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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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Talking GMOs at the March for Science
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:07 PM :: 9067 Views :: Higher Education, GMOs
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...people would lean in close and whisper quietly if we were about GMOs....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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Emergency Preparedness? Hawaii Below Average State
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 7189 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Military
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Preparedness Index assesses all 50 states & District of Columbia for health security and preparedness....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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Oral Health: Hawaii Kids Rank 49th in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 AM :: 5426 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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28 key indicators of cost, quality and access to children’s health care....
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Monday, April 24, 2017 |
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Vice President Mike Pence Visits Am Samoa
By News Release @ 11:22 AM :: 10044 Views :: Military
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The Vice President is concluding his trip with a visit to Honolulu, Hawaii on April 24....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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Don’t Compel Doctors to Promote State-Favored Programs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 6298 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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Compelling licensed professionals to speak the government’s message is dangerous....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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Best Small Cities to Start a Business? Kaneohe Ranks 1176th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 5340 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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....Kahului, Pearl City, Waipahu, Hilo, Kaneohe....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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IRS: Hawaii Legislature Voted to Destroy Employee Retirement System
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 11180 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor, Taxes
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IRS Ruling: Act 1 Cash Payout to HGEA members would cost ERS its nonprofit status ....
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Sunday, April 23, 2017 |
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HSTA Contract Agreement: 13.6% Raise, ‘Streamlined Evaluations’
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 6626 Views :: Labor
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HSTA members are very grateful to Gov. David Ige for personally taking part in negotiations over several days to help us....
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Saturday, April 22, 2017 |
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HECO Touts Green Energy Progress on Earth Day
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 6303 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...in 2016 26 percent of the electricity used by customers came from renewable resources - up from 23 percent the year before....
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Saturday, April 22, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:32 AM :: 6596 Views :: Family, Life
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...Upcoming Legislative Dates....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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HB165: How Lawmakers can Deal with Annoying Citizens
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:34 PM :: 5857 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...HB165 (now headed to a Conference Committee) would modernize the existing Sunshine Law by requiring electronic posting of public agency meeting notices and minutes and making board packets available for public inspection....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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HTA: Tamp Down all this Rat Lungworm Talk
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 6416 Views :: Health Care, Tourism
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“To the visitors already in the Hawaiian Islands or planning a trip here in the coming months, there is no need to be overly concerned. Please patronize our restaurants...."
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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The day when America moved toward becoming a global power
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 6588 Views :: Hawaii History
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On April 21, 1898, Spain broke off diplomatic relations with the United States....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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HTA: Without TVRs Hawaii Would Lose 15% of Tourists
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 6421 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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HTA commentary about House Bill 1471 and Senate Bill 704, as they relate to transient accommodations....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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Cayetano to Trump: Cancel Federal Rail Funding
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 6792 Views :: Rail
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...the Final Environmental Impact Statement concluded that rail would reduce traffic congestion by less than 2% and that “traffic congestion will be worse in the future with rail than what it is today....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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Desperate to Influence Conference Committee, Caldwell Pretends to Take Responsibility for Massive GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 11:57 AM :: 6406 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...Caldwell introduces bill authorizing city to extend GET surcharge to pay for rail construction....
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Friday, April 21, 2017 |
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Are Enviros Finally Ready to Accept Fish Farming?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:25 AM :: 9200 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...some environmentalists are saying open-ocean aquaculture deserves a fresh look....
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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Conference Committee to Hear SB501: Mandatory Abortion Promotion
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:04 PM :: 5956 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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The watered down version of SB501 (Relating to Health) has been scheduled for a hearing in the conference committee tomorrow (04-21-17) at 1:00PM in conference room 016....
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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TMT Contested Case Deadline Set
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 7938 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...June 13, 2017....
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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Hawaii Officially Proclaims Children of Fallen Patriots Day
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 8215 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Military
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...Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, has officially proclaimed May 13th as Children of Fallen Patriots Day....
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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Punish Judiciary? House Censors Legislator
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:07 AM :: 8088 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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Rep Gene Ward today sent Attorney General Doug Chin a letter asking for a first Amendment ruling regarding the potential misuse of censorship on the House Floor on April 11, 2017....
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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Ciber: Company Behind 7-Year HDOT Software Failure Files Bankruptcy
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 6786 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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2015: State Sues Tech Firm for Buying Influence with Abercrombie Administration....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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House-Senate Conference Committee Begins Budget Negotiations
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 3450 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Early agreements include funds for Medicaid increases, telehealth, housing....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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Accountability? DoE Releases ESSA Plan
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 6476 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The 30-day public comment period begins today, Tuesday, April 18, and will run through Thursday, May 18, 2017....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Corporate Income Taxes?
By Tax Foundation @ 5:33 PM :: 5217 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Corporate income taxes are one of the smallest sources of state and local tax revenue....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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Schatz Gins up Phony Investigation to Help Hotel Industry Beat Airbnb
By Selected News Articles @ 1:21 PM :: 7578 Views :: Politicians, Tourism
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...Schatz asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Airbnb's impact on rising housing costs, at the AHLA's urging....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
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Rich States-Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 43rd
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 7989 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...after the Legislature finishes raising taxes, Hawaii will be back up to 50th....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
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FBI Investigating Muslim Terrorists in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 7:34 PM :: 8744 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military, Religion
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...because a caliphate is in place, more and more Muslims are beginning to practice their religion....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
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What will happen to Food for Peace cargo preference?
By Michael Hansen @ 7:03 PM :: 5152 Views :: Jones Act
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...there is new criticism of the Food for Peace program and the requirement that much of the food aid be grown in the U.S. and transported on U.S. flag ships....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
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Kawananakoa Letter Debunks OHA LLCs Claim to be Immune from UIPA
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 7521 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...attorneys representing Abigail Kawananakoa effectively debunk arguments used by the LLC lawyer Kimberly Greeley in opposition to an earlier open records request--which is still pending--from Hawai'i Free Press....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii: April 19 is Tax Freedom Day
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 5209 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Tax Freedom Day is the day when the state as a whole has earned enough money to pay its total tax bill for the year....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017 |
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Office of Maunakea Management awarded 2017 Preservation Commendation
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 7018 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, OHA
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The Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation will honor the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Office of Maunakea Management (OMKM) for its outstanding preservation efforts of Maunakea....
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Monday, April 17, 2017 |
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Video: Free Market Solutions for Hawaii's Economy
By Video @ 11:51 PM :: 5025 Views :: Economy
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Affordable housing, homelessness, the high cost of living, and unfunded state worker liabilities. These are just a few of the serious problems facing Hawaii's economy....
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Monday, April 17, 2017 |
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Race for Hawaii Republican Party Chair—Interviews with Ostrov and Tupola
By Video @ 4:49 PM :: 5053 Views :: Republican Party
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Grassroot Institute President Kelii Akina interviews Andria Tupola and Shirlene Ostrov....
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Sunday, April 16, 2017 |
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Tax Casualty? Maui County Carnival
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7388 Views :: Maui County, Jones Act, Taxes
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The 2nd Annual Maui County Carnival, scheduled for April 6-9, 2017, has been cancelled. Skyrocketing state government fees have been blamed....
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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Study: House GOP Blueprint Would Put $5613 in Your Pocket, Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:58 AM :: 5088 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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There have been a raft of studies recently isolating the effect of certain elements of the House GOP tax reform “Blueprint” on various industries and even the 50 states....
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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Connect to Careers: Preparing next generation of Hawaii workforce
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 5985 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...business and education partners including the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund....
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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Free Speech Crackdown on Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Passes House
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 6220 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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With only 10 of Hawaii's 51 state representatives voting against SB 510....
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:39 AM :: 7836 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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Upcoming Legislative Dates....
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Friday, April 14, 2017 |
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Telescope Solution: Maunakea World Park?
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 9387 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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'Maunakea World Park' Advanced by Hawaii Mayor Kim at ILOA Galaxy Forum Kona....
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Friday, April 14, 2017 |
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How to Change the Jones Act
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:05 PM :: 4889 Views :: Jones Act
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At nearly 100 years old, it is still able to defeat reform efforts … despite a mountain of evidence that it cripples the economy, fails to achieve its aims and is badly in need of modernization....
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Friday, April 14, 2017 |
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House Approves Massive Rail Tax Hike and 37 Other Bills
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 6945 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail, Taxes
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...an additional $1.2 billion funding package for the City’s financially troubled rail project....
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
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To What Extent Does Your State Rely on Property Taxes?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:11 PM :: 5233 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This is the first in a four-part map series in which we will examine the primary sources of state and local tax collections....
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
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Willes Lee Fills Vacancy on NRA Board
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 5052 Views :: Second Amendment
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Willes K. Lee of Honolulu was sworn in today as the newest member of the National Rifle Association's board of directors....
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Thursday, April 13, 2017 |
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Those Life Saving Facts
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:46 PM :: 10915 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, Land Use, GMOs
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I asked why CFS and other groups like Shaka aren’t informing followers of rat lungworm disease....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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Leapfrog: Hawaii Among States With Most ‘A’ Grade Hospitals
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 5796 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Hawaii has 8 ‘A’ Hospitals out of 12 total hospitals....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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Robin Danner Writing OHA’s Budget
By Video @ 6:09 PM :: 5955 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Trying To Get Their Hands On Your Beneficiary Funds....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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How They Voted: SB501 Mandatory Promotion of Abortion
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:38 AM :: 6347 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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10 House Members voted against the measure....
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 |
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UH 2017 legislative budget update
By News Release @ 1:01 AM :: 5610 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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Much of the university’s request is not included in either the House or Senate version of the budget....
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