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Wednesday, March 1, 2017 |
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New Study Details Driving Forces of Hawaii's Unfunded Liability Crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:54 PM :: 6883 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Unsustainable government salaries and pensions are worsening the crisis....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 |
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Best States? Government Drags Hawaii Down to 27th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:56 PM :: 4385 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Note low scores in all government functions: Education, Crime, Infrastructure and ‘Government’ – High scores in non-government functions: Health Care, Opportunity, Economy....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Governor Ige’s ‘cuts’ still result in big spending increases
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:01 PM :: 4405 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige announced that he would cut $220 million from his current spending plan. However, the ‘cuts’ are only reductions in proposed spending increases....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:44 AM :: 8349 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Life
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All legislative bills referred to more than one committee (i.e., those with multiple referrals) must have moved to their final committee in the originating chamber....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017 |
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Shell Game: Short Form Bills on the Move
By Andrew Walden @ 7:34 PM :: 4911 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...100 “Short Form” bills have been introduced to the Hawaii legislature....
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Monday, February 6, 2017 |
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Hawaii government growing faster than private sector
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 PM :: 5215 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...New data show government outpacing private sector, pointing to an unhealthy economy....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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Condo Justice - The Ball's Now In Your Court
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 6508 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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HB381 is scheduled on Wednesday, February 8, 9:00 a. m. at the capitol's room 429....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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Unfunded Pensions – Tip of the Iceberg?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6302 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Is a 7% return on investment sustainable into the future? Another organization that studied the issue said that a more realistic rate of return would be the “risk-free” rate, which they calculated at 2.344%....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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SB1056: Seawater Air Conditioning to Become New High Tech Tax Credit Scam?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 8266 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...the sea water air conditioning business can use the funds to pay management highly inflated salaries, purchase other business opportunities, build sea water air conditioning plants outside of the State, or for any other purpose....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Basing decisions on evidence, not politics
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:42 PM :: 3617 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Considering how often we are promised "effective" policy or political plans that "work", there's surprisingly little effort spent measuring that effectiveness....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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DLNR Seeks Applicants: Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 6748 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...for a new term that will begin July 1, 2017 and run for four (4) years....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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‘Challenging and exciting times’
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:07 PM :: 5242 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...challenging times include high shipping costs, high taxes, a high rate of public sector unionism, shaky government pension programs, inadequate housing supply and pervasive homelessness, excessive business and employment regulations, cronyism and corruption....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Sues Trump to Keep Muslim ‘Refugees’ Flowing Into Country
By Selected News Articles @ 5:10 PM :: 9603 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Military
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...We have lots of liberal federal judges here so we can get a favorable ruling without difficulty....
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Governor says treat symptoms, not causes of our economic woes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:42 PM :: 5115 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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3,600 words full of spending proposals and sunny guarantees about the future....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Ige Speech “Unfocused, Disappointing, Lacking in Details”
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 10:10 AM :: 3984 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Okay, the same guys who brought us 42 air conditioners are going to solve the housing crisis....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Full Text: State of the State Address
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 3471 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"...we march, not out of fear and anger, but out of confidence in the direction we must take...."
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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Funding Nonexistent People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6432 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...our state government paid half a million dollars in pension payments to people who were already dead. Well, then, what do you think of budgeting many times that amount for people who don’t even exist?....
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Saturday, January 21, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:28 AM :: 6679 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Life
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Here are some resources for you....
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Friday, January 20, 2017 |
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Competition Matters … In Sports and Government
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:14 PM :: 7214 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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And what was the most memorable part of his remarks? The introductions of Rep. Kouchi's campaign manager and of the highest paid lobbyist....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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Full Text: House Speaker Opening Day Remarks
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 3647 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...this July, we look forward to completing the privatization of Maui’s public hospitals and initiating a new era of health care delivery on the Valley Isle....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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Senate Democrats 2017 Legislative Program
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5429 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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The 2017 Legislative Program for the Hawai‘i State Senate is as follows....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 |
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Opening Day Remarks: House Minority Leader Beth Fukumoto
By Rep Beth Fukumoto @ 2:01 PM :: 5949 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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In my past opening day speeches, I didn’t talk much about policy....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii pension debt rises to $12 billion, but the real debt is more like $35 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 5665 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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State lawmakers were in shock this week as Hawaii’s pension debt increased from $8 billion to $12 billion....
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 |
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Repeat Welfare Fraudster Gets Five Years Prison
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 5264 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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From April 1, 2010 through April 30, 2014, Ponce, also known as Mary Jane Dalumpinis, was overpaid $3,723.00 in food stamp benefits....
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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State pension debt will likely get worse
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:53 PM :: 4813 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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"Our membership will live two to three years longer, which means we’ll have to pay...."
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
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HD2-Hilo: Ige Appoints Chris Todd to Legislature
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 7088 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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He held several positions at the Suisan Fish Market before becoming distribution manager for Hawai‘i Paper Products last year....
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Thursday, January 5, 2017 |
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Dean Nishina Appointed Consumer Advocate
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 6405 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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Nishina previously served in the role from December 2009 to January 2011....
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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 :: 5075 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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Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
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Annual Registration of Mopeds Required Beginning January 2017
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 5396 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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Act 200 of 2016 requires significant changes to moped registration throughout the State of Hawaii....
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Sunday, January 1, 2017 |
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Ige’s Billion Dollar Psych-Out
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5069 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the Ige Administration has been meeting with the unions....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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10 New Year's Resolutions for Hawaii
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:55 PM :: 6333 Views :: Hawaii State Government, OHA, Taxes
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Stop the unconstitutional use of public funds to turn native Hawaiians into a race-based tribe. Instead, focus on what would really help them -- like better schools, more housing, and economic development....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Who spent Hawaii’s $1 billion surplus?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:00 AM :: 4554 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii state budget figures show a record high surplus of over $1 billion in 2016....
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016 |
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AARP Plans Hawaii Legislative Agenda
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 4231 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...explore ways to help about 216,000 private sector employees in the state who do not have a retirement savings plan at work. And to help family caregivers, AARP will fight for respite care and improved access to long-term care resources....
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Friday, December 23, 2016 |
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2017 Grant-In-Aid Applications now available
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 4485 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017....
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Thursday, December 22, 2016 |
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HCF Announces 2016 FLEX Grant Awardees
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 4901 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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$4.8 million of unrestricted funds to 216 Hawai‘i-based nonprofit organizations that can be used at their discretion....
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016 |
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Ige Completes Appointments to State Environmental Council
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 6154 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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...But-but-but What about the separation of church and state?....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016 |
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Budget: Who Will Gut the Taxpayers? —Unions, Rail, HIDOT?
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 5769 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige Budget Leaves Tax Hikes to Legislature--includes no funding for raises....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
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Ige Names Deputy Directors for Budget, Human Resources
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 5604 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Laurel Johnston to serve as deputy director of the Department of Budget and Finance--Ryker Wada to be the deputy director of the Department of Human Resources Development....
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Monday, December 12, 2016 |
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DAGS Update on Payroll Modernization Program
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 4075 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The scope of the HawaiiPay project includes the modernization of the payroll process followed by time and attendance....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Apathy on Borrowed Time -- The Condo Owner’s Soul Search
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 4925 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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A bill calling for the creation of an Office of the Condominium Ombudsman and seven-member commission is currently being drafted in a Hawaii legislative office....
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Monday, December 5, 2016 |
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New Chief for Bureau of Conveyances
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 3910 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...examines, records, and indexes more than 344,000 land and property documents and maps each year....
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Friday, December 2, 2016 |
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Auditor: 25% of Trust Funds Managed by Governor’s Office Should be Closed
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:16 PM :: 3774 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the Office of the Governor did not file statutorily required reports for non-general funds and for administratively created funds....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 |
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Hawaii House and Senate Democrats Announce Leadership for 2017
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 8788 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...A new committee, Intrastate Commerce, will focus on regulations and licensing of Hawaii businesses such as banking, telecommunications and property insurance....
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Sunday, November 27, 2016 |
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Zombie States – Hawaii Is No. 6
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:37 AM :: 4599 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...financially “dead” but are somehow shambling on....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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DLNR Seeks Volunteers for Water Security Advisory Group
By News Release @ 8:48 PM :: 6906 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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The Chairperson of DLNR will review the applications and select individuals that are deemed qualified to serve on the Water Security Advisory Group per the requirements of Act 172....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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DAGS Director Resigns--One Day Notice
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 7817 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Douglas Murdock is stepping down as comptroller and DAGS director on Nov. 18....
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
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Making it up as they go along: HIDOT Now Claims Admin Costs Only $18K per mile
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 4489 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Gov Ige's Newsletter shares HIDOT's latest tax hike sales pitch ....
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Monday, November 7, 2016 |
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Finally, Real Condo Law Enforcement?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:19 PM :: 8331 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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The proposed Hawaii bill for the 2017 legislative session would institute our own governor-appointed commission and ombudsman’s office and provide for....
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