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Entries for 'Malia Zimmerman'
Friday, January 16, 2015 |
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Hawaii Obamacare exchange projected to be financially viable — in 2022
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:38 PM :: 4338 Views :: Health Care
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...a new report from the Hawaii Commerce and Consumer Affairs Department shows the Connector won’t be fiscally sustainable until 2022....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii PUC chairwoman resigns powerful position
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:05 PM :: 5632 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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State land records show the couple illegally built two bed and breakfast units and operated the lucrative business for more than a decade in a conservation district in Hanalei....
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Friday, January 9, 2015 |
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Obama’s Hawaii vacation is over, now it’s time for taxpayers to pay tab
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:45 PM :: 6734 Views :: Honolulu County, Obama
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...HPD spent $277,000 on overtime costs this year during the president’s 16-day vacation. That’s $16,000 less than in 2013, but $60,000 more than in 2012....
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Saturday, December 27, 2014 |
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Hawaii prime target of foreign governments seeking US intelligence
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:01 AM :: 6048 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military
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Comey said he is concerned that in the wake of Snowden’s “so called revelations,” Americans “healthy skepticism” of government powers will turn to cynicism....
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 |
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New report ranks Hawaii among worst places for business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:08 AM :: 5746 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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The study did note three positives: a low corporate capital gains tax; low property taxes and low wireless taxes....
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
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Troubled Obamacare vendor awarded new Hawaii contract
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:14 PM :: 4182 Views :: Health Care
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Montreal-based CGI Group Inc. will be awarded another year-long state maintenance contract despite the ongoing problems with the site....
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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U.S. should respond aggressively to cyber attack, expert says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:13 PM :: 4986 Views :: First Amendment
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The attack on Sony Pictures and threats to the movie industry cannot be tolerated, one of the nation’s leading security experts says....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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University of Hawaii athletics must tackle fiscal woes
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:06 AM :: 6059 Views :: Higher Education
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University of Hawaii college football has been on a losing streak, impacting athletic department revenue....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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Man gets 33 months in prison after threatening to decapitate congresswoman
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:35 PM :: 4861 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...On Aug. 3, 2013, Sherbow sent an email to the FBI and the media with the headline “Cutting Off Tulsi Gabbard’s Head.”....
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 |
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University of Hawaii won’t talk about sex education program
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:45 PM :: 8205 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education
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"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii political action committee under fire for non-disclosure
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:33 AM :: 5680 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Hawaii’s state campaign spending commissioners want the Honolulu city prosecutor to investigate a case brought by former Gov. Ben Cayetano against Pacific Resource Partnership’s political action committee....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii’s $30B unfunded retirement liabilities part of national trend
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:19 PM :: 4243 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii’s $30-billion unfunded liability per resident is $21,852, the seventh highest in the nation....
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Monday, November 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court to hear same sex marriage case
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:59 AM :: 7485 Views :: Family
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Hawaii voters opposed same sex marriage in 1998 by a vote of 69.2 percent to 28.6 percent....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Group: University of Hawaii fiscal woes hurting students, faculty
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:43 PM :: 4685 Views :: Higher Education
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Students and faculty at the University of Hawaii are joining forces to try to force solutions to the system’s spiraling financial crisis....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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While change sweeps country, Hawaii remains the same
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:45 PM :: 6214 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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While voters across the country handed Republicans control of the U.S. Senate and expanded their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives, virtually nothing changed for Hawaii....
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Monday, November 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii taxpayers would spend millions on private preschools if amendment passes
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:23 AM :: 4368 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii prohibits government funding of private preschools, but that may change Tuesday....
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014 |
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Hawaii health officials: No automatic Ebola-related quarantine
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:36 PM :: 5803 Views :: Health Care, Military
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New Jersey, New York and Illinois have imposed mandatory quarantines for health care workers who treated Ebola patients in West Africa....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Cayetano Blames One Party System for Low Turnout
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 10337 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections, Politicians, Republican Party
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“The Democrats who run against each other are pretty much on the same side on social issues, so it just comes down who has greater resources and who is more popular.”
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Voters want to expel former Hawaii House speaker
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:43 PM :: 4825 Views :: Politicians
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House Speaker Joe Souki has refused a request to expel former House Speaker Calvin Say....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii investigator says state agency is shirking duties
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:18 PM :: 4971 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Some Hawaii companies are taking advantage of visitors and elderly residents, but state officials are thwarting attempts to investigate, a supervisor with the state Department of Commerce says....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Matson to pay $1 million for Honolulu molasses spill under plea agreement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:35 PM :: 5856 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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...Matson Terminals Inc has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks worst for tax burden, report says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:59 PM :: 6145 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii ranks worst in three major categories in the seventh annual “Rich States, Poor States” report....
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii students get gift cards to participate in sex education program
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:15 AM :: 6122 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...The gift cards, valued at between $10 and $20 each, are issued to 11, 12 and 13-year-olds....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Roadside animal farm may be casualty of Hawaii government
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:04 AM :: 5978 Views :: DHHL, Small Business
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A 10-year battle in state court over a 120-acre commercial property in Waimanalo is coming to an end....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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New director takes over Hawaii’s troubled Obamacare exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:14 PM :: 4093 Views :: Health Care
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...state administration and some key lawmakers want the state Department of Human Services to take over the Connector....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii officials on alert after Ebola scare
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:23 PM :: 4510 Views :: Health Care
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Medical officials responded to an Ebola scare by placing a patient in isolation....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii House leader fined a record $50,000 for ethics violations
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:37 AM :: 5863 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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"...this case is a perfect storm of public corruption” Totto said....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii will go bust by 2016, Senate minority leader says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:34 AM :: 5588 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the state is “headed into a situation where there is anticipated fiscal year imbalance” because spending is outpacing revenue....
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Friday, September 26, 2014 |
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Second Amendment advocates score victory in Hawaii court
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:28 PM :: 4973 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Seabright ruled unconstitutional Hawaii’s law prohibiting alien residents from applying for firearms permits....
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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Fired chief procurement officer blows whistle on Hawaii DOE procurement troubles
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:43 PM :: 6177 Views :: Education K-12
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The former chief procurement officer for the Hawaii Department of Education has filed a whistleblower lawsuit....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Oahu defense contractor sentenced on espionage charges
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:17 PM :: 5090 Views :: Military
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A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and civilian contractor will spend more than seven years in federal prison....
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s ‘most unusual political candidate’ vying to be next congressman
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:26 AM :: 4841 Views :: Politicians
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Kawika Crowley, the Republican running for U.S. House District 2 in November, is quite possibly the state’s most interesting politician in 2014....
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Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii lawmakers may ease access to marijuana
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:10 AM :: 4837 Views :: Drugs
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In its smoked form, marijuana potency and dosage cannot be controlled....
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Friday, September 5, 2014 |
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Controversial sex education program reinstated in Hawaii public schools
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:48 PM :: 7221 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...the program for middle school students will include some key revisions....
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii deemed ‘sinkhole’ state by fiscal watchdog for pension debt
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:27 PM :: 5539 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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A report by a fiscal watchdog deems Hawaii one of the worst “sinkhole” states for its growing debt burden to taxpayers....
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Friday, August 29, 2014 |
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RAILROADED: Rail construction Could put Small businesses out of business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:51 AM :: 5443 Views :: Rail
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Cliff Garcia operates Tropical Lamps & Shades on land his family has owned in the Kakaako district near downtown Honolulu for the past 70 years....
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Monday, August 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii commission opens investigation into election day debacles
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:10 PM :: 4978 Views :: Office of Elections
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Three Hawaii lawmakers called on the State Elections Commission to fire Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago Friday during a standing room-only commission meeting....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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ACLU sues for Hawaii Island residents to get second chance to vote
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:22 AM :: 4940 Views :: Office of Elections
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...The ACLU lawsuit asks the Hawaii Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Iselle to cast a vote to be included in the August 2014 primary results....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s largest insurance provider pulls small business plans from health exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:19 AM :: 4168 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii’s health-care exchange, the Hawaii Health Connector, has taken another blow....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Schatz wins U.S. Senate primary in political battle that divided Hawaii’s Democratic party
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:09 PM :: 6059 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Polls showed that whites, and most mainland liberal groups, largely backed Schatz, while Hanabusa had the support of local Asians....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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HI House leader ousted in election primary amid controversy
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:11 PM :: 7211 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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House Majority floor leader Rida Cabanilla is out of a job....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Puna to Pick Senator
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:59 PM :: 5984 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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...New Age seekers, Hawaiian sovereignty activists, organic farmers and the odd pakalolo grower....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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Incumbent Hawaii governor out in historic upset
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:27 PM :: 5805 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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Ige got 143,835 votes, Abercrombie, 67,368....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Major storms hit Hawaii after lawmakers raid hurricane fund
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:11 PM :: 5159 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the state’s $126 million hurricane relief fund has nearly run dry after the state Legislature snatched the funds to balance the budget in 2011....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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Has Hawaii’s governor lost his mojo?
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:40 AM :: 5984 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...If Abercrombie loses this primary, it will be the first time in Hawaii’s history a sitting Democrat governor is ousted after just one term....
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Saturday, August 2, 2014 |
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VA reform bill gives veterans private health care options
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:57 PM :: 4818 Views :: Military
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House and Senate negotiators reached a compromise Wednesday on a Veterans Affairs health care reform bill....
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Saturday, August 2, 2014 |
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Honolulu Army reservist accused of fraud, theft and child molestation
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:47 PM :: 7199 Views :: Military, Politicians
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...he is accused of repeatedly molesting a 13-year-old boy, and has been held in the state prison facility since February....
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Thursday, July 31, 2014 |
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Feds fly immigrant minors to Hawaii on taxpayer dime
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:20 AM :: 5202 Views :: National News
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“between January 1 and July 7, a total of eight minors were discharged from the unaccompanied alien children program to sponsors in Hawaii.”
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
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Absentee ballot fraud incident has Kauai police, elections officials on alert
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:14 PM :: 8304 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Office of Elections
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“When my ballot was stolen, I felt so violated. I am very concerned about corruption here on the island,” Woods said....
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Monday, July 28, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s dominant shipping carrier to pay $9 million to settle federal allegations
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:19 AM :: 5795 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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...Matson and Horizon improperly billed the U.S. Department of Defense, costing $2 million a year in damages....
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