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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Honolulu 86th Worst Small Business Environment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 7783 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

...earnings for small business employees adjusted for cost of living are three times higher in the Houston metro area than in the Honolulu metro area....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Over 14,000 ballots cast in the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections -- Voting Open One More Week
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 4407 Views :: Honolulu County

Eligible voters were mailed passcodes they may use to access their digital ballots; they have until May 15 to submit them....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Advanced Industries? Hawaii at Bottom of Heap
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 PM :: 5464 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

These states could struggle to secure prosperity in the coming decade....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Kim Out: Marijuana Last Straw as Senate Committee Chairs Overthrow President
By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 AM :: 12308 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Drugs

...The Senate says 'yes' to marijuana and 'no' to anti-GMO protesters....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Hawaii seed industry estimated at $159M--Down 14%
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 8828 Views :: Agriculture, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs

Outshipments of seed are projected to total 7.97 million pounds during the 2013-14 season, down 3 percent from the revised 8.25 million pounds shipped during the previous season....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
HB321: Gamesmanship and Shenanigans
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 AM :: 6777 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Drugs

...legislative priorities are out-of-touch with reality....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Rail Tax Hike: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 AM :: 7696 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes

Senate 21-4 : House 39-12

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Unanimous House Rejects HB888: Bill Would Have Prohibited Gun Owners from Drinking at Home
By Dr Maxwell Cooper @ 11:37 PM :: 8679 Views :: Second Amendment

...If you come home from a party after drinking, or you are on narcotics recovering from surgery, and go to bed with your loaded self defense gun in a bedside drawer or lockbox, you could be charged....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Public Comment Period Open on OHA Budget
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 4554 Views :: OHA

This public comment period runs from May 4, 2015 through May 15, 2015....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Thanks to HGEA, Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 6664 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Hawaii ranks 50th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses, Adjusted for Cost of Living....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Slom: Hawaii Will Deplete Cash Reserves by 2021
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:22 AM :: 6589 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

...once you tally up the separate appropriation bills the current spending plan is almost identical to the Governor's initial budget request....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
With Josh Green out of the Way, Lawmakers Advance Marijuana Bill for Final Reading
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 7113 Views :: Drugs

...provide a total of eight dispensary licenses statewide, three in Honolulu, two on Maui County and Hawaii Island, and one on Kauai. Each dispensary licensee would have the option to open up to two retail locations.... 

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Former Oahu Probation Officer Charged with Theft, Forgery
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 7159 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... July 1, 2011 through July 9, 2013, Sasao collected eleven payments from various probationers that had been assigned to him and kept the payments for his own use....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Securities Fraud: Former Maui Mayoral Candidate Sentenced to 20 Years
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 6198 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

"In total, Mr. Waikiki’s schemes scammed up to 21 victims for more than $100,000.00.”

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Best States for Working Moms: Hawaii Ranks 31st
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 3730 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...The median women’s salary (adjusted for cost of living) is two times higher in Virginia than in Hawaii....

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Monday, May 4, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 4, 2015
By Congress.org @ 2:38 PM :: 4382 Views :: Congressional Delegation
  • House: Fiscal 2016 Military Construction - VA Appropriations - Passage
  • House: D.C. Reproductive Health Law - Passage
  • House: Fiscal 2016 Energy-Water Appropriations - Passage
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Sunday, May 3, 2015
NextEra: Legalized Tax Fraud
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 8089 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes

...Total federal income tax breaks from 2008 through 2012: $4.2 billion....

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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Whose Tax Is It, Anyway? (Part 1)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5876 Views :: Small Business, Taxes

A few days ago, the United States Tax Court decided a case that is important to small business owners....

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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Full List: $28M Grants in Aid Funded in State Budget
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 5048 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...$20 million in capital improvement projects (CIP) funding and $8 million in operating funds....

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Sunday, May 3, 2015
Hawaii Republican Convention Meets, Elects New Party Leaders
By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 AM :: 6864 Views :: Republican Party
"We are losing and are going to keep losing unless we do things differently."
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
We stand to lose more than a telescope
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:53 AM :: 8957 Views :: Economy, Higher Education, OHA
Is Hawaii's Government Safe for Investors?
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
Jones Act Industry Lawyer Addresses Full Repeal Strawman
By Michael Hansen @ 2:48 AM :: 5837 Views :: Jones Act
“Myth and Conjecture? The ‘cost’ of the Jones Act”
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Saturday, May 2, 2015
JSC Seeks Applicants for First and Third Circuit Courts
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 4619 Views :: Judiciary

The term of office of a circuit judge shall be ten years. The annual salary in Hawaiʻi of a circuit judge is $193,248....

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Friday, May 1, 2015
Conference Committee
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 5258 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
“Conference committee is where good bills go to die.”
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Friday, May 1, 2015
Survey: Hawaii Ranks #2 in Sleep Deprivation
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 8214 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor

Hawaii averages 6.28 hours of sleep ....

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Turtle Bay Deal Announced
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 10099 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Development, Tourism

“The proposed bill will give the state the beach front property around Kawela Bay in fee simple for $35 million...."

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
KIUC: Solar Contractors Selling Systems Which Cost More than Electric Bill
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 8186 Views :: Kauai County, Energy

Before signing a long-term lease, ask yourself some questions....

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Safety? How Did Your Hospital Do?
By News Release @ 8:48 PM :: 6271 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

Read detailed Hospital Safety Scores for nine Hawaii Hospitals ...

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
End the Bleeding of Aloha By Hobby Activism
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:36 PM :: 10824 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, OHA, GMOs

...when people can resort to this kind of behavior, it really shows that they are not capable of considering the consequences of their actions....

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Tuna Monument: Rep Aumua Amata to Oversee Investigations of 'Insular Areas'
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 6589 Views :: Environment, Small Business

NOAA is often influenced by the large environmental lobbies that have no personal stake in the region....

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Hazardous Waste: DHHL Sues Evicted Racetrack Operator
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 6701 Views :: DHHL, Environment

DHHL is pursuing claims for damages against SORT, which includes but is not limited to the cost to clean-up and remediate the property, in an action currently pending in the First Circuit Court....

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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Desperate to Push GE Tax Hike Thru, HART Pretends Property Tax Hike is Only Alternative
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 7760 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, Taxes

Watch HART try to pitch a Property Tax hike in order to make the GE tax seem palatable....

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
“The Indoctrination of our children” with Dr. Joe McIlhaney
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:01 PM :: 8430 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care

Joe McIlhaney, MD is the Founder and Chairman of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health....

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Politicians Paid so Navatek Can get $20M Play?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:47 PM :: 9136 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits

...77 separate contributions by Navatek or by employees linked to Navatek made to elected officials totaling $81,000....

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Souki: HB1075 'Will open the doors for a vital public-private partnership'
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 6412 Views :: Maui County, Health Care

... But the Maui News isn't so sure it still won't be sabotaged....

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
UPDATE: 85 Republicans Running for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 13287 Views :: Honolulu County, Republican Party

All voting is done online or by phone. Registered voters will receive a ballot in the mail including a passcode they will need to use in order to access their digital ballot. This passcode was mailed out on April 23, 2015....

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Full Text: Unanimous Conference Committee Approves Maui Hospital Partnership Bill
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 11062 Views :: Health Care, Labor

House Appoints Conferees, Conference Committee to meet Tues 5PM....

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Powdered Alcohol Prohibition Wins in Hawaii Senate
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:05 PM :: 8499 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement, Small Business

"Whenever there is a new product, whether it be powdered alcohol or e-cigarettes, we want to jump on it, and ban it."

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Best Cities to Start a Business? Honolulu Ranks 66th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 5454 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

...the number of self-employed Americans is expected to rise to more than 60 million by 2020....

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Drunk? Reckless? How Much Will Your Car Insurance Increase?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 PM :: 7034 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement, Cost of Living

Having two accidents in the last two years on your record is the most costly traffic violation....

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015
OHA Survey: Will You Like Us if We Reverse our Support for Telescope?
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 12478 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

The survey asks participants about how possible OHA stances on the planned Mauna Kea thirty-meter telescope affects their views regarding OHA....

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Monday, April 27, 2015
"Sex Change" Surgery: What Bruce Jenner, Diane Sawyer, and You Should Know
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 8928 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life

I lived as a woman for eight years....

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Monday, April 27, 2015
Hawaii Open Budget: Online Conference Committee Tracking Tool
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:20 PM :: 5022 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...will be updated daily, shortly after decisions are made in the Conference Committee budget meetings....

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Monday, April 27, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 27, 2015
By Congress.org @ 4:03 PM :: 4573 Views :: Congressional Delegation
  • Senate: Human Trafficking Victims' Fund - Passage
  • Senate: Lynch Nomination – Cloture
  • House: Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards – Passage
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
Feds Block Deal to Transfer Heald Students, College Shuts Down Monday
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 4689 Views :: Higher Education

...these efforts were unsuccessful largely as a result of federal and state regulators seeking to impose financial penalties and conditions on buyers and teach-out partners....

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Sunday, April 26, 2015
The Magical Appearing Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6451 Views :: Taxes, Drugs
34.228%! Imagine any customer seeing that kind of tax on the bill!
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Sunday, April 26, 2015
Study: Hawaii Health Connector Loses 63% of 2014 Enrollees--Worst in US
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 6767 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...Exchanges run by the federal government both retained a higher percentage of 2014 enrollees and enrolled a higher percentage of new enrollees in 2015 than states that run their own exchanges....

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Saturday, April 25, 2015
7% Solution Makes Hawaii Pension Debt Seem Smaller
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 7164 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
“The state increased the rate from 4 percent to 7 percent.”
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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Land and Power atop Mauna Kea
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:59 PM :: 6949 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

...OHA has a financial interest in the outcome of the dispute....

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Saturday, April 25, 2015
Neighborhood Board elections now open for voting
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 5508 Views :: Honolulu County

Voters may use the passcodes to cast ballots online via their computers or mobile devices from today, April 24, until May 15....

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