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Top Story: The Hawaii State Legislature questions where the $10 million in teacher raises will come from.
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01.17.2020 |
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DOE faces more tough questions over how it will pay for teacher raises Education officials began providing $10 million in incentives for special ed and rural teachers without a guarantee the Hawaiʻi Legislature will fund the pay increases in the future. Schools officials were grilled again Thursday by Board of Education members who want similar clarity. Civil Beat. Hawaii News Now. A new measure could end HI-5 recycling Visitor drownings are up, bill aims to aid prevention Prison oversight commission has a full plate Amid a temporary truce over TMT, Hawaiian activists turn their attention to politics Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope say they want more Hawaiians voting and in office. “Before the momentum dies down, we’re asking everybody to get involved in politics and to make sure that all of this anger and energy and unity that has been created by Mauna Kea is put to a public and beneficial use,” said Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte. Hawaii News Now. As climate change takes hold, the tropics will get warmer faster |
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HAWAII BUSINESS Coming Together to Create CHANGE The series of CHANGE events will take place at the Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) where community leaders will address major challenges facing Hawaiʻi’s community and discuss how we can work together to overcome them… read more. |
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City sues former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha for severance pay City attorneys this week filed a lawsuit against former Police Chief Louis Kealoha seeking return of $250,000 in taxpayer money that he received as a severance payment when he retired from the Honolulu Police Department in March 2017. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Hawaii News Now. City: Those who died on Oʻahu streets last year ranged in age from 19 to 88 In face of opposition, BOE shelves plans to move Kaʻahumanu Elementary Rediscovery of WWII bomber off Oʻahu raises hopes for recovery of remains |
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