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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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Monday, January 30, 2017 |
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VIDEO: UH Manoa Chancellor Candidates Public Forum
By Video @ 10:39 PM :: 5191 Views :: Higher Education
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Please leave feedback through the executive search website....
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Monday, January 30, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 30, 2017
By Congress.org @ 4:17 PM :: 5199 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: GAO Access and Oversight Act
Senate: Confirmation of Gen. James Mattis to be Secretary of Defense
Senate: Confirmation of Gen. John Kelly to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Senate: Confirmation of Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to be Director of the CIA
Senate: Confirmation of South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be UN ambassador
House: Abortion Funding
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Monday, January 30, 2017 |
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Notice of Anticipated Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Court of the Third Circuit
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 6390 Views :: Hawaii County , Judiciary
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... nomination deadline is Monday, March 13, 2017 -- application deadline is Thursday, April 27, 2017 ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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OHA 2016 Check Register: Money Flows to Lawyers, LLCs, Insiders and More
By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 PM :: 9274 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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See the complete, searchable OHA FY2016 Check Register ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Hawaii Attorney General Sues Trump to Keep Muslim ‘Refugees’ Flowing Into Country
By Selected News Articles @ 5:10 PM :: 10324 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Military
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...We have lots of liberal federal judges here so we can get a favorable ruling without difficulty....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Ige Campaign Manager Shows up on Fourth Judicial Nomination List
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 5774 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Ige’s office did not immediately respond to questions about whether the governor would also enlist Duffy in deliberations over the Circuit Court appointments….
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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12 Caldwell administration cabinet members confirmed
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 4463 Views :: Honolulu County
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...the Honolulu City Council confirmed the appointment of the following cabinet members....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Judge Throws Criminal Al Hee’s Company Out of Court
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6584 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...Sandwich Isles sued the PUC to restore millions of dollars in federal subsidies....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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239 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 2:27 PM :: 4972 Views :: Honolulu County
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The deadline to apply as a candidate is February 17, 2017....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Duke Aiona: “What is Your Legislator Pushing?”
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:10 PM :: 7959 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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Legislative Agenda for Your Life: Abortion, legalized drugs, transsexual children, gambling, and suicide ....
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Sunday, January 29, 2017 |
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Peek-A-Boo -- I See Your Tax Return
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4109 Views :: Ethics
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Would the proponents of this bill be willing to demonstrate their endorsement of that policy by producing their own tax returns for all to see?
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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Trask: Trustee Apo uses OHA Resources for Private Business Deals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 5995 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...communications from Apo to his OHA secretary regarding accessing OHA Protocol funds for his private contract with Civil Beat....
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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VIDEO: School Choice Dance 2017!
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:42 PM :: 4606 Views :: Education K-12
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Students, parents and teachers from Lanakila Baptist School held a special event this week to celebrate National School Choice Week....
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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Saturday, January 28, 2017 |
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VIDEO: OHA Board Protesters Throw Salt, Call for FBI Investigation
By Video @ 1:54 AM :: 7190 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"Your CEO last year gave a gift of half a million dollars to the IUCN global environmental conference so that he and a few others could become a master of ceremonies for a Hollywood-like opening event."
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Third Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsels
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 4483 Views :: Judiciary
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... Independent Grand Jury Counsels (Hilo and Kona) ....
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Hawaii 8th Largest Educational Attainment Gap
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 5258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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Generally, the higher the level of education one attains, the more income potential grows and the lower chances of unemployment become....
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Governor says treat symptoms, not causes of our economic woes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:42 PM :: 5515 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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3,600 words full of spending proposals and sunny guarantees about the future....
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Homeless Community Outreach Court is Now Open
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 7656 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Four homeless individuals who collectively had more than 50 pending citations and/or warrants appeared before The Honorable Clarence A. Pacarro.....
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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OHA Audit: Trustee says it’s time to reassure beneficiaries
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:22 PM :: 5460 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“OHA currently undergoes three types of audits, but none of these audits focus on identifying internal weaknesses such as fraud, waste, and abuse....”
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Honolulu 7th Most Expensive Housing on Earth
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 AM :: 5696 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...unaffordable housing is almost everywhere and every time caused by the same factor: housing supply restrictions....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Farm Bureau: 12 Anti-Agriculture Bills Introduced to Legislature
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 8601 Views :: Agriculture, Greenmail, GMOs
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...Bills that could increase the regulatory and financial burdens on Hawaii farmers....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Grassroot: Stop the Return of Earmarks
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:52 PM :: 5684 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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We congratulate the Senate Republican Conference for its vote on January 10th to keep the ban on earmarks....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Haven of Aloha: Democrats Declare Hawaii to be a ‘Safe Space’ from The Trumpmonster
By News Release @ 12:10 PM :: 7225 Views :: Democratic Party, First Amendment
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"... the 2016 presidential and congressional elections ... outcome is unacceptable to the people of Hawai’i and contrary to the core values of our society...."
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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SB702 Would Punish Short-Term Rentals Like Sexual Assaults
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 AM :: 7520 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, Cost of Living
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Hawaii lawmakers want to make unlicensed short-term rentals a class C felony....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Study: More Corrupt States Have Higher Public Debt
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 AM :: 5286 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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The link between corruption and debt is particularly prominent for private projects, such as stadiums....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii #2 in USA for Arrests of K-12 Students
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 6366 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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And a whopping 9.8% of Hawaii K-12 students were referred to law enforcement, by far the highest in USA....
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 |
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Medicare Overbilling: Hawaii ranks 16th
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5771 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Waste Chief Reason Medicare Predicted to be Bankrupt by 2028....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 |
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Full Text: 2017 State of the Judiciary Address
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 5334 Views :: Judiciary
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...courts are helping to address the underlying problems that affect our community through programs like the Veterans Treatment Court, Mental Health Court, Drug Court, HOPE Probation, and the Steps to Avoid Eviction program....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 |
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Who Covered up OHA Sex Harassment Settlement?
By Video @ 6:20 PM :: 7101 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...They Kept It A Secret From Everyone Until After The Election....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 |
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HB1367: Accountability and Involvement with Homeless Provider Agencies
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 5555 Views :: Ethics, Homelessness
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Amends the definition of provider agency for homelessness services to include nonprofits that accept funds without a contract. Requires annual reports of providers' effectiveness....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 |
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Crabbes in the Bucket: Secret OHA Employee Surveys Reveal Distrust, Anger
By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 AM :: 6454 Views :: OHA
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"Too much want-a-bees getting caught up in the hype of being N(ative) H(awaiian) cultural experts...."
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Hawaii Non-Governmental Workers Receive Lowest Pay in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 8997 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...non-government workers in Hawaii make, on average, $43,544 in annual pay and benefits (adjusted for cost of living) which ranks as the lowest compensation in in the nation....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Making property taxes less taxing
By Rachelle Chang @ 11:58 PM :: 5274 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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A few weeks ago, Hawaii homeowners received their 2017 property tax assessments. It was not a pleasant way to end the holidays or start the new year....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Trump infrastructure priority list focuses on Public-Private Partnerships--Does Not Include Honolulu Rail
By Selected News Articles @ 7:26 PM :: 7263 Views :: Rail
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The document obtained by the Star proposes funding the projects as public-private partnerships, with half the money coming from private investment....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Bill: Fund Rail by Sale of Development Rights
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:13 PM :: 4478 Views :: Rail
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"The State of Hawaii owns about 50% of the land along the rail corridor between Kapolei and downtown Honolulu and can raise millions of dollars through the sale of development rights...."
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Ige Speech “Unfocused, Disappointing, Lacking in Details”
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 10:10 AM :: 4346 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Okay, the same guys who brought us 42 air conditioners are going to solve the housing crisis....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Hawaii Bill Would Legalize Raw Milk Sales
By News Release @ 3:53 AM :: 4984 Views :: Agriculture
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A bill introduced in the Hawaii House would legalize raw milk sales in the state, taking an important step toward nullifying a federal prohibition scheme....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Government Mandates on Local Farmers
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:47 PM :: 5013 Views :: Agriculture
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...Baylen Linnekin is the author of Biting the Hand that Feeds Us....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Full Text: State of the State Address
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 3807 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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"...we march, not out of fear and anger, but out of confidence in the direction we must take...."
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Affordable Retirement? Not in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 5049 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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If retirement is still a big question mark for you because of finances, consider relocating to a state that lets you keep more money in your pocket....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Circuit Court Criminal and Family Court Criminal Cases Now Available Online
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 4453 Views :: Judiciary
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The Hawaii State Judiciary now has more court documents available for online viewing....
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Monday, January 23, 2017 |
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Hawaii Celebrates School Choice Week at 79 Events Statewide
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 4085 Views :: Education K-12
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There are 79 events planned in the Aloha State to raise awareness about K-12 school choice....
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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My Conversation with OHA Sex Harassment Victim
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 10362 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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In early 2016 I received a call from a friend who asked me to meet someone who needed help....
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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OHA’s Hidden LLCs: Why Plead Guilty to Stealing $14M?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 11628 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... LLCs hide some of the fattest salaries in OHA--and much, much more ....
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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Funding Nonexistent People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6944 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...our state government paid half a million dollars in pension payments to people who were already dead. Well, then, what do you think of budgeting many times that amount for people who don’t even exist?....
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Saturday, January 21, 2017 |
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UH System-Wide Survey to Amp up “Gender Violence” Hysteria
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 5709 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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Rape is a felony. If you have been raped, call the police—not a University administrator....
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