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Saturday, November 2, 2019 |
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Braving the cold to help Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:11 PM :: 2608 Views :: Cost of Living
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...energy, housing and occupational licensing. The “best practice” policies we have been learning about here will help us address the economic and social challenges we all face in Hawaii....
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Saturday, November 2, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Kahuku Windfarm Protest in Caldwell's Office
By Video @ 9:01 PM :: 5034 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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...Kahuku residents march in to Caldwell's office to protest windfarm....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Hawaiians & the Economy: We're in The Same Boat as Everyone!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 5558 Views :: DHHL, Economy, OHA, Cost of Living
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...if we work to do good for all people of Hawai'i, we end up helping Hawaiians....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Week 11 on Mauna Kea: 454 Tickets, 7 Arrests
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 1735 Views
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...The combined total of the 11-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaiʻi Police Department stands at 5,915 citations issued and 58 persons arrested for 104 offenses....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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NAEP reveals Just How Many DoE Students Can't do 'Basic' Work
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 3710 Views :: Education K-12
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...37% of DoE 4th Graders and 32% of 8th Graders can’t read at a basic level...31% of DoE 4th Graders and 42% of DoE 8th Graders can’t do basic science....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Full Text: BoR Releases Proposed Maunakea Admin Rules
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 5301 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...public testimony will be heard by the BoR at UH Hilo Wednesday November 6, 2019....
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Friday, November 1, 2019 |
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Eco-Lawyers to Sue EPA Over Hawaii Plastic Pollution
By News Release @ 12:04 AM :: 2836 Views :: Environment
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...Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Administration’s Failure to Recognize Plastic Pollution in Hawaiian Waters....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: How HMSA Ran Down Clock on Expensive Cancer Patient
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 5577 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...Unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court Victory Against HMSA for Cancer Patient and Widow....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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First 3 Quarters: Tourism Up, Spending Down
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 3403 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Total visitor arrivals increased 5.5 percent to 7,858,876 in the first three quarters of 2019--spending dropped by 0.1%....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Hawaii Among Only 7 States to Tax Groceries at Full Rate
By Tax Foundation @ 3:40 PM :: 5402 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...How Does Your State Treat Groceries, Candy, and Soda?....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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HCDA Kakaako Park Transferred to City
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 4285 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...16 parcels, including 3 roadways and numerous other public facilities located within an approximately 41-acre, makai section of Kaka‘ako....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Schatz Chief of Staff Pours Money into Big Oil Stocks
By Selected News Articles @ 6:37 AM :: 5217 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...Eric Einhorn lists stock owned by spouse valued at $168,000-$445,000....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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APEC Coming to Hawaii—AGAIN?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 4302 Views :: World News, Tourism
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... Chilean officials said they cancelled the Nov. 16-17 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit to focus on restoring law and order in the country ....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 |
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 |
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Maui Enviros Sue in State Court to Yank Case Away from US Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 4:06 AM :: 4960 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Judiciary
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... If this were federal court with its Article III case and controversy standing requirements, we'd bet the court might have a difficult time finding standing. But this is a Hawaii court applying Hawaii law, and anyone who might be able to allege even "butterfly effect" linkage to the desired outcome has a very good argument for standing ....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 |
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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Red Hill: EPA, DoH want to Hear from You
By News Release @ 7:01 AM :: 4871 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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...public meetings Nov 19 and Dec 2....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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Kauai: Welfare Checks Going 100% Electronic
By News Release @ 6:57 AM :: 3753 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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...On Tuesday, Oct. 29, WIC will launch on Kaua‘i eWIC, an electronic benefits transfer card, which is used like a debit card and replaces paper checks....
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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More Hawaii residents hold a college degree
By News Release @ 6:53 AM :: 3711 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...The current percent of college degree holders in Hawaiʻi is 46.3 percent, up 1.4 percent from 2017....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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Clintons Funnel Russia Money to Support Kai Kahele
By Selected News Articles @ 6:44 PM :: 5780 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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...The SuperPAC pushing the narrative that Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset has literally taken money from a woman who won the Order of Friendship from Vladimir Putin for all of the money she made for (and from) Russian businesses....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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Saving the Legislature from Itself
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2942 Views :: Tax Credits
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...the Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production income tax credit....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 26, 2019
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 AM :: 3087 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...this week's votes and bills introduced....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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NYC secretly exports homeless to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 AM :: 4899 Views :: Homelessness
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...the Big Apple has sent local homeless families to 373 cities across the country with a full year of rent in their pockets....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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Enviros Salivate as WESPAC Selected for Audit
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 4487 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Small Business
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...Office of Inspector General has selected the NOAA’s Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund grants awarded to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council for an audit....
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 |
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Why we have a Housing Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:33 AM :: 5253 Views :: Development, Economy, Land Use
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...When supply can’t keep up with demand, prices go up....
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 |
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Blocks 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding: Caldwell Allows Bill 37 to Become Law
By News Release @ 5:09 AM :: 5190 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...In the period between now and when Bill 37 becomes effective, the mayor will work with interested parties to rectify the issues concerning this bill....
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Petranik, Napier tackle tough issues facing isle businesses
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:05 PM :: 3086 Views :: Small Business
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...Steve Petranik, editor of Hawaii Business Magazine, and Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of the Pacific Business News, share their insights about Hawaii's business climate....
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Lights Out In The Land Of No: The Practical Effects Of California's Wildfire Inverse Condemnation Doctrine
By Robert Thomas @ 6:55 PM :: 4493 Views :: Energy, Judiciary
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...if the power is to be shut off to more than a handful of customers statewide, the power must also be shut off to the homes of both the responsible utility execs and the state legislature and executive office buildings....
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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RFP: Ala Wai Boat Harbor Development Scheme Comes Back with Big Fat Zero
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 4747 Views :: Development, OHA, Tourism
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...Two proposals were received for the development of parcels of land at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor on O’ahu. After review, neither of the proposals was selected....
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: HPD Gun Registration and Licensing Procedures Unconstitutional
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 4850 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment
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...state laws requiring the transportation of a firearm to the police station to register it have already been ruled on by the D.C. Circuit Court and were found unconstitutional. We expect the same to be found in this situation....
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Friday, October 25, 2019 |
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Audio: High Cost of Living in a One-Party State
By Audio @ 1:29 AM :: 3082 Views :: Cost of Living
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...We discuss the common issues of the Golden State and the Aloha State – affordable housing, high poverty, a pension crisis, and the high cost of living."....
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Thursday, October 24, 2019 |
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Kahuku and Waimanalo Protests show why Hawaii Needs Municipal Government
By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 6335 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii State Government
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...Hawai'i is the ONLY state without any municipal governments below the county level....
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Thursday, October 24, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Week 10: 428 Tickets, 4 Arrests
By News Release @ 4:09 PM :: 3944 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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...The combined total for 10-weeks: 5,461 citations issued and 51 persons arrested for 84 offenses....
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Thursday, October 24, 2019 |
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Another Sovereignty Activist Teams up with Anti-Semites
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 AM :: 3875 Views :: Higher Education
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... Wesleyan University Professor J. Kēhaulani Kauanui ....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 |
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State Business Tax Climate Index--Hawaii Drops from 26th to 37th
By Tax Foundation @ 6:02 PM :: 4094 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii ranks 37th on business tax climate, down 11 places since it re-imposed 3 'temporary' income tax brackets—with a top rate of 11%—and rolled back estate tax reforms....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019 |
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Birth Control: 9th Circuit Refuses to Recognize Religious Objectors
By Selected News Articles @ 10:47 AM :: 7148 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life, Religion
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...the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction barring enforcement of rules that let employers opt out of covering birth control on religious and moral grounds....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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HSTA wins award for tobacco control efforts
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 4471 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Labor
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...teachers union says state should ban flavored vape products....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Wind Industry Poised for Decline?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 5064 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...the federal production tax credit for wind is scheduled to be phased out at the end of 2019....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Katherine Kealoha's Boyfriend's Attorney's Law License Suspended
By News Release @ 6:51 AM :: 6505 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Gun pointed at police during shooting was registered to Ebersole's attorney....
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Monday, October 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii Legislature Hiring for 2020 Session
By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 2988 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State House and Senate....
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Sunday, October 20, 2019 |
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Business Fees Go Down! – Huh?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3785 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...In the news recently was a story about business and licensing fees actually going down....
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Sunday, October 20, 2019 |
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Cabotage Sabotage: Jones Act Reduces Water Trade Between US States
By UHERO @ 3:04 AM :: 3159 Views :: Jones Act
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...the costs associated with the Jones Act are empirically important and should be taken into account by policy makers....
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Saturday, October 19, 2019 |
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Ige Approval Rate Drops to 36%
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4671 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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...Ige's approval rate ranks 48th among US governors....
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Saturday, October 19, 2019 |
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PLA measure is pilau
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:53 PM :: 4957 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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... What happens when a government tries to fix a system that isn’t broken? ....
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