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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 |
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DoE Enrollment Drops Again--Charter School Enrollment Up
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 5036 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 167,454 students (down from 168,152 last year) and charter schools enrolled 11,877 students (up from 11,546 last year)....
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Saturday, September 7, 2019 |
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DoE Releases Draft 2030 Promise Plan
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 3159 Views :: Education K-12
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...A feedback window on the draft of that plan is open through Sept. 20, 2019....
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Thursday, August 29, 2019 |
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DoH: New school immunization requirements
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 5095 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Higher Education
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...additional immunizations will be required for students entering preschool, kindergarten through grade 12, and colleges/universities in Hawai‘i....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2019 |
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LGBT activist: Kamehameha School girls should change in nurse’s station if they don’t like boy in locker room
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 7790 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Family
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...meanwhile at public schools girls don't have locker rooms for trannies to push their way in to....
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Thursday, August 22, 2019 |
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Cool Schools? DoE Cuts a Little Red Tape
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 3517 Views :: Education K-12
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...The Schools Directed AC program enables school leaders to initiate the process by requesting an official electrical assessment from HIDOE’s Office of Facilities and Operations to determine where there is sufficient electrical capacity for AC in classrooms....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd-Lowest Percentage of Kids in PreSchool
By Selected News Articles @ 6:31 PM :: 6639 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii Child Care Costs More than College Tuition....
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Monday, August 5, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii DoE SPED Suspensions top in USA
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4607 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection show Hawaiʻi to be the worst state in the nation for public school students with disabilities....
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 |
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OHA seeks nonprofit to administer $3 million charter school grant (again)
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 5534 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...Flashback 2017: Help Stop CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds....
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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Mental healthcare in Hawaii: Young minds at risk
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5489 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...The state of mental healthcare for Hawai‘i’s medicaid-eligible youth....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Fighting for Details on How Hawaii DoE Spends $2 Billion
By Selected News Articles @ 7:05 PM :: 4572 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...The problem is the data we provide is based on an accounting system that is more than two decades out of use...."
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Friday, July 19, 2019 |
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Setting Off Hysteria
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:30 PM :: 6692 Views :: Education K-12, Family, GMOs
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...Today my kids learned a lesson about thinking logically the hard way....
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Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii 3rd Lowest Youth Poverty
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 PM :: 3776 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...2019’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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School Bus Dangers
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:14 AM :: 6377 Views :: Education K-12, Agriculture, GMOs
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...activists have scared parents into believing that they must fear pesticides but ignore other real safety hazards....
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Sunday, July 7, 2019 |
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HSTA Members Grill Dem Presidential Contenders--Demand More Money
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 6047 Views :: Democratic Party, Education K-12, Labor
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...First Question: “How are you going to increase salaries...."
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 |
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Better Education for Military-Connected Children
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:55 AM :: 4555 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...a new nationally representative survey reporting on the experiences and opinions of over 1,200 active-duty military families. ...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Judiciary Program Tackles Absenteeism at Keaau Middle School
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 4682 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary
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"...the original intent of the program was to increase school attendance rates, which the program did...."
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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Why is the Hawaii Attorney General too busy to prosecute charter school corruption?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 7400 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....
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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Economic Well-Being of Children: Hawaii Ranks 34th
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 6786 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...conditions have shown little to no improvements in more recent years, with the state’s rank for this domain slipping from 30 in 2018 to 34 in 2019....
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Sunday, June 9, 2019 |
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DOE, Fork Over That General Ledger!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4481 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...the Education Institute of Hawaii that wants to see the general ledger for the whole Department of Education....
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Saturday, June 8, 2019 |
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ACLU: DoE Would Rather Litigate Than Build Locker Rooms for Female Students
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4775 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...Documents filed yesterday in federal court by the ACLU of Hawai‘i reveal that DOE has simply been waiting for two female high school athletes to graduate, hoping the mere fact of their graduation will prevent the girls from being able to proceed with their gender discrimination lawsuit....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 |
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Low Participation Breakfast: DoE is Serving it All Summer
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 4663 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...Hawaii 39.7% of free-lunch eligible students participate in free breakfast program – 2nd lowest in USA....
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Saturday, June 1, 2019 |
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Help the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board develop ethics training
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 5509 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...work with Dr. Troy Hutchings to make the Model Code of Ethics for Educators 'appropriate for Hawaii'....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: Caldwell Admin Asked Neighborhood Boards to Campaign Against HSTA Property Tax
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 6747 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...The Official requested...all 33 Neighborhood Board chairs...place the ballot issue ...on their board’s monthly agenda between September 15 and October 15, 2018, so that a certain political action committee “and others” could publicly discuss this topic prior to the election....
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Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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'Wildly irresponsible betrayal' Kishimoto Freaks Out Over UIPA Request
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 7255 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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"...On behalf of EIH, we are prepared to litigate this matter to the full extent necessary...."
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Hirono, Megaphone, Abortion, 8th Graders
By Video @ 5:32 PM :: 6379 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, Life
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...“And then, the boys who were there among the sixty, I told them, you know, it’s kind of hard for a woman to get pregnant without you guys,” she said....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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Petition: Support DOE Budget Transparency to Improve Public Education in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:02 PM :: 4699 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...It remains unclear exactly how the DOE’s nearly $1.9 billion operating budget is being spent due to the complex, non-transparent nature of its budget. This is not to mention the roughly $1 billion in other expenses that make up the almost $3 billion DOE budget....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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Hawaii Drivers Have High GPA and Low Test Scores
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 4902 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... their reported average GPA ranks them amongst the top five smartest states in the country ... (BUT) ... Hawaii has the lowest mean ACT score on this list and the fifth lowest in the United States ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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HSTA: Stop Ranking our Failing Schools
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 5600 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Ranking schools based largely on test results perpetuates the failed "test and punish" culture of the past -- HSTA ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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HSTA Evaluates Legislative Session
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 5256 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...HB1070: Tenured and probationary teachers will no longer have to pay their own licensure fees....
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Monday, May 13, 2019 |
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"Equality" Act Hits Rewind on the Rights of Women
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:42 PM :: 8165 Views :: Education K-12, National News, Family, Higher Education, Military
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... This week Congress will vote on H.R. 5, the Equality Act, sweeping legislation that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the definition of sex throughout federal law ....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019 |
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Hawaii DOE Pitches '2030 Promise Plan'
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 3977 Views :: Education K-12
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...a final plan will be presented to the Board of Education early next year....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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DoE Changes Teacher Evaluations: De-Emphasizes Student Performance
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 5556 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...In an effort to eliminate the predictive nature of expected targets, EES will focus on student-centered growth that assesses what is valued in the school or Complex Area rather than on Student Learner Outcomes (SLOs)...."
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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Contract Reopener: HSTA Gets Another $45.6M
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 5838 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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“This agreement is worth more than $45 million for our members in salary increases and employer contributions to our health care plan, while establishing a pilot program to give teachers more control over their 21 hours (of professional development time)....”
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
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Legislature Votes to Fund Suicide Prevention
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4959 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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...Task force statistics reveal youth, especially on neighbor islands, most at risk....
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Sunday, April 21, 2019 |
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Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Education
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:53 PM :: 4096 Views :: Education K-12
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...one significant deficiency in internal control over financial reporting ... two significant deficiencies in internal control over compliance....
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Sunday, April 21, 2019 |
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HIDOE Achieves Success with Job Order Contracting
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4106 Views :: Education K-12
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...they just make a list of the projects and call them “deferred maintenance”....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Is lack of funding the real problem in the Department of Education?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:54 PM :: 6637 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Taxes
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...UIPA Request: DoE Refusing to Release Check Register....
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Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
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30 Years Late: DoE Discovers IDIQ -- ‘Job Order Contracting
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 4826 Views :: Education K-12
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...HIDOE completing school roof repairs more quickly under 'new' contracting method....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 |
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Hawaii 2nd Worst Financial Knowledge and Education
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 AM :: 4997 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...2019’s Most & Least Financially Literate States....
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Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
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Kishimoto Demands Media Cover Up Failing Schools
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 5692 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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"...branded an “F.” How does that make the hardworking kids, educators and families of that school community feel?...."
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Thursday, April 4, 2019 |
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2019 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 5799 Views :: Education K-12
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...HIDOE announces its 2019 graduation dates for 64 schools statewide including public charter schools....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 |
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Anti-Vaxxer Charter School May Lose Charter over Financial Irregularities
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 6844 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics
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...Kona Pacific Public Charter School, 222 students, 37.4 percent not vaccinated....
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Sunday, March 24, 2019 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 8:33 PM :: 8867 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Life, Drugs
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... We believe these bills are unconstitutional ....
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Monday, March 18, 2019 |
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Innovation? Hawaii Ranks 45th
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 6938 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education, Small Business
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...Innovation is a principal driver of U.S. economic growth....
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Sunday, March 17, 2019 |
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Blank the Amount, Defect the Date
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6505 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Higher Education, Taxes
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"SB 1474 Senate Draft 2 that proposes an increase in the GET now specifies '__ per cent or $ _____'"
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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GET increase will add to Hawaii’s high cost of living
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:34 PM :: 5826 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...The Hawaii Legislature is considering a bill to add 0.5 percent to the 4 percent state general excise tax....
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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Can’t You Spare Half a Penny for Education?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4660 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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...what we really need to do is fix the inefficiency....
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