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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, March 6, 2009 |
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Gov Lingle submits recommended amendments to close revenue shortfall
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 5249 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today submitted to the State Legislature recommended amendments to three bills that would provide statutory changes needed to help meet a projected $650 million revenue shortfall for the remainder of the current fiscal year (FY09) and biennium budget fiscal years 2010 through 2011.
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Friday, March 6, 2009 |
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Hawaii CD1 named one of top 10 House Races for 2010
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 5317 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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The Hill: Yes, Hawaii could field a competitive general election race in 2010.
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Friday, March 6, 2009 |
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Lt. Gov. Aiona: Pro Bowl decision "great news for Hawai`i"
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 9859 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News
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“I commend the HTA for having the wisdom to reconsider their previous decision and return the Pro Bowl to Hawai‘i where it belongs.
“Let us now move forward and work closely with the NFL to make the Pro Bowl’s homecoming the best possible.
“I am excited to continue working with Commissioner Goodell on what I believe could be an enhanced all-star weekend of festivities.”
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Thursday, March 5, 2009 |
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Karen's Law to get floor vote--passes Finance Committee
By News Release @ 7:08 PM :: 6821 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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"Karen's Law", HB819HD1, passed out of the Finance Committee today at 4:36pm un-amended. All members present voted yes.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009 |
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Gov Lingle has breast biopsy
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 5690 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In November 2002, the Governor underwent a similar breast biopsy, which tested negative for breast cancer.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 |
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Governor Lingle unveils plan to close revenue shortfall
By News Release @ 6:24 PM :: 5400 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor balances budget with no tax increases, no layoffs, no significant cuts in essential services -- Act 215 spending cut 50% -- $320 in Federal 'stimulus' funds covering Medicaid expenses -- renegotiate State employees health benefit cost sharing %
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 |
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Help needed to pass "Karen's Law" HB819
By News Release @ 9:56 AM :: 5703 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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....On May 25, 2007, Karen Ertell was brutally raped and murdered in her home in Ewa Beach. Karen Ertell was the only real mother that her foster daughter, Malanie McLellan had ever known. Your immediate action is needed to keep "Karen's Law" (HB819) alive. It appears that the House Finance Committee may not hear Karen's Law. This would kill the bill with no explanation. As the law currently stands, juvenile crime offenders, charged with 1st or 2nd degree murder can face two trials, one to determine which court to try them in and then another trial to decide guilt or innocence. We need to start protecting the people of Hawaii and stop making excuses for defending people that break the law.
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Monday, March 2, 2009 |
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Rush Limbaugh speaks to America (full text)
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 5179 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Let me tell you who we conservatives are: We love people. [Applause] When we look out over the United States of America, when we are anywhere, when we see a group of people, such as this or anywhere, we see Americans. We see human beings. We don't see groups. We don't see victims.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
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Abercrombie on Spending Freeze: Forget It!
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 8881 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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Washington- Flying in the face of Democrats' campaign promises for fiscal responsibility, Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) voted today to pass another nearly half-trillion dollar spending bill through what is quickly becoming the biggest spending Congress in History.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
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Business as Usual: Neil Abercrombie Votes to Kill Motion to Investigate Pay-to-Play Earmark Schemes
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 16230 Views
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Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) today continued to back-track on his empty promises to clean up corruption in Congress when he voted to kill a resolution introduced by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) that would “investigate the relationship between earmark requests already made by Members and the source and timing of past contributions.”
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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Gov Jindal speaks to America
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 8946 Views :: National News, Ethics
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As I grew up, my mom and dad taught me the values that attracted them to this country -- and they instilled in me an immigrant's wonder at the greatness of America. As a child, I remember going to the grocery store with my dad. Growing up in India, he had seen extreme poverty. And as we walked through the aisles, looking at the endless variety on the shelves, he would tell me: 'Bobby, Americans can do anything.'
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 |
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Pres. Obama address to Congress
By News Release @ 8:51 PM :: 2977 Views
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...Dillon, South Carolina - a place where the ceilings leak, the paint peels off the walls, and they have to stop teaching six times a day because the train barrels by their classroom. She has been told that her school is hopeless, but the other day after class she went to the public library and typed up a letter to the people sitting in this room. She even asked her principal for the money to buy a stamp. The letter asks us for help...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 |
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AIHM: Senators again block CON repeal
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 3446 Views
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Despite the 'lip service' of Senator 'Roz' Baker...she is blocking the bill (which she sponsored) and is urging Senator Daniel Ige, Chairman of the Senate Health Committee to NOT HEAR AIHM'S BILL. Could it be she only pretended to support it?
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 |
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Governor nominates Recktenwald to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 3205 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today nominated Chief Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Mark E. Recktenwald to serve as an associate justice on the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court. If confirmed by the State Senate, Recktenwald would fill the seat vacated by former Associate Justice Steven Levinson, who retired in December.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 |
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Stimulus could bring illegals to Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 3564 Views
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The Senate legislation, which supporters claim will create 3 million new jobs in the U.S., contains no protections to ensure that those jobs will be filled by U.S. workers.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
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Governor submits legislative package
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 5780 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle on Monday submitted a package of 168 legislative bills to the Hawai‘i State Legislature.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 |
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Governor, DLNR unveil "Recreational Renaissance"
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 3952 Views
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Important changes include adopting a national model that establishes comprehensive standards for maintenance schedules to sustain parks, trails and small boat harbors at a measurable standard, and a new integrated project management approach at DLNR to maximize efficiency and professionalism in maintaining recreational facilities and spaces.
RELATED: Protection Racket shakes down resort workers, ruins parks HFP June 7, 2008
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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2009 Hawaii Pork Report released
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 3077 Views
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Hawaii taxpayers recently paid almost $3,000 for a state employee to travel to Los Angeles for the Grammy Music Awards, according to a new report from The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (GRIH) and premiere taxpayer watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW).
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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Governor, Legislators back broadband expansion
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 4547 Views
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The bill would consolidate regulation of cable operators and telecommunications providers under a single entity, the Hawai‘i Communications Commission....Combining regulation of these two areas under one agency will position the state to take advantage of the 21st century convergence of technologies that are used to provide voice, data and video services
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009 |
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Administration proposals to close FY09 budget gap
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 2973 Views
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The following letter from Budget and Finance Director Georgina Kawamura were sent to Senate Ways and Means Chair Donna Mercado Kim and House Finance Chair Marcus Oshiro yesterday afternoon. The letter outlines proposals for closing the FY09 budget gap.
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Friday, January 23, 2009 |
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Fish Fight: Enviros file WESPAC FOIA suit
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 3736 Views
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Based in Honolulu, WESPAC is the subject of at least two active federal investigations; one by the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the Inspector General (IG), and another by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
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Governor seeks input on Supreme Court nominees
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 2974 Views
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Governor Lingle is making the list available to the public to encourage public comment on the nominees.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
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Gas tax increase to pay for highway work
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 3150 Views
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Under the proposed legislation, the state fuel tax which is currently $0.17 per gallon would be raised to $0.27 per gallon, generating an estimated increase in annual revenues of $51 million. Vehicle weight taxes, currently set at 3/4 of a cent per pound for vehicles up to 4,000 pounds, would be raised to 2 and 3/4 of a cent per pound, generating an additional $68 million in annual revenues. Motor vehicle registration fees would also be increased from $25 per year to $45 per year, adding an additional $23.3 million in annual revenues.
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 |
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Governor nominates Michael Dahilig to UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 3519 Views
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HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today announced she has nominated Michael A. Dahilig to fill the remaining University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents at-...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
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Lingle appoints Gilbert Keith-Agaran House Rep. -- Dist 9
By News Release @ 7:38 AM :: 2942 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today appointed Gilbert S. C. Keith-Agaran as the representative for House District 9, which includes Kahului, Wailuku, Pu‘unene, Spreckelsville, and Paia on Maui. Keith-Agaran will fill the remaining two-year term of the late Representative Bob Nakasone, who passed away on December 7, 2008.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
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H-1 Traffic relief for O`ahu
By News Release @ 12:13 PM :: 4016 Views
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The first project focuses on improving the westbound afternoon rush hour commute on the H-1 Freeway from Honolulu to Central and Leeward O‘ahu by adding a 6.2-mile contraflow lane starting at the Radford Drive overpass and ending at the Waiawa Interchange (H1-H-2 merge).
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Friday, January 9, 2009 |
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Additional $125 M shortfall: Governor Lingle responds to reduced revenue forecast
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 2988 Views
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The lower revenue projections reflect the challenges we will face as a state in the next couple of years, and underscore the need for all of us to work together. By law the State is required to enact a budget and financial plan that does not result in a deficit at the end of the fiscal year.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009 |
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Lingle Admin: Two proposals for Turtle Bay purchase
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3046 Views
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The State’s offers allowed for an exit strategy that would have eliminated or limited the need to use State tax dollars to acquire the land. This included possible options of the State selling, and/or working with other entities that would purchase the resort hotel, golf courses, related businesses and condominiums as part of the financing.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009 |
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Governor nominates five UH Regents
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 3365 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today announced she has selected five individuals to immediately replace University of Hawai‘i regents who have been serving as holdovers.
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Friday, January 2, 2009 |
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Governor Lingle nominates prosecutor Rom Trader Judge First Circuit
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 5404 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today nominated Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rom Alex Trader to serve as a judge of the First Circuit Court (O‘ahu). Trader’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the Hawai‘i State Senate.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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Marc Miranda appointed Governor's E. Hawaii liaison
By News Release @ 10:48 AM :: 4440 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Honoka‘a native Marc Miranda to serve as her liaison to the East Hawai‘i community. Miranda will start his new duties on Jan. 12.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Lingle: Six pardons in 2008
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 3656 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle announced today that she granted pardons to six individuals in 2008...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Nine new laws for 2009
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 3433 Views
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“Among the new laws are measures designed to protect children from Internet predators, compel parents to pay child support, and prohibit alcohol consumption in common areas of public housing projects,” said Governor Lingle.
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Monday, December 29, 2008 |
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Pro Bowl leaving Hawai`i in 2010
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4297 Views
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“The senior leadership of the NFL told me explicitly that their decision had nothing to do with anything the State did or did not do, but was an opportunity to try something they had been talking about for years. I am optimistic that the Pro Bowl will return to Hawai‘i in 2011."
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Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
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Gov Lingle proposes salary freeze for Legislature, Judges and Executive
By News Release @ 11:41 AM :: 4331 Views
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Two-Year salary freeze would save state over $4.1 million.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008 |
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Statement on Ceded Lands Issue
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 11893 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, OHA
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News Release from Governor's office responds to December 6, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser article. The Advertiser quotes Bill Meheula, a key player in Dan Akaka's 2006 reelection campaign and Lilian Kame'eleihiwa, of the UH Hawaiian Studies Dep't who ague that OHA has a claim to ceded lands and seem to imply that the State has taken a new position in its appeal to the US Supreme Court requesting the Court overturn the Hawaii Supreme Court ruling blocking the state from selling ceded lands.
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Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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Governor releases nomination list for 1st Circuit Court
By News Release @ 12:25 AM :: 3145 Views
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HONOLULU, December 4 – Governor Linda Lingle today released a list of judicial nominees that was provided to her by the Judicial Selection Commission ...
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Friday, October 10, 2008 |
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Lillian Koller named “Public Official of the Year”
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 9843 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HONOLULU – GOVERNING magazine announced today that Hawai‘i Human Services Director Lillian Koller has been selected as a “Public Official of the Year” for her leadership in bringing about widespread improvements at the State Department of Human Services (DHS) over the past five years, including an overhaul of the child welfare system.
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Monday, June 17, 2002 |
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Unity House Fraud: Roberta Cabral Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 464 Views :: Ethics, Labor, OHA
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P R E S S R E L E A S E
from US Department of Justice, June 17, 2002
Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney for the District of...
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