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Saturday, November 26, 2016 |
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RFP Posted for Honolulu Ethics Commission Audit
By Natalie Iwasa @ 4:22 AM :: 5142 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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Two inspectors and prior commissioners who recently left the commission are not listed as interviewees....
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Thursday, November 24, 2016 |
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Hawaii's Aquarium Fishery: Regulated, Valuable, Sustainable
By Video @ 1:38 AM :: 7700 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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It is the most intensively managed of all fisheries in the State....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Fake Indian Tribe: Robin Danner’s Desperate Million Dollar Gamble
By Video @ 9:30 PM :: 6637 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Is The Robin Danner Crowd Making One Final Attempt To Turn You Into A Tribe?....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Micronesian Homelessness in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:10 PM :: 7608 Views :: Homelessness
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Thursday, December 1st, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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DLNR Seeks Volunteers for Water Security Advisory Group
By News Release @ 8:48 PM :: 7259 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government
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The Chairperson of DLNR will review the applications and select individuals that are deemed qualified to serve on the Water Security Advisory Group per the requirements of Act 172....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Steady decline in Jones Act ships
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:42 PM :: 7233 Views :: Jones Act
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...the American shipping industry has been in a steady decline for decades....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Is the Hawaii wharfage increase needed?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:50 AM :: 6413 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes
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...the cumulative effect is a 54.8% increase in Wharfage rates....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Privatize: Honolulu Can See Its Rail Line Finished Without Raising Taxes
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:50 AM :: 6932 Views :: Rail
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...there’s still a better way and it’s pretty simple and practiced by the best rail systems in the world....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016 |
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Health Department Sets Public Hearings on Changes to Food Safety Code
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6750 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
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...public hearings on Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu, and Kauai from Dec. 5-9, 2016....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
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Hawaii Motion Picture Tax Credits? DoTax Making it up as they go Along
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:22 PM :: 5824 Views :: Tax Credits
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...THE FILM TAX CREDIT is set to sunset at the end of 2018....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 22, 2016
By Congress.org @ 2:09 PM :: 5405 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Oil and Gas Royalties
House: "Midnight" Rules
House: Iranian Aircraft Purchases
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016 |
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Jail Near You? 11 Sites Identified for OCCC Relocation
By News Release @ 10:58 AM :: 9238 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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...11 sites, clustered within the Kalihi, Aiea, Kalaeloa and Mililani areas, have been identified....
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Monday, November 21, 2016 |
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MADD Rates Hawaii Drunk Driving Laws
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 7704 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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MADD wants tougher Hawaii law for DUI with kids in car....
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Monday, November 21, 2016 |
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Cabinet Position? Donald Trump meets with Rep Tulsi Gabbard
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 10293 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Tulsi Gabbard
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...“Trump's chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, is reportedly a big fan of Gabbard”....
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Sunday, November 20, 2016 |
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What TrumpTax May Mean For Hawaii
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:08 AM :: 4612 Views :: Taxes
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The result of the general election earlier this month raises the possibility of a high magnitude shake-up in our federal tax system....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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UHERO: Desperately Seeking Housing in Honolulu
By UHERO @ 11:29 PM :: 5307 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...presentation for the Building Industry Association of Hawaii's 2016 summit, "Still Houseless in Honolulu."....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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UHERO: Obama’s Recession Produced Greater Inequality in Health
By UHERO @ 11:25 PM :: 4546 Views :: Health Care
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...obesity and overweight rates increased high school educated people, while there is weak evidence that they decreased for the college educated....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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How Many Nene do Windfarms Really Kill?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:03 PM :: 7884 Views :: Energy, Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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...18 Nene killed by the Kaheawa Pastures turbines with ridiculously small search areas and infrequent search intervals....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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Exposed: How Windfarms Hide Millions of Bird Deaths
By Selected News Articles @ 7:19 PM :: 7810 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...these turbines are contributing to species extinction faster than any other source of energy....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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What the Trump presidency might mean to Hawaii’s economy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:25 AM :: 5899 Views :: Economy
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...a prosperous society is where the rich get richer and the poor get richer....
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Saturday, November 19, 2016 |
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Honolulu City Lights to celebrate 32 years of bringing holiday joy
By News Release @ 12:30 AM :: 9366 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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...the 32nd annual Honolulu City Lights goes bright on Saturday, December 3, 2016....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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Musical Chairs: Honolulu Zoo Loses Yet Another Director
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 5052 Views :: Honolulu County
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The zoo’s inability to retain a director was cited by the AZA as one reason Honolulu lost its accreditation....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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DAGS Director Resigns--One Day Notice
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 8264 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Douglas Murdock is stepping down as comptroller and DAGS director on Nov. 18....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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Sinking Ship: HART Director of Planning Quits
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 10266 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...HCDA will consider the appointment of Jesse K. Souki as its executive director in an upcoming special meeting on November 23....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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Supreme Court Rules on Say: Only State House Can Determine Residency of Members
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 3572 Views
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...the Hawaii Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Hussey v. Say that the state House of Representatives is the only body that can decide whether State Representative Calvin Say satisfies the constitutional residency requirements....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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Hawaii to be Stuck With Another Crackpot Project Nobody Else Wants: Floating wind farm?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:29 AM :: 5068 Views :: Energy
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Norwegian energy giant Statoil is mulling a floating wind farm in Hawaii, its first offshore foray in the U.S. since abandoning a test project off Maine three years ago....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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DBEDT: 14,000 New Jobs Created in 9 Months
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 6658 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...fourth quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report....
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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American Legion Forum to Discuss Hawaii VA Care
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 5990 Views :: Health Care, Military
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The meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6th at the Oahu Veterans Center at 1299 Kukila St, Honolulu....
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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Abortion by mail comes to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 7910 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life
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The idea builds on a trend that is helping women obtain birth control more easily....
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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Feds: Hawaii Homeless Count up 4%
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5547 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...making the islands only one of 14 states and territories that saw their homeless numbers grow....
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Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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Kahuku: How Many Birds Will Windfarm be Allowed to Kill?
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 4101 Views
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is re-opening a 30-day public comment period on the proposed Na Pua Makani Wind Project near Kahuku....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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Is the Hawaii Wharfage increase justified?
By Michael Hansen @ 9:18 PM :: 6988 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...asking Harbors to release the financial information that would justify the need for a wharfage rate increase....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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Help Trump Dump Fed Wreck
By Video @ 8:25 PM :: 7155 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The Chance Of US Federal Recognition Actually Happening In Hawai`i Has Plummeted....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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Ancient Astronomy in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 8732 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, OHA
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There were two important tasks that drew on ancient Hawaiians’ understanding of space and time....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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HPD Adds Violent Crime to Crime Mapping Site
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 5569 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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In response to community feedback....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
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Rep Clift Tsuji Dies
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 9651 Views :: Democratic Party, Agriculture, Politicians, GMOs
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“...a strong voice for the people and a staunch advocate for Hawaii’s agriculture community....”
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
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University of Hawaii: Report Trump Voters to Campus Police
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 8404 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...(You will be arrested on Trumped-up charges.)....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
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New Stadium Slipped into Rail Development Plans
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 7092 Views :: Development, Rail
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The plan was developed in coordination with state agencies that are studying options for stadium reconstruction or building a new stadium on the site....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016 |
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HD36: Fukumoto Margin Larger than Ever
By Rep Beth Fukumoto @ 12:01 AM :: 4833 Views :: Republican Party
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...we received 65.7% of the vote....
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Monday, November 14, 2016 |
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Public Hearing on Uber/Lyft rules November 21
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 5561 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business
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...Monday, November 21, 2016 at 1 p.m. in the Mission Memorial Building hearings room....
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Monday, November 14, 2016 |
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U Texas signs agreement with Japan to collaborate on TMT
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 7786 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...“He said it will likely be located in Hawaii or the Canary Islands.’....
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Monday, November 14, 2016 |
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Fishing Groups Question Legality of Antiquities Act in Monument Designation
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 5831 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...President's use of the Antiquities Act to declare new marine monuments in the United States' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is "an illegal and illegitimate use of presidential authority."....
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Money Laundering: Ige, Tsutsui, Abercrombie Raked in $38K from Law Firm
By Selected News Articles @ 6:33 PM :: 7904 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Thornton Lawyers gave to $13,000 to David Ige, $4,000 to Shan Tsutsui, and $21,000 Neil Abercrombie -- Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren are returning contributions from Boston law firm--will local pols follow suit?
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Tax Appeal Court Strikes Down Honolulu’s “Residential A”
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4862 Views :: Taxes
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...the classification ran afoul of three protections that the U.S. Constitution, and, to some extent, the Hawaii Constitution, provide under the Commerce Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and the Privileges and Immunities Clause....
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Sunday, November 13, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: OHA Insiders Take Kickbacks from Kakaako Makai Projects
By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 AM :: 15728 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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...Trustees and Executive staffers manipulated the Kakaako RFP process to ensure that the Kuhikuhi Puuone (WCIT, DTL, and EKF) would receive the award....
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Saturday, November 12, 2016 |
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Friday, November 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Republicans Comment on Election Results
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 5244 Views :: Republican Party
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Dr. Keli'i Akina convincingly won his state-wide race by over 7,000 votes!
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Friday, November 11, 2016 |
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Grassroot: Mahalo Nui to our Vets
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:53 PM :: 4344 Views :: Military
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I can't think of a single local family that doesn't have multiple service members in it....
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