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Thursday, August 2, 2018 |
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Grassroot Institute releases report on fixing pension debt crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:29 PM :: 5889 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...how to bring under control the almost $13 billion in unfunded liabilities of Hawaii’s public pension system....
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Thursday, August 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii Budget and Policy Center Releases Budget Primer
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 3670 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a Budget Primer that serves as an entry-level course covering the components of the state budget, how it is created, and the priorities and choices it reflects....
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018 |
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Ethics: Big Island's Top Sheriff Busted Padding Payroll
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 7813 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Police
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...securing compensation for himself and his subordinate employees for more hours than they actually worked....
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018 |
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Ige Appoints Jon Yoshimura to Espero's Senate Seat
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 5320 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...Yoshimura will represent District 19 until a new senator is elected in November’s General Election. Yoshimura is not running for the seat....
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Saturday, July 28, 2018 |
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Special Action Team on Affordable Rental Housing Presents 10-Year Plan
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 4826 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...of the projects awarded during the current administration, 433 affordable units are now under construction. In addition, 5,946 units are in the pipeline/pending phase, of which 5,235 are affordable....
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Friday, July 27, 2018 |
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How to resolve Hawaii’s public pension debt crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:33 PM :: 7530 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is releasing a new report that outlines how policymakers could resolve Hawaii’s financially dangerous public pension crisis....
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 |
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HDOT Sitting on $468M Unspent Federal Funds
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 5542 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail
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...With HART repaving Kamehmeha Hwy out of its own budget, this is money that could be used to pay for rail--but HDOT refuses....
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018 |
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HDOT Touts Public-Private Partnership at Airport
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 4941 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...Airports Division is proud to be working in partnership with DFS and global restaurateur HMSHost on more than $69 million worth of improvements....
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Sunday, July 22, 2018 |
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Staffer for Sen Stanley Chang Accused of Sex Assault
By Andrew Walden @ 10:04 PM :: 14669 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...Asami Kobayashi, co-founder of Young Progressives Demanding Action (YPDA), has a story to tell....
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Blackmailed by DCCA, Spectrum Rolls out 'Free' Wi-Fi Statewide
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 3773 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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“DCCA also negotiated a Public WiFi Partnership program to be deployed in the coming years as a condition of the Hawaiian Telcom-Cincinnati Bell transfer.”
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Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
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Hawaii's false ballistic-missile warning spurs senators to propose fixing national alert system
By Selected News Articles @ 2:13 AM :: 6063 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Brian Schatz, Hawaii Democrat, and Sen. John Thune, South Dakota....
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Thursday, July 12, 2018 |
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The FCC is changing up the country’s emergency alert system to prevent another Hawaii incident
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 6315 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Action Supports More Effective Local Emergency Alert Tests and PSAs, Addresses False Alerts, and Seeks to Improve Wireless Alerts....
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Tuesday, July 10, 2018 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight -- Allows Law Enforcement Standards Board to Become Law
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 7618 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police, Taxes
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...Gov. David Ige has notified legislative leaders and key lawmakers that he is vetoing eight out of 11 bills on his Intent to Veto list....
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Monday, July 9, 2018 |
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Tech Debacle: Hawaii v Ciber Stays in State Courts, Guaranteeing Big Money Payoff
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 3936 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the State defeated a recent attempt by Ciber’s insurers to move the lawsuit out of state....
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Sunday, July 8, 2018 |
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If You Don’t Rock the Boat, How Do You Change Its Direction?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4985 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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...When many of us in Hawaii grew up, we were taught to go with the flow....
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Saturday, June 30, 2018 |
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State Payroll Modernization Readies for ‘Group 2’ Rollout
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 4756 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The HawaiiPay project is helping the state to replace its mainframe payroll system that is more than 50 years old with a single integrated software system called PeopleSoft....
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 |
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False Missile Alert: HGEA Members Sleeping on the Job
By Selected News Articles @ 11:39 AM :: 7921 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Military
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...“On multiple occasions, I’ve observed them watching movies or TV shows. Usually they are sitting around looking unoccupied. Approximately two weeks ago, it was reported to me by a staff member who came in early that they observed all three SWP staff on shift asleep.”....
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Monday, June 25, 2018 |
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Ige Releases 'Intent to Veto' List
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 4002 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Hawaii Governor May Veto Bill Expanding Hotel Tax....
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Monday, June 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to Host Open Houses
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 6460 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...HI-EMA is inviting the community to three open houses as it updates the Hawai’i State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan, which addresses ways to reduce the impact of natural hazards on the State....
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Monday, June 11, 2018 |
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Public-Private Partnerships in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:41 PM :: 6558 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...how to ease barriers to public-private partnerships in the state, and the benefits that could result if done right....
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Friday, June 8, 2018 |
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HB2748: Ige Signs Housing Bill
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 6251 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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...HB2748 appropriates $200 million to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corporation’s (HHFDC) Rental Housing Revolving Fund....
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
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Ige Releases $12M for Volcano Response
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 5947 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...costs for overtime, equipment and materials are mounting....
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Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
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Is the Hawaii Convention Center Profitable?
By UHERO @ 1:59 AM :: 5953 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...HTA CEO George Szegeti said “In CY2017 the convention center turned a net operating profit of $1.1 million, marking its second consecutive year of profitability.” This is surprising news, indeed....
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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Auditor: Two Years Later State Scores 2-2-1 on IT
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:32 PM :: 4276 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...thus making an accurate and comprehensive compilation of these costs extremely time-consuming, if not impossible to complete....
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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State IT: Several Measures Await Governor’s Signature
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 3393 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...several pieces of priority legislation succeeded in being passed this year. The governor has until June 25 to decide....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Analyst: Hawaii Legislators are ‘F***ing Morons’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 PM :: 5569 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Michael Pachter, perhaps the most outspoken and well-known analyst in the games industry didn’t spare any words against the Hawaii legislators led by Chris Lee....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Lava disaster could worsen Hawaii pension crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:27 PM :: 5934 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...ERS director warns emergency overtime costs add to state's unfunded liabilities....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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Rusty Scalpel: Gut n Replace SB2858 Fails to meet Constitutional requirement
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 6096 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The “Rusty Scalpel” award recognizes passage of a bill whose subject has been substantially amended without opportunity for adequate legislative review as required by the Hawaii Constitution....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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After a Few Months of Typing, HGEA Member Scores Lifetime 'Disability' Pension
By Robert Thomas @ 1:23 PM :: 7096 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...with 10 years of back payments thanks to a 3-2 decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Friday, May 18, 2018 |
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Backbone
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:41 PM :: 9451 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government, GMOs
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...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....
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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 |
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Republican Caucus: Legislative Session in Review
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 2:58 PM :: 5216 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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The 2018 Legislative Session has come to a close. Close to 200 bills sit on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature....
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Friday, May 11, 2018 |
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Pressler out at DoH
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 5155 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Anderson will be taking over for Pressler. He has served as administrator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources since October 2015....
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 |
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Hawaii Constitutional Convention--The Basics
By Video @ 7:23 PM :: 5672 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...basic questions that will elucidate the nature of the institution....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018 |
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Follow the Money? Not so Easy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 7605 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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... Following the Money 2018 -- How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data ...
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Friday, May 4, 2018 |
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Was 2018 Hawaii Legislature a success?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:05 PM :: 5275 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Saiki said that after passing last year’s rail tax hike, he feels like “the Legislature can do anything.”....
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Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
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Navigating risk at Hawaii's public pension system
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:43 PM :: 4304 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$12.9 billion in unfunded liabilities, a huge risk for government employees and all Hawaii families alike....
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Tuesday, May 1, 2018 |
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Final Passage: House, Senate Move Bills
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 4186 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The 2018 Legislature will adjourn on Thursday, May 3....
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Monday, April 30, 2018 |
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Con-Con: The People v. Hawaii Supreme Court
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 3:29 PM :: 10167 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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...The Court’s 1997 ruling on the majority required to call a state constitutional convention was a travesty of justice....
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Friday, April 27, 2018 |
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Let’s restore accountability at the Capitol
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:05 PM :: 4742 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...look at how transparency goes by the wayside at the end of the session....
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Thursday, April 26, 2018 |
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Two Departments Set to ‘Go Live’ on State’s New Payroll System
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 4390 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...This year, the State of Hawaii’s four-decade-old mainframe payroll system will transition to a modern payroll software and processes utilizing PeopleSoft....
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 |
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HB2748: $580M Inserted at Last Minute for Hanabusa Crony
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 8989 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Cost of Living
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... In 1998 Hanabusa and Nakata teamed up with Mafia Godfather Larry Mehau to get rid of Attorney General Margery Bronster in an effort to protect the corrupt thieving Broken Trustees of Kamehameha Schools--now her Legislators want to give him a big fat stack of money....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018 |
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House Republican Caucus Legislative Update
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 7:26 PM :: 4816 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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... Update to the bills list introduced by members of our Republican Caucus that crossed over to the Senate ....
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Saturday, April 21, 2018 |
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House-Senate Conference Committee Finalizes Budget Negotiations
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 7615 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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...this budget provides $15 million to fund homeless services, $3 million more than requested by the Governor....
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Monday, April 16, 2018 |
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Attorney General Suzuki Names Deputy, Assistant
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 5196 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Dana O. Viola as the First Deputy Attorney General and James W. Walther as the Special Assistant to the Attorney General....
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 |
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End of Session: House Republican Bills Still Alive
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 4:11 PM :: 6552 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, Drugs
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...We are three weeks away from the end of the 2018 Legislative Session....
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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 |
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House Approves 61 Bills for Final Crossover
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 2900 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...With two days left before the Second Crossover deadline more than 220 bills have crossed over from the House to the Senate....
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