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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Union Membership #2 in USA–21.7%
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 4744 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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New York continued to have the highest union membership rate (23.6 percent), Hawaii and Alaska are tied for second at 21.7 percent each....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Trannies Drive Push to Legalize Prostitution
By Selected News Articles @ 11:42 AM :: 6564 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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Trannies used by the left as a driver of far-reaching social re-ordering....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:01 AM :: 7278 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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Hawaii is trying to copy California, but look how that turned out! ... tons of lawsuits ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest
By UHERO @ 12:22 AM :: 8036 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...an owner of an investment property in Honolulu worth less than half a million dollars can expect to see his (her) combined City and State property tax bill double....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Audit: Rep Kaniela Ing Does His Part to Hide OHA Corruption
By News Release @ 8:51 PM :: 7439 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“Within days of my call for an independent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Rep. Kaniela Ing has announced plans to use the legislature to target me...."
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii public employee benefits rise 5 times faster than private sector
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6634 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Salaries and benefits of Hawaii government workers have increased by 26 percent in the past decade....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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HB1595: Urine Free Zones
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:14 PM :: 6388 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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"A person can be lying in their feces in a public stairwell and have an absolute constitutional right to do so, but the citizens walking over or through this public health hazard have no rights.”
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Choke or Head Fake? Ige Doesn’t Appoint Campaign Chair to ICA
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 6298 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Gov. David Ige today announced the appointment of First Circuit chief judge Derrick H.M. Chan to the Intermediate Court of Appeals....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Bites into 99.21% of personal income
By Tax Foundation @ 4:52 PM :: 5192 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state’s personal income....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Basing decisions on evidence, not politics
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:42 PM :: 3884 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Considering how often we are promised "effective" policy or political plans that "work", there's surprisingly little effort spent measuring that effectiveness....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Deadline to Apply for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions Extended
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 3704 Views :: Ethics
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The new application deadline is March 4, 2017....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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UHERO: The Exorbitant Cost of Collecting Honolulu’s Rail Surcharge Tax
By UHERO @ 1:43 AM :: 5301 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Hawaii’s State Government has unnecessarily profited from the Honolulu rail project....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Mixture of Pro and Anti-Gun Bills Introduced in the Hawaii Legislature
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 4721 Views :: Second Amendment
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Wednesday, January 25, marked the cutoff date for bill introduction in the Hawaii legislature....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii Did Not Issue Any Gun-Carry Permits to Private Citizens in 2016
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 5599 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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Documents submitted by county police to the state's Department of the Attorney General show that every application by a private citizen for a concealed-carry permit was denied in 2016....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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OHA: Akana Ousted, New Chair to be Elected at Next Board Meeting
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 5170 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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Trustee Ahu Isa was named acting OHA chair....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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OHA Board Sets Audit Vote
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:56 PM :: 6215 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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The Board has scheduled voting on Akina's proposed audit for the February 8th meeting of the Resource Management Committee, a committee of the entire Board....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Full Text: OHA Chair Sues to Force Crabbe Out
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 6166 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"The Nov. 1 employment agreement is void and of no legal effect because it was not duly authorized and approved by the Board of Trustees."
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Future Oahu Community Correctional Center Down to Four Sites
By News Release @ 11:15 AM :: 4357 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Department of Agriculture, Animal Quarantine Facility
Oahu Community Correctional Center
Halawa Correctional Facility
Mililani Technology Park, Lot 17
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Recycling Company Cited for Water Pollution
By News Release @ 10:08 AM :: 7541 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes
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The company had also placed discarded materials and equipment in a drainage ditch that is recognized as a state water body and protected by state and federal regulations....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearing
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 5808 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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Both bills could deprive individuals of their Second Amendment rights simply based on allegations, without a conviction....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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One Party Justice: Republican Faces Criminal Charges Because he did not put Name on Two Mailers
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 5824 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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The maximum penalty for each count is a $2,000.00 fine and up to one year in jail....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii: The State of Tobacco Control
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5147 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Grade F -- Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii Tops Gallup Well-Being Index for 6th Year Straight
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 5028 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii, Alaska and South Dakota, states with track records of high well-being, were the top states in the 2016 rankings....
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Thursday, February 2, 2017 |
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Zuckerberg Steps In It In Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 AM :: 4962 Views :: Land Use
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It's always fun to watch one segment of socially conscious progressivism light into another....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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OHA LLCs—A License to Self-Deal
By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 9044 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“…the Managers shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to acquire or lease any real or personal property from any Person, whether or not such Person is directly or indirectly affiliated or connected with the Managers or any Member….“
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Support OHA Forensic Audit
By Video @ 6:46 PM :: 5166 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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OHA BoT meets Thurs Feb 2 at 9AM ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Report: A Decade of Human Trafficking in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 7016 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...2016 data from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, Polaris's BeFree Textline, and communications....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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HB663 and SB501: Force Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers to Promote Abortion
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 4:14 AM :: 8244 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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...not only will the government tell faith-based pregnancy centers what they CANNOT say, they will now also tell them what they HAVE to say....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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HECO Solar Deal: Wholesale Rate Finally Equals Average Mainland Retail Rate
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 6819 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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For the first time ever, green energy schemers in Hawaii are getting a wholesale rate equal to the average mainland retail rate—10.42 cents per kWh....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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Parents asked to provide feedback on their child’s public school
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 4607 Views :: Education K-12
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The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) begins its annual School Quality Survey (SQS) this week....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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How Many Tourists is Too Many?
By UHERO @ 2:15 AM :: 4965 Views :: Tourism
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Tourists used to stay in designated tourism zones like Waikiki, but now they are everywhere....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2017 |
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DLNR Seeks Applicants: Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 7265 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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...for a new term that will begin July 1, 2017 and run for four (4) years....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Peter Pakemai, Master Canoe Carver
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 6300 Views :: National News
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Peter Pakemai, a far-sighted traditionalist died in mid-January on Yap....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Information sessions for Oahu Neighborhood Board Candidates
By News Release @ 11:25 PM :: 5174 Views :: Honolulu County
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There are 437 seats available for 33 neighborhood boards....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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‘Challenging and exciting times’
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:07 PM :: 5667 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...challenging times include high shipping costs, high taxes, a high rate of public sector unionism, shaky government pension programs, inadequate housing supply and pervasive homelessness, excessive business and employment regulations, cronyism and corruption....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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SB938: Eliminate DoTax 10% Rail Skim
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:58 PM :: 6220 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Grassroot Institute Urges Legislature to Act on Surcharge "Skimming"....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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BLNR Approves Big Island Carbon Credit Scam
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 6595 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits
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...Growing Trees will Provide Opportunity for Purchase of Credits....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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County workers in Hawaii make highest wages in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:22 PM :: 8339 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...county workers in Hawaii make a mean average wage of $61,365 a year....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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‘Natural’ Toxins for your Baby: ‘Homeopathic’ Profiteers Refuse Recall Order
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 8610 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...Hyland’s homeopathic teething tablet products labeled as containing belladonna....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Former Hawaii GOP Chair Joins National Rifle Association Board
By Willes Lee @ 11:38 AM :: 5689 Views :: Second Amendment
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...Willes K. Lee was sworn in today as the newest member of the National Rifle Association's board of directors....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Call for a Forensic Audit at OHA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:23 AM :: 5803 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...spending has more than doubled to over $51,000,000 annually in 2015, while actual beneficiary spending has remained constant over the years at only $9,000,000 per year....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Robert Lindsey: OHA Trustees Must “Walk on Water, Be Holier Than Thou”
By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 AM :: 6699 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"I have said at our People's table several times and I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record: To be at our table one must have 'clean hands,' 'be able to walk on water (like Jesus)' and be 'Holier than thou.'"
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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Trump Immigration: UH Administrators Pander Relentlessly
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 4278 Views :: Higher Education
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Do you remember all the ‘concern’ expressed by UH Admin in 2011 when The Obama banned Iraqis? No? Me neither....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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2016 National Citizen Survey for the City and County of Honolulu
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 5517 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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This is the eighth National Citizen Survey of Honolulu residents conducted for the City....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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High-Speed Internet: Hawaii Schools #1 in USA
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 5648 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...every student in Hawaii, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Wyoming meets the minimum connectivity goal of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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New Tourism Record for 2016 -- 8.9 Million Arrivals
By News Release @ 12:51 AM :: 4496 Views :: Tourism
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This marked the fifth straight year of record growth....
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