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Hawaii lawmakers push forward school land bills
March 28, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are pushing forward an initiative to allow the state to develop school lands through public-private partnership. more »»
Ex-Honolulu parks official fined
March 28, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Ethics Commission has imposed a $2,000 fine against former city Deputy Parks Director Albert Tufono after an investigation found that he used his position to obtain... more »»
State has tentative deal with teachers
March 25, 2013 HONOLULU — After more than two years of contract talks, Hawaii’s teacher’s union has reached a tentative agreement with the state, both sides announced Sunday nigh. more »»
State Senate panel plans budget that includes funds for preschool program
March 24, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s preschool proposal will likely be getting a boost from the state Senate Ways and Means Committee. more »»
State House panel defers gambling resolution
March 23, 2013 HONOLULU — A Hawaii House committee rejected a resolution Friday asking the state to study the potential social and economic effects of gambling in Hawaii. more »»
UH chancellor to ask deficit forgiveness
March 23, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Chancellor Tom Apple at the University of Hawaii at Manoa intends to ask the university’s Board of Regents to forgive an $11.3 million deficit incurred by the athletics department. more »»
State / In Brief
March 23, 2013 Student orchestra heads to Carnegie Hall HONOLULU — A Honolulu high school orchestra is headed to New York City’s Carnegie Hall. more »» 
With ‘zero support,’ Steven Tyler Act stalls in state House
March 22, 2013 HONOLULU — The future is looking bleak for a celebrity privacy bill in Hawaii known as the Steven Tyler Ac. more »»
State Senate puts off decision on bill for GMO food labels
March 22, 2013 HONOLULU — The agricultural industry has won a victory in the Hawaii Senat. more »»
Development agency moves through panels
March 21, 2013 HONOLULU — A Hawaii Senate bill to establish a Public-Private Partnership Authority is making leaps through the state House. more »»
State departments urge Senate to restore vacancies
March 20, 2013 HONOLULU — Heads of Hawaii departments urged senators to reverse the state House’s decision to cut more than 900 vacant positions from department budgets. more »» 
Pacific Command contractor charged with spying
March 19, 2013 HONOLULU — A civilian defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. more »»
State population grew slightly from 2010 to 2012
March 18, 2013 HONOLULU — A state analysis of new U.S. more »»
State / In Brief
March 17, 2013 ‘Cupcake Wars’ to air episode with Hawaii theme, Yamaguchi HONOLULU — There’s a cupcake war brewing in the Aloha Stat. more »»
Chicago, Honolulu competing to host Obama library, legacy
March 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Where will President Barack Obama put his presidential library? Four years from the end of the Obama presidency, Chicago and Honolulu are ramping up major campaigns to build the... more »»
Panel OKs hospital privatization bill
March 16, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — Members of the Hawaii Senate Health Committee have approved a bill that would explore whether some of the state’s public hospitals should become private. more »»
House changes Senate bill on liabilities
March 16, 2013 HONOLULU — The Hawaii House Labor Committee passed a bill Friday that strays from the Senate’s approach to managing state funds needed to cover employee and retiree benefits in the future. more »»
House committee OKs marijuana decriminalization
March 16, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — A bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana is making its way through the Hawaii House of Representatives. more »» 
Hawaii House committee advances gun control bill
March 15, 2013 HONOLULU — The Hawaii House Committee on Public Safety is advancing a bill to require background checks for people who bring in guns from outside the state. more »»
House proposal for $23B Hawaii budget nets OK
March 14, 2013 HONOLULU — The Hawaii House has passed its version of a $2. more »» |
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