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Monday, October 24, 2016 |
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Home-Sharing
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:35 PM :: 7177 Views :: Land Use, Tourism
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Mrs. Sandefur will be speaking on Oahu and Maui on October 24th and 31st respectively....
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Monday, October 24, 2016 |
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Guide to 20 Honolulu Charter Amendment questions
By Natalie Iwasa @ 3:53 AM :: 8375 Views :: Honolulu County
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One ballot will contain 20 Honolulu Charter Amendment questions....
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Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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“Your Voice!” – Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process!
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 5034 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...free workshop, offered at numerous locations on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island this fall....
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Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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Survey: 47% of Oahu MDs Refusing New Medicare Patients
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 6054 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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463 of the 479 active primary care practices in Oahu were contacted between 2/11/16 and 8/26/16 and questioned about current acceptance of new patients....
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Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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Meet Hawaii’s OTHER Self-Dealing Bank Director/Politician
By Selected News Articles @ 7:55 PM :: 7039 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Trustee Haunanai Apoliona is a Director of Bank of Hawaii and BoH does substantial business with OHA....
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Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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Wind a Bigger Boondoggle than Ethanol
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 5712 Views :: Energy
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...Four large power plants could produce as much electricity as offshore wind turbines placed side by side along the entire Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Florida....
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Sunday, October 23, 2016 |
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What Californians Found Out about Hollywood Credits
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5167 Views :: Tax Credits
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...the tax credit program boosted California’s economy only minimally, if at all....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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Caldwell a No-Show for Olelo -- Djou Debates Empty Chair
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 7730 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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... Viewers’ most popular question was, “Mayor Caldwell, can I have your second job?” ....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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TRO, Drunk Driving, and Criminal History Divide HD41 Candidates
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 6454 Views :: Politicians
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...HNN asked about my three decades old criminal history but didn’t bother to ask Representative LoPresti about his far more recent arrest for drunk driving....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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HECO Touts Wholesale Solar Rates Higher than Mainland Retail Rates
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 6464 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Only 8 states have RETAIL rates higher than the 0.145 per kwh WHOLESALE rate HECO is touting here as if it were a good price for erratic electricity....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: Caldwell Hides Millions in Stock Options
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 7503 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...if a portion of Caldwell’s “beneficial ownership” in the Bank may have been in the form of stock options, such options are a “thing of value” and should be disclosed under both Federal tax and City ethics rules....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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After 10 Years and Recusal of Entire Supreme Court, State Finally Wins Flexibility on Retiree Health benefits
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6554 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Judge Katherine G. Leonard of the Intermediate Court of Appeals served as Acting Chief Justice for the Hawaii Supreme Court in this case. All five of the regular justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court had recused themselves....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii Proves Solar Power’s Dependence on Subsidies
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 PM :: 6555 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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After Hawaii’s lucrative net metering program ended last October, the solar industry in the state lost about 450 jobs. Total employment now is just above 600....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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California Homeless Man Gets Flown to Live With Family in Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 4783 Views :: Homelessness
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...Gabriel has been homeless in Vacaville for quite some time....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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Reduce Poverty and Homelessness by Creating Wealth
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:55 PM :: 4611 Views :: Homelessness
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Everyone agrees that we need to do something about Hawaii’s homeless situation…and that’s part of the problem....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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Djou Launches New Ad as Absentee Ballots Arrive in Mailboxes
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:37 PM :: 5972 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...Absentee ballots started arriving at homes Wednesday, October 19....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Video: The Town That Privatized Everything
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:58 PM :: 4962 Views :: Health Care
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“We’ve never even heard of a publicly run hospital.”
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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New Commuting Data: Same Old Trends
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:52 PM :: 4908 Views :: Rail
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Drive-alone remains the choice of slightly over three-fourths of all commuters....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Professor Used UH Email System to Harass Rival
By Selected News Articles @ 8:24 PM :: 10811 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, GMOs
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...the writer described the location of where the Professor’s wife liked to bike, terrorizing her enough to become afraid of staying home alone. They even went to Craigslist....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Time-of-Use Rates Punish Evening Consumers with 55% Rate Hike on Oahu
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 6978 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Here's how the rates will compare with current residential rates....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Transportation Department Ripping Down Campaign Signs
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 5527 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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In the last month alone, Highways Maintenance staff have removed more than 200 signs....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Hawaii Democrats Move to New HQ
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 5824 Views :: Democratic Party
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...This is a plastic-free event with vegetarian options available....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Court: Caldwell’s Property Tax Scheme Illegal
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 7212 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Residential A Property Tax Classification Ruled Unconstitutional....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Profitable: $22M Funneled to ‘Nonprofit’ Tied to OHA Chair
By Video @ 6:37 PM :: 7504 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Chair’s Charter School Gets Seven Times More Than All Other Charters Combined....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Six More Fined for HI-5 Violations
By News Release @ 10:13 AM :: 4430 Views :: Environment
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...for failure to submit payments and reports required of beverage distributors by the State’s Deposit Beverage Container law....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Broken Trust Levinson Set up for Gay Marriage Revenge Round with SHOPO
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 11058 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Law Enforcement, Police
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SHOPO President Tenari Maafala … testified that he would never enforce a law requiring same-sex marriage. “You would have to kill me,” he told lawmakers....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Darrel Galera to BoE
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 5024 Views :: Education K-12
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Galera replaces Jim Williams who resigned from the board last month....
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Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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Analysis: One Party System Leaves Hawaii Voters Among Least Powerful in 2016 Election
By Selected News Articles @ 9:00 PM :: 6225 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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...voters’ choices for senators in swing states hold much more power because they determine which political party controls the Senate....
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Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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Life Changers
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:47 PM :: 7223 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...via Skype at the Voice of Farmers event held concurrently during the Monsanto Tribunal at The Hague....
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Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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City accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5888 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Did you make campaign contributions this year?....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Lessons from the Farm
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:53 PM :: 5931 Views :: Agriculture
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...spend hours on your feet putting stickers on thousands of papayas....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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DBEDT Launches Small Business Regulatory Review
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 5152 Views :: Small Business
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) announces the newly created “Regulatory Review Card.”....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Auditor: HART, Sludge, Grants, and P-Card Investigations Sidelined
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 6860 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Rail
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This report provides the Honolulu City Council with an update on the activities of the Office of the City Auditor....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Squirreling Away More Funds for the Zoo
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5642 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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In March, the Honolulu Zoo was denied re-accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for the first time in its 100-year history....
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Saturday, October 15, 2016 |
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The Health Financing Crown Wears Heavy on the Insurers’ Heads
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:03 PM :: 4119 Views :: Health Care
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Some have argued that health insurance is “not insurance”....
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Saturday, October 15, 2016 |
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OHA Candidate Forum Kapolei Middle School Monday
By Selected News Articles @ 6:37 PM :: 4346 Views :: OHA
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Monday October 17 at 7PM, Kapolei Middle School ....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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How much money are we "tipping" the government?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:23 PM :: 6848 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...the habit the state Department of Taxation has of keeping the money that is left over after they process the rail surcharge....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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Charter Amendment #4 on Rail – What’s Not in the Booklet
By Natalie Iwasa @ 10:22 PM :: 5401 Views :: Rail
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Voters should have received the 2016 Charter Amendments booklet this week....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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DLNR: Fishing Fleet Labor Law not our Kuleana
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 6718 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“The petition’s amendments appear to focus on labor issues that are not part of DLNR’s jurisdiction.”
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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Am Samoa Tuna Canneries Shutting--Again
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 6273 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Due to a complex series of factors, including a long history of poorly thought out and misguided government policies, we find ourselves at a crossroads....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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HIDOT Touts $548M Unspent Federal Money as 'Significant Accomplishment'
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 7038 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 Hawaii’s Pipeline balance is $548 million....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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HD34: Jaci Agustin Recognized as a Race To Watch in 2016
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 7702 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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The individuals highlighted are well-respected local leaders hailing from 16 states, who serve their communities as educators, small business owners, grassroots activists, and more....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Djou: My Plan To Create More Affordable Housing
By Rep Charles Djou @ 7:51 PM :: 6241 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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I've met so many young people on the campaign trail, who graduated from college, work hard, and are still unable to buy their first home....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Rep. McDermott Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Campbell HS Children
By News Release @ 6:58 PM :: 6807 Views :: Education K-12
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...pushed to brink by the lack of urgency, inattention, and lethargic attitude of the named government officials....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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PR Disaster: Stryker Wiener Behind New OHA Policy Gagging Trustees
By Video @ 5:57 PM :: 8337 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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People Laughed When They Heard OHA Had Hired A PR Firm To Improve Its Image. The Laughter Soon Stopped When The Firm Recently Moved To Shut Down All Dissent....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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Why did Governor Ige get an F for fiscal policy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:15 AM :: 5286 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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In total, Governor Ige increased spending by $1.8 billion since he took office....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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How not to turn a ferry system into a rail boondoggle
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:12 AM :: 2999 Views
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...a feasibility study for a new inter-island ferry....
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