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Entries for February 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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50-State Corporate Income Tax Rates and Brackets for 2018
By Tax Foundation @ 10:43 AM :: 7167 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...Forty-four states levy a corporate income tax. Rates range from 3 percent in North Carolina to 12 percent in Iowa....
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Firearm Surrender Bill to be Heard, Trigger Modification Bill Passes Committee
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 4871 Views :: Second Amendment
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...the House Committee on Public Safety will hear House Bill 2228, legislation that will drastically reduce the time period that prohibited persons have to surrender firearms....
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Thursday, February 8, 2018 |
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Ige Appoints Leonard Hoshijo to Head DLIR
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 4732 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Hoshijo served as education and political director with the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. He also worked for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for 26 years....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Electric Buses: Caldwell Helps Al Gore with Billion Dollar IPO
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 8059 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Tax Credits
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...Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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OHA Trustees Confirm Order Requiring LLCs to Open Books
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 6440 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Although OHA has been the subject of a recent State audit, the independent audit will cover additional territory as it examines OHA's LLCs for potential fraud, waste and abuse....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Hawaii Ranks #4 for Millionaires per Capita
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 6436 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Study shows Democrats have become party of the rich ....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Audit Anger at OHA
By Video @ 7:01 PM :: 4709 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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....What Are They So Mad About At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs?....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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'Money Begins Disappearing' from Bikini Atoll Trust Fund
By Selected News Articles @ 2:27 PM :: 7289 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"...large sums being spent on things such as an airplane, two landing craft, an elaborate function in Hawaii, and cash payments to households on Ejit and Kili...."
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Ige Asks Legislators to 'Governmentize' Services
By Joe Kent @ 4:11 AM :: 6321 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...HB 2368 and SB 2795 would begin replacing private contractors with civil service employees....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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Honolulu GOP Against Sanctuary State Bill
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:42 AM :: 6420 Views :: Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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...The function of law enforcement is to enforce the duly enacted laws of our state and our nation. SB-2290 violates this function....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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Traffic: Honolulu 19th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 5342 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu drivers spend 11% of drivetime in congestion....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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JSC Releases Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals
By News Release @ 11:33 AM :: 5507 Views :: Judiciary
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...to fill the anticipated vacancy created by the retirement of Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Craig H. Nakamura in March 2018....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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JSC Releases Nominees for First Circuit Court
By News Release @ 11:18 AM :: 4671 Views :: Judiciary
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...judicial nominees for two vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu)....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2018 |
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Legislators Want CWS to Investigate All Homeschooling Families
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 10207 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor
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...Last week, three bills were introduced by the Hawaii Legislature that would significantly restrict homeschool freedom: Senate Bills 2274 and 2323, and House Bill 2244....
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Sunday, February 4, 2018 |
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After Winning Suit Against IRS, Maui TEA Party Dissolves
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 6013 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party
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...The IRS intimidation definitely had a negative effect on our local group, squelching participation....
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Sunday, February 4, 2018 |
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9th Circuit Causing Surge In Illegal Immigration, ICE Chief Says
By Selected News Articles @ 12:23 PM :: 6007 Views :: National News, Judiciary
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...the court’s decisions have created a legal environment friendly to illegal aliens....
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Sunday, February 4, 2018 |
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How Much Does a Crosswalk Cost?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3993 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Senate Bill 2004, tells the story of just one signalized crosswalk yet to be built....
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 |
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Decision Making on Anti-Gun Bills Deferred Until Next Week by Senate Committee on Public Safety
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 3796 Views :: Second Amendment
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...On February 1st, the Hawaii Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs (PSM) heard Senate Bill 2046 and Senate Bill 2436....
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 |
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Hawaii Apprentice Hunting Legislation Passes Water and Land Committee
By News Release @ 1:19 PM :: 4220 Views :: Second Amendment
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...On Wednesday, January 31st, the Hawaii House Committee on Water and Land passed House Bill 1970 to establish an apprentice hunting license in Hawaii....
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 |
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Assisted Suicide to be Fast-tracked?
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:14 PM :: 5925 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...Three suicide bills that were introduced this session by House members have been assigned to a JOINT committee hearing of the Health & Judiciary committees....
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 |
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SB2136: Ige Administration Opposes OHA's $119M Cash Grab
By Andrew Walden @ 2:11 AM :: 9786 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Higher Education, OHA
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...Ige Admin testimony shows that OHA rent-seeking is driving up hospital bills, public housing rents, and University of Hawaii tuition for everybody—including native Hawaiians....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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Ewa Beach Skate park improved through private-public partnership
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 4505 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The work to improve this skate park began following a gift from the Association of Skateboarders in Hawaiʻi ....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Janus?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:17 PM :: 5813 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...a decision by the court’s nine justices that state employees can't be required to pay union dues could lead to some interesting outcomes in Hawaii....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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American Samoa ID to be Rejected at Airports Starting Feb 5
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 7299 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...American Samoa is not in compliance with the REAL ID Act and Federal agencies will not accept driver's licenses and identification cards from American Samoa as of February 5, 2018....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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Chin to Take Lt Gov Sinecure While Running for Congress
By Selected News Articles @ 10:45 AM :: 12096 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...First Deputy Attorney General Russell Suzuki has been appointed to serve as acting attorney general....
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Friday, February 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Introduces Legislative Package
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 6630 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Tax Credits
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...Bill to address Adams v. CDM court ruling (HB2201/SB2993)....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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TOTE pulls plug: What will Hawaii DOT, Philly Shipyard, Pasha and Matson do next?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:33 PM :: 6797 Views :: Jones Act
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...the current carriers will in all probability avoid a “pricing war” and possible bankruptcy of one carrier....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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List: 66 Structurally Deficient Bridges in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 4434 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Of the 1,135 bridges in the state, 66, or 5.8 percent, are classified as structurally deficient....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Dental Health--Hawaii Ranks 15th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 4469 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...25 key indicators of dental wellness....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii Tourism Industry Set New Record Totals in 2017
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 5993 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...$16.78 Billion in Visitor Spending; $1.96 Billion in Generated Tax Revenue; 9.38 Million Visitor Arrivals; 12.23 Million Air Seats Serving Hawai‘i; 204,000 Jobs Supported Statewide....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Ige will not sign HCDA 30-Year Resale Restriction on Affordable Units
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6555 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living
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...Gov. Ige has informed the Authority that he would be open to considering a 10-year restriction on re-sales....
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Thursday, February 1, 2018 |
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Shield Internet from Jones Act
By Joe Kent @ 3:29 PM :: 5064 Views :: Jones Act
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...It might be hard to believe, but Hawaii’s internet system (and, indeed, all U.S. internet cable systems) are highly dependent on not being subject to the protectionist shipping law known as the Jones Act....
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