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Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Speedtrap: Total 4,632 Tickets, 46 Arrests
By News Release @ 10:49 AM :: 3785 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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...The combined total of the 8-week long Daniel K. Inouye Highway enhanced traffic enforcement efforts by Hawaii Police Department stands at 4,632 citations issued and 46 persons arrested for 74 offenses....
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Friday, October 11, 2019 |
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Open Letter from astronomy student Naea Stevens
By News Release @ 5:38 AM :: 4005 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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..."I invite my fellow kanaka who support TMT to join me in trying to reach for the stars."....
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
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Council approves PLAs despite many concerns
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:59 PM :: 6222 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...After a public hearing, the Council approved the bill, 7-2, It now goes to the mayor....
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
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Caldwell Jets off to Europe for Some Climate Change Make-Believe
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 3897 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...eight U.S. Mayors joined Mike Bloomberg to release the American Cities Climate Challenge Climate Action Playbook, a strategic guide to accelerate and deepen climate action in cities....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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Robotics League Expands into Micronesian Island of Kosrae
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 3057 Views :: Education K-12
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...High school students on the tiny Micronesian island of Kosrae will be building, programming and competing their own advanced robots for the first time....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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Best Cities for People with Disabilities -- Honolulu 93rd
By Selected News Articles @ 7:09 PM :: 2899 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Pearl City has the Lowest Percentage of People with Disabilities in Poverty in USA ....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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Ala Wai Development Plan Serves OHA, not Boaters
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 AM :: 6976 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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...OHA stands to potentially receive a 20% cut of revenues generated from development of so-called ‘ceded lands’-- such as the Ala Wai harbor....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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UH Regents to Discuss Maunakea Rules at UH Hilo
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 5568 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The location of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents decision-making meeting on the proposed administrative rules for UH managed lands on Maunakea, scheduled for November 6, has been moved to the UH Hilo campus....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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First Hawaiian Homelands Leases Near 99-Year Mark
By News Release @ 1:12 AM :: 3559 Views :: DHHL
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...lessees who are interested in extending their 99-year leases for an additional 100 years can do so via request through DHHL and with approval of the Hawaiian Homes Commission....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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Rep Cynthia Thielen will not run for Reelection
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 1:05 AM :: 4400 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"...I thank all of you for 30 wonderful years...."
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Monday, October 7, 2019 |
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Housing Cost Puts Hawaii Among States With Worst Pay
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 4038 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...we calculated how many hours at the median hourly wage it took to afford the median one-bedroom apartment in each state....
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Monday, October 7, 2019 |
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DoH public health advisory urging everyone to stop vaping
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 4265 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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...If you are an adult using vaping devices to kick a cigarette habit, do not return to smoking cigarettes....
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Monday, October 7, 2019 |
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Ige Heralded for 'Worst Policy Proposals' of 2019
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 4107 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...The latest entry of the State of the States publication breaks down each governor’s “state of the state” address and identifies strong and weak policy prescriptions within....
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Sunday, October 6, 2019 |
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If Housing Costs in Honolulu Are Bad Now…
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4169 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...the Honolulu City Council is considering Bill 25, which would add numerous energy conservation requirements for any residential dwelling that is new or remodeled....
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 |
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Imua TMT Panel Discussion at Capitol
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 6267 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Mayor Harry Kim’s TMT plan offers nothing new, supporter says....
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Saturday, October 5, 2019 |
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Several schools see proficiency rates in math fall to single digits
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 4977 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...Just 3% of Waianae High juniors tested proficient in math last school year, from 11% the year before....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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OHA Trustee on Mauna Kea: "Where's the revenue from these Ceded Lands?"
By Selected News Articles @ 10:11 PM :: 5553 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Hawai'i Supreme Court ruled that the State of Hawai'i must resolve the claims of Native Hawaiians before selling ceded lands....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Ed Case: “I don’t accept ‘the price of paradise’”
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:18 PM :: 4499 Views :: Jones Act, Cost of Living
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...he is considering a proposal that would leave the Jones Act in place but forbid shipping companies from charging a certain percentage above an established international shipping rate....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: 591 Tickets, Six Arrests
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 4029 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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...The combined total for 7-weeks stands at 4092 citations issued and 43 persons arrested for 71 offenses....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Mourning the Past Sacrifices the Future
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:17 AM :: 5018 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...It is pretty fun to belong to a cause and feel as if you’re making a difference....
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Friday, October 4, 2019 |
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Energy Efficiency: Hawaii Ranks 16th
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 4002 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii improved 2.5 points, thanks in part to a new law that sets efficiency standards for products not covered at the federal level, including computers, faucets, and showerheads....
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 |
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 |
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Weigh in on Caldwell’s $772 million splurge on replacing the Blaisdell Arena
By Selected News Articles @ 12:45 PM :: 3115 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Did you know you can weigh in on Caldwell’s $772 million splurge on replacing the Blaisdell Arena, a war memorial? Be quick, though....
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 |
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How to improve Hawaii’s business climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:00 AM :: 2956 Views :: Small Business
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...Oahu Weds Oct 23 -- Maui Fri Oct 25....
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Thursday, October 3, 2019 |
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Hawaii is one of three states that allows schools to deny students access to school lunches due to unpaid meal debt
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 3590 Views :: Education K-12
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...Many schools struggle to determine what actions to take when students cannot pay for school meals....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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Vaccinations? Hawaii Ranks 34th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:36 PM :: 3852 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...vaccines prevented 732,000 deaths in the U.S. between 1994 and 2013....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii has no Plan for Exporting Air Pollution
By Selected News Articles @ 6:20 PM :: 3178 Views :: Environment
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...EPA intends to issue findings on the states’ failures to submit plans to prevent interstate pollution by Nov. 22, 2019....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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My Concern Over Transparency at OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 AM :: 4321 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...legislators withheld OHA's funds, contingent upon the completion of a special audit of OHA and its LLCs....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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Nowhere to Hide: Hawaii County Forced to Stop Pretending to 'Recycle' Paper, Plastic
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 4766 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...As of October 16, 2019, paper and plastics will not be accepted because there are no longer any 3rd world countries willing to let us throw this stuff in their landfills....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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Poll: Gabbard Crushes Kahele 48% to 26%
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 6525 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...60% of primary voters think Gabbard should drop out of the Presidential race, compared to only 28% who think she should continue....
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Monday, September 30, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea: Harry Kim Presents Fluffy Booklet Full of Cash Offers
By Andrew Walden @ 10:05 PM :: 7597 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Will Kim’s book of cash offers be enough to pull the institutional support out from under the telescope protesters camp?....
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Monday, September 30, 2019 |
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Ige Approves Rental Units for DHHL
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 3365 Views :: DHHL
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...Ige today signed new administrative rules for Planned Communities, Multi-Family Complexes and Rental Housing within the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands....
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Monday, September 30, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Ed Case and Keli'i Akina discuss Jones Act reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:46 PM :: 5059 Views :: Jones Act
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...Case says the Jones Act extorts money from Hawaii residents....
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Monday, September 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: CEO Serves on State Board that Shovels Taxpayer Money to his Company
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 4065 Views :: Ethics
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...watch how a CEO manages to serve on a Board which gives away over $100K cash to his company....
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Sunday, September 29, 2019 |
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Sunday, September 29, 2019 |
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They’re Taking Their Business Elsewhere
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5234 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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...We, among many others, have long warned that if government squeezes our population too hard with taxes, regulations, and other impediments, people will vote. Not necessarily at the ballot box, but with their feet....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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OHA Refuses to Cooperate with Auditor—May Lose Legislative Appropriation to Hide LLC Secrets
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 5286 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Perhaps Trustees don’t want legislators to get a more in-depth view of Trustees’ direct involvement in OHA’s dishonest Act 37 lobbying effort. ...
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Economic Curtain closing on Jones Act
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:05 PM :: 3544 Views :: Jones Act
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...both the number and capacity of Jones Act ships has steadily declined in recent decades, which in turn has reduced domestic water shipments between the states....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Feds: We Will Not Pay for Rail Relocation Program
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 3322 Views
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...FTA will not allow Federal participation in any past, current, or future costs associated with HART's Relocation Program....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Auditor: DoTax Continues to Illegally Hand out Film Tax Credits for Out of State Expenses
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:53 AM :: 4126 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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...DoTAX continues to construe the film tax credit statute to include out-of-state expenditures as “qualified production costs,” which is inconsistent with the plain language of the statute and the Legislature’s intent....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Australian Man Sentenced To Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearm In Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 3518 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Federal law prohibits a foreign national living in the United States pursuant to a non-immigrant visa from possessing any firearms....
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Tents, Trash, and Toilets: OHA Funds Make Mauna Kea Protests Possible
By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 AM :: 10367 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...Perhaps of interest to the Attorney General, the OHA-funded contracts illegally place the rented equipment on land belonging to DHHL, DLNR, and HDoT....
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Feds: Hawaii Firm Bribed Schofield Employees to get Contracts
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 5617 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million....
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Thursday, September 26, 2019 |
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board Launches New Website
By News Release @ 9:04 PM :: 3881 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...user-friendly tool to assist Hawai‘i’s business community, rule-drafting agencies, business chambers and trade organizations in providing current information on the status of state and county new and proposed HARs....
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Thursday, September 26, 2019 |
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Mauna Kea Traffic Enforcement: 717 tickets, 4 Arrests
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 4090 Views :: Hawaii County , Police
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...Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway....
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