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Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie among finalists for UH regents
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 1—Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie is among a dozen finalists for three seats on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents. Former Gov. Neil Abercrombie is among a dozen finalists for three ...
Former Gov. Abercrombie among interim UH regent appointees
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 1—The inclusion of outspoken former Gov. Neil Abercrombie among three people appointed to the University of Hawaii Board of Regents is seen by observers as bearing potential to cause at ...
Abercrombie outburst highlights tensions with Gov. Green nominees
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 18—Gov. Josh Green has urged state senators to treat his Cabinet nominees with courtesy and respect, but some senators say it goes both ways after one was called an "idiot " by no less ...
Stephen Tsai: It's past time to admit that new stadium isn't coming
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAug. 29—In 2011, months after winning Hawaii's gubernatorial election, Neil Abercrombie vowed to create a "definitive" plan on what to do with aging (and rusting) Aloha Stadium. As retired columnist ...
A political fight is brewing over the search for new University of Hawaii president. Here's why.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe search for a new University of Hawaii president has the institution's Board of Regents under...
University of Hawaii Board of Regents candidates announced
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 1—A dozen finalists for three available seats on the University of Hawaii's Board of Regents have been revealed, and include former Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Keith Amemiya, candidate for ...
Gov. Green to cut 'red tape' to stimulate Hawaii affordable housing
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 27—With Hawaii in need of 50, 000 housing units, Green said he will not subvert environmental rules, but plans to "cut red tape and redundancy that goes on in the construction areas between ...
Gov.-elect Josh Green considering new ways to address old problems in Hawaii
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 10—Green won office on Tuesday by the largest vote percentage in state history and with the greatest margin of victory, according to his office, and plans to translate that momentum and ...
Hannemann is front-runner for HTA board seat
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJul. 25—The composition of the beleaguered Hawaii Tourism Authority board is set to change again, and former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann is considered the front-runner to secure Gov. Josh ...
10 years later, Hawaii's marriage equality law has overwhelming support
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 1—In 1998, 69 % of Hawaii residents supported a constitutional amendment that marriage should be reserved only for opposite-sex genders. Today same-sex marriages have about 70 % support ...
