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Preschool program gets shelved
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserUncomfortable with Gov. Neil Abercrombie's early-education initiative, state lawmakers Friday decided to expand an existing state child care program rather than embark on state-funded preschool. Lawmakers would provide $6 million in fiscal year 2015...Tags: Personal Income, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Early Learning, Schools
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Waikiki residents reject possible school closures
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserWaikiki community leaders and activists are speaking out against a legislative effort to allow the state to make money off school lands through public-private partnerships. Proponents of the proposal, including Gov. Neil Abercrombie, say it would...Tags: Marketing
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EDITORIAL: School lands bill deserves try
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThe state stands on the verge of a promising campaign for leveraging the value of school lands for the benefit of public education. This may end up being the only scheme for public-land redevelopment that survives this legislative session, after the...Tags: Marketing, Government, Politics, Rentals
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Joining the race
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAs U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa readies a campaign to take on appointed U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in 2014, potential successors to her U.S. House seat are preparing for what promises to be a wide-open primary contest. The seat representing the 1st...Tags: Federal Election Commission, Primaries, Linda Lingle, K Mark Takai, Barack Obama
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School land-use bill hits roadblock
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserA Honolulu city councilman and others have raised late objections to a bill that would authorize the private development of public school land, undermining its chances as state House and Senate negotiators approach a deadline on Friday. Honolulu City...Tags: Schools, Marketing, Public Schools, Politics
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Lawmakers forge deal on budget, pledging $23.7 billion over 2 years
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserState House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Tuesday night on the final draft of a two-year state budget. The state would spend $11.8 billion in fiscal year 2014 and $11.9 billion in fiscal year 2015. The budget is slightly more than Gov. Neil...Tags: Sylvia Luke, Budgets and Budgeting, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Marketing
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Contracts likely to limit budget
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserState House and Senate budget negotiators said Monday that new contracts for public-sector labor unions would likely limit their options for spending on tax incentives and new state programs. The state has reached a four-year, $330 million contract with...Tags: Students, Sylvia Luke, Budgets and Budgeting, David Ige, Finance
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Hanabusa will run for Senate against incumbent
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserU.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa has decided to challenge U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in the Democratic primary next year, according to a source close to her campaign. Hanabusa was the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye's choice as his replacement, and the senator had...Tags: Daniel Akaka, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Primaries, Ed Case
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Hawaii's Senate Passes Steven Tyler Act Celebrity Privacy Bill
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii state Senate has approved legislation named for Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler that would make it easier for celebrities to sue paparazzi and others they see as invading their privacy. Tyler, 64, who lives part-time on...
Tags: Celebrities, Aerosmith (music group), Steven Tyler, Mick Fleetwood, American Civil Liberties Union
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Oracle CEO Buys 98% of Hawaii's Lana'i Island
CNNLana'I, Hawaii -- In the game of bragging rights, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison now has one over his fellow billionaire Richard Branson: his private island is bigger. Ellison has bought about 98% of Lana'i, the sixth-largest island in Hawaii -- and one that's...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, CNN (tv network), England, Richard Branson
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Two More States Allow Same-sex Civil Unions
KTLA NewsHAWAII -- Several same-sex couples came together in the first minutes of New Year's Day in Honolulu to become the first in the state's history to enter into civil unions. "We really don't want to wait any longer because we have been together for 33 years...Tags: Music, Hampshire, Gays and Lesbians, Career and Workplace, Marriage
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