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Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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Best Colleges? UH Manoa Ranks 484th -- UH Hilo 729th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 6038 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...comparing nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. across 27 key measures....
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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State and Local Taxation Per Capita: Hawaii Takes $5,705
By Tax Foundation @ 2:20 PM :: 4988 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii has the 8th highest amount of taxation per capita in the USA....
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii AG Obstructs Requests on How Much Taxpayer Funds Are Being Spent Fighting Trump’s Travel Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 9170 Views :: National News, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...the Hawaii AG office denied the public interest fee waiver request and charged $28,396.30 to complete the document search....
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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State of Hawaii Auditing OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:49 AM :: 5758 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...the state Auditor has already informed OHA of its preliminary findings....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 |
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SCOTUS Backs Trump, Dismisses Travel Ban Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 6220 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Tuesday’s order strongly suggests that the justices will dismiss the Hawaii case once the refugee resettlement provision terminates....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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Recent Federal Court Ruling Affects Hawaii Tip Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 9:58 PM :: 6468 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...the 9th Circuit Court’s Marsh v. J. Alexander LLC decision makes life much easier for employers with tipped employees in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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Chin, Muslims Sue to Block Travel Ban 3.0
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 8051 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Religion
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'...it continues to effectuate the President’s unrepudiated promise to exclude Muslims from the United States...."
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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Trump Refuses to Extend Jones Act Waiver for Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 8:05 PM :: 4173 Views :: Jones Act
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...Expiration of Trump’s temporary Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver validates Sen McCain’s permanent exemption bill....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 10, 2017
By Congress.org @ 4:31 PM :: 4495 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Pai Nomination – Confirmation
- Senate: Quarles Nomination – Confirmation
- Senate: Cissna Nomination – Confirmation
- House: Abortion Ban
- House: Fiscal 2018 Budget Resolution
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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The Atlantic: Aloha Tower Deal Makes HPU Poster Child for College Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 PM :: 12516 Views :: Higher Education
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...it spent $54 million to buy Honolulu’s iconic Aloha Tower and convert it into an anchor for its downtown campus....
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Monday, October 9, 2017 |
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Jones Act industry anxiety increases with Hurricane waivers
By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 4621 Views :: Jones Act
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...Seafarers Fret Over New Assault on Jones Act in Wake of Storms....
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Sunday, October 8, 2017 |
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Protest OHA Giving CNHA $1.5M Hawaii Charter School Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 6633 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Wednesday, October 11th At 10 AM....
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Sunday, October 8, 2017 |
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If You're Still Paying Use Tax on Amazon Purchases--Stop
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5742 Views :: Taxes
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...those who buy things from Amazon and have been paying Use Tax can stop....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Honolulu Boondoggle Recovery Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 5135 Views :: Rail
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...You know you are in trouble when you have to write a recovery plan for a project that isn’t even half built....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Median Family Spends 6.8 years income to buy median home
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 6826 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii is the most unaffordable housing market in USA....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Transit Ridership is Declining–So Why Pay Transit CEOs So Much Money?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 4704 Views :: Rail
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...HART’s CEO, for example, gets $317,000 plus a “housing allowance” of about $4,600 a month and a “transportation allowance” of $600 a month....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Jones Act Lobby: Ten Days is all Puerto Rico Should Get
By Michael Hansen @ 2:03 PM :: 4607 Views :: Jones Act
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...U.S. House Subcommittee hears the Jones Act industry praise themselves....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Jones Act industry dirty tricks sabotage Hawaii poll
By Michael Hansen @ 1:50 PM :: 4730 Views :: Jones Act
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...Jones Act carriers in Jacksonville, FL were able to take time away from Puerto Rico hurricane relief shipments to dial in to a Hawaii online poll....
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Saturday, October 7, 2017 |
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Promise Kept: Trump Administration Protects Americans’ Religious Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:13 PM :: 6681 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...The Obama administration winnowed the definition of religious freedom down to the narrow idea of “freedom of worship.” This was rebutted in the first line of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memorandum....
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Friday, October 6, 2017 |
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RU486: ACLU Chooses Hawaii to Launch Abortion Drug Litigation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 AM :: 6387 Views :: Health Care, Life
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...The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a federal lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration over federal restrictions that require a doctor's prescription to get an abortion pill....
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Friday, October 6, 2017 |
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Free Rein for Choppers Drives Park Enthusiasts to Court
By Selected News Articles @ 11:39 AM :: 5903 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...Wednesday’s lawsuit says there were 14,645 commercial air tours conducted over the Hawaii Volcanoes alone....
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Friday, October 6, 2017 |
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AG: 1156 Backlogged Rape Kits Tested so Far
By News Release @ 5:20 AM :: 5741 Views :: Law Enforcement, Police
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...the pace for sexual assault evidence kits submitted for testing has increased over the past three months....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Hirono: Trump Nominees Not Gay Enough
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 6726 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Judiciary
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...“So you do not support the recriminalization of homosexuality?” Hirono asked....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Cost of Living: Honolulu adjusted salaries lowest in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:39 PM :: 7246 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Honolulu’s adjusted salaries are the lowest in the country, more than $7,000 below the next lowest, Tucson, AZ....
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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Endgame: Telescope Protesters Shift focus to Sublease
By Video @ 6:05 PM :: 9768 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension? ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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City now accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 5340 Views :: Honolulu County
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GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2017....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards: 30 Vacant Seats Available
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 6033 Views :: Honolulu County
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...To fill one of the vacancies listed below, apply to your local Neighborhood Board....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Video: Running for Governor, Rep Andria Tupola Rallies Supporters in Waianae
By Video @ 3:41 PM :: 6460 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"I'm going to do it, I'm going to rise up and lead the state," Tupola said in the video....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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State Climate Change Adaptation Commission to Meet in Doomed Oceanfront Hotel
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 4444 Views :: Environment
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...It is open to everyone and will be held on October 11, 2017 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki Beach Resort, Coral Ballrooms 1 & 2 from 8:30 AM to 12:45 PM....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Survey: Over 80% of Hawaii Residents want Jones Act Repeal or Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 7:40 PM :: 5491 Views :: Jones Act
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...surveys taken in 2012 and 2017 show similar results....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Fastest Growing? Honolulu Ranks 333rd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 5292 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Shortage of Affordable housing: Its not the demand, its the supply ....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Best Cities for Disabled? -- Honolulu Ranks 62nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 5122 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...According to the Social Security Administration, one in five Americans lives with a disability, and one in 10 has a severe disability....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Open Access for Broken Trust Book
By News Release @ 12:30 AM :: 7955 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Higher Education
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Thanks to support from University of Hawaii Press and Kamehameha Schools, the public now has free access to the bestselling book Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Oahu Circuit: Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for Four Positions
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 6708 Views :: Judiciary
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...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 13, 2017. All comments will be kept confidential....
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Monday, October 2, 2017 |
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Accountable, Affordable, Accessible: House Republican Caucus 2018 Bill Package
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 4327 Views :: Republican Party
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...We have been creating a bill package that strives to make our government and our state more accountable, affordable, and accessible to and for you....
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Monday, October 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 2, 2017
By Congress.org @ 4:15 PM :: 4785 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
- Senate: Francisco Nomination – Confirmation
- Senate: Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation
- House: Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program
- House: FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments
- House: Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Two HPD Chief Nominees Sued: Cover up Manslaughter, Excessive Force
By Andrew Walden @ 8:46 PM :: 14628 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Cultural Nationalism vs Technical Progress: Telescope Protesters Make More Cash Demands
By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 8355 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The more technical progress, the less attractive cultural nationalism becomes....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Fritz v. Department of Taxation, and Why You Should Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5490 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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Over the past several months, there has been a court fight brewing that could have changed how the Department of Taxation lobbies for legislation....
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Saturday, September 30, 2017 |
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Will Courts Defend Free Speech -- Or Forced Speech To Promote A Political Agenda?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 8011 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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Hawaii has enacted such a law and it is under challenge in federal district court. ...
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Sen McCain Introduces Bill to Exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 7:54 PM :: 5922 Views :: Jones Act
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... legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth ....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Judiciary: Collaborative Effort to Reduce Truancy Launched
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 8343 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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DBEDT Community Forums on Electric Utility Ownership Models
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 5529 Views :: Energy
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...The Hawaii legislature has directed the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) to undertake a study on the future of utility ownership models on each island in Hawaii....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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UHERO: Economy Slowing, Despite Arrivals Boom
By UHERO @ 3:49 PM :: 4690 Views :: Economy
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...the consequence of a flattening construction path and the natural effects of tightening labor markets....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Why is Hawaii so Healthy? Gallup vs Bloomberg
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 7468 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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...Gallup says it's exercise, Bloomberg says it's labor unions....
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