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Sunday, November 12, 2017 |
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Immigration: Only 300 Dreamers in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 4034 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Approximately 300 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients live in Hawaii....
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Sunday, November 12, 2017 |
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UH: Global Warming Will Make Your Intestines Leak
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 5561 Views :: Environment, Higher Education
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...Kidney failure, blood clots, cardiac arrest, inflammation of the pancreas, leaking intestines....
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Sunday, November 12, 2017 |
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Department of Taxation Customer Service – Don’t’ Be a Victim
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4112 Views :: Taxes
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“I object to the use of the word ‘customer.’ It certainly doesn’t feel like that type of relationship to me. Maybe ‘hostage’?”
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Sunday, November 12, 2017 |
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Island Air: Did the Airports Division bamboozle Fitch Ratings?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 AM :: 8993 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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“The Airports Division expects near-term traffic results will be better than projected due to Island Air expanding interisland traffic...." -- Fitch Ratings, October 26, 2017
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 |
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Hawaii Professionals -- more licensing, fewer requirements
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 5515 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The Institute for Justice finds Hawaii to be ‘most burdensome’ in USA due to the large number of professions requiring licensure. In contrast, the Wisconsin study finds Hawaii to be the 'least burdensome' based on an analysis of 10 specific professions and the requirements to attain license in each....
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 |
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November is National Adoption Month
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:21 PM :: 4544 Views :: Family
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Americans adopt approximately 140,000 children per year....
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 |
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Counties stuck with bailing out pension debt
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:11 PM :: 5037 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...the state Legislature has discovered a new tactic for meeting its public pension financial obligations: passing the costs on to the counties....
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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Queen Sues: Feds Took Our Crown Lands
By Robert Thomas @ 11:38 PM :: 6822 Views :: Hawaii History
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...after she was deposed, and after Hawaii became a U.S. territory, the former queen sued the United States in what was then the U.S. Claims Court....
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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A Veterans Day Salute
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 2:39 PM :: 6383 Views :: Military, Republican Party
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...take a moment to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans past and present....
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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Civil Beat: Banks and Developers ‘help to fund a lot of stories’
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 8240 Views :: Ethics, Development, First Amendment
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...“We got a few hundred subscribers, but nothing really earth shattering,” Epler says...Civil Beat has an annual budget of roughly $3 million and a staff of about 22 to 24 people....
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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HART Wastes Rail Money on Kam Hwy Repave that Could be Funded by HDOT
By News Release @ 11:10 AM :: 4784 Views :: Rail
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“Because Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway are on the National Highway System, the reconstruction projects are eligible for Federal aid funds, subject to selection by OahuMPO and HIDOT.” -- FHWA Acting Director Nadeau, October 7, 2015
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Friday, November 10, 2017 |
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More Traffic Jams Coming--Creation of Oahu’s First Pedestrian Plan underway
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 4660 Views :: Honolulu County
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...The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) is excited to announce the creation of the first O‘ahu Pedestrian Plan and an update of the 2012 Bicycle Master Plan....
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Thursday, November 9, 2017 |
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Legacy Pension Costs--Hawaii Scores D-
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 AM :: 5430 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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Legacy Costs evaluates whether states provided adequate funding, as defined by retirement system actuaries, for pensions and other promised retirement benefits for public workers.....
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Thursday, November 9, 2017 |
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The Curse of Abundance
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:44 AM :: 7438 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...We live in a world of plenty which is both good and bad....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Arakawa Quits Lt Gov Race
By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 6992 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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The following message was sent out to Arakawa campaign supporters Tuesday Nov 7, 2017....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Hawaii doesn’t need ‘certificate of need’ laws
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:21 PM :: 6371 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...the median wait time for treatment in the Queen’s Medical Center ER is about six hours and 20 minutes....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Animal Quarantine Station is Preferred Site for New Jail
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 7296 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...Ige today announced that his administration has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the relocation of the O‘ahu Community Correctional Center....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Lawsuit: OHA Grabs for Control of Mauna Kea
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 9111 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...OHA’s complaint requests the court to order the state to terminate UH’s general lease for the mountain....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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100 Years of Communism: Death and Deprivation
By Selected News Articles @ 7:00 AM :: 5014 Views :: World News
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...On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. It did so by accident....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Sen Donna Mercado Kim Announces Congressional Campaign
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 6312 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...I have decided to run for Congress to represent Hawai‘i's 1st Congressional District....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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DoE Puts 'Performance Indicators' Online
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 4581 Views :: Education K-12
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In an effort to make performance data easily available to the public, HIDOE today announced the launch of its Strategic Plan Dynamic Report....
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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$150M Rate Hike Plan--BWS Accepting Comments
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 5353 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...The last rate hike was two years ago--the next increase could happen in 2019....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Fattest States? Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 5055 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...“Fat” is becoming the new normal in America....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Honolulu--4th Highest Veteran Homelessness in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 7606 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military, Cost of Living
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...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Professional License--DCCA Launches Online Application Status Search
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 6009 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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...to enable new applicants or existing licensees to search for their application status....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii--The Worst State for Middle-Class Income Earners
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 6276 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Because of the high real estate prices, Hawaii also had the second-lowest percentage of homeowners....
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Monday, November 6, 2017 |
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City to hold final public workshop on $500M Blaisdell Center Master Plan
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 4419 Views :: Honolulu County
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...While Rail Hangs in Balance, Caldwell Plans to Splurge $500M on Blaisdell....
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Monday, November 6, 2017 |
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Bottleneckers in Hawaii: How licensing laws make it harder to get a job
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:09 PM :: 3468 Views
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...A national Institute for Justice (IJ) study says they are the most burdensome in the nation, covering more than 40 occupations in which residents must acquire the state’s permission before being allowed to work....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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New Yorker Expose--Tulsi Gabbard's Krishna Cult
By Selected News Articles @ 8:20 PM :: 22929 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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...“She’s got a servant attitude, a servant’s heart,” Butler says....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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Ward to Ige: Speed Up Nuclear Drills for DOE
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:25 PM :: 6144 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...Rep. Ward (R-Hawaii Kai) wrote a letter to Gov. Ige asking the governor to prepare his departments, particularly the DOE to prepare for the unthinkable....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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Photos: Supporters Greet President Trump in Hawaii
By Brett Kulbis @ 2:13 PM :: 5110 Views :: Republican Party
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Video President Trump & Melania Visit Pearl Harbor, USS Arizona Memorial....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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Fake Data Behind Coral Bleaching Report
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 9417 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...in the early 1900s Ahi, Aku, Marlin and other pelagic fish, were reported in the commercial reef fish data. Then they separated the pelagic and reef fish. This alone accounted most of the 90% decline....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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Petition: Protect Short Term Rentals on Hawaii Island
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 7379 Views :: Hawaii County , Small Business, Tourism
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Vacation house rules in works: Regulating ‘unhosted’ rentals seen as way to preserve housing for residents....
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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A DOTax Nightmare: No End to Litigation
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4568 Views :: Taxes
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Halloween may be over, but we still have lots of scary stories!
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Sunday, November 5, 2017 |
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Akina--Let's Work Together for Hawaiian Charter Schools
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:20 AM :: 6376 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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Clearly, OHA owes our beneficiaries a sincere apology and a commitment to change our practices internally....
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 |
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DoH Website Reports Beach Water Quality
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 6452 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Upgrades provide easier navigation and more information....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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The Importance of Accurate Testimony
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:04 PM :: 5881 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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“The FTA will allow nothing less.” -- Kirk Caldwell
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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Maui Rep Kaniela Ing Forms Urban Honolulu Congressional Campaign Committee
By Andrew Walden @ 10:35 PM :: 10525 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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...Unsurprisingly, it appears Ing is already violating the law....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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GOP Tax Plan Will End Federal Subsidy for Unaffordable Housing and High Tax Localities
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:10 AM :: 10300 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...repeals the state and local tax deduction for income and sales taxes and caps the SALT deduction for property taxes at $10,000. The home mortgage interest is grandfathered in and preserved for new homes up to $500,000....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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Donna Brazile: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Secret Takeover of the DNC
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 5387 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics
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... Tulsi Gabbard 'not surprised' by Donna Brazile's DNC bombshell, but 'surprised' it went public ....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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Scheming to Jam up Traffic Even More, Caldwell Sets Community Meetings
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 4599 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Share your ideas on ‘Complete Streets’ solutions for Honolulu....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Video: ERS not out of woods yet
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:08 PM :: 5349 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Featuring: Thom Williams, Executive director, Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Aid for tenants, landlords program expands to Kauai
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 7378 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness, Judiciary
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...Following the success of a program that helps landlords to get paid and keep tenants from being evicted on Oahu and in Maui County, Steps to Avoid Eviction is now available on Kauai....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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New HDoT Website Maps Pavement Conditions, Traffic Counts, Fatal Crashes
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 3948 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...New datasets include pavement conditions, traffic counts for state roads, and locations of fatal crashes between 2012-2016....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Four Judges Appointed to Oahu Courts
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 8371 Views :: Judiciary
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...All four appointments are subject to Senate confirmation....
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 |
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Obamacare: Ins Div Approves Yet Another Round of Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 5819 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...These rates are expected to affect approximately 34,000 individuals currently purchasing ACA individual plans....
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