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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 :: 6211 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 :: 5724 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 :: 9728 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 :: 8235 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 :: 11637 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 :: 4863 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 :: 5644 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 :: 4847 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 :: 8420 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 :: 8371 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 :: 6246 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 :: 9876 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 :: 5428 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 :: 8831 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 :: 11004 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 :: 3859 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 :: 5433 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 :: 7096 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 :: 6381 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 :: 8388 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 :: 5938 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 :: 4312 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 :: 7473 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 :: 7523 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 :: 9228 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 :: 5857 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 :: 10189 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 :: 8859 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 :: 7561 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 :: 5063 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 :: 5890 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 :: 8283 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 :: 6239 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 :: 8289 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 :: 5156 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 :: 16602 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 :: 5554 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 :: 4621 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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Friday, November 11, 2016 |
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A Story of Great Courage from Afghanistan
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:31 PM :: 5161 Views :: Military
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...Today, I've been thinking about an Afghan man who I had the privilege of knowing in Afghanistan....
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Friday, November 11, 2016 |
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Interior Department Still Trying to Sell Doomed Obamacare Program to Micronesia
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 5322 Views :: Health Care
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...encourage citizens of the Freely Associated States (FAS) who live in the 50 U.S. States to enroll in health insurance plans available under the Affordable Care Act....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Orders Retrial in Gay Custody Case
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 5726 Views :: Family
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The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a family court judge made the wrong call in denying joint custody to two men who were never married but agreed to co-parent a child after they split up....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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Sewage Digester Opens Floodgates for Developers
By News Release @ 10:06 AM :: 6347 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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...the increased capacity provided by the second digester is already making it possible for city officials to approve new housing units in Honolulu’s dense urban core....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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DLNR Bails out Insolvent Bishop Museum--Kalauao Valley Land Deal
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 7964 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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Really Obvious Question: How much did DLNR pay for this 635 acre parcel? --- DLNR isn't telling ....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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Prosecutor Wins Reelection, Gains Budget Autonomy
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 6966 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Is he posting a campaign victory speech on the County Prosecutor’s website?....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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UPW Contract Protects Dangerous City Truck Driver Leading to Fatality, $1M Settlement
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 6865 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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...Kekumu had a history of eight prior avoidable accidents while driving a garbage truck, including hitting walls and parked cars. Because a driver's violations are expunged after two years under a union contract, Kekumu's driving skills never got the attention they needed....
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 |
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Akina Wins—Is Fed Wreck Finally Dead?
By Video @ 10:12 PM :: 3864 Views :: OHA
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The “Fed Wreckers” Lost A Huge One Yesterday....
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Wednesday, November 9, 2016 |
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Kelii Akina Wins Seat as OHA Trustee - Vows to Challenge Financial Practices and Race-Based Nation Plans
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:47 PM :: 6812 Views :: OHA
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Keli`i Akina, Ph.D. has won the General Election race for Trustee-at-Large in the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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