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Friday, May 31, 2019 |
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Why people are leaving ‘paradise’
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:50 PM :: 5445 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...the population of urban Honolulu declined in 2018 for the second year in a row....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Neighborhood Board Election Results Released after Inquiry from Hawai’i Free Press
By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 PM :: 3743 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Along with the response, we also got something else—the election results -- five days ahead of the new deadline....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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List of Neighborhood Board Vacancies
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 3112 Views :: Honolulu County
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...an updated list of Neighborhood Board vacancies as of May 29, 2019....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: Caldwell Admin Asked Neighborhood Boards to Campaign Against HSTA Property Tax
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 6440 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...The Official requested...all 33 Neighborhood Board chairs...place the ballot issue ...on their board’s monthly agenda between September 15 and October 15, 2018, so that a certain political action committee “and others” could publicly discuss this topic prior to the election....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: City Employee ‘Likes’ Tommy Waters on City Time
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 4415 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...the Commission reviewed the totality of the circumstances and also confirmed the conduct as de minimis, dismissed the complaint, and did not impose a civil fine on Official....
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Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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Census: Oahu Population Declines Again
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4600 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...Oahu population is down 12,612 from its 2016 peak....
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Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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Let’s get smart about government spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:29 AM :: 7463 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Taxes
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...Kauai is looking at a budget increase of 10.7%; Honolulu, 8.6%; Maui 8.1%; and Hawaii County 12.7%....
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 |
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Grassroot: Bill 89 Unconstitutional
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:48 AM :: 7275 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Small Business, Tourism
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...The Hawaii Constitution also has a clause that protects citizens from excessive fines, making it even more likely that someone will challenge the enormous fines associated with this proposal....
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Friday, May 3, 2019 |
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Mayor signs Bill 96 relating to fire safety into law
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 4436 Views :: Honolulu County
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...amended sprinkler requirements....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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EPA Imposes $425K fine for Waimanalo Gulch Spill
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 4681 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...The agreement also calls for a series of facility upgrades to maintain compliance with stormwater regulations....
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Saturday, April 27, 2019 |
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City Releases 2019 Annual Sustainability Report
By News Release @ 3:25 AM :: 4690 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...This is the City and County of Honolulu’s inaugural annual sustainability report....
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 |
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Neighborhood Board Voting Begins
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 6102 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The election is slated to begin April 26, 2019 and end Friday, May 17, 2019....
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Friday, April 19, 2019 |
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80% of Oahu Residents Don't Have REAL ID
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 4793 Views :: Honolulu County
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...So far, more than 190,000 O‘ahu residents have gotten the REAL ID-compliant driver license or state ID since they became available in January 2018....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Unlucky and Unclean: How Not to Steal House 13
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 9875 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Agriculture
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...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’. It didn't work....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Special Election: Waters Beats Ozawa by 1,004 Votes
By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 AM :: 6228 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...Even as the Honolulu Rail project collapses around Mayor Caldwell’s ears, the election result gives a pro-Caldwell faction the majority on the council. This contradiction is due to the failure of anti-rail politicians to separate themselves from criminals....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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City adopts new affordable housing rules
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 6164 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...The rules took effect on March 31 and implement the affordable housing requirements in Ordinance 18-10 and other approvals issued by the city....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Honolulu Council Special Election Voting Ends Saturday April 13
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 10270 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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...As of Friday, March 29, 2019, the Office of the City Clerk has received 17,752 vote-by-mail ballots....
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Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
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New Petition Launched to Impeach Kaneshiro
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5835 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Due to difficulty verifying validity of petition signatures on a previous Change.org impeachment petition, Impeach Kaneshiro organizers have launched a new on-line petition designed to collect verifiable signatures of Honolulu registered voters....
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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DLNR Seeks Bidders to Redevelop Ala Wai Harbor
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 8292 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, OHA, Small Business, Tourism
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...The redevelopment should take into consideration input received in the DTL, LLC Final Report....
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 |
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ACLU: Kealoha Lawyers Threaten Free Speech
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 7844 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, First Amendment, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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"...The Kealoha case is arguably the single largest corruption case in the history of our state...."
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 |
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Community meeting to be held for O‘ahu’s first Pedestrian Plan
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 3248 Views :: Honolulu County
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...this will be exploited to jam up traffic even more....
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Monday, April 1, 2019 |
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Honolulu Republicans Reelect Brett Kulbis Chair
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 4839 Views :: Honolulu County, Republican Party
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"...With two newly-elected Republican legislators on Oahu in 2018, we are really beginning to turn things around....”
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 |
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Ala Wai? Corps of Engineers has Long History of Corruption and Cost Overruns
By Selected News Articles @ 9:08 PM :: 10904 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Development, Military
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...Reminiscent of rail, projected Ala Wai costs have already leapt from $200M to $470M....
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Friday, March 22, 2019 |
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Hawaii PUC approves special rates for Al Gore's electric buses
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 6099 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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... it is expected at least 130 electric buses will be added to fleets during the course of the pilot, including tour buses, school buses and public transit systems like TheBus on Oahu....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
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Buying a House? Need Money? Honolulu can help
By News Release @ 5:36 AM :: 4546 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...Interest-free home down payment loans now available....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 |
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557 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 4269 Views :: Honolulu County
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...balloting takes place online from Friday, April 26 through Friday, May 17....
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Saturday, March 9, 2019 |
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DPP: Shortage of New Affordable Housing Triples
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 5721 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...The share of low-income households experiencing severe housing cost burden continues to increase....
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 |
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Prosecutor Kaneshiro Take Leave of Absence on Deadline to Respond to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 6834 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...Kaneshiro's decision to take a "leave of absence" does not stop the Supreme Court proceedings regarding his law license....
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Monday, March 4, 2019 |
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City-Funded Survey Tries Out Excuses for Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 5506 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Taxes
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...Residents were presented with a list of eight potential projects and asked their level of support for each, even if it involved raising taxes or fees....
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Friday, March 1, 2019 |
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Honolulu Rents 12th Highest in USA
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 5563 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Zumper National Rent Report: March 2019....
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 |
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Oahu 12% More Homeless Refuse Shelter
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 6926 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...the number of homeless in shelters is down 19%....
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Monday, February 25, 2019 |
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City unveils pedestrian safety measures
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 3232 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The seven-point package of common sense initiatives is being called “Look All Ways,” and is designed to increase the safety of pedestrians, drivers and cyclists....
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Saturday, February 23, 2019 |
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Impeach Kaneshiro: Yoshimura Pushes Back Against McCorriston tactics
By News Release @ 11:11 AM :: 6422 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... An attorney with Mr. McCorriston’s legal education and experience, should certainly realize his allegation is both false and "baseless" ....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 |
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City launches new performance dashboard
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 3381 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Residents can now track local progress on issues, including homelessness and affordable housing....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 |
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After 21 Years, City Nearly Finished Installing Wheelchair-Friendly Curb Ramps
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 3787 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Identification of 6,342 intersections in need of ADA improvements, of which only 238 unconstructed curb ramps remain....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Last Day to Register as Candidate: 2019 Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 12866 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Candidate registration open through Friday, February 15, 2019....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
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FULL TEXT: Connors, Ballard ask Supreme Court to Remove Kaneshiro--Prosecutor Accused of Retaliating Against Witnesses
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 PM :: 5599 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary
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...“Once he sent those disciplinary notices to those employees, signed them, and said you are hereby put on notice, I think it’s moved over to tampering with a witness or obstruction of justice”....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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ICA Throws out Case Against Vacation Rental
By Robert Thomas @ 1:24 AM :: 6152 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Tourism
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...Hitting someone with a notice of violation and then telling them to disprove it (all the while laboring under ever-increasing daily fines) just won't cut it....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Hirokazu Toiya named Director of Emergency Management
By News Release @ 10:33 AM :: 5224 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Toiya has been the acting director of the Department of Emergency Management since October of 2018, and previous served as deputy director since July 2017....
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Monday, February 4, 2019 |
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Honolulu 4th Deepest 'Sinkhole City'
By Selected News Articles @ 11:11 AM :: 4421 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...Report: 63 out of America’s largest 75 cities can’t pay their bills, acquired $330 billion in unfunded debt....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Honolulu Ranks 72nd for Fiscal Health
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 6386 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Honolulu has a Taxpayer Burden of $23,000, earning it an "F" grade....
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Thursday, January 31, 2019 |
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City steps up approach to control feral cat population
By News Release @ 8:06 PM :: 4770 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...The Hawaiian Humane Society’s new community cat program coordinator will work with colony caregivers and volunteers to trap, neuter and then return sterilized cats to the colonies they came from....
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribes: Caldwell Appoints Crook to Zoning Board After Receiving $16.5K
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 10529 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use
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...After receiving the campaign contributions, Caldwell appointed the criminal Lyon to the juicy position July 30, 2014 for a term ending June 30, 2019....
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 |
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Monday, January 28, 2019 |
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Conflict of Interest? Judiciary Debunks Ozawa
By News Release @ 9:35 AM :: 5757 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary
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...Mr. Ozawa was able to but did not object to any justice’s participation in this case before the final decision. Mr. Ozawa also did not raise any objection to Justice Pollack’s and Justice Wilson’s participation in the 2014 election challenge....
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 |
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Ask Not for Whom the H-1 Tolls…
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4476 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Recently, we have heard the term “congestion pricing” bandied about as a way of improving traffic congestion here, and of raising more money....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Full Text: Supreme Court Invalidates Ozawa Win--Orders New Election
By Selected News Articles @ 10:41 PM :: 5869 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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...Ozawa-Waters Case Could Affect Vote by Mail Statewide....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
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Caldwell Coverup: Mayor Hid Target Letter from Public--Feds Raid Fasi Building
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 AM :: 10710 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Honolulu’s corporation counsel Donna Leong received a federal “target letter” eleven days ago--Caldwell said nothing until the story broke in the media....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Caldwell, Green Bless Iwilei Homeless Magnet
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4447 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...designed to make refusing shelter easier....
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