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Campaign Spending Commission Cracks Down on Hawaii Representative's Illegal...
Rep. Karen Awana BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU- Hawaii Campaign Spending Commissioners sanctioned Rep. Karen Awana on Wednesday, issuing the maximum fine of $8,590 against her for 54 violations of the...
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Hawaii lawmakers question Obamacare exchange delays
OBAMACARE: Gov. Neil Abercrombie announces the launch of the Hawaii Health Connector on Oct. 1. Standing by his side is Coral Andrews, head of the Hawaii Health Connector. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - Ten days...
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Matson subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in probe of devastating molasses...
Photo by Elizabeth MilesMOLASSES KILL: Dead fish picked up on the beach at Ke’ehi Lagoon. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN- HONOLULU - A federal grand jury has subpoenaed Matson Inc. seeking documents about the...
View ArticleObamacare tax credit may not be beneficial to small businesses
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — Think small business owners really are going to get tax credits through Obamacare health exchanges? Think again. Reg Baker, chief operating officer of the Hawaii Medical...
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Alleged welfare cheat scammed Hawaii taxpayers for 14 years
Vaughn Sherwood (courtesy of Hawaii News Now) BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU - Vaughn G. Sherwood made an art form of scamming local and federal taxpayers during the past 14 years, taking numerous...
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Rep. Bob McDermott on support of liberal Democratic faction: 'We Were Played'
Bob McDermott BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - There were fireworks on the House floor Tuesday after Rep. Bob McDermott introduced House Resolution 5, which if passed, would have replaced the hierarchy of the...
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Study detailing Hawaii’s hidden retirement liabilities should haunt taxpayers
(photo courtesy of State Data Lab) BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU, Hawaii — Which is scarier: Frankenstein’s monster or billions in unfunded obligations to public-sector retirees? If you’re John Q....
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Lawsuit alleges former gubernatorial appointee’s involvement in crazy...
Perry Artates BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU - Hit men, Yakuza, Hells Angels, the Chinese crime syndicate and Hawaii politicians–these may sound like characters coming together in a bad episode of...
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New medical codes for injuries from duck bites to drone strikes create...
Injuries to civilians from drone strikes is just one of 140,000 categories doctors will have to choose from when categorizing their patient’s injuries under the soon to be implemented ICD-10 codes,...
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Assaults at Hawaii hospital for criminally insane prompts Senate investigation
PRESSING THE ISSUE: Psychiatric technician Emelinda Yarte with Senate Judiciary and Labor Chair Clayton Hee at the Hawaii State Capitol. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN- HONOLULU — Assaults on workers at the Hawaii...
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Shipping fees: Federal law increases transport costs tenfold
Honolulu Harbor - Photo: Emily Metcalf BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — So much for free shipping. Moving a container here from Los Angeles costs nearly 10 times more than moving that same container...
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HI health exchange violates federal law, League of Women Voters say
Coral Andrews of Hawaii Health Connector with Gov. Neil Abercrombie BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — Hawaii’s health exchange violates the National Voter Registration Act, says the state’s League of...
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Hawaii health exchange has signed up 574 people, for about $348,000 apiece
Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still under a half of percent of Hawaii’s population. (Photo courtesy: Hawaii Health Connector) By Malia Zimmerman - HONOLULU, Hawaii — Just 574 people have signed up...
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Federal Price Fixing Investigation Has Ties to Hawaii Transportation Companies
Horizon Lines operates in Hawaii. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU - An ongoing price fixing case being prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division that involves most of the nation's...
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Hawaii’s retirement system tackles $8.5 billion shortfall
Photo: Emily Metcalf BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — About 2,000 state and county employees retire each year, but will there be enough money to pay their retirement, disability and other benefits? Wes...
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Sunny Christmas: First Family and Dog Bo to Leave Cold DC for $4 Million...
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - KAILUA, Hawaii – The now familiar signs that President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia and First Dog Bo will be arriving in Hawaii for Christmas...
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Hawaii Obamacare exchange not fiscally sustainable, lawmakers told
Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still under a half of percent of Hawaii’s population. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — Hawaii Health Connector isn’t financially sustainable and, because of that, should...
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Hawaii's education department keeping sex-ed curriculum a secret
Hi Rep. Bob McDermott holds up a copy of notes from an 11-year-old student enrolled in the sex education classes in the state's public schools. Many parents have complained the content is inappropriate...
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Hawaii GOP refuses request to recruit for Obamacare exchange
Hawaii Health Connector sign ups still under one percent of Hawaii’s population. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU — The Hawaii Republican Party has turned down a plea from the Hawaii Health Connector to...
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Not so nifty: Taxpayers chip in on gift for first lady, who turns 50
IT'S HER BIRTHDAY: First lady Michelle Obama stayed behind in Hawaii to party with the likes of Oprah Winfrey for the first lady's 50th birthday. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - KAILUA, Hawaii — President Obama...
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