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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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Hawaii Needs Emergency Economic CPR
By Video @ 9:09 PM :: 2258 Views :: Economy
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... Hawaii has seen two of it’s top three economic “pillars” collapse over the past two decades ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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HSTA survey: 52% of members have received one or two vaccine doses
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 2404 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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Laughing at Your Sacrifice: HSTA Pressures BoE for $33M Pay Hike
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 6201 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only. Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii's flawed accounting practices
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:06 AM :: 2516 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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... flawed government accounting standards allow lawmakers to spend more and sweep debt under the rug ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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After Acquittal, Hawaii GOP Doubles Down on Trump
By Brett Kulbis @ 3:57 AM :: 2742 Views :: Republican Party
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... the issues that fueled his rise are still there, and those people are still looking to be heard ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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Rail News: Schatz to Chair Senate Transportation Subcommittee
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 2563 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Rail
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"...more support for affordable housing, climate resiliency, and safer and more efficient transportation systems...."
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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Grievance: HGEA Supervises 'Learning Hubs' While HSTA Hides in Empty Classrooms
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 2815 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... HGEA members are being left alone to supervise students in learning hubs while some teachers are able to work from home or remain isolated in their classrooms ....
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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Honest budgeting practices? Loans are not revenues
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:15 PM :: 2430 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The Governmental Accounting Standards Boards is considering letting states count loans as "revenues" to balance their budgets ....
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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Bumpy Kanahele's lawyer tops an Associated Press list of worldwide COVID conspiracy quacks and cranks
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 5076 Views :: Hawaii History, COVID-19
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... Hawaiian Sovereignty 'Expert' a Superspreader of COVID Conspiracy Theories ....
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Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
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Sunday, February 14, 2021 |
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Taxes: More 'Creative' Thought at Our Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2247 Views :: Taxes
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... Hold on to your wallets, folks, because this year’s great legislative adventure has just begun! ....
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Saturday, February 13, 2021 |
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Which Hawaii towns borrow too much to buy cars?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:23 PM :: 2224 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Car Loan Debt-to-Income Ratios for 16 Hawaii towns ....
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Saturday, February 13, 2021 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:58 PM :: 2837 Views :: Gambling, Life
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... Lottery, Casino, Suicide ....
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Saturday, February 13, 2021 |
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Lawsuit: Vendor Skimming Hawaii Child Support Payments
By Selected News Articles @ 2:00 PM :: 3453 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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"... those payments came with a 3.5% convenience fee — higher than any other vendor taking electronic payments ...."
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Saturday, February 13, 2021 |
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Federal Judge Sends Maui County 'big oil' lawsuit to State Court--Will SCOTUS Intervene?
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 4868 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Federal District Court Judge Derrick K. Watson ruled in County of Maui v. Chevron that the federal court does not have jurisdiction over the case and remanded the action back to state court ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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It was 20 years ago today …
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:37 PM :: 2390 Views :: Hawaii History
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... it’s the start to a very important year. ...
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Five New Members on HART Board
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 3303 Views :: Rail
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... Jeoffrey Cudiamat, Natalie Iwasa, J. Roger Morton, Joseph O’Donnell, and Dean Uchida ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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DLIR Fixes Antique Computers--PEUC Checks Coming
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 2959 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... DLIR announced that it has completed system updates for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was extended by the Continued Assistance Act ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Auditor Exposes Speaker's Office--Manipulating 'Working Group' to Save OHA's Dirty Secrets
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 4481 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... The Working Group’s questions about the lawsuit filed by OHA against me and the office – a lawsuit that is ongoing – are also wholly inappropriate and can only help OHA in the litigation ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Bills on the Move: Conveyance Tax, Pension Suspension, Un-Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:28 AM :: 3698 Views :: Maui County, Development, Taxes, COVID-19
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... increasing Hawaii's tax burden at a time when its economy is in its worst depression ever ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Survey: Pandemic Affecting Mental Health
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 2439 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... COVID-19 is affecting the mental health of all Hawai‘i residents, but especially for young adults and those whose household income is less than $50,000 ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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Tax Frenzy at the Legislature - No one's wallet is safe!
By Video @ 3:03 AM :: 4360 Views :: DHHL, Energy, Gambling, Taxes, Tourism
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... tax-related bills pending at the Legislature, including legalizing gambling, new conveyance taxes, new rental vehicle taxes, new carbon taxes, new proposed constitutional amendment ....
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Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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What Screw-up has DHHL Made?
By Video @ 2:12 AM :: 4380 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Gambling, OHA
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... They Only Had To Look At OHA To See What A Failure It Would Be ....
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Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Individual Income Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 2:06 AM :: 2805 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 23.3% of Hawaii tax collections come from income taxes ....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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Poll: 91% Want COVID Vax
By News Release @ 8:19 PM :: 2529 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... According to the survey commissioned by the Hawai‘i Department of Health, 55% plan to get vaccinated as soon as they are eligible and 36% will wait before receiving their vaccinations ....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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FY2021: State Tax Receipts Down 16.4%
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2343 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... General Excise and Use Tax (GET) collections are down by 21.8% from last fiscal year ....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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Maui County Charter Commission Named
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 2029 Views :: Maui County
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... “This vitally important commission is charged with a once-in-a-decade review of our County’s constitutional backbone,” Mayor Victorino said ....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 |
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Lawsuit: Hee Crime Family Under the Table Deal with Time Warner
By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 AM :: 4901 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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... According to the complaint filed by Bankruptcy Trustee Michael Katzenstein, Clearcom, a Hee family company, has been receiving payment under the table from Oceanic Time Warner, Charter, and possibly others ....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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Trump on Trial: Video montage of Attack on U.S. Capitol
By Video @ 11:13 PM :: 3124 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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... a video montage of the January 6, 2021 Attack on the U.S. Capitol during his opening statement during the U.S. Senate Impeachment Trial of former President Trump ....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills to be Heard in Committee
By News Release @ 6:56 AM :: 2580 Views :: Second Amendment
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... SB 301, SB 307, HB 31 and HB 1366 ....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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Four Bills to Make Housing More Affordable
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:06 AM :: 2755 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... lift zoning restrictions that hamper creative solutions to the lack of affordable housing ....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Maui Judicial Appointees
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 4740 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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... Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald today appointed two individuals to fill judicial positions in the District and District Family Courts of the Second Circuit....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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Auditor: Stadium Authority has substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:28 AM :: 4452 Views :: Development, Higher Education, Tourism
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... the Authority reported total revenues of $6.9 million and total expenses of $13.5 million, resulting in a net loss of $6.6 million ....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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Hawaii #1 in USA for Fast-Food Restaurants
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 2979 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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... Hawaii has a fast-food joint for every 1,025 residents ....
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Monday, February 8, 2021 |
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Comparing State Corporate Income Tax Rates
By Tax Foundation @ 4:16 AM :: 3114 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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... Hawaii Corporate Income tax tops out at 6.4% ....
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Sunday, February 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:20 PM :: 2955 Views :: Gambling, Life
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... abortion, gambling and suicide on legislative agenda ....
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Sunday, February 7, 2021 |
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What Are They Thinking?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3040 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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"... At the Legislature, committee hearings have begun in earnest and it doesn’t seem at all like we are in an economic crisis ...."
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Sunday, February 7, 2021 |
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Bill 31: Former Meth-head Helps Sand Island Lobby for Property Tax Cap
By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 AM :: 5007 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Taxes, COVID-19
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... It is naturally hard to say no to an ex-tweeker who, at Bishop Estate, achieved the kind of things most Honolulu politicians can only dream of ....
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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COVID Unemployment Insurance Relief on Fast Track for Approval
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 3442 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Ige must sign a bill into law before March in order to prevent automatic assessment increases from being triggered ....
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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Schatz Appointed Chairman Of Indian Affairs Committee
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 3115 Views :: Akaka Bill, Congressional Delegation
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... Senate Democratic leaders announced Senator Schatz’s elevation to Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs ....
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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2021 Legislature might actually do some good
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:44 AM :: 2698 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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" ... I don’t remember a legislative session that began with so many bills worthy of our support .... "
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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DHHL: 'We Already Have Casinos'
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 3504 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Gambling
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"... We recognize that there has been a rise in the number of game rooms being operated on our lands ...."
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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DHHL Rental Relief Program Receives $2.4M Federal Boost
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 2503 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19
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... Under the freshly funded relief program, the Department has partnered with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) as its administrator ....
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Saturday, February 6, 2021 |
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$510K Fine for Yukio Okutsu Veterans Home
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 2859 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, COVID-19
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... During a follow-up revisit of Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home on Jan. 6, 2021, inspectors found the facility to be in compliance, avoiding a mandatory termination of the facility on April 16, 2021 ....
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Friday, February 5, 2021 |
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HB103: Rein in Power of Governor During State of Emergency
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:45 PM :: 3419 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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"...By requiring legislative approval for the extension of an emergency past a 60-day time limit, the bill would take a positive step toward protecting the balance of powers and the public trust...."
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Friday, February 5, 2021 |
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Feds link Bay Area man to California/Hawaii coke smuggling ring, illegal gambling hall
By News Release @ 12:47 PM :: 8607 Views :: Ethics, Police, Drugs
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"... Lee said she and Officer Chu have been growing marijuana ever since her husband left her ...."
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