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Sunday, May 15, 2016 |
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Telescope to Avoid "Death By A Thousand Days?"
By Robert Thomas @ 3:42 PM :: 9049 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, Judiciary, OHA
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"Why not just send it straight to the justices, if they are going to decide it eventually?”
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 |
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Hawaii Republicans–Political Kingmakers?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 5660 Views :: Republican Party
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Over 30,000 Hawaii registered voters are now card-carrying members of the Hawaii Republican Party....
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 |
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Organically Grown Tax Credits on Way to Governor
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5842 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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If this credit does indeed become law, expect to see a lot of begging and pleading....
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Sunday, May 15, 2016 |
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Video: The Jones Act, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:55 AM :: 4663 Views :: Jones Act
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Puerto Rico’s recent bankruptcy, the Jones Act, and how this could affect us here in Hawaii....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of May 13, 2016
By News Release @ 11:28 PM :: 4855 Views :: Office of Elections
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... Tuesday, June 7 is the last day to file ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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When Classrooms Get Too Hot, Laie Parents Take Matters into Their Own Hands
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 PM :: 6394 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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Jennifer Kajiyama and Carol Feinga are part of Keep Laie Cool, an initiative working to solve the crisis of Hawaii’s hot classrooms....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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How much do federal regulations cost Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:28 PM :: 3544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... 41% growth in regulatory impact between 1997 and 2013 ....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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Obama Admin Orders Hawaii Schools to Let Trannies Hang out in Bathrooms
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:11 PM :: 8175 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Roosevelt said: "A chicken in every pot." Obama says: "A tranny in every bathroom."
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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Kaiser Names New Leadership for Privatized Maui Hospitals
By News Release @ 10:27 AM :: 5857 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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...Maui Health System will manage operations at each of the hospitals effective July 1, 2016....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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State of Hawaii Files First Lawsuit Relating to Faulty Takata Airbags
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3958 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Hawai’i is the first state to file a lawsuit against these companies for their roles in causing millions of cars to be sold with airbags that could explode, posing grave, sometimes fatal, dangers to the cars’ occupants....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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UHERO: How State Shares Transient Accommodation Tax With Counties
By UHERO @ 9:49 PM :: 5017 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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This paper examines Hawaii’s recent effort at developing a model to allocate the state’s transient accommodation tax....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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Dollar Worth only $0.86 in Hawaii, the most expensive state
By Selected News Articles @ 7:03 PM :: 5913 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...compared to the national average cost of goods and services....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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Elections: Supreme Court to hear Green Party Suit Against Scott Nago
By Robert Thomas @ 4:08 AM :: 4929 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 8:45 a.m....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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Full Text: IBEW International Details Charges Against Ahakuelo
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 6853 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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The Business Manager and other members of the staff, including several family members of the Business Manager, submitted and/or were reimbursed for numerous expenses that were not authorized by Local 1260 and/or were for personal expenses for which no legitimate union business was conducted....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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McDermott calls for special session to address Campbell HS construction funds
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:33 AM :: 4952 Views :: Education K-12
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...Otherwise we shall be stuck with chaos and an embarrassment in two years....
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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Mediator Peter Adler appointed to serve on Caldwell’s Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 5519 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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His appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council....
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
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Act 48: Enviro Disputes Go Directly to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 7978 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Judiciary, OHA
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...contested case hearings before the commissions on Water Resource Management, Land Use, Public Utilities, the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority and cases involving conservation districts, to be directly appealed to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court....
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
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Marijuana Legalization and State Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 3:29 PM :: 6650 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes, Drugs
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...two studies that serve as guides for legislators, the media, and the public as to the state of marijuana taxation today and the implications of taxing marijuana in the future....
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Thursday, May 12, 2016 |
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After 50 Years of Empty Promises, Democrats Finally Let a Few Filipino WW2 Vets Bring Family into USA
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 5048 Views :: National News
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...an opportunity to receive a discretionary grant of parole on a case-by-case basis....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Open letter to Greenpeace: Jones Act Behind Lower Environmental Standards in US
By Michael Hansen @ 11:55 PM :: 4537 Views :: Jones Act
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SEA Europe is seeking through the TTIP negotiations a treaty exemption in U.S. Jones Act....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Lockheed under Navy scrutiny for troubled Littoral Combat Ship program
By Michael Hansen @ 11:32 PM :: 6036 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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The LCS program is indicative of the problems with U.S. shipbuilding both military and commercial with high costs, poor quality and an inability to deliver on schedule....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Energy: Banking on Wind and Solar Keeps Hawaii Dependent on Oil
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 5494 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...After all the hype, 94% of Hawaii baseload electricity comes from non-renewable sources....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Wikileaks: Japan refused Obama Hiroshima Apology
By Selected News Articles @ 6:43 PM :: 93722 Views :: National News, World News, Military, Obama
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The Japanese government in 2009 recognized that accepting such an apology would undermine the foundations of the US-Japan alliance. Just look at how the 1993 Apology Resolution has undermined the foundations of the State of Hawaii.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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The Plan to Rescue Hawaii’s Birds with Genetic Engineering
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 5006 Views :: GMOs
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Hawaii had no mosquitoes up until 1826. That’s when, historians say, a whaling vessel that had taken on water in Mexico carelessly “drained dregs alive with wrigglers” into a stream on Maui....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Obesity Rate Lowest in Hawaii, Highest in West Virginia
By Selected News Articles @ 6:28 PM :: 5083 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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At 18.5%, Hawaii has the lowest adult obesity rate in the U.S., closely followed by Colorado at 19.8%....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 5388 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary
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The Justice Index 2016 Findings, just released by the National Center for Access to Justice, ranks Hawaii among the top three states....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016 |
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Danner Sisters in DC to Lobby for Fake Indian Tribe Based on Nai Aupuni ‘Constitution’
By Video @ 5:20 PM :: 6578 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Theyʻll Be Meeting With Almost Every Power Broker & Theyʻll Be Telling Everyone That Hawaiians Want US Federal Recognition....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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Honolulu has 3rd-Lowest Mortgage Write Off Rate Nationwide
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 4280 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... In Honolulu 1.49% of Mortgages are written off as noncollectable by lenders ....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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After more than a decade of West Coast disruptions, shippers are wising up
By Michael Hansen @ 2:34 PM :: 5768 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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After a decade of ILWU disruption, shippers are routing more cargo through U.S. Gulf and East Coast ports....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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Laughable: HB2085 Would Have Banned Gasoline-and Diesel-Powered Vehicles
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 5779 Views :: Energy
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"...to add the extra capacity for every vehicle’s charging needs will require solar panels and wind turbines on nearly every available inch of land....”
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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BYUH One of 20 Best Education Schools in US
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 5813 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...The 2016 National College Education Program Rankings have been released by ToBecomeATeacher.org....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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Variable Electric Pricing: What a Difference a Rate Makes
By UHERO @ 11:53 PM :: 4946 Views :: Energy
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...variable pricing of electricity, both wholesale and retail, can lower the cost of intermittent renewables....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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Getting Old? Hawaii 7th Best Place to be
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 6239 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living
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...Study Examining Senior Care Cost and Quality Reveals Best and Worst States to Age in....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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UHERO: Hawaii Innovation Matters
By UHERO @ 9:17 PM :: 6378 Views :: Economy, Small Business
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Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity....
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Monday, May 9, 2016 |
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Survey: Hawaii #1 for Road Rage
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 6521 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Are you feeling hot under the collar yet?....
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 |
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Complete List: All Bills that Passed the Legislature in 2016
By Rep Beth Fukumoto @ 10:40 PM :: 6619 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Nearly 300 bills passed the legislature this session....
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 |
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Hawaii Family Forum: Final Report for 2016 Legislative Session
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:32 PM :: 6122 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...highlights of the bills that passed and bills that didn't pass....
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 |
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Seven Political Parties on Hawaii Primary Ballot
By News Release @ 7:33 PM :: 5292 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Green Party of Hawaii, Non Partisan, Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Independent Party, American Shopping Party, Constitution Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Republican Party, and Libertarian Party of Hawaii....
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 |
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Transient Oriented Schools: Impacting Housing Costs
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5922 Views :: Education K-12, Rail
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Forced exactions to fund our government don’t always come from taxing agencies....
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 |
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Global shipbuilding depression appears on horizon for 2017; what are implications for Jones Act shipbuilding?
By Michael Hansen @ 3:10 AM :: 4705 Views :: Jones Act
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...South Korea’s three big shipbuilders received “zero” newbuild ship orders during April 2016....
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Saturday, May 7, 2016 |
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Rail: Taxpayers Robbed of $1.88B and Counting
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 6883 Views :: Rail
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"Our overall surcharge revenue is still tracking about 1.12 per cent below projections, which amounts to roughly $36 million less than projected."
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Saturday, May 7, 2016 |
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Homelessness: U.S. VETS selected for Honolulu Housing First initiative
By News Release @ 4:15 PM :: 5506 Views :: Homelessness
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...With the addition of the U.S. VETS initiative, the City will serve a minimum of 215 households through Housing First....
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Saturday, May 7, 2016 |
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BLNR Refuses to Replace Telescope Hearing Officer
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 7625 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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All seven members of BLNR directed retired Hawai‘i island Judge Riki May Amano to proceed as the contested case hearing officer....
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Saturday, May 7, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of May 6, 2016
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 PM :: 5608 Views :: Office of Elections
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... The deadline to file is Tuesday June 7 ....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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Moody’s: Hawaii #3 in State Debt
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 6243 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Thirty-five states experienced a decrease in absolute debt levels....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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Did Caldwell Illegally Launch Reelection Campaign On County Time?
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 7401 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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...There appeared to be a number of city employees in attendance....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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New FDA Regs May Shut Down 95% of E-Cig Industry
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 7521 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Drugs
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...The rule goes into effect August 8, 2016....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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Three Anti-Gun Bills on Ige’s Desk
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5444 Views :: Second Amendment
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...on Tuesday, May 3, the Hawaii State Legislature passed Senate Bill 2647, which will now join House Bill 625 and Senate Bill 2954 on Governor Ige’s desk....
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