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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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HB1297: State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 9387 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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In spite of zero media attention, HB1297 drew 747 pages of opposition testimony from angry Hawaiians ....
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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 7792 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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It Doesn’t Always Pay to Make More
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:04 PM :: 5364 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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In just this legislative session, we've seen attempts to make the surcharge a permanent part of life.... We've seen proposed income tax increases. There's even an attempt to write a tax...into the state Constitution....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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SB1137: Return Control of HMSA to its Members
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 PM :: 6471 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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It will be heard on Monday, February 27, at 9:30 in room 229 before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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Honolulu Most Unaffordable State Capital
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 AM :: 5827 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...42 key indicators of affordability, economic strength, quality of education and health, and overall living standards....
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Friday, February 24, 2017 |
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SB898: Anti-Gun Legislation Passes Committee
By News Release @ 3:21 AM :: 5449 Views :: Second Amendment
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During the hearing, no oral testimony was permitted; however, many provided written testimony in opposition, pointing out the many flaws and constitutional concerns....
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Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
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532 Candidates for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 7715 Views :: Honolulu County
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The voting period for neighborhood board elections will begin on April 28, 2017, and end on May 19, 2017....
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Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
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HART Ridership Projections - Fantasies, Fairytales and Alternative Facts
By Video @ 1:17 PM :: 5200 Views :: Rail
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...HART’s wildly inflated rail ridership projections, the surging cost of the project, and pleas from the mayor's office to obtain more tax dollars....
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Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 23, 2017
By Congress.org @ 1:11 PM :: 5260 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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The House and Senate are not doing legislative business in their respective chambers this week....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
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DLNR Introduces Birth Control for Mosquitoes
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 5107 Views :: Environment
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...method used across the U.S. mainland....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
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Why OHA Fears a Forensic Audit
By Video @ 6:58 PM :: 6104 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Why Would The Trustees Vote For One & Then Take Steps To Compromise It?....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
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UPDATE: OHA Insiders Plan to Neuter Audit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 10145 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...information and developments that are about to be announced by Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Colette Machado....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 |
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Caldwell: My Latest Appointee Helped Deliver Lots of Muslims to Europe
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 6263 Views :: Honolulu County
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"...NGOs are smuggling immigrants into Europe on an industrial scale...."
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Kauai Dairy Farm Withdraws Final EIS
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 9282 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture
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... an EIS which they are not required to submit ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Full circle about single-payer health insurance
By Rachelle Chang @ 11:23 PM :: 5493 Views :: Health Care
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I never understood why there is so much support for a national, single-payer healthcare system – until I started working in a small medical office....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Local business owners speak out about the minimum wage
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:17 PM :: 6488 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...if the minimum wage was increased, many grocery stores today would simply replace workers with automated tablets....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Governor Ige’s ‘cuts’ still result in big spending increases
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:01 PM :: 5129 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige announced that he would cut $220 million from his current spending plan. However, the ‘cuts’ are only reductions in proposed spending increases....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Earn $50K? Hawaii Takes More From Your Paycheck Than Any Other State
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 6146 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and if you earn $100K, Hawaii is 3rd-highest....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Underreported: How Gun Silencers Became a Health Issue
By Video @ 4:08 PM :: 5492 Views :: Second Amendment
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...why firearm suppressors are so heavily regulated....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Forbes: Taxes Make Hawaii One of 10 Worst States for High Earners
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 PM :: 6262 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...and Legislators are pushing HB209 to make those rates even higher....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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The Cost of Public Employment
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:52 PM :: 5528 Views :: Labor
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“Plunder! How public employee unions are raiding treasuries, controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation”
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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The Need for Tax Vigilance in 2017
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4791 Views :: Taxes
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The sheer number of bills related to tax or public finance is staggering. It's much more frenetic this year than in any other year I've been in this position....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:44 AM :: 9483 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Life
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All legislative bills referred to more than one committee (i.e., those with multiple referrals) must have moved to their final committee in the originating chamber....
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii Military Commissaries Offer 32.6% Savings—Highest in USA
By News Release @ 4:35 AM :: 8867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military, Cost of Living
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Because the savings rate is calculated from local price comparisons, it will vary by region due to differences in the cost of living, even when commissary prices remain uniform and constant....
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 |
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SB898: Anti-Gun Bill Scheduled for Committee Hearing Next Week
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 5927 Views :: Second Amendment
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SB 898 is a misguided gun control bill that would permanently strip an individual of their Second Amendment rights, not based on a criminal conviction or mental adjudication, but based on a quasi-criminal proceeding....
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii Ranks Fourth for Millionaires
By News Release @ 12:48 AM :: 5380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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7.35% of Hawaii households have $1M or more of investable assets....
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Saturday, February 18, 2017 |
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Hawaii pro-life centers fight abortion referral mandate
By Selected News Articles @ 12:39 AM :: 6979 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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Hawaii state lawmakers hope to make their state the next to force pregnancy care centers to promote abortion....
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Friday, February 17, 2017 |
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Friday, February 17, 2017 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections 430 Candidates Register with One Day to Go
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 5984 Views :: Honolulu County
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Friday, February 17, 2017 is the last day to register as a candidate for the Neighborhood Board elections....
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Friday, February 17, 2017 |
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Hawaii Motor Vehicle Deaths Jump 27%
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 4980 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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An NSC survey released Feb. 15 provides a glimpse at the risky things drivers are doing....
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Friday, February 17, 2017 |
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DOH: Dairy Farm EIS Decision Coming Feb 24
By News Release @ 1:08 AM :: 8178 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture
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The extension adds eight calendar days to the 30 calendar days allowed by statute for the approving agency to decide if the FEIS is acceptable....
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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State Procurement Office Launches Investigation into OHA Professional Services Contracts
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 7142 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Professional Services Contract awards for the past 36 months....
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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Wind Farms Kill 5 Million Bats Per Year
By Jack Dini @ 5:36 PM :: 7407 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...researchers have determined that an average of 15.5 bats are killed at each individual wind turbine site every year....
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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HB1595: Involuntary Commitment for Mentally Ill
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:32 PM :: 7121 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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"Currently, there are no laws on the books that allow for the involuntarily commitment of individuals who are mentally ill or drug addicted or alcoholic...."
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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How They Voted: Assisted Suicide Bill Passes First Committee
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:28 PM :: 6552 Views :: Health Care, Life
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection & Health passed the assisted suicide (SB1129) out of committee on February 15, 2017....
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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Economic Impact of Immigration by State—Hawaii 10th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:59 AM :: 5258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...Highest Percentage of Jobs Generated by Immigrant-Owned Businesses Rank -- 3rd....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Oral Arguments: When Is Election Law Admin Appeal "Brought?"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:42 PM :: 5977 Views :: Office of Elections
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...when it is mailed by the appellant, or when received by the Board of Registration Appeals....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Hawaii 64 Structurally Deficient Bridges Identified
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 4588 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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This means one or more of the key bridge elements, such as the deck, superstructure or substructure, is considered to be in "poor" or worse condition....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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OHA: The Mystery of the Disappearing Money
By Video @ 5:25 PM :: 5788 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Auditor: OHA Fails to File Oversight Reports as it Drains Public Land Trust Fund ....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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UH Abandons Search for New Manoa Chancellor after Chosen Candidate Refuses Job
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 6434 Views :: Higher Education
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Rather than reopen the search, University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner is recommending that he continue to serve as interim UH Mānoa chancellor for two more years....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 1:38 PM :: 5774 Views :: Judiciary
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...judicial nominees for three vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu) as a result of the retirement of Judges Gerald H. Kibe, David W. Lo, and Barbara P. Richardson....
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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How to give teachers a pay raise … without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:08 PM :: 7035 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Three Days Left: 371 Candidates Register for 437 Neighborhood Board Seats
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4838 Views :: Honolulu County
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The deadline to submit completed candidate and voter registration forms for upcoming Neighborhood Board elections is this Friday, February 17, 2017....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Maunakea Observatories award Nānākuli and Kapolei students with research time
By Video @ 2:37 PM :: 8359 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, OHA
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Maunakea Scholars is an innovative program designed to bring Hawaiʻi’s young, aspiring astronomers into the observatory community by competitively allocating observing time on Maunakea’s world-class telescopes....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Transform the Bureaucracy and Achieve Justice for John Sosa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 8267 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...Randall Roth comments on two stories on the DoE investigation into education reform advocate John Sosa which ran on KHON Feb 6 and Feb 7....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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HPD Acting Chief Supports Naming of Suspended Officers
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 7538 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police
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...the department has chosen to support Senate Bill No. 424 and House Bill No. 456....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 9101 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 13, 2017
By Congress.org @ 5:11 PM :: 5263 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Prohibit Sen. Elizabeth Warren to Speak on Senate Floor
Senate: Confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions to be U.S. Attorney General
Senate: Confirmation of Rep. Tom Price to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
House: Disapprove BLM Land Use Planning Rule
House: Disapprove State Education Accountability Rule
House: Disapprove Teacher Education Program Rule
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