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| Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
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Medicaid: Don’t Take the Money and Run
By NCPA @ 2:34 PM :: 3696 Views :: Health Care
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As the federal government’s financial condition worsens, states will likely have to pick up even more of the cost....
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| Tuesday, June 11, 2013 |
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ObamaCare Causes Cuts for Hourly Workers
By NCPA @ 2:15 PM :: 3722 Views :: Health Care
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A study of Hawaii's requirement that firms provide insurance to those working at least 20 hours a week found a slight increase in the share of workers falling below that threshold after the requirement went into effect....
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 |
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Thanks to Pensions, Hawaii Retiree Income Tops Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 9:21 PM :: 7055 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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...the prevalence of traditional pensions appears to be a major reason Hawaii leads our study in replacement income....
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 10, 2013
By Congress.org @ 8:09 PM :: 4590 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Student Loan Rates Bill Cloture
- Senate: Student Loan Rates Bill Cloture
- House: FY2014 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Appropriations Passage
- House: FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Amendment Vote
- House: FY2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Passage
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 |
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Feds Approve Hawaii Health Connector
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 4307 Views :: Health Care
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The Department of Human Services (DHS) is implementing a state-of-the-art eligibility system, integrated with The Connector....
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 |
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Jones Act Adds 30% To Price of Paradise
By Selected News Articles @ 6:33 PM :: 5271 Views :: Jones Act
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When asked about the high price of living in Hawaii, people often retort with the fatalistic, “That’s the price of living in paradise.” Dr. Keli’i Akina does not agree....
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 |
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Biofuels Spike World Food Prices, Malnutrition Grows
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 5478 Views :: Energy, Agriculture
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The spike in food prices, coupled with the global economic crisis, halted and even reversed the long-time trend in reducing malnutrition....
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| Monday, June 10, 2013 |
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Do You Trust This Administration?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:18 PM :: 4938 Views :: National News
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The Obama Administration has a few problems....
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| Sunday, June 9, 2013 |
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Hawaii Based NSA Worker Exposes Obama Spying, Flees to Hong Kong
By Selected News Articles @ 11:26 PM :: 5736 Views :: Military
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PHOTOS: For $555K You Can Own former Spy’s Home in Waipahu....
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| Sunday, June 9, 2013 |
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Bottled Water Battle: A Decade of OHA Harassment Continues
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 8576 Views :: OHA, Small Business
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OHA has served as the agent of an Oahu-based bottled water company seeking to destroy its tiny Kauai-only competitor, Kauai Springs....
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| Sunday, June 9, 2013 |
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Number of Special Funds Should be Curtailed
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:01 AM :: 8069 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Recently the Chair of the House Finance Committee announced that she will be reviewing the practice of setting up special funds....
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| Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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Electronic Health Records: Monopoly 'Scare tactics' Driving Hawaii Doctors into Retirement
By Jose Reque Martinez @ 7:05 PM :: 10602 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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...doctors who haven't converted to electronic medical and prescription records will face penalties....
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| Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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Mayor Wright Housing: FACE Grabs for Seat at Redevelopment Table
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 4735 Views :: Development
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Mayor Wright Housing represents the first foray into redevelopment under Governor Abercrombie’s administration....
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| Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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HSTA’s ‘Multi-Front War’ Against ‘Rogue Teachers’
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 5987 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s weekly briefing meeting had turned into a battle-planning session....
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| Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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Pulpit Freedom Sunday: Hawaii Pastors Join Nationwide Challenge to IRS
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 7445 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, Taxes
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Nearly 1,100 pastors nationwide registered to speak out on marriage as part of annual Alliance Defending Freedom event....
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| Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Quietly Orders Pay Hikes
By Andrew Walden @ 12:17 AM :: 4780 Views :: Labor
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Abercrombie’s office quietly slipped two more executive orders onto its webpage this week....
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| Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Governor Signs Bill Establishing 'Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day'
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 4363 Views :: First Amendment
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Abercrombie today signed a bill establishing Jan. 30 each year as “Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day.”
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| Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Organic Berries Cause 79 Cases of Hepatitis
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 10004 Views :: Environment, Religion, GMOs
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Recalled organic food causes four five confirmed Hawaii cases of Hep A...
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| Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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UH Releases Summary of BoR Presidential Search Meeting
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 3404 Views :: Higher Education
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The Board heard a report from its Presidential Selection Task Group....
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| Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Hawaii Obamacare: As Doctors Quit, Telemarketers paid $480K each
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 4996 Views :: Health Care
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In addition to telephone assistance, the contact center staff will be available by email, postal mail, web chat and fax....
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| Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Four Words to Watch in the Immigration Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:10 AM :: 4284 Views :: National News
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Cost, Border, Amnesty, Comprehensive ....
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| Friday, June 7, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $41.2 Million for Various CIPs Statewide
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 4522 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $41.2 million....
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| Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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9th Circuit Debates Seizure of Abandoned Property from Homeless Camps
By Robert Thomas @ 8:33 PM :: 5313 Views :: Homelessness
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Will LA vs Lavan have a direct impact on Honolulu's "stored property" ordinance?
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| Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 8806 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Small Business
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Paychecks Hawaii rates each of the 76 state legislators on support for small business....
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| Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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Lanai Video: Money for Murdock, Rate Hikes for Oahu
By Video @ 1:21 PM :: 4578 Views :: Energy
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Friends of Lana’i recently launched a 60 second television commercial on Hawaii’s KHNL’s 5:00 PM news....
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| Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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No Transparency in Alternative-Energy Incentives
By NCPA @ 1:16 PM :: 5384 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Americans have no idea how much taxpayers and consumers, through higher energy bills, are spending to subsidize all of those green energy projects....
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| Thursday, June 6, 2013 |
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$800B Food Stamp Bill on Senate Agenda
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:10 PM :: 4409 Views :: Agriculture
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Senate is expected to vote this morning on a measure that will effectively end debate on the misnamed “farm” bill....
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| Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Ed Week: Hawaii DoE Dropout Rate Jumps to 32.8%
By Andrew Walden @ 11:02 PM :: 10324 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...according to Education Week, the Hawaii DoE is 7th best in the nation when it comes to changing the numbers....
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| Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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HSTA Appoints Team to Tackle Teacher Evaluations
By Video @ 10:43 PM :: 5574 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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HSTA won a victory through bargaining this spring with agreement by the Employer to create a Joint Committee to study the Educator Evaluation System....
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| Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii's Forgotten Internment Camps
By Video @ 8:57 PM :: 5811 Views :: Hawaii History
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"[In Hawaii] it was just select families. And for many years, members of those families didn't want to talk about it."
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| Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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How the IRS Monitors Tax Credits
By NCPA @ 2:43 PM :: 7054 Views :: Health Care, Tax Credits, Taxes
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...out of $668.1 million in tax credits claimed in tax year 2011, the Service disallowed only $11 million, and failed to find a single case of fraud....
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| Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Obamacare Puts IRS on Steroids
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:24 PM :: 5357 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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| Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Seniors in Poverty: Hawaii Ranks #3 in Nation
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 7564 Views :: Cost of Living
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At least half of seniors have incomes below 200 percent of poverty in 10 states and DC based on the supplemental measure: DC (59%); California (56%); Hawaii (55%)....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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HART releases Supplemental EIS in response to court order
By Honolulu Traffic @ 11:47 PM :: 5093 Views :: Rail
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A public hearing will be held July 9, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.at the Blaisdell Center Hawaii Suites....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Mortgage Settlement: Hundreds of Hawaii Borrowers to get $1480
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 4546 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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1,413 Hawaii borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for approximately $1,480
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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IRS probes former GOP leader’s ties to Maui Tea Party
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:02 PM :: 5749 Views :: TEA Party
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Former Hawaii Republican Party Executive Director Dylan Nonaka has a notable, but certainly not relished, distinction....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Native Hawaiian Advancement: Dr. Kelii Akina Speaks in Hilo
By Selected News Articles @ 7:53 PM :: 7309 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Dr. Kelli Akina, the new CEO of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and former OHA trustee candidate, addressed the Conservative Forum for Hawaii at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Losing One Of The Good Guys
By Robert Thomas @ 7:21 PM :: 8778 Views :: National News, Agriculture, Hawaii History
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...Bob Fletcher, who saved farms of interned Japanese Americans, dies at 101....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Electric Cuts Earnings After PUC Orders Consumer Refund
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 4845 Views :: Energy
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Excluding the refund of MECO revenues attributed to 2012, the EPS guidance range would be $0.02 higher....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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The Internet Sales Tax Will Kill My Small Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:42 PM :: 5139 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Hi, I’m Catesby Jones....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Hawaii Rifle Association Supports Council Resolution 13-74
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 3414 Views
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...Requesting HPD to open additional firearms sections in Kapolei and Kaneohe....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Seven More Bills into Law
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 4662 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie enacted the following bills on Friday, May 31, 2013....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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OHA ramps up its online presence with new site
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 4319 Views :: OHA
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OHA's new Tumblr site features videos, audio, photos and texts....
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| Tuesday, June 4, 2013 |
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CoR Releases General Fund Forecast
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 4150 Views :: Taxes
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In producing its forecasts, the Council adopted specific adjustments reflecting effects on General Fund tax revenues of tax law changes enacted by the 2011 Legislature....
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| Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Data Sharing: 2.2 Million Layers of Information on You
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 5482 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The platform includes 2.2 million layers of information, and it will continue to grow ... That is the Exemplary State idea....
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| Monday, June 3, 2013 |
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Transform Hawaii Gov: Tech Mavens Point to Success in Other States
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 4493 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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examine efforts of other state and municipal governments in implementing their business and information technology transformations....
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