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| Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
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Aloha Stadium Contractor Selected from list of ... one
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 3529 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Higher Education, Tourism
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... Department of Accounting and General Services and the Stadium Authority announced the approval of Aloha Halawa District Partners (AHDP) as the preferred offeror for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) ....
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| Friday, November 1, 2024 |
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September Tourist Count 96.1% of Pre-Pandemic Numbers
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1929 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... the best recovery rate since the Maui wildfires ....
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| Friday, November 1, 2024 |
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South Korea Refuses Visa to Honolulu-Based North Korean 'Collaborator'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 AM :: 2514 Views :: World News
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... Christine Ahn allegedly 'collaborated' with North Korean agents ....
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| Friday, November 1, 2024 |
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4-3 Vote: OHA Trustees Decide not to seek Exemption from Sunshine Law
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:50 AM :: 3662 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... The Board of Trustees voted not to pursue the exemption ....
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| Friday, November 1, 2024 |
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Blangiardi goes full DEI -- signs City’s updated non-discrimination legislation into law
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 2922 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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... Blangiardi hosted city officials and community groups focused on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) on Wednesday to sign Bill 32 ....
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| Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
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In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies
By Selected News Articles @ 10:09 AM :: 2236 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... entomologist explains the implication for global pest control ....
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| Thursday, October 31, 2024 |
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How Oily Profiteer Manipulated Maui Sunscreen Legislation for Personal Gain
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 AM :: 3509 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics
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... Maui Council candidate Kelly King's secret sunscreen empire ....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
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Will SCOTUS Hear Hawaii Second Amendment Appeal?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 2091 Views :: Second Amendment
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... A decision on whether to take up or turn down the case could come at any time ....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
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Enrollment up at UH’s 10 campuses, surpasses 50K
By News Release @ 5:31 AM :: 1955 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... enrollment at the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi surpassed 50,000 students for the first time since 2018 ....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
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Green Appoints Water Commissioner, Salary Commissioners
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 2964 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Development, OHA
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... appointment of V.R. Hinano Rodrigues to the Commission on Water Resource Management -- enviros call for Senate to reject nomination ....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 |
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board Elects Officers
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 1849 Views :: Small Business
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“...The SBRRB oversees rules and regulations for Hawai‘i small businesses promulgated by both state and county agencies....”
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| Tuesday, October 29, 2024 |
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| Tuesday, October 29, 2024 |
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Seven low-cost ways to speed up permitting in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:22 PM :: 2119 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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... The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii proposals are intended to help speed up permitting and relieve the Aloha State’s housing crisis ....
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| Monday, October 28, 2024 |
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Hawaii Childcare Cost: 20% of Family Income
By Selected News Articles @ 6:41 PM :: 2902 Views :: Family, Cost of Living
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... The analysis found that New Mexico, Hawaii and New York are the least affordable states for full-time center-based infant care ....
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| Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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Self-Insurance Is No Insurance
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2731 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Cost of Living
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... One of our newer lawmakers recently penned a piece, “Consumer-Centered Property Insurance Can Help Condo Owners” ....
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| Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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‘Guest House’ bill accords with Kauai General Plan
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:53 AM :: 2334 Views :: Kauai County, Development
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“How to facilitate more homebuilding in Hawaii”
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| Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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Restoring old Lahaina won’t be possible without zoning changes
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:44 AM :: 1977 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supports Bill 105 (2024), which would modify how nonconforming structures and uses can be rebuilt or restored after being destroyed by a natural disaster ....
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| Sunday, October 27, 2024 |
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Hawaii's historic tax cut must be protected not because we want it, but because we need it
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:35 AM :: 2092 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii’s lawmakers listened to the people and did the most effective thing they could to significantly lower our incredibly high cost of living ....
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| Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
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Discussion: How to reduce permit delays
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:15 AM :: 6851 Views :: Development
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... In Hilo and Honolulu, experts will discuss Grassroot’s upcoming report detailing ways to speed up permitting and homebuilding ....
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| Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
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Lahaina: FEMA Is Working To Place Temporary Housing Units on Privately Owned Vacant Lots
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 2053 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... FEMA is seeking to lease vacant lots from property owners who do not intend to rebuild on them within the next two to three years ....
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| Friday, October 25, 2024 |
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Renewable Energy Does Nothing to Reduce Hawaii Electric Rates
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 3134 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii #1 in Nation With Highest Electricity Costs (33.89 Cents per kWh), Despite 2.4x More Renewable Energy Than U.S. Average ....
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| Friday, October 25, 2024 |
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OIP Issues Eight New Opinions
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 1855 Views :: Ethics
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... OIP issued eight informal opinions since the start of fiscal year 2025 ....
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| Friday, October 25, 2024 |
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Maui County Nurses Plan Three Day Strike
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 2987 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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... Union representing most of the staff at Maui’s only acute care hospital delivered 10-day notice of Unfair Labor Practice strike during bargaining today ....
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| Thursday, October 24, 2024 |
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Sewer Fees to go up 224%
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 7334 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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... the average family bill will go up from $110 to $248 per month ....
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| Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii Bar: 'Property Rights & Regulatory Takings'
By Robert Thomas @ 8:44 PM :: 2575 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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... Links And Materials From Hawaii Bar Association Takings Program ....
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| Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Mental Health Waiver: Another Second Amendment Win on Big Island
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 2659 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Second Amendment
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... most doctors will not sign that form due to liability reasons ....
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| Wednesday, October 23, 2024 |
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Legislature Begins Hiring Staffers for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 1869 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Explore the Legislative Process and Gain Valuable Experience as a Session Staff Member ....
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| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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OHA to Take Control of Kahana Valley Living Park?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 3784 Views :: Ethics, Land Use, OHA, Tourism
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... Will OHA transfer control of Kahana Valley to one of its LLCs? ....
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| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Hawaii 2nd Fewest Job Openings in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 6927 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....
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| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Honolulu 2nd-Lowest Mortgage Delinquency Rate in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 1577 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii's high cost of housing looks very different if you already own your own home ....
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| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Mainland Drug Gang Busted Quickly After Foolishly Coming to Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 3507 Views :: Drugs
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... from October 2019 to June 30, 2021, Eberhardt, a/k/a “Stacks,” co-led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) in Honolulu ....
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| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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‘Green energy transition’ is a myth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 PM :: 1910 Views :: Energy
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... fossil fuel use has grown during this period ....
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| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
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Honolulu Airport 'Achieves Carbon Accreditation'
By News Release @ 11:24 AM :: 6791 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism
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"...implemented sustainability strategies that have significantly reduced our carbon footprint and saved millions of dollars...."
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| Monday, October 21, 2024 |
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UH Faculty Approve Contract
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 3090 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly Holds Ratification Vote ....
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| Monday, October 21, 2024 |
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Maui County Releases Draft of Lahaina Long-Term Recovery Plan
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 2409 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... open houses to be held Oct. 23 and 26 ....
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| Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission: Republicans OK as long as they don’t spend any money defeating Hawaii Democrats
By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 3446 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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... Hawaii Republicans can do anything they want with their $546,381.14--derived from selling the Party headquarters—as long as they don’t spend it on winning state or county elections ....
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| Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Autocorrect, Now Pay Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2272 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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... Department of Taxation computers don't necessarily tell you when they change some of the information that’s been input ....
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| Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
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Emergency: Stop Amending Building Codes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:48 AM :: 2099 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government
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... Gov. Green steps in where Legislature faltered ....
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| Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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| Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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| Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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Just Build More Homes
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 2114 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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... the key to resolving Hawaii’s housing crisis -- build more homes ....
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| Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
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How old plumbing rules hinder homebuilding on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 PM :: 1670 Views :: Maui County, Development
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... Maui county’s onerous water-meter regulations ....
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| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Justice Department Appoints US Attorney to Oversee Hawaii Election Complaints
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 1637 Views :: Office of Elections
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... for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud ....
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| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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DBEDT, HHFDC navigate transition following SMS collapse
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 AM :: 4930 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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... state contracts previously held by SMS Research & Marketing Services have been transferred to other entities ....
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| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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FEMA unveils updated Flood Risk Maps for Oʻahu
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 7181 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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... A formal appeal process is scheduled for spring 2025, with the updated maps expected to be finalized in 2026 ....
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| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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New AG Website: Help Getting the Insane Committed
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 1933 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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... Webpage is Designed to Help Practitioners and Loved Ones with Assisted Community Treatment Legal Process ....
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| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Federal jobs in Hawaii and Alaska—Sounds like a dream. So why are they so hard to fill?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 AM :: 1972 Views :: Cost of Living
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... the federal government has struggled to find workers with the skills it needs to fill jobs in these more remote parts of the United States ....
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| Friday, October 18, 2024 |
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Sen Mercado Kim co-authors NCSL Report on Higher Education
By News Release @ 1:10 AM :: 1488 Views :: Higher Education
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... Idea: Use this report against her in Senate hearings ....
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| Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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UH regents unanimously select Wendy Hensel as next UH President
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 1846 Views :: Higher Education
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... The appointment is effective January 2025 ....
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| Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
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