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Sunday, June 30, 2024 |
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Intent to Veto: Budget Drama Continues
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 295 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Intent to Veto: HB 1800, which is the state’s budget bill, and HB 40, which is the bill that puts $300 million into our rainy day fund and $135 million into the pension accumulation fund ....
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Sunday, June 30, 2024 |
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Supreme Court overrules landmark 'Chevron' precedent on government authority
By Court House News @ 3:39 AM :: 348 Views :: Environment, Health Care, Labor, Land Use, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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... For 40 years, the Chevron precedent has been the backbone of administrative law, limiting judicial decision-making in favor of agency 'expertise' ....
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
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Blangiardi signs City’s FY25 budget bills into law
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 334 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19
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... increase the appropriation for the COVID hazard pay contingency to $115 million ....
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Sunday, June 16, 2024 |
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Budgeting Backwards
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 577 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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... there is now, government-wide, about a 30% vacancy rate in the number of authorized positions ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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SB2516: HGEA Power Grab forced State CIO to Resign
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 1906 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024. Now we know why ....
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Friday, May 24, 2024 |
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UHPA: Legislators' Retaliation Games Endanger UH Outside Funding
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 838 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Labor
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"These legislators continually criticize, find fault, and introduce legislation intent on diminishing the work carried out at UH."
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Who Needs Collective Bargaining? More Cash Payouts for Teachers
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 1486 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... About 500 teachers qualify for payments ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 in June ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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SB2919: Hotel Industry 'worked hand-in-hand with community partners and the government'
By News Release @ 5:44 AM :: 1464 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Labor, Tourism
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“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024 |
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IBEW 1186 Employee Hit With $44K Embezzlement Charge
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 1383 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... after an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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PLA? State keeps piling on rules that increase Hawaii’s cost of living
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:20 PM :: 1408 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s $1.5 million PLA threshold is now the lowest in the nation ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:00 PM :: 37090 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion
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If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
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HGEA Plants Convicted Felon on HLRB
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 AM :: 2097 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... it "harms the legal system, the profession, and the public" while fostering "a perception of privilege and arrogance" ....
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 |
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Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:05 PM :: 1705 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024 |
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Your cost of living just went up
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:31 AM :: 1779 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Cost of Living
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... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024 |
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Monday, February 26, 2024 |
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SHOPO & Maui County Reach Agreement on COVID Hazard Pay
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 1425 Views :: Maui County, Labor, Police, COVID-19
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... officers who worked in a patrol function through the pandemic will receive 20% Hazard Pay based on the actual number of hours worked during the pandemic. All other officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay. All officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay for actual overtime hours ....
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Friday, February 23, 2024 |
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HGEA members win substantial hazard pay from the Hawaii Education Department
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 1235 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... 7,800 HGEA employees of the state’s public school system will receive 25% of their base salary for the duration of Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation from March 4, 2020, to March 25, 2022 ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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SB3381: Stop Lahaina Property Owners from Rebuilding
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 4806 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Labor
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... will Lahaina literally be handed over to the HCDA and an appointed ‘Community Board’ comprised of Josh Green’s hand-picked Carpenters Union representatives? ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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Rule Forcing Corrupt Project Labor Agreements Will Face Legal Challenges
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1521 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... a construction contract that required a PLA would be more expensive ....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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More cost, More delay: Green Signs 'PLA' for Lahaina Rebuild
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 1508 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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"...the rebuilding of housing units in Lahaina alone will require at least 2,000 additional construction workers...."
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024 |
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Executive Order: Hawaii is a 'Trauma-Informed' State
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 1700 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... first, Green's task force will seek out 'traumatized' State employees ....
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
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18 Years Later State Wins Dannenberg EUTF Suit
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 1471 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... contending that the EUTF had unconstitutionally diminished accrued retiree health benefits under Article XVI, Section 2 of the Hawai‘i Constitution ....
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Saturday, January 27, 2024 |
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Audit Exposes Widespread Payroll Cheating at State Hospital
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 7:57 PM :: 1955 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor
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"...staff’s intentional attempts to inflate their pay...."
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Thursday, December 28, 2023 |
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Minimum wage jumps to $14 January 1st
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 1013 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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... the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour beginning on Jan. 1, 2024. Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028 ....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
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Hawaii slowest to recover pandemic job losses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 1448 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii has recovered only 81% of lost jobs since COVID ....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii Teacher Certification Wins Praise from Heritage Foundation
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:07 AM :: 1488 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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"... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...."
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Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
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The Two Gorillas Still Menace the Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 1818 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The names of the two gorillas are ERS and EUTF ....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2023 |
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Confirmed: Union Lawyer Appointed to Supreme Court
By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 1596 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Labor
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... Devens’ legal experiences go beyond corporate practice, having represented several labor unions, including the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, and more ....
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Saturday, November 18, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Bissen open to Seizing Condotels Which Compete with Full-Service ILWU-Controlled Hotels
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 2772 Views :: Maui County, Development, Labor, Land Use
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... 'Minatoya List' short-term rentals are condotels competing with the ILWU controlled hotels. That is why they are being targeted ....
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Friday, November 17, 2023 |
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Telling Evening News Anchors What to Say: Carpenters Union Wages War Against Affordable Modular Housing on Kauai
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 5507 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Were you fooled when the Carpenters Union pretended to end its opposition to panelized construction after the Lahaina Fires? Sucker ....
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Saturday, October 21, 2023 |
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Maui Unemployment Jumps to 8.4% After Fires
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 1727 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Maui’s unemployment rate surges for second straight month ....
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Saturday, September 30, 2023 |
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Before the Disaster: Hawaii Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1650 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Data are collected each month from sample establishments for the single pay period that includes the 12th of the month. ...
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Monday, September 18, 2023 |
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Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 2002 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....
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Friday, September 8, 2023 |
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Kunia Woman Arraigned on Scheme to Defraud Pandemic Unemployment Recipients
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 2011 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... Vakameilalo allegedly changed the bank account she previously had designated to receive the PUA unemployment benefit payments from the claimant’s bank account to her own ....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023 |
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Resolutions would ease hiring challenges, save city money
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:41 PM :: 1719 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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... resolutions would assist the city administration in hiring for critical positions, delete unfilled and unnecessary positions and likely contribute to lower budgetary costs ....
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Monday, September 4, 2023 |
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Lahaina: Those who Labor are Heavy Laden
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1653 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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... deploying with the Red Cross from Big Island to Maui to serve displaced residents ....
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Sunday, September 3, 2023 |
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Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 2178 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 |
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Green Appoints Thielen, Hannemann ... and Ex-Con Stacy Moniz
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 4347 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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Former Union Officer Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Embezzlement
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 2475 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... 140 months for conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $209,391.72 ....
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Thursday, July 20, 2023 |
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Hawaii's unemployment rate down slightly
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 2154 Views :: Economy, Labor
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... but the number of jobs decreased ....
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Sunday, July 16, 2023 |
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Auditor: Honolulu Human Resources Data Almost 100% Erroneous
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 2190 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Based on the high error rates, we concluded that DHR’s data was unreliable and insufficient to conduct further analysis ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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HSTA Flies 98 to Florida Rally for Transsexual Agenda
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 2181 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 AM :: 48156 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor
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...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time. Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023 |
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Green hopes housing will alleviate teacher shortage
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 1659 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living
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... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....
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Monday, July 3, 2023 |
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OHA Ends 'Work-from-Home' for Employees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 2014 Views :: Labor, OHA, COVID-19
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... concerns raised by OHA’s administration in response to the directive to end telework ....
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Saturday, July 1, 2023 |
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Long COVID and Unemployment in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 8:50 PM :: 1824 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Roughly 10-30% of people who get COVID, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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Hawaii May Unemployment 3.1%
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 2168 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... in comparison with March 2020 (the last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 24,200, or -3.7 percent ....
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Thursday, June 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Worker Productivity Drops Sharply
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 PM :: 2278 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Energy-producing and tourism-dependent states took the biggest hits in productivity: Hawaii was down 5.3% to $75.39 ....
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