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Thursday, July 28, 2016 |
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DLNR: Keehi Lagoon is Caldwell’s Mess
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5965 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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"...there might be needles and other hazardous materials in here, so we don’t want people reaching in...."
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Thursday, July 28, 2016 |
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Bernie Sanders Resigns from Democratic Party
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 AM :: 8178 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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“I was elected an independent,” Sanders told reporters at a Bloomberg-hosted breakfast the morning after....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hot Schools: DoE Prepares for Illness and Exhaustion
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 8033 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Environment, Ethics
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... Schools could have been cooled already but DoE insiders had to reward crony contractors so the keiki will just have to suffer until next year ....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Secrets: 24 Candidates Fail to File Financial Disclosure
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 4473 Views :: Ethics
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The statutory deadline for candidates to file their financial disclosure statements with the Hawaii State Ethics Commission was Friday, July 22, 2016....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Cover Up: Jones Act Whistleblower Case Costs Matson $1M
By Michael Hansen @ 10:23 PM :: 4923 Views :: Jones Act
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...Horizon Line Inc. covered up unsafe conditions on the Jones Act containership HORIZON TRADER employed in the Puerto Rico trade....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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U.S. establishes new Jones Act enforcement arm
By Michael Hansen @ 10:18 PM :: 4712 Views :: Jones Act
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"This plainly is the outgrowth of industry lobbying to get CBP to take Jones Act enforcement more seriously."
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Capital Gains Taxes 29.2%
By Selected News Articles @ 9:57 PM :: 10382 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...the combined federal, state, and local rate paid by the taxpayer on capital gains income....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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OHA Elections are Decided by Oahu Voters
By Video @ 7:02 PM :: 4708 Views :: OHA
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Registered To Vote On Oahu? - Hawaiian Or Not, This Message Is For You....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Honolulu Tops Cities Where Coffee Costs the Most
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 PM :: 5325 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The most expensive nationwide is Honolulu, where coffee costs an average of $7.56....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Hanalei Boatyard Connected to Area 51?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:20 PM :: 6895 Views :: Kauai County, Land Use
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The case involves three parcels on Kauai -- one of which is owned by a fellow who has been a thorn in the County's side....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Lawsuit: Compel Department of Health to post long term care home inspection reports
By Selected News Articles @ 4:14 PM :: 4925 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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You would think that posting care home inspections online would have been easy....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Video: Tulsi Gabbard Nominates Bernie Sanders for President
By Video @ 5:22 AM :: 6205 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Rep Tulsi Gabbard speech nominating Sen Bernie Sanders for President at Democratic National Convention July 26, 2016....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Pension System $8 Billion in Trouble
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 AM :: 6181 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...at $6,000 per resident, the burden of Hawaii’s pension shortfalls is among the highest in the nation....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Police Departments decreasing in size per capita
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:12 AM :: 6223 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Police
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There are less police officers on the streets today per person than there were in the 1990’s....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
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County by County: Where are the People Doped Up?
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 5792 Views :: Drugs
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There is a clear pattern....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
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Sen. Sam Slom Endorses Kelii Akina for OHA Trustee
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 8:39 PM :: 7027 Views :: OHA, Politicians, Republican Party
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A Message from State Senator Sam Slom: From time to time there is a candidate who is really worth supporting....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
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DoE Community Meetings--Seeks Input on ESSA
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 4326 Views :: Education K-12
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These meetings are part of the ongoing outreach effort in the updating of the Strategic Plan....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
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Tulsi Gabbard: ‘The Congresswoman Trump Fans Can Love’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 PM :: 6833 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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She’s a lawmaker who has a soft spot for dictatorial regimes....
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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Senator Slom Publishes Financial Report on the State General Fund
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 7:43 PM :: 4233 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...assessing the financial health of the state general fund as a result of key decisions made by the legislative and executive branches during the 2016 legislative session....
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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Another Sewage overflow near Ala Moana
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 4340 Views :: Honolulu County
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Remember how long it took to wade thru Caldwell’s lies Last Time?
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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Honolulu: Property Tax Bills and Absentee Ballots Arrive in Mail
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:04 AM :: 6822 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail
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This week our City government mailed two very important documents: your property tax bill and your absentee ballot....
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Monday, July 25, 2016 |
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Bishop Museum: ‘Fears that some pieces might have disappeared’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 AM :: 8847 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History
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...researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible....
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 |
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Debt Financing: The mayor's word on rail has been broken - again
By News Release @ 8:51 PM :: 4504 Views :: Rail
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Caldwell promised that rail is 'fully paid for.' But yesterday....
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 |
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Recreation Department Audit: No Way to Know How Much They Stole
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 6614 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...there were multiple days where no deposit or revenue was recorded....
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 |
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How Much Money Does Hawaii Spend Per Student?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:35 AM :: 4989 Views :: Education K-12
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...in Hawaii, parents aren’t allowed to send their children to a different school unless they get a rare district exemption....
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 |
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The “Turn Back the Clock Award”
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4462 Views :: Taxes
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...a tax bill that tries to reverse progress made toward fairness and taxpayer rights....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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UH Law Grads Average $55K Debt
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 4347 Views :: Higher Education
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Average debt for 2015 UH Law School graduates who took out loans to pay for their legal education was $54,988....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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City seeks non-profit organization for Kapolei City Lights parade and vendors
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 6019 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion
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The deadline to submit proposals is 4 p.m. on August 19, 2016....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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Video: Winds of Change in Education
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:04 PM :: 4256 Views :: Education K-12
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...why it's so expensive to cool Hawaii schools....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Votes Against Zika Funding
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:25 PM :: 5877 Views :: Health Care, Politicians
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When politics start to affect public health and well being, there’s a major problem....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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Feds Nail $2M Tribal Scam–Thousands Got Free Hawaiian Homelands Cellphones
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 7516 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...the company improperly enrolled several thousand Hawaii customers as eligible for enhanced Tribal support reimbursements....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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Jones Act Shipbuilders Fail Again: Navy’s latest aircraft carrier cannot be deployed
By Michael Hansen @ 10:02 AM :: 5815 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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the USS GERALD R FORD (CVN-78) is far behind schedule, not ready for deployment, and may need to be redesigned....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Darby: Hawaii and Maui County Shelters Open
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 6118 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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... Shelters are open now ....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Hawaii Reapportionment Case: Only Mark Takai Put his Name on the Line
By Robert Thomas @ 11:11 PM :: 6827 Views :: Military, Politicians
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...one of the rare people in public life who actually showed political courage to do the right thing when literally not one of his colleagues had the guts to join him....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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The Hawaii Legislature's Exercise in Short-Term Thinking
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:01 PM :: 5585 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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In essence, the legislature just handed the Hawaii taxpayers a bill, and even they don't know how high it's going to be....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Tax Hike Coming: Rail ‘Recovery’ Plan to Remain Hidden Until After Election
By Rep Charles Djou @ 9:53 PM :: 6796 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Now that the rail project is facing a short fall of at least $1.5 billion, using Caldwell's own math, it means the mayor needs to increase real property tax rates by at least 50% to 65% ....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Golden Parachutes are Expensive -- Massive tuition increases approved by UH regents
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 3864 Views :: Higher Education
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UH leadership claimed that the money raised through the increase will only be used for projects that modernize student spaces, classrooms and laboratories....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Honolulu ADU Incentives Now Law
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 4448 Views :: Honolulu County
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...saving up to $9,000 to $10,000 in application fees for homeowners wishing to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU)....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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Ige Announces $12M Homelessness Plan
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 4336 Views :: Homelessness
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...funding will be focused on the most visible and chronically homeless people in Hawai‘i....
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Friday, July 22, 2016 |
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TS Darby heading to Hawaii, tropical storm watch issued for Big Island, Maui Co
By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 6514 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County
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Darby will pass very close to, or over, Hawaii Island on Saturday....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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VIDEO: HART Vice-Chair Endorses Charles Djou
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 8522 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Politicians, Rail
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...after having seen Caldwell in ‘action’ as mayor, Damien and the IBEW have thrown their support firmly behind Charles....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Excise Taxes in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:29 PM :: 4926 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Some of the most common excise taxes include gas taxes, cigarette taxes, and taxes on the purchase of beer, wine, and liquor....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Papahanaumokuakea: Hawaii Fishermen get no response from Obama, Schatz
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 6743 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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“As you yourself note, the Hawaii longline fishery uses ‘responsible and sustainable practices and has resulted in Honolulu’s recognition as one of the nation’s ten most productive fishing ports....’”
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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DHHL Begins Work on 2017 Legislative Package
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 4960 Views :: DHHL
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...The deadline for proposals is August 10, 2016....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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IUOE ‘Hawaiian Stabilization Fund’ All But Clear of Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 6456 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...leaders of the International Union of Operating Engineers who were accused of squandering pension funds....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Ige: The concerns expressed in my veto message have not changed
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 6522 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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"The bill jeopardizes the Employees Retirement System’s tax exempt status...."
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Maui Hospital Veto Override will jeopardize the Employee Retirement System
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:11 AM :: 7461 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... Grassroot Institute Exposes Flaws in Veto Override Regarding Maui Hospitals ....
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