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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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OHA Plays Political Game With Candidates
By News Release @ 4:18 PM :: 4291 Views :: OHA
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...Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Kanu Hawai‘i, a grassroots organization, have teamed up to help voters find out which local candidates they agree with most....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Djou Launches 3rd TV Ad
By Video @ 3:35 PM :: 4362 Views :: Politicians
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...The commercial addresses the $17.5 trillion national debt plaguing our nation....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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$55K -- Hawaii Retirees Income Tops in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 4405 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii is number 1 at $55,560, Alaska is #2 at $53,822....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Ban on Internet Access Taxes Could Produce Tax Cut for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 4281 Views :: Taxes
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If passed and signed into law, PITFA would make the ITFA moratorium permanent and force these seven states to cease imposing taxes on Internet access....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii Counties Score ‘D’ on Administration of Property Taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 5236 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...six states received D+ or D grades: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Roadside animal farm may be casualty of Hawaii government
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:04 AM :: 6052 Views :: DHHL, Small Business
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A 10-year battle in state court over a 120-acre commercial property in Waimanalo is coming to an end....
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Friday, October 10, 2014 |
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Prosecutor: Criticism of Cachola Case 'Uninformed'
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4202 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Taking the case to a grand jury wasn't about looking for a way out....
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Thursday, October 9, 2014 |
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Wind Industry Admits It Needs Handout to Compete
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:14 PM :: 6123 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...The wind production tax credit, a generous $23 per-megawatt-hour tax credit the producer receives for 10 years, expired last year....
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Thursday, October 9, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks 4th on Income but 44th on Federal Taxes Paid
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 AM :: 5222 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii Ranks 11th overall: 4th on Income, 20th on GDP, and 44th on Federal Taxes....
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Thursday, October 9, 2014 |
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Colorado Governor: Legalizing Pot Was ‘Reckless’
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:05 AM :: 4644 Views :: Drugs
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...“I think for us to that that [legalize recreational use] without having all the data, there is not enough data, and to a certain extent you could say it was reckless.”....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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Maui Monsanto Rep Cancels Speaking Engagement Over Safety Concerns
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 6481 Views :: TEA Party, GMOs
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...anti-GMO activists were planning to protest and disrupt our meeting....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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Aiona Proposes HOPE for Renters to Build Equity
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 8083 Views :: Republican Party, Cost of Living
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Two team members — Peter Savio of the Savio Group and Jay Iranon of Swinerton Builders — were both on hand as Aiona released the policy initiative to the local media....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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The Forgiving Democratic Electorate
By Selected News Articles @ 9:15 PM :: 3944 Views :: Health Care
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... the Connector was “a creature of the legislature”....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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Academics Defend HOPE Probation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 5741 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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Swift-certain-fair (SCF) sanctioning improves on conventional practice....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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New director takes over Hawaii’s troubled Obamacare exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:14 PM :: 4140 Views :: Health Care
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...state administration and some key lawmakers want the state Department of Human Services to take over the Connector....
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
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Ige Still Has No Answers For His HHSC Fiscal Crisis
By News Release @ 5:03 AM :: 5955 Views :: Health Care, Politicians
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The Problem Is So Dire, Other Democrat Leaders Are Calling For An Emergency Special Session....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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UH Manoa Grad Students: No Confidence in Lassner, BoR
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 3972 Views :: Higher Education
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Both resolutions passed with an overwhelming majority (82% and 87% respectively)....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Free Markets and Jones Act Reform at Union Meeting?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:57 PM :: 5396 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...allow the purchase of less expensive but more efficient foreign-built ferries....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Ige Co-Sponsored Hawaii Health Exchange Failure
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 3737 Views :: Health Care
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Senator Ige Co-Sponsored And Supported The Hawaii Health Connector Bill That Governor Abercrombie Signed Into Law....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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UH Bribes 'Pono Choices' Students With $52,200.00 in gift cards
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:39 PM :: 7416 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Students, the teachers, and community liaisons were given over $52,000.00 in gift cards in violation of Hawaii State law....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Hawaii Atheists Move to Michigan, Begin Suing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:18 PM :: 7670 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...Kahle and Huber moved from Hawaii to Norton Shores (MI) last year....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Chertoff: Gabbard's Visa Proposal Damages Tourism
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:45 PM :: 6240 Views :: Military, Tourism
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...the Gabbard measure would go further, forcing thousands of economy-boosting tourists and business travelers to apply for visas — a notoriously arduous process....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Am Samoa: Faleomavaega Coming Home 'Soon'?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:34 PM :: 4967 Views :: Politicians
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...it remains a mystery what is keeping Faleomavaega in Washington more than three weeks after Congress has recessed....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Hawaii ERS Sticks With Troubled Bond Fund as Others Flee
By Selected News Articles @ 4:23 PM :: 4483 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Billionaire 'Bond King,' Erotic Sneezing Enthusiast, Quits Job Just Ahead Of Firing....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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What 20 years of research on cannabis use has taught us
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 4104 Views :: Drugs
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A major new review in the scientific journal Addiction sets out the latest information on the effects of cannabis use on mental and physical health....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Hawaii Work Force Participation Down 7%
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:30 PM :: 5080 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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A study of labor force participation in all 50 states ranks Hawaii at 42 in the nation....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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VIDEO: New Ad Hammers Ige's Health Exchange Debacle
By Video @ 4:09 AM :: 5624 Views :: Health Care, Politicians
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Ige co-sponsored the bill creating the failed Hawaii Health Exchange....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Gas Tax: Hawaii Ranks #4 in USA
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 4895 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The federal government adds 18.40 cents per gallon in each state....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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15 public schools earn $230,000 for high achievement
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 4379 Views :: Education K-12
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Schools that earned the "Recognition" status in the Strive HI Performance System represent the top five percent of schools in the state....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Cost of Living: Will Hawaii Take Heed of Warning Signs?
By John Engle @ 7:25 PM :: 5922 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The answer to the problem is multi-faceted and extremely complex....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Ten Gubernatorial Forums Set for October
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 4558 Views :: Politicians
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...In less than 1 month Hawai‘i will wake up to a new Governor....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Four to Board of Regents
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 4214 Views :: Higher Education
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...Simeon Acoba, Dr. Dileep Bal, Peter Hoffmann and Helen Nielsen....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Supreme Court Decision Will Lead to Gay Marriage in Five States
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:21 PM :: 4133 Views :: Family
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Today the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review appeals from Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin on the definition of marriage....
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Study Shows Ige's Tax Hikes Leave Hawaii Far Behind
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 7258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Taxes, Cost of Living
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"Instead of addressing the soaring cost of living facing Hawaii's middle-class families, Senator Ige and Governor Abercrombie piled on even more taxes...."
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Monday, October 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii's 'Lost Decade' Was Historic
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 4133 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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State suffered the fourth worst economic drop from 1992-2001 of any US State going back to the Great Depression....
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Sunday, October 5, 2014 |
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Ebola: Where are the Anti-GMO Protesters Now?
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:25 PM :: 6667 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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According to the CDC website, genetic testing is used to diagnose this deadly disease....
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Sunday, October 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Superferry Making a Comeback?
By News Release @ 4:05 PM :: 6736 Views :: Jones Act, Small Business
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5pm to 10pm Monday October 6th 2014 PIER 19 Ferry Facility....
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Sunday, October 5, 2014 |
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Falling Off the Cliff
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4374 Views :: Taxes
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"wheeeeeee...splat."
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
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Kakaako: How to Buy Hawaii State Senators--Legally
By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 10506 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Politicians
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"...The State Ethics Code does not prohibit legislators from introducing or voting on legislation...that affects their non-state employment interests...."
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
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Will Tom Brower ever learn?
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 7010 Views :: Ethics, Homelessness, Politicians
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...This is the third taxpayer-funded mailer Brower has sent out on the shopping cart issue and it is drawing a complaint....
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
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A Bad Week for David Ige
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 6108 Views :: Politicians
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This past week saw Senator David Ige on defense on taxes, education and the state hospital fiscal crisis....
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
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Health Connector Names New CEO
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 4200 Views :: Health Care
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Most recently, Kissel was president and CEO of Hawai‘i GAS....
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Publishes 2014 Voter Guide
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 9974 Views :: Family, Life, Politicians, Religion
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The Hawaii Family Forum/Hawaii Catholic Conference voter guide for the General Election is now available....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii officials on alert after Ebola scare
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:23 PM :: 4570 Views :: Health Care
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Medical officials responded to an Ebola scare by placing a patient in isolation....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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NRA President to Speak in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 4841 Views :: Second Amendment
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Tribe? 50 Years of Mismanagement and Corruption
By Video @ 5:52 AM :: 6018 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The Mismanagement Others Underwent Has Been Years Of Torment....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii House leader fined a record $50,000 for ethics violations
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:37 AM :: 5927 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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"...this case is a perfect storm of public corruption” Totto said....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii will go bust by 2016, Senate minority leader says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:34 AM :: 5674 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the state is “headed into a situation where there is anticipated fiscal year imbalance” because spending is outpacing revenue....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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UPW Collects Forced Dues from 1,122 Non-Members
By Selected News Articles @ 5:28 AM :: 5892 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Public-sector unions can impose agency fees in 23 states....
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