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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Hawaii 64 Structurally Deficient Bridges Identified
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 3951 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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This means one or more of the key bridge elements, such as the deck, superstructure or substructure, is considered to be in "poor" or worse condition....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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UH Abandons Search for New Manoa Chancellor after Chosen Candidate Refuses Job
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 5645 Views :: Higher Education
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Rather than reopen the search, University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner is recommending that he continue to serve as interim UH Mānoa chancellor for two more years....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 1:38 PM :: 4956 Views :: Judiciary
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...judicial nominees for three vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) as a result of the retirement of Judges Gerald H. Kibe, David W. Lo, and Barbara P. Richardson....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Three Days Left: 371 Candidates Register for 437 Neighborhood Board Seats
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4162 Views :: Honolulu County
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The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for upcoming Neighborhood Board elections is this Friday, February 17, 2017....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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HPD Acting Chief Supports Naming of Suspended Officers
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 6533 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police
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...the department has chosen to support Senate Bill No. 424 and House Bill No. 456....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 7997 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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Anti-Fishing Lies Exposed: Attorney General Releases Point by Point Debunk of Kaniela Ing
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 7603 Views :: Environment, Labor, Small Business
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...Must read: AG responds to 9 questions from Ing. Short version of responses: “No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, and No.”....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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Study: 72 Convicted Terrorists Came From Countries Covered by Trump Vetting Order
By News Release @ 2:27 PM :: 6497 Views :: National News, Military
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...72 individuals from the seven countries covered in President Trump's vetting executive order have been convicted in terror cases since the 9/11 attacks....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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Neighborhood Board Elections: 327 Candidates Register for 437 Seats With One Week to Go
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4511 Views :: Honolulu County
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The deadline for candidate applications is Friday, February 17, 2017....
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Friday, February 10, 2017 |
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Home Ownership: Hawaii Most ‘Equity Rich’ Properties
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 4364 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...equity rich — where the combined loan amount secured by the property was 50 percent or less of the property’s estimated market value....
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Friday, February 10, 2017 |
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Demanding a Tax Hike, HSTA to Rally at Capitol
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 6891 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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to lobby for a constitutional amendment that will drastically increase property taxes....
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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HTDC Gives Away $9.8M of Your Tax Dollars to Six Tech Companies
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 5318 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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... $1.6M state tax dollars and $8.2M federal tax dollars given away, not loaned ....
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints Campaign Manager Circuit Court Judge
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 5643 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Keith K. Hiraoka (Former Ige Campaign Chair), Catherine H. Remigio, and Todd W. Eddins appointed to First Circuit Court (Oahu)....
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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Crabbe Contract: Abigail Kawananakoa Sues OHA
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 5524 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, just like every governmental agency, must follow its own rules and state law."
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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OHA Old Guard Retakes Power: Machado Selected as Chair
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 4374 Views :: OHA
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Trustee Dan Ahuna was named board vice chair....
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii State Ethics Commission 2016 Annual Report
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 3723 Views :: Ethics
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...the Commission has jurisdiction over more than 50,000 state officials and employees....
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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Streetlights: Kauai First to Complete LED Conversion
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 5768 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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The change is expected to save the county approximately $400,000 annually....
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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Economy: DBEDT Drops 2017 Growth Projection to 1.8%
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 6407 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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“The downward adjustment in Hawaii’s economic growth for 2017 was mainly due to the new projection on visitor expenditures for 2017”
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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HB1589: Pro-Hunter Bill to be Heard
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 4581 Views :: Second Amendment
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...House Bill 1589 would allow the use of sound suppressors while hunting in the state of Hawaii....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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Caldwell announces more Cabinet Appointments
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 5337 Views :: Honolulu County
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Department director appointments require the approval of the Honolulu City Council....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections 308 Candidates for 435 Seats
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 4679 Views :: Honolulu County
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Candidate recruitment has begun and will end on February 17, 2017....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Only Manhattan is More Expensive than Honolulu
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 5164 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...six components: housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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276 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 4463 Views :: Honolulu County
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Candidate recruitment has begun and will end on February 17, 2017....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Union Membership #2 in USA–21.7%
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 4344 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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New York continued to have the highest union membership rate (23.6 percent), Hawaii and Alaska are tied for second at 21.7 percent each....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Audit: Rep Kaniela Ing Does His Part to Hide OHA Corruption
By News Release @ 8:51 PM :: 6903 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“Within days of my call for an independent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Rep. Kaniela Ing has announced plans to use the legislature to target me...."
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Choke or Head Fake? Ige Doesn’t Appoint Campaign Chair to ICA
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 5802 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Gov. David Ige today announced the appointment of First Circuit chief judge Derrick H.M. Chan to the Intermediate Court of Appeals....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Deadline to Apply for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions Extended
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 3456 Views :: Ethics
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The new application deadline is March 4, 2017....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Mixture of Pro and Anti-Gun Bills Introduced in the Hawaii Legislature
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 4409 Views :: Second Amendment
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Wednesday, January 25, marked the cutoff date for bill introduction in the Hawaii legislature....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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OHA: Akana Ousted, New Chair to be Elected at Next Board Meeting
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 4836 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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Trustee Ahu Isa was named acting OHA chair....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Future Oahu Community Correctional Center Down to Four Sites
By News Release @ 11:15 AM :: 4040 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Department of Agriculture, Animal Quarantine Facility
Oahu Community Correctional Center
Halawa Correctional Facility
Mililani Technology Park, Lot 17
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Recycling Company Cited for Water Pollution
By News Release @ 10:08 AM :: 6873 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes
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The company had also placed discarded materials and equipment in a drainage ditch that is recognized as a state water body and protected by state and federal regulations....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearing
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 5401 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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Both bills could deprive individuals of their Second Amendment rights simply based on allegations, without a conviction....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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One Party Justice: Republican Faces Criminal Charges Because he did not put Name on Two Mailers
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 5457 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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The maximum penalty for each count is a $2,000.00 fine and up to one year in jail....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: The State of Tobacco Control
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 4732 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Grade F -- Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii Tops Gallup Well-Being Index for 6th Year Straight
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4651 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii, Alaska and South Dakota, states with track records of high well-being, were the top states in the 2016 rankings....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Report: A Decade of Human Trafficking in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 6568 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...2016 data from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, Polaris's BeFree Textline, and communications....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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HECO Solar Deal: Wholesale Rate Finally Equals Average Mainland Retail Rate
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 6243 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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For the first time ever, green energy schemers in Hawaii are getting a wholesale rate equal to the average mainland retail rate—10.42 cents per kWh....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Parents asked to provide feedback on their child’s public school
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 4211 Views :: Education K-12
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The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) begins its annual School Quality Survey (SQS) this week....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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DLNR Seeks Applicants: Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 6752 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...for a new term that will begin July 1, 2017 and run for four (4) years....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Information sessions for Oahu Neighborhood Board Candidates
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 4794 Views :: Honolulu County
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There are 437 seats available for 33 neighborhood boards....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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BLNR Approves Big Island Carbon Credit Scam
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 6165 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits
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...Growing Trees will Provide Opportunity for Purchase of Credits....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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‘Natural’ Toxins for your Baby: ‘Homeopathic’ Profiteers Refuse Recall Order
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 8040 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...Hyland’s homeopathic teething tablet products labeled as containing belladonna....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Trump Immigration: UH Administrators Pander Relentlessly
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 3966 Views :: Higher Education
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Do you remember all the ‘concern’ expressed by UH Admin in 2011 when The Obama banned Iraqis? No? Me neither....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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2016 National Citizen Survey for the City and County of Honolulu
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 5097 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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This is the eighth National Citizen Survey of Honolulu residents conducted for the City....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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High-Speed Internet: Hawaii Schools #1 in USA
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 5261 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...every student in Hawaii, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Wyoming meets the minimum connectivity goal of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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New Tourism Record for 2016 -- 8.9 Million Arrivals
By News Release @ 12:51 AM :: 4165 Views :: Tourism
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This marked the fifth straight year of record growth....
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Monday, January 30, 2017 |
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 5945 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... nomination deadline is Monday, March 13, 2017 -- application deadline is Thursday, April 27, 2017 ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Ige Campaign Manager Shows up on Fourth Judicial Nomination List
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 5333 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Ige’s office did not immediately respond to questions about whether the governor would also enlist Duffy in deliberations over the Circuit Court appointments….
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