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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 |
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Hawaii Drivers License Design Change
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 5899 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Star in a gold circle marking to appear on Hawaii State Driver’s Licenses or State Identification Cards issued on or after Jan. 16, 2018....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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HDoT Negativity: Ferry not Feasible
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 6208 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Small Business
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...that which has been done can no longer be done....
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Monday, January 8, 2018 |
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Red tape tally long overdue
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:46 PM :: 4911 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...It is commonly said that Hawaii has too many government regulations, but how many regulations are there exactly?....
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii tax policy feels the heat
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:09 PM :: 5870 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Rail
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...The administration just told New York and New Jersey they would have to fund their $13 billion Hudson Tunnel rail project on their own, backing out of an Obama-era promise to foot half the bill....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Honolulu GOP: Key Issues in 2018 Legislature
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:49 PM :: 10049 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Life, Republican Party, Second Amendment, Taxes
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...look for the following bills to be revived in the 2018 legislative session....
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Thursday, January 4, 2018 |
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Auditors couldn't figure out what this state office does — or plans to do
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:16 AM :: 7221 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...Energy Office’s personnel costs now account for more than 90 percent of the office’s expenses....
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
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Maui hospitals point the way
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:16 AM :: 8416 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...the state should consider privatizing more of its medical facilities....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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House, Senate Committees Schedule Budget Hearings
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 3657 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Tuesday, January 2 through Wednesday, January 17, 2018....
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Saturday, December 30, 2017 |
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Grade F--Assessment of State Tech Projects
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 4752 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...lets take a look at the I and F grade projects--and guess which projects score an 'A'....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints Two New Cabinet Members
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 4392 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige is making appointments to his cabinet to fill the positions left vacant because of two planned retirements. He has also re-appointed the State Procurement Administrator....
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017 |
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2018 Legislative Session Calendar Posted
By News Release @ 9:24 PM :: 4556 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The Calendar for the 2018 Legislative session is now posted....
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Sunday, December 24, 2017 |
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2018 Ballot: Constitutional Convention?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 4955 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The biggest exception to this gatekeeper rule is the constitutional convention, where the people elect delegates directly....
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Saturday, December 23, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints Lei Learmont to Replace Rep Oshiro in HD46 Wahiawa
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 5931 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...Learmont fills the vacancy created when former Rep. Marcus Oshiro joined the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board in October....
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017 |
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Bureaucracy thwarts state modernization
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:07 PM :: 5940 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...Hawaii’s entrenched state and county bureaucracies delaying the advance of high technology into their own operations....
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017 |
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Ige Announces Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 3553 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...FY 19 amendments total $85.5 million – an increase of .6 percent over FY 19...FY 19 amendments total $1.497 billion, an increase of 215 percent over FY 19 CIP....
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Sunday, December 17, 2017 |
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State Highways Program Update
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 3926 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...high visibility current and upcoming highways projects statewide....
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Friday, December 15, 2017 |
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Conservative Rankings of Hawaii Legislators—2017 Session
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 5005 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...The ACUF has reviewed each piece of legislation voted on in both the Senate and House of Representatives to produce average scores for each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member....
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Thursday, December 14, 2017 |
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State launches Kupuna Caregivers Program
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 4825 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...Working caregivers who pay for services to support their kupuna may now be eligible for financial help of up to $70 per day....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 |
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John McHugh PhD New Head of Pesticides Branch
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 4926 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...His appointment is effective January 1, 2018. He succeeds Thomas Matsuda who will retire on December 31, 2017....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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State Now Accepting Grant-in-Aid Applications
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 3501 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Deadline for GIA applications is January 19, 2018....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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DCCA Approves Sale of Hawaiian Tel to Cincinnati Bell
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 3033 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The requirements outlined in the Decision and Order include....
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Sunday, December 10, 2017 |
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Tech: 'Clinically Psychotic' HGEA Signs Suicide Pact
By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 9424 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Politicians
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...The seeming political power play is actually a sign of Perreira’s weakness....
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Thursday, December 7, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints DLIR Director to Head DoTax
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 6016 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...Takayama has served as the director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) since April 2015. She will assume her new position on Monday, Dec. 11....
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Thursday, November 30, 2017 |
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Executive Order 17-07: Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Hawaii
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:30 PM :: 6835 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...The executive order establishes an Administrative Director in the Office of the Governor who will support companies seeking to test self-driving vehicle technology in Hawaiʻi....
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 |
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OHA Strategic Plan? Results Not Updated since 2013
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 6318 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, OHA
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...the State of Hawaii Dashboard and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Dashboard are only current up to 2013 for most of the categories presented....
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 |
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Auditor: DLIR Joins Long List of Departments Not Reporting Funds to Legislature
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:50 PM :: 3674 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...DLIR did not file statutorily required reports for non-general funds and for administratively created funds....
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Monday, November 27, 2017 |
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Friday, November 24, 2017 |
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Oahu Workshops: Learn to Raise Your Voice at the State Capitol
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 5293 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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...the Legislature's Public Access Room (PAR) is offering "Your Voice," a free, one-hour workshop at several locations on Oahu....
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Thursday, November 23, 2017 |
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Grassroot: Things to be Thankful for This Year
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:15 PM :: 5844 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Jones Act
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...We are grateful for your partnership in striving for a Hawaii that leads the world in individual liberty and economic opportunity....
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Thursday, November 23, 2017 |
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New Claims by State in Airport Hangar Lawsuit
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 5771 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The evidence suggests that dck worldwide directed how dck pacific handled payments to subcontractors....
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Monday, November 20, 2017 |
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Insider Trading: State Employee Writes RFP, then Works for Bidders
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 4224 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...the former state employee could improperly benefit by trading on his or her “insider knowledge” to secure future employment or business opportunities....
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Sunday, November 19, 2017 |
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State Senate Accepting Applications for 2018 Session
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 3570 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Most begin on January 3, 2018 and end on the last day of the legislative session....
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
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Pension pinches profligacy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:00 AM :: 4899 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Hawaii’s county governments — and county taxpayers — are about to feel the pinch....
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
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HGEA Hospital Debacle: DOH Places Seven On Leave
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 6120 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...after decades ignoring the festering problems at the HGEA job trust State Hospital, AG and DoH pretend to suddenly be oh-so-very-concerned....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 |
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State Capitol Signs up for Non-Existent Seawater Air Conditioning Scheme
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 5396 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...a seawater jet powered by Hawaii tax credits is used to shoot pies up into the sky--electricity is generated by harnessing the energy of the pies as they fall back to Earth....
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 |
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$1.8B Special Fund Audit: DHRD Refuses to Report to Legislature
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:42 AM :: 5765 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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..."We disagree with DHRD. The statutory requirements that DHRD report to the Legislature are unambiguous and do not exempt these trust funds." -- Auditor....
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Sunday, November 12, 2017 |
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Island Air: Did the Airports Division bamboozle Fitch Ratings?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 AM :: 8166 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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“The Airports Division expects near-term traffic results will be better than projected due to Island Air expanding interisland traffic...." -- Fitch Ratings, October 26, 2017
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 |
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Counties stuck with bailing out pension debt
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:11 PM :: 4578 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...the state Legislature has discovered a new tactic for meeting its public pension financial obligations: passing the costs on to the counties....
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Thursday, November 9, 2017 |
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Legacy Pension Costs--Hawaii Scores D-
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 AM :: 4906 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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Legacy Costs evaluates whether states provided adequate funding, as defined by retirement system actuaries, for pensions and other promised retirement benefits for public workers.....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Animal Quarantine Station is Preferred Site for New Jail
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 6690 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Ige today announced that his administration has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the relocation of the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Professional License--DCCA Launches Online Application Status Search
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 5413 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...to enable new applicants or existing licensees to search for their application status....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Video: ERS not out of woods yet
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:08 PM :: 4863 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Featuring: Thom Williams, Executive director, Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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New HDoT Website Maps Pavement Conditions, Traffic Counts, Fatal Crashes
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 3520 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...New datasets include pavement conditions, traffic counts for state roads, and locations of fatal crashes between 2012-2016....
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 |
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What Can Hawaii Learn From Google
By Video @ 4:53 AM :: 4509 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...Kelii Akina and Ray Tsuchiyama discuss applying the lessons of Google to the future of Hawaii....
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Saturday, October 28, 2017 |
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Friday, October 27, 2017 |
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Right tools can dig us out of pension debt
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:48 PM :: 3984 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii’s public pension system has an unfunded liability of $12 billion....
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Sunday, October 22, 2017 |
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DoTax Leaves Fewer Callers in the Dust
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5733 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Did DOTAX Turn the Corner on Customer Service?....
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
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Moody's: Hawaii has Already Collected the Taxes for Next Recession
By Selected News Articles @ 9:47 AM :: 5614 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii has enough in cash reserves to weather next recession, report says....
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Friday, October 13, 2017 |
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Fuchigami Taking over from Ige's Chief of Staff? – That’s What the State Constitution Says
By News Release @ 3:56 AM :: 7539 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The position of administrative director is actually one of the few positions created by the State Constitution....
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