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| | Hawaii Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The forerunner of the Hawaii State Senate during the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii was the House of Nobles. | | | Like in most state legislatures in the United States, the Hawaii State Senate is a part-time body and senators often have active careers outside of government. | | | The lower chamber of the legislature is the Hawaii State House of Representatives. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_State_Senate
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| | World Almanac for Kids |
| | Hawaii's highest court, the supreme court, is made up of 5 justices. | | | Homosexual marriages were barred by the state legislature in 1994 and by more than two-thirds of those voting in a statewide referendum four years later. | | | Hawaii elects two senators and two representatives to the U.S. Congress. |
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http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/states/hawaii.html
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| | Hawaii Right to Life |
| | Hawaii Right to Life had its beginnings back in 1972 after the Hawaii State Legislature passed a bill legalizing abortion on demand in 1970. | | | At the time Hawaii's abortion bill was the most liberal in the land. | | | In March of 1998 Andy led the drive to pass a partial birth abortion ban in the State House by a vote of 41-10. |
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http://www.hrtl.org/history.htm
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| | Hawaii State Legislature - dKosopedia |
| | The state legislature's main purpose is to establish laws and conduct hearings to research what laws are needed in the state. | | | State senators are elected for two years and led by the President of the Senate. | | | The Ombudsman is an officer of the legislature who investigates complaints about actions of executive branch agencies of the state and county governments. |
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http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/Hawaii_State_Legislature
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| | Hawaii Statehood Admissions Act, 1959 |
| | The reapportionment made by the territorial governor pursuant to the laws of the territory was, therefore, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution by reference incorporated in Public Law 86-3 and the mandate of Congress therein and in Public Law 895 of the 84th Congress. | | | The constitution of the State of Hawaii shall always be republican in form and shall not be repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence. | | | Such elections shall be held, and the qualifications of voters thereat shall be, as prescribed by the constitution of the proposed State of Hawaii for the election of members of the proposed State legislature. |
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http://www.hawaii-nation.org/admission.html
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| | The Hawaii supreme court's plurality opinion in Baehr v. | | | Policy determinations of this nature are more properly left to the legislature or the people of the State through a constitutional convention. | | | Your Committee believes that the court's intervention in this matter encroached on the functions of the legislature in its law-making function, thereby impinging on the separation of powers of the respective branches of government. |
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http://www.qrd.org/qrd/usa/hawaii/marriage.update/1994/hb2312.conference.report.text-06.26.94
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| | Hawaii as a United States territory |
| | The judiciary of the Territory is composed of the Supreme Court, with three judges, the Circuit Court, and such inferior courts as the Legislature shall establish. | | | The President appointed Sanford B. Dole, ex-President of the Hawaiian Republic, to be Governor of the Territory of Hawaii. | | | The Territory is made a federal judicial district, with a District Judge, District Attorney, and Marshal, all appointed by the President. |
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http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_IV/hawaiiann_ch.html
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| | Hawaii Reporter: Hawaii Reporter |
| | Lingle by the Hawaii Supreme Court, invalidates a constitutional amendment passed without a dissenting vote in the Hawaii State Legislature in 2004, and subsequently and overwhelmingly approved by the voters in 2004. | | | Court Overruled Voters, Legislature, Governor With Ruling in Taomae v. | | | Second, the decision is undemocratic and disregards the will of the Legislature, the vote of the people, and past practice. |
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http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?252b9ea3-4467-4388-9ba7-e42d520557b8
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| | Hawaii - dKosopedia |
| | Hawai'i was the first state in the union to ratify the Equal Rights Ammendment, to allow abortions, pass a pre-paid health insurance law and pass a statewide zoning law. | | | This happened in spite of the fact that Hawai'i is still a strong Democratic voting state with a Democrat controlled legislature and entirely Democratic delegations to the federal government. | | | Hawai'i has a statewide school system, state run hospitals, state airports, state harbors, state libraries, statewide zoning and even a state-owned football stadium. |
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http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/Hawaii
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| | American Civil Liberties Union : Hawaii Legislature Becomes Nation’s First to Pass Pro-Civil Liberties Bill |
| | The legislature’s action was a response to the USA PATRIOT Act, which was rushed through Congress with little deliberation in the immediate aftermath of September 11. | | | Furthermore, the state legislature calls upon the Hawaii Congressional delegation to work to repeal sections of the USA PATRIOT Act, other federal legislation, and Executive Orders that violate or place an undue burden on personal freedoms. | | | “The actions of the legislature truly represent the Aloha state — we are a diverse people, and we have a long, proud tradition of respecting human rights and upholding civil liberties,” said Vanessa Y. Chong, Executive Director of the ACLU of Hawaii. |
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http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12491&c=206
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| | Hawaii State Legislature |
| | The Hawaii state government is divided into three separate and coequal branches - the legislative, executive, and judicial. | | | The State Capitol -- with its renowned spacious, open-air structure and symbolic features -- is home to the executive and legislative branches of Hawaii's state government and the center of legislative activity in the State. | | | In fall of 1991, the State Capitol underwent a major renovation. |
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http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: United States - Hawaii |
| | Hawaii State Legislature - composed of the Senate and House of Representatives | | | Hawaii Case Law (Hawaii State Bar Association) 1989- | | | Hawaii State and Local Government (Library of Congress) |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/us-hi.html
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| | Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News |
| | Hawaii's latest political party is the Constitution Party. | | | Kenneth Mortimer: The University of Hawaii president loses in his bid to bolster the UH budget by raising tuition. | | | Marshall Ige: The state senator gives in to citizens groups and the governor urging him not to vote on Earl Anzai's confirmation as attorney general because Ige has a conflict of interest. |
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http://starbulletin.com/2000/03/20/news/political.html
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| | Hawai`i Reference Shelf |
| | Hawaii Directory of State, County and Federal Officials courtesy of the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau Library | | | Hawaii State Constitution courtesy of the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau Library | | | Hawaii Revised Statutes courtesy of the Hawaii State Legislature |
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http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hspls/hrefshelf.html
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| | Hawaii School Choice |
| | In 1994, the Hawaii legislature passed a charter school bill, Act 272, which allowed up to 25 public schools to convert to charter schools. | | | She urged the legislature to vote to put the proposal on the November ballot. | | | The State House of Representatives defeated the proposal on February 20 by a 30-20 vote. |
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http://www.heritage.org/Research/Education/SchoolChoice/Hawaii.cfm
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| | Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii |
| | The territorial legislature of Hawaii finally voted her an annual pension of four thousand dollars and permitted her to receive the income from a small sugar plantation. | | | Dole submitted a treaty of annexation to the U.S. Senate but most Democrats opposed it, especially after it was revealed that most Hawaiians did not want annexation. | | | In 1887, under pressure from U.S. investors and American sugar planters, King Kalakaua agreed to a new constitution that stripped him of much of his power. |
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http://www.indwes.edu/Faculty/bcupp/hawaii/Lilikuolaini.htm
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| | Hawaii Legislature |
| | The regal crown was replaced by the sun and the year 1959, which was when Hawaii officially became a state. | | | The black coral which grows in Hawaii's offshore waters has been established as the official state gem. | | | It has served as the flag of the kingdom, republic, territory, and the state of Hawaii. |
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http://www.stateanimals.com/hileg.html
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| | Hawaii Medical Malpractice Summary |
| | Under this doctrine, a claimant's action is barred if his negligence exceeds the combined negligence of all defendants. | | | However, the Hawaii legislature has recognized that the three-step process of hearing, arbitration, and trial can delay cases unnecessarily. | | | The State of Hawaii has waived its immunity from liability for the acts of its employees. |
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http://www.mcandl.com/hawaii.html
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| | HawaiiThreads.com - Hawaii State Legislature - 2004 Session |
| | This thread is for the discussion of the 2004 Legislature..... | | | Six bills so far were vetoed by her, but became law after the legislature overrode those vetoes with more than the required 2/3 majority. | | | - - Hawaii State Legislature - 2004 Session (http://www.hawaiithreads.com/showthread.php?t=674) |
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http://www.hawaiithreads.com/printthread.php?t=674
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| | Hawaii |
| | State Legislature: All 51 House seats and 14 of 25 Senate seats up. | | | State Legislature: State of Hawaii Legislature House: 39D, 12R Senate: 23D, 2R | | | (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, State of Hawaii Office of Elections) |
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http://www.gwu.edu/~action/states/hi.htm
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| | ASCE HAWAII: Legislative Affairs |
| | (CD1) approved by Legislature and vetoed by Governor. | | | The following Resolutions were approved by the Legislature: | | | The following bills failed to become Acts of the Legislature: |
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http://www.ascehawaii.org/legislative.html
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| | Second, Hawaii limits the possible number of charter schools to twenty-five (It is important to note, however, that Hawaii has but one school district and that twenty-five schools in Hawaii produces a relatively high ratio of charter schools to total schools.). | | | Background Information The state legislature of Hawaii passed its current charter school law during 1994. | | | Legislation Hawaii's law represents one of the more restrictive examples of charter school legislation in the United States. |
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http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v3n13/ha.html
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| | Reports to Legislature, 2003 |
| | © Hawaii State Department of Education, P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804; Physical address: 1390 Miller St, Honolulu, HI 96813 All rights reserved. | | | Ref: Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, Chapter 37 | | | Ref: Act 148, Section 2 (1995 Legislature- S.B. 647), Mandatory Expulsion Policy for Possession of a Firearm §302A--1134, Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 19, Hawaii Administrative Rules (amended and compiled 5/19/97) |
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http://www.doe.k12.hi.us/reports/tolegislature_2003
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| | Welcome to Small Business Hawaii |
| | The Governor has the ability to intervene, but even though she has stated her opposition to the bill previously, has declined to act to delay this law. | | | Passed three years ago by State Senator Ron Menor (D-Mililani) and the legislative Democrat majority, the law wasn’t to become effective until September 1, 2005. | | | Hawaii again becomes the first and only state in the union to experiment with a new bad law, in a series of bad laws, to have the state government fix the price of petroleum. |
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http://www.smallbusinesshawaii.com
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| | Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Hawaii: Government |
| | - Official site of Hawaii state government with information on state officials, departments, agencies as well as links to the web sites of all four of the state's counties. | | | Top: Regional: North America: United States: Hawaii: Government | | | Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Hawaii: Government |
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http://dmoz.org/Regional/North_America/United_States/Hawaii/Government
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| | Reports to The Hawaii Legislature |
| | Hawai`i State Legislature to state, federal, official and private agencies. | | | Requests by the Hawaii State Legislature to Agencies and Officials of Federal, State and County Governments, and Quasi-Public and Private Agencies | | | Requests by session, a pop-up status list of reports requested by year's legislative session. |
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http://www.hawaii.gov/lrb/capitoli/rptslegis.html
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| | American Civil Liberties Union : Hawaii Senate Resolution Opposing the USA PATRIOT Act |
| | Hawaii Senate Resolution Opposing the USA PATRIOT Act | | | American Civil Liberties Union : Hawaii Senate Resolution Opposing the USA PATRIOT Act | | | WHEREAS, the Hawaii State Legislature is committed to upholding the United States Constitution and its Bill of Rights, and the Hawaii State Constitution and its Bill of Rights (Article I, Sections 1-22); and |
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http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12478&c=207
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| | BORDC: Passing Statewide Civil Liberties Resolutions |
| | On April 25, 2003, the Hawaii state legislature became the first in the United States to pass a statewide resolution. | | | In May 2005, Montana passed a statewide resolution. | | | In May 2003, the legislatures of Alaska and Vermont passed resolutions, and in March 2004, Maine became the fourth state. |
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http://www.bordc.org/involved/states
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| | Pacific Service Region - Hawaii |
| | Hawaii's state accountability system is approved by the U.S. Secretary of Education in alignment with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. | | | Hawaii became the 50th state of the Union in 1959 and has since been the hub of America's naval fleet in the Pacific. | | | The educational system of Hawaii is the same as the continental U.S. There are 279 public schools where children attend preschool, followed by elementary school grades K-5, then intermediate or middle school grades 6-8. |
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http://www.prel.org/pacserv/hawaii.asp
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| | You Go, Hawaii!!! |
| | "If the legislature fails to end the discriminatory restriction on marriage, we're still confident that the Hawaii Supreme Court will, through the Baehr v. | | | In May, 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the "same-gender restriction" on marriage appears to violate the state constitution. | | | The Court held that unless the state can identify a "compelling" justification for discriminating, it must stop. |
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http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/usr/scotts/ftp/wpaf2mc/commissionpr.html
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| | WEB GUIDE: STATE OF HAWAII GOVERNMENT AND COUNTIES |
| | [Kauai County] [City & County Of Honolulu] [Maui County] [Hawaii County] [State Of Hawaii] [Meeting Agendas] [Public Hearings] [Hawaii/Newspapers/Magazines] [Municipal Ordinances/Codes] [State Codes/Rules] [Court Opinions] [Federal Government] [State Governments] [City/County Governments] [Laws Links] [Land Use Planning] [Search Engines] [Dictionaries] [Encyclopedias] [Libraries/Reference] | | | Sunshine Law - Hawaii: Open Records/Meetings (Tutorial by RCFP) | | | Revised Ordinances of the City and County of Honolulu 1990 |
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http://www.aloha.net/~inazoo/government.htm
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| | State Resource Center: Hawaii |
| | Hawaii State and County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau) | | | Hawaii Rules of the Intermediate Court of Appeals | | | Hawaii Rules of the Small Claims Division of the District Courts |
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http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/hawaii.htm
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| | Hawaii Divorce Forms and Divorce Law |
| | The Hawaii Family Law Center is a resource on divorce and family law in the State of Hawaii for non-lawyers and pro se litigants. | | | Hawaii permits irreconcilable differences type no fault divorces as well as divorces based upon living separate and apart and mutual consent. | | | Statutory Reference: [Hawaii Revised Statutes; Title 576D, Chapter 7, and Title 580, Chapter 47]. |
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http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/states/hi/hawaii.htm
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| | Hawaii Island Economic Development Board |
| | The Historic Hawaii Foundation’s statewide Historic Preservation Conference 2000 is planned for June 1 to 3 at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu. | | | The legislature also continued to encourage the development of call center businesses in the state, like Penncro Inc. that relocated to Hilo last year, by exempting certain activities of call centers from the general excise and public service company tax. | | | However, Governor Ben Cayetano has said he will veto this bill. |
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http://www.hiedb.org/showtext.asp?ArticleID=32&Category=Articles
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| | Gary M. Slovin, Hawaii Attorney, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel |
| | Slovin has served as Executive Director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission and was Corporation Counsel for the City and County of Honolulu under former mayor Eileen Anderson. | | | He is presently a board member of the Friends of the Williams S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, and is Chair of the 2001 Aloha United Way campaign. | | | Successfully represented the Direct Sellers Association, a national association of direct selling products, before the Hawaii State Legislature and persuaded the Legislature to adopt an amendment to the Hawaii State unemployment insurance law that exempted direct sellers from coverage under the unemployment insurance requirements. |
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http://www.goodsill.com/attorneydetail.aspx?attorneyid=1066
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| | Hawaii |
| | Volume I (summaries of all legislation approved by the state legislature). | | | It contains statistics on state and county government revenues and expenditures, public debt, and the Hawaii economy. | | | • Legislative Review/Legislative Tax Bill Service - summarizes all measures approved by the Hawaii state legislature and reviews the fiscal impact of state legislation. |
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http://www.statetaxes.net/hi.htm
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| | HNEI > R&D > Hydrogen |
| | Hawaii became an early leader in the push to develop hydrogen as a fuel when, in 1980, U.S. Senator Spark Matsunaga introduced the first hydrogen legislation in Congress. | | | Hawaii Natural Energy Institute • 1680 East West Road, POST 109 • Honolulu, HI 96822 | | | In September 1985, HNEI was awarded a contract from the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) to establish the Hawaii Hydrogen from Renewable Resources Program. |
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http://www.hnei.hawaii.edu/hydrogen.asp
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| | Workers' Compensation - Stress-Related Claims in Hawaii |
| | NFIB's purpose is to impact public policy at the state and federal level and be a key | | | The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals opined that Act 224 specifically excludes good faith disciplinary actions from being compensable under the current workers' compensation law, and not any other personnel action. | | | To ensure that employers who exercise their lawful right to reprimand employees in good faith without fear of economic reprisal in the form of inflated workers' compensation costs, the legislature in 1998 enacted Act 224. |
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http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_19471.html
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| | Hawaii Legislature Rejects Red Light Cameras |
| | While a separate "red light enforcement camera" bill is moving through the House, the action on the Senate side is a strong indicator that there will not be enough support for the return of traffic-enforcement cameras this legislative session. | | | The Hawaii Senate Transportation Committee rejected legislation that would have required the use of red light cameras in the state. | | | Hawaii Senate committee rejects red light camera legislation. |
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http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/01/187.asp
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| | Hawaii State Politics by Shubha Gokhale |
| | Vice Speaker of the House: Mark K. Takai | | | Three of these members fill the Republican leadership positions in the Senate. | | | There are a total of 51 House members in the Hawaii State. |
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http://www.skidmore.edu/~s_gokhal/legislature.htm
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| | Gasoline Price Controls Would Likely Harm Hawaii's Consumers |
| | FTC Staff Testifies Before Hawaii Legislature on Competition in the State's Gasoline Market | | | The testimony was given via phone before the Hawaii House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection; Senate Committee on Energy and Environment; House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Housing; House Committee on Transportation; and Senate Committee on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations. | | | For this reason, he said, FTC staff believes that the Hawaii Legislature acted "with great foresight" when it included in Act 77 a provision directing DBEDT to study the potential impact of such controls and other alternative polices to reduce gas prices in Hawaii. |
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http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/01/hawaiigas.htm
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| | Hawaii Law Resources - Damon Key |
| | Hawaii State Courts, including links to First Circuit Court dockets and case information, and the Chief Justice's 2001 State of the Judiciary address | | | Damon Key has affiliates in more than 270 cities around the world as Hawaii's exclusive member of Meritas, an international network of independent business law firms. |
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http://www.hawaiilawyer.com/hilaw.html
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| | (April 2001) Plugged In, Tuning Up: ADDENDUM: State Responses and Updates |
| | The Hawaii State Legislature website does provide listings of Majority and Minority leadership in both the House and Senate sections. | | | There are links to the Hawaii Revised Statutes (under Status and Documents) and the House and Senate Rules on the website. | | | The Hawaii State Legislature website does have a navigation bar, on the left side of the screen. |
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http://www.ombwatch.org/npadv/2001/stlg/updt/hi.html
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| | IATSE District 2 - Hawaii Bills-to-Watch |
| | Meanwhile, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO will likely be working on defending workers compensation, requiring neutrality in organizing by companies that have state contracts, family leave, prescription drugs, and worker retention legislation. | | | The Governor& ‘Supplemental Budget’ is due out on January 23rd and the state of the state speech will be January 26th. | | | Governor Promotes Digital Tech -- The legislature in Hawaii is just about to get underway but in the meantime, according to The Honolulu Advertiser, the governor has been courting high tech firms such as Sony to promote the state digital technology industry. |
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http://www.iadistrict2.org/legislation/hi/arc/jan-mar04.htm
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| | House Bill 19, in Relation to Student Housing Petition |
| | The House Bill 19, in Relation to Student Housing Petition to Hawaii State Legislature was created by dorm Students at the Unversity of Hawaii and written by Katie Barry, Senator to the College of Arts and Sciences UH-Manoa (katiebarry@mac.com). | | | With strong support for HB 19 we respectfully urge the Hawaii State Legislature to support and safely pass this Bill, as it would appropriate the necessary funds to construct and repair student housing the University of Hawaii. | | | We, the Students of the University of Hawaii, Alumni, Faculty, UH Administration and others, strongly urge the Hawaii State Legislature to support and safely pass House Bill 19 in relation to UH Student Housing Units. |
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http://www.petitiononline.com/uhdorms/petition.html
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| | Hawaii State Legislature Passes Hemp Resolution - NORML |
| | Hawaii State Legislature Passes Hemp Resolution - NORML | | | However, the House Agriculture Committee voted to postpone deciding on that bill until next year. | | | Earlier this year, Rep. Tarnas introduced legislation to amend the state law to authorize the production, possession, and commerce of non-psychoactive industrial hemp in Hawaii. |
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http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=3582&wtm_format=print
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| | Hawaii Legislature Passes Bottle Deposit Measure |
| | Hawaii is the first state in the past 16 years to approve a bottle deposit law. | | | The deposit system would go into effect in 2005 and would phase-in charges of up to 1.5 cents per container to fund local recycling efforts, and establish a statewide system of redemption centers. | | | Honolulu -- On Tuesday, the Hawaii legislature passed a measure calling for a refundable five-cent deposit to be added to the sales of beverages in plastic, glass and metal. |
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http://wasteage.com/news/waste_hawaii_legislature_passes/index.html
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| | Hawaii maps and information page |
| | On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, and the United States entered World War II. | | | Politically Hawaii is part of North America as a U.S. State, but geographically, because of its (isolated location,) it is not considered part of any continent. | | | First settled by Polynesians between A.D. 300 and 600, Hawaii was visited by British captain James Cook in 1778. |
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http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/hi.htm
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