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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Hawaii Visitor Spending Grows 6.1 Percent in August 2017
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 5034 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total visitor arrivals rose 4.8 percent to 818,581....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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White House waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico -- For Just 10 Days
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 AM :: 6514 Views :: Jones Act
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...Puerto Rico needs more than temporary Jones Act waiver...the Jones Act had been significantly hindering essential relief efforts to the millions of hurricane victims on the island....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Feds Sue Guam Over 'Chamorro Land Trust'
By News Release @ 1:22 AM :: 7433 Views :: DHHL, National News
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...Chamorro Land Trust (CLT) is modeled on DHHL--but CLT is vulnerable to this litigation because, unlike DHHL, CLT not an act of the US Congress written into the Admission Act of a State....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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US Senate Investigating Hawaii's Soaring Medicaid Costs
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 7624 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...CMS data show that total costs for new Medicaid beneficiaries in Hawaii rose from $249.1 million in 2014 to $437.4 million in 2015-a 76 percent single-year increase. Costs per-enrollee jumped 73 percent in that same period, going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Financial Literacy--Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 11:06 PM :: 4420 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...2017’s Most & Least Financially Savvy States....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Housing ASAP: 714 Homeless Families Placed in Permanent Housing
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 6079 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai‘i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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FBI: Violent Crime up 24% in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 7193 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...but Atty Gen Chin's news release was titled "CRIME IN HAWAI`I AT RECORD LOW LEVEL IN 2016"....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Strive HI: How did your School do?
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5721 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii Excise Taxes: $885 per Capita--3rd Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:15 PM :: 5395 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Excise taxes are particular taxes levied on specific goods or activities....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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BLNR Approves Telescope 5-2
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 8789 Views :: Environment, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Board adopted today the recommendation of retired judge Riki May Amano to approve the application for a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build the Thirty-Meter Telescope....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Honolulu Homeless Programs Subject to Corrupt, Incompetent Department of Community Services
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 7633 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Audit of Housing First, Community Assistance Program, and Hale Mauliola Homeless Programs....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Girl Scouts Rank Hawaii 23rd for girls' well-being
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 5559 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Hanabusa Blocks Missile Defense for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 10253 Views :: National News
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...Hanabusa said operationalizing Aegis Ashore on Kauai would interfere with PMRF's missile testing and compromise the military's relationship with the local community....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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TOTE to Challenge Pasha for Hawaii trade?
By Michael Hansen @ 1:37 PM :: 6043 Views :: Jones Act
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...TOTE has every intent to challenge Pasha Hawaii not only for assignment of KCT, but also Pasha Hawaii’s current operations prior to completion of KCT....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Trump says NO to Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
By Michael Hansen @ 1:27 PM :: 4758 Views :: Jones Act
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Crowley taking action to defend their interests and forestall the administration from declaring a Jones Act waiver to cover Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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DoE Touts AP Test Results
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 5279 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...double-digit increases in the number of exam takers, exams taken and scores of 3 or higher....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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Does the Jones Act Endanger American Seamen?
By Michael Hansen @ 12:16 AM :: 5804 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...the Jones Act has contributed to a smaller and older domestic shipping industry with more dangerous conditions for American seamen....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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Problems ahead for Pasha Hawaii and TOTE despite Gov Ige’s terminal announcement
By Michael Hansen @ 12:11 AM :: 6094 Views :: Jones Act
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...the Diamond Head Terminal at Piers 1 & 2 – where TOTE would operate -- won’t be available until the 2024/2025 time frame....
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Supreme Court Justices Cancel Travel Ban Hearing
By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 6113 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...The likely practical effect, it appears, would be that the planned review simply will not occur, and that the new action would be met with new lawsuits, starting all over in the lower federal courts. ...
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii Lowest Teacher Salaries in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 7087 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...adjusted for cost of living....
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Go to Court Over Law Requiring They Promote Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 AM :: 6896 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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“This is an important case because Hawaii goes even further than California did, and they are clearly singling out pregnancy centers....”
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Congresswoman calls for yearlong Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
By Michael Hansen @ 3:36 AM :: 4872 Views :: Jones Act
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Cong Velázquez is one of five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives of Puerto Rican descent....
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Sunday, September 24, 2017 |
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Harbors Division Soaking the Taxpayer – Again and Again
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7311 Views :: Jones Act, OHA, Small Business
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...the Harbors Division isn’t satisfied with three years of triple-digit increases....
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Sunday, September 24, 2017 |
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GOP Obamacare Repeal Deal Would Boost Hawaii Medicare and Medicaid
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 AM :: 5176 Views :: Health Care
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...Provides for an increased federal Medicaid matching rate (FMAP) for both Alaska and Hawaii....
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Saturday, September 23, 2017 |
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DLNR wants to triple fees for commercial marine licenses
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5625 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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The hearings will be held at the following times and locations....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Oahu Construction Boom Ending: What Excuse Will HART Use Next?
By UHERO @ 4:04 PM :: 7712 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Rail
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...number of significant condo and retail projects have wrapped up on Oahu, while fewer new buildings have broken ground, resulting in an overall reduction in construction activity and employment....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Hurricanes Blow Jones Act Out of the Way
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:35 PM :: 4794 Views :: Jones Act
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"...we waived regulations, we waived rules, we waived the Jones Act restrictions to free up additional capacity."
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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How High Are Property Tax Collections Where You Live?
By Tax Foundation @ 3:19 PM :: 5222 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii counties collect an average of $980 in property tax per capita....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Ige Assigns Dock Space to Pasha, TOTE
By Michael Hansen @ 3:12 PM :: 6536 Views :: Jones Act
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...PASHA gets the new Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT)....
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Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
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Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Ask Court to Stop Law Forcing Them to Promote Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 5:55 PM :: 6039 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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“No one should be forced to provide free advertising for the abortion industry"
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Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
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Record setting applications for UH Manoa--But Enrollment Still Drops
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 8210 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...the most received in a quarter century--But Fall 2017 enrollment at UHM still dropped 2.5% from Fall 2016.....
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Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
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Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 |
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Hawaii is #1 in Teacher Absenteeism at 79%
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 8302 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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In Hawaii about 79 percent of traditional public school teachers are chronically absent. In Hawaii charter schools it’s 23 percent…..
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 |
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Greenmail: OHA, UH Team up to Hire More Lawyers
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 8852 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 |
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Got Anxiety? DoH begins adding new excuses for Medicated Marijuana
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5192 Views :: Drugs
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...At 10am on Wednesday, September 20, the Department of Health (DOH) is having the first public hearing for its new petition process to add new conditions for the use of medical cannabis....
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 |
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'Pono Policy Academy' to Begin Candidate Training Classes
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 6385 Views :: Politicians
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...two full-day trainings on “How to Run a Campaign” and “What to Expect After a Successful Campaign” run by lobbyist and former State Democratic Party Chair Alex Santiago....
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 |
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Hawaii 6th Most Indebted State
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 8101 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...$27,100 = Each taxpayer's share of Hawaii's debt....
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 |
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 |
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Survey: Texas More Diverse Than Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:59 PM :: 4374 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...2017’s Most & Least Diverse States in America....
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 |
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Residents of U.S. Territories Ask Court to Expand Voting Rights
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 5193 Views :: Office of Elections
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...The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Friday in a case centered on whether residents of Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands should be allowed to vote absentee in their former state of residence....
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 |
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Data vs Hype: Honolulu NOAA Chart Shows Sea Level Rise is a False Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 8221 Views :: Environment
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...Honolulu has seen an average sea-level rise of only 5.6 inches since 1900....
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Ige Sends out Secret Memo on Information Practices
By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 6308 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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...Ironically, the Memo itself was not posted on the Governor’s news feed nor is it linked by any Hawaii.gov website....
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Caldwell: Now That Legislature Has Done the Hard Work of Raising Taxes, I Urge HART to Not Do Nothing
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 7255 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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"...Doing nothing is unacceptable...." -- Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Sept 18, 2017
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 18, 2017
By Congress.org @ 4:46 PM :: 4455 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
- Senate: Patenaude Nomination – Confirmation
- Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
- House: Criminal Gang Members
- House: Fiscal 2018 Omnibus Appropriations
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii Health Insurance Jumps by Avg of $341
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 6755 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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... Only five states had statistically significant increases in single coverage premiums 2015 to 2016 -- Hawaii is 5th ....
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Sunday, September 17, 2017 |
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Why America's Missile Defenses Might Not Work Against North Korea
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 PM :: 5064 Views :: Military
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...it would be extremely difficult—and would compromise the defenses of populated areas....
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Sunday, September 17, 2017 |
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Legislature with U R Missing
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5245 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...there is "supposed to be" opportunity for participation....
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 |
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Hawaii Uninsured Rate Drops 4.36% Since 2010
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 5326 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Change in Uninsured Rate Between 2010 & 2016 -- -4.36%....
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 |
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Help Stop CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 9498 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...Please Attend The Next Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Board Meeting On Thursday, September 21st At 10 AM At OHA Headquarters....
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