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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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Sex, Drugs, Gambling and Suicide on Legislative Agenda
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:40 PM :: 6031 Views :: Family, Life
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January 27, 2016 was the last day to introduce bills....
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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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Advocates for Abused and Neglected Children Needed on Oahu
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 5639 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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Interested persons must attend a mandatory CASA training program....
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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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HB1686: New standard for involuntarily commitment to psychiatric facility
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 5:35 PM :: 7673 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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The recent rise in Hawaii's homeless population has highlighted the need for a better standard in involuntarily hospitalization.....
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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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‘Entire Process Corrupt’–Protests will Greet Nai Aupuni at Luxury Golf Resort ‘Aha
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 6238 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...at the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club in Kailua....
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Friday, January 29, 2016 |
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Where Do Americans Take Their Retirement Income?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:52 PM :: 5259 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...retirees tend to live in rural or suburban areas with pleasant climates....
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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Guam Governor Endorses Ted Cruz for President
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 4394 Views :: Republican Party
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"...the federal government has imposed the most liberal immigration policy in U.S. history upon our island...."
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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8.6M–Tourism Sets New Record for 2015
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 5081 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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For the fourth straight year, Hawai‘i’s tourism industry set new records....
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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Fraud Risk as HGEA, UPW Members Give Each Other Undocumented Vacation, Sick Leave
By Andrew Walden @ 2:40 PM :: 5533 Views
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...vacation days “not properly supported by leave application forms” are being handed out to union workers between 10% and 30% of the time....
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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Is HART's train factory a joke?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:14 AM :: 6174 Views :: Rail
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This is the latest picture of the first four rail cars that are “expected to arrive this Spring”....
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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State Bank Bill Deferred
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:00 AM :: 6302 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii offered comments before the CPC Committee deferred HB326....
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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Hawaii Reclaims Top Spot in U.S. Well-Being
By Selected News Articles @ 2:47 AM :: 4048 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii residents reach the top spot for the fifth time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking well-being in 2008...
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Thursday, January 28, 2016 |
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2016 Elections: Candidate Filing Begins Monday Feb 1
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 4574 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1 through June 7, 2016....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Aloha Aina Activists Holding their Own ‘Aha
By Video @ 7:54 PM :: 3302 Views
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February 25 on Oahu ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Feds: Only 13,194 people in Hawaii sign up for Obamacare
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 4371 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Only 4 days remain before final enrollment deadline for 2016 coverage....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Study: HTA Faking Pro Bowl Tourism Numbers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 6098 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...HTA claimed, up to 47,000 additional tourists visited the Hawaiian islands to watch the game...analysis of flight records at all of Hawaii's airports around game time found that claim to be false....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Charter Commission Defers Proposal to Repeal Affordable Housing Fund
By Natalie Iwasa @ 1:21 PM :: 4176 Views :: Honolulu County
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... commissioners decided to defer Proposal 17, which would have repealed the Affordable Housing Fund, Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund, and Grants in Aid Fund as well as returned authorization for special fund creation back to the mayor with council approval ....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Grassroot Budget Report Highlights Missing Element In Governor's Address
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:18 PM :: 3895 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a planned drop in expenditures that has not been accounted for by any significant cuts....
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 |
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Humpback Go Back: Feds Back off of Grab for Hawaii Waters
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 4823 Views :: Environment
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"...the Sanctuary will not have an expanded purpose...."
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Sen Gil Kahele Dead at 73
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 8933 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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... Ige will select senator’s successor from Democratic Party nominees ....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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2015: Hawaii Adds Most Construction Jobs Per Capita
By News Release @ 4:36 PM :: 5491 Views :: Labor, Rail
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Hawaii added the highest percentage of new construction jobs during the past year (15.5 percent, 4,800 jobs)....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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The DoD Biofuel Scam Is Worse Than Solyndra
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 AM :: 6803 Views :: Energy, Military
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...hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars that are being wasted on biofuels....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Will Navy Buy More Foreign-Built Ships?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:31 AM :: 5487 Views :: Jones Act
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The cost of merchant ship construction in the U.S. is approximately five times that of building comparable ships in South Korea and Japan....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Government IT Transformation: 2016 Legislative Priorities
By News Release @ 10:15 AM :: 3980 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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ETS is looking to formalize its reorganization of ICSD and OIMT into ETS, as well as expand its team with the addition of up to 31 new positions....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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GEMS: Electric Ratepayers Pay Millions for Nothing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 8045 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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By the year's end, the utility will need to collect $7,940,691.56 more to fulfill "revenue requirements" for GEMS....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Mauna Kea: DLNR to Shoot Sheep from Helicopters (again)
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 5244 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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February 10 and 11, and May, 4 and 5, 2016....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Video: Budget or Bust
By Video @ 1:52 AM :: 4223 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...unfunded liabilities, over-estimated revenues & skyrocketing expenses....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Jones Act: “Diffuse costs and concentrated benefits”
By Michael Hansen @ 1:24 AM :: 4796 Views :: Jones Act
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Jack P. Suyderhoud, Professor of Business Economics and Director of the MBA Program, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa, answering a question about the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Monday, January 25, 2016 |
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Full Text: State of the State Address
By News Release @ 7:53 PM :: 3978 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Sugar is gone, as are many other aspects of the Hawaii we once knew. In their place, however, there is an exciting new world....
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Monday, January 25, 2016 |
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Bishop Museum to ‘Focus on Disposition of Assets’
By News Release @ 11:44 AM :: 6849 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism
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This new model prioritizes Bishop Museum's Kapālama campus and...the disposition of assets that no longer fit the long-term mission and goals of the Museum....
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Monday, January 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 25, 2016
By Congress.org @ 11:17 AM :: 4327 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Disapprove 'Waters of the United States' Rule - Cloture on Veto Message
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Monday, January 25, 2016 |
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Another Brand New Navy Ship Breaks Down
By Michael Hansen @ 3:02 AM :: 5417 Views :: Jones Act
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There is no estimated date of completion to the repairs....
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Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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Crabbe: Plan is to Take Control of Hawaii’s Entire Economy and Hide Behind Tribal Jurisdiction
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 12315 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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The tribal plan is a combination of Larry Mehau’s goal—controlling the ports and airports--and Al Hee’s goal—stealing as much money from Hawaiians as possible and getting away with it....
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Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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Honolulu Rail Project Cost Approaching One Half of Boston Big Dig
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:26 PM :: 5825 Views :: Rail
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On a per-capita basis, this will be the nation’s largest infrastructure fiasco....
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Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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Hirono: Obama’s CIA Spied on Me
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 6407 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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"This is wholly unacceptable behavior in a democracy."
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Sunday, January 24, 2016 |
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Tax Is for the Birds
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4193 Views :: Taxes
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...he released seven chickens in the revenue office lobby....
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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HB326: Bad Mortgages to be Foundation for Calvin Say State Bank
By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 7106 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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Four years after the ‘Bank of Abercrombie’ bill was laughed out of the legislature, the push for a state-owned bank is being revived....
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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‘Sacred’ Greenmail: OHA urges Legislators to charge observatories higher rent
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 7548 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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The bills, SB 2127 and HB 1658, say UH has “failed to charge sufficient sublease rent...."
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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Jones Act Shipbuilding: Only the Price is American
By Michael Hansen @ 1:41 PM :: 4726 Views :: Jones Act
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Daewoo designed the Marlin Class containerships, built the main engines, and arranged the supply of much of the equipment installed on board. DSME engineers were on board for the sea trials....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Everything you need to know about Zika, virus that’s spreading like wildfire
By Selected News Articles @ 11:07 PM :: 5229 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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... will anti-GMO activists block mosquito eradication efforts? ....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Low Income Tax Relief: Hawaii Earned Income Tax Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 8:14 PM :: 6390 Views :: Republican Party, Taxes
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...26 other states and the District of Columbia have implemented a state EITC....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Video: Duke Aiona on Hawaii Legislative Session
By Video @ 5:44 PM :: 7576 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life
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Hawai'i Family Advocates President and CEO Duke Aiona shares his thoughts on the start of the 2016 Hawai'i State Legislative session....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Gov. Scott Walker to Speak at Hawaii Lincoln Day Dinner
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 5680 Views :: Republican Party
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"Gov. Scott Walker is one of America's most effective governors and the Hawaii Republican Party is honored to have him serve as the keynote speaker at our annual Lincoln Day Dinner," stated Hawaii GOP Chair, Fritz Rohlfing.
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Alaska Groceries Short due to Repeated Ship Breakdowns by Jones Act Carrier Behind El Faro Disaster
By Michael Hansen @ 5:22 PM :: 4988 Views :: Jones Act
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...the ship that was supposed to arrive in Anchorage on Sunday never made it further than the port in Tacoma, Wash.....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Fatal work injuries -- 31 in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 5218 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Of the 31 fatal work injuries reported in Hawaii in 2014, 14 resulted from transportation incidents and 7 from falls, slips, or trips....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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SB217: Bill to Abolish First Amendment Deferred
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:05 PM :: 4509 Views :: First Amendment
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The Hawaii Attorney General testified that " ... the proposed constitutional amendment, if ratified, will have no practical legal effect...."
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
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List of Neighborhood Board Vacancies
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 4230 Views :: Honolulu County
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To fill a vacancy, contact your local Neighborhood Board....
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 |
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Breakthrough: ACLU Allows City to Dispose of Homeless People’s Urine, Feces
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 5337 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...the City can immediately dispose of items such as combustible or hazardous items, weapons, illicit drugs, items that contain urine or feces or that are infested with rodents or insects....
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