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Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
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State Robotics Championships Jan. 13-14, 2018
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 3843 Views
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...with more than 140 elementary, middle and high school teams from around the state competing for 25 qualification slots at the VEX World Championships....
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Saturday, January 6, 2018 |
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KIUC Nominating Committee Confirms Six Candidates
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 5486 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...six candidates for its Board of Directors election on March 10, 2018....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Hires Russian Agent to Keep Hawaii Media in Check
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 62060 Views :: First Amendment, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Gabbard’s consultant, Chris Cooper, is allegedly one of seven identified as being at the center of illegal Russian lobbying efforts reaching into the Trump campaign and Congress....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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DLNR: West Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Permits Stopped Pending Environmental Review
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5486 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...applying a Hawai‘i Supreme Court ruling from last year to an existing DLNR rule....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Atlas Van Lines: Hawaii #5 State for Outbound Moves
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3826 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 59.8% of Hawaii moves are outbound ...
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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"Why Isn’t Honolulu Helping Businesses Hurt By Rail Construction?" (Because It Doesn't Want To, And No One Is Making It)
By Robert Thomas @ 3:07 PM :: 5861 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...the City doesn't really care all that much about these particular businesses or their owners....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii tax policy feels the heat
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 PM :: 5845 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Rail
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...The administration just told New York and New Jersey they would have to fund their $13 billion Hudson Tunnel rail project on their own, backing out of an Obama-era promise to foot half the bill....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Honolulu GOP: Key Issues in 2018 Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:49 PM :: 10006 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life, Republican Party, Second Amendment, Taxes
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...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Fishermen Settle Labor-Trafficking Case
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 4869 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...“We hope it becomes a model for all captains who want to do right by their immigrant crew.”....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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DBEDT: 31% of Hawaii families can't cover basic needs
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6687 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...this study defines economic self-sufficiency as the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Auditors couldn't figure out what this state office does — or plans to do
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:16 AM :: 7191 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...Energy Office’s personnel costs now account for more than 90 percent of the office’s expenses....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Report: 3 Patients Responsible for 25% of Assaults at Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 4884 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Analysis of data revealed that just 10% of active patients (55 of 532) were responsible for all assaults on staff. In fact, more than one-fourth were attributable to 3 highly-assaultive patients....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Kenji Price As Interim United States Attorney for Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 4505 Views :: Law Enforcement
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“Kenji Price is a former Army Ranger with two Bronze stars, and a former federal prosecutor who worked organized crime, public corruption, and international drug trafficking cases—including against the Sinaloa Cartel,” said Attorney General Sessions.
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Rapid Response Team Deploys to Lehua Island After Two Rats Detected
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 5664 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...We knew from the beginning there was the possibility that a few rats could linger....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Maui hospitals point the way
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 AM :: 8382 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Tahiti Gets Superferry for 1/4 the Price
By Michael Hansen @ 3:05 AM :: 6308 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii Superferry was required to build its vessels in the U.S. by the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Have Honolulu Rents Peaked?
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 5898 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Currently, median rents in Honolulu stand at $1,550 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,060 for a two-bedroom....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Application Period Begins for Preschool Open Doors Program
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 5339 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...Applications received during this period will be considered for preschool participation during July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Gabbard Political Career Begins in Cult School
By Selected News Articles @ 9:30 PM :: 13761 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Religion
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...“What you’ve got to do is get one of these kids to run for office,” Butler said....
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018 |
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Best Place to Find a Job? With Record Low Unemployment Honolulu Still Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 PM :: 5342 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...comparind more than 180 U.S. cities across 26 key indicators of job-market strength....
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Monday, January 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii Most Sleep Deprived State
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 4940 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii reported the lowest levels of adequate sleep at 56 percent, while South Dakota got the most sleep at 72 percent....
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Sunday, December 31, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii’s Billion-Dollar Consensus Proves Nobody Really Believes in Sea Level Rise
By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 9678 Views :: Environment, Rail, Taxes
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...This ‘consensus’ of disbelief is proven by the massive investment in sea-level construction of Kakaako condos and Honolulu Rail....
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Sunday, December 31, 2017 |
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What’s a Carbon Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4169 Views :: Taxes
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...Recently, the Hawaii Tax Review Commission’s primary consultant, PFM Group, issued a final report to the Commission asking it to review many taxing alternatives, including a $360M per year “carbon tax” on Hawaii consumers....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Public has Property Right to a Clean Environment
By Robert Thomas @ 7:23 PM :: 8480 Views :: Energy, Environment, Land Use
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...Does the Supreme Court now have three votes to kill the telescope?....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Video: "The Future Of Land Regulations And A Tribute To David Callies"
By Robert Thomas @ 7:01 PM :: 5365 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use
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...the William and Mary Law School awards U. Hawaii lawprof David Callies the Brigham-Kanner Prize....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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OHA Announces 2018 Bill Package
By Selected News Articles @ 6:18 PM :: 4098 Views :: OHA
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...OHA will be submitting four bills for consideration this session, as well as testifying on hundreds of other measures that impact our beneficiaries....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Akana: Crabbe Worked on Book on OHA Time for 5 Years
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 8155 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...is spending five years of staff time on it to publish a book more important than the life of our people or their homeless plight? ...the public could easily see it as self-serving and done on the backs of our beneficiaries....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Kelii Akina: My Vision as OHA Trustee
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:20 PM :: 4134 Views :: OHA
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...OHA must be seen as a valuable partner, not an opponent, to the broader community....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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House, Senate Committees Schedule Budget Hearings
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 3643 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Tuesday, January 2 through Wednesday, January 17, 2018....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Tourist Arrivals up 7.3% in November
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 4237 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.29 billion in November 2017, an increase of 4.5 percent compared to a year ago....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Grade F--Assessment of State Tech Projects
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 4736 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...lets take a look at the I and F grade projects--and guess which projects score an 'A'....
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Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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Jones Act lobby chairman steps down
By Michael Hansen @ 11:37 PM :: 4377 Views :: Jones Act
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...Thomas A Allegretti is the outgoing chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the primary Jones Act industry lobbying group....
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Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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Young Bros announces new president
By Michael Hansen @ 11:33 PM :: 5694 Views :: Jones Act
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...Boivin will assume duties as of December 22, 2017, replacing the retiring Glenn K. Y. Hong who served as the company’s president for 25 years....
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Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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Federal tax plan exposes Hawaii’s high taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:36 PM :: 4483 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...this could make Hawaii and other high-tax states less competitive for their wealthiest earners, since those residents will be less able to deduct the high local taxes....
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Friday, December 29, 2017 |
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Federal tax reform a reason for cheer
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:00 PM :: 4218 Views :: Taxes
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...This week, an actress did something almost unheard of. She apologized for spreading misinformation about the new tax law....
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Thursday, December 28, 2017 |
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Auditor: Confusion, Discord at DoH Disease Outbreak Control Division
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 7:32 PM :: 4657 Views :: Health Care
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...we assessed the division’s surveillance and response to three disease outbreaks....
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Thursday, December 28, 2017 |
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EPA, American Samoa reach revised settlement with Starkist
By News Release @ 7:11 PM :: 4668 Views :: Environment
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...the inclusion of ASG allows approximately one third of the funds to stay in American Samoa....
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Thursday, December 28, 2017 |
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Kelii Akina: One Year at OHA a Report Card
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:58 PM :: 6291 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Politicians
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...I committed myself to doing three things for the sake of the Hawaiian people: First, ensure a full and independent audit of OHA. Secondly, guide OHA towards financial sustainability as well as growth. Third, watch to make sure OHA funds are not misspent but rather used to meet the real needs of Hawaiian people....
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Thursday, December 28, 2017 |
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017 |
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Jones Act lobby attacks Bloomberg editorials
By Michael Hansen @ 9:23 PM :: 4532 Views :: Jones Act
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...American Maritime Partnership responds to Bloomberg....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints Two New Cabinet Members
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 4362 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige is making appointments to his cabinet to fill the positions left vacant because of two planned retirements. He has also re-appointed the State Procurement Administrator....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
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2018 Legislative Session Calendar Posted
By News Release @ 9:24 PM :: 4532 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The Calendar for the 2018 Legislative session is now posted....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
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Monday, December 25, 2017 |
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Four Months Later no Rats on Lehua Island
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 5450 Views :: Environment
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...People monitoring the ecosystem recovery on tiny Lehua Island report that - four months after the conclusion of a rat eradication project - there are still no signs of the invasive Pacific Rats....
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Sunday, December 24, 2017 |
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DoE: Feds Require 'Minor Adjustments' to our ESSA Plan to Hide Failure
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 4593 Views :: Education K-12
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"Hawaii is well on its way for approval once we make minor adjustments to our consolidated plan,” said Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto....
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Sunday, December 24, 2017 |
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2018 Ballot: Constitutional Convention?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4937 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The biggest exception to this gatekeeper rule is the constitutional convention, where the people elect delegates directly....
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Sunday, December 24, 2017 |
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Worst Drivers: Hawaii Ranks 6th for Drunk Driving
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 AM :: 4065 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...and 5th for speeding....
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Saturday, December 23, 2017 |
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Viking River Cruses blocked by Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 11:30 PM :: 5073 Views :: Jones Act
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...“Varley noted that it likely would cost the company nearly twice as much to build its ships in an American shipyard and noted it already has a contract with a European shipbuilder. In addition, the current political climate in the U.S. makes it unlikely a variance to the Jones Act allowing Viking to use European-built vessels, would be approved.”....
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Saturday, December 23, 2017 |
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Young Puerto Rican calls for Jones Act repeal
By Michael Hansen @ 5:28 PM :: 4129 Views :: Jones Act
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...The debate over the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act) has been revived as devastating hurricanes stormed through the Caribbean and public figures like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have introduced legislation for its partial or total repeal....
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