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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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Star-Advertiser: Republicans need to back Rail, Akaka Bill, Abortion, and Gay Marriage
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 PM :: 8421 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Kaauwai restored some measure of respectability to the party by fielding candidates for nearly all legislative seats last year after the disgraceful 2008 campaign in which the GOP failed to compete in 40 percent of the contests.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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A&B: “Entitled land in a great place with high barriers to entry is good”
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 14782 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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...everyone else is dying off," he said, referring to several other projects in the Islands that have stalled or been halted altogether....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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General Fund Deception: Hawaii operating at 9.2% Deficit
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 10141 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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While the general fund budget may be balanced, the total fund budget is often far off the mark. To make matters worse, neither the state's general fund budget or its total fund budget take into account unfunded pension liabilities....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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Green Profiteers and Plastic Bags
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 AM :: 6563 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...they claimed that “a reusable bag needs only to be used eleven times to have a lower environmental impact than using eleven disposable bags.” They were close. It was actually 393 times or roughly 7.5 years to replace reusing a plastic bag just three times....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
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National Journal: Good News For Hawaii Republicans?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:44 AM :: 7898 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I hope everybody can come together and move forward to win elections," said Dylan Nonaka, the former GOP executive director under Kaauwai. "We've got a lot of big opportunities next year, and it's time to move on and focus."
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Monday, September 26, 2011 |
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Catholic Bishops on Obamacare Reg: 'Unprecedented Attack on Religious Liberty'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 4538 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In an "urgent" call to action distributed as a bulletin insert at Catholic churches across the country on Sunday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said that a new federal regulation proposed under President Barack Obama's health-care law "poses an unprecedented threat to individual and institutional religious freedom."
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Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
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APEC Hint for Realtors: Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 12399 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Among the 20,000 Chinese with at least 100 million yuan ($15 million) in individual investment assets, 27 percent have already emigrated and 47 percent are considering it, according to a report by China Merchants Bank and U.S. consultants Bain & Co. published in April.
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Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
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Disney Re-starts some Aulani sales after Hawaii approves 33% fee increase
By Selected News Articles @ 1:04 AM :: 8831 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Disney must now submit updated consumer-disclosure materials to regulators and other states. The company will begin with Florida, California, New York and Illinois, its most-important sales markets....
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Thursday, September 22, 2011 |
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Gallup: More Voters Considering Romney Than Obama, Perry
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 AM :: 4434 Views :: National News, Ethics
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More registered voters say they would definitely vote for Mitt Romney or might consider doing so (62%) than say the same about his two main rivals in the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama (54%) and Republican Rick Perry (53%).
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011 |
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Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 13155 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“If something goes haywire, say so.” – Sen Dan Inouye, August 25, 2011
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Monday, September 19, 2011 |
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America’s Most Outrageous Teacher Cheating Scandals
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 2987 Views
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Scandals involving cheating by teachers and schools to pump up ever-more-important student test scores swept the country this summer....
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Sunday, September 18, 2011 |
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Peak Oil Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 10097 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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This is actually the fifth time in modern history that we've seen widespread fear that the world was running out of oil.
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Sunday, September 18, 2011 |
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Fifty Climate Experts Catch Washington Post in Global Warming Lies
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 3270 Views
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...all 5 official data sets show global cooling since 2002 while a third of all stations sustain a long term cooling trend for their entire history....
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Saturday, September 17, 2011 |
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Retirees, Tourism make Hawaii 10th Wealthiest in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 6884 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii has one of the healthiest economies in the country, bolstered by a large number of wealthy retirees and a robust tourism industry....
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Friday, September 16, 2011 |
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Economist: Hawaii Wilderness Cult pursues Impossible Return to Pre-Human Existence
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 10335 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Even theoretically, returning Hawaii to a prehuman existence would be impossible. Ecosystems change over time, with or without the involvement of mankind, so no one can tell what Hawaii “should” look like.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
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Gun Control: A Relic of Racism
By Selected News Articles @ 3:23 AM :: 10058 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The origin of gun control laws in America had little, if anything, to do with controlling crime; the laws were intended to prevent slaves and freed blacks from defending themselves or rebelling against the state and local governments which persecuted them relentlessly....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
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Despite Sweeping Scandals, Big States Don’t Check for Cheating by Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:16 PM :: 2757 Views :: National News
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One teacher told investigators that the district was "run like the mob" and that she was afraid of retaliation if she didn't participate.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011 |
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Medicaid: Abercrombie sides with Big Business
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 6814 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Seventy percent of Hawaii’s Medicaid budget is paid out to two publicly traded contractors, Unitedhealth and Wellcare. The two share a lucrative $1.2 billion a year contract to provide services to 40,000 children and adults with disabilities.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011 |
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Son-of-a-glitch: Abercrombie defends turning state’s disabled population into second class citizens
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 5287 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On August 22, Governor Neil Abercrombie admitted that the purpose of SB 1274 (Act 230) was to save the state’s Medicaid contractors money on legal fees. He never explained how that would benefit patients.
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Friday, September 9, 2011 |
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NYT: Some of Sarah Palin's Ideas Cross the Political Divide
By Selected News Articles @ 5:57 PM :: 4909 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Strangely, she was saying things that liberals might like, if not for Ms. Palin’s having said them.
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Friday, September 9, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii has 4th-lowest rate of Uninsured Persons
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 PM :: 7483 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Massachusetts -- where state law requires all adult residents to have health insurance -- continues to have the lowest percentage of uninsured residents, at 4.7%. Connecticut, Minnesota, and Hawaii also have relatively low uninsured rates, with about 1 in 10 adults not carrying health insurance in each....
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Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
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Touted by Enviromentalists, LEED Certification Actually Increases Energy Use
By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 9094 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Among dozens of “green” schools in Washington state, only two use less energy than traditional schools built in those same districts. In more than one instance, the “green” schools use 30 percent more energy per square foot ....
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Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran
By Selected News Articles @ 7:30 PM :: 9825 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Lucrative state and federal contracts funded by American taxpayer dollars should not be awarded to companies doing business with a regime that is aggressively pursuing a nuclear weapons program, training and supplying weapons to terrorists who are killing U.S. troops, and engaging in egregious human rights abuses inside its own borders.
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Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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TheBus is going to be faster than TheTrain?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 7683 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Today’s scheduled time for the Route C Country Express service of TheBus from Kapolei Transit Center to Ala Moana Center during the rush hour varies from 44 to 58 minutes and averages 52 minutes.
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Monday, August 29, 2011 |
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Wind Power Is Dying
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 AM :: 9567 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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While the U.S. is dumping billions of dollars into wind farms and onshore and offshore wind turbines, this energy source is being cast aside as a failure elsewhere in the world.
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Sunday, August 28, 2011 |
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10% of Employers to Drop Health Coverage when Obamacare Takes Effect
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 6602 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Nearly one of every 10 midsized or big employers expects to stop offering health coverage to workers after insurance exchanges begin operating in 2014 as part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul....
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Sunday, August 28, 2011 |
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Religious Freedom Under Attack in the Military
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 PM :: 5759 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A religious-discrimination lawsuit involving the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking a giant step forward this week, with a federal judge demanding a response from the Obama administration....
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Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
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Gallup: 60% say Hawaii Economy Getting Worse
By Selected News Articles @ 10:33 PM :: 7693 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Washington, D.C., led the nation in economic confidence during the first half of 2011 with the only positive Economic Confidence Index score (+11) in the U.S....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii ranks 34th in Job Creation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:43 PM :: 8367 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Just 25% of Hawaii employers are adding jobs, another 15% are laying off ....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 |
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Pentagon Cuts Have Military States Worried
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 AM :: 6825 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Military programs...have already been targeted for a minimum of $350 billion in cuts over 10 years, with the possibility of $600 billion more if the Super Committee fails to agree on other areas to cut — a strong possibility given Washington’s well-known gridlock.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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Horizon Lines Misses Aug. 15 Payment on $330 Million in Convertible Notes
By Selected News Articles @ 8:37 PM :: 8121 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Horizon Lines Inc. (HRZ), the shipper negotiating a debt restructuring with its lenders, missed an Aug. 15 interest payment on its $330 million of convertible notes....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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Is Disney Lost in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:14 AM :: 11894 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Janney Capital Markets analyst Tony Wible is concerned that Disney's losing its magical touch with a Hawaiian timeshare resort where projected operating costs are spiraling out of control....
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Sunday, August 21, 2011 |
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Car Bomb: Maui Soldier tells Story of Survival
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 9685 Views :: DHHL, Energy, National News, World News
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JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq – Death hovered behind a car window packed with figurines and Teddy Bears on a tract of Iraqi road with no name....
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Saturday, August 20, 2011 |
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KOS: “Hirono would be the first non-theist to serve in the Senate”
By Selected News Articles @ 5:21 PM :: 10645 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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She voted against a...proposal to mandate he inscription of a religious message at the Capitol Visitor Center.... A non-practicing Buddhist, Mazie would be the first non-theist to serve in the Senate.
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Saturday, August 20, 2011 |
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WaPo: Hawaii to be Squeezed by Super Committee
By Selected News Articles @ 2:22 PM :: 6876 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The states most dependent on federal spending could also see their credit ratings fall in the wake of a major deficit reduction deal if they fail to adapt accordingly.
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Friday, August 19, 2011 |
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HSTA Leaders see Conspiracy by Other Unions?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 PM :: 6173 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HSTA’s leadership has alleged that the leaders of other public unions have made agreements with the Governor and that UHPA conspired against Hawaii’s teachers and prohibited their right to bargain. As a result, more than 88 individuals, some representing the leaders of UHPA, HGEA and UPW, have been subpoenaed to testify at the HLRB hearings. The notion of a conspiracy is an insult.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 |
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Djou: Hawaii isolated, vulnerable due to lack of Bi-Partisan Delegation
By Selected News Articles @ 10:20 AM :: 12544 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Djou: “Hawaii, in particular, has become exceptionally isolated and vulnerable in Washington D.C because of the lack of a bipartisan congressional delegation...."
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 |
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Disney Halts Sales at Aulani, Fires top Execs
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 11491 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Financial issues with a new Walt Disney Co. resort scheduled to open this month in Hawaii prompted the company to suspend all time-share sales for the project and force out three executives, including the president of its Celebration-based time-share business...
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Monday, August 15, 2011 |
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Lawsuit: Adult counselor engaged in questionable activities with students at Blind, Deaf School
By Selected News Articles @ 2:36 PM :: 9701 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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The mother, Jane Doe, claims that the "defendants had actual or constructive knowledge of what was going on."
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Sunday, August 14, 2011 |
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Bachmann wins Iowa Straw Poll, Pawlenty ends Candidacy after Disappointing 3rd Place Finish
By Selected News Articles @ 1:18 PM :: 5351 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Michele Bachmann has been named the winner of the Iowa straw poll, taking 4,823 votes out of nearly 17,000 cast. Ron Paul was a close runner-up, taking 4,671 votes and trailing Bachmann by less than 200 ballots. In a distant third place was former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who took 2,293 votes after investing heavily in the event.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011 |
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Gallup: Obama job Approval in Hawaii Drops to 56%
By Selected News Articles @ 4:08 AM :: 7021 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Obama approval has dropped by 12%. A year ago Obama’s approval was 68% in Hawaii....
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Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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Akaka Brings Democrat Staffers to Maui for Taxpayer-funded Vacation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 11094 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The entire press staff of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is in Maui, even though a field hearing there won’t happen until next Wednesday....
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Friday, August 12, 2011 |
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Meet Eni Faleomavaega: Hirono and Hanabusa's Hope for E-W Center
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 AM :: 8485 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Faleomavaega long has prided himself on being the voice of the Pacific in Washington (when he's there) and an influential senior policymaker. Apparently Hawaii's two House members bought this load of baloney because when the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to abolish the Hawaii-based East West Center, they turned to their Samoan colleague, a member of the committee, to save the day.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011 |
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St Sophia’s Priest found Not Guilty of Hawaii sex assault tells his story
By Selected News Articles @ 2:47 PM :: 11269 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On January 25, 2011, Winnipeg priest Father Bohdan Borowec arrived in Hawaii for the first time in his life....
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Friday, August 5, 2011 |
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Troubled Honolulu rail Contractor owned by Gaddafi--Libyan Revolt causing Financial Losses
By Selected News Articles @ 12:42 PM :: 11139 Views :: Rail
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This year’s revolt against the bemedalled despot will reduce Finmeccanica’s revenue by some €300m.
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Farmers send 5000lbs of Kona Coffee to the Troops
By Selected News Articles @ 8:53 PM :: 4583 Views
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted August 2
By Selected News Articles @ 8:45 PM :: 6085 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Confirmation of Robert S. Mueller III to be Director of the FBI
- Senate: Budget Control Act of 2011
- House: North American-Made Energy Security Act
- House: Budget Control Act of 2011
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Sunday, July 31, 2011 |
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Hawaii’s Electoral College Dropout Scheme Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 9:16 PM :: 7990 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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Driving the compact is the memory of the 2000 presidential election, in which George W. Bush won the slimmest of electoral-vote majorities even though Al Gore gained a plurality of popular votes. But that election itself suggests a fatal flaw in the proposal....
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Saturday, July 30, 2011 |
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After years of losses, slush fund investigation, Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo may be closed down or sold
By Selected News Articles @ 8:52 PM :: 14516 Views :: Rail
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... a "waste of time" because of the billion of euros it has lost over the years. The division, AnsaldoBreda, makes trams, trains and subways....
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