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Tuesday, September 5, 2017 |
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Will Trump Admin approve Jones Act waivers in wake of Hurricane Harvey?
By Michael Hansen @ 1:42 AM :: 4934 Views :: Jones Act
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This will be another test of the Trump Administration’s willingness to stand-up to the domestic maritime industry....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Small Business in Facts and Figures
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 5385 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...The state's economic engine starts on Main Street....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Schools Anti-bullying campaign marks its 10th year
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 4521 Views :: Education K-12
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The E Ola Pono campaign encourages youth groups to promote peace, pono and respect at their schools and communities through student–led campaigns....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Honolulu Republicans: On Labor Day Celebrate Entrepreneurship
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:00 PM :: 5840 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...We hope you take a moment and reflect on how much America’s entrepreneurial spirit and free market economy have enabled us to prosper and enjoy a standard of living unrivalled in history....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Letter to Hawaii DoE: Trump overturns Obama Policy on Trannies in Bathroom
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:46 PM :: 6715 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...“Much of the confusion over privacy facilities was driven by a short-lived effort by federal officials to redefine ‘sex’ to mean ‘gender identity’ under Title IX via a ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ to school officials in 2016”....
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Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
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North Korea Tests H-Bomb For New ICBM
By Selected News Articles @ 5:02 AM :: 4312 Views :: Military
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North Korea tested a hydrogen bomb for its new intercontinental ballistic missile, state media revealed in a special announcement Sunday....
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Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
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Rail: I Dunno About TAT
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7699 Views :: Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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...The TAT, when it was enacted in 1986, was primarily meant to fund the Hawaii Convention Center....
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Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
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AG Chin Defeats Parents of Disabled Children
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 6409 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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...A copy of the decision, Rachel H. v. Department of Education, State of Hawaii, is attached....
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Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
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King Tide Floods? City Installed Valve Makes Them Worse
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 6:51 PM :: 6887 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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...but it helps generate more 'sea level rise' photos....
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Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
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$2.4B Tax Hike: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 10:09 AM :: 8352 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...Senators highlighted in YELLOW are up for reelection in 2018. Only four of them voted for the tax hike....
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Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii is woefully vulnerable to a North Korean nuclear attack
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 AM :: 8001 Views :: Military
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...There is not a single "designated" blast or fallout shelter in the entire state....
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Saturday, September 2, 2017 |
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Risky, Overused Medications Prescribed Far Less Often in the Aloha State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 AM :: 7473 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...Medicare patients in Hawaii take fewer opioid painkillers and fewer antibiotics, on average, than those in any other state. Physicians and health policy experts cite demographics and healthier lifestyles as possible reasons why....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Ige Appoints Pro-Rail Thug to HCDA
By John Bond @ 8:37 PM :: 9556 Views :: Ethics, Development, Rail
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...Timson worked at First Hawaiian Bank as vice president while FHB Chairman Don Horner was HART board chair. She organized large groups of screaming union supporters to crash, harass and threaten at public meetings....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Rail: Republicans Propose 'Forensic Audit' Amendment
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 9041 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Republican Party
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...Require the State Auditor to perform a forensic audit to look for fraud, waste, and abuse....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii 4th-Lowest Obesity Rate
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 4940 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii's adult obesity rate is currently 23.8 percent, up from 15.7 percent in 2000 and from 8.9 percent in 1990....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Bill Before Congress: Claim--Hawaii Allows 'horrific legal market' in Dog Meat
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 13526 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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"...An undercover investigation for EnviroWatch highlighted the brutality of dog meat farms in Hawaii...."
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii Crime Index -- Murder, Rape Increasing
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 14633 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...the release of the State of Hawaii’s annual Uniform Crime Report, Crime in Hawaii, 2016....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Cool Schools: Ige Claims Success
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 6535 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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"One thousand classrooms now have air conditioning, and over 300 more will be complete by the end of September. In addition, hundreds more have been cooled using other heat abatement strategies,” Gov. Ige said....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Profiting from Telescope Protests and Kakaako Development, OHA Trustee Fined $25K
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 12432 Views :: Ethics, Development, Higher Education, OHA
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...Apo violated the State Ethics Code by using OHA resources, and his position with OHA, to advance his private business interests....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Obamacare Could Bankrupt ERS
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:18 PM :: 6159 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...a 1% increase in health care costs equals a $2 billion increase in unfunded liabilities....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Rail: FTA is open to shortening the route
By Honolulu Traffic @ 6:57 PM :: 7261 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...FTA is complicit. That’s why it is likely to approve a Plan B that stops at Middle Street....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Visitor Spending Increases 9.8% in July 2017
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 5731 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Visitor spending statewide increased through the first seven months of 2017 (+8.9% to $9.95 billion)....
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 |
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Sex Shame? 9th Circuit Revives Attempt to Shut Down Kauai Drug Rehab Program
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 9363 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...to give Gregg an opportunity to show her awareness of her injuries had been delayed....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Successful Missile Defense Test off Kauai
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 4936 Views :: Military
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...John Paul Jones detected and tracked a target missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Inouye congressional papers available to the public
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 AM :: 7922 Views :: Hawaii History, Higher Education, Politicians
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...The library recently finished cataloging and digitizing 1,400 boxes of materials it received in 2014. ...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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HEI to Burn $205M Helping Tax Credit Scammers Make More Money on Alt Energy
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 6439 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Elon Musk made lots of campaign contributions. He expects to be repaid....
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017 |
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McDermott withdraws--Rep Andria Tupola to Run for Governor?
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 4:14 PM :: 7596 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...McDermott said that, after talking to my family, friends, and members of the Ewa Beach community, the general consensus was that my voice was still needed to represent the residents of West Oahu....
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Tuesday, August 29, 2017 |
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Grassroot Institute Testifies on Jones Act in Washington, DC
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 AM :: 5893 Views :: Jones Act
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...President Keli'i Akina Discusses Act’s Economic Impact, Reform at SBA Hearing....
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Fewest Nurses Per Capita in USA
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 5836 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Burned Out: Is Your State Full of Overworked Doctors and Nurses?....
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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After Decade of Litigation, Supreme Court Refuses to Order State to Repair Gold Coast Seawalls
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 6765 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...The Court ruled the State holds an easement over the seawalls and is not liable for attorneys’ fees....
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii v Trump Argued Before 9th Circuit Court
By Selected News Articles @ 8:42 PM :: 6372 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Whatever the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, it will have a limited shelf life as the Supreme Court will take up the travel ban’s constitutionality on Oct. 10....
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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Trump has the authority to modify existing monument boundaries
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 6391 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Presidents Bush and Obama mocked the Antiquities Act’s limitation that monuments can only be designated on federal ‘land’ by designating huge ocean monuments....
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Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
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UPDATE: Billion Dollar Bailout Added to Rail Tax Hike Bill
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 6999 Views :: Rail
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...SB1 has been deleted from the WAM Hearing notice and replaced by SB4.... WAM Hearing Monday 3pm, Capitol Auditorium....
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Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
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Honolulu Republicans Protest Rail Bailout Bill
By Brett Kulbis @ 5:52 PM :: 7478 Views :: Rail, Republican Party, Taxes
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Senate Committee on Ways and Means to hold hearing Monday, August 28th beginning at 3pm...
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Sunday, August 27, 2017 |
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Honolulu: For 1000s Property Tax Rate Will Quadruple Sept 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7928 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...People who aren’t aware of what happened may find themselves with property tax bills many times what they are now....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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Full Text: Feds Letter Demanding Rail Plan by Sept 15
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 PM :: 7124 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...The Recovery Plan does not include a financial plan with funding sufficient to cover HART's current estimated total Project cost....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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UHPA: Fund our Contract During Special Session
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 6010 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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..."Chapter 89, might not allow an appropriation be made during a Special Legislative Session"....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii Millionaire Will Go Broke Faster Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 7473 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...If you retire with $1 million in Hawaii, you have just shy of a dozen years to ride out your savings....
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Saturday, August 26, 2017 |
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Saltchuk puts Matson’s terminal expansion at risk?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:54 PM :: 6324 Views :: Jones Act
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“Matson signs contracts for a total of six new and upgraded cranes for Honolulu terminal”
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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Rail: How to Gut an Audit
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:31 PM :: 6286 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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Hawaii lawmakers are finally embracing the call for a “deep dive” audit of the Honolulu rail project, but how they follow through on that embrace could make it all for naught....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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Full Text: Caldwell Rips Legislators' Rail Tax Hike Plan
By News Release @ 5:30 AM :: 6323 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...we were told that this was not a negotiation but a take it or leave it situation....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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Lawsuit Filed Over Kauai Bird Deaths--HDOT Claims to be in Compliance
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 6582 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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...HDOT recently expended hundreds of millions of dollars to install energy efficient lighting improvements at the State airports and commercial harbors....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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West Oahu Schools Underfunded? AG Responds to McDermott Suit
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 4920 Views :: Education K-12
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...The State has asked the Intermediate Court of Appeals to affirm Judge Nacino’s decision to dismiss the case....
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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Pasha signs contract to build two containerships; what now?
By Michael Hansen @ 1:50 AM :: 6156 Views :: Jones Act
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...Pasha Hawaii’s announcement is in direct response to Saltchuk Resources Inc.’s press release....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Postpone tax talk until after rail audit
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:44 PM :: 4251 Views :: Taxes
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...there is, in fact, another feasible option: no tax increases at all....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Which Counties Benefit Most From the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction?
By Tax Foundation @ 5:16 PM :: 5223 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...how much U.S. taxpayers deduct in home mortgage interest by county....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Some Women are More Equal than Others
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 3804 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...According to the Center for American Progress....
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Thursday, August 24, 2017 |
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Schatz: Put Everybody on Medicaid
By Selected News Articles @ 4:08 PM :: 6693 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...The senator also purports to somehow raise the payment rates that Medicaid doles out to hospital systems and physicians, but how he would do so remains unclear....
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