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Entries for 'News Release'
Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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UHPA: Fund our Contract During Special Session
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 5418 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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..."Chapter 89, might not allow an appropriation be made during a Special Legislative Session"....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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Full Text: Caldwell Rips Legislators' Rail Tax Hike Plan
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 5636 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...we were told that this was not a negotiation but a take it or leave it situation....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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Lawsuit Filed Over Kauai Bird Deaths--HDOT Claims to be in Compliance
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 5849 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...HDOT recently expended hundreds of millions of dollars to install energy efficient lighting improvements at the State airports and commercial harbors....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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West Oahu Schools Underfunded? AG Responds to McDermott Suit
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 4485 Views :: Education K-12
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...The State has asked the Intermediate Court of Appeals to affirm Judge Nacino’s decision to dismiss the case....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Interior Dep't Sends Trump Recommendations on National Monuments
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 6500 Views :: Environment, OHA, Small Business
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...findings and recommendations on national monuments that were under review as a result of the April 26, 2017 executive order....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Mauna Kea: UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension?
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 9479 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...expedite the return of the 10,000 acres to the State of Hawaiʻi and pursue a new lease or land tenure for the reduced acreage that will support the continued viability of astronomical research....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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College Rankings: BYUH, HPU, Chaminade Trounce UH Campuses
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 6846 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...College Choice Releases 2017 Rankings of the Best Colleges in Four Western States....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Kona DLNR Harassment: Judge Throws Case out on Technicality
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 6414 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Small Business
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...Judge Fujino dismissed the case because plaintiffs cannot file suit directly in the circuit court challenging the application of a rule....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 |
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Feds Search for Criminals Buying Honolulu Real Estate Thru Shell Companies
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 4799 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...about 30 percent of reported transactions involve a beneficial owner or purchaser representative that was also the subject of a previous suspicious activity report....
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Monday, August 21, 2017 |
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Pearl City: 43 Homeless Forced to Accept Shelter
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 4552 Views :: Homelessness
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...US Vets provided transportation to its Waianae Civic Center shelter....
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Monday, August 21, 2017 |
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Survey: 70 Percent of Union Members Want Re-certification Vote
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 4064 Views :: Labor
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...Survey Coincides with Fifth Annual National Employee Freedom Week (Aug 20-26) to Promote Workplace Rights....
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Friday, August 18, 2017 |
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Desperation: HART Backs Efficiency Audit
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 4839 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...HART Directors discussed using public-private partnerships to help fund the remaining elements of Honolulu's Rail Transit Project....
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Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
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Honolulu City Lights application deadline Sept 1
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 5727 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...Non-profit organizations wanting to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must apply by September 1, 2017....
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Thursday, August 17, 2017 |
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DBEDT Releases 2016 Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 3401 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...the 2016 edition of the “State of Hawaii Data Book.”....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Audit: Bulky Pickup Schemes Generate Millions in Overtime
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 5951 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...153 employees received $1.7 million in overtime for bulky and white goods collection....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Honolulu 2016 Citizen-Centric Report Released
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3824 Views :: Honolulu County
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... government financial information in a concise, timely, clear, understandable, and accurate manner to the general public ....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Honolulu Ethics Comm Seeks Comments on Draft Strategic Plan
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 4758 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Please send your comments on the draft strategic plan by September 1, 2017....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Compact Impact: DoI Launches Census of COFA Migrants
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 4326 Views :: National News
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...Interior, Census Launch 2018 Enumeration of Compact Migrants in Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa To Determine Distribution of Compact Impact Funds....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017 |
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Rep Tupola Backs Forensic Audit for HART
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 7048 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...City and HART officials were often unable to give specific answers to our questions and rarely took responsibility for their cost overruns and inflated budgets....
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017 |
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Broken Trust Published 20 Years Ago
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 5504 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History
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The essay titled “Broken Trust”, published on August 9, 1997 by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, reported widespread corruption involving Bishop Estate....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economy Slowing
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 5411 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...After two years of consecutive growth above 2 percent, Hawaii’s economy grew by 0.9 percent during the first quarter of 2017....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Registration Open for Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 4042 Views :: Education K-12
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LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Honolulu Rents Jump Another 6.7%
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 5636 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu, HI, hit #3 in July with an increase of 8%, and returns to the list at #4 in August for another 6.7% increase. For August, that means median one-bedroom rent is $1,766 — the tenth highest in the country....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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DLNR Sea Level Rise Adaptation Meeting Set for Hilo, Kona
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 7066 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...Believe this? Got Hawaii oceanfront real estate? I will buy it off you for 10% of assessed value cash money....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Want Land? DLNR Will Buy You Some
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 5402 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Grant applications for land acquisition....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Who Needs Rail? Cost-Effective Lane Projects Save Commuters Time
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 4139 Views :: Rail
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“While highways funding is limited, we haven’t let that stop us...."
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Full Text: Lawmaker Leaks Plan to Make Sister Isles Pay for Rail -- Public Hearing Set
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 6969 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...The Hawaii Legislature is hosting a public informational briefing on state funding for the City & County of Honolulu’s rail project at 10 a.m. Aug. 14 in the State Capitol auditorium....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Trump Admin Funds Micronesia One Stop Centers
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 4137 Views :: National News
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...technical assistance grants totaling $467,095 to continue support for the Micronesia Resource Center One Stop Shop on Guam and the We are Oceania Hālau Ola One Stop Center in Hawaii...
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Second Amendment Guarantee Act Would Protect Popular Rifles, Shotguns from Antigun Politicians
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 4396 Views :: Second Amendment
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...This week, Congressman Chris Collins (R-NY) introduced legislation that would shield popular rifles and shotguns, including the AR-15, from being banned under state laws....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Haleakala: Police Again Clear Anti-Telescope Demonstrators from Road
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 8593 Views :: Maui County, Higher Education, OHA, Police
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... See how it works when the police are allowed to do their job? ....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii, 2017: 15 Cases of Rat Lungworm and Counting
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 4456 Views :: Health Care
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...This year, the state confirmed a total of 15 cases of the serious parasitic infection, which is the highest number of cases reported in the state over the last decade....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Compact Impact: Trump Admin Sends Another $3M
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 4359 Views :: National News
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... Supplements $30 Million Provided Previously ....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Secret Rail Meetings at Legislature
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 6599 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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... If the funding of rail was all that was on the table it would be simple....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HECO Public Meetings to Discuss Plan for Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 5563 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Hawaiian Electric Company will host a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, at McKinley High School....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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E-Cigs Get a Second Chance from FDA
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 4968 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...Unexpected update from FDA halts federal regulations and embraces e-cigarettes....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Tourism: $8.4B in First Six Months
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 3490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Visitor Arrivals Increased 4.3 Percent to 4.6 Million....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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E-W Center Features in 2017 Congressional Pig Book
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 5507 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Higher Education
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...the center was established by Congress in 1960 with no congressional hearings and over the State Department’s opposition....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Ige Seeks Comment on Nominees for 3rd Circuit Court
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 4303 Views :: Judiciary
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...Gov. Ige has 30 days, or until August 30 to make his appointments....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HART officials to meet with bond rating agencies in San Francisco
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 4955 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...In addition to the bond meetings, on Tuesday Mayor Caldwell and Chair Manahan will tour electric bus manufacturer Proterra to examine emission free buses that could be brought to O‘ahu in the future....
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Sunday, July 30, 2017 |
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Hint to Hawaii: Court halts Illinois mandate to promote abortion
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 5562 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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...Injunction suspends enforcement of law which ‘targets free speech rights’....
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Sunday, July 30, 2017 |
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Rail: Rod Tam Floats Magnetic Levitation
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 4362 Views :: Rail
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...WELCOME to the PEOPLE’S PUBLIC HEARING ON RAIL....
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Saturday, July 29, 2017 |
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Nine Homeless Accept Shelter After Latest Sweeps
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 4221 Views :: Homelessness
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...Nine people, including three couples and three single adults left their encampments along the H-1 corridor and Nimitz Highway and were placed into shelter at Next Step and to permanent housing....
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Friday, July 28, 2017 |
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Full Text: PIG Proposes Updated EIS Rules
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 4298 Views :: Environment
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...Preliminary Draft of Proposed Revisions to Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Title 11 Department of Health Chapter 200 Environmental Impact Statement Rules....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Caldwell's Section 8 Program Hides Homeless Data
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 6288 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Section 8 does not have a formal fraud program although, as of FY 2016, the program's delinquent accounts receivables totaled approximately $1.5 million....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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HiDoT Puts State Highway Project Database on line
By News Release @ 3:56 AM :: 4304 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Available data includes the schedule, scope, and estimated cost for all current State Highways projects as well as all projects planned to begin construction in the next two years....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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DLNR Removes 11 Tons of Homeless Drug Addicts’ Garbage from Kalalau
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 4671 Views :: Homelessness
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...Illustrates Trashing of Wilderness Park by Illegal Campers & Squatters....
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Saturday, July 22, 2017 |
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JSC Announces Four Vacancies--Seeks Chief Judge for ICA
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 4758 Views :: Judiciary
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...And ICA Judge Katherine Leonard is seeking retention....
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Friday, July 21, 2017 |
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AG Chin Calls on Trump Admin to Keep Rape Hysteria Active on Campuses Nationwide
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 3168 Views
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...90 percent of campus sexual assault allegations “fall into the category of ‘we were both drunk,’ ‘we broke up, and six months later I found myself under a Title IX investigation because she just decided that our last sleeping together was not quite right.’”....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 |
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DBEDT: International Students Spend $255M in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4798 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... report analyzes the impact of international students on Hawaii’s economy ....
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