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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 |
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Auditor: Every Special Fund Proposed by Legislators Fails to Meet Criteria
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:03 PM :: 4253 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...We reviewed 98 House and Senate bills proposing 80 special and revolving funds during the 2019 legislative session of which none met criteria....
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Monday, March 11, 2019 |
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Legislative Preview: Week 8
By Brett Kulbis @ 5:28 PM :: 4766 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Last week was cross over, 524 Senate Bills and 498 House Bill passed third reading in their respective chambers....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 |
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Crossover: House Sends 497 Bills to Senate
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 5533 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...As the 2019 Legislative Session nears its crossover deadline this week, the House of Representatives has passed nearly 500 bills....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 |
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Technology Transformation: Priority Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 3496 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...important legislation relating to government data and information and technology strategy remain in play, with some bills already crossing over to the other house....
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Monday, March 4, 2019 |
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Legislative Preview: This Week's Bills on the Move
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 4466 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Crossover is the deadline for bills to pass third reading in order to move (or “crossover”) to the other chamber....
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Friday, March 1, 2019 |
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Help People Save by Cutting Their Taxes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:41 PM :: 5753 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...Multiple bills heard this session have revolved around encouraging residents to save. The details vary, but there’s a common theme: The state wants to be your local bank....
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Monday, February 25, 2019 |
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Sunday, February 24, 2019 |
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Aloha Stadium Scheme Exploits Federal Tax Breaks
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 6097 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...the program’s requirement that investments must “substantially improve” zone property in order to qualify for tax breaks is quite loose....
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Friday, February 22, 2019 |
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House Finance Committee Passes Dozens of Bills
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 3320 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...These measures will move to a full vote on the House floor....
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Monday, February 18, 2019 |
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Sunday, February 17, 2019 |
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Squirreling Away Money at the Dept. of Transportation
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5290 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The auditor found that they have lots of money lying around. More than $120 million in accounts that haven’t been even touched for five years....
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Saturday, February 16, 2019 |
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Four Bills for Hawaii Government Technology Transformation
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 3167 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Data, strategic planning bills critical to transforming state government....
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Friday, February 15, 2019 |
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Board of Agriculture Chair Resigns After Two Weeks on Job
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 7218 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...Ige has appointed Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture. Former Chair Denise Albano resigned for personal reasons on January 29, 2019....
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Monday, February 11, 2019 |
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Senate Committee Refuses to Recognize Hundreds of Emailed Testimonies
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 7143 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Second Amendment
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...The Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs has arbitrarily decided to not accept testimony submitted to it via e-mail....
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Sunday, February 10, 2019 |
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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 :: 5679 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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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Sex Harassment: New House Rules "add another layer of silence"
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 7038 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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Thursday, January 31, 2019 |
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Medicaid Fraud: DHS Still Not Doing the Real Work
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:32 AM :: 6306 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...The recommendations not implemented are the ones where DHS actually has to go out and catch fraudsters, instead of just talking about it....
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 |
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 |
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Auditor Slams DoT--$112M Illegally Hidden from Legislature
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:16 PM :: 5779 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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...three revolving funds, and one trust fund with remaining balances which total approximately $120 million as of June 30, 2018, had no financial activity during our (5 year) review period....
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Monday, January 28, 2019 |
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Who Should Regulate Drones in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:11 PM :: 7042 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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...Local rules that conflict with national ones threaten the growth of the entire U.S. drone industry....
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 |
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Public pension crisis? We're on it!
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:14 PM :: 5729 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Plaintiffs to Appeal 'Gut-n-Replace' Ruling
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 4000 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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..."It legitimizes a practice born in smoke-filled rooms, out of the public's eye and is an insult to the openness we brag about in the Hawaii State Legislature."....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
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Finance Committee Passes Base Budget
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 3444 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The ultimate goal of performance-based budgeting is to have every state agency justify discretionary funds they receive for each two-year budget cycle. Eventually, zero-based budgeting will analyze the entire budget of programs....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019 |
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Bipartisan Women's Legislative Caucus Elects Leadership for 2019
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 3592 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...co-conveners for 2019 Senators Rosalyn H. Baker and Laura H. Thielen and Representatives Lauren Matsumoto and Linda Ichiyama....
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019 |
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Full Text: Ige's State of the State Address
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 3762 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"...The state of the State of Hawaii is sound...."
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Sunday, January 20, 2019 |
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Lesson for UH and DoE--How P3 Can Eliminate Deferred Maintenance
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 6225 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...Public agencies tend to delay or not perform preventive and predictive maintenance. Lack of preventive maintenance of assets of any type leads to deterioration that only accelerates as the maintenance is put off....
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Saturday, January 19, 2019 |
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Ige Announces More Second Tier Appointments
By News Release @ 10:38 AM :: 5740 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...HDoT, DAGS, DLIR, B&F, PSD.....
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019 |
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Ige Sends McCartney to DBEDT, Fuchigami now Chief of Staff
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 5796 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...A press release announcing McCartney’s appointment Wednesday morning made no mention of the dual roles for Fuchigami....
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019 |
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Opening Day Speech: What is a Loyal Opposition?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:00 PM :: 4640 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...We will be faithful and committed to the needs of the people of Hawai‘i, and to the agenda that you set out as the Majority – but we ask that your agenda conform to the generally accepted principals of free markets, free people void of government shackles, and greater prosperity for all the people of Hawai‘i....
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Sunday, January 13, 2019 |
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Zero-Based Budgeting
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3877 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Today, we examine “zero-based budgeting,” an idea that has been around for a while but was recently championed by House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke....
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Saturday, January 12, 2019 |
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Budget: Hawaii Scores 'D-' for Legacy Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 3838 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...The Volker Alliance gave states grades of A to D-minus, the lowest possible mark, for their practices in five areas that are the building blocks of budgeting nationwide....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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Hawaii's coming recession--Are legislators Listening?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:03 PM :: 5827 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The economic boom of the last few years allowed them to continue spending at high levels, and many of them would like to keep it that way....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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New Hi-Tech Payroll System Reveals 4,589 State Employees Paid for 'Multiple Positions'
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 4900 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...On the first pay date of the year on Jan. 4, 2019, the PeopleSoft Payroll system issued 70,771 payments to 66,182 employees, as there are individuals issued pay for multiple positions....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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Tech Modernization Plans in the 2019-21 Budget
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 3282 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...tens of millions of dollars for modernization within nearly every department....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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Ige Appoints New PUC Chair
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 6232 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...Jay Griffin becomes PUC chair immediately....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 |
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Ige Reappoints Directors at Eleven Departments
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 11292 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...HDOT, DoTAX, DHRD, DOH, DHS, DLNR, DCCA, PSD, DHHL, ETS, DoD....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 |
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Auditor Follows up on Foundation on Culture and Arts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:18 AM :: 4521 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...the Foundation and DAGS have implemented 16 and partially implemented 7 of the 29 recommendations. Six recommendations have not been implemented....
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Sunday, January 6, 2019 |
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So Did You Meet Your Goals This Year? -- Um, We Dunno
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3710 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... the agencies are supposed to come up with a “variance report” that is supposed to list how much they were budgeted, how much was spent, and a narrative explanation for any significant difference ....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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Ige Appoints Clare Connors Attorney General
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 5012 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Connors was nominated to the Federal District Court by Obama, but the Senate did not vote and the nomination lapsed when Obama's term ended....
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Thursday, January 3, 2019 |
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New Insurance Commissioner Appointed
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 3480 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...DCCA Director Catherine P. Awakuni Colón has named Colin M. Hayashida as insurance commissioner for the State of Hawaii. The appointment was effective January 1, 2019....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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House Finance Committee Sets Budget Hearings
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 3849 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a series of Informational Briefings in January to hear testimony and review requests for the state budget from governmental agencies....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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No, Killing a Special Fund Doesn’t Kill People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5395 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 |
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Commissioners Sought for Legacy Land Conservation Commission
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 6153 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...Submit an online application to the Office of the Governor, Boards and Commissions, and learn more about how you can make an impact serving on the Commission....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018 |
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CAFR: State Pension Debt Grows faster Than Tax Revenues
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 4838 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...the state still spent about $2 billion more than it generated in fiscal year 2018, and its overall net position dropped by $718.4 million dollars over the course of the fiscal year, in spite of a $326 million increase in revenue generated mostly by airport and harbor fees....
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Saturday, December 22, 2018 |
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State Now Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 4163 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The deadline to submit grant applications is 4:30 p.m. January 18, 2019....
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