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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $74M Airport CIP
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 4161 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...capital improvement projects (CIPs) that further invest in Hawaii’s airports....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Panos: Helmet Law, Jones Act Repeal Top Wish List for 2014
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:58 PM :: 6184 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Rail
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My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Airports Division Signs $518M Energy Contract
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5094 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...to design, manage and install energy efficiency measures that will upgrade facilities, reduce energy usage by about 49 percent and with additional operational improvements save a total of $518 million at 12 state-operated airports....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Abercrombie Releases Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 3559 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Abercrombie Administration on Monday submitted its Executive Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2013-2015 and updated Program and Financial Plan for 2013-2019 to the state Legislature....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Election Season: Abercrombie Gives $3M to Nonprofits
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 3648 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $3.03 million for various capital improvement grants to Hawaii-based nonprofit organizations whose missions benefit ....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s retirement system tackles $8.5 billion shortfall
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:54 PM :: 5071 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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About 2,000 state and county employees retire each year, but will there be enough money to pay their retirement, disability and other benefits?
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Senate Committees Set Two-Day Budget Briefing
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4209 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol
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Saturday, December 7, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Finds $844M, Wants to Spend it on Preschool Vouchers
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 5327 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Abercrombie today announced that the State of Hawaii ended fiscal year 2013 with a positive fund balance of $844 million....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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"We the Powerful!" Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 3708 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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Senate Committees to Examine ERS Financial status
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 5650 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...informational briefing is to provide the legislature with an update on the ERS’ financial status and actuarial valuation report prepared by Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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State of Hawaii Sued for Short-Changing Foster Parents and Children
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 6300 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...violating federal law by failing to pay foster parents enough to adequately care for the foster children in their homes....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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HCDA, BoE, HHC, LUC: Abercrombie Announces Appointments
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 6048 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Hawaii State Government
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Grant Y.M. Chun to the Board of Education (BOE); Doreen Napua Gomes to the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Aaron D. Mahi to the Land Use Commission (LUC); and Brian T. Tamamoto to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), Kakaako District....
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Ethics Comm: Mitsunaga Showers DoT Engineer with Free Golf, Flights, Oakleys and Rolex
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 6904 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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The DOT vendors that appear to have paid for John Doe’s golf are Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc., TM Designers, Inc., Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc., and R. M. Towill Corporation....
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Ethics Comm Fines Non-Responsive Elevator Commission Board Member
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 5575 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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An administrative fine of ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY DOLLARS ($1,940.00) for the violations ....
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Monday, December 2, 2013 |
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Young Legislators Launch Hawaii Future Caucus
By Video @ 8:16 PM :: 4639 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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A bipartisan group of state and county leaders age 40 and under ....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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Resignations Abound
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 6:06 PM :: 4883 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...union officials and politicians wanted the talented and experienced Eva Laird Smith out of that job....
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013 |
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Legislative Working Group to Discuss Foster Family Homes
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6475 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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- DATE: Monday, December 02, 2013
- TIME: 2:00 pm
- PLACE: Conference Room 329 State Capitol
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Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
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Talking Turkey about Hawaii’s Spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:19 AM :: 6221 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii state spending for fiscal year 2012 outstripped income yet again....
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Criminal charge for hangar golf cart? DoT Aviation Div. Harasses Pilots
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5033 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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“Good people are now in jeopardy of losing their security clearances and careers if a criminal conviction appears in their file … This unreasonable approach by (Aviation Division) management is unacceptable and the ramifications are catastrophic for GA in Hawaii.”
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Sarah Allen to Head State Procurement Office
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 3973 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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From 2007 to 2013, Allen was a senior manager for ASI Government, Inc. in Arlington, Va.....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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HI lawmakers critical of developer that created health-care, tax websites
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:03 PM :: 5890 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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The state Department of Taxation paid CGI Group more than $87 million over 12 years....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Government IT Transformation: What to Expect from 2014 Legislature
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 4000 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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OIMT may be presenting policy/administrative legislation to better organize the structure within which the transformation is occurring....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Informational Hearing to Consider Foster Care, Adult Residential Care
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 3654 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Monday, November 25, 2013
- TIME: 1:30 pm
- PLACE: Conference Room 329, State Capitol
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii tax department under scrutiny for waste, mismanagement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:44 PM :: 4610 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Twenty-five people in the state Department of Taxation were put on leave in December 2011 for unauthorized access to tax records....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Study detailing Hawaii’s hidden retirement liabilities should haunt taxpayers
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:25 PM :: 6157 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This Halloween, the Chicago-based government watchdog group, Truth in Accounting, issued what its authors call a “haunting” report....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Constitution Forbids Legislature from Creating Gay Marriage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:50 PM :: 10628 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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Hearings: 18 Board Nominees to be Considered
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 4856 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Legislative Committee Hearings set Oct 29-31 ....
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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Emergency Appropriation for HHSC Hospitals to be Considered Monday
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 5109 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania St
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Obamacare Website Mess: 2010 Hawaii Audit Should Have Been ‘Red Flag’
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 5872 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc., another subsidiary, had been responsible for overhauling the IT systems for the Hawaii tax department....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Proposes More Items for Special Session Agenda
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 6345 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Abercrombie has asked the Hawaii State Legislature to expand the agenda....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Court Orders Abercrombie Admin to Pay Lawyers who Forced him to Reveal Names of Judicial Nominees
By Robert Thomas @ 10:32 PM :: 6113 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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Remember the case from late last year in which the Honolulu Star-Advertiser brought a freedom of information/open records lawsuit against the Hawaii governor to force him to disclose the names of judicial nominees?
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Issues Statement Upon Conclusion of his French Vacation
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 3916 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie is in Washington, D.C. just after returning from vacation in France....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Senators: Abercrombie Should Fill HCDA Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 6878 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Hawaii State Government
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In 2008, the Legislature amended H.R.S. §206E·3 to require Kakaako small business representation on HCDA. The cultural expert and Kakaako resident members were added last year by Act 323. At present, HCDA does not meet these membership requirements....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Feds Shutdown? Obamacare a Mess? Abercrombie Secretly Vacations in France--Adds 9 Days to Trip
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 7959 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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On Friday (Sept. 27), the governor and his wife Nancie Caraway will travel to France. Originally scheduled to return Oct 11, the governor is now planning to be back in Hawaii Oct. 20....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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AG Louie Issues Formal Opinion Claiming Legislature Has Authority to Enact Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 5466 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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Attorney General Louie has announced that he has issued Formal Opinion No. 13-1 (Op. No. 13-1) in which he has concluded that ... the Legislature has the authority... to consider and enact a bill relating to marriage ....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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"Where was the Governor?" Grassroot Institute Calls for Greater Transparency on Governor's Travel
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:47 PM :: 4626 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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legislative action might be required to remedy an apparent effort to frustrate state open records law....
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Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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Tsutsui Orders Hiring Freeze
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4191 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui has announced the State of Hawaii is under a temporary hiring freeze on vacant positions within the Executive Branch....
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Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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Feel rich? Average Hawaii Resident needs to pony up $40K to pay off state debt
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:10 PM :: 5550 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Do you feel rich? The Wall Street Journal claims you are, as a fiscal watchdog group says the opposite, citing crushing amounts of government debt....
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Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
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HPR: Grassroot Institute on the “Critical State of Hawaii’s Unfunded Liabilities”
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:14 PM :: 6095 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...listen to Dr. Akina further discuss the problem on HPR’s “The Conversation”....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Kido, Lau to Staff Positions
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 4670 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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C. Mike Kido as legislative advisor, effective immediately, and Yvonne W.M. Lau as education policy analyst, effective Oct. 1....
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Saturday, September 21, 2013 |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Hawaii.gov Ranked Among Top 10 State Government Websites
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 4043 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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GOP: Make Your Voice Heard in Special Session
By David S Chang @ 2:34 PM :: 7301 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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This debate should be in public and suggestions and changes to the legislation should be transparent....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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$340K in Fines: Hawaii Wins Back OSHA Job After Unicold Raid
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 8706 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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Feds Let Hawaii Resume Control of Regulating Manufacturing Industries....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Molasses Mess: Abercrombie Deflects Blame for Lax Inspections
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 6947 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Abercrombie is deflecting blame away from his Department of Transportation and Department of Health for failure to inspect Matson's molasses loading operations....
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
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New Study Demonstrates Critical State of Hawaii's Unfunded Liabilities
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:00 PM :: 5040 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...new study from State Budget Solutions on the funded status of public employee pension plans....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Unfunded Pension Liability Nears $27B, Your Share: $19,357
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 7053 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii is present in the top ten of both lists, showing large unfunded liabilities compared to their populations and economic output ....
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Saturday, August 31, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Jay Fidell Talks to Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:12 PM :: 5558 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Whether it’s the traffic, under-development of technology, economic woes, or government-sponsored boondoggles....
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013 |
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$18.7 Million Released for State Facilities, Schools
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 4786 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....
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