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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6337 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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The specialized court began last year with three defendants and has now grown to ten defendants....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Hawaii AG: Trans-Pac Partnership Endangers State Tobacco Revenues
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5483 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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Attorney General David M. Louie joined 46 fellow state and territorial attorneys general in signing a letter sent to the U.S. Trade Representative....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Obamacare Abortion Pill Mandate: Hawaii AG vs Alliance Defending Freedom
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4167 Views :: Life
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on November 26, 2013 to review two lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s abortion pill mandate....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Campaign Season: Abercrombie Spoons out Another $20M CIP
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 3658 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$20 million for various capital improvement projects (CIP) administered by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources....
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Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Ethics Advisory: How to Steer Professional Services Contracts to your Spouse
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 3621 Views :: Ethics
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Jane Doe provided the information received from the organization which indicated that Mr. Doe was the only examiner in the state who had met the organization’s continuing education requirement....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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DLNR Invites Comment on Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4144 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...informational meetings about the 2014 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Hawaii Auto Insurance Quotes Vary 48% -- Depending on Month
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 5906 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the cost of auto insurance varies depending on the month you purchase a policy....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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204K in Hawaii on Average Day: Visitors Set Record in 2013
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 5116 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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On average, 204,120 visitors were in the state on any given day of 2013 (average daily census) a 1.4 percent gain compared to 2012....
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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Monsanto Hawaii Pesticide Use
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 5742 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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We are listening to your concerns and, as promised, would like to address some of your questions regarding pesticide use....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Abercrombie: Obama Falls in Line and Echoes Me
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 3694 Views :: Politicians
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..."Obama’s national priorities echo those I’ve outlined"....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Roosevelt HS Shooting: Failure of Mental Health Care System
By News Release @ 12:41 PM :: 10701 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Justice Reinvestment
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...the suspect's mother describes the revolving door of mental health facilities and half-way houses through which her son has passed in the last year....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Ige: Trumpets Have Sounded!
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 5833 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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This past weekend, the Star-Advertiser's Richard Borreca used the Governor's State of the State as the opening trumpet call for the 2014 governor's race....
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014 |
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Six House Bills Address Failed Health Connector
By News Release @ 12:45 AM :: 4160 Views :: Health Care
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...a package of bills intended to help the Hawaii Health Connector improve transparency and reliability and ensure the agencies financial stability....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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KIDS COUNT report reveals growing gap in reading proficiency of students
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 3966 Views :: Education K-12
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...the state has seen an overall improvement in proficiency levels with 79% of fourth graders reading below proficiency in 2003 compared to 70% in 2013....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Drop in Median Income Affects Affordable Housing Limits
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 6707 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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HUD determined that the city’s median income for a household of four is $82,600, down from $86,300 last year....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Republican Response to State of the Union
By News Release @ 8:32 PM :: 4302 Views :: National News
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...after five years of promises, what do we have to show for it?....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Full Text: State of the Union Speech 2014
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 4380 Views :: National News
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Let’s make this a year of action....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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P-20 Partnership Pushes 55 in ‘25
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 4781 Views :: Higher Education
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Hawaii P-‐20 Council established a goal for 55 percent of Hawaii’s working age adults to have a two-‐ or four-‐year college degree by the year 2025....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Three Bills Affect Future of Ag Land in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:32 PM :: 4273 Views :: Agriculture
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The second bill says the best way to preserve lands for agriculture in perpetuity is for the State to own it....
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014 |
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Monsanto Hawaii Announces Enhanced Community Engagement Effort
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 5688 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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While there has been a lot of discussion about Monsanto, there seems to be little understanding about our operations and what we do....
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Monday, January 27, 2014 |
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Nominations Closing for State Water Commission
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 4028 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The nominating committee for the state Commission on Water Resource Management (Water Commission) is still accepting applications for one (1) position on the commission....
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Monday, January 27, 2014 |
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Committee to Hear Multiple Pro-Hunting Bills This Week
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 4174 Views :: Second Amendment
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This Wednesday, January 29, the House Committee on Water and Land is scheduled to hear several important hunting bills....
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Monday, January 27, 2014 |
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JSC Nominates Six for Hawaii Supreme Court
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 5660 Views :: Judiciary
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...for the impending vacancy in the judicial office of the Associate Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaiʻi upon the mandatory retirement of Associate Justice Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. in March 2014....
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Monday, January 27, 2014 |
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Community Meetings: Kapolei, Pearl City, Aiea Rail Stations
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 4186 Views :: Rail
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The meeting to discuss the East Kapolei and UH-West Oahu rail stations is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 28, at the Kapolei Middle School....
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Monday, January 27, 2014 |
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Meth Again: Feds Arrest Another Halawa Guard
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 5634 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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Mr. Damas was arrested at the Halawa Correctional Facility where he was employed as an adult corrections officer....
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Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
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Abercrombie: $28.3M for NELHA, DURF, FTZ, HCDA
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 4204 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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$9,694,000 – Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii (NELHA) Frontage Road and New Intersection Connections, Hawaii Island – Construction of a 0.8-mile frontage road....
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Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
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Col Martha McSally to Headline Lincoln Day Dinner
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 5312 Views :: Republican Party
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...Along with our own State Representative Beth Fukumoto, the Daily Beast website named Colonel McSally as one of the "Nine Women Remaking the Right."...
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Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
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Kauai: 74% Vote to Make Anti-Smart Meter Protesters pay for their own Paranoia
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 5026 Views :: Energy
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KIUC has charged $10.27 a month to customers who choose not to use a wireless smart meter....
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Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
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Hee, Ihara Introduce Competing Media Shield Bills
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 4296 Views :: First Amendment
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Senator Hee introduced a bill to “generally” reenact Hawaii’s Shield Law. So has Senator Ihara and a host of others....
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
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Peoples Pulse: Economic Concerns Ease in Latest Survey
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 5074 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Initial mentions of the economy, the recession, budget deficits and jobs have fallen from a high of 52% in 2010 to just 22% at the end of 2013....
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
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City Auditor: HART, BWS, Non-Profits and More on Tap for 2014
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 3975 Views :: Honolulu County
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During this quarter, the status of the Office of the City Auditor projects is as follows....
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
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School Choice Week in Hawaii to Feature 30 Events
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 4206 Views :: Education K-12
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Students, parents, teachers and community leaders across Hawaii will rally this week in support of school choice at 30 “School Choice Week” events across the Aloha State....
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
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Honolulu Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative sale terminated
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 3957 Views :: Honolulu County
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...the administration filed a proposed ordinance seeking approval for a new Request for Proposals....
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Saturday, January 25, 2014 |
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Koko Head Shooting Complex to reopen 8AM Saturday
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 4025 Views :: Second Amendment
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...the facility will reopen at 8 a.m. tomorrow, Saturday, January 25....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Company Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fire Files Bankruptcy
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 6817 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Xtreme Power...announced today that it filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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As Circuits Max Out, HECO Touts New Solar Installation Record
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 5465 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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A total of 17,609 solar installations with more than 129 megawatts capacity were added....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Hawaii Union Membership Ranks 3rd in USA
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 5383 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Three states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2013: New York (24.4 percent), Alaska (23.1 percent),and Hawaii (22.1 percent)....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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SB2922: Lengthen School Year to 190 Days, Eliminate Minimum Hours of Instruction
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 4740 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The bill also discontinues the requirements for the minimum number of student instructional hours effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school year....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Ige: SB2982 Amends Constitution to Shield Pension Income from Taxation
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 3548 Views :: Taxes
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SB 2982 proposes a constitutional amendment to exclude certain retirement benefits from income taxation....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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2014 Legislative Session Underway, Pro-gun and Anti-gun Legislation Introduced
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 3966 Views :: Second Amendment
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Please contact members of the House Committee on Water and Land and respectfully urge them to support House Bill 1907....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii Highway Safety Among Best in Nation
By News Release @ 10:28 AM :: 4493 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Annual Economic Cost Due to Motor Vehicle Crashes in Hawaii: $655 Million....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Hawaii's Weak Congressional Delegation Unable to Protect Tsunami Center
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 6908 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Labor
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...NOAA has quietly elevated its tsunami warning center in Alaska by relegating its Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii to secondary status....
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Friday, January 24, 2014 |
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Senator Introduces Anti-Child Pornography Bill “Alicia’s Law”
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 5667 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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There are thousands of ICAC leads in the state of Hawaii trafficking in sadistic images and videos of children being raped and tortured....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Legislators Launch Aerospace Caucus
By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 2393 Views
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...how we can move the aerospace industry forward in Hawaii....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Tobacco Control? Hawaii Scores 'A' for Taxes and Regulation, 'D' for Prevention
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 5522 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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Beginning in fiscal year 2015, the distribution of tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and control will return to 6.5 percent after being redirected into the general fund to offset budget deficits for the past several years....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii Pedestrian Plan Wins National Recognition
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 4578 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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...the first in the nation to have a statewide, pedestrian-only focus....
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Thursday, January 23, 2014 |
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Kuakini Hospital Refit to Cut Energy Bill by $1M/year
By News Release @ 5:25 AM :: 4763 Views :: Energy, Health Care
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The Kuakini project is part of Metrus' $75 million commitment to the White House's Better Buildings Challenge....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
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Full Text: Office of Information Management Report to Legislature
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 3905 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Areas Where the Transformation Effort Fell Short in 2013....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
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Akaka Tribe: Hanabusa is the Only One
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 4144 Views :: Akaka Bill
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In 2011 Colleen worked with Senator Akaka and the rest of the delegation to author and introduce the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act....
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |
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Kauaʻi Judge Denies Injunction on KIUC Meter Opt-Out Fees
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 5401 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...a “glaring problem” with Mr. Asquith’s motion was that it did not include the PUC....
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