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Friday, December 26, 2014 |
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Open Letter to Gov. Ige on Transparency
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 6513 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government
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Given the intrinsic benefits of open government, we ask that you begin your Administration by facilitating public access to government records....
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014 |
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Lawsuit: State Gave Foster Boys to Bisexual Child Molester
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 16768 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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Despite being unemployed and residing in a homeless shelter, Mr. Rios applied to be a foster parent, and was deemed fit to serve as one by DHS....
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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Video: Meet Hawaii's New Republican House Members
By Video @ 11:38 PM :: 7173 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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Host Representative Gene Ward discusses the legislature with Representatives Andria Tupola and Feki Pouha....
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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Full Text: Ige Sends Budget to Legislature
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 5233 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds wisely to avoid raising taxes."
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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Policy Talk: New Governor and His Agenda
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 AM :: 6178 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii discusses the proposed 11-point action plan of the new governor of Hawaii, David Ige....
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii is Addressing Liabilities, but There’s a Long Way to Go
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:37 AM :: 4126 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...currently, the state pension plan is only about 61% funded....
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Thursday, December 11, 2014 |
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Senate Briefing on ERS Financial Status
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4230 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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DATE: Thursday, December 11, 2014
TIME: 9:00am
PLACE: Conference Room 211, State Capitol
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Audit: AG, DBEDT Did Not Report Millions in Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:40 PM :: 3833 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Nineteen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes'
By News Release @ 5:22 AM :: 6568 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Ige Appoints Six More Cabinet Members
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5311 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced the appointments of six additional members of his Cabinet and two deputy directors....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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We the Powerful! -- Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 3591 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature without ever having to leave your home island....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Full Text: Lt Gov. Tsutsui Inaugural Speech
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5316 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute Encourages Ige to Consider Budgetary Reforms
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 3067 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Auditor Slams State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 5639 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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...Agencies failed to remit funds resulting in a potential loss of $147,213 in public arts revenues, and in one instance, the special fund received $100,000, when it should have received just $100....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Audit: 67% of 'Exempt' State Positions Vacant
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 6493 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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DHRD’s jurisdiction consisted of 21,783 positions, of which 15,069 were civil service and 6,714 exempt....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Ige Releases 11-Point 'Action Agenda'
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 4436 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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State government needs to be agile and efficient, innovative in developing solutions, adaptable to a rapidly changing environment, and above all, accountable to our “customers,” the people of Hawaiʻi....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Full Text: Ige’s Inaugural Address
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 3816 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...looking at new ways to empower schools....
...taking our pioneering experience in pre-paid health care to the next level and not letting bureaucracy get in the way....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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CATO: Abercrombie Boosted Spending $900M
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 5816 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii taxpayers can now breathe easier because he was defeated in the Democratic primary....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Unfunded Liabilities Could Become a "Broken Promise"
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:39 PM :: 5989 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...the state may one day be forced to break the promise it made to its employees regarding their pensions and benefits....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Ige Names Fuchigami to Head DoT, Extends Application Deadline
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 4956 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Fuchigami had been tapped by Mayor Kirk Caldwell last month to lead the city’s Department of Enterprise Services....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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State Retirement Funds Play Tricks on Retirees, Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 5217 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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Hawaii has employed gimmicks to give the appearance of fiscal improvements in their entitlement programs....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Senate
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 4213 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Legacy Land Commission Seeks New Members
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 5543 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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There are currently three vacancies....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Ige Administration Accepting Job Applications
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 4528 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Those interested in joining the Ige-Tsutsui administration may click on the link provided below to begin the online application process....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Transition: Ige Chooses McCartney, Hiraoka
By Selected News Articles @ 6:18 PM :: 7965 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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McCartney is a former executive director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future”
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 6404 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Decreases in Federal Funding Require New Path for Hawaii's Policy Makers
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:07 PM :: 5265 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Kim Announces Senate Leadership Team and Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 5208 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The only incumbent Democrat to get nothing is Brickwood Galuteria.....
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 |
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Your Ballot Explained: Issuing New Bonds
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:33 PM :: 6482 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Hawaii State Government
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When Election Day comes, voters never seem to get a chance to reduce government spending....
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Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
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The Great Pension Debate
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5267 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 :: 5778 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 :: 3731 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 :: 4849 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 :: 4352 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 :: 9545 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 :: 4587 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 :: 4692 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 :: 4308 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 :: 5406 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 :: 5124 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 :: 4766 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 :: 6637 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 :: 4002 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 :: 5806 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 :: 7428 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 :: 5693 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 :: 4625 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 :: 5551 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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