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Friday, January 20, 2017 |
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Lost Jobs: Obamacare Impact on Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 5951 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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How many lost jobs, shuttered businesses and lost earnings in Hawaii? ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii Dead Last for Pass-Thru Businesses
By Tax Foundation @ 8:36 PM :: 5060 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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In 49 out of 50 states, pass-through businesses employ over 50 percent of the private workforce. The one exception is Hawaii....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017 |
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Legislative Changes to Ensure Brokerage Compliance?
By News Release @ 10:42 AM :: 4144 Views :: Small Business
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In August 2016, Oahu brokerage and property management firm Re/Max Kai Lani abruptly shut their doors, disconnected their phones, and took down their website....
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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UHERO: Regulating Home-Share Rentals in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 2:08 AM :: 6293 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Tourism
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Last year nearly one in three U.S. travelers stayed in home-based accommodation units compared to one in ten in 2011....
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Wednesday, January 4, 2017 |
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Harbors wharfage rates to rise 34.5% in 2017
By Michael Hansen @ 1:18 AM :: 9221 Views :: Jones Act, OHA, Small Business, Cost of Living
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The first two wharfage increases of 17% and 15% on February 1st and October 1st respectively will result in a 34.5% increase in 2017 on a compound basis....
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Monday, January 2, 2017 |
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Legislative Agenda: Small Business on Defense (Again)
By News Release @ 4:53 PM :: 5073 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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The 28th Hawaii State Legislature ended on May 5, 2016, with some important victories for small business. The 29th session commences Jan. 18, 2017....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Gets Small Business Waiver–First in the Nation to Escape Obamacare
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 5719 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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“This action acknowledges the success of the state’s Prepaid Health Care Act in providing insurance to a majority of Hawaiʻi’s residents...."
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Minimum Wage $9.25 Effective January 1, 2017
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 6406 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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The next scheduled raise is Jan. 1, 2018 when it will increase to $10.10....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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$500K: OHA's Giant Cookie Loan
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5946 Views :: OHA, Small Business
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Earlier this year, OHA issued a $236,000 business loan to Mahealani Strong to support the growth of her insurance brokerage company, I A Maui Associates....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016 |
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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Ride-Sharing bill becomes Law Without Caldwell Signature
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 5178 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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He also stated his belief that “private transportation companies should be able to operate with less government regulation going forward.”
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Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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WESPAC to Obama: Tuna Monuments Destroy Jobs
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 6926 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...Papahanuamokueakea MNM may account for a potential loss of about 2.5 million pounds per year of tuna and other pelagic species and affect more than 100 jobs....
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Monday, December 12, 2016 |
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OHA Fishing for Money from Fishermen?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 7409 Views :: OHA, Small Business, Taxes
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OHA may be able to pick boaters’ pockets, but it turns out shore-bound fishermen are protected....
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Friday, December 9, 2016 |
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‘Sharing’ the American Dream
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM :: 4085 Views :: Small Business
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The term "shared economy" tends to bring to mind app-based services like Uber, Lyft, or Airbnb. But that's only one facet....
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Thursday, November 24, 2016 |
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Hawaii's Aquarium Fishery: Regulated, Valuable, Sustainable
By Video @ 1:38 AM :: 7316 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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It is the most intensively managed of all fisheries in the State....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Health Department Sets Public Hearings on Changes to Food Safety Code
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6364 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...public hearings on Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai from Dec. 5-9, 2016....
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Monday, November 14, 2016 |
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Public Hearing on Uber/Lyft rules November 21
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 5247 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Monday, November 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. in the Mission Memorial Building hearings room....
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Monday, November 14, 2016 |
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Fishing Groups Question Legality of Antiquities Act in Monument Designation
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 5517 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...President's use of the Antiquities Act to declare new marine monuments in the United States' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is "an illegal and illegitimate use of presidential authority."....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Judge Posner: Cab Companies Were Chumps To Rely On Govt Monopoly to Protect Them From Competition
By Robert Thomas @ 3:37 AM :: 4972 Views :: Small Business
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...holdovers from the legacy economy -- the owners of city-issued taxi medallions and permits -- did not have their property taken when the city allowed ridesharing services to operate....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Does Hawaii Need a "Property Ownership Fairness Act"
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 AM :: 5790 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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In Hawaii, this can be seen most starkly with the advent of the "shared" economy....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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DBEDT Launches Small Business Regulatory Review
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 4484 Views :: Small Business
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) announces the newly created “Regulatory Review Card.”....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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DLNR: Fishing Fleet Labor Law not our Kuleana
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 5882 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“The petition’s amendments appear to focus on labor issues that are not part of DLNR’s jurisdiction.”
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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Am Samoa Tuna Canneries Shutting--Again
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 5445 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Due to a complex series of factors, including a long history of poorly thought out and misguided government policies, we find ourselves at a crossroads....
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Monday, October 3, 2016 |
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Hawaii Department of Transportation to study isle ferry services
By Michael Hansen @ 10:03 PM :: 4409 Views :: Small Business
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...a feasibility study of various intra-island and interisland ferry services....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to Start a Business
By Selected News Articles @ 10:40 PM :: 6376 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...in Hawaii, the top challenge that entrepreneurs face is high costs, as this state has the highest cost of living in the U.S....
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Obamacare Forcing Hawaii Doctors out of Business—Many become Hospital Employees
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 7340 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business
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81.7% Regional Growth in Hospital Ownership of Physician Practices and Employment of Physicians....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 |
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Fishing Industry to Enforce Good Labor Practices
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 5441 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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On the day the AP report was published, a Task Force was formed made up of influential vessel owners, suppliers, the Honolulu Fish Auction and the Hawaii Seafood Council to begin to assess the problem and work on solutions to protect the welfare of the crewmen....
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Thursday, September 8, 2016 |
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Papahanaumokuakea: The race for vast remote ‘marine protected areas’ may be a diversion
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 PM :: 6279 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be as big as France, Spain and Germany combined ....
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 |
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Victory: NOAA removes humpback from endangered list
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 5458 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...But Humpbacks are still protected against the murderous onslaught of anti-Superferry whale watching boats....
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Sunday, August 28, 2016 |
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Why Don’t We Even Look at the Regulation?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4303 Views :: Small Business
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“...Hawaii Regulatory Licensing Reform Act....”
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 |
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Supreme Court to hear Hanalei Boatyard Case
By Robert Thomas @ 12:29 AM :: 7716 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use, Small Business
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...the County of Kauai is condemning several Hanalei-area parcels to expand an adjacent public beach park....
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Saturday, August 20, 2016 |
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Honolulu adds hurdles for military families driving for Uber, Lyft
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:31 PM :: 5365 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...in a state that is consistently ranked the worst place in America to make a living, the government decided to make getting a job even more challenging....
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Thursday, August 18, 2016 |
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Construction 5.9% of Hawaii GDP—#2 in USA
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 7979 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail, Small Business
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Hawaii’s construction industry made the second largest contribution to state GDP at 5.9 percent with an increase of 0.5 percent from 2014, the largest year-over-year improvement of any state....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Hanalei Boatyard: NFIB, Owners Counsel ask Hawaii Supreme Court to Intervene
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 7913 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use, Small Business
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The brief asks the Supreme Court to correct a critical error that could impact future eminent domain cases....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Papahānaumokuākea: A Model for Everything Wrong in Hawaii Politics
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:43 PM :: 6250 Views :: Environment, OHA, Small Business
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Unnecessary division, stoked by ethnic, racial, and historical issues, pushed forward by an environmental movement that holds disproportionate influence in Hawaii (often heavily driven by mainland interests)....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Hunting, Farming & Fishing Association backs candidates who “help feed Hawaii”
By News Release @ 1:02 PM :: 8901 Views :: Environment, Politicians, Second Amendment, Small Business
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“Our elected officials across the islands must work with local, state and federal governments to preserve and not restrict our rural Hawaii lifestyle.”
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Fishery Council Asks for Transparent Analysis of Proposed Marine Monument Expansion
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 7087 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The proposed monument expansion could prohibit commercial tuna fishing by U.S. vessels in two-thirds of U.S. offshore waters around Hawaii....
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Saturday, August 6, 2016 |
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Occupational Licensing: Hawaii Most Burdensome Requirements in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:00 PM :: 5237 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Hawaii has the most burdensome licensing requirements for low to middle income jobs compared to the rest of the nation....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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DLNR Initiates Public Comment Period to Post One Sign at Marina
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 3356 Views :: Small Business
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DOBOR’s Hawai‘i district office received a request from one of the six commercial operators moored in Keauhou bay to install a sign in order to identify their business to their customers....
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Monday, August 1, 2016 |
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Papahānaumokuākea Expansion Public Meetings
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 5813 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Meetings set for Oahu and Kauai ....
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Sunday, July 31, 2016 |
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A Dream and a Vision
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:46 PM :: 7126 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment, Small Business
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...the Hunting, Farming, and Fishing Association....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Papahanaumokuakea: Hawaii Fishermen get no response from Obama, Schatz
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 6171 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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“As you yourself note, the Hawaii longline fishery uses ‘responsible and sustainable practices and has resulted in Honolulu’s recognition as one of the nation’s ten most productive fishing ports....’”
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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A Practical Approach to Occupational Licensing Reform
By NCPA @ 11:28 PM :: 4276 Views :: Small Business
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On average, a cosmetologist needed 372 days in training while an EMT needed just 33....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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CNBC: Top States for Business—Hawaii Ranks 49th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 6237 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...costs are the highest in the nation....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 |
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Ige Vetoes Workplace Social-Media Privacy Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 3798 Views :: Small Business
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Touted by advocates as a model for laws in other states, HB 1739 nonetheless raised enforcement questions....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Significant Increases in Labor Law Penalties
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4839 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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Penalties for Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance and Prevailing Wages Violations Increase....
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 |
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Former AG: Hawaii’s Short-Term Rental Regulation Preempted By Federal Law
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 6773 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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“There are ... concerns about the legality of 2015’s Act 204.... It is our hope that Governor Ige will allow HB 1850 to become law...."
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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 :: 6099 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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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Petition: Save Hawaii Fisheries
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 6363 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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