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Entries for 'News Release'
Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Ignoring the Science: DLNR Hosts Confab on ‘Sea Level Rise Adaptation’
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 4314 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... CLUE: Because Oahu is on an extinct volcano, the island is rising faster than the wildest projections of sea-level rise. Al Gore just can't keep up with Madame Pele ....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Auditor: City Computers Remain Vulnerable to Hackers
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 3902 Views :: Honolulu County
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...more needs to be done to ensure the city is not vulnerable to unauthorized access to its data assets....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Homosexual Dumps Boyfriend: Hawaii Supreme Court to Decide Parental Rights over Child
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 4914 Views :: Family
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Petitioner and Respondent were in a committed relationship and living together when Respondent legally adopted Child....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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Telescope: BLNR Sticks With Judge Amano
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 8281 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Board unanimously denied a motion to disqualify retired Hilo judge Riki May Amano as the hearing officer in the case....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Housing, Transportation, and Food Cost $46,700/year
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 4424 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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A typical Maui household spent an average of $65,197 in 2014. About 72 percent of the total household spending went towards the three basic needs categories....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Education Week: Hawaii DoE Graduation Rate 82%
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5176 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... for Asian-Americans the Hawaii Graduation rate is 6th-lowest in USA ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Caldwell ‘Disappointed’ With Council Budget
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4575 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...City Council approves $6.8B cap on rail spending....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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New Judges Appointed for Oahu, Big Island
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 4706 Views :: Judiciary
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James S. Kawashima--District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu)
M. Kanani Laubach--District Family Court of Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii)
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Nailed for Cronyism, DoE forced to Reopen Bidding on $100M Cool Schools Bonanza
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 6102 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Small Business
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...Government Contracting Explained: How Air Conditioning Costs $100K Per Classroom....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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ESSA 2016 Hawaii Education Summit
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 5728 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Petition: Save Hawaii Fisheries
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 6367 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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Petition the President of the United States to Not expand the outer boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Moument from 50 nautical miles out to 200 nautical miles....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Honolulu Third-Fastest Construction Job Growth
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 8239 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 |
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Interior Dept. Worsening Bad Situation for COFA Migrants
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 5640 Views :: National News, Health Care
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...OIA is now training migrants to maximize their dependency on taxpayer-funded services in Guam and Hawaii....
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 |
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To Satisfy Protesters, UH Begins Decommissioning Three Perfectly Good Telescopes
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 7045 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH time has consistently been oversubscribed on all observatories ....
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Monday, May 30, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii 5th-Healthiest Seniors
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 6996 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Next-generation seniors set to be less healthy than current seniors, with 55 percent growth in diabetes, 25 percent increase in obesity....
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Saturday, May 28, 2016 |
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“Rap Back”: A New Federal Firearm Registry
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4963 Views :: Second Amendment
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The primary intended use of “Rap Back” appears to be for persons on probation, those who are the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation--and now for Hawaii gun owners ....
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Saturday, May 28, 2016 |
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Regents to Vote on New UH Cancer Center Director
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 4928 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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“He can be instrumental in our efforts to keep the UH Cancer Center NCI-designated"
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Friday, May 27, 2016 |
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April 2016: Visitor Expenditures Decline 1.1 Percent
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4652 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...but total visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands increased 3.4 percent from a year ago to 700,573 visitors....
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Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Ethics: Hawaii DoT Capital Improvements Director in Bed with Parsons Brinckerhoff–Literally
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 8132 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Rail
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...her spouse was employed by Parsons as a Vice President and was Parsons’ principal consultant and a point of contact for 12 DOT Parsons Projects....
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Thursday, May 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii Most Unaffordable Rentals of Any State
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5742 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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In Hawaii the two-bedroom housing wage is $34.22/hr ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii Democratic Convention This Weekend
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4110 Views :: Democratic Party
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...May 28th and May 29th, at the Sheraton Waikiki....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
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Ethics Ruling: Sen Josh Green Secretly Living in Honolulu Since 2005
By News Release @ 5:16 AM :: 9353 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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... Josh Green Lives and Works on Oahu but Says he Still Occasionally Visits his Kona District ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii GOP Chair Comments on Party Convention
By News Release @ 4:58 AM :: 4854 Views :: Republican Party
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...325 Republican delegates up over 60% from the 2015 state convention....
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016 |
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Charter Commission Proposal: Eliminate Neighborhood Boards
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 4130 Views :: Honolulu County
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...neighborhood boards represent grassroots democracy in its purest form....
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Monday, May 23, 2016 |
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Video Sales Pitch Helps Convince Hawaii Patients to Die Cheaply
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 6832 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...part of a larger initiative to transform medical care for serious illness in the state of Hawaii....
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Sunday, May 22, 2016 |
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UHERO Releases County Economic Forecasts
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5910 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii’s four counties are moving steadily forward, accommodating new visitors, restoring lost jobs, and growing household incomes....
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Saturday, May 21, 2016 |
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PUEO Hawaiians Support Telescope
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 7919 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...to dispel the myth that all Native Hawaiians oppose the project....
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Friday, May 20, 2016 |
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Hawaii Republican State Convention Set for May 21
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 6287 Views :: Republican Party
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...at the Filipino Community Center's Casamina Flores Ballroom in Waipahu....
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Friday, May 20, 2016 |
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Hawaiians Lobby DC Against Fake Indian Tribe
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 7410 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Hawaiians have spent this week meeting with U.S. federal officials to oppose a longstanding plan to put Hawaiians into tribal nation status, much like American Indians....
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Friday, May 20, 2016 |
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Full Text: Eric Gill Sued by Local 5 Dissidents
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 5262 Views :: Labor
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...While serving in his capacity as President of Local 5 Plaintiff was suspended from his office in retaliation for criticism of Gill....
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Friday, May 20, 2016 |
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DoH: Marijuana Licensees Scored
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 4607 Views :: Drugs
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Licensees were selected based on the scoring of 13 merit criteria....
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Thursday, May 19, 2016 |
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Rep Takai Will Not Seek Reelection
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 6137 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...I had truly hoped to aggressively fight this cancer while seeking re-election, but I recently learned that my cancer has spread....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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Hawaiian Electric: Natural Gas Can Save Ratepayers $3.7B
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 4046 Views :: Energy
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Over 8M barrels less oil imported annually
4M tons less greenhouse gas emissions
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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BoE Strips Student Performance out of Teacher Evaluations
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 5305 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"Discarding standardized testing in teacher evaluations"
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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With HC&S Closing Anyway, A&B Settles Cane Burning Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 5894 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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...the lawsuit was meritless and the plaintiffs' post-settlement claims are inaccurate....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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Temporary Injunction Blocks Maui Hospital Privatization
By News Release @ 1:55 AM :: 6844 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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Today’s order lasts only until September 30, 2016, unless sooner terminated by the Court. The Court also ordered the parties to the lawsuit to file a joint status report on or before June 30, 2016....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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Jalousie Work: After 10 Years Union Lawsuit Ends
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 6385 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Small Business
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The dispute began when the painters and glazers’ union complained to the State Contractors License Board that the contractors hired to renovate Lanakila Elementary School in 2005 were installing jalousie windows....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 |
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Full Text: FTA Statement on Rail—$8 Billion Dollars and 8 More Years
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 5433 Views :: Rail
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...Until FTA receives and approves a revised project cost estimate, schedule, and financial plan which includes a commitment of all of the local funds needed to cover that cost estimate, FTA cannot award the FY2015 or FY2016 increments....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 |
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Audit: DoE Claims to be ‘Financially Responsible’
By News Release @ 5:42 AM :: 4386 Views :: Education K-12
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The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has released its Annual Financial Audit for the 2015 fiscal year....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 |
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Rep Gene Ward Seeks Reelection to State House—Slom to File for Senate
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 5785 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...He has been in touch with Sam on almost a daily basis, and said, “Sam is doing just fine and will file his papers tomorrow; his “P & V” numbers (“p…..and vinegar”) are escalating daily and he’s up for his Senate race.”....
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Monday, May 16, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii State-Funded Pre-K Serves only 365 Students
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 4693 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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In Hawaii, this is the first year the Executive Office on Early Learning’s pre-K program was included in the report....
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Monday, May 16, 2016 |
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Hawaii Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates 15 Successful Graduates
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 5549 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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Fifteen veterans have now successfully completed the First Circuit program since it was initiated by Judge Edward Kubo in 2013....
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Monday, May 16, 2016 |
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Full Text: Interior Department Issues Rule on Procedures to Amend Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5320 Views :: DHHL
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The Department of Interior published the following rule in the Federal Register....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of May 13, 2016
By News Release @ 11:28 PM :: 4358 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Tuesday, June 7 is the last day to file ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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Kaiser Names New Leadership for Privatized Maui Hospitals
By News Release @ 10:27 AM :: 5139 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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...Maui Health System will manage operations at each of the hospitals effective July 1, 2016....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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State of Hawaii Files First Lawsuit Relating to Faulty Takata Airbags
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3505 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Hawai’i is the first state to file a lawsuit against these companies for their roles in causing millions of cars to be sold with airbags that could explode, posing grave, sometimes fatal, dangers to the cars’ occupants....
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