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Entries for August 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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Grants in Aid Advisory Commission to Meet Aug 27
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 4710 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Auditorium....
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Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii DoE Gets $1.7M ‘Turnaround’ Grant
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 3671 Views :: Education K-12
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...to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools....
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Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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GOP: Abercrombie Hijacking Government for Political Agenda
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 5060 Views :: Family, Republican Party
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Forcing this heated issue through an abbreviated session will only stifle public input which should be the most important part of the legislative process....
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Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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UH Seeks Nominees for Five Board of Regents Seats
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 3722 Views :: Higher Education
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Recruitment Announcement From UH Regents Candidate Advisory Council....
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Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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When sharks bite, Hawaii tourism worries
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 4303 Views :: Tourism
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Monday, August 26, 2013 |
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Should We Delay or Defund Obamacare?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:34 PM :: 3126 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare is devastating policy for America....
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Sunday, August 25, 2013 |
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Would you play ethics limbo with Senator Ruderman?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 5942 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
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...why is Senator Russell Ruderman submitting personal business testimony and signing it as a Senator?....
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Sunday, August 25, 2013 |
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29.4 million in Tax Revenue by Seed Companies in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:16 PM :: 5695 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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During the hearing on Bill 2491 on Kauai a council member “Gary Hoosier” said the seed companies paid zero Hawaii taxes....We dug, it took a whole 60 seconds to figure out his statement was a myth ....
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Sunday, August 25, 2013 |
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Placing Check-off Designations on Tax Form Paid for by All Taxpayers
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4142 Views :: Taxes
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...enthusiastic supporters of some very specific causes pushed lawmakers to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their state tax refund for their specific cause....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Call for nominations for UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 3908 Views :: Higher Education
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The application deadline for this seat is September 16, 2013....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of "I Have a Dream" Speech
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 4395 Views :: National News
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A half-century to the minute after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Bishop Silva: "To Discriminate Regarding Marriage is NOT Unjust"
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 8001 Views :: Family
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...would parents be considered bigoted if they raised their daughters to be attracted to boys and their sons to be attracted to girls? Or must parents now be completely neutral....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Catholic Archdiocese Backs Health Care Conscience Rights Act
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 3870 Views :: First Amendment
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Members of Congress should be urged to co-sponsor the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204)....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Alex Teece and Lynn Finnegan: “Positive Choices in Education”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:09 PM :: 4508 Views :: Education K-12
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...a special edition of “Hawaii Tomorrow” to discuss education in our islands....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Keeping the Promise: State Solutions for Government Pension Reform
By NCPA @ 2:48 PM :: 5278 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Four Problems with Federal College Scorecards
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:19 PM :: 3221 Views :: Higher Education
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Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Audio: Kelii Akina on Work vs Welfare in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:41 AM :: 3767 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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An average Hawaii welfare recipient would need to earn $60,590 in pre-tax wages in order to earn the equivalent of his or her welfare benefits....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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11th Annual Hawaii Charter School Conference set for October
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 4190 Views :: Education K-12
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...Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network (HPCSN) is partnering with Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS), Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) and Hawaii Society for Technology in Education (HSTE)....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator Resigns
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 4019 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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House Leadership: Only Congress can Create Akaka Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 5768 Views :: Akaka Bill
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"Congress is deemed by the Supreme Court to have exclusive and plenary power to deal with Indian affairs"
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s election chief won’t be getting a pay hike
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:13 PM :: 4747 Views :: Office of Elections
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The man at the center of 2012′s general election disaster will not get a $36,000 pay hike....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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When You Can’t Actually Keep Your Health Care Plan
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:27 PM :: 4064 Views :: Health Care
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UPS yesterday announced it is dropping coverage for spouses of employees....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Ethanol Band-Aid
By NCPA @ 3:14 PM :: 3099 Views :: Energy
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the EPA on August 6 finally revealed the amount of ethanol that is expected to be blended into gasoline in 2013....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Study: Obesity Soaring in State, but Hawaii Ranks 47th
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 4978 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...adult obesity in Hawaii has increased nearly three times from that it was a little over 20 years ago. In the past year alone, obesity has risen more than seven percent....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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ACT Scores Fall: Only 30% of Hawaii Students Meet Benchmark
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 5108 Views :: Education K-12
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The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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The Next 100 MW Power Plant for Oahu
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:45 AM :: 4445 Views :: Energy
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Waste-to-energy and Geothermal power plants are among the best choices....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Martin Luther King Jr Recommends Gay Conversion Therapy
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 PM :: 11865 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...this is the only recorded comment by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on homosexuality....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Discriminatory GMO Hearing: Kauai Farmers Expose Hooser, Media
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 4564 Views :: GMOs
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...the orchestration of the hearing and the invitations sent by the chair to selected mainland-based organizations were designed to provide the committee exclusively with the opinions of only those experts on one side....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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LendingTree: Hawaii Borrowers 3rd Best Credit Profile
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 7792 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California lead the nation with the healthiest prospective borrowers, all with scores above 90....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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It pays not to work: Hawaii highest welfare benefits in US
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:36 PM :: 5879 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...benefits in Hawaii average $49,175 — tops in the nation....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Shark Attacks: DLNR Launches Two-Year Study
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 4343 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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In 2013, there have been eight incidents, including four within the last month. Four of this year’s incidents occurred on Maui....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Publicly Funded Ads Promote Purchase of HMSA, Kaiser Policies
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 3874 Views :: Health Care
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Open enrollment for Hawai‘i residents is October of this year....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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An Awesome Superhero Video About… Obamacare?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:50 PM :: 3624 Views :: Health Care
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Would “an awesome superhero or action-movie style video” change your mind about Obamacare?
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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UHERO: Are All Tax Credits Created Equal?
By UHERO @ 6:06 AM :: 3832 Views :: Tax Credits
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Recently, the Rhode Island legislature adopted a law requiring that state tax credits undergo a process of regular and rigorous evaluations....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Kauai: Hawaiians Voice Suspicion of Akaka Tribal Roll
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 5406 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...suspicion about enrolling with Kanaʻiolowalu, the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission's effort ....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Feds Push Expensive Offshore Windfarms for Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 5237 Views :: Energy
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BOEM’s Pacific Region is responsible for managing the development of ... renewable energy resources (wind, wave, ocean current) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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15 Pictures of Ridiculous Government Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:35 PM :: 4572 Views :: National News
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In 2013, federal spending approached $3.5 trillion. Now that’s hard to wrap your brain around. It’s about $27,700 for every American household....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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U.S. Oil Reserves Reach Highest Level in 28 Years
By NCPA @ 1:30 PM :: 3046 Views :: Energy
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U.S. proven reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 29.5 billion barrels in 2011, a 15 percent increase....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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DoE New System 'Report Card' Makes it Looks Good
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4922 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Recipe for Success: If the test numbers are bad, change the test....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii Leads Nation in Making Welfare More Attractive than Work
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:37 AM :: 7820 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Grassroot Institute President Akina calls for strengthening system to improve employment incentive....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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DBEDT Boosts Economic Growth Projection
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 4188 Views :: Economy
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...due mainly to the lower inflation rate, the strong growth in the construction industry, and continued growth in tourism....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Two New Members Appointed to Hawaiian Homes Commission
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 4649 Views :: DHHL
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Hanalei businesswoman Patricia Sheehan and Hilo labor leader Wallace Ishibashi, Jr. were appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie last week to represent Kauaʻi and East Hawaiʻi Island respectively....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Ex-University of Hawaii president spends big ‘for kids’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:02 PM :: 4172 Views :: Higher Education
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Dobelle spent “$8,000 for a four-night stay at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok; $883 from the upscale clothing store Louis Boston; $10,000 for tickets to shows at Tanglewood; more than $4,000 for limousine rides” and a total of $200,000....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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HFF: Same-sex "marriage" is not a done deal
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:25 PM :: 4580 Views :: Family
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...churches standing together number in the hundreds....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Preschool Vouchers: Backers Claim Only 52% Support Constitutional Amendment
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 3799 Views :: Education K-12
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52 percent answered, “Yes,” to amending the Constitution, 43 percent said, “No, ” and 5 percent did not know or refused to answer....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Biomass: The Alternative Energy Hoax
By NCPA @ 12:14 PM :: 3471 Views :: Energy
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In 1990, wind produced 0.0038 percent of the world's energy; it is now producing 0.29 percent. Solar-electric power has gone from essentially zero to 0.04 percent....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Top 2 Myths About Defunding Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:07 PM :: 3304 Views :: Health Care
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Congress defunds mandatory spending on appropriations bills every year....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Investors Submit Plan to Reorganize Hokulia Project
By News Release @ 11:47 AM :: 7700 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Greenmail
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A hearing on the plan’s disclosure statement has been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2013....
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