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Friday, February 5, 2021 |
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COVID Restrictions Correlate With Unemployment
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 2729 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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... but not so much with Corona Virus rates ....
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Friday, February 5, 2021 |
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OHA releases grant solicitations
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 2216 Views :: OHA
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... two of an anticipated seven grant solicitations scheduled to be released by March 1, 2021 ....
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Friday, February 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Longline Association Supports Federal Agency Recommendations Regarding Human Trafficking
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 1962 Views :: Small Business
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... Paramount among the recommendations covering domestic fisheries is the development of a temporary visa program for foreign fishing crews ....
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Thursday, February 4, 2021 |
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Hawaii Republican Candidate Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 4391 Views :: Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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"...they joined a crowd that stormed past barricades and law enforcement officers to halt a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress on January 6...."
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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How to fix Hawaii's broken emergency powers law
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2017 Views :: COVID-19
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... After nearly a year of the governor exercising unilateral power, it is clear the people need a greater voice in dealing with emergencies ....
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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UH: 'Astronomy at Significant Risk' from Saiki's Half-baked Plan
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 4166 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"... Similar ideas have been previously proposed in the legislature in past years with no result. This has created uncertainty and concern amongst the existing observatories and their national and international non-profit owners/sponsors regarding matters critical to their futures ...."
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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So-Called 'Kaka'ako Land Co' Loses in Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:27 AM :: 3117 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use
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... A trial was held in November challenging Kakaʻako Land. Co.'s (KLC) ownership of Kakaʻako private roads ....
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 |
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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Hawaii: First Anti-Gun Hearing of the Session
By NRA ILA @ 4:27 PM :: 2505 Views :: Second Amendment
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... House Bill 534 threatens the ability to use self-defense in the workplace while casting confusion on the current self-defense statutes impacted by this bill ....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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HTA Releases Results from Special Visitor COVID-19 Study
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 2313 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... surveyed visitors from the U.S. mainland who visited Hawaii in the first two weeks of December 2020, to gauge their experience with Hawaii’s Safe Travels program ....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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HB1316: Hawaii Democrats Open New Front in War on Plastic
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 2688 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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"...a coordinated effort to hold producers responsible for the end-of-life management of plastic packaging...."
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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How tax hikes will harm economic recovery
By Video @ 4:32 AM :: 2152 Views :: Taxes
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... lawmakers' plans to tax the economy could hurt struggling residents and businesses recovering from the depression ....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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Blangiardi appoints Roger Morton as Director of DTS
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 3260 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... Morton will be tasked with leading administration and oversight for TheBus, TheHandi-Van, and the upcoming rail system, the first segment of which is projected to open in the second half of 2021 ....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 |
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Report: Gambling With Women’s Safety
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 2687 Views :: DHHL, Gambling
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... a report that forecasts impacts of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands proposed resort-casino on women and gender diverse people ....
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Monday, February 1, 2021 |
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Lawsuit: OHA Employee Beaten up by Sovereignty Activists
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 6937 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail, Law Enforcement, OHA
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... Davis Price was admitted to Kaiser Hospital Emergency Room for evaluation. He was diagnosed with two broken ribs, and multiple contusions ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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2021 Hawaii Firearms Bills
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 3669 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Welcome to the 2021 Legislative Tracker for Firearms Bills ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Grim Reality of Unemployment Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3861 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Our unemployment system, as of January 8, 2021, has paid out $3.4 billion in unemployment benefits ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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HB852: Prohibit Discrimination by Employers Based on Political Affiliation
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:38 AM :: 2402 Views :: First Amendment
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... For example, the District of Columbia "prohibits discrimination based on political affiliation by public and private employers, housing, educational institutions, public accommodations, and when applying for government services, facilities, and benefits." ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Kawailoa Windfarm: Island Insurance Pays $250K to Kill Bats
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 3972 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment, Greenmail
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... due to the unexpectedly higher take of `ōpe`ape`a (bat) at the project and discovery of two `ua`u (petrel) fatalities ....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Flirting with Disaster
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:35 PM :: 3284 Views :: GMOs, COVID-19
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... activists were determined to get their way ignoring all of the evidence while creating lots of fake “evidence” ....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Gays: Hawaii “Working Toward Innovative Equality”
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 2602 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...Nineteen states and the District of Columbia are in the highest-rated category, “Working Toward Innovative Equality”....
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Saturday, January 30, 2021 |
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Lung Assn: Hawaii Legislators Score 'F' on Tobacco Control
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 2544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“...Because of COVID-19, we are all thinking more about lung health. Now is the time for lawmakers to act and take this opportunity to achieve lasting reductions in tobacco-related death and disease....”
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Managing emergencies and protecting liberties
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 2186 Views :: COVID-19
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... “Lockdowns Versus Liberty,” -- civil liberties in the time of an emergency ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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ICA Decision: Telescope Wins Again
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 3603 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Law Enforcement
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... ICA affirmed a lower court decision finding that the chief of the Hawaii County Police Department had the authority to request aid from Maui County Police Department and the Honolulu Police Department ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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DLNR Hires Helicopters to Exterminate Sheep on Mauna Kea
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 3571 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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... Control work is scheduled for February 17 and 18. Public access to affected areas and the Mauna Kea Hunter Access Road will be restricted ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Higher revenues without higher taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:19 PM :: 2194 Views :: Taxes
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... new tax bills, sometimes dressed up as “surcharges,” “fees” or “closing loopholes” ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Hawaii Leads Nation in Unspent CARES Act Higher Education Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 PM :: 3131 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, COVID-19
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... Institutions in Hawaii have only spent 40 percent of total allocated funds ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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2021 Neighborhood Board Elections UPDATE
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 4232 Views :: Honolulu County
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... Honolulu Neighborhood Board registration will be open thru February 19 ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Republican Legislative Update
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:03 AM :: 2748 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... JAN 27–LAST DAY TO INTRODUCE BILLS ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Bizarre News: Hawaii Public Employee Loses Pension Due to Criminal Conviction
By News Release @ 3:35 AM :: 4940 Views :: Law Enforcement
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... the feds once again doing the job the State just won't do ....
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Friday, January 29, 2021 |
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Completing the Work of Restoring OHA's Credibility
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:04 AM :: 2479 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... A survey commissioned by the agency in 2015 found that the public regarded OHA as the least favorable of the major Hawaiian-serving organizations ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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COVID Tourism: 2020 visitor arrivals total 2.7 million
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 2561 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... For all of 2020, total visitor arrivals declined 73.8 percent from the previous year ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Biden formalizes Jones Act support in 'Buy America' Executive Order
By Michael Hansen @ 10:29 PM :: 3073 Views :: Jones Act
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... Biden’s Buy America EO and accompanying briefing statement included explicit declarations of his administration’s support for the Jones Act and its inclusion in the policy ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Survey: Half of State Wants COVID Vax
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 2478 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Research shows that half of Hawaii’s population wants the vaccine and another quarter are still deciding ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Hawaii 9th-Most Reliant on Sales Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 11:00 AM :: 2696 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... 36.7% of State revenue comes from GE Tax ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Ex-CFO: I was fired to keep Legislators from Seeing OHA's True Budget
By Andrew Walden @ 7:41 AM :: 5847 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... According to Laeha’s suit he was suspended by OHA’s then-CEO Kamanao Crabbe one day before he was set to reveal OHA’s real budget and "corrupt and unlawful practices" to Legislators ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Labor unions push lawmakers to drop GET on groceries
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 3792 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... ILWU, Teamsters, IATSE, UFCW ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Hawai'i Rental Assistance Program Distributed Most Per Capita in 2020
By News Release @ 1:37 AM :: 2622 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... "Recent analysis by the Hawai'i Budget & Policy Center finds that this statewide program got out more housing assistance to help renters per capita than any other state effort across the country" ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Legislators introduce dozens of tax hike bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 AM :: 3430 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hawaii's economy is on the ropes right now, but that hasn't stopped some legislators from going all in with new tax-increase proposals ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Vaccinated!
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:00 AM :: 3549 Views :: COVID-19
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... I was fortunate to get an appointment the very next day I called at my local Kaiser Clinic ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Best Areas for STEM Professionals--Honolulu 81st
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 2705 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Honolulu ranks 92nd in STEM-friendliness, 97th in Professional Opportunities, and dead last in STEM wages ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Full Text: State of the Judiciary Speech
By News Release @ 6:04 PM :: 2652 Views :: Judiciary, COVID-19
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... domestic violence and sexual exploitation – have likely intensified ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: 9th Circuit Allows Case to go Forward
By Robert Thomas @ 4:42 AM :: 4103 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Land Use
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... The district court's judgment is reversed, case remanded for the merits ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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'Climate Denialism' -- Hirono Pressures Inspector General to Investigate Trump Officials
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 3241 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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"... Commerce IG to Review Hirono-led Request to Investigate Climate Denialism Propaganda Pushed by Trump Appointees at NOAA ...."
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Ethics: Legislator Wants to Hire 'Intern', Pay Under the Table
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 3297 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"... Soliciting, selling, or otherwise engaging in a substantial financial transaction with a subordinate or a person or business whom the legislator or employee inspects or supervises in the legislator's or employee's official capacity ...."
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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Rooftop solar installations up 55% despite pandemic
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 2641 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Nearly 6,000 new systems installed, most with energy storage ....
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