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Saturday, June 29, 2019 |
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Better Education for Military-Connected Children
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:55 AM :: 4363 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...a new nationally representative survey reporting on the experiences and opinions of over 1,200 active-duty military families. ...
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Akina: LLC Ruling 'A Big Win for OHA Beneficiaries'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:28 AM :: 4092 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...“Losing this case raises questions as to whether the OHA Board is acting in the best interest of its beneficiaries when it comes to transparency and their right to know how their trust funds are spent.”...
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Owner of Engineering Firm Sentenced To Five Years For Tax Scheme
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 5515 Views :: National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Wagdy A. Guirguis was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Why People are Leaving Hawai'i
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:20 AM :: 6080 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii residents have been moving away from the islands in droves in recent years; in fiscal 2017, more than 13,000 people departed — the highest negative net migration ever....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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What The US Supreme Court's Property Rights Decision Means For Hawaii's Property Owners
By Robert Thomas @ 3:10 AM :: 9764 Views :: National News, Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Small Business, Tourism
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...Hawaii’s property owners now have many more options for fighting back against oppressive government regulation of property than they did last week....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Debates: On Agriculture, Democrats Pander to 'Regressive Left'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 AM :: 7320 Views :: Democratic Party, Agriculture, Politicians, GMOs
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...This week’s opening round of Democratic Party presidential debates threatens to fall short on science and is likely to be dominated by ideological talking points when it comes to food, farming and agricultural biotechnology....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Knee Jerk Reactions
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:39 AM :: 6016 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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...The activists could not get the results they wanted in a scientific study and instead went to the courtroom to make their case....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Auditor Rips DLNR Leasehold Management
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:57 PM :: 6783 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Land Use, Small Business
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...The absence of long-range planning has left the Land Division staff without the expertise, resources, and options to actively and effectively manage its land portfolio....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Meth Bust Nets Retired Guam Police Officer
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 6398 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...John Topasna Mantanona aka 'Boom' was arrested today, June 26, 2019, and charged with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence a juror and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Tourism: Spending Down--Arrivals Up (again)
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 3872 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... average daily visitor spending was down 4.2% -- Total visitor arrivals increased 4.6 percent to 841,376 ....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Financial Disclosures: Ethics Commission Releases Five Page List of Late Filers
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 3177 Views :: Ethics
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...approximately 1,900 state officials are required to file a financial disclosure statement by May 31 each year. More than 91% of filers were on time....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Initial Online Polls Say Gabbard Wins The Day
By Selected News Articles @ 2:59 PM :: 5777 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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... High-profile right-wing and alt-right internet trolls like Jack Posobiec, fellow Pizzagater Mike Cernovich, and Infowars‘ Paul Joseph Watson praised Gabbard on Twitter for her performance ....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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John Stossel to interview Keli'i Akina at FreedomFest
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:56 AM :: 3638 Views :: Jones Act
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...The TV personality and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii president will discuss the Jones Act....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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What are OHA Trustees Trying to Cover Up Now?
By Video @ 9:55 PM :: 4114 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...we will use this against you in the next election...."
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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Judge Orders OHA LLCs to Hand Over Check Registers
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 5563 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...How much more beneficiary money will OHA insiders waste in this futile effort to keep their own secrets?....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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OHA Granted Marijuana Grower Right to Audit LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 AM :: 5924 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Drugs
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"... (Marijuana grower Ranson Shepherd) may audit any and all records of (OHA) relating to the Confidential Information, as well as (OHA’s) security and protection measures, and procedures ...."
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019 |
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Ige: Intent to Veto 20 Bills--Including AirBnB Tax
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 6882 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...Ige notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers of his Intent to Veto the following 20 measures....
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Monday, June 24, 2019 |
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Microbiologists Complain -- Not Getting Enough Global Warming Grant Money
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 4735 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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...if you warmers don't pay us, we will blow the top off this scam....
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Monday, June 24, 2019 |
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Civic Engagement: Hawaii Ranks Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 6:17 PM :: 4022 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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... and the lowest voter turnout for 2016 Presidential election ....
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Sunday, June 23, 2019 |
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It’s the Economy, Stupid
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5041 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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...Recently, we have been getting lots of news about our economy here in the islands, and none of it has been good....
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Sunday, June 23, 2019 |
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On Board Video Shows 2016 Incident with Skydiving Plane
By Video @ 3:26 AM :: 6499 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...Skydiver's GoPro video taken from within the cabin records a 2016 incident over Byron, CA involving the same skydiving plane which later crashed at Dillingham Airfield, June 21, 2019, killing 11....
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Saturday, June 22, 2019 |
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Honolulu Workers Need $39.75 Per Hour To Rent A 2-BR
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 4207 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Out of Reach documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing....
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Saturday, June 22, 2019 |
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The average Hawaii household forks over more than $10,000 a year for food
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 3996 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu residents spend the 2nd-most for food, 3rd-most as a percentage of income....
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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Why doesn’t Hawaii privatize more public services?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 5846 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...Hawaii’s state and county governments aren’t known for delivering high-quality public services in a cost-efficient manner....
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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Inspired by ‘simplicity and efficiency’
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:45 PM :: 4269 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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...the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii “quietly chips away at the stone of economic issues in Hawaii”....
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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How High Are Spirits Taxes in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 10:24 PM :: 4073 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii taxes distilled spirits at $5.98 per gallon ....
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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‘De facto ban’ could poison tourism well
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:21 PM :: 5209 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...banning short-term rentals could hurt Hawaii more than people realize....
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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OHA board appoints interim chief executive officer
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 3175 Views :: OHA
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...The OHA Board today appointed OHA Chief Operating Officer Sylvia Hussey, Ed.D., as the agency’s interim chief executive officer (CEO) until a new CEO is hired....
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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OHA Majority Targets Trustee Akina
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 5637 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...the OHA Board has targeted him for his efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability at OHA....
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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First Congressional Hearing on Citizenship Choice for Individual American Samoans
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4752 Views :: National News, Military
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...The new hearing has been confirmed for the 3rd week of July....
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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Telescope: State Issues Notice to Proceed, Rips Down Protesters Shacks
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 7397 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... So that construction of the telescope can begin safely, four unauthorized structures were removed from Mauna Kea earlier this morning by multiple state agencies ....
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Judiciary Program Tackles Absenteeism at Keaau Middle School
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 4488 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary
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"...the original intent of the program was to increase school attendance rates, which the program did...."
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Auditor: No More Silly Talk About Profits at the Convention Center
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 4478 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...Released today, a State Auditor’s report shows the Convention Center ‘s operating loss has jumped up from an anemic $4.3M in 2017 to a much more robust $8.3M in calendar year 2018....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii State Veterans Summit
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 3537 Views :: Military
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... Complete Summit schedule ....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Kahele: I am a F****** Tiger on Tulsi's Tail
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 PM :: 7268 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...a message to Gabbard: “Good luck running for president, but don't come back to Hawaii.”....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd Most Dangerous for Older Pedestrians
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 2710 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Between 2008-2017, Hawaii adults over 50 were 2.6 times as likely to be struck and killed while walking compared to people under 50….
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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Why is the Hawaii Attorney General too busy to prosecute charter school corruption?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 7086 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....
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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Economic Well-Being of Children: Hawaii Ranks 34th
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 6497 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...conditions have shown little to no improvements in more recent years, with the state’s rank for this domain slipping from 30 in 2018 to 34 in 2019....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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After Lying to Legislature OHA Shoots Messenger--and Misses
By Andrew Walden @ 10:28 PM :: 6566 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... what was it that Keli'i Akina said? ....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 16, 2019
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 PM :: 2208 Views
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... weekly update from GovTrack.us ....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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HI-5 – Have We Stopped the Leakage Yet?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4952 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Small Business
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...“Look. We’ve issued four audit reports on the program...."
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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OECD Jones Act Study generates very large impact numbers
By Michael Hansen @ 9:43 PM :: 3530 Views :: Jones Act
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...The Organization of Economic Development Cooperation (OECD) recently released a new study of local content requirements for maritime services in the U.S. under the Jones Act....
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Conservative Rankings of Hawaii State Legislators
By Selected News Articles @ 9:15 PM :: 4357 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...nineteen Senators and two Representatives – all Democrats – earned membership in the ‘Coalition of the Radical Left’ by scoring 10% or less....
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Conservatives Rank Hawaii CongDel: Schatz Hits 14%
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3261 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...The guide ranks members of Congress based upon their commitment to conservative principles as demonstrated by their voting records in the 2018 session of Congress....
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Feds: Hawaii #2 for White Collar Crime
By Selected News Articles @ 7:29 PM :: 6140 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...in Hawaii, 29% of federal criminal convictions are for white collar crime, second only to New Jersey....
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Debunked: Caldwell’s ‘Vancouver Tax’ Does Nothing to Ease Rental Crisis
By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 AM :: 6756 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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...1,100 homes were removed from the rental market in the first year of the city’s empty-homes tax....
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Hawaii Mortgage Debt--2nd Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:28 AM :: 3490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...and Hawaii has the 4th-lowest home ownership rate in USA....
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Friday, June 14, 2019 |
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Let’s be reasonable about STRs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:43 PM :: 5343 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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...there is a bill before Gov. David Ige, SB 1292, which he has until June 24 to veto or sign....
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Friday, June 14, 2019 |
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How High Are Wine Taxes in Your State?
By Tax Foundation @ 12:23 PM :: 3599 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii taxes wine at $1.38/gallon, 14th highest in USA....
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