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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections to be Cancelled?
By News Release @ 4:12 AM :: 5106 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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'''Extends the terms of board members from two (2) years to four (4) years...."
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Tuesday, April 10, 2018 |
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HB2010 Would be 'Devastating' to Tourism Industry--HTA
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 6255 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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"...Misinformation is being circulated that attempts to downplay the devastating effects that HB2010 SD2 will have on HTA’s tourism marketing...."
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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EA Debunks Hysteria: Aquarium Fishery has 'No Significant Impact'
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 5647 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...maybe now attention can be focused on more important issues such as the recent spate of deaths caused by snorkel rentals....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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HSTA Bosses Reelected without Opposition
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 5771 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...HSTA State Leadership Team to Serve through 2021....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Amicus Brief on Behalf of Evan McMullin et al in Hawaii v. Trump: Congress Intended to 'Eliminate All Vestiges of Discrimination'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 6814 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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...The Republican Party platform of 1960 had endorsed an “immigration policy…based upon judgment of the individual merit of each applicant for admission.”....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Tax Burden: Hawaii Ranks #2
By Selected News Articles @ 12:17 PM :: 4561 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...only New York State is higher....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Trump To Replace 'Liberal Lion' Of The Ninth Circuit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 AM :: 4601 Views :: Judiciary
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...a conservative jurist will replace Judge Stephen Reinhardt....
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Monday, April 9, 2018 |
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Hanabusa: Political Insiders are My Strength
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 4243 Views :: Politicians
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"...legislators are...in the best position to judge...."
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Sunday, April 8, 2018 |
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OHA Trustees to Order Shutdown of LLCs?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 6102 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...On Wednesday April 11, Trustees appear set to take the next step—ordering the LLCs to cease operations and transfer their remaining assets back to OHA....
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Sunday, April 8, 2018 |
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Can Government Avoid Its Responsibilities with LLCs?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5398 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Can you say 'ankle shackles?' ....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 8706 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Life
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...Bills that would have (1) established a task force to reduce suicides in Hawaii by 25% (HB2278 HD1), (2) designate September as Suicide Prevention Month (HB1703) and (3) create an application for smartphones designed to provide resources to Hawaii's youth (HB1704) all perished....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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1 Hour Notice--Hawaii House Committee Passes Trigger Modification Ban
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 5261 Views :: Ethics, Second Amendment
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... April 4th, the Hawaii House Committee on Judiciary passed Senate Bill 2046 with amendments. The Committee added SB 2046 to their agenda less than an hour before the scheduled hearing. SB 2046 will now head to the House floor ....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Kirstin M. Hamman as Maui District Court Judge
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 5794 Views :: Maui County, Judiciary
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...Recktenwald has today appointed Kirstin M. Hamman to the District Court of the Second Circuit (Island of Maui) to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Keith E. Tanaka....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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Mandatory paid sick leave wrong medicine for Hawaii economy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:16 PM :: 6070 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...There are currently three different bills still alive that would require local companies to give all employees paid sick leaves: HB 1727, HB 2598 and SB 2990 ....
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Friday, April 6, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Need $153K Salary to Buy Average Home
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 6710 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Place Where You Need the Highest Salary to Afford the Average Home -- Hawaii: $153,520 for a house worth $610,000 ....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Hawaii’s ill-chosen legalization of assisted suicide
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 5867 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...We can learn a lot about the folly of this path if we look to other places here and abroad where assisted suicide already is legal. A quick survey turns up countless instances of the failures of these laws to safeguard the most vulnerable....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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DOI moves to rescind 'illegal' threatened species rule
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 4219 Views :: Environment
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...the change could affect up to 20 species in Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Grassroot: Low unemployment masks Hawaii’s unhealthy economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 6836 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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....Grassroot president says high taxes, regulations discourage higher-paying jobs....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Death Tax: Hawaii One of Only a Few States
By Tax Foundation @ 4:28 PM :: 5215 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Recently, states have moved away from these taxes or raised the exemption levels....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Hunt for Few Remaining Rats on Lehua Island
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 5375 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...the Project Partners have recruited rat-detection dogs to join the team....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Ethics Ruling: How DTL Pays Senator Delacruz -- Legally
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 9483 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government
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... A Hawaii State Senator goes for somewhere between $50K and $100K per year--and its all legal ....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Ethics: City Supervisor Caught Working Second Job on City Time
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 6743 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...reimbursed the city in the amount of $1,891.20 approximately 62 hours of city time....
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Thursday, April 5, 2018 |
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Honolulu Among U.S. Solar Leading Cities in New Report
By News Release @ 2:09 AM :: 4743 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Each year, the survey ranks nearly 70 of the nation’s major cities by megawatts of solar energy....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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Is OHA a Broken Trust?
By Video @ 6:53 PM :: 5453 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Why Do OHAʻs CEO & The “Old Guard” Trustees Keep Going Down The Same Road?....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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Financial Literacy--Hawaii Ranks 41st
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 7165 Views :: Family, Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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...The housing-market collapse and following financial crisis reminded Americans of our obsession with debt and the dangers of quick access to finances for under-informed consumers....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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UPDATE: Republican Bills in the Legislature
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 1:44 PM :: 5219 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Second Crossover is one week away....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Taser Ban is Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 AM :: 8474 Views :: Second Amendment
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...A lawsuit filed April 2, 2018 in Hawaii’s Federal District Court challenges the state ban on civilian ownership of stun guns....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Pohakuloa: Court Orders Review of State Lease
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 7159 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Military
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...The judge’s order asks for a plan to be submitted to the court by Dec. 28, 2018 which requires a written stewardship plan, regular monitoring and inspections, inspection reports with recommendations, procedures for addressing violations and debris removal plans....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Honolulu Socialists Foolishly Allow Rep Kaniela Ing to Join Up
By Andrew Walden @ 9:11 PM :: 8756 Views :: Politicians
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...Just as people were beginning to forget that Gulag thingy--more self-inflicted damage to the Socialist cause....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Just Shut Up: The Price of Pandering to Anti-Vaxxers
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:04 PM :: 7201 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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...the other night at 1AM, my 7 year old woke up moaning about not feeling well. She was running a 104 degree fever....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Ige Appoints Three to BoE
By News Release @ 1:24 PM :: 4576 Views :: Education K-12
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...Ige has appointed former teacher and principal Catherine Payne and University of Hawai‘i administrator Dwight Takeno to the Board of Education. Current board member Margaret Cox will be reappointed....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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HB1481: DelaCruz Gut & Replace to Bypass Opposition to HCDA Control of East Kapolei
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 AM :: 7273 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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...the same text in SB2525 ran into opposition from several Kapolei-area Representatives....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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VIDEO: Trump Tax Impact on Hawaii
By Video @ 2:53 AM :: 2654 Views
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...What is the Impact. Does the average taxpayer pay more or less under the new Trump tax laws? Do businesses and the wealthy fare better than regular citizens?....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Community-based report on Maunakea released
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 8508 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...EnVision Maunakea, a report reflecting the beliefs, views and opinions of about 100 Hawaiʻi Island residents about the future of Maunakea, is now available to the public....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Honolulu 8th-Worst for Middle Class Homebuyers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 AM :: 5049 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Politicians' hyperbolic campaign promises don't seem to be making life much better....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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Revolving Door: Caldwell Hires Another Reporter to Spin News
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 6240 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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...Mayor names communications director and welcomes new public information officer....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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Lahaina Injection Wells: Is WOTUS Just too Complicated to Enforce?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:20 PM :: 6197 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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...If the goal is to guide human action, environmental markets work better than indecipherable regulations....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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$30K Per Resident: Hawaii Worst OPEB Liability in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 PM :: 5817 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Other Post-Employment Benefit Liabilities, 2017 surveys the more than 100 state-administered post-employment benefit plans, such as health insurance, Medicare advantage, life insurance, and other non-pension benefits....
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Monday, April 2, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Worst Taxpayer ROI in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 5113 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...where do taxpayers get the least bang for their buck?....
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Sunday, April 1, 2018 |
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Financial Planning for a $200M Per Year Deficit?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4093 Views :: Taxes
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...why do we have a current state financial plan that spends more than $200 million every year over available revenues?....
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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Is OHA the New Broken Trust?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:26 PM :: 6324 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Findings made by the State Auditor regarding financial impropriety at OHA echo findings made in the investigation of Bishop Estate....
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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Waiting Over a Year: Where is OHA' s Internal Audit?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 5567 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...This obvious stall is an indication of mismanagement....
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Saturday, March 31, 2018 |
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HB1489: Males to take over women’s sports in Hawaii?
By Mary Smart @ 7:50 PM :: 8358 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Higher Education
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...Hawaii Legislators are moving HB 1489 to give males pretending to be female the right to use schools' non-existent female athletic facilities....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Senate Vote 23-2--Assisted Suicide Heads for Ige's Desk
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 6313 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...“Assisted suicide is dangerous public policy with potentially deadly consequences for everyone, but especially people with disabilities, the sick, the poor, and the elderly"....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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HECO Plans to Transfer More of Your Money to Elon Musk
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 4616 Views :: Energy
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...Broad economic, environmental benefits described in electrification of transportation 'roadmap'....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Kailua, Kaneohe Blasted by Three-Hour Siren Test
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 5:36 PM :: 6778 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...HI-EMA and News Media Fail to Inform Public of Oahu Emergency Siren Test....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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Nene Recovery: USFWS Proposes Downlist from Endangered to Threatened
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 5198 Views :: Environment
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...Nene proposed for downlisting from endangered to threatened thanks to strong local partnerships....
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Friday, March 30, 2018 |
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How much privacy for public employees?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:35 PM :: 5424 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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......HB1768 would disclose salary information about government workers in the form of ranges, as opposed to exact compensation....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate WAM Passes Budget With Amendments
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 6267 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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...highlights include funding for...Ohana Zones....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate Confirms Russell Suzuki Attorney General
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 5860 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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Suzuki has been serving as the acting chief legal and law enforcement officer for the state since February 2 when Attorney General Doug Chin resigned to become Lieutenant Governor....
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