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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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State Policy Options to Sustain Military Installations
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 5415 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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Hawaii had the second largest military spending as a percent of its GDP at 9.8 percent....
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Hawaii again nation’s healthiest state—Mainland Health in Decline After 8 Years of Obama
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 5824 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...Years of Positive Health Gains in the United States Threatened by Rise in Cardiovascular and Drug Deaths....
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Full Text: Police Chief Sued for Racketeering
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 7812 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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Stealing money, forging documents, conducting improper surveillance and lying to investigators....
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Thursday, December 15, 2016 |
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Caldwell Raises Property Taxes 5.9% By Jacking up Assessments
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 6140 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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Tomorrow, the city will send approximately 300,000 notices....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Report Compares Hawaii Head Start Programs to National Averages
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 5411 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii Head Start enrolled 3,167 children during the 2014-2015 program year----about 10 percent of the state’s low-income children under age 5....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Why They Fired Bob Lindsey
By Video @ 5:35 PM :: 5351 Views :: OHA
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See What OHAʻs Newest Trustee Wants & Why Everyoneʻs A Winner If It Happens
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Census Bureau Releases Hawaii ACS Report
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 3879 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Over 9% of Hawaii’s population were surveyed....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Only 3% of Hawaii Tobacco Taxes Used for Anti-Tobacco Programs
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 6374 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...The State is the senior partner in the tobacco industry....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Hu Honua: Green Power Plant Hits HELCO With $450M Antitrust Suit
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 PM :: 6734 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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The lawsuit by Hu Honua Bioenergy accuses Hawaii Electric Light of refusing to agree to extensions....
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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Trump Picks Montana Rep Zinke for Interior Secretary
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 12276 Views :: Akaka Bill, Energy, National News, Land Use
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...Rep Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is a member of the House Natural Resources Committee....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
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Ethics: Three Prison Guards Conspire to Take $10,000 from Inmate
By News Release @ 10:15 PM :: 6385 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...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 |
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Ethics Fine: WCC Professor turns Clay into Gold
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 4246 Views :: Ethics
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...and HHSC CFO helps wife get a job...and a DOA engineer gets fined $1000....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
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Ige Names Deputy Directors for Budget, Human Resources
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 6254 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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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 |
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Best States for Drivers? Hawaii Ranks 41st
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 4005 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The best and worst states for drivers: See how each state measures up....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii charter school academic performance ‘mixed’
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 5322 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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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 |
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Hawaii Ranks 46th in Survey of Economic Freedom in North America
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:12 PM :: 4942 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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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 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted December 13, 2016
By Congress.org @ 4:00 PM :: 5062 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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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 |
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OHA Fishing for Money from Fishermen?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:40 PM :: 8334 Views :: OHA, Small Business, Taxes
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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 |
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Caldwell in San Francisco to See How they Keep the Homeless Homeless
By News Release @ 12:59 PM :: 4548 Views :: Homelessness
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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 |
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DAGS Update on Payroll Modernization Program
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 4677 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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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 |
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All-time high for UH Manoa four-year graduation rate
By News Release @ 11:18 AM :: 4665 Views :: Higher Education
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...an 84 percent increase from 2010 to 2016....
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Sunday, December 11, 2016 |
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Taxes Reaching Back into the Past?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4374 Views :: Taxes
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If Dot Foods loses, none of us is safe....
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Sunday, December 11, 2016 |
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Legislation to Stop Obama from Arming al-Qaeda
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 9867 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Obama
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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 |
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Top HS Teams Face Off in Hawaii LifeSmarts State Competition
By News Release @ 10:33 AM :: 4436 Views :: Education K-12
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The top four teams are from Maryknoll, Pearl City, Roosevelt and Waiakea high schools....
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Friday, December 9, 2016 |
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Pentagon: North Korea Can Launch Nukes, But Might Miss Target
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 PM :: 4707 Views :: Military
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“It is the threat that keeps me awake at night,” the senior military official said....
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Friday, December 9, 2016 |
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Call for Council to Investigate Caldwell’s Zoo Coverup
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 5629 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...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 |
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How States Can Shape Obamacare’s Replacement
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:36 PM :: 4783 Views :: Health Care
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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 |
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‘Sharing’ the American Dream
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM :: 4711 Views :: Small Business
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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 |
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We are Voyagers
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:57 PM :: 9732 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, GMOs
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...Getting astray on hobby activism that really doesn’t solve an issue won’t guide a people forward....
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Thursday, December 8, 2016 |
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Akina OHA: “Crucial Recommendations for Achieving Fiscal Sustainability”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:49 PM :: 7692 Views :: OHA
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...analysis of the financial statements of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Thursday, December 8, 2016 |
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KIUC Electric Rates Down 18%
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 6837 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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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 |
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Trump’s Pick for EPA Has a History of Fighting the Agency
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:28 PM :: 8041 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture
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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 |
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OHA: Akina Sworn in, Akana Ousts Lindsey as Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 4969 Views :: OHA
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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 |
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Pew: National Parks in Hawaii Need $133 Million in Maintenance
By Selected News Articles @ 10:27 AM :: 5995 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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Here are needed repairs at some national parks in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Secede, With a Little Help From Putin
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 PM :: 5020 Views :: National News
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... US State secessionist movement controlled from Yekaterinburg, Russia ....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Akina to OHA: E Hana Kakou
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:14 PM :: 5138 Views :: OHA
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...OHA is relevant and of concern to the entire community....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Full Text: Feds Give Rail Another Extension
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4419 Views :: Rail
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...just long enough to con legislators into hiking taxes....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Who’s not giving up on Fed Wreck?
By Video @ 4:52 PM :: 7348 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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It Looks Like It's Going To Be A Fight To The Finish....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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Apathy on Borrowed Time -- The Condo Owner’s Soul Search
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 5749 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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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 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Tops Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 4780 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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2015 Gallup Healthways State Well-Being Rankings for Older Americans...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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BoE Approves Amended Strategic Plan
By Andrew Walden @ 12:17 AM :: 6915 Views :: Education K-12
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...HSTA Asks BoE to Reject Plan....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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HBA Land Use Conference to Focus on Telescope, TOD, and GMOs
By Robert Thomas @ 9:18 PM :: 4616 Views :: Land Use
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"Takings: Regulatory and Physical"
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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Obama Hawaii Vacation Cost $4.8M
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 7883 Views :: Law Enforcement, Obama
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Secret Service Lodging Cost Over $1 Million Alone....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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Council Reorganization Violates Sunshine Law?
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 5361 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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"...it is no surprise that Mr. Menor still believes himself to be above the law...."
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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FCC Order: Sandwich Isles $76M Fines, Repayments
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 6451 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...Dan Inouye died nearly 4 years ago....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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Homeowners with Exemptions Reminded to File State Tax Returns—Or Else!
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6756 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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...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 |
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Video: Returning Power to Micronesians in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:50 PM :: 6480 Views :: National News, Homelessness
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Officials attended and spoke during the events, including Consul General Mr. Kandhi A. Elieisar and Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa....
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