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| Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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BWS: Leaking Red Hill Tanks Just 100' Above Key Aquifer
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 8624 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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This aquifer is also the same one that BWS uses to provide water to residents from Moanalua to Hawaii Kai....
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| Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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NextEra Behind Bogus Windfarm Tax Credit Study
By Selected News Articles @ 5:10 PM :: 8189 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...federal subsidies to wind power do not create investment out of nowhere; they simply distort the relative cost of producing wind energy, shifting investments from other sectors of the economy to wind projects....
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| Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Sales Tax Collections Per Capita: Hawaii Ranks #2 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 6614 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii collects $2,088 per person....
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| Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Draft EIS: 21 Years of Death for Shearwater, Nene, Hoary Bat and more
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 9231 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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The applicant is requesting an ITP to authorize take of one threatened and six endangered species....
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| Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Tweet Analysis Shows Hawaii #1 in Job Satisfaction
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 5715 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...analysis reveals those who love their job enough to tweet about it in the United States live in the Western half of the country....
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| Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Media: Court Orders Release of Native Hawaiian Roll
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:56 AM :: 6164 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...highlights of the media coverage of the decision....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Full Text: UH files lawsuit against former men’s head basketball coach
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 6270 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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These claims are separate and apart from matters being addressed in Arnold’s pending grievance....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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The Carbon Tax Charade
By Selected News Articles @ 10:53 AM :: 6677 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Many fossil fuel producers will benefit, while the poor—and the economy—will suffer....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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US House Votes to Permanently Ban Hawaii's Tax on Internet Access
By Selected News Articles @ 10:53 AM :: 5150 Views :: Taxes
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The Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act now goes to the Senate....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Three Steps to Turn Hawaiian Homelands into Indian Tribe
By Video @ 10:52 AM :: 8095 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL
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...Secretly Scheming For Three Years To Turn Hawaiians Into A US Tribe....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii 4th Best State for Teen Drivers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 AM :: 3923 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...driving conditions for teens in the 50 U.S. states based on 16 key metrics....
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| Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Rail: The Cost is the Benefit
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:18 AM :: 5755 Views :: Rail
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"It must always be remembered how cost-effectiveness works in the public sector: the cost is the benefit."
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
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Hawaiian Electric Shareholders Finally Approve NextEra Merger
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 5160 Views :: Energy
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...one more organ of old-boy power is dissolved into corporate America....
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
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Calvin Say case shakes up Hawaii Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 6286 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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"...Calvin K.Y. Say is the uncle of one of my current law clerk’s spouse, and that another law clerk, prior to joining my staff, worked on a campaign involving Respondent Calvin K.Y. Say...." -- Rectenwald
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2015 |
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Full Text: UH Manoa Interim Accreditation Report
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 4603 Views :: Higher Education
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In a June 1, 2015 letter, WASC Vice President Barbara Gross Davis wrote that panel members were “extremely impressed” by Mānoa’s Interim Report and its progress....
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| Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
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Insurgents Win HSTA Leadership Election (again)
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 6376 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....
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| Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
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Ige Signs Bill Setting 100% Renewable Energy Goal
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 6129 Views :: Energy
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...directing the state’s utilities to generate 100 percent of their electricity sales from renewable energy resources by 2045....
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| Monday, June 8, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 8, 2015
By Congress.org @ 1:39 PM :: 3608 Views
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Senate: Patriot Act Reauthorization – Passage
House: Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization – Passage
House: Fiscal 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations -- Passage
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| Monday, June 8, 2015 |
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Travel Assoc: FAA Bill before Congress Should Cut Taxes on Airfares
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 5849 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Organization presents comprehensive policy platform to lower aviation taxes, promote airline competition and fix air travel infrastructure in coming FAA reauthorization....
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| Monday, June 8, 2015 |
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Full Text: Court Dismisses American Samoa Suit for US Citizenship
By Selected News Articles @ 11:21 AM :: 5976 Views :: National News
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...the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship to unincorporated territories....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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Can OHA Keep Na'i Aupuni from Stealing $2.6M?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 PM :: 12561 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, Greenmail, OHA
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Na'i Aupuni's five directors have close ties to Kana'iolowalu including Pauline Namuo, wife of Roll Commission Executive Director Clyde Namuo....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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UHERO: Neighbor Island Tourism Still Has Room to Grow
By UHERO @ 3:08 PM :: 6871 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Tourism will see additional healthy gains on the Neighbor Islands for the next two years, before rising occupancy and costs begin to bring down growth rates, something that has already occurred on Oahu....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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UHERO Electric Vehicle Forecast for Hawaii
By UHERO @ 2:57 PM :: 6303 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii-specific EV and car sales data to provide a preliminary forecast of potential EV adoption in Hawaii....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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Waianae Coast schools a national model for counseling
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 5267 Views :: Education K-12
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...praise from the American School Counselor Association for their efforts to raise student achievement through comprehensive counseling services....
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| Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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Whither the Resort Fee?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7335 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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By adding a resort fee of $25 to a room rate of $125, the hotel brings in $150 per night but it can advertise a $125 room rate....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2015 |
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Supreme Court Seizes Control of Telescope Case, Will Decide Who Gets Payoffs
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 9305 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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Now, appeals from both the TMT and ATST CDUPs are under review by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2015 |
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Not Really Closing: Another $70M to be Wasted on New Hawaii Health Exchange Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 5430 Views :: Health Care
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The federal government has been withholding about $70 million in grant money, but that will likely be released thanks to the board's vote, which will enable the exchange to continue doing outreach....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2015 |
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Maui County Meets with Municipal Utility Operators
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5325 Views :: Energy
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In order to further explore the possibility of Maui County running its own power utility....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2015 |
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Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 6804 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...could cause budgetary problems as cigarette tax revenues are on the decline as less and less people smoke....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2015 |
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Almost 80% of Hawaii Obamacare Enrollees Have Failed to Pay Premiums in 2015
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:43 PM :: 5692 Views :: Health Care
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Kissell admitted that “A lot of them haven't even been billed.”
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| Friday, June 5, 2015 |
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State Technology Transformation 'will not move forward without the right people in place'
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 5011 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...hiring and retaining qualified state government IT staff is a top priority, noting the challenge of an aging workforce and lack of millennials....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Raising a family in Hawaii is already difficult, why are you making it harder?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:52 PM :: 6601 Views :: Family
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...I am awarding the title of “Biggest Loser” at the 2015 Legislature to families....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Adulthood - Interrupted: Hawaii Leads the Way
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 PM :: 7978 Views :: Health Care, Office of Elections, Drugs
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In Progressive World, there are at least four stages of legally becoming an adult....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Big Island Press Club: Keeping Government Transparent
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 PM :: 6929 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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Thursday, June 18, from noon until 1:30 at Restaurant Kenichi in Hilo....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Daily Beast Celebrates 'Triumph' of 'Samoa's Caitlyn'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:41 PM :: 7316 Views :: Family, Higher Education
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...we’re all entitled to our own truth, which we can shape and color and carry around like a fashion accessory. Capital T Truth is, like, so 20th century....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii Charitable Giving at all-time high
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 4039 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii continues to have high levels (93%) of household participation in giving cash, goods or time....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Court Orders Release of Native Hawaiian Roll
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:23 PM :: 6857 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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"With the release of the Roll, it will now be possible to answer concerns over the tens of thousands of names that have been placed on the list without the express permission of individuals."
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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How Corn Ethanol Is Worse For Climate Change Than The Keystone Pipeline
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 AM :: 7047 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...last year’s production and use of 14 billion gallons of corn ethanol resulted in 27 million tons more carbon emissions than if Americans had used straight gasoline in their vehicles....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Representation based on 'Eligible Voters' would Underrepresent Families
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 8240 Views :: Family, Office of Elections
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A recent case to be heard by the Supreme Court may seem harmless on its face, but has much deeper ramifications for people of faith, and especially families....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2015 |
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Live the Words You Speak
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:03 AM :: 8318 Views :: Higher Education, OHA, GMOs
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...culture gone bad....
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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So you want to run the university like a business? Try making nice to the faculty.
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 5685 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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UH has all of twelve awards for its ten campuses and three thousand faculty....
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Honolulu Among Worst in US: 78% of Jobs Created since 2010 do not Pay 'Living Wage'
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 5850 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that pay a living wage....
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Deja vu: Offshore wind plan vs. whales and solar
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 9923 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism
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Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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City Plans Sand Island Modular Housing for Homeless
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 6981 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Caldwell announces plan to build Hale Mauliola temporary modular housing and provide services for homeless on Sand Island site....
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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HMSA blames Micronesians for 50% Rate Hike
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 8358 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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Insurer finds scapegoat--will you be fooled?
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| Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Auditor: HGEA Keeps UH Research Corp from Achieving Potential
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:06 AM :: 7674 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Labor
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RCUH’s broad purpose allows projects remotely associated with research or training to qualify for exemptions from state procurement and civil service laws....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
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Feds: Only 8,200 Hawaii Obamacare Enrollees Pay First Premium
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5790 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...there are around 38,000 who have enrolled in coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but have yet to pay their bills....
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| Tuesday, June 2, 2015 |
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Hawaii "Is Exception To Constitutional Law" In State Reapportionment
By Robert Thomas @ 9:31 PM :: 6856 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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...the Texas case may open up future Hawaii reapportionments to legal challenge if Hawaii persists in applying the same or similar standards....
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