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TexasTowelie

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Mon Dec 3, 2018, 10:41 PM Dec 2018

Gov. David Ige stresses 'moving forward together' in second inauguration

Gov. David Ige was sworn in for his second term as governor today along with his new lieutenant governor Josh Green during a ceremony in the rotunda of the Hawaii State Capitol in which he emphasized common themes of his administration — cultivating the tech sector, improving the state’s public education system and encouraging sustainable food and energy production.”

Ige returned several times during his remarks to his theme of “moving forward together.”

“I know it sounds like a given—that we all work together,” said Ige. “But that is often easier said than done. Moreover, without that collaboration — as we’ve seen in our nation’s capital — it can easily lead to gridlock.”

Ige stressed the need to diversify Hawaii’s economy and move away from an over-reliance on the tourism industry, while predicting that the next great transformation of Hawaii’s economy will be enabled by technology.

Read more: http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/12/03/breaking-news/gov-david-ige-stresses-moving-forward-together-in-second-inauguration/

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Gov. David Ige stresses 'moving forward together' in second inauguration (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2018 OP
the tourist industry sucks up $$ and takes it away from the state to international msongs Dec 2018 #1

msongs

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1. the tourist industry sucks up $$ and takes it away from the state to international
Tue Dec 4, 2018, 12:29 AM
Dec 2018

corporations from the mainland USA and overseas. Mr. Ige can figure out how to keep more of that $$ in Hawaii. And much of the new housing going up is for international speculators not local residents

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