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Monday, April 20, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 20, 2015
By Congress.org @ 1:43 PM :: 4336 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Medicare Payments to Physicians - Passage
House: Manufactured Housing High-Cost Mortgages - Passage
House: State and Local Sales Tax Deductions - Passage
House: Estate Tax Repeal – Passage
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Monday, April 20, 2015 |
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Some States Pay Doctors More to Treat Medicaid Patients
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 AM :: 3720 Views :: Health Care
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Fifteen states are betting they can convince more doctors to accept the growing number of patients covered by Medicaid with a simple incentive: more money....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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Mark Takai: 100 Days of Nothingness
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 PM :: 5339 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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This looks more like Mark's excellent adventure....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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Hawaiians and the Law: Kelii Akina and Michael Lilly
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:39 PM :: 10067 Views :: Akaka Bill, Higher Education, Judiciary, OHA
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Whether it's activists on Mauna Kea, the Akaka Bill or the Native Hawaiian roll, questions of law abound....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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SB 555 - Increasing the Food/Excise Tax Credit
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 6667 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Hawaii levies the second highest tax burden in the country on its low-income families. A major reason for this is the General Excise tax....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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Report: Illegals Pay $31M in Hawaii State Taxes
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 4735 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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A new 50-state study, Undocumented Immigrants’ State and Local Tax Contributions, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy....
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Sunday, April 19, 2015 |
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Smoking It Out
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4682 Views :: Taxes
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HB145 has quite a history. It started as a bill to limit the tobacco tax on large cigars to 50 cents per cigar....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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Auditor: City Unable to Track Federal Transportation Funds
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 6042 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...grants and appropriations had lapsed or were subject to de-obligation because project managers lacked accurate, complete and reliable information....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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Desperate to Pass Rail Tax, HART Finally Agrees to Televise One Meeting
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 4794 Views :: Rail
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‘Ōlelo to provide live television coverage of next week’s Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s (HART) Board of Directors meeting....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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DoH: Tobacco Use Down 20%, E-Cigs Up
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 5368 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults in Hawaii decreased by more than 20% from 2011 to 2013....However, use of e-cigarettes continues to grow at an alarming rate....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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Ige: Telescope Legally Entitled to Proceed With Construction
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 6785 Views :: Honolulu County, Higher Education, OHA
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Any further announcements about the construction schedule will come from TMT....
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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BoE to Debate Sex Education Policy
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 2:54 AM :: 7707 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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April 21, 2015 (Tuesday) at 1:30 p.m.
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Friday, April 17, 2015 |
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DoE: Students Meet 79% of 'Wellness Guidelines'
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 4260 Views :: Education K-12
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Wellness Guidelines look at nutritional guidelines, health and nutrition education, physical education and activity....
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Friday, April 17, 2015 |
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DBEDT: Solo Commuters up 74%
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 5145 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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The number of commuters driving alone increased 74.2 percent from 253,680 in 1980 to 441,988 in the 2009-2013 period....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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Small Business Tax Index -- Hawaii 47th
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 4806 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This year’s edition of the Index pulls together 23 different tax measures....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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Final Act 221: Hoku Plant Cut Up, Pieces Auctioned off
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 8093 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Built with your tax dollars, via crony capitalist Act 221 High Tech Tax Credits, Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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HS Senior Launches pro-Telescope Petition
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 8010 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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King Kalākaua was an early and ardent supporter of astronomical observation in Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Auditor Presents 2014 Annual Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:36 AM :: 3687 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...we had a busy 2014—releasing 18 audits, analyses, and studies on everything from alternate uses of recycled glass to the regulation of medical marijuana dispensaries....
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Thursday, April 16, 2015 |
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HAWSCT Clarifies Joinder Of Indispensable Parties, Timely Appeals
By Robert Thomas @ 12:49 AM :: 4471 Views :: Judiciary
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Here's the latest from the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Chief Justice Appoints Dyan M. Medeiros as Oahu District Family Court Judge
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 6150 Views :: Family, Judiciary
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The appointment of Medeiros fills the vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Christine E. Kuriyama to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Stewardship by UH to protect Maunakea for future generations
By Selected News Articles @ 9:26 PM :: 7821 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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Since 2000, Maunakea has been under stewardship of the Office of Maunakea Management....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Public input sought on school calendar
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4723 Views :: Education K-12
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Feedback collected by the online survey through April 22 will be used to help guide calendar development for the 2016-17 school year and beyond....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Kauai Council Calls for ‘Home Rule’ on Marijuana Dispensaries
By Selected News Articles @ 7:33 PM :: 5210 Views :: Drugs
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Kauai is the only county in Hawaii that has taken a stand against this onrush of legislation....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Forbes Worst States for Taxes: Hawaii 31st
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 5191 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Many states have a graduated system — the most complicated one is Hawaii....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Hawaii Has Most Tax Brackets of Any State
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 4593 Views :: Taxes
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...three states have ten or more tax brackets, led by Hawaii with twelve....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Lawsuit Challenges HC&S East Maui Water Diversions
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 24513 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, OHA
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A&B has been diverting water from East Maui streams for more than 100 years via "complex system of ditches, tunnels and flumes" to irrigate the HC&S sugar plantation in Central Maui....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Senate Passes Rail Surcharge Extension, State to Skim $496M
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 2:54 AM :: 6297 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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Senators Russell Ruderman, Glenn Wakai, Lee Ihara, Mike Gabbard and Gilbert Keith-Agaran voted in the affirmative but with reservations. A no vote at this stage serves to exclude the person voting no from participating in the Conference Committee....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Feds Cite Honolulu Taco Bell Placement in $30M Fine Against Heald College
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 5697 Views :: Higher Education
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...one campus (Honolulu) classified a 2011 graduate of an Accounting program as employed in the field based upon a food service job she started at Taco Bell in June 2006....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Senate Passes Nearly 200 Measures on Crossover
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 4253 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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A majority of the bills will go into conference committees where the House and Senate conferees will convene to settle differences....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Auditor: Fraud-riddled HI5 Program Ripped off by Whole Foods Market for 6 Years
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:27 PM :: 6531 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...the DBC Program paid $2.6 million in deposit refunds for approximately 3.5 million pounds of recycled materials that cannot be accounted for....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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House Passes Nearly 150 Senate Bills on Second Crossover
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 4297 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The state House of Representatives passed today nearly 150 Senate measures....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Criminal Charges? Attorney General to Investigate Kenoi
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 9229 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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Facts learned during the course of the investigation will determine whether the attorney general’s office pursues or recommends criminal charges....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Rise Up People: Redefining What It Means
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:45 PM :: 8655 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, Higher Education, GMOs
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When I hear the slogans used by protests calling to “rise up,” I have a different concept in my mind....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Stop the Rail GET Surcharge Extension Bills
By News Release @ 5:38 AM :: 5653 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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HB134 will be voted on this Tuesday - 4/14 - in the State Senate....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Incense and Candles Can Pollute
By Jack Dini @ 1:06 AM :: 5642 Views :: Environment
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Smoke produced by burning incense and candles can be worse than the pollution found next to a busy road....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Momentum for Jones Act Reform Reaches Faraway Shores
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:56 AM :: 5406 Views :: Jones Act
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...legislators from Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico came together for a videoconference forum to discuss legislative developments on the Jones Act for their respective jurisdictions....
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 |
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Let Your Voice Be Heard for Maui Hospital!
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:29 AM :: 6244 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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HB1075 concerns the creation of a public-private partnership for the Maui Hospital System....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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Inside look at Monsanto’s Hawaii farm nursery
By Selected News Articles @ 6:11 PM :: 4940 Views :: GMOs
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Having farms in Hawaii helps speed up the process....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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Fences and Eradication: Petition Calls for Rejection of Suzanne Case
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 6308 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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With Suzanne Case being the Chairperson of DLNR there will be no animals to harvest because of fences and eradication....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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My Father Was Gay: Why I Oppose Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 7565 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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In 1991, my father died of AIDS. None of my father’s partners/ex-partners are still alive....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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Insider Deals: OHA, Kanaiolowalu Procurement Code Violations
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:29 PM :: 6542 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Former Attorney General Michael Lilly has requested DCCA and DAGS review the expenditure of over $800,000 on two vendors by the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission without public bid....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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HB459: The Science and Politics of Casual Sex
By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 8833 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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Rail Tax: If You Don't Ask You Don't Get
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6712 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...we are getting closer to a resolution on the two bills that are seeking to extend the life of the 0.5% Oahu county surcharge on our general excise tax....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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PBS Video: Gridlocked by the power grid: Hawaii's Solar Industry
By Video @ 4:53 AM :: 4725 Views :: Energy
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NewsHour special correspondent Mike Taibbi reports....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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Alii Place: Where Will the $90M Come From?
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:49 AM :: 5463 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Senator Slom says, "We should have learned something from the Kamamalu Building."
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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OHA seeks TMT moratorium to "address unresolved legal matters"
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 6439 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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OHA leaders have emphasized the need for all parties to address the unresolved legal matter$ while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place....
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Saturday, April 11, 2015 |
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Marijuana, Gender-Opinion Birth Certificates, and Unsafe Places Head for Final Votes
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:14 PM :: 6688 Views :: Family, Drugs
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Today is 2nd Decking, which means that all bills must be in their FINAL FORM so that the chamber they are in can vote on them....
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Saturday, April 11, 2015 |
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Suzanne Case Pays for Aerial Shooting and Eradication: Can Hunters Trust Her?
By Dr Maxwell Cooper @ 1:54 PM :: 6894 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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The Nature Conservancy uses aerial shooting of ungulates, fencing and eradication, and supports eliminating non-native animal populations....
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Saturday, April 11, 2015 |
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Telescope: For OHA, it’s all About the Rent Money
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 AM :: 20763 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...this type of rent-seeking activity is at the root of Hawaii’s high cost of living and lack of economic diversity....
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