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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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What is Hurting Hawaii’s Investment Climate?
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 8245 Views :: Development, Small Business, Cost of Living
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“The main reason is a very cumbersome permitting process, in a way that prevents people from building housing quickly and at a low cost…."
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Moving Through Conference Committee Process
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 5310 Views :: Second Amendment
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...the conference committee on Senate Bill 2954 recommended that the Senate concur with the House amendments that were made to SB 2954. This bill will now go back to the Senate for final concurrence. Additionally, House Bill 2632 has been scheduled for a conference committee hearing....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Ilagan: Petition Against Hawaii County GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 6670 Views :: Hawaii County , Taxes
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... Sign this petition opposing Bill 165 so that I may share it with the Council members when we discuss the tax increase in the Finance Committee on May 3 ....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Turns 35--Running for Vice President?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 PM :: 5910 Views :: Politicians
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...Sanders’ camp has been quiet as far as whether Gabbard would join the Vermont senator as his running mate....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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UH Budget Request Rejected by House, Senate Drafts
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 4330 Views :: Higher Education
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...much of the university’s request is not accommodated in either the House or Senate version of the budget....
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Friday, April 22, 2016 |
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Zika: Pregnant Women Should Avoid Travel to American Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 7826 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Health Care
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...When Zika makes it to Hawaii and destroys the tourism industry, remember the environmentalists and organic pseudo-farmers who refused to allow spraying....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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Hanabusa Named Chair of HART
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 7025 Views :: Rail
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“We look like potted plants.” -- Formby
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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SB2301: Legislators Vote $10M for Drunk Driver to Promote Rave Parties
By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 8432 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...“Keahole Management Group LLC” is managed by former House Vice-Speaker Jon Riki Karimtsu ....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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Air Quality: Honolulu Makes ‘Cleanest Cities’ List
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6504 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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"...only four cities—Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.; Elmira-Corning, N.Y.; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Salinas, Calif.—qualified for the 'cleanest cities' list in the "State of the Air' report...."
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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HB2501: A&B To Restore Eight Streams in East Maui
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 6682 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... HB2501 Conference Committee meets today at 2pm, do the math ....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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SunEdison Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 5348 Views :: Energy
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...debtor in possession....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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McDermott, Fevella: Building a New School for Ewa Beach
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 12:10 PM :: 5304 Views :: Education K-12
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Representative Bob McDermott discusses the building of a new school for Ewa Beach with Kurt Fevella President at The Ewa Beach Lions Club....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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Supply Chain Optimization – Shipping Systems in Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:15 AM :: 5208 Views :: Jones Act
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“reducing supply chain barriers could increase world GDP over six times more than removing all tariffs.”
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
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Ige’s Secret Proclamation Used to Promote War on Other Side of the World
By Andrew Walden @ 8:15 PM :: 6422 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...While resolutions and proclamations such as these may seem to be a cheap and easy way to score campaign contributions, they can take a toll....
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
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Income Tax Collections Per Capita—Hawaii Ranks 14th in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 4746 Views :: Taxes
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...Hawaii collects $1,232 per person in income taxes....
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
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Takai: Barking Sands Can Provide Anti-Missile Defense for Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 4258 Views :: Military
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...North Korea appears relentless; and will continue test after nuclear test, before it perfects its missile capability....
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
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Jones Act and Enviro Regs Blessing and Curse for California Refiners
By Michael Hansen @ 3:08 PM :: 7229 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...The principles applicable to the California petroleum market without doubt similarly impact Hawaii....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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SB2954: Anti-Gun Bill Scheduled for Conference Committee Hearing Tomorrow
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 4945 Views :: Second Amendment
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...input law-abiding Hawaii gun owners into a federal biometric database, managed by the FBI, for continuous monitoring....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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Auditor: At First Only Hawai’i Free Press Noticed our Mauna Kea Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:07 PM :: 5721 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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Suddenly, our findings, conclusions, and recommendations became important reference material for both sides of the debate....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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State Accepting Applications for free Pre-K classes
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 4341 Views :: Education K-12
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...classes are available to eligible children at 19 public elementary schools....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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The Fuzzy Accounting Behind Renewable Energy’s Falling Prices
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:29 PM :: 6301 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...most of those “savings” are coming from taxpayers pockets....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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Chevron Signs Deal to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Stations
By News Release @ 4:53 PM :: 5120 Views :: Energy
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...One Rock also has a unique strategic relationship with Mitsubishi Corporation....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Could End Disease Transmission
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 PM :: 5828 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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Field trials in Brazil are using a genetically modified form of the A. aegypti mosquito....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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America’s First Freedom: Trouble In Paradise
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 5879 Views :: Second Amendment
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...threatening to make the state’s already-restrictive gun laws even more onerous for law-abiding gun owners....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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US News & World Report: Best High Schools in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 PM :: 6348 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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We reviewed 28,561 U.S. public high schools; 17 Hawaii schools made our rankings....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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DoE 2016 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 1:01 AM :: 4800 Views :: Education K-12
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...2016 graduation dates for 64 schools statewide including public charter schools....
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Monday, April 18, 2016 |
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Guam Justice--34 Years After Mayor’s Land Grab
By Robert Thomas @ 11:02 PM :: 4794 Views :: Land Use
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Guam land titles can be seriously messed up....
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Monday, April 18, 2016 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 18, 2016
By Congress.org @ 1:25 PM :: 4799 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization – Cloture on Substitute Amendment
House: Financial Stability Oversight Council Overhaul – Passage
House: More Banks Operating Under the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy – Passage
House: Broadband Internet Access Regulation – Passage
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Monday, April 18, 2016 |
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Pine: Star-Advertiser Wrong on Makaha Realignment
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 3:54 AM :: 5062 Views :: Honolulu County
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The article is inaccurate and implies that the Makaha Realignment project is dead. This is absolutely false....
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Sunday, April 17, 2016 |
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House Passes More than 100 Senate Bills on Final Crossover
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 3850 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Bills include heat abatement for schools, crime victims’ rights, body cameras for police, senior care facility inspections, affordable housing, and the Judiciary budget....
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Sunday, April 17, 2016 |
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Senate Passes more than 250 Bills on Second Crossover
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 3901 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Measures include teacher travel exception, water rights, assistance for displaced Maui sugar workers....
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Sunday, April 17, 2016 |
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Shady Dealings
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 4356 Views :: Ethics
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Conference committee is a dark time at the Legislature....
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Sunday, April 17, 2016 |
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Begging for a Piece of the Hotel Room Tax Pie
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3934 Views :: Taxes
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On Friday, April 1, April Fool’s Day, a respectable delegation of county politicians gathered in the House Finance Committee hearing room....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of April 15, 2016
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 4788 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Planned Parenthood Resolution Passes Last Committee
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:52 PM :: 6826 Views :: Family, Life
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The resolution (SCR85) will be voted on by the full House....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Haseko Bills before Honolulu Council
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:43 PM :: 6371 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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Bill 62, Bill 63 and Resolution 15-206 are part of a master planned lagoon concept in Ewa....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Second Crossover—Bills Head for Conference Committee
By Rep Beth Fukumoto @ 10:36 PM :: 4943 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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On April 14th, the Legislature hit the second crossover deadline of the 2016 legislative session....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Handgun Ban: Northern Mariana Islands Flout Court Ruling
By News Release @ 10:21 PM :: 5316 Views :: Second Amendment
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Two weeks ago, we reported on the end of the final handgun ban in the United States....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Shadow Boxing with Jones Act Strawmen
By Michael Hansen @ 9:28 PM :: 5223 Views :: Jones Act
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... in the persons of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders ....
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Saturday, April 16, 2016 |
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Full Text: Honolulu Audit Report on Rail
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 5256 Views :: Rail
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...HART’s financial and operating plans are not reliable....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Scientists use ‘assisted evolution’ in attempt to save coral reefs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 PM :: 4828 Views :: Environment, GMOs
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…The Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology occupies its own tiny island in Kaneohe Bay, known as Moku o Lo‘e....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Does the EITC Reduce Savings Among the Poor?
By NCPA @ 7:00 PM :: 5084 Views :: Tax Credits
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Few policies have enjoyed as much bipartisan support as the EITC....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Four Anti-Gun Bills Heading for Conference Committee
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 6946 Views :: Second Amendment
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Yesterday, House Bill 625, House Bill 2632, House Bill 2629 and Senate Bill 2647 all passed their final floor votes in the Senate and House, respectively....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Honolulu Average Monthly Rent Jumps 7.28%
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 5042 Views :: Cost of Living
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...the average monthly rent for single-family homes in Honolulu was $2,691....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Government Spending Transparency: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 6135 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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...Hawaii fails to provide any information at all on recipients of key subsidy programs....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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DBEDT Profiles Hawaii Non-English Speaking Population
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3798 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...report examines the non-English speaking population in Hawaii based on data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau from 2010 to 2014....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Task Force on ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 7049 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Ige has appointed Darrel Galera as chairman of the Governor’s ESSA team....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Brown Hands
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:46 PM :: 6517 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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I have been so dismayed seeing the activists once again playing the “these people are immigrants so their jobs aren’t needed” card....
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Thursday, April 14, 2016 |
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OHA Grabbing for Control of NW Hawaiian Isles
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 2784 Views :: OHA
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For a decade, OHA has been advocating for co-trustee status....
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