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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Analyst: Hawaii Legislators are ‘F***ing Morons’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 PM :: 5428 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Michael Pachter, perhaps the most outspoken and well-known analyst in the games industry didn’t spare any words against the Hawaii legislators led by Chris Lee....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Tupola Wins Three-Year TRO Against Internet Troll
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 7643 Views :: First Amendment, Republican Party
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...read about what Hawaii Republicans are focused on while Democrats run in elections....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Rescuing the Lost Battalion –The Story behind the ‘Heroes’
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 6682 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...NHK WORLD-JAPAN and PBS Hawai‘i Bring Documentary on Heroic WWII Japanese-American Regiment to Screening Attendees and Viewers....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Kauai Fifth Circuit Seeking Per Diem District/Family Court Judge
By News Release @ 8:57 PM :: 5582 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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...The Fifth Circuit Court (Kauai) is seeking candidates for a Per Diem District/Family Court Judge....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii Tax Revenue up 20.2% Since Great Recession
By Selected News Articles @ 7:02 PM :: 4425 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Pew's analysis compares state tax receipts from when the Great Recession began in December 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2017....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii 5th-Highest Beer Tax in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 6:49 PM :: 4330 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...$0.93 per gallon....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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$100M –Flood of Money Inundates Kauai
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 3898 Views :: Kauai County
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...The County of Kauaʻi submitted a list of 90 projects with cost estimates totaling $31,215,183 million....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Case, Djou: Will Hawaii Delegation Support 'Honest Ads Act'?
By Ed Case @ 3:10 PM :: 3588 Views :: Ethics
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...require large online platforms to identify and publicly disclose the purchasers of political advertising, the same as now required for political TV and radio ads....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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OHA Trustee Candidate Sam King vs OHA Audit Excuses
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 4729 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...First off, how much did OHA pay for someone to design this info-graphic?....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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FEMA Rewards Maui With Lower Flood Insurance Rates
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 5858 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Cost of Living
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...Maui County was upgraded from Class 8, which has a 10 percent discount on flood insurance premiums, to Class 7, which allows a 15 percent discount. This means the average premium will drop from $763 to $721....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Kaniela Ing: “I don’t think establishment Democrats know where the hell they’re going”
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 AM :: 5486 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...Nobody has more expertise in "not knowing where the hell they are going" than Kaniela Ing. Nobody….
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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OIP: Sunshine Law Changes for 2018
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 3673 Views :: Ethics
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...taking effect on July 1, 2018 will be the Sunshine Law changes signed into law last year, which will require board packets to be available for public inspection....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Lava disaster could worsen Hawaii pension crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:27 PM :: 5707 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...ERS director warns emergency overtime costs add to state's unfunded liabilities....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Fisheries Management: UH Identifies Next Targets
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 4858 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...In their computer model, the research team simulated the effect of removing fishing pressure....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Hotel Occupancy Increases on Kauai Despite Flooding
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6488 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...All Counties and All Classes of Hawai‘i Hotel Properties Reported Solid RevPAR and ADR Increases in April....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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S. 2155: Checks to Clear Faster in Am Samoa, NMI
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 4553 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business
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...the provision reduces the lengthy 30-day hold on checks and puts the islands on equal footing with the states where the hold rarely exceeds 5 business days....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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Rusty Scalpel: Gut n Replace SB2858 Fails to meet Constitutional requirement
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 5829 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The “Rusty Scalpel” award recognizes passage of a bill whose subject has been substantially amended without opportunity for adequate legislative review as required by the Hawaii Constitution....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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China Disinvited from Participating in 2018 RIMPAC Exercise
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 3973 Views :: Military
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... As an initial response to China’s continued militarization of the South China Sea we have disinvited the PLA Navy from the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. ...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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After a Few Months of Typing, HGEA Member Scores Lifetime 'Disability' Pension
By Robert Thomas @ 1:23 PM :: 6856 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...with 10 years of back payments thanks to a 3-2 decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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Am Samoa Rep Amua Amata Headlines Hawaii GOP Luncheon
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 4054 Views :: Republican Party
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... May 31, 12:00 at Halekulani Hotel, Waikiki ....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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Yap Robo Day Showcases Technical Excellence in Micronesia
By News Release @ 12:19 PM :: 3677 Views :: Education K-12
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...five high schools battle it out in an elimination style robotics competition....
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018 |
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Hawaii Teachers Union Backs Campagna Over Gabbard for Congress
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 8561 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Labor, Politicians, Tulsi Gabbard
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...U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, has not defended human and civil rights during her time in Congress. She was one of just three representatives, and the only Democrat who refused to condemn Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s genocidal chemical attack on his own people....
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Monday, May 21, 2018 |
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United Way Report: 49% of Hawaii Households Can't Afford Basics
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 4673 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the percentage of struggling families ranges from 32 percent in North Dakota to 49 percent in California, New Mexico and Hawaii....
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Monday, May 21, 2018 |
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Government Relies on Flawed Data to Determine Endangered Species
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 5546 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...“essentially half of the species” identified by Fish and Wildlife Service officials as “recovered” never should have been listed in the first place....
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Monday, May 21, 2018 |
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Childcare: Mapping the Gap in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 5755 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii has shortfall of 30,000 licensed child care slots, study finds....
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Monday, May 21, 2018 |
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Best States for Military Retirees -- Hawaii Ranks 37th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 4914 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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...Hawai ties California and DC for the highest percentage of Homeless Veterans -- 33 times higher than lowest percentage state, Mississippi....
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Monday, May 21, 2018 |
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Banning Styrofoam Creates All Kinds Of Problems Including Environmental Ones
By Selected News Articles @ 1:18 PM :: 4298 Views :: Environment
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...replacing Styrofoam products with paper alternatives often creates more waste (in volume and energy use) and generates more air and water pollution. The environmental impact of paper manufacturing is worse than foam manufacturing....
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Sunday, May 20, 2018 |
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Finding the Magic Bullet: City’s Share of Rail Administrative Costs
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6069 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes
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...In a recent hearing in the Honolulu City Council’s Budget Committee, council leaders say that they might have found a “magic bullet”....
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Saturday, May 19, 2018 |
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OHA Trustee Candidates Aila and Kiaaina ‘Instrumental’ in OHA’s Biggest Boondoggle
By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 9849 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...IUCN has been tagged as a ‘Greenwashing Event’ funded by Shell Oil. Why would they need OHA money?....
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Saturday, May 19, 2018 |
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Ethics: Why did UPW Prison Guard Get $7000 from Inmate?
By News Release @ 8:32 PM :: 5400 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Nothing in this report explains why these ACOs were getting this money from the Inmate. What are they getting away with?....
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Saturday, May 19, 2018 |
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Lava crosses Highway 137 and enters ocean in lower Puna
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 21567 Views :: Hawaii County
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... Two lava flows enter the ocean at MacKenzie State Park off Highway 137; Coast Guard enforcing ‘safety zone’ ....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Backbone
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:41 PM :: 9172 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, GMOs
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...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for the First and Third Circuits
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 2811 Views :: Judiciary
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...judicial nominees for four vacancies, two in the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) and two in the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii)....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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BLNR Approves Another Windfarm for Kahuku
By News Release @ 5:43 PM :: 4325 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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...BLNR has given the greenlight to Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings LLC’s Na Pua Makani Power Partners LLC’s plans to build a 25-megawatt wind farm near Kahuku....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Ige to Tourists: Just Ignore that Little Volcano Thingy
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 3820 Views :: Tourism
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"...Hawaii is Open for Business: There is absolutely no reason for visitors planning a trip to the Hawaiian Islands to change or alter their leisure or business travel plans...."
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Good Intentions Pave Road to Hawaii Housing Crisis
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:28 PM :: 7644 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness, Land Use
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...Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Can Uber Stay in Honolulu?
By Video @ 12:28 AM :: 5133 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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... "The Infamous" Bill 35 and it's effects on Hawaii's local population as well as tourists ....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Applicants Sought for Hawaii Elections Commission
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 4493 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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...Chief Justice Recktenwald is soliciting applications from residents of the County of Kauai....
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Thursday, May 17, 2018 |
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Caldwell: LimeBike will be Cool When it Properly Greases the Haunches of Power
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 7050 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Government Moves Quickly When Politicos Don’t Get a Cut of New Business....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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The Delphi Technique: Let’s Stop Being Manipulated!
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 PM :: 7132 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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...More and more, we are seeing citizens being invited to “participate” in various forms of meetings, councils, or boards to “help determine” public policy in one field or another....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Liliha-Nuʻuanu Complete Streets community meeting set
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 4128 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The meeting will be held at the Maʻemaʻe Elementary School Cafeteria, 319 Wyllie Street, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. ....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Hawaii Gun Permits Down 24%
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 4452 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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...A total of 16,443 personal firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2017, marking a 23.2% decrease from the tally in 2016....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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OHA Math: Five Plus One Equals Zero
By Video @ 6:54 PM :: 4481 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Due to the recent State Audit, some have been calling for the ouster of all current Trustees....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Republican Caucus: Legislative Session in Review
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 2:58 PM :: 5018 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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The 2018 Legislative Session has come to a close. Close to 200 bills sit on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Free Market Thinking is Good for You
By Video @ 2:57 AM :: 3680 Views :: Economy
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...Keli'i Akina and Professor Schoolland demonstrate how free market thinking is good for the economy and our personal lives....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Is Affordable Housing Constitutional?
By Video @ 2:42 AM :: 8300 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...affordable housing in Hawaii, how it works, whether it is legal, and how it could be done better....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Launch a Career? Honolulu Lowest Starting Salaries in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 AM :: 5756 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu and Pearl City tie Sta Rosa, Ca and Rancho Cucamonga, Ca for lowest monthly avg starting salaries adjusted for cost of living....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Ninth Circuit’s Equal Pay Decision Requires Hawaii Employers to Reexamine Pay Structures
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 AM :: 4572 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...In the case, Rizo v. Yovino, the court determined that the EPA bars employers from relying on past wage or salary history as a justification for pay disparities....
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