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Entries from January 17th, 2012

Reapportionment Commission action draws sunshine law scrutiny

January 17th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Court, Politics, Sunshine

Thanks to InverseCondemnation.com and Hawaii Reporter for information on the Reapportionment Commission’s latest moves, including dumping the deputy attorney general who defended the commission before the Hawaii Supreme Court, and having a new legal team ask the court to clarify and/or reconsider its recent unanimous opinion. But the new legal initiative raises questions about possible [...]

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Just a hint of dawn

January 17th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Kaaawa, Photographs

We were out walking on the beach in Kaaawa just a few minutes early this morning. Heavy clouds, which you can see, and strong gusts of wind, which you can’t see. You can also make out just a hint of orange on the horizon, a hint that the sun may actually be coming soon. To [...]

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Proposed OIP bill is a solution looking for a problem

January 17th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Court, Politics, Sunshine

The Office of Information Practices recently announced it had submitted two bills for inclusion in Governor Abercrombie’s administration package to be submitted to the 2012 legislative session. The text of the bills is not yet available, but OIP provided “detailed summaries.” The first bill, referred to by OIP as the Appeals bill, is the agency’s [...]

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