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| Monday, January 29, 2018 |
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Rep Cynthia Thielen for House Speaker
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 7:29 PM :: 9027 Views
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...To stop the factional fighting and stalemate-causing dysfunction in the Hawaii House of Representatives, Representative Cynthia Thielen has placed her name for consideration as Speaker....
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| Monday, January 29, 2018 |
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UH to target former students for degree completion?
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 7506 Views
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...a two-day planning session to craft a strategy to encourage thousands of former UH students to return to school....
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| Monday, January 29, 2018 |
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‘Audit The Rail’ in Twilight Zone
By Joe Kent @ 2:08 AM :: 7912 Views
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...elected officials raised taxes to pay for Honolulu County’s rail system while indicating their intention to conduct an in-depth, forensic audit of the over-budget, behind-schedule megaproject....
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| Sunday, January 28, 2018 |
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Ethics Complaint: 'Sen DelaCruz Using Office for Personal Gain'
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 11479 Views
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...via his Company DTL, which is a self-described "a Hawaiian strategic multidisciplinary studio that helps business, governments, organizations and communities navigate change."....
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| Sunday, January 28, 2018 |
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Grand Theft Aina: OHA Trustees Set to 'Compel LLCs to Submit'
By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 8280 Views
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...Waimea Valley and all of the LLCs are still 100% owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs--but the LLCs' lawyer says otherwise....
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| Sunday, January 28, 2018 |
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Oops! DoTax Math Error!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5950 Views
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...“math error authority” brings to mind one of the failings in Hawaii’s tax system....
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| Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
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What is the state of our state?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:26 PM :: 5959 Views
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...the 2017 Economic Freedom of North America report, ranks Hawaii a low 46th in the nation in terms of economic freedom, due to its high taxation, high regulation and high cost of living....
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| Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:58 AM :: 7465 Views
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...Suicide Prevention Month Bill Clears First Committee....
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| Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
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Hawaii: More Anti-Gun Bills Introduced
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 5795 Views
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...Senate Bill 2265, introduced by Senator Josh Green (D-3), is an omnibus bill that requires re-registration of firearms every five years; bans trigger modifications, trigger adjustments, and after-market triggers; bans certain muzzle devices; and modifications that prevent a firearm from overheating....
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| Saturday, January 27, 2018 |
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TOTE Places Hawaii Plans on Hold, Cancels Ship Purchases
By News Release @ 1:08 AM :: 6917 Views
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...Updates required at Hawai’i Terminals would prevent TOTE from entering Hawai’i trade in 2020/2021....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Ward: Fire Employees who do not Cooperate with Missile Alert Investigation
By Rep Gene Ward @ 9:33 PM :: 8131 Views
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“This is not about an individual, this is about our national security."
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii Fishermen’s Alliance and Aquarium Fishery Team Up To Save Industry, Protect Environment
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 8712 Views
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“...The state has a responsibility to ensure its natural resources are managed in a scientifically credible way for the benefit of all its citizens. We look forward to being partners in this important work....”
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii Hotels Set New Records in 2017
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 7948 Views
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...Statewide Average Daily Rate Rose to $319 in December -- Highest of Any Month in 2017....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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UH Hyperbaric Treatment Center reopens
By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 7679 Views
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...since the facility closed on October 19, 2017, new physicians have been trained in hyperbaric techniques. HTC reopened on January 15, 2018....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump Team up to cut off aid to Muslim Pakistan
By Selected News Articles @ 5:35 PM :: 8054 Views
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...Calls for ending aid to Pakistan are growing on both sides of the aisle. In the House of Representatives, Republican Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii are preparing to introduce a similar bill....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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FCC: Employee Who Sent False Hawaii Nuke Alert Is ‘Refusing To Cooperate’
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 7403 Views
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...“it appears that the false alert was a result of two failures: First, simple human error. Second, the state did not have safeguards or process controls in place to prevent the human error from resulting in the transmission of a false alert.”....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Agreement to Fund Government Delays Three Health Care-Related Taxes
By Tax Foundation @ 4:25 PM :: 6373 Views
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...these three health-related taxes would have taken $31.25 billion over the ten-year period from 2018 to 2027....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 3:55 PM :: 9955 Views
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...Connecticut and New York share the highest tax rate with $4.35 per pack, trailed by Rhode Island ($4.25), Massachusetts ($3.51), and Hawaii ($3.20)....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm Exposed Critical Weaknesses. Here’s What Must Be Done.
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:33 AM :: 6554 Views
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...It was clear to anyone who has worked any level of civil defense planning, or who has lived through the drills of the 1950s and ’60s, that after the false alarm went out, no one in Hawaii had any idea what to do....
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| Friday, January 26, 2018 |
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Ethics: DoE Ass't Sup't Pursues UH Degree While on the Job
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 9853 Views
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...if the Ethics Comm takes down all the state and county employees who are doing UH school work on the taxpayers dime, we would probably cut UH enrollment 20%. I suggest starting with every state and county employee at UH Richardson School of Law....
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