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Sunday, October 9, 2016
DHHL: Can’t Spend $60M, Asks for $500M
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4858 Views :: DHHL

One year ago, DHHL was sitting on about $55 million in federal funds unspent, as a result of which HUD stopped providing additional funding....

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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Ideological Diversity? Honolulu Ranks 295th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:55 PM :: 3374 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...we calculated the standard deviation of donor ideology - the average distance between any two donors - for each city....

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Saturday, October 8, 2016
OHA Chair’s Charter School Gets Seven Times More Than All Other Charters Combined
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 PM :: 7819 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA

Politically Connected Board Members....

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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Can a feasibility study make or break the inter-island ferry?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:24 AM :: 4582 Views :: Jones Act

...consider how a Jones Act exemption and privately-operated model can change the game....

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Saturday, October 8, 2016
No, the Bee-Pocalypse Isn’t Here Yet
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 AM :: 4675 Views :: Environment

“The bees are dying,” read one Washington Post lede....

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Friday, October 7, 2016
‘Incredible’ 35% HMSA Hawaii Obamacare Rate Hike for 2017
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 5984 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

Kaiser rates are going up 25.9% ....

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Friday, October 7, 2016
OHA Illegally Contributing to Lindsey Campaign?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 PM :: 4511 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...there are plans to secretly divert OHA funds and use them for the re-election campaign of OHA chair Robert Lindsey....

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Friday, October 7, 2016
Victory: Hawaii Supreme Court Approves Haleakala Solar Telescope
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 9819 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Higher Education, Land Use, OHA

By a 3-2 majority the court affirmed the state land board’s decision in 2012 to grant a permit to build the Telescope....

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Friday, October 7, 2016
2016 Hawaii elections: proposed amendments, part 1
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:21 AM :: 11342 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County

In addition to selecting the best candidates for elected office, Hawaii voters have many decisions to make that will have a big impact on County charters and our future....

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Thursday, October 6, 2016
Police Release Rape Kit Test Info
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 10038 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police

Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii county police departments successfully inventoried their untested sexual assault evidence collection kits....

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Thursday, October 6, 2016
Politicians In Un-Contested Races Get More Contributions
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:51 PM :: 3727 Views :: Ethics
Why would candidates in uncontested races be given so much money?
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Thursday, October 6, 2016
Supreme Court Hearing Hanalei Boatyard Case Today
By Robert Thomas @ 3:48 PM :: 6419 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use

Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Aliiolani Hale....

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Thursday, October 6, 2016
Indiana Seed Producer Buys Kauai Seed Farm from BASF
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 7484 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, GMOs

Beck’s, the largest family-owned, retail seed company in the United States....

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Thursday, October 6, 2016
CATO: Excessive Spending Earns Ige an ‘F’
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 4320 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

General fund spending rose 7 percent in 2016, and Ige proposed to increase it 12 percent in 2017....

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Thursday, October 6, 2016
DoE HS Absenteeism 19% -- only 39% of 11th Grade Students Meet Benchmark
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 4708 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

"We will be taking a close look at our highest achieving schools and determine best practices that can be implemented in schools that need supports."

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Hawaii House Leaders Agree—No Fake Indian Tribe Needed
By Andrew Walden @ 11:10 PM :: 5921 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

You’ve got some influential friends in the House....

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
OHA to Silence Dissident Trustees?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 6483 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA

On August 24th, the BAE Committee and OHA’s CEO proposed a new policy called “One Voice, One Message,” which requires that all external communications be submitted to the CEO for review and approval....

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Does OHA Need a Watchdog?
By Video @ 5:04 PM :: 5067 Views :: Ethics, OHA

Huge Sums Of Hawaiian Beneficiary Money Have Again Been Spent At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs With No One There To Stop It....

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
International Sex-Trafficking Bust Reaches into Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 5614 Views :: Law Enforcement

...an international sex trafficking organization transporting hundreds of women from Thailand....

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
DoE Touts Improvement in ‘Smarter Balanced’ Test Results
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 5312 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

...51 percent of students tested met or exceeded the achievement standard in ELA, up three percentage points from the previous year....

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Draft rules for Maunakea lands moving towards formal public hearing process
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 6072 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

The community is strongly encouraged to participate in the public hearing process....

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Caldwell Campaign "Volunteer" Paid With Your Tax Money
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:21 PM :: 8773 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

..."earns" tens of thousands of dollars in City public relations contracts....

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Instead of Submitting Plan, HART begs Feds for Another Extension
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 AM :: 3980 Views :: Rail

"The City is requesting an extension of the December 2016 Recovery Plan submittal date to June 30, 2017"

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Monday, October 3, 2016
Hawaii Department of Transportation to study isle ferry services
By Michael Hansen @ 10:03 PM :: 4411 Views :: Small Business

...a feasibility study of various intra-island and interisland ferry services....

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Monday, October 3, 2016
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 3, 2016
By Congress.org @ 9:23 PM :: 5285 Views :: Congressional Delegation
CO-OP Consumer Protection – Passage
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism – Veto Override
Water Resource Development – Passage
Continuing Federal Government Funding, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations and Zika Funding
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Monday, October 3, 2016
HR3764 is on the Move—Bill Blocks Recognition of Indian Tribes Without Congressional Vote
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 6983 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

Two weeks after the Committee vote, the Obama Administration published its “final rule” bypassing Congress with administrative recognition of a fake Hawaiian Indian tribe....

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Monday, October 3, 2016
Inclusion for the Disabled: Hawaii Ranks 5th
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 4871 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...The Case for Inclusion, an annual ranking of how well State Medicaid programs serve Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities....

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Monday, October 3, 2016
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner one of only Two With Secret Financial ‘Disclosures’
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 3423 Views :: Ethics

... Review your state regulator's financial ties?  -- Not in Hawaii ....

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Sunday, October 2, 2016
HIDOT Fails to Answer -- $78K Administrative Cost Per Mile
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 PM :: 7588 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."

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Sunday, October 2, 2016
Fuel for Thought
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3785 Views :: Taxes

...a $4 million federal grant to come up with a “reimagining” of the taxes we currently pay....

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Saturday, October 1, 2016
UHERO: Hawaii Growth Downshifting, Building Cycle Approaches Peak
By UHERO @ 1:05 AM :: 7146 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

...signs of a slowdown ahead....

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Saturday, October 1, 2016
DoH: Hawaii has highest rate of tooth decay among kids
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 5937 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

The results of Hawaii Smiles confirm that Hawaii’s children have the highest prevalence of tooth decay in the United States....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Tourism Hits New Record: 19 Consecutive Months of Growth in Arrivals
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 4905 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

A total of 780,723 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in August 2016....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
More Regulation Won’t Make Housing Affordable
By Selected News Articles @ 9:31 PM :: 5827 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living

“local barriers to housing development have intensified....”

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Hawaii Roads: More Buck for Less Bang
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:23 PM :: 6744 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Despite that heavy spending, Hawaii’s roads are the worst in the U.S. for urban pavement conditions ....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
US Census Report on Housing Affordability
By Selected News Articles @ 9:00 PM :: 4030 Views :: Cost of Living

Value-to-income ratios above 3 suggest real or artificial limits on the ability of homebuilders to meet the demand for new housing....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Hawaii's 2017 ranking for Business Tax Climate includes a lesson for the legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:46 PM :: 4166 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

I have good news. Hawaii improved its position in the Index, moving up from 30th to 26th overall....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
As Rail Collapses, Caldwell Laughs All The Way to the Bank
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:39 PM :: 5717 Views :: Ethics, Rail

...Caldwell has been using his position as Mayor to enrich himself -- making $200,000-$299,999 a year as mayor "working" just 1-2 hours a months and collecting $900,000 - $999,999 in bank stock for his "service"....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Voter Registration Deadline October 10 (sort of)
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:37 PM :: 4903 Views :: Office of Elections

Voters are eligible for late registration for the General Election at an early walk-in voting location....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
US Senators: Hawaii Office of Elections Violates Federal Law
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 5816 Views :: Office of Elections

Senators Schumer and Leahy: Hawaii Should Revise Voter Registration Deadlines to Comply With the National Voter Registration Act....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Rand Paul: Give Caldwell a Cash Bonus so he Won’t Waste Affordable Housing Money
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 5637 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living

...the city of Honolulu dumping nearly $10 million of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money into buying apartments over property value to remain eligible for the funds....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Why It’s So Hard to Stop Bad Cops From Getting New Police Jobs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 5543 Views :: Ethics, Police

Hawaii has no legal authority to revoke the licenses of cops who have been dismissed for misconduct....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Maui County in Top 10 Least Affordable
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 5822 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

24 Percent of U.S. County Housing Markets Less Affordable Than Their Historic Norms in Q3 2016....

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Friday, September 30, 2016
Full Text: School Board Member Resigns--Says Governor Violates Federal Law
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 AM :: 7958 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

...you have circumvented the Constitution and laws of our state by appointing your so-called “Governor’s ESSA team.”....

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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Maui County Buys Haiku Sugar Lots for Nature Preserve and Organic Ag Park
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 6022 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture

...267.74 acres of former plantation land for $9.49 million....

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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Tax Cut Improves Hawaii Business Climate
By Selected News Articles @ 4:21 PM :: 5077 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

The expiration of temporary tax increases in Hawaii resulted in the elimination of the top three individual income tax brackets and the lowering of the top marginal rate from 11 to 8.25 percent....

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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Feds Propose 49 New Endangered Species for Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 5685 Views :: Environment, Land Use

10 insects and 39 plants ....

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Make Loud Noise
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:25 PM :: 6243 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs

...loud noises are only temporary....

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Are You Going to Stand for This?
By Video @ 5:40 PM :: 6329 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

What You Can Do To Bring Robert Lindsey To Account....

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Getting out of Gridlock: Should UH Start Later?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:20 PM :: 5123 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education

...if UH started school at 9 a.m. instead of 7:30, 5,000 cars could be eliminated from the morning rush....

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