Legislature Abandons Its Responsibilities

For the past few days, the House and the Senate have been engaged in a game of chicken over a tax bill on pensions. This bill was a relatively…

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Huhu Over State Ethics Bill

  Request to Senate President to restore and hear the original ethics bill, SB671 by Larry Geller Reprinted from Disappeared News (Opinions those of Larry Geller) This afternoon I sent a fax…

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Bill to Allow Instant Run-off Elections

HB638 establishes instant runoff voting for certain elections. Instant runoff is provides a way to ensure election outcomes that better reflect voter preferences and to encourage more candidates to…

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Mina Morita Appointed Chair of PUC

New PUC Chair Hermina Morita By Henry Curtis Hermina M. Morita was born on Moloka`i September 2, 1954, raised on Lana`i and lives on…

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Young Brothers vs Pasha – Interisland Shipping

Picking apart the PUC The Public Utilities Commission tackles powerful decisions and evolving needs By Dave Koga HONOLULU  STAR-ADVERTISER     Sunday, Feb 20, 2011 On Tuesday, Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines’…

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2010 Maui Tomorrow Supports SB 244

Feb. 1, 2010 Senate Joint Committee, Energy & Environment, Water, Land, Agriculture & Hawaiian Affairs Regarding: …

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Agricultural inspector layoffs slammed

The Maui News September 5, 2009 By CLAUDINE SAN NICOLAS, Staff Writer …

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