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Thursday, July 25, 2024 |
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OIP: Five Changes to Sunshine Law
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 127 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... five bills amending the Sunshine Law ....
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Sunday, July 21, 2024 |
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Crooks and Cronies on the Move in Primary Races
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 6289 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, OHA, Republican Party
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... Keli’i Akina, OHA’s only honest Trustee, is being challenged by three has-beens in an obviously coordinated effort ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Green Names Climate Advisory Team
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 501 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... Team to Produce Policy Guidance for Climate Resilience and Disaster Recovery ....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 |
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Agriculture: Record Spending on Invasive Species
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 418 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Record funding for biosecurity measures approved by the state Legislature this year will expand the state’s efforts to stop the spread of invasive species such as little fire ants, the coconut rhinoceros beetle and coqui frogs ....
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Friday, July 12, 2024 |
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Green says major budget reform begins next year
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 AM :: 491 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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... Hawaii lawmakers enacted a large income tax cut this year, and major budget reform will begin next year to ensure it stays in place, Gov. Josh Green said ....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
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Green Signs 253 Bills Into Law
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 2661 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... final day of bill signings ....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
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Green Vetoes Seven Bills
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 476 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Of the 17 bills on his original Intent to Veto List, Governor Green issued seven vetoes. He signed four bills after issuing line-item reductions, and six bills were signed into law ....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2024 |
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HB1800: Green Signs $19.1B Budget
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 530 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... HB 1800 represents an increase of more than $480 million in general funds for fiscal year 2025 ....
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Friday, July 5, 2024 |
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Ethics: Hawaii Socialists Illegally Lobbied for Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ Resolution on Taxpayer Dime
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 1157 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"... Respondent Coffield explained that he was so distressed by Chair Tam’s text message and email that he left work, went to a coffee shop, and then drafted and sent the email from the coffee shop. Respondent Coffield did not return to work that day and neglected to take leave ...."
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Sunday, June 30, 2024 |
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Green Announces Appointments, Creates Insurance Task Force
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 862 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... The positions and appointees are listed below; House and Senate appointees also are included ....
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Sunday, June 30, 2024 |
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Intent to Veto: Budget Drama Continues
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 642 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... Intent to Veto: HB 1800, which is the state’s budget bill, and HB 40, which is the bill that puts $300 million into our rainy day fund and $135 million into the pension accumulation fund ....
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 |
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Your Input Inspires Us
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 AM :: 532 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... we don’t know what we don’t know ....
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 |
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Green: 'Intent to Veto' 17 Bills
By News Release @ 3:11 AM :: 745 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Governor Josh Green, M.D., notified legislative leaders and stakeholders of his intent to veto 17 bills passed by the Hawaiʻi State Legislature during the 2024 session ....
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Sunday, June 16, 2024 |
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Budgeting Backwards
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 706 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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... there is now, government-wide, about a 30% vacancy rate in the number of authorized positions ....
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Saturday, June 15, 2024 |
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Can Hawaii afford its new income tax cuts?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:24 PM :: 684 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... Hawaii taxpayers are expected to save about $1.2 billion in 2030 ....
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024 |
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SB2516: HGEA Power Grab forced State CIO to Resign
By Selected News Articles @ 6:00 PM :: 2088 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024. Now we know why ....
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024 |
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Green: Civil Beat Publisher will Steer Hawaii's Applications for Federal Funds
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 1014 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Pierre Omidyar
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... to assist in applying for and securing federal funds relating to renewable energy, local food, clean transportation, and fresh water ....
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Sunday, June 2, 2024 |
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Kauai: Grassroot Legislative Wrapup
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:42 PM :: 916 Views :: Kauai County, Development, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... It was mostly a good year for Hawaii at the 2024 Legislature, and policy experts from Grassroot will explain how that came to be ....
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Saturday, June 1, 2024 |
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Green Makes Several Appointments
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 1100 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... a new deputy director for the Department of Human Resources Development, and appointed several individuals to various open positions in state boards and commissions ....
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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Senate Committee Changes Announced
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1009 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... With the retirement of Senator Maile S.L. Shimabukuro effective today, Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi announced changes to the composition of Senate Standing Committees ....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 |
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Governor's Office 'Listening Sessions' on Child Welfare System
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 310 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... with a culminating virtual statewide meeting on Tuesday, July 2 ....
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Saturday, May 25, 2024 |
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Bills that will ‘truly help the people of Hawaii’
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 PM :: 928 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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... huge wins in the areas of taxes, healthcare and housing reform ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Akina lauds Legislature’s Lahaina-response spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:08 PM :: 1119 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... legislators earmark $1 billion to cover costs such as emergency housing and rental assistance ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Curt Otaguro Named new Boss of Airports Division
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 1312 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... In his previous roles as State Comptroller and Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education, Otaguro managed facilities on a large scale as well as complex Capital Improvement Projects ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024 |
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SB930 Signed into Law: New Rental Application Fee Rules
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 761 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... the law prohibits a landlord from charging an applicant for a residential dwelling unit, a tenant screening fee that is more than the actual cost to obtain information ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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Lahaina Lesson? "Prepare for quick evacuation"
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 1559 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government
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..."Practices are improved from lessons learned in previous disasters"....
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Saturday, May 11, 2024 |
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Defeating Bad Bills Also a Form of Winning
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:31 PM :: 1537 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... helping to defeat many measures that would have harmed Hawaii’s economy and added to our already high cost of living ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Pinata: 'Federal Funds Summit' set for July
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 1230 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... to competitively pursue and secure the historic investments made possible through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) ....
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Sunday, May 5, 2024 |
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Legislature comes through big time
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:00 AM :: 1694 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The best news to come out of it was that our lawmakers passed a major income tax-relief bill, HB2404, which Gov. Josh Green is almost certain to sign because it was part of his much-touted "Green Affordability Plan." ....
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Saturday, May 4, 2024 |
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Dems: Income Tax Cut Tops off 'Productive' Legislative Session
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 1463 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... ALICE families will experience firsthand one of the biggest tax cuts in the State’s history ...."
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Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
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The Home Stretch at the Legislature
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1170 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... At the end of this month, the Legislature wraps up and we see what gets sent to Gov. Green’s desk for signature or veto ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 |
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Budget Emerges from Conference Committee
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 1039 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... House Bill 1800 CD1 will be up for a final vote in both chambers before being transmitted to the governor for consideration ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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Four House Bills up for Final Reading
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 1014 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... The final vote is set for 11:30 a.m. during the Floor Session. Upon approval, these bills will advance to the governor's desk for his signature ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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‘Blankety-blank’ bills at Legislature leave Hawaii taxpayers in the dark
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:04 PM :: 1121 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... To address the problem, Yamachika suggested that legal action might be necessary ....
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Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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25 House Bills up for Final Reading
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 1079 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... A final vote is scheduled for Friday, April 19 at 11:30 a.m. on the House Floor during the Floor Session ....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024 |
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Naming Names: Airports Division Ran Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 4868 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA, COVID-19
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... late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox ....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2024 |
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10 'Good Government' Bills up for Final House Vote
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 1155 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... A final vote is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, and upon approval, the bills proceed to the governor's desk for his signature....
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Saturday, April 13, 2024 |
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2nd Crossover: Senate Moves 182 Bills
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 1106 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the Senate passed 182 House Bills out on third reading this week ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024 |
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SB2553: Hawaii 'opt out' retirement scam
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 3564 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...a scam designed to shunt the least attentive investors -- those who do not 'opt out' -- into low return, high fee accounts run by whichever financial institution makes the most campaign contributions....
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 |
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Judge Dismisses Claims: State cannot be Sued in Federal Court over Lahaina Fire
By Court House News @ 5:00 AM :: 1855 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... The state is dismissed from a set of federal cases that aim to hold it liable for the deadly wildfires but may still face claims in state court ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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OIP Director Leaving Office
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 1666 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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... Park will be retiring from OIP at the end of March 2024. Supervising Staff Attorney Carlotta Amerino will become OIP’s Acting Director in April. ....
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
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Senate WAM Approves Budget
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 1492 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Additionally, due to the August 2023 Maui Wildfires, Ways and Means unanimously approved other emergency appropriation bills, House Bill 679 Senate Draft 2 and House Bill 2610 Senate Draft 2 ....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024 |
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd-Worst Taxpayer ROI
By Selected News Articles @ 6:46 PM :: 1966 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2024 ....
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Sunday, March 17, 2024 |
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Green's PLA directive will make Government Contracting Even More Expensive
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:05 PM :: 1798 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....
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Saturday, March 16, 2024 |
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Green Releases 'The Hawai‘i We Deserve' policy report
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 1668 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... a comprehensive outline of the Green Administration’s plans to confront key issues facing the state of Hawai‘i ....
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Thursday, March 14, 2024 |
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House Passes State Budget
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 1590 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"... will come at an extraordinary cost ...."
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Saturday, March 9, 2024 |
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DHS: Green Appoints Political Hack to Oversee Department Overflowing with Dead Babies
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 2360 Views :: Ethics, Family, Hawaii State Government
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... As a state Representative from 2004 to 2023, Yamane chaired various committees including Health, Human Services, and Homelessness ....
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