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Saturday, January 10, 2015
HGEA Boss: Borreca is an Anti-Union Parrot
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 5831 Views :: Health Care, Labor

All of the problems sister isle medical patients face trace back to Randy Perreira's need to keep his pathetic little union presidency job....

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Why Free Community College Is Anything But Free
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 4089 Views :: Higher Education

...what is to prevent community colleges from escalating tuition and fees once the federal government – via taxpayers – begins paying the tab?

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Liberal Societies Are Not Doing a Very Good Job Defending Their Liberal Values
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:14 PM :: 4913 Views :: First Amendment

“Islamophobic is a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons....”

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Video: Will Rail Be De-Railed? - Panos Prevedouros
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:28 AM :: 4692 Views :: Rail

Professor and Transportation expert, Panos Prevedouros joins host Keli'i Akina to discuss Oahu's fixed-rail project....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
Last Chance? Maui Memorial Proposes Partnership with Straub, Pali Momi--HGEA Rejects
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 7934 Views :: Health Care, Labor

Setting the stage as the executives walked in, the Hawaiian flag flew upside down outside HHSC's Leahi Hospital....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
Hawaii to Fill Medicaid Fee Shortfall for Six Months
By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 3643 Views :: Health Care

Without the six-month extension, Medicaid providers in Hawaii would have suffered a 48 percent pay cut....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
Obama’s Hawaii vacation is over, now it’s time for taxpayers to pay tab
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:45 PM :: 6321 Views :: Honolulu County, Obama

...HPD spent $277,000 on overtime costs this year during the president’s 16-day vacation. That’s $16,000 less than in 2013, but $60,000 more than in 2012....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
City Files Lien Against Hawaii Kai Sludge Dumper in Waianae
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 4992 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

...placing a lien for unpaid civil fines on agricultural property where sludge from the Hawaii Kai Marina was illegally dumped....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Hawaii Supreme Court to Review Haleakala Telescope Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:35 PM :: 8379 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Judiciary, Land Use

The case thus represents a target-rich environment for the petitioners and the court....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Would better funding for OIP improve transparency?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:21 PM :: 4571 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Students behind the UH Hilo free speech case speak out for the first time
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 5213 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

Merritt and Anthony are prepared to speak about their case publicly, which will be the first time they are able to do this in Hawaii....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Budget Leaves State Cash Reserves Dangerously Low
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 7:19 PM :: 5353 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...the Senate Minority urges that adjustments be made to the Executive Biennium Budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, in order to avoid dangerously low cash reserves....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
PV in Hawaii 2014: The Roller Coaster Ride
By Selected News Articles @ 11:07 AM :: 4142 Views :: Energy

A Hawaii solar state of the union from Marco Mangelsdorf....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Education Week Quality Counts: Hawaii Ranks 23rd in USA
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 4161 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

The 2015 edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts report—Preparing to Launch: Early Childhood’s Academic Countdown....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Full Text: Senators Propose Kealoha Hand Control of HPD to 'Co-Chiefs'
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 4215 Views :: Law Enforcement

The Chief's comments that caused a recent mistrial and the initial decision not to file reports as noted above with HPD indicate to us some questionable decision-making....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
OHA Trustee "Dump Kanaiolowalu"
By Video @ 8:00 PM :: 5915 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

An Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Now Calls Kana`iolowalu A Colossal Waste Of Money....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
HHSC Maui and HPH -- Solutions for Hospitals' Longevity
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 3937 Views :: Health Care

HHSC Maui Region Enters Partnership Discussion with Hawai‘i Pacific Health....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
American Cancer Society Hawaii: 6,730 New Cases of Cancer Expected in 2015
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5063 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...It is projected that 2,470 will lose their lives this year in Hawaii because of cancer....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Malia Zimmerman to work for Fox News Los Angeles
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 6991 Views :: First Amendment

"As of Jan. 19, I will be working with Fox News Channel as an investigative reporter from its Los Angeles bureau"

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Martyrs for the Truth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:43 PM :: 4536 Views :: First Amendment
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Special Funds Allow State to Dodge Balanced Budget Requirement
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:15 PM :: 4748 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...Special funds accounted for almost a quarter of the state operating budget as of 2012....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Big Cable is NextEra's 'Biggest Proposal'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 4487 Views :: Energy

"...its biggest proposal in the Aloha state is a $600 million cable project...."

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
POLITICO: A Bizarre Trip Through the Jones Act Bank
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 4431 Views :: Jones Act

“Honestly, I didn’t even know you could arrest ships.” 

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
ILWU Agrees to Federal Mediation of West Coast Port Dispute
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 5131 Views :: Jones Act, Labor

“In response to a joint request for assistance from the parties, collective bargaining...will continue as soon as possible under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...."

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Ige Appoints DLIR, Communications
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 4981 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...Ige today announced that Elizabeth Kim will serve as the Director for the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Cindy McMillan as Director of Communications....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Six Boats Run Aground Due to Winter Storm, One Sailor Missing
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 5713 Views :: Jones Act

...780-foot container ship Horizon Pacific ran aground in the channel as it exited Honolulu Harbor.  The ship was able to “self-extract” and returned to port....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Full Text: Health Connector Releases Annual Report
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 3670 Views :: Health Care

AP: Insurer reports ongoing problems with Hawaii health exchange....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
Duke Aiona's 808 State Update Hits Airwaves
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5947 Views :: Politicians

MONDAY thru ALOHA FRIDAY 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on AM940 KKNE....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
Help Repeal Kanaiolowalu and Act 195
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 5456 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

OHA has wasted many millions of Hawaiian beneficiary dollars on both the US federal Akaka bill and its state of Hawai`i version successor, Kana`iolowalu....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
The "Big Eyes" Have It: Hawaii Courts Again In The Hollywood Spotlight
By Robert Thomas @ 2:07 PM :: 6450 Views :: Hawaii History, Judiciary

Anyone who was around in the 1960s and 1970s remembers those paintings and prints of sad children with oversize eyes. They were ubiquitous....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
Hawaii Election 2014: Public Sector Unions Defeat Private Sector Unions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:09 PM :: 6633 Views :: Labor, Rail, Republican Party

The goals of public and private unions are diverging....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
No Health Benefit from Cigarette Tax Hikes
By NCPA @ 11:42 AM :: 5251 Views :: Health Care, Taxes

Smokers earning less than $30,000 annually spent 14.2 percent of their income on cigarettes....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
Kelii Akina: 2014 Business Year in Review with Kam Napier
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:03 AM :: 3898 Views :: Small Business

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kam Napier (Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Business News) about the noteworthy events of 2014....

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Monday, January 5, 2015
Kelii Akina Interviews Kalbert Young on Hawaii Government Financial Condition
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 AM :: 4649 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Kalbert Young (outgoing Director of Finance, State of Hawaii) about the current financial conditions of the state of Hawaii....

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Sunday, January 4, 2015
Lawsuit: OHA Uses Corporations to Sidestep Open Meetings Law, Loot Assets, Line Cronies' Pockets
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 11065 Views :: Ethics, OHA

After Apoliona's alleged cronies were allegedly finished, one of OHA CEO Kamanao Crabbe's cronies allegedly took a turn....

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Sunday, January 4, 2015
Lottery as the Most Practical Path to Wealth?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5785 Views :: Gambling, Taxes

...In 2005, a survey asked a sample of 1,000 adult Americans what would be the most practical way for them to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars....

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Saturday, January 3, 2015
West Coast Port Slowdowns Worsen: ILWU, PMA Blame Each Other
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5862 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
“The congestion in the terminals is near a breaking point."
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Friday, January 2, 2015
DHS Gives Medicaid Doctors Six-Month Reprieve from 48% Pay Cut
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 4021 Views :: Health Care

In Hawaii during this period, 1,039 eligible PCPs received an aggregate increased payment of approximately $44 million for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries....

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Friday, January 2, 2015
Auditor: State Policies Create Barrier to Glass Recycling
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:58 PM :: 8297 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes

...the interaction between the advance disposal fee (ADF) and the deposit beverage container (DBC) programs creates inefficiencies in the recycling or down-cycling of glass....

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Friday, January 2, 2015
168 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 4123 Views :: Honolulu County

Candidacy is open to O‘ahu residents who will be at least 18 years of age by February 20, 2015....

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Friday, January 2, 2015
Aiona: Johanson Defection Solidifies Imbalance of State Government
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 4:07 PM :: 6037 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

Through his own admission, Johanson had no intention of beginning and finishing his term as a Republican....

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Friday, January 2, 2015
Big Wind: NextEra, Sierra Club Team up for Corporate Welfare
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 5445 Views :: Energy, Environment

...the production tax credit (PTC) gives wind companies 2.3 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity they produce....

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Friday, January 2, 2015
Full Text: Stockholder Suit Challenges HECO-NextEra Merger
By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 AM :: 4435 Views :: Energy

There are at least two class action suits filed against the HEI-NextEra merger....

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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Legislative Budget Hearings Set
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4202 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Budget Hearings begin January 6 ....

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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Chinese Consortium Makes Binding Offer to Buy Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor
By Selected News Articles @ 5:41 PM :: 4881 Views :: Rail

...with projects in Venezuela, Libya, Georgia....

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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Ige Announces Seven New Appointments
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 4297 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Adjutant General, DPS, DoT, DLNR, DHRD, Budget.... 

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Thursday, January 1, 2015
SHOPO Sues City to Block Release of Police Disciplinary Records
By Andrew Walden @ 10:04 AM :: 6135 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Law Enforcement
Defendant City further informed Plaintiff SHOPO, "please be aware if Civil Beat threatens further legal action, the decision may be to tum over an unredacted copy."
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
House Republican Caucus announces new leadership for 2015
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 5767 Views :: Republican Party

"I look forward to working to unify our diverse and passionate team...."

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