| OHA Trustee Candidates Aila and Kiaaina 'Instrumental' in OHA's Biggest Boondoggle |
...IUCN has been tagged as a 'Greenwashing Event' funded by Shell Oil. Why would they need OHA money?....
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| Sen Ruderman: State Land in Pahoa May be Made Available to Evacuees |
..."We've identified a couple of parcels on Highway 130, the Keaau-Pahoa Road, just Hilo side of the (Pahoa) fire and police stations," Ruderman said. "They're a couple of really large state parcels. Electricity, bus stop, plenty of state land, water....
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| HSTA Tax Will Reduce Affordable Housing |
...As a result, we can expect even fewer affordable rentals and an increase in the number of homeless families and people leaving Hawaii....
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| Dozens of Department of Education employees are under investigation |
...HSTA teacher arrested on suspicion of promoting harmful drug....
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| Ethics: Why did UPW Prison Guard Get $7000 from Inmate? |
...Nothing in this report explains why these ACOs were getting this money from the Inmate. What are they getting away with....
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| On the Ballot this Fall? Council Trick to Return Corruption to Power in HPD |
...Reformers control the police commission so Anderson wants to change the rules....
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| Lawmakers Set New Record for Campaign Fundraisers |
...Fundraisers during the Hawaii legislative session have increased by 88 percent over the past six years....
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| The Fix is In: House 'Working Group' to Evaluate Sex Harassment Rules |
...members include Robin Wurtzel, Chief Counsel of the secretive Hawaii Civil Rights Commission which has helped cover up many sex-harassment claims....
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| Finding the Magic Bullet: City's Share of Rail Administrative Costs |
...In a recent hearing in the Honolulu City Council's Budget Committee, council leaders say that they might have found a "magic bullet"....
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| Homeless Steal from Evacuees at Volcano Emergency Center |
...residents complained that allowing anyone to stay in the shelter opens the doors to longtime homeless people who may not have been evacuated by the disaster....
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| Stupidity Eruption: Conspiracy Theorists Tie Anti-Geothermal Hysteria to Tsunami Threat |
...Anti-geothermal activist: "PGV most likely started this eruption, like they started Pu'u O'o in 1983."....
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| State encouraged building in risky lava zone |
... ongoing disaster could have been avoided ....
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| Is Affordable Housing Constitutional? |
... affordable housing in Hawaii, how it works, whether it is legal, and how it could be done better ....
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| Good Intentions Pave Road to Hawaii Housing Crisis |
...Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawaii....
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| Lava crosses Highway 137 and enters ocean in lower Puna |
...Two lava flows enter the ocean at MacKenzie State Park off Highway 137; Coast Guard enforcing 'safety zone'....
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| Backbone |
...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....
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| BLNR Approves Another Windfarm for Kahuku |
... BLNR has given the greenlight to Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings LLC's Na Pua Makani Power Partners LLC's plans to build a 25-megawatt wind farm near Kahuku ....
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| Caldwell: LimeBike will be Cool When it Properly Greases the Haunches of Power |
... Government Moves Quickly When Politicos Don't Get a Cut of New Business ....
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| Can Uber Stay in Honolulu? |
..."The Infamous" Bill 35 and it's effects on Hawaii's local population as well as tourists....
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| The Delphi Technique: Let's Stop Being Manipulated! |
... More and more, we are seeing citizens being invited to "participate" in various forms of meetings, councils, or boards to "help determine" public policy ....
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| Republican Caucus: Legislative Session in Review |
...The 2018 Legislative Session has come to a close. Close to 200 bills sit on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature....
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| Applicants Sought for Hawaii Elections Commission |
... Chief Justice Recktenwald is soliciting applications from residents of the County of Kauai ....
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| OHA Math: Five Plus One Equals Zero |
...Due to the recent State Audit, some have been calling for the ouster of all current Trustees....
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| Ige to Tourists: Just Ignore that Little Volcano Thingy |
...Big Island Bookings Down 50% due to Volcano Hype....
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| Liliha-Nuʻuanu Complete Streets community meeting set |
...The meeting will be held at the Maʻemaʻe Elementary School Cafeteria, 319 Wyllie Street, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22....
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| Hawaii Gun Permits Down 24% |
...A total of 16,443 personal firearm permit applications were processed statewide during 2017....
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| VIDEO: Free Market Thinking is Good for You |
...Keli'i Akina and Professor Schoolland demonstrate how free market thinking is good for the economy and our personal lives....
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| Launch a Career? Honolulu Lowest Starting Salaries in USA |
...Honolulu and Pearl City tie Sta Rosa, Ca and Rancho Cucamonga, Ca for lowest monthly avg starting salaries adjusted for cost of living....
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| Ninth Circuit's Equal Pay Decision Requires Hawaii Employers to Reexamine Pay Structures |
...In the case, Rizo v. Yovino, the court determined that the EPA bars employers from relying on past wage or salary history as a justification for pay disparities....
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| Supreme Court Overturns Federal Sports Betting Ban--May Lead to Legislation in Hawaii |
...Supreme Court ruling could lead to sports gambling bills in Hawaii Legislature....
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| UHERO: Rolling Blackouts Can Hide Green Energy Rate Hikes |
...Dynamic pricing = 'Voluntary' rolling blackouts or brownouts. You agree to use at certain hours and not at others....
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| Elections: 335 Candidates Pull Papers |
...Candidate filing for the 2018 Elections runs from February 1, 2018 through June 5, 2018....
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