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Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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Auditor: Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund not used for established purpose
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:20 AM :: 4261 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Thirty-eight DCCA special funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed--One Fund Did Not Meet Criteria....
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Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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Ige Seeking Applicants for 185 Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 3703 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Office of the Governor is looking for qualified and dedicated volunteers to fill vacancies on boards, commissions and committees across the state....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Half a Million Dollars of Public Pension Money Paid to Dead People in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:13 AM :: 5886 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...at least 134 deceased persons received over-payments from the Employee Retirement System, with some over-payments in excess of $50,000....
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Monday, October 26, 2015 |
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Hawaii Health Department Vulnerable to Waste and Abuse
By NCPA @ 12:30 PM :: 4884 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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An investigation by Hawaii's state auditor into the state's Department of Health....
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 |
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OHA Lawyer Represents Contractor Accused of Using Political Influence to Rip-off State
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 6053 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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The state lawsuit also claimed Ciber used lobbyists and “exercised inappropriate political influence” to persuade the state to continue making payments to the company....
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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IT Upgrades Could Save Hawaii $101M -- Report
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3693 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...why and how states should better harness information technology to drive public-sector productivity and generate savings for governments, businesses, and citizens....
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Friday, October 9, 2015 |
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Fitch: Hawaii debt levels are high
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 5460 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...and Fitch expects them to remain so. This largely reflects the state's direct responsibility for many functions delegated to local governments in other states, particularly K-12 education....
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Promising Too Much Endangers Hawaii's Fiscal Health
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 AM :: 4208 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...when a child is born in Hawaii, he or she can count on $26,500 in debt that the state owes per citizen....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Hawaii 6th Worst Sinkhole State--Out-dated accounting policies blamed
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 4159 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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States are not held to the same accounting standards as most businesses and publicly traded companies. Therefore, states do not use the proper tools to balance their budgets....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Feds to Cut off Funds: Hawaii DoH Fails to Spend $33M Federal Water Grants, Illegally Pools Money with DoT
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 5516 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii had not met targets on some key items in the Notice of Non-Compliance corrective action plan....
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Sunday, September 27, 2015 |
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Captive Insurance: The Clean Version
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4829 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the IRS has added a new item to its “Dirty Dozen,” a list of tax scams....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Tropical Storm Niala Forms off Big Island
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 3817 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The center of the system is located about 455 miles southeast of Hilo and continues to move slowly in a northwest direction....
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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FULL TEXT: Hawaii DoT v Ciber
By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 6884 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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Is this the secret history of Abercrombie's high-tech initiative?
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Hawaii: $10,137 State, Local Bond Debt Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 3989 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...figures here are for bonded debt, and do not include other outstanding obligations—including pensions—which add substantially to governments’ future liabilities and are often considered in broader definitions of governmental debt....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Attorney Timothy Sutton Takes the Helm of Senate Minority Research
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 5146 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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Sutton will take the reins on legal research, legislative drafting and other support tasks for the Hawaii Senate Minority....
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Friday, September 4, 2015 |
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Moody's: 'Outlook Negative' as UH System Burns Cash Reserves
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 5461 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...thinning cash and investments and unrestricted monthly liquidity due to a long history of deficits, a high backlog of deferred maintenance, a need to carefully manage operations with continued expense pressure across the 10-campus system, and a high percentage of unionized staff....
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Thursday, September 3, 2015 |
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State Sues Tech Firm for Buying Influence with Abercrombie Administration
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 9363 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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“...Ciber finally abandoned the project and withdrew its staff without any notice after Abercrombie lost the primary election on Aug. 9, 2014....”
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Saturday, August 29, 2015 |
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Ignacio to hit Big Island Monday, Jimena Following
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 4260 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Ignacio and Jimena are both Category 4 as of Saturday midday....
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Friday, August 21, 2015 |
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TS Kilo Emergency Declared
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 4283 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The storm’s strength and track is highly uncertain at this time....
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015 |
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CNHA Takes Reins of DBEDT 'Community Development Accelerator'
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 4811 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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"Community-based nonprofit organizations are increasingly becoming key economic development drivers...."
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Thursday, August 13, 2015 |
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Lawsuit Challenges Kanaiolowalu, Na'i Aupuni, OHA
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:53 PM :: 7608 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections, OHA
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“Who would believe that in this day and age U.S. citizens are being denied access to the right to vote explicitly because of their race and their points of view?”
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Monday, August 10, 2015 |
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Hilda expected to make closest approach to Hawaii Island late Wednesday
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 3237 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hilda expected to bring heavy rain, low chance of tropical storm force winds to the islands....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Hawaii Foster Care Class Action Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 5932 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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...foster care payment was just $529 per month, as the state had refused to increase it for nearly 25 years....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Hilda Cat 3 -- Projected Hilo Landfall as Tropical Storm
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 3913 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...ABOUT 600 MI ESE OF HILO MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH....
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Saturday, August 8, 2015 |
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Hurricane Hilda Now Category 4--Winds 140mph
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 3500 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...ABOUT 870 MI ESE OF HILO HAWAII MOVING W AT 15MPH....
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 |
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$40M CIP Released
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 3698 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... $9,318,772 for Aloha Stadium, more than $11M for Honolulu Airport ....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Track Takes Guillermo Northwest of State, Possibility of Heavy Rainfall
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 3285 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Guillermo is located 370 miles east of Hilo as of 2:00 p.m. today....
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Sunday, August 2, 2015 |
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You Can Have That Road, Alphonse…No! You Take It, Gaston!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5346 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...the State and counties aren’t clear on which roads they own....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Auditor: Lack of Procurement Controls Exposes Health Department to Waste and Abuse
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:21 PM :: 5062 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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Department provides little support for and minimal oversight of staff involved in procurements....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Truth in Accounting: Hawaii Hiding 71 Percent of Retirement Debt
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 4999 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Because the state government uses outdated accounting methods, a vast majority of liabilities are excluded from its financial reporting....
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Sunday, July 19, 2015 |
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Post-Employment Benefits Are King
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4876 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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The Hawaii Constitution says, “Membership in any employees' retirement system of the State or any political subdivision thereof shall be a contractual relationship, the accrued benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.”
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Time Warner to Sell Oceanic to Charter Communications
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 6227 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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DCCA Cable Television Divison received an application from Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable, Inc....
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 |
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Ige Vetoes Eight Bills
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 3586 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today vetoed eight bills and sent his statements of objections to the house and senate leadership....
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015 |
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Video: A Fiscal Cliff for Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:04 PM :: 5131 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Senate Minority Budget Director Paul Harleman about the current economic status of Hawaii and his concerns for the state's future financial stability....
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Ige Releases ‘Intent to Veto’ List
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 5071 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Ige has informed the Hawai‘i State Legislature of his intent to veto the following bills....
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
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Hawaii Government Workforce Seventh Least Productive in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 6432 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Hawaii’s employees earn 9 percent more than those in the private sector—the 3rd highest wages and salaries ratio in the country....
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Friday, June 5, 2015 |
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State Technology Transformation 'will not move forward without the right people in place'
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 4035 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...hiring and retaining qualified state government IT staff is a top priority, noting the challenge of an aging workforce and lack of millennials....
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Sunday, May 24, 2015 |
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Unfunded Liabilities – Smoke and Mirrors?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5873 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...what actually goes into this “unfunded liability” calculation....
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Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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A Troubling Excess Of Optimism: Examining the Hawaii State Budget
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:18 PM :: 3810 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the Governor’s projection of state expenditures–and the means by which this forecast is determined–are not transparent....
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Senate Announces New Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 5571 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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The Hawaii State Senate today announced a new line up of committees and committee chairs as part of its recent reorganization....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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HB321: Gamesmanship and Shenanigans
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 AM :: 5617 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Drugs
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...legislative priorities are out-of-touch with reality....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 |
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Slom: Hawaii Will Deplete Cash Reserves by 2021
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:22 AM :: 5564 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...once you tally up the separate appropriation bills the current spending plan is almost identical to the Governor's initial budget request....
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Sunday, May 3, 2015 |
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Full List: $28M Grants in Aid Funded in State Budget
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 4386 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...$20 million in capital improvement projects (CIP) funding and $8 million in operating funds....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 |
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Conference Committee
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 4420 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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“Conference committee is where good bills go to die.”
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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Powdered Alcohol Prohibition Wins in Hawaii Senate
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:05 PM :: 6958 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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"Whenever there is a new product, whether it be powdered alcohol or e-cigarettes, we want to jump on it, and ban it."
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Monday, April 27, 2015 |
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Hawaii Open Budget: Online Conference Committee Tracking Tool
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:20 PM :: 4239 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...will be updated daily, shortly after decisions are made in the Conference Committee budget meetings....
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Saturday, April 25, 2015 |
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7% Solution Makes Hawaii Pension Debt Seem Smaller
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 5844 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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“The state increased the rate from 4 percent to 7 percent.”
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Friday, April 24, 2015 |
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Auditor: No Special Fund Raids After AG Tightens Enforcement
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:28 PM :: 3627 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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On February 27, 2013, the department conducted department-wide training for deputies whose clients administer non-general fund....
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