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Saturday, February 24, 2018 |
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Vacation Rental Home Is "Public Accommodation" -- Lesbians are Mandatory
By Robert Thomas @ 3:15 AM :: 8823 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business, Tourism
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...the court held they could be held liable, even though it is their home, first concluding that renting out a room in your home qualifies as offering a public accommodation, even though it is your residence....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Republican Bills on the Move in the Legislature
By Rep Andria Tupola @ 4:44 PM :: 5818 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...All House bills are in their final committees, they have until March 8th to pass out of their last committee and pass third reading to cross over to the Senate....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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State should speed up responses to information requests
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:30 PM :: 5506 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Hawaii takes the longest in the nation to make decisions about transparency disputes....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Pandering to Dem Base with Fake Issue: Hawaii Sues FCC over Net Neutrality
By Selected News Articles @ 1:21 PM :: 6758 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business
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...politicians striking a fashionable pose against corporations and business, fearmongering by special interest groups with an agenda....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Ban the Bike! How Cities Made a Huge Mistake in Promoting Cycling
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:15 AM :: 5623 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Cycling lanes consume more space than they free up, add to pollution and drain the public purse....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Hawaii Bill Banning Plastic Straws Based on Research by a 9-Year-Old
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 AM :: 9626 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...the oft-cited, debate-driving statistic that Americans use 500 million plastic straws a day is the product of a 9-year-old's guesstimations....
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Friday, February 23, 2018 |
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Auditor: HTA Gives Millions to Contractors Without Documentation
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:19 AM :: 5986 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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...HTA’s autonomy, which includes permanent funding and an exemption from the State Procurement Code, has facilitated lax oversight, deficient internal controls, and, ultimately, less accountability....
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Thursday, February 22, 2018 |
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Kaneohe: 8.75M Gallons of Sewage Spill from City Plants
By News Release @ 10:19 AM :: 6737 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Sewage poured out of Caldwell's plants for ten hours starting 2pm Sunday Feb 18....
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Thursday, February 22, 2018 |
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Best Cities for Public Transit: Honolulu Makes Top Ten
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 6663 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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...More than 69 million passengers in Honolulu ride TheBus annually....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 |
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OHA Reform? Lots Of Promises No Real Action
By Video @ 5:04 PM :: 5664 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...This Time She's Promising To Clean Up OHA After The State Audit Results....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 |
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Hawaii Among Least Affordable States for Your Aging Parents
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 7490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii ranks as 4th most expensive state for aging parents, study finds....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 |
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Study: Hawaii Residents Deepest in Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 5216 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Residents of Hawaii spend, on average, 36.2% of their monthly paychecks on credit card, student loan, and housing payments—the highest percentage in the nation....
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 |
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Most Sinful States? Hawaii Ranks 35th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 3818 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Some states are more well-behaved than others....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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False Missile Alert: Report Calls for Major changes at HI-EMA
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 5194 Views :: Military
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...Brig. Gen. Kenneth Hara today released the All Hazards Preparedness Improvement Action Plan and Report....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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Keli‘i Akina Urges OHA Board to Remove CEO
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:54 PM :: 7205 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...As fiduciaries, Trustees must act immediately...."
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Takes $8,360 from Family of Four
By Selected News Articles @ 2:03 PM :: 6347 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii General sales tax collections per capita: $2,090 (the highest in USA)....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018 |
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NATO Loophole: Attack On Hawaii Not Covered By Treaty
By Selected News Articles @ 8:59 AM :: 9995 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...Hawaii is in the North Pacific, not the North Atlantic....
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Monday, February 19, 2018 |
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SB270: Chin Pushing Gay Conversion Ban
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 8567 Views :: Family, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...once a child molester turns your son gay, it will be illegal to obtain counseling which might lead to the molester/s being identified....
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Monday, February 19, 2018 |
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Experts: Universities Need to be Transparent About Money Received from Confucius Institutes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 7093 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...Mounting concerns Confucius Institutes limit discussion on issues sensitive to Chinese government....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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Emails: How PACOM grappled with false missile alert
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 5075 Views :: Military
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...The emails were sent in succession after thousands of people received a text-message warning Jan. 13 that prompted hysteria in parts of Hawaii....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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HB1908: Trigger Modification Ban To Be Heard Wednesday
By News Release @ 3:27 PM :: 4628 Views :: Second Amendment
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...The broad language of this bill could encompass many common modifications done by law-abiding gun owners to make their firearms more suitable for self-defense, competition, hunting, or even overcoming disability....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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First Lateral: 2,834 Bills Still Alive in Legislature
By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 4428 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...complete list of bills remaining alive after First Lateral deadline....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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HART Hosts Public-Private Partnership Conference
By News Release @ 12:15 PM :: 6580 Views :: Development, Rail
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...Andrew Robbins has been a staunch advocate of using P-3 partnerships - the joining of forces from the public and private sectors - to mitigate costs and risk and to expedite construction timelines....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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Trump Tax In Hawaii?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 6462 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...how to adapt the new federal tax law changes to Hawaii....
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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UH Maui Activists Tear Down US, Hawaii Flags
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 AM :: 8984 Views :: Maui County, Higher Education, OHA
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“...Our identity has been erased, beaten, battered and thrown to the side....”
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Hawaii: Highest Electric Rates, Lowest Consumption
By News Release @ 12:35 PM :: 7467 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Electricity prices are highest in Hawaii but due to low consumption, expenditures are 'only' 4th highest in the USA....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Manufacturer Questions Report of Kauai Drone-Helicopter Collision
By News Release @ 12:26 PM :: 8381 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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...In other cases, incidents first reported as drone collisions turned out to involve a bat, an internal malfunction and a plastic bag....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Philly Shipyard: Will major U.S. commercial shipbuilding survive?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:21 AM :: 5264 Views :: Jones Act
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...PSI is one of seven active major U.S. shipbuilding yards constructing large self-propelled seagoing ships....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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HDoT Tech Disaster Leads to $11M Settlement
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 4375 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) and the Office of the Attorney General are pleased....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Homosexual Child Molestation: KSBE Outlines Terms of $80M Settlement
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 11197 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Family, Hawaii History, Health Care
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...A tentative settlement between Kamehameha Schools and the survivors of Dr. Browne’s abuse has been reached....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Just Be Quiet
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:07 AM :: 7326 Views :: First Amendment, GMOs
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...When the anti-GMO activists started up on the social media back in 2013, something in me drove me into action....
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Saturday, February 17, 2018 |
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Russian LNG episode exposes feeble Jones Act argument
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:01 AM :: 4909 Views :: Jones Act
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...why did LNG that arrived in Boston at the end of January come from Russia — and in violation of Obama-era sanctions against Russia?....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:51 PM :: 7672 Views :: Family, Life, Drugs
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...Marijuana Edibles Passes First Committee in the Senate....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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Trump Nominates Kenji Price US Attorney for Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 6478 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...Mr. Price is currently the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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UH Prof: Sustainability Means Cutting off Mortgage Credit so the Little People Can't Buy Homes
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 7735 Views :: Environment, Land Use, Cost of Living
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“...By signaling the importance of financial flows we have highlighted a potential leverage point for implementing sustainable policies….”
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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City Agrees to Stop Illegally Towing Cars Belonging to Deployed Military Personnel
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 7947 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Military
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...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....
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Friday, February 16, 2018 |
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Will Caldwell Bumbling Wipe out North Shore Surf Contests?
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 6143 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism
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...the Mayor acknowledged the need to overhaul the permit rules, to support competitive opportunities....
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii GE Tax hits many products multiple times
By Tax Foundation @ 8:16 PM :: 5625 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105.08 percent of the state’s personal income....
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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Hawaii Legislators Grasping at Straws
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:36 PM :: 6823 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Taxes
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...A bill proposed in the Hawaii Legislature would ban the use of plastic straws. But the problem runs much deeper than the straw bill....
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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ERS Fires Investment Officer After Losses on VIX Puts
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 8485 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Chattergy told WSJ Hawaii will continue to sell these put contracts, convinced the income will offset market turbulence....
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Thursday, February 15, 2018 |
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Brian Schatz Fear of An Anglo America
By Selected News Articles @ 10:44 AM :: 10289 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...“Do you know anyone who says ‘Anglo-American heritage’ in a sentence?” asked Democratic Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz. “What could possibly be the purpose of saying that other than to pit Americans against each other?"....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii AG: Census Citizenship Question Might Depress Count of Non-Citizens Needed to Apportion Legislative Seats
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 3608 Views
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...Non-citizens are counted in the Census for the purposes of federal funds, apportioning of congressional seats and Electoral College votes, and the drawing of state and local districts....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Hawaii bail system victimizes taxpayers, too
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:38 PM :: 7209 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...government inefficiency is resulting in excessively high costs to Hawaii taxpayers....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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DHHL Funding: A morass in which the courts should not get entangled
By Robert Thomas @ 9:08 PM :: 5370 Views :: DHHL
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...This is Chapter 2 of the story....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Bills: Skip ICA, Direct Appeals to Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 8:55 PM :: 4798 Views :: Judiciary
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...The bills, HB 2191 and HB 2194, would return the state court appeals system to the way it was prior to the 2006 amendments....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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I Shill for No One!
By Joni Kamiya @ 7:52 PM :: 6182 Views :: GMOs
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...Rep Ing and Sen Green bash farmer online....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Matson Previews full year 2017 results
By Michael Hansen @ 7:38 PM :: 5107 Views :: Jones Act
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...ahead of releasing of their 2017 annual results and earnings conference call scheduled for February 20....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Honolulu Rail Creates One Tenth of Jobs Promised
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 7:33 PM :: 7043 Views :: Labor, Rail
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...HART rail is being built one segment at a time by a single builder, instead of having, say 4 builders building 5 miles each, simultaneously....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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SB1279: Tax-Credit Scholarships for Special Needs Students
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 6768 Views :: Education K-12, Tax Credits
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...Allows Qualifying Families To Pay For Tuition At Private And Parochial Schools....
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018 |
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Hypocrisy: Hawaii AG Demands Congress End Secret Sex Harassment Settlements--but says nothing about State Legislators
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 4105 Views :: Ethics
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...urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment--while Hawaii State Legislators do exactly the same thing....
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