Gov. Neil Abercrombie yesterday delivered his second “State of the State” address before the Legislature. And technology was one of the priorities he singled out as key to the state’s long-term future. He mentioned the Hawaii Broadband Initiative, consolidation of disparate state systems under the Office of Information Management and Technology, and major renewable energy and [...]
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Gov. Abercrombie on Open Data
January 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Government, Politics, Technology, The Web
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State Senator Hosting Twitter Town Hall
January 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Education, Politics, Social Media
Hawaii voters approved the change from an elected board last year, but it will take legislative action to determine how the new system will work. On Friday, Sen. Jill Tokuda, chair of the Senate Education Committee, is hosting a “Twitter Town Hall,” or “Twitterview.” She’ll be taking comments and answering questions about planned legislation that [...]
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Abercrombie Announces Gubernatorial Run Online
March 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Hawaii, People, Politics, Social Media, The Web
Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie is hoping to move from Washington D.C. to Washington Place in Honolulu, today making official his long-anticipated run for governor. True, it was the worst-kept secret in local politics (I blogged it as a sure-thing in November, and I was late then!), and every media outlet had the story yesterday (after [...]
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Neil Abercrombie for Governor
November 12th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Hawaii, People, Politics
Last July, journalist and columnist Bob Jones said you could “bet on it”: longtime U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie would run for governor. Even though Abercrombie said no to challenging Gov. Linda Lingle in 2006, it looks like the time is right for a run in 2010. There has yet to be an official announcement, but [...]
