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| Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
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Talking Turkey about Hawaii’s Spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:19 AM :: 7312 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii state spending for fiscal year 2012 outstripped income yet again....
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| Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Criminal charge for hangar golf cart? DoT Aviation Div. Harasses Pilots
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 6055 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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“Good people are now in jeopardy of losing their security clearances and careers if a criminal conviction appears in their file … This unreasonable approach by (Aviation Division) management is unacceptable and the ramifications are catastrophic for GA in Hawaii.”
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Sarah Allen to Head State Procurement Office
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 4796 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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From 2007 to 2013, Allen was a senior manager for ASI Government, Inc. in Arlington, Va.....
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| Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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HI lawmakers critical of developer that created health-care, tax websites
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:03 PM :: 6944 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Taxes
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The state Department of Taxation paid CGI Group more than $87 million over 12 years....
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| Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Government IT Transformation: What to Expect from 2014 Legislature
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 4656 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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OIMT may be presenting policy/administrative legislation to better organize the structure within which the transformation is occurring....
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| Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Informational Hearing to Consider Foster Care, Adult Residential Care
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 4404 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Monday, November 25, 2013
- TIME: 1:30 pm
- PLACE: Conference Room 329, State Capitol
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| Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii tax department under scrutiny for waste, mismanagement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:44 PM :: 5471 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Twenty-five people in the state Department of Taxation were put on leave in December 2011 for unauthorized access to tax records....
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| Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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Study detailing Hawaii’s hidden retirement liabilities should haunt taxpayers
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:25 PM :: 7314 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This Halloween, the Chicago-based government watchdog group, Truth in Accounting, issued what its authors call a “haunting” report....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Constitution Forbids Legislature from Creating Gay Marriage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:50 PM :: 12423 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....
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| Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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| Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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Hearings: 18 Board Nominees to be Considered
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 5583 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Legislative Committee Hearings set Oct 29-31 ....
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| Saturday, October 26, 2013 |
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Emergency Appropriation for HHSC Hospitals to be Considered Monday
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 6043 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania St
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| Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Obamacare Website Mess: 2010 Hawaii Audit Should Have Been ‘Red Flag’
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 6949 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc., another subsidiary, had been responsible for overhauling the IT systems for the Hawaii tax department....
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| Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Proposes More Items for Special Session Agenda
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 7613 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Abercrombie has asked the Hawaii State Legislature to expand the agenda....
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| Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Court Orders Abercrombie Admin to Pay Lawyers who Forced him to Reveal Names of Judicial Nominees
By Robert Thomas @ 10:32 PM :: 7192 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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Remember the case from late last year in which the Honolulu Star-Advertiser brought a freedom of information/open records lawsuit against the Hawaii governor to force him to disclose the names of judicial nominees?
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| Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Issues Statement Upon Conclusion of his French Vacation
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 4543 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie is in Washington, D.C. just after returning from vacation in France....
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| Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Senators: Abercrombie Should Fill HCDA Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 8137 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Hawaii State Government
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In 2008, the Legislature amended H.R.S. §206E·3 to require Kakaako small business representation on HCDA. The cultural expert and Kakaako resident members were added last year by Act 323. At present, HCDA does not meet these membership requirements....
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| Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Feds Shutdown? Obamacare a Mess? Abercrombie Secretly Vacations in France--Adds 9 Days to Trip
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 9056 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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On Friday (Sept. 27), the governor and his wife Nancie Caraway will travel to France. Originally scheduled to return Oct 11, the governor is now planning to be back in Hawaii Oct. 20....
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| Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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AG Louie Issues Formal Opinion Claiming Legislature Has Authority to Enact Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 6702 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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Attorney General Louie has announced that he has issued Formal Opinion No. 13-1 (Op. No. 13-1) in which he has concluded that ... the Legislature has the authority... to consider and enact a bill relating to marriage ....
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| Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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"Where was the Governor?" Grassroot Institute Calls for Greater Transparency on Governor's Travel
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:47 PM :: 5557 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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legislative action might be required to remedy an apparent effort to frustrate state open records law....
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| Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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Tsutsui Orders Hiring Freeze
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4866 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui has announced the State of Hawaii is under a temporary hiring freeze on vacant positions within the Executive Branch....
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| Friday, October 4, 2013 |
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Feel rich? Average Hawaii Resident needs to pony up $40K to pay off state debt
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:10 PM :: 6748 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Do you feel rich? The Wall Street Journal claims you are, as a fiscal watchdog group says the opposite, citing crushing amounts of government debt....
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| Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
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HPR: Grassroot Institute on the “Critical State of Hawaii’s Unfunded Liabilities”
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:14 PM :: 7285 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...listen to Dr. Akina further discuss the problem on HPR’s “The Conversation”....
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| Tuesday, September 24, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Kido, Lau to Staff Positions
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 5535 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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C. Mike Kido as legislative advisor, effective immediately, and Yvonne W.M. Lau as education policy analyst, effective Oct. 1....
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| Saturday, September 21, 2013 |
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| Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Hawaii.gov Ranked Among Top 10 State Government Websites
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 4953 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....
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| Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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GOP: Make Your Voice Heard in Special Session
By David S Chang @ 2:34 PM :: 8541 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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This debate should be in public and suggestions and changes to the legislation should be transparent....
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| Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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$340K in Fines: Hawaii Wins Back OSHA Job After Unicold Raid
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 10245 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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Feds Let Hawaii Resume Control of Regulating Manufacturing Industries....
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| Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Molasses Mess: Abercrombie Deflects Blame for Lax Inspections
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 8163 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Abercrombie is deflecting blame away from his Department of Transportation and Department of Health for failure to inspect Matson's molasses loading operations....
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| Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
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New Study Demonstrates Critical State of Hawaii's Unfunded Liabilities
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:00 PM :: 5910 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...new study from State Budget Solutions on the funded status of public employee pension plans....
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| Tuesday, September 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Unfunded Pension Liability Nears $27B, Your Share: $19,357
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 8227 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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... Hawaii is present in the top ten of both lists, showing large unfunded liabilities compared to their populations and economic output ....
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| Saturday, August 31, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Jay Fidell Talks to Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:12 PM :: 6497 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Whether it’s the traffic, under-development of technology, economic woes, or government-sponsored boondoggles....
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| Wednesday, August 28, 2013 |
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$18.7 Million Released for State Facilities, Schools
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 5762 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....
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| Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Keeping the Promise: State Solutions for Government Pension Reform
By NCPA @ 2:48 PM :: 6503 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....
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| Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator Resigns
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 4733 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....
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| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |
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Senate Hearing to Consider Kahoolawe Trust Fund, State Historic Preservation
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 5227 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street....
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| Monday, August 12, 2013 |
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DLNR Seeks Applications for SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 6434 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail
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Closing date for applications is August 30, 2013....
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| Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Ten Principles for Better Regulation
By NCPA @ 2:59 PM :: 5689 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government
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In 1993, President Clinton's Executive Order 12866 laid out the fundamental requirements that have governed regulatory analysis and review ever since....
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| Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Report: Feds Have No Idea Why $200M Hawaii Harbors Contract Doubled in Cost
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 7990 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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MARAD could not provide documentation showing who developed the various port project estimates or explain why they doubled over time....
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| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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Report: Hawaii third highest in per capita interest costs
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:13 PM :: 6697 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Last year, Hawaii spent more than $175 per person — $244 million in all — just to fund its interest payments, the third highest rate per person in the country....
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| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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PUC Chief Counsel Quits
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 6530 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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Awakuni has served as chief counsel for the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) since 2011....
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| Tuesday, August 6, 2013 |
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State Procurement Office Announces eProcurement System Update
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 6335 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Over the next few months state agencies will be transitioning from the current eProcurement system, HePS, to the new Hawaii State eProcurement application, HIePRO....
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| Sunday, July 28, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Flossie Weakening East of Hana
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 10905 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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AT 8 AM HST...TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED 90 MILES NE OF HILO MOVING WNW AT 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 MPH....
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| Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Ocean Resources Management Plan
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 6615 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Tracking the success of the plan will be coordinated with the state Office of Information Management and Technology....
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| Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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S&P Pleased by Tax Hikes, Concerned About Abercrombie's Spending
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 8381 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"...the budget includes new spending on program enhancements that could eventually result in fiscal pressure...."
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| Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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State Spending $9.4M to Move Out of OHA-Owned Kakaako Building
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 7429 Views :: Hawaii State Government, OHA
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The AAFES building was recently transferred to OHA, and DOH intends to transfer 325 employees from the Environmental Health Administration – 260 from AAFES....
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| Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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DLNR Names Interim SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 4524 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Process begins to select new administrator....
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| Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $3.09 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 5894 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....
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| Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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New Business Immediately Attacked by DLNR
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 7209 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....
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