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Entries for February 2019
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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Ethics: Rowena Akana Fined $23K--Trouble Began with OHA-Funded Scheme to Dig Up Kawaiahao Church Graveyard
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 5509 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Princess Kawananakoa believes that Kawaiaha’o church officials and construction workers dug up and disturbed the burial plot of her ancestor Queen Kapi’olani ....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearings This Thursday
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 3688 Views :: Second Amendment
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...On Thursday, February 7th, the Hawaii state Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs is scheduled to hear Senate Bills 556, 600, 621, and 1466....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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SOTU: "America will never be a socialist country"
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 3672 Views :: National News
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...President Trump’s State of the Union address as prepared for delivery and released by the White House....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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There’s insufficient evidence your sunscreen harms coral reefs
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 AM :: 6848 Views :: Environment, Health Care, Tourism
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...the few studies that have addressed the environmental impacts of sunscreens experimentally “are not representative of real world conditions”....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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JEFS Fail: Judiciary Electronic System Leaves Lawyers in the Dark
By Robert Thomas @ 1:38 AM :: 4001 Views :: Judiciary
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"...the JEFS system has failed to notify us of events in the cases in which we are counsel...."
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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ICA Throws out Case Against Vacation Rental
By Robert Thomas @ 1:24 AM :: 6493 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use, Tourism
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...Hitting someone with a notice of violation and then telling them to disprove it (all the while laboring under ever-increasing daily fines) just won't cut it....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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Up 30%--Hawaii Second-Highest Per Capita Expenses for Higher Education
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 AM :: 5245 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...Over the past five years, Hawaii's cumulative increase in higher education funding is more than 30%....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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County of Kaua‘i celebrates one year of Electronic Plan Review services
By News Release @ 12:54 AM :: 4826 Views :: Kauai County, Development
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...“I commend the Building Division and its staff for implementing this system, which creates added efficiency of the plan review process and reduces costs and waste associated with building permits and development approvals,” said Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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The Simon Abundance Index: Population growth equals greater resources
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:43 AM :: 4884 Views :: Environment, Economy
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...instead of making resources scarcer, population growth has gone hand in hand with greater resource abundance....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Tulsi Wins David Duke KKK Endorsement (again)
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 PM :: 7208 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Former KKK leader David Duke appears to have switched his allegiance from President Trump to Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Hawaii's dangerous idea: Allowing people to smoke is equivalent to killing them
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 PM :: 6035 Views :: Health Care, Life, Taxes
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...This way of thinking could justify government intervention in nearly all aspects of a person's life....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Restaurant Closures Correlate to Minimum Wage Hikes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:05 PM :: 5790 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Tourism
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...For every dollar that the San Francisco minimum wage went up, there was a 4 to 10 percent increase in the likelihood of restaurant closings....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019 |
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Hirokazu Toiya named Director of Emergency Management
By News Release @ 10:33 AM :: 5666 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Toiya has been the acting director of the Department of Emergency Management since October of 2018, and previous served as deputy director since July 2017....
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Monday, February 4, 2019 |
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Volcano Homeowners Face New Threat—From Government
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 6171 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use, Tourism
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...Beginning April 1, homeowners won’t be allowed to offer their homes as short-term rentals unless their properties fall within designated “resort zones”—and they can face tens of thousands of dollars in fines for violating that law....
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Monday, February 4, 2019 |
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Honolulu 4th Deepest 'Sinkhole City'
By Selected News Articles @ 11:11 AM :: 4676 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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...Report: 63 out of America’s largest 75 cities can’t pay their bills, acquired $330 billion in unfunded debt....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery: $240K to Buy DHHL Contract?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 7822 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...Under the plea agreement, “(Lyon) is required to submit…an accurate and complete list of all business he is currently affiliated/involved with that involve federal contacts.”....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Honolulu Ranks 72nd for Fiscal Health
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 6801 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Honolulu has a Taxpayer Burden of $23,000, earning it an "F" grade....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Campaign Spending Commission
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 5733 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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...The terms will run from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:25 PM :: 3566 Views :: Drugs
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... Monday, February 4, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee will be hearing HB 1383 Relating to Marijuana in room 325 at 2:05 ....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Tax Hike Creativity Abounds at our Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 3244 Views :: Taxes
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...This year, our legislature once again is poised to consider revenue raising – namely, taxes in new and creative ways....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Crowd of 'Dozens' at Tulsi Presidential Campaign Launch
By Video @ 9:53 PM :: 6061 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Thin Crowd at Hilton Hawaiian Village as Tulsi Gabbard launches presidential campaign with Waikiki event....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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NBC News: Russia's propaganda machine discovers 2020 Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard
By Selected News Articles @ 9:24 PM :: 5217 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...The Russian propaganda machine that tried to influence the 2016 U.S. election is now promoting the presidential aspirations of a controversial Hawaii Democrat....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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HB1191: Minimum Wage Hike Written to Exclude Public Employees
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 5634 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...Under HB1191 HD1, the minimum wage for employees not receiving employer-sponsored health insurance will gradually increase until it reaches $15.00 in 2024, and $12.50 in 2024 for employees who are receiving employer-sponsored health insurance (Editor's Note: This formula avoids re-writing State and County union contracts)....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Sex Harassment: New House Rules "add another layer of silence"
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 7136 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Notably, the draft policy excludes the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, which rendered the Souki decision last year....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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States with the Best Dental Health -- Hawaii Ranks 15th
By Selected News Articles @ 7:41 PM :: 4024 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...data set ranges from share of adolescents who visited a dentist in the past year to dental treatment costs to share of adults with low life satisfaction due to oral condition....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Auditor: Should Insurers be Required to Cover Mainland Air Ambulance?
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:54 PM :: 3304 Views :: Health Care
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...The two largest health insurance providers in the State reported a total of 28 members that were recommended for medical transportation to the continental United States for treatment in 2016 and 2017. Insurance coverage was not provided in 11 cases, all of which involved members from a single insurance provider....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Legislators Pressure OHA on Audit, LLCs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 4528 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...on January 9, after hearing OHA's biennium budget request, members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee raised questions about the progress of the independent audit of OHA and its LLCs. A similar question was raised the next day at the House Finance Committee....
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Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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Abortion Rich: Hawaii Planned Parenthood Buys up Mills in Indiana, Kentucky
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 3616 Views :: Life
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...Millions in out of state funds will attempt to influence Indiana abortion policies....
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Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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The Inequality of the Equality Act: Concerns from the Left
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:36 PM :: 8791 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Higher Education
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...The proposed Equality Act would add “gender identity” to the Civil Rights Act of 1964....
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Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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Looking for housing in all the wrong places
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:19 PM :: 4980 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...House Bill 1315 proposes an amendment to the Hawaii Constitution that would enshrine a “right” to housing....
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Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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Birth Tourism Bust: Hawaii Easier to Clear Customs
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 5329 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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"...The clients were also told to enter the country by flying into Hawaii instead of Los Angeles where clearing U.S. Customs was perceived to be more difficult...."
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