| Lawsuit: HPD Chief Nominee Covered up Killing by Politician's Nephew |
...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....
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| Crooked Former Sheriff Chairs Hanabusa Campaign |
...When the Advertiser in 2004 exposed business dealings between then-State Sheriff John Sousa and two convicted felons, Souza said he was considering resigning.....
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| Telescope Shakedown: Next Stop Court |
...Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court....
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| Akaka supports Mauna Kea telescope in new book |
...Mauna Kea Hui leader Kealoha Pisciotta, among the staunch opponents of TMT, said Akaka is not a cultural practitioner of Mauna Kea and therefore will not be impacted if the TMT is built. "That is why there are laws in place to protect traditional and cultural practitioners and their practices, so that nonpractitioners don't overrun them," she said....
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| Hanabusa Blocks Missile Defense for Hawaii |
...Hanabusa said operationalizing Aegis Ashore on Kauai would interfere with PMRF's missile testing and compromise the military's relationship with the local community....
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| US Senate Investigating Hawaii's Soaring Medicaid Costs |
...Hawaii Costs-per-enrollee jumped 73 percent--going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....
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| Hawaii to Feds: Let us use Medicaid to house the homeless |
...Hawaii wants to use federal Medicaid funds to appoint state employees to help people find housing....
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| Star-Adv: Caldwell's Horrendous Mismanagement of Homeless Crisis |
...Unfathomable city bungling costs millions for housing, puts services at risk....
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| Missed deadlines leads the city to lose millions in federal housing funds |
...Caldwell says dealing with Honolulu's housing crisis is one of his top priorities. But at the same time, the city just lost millions of dollars for housing programs and need-based rental assistance.....
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| Unions Stood by as Kenoi Violated Civil Service Laws-100s Illegally Bypassed to hire 'POI' |
...Are you one of the 273? Want a year or two of salary? Get a lawyer and sue them till they bleed....
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| Will Courts Defend Free Speech -- Or Forced Speech To Promote A Political Agenda? |
...Hawaii has enacted such a law and it is under challenge in federal district court....
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| Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Go to Court Over Law Requiring They Promote Abortions |
..."This is an important case because Hawaii goes even further than California did, and they are clearly singling out pregnancy centers...."
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| Resignation May Allow Corrupt Chief Pick to be Blocked |
...Four votes are needed to make a decision, so the two vacancies mean it will take only two of the commissioners to derail any decision- making, including the selection of a new chief....
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| FBI: Violent Crime up 24% in Hawaii |
... but Atty Gen Chin's news release was titled "CRIME IN HAWAII AT RECORD LOW LEVEL IN 2016" ....
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| Hawaii schools not prepared to shelter children in event of nuclear strike |
...stockpiling 14 days worth of food, water and supplies - a standard the Department of Education says Hawaii's public schools cannot fulfill....
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| Hawaii Excise Taxes: $885 per Capita--3rd Highest in USA |
...Excise taxes are particular taxes levied on specific goods or activities....
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| Fritz v. Department of Taxation, and Why You Should Care |
...Over the past several months, there has been a court fight brewing that could have changed how the Department of Taxation lobbies for legislation....
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| Sen McCain Introduces Bill to Exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act |
...legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth....
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| Congresswoman calls for yearlong Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver |
...Cong Velázquez is one of five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives of Puerto Rican descent....
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| Feds Sue Guam Over 'Chamorro Land Trust' |
... Chamorro Land Trust (CLT) is modeled on DHHL--but CLT is vulnerable to this litigation because, unlike DHHL, CLT not an act of the US Congress written into the Admission Act of a State ....
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| Supreme Court Justices Cancel Travel Ban Hearing |
...The likely practical effect, it appears, would be that the planned review simply will not occur, and that the new action would be met with new lawsuits, starting all over in the lower federal courts....
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| Judiciary: Collaborative Effort to Reduce Truancy Launched |
...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....
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| Strive HI: How did your School do? |
...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....
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| DBEDT Community Forums on Electric Utility Ownership Models |
... The Hawaii legislature has directed the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) to undertake a study on the future of utility ownership models on each island in Hawaii ....
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| UHERO: Economy Slowing, Despite Arrivals Boom |
... the consequence of a flattening construction path and the natural effects of tightening labor markets ....
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| Why is Hawaii so Healthy? Gallup vs Bloomberg |
...Gallup says it's exercise, Bloomberg says it's labor unions....
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| Financial Literacy--Hawaii Ranks 42nd |
...2017's Most & Least Financially Savvy States....
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| BLNR Approves Telescope 5-2 |
... the Board adopted today the recommendation of retired judge Riki May Amano ....
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| Girl Scouts Rank Hawaii 23rd for girls' well-being |
... The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends ....
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| TOTE to Challenge Pasha for Hawaii trade? |
...TOTE has every intent to challenge Pasha Hawaii not only for assignment of KCT, but also Pasha Hawaii's current operations prior to completion of KCT....
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| Problems ahead for Pasha Hawaii and TOTE despite Gov Ige's terminal announcement |
...the Diamond Head Terminal at Piers 1 & 2 - where TOTE would operate -- won't be available until the 2024/2025 time frame....
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| Housing ASAP: 714 Homeless Families Placed in Permanent Housing |
... Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai'i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days ....
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| Hawaii Lowest Teacher Salaries in USA |
... adjusted for cost of living ....
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| DoE Touts AP Test Results |
...double-digit increases in the number of exam takers, exams taken and scores of 3 or higher....
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