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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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Lava Covers Four Corners, Hundreds of Homes Cut off
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 14375 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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...Residents of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are isolated due to lava inundation of Beach Road at Four Corners....
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Saturday, June 2, 2018 |
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Public Hearing: New Rules for Scheduling Surf Contests
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 5494 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Will Caldwell Bumbling Wipe out North Shore Surf Contests?....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: OHA Openly Violates HRS10-17 Nepotism
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:57 PM :: 8378 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... the friends and family plan is alive and well at OHA ....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: Only 56% of Recommendations Acted Upon Since 2004
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 4773 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Some entities have failed to implement the audit recommendations: Department of Budget and Fiscal Services – Real Property, Honolulu Liquor Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation – Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Fund....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: City Parks and Recreation Fails Again and Again
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 5214 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Instead of saving $833,907, water costs increased by over $2.08 million because reducing water costs by using non-potable water sources was not a priority....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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$0.15 Bag Tax Hits Oahu Starting July 1
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 10820 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes
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...Caldwell in 2017, amended the plastic bag ban ordinance to require businesses to charge a minimum 15 cent fee per bag starting July 1, 2018....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Relief for Taxpayers Affected by Volcano
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 5052 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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...DoTAX today issued a Tax Announcement describing various forms of relief that are available to taxpayers who are affected by the disaster....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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UHERO: Healthy county economies face growing pains
By UHERO @ 9:47 PM :: 3985 Views :: Economy
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...Tourism keeps surprising to the upside, even as visitor numbers strain infrastructure and communities....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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HB2501: Ige Signs Hawaii Promise Scholarship Bill
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 4012 Views :: Higher Education
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...HB 2501 codifies and appropriates $700,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the University of Hawai‘i Community College Promise Program....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Auditor: HART Management Listening in on My Interviews with Employees
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:35 AM :: 5716 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...Kondo voices his objection to a HART policy requiring all employees participating in the audit to tape record their interviews with him. Those recordings are being given to HART management....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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State Income Tax Collections--Hawaii Takes $1389 Per Capita
By Tax Foundation @ 3:44 AM :: 4612 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii income taxes 10th-highest in USA....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Mayor Kim Suspends Several Hawaii County Building, Land Use Laws
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 5854 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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...in order to facilitate the establishment of temporary emergency shelters on specific sites approved by the County, and independently supported by private organizations....
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Friday, June 1, 2018 |
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Hawaii County Seeks Applicants for Charter Commission
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 4161 Views :: Hawaii County
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...seeking applicants to fill eleven vacancies with the Charter Commission....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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Visitor Arrivals, Spending Up for April
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 6137 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Total visitor arrivals rose 6.6 percent to 803,005 visitors in April....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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Election Volunteers Needed for Polling Places
By News Release @ 10:18 AM :: 4998 Views :: Office of Elections
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...The Office of Elections is looking for volunteers to help conduct the 2018 Primary Election on Saturday, August 11 and the General Election on Tuesday, November 6....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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Hawaii Job Market Schizophrenic
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 AM :: 6738 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...lowest unemployment AND lowest starting salaries....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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US Pacific Command Changes Name
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 4718 Views :: Military
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...“In recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific oceans, today we rename the U.S. Pacific Command to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command,” said Mattis....
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
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Discovering Hidden Hawaii Tours to Pay $570,000 To Settle EEOC Male-On-Male Sexual Harassment Suit
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 8192 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Small Business
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...Company President Sexually Harassed Male Employees for More Than a Decade, Federal Agency Says....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018 |
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Telescope: Congress offers funding, Pushes Mauna Kea-Chile Cooperation
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 8026 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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... Rival giant telescopes join forces to seek U.S. funding ....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018 |
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Who is Driving Electric Vehicles in Hawaii?
By UHERO @ 9:42 PM :: 6714 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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...An analysis of factors that affect EV adoption in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018 |
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Jail Time for Haunani Apoliona?
By Video @ 5:11 PM :: 6123 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Is It Possible Former Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Haunani Apoliona Could End Up In Jail?....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018 |
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Top Universities: UH Manoa Ranks 306th
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 5921 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...“We’re all really gratified at this wonderful ranking.” said Interim Chancellor David Lassner....
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018 |
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New Medicare Cards are Arriving in Hawaii and Pacific Territories
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 4150 Views :: Health Care
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...CMS removes Social Security numbers, increasing fraud protection and consumer experience for millions of Americans....
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018 |
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Isle Democrats elect corporate lobbyist as new chair
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 8353 Views :: Democratic Party, Family
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...Star-Adv: Democrat Rule Cripples and Divides Hawaii....
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Monday, May 28, 2018 |
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Desperate, Hanabusa Releases Month-Old Push-Poll -- Claims 2-1 Lead
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 7342 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...The poll was conducted by Qmark Research of Honolulu from April 21 to May 7, 2018....
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Monday, May 28, 2018 |
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Open Letter from Journalist Harassed by Tulsi Gabbard
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 12992 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment, Politicians
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... The next day, two Butler disciples were parked immediately outside my home ....
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Monday, May 28, 2018 |
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Truth and Transparency - A Visit With Samuel Wilder King II
By Video @ 3:23 PM :: 7589 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Politicians
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...When Sam King read the recent state audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, he like most other Hawaiian beneficiaries was shocked and angered--So much so that he decided to take action and run for a trustee seat in the upcoming election to help put OHA back together....
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Monday, May 28, 2018 |
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Brian Schatz: Tax Reform Was A Conspiracy To Make People Lose Their Jobs
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 6650 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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...somebody's gotta stop this Schatz guy from tweeting....
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Sunday, May 27, 2018 |
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Secret OHA LLC Created to Sell Marijuana
By Andrew Walden @ 9:03 PM :: 10722 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Drugs
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...Hawai’i Free Press has been attempting—unsuccessfully--to obtain the six OHA LLCs’ check registers since 2016. Now we have discovered a seventh OHA LLC....
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Sunday, May 27, 2018 |
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We Can’t See It or Touch It, But We Can Tax It!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5717 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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...HB 2416 applies Hawaii Use Tax to intangible property....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Analyst: Hawaii Legislators are ‘F***ing Morons’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:09 PM :: 5908 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Michael Pachter, perhaps the most outspoken and well-known analyst in the games industry didn’t spare any words against the Hawaii legislators led by Chris Lee....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Tupola Wins Three-Year TRO Against Internet Troll
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 8283 Views :: First Amendment, Republican Party
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...read about what Hawaii Republicans are focused on while Democrats run in elections....
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Saturday, May 26, 2018 |
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Rescuing the Lost Battalion –The Story behind the ‘Heroes’
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 7404 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...NHK WORLD-JAPAN and PBS Hawai‘i Bring Documentary on Heroic WWII Japanese-American Regiment to Screening Attendees and Viewers....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Kauai Fifth Circuit Seeking Per Diem District/Family Court Judge
By News Release @ 8:57 PM :: 6353 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary
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...The Fifth Circuit Court (Kauai) is seeking candidates for a Per Diem District/Family Court Judge....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii Tax Revenue up 20.2% Since Great Recession
By Selected News Articles @ 7:02 PM :: 5004 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Pew's analysis compares state tax receipts from when the Great Recession began in December 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2017....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Hawaii 5th-Highest Beer Tax in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 6:49 PM :: 5019 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...$0.93 per gallon....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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$100M –Flood of Money Inundates Kauai
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 4406 Views :: Kauai County
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...The County of Kauaʻi submitted a list of 90 projects with cost estimates totaling $31,215,183 million....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Case, Djou: Will Hawaii Delegation Support 'Honest Ads Act'?
By Ed Case @ 3:10 PM :: 4001 Views :: Ethics
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...require large online platforms to identify and publicly disclose the purchasers of political advertising, the same as now required for political TV and radio ads....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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OHA Trustee Candidate Sam King vs OHA Audit Excuses
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 5319 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...First off, how much did OHA pay for someone to design this info-graphic?....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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FEMA Rewards Maui With Lower Flood Insurance Rates
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 6458 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Cost of Living
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...Maui County was upgraded from Class 8, which has a 10 percent discount on flood insurance premiums, to Class 7, which allows a 15 percent discount. This means the average premium will drop from $763 to $721....
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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Kaniela Ing: “I don’t think establishment Democrats know where the hell they’re going”
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 AM :: 6094 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...Nobody has more expertise in "not knowing where the hell they are going" than Kaniela Ing. Nobody….
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Friday, May 25, 2018 |
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OIP: Sunshine Law Changes for 2018
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 4070 Views :: Ethics
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...taking effect on July 1, 2018 will be the Sunshine Law changes signed into law last year, which will require board packets to be available for public inspection....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Lava disaster could worsen Hawaii pension crisis
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:27 PM :: 6423 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...ERS director warns emergency overtime costs add to state's unfunded liabilities....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Fisheries Management: UH Identifies Next Targets
By News Release @ 6:13 PM :: 5464 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...In their computer model, the research team simulated the effect of removing fishing pressure....
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Thursday, May 24, 2018 |
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Hotel Occupancy Increases on Kauai Despite Flooding
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 7240 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...All Counties and All Classes of Hawai‘i Hotel Properties Reported Solid RevPAR and ADR Increases in April....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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S. 2155: Checks to Clear Faster in Am Samoa, NMI
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 5075 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Small Business
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...the provision reduces the lengthy 30-day hold on checks and puts the islands on equal footing with the states where the hold rarely exceeds 5 business days....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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Rusty Scalpel: Gut n Replace SB2858 Fails to meet Constitutional requirement
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 6669 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The “Rusty Scalpel” award recognizes passage of a bill whose subject has been substantially amended without opportunity for adequate legislative review as required by the Hawaii Constitution....
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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China Disinvited from Participating in 2018 RIMPAC Exercise
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 4460 Views :: Military
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... As an initial response to China’s continued militarization of the South China Sea we have disinvited the PLA Navy from the 2018 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. ...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018 |
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After a Few Months of Typing, HGEA Member Scores Lifetime 'Disability' Pension
By Robert Thomas @ 1:23 PM :: 7558 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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...with 10 years of back payments thanks to a 3-2 decision of the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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