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Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
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The Great Pension Debate
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5065 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Other states don’t have anything like these exceptions....
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Five to Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 5589 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Denise Antolini, Denise Albano, Lloyd Haraguchi, Margarita Hopkins and Yukio Kitagawa ....
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Governor Requests Disaster Declaration of Pahoa Lava Flow
By News Release @ 11:28 PM :: 3546 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Emergency protective measures undertaken by Hawaii County include the repair, restoration, and re-establishment of alternate routes in and out of affected communities....
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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DLNR Approves Community Management of Haena Fishpond
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 4658 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Near Unanimous Support from Haena Community Results In Historic Decision....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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S&P Downgrades Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 4187 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...state tax revenues underperformed what the state's Council on Revenues had forecast for fiscal 2014 (although, in our view, not by as much as officially reported)....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Hurricane Ana Takes Aim at Kauai
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 9155 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Warning in effect as Ana takes aim at South Shores of Kauai and Island of Niihau ....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Budget: Does Hawaii Have a Boom, or a Bust?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 4400 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“...a number of serious hard decisions need to be made financially for our state budget.”
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Ana: Big Island Schools Closed Friday, Governor Issues Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 4501 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Ana is expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, forcing the closure of all Hawaii Island public schools on Friday....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Hawaii ERS Sticks With Troubled Bond Fund as Others Flee
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 4149 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Billionaire 'Bond King,' Erotic Sneezing Enthusiast, Quits Job Just Ahead Of Firing....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii will go bust by 2016, Senate minority leader says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:34 AM :: 5214 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the state is “headed into a situation where there is anticipated fiscal year imbalance” because spending is outpacing revenue....
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 |
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Forum: Will Hawaii's State Government Go Bust in 2016?
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 4958 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Unfunded liabilities, downsized revenue projections & soaring project costs... Do these spell financial disaster for Hawaii's State government?
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 |
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ERP-SURF Integrates Core Hawaii Government Functions
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 4532 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the SURF program will integrate core, back office functions including human resources, finance, payroll, acquisition, and more, into a single system....
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
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Ethics: Contractors Give Free Golf to Dozens of State Employees
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 6374 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...Some of the Settling Employees appeared to have accepted free golf on numerous occasions over a period of years....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii Department of Human Services Released from Federal Injunction
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 3857 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a February 2011 class action lawsuit for failure to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits within timeframes outlined by federal law....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Class Action Suit Seeks Treatment for Autistic Children in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 5573 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...accusing the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services of denying critically needed treatment for autistic children....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii $90K 'Administrative Cost' Per Mile of State Roads
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 7116 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile....
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Slom: State Set to go Bust Unless Major Changes Made in 2015
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 5519 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...if the State continues to spend at the current rate Hawaii will use up its general fund carryover balances as early as 2016....
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii.gov -- 'Best Government Website'
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 4451 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii.gov was named “Best Government Website” today as part of the Web Marketing Association’s 2014 WebAwards....
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Friday, September 12, 2014 |
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DLIR Retakes Occupational Safety Job from OSHA
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 5334 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...OSHA and HIOSH have shared regulatory responsibility for Hawaii per an Operational Status Agreement that went into effect in September 2012....
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Friday, September 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Scores B+ in Government Technology
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 3568 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...B+ grade in e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government’s (CDG) biennial Digital States Survey. The grade is an improvement from a B- in 2012....
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Sunday, August 31, 2014 |
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Pension Tax: How Did Your Legislator Vote?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 7601 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...find your state representative and determine how he or she voted every time the pension tax was up...
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Sunday, August 31, 2014 |
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Report: These Five States Have Highest Liability Per Taxpayer
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:39 PM :: 5884 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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“Sinkhole States” — are Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Hawaii....
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Friday, August 29, 2014 |
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FEMA Rejection Shows Lack of Leadership by Schatz
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 7754 Views :: Hawaii County , Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...The rejection of the disaster declaration shows the people of Hawaii that Schatz has no influence where it matters most....
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Thursday, August 28, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii Ranks in Top 6 States for Open Data
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 4957 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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The six top-scoring states are Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, and Utah....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Iselle Emergency Proclamation Updated
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 3704 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Insurance Division also outlined resources and advice for affected families and businesses dealing with their insurance companies....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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Do We Really Want to Starve the Golden Goose?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4456 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Department of Taxation employees were able to answer the phone only 59% of the time in 2013....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Major storms hit Hawaii after lawmakers raid hurricane fund
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:11 PM :: 4854 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the state’s $126 million hurricane relief fund has nearly run dry after the state Legislature snatched the funds to balance the budget in 2011....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
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Abercrombie: We can’t go back
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 5059 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...we have an opportunity to continue the course that we’ve charted. We can’t go back....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
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Ige Unveils Action Plan for Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 5242 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...‘Engineering Hawaii’s Future’....
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Monday, July 28, 2014 |
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Commission on Water Resources Seeks Nominees
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 4000 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Applications should be postmarked no later than Friday, Aug. 29, 2014....
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Saturday, July 26, 2014 |
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General Fund Loses $180M in Year
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 4646 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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“In 2013, we posted an ending balance of $844 million. We have now posted a positive ending balance of $664.8 million for 2014...."
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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Retiree Healthcare: Hawaii's $3.5B Magic Trick
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 7409 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Can anything be in worse condition than unfunded government pensions? Unfortunately, yes – and it’s called OPEB....
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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Lawmakers Highlight Need for More Affordable Housing
By News Release @ 5:15 AM :: 5458 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...50,000 new units needed to be built between 2012 and 2016 to meet demands....
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
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$15.45B Report: 560 Big Construction Projects for Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6210 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Rail
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...we identified significant public and private infrastructure projects that are “on the books” over the next 20 years....
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
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Spotlight on 2014 Hawaii laws
By Rachelle Chang @ 3:42 AM :: 4304 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie called it “a year of progress.” Read through the new laws and decide for yourselves....
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Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
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HB2427: One Stroke of the Pen
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5798 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor
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...the CLEAR facility is located at UH West Oahu, and that campus testifies that it is okay with scrapping the CLEAR fund....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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More Appointments Rushed for LUC, HHFDC
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 3877 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Jonathan Scheuer to the Land Use Commission, as well as Rona Fukumoto and Edwin Taira to the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Three to BLNR
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 5518 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...Vernon Char, Ulalia Woodside and Christopher Yuen....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Two to Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 4248 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie today announced the reappointment of David O’Neal as well as the appointment of Melinda Wood to the State Ethics Commission....
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Vetoes 7 Bills, 6 Become Law without Signature
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 3795 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...After reviewing 245 measures passed by the 2014 Hawaii State Legislature, Abercrombie today notified legislators of his decision to veto seven bills and to allow six bills to become law without his signature....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Volunteers Sought for Vacancies Opening Up on Boards and Commissions as Ethics law Takes Effect
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 4384 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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individuals looking to serve the public should apply for state board or commission openings that will occur as Senate Bill 2682 takes effect on July 8....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Stay seated: Hawaii will pay $81K for fall-prevention coordinator
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:31 PM :: 3848 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii seems compelled to pay someone — rather handsomely — to offer such ubiquitous and common-sense advice....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Jets off to Yacht Club to Sign Bills
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 3947 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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In another first, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today at Hilo Yacht Club enacted measures....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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16 Bills Signed into Law
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 5244 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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Abercrombie today signed House Bill 2590 (Act 166), a measure that will allow voter registration at absentee polling places beginning in 2016 and late voter registration, including on Election Day, beginning in 2018....
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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Ige, Slom Question Possible 'Financial Disclosure' Veto
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 6530 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...This is just an example of the "same old, same old," where the Governor and his appointees get to wield power with a distinct lack of public scrutiny....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Sends Notice to Veto 10 Bills
By News Release @ 5:25 AM :: 4359 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...he must either veto or sign by July 8, 2014, or allow them to become law without his signature....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Ward Questions DoT Plan for Kalanianaole Hwy
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 4727 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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“It took 4 years to add 2 lanes to the old 4-lane Kalanianaole Highway while at the same time paving 6 lanes...."
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