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Friday, August 11, 2017 |
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Rail Fail: Why You Should Speak Out
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 2:04 PM :: 7518 Views :: Rail, Republican Party, Taxes
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...Honolulu Rail Project is on track to becoming the costliest and most mismanaged public transportation project in our nation's history....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Which States Benefit Most from the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction?
By Tax Foundation @ 7:51 PM :: 4044 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii ranks 4th with an average deduction of $2629 ....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Governor needs to step up and fix Maui school bus crisis
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 7:43 PM :: 4376 Views :: Education K-12
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...students and parents of Maui are being held hostage to bureaucratic bumbling that would make the keystone cops envious....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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DLNR Sea Level Rise Adaptation Meeting Set for Hilo, Kona
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 7675 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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...Believe this? Got Hawaii oceanfront real estate? I will buy it off you for 10% of assessed value cash money....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Hawaii: North Korea Threat is Excuse for Another Pork Barrel Project
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 AM :: 7483 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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...Hawaii’s congressional delegation is hoping they’ll hook the big fish....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Rail: ‘Special audit possibly coming down the line’
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:00 AM :: 5930 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...Cliff Slater told the HART board that “everything should come up on the table, as John Henry Felix is calling for.”....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Killer Windfarms: Why do we subsidize the slaughter?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 7551 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...a proposed Hawaii wind farm admits it will be lethal and seeks government permission to commence the killing....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Video: How Jones Act Jams up Highway Traffic
By Michael Hansen @ 2:58 AM :: 4404 Views :: Jones Act
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...the Jones Act has stifled coastal shipping and shifted the movement of freight to the nation’s roadways....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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OHA the Savior of Mauna Kea?
By Video @ 6:11 PM :: 6499 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, OHA
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...Telescope: For OHA, it’s all About the Rent Money....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Want Land? DLNR Will Buy You Some
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 5961 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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Grant applications for land acquisition....
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Who Needs Rail? Cost-Effective Lane Projects Save Commuters Time
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 4533 Views :: Rail
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“While highways funding is limited, we haven’t let that stop us...."
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Wednesday, August 9, 2017 |
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Hawaii -- Lowest Percentage of MDs Accepting Medicare
By Selected News Articles @ 2:50 AM :: 5636 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...2017’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Matson Tightens Grip on South Pacific
By Michael Hansen @ 11:59 PM :: 4793 Views :: Jones Act
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...once their Marshall Islands service is in place, Matson will no longer use Kyowa Line to transship cargo....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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North Korea Mulls Nuking Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 8:12 PM :: 4253 Views :: Military
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...North Korean state media warned Wednesday that it is considering launching strikes on U.S. forces in Guam, as well as the U.S. mainland....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Full Text: Lawmaker Leaks Plan to Make Sister Isles Pay for Rail -- Public Hearing Set
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 7693 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...The Hawaii Legislature is hosting a public informational briefing on state funding for the City & County of Honolulu’s rail project at 10 a.m. Aug. 14 in the State Capitol auditorium....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Trump Admin Funds Micronesia One Stop Centers
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 4599 Views :: National News
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...technical assistance grants totaling $467,095 to continue support for the Micronesia Resource Center One Stop Shop on Guam and the We are Oceania Hālau Ola One Stop Center in Hawaii...
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Monday, August 7, 2017 |
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Full Text: Summary of Secret UPW Contract
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8206 Views :: Labor
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...The contract features 10.65% wage hikes over four years and a reopener for years three and four -- conveniently timed for after the next gubernatorial election....
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Monday, August 7, 2017 |
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Why Hawaii Isn't Rich Like Texas
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:01 AM :: 7411 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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Texas has no personal income tax....
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Sunday, August 6, 2017 |
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Rail Stations Designed to Profit KSBE, HECO, First Hawaiian
By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 6427 Views :: Rail
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...Cashing in at Middle Street, Kalapama, Iwilei....
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Sunday, August 6, 2017 |
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DoE Student Absenteeism Over 20%
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 7454 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... DoE student absenteeism is caused by DoE teacher absenteeism ....
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Sunday, August 6, 2017 |
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Laughed out of Court, Lawsuit Fails to Force US Unilateral Disarmament
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 PM :: 4472 Views :: Military
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... a three-judge panel ruled in a scathing decision that the provision is not enforceable in U.S. courts ....
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Sunday, August 6, 2017 |
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The Grand Skim of Things (Part 1)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7324 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail, Taxes
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...A Hawaii law dating back to 1955, which now can be found at HRS section 36-27, says that 5% of any special fund’s income will be paid to the state general fund to pay “central service expenses....”
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Why a Tax on Soda is Unhealthy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:14 PM :: 7171 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii has no soda tax. But that's not for lack of trying.....
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Trump - Kim summit in Hawaii?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:29 AM :: 6129 Views :: National News, Military
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...Would you like to see a Trump/Kim summit in Hawaii?....
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Second Amendment Guarantee Act Would Protect Popular Rifles, Shotguns from Antigun Politicians
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 4847 Views :: Second Amendment
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...This week, Congressman Chris Collins (R-NY) introduced legislation that would shield popular rifles and shotguns, including the AR-15, from being banned under state laws....
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Friday, August 4, 2017 |
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Seafarers’ irrational opposition to Sen McCain’s Jones Act reform bill
By Michael Hansen @ 11:43 PM :: 6052 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...Sacco’s column was in response to U.S. Senator John S. McCain’s introduction on July 13, 2017, of Open America’s Waters Act of 2017....
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Friday, August 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Value of $100? -- $84.18
By Tax Foundation @ 12:23 PM :: 6498 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the same amount of cash can buy you more in a low-price state than in a high-price state....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Break the Government Monopoly on Flood Insurance
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:56 AM :: 7642 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Cost of Living
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...Since the 21st Century Flood Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2874) passed out of committee in June, it has been subject to intense industry lobbying....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Haleakala: Police Again Clear Anti-Telescope Demonstrators from Road
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 9566 Views :: Maui County, Higher Education, OHA, Police
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... See how it works when the police are allowed to do their job? ....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii Among States with Least Student Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 AM :: 4974 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...data set ranges from average student debt to unemployment rate among the population aged 25 to 34 to share of students with past-due loan balances....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii, 2017: 15 Cases of Rat Lungworm and Counting
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 4863 Views :: Health Care
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...This year, the state confirmed a total of 15 cases of the serious parasitic infection, which is the highest number of cases reported in the state over the last decade....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Compact Impact: Trump Admin Sends Another $3M
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 4863 Views :: National News
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... Supplements $30 Million Provided Previously ....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Oahu Republicans Go Door-to-Door
By Brett Kulbis @ 4:29 AM :: 4562 Views :: Republican Party
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...This weekend, hundreds of homes in several districts across Oahu each received an informative and persuasive door hanger from the Honolulu County Republican Party....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Mike Huckabee to Speak at Hawaii Republican Fundraiser
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 4:25 AM :: 5279 Views :: Republican Party
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...Tuesday October 24 at 6pm, Koolau Ballroom....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Matson: Construction-Related Shipments Down
By Michael Hansen @ 11:59 PM :: 6135 Views :: Economy, Jones Act
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...lower construction related cargo to Hawaii as the boom of high-rise condominium developments in Honolulu has begun to ebb....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Secret Rail Meetings at Legislature
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 7244 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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... If the funding of rail was all that was on the table it would be simple....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HECO Public Meetings to Discuss Plan for Massive Rate Hikes
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 6038 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Hawaiian Electric Company will host a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, at McKinley High School....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Lawsuit: Donald Trump Personally Edits Malia Zimmerman Articles
By Selected News Articles @ 5:18 PM :: 6055 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...Trump allegedly reviewed the Fox story before it was published on May 16....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Improve Hawai’i’s Missile Defenses — Now
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 PM :: 5900 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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...U.S. Pacific Command boss Adm. Harry Harris Jr. told lawmakers in April to consider nearer-term measures. Harris said the existing system could be “overwhelmed” by an ICBM attack. If that happened, he said, “someone would have to make a decision about which ones to take out or not.”....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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US Intel Officials Confirm North Korea Can Strike Most Of The Homeland
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 4257 Views :: Military
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...The missile test on July 28 performed better than the Hwasong-14 tested earlier last month....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 1, 2017
By Congress.org @ 4:16 PM :: 4753 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...The House is in the August district work period and not doing any legislative business until Sept. 5....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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E-Cigs Get a Second Chance from FDA
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 5513 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...Unexpected update from FDA halts federal regulations and embraces e-cigarettes....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Akana: OHA Criminal Behavior has been going on for A Very Long Time
By Selected News Articles @ 3:53 PM :: 6036 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...“a criminal probe is now underway on a lucrative, non-bid contract issued by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs”....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Tourism: $8.4B in First Six Months
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 3894 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Visitor Arrivals Increased 4.3 Percent to 4.6 Million....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Peter Apo Reinventing OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 AM :: 4852 Views :: OHA
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...struggling to navigate an unfriendly sea of public opinion, a divided beneficiary community, low ratings from important state legislators, and a cautiously uneasy relationship with the state administration....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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E-W Center Features in 2017 Congressional Pig Book
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 6039 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Higher Education
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...the center was established by Congress in 1960 with no congressional hearings and over the State Department’s opposition....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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Ige Seeks Comment on Nominees for 3rd Circuit Court
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 4712 Views :: Judiciary
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...Gov. Ige has 30 days, or until August 30 to make his appointments....
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Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
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HART officials to meet with bond rating agencies in San Francisco
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 5429 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...In addition to the bond meetings, on Tuesday Mayor Caldwell and Chair Manahan will tour electric bus manufacturer Proterra to examine emission free buses that could be brought to O‘ahu in the future....
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