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Monday, December 16, 2019 |
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Ed Case Finally Gets Around to Announcing he will Vote for Impeachment
By Ed Case @ 6:20 PM :: 3630 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Ed Case had to make it look good for the Republican voters he depends on to win an open 'Democratic' primary....
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Monday, December 16, 2019 |
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Homelessness: Kauai LEAD Program Launches
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 3370 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness
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...pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime....
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Sunday, December 15, 2019 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 14, 2019
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 2493 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...this week's votes in Congress and bills introduced....
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Sunday, December 15, 2019 |
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“Piling On” to Transient Vacation Rentals
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5131 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...The bill would classify bed and breakfast homes and other transient vacation rental units as “hotel and resort” for property tax purposes....
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Saturday, December 14, 2019 |
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Ranking Property Taxes on the 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index
By Tax Foundation @ 11:53 PM :: 4346 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...the property tax component of the 2020 State Business Tax Climate Index....
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Saturday, December 14, 2019 |
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OIP Strips Back OHA Censorship
By Andrew Walden @ 8:51 PM :: 4911 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...OIP deconstructs OHA insiders’ latest gambit in their flagging attempt to silence dissident Trustee Keli’i Akina....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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Maui on $10K per day: New Vacation Rental Fines
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 4058 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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...a civil fine of $20,000 plus $10,000 per day for each day the unlawful operation persists....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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'Gut and replace' has got to go
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:23 PM :: 4150 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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HPD Settles Employment Discrimination Suit
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 3314 Views :: Labor, Police
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...The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) today announced the settlement of a complaint alleging employment discrimination by the Honolulu Police Department (“HPD”) on the basis of credit history and credit report....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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Samoa Rep Aumua Amata: Disappointed in Citizenship Ruling
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 3158 Views :: National News
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...We are committed to the preservation of Fa’a Samoa, and we intend to appeal this ruling....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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17 Weeks on Mauna Kea: 8,031 Tickets, 74 Arrests
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 3293 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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...The combined total of the 17-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaii Police Department stands at 8013 citations issued and 74 persons arrested for 135 offenses....
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Friday, December 13, 2019 |
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 |
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Anti-Vaxxers Target Samoa with Disinformation Campaign
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 AM :: 4648 Views :: Ethics, World News, Health Care
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"...Unfortunately, these anti-vaxx people all live overseas, but they’re using social media to influence our population and our community. What can the government do? We’re not wasting time with those people....”
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Mauna Kea Defining Sacred
By Video @ 10:13 PM :: 6667 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA, Religion
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Navigator/Captain/Educator Kaelpa Baybayan
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Attorney/Educator/Cultural Practitioner Kimo Stone
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Former Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Peter Apo
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii GOP Cancels Caucus, Binds Delegates to Trump
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 10:02 PM :: 3987 Views :: Republican Party
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...Hawaii GOP Will Bind all its 2020 Convention Delegates to Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii Credit Rating Upgraded to Highest Level Ever
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 3978 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Fitch Ratings upgraded the state’s general obligation bond rating from AA to AA+ ....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Impeachment? Ed Case 'Not There Yet'
By Ed Case @ 11:56 PM :: 2353 Views
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...I’m not there yet because I haven’t reviewed all of the actual articles, the Judiciary Committee’s report and the full House debate. When I have done so, I will discharge my constitutional duty....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Auditor: Zoo Loses Track of $658K
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 4124 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Tourism
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...The cooperative agreement between the zoo and the Zoo Society hampered roles and responsibilities....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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TMT: Time to Reassess Viability of Hawaii Telescope Project
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 6709 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...after more than a decade of working with the community and a multimillion dollar investment into Hawaii's economy, TMT must now reassess the viability of building a telescope in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Witch Hunt: UH Manoa seeking nominations for commission to address racism and bias on campus
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 5276 Views :: First Amendment, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"...to reflect on how we have responded as a community to challenging and sometimes polarizing issues, including but not limited to TMT...."
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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A Day in the Life of a Napali Coast Ranger
By Video @ 2:43 AM :: 4207 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Tourism
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...One of the most visible features of what has been called a “new day” for Hā’ena State Park and the adjacent Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, is the presence of park rangers....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Surfing the Nations - Transforming Wahiawa and the World
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:33 AM :: 4046 Views :: Homelessness, Religion
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...Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact....
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Monday, December 9, 2019 |
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$100K Retirement Fund? In Hawaii it will be gone in 14 months
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 3637 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii residents pay over $20,000 more per year than the second-most expensive state, California....
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 8, 2019
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 2493 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...bills introduced and votes in Congress....
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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Secretary Bernhardt Announces Hawaii’s state Bird is on the Road to Recovery
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3073 Views :: Environment
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...Nēnē downlisted from endangered to threatened thanks to strong local partnerships....
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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How OHA Lawyers Hid $200K Procurement Violation
By Andrew Walden @ 8:38 PM :: 5717 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Are there other items fraudulently deleted from the check registers?....
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 |
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Let’s Not Tax Transportation
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 2481 Views :: Taxes
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...the landscape here is filled with complexity and disparities between transportation industries....
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Saturday, December 7, 2019 |
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Naming Names: Meet the Political Insiders Behind Eviction of Barbers Point Air Museum
By Selected News Articles @ 6:28 PM :: 7133 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...sometimes you wonder who edits articles in the newspaper....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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OIP: OHA’s PIG is a Dead Duck
By Andrew Walden @ 11:58 PM :: 6016 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...Responding to questions about OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado’s imaginary “OIP Opinion”....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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OHA offering $250,000 in grants to nonprofits
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 2474 Views :: OHA
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...one-year grant awards for projects that benefit the Native Hawaiian community and align with the agency’s broad strategic priority areas....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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Two Judicial Vacancies on Maui
By News Release @ 7:17 PM :: 3558 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...District Family Judge, Second Circuit and District Judge, District Court of the Second Circuit....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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Liberate Hawaii Homebuilding
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:28 PM :: 4353 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...smaller steps that could lead to big results....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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Finalists for William S. Richardson School of Law dean announced
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 3071 Views :: Higher Education
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...Robert Chang, Camille Nelson and Anthony Niedwiecki....
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Friday, December 6, 2019 |
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This Week on Mauna Kea: 436 Tickets, 2 Arrests
By News Release @ 9:53 AM :: 3594 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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...The combined total of the 16-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by the Hawaiʻi Police Department stands at 7677 citations issued and 71 persons arrested for 132 offenses....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Auditor--14 Years Later: Liquor Comm Still Working on 2005 Recommendations
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 4228 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...Follow-Up on Recommendations from Report No. 05-02, Audit of Selected Management Issues of the Honolulu Liquor Commission....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission Presents Strategic Plan
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 3438 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...This is the Commission’s first such plan and the culmination of three years of public meeting discussions, development and drafting, and outreach to stakeholders....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii: 91 Hour Work Week to Live Comfortably
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 4259 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the single most difficult state for workers to get ahead, requiring $96.1K to enjoy a comfortable life and 91-hour workweeks to get there....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii Ranks Among Least Protection Against Elder Abuse
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 5237 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Life
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...2019’s States with the Best Elder-Abuse Protections....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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America's Health Rankings: Hawaii 3rd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 3354 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...America's Health Ranking's 2019 Hawaii Report....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii Owed $17M due to COFA Undercount?
By News Release @ 10:14 AM :: 3260 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government
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...Census error in Hawaii to result in $12M compact funding loss for Guam....
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Thursday, December 5, 2019 |
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Ige Appoints Craig Hirai Director of Budget and Finance
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2646 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Hirai has served as executive director of the Hawai‘i Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHFDC), State of Hawai‘i since 2013....
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |
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Red Flags: An Analysis of the Independent Audit of OHA and its LLCs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 5300 Views :: OHA
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“...People ask why I care so much about auditing OHA. It's because there are Hawaiians who need housing, jobs, education, and healthcare...."
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |
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OHA Admits LLC Audit "observed indicators of potential fraud"
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 4056 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...As the sample was judgmentally selected, it is inappropriate to extrapolate sample results across all OHA contracts and disbursements during the review period...." -- OHA
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 |
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Yet Another Campaign for HSTA Pay Hikes
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 4202 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Just 7 months after HSTA's last contract reopener....
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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 |
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Common Cause: Vote by Mail 'Will be a Disaster'
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 3008 Views :: Office of Elections
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...A mere 8 Voter Services Centers statewide to handle a comprehensive change to our voting system is destined to bring Primary Day and Election Day to its knees....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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How to Defraud the DoD--GAO Publishes Handy Guide
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 3525 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...If you're having trouble jumping on the gravy train, be sure to check out these cartoon-illustrations in the Full Report for a how-to guide....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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UH Manoa 4-Year Graduation Rate Hits 36%
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3362 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...Thirty-six-point-six percent of UH Mānoa students who enrolled in fall 2015 graduated in four years, which is more than double the 17.5 percent of students who enrolled in fall 2006....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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GAO: Ala Wai Flood Risk Estimates--More Transparency Required
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 4392 Views :: Honolulu County, Military, Tourism
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...only one study in eight considered the limitations of the computer model used in a flood damage analysis....
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Monday, December 2, 2019 |
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GAO Report: Navy Plan to Upgrade Pearl Harbor Shipyard Falls Short
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 2726 Views :: Military
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...the preliminary plan’s cost estimate is likely understated by billions of dollars. It is missing key elements such as adjustments for inflation, environmental remediation, and utility upgrades....
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Sunday, December 1, 2019 |
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TANF: $281M Federal Money We Haven’t Spent
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 2841 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...our state is underutilizing this money on a consistent, year-to-year basis....
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