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Thursday, November 11, 2021 |
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Survey shows concern about government spending and debt
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 2758 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... The poll of nearly 1,000 Hawaii residents also found significant agreement that private firms should be more involved in delivering public services ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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Good riddance to ‘gut and replace’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:23 PM :: 2133 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Grassroot Institute submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of the plaintiffs, arguing that the practice was eroding public trust in government and short-circuiting the democratic process ....
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Thursday, November 4, 2021 |
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"Gut and Replace" Held Unconstitutional
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 2556 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The Hawaii Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, dealt a serious blow to the Legislature’s “gut and replace” tactic ....
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Tuesday, November 2, 2021 |
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Spewing CO2 Governor Jets off to Scotland Global Warming Confab
By News Release @ 5:31 AM :: 2273 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... Jeff Bezos' Gulf Stream leads parade of 400 private jets into COP26 ....
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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The Perils of Being a Watch Doggie
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3311 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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... The story you are about to read is true. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent ....
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 |
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Thursday, October 21, 2021 |
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Saturday, October 2, 2021 |
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Full Text: Ige Extends Emergency to December 1st
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 2260 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Restores civil service recruitment requirements which were previously suspended ....
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii’s Big Government Bureaucracy; How Red Tape Threatens the Individual
By Video @ 3:45 AM :: 2715 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Hawaii government bureaucracy often it serves itself instead of the public ....
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Sunday, September 19, 2021 |
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Competition for People
By News Release @ 6:00 AM :: 2232 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... I have seen legislature after legislature consider many, many bills to increase taxes ....
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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Thursday, September 9, 2021 |
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Spying on You: Digital Hawaii SMART Health Card
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 3281 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Foil a Spy: Laminate a photocopy of your CDC vax card. Score it down the middle to fold to the size of a business card. Then put it in your wallet ....
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Sunday, August 29, 2021 |
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Jenga game illustrates how government budgets go wrong
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:15 PM :: 2301 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... “Yes,” Weinberg said. “You are going to mess up Hawaii’s finances.” ....
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Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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DLIR to Accept Telephone Appointments for Complex Unemployment Claims
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 2024 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Claimants May Request Slots to Speak with an Investigator ....
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Ige Mandates Vax or Testing for Public Employees--Unions Resist
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 2912 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... Beginning Aug. 16, 2021, all State and county employees must provide their vaccination status to their department ....
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Thursday, August 5, 2021 |
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Are Hawaii's government finances really so bad? Yes. Find out why.
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:10 AM :: 2938 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii’s finances are in worse shape than our state and county officials would have us believe ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Why reform of Hawaii’s emergency powers law failed
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:38 PM :: 3122 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... many Hawaii residents were disappointed by the failure of the Legislature to approve HB103, which would have placed limits on the governor’s emergency powers ....
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Saturday, July 17, 2021 |
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Coalitions are the key to change
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:16 PM :: 2432 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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... Put together a coalition of voices behind one cause and you instantly become “strong,” worthy of attention ....
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Friday, July 9, 2021 |
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Special Session Totals: Six Overrides, Three Amendments
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 2062 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The Governor has until Thursday, July 22 to act on HB1299 and SB589. ...
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
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Ige Announces Final 26 Vetoes
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 3172 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... Ige announced that he has vetoed 26 of the 28 bills on his Intent to Veto list ....
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 |
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Go X Celebrates Hawai‘i’s Electric Foot Scooter Law
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 2969 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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... Electric foot scooter bill signed into law (Act 174) ....
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Sunday, July 4, 2021 |
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Intent to Veto--the Enola Gay Frankenbill
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2608 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hopefully, the bad stuff will die and remain dead ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Let's not forget what makes July Fourth special
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:25 PM :: 2345 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... it would be appropriate if our legislators spent some of that time addressing the balance of powers and the emergency management statute that has ruled our lives for the past year ....
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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Funding the Hawaii Tourism Authority: TAT vs General Fund…Or?
By UHERO @ 12:04 AM :: 2905 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... According to the U.S. Travel Association, fourteen state tourism offices are funded either partly or entirely by a statewide lodging tax ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Ige's intent-to-veto list praised for being 'fiscally responsible'
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 2248 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii CEO Keli'i Akina says the list reflects a commendable effort to avoid increasing Hawaii's taxpayer burden ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Ige Releases 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2063 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his intent to veto 28 out of 268 bills passed during the 2021 Hawai‘i legislative session ....
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Monday, June 21, 2021 |
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Four More Unlicensed Crypto Currency Dealers for Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 3212 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... Admittance into the DCIL enables the companies to conduct business in Hawaii without first obtaining a state money transmitter license ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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UHERO: Should the Counties Get a Share of the Transient Accommodation Tax?
By UHERO @ 11:05 PM :: 2713 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... The Legislature’s decision to strip the county’s share of TAT revenues is certainly a stark change from just a few years ago ....
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Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
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Hawaii pension funds are only 55% funded
By Tax Foundation @ 4:45 AM :: 2508 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii pension funds rank 42nd in USA ....
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
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HGEA Membership Approves Contract
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5012 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... HGEA requires voter ID to cast ballot. UPW has some fun Q&A about ballot handling issues ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Ige Seeks BLNR Nominees
By News Release @ 6:23 AM :: 2341 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... currently, the designated Maui and O‘ahu land district seats are open ....
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Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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UIPA Requests for FY2020
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 2046 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... data about Hawaii’s open records law collected by 284 state, county, and independent agencies on their UIPA Record Request Logs for FY 2020 ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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HDOT Wins $31.7M by Suing Software Contractor
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 1716 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Ciber was hired in 2008 to design and implement a financial accounting system, on an Oracle software platform ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Rep Ward: "It's clearly time to open up the State Capitol"
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:25 AM :: 2699 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The State Capitol has been closed since March of 2020 when the pandemic began, and unlike other State and government buildings across our State, the Capitol has remained closed to the public ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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DoT Hosts Public Meetings for 'Statewide Transportation Improvement Program'
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 1821 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"... The STIP is a four-year programming implementation document that identifies State and County transportation projects to be funded in part with federal funds ...."
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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Creating Facts on the Ground: Stadium Authority Rushes Decision to Demolish Aloha Stadium
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 4348 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Rail, Tourism
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... In a special Stadium Authority Board Meeting this morning (Thursday, May 6), the Board confirmed and voted for an early demolition of the existing stadium location ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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Senate Reorganizes Leadership, Committees
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 2260 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... appointment of Senator Dru Kanuha (District 3 – Kona and Kaʻū) as the new Senate Majority Leader ....
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Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
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Legislators Sum up 2021 Session
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 3240 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The Governor has until June 21, 2021, to provide the Legislature with notification of his intent to veto ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Legislature allows governor to act without restraint for another year
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:26 PM :: 3095 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... This bill was so close to the finish line that the only question seemed to be whether Gov. Ige would agree to limit his power ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Surprise! Another Cash Giveaway to HSTA Members -- $2,200 This Time
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4307 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The payments aim for “workforce stabilization to retain teachers” and will be made to full- and half-time teachers. (Translation: Incumbent stabilization to retain HSTA endorsement for 2022.) ....
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Real ID enforcement deadline extended to May 2023
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 3089 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... Oahu residents now have an additional 19 months to get the REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and state identification cards before they will need it to board domestic flights and enter some federal buildings ....
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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Lock and dam system for Honolulu? Is this just the beginning?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:55 PM :: 3659 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government
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... Chow believes there is “a good chance that the feasibility study will be funded in Federal fiscal year 2022 by the application of Congress’ Community Project Funding (CPF)” and asks for support from the harbors’ group “convincing Congress to fund the Honolulu Harbor feasibility study.”….
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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Capital improvement procurement protests grind to a halt
By Andrew Walden @ 11:30 PM :: 3072 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... a “potential catastrophe” enabling “abuse of discretion… (which) …will promote and enable favoritism and/or corruption in public procurement.” ....
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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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Sen J Kalani 'Powdernose' English Resigns--Ige to Appoint Replacement
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 4231 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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... In accordance with State law, Democratic Party officers from the fifteen precincts in Senate District 7 will convene to identify three names that will be transmitted to Governor Ige for consideration. The Governor has sixty days to fill the vacancy ....
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Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
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The Whackee Strikes Back!
By Tom Yamachika @ 2:38 PM :: 3585 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... and he pulls no punches ....
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