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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Trump Picks Montana Rep Zinke for Interior Secretary
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 12035 Views :: Akaka Bill, Energy, National News, Land Use

...Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Ethics: Three Prison Guards Conspire to Take $10,000 from Inmate
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 6256 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

...appointing ACO A as Inmate’s attorney for the purpose of making a one-time withdrawal of $10,000 from Inmate’s bank account with the intent that the money be divided and distributed between the three ACOs....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Ethics Fine: WCC Professor turns Clay into Gold
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 4168 Views :: Ethics

...and HHSC CFO helps wife get a job...and a DOA engineer gets fined $1000....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Ige Names Deputy Directors for Budget, Human Resources
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 6078 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Laurel Johnston to serve as deputy director of the Department of Budget and Finance--Ryker Wada to be the deputy director of the Department of Human Resources Development....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Best States for Drivers? Hawaii Ranks 41st
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 3930 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

The best and worst states for drivers: See how each state measures up....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Report: Hawaii charter school academic performance ‘mixed’
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 5176 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

Charter-wide averages in achievement and growth in English Language Arts, math and science continue to be slightly below the statewide average. However, in college readiness measures charter schools outperform the state....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Hawaii Ranks 46th in Survey of Economic Freedom in North America
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:12 PM :: 4844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

Hawaii's ranking was dragged down by especially low scores in income tax (49th), sales tax (50th), and union density (48th)....

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted December 13, 2016
By Congress.org @ 4:00 PM :: 4965 Views :: Congressional Delegation

The 114th Congress has come to a close for anticipated legislative business. The 115th Congress will convene on Tuesday, January 3, 2017....

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Monday, December 12, 2016
OHA Fishing for Money from Fishermen?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 8159 Views :: OHA, Small Business, Taxes

OHA may be able to pick boaters’ pockets, but it turns out shore-bound fishermen are protected....

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Monday, December 12, 2016
Caldwell in San Francisco to See How they Keep the Homeless Homeless
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 4463 Views :: Homelessness

Caldwell will be meeting with a Whos-Who of ultra-liberal West-Coast Mayors who get homelessness wrong every time....

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Monday, December 12, 2016
DAGS Update on Payroll Modernization Program
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 4580 Views :: Hawaii State Government

The scope of the HawaiiPay project includes the modernization of the payroll process followed by time and attendance....

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Sunday, December 11, 2016
All-time high for UH Manoa four-year graduation rate
By News Release @ 11:18 AM :: 4553 Views :: Higher Education

...an 84 percent increase from 2010 to 2016....

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Sunday, December 11, 2016
Taxes Reaching Back into the Past?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4278 Views :: Taxes

If Dot Foods loses, none of us is safe....

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Sunday, December 11, 2016
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Legislation to Stop Obama from Arming al-Qaeda
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 9691 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Obama

The legislation is supported by the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and the U.S. Peace Council....

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Saturday, December 10, 2016
Top HS Teams Face Off in Hawaii LifeSmarts State Competition
By News Release @ 10:33 AM :: 4314 Views :: Education K-12

The top four teams are from Maryknoll, Pearl City, Roosevelt and Waiakea high schools....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
Pentagon: North Korea Can Launch Nukes, But Might Miss Target
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 PM :: 4604 Views :: Military

“It is the threat that keeps me awake at night,” the senior military official said....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
Call for Council to Investigate Caldwell’s Zoo Coverup
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 5527 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

...convene a hearing into Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Managing Director Roy Amemiya withholding information from the public....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
How States Can Shape Obamacare’s Replacement
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:36 PM :: 4689 Views :: Health Care

As Republicans prepare to hammer out the details of a replacement for Obamacare, governors and state insurance commissioners are asking for a seat at the table....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
‘Sharing’ the American Dream
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM :: 4560 Views :: Small Business

The term "shared economy" tends to bring to mind app-based services like Uber, Lyft, or Airbnb. But that's only one facet....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
We are Voyagers
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:57 PM :: 9508 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, GMOs

...Getting astray on hobby activism that really doesn’t solve an issue won’t guide a people forward....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
VIDEO: Tulsi Gabbard Defends Trump Cabinet Picks, Denounces Democrats as ‘Offensive’
By Video @ 1:25 PM :: 8292 Views :: Military, Politicians

"...I found it pretty offensive...."

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Thursday, December 8, 2016
Akina OHA: “Crucial Recommendations for Achieving Fiscal Sustainability”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:49 PM :: 7576 Views :: OHA

...analysis of the financial statements of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

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Thursday, December 8, 2016
KIUC Electric Rates Down 18%
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 6691 Views :: Kauai County, Energy

The average price per kilowatt hour for KIUC members is down 18 percent in 2016 when compared to 2008....

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Thursday, December 8, 2016
Trump’s Pick for EPA Has a History of Fighting the Agency
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:28 PM :: 7907 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture

Pruitt led the fight against the Clean Power Plan, the Waters of the United States rule, and the Renewable Fuel Standard....

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Thursday, December 8, 2016
OHA: Akina Sworn in, Akana Ousts Lindsey as Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 4877 Views :: OHA

After this morning’s swearing-in of newly elected Trustee Kelii Akina, OHA Trustees got right down to business....

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Thursday, December 8, 2016
Pew: National Parks in Hawaii Need $133 Million in Maintenance
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 AM :: 5880 Views :: Environment, Tourism

Here are needed repairs at some national parks in Hawaii....

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Secede, With a Little Help From Putin
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 PM :: 4935 Views :: National News

... US State secessionist movement controlled from Yekaterinburg, Russia ....

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Akina to OHA: E Hana Kakou
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:14 PM :: 4957 Views :: OHA

...OHA is relevant and of concern to the entire community....

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Full Text: Feds Give Rail Another Extension
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4340 Views :: Rail

...just long enough to con legislators into hiking taxes....

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Who’s not giving up on Fed Wreck?
By Video @ 4:52 PM :: 7173 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

It Looks Like It's Going To Be A Fight To The Finish....

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Apathy on Borrowed Time -- The Condo Owner’s Soul Search
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 5581 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

A bill calling for the creation of an Office of the Condominium Ombudsman and seven-member commission is currently being drafted in a Hawaii legislative office....

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Gallup: Hawaii Tops Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 4638 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

2015 Gallup Healthways State Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans...

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
BoE Approves Amended Strategic Plan
By Andrew Walden @ 12:17 AM :: 6765 Views :: Education K-12

...HSTA Asks BoE to Reject Plan....

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
HBA Land Use Conference to Focus on Telescope, TOD, and GMOs
By Robert Thomas @ 9:18 PM :: 4543 Views :: Land Use
"Takings: Regulatory and Physical"
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Obama Hawaii Vacation Cost $4.8M
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 7689 Views :: Law Enforcement, Obama

Secret Service Lodging Cost Over $1 Million Alone....

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Council Reorganization Violates Sunshine Law?
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 5242 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

"...it is no surprise that Mr. Menor still believes himself to be above the law...."

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
FCC Order: Sandwich Isles $76M Fines, Repayments
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 6348 Views :: DHHL, Ethics

...Dan Inouye died nearly 4 years ago....

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Homeowners with Exemptions Reminded to File State Tax Returns—Or Else!
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6621 Views :: Maui County, Taxes

...due to a change in requirements, those residents who have qualified for exemptions in the past must now file a state resident income tax form or risk being disqualified....

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Monday, December 5, 2016
Video: Returning Power to Micronesians in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 PM :: 6320 Views :: National News, Homelessness

Officials attended and spoke during the events, including Consul General Mr. Kandhi A. Elieisar and Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa....

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Monday, December 5, 2016
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 5, 2016
By Congress.org @ 6:01 PM :: 4732 Views :: Congressional Delegation
Senate: Health Care Videoconferencing
House: Medical Research and Associated Activities 
House: Additional Committee Funding 
House: Banking Regulations
House: Fiscal 2017 Defense Authorization
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Monday, December 5, 2016
New Chief for Bureau of Conveyances
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 4296 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...examines, records, and indexes more than 344,000 land and property documents and maps each year....

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Monday, December 5, 2016
Meet Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:15 PM :: 4782 Views :: Education K-12

...She does not support Common Core “period.”....

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Sunday, December 4, 2016
Coordinated Action Needed to Address Homelessness
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4971 Views :: Homelessness

Coordinated action is not what our government normally does....

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Sunday, December 4, 2016
Irksome Nuisance: DLNR Pushing Non-Commercial Fishing Licenses Statewide
By Selected News Articles @ 12:52 AM :: 9318 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment

...the cost for an agency to run the licensing program would likely eat up much of the revenue it was supposed to generate....

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Saturday, December 3, 2016
City Officials Intentionally Jamming Up Traffic
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 6335 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

“The city streets are being engineered to create traffic congestion, to slow traffic down, to favor bikers and pedestrians,” the former official said....

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Saturday, December 3, 2016
Denied Another Extension, HART Finally Forced to Submit Financial Plan
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 4701 Views :: Rail

...due to the recent passage of Charter Amendment Number 4 in the 2016 Elections, the voters of the City authorized the consolidation of the operations and maintenance functions and responsibilities for all modes of public transit....

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Saturday, December 3, 2016
AG Releases 2015 Hawaii Crime Statistics
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 9944 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

Hawaii’s total Index Crime rate in 2015 was 0.3% below the rate reported in 2014, and 24.7% below the rate reported a decade earlier (2006)....

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Saturday, December 3, 2016
Caldwell Administration seeking applicants for appointed positions
By News Release @ 12:35 AM :: 4751 Views :: Honolulu County

Submit a resume with appropriate references by December 16, 2016....

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Friday, December 2, 2016
Attorney General Outlines Plan to Test Rape Kits
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4657 Views :: Law Enforcement

...since 1992 the state has collected 2240 sexual assault kits. As of June 30, 2016, 1951 of these have not been tested and 289 of them have been tested....

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Friday, December 2, 2016
Maui Seeks Volunteers for County Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 5393 Views :: Maui County

...deadline for applications is December 31, 2016....

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