-based lawsuits against HDOT presently filed in state or federal court, at various stages of litigation, some involving workplace violence in one form or another. Also, there are Workers’ Compensation claims filed as a result of workplace violence at different stages of that process....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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“Concerning Public Lands” 14 Executive Orders Suddenly Appear on Abercrombie Website
By Andrew Walden @ 3:55 PM :: 8881 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Fourteen Executive Orders, dated between August and December of last year have suddenly appeared on the official website of Governor Neil Abercrombie....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Barbara Yamashita as DHS Deputy Director
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6430 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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She fills the vacancy left by Pankaj Bhanot, who returned to his previous position as chief administrator of the DHS Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division ....
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Thursday, December 15, 2011 |
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Hakim “Islam Day” Ouansafi to Direct Hawaii Public Housing Agency
By Andrew Walden @ 10:00 AM :: 17226 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Religion
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The Hawaii Public Housing Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday morning to appoint Muslim Association of Hawaii President Hakim Ouansafi as HPHA Executive Director.
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Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
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VIDEO Truth In Accounting Presentation at Hawaii Capitol
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 12717 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Sheila Weinberg spoke in Hawaii Tuesday, Oct. 11 on "Government Accounting: The Seen and the Unseen -- What Needs to be Done?"
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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Fourth in Nation: Hawaii State Debt is $25,000 per taxpayer
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 10108 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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To put an end to budget shenanigans the Institute has developed a budgeting system called “Full Accrual Calculations and Techniques”. FACT based budgeting would require governors and legislatures to recognize expenses when incurred regardless of when they are paid. This improved method of accounting is discussed in detail in this report.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2011 |
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DLNR outsources Historic Preservation
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 7349 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) took action to improve operations at its State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) and ensure federal compliance. The Department awarded a contract to Solutions Pacific, LLC to implement recommendations of the National Park Service’s Corrective Action Plan.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 |
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Only 53% of House Seats change hands in 7 years
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 7447 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...the districts in BOLD are ones in which the Representative has changed in the past 7 years. There are 27 changes out of 51 seats, which is indeed more than half.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
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