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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 |
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DBEDT Releases 2015 Hawaii Data Book Online
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 3486 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Akina: Protect Hawaiian Entitlements from OHA Federal Recognition Scheme
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:57 PM :: 5878 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...reform OHA so that OHA`s funds are spent on meeting the real needs of our Hawaiian people rather than being wasted on failed political agendas....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Puana Attorney to Police Commission: Too little, too late
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 8302 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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...not a single member of the Commission appointed by the mayor, other than Ms. Sheehan, has any legal or law enforcement background....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Hepatitis Traced to Genki Sushi, Frozen Scallops
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 3915 Views :: Health Care
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Genki Sushi Restaurants on Oahu and Kauai will remain closed until the Department of Health can ensure their safe operation. All frozen scallop products from distributors Koha Oriental Foods and True World Foods are being restricted and will be destroyed....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Hawaii Obamacare waiver could serve as national blueprint
By Selected News Articles @ 5:25 AM :: 5009 Views :: Health Care
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...we are eliminating the Obamacare exchange; we are doing just fine with prepaid....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
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Hanalei Boatyard: NFIB, Owners Counsel ask Hawaii Supreme Court to Intervene
By News Release @ 5:17 AM :: 8200 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use, Small Business
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The brief asks the Supreme Court to correct a critical error that could impact future eminent domain cases....
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Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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With Election Over, DoT Announces New Lanes to Ease Traffic
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 5858 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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By keeping traffic jammed, DOT maximizes the demand for Rail....
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Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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Full Text: 9th Circuit Rejects Hawaii Democrats Closed Primary Suit
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 6033 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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...Hawaii’s open primary system burdens the Democratic Party’s associational rights....
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Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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Cato: Hawaii Ranks 48th in Freedom, Near Top in Cronyism
By Selected News Articles @ 7:20 PM :: 6030 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii does badly in almost every area of regulatory policy, but its two worst categories are land-use and labor-market freedom....
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Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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CD1: Republican Candidate Shirlene Ostrov files for special election
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 4318 Views :: Republican Party
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"...Hawaii deserves an alternative to the entrenched status quo...."
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Monday, August 15, 2016 |
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Djou vs The Machine: We Care
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 7164 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Rail
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They don't care that many people cannot afford the high cost of living and live in their cars and on the streets. But, we do....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Runoff: Keli`i Akina Challenging 20-Year OHA Incumbent Haunani Apoliona
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:38 PM :: 6020 Views :: OHA
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"OHA wasted tens of millions of dollars in the failed pursuit of a federally recognized race-based nation, something the majority of Hawaiians do not want. Instead, OHA should be using its funds to meet the real needs of Hawaiians for housing, jobs, education, and health-care."
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Djou: Caldwell badly damaged and we are just getting started
By Rep Charles Djou @ 7:32 PM :: 8095 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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In just 68 days, we managed to hold the incumbent mayor to an effective draw after being outspent 5-to-1 with the entire City machinery against us....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Judiciary Hosts Hawaii’s First Veterans Treatment Court Conference
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 5738 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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...for professionals who work with veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Hawaii Budget: Taxes on the Horizon
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:46 AM :: 4887 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii’s Legislators are well on their way to depleting the state’s $890 million cash balance....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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The Little Engine that Could?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4118 Views :: Taxes
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...it’s daunting to add up the numbers that are being bandied about....
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Sunday, August 14, 2016 |
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Primary Races: Full Statewide Results here
By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 AM :: 7319 Views :: Office of Elections
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Full Printout of results Caldwell 43.9% to Djou 42.7% ....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Maui: Zika May Have Spread to Local Mosquitoes
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 6137 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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"...we have been searching house to house the areas where the cases live and visited on Maui. We are looking for additional human cases and looking for mosquitoes and breeding sites....”
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Papahānaumokuākea: A Model for Everything Wrong in Hawaii Politics
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:43 PM :: 6524 Views :: Environment, OHA, Small Business
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Unnecessary division, stoked by ethnic, racial, and historical issues, pushed forward by an environmental movement that holds disproportionate influence in Hawaii (often heavily driven by mainland interests)....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii: How to Quit Paying Union Dues—Legally
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 7056 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...nearly 30% of union members would quit if they could....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Hyatt Worker Says Hotel Ignored Sex Assault by Saudi
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 8322 Views :: Law Enforcement, Religion, Tourism
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Hassan Maan Melhem later pleaded no contest to fourth-degree sexual assault and was given a deferred sentence and probation....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Primary Election Day Saturday Aug 13—Find Your Polling Place Here
By News Release @ 2:48 AM :: 4613 Views :: Office of Elections
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Polls Open Saturday August 13, 2016 between 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Watch Out for Rising Taxes in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:42 AM :: 3396 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii lawmakers will likely attempt to raise taxes next year to pay for new record spending levels....
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Friday, August 12, 2016 |
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Full Text: State, UPW Reach Maui Hospital Agreement
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 7383 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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The Maui Region hospitals will be transferred from Hawai‘i Health System Corporation management to Kaiser not earlier than November 6, 2016....
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Friday, August 12, 2016 |
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Two Years After Ousting Apple, Lassner forced to Appoint Himself UH Manoa Chancellor
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 5770 Views :: Higher Education
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Flashback 2014: Did Attack on Carbone's $300K 'Assistant' Precipitate Removal of UHM Chancellor?
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Friday, August 12, 2016 |
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DHS Director Rachael Wong Leaving
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 5866 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Current Deputy Director Pankaj Bhanot will serve as the next DHS director beginning September 1. Mr. Bhanot’s appointment is subject to Senate approval....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Honolulu Most Expensive in USA--$100 worth only $80
By Tax Foundation @ 6:52 PM :: 5441 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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But in rural Hawaii $100 is worth $101.70....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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ESAs: How to increase school funding without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 PM :: 4471 Views :: Education K-12
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...a new program called Education Savings Accounts has accomplished this elsewhere, and provided more educational options for families....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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India Parliament: War-Torn Kashmir is Approved as Site for Thirty Meter Telescope
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM :: 8684 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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Indian scientists leading this project, led by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru, visited the region and have completed measurements of Atmospheric turbulence....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Fewest Malpractice Suits Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 5:07 PM :: 4655 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii has only 4.9 malpractice lawsuits per 100K residents per year....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Hunting, Farming & Fishing Association backs candidates who “help feed Hawaii”
By News Release @ 1:02 PM :: 9244 Views :: Environment, Politicians, Second Amendment, Small Business
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“Our elected officials across the islands must work with local, state and federal governments to preserve and not restrict our rural Hawaii lifestyle.”
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Ige: Obama Administration Turning ESSA into NCLB
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 3921 Views :: Education K-12
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...proposed regulations are overly restrictive and harken back to No Child Left Behind's one-size-fits-all approach....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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UH community colleges most affordable in the nation
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 4509 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...but don't worry, UH Administrators are doing everything they can to change this....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Hawaii Section 8 Waiting List Opening for First Time in Decade
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 6625 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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There is currently no one on the waiting list, which will reopen on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Attorney: OHA Chair Secretly Supports Telescope
By Video @ 5:40 PM :: 6812 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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Attorney Claims OHA Trustee Robert Lindsey Supports Building The Thirty Meter Telescope Atop Mauna Kea....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Full Text: ERS Files Suit to Stop SB2077 ‘Catastrophe’
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 8799 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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... contributions would be included in the employees’ income and taxed as normal wages when contributed. Further, the employees would be subject to federal income taxes on the portion of their benefits funded by the employer at the time that the benefits vest ....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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The Case for Stopping Rail Dead in its Tracks
By Cliff Slater @ 1:04 AM :: 4955 Views :: Rail
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Let’s think this through before we go any further....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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TVR in a Ag Condo: Must Your Neighbors Approve?
By Robert Thomas @ 8:12 PM :: 4299 Views :: Tourism
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HAWICA Rejects Planning Department's Formalistic Definition Of "Applicant" In Vacation Rental Case....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Nature Conservancy Employee to BLNR
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 5692 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Ige announced the appointment of Samuel M. Gon III to the Board of Land and Natural Resources....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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How Much Is Enough to Replace the Mayor?
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 7349 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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Kirk Caldwell's latest ads show just how desperate he is....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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Honolulu Auditor Releases Annual Report
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4949 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...and identifies three upcoming audits....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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Hawaii Court Orders Online Travel Companies to Pay Rental Car Taxes
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 4813 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...expected to be in the millions of dollars....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016 |
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$188K Cesspools: EPA Fines State, Counties
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 7050 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Environment
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EPA today announced separate agreements with the County of Hawai‘i, the County of Maui and the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to close illegal large-capacity cesspools....
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Monday, August 8, 2016 |
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Audit: How Hawaii VA Solar Project Delayed 21 Months
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5905 Views :: Energy, Military
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...VA Drops Millions on Delayed Solar Power Projects....
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Monday, August 8, 2016 |
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Karma: Tulsi Gabbard’s Cult Eyes $16B US Yoga Market
By News Release @ 5:46 AM :: 7107 Views :: Politicians, Religion
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There are now 36 million yoga practitioners in the United States alone, with another 80 million Americans preparing to practice for the first time in the next 12 months. Practitioners are spending $16 billion per year on clothing, products and classes.....
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Office of Elections Still Seeking Primary Day Poll Workers
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5068 Views :: Office of Elections
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Election Day Officials are recruited to assist voters, provide operational support, and ensure the integrity of the voting process....
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Fishery Council Asks for Transparent Analysis of Proposed Marine Monument Expansion
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 7383 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The proposed monument expansion could prohibit commercial tuna fishing by U.S. vessels in two-thirds of U.S. offshore waters around Hawaii....
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Report: OHA Forms Secret Partnership with Homeland Security, FEMA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 6424 Views :: Military, OHA
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This partnership, which had previously been “under the radar,” is designed to exclude community input as well as input in particular from Hawaiian cultural practitioners....
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Aftermath of the Maui Hospital Benefits Veto Override
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7413 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...what happens if a benefit plan does get disqualified? According to the IRS’ website, there are potentially severe consequences to the employer, the employees, and the plan itself....
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