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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Analyst: Hawaii Legislators are ‘F***ing Morons’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 PM :: 5425 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Michael Pachter, perhaps the most outspoken and well-known analyst in the games industry didn’t spare any words against the Hawaii legislators led by Chris Lee....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Lava disaster could worsen Hawaii pension crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:27 PM :: 5703 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...ERS director warns emergency overtime costs add to state's unfunded liabilities....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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Rusty Scalpel: Gut n Replace SB2858 Fails to meet Constitutional requirement
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 5824 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The “Rusty Scalpel” award recognizes passage of a bill whose subject has been substantially amended without opportunity for adequate legislative review as required by the Hawaii Constitution....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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After a Few Months of Typing, HGEA Member Scores Lifetime 'Disability' Pension
By Robert Thomas @ 1:23 PM :: 6854 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...with 10 years of back payments thanks to a 3-2 decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Backbone
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:41 PM :: 9170 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, GMOs
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...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Republican Caucus: Legislative Session in Review
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 2:58 PM :: 5016 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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The 2018 Legislative Session has come to a close. Close to 200 bills sit on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature....
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Friday, May 11, 2018 |
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Pressler out at DoH
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 4973 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Anderson will be taking over for Pressler. He has served as administrator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources since October 2015....
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
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Hawaii Constitutional Convention--The Basics
By Video @ 7:23 PM :: 5446 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...basic questions that will elucidate the nature of the institution....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018 |
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Follow the Money? Not so Easy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 7282 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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... Following the Money 2018 -- How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data ...
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Friday, May 4, 2018 |
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Was 2018 Hawaii Legislature a success?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:05 PM :: 5087 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Saiki said that after passing last year’s rail tax hike, he feels like “the Legislature can do anything.”....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
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Navigating risk at Hawaii's public pension system
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:43 PM :: 4170 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$12.9 billion in unfunded liabilities, a huge risk for government employees and all Hawaii families alike....
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018 |
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Final Passage: House, Senate Move Bills
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 3977 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The 2018 Legislature will adjourn on Thursday, May 3....
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Monday, April 30, 2018 |
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Con-Con: The People v. Hawaii Supreme Court
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 3:29 PM :: 9797 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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...The Court’s 1997 ruling on the majority required to call a state constitutional convention was a travesty of justice....
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Friday, April 27, 2018 |
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Let’s restore accountability at the Capitol
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:05 PM :: 4551 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...look at how transparency goes by the wayside at the end of the session....
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 |
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Two Departments Set to ‘Go Live’ on State’s New Payroll System
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 4246 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...This year, the State of Hawaii’s four-decade-old mainframe payroll system will transition to a modern payroll software and processes utilizing PeopleSoft....
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |
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HB2748: $580M Inserted at Last Minute for Hanabusa Crony
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 8670 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... In 1998 Hanabusa and Nakata teamed up with Mafia Godfather Larry Mehau to get rid of Attorney General Margery Bronster in an effort to protect the corrupt thieving Broken Trustees of Kamehameha Schools--now her Legislators want to give him a big fat stack of money....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
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House Republican Caucus Legislative Update
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 7:26 PM :: 4607 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... Update to the bills list introduced by members of our Republican Caucus that crossed over to the Senate ....
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Saturday, April 21, 2018 |
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House-Senate Conference Committee Finalizes Budget Negotiations
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 7342 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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...this budget provides $15 million to fund homeless services, $3 million more than requested by the Governor....
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Monday, April 16, 2018 |
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Attorney General Suzuki Names Deputy, Assistant
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 4983 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Dana O. Viola as the First Deputy Attorney General and James W. Walther as the Special Assistant to the Attorney General....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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End of Session: House Republican Bills Still Alive
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 4:11 PM :: 6357 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, Drugs
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...We are three weeks away from the end of the 2018 Legislative Session....
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 |
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House Approves 61 Bills for Final Crossover
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2792 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...With two days left before the Second Crossover deadline more than 220 bills have crossed over from the House to the Senate....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Low unemployment masks Hawaii’s unhealthy economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 6171 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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....Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Ethics Ruling: How DTL Pays Senator Delacruz -- Legally
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 8603 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... A Hawaii State Senator goes for somewhere between $50K and $100K per year--and its all legal ....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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UPDATE: Republican Bills in the Legislature
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 1:44 PM :: 4712 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Second Crossover is one week away....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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$30K Per Resident: Hawaii Worst OPEB Liability in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 PM :: 5231 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 2017 surveys the more than 100 state-administered post-employment benefit plans, such as health insurance, Medicare advantage, life insurance, and other non-pension benefits....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Kailua, Kaneohe Blasted by Three-Hour Siren Test
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 5:36 PM :: 6109 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...HI-EMA and News Media Fail to Inform Public of Oahu Emergency Siren Test....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate WAM Passes Budget With Amendments
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 5674 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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...highlights include funding for...Ohana Zones....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate Confirms Russell Suzuki Attorney General
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 5306 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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Suzuki has been serving as the acting chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....
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Friday, March 23, 2018 |
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Iranian Government Hacked Hawaii State Computer System
By News Release @ 10:08 AM :: 7212 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Military
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...hackers got access to Hawaii state computers using a technique called "password spraying"....
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |
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Can Ethics Commission Lift Veil of Secrecy from Hawaii Sex Harassment Complaints?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:50 PM :: 4940 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...sex harassment complaints have been secretly adjudicated against three unnamed State Representatives and one State Senator....
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |
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Sex harassment: Souki Resigns--Three More Legislators Remain Hidden
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 6406 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...Sex Harassment: Hawaii Legislators Admit Covering up Four Cases....
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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Ige Appoints Russell Suzuki Attorney General
By News Release @ 3:43 AM :: 4637 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Suzuki has been acting as the chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when then Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....
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Thursday, March 15, 2018 |
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State House to honor Hawaii wounded warrior Brian Kolfage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 12:59 AM :: 5629 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...March 16th, 12:00 noon -- Hawaii State Capitol, House Chamber....
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018 |
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HB1900: Highlights of House Budget
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 4392 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...an economic plan based on general excise tax collections....
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Thursday, March 8, 2018 |
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Three Republican Bills Cross Over in Legislature
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 3:30 PM :: 5161 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...bills introduced by members of the House Republican Caucus that crossed over to the Senate....
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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Third Reading: House Sends 128 More Bills to Senate
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 4164 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... these 128 are in addition to bills passed earlier ....
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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Senate Sends 420 Bills to House
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 3440 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The following are a few of the measures to pass on third reading....
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Monday, March 5, 2018 |
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Effort to Digitize Records Stopped Cold by Outdated State Computers--But Still Cuts Wait Time for Workers’ Comp Hearings in Half
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 5735 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...Thousands of files have been digitized at the state’s disability compensation program. However, they need hardware with capacity for more storage to continue progress....
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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Auditor: Legislators 100% 'Fail to Meet Criteria' for New Special Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:43 PM :: 7124 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....
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Sunday, March 4, 2018 |
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By the Way, Could We Have $50 Million More?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5842 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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...In the middle of this process, sometimes a letter from the Governor arrives saying, “We need to make some adjustments...."
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Saturday, March 3, 2018 |
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Third Reading: House Sends 131 Bills to Senate (and counting)
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 4582 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The bills include housing, homelessness, education, health, the environment, public safety, governmental affairs, the environment, and other important issues....
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Friday, March 2, 2018 |
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If Game Makers Don’t Address Loot Crates, Lawmakers Will
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 PM :: 5322 Views :: Gambling, Hawaii State Government
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...The ESRB’s decision to label video games with paid add-ons essentially does nothing to address the complaint that loot boxes are akin to gambling....
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Thursday, March 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: Hawaii PUC Another Tech Disaster in the Making
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:17 AM :: 5918 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...the PUC’s $2.8 million Document Management System (DMS) is almost universally considered by management and staff to be difficult to use, unreliable, slow, and obsolete, with staff developing elaborate workarounds to accommodate for the system’s shortcomings. Yet the PUC has no firm plans to fix or replace this problematic system....
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018 |
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Suicide: Committee members identified loopholes in the bill
By Brett Kulbis @ 11:57 AM :: 6373 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Life
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...Committee members asked some very telling questions that identified loopholes that still remain in the bill. The Attorney General's representative couldn't definitively state that all their concerns from the 2017 version were resolved in this current version that is supposed to have more robust protections....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Republican Bills on the Move in the Legislature
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 4:44 PM :: 4979 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...All House bills are in their final committees, they have until March 8th to pass out of their last committee and pass third reading to cross over to the Senate....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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State should speed up responses to information requests
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:30 PM :: 4734 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Hawaii takes the longest in the nation to make decisions about transparency disputes....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Hawaii Bill Banning Plastic Straws Based on Research by a 9-Year-Old
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 AM :: 8559 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...the oft-cited, debate-driving statistic that Americans use 500 million plastic straws a day is the product of a 9-year-old's guesstimations....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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First Lateral: 2,834 Bills Still Alive in Legislature
By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 3845 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...complete list of bills remaining alive after First Lateral deadline....
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