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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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HB117: Legislators Defer Raises for a Year
By News Release @ 5:34 AM :: 3602 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The bill calls for no increases until July 1, 2021....
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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COVID Excuse: Violent Sex Offenders to be Released from Hawaii Prisons
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:09 AM :: 3682 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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"...We've arrested people for sitting on our beaches, and today we learned that violent prisoners will be let loose in our communities...."
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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Schatz: State Needs to Stop Dragging Feet on Mass Testing
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 3274 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tourism, COVID-19
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“I encourage state leaders to move at the speed of the virus and establish a contact tracing program that is fully operational as soon as possible. There’s simply not any time left, but there is plenty of money to get this done,” said Senator Schatz....
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Highest Share of Workforce Filing for Unemployment
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3227 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...32.2% of Hawaii's workforce has filed an unemployment claim....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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Honolulu Reopens Churches, Athletic Fields
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 3281 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...starting Friday, May 15, outdoor sport fields and courts will be open for one-on-one sports or exercise with limitations, as well as drive-in services (e.g., spiritual/religious services) that follow specific guidelines....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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COVID Count: No New Cases Today
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 1962 Views :: COVID-19
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...out of 866 new tests....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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COVID Borrow and Spend Plan will Burden Taxpayers for Years to Come
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:49 PM :: 3227 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Keli'i Akina Challenges Lawmakers' Plan to Increase Borrowing and Spending....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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Feeding Molokai - Malama Meals Brings Hope Amidst Coronavirus
By Video @ 2:33 PM :: 2852 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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...Mālama Meals, a new group formed by Da Spot and other partners, currently provides more than 10,000 meals a day to kupuna and others in need....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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Two Months Late: UH and DOH Partner for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Program
By News Release @ 11:59 AM :: 2797 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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...extensive contact tracing is a key component to prevent the spread of the virus while relaxing stay-at-home-orders and restarting Hawai‘i’s economy....
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Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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HIDOE closing out 2019-20 school year
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2376 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...online registration system available to register new students for fall....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Useless: Screeners Let Feverish COVID-Positive Passenger Enter Hawaii, Infect Family
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 4281 Views :: COVID-19
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... lax protocols at airport--DoH allowed feverish passenger to go home ....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Rep Case to FAA: Allow Hawaii to Require COVID Testing to Board Airplane
By Ed Case @ 9:30 PM :: 3256 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...He Says Hawai’i Shouldn't Have To Rely On Ineffective Post-Arrival Quarantine....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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DLNR COVID Plan: Expand Hunting to Feed the People
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2585 Views :: Second Amendment, COVID-19
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...“Hunters have asked us to increase open hunting days to help them feed our community,” said Sheri S. Mann, Kaua‘i Branch Manager for DLNR-DOFAW....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 8:56 PM :: 2986 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 22.2% of Hawaii State tax receipts come from individual income taxes ....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Forcing United Public Workers to Enter New Era
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 4785 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...it isn’t the kind its leaders were counting on....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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CARES Money: Honolulu to Give $10K to Small Businesses
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 3579 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund using $25 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Survey: Hawaii Solar installers slowed by COVID-19
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 3909 Views :: Energy, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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...companies indicated difficulty generating sales, and cited customer uncertainty as a primary driver of declining sales volume....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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States with the Most Vulnerable Populations to Coronavirus--Hawaii 33rd
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 AM :: 2697 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...Hawaii has the lowest share of population diagnosed with COPD....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Petitioner Needs Counsel For Supreme Court Oral Arguments In Due Process Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:59 AM :: 3400 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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...Should the parties be accepted to the Appellate Pro Bono Program, plaintiff may renew his motion for retention of oral argument....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Executive Pay Hikes on Senate WAM Agenda Wednesday
By News Release @ 5:20 AM :: 2493 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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...Politician's Trick: Put off future raises rather than cancelling them outright and/or giving back past raises....
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
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We can’t turn back the clock, and for some policies we don’t want to
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:01 PM :: 3231 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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...the state deficit for fiscal year 2021 could grow to between $710 million and $1.8 billion....
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Only one new case out of 433 tests
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 1903 Views :: COVID-19
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...Big Island and Kauai are now COVID-free....
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
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HECO Selects 16 Solar Battery Projects--Keeps Locations Secret
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 3792 Views :: Energy
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...The public will have to wait as long as 30 days to get the details....
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 |
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DHHL, Aloha United Way Launch Beneficiary Rental Relief Program
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 2735 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19
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"...The Department is still on schedule to prepare 1,300 lots statewide over the next five years, and we hope this rental relief will keep applicant families on track to assume those lots once they are ready....”
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Two New Cases
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 1927 Views :: COVID-19
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...out of 252 tested....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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Legislature must rein in state budget
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:25 PM :: 3205 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Grassroot testimony outlines the problem and suggests some reforms....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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Best States to Be a Police Officer -- Hawaii 13th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 2858 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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...Hawaii 5th Highest Median Income Growth for Law Enforcement Officers 2018-2019....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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2020 Hawaii: How Safe is Your Hospital?
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 2962 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii Hospitals Graded for overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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DoE and DHS: Auditor Finds Significant Deficiencies
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:00 AM :: 3671 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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Ethics: UPW Member Fined for Stealing Sand from DoT Base Yard
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2367 Views :: Ethics
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...the DOT superintendent told him that removal of the sand was not permitted....
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Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 9, 2020
By GovTrack .us @ 8:20 PM :: 2240 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...Weekly Update From GovTrack.us, May 9, 2020....
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Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
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COVID Count: One New Case out of 706 Tests
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 2615 Views :: COVID-19
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... Revised down to one case ....
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Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
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Crossing the Rubicon Into Tax Suspension
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3144 Views :: Taxes, COVID-19
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...Buried on the 19th page of a 68-page the document is a sentence suspending “Section 237D-6.5(b), distribution of the transient accommodations tax.”....
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Sunday, May 10, 2020 |
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‘Multiplier effect’ is poor justification for increased government spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:56 AM :: 4299 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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...if Hawaii’s lawmakers wish to save our state economy from its current freefall, they must not be afraid to reduce state spending....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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Looking for $1.5B? Auditor Provides Handy List of GE Tax Hikes and Special Funds to Raid
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:49 PM :: 4047 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... stopgap measures which could help prevent public employees from feeling the slightest suffering...for now....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 3 New Cases, 3 Released
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 2010 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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OHA to Ige: Bypass Legislature and Give Us $21,287,134
By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 AM :: 4454 Views :: Ethics, OHA, COVID-19
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...OHA’s letter to Ige was timed to coincide with a media campaign designed to make Hawaiians appear as exceptional COVID victims....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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How Solvent is Hawaii Unemployment Trust Fund?
By Tax Foundation @ 3:17 AM :: 4119 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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Not done yet with 'Let Hawaii Work' petition
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:09 AM :: 2492 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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...In just a week, we’ve gathered more than 5,000 signatures from people who are eager to restart the local economy....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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Honolulu $90M grant money from the Federal Transit Administration
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 3206 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19
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"...This money will directly support the City’s current transit service operations, TheBus and TheHandi-Van...."
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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OHA COVID Agenda: Lets Give More Millions to CNHA
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 3217 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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...Kahiau Community Assistance Program under CNHA, the grant provides up to $1,500 in one-time emergency assistance to cover mortgage, rent, rent deposit or utility debts of Native Hawaiians facing financial hardship. Yesterday’s board action brings OHA’s total investment in the program to $3.83 million....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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Letter to Governor to Open Up Small Business and Interisland Air Travel
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:40 PM :: 4214 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...there is no such thing as non-essential business when it comes to generating jobs and taxes for the state....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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Hawaii reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 8 weeks
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 2218 Views :: COVID-19
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...7 new hospitalizations, 1 released, no new deaths....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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Hawaii Grade 'F' for Health Care Price Transparency Laws
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 2439 Views :: Health Care
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... The best, worst states for healthcare payment reform ....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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New Hawaii Unemployment Claims Still Running 1338% Above Last Year
By Selected News Articles @ 5:33 AM :: 3570 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of April 27, 2020 compared to the week of April 29, 2019....
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Friday, May 8, 2020 |
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Hawaii Women's Commission 'Could be Easily Dismissed' ... but
By Selected News Articles @ 4:34 AM :: 3373 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... spending their time while social distancing daydreaming about how to restructure society into a progressive paradise ....
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Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 3 New Cases, 7 Released
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 2137 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....
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Thursday, May 7, 2020 |
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Caldwell, Victorino, allow retail establishments to re-open
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 3742 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...Oahu and Maui Counties reopening partially....
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