| New Evidence: Rip off Dead Congressman's Funds to help Elect Chin? |
...Did Beesley illegally use Takai's campaign funds to buy voter information to benefit Chin's campaign?....
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| Former Armed Robber Running for Maui Mayor |
...Elle Cochran attempted to wrestle the gun away from the security guard before she could be subdued....
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| Former Cocaine Dealer's Wife Running for Honolulu Council |
...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....
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| Oahu Study: Child Molesters Exploit Drug-Addicted Homeless Youth |
...44% of homeless youth are from the Mainland...48% first became homeless with their homeless parents....
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| Legislators Want CWS to Investigate All Homeschooling Families |
...Last week, three bills were introduced by the Hawaii Legislature that would significantly restrict homeschool freedom: Senate Bills 2274 and 2323, and House Bill 2244....
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| Hawaii Highways Rank 47th in Cost-Effectiveness |
...Ranking each state's highway system in 11 categories, including highway spending, pavement and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, and fatality rates....
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| Traffic: Honolulu 19th Worst in USA |
...Honolulu drivers spend 11% of drivetime in congestion....
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| OHA Trustees Confirm Order Requiring LLCs to Open Books |
...Although OHA has been the subject of a recent State audit, the independent audit will cover additional territory as it examines OHA's LLCs for potential fraud, waste and abuse....
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| Terrified OHA Crony Flails About Wildly After Being Ordered to Cough up LLCs Check Registers |
...There is a lot to be revealed in these check registers. And Mona Bernardino is running out of excuses.....
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| Audit Anger at OHA |
...What Are They So Mad About At The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs?....
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| Waihee: If Con-Con Convenes, OHA is Dead |
"... maybe this is a dangerous time to put anything back to a vote," he said....
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| Elections: 109 Candidates Pull Papers |
...Candidate filing for the 2018 Elections runs from February 1, 2018 through June 5, 2018....
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| Guaranteeing Reelection: Ige on Same Page as HSTA |
...Gov. David Ige said Tuesday that teachers have the most important job in state government, (getting him reelected)....
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| The Value of a Refundable Credit |
...In the 2017 legislative session, our legislature passed an earned income tax credit (EITC)....
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| Hawaii: Trigger Modification Bill Scheduled for Hearing |
...On Tuesday, February 13, the House Committee on Judiciary has scheduled to hear House Bill 1908....
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| 2018 Employment Bills Introduced |
...Want to know what labor and employment bills will be considered during this year's legislative session?...
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| Electric Buses: Caldwell Helps Al Gore with Billion Dollar IPO |
... Proterra hopes to hype these buses into a billion dollar IPO to pay off Proterra investor Al Gore ....
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| Hawaiian Electric Companies Claims 27% Renewable for 2017 |
...Meanwhile: While Most States Clean Up, Hawaii CO2 Emissions Rise....
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| Hawaiian Electric: $36M Rate Hike |
...But the bill impact of the interim rate is expected to be reduced by the application of anticipated corporate tax savings thanks to Republican Tax Cuts....
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| Honolulu GOP Against Sanctuary State Bill |
... The function of law enforcement is to enforce the duly enacted laws of our state and our nation. SB-2290 violates this function ....
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| Hawaii Sanctuary Bill: 48-hour Catch and Release for Terrorists |
...The Senate measure would allow local police to hold people for up to 48 hours at the request of immigration authorities only when the detainers are accompanied by federal arrest warrants, or when those being targeted have felony convictions or are believed to have engaged in terrorist activities....
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| Ratepayers Soaked: $205M to Enable Green Energy Scams |
...HEI needs to accommodate electricity flowing in multiple directions, produced from a staggering array of energy sources, including some 77,000 solar systems....
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| Will Indonesia's new shipping law impact Hawaii coal imports? |
...new regulations in October 2016 requiring coal and raw palm oil exporters to ship on Indonesian flag ships....
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| Jones Act leads to surreptitious imports of Russian LNG |
...a cargo of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) was surreptitiously imported into the United States on January 28, 2018 at Boston, Massachusetts, in apparent violation of sanctions....
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| 'Money Begins Disappearing' from Bikini Atoll Trust Fund |
"...large sums being spent on things such as an airplane, two landing craft, an elaborate function in Hawaii, and cash payments to households on Ejit and Kili...."
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| Economist: Why economic freedom matters in Hawaii |
... José Torra, an economist and research director for Caminos de la Libertad in Mexico City. Please join us on Oahu Monday, Feb. 26, or on Maui Wednesday Feb 27 ....
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| Ige Asks Legislators to 'Governmentize' Services |
...HB 2368 and SB 2795 would begin replacing private contractors with civil service employees....
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| Minimum Wage: Good intentions don't always equal good policy |
...SB2291 would raise the minimum wage in Hawaii to $15 an hour by 2020....
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| 'Net neutrality' could keep Hawaii in slow lane |
... Ige this week signed an executive order that most likely will discourage competition and innovation among internet service providers ....
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| Truth in Accounting: Defense Department |
...the DoD Office of Inspector General has issued a disclaimer on the DoD's own financial statements....
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| Ige Appoints Leonard Hoshijo to Head DLIR |
...Hoshijo served as education and political director with the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters. He also worked for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union for 26 years....
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| Hawaii Ranks #4 for Millionaires per Capita |
...Study shows Democrats have become party of the rich....
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| JSC Releases Nominees for Chief Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals |
...to fill the anticipated vacancy created by the retirement of Intermediate Court of Appeals Chief Judge Craig H. Nakamura in March 2018....
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| JSC Releases Nominees for First Circuit Court |
...judicial nominees for two vacancies in the District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu)....
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