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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Abercrombie back from Asia: No mention of Cancelled China-Honolulu Flights
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 8049 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Read this news release and see if you can identify even one single accomplishment.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Obama's Misplaced Mideast Optimism
By Daniel Pipes @ 11:45 AM :: 7294 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

But the Middle East teaches caution; much will probably go wrong in Libya and Iraq. Obama, I predict, will rue his rash boasts.

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Monday, October 24, 2011
Obama's Iraq Failure
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:58 PM :: 9923 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Obama's announcement last week that American troops in Iraq will return by the end of the year is a result of a serious Obama Administration failure that will undermine U.S. security interests in the Middle East

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Thursday, October 20, 2011
The End of Qadhafi
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 5729 Views :: World News, Family

Former Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi is dead from wounds he suffered during his capture near his hometown of Sirte, according to Reuters reports.

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Thursday, October 20, 2011
China Cancels Honolulu Flights, Abercrombie calls Asia trip "extremely productive"
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 9111 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“It was an extremely productive trip that will benefit Hawai'i as we look to strengthen our economy,” Governor Abercrombie said.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Horizon Lines Avoids Bankruptcy, But Delisted by NYSE
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 16546 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Horizon Lines completed a complicated $652.8 million refinancing that saves the largest U.S. domestic ocean carrier from bankruptcy and will leave bondholders with most of the company's stock. 

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Update: Charles Djou in Afghanistan
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 12247 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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Monday, October 17, 2011
Ideology Yes, Hawaii No: Hirono Votes Against S. Korea Free Trade
By Congress.org @ 11:19 PM :: 11810 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act - Vote Passed (278-151, 4 Not Voting)

The House passed this trade agreement with South Korea. The Senate approved the bill later in the day and the president is expected to sign it into law.  (Hirono voted NO.)

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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Kalapa: The Trouble with Borrowing is Repaying the Loan
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 1:42 AM :: 9896 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The bulk of the $14 trillion debt the nation has borrowed is from other nations.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Obama's Failure to Confront the Iranian Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:35 AM :: 6451 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Yesterday, America learned that Iran conspired to launch a terrorist attack in Washington, D.C., with a planned assassination of the Saudi ambassador and bomb attacks on the Saudi and Israeli embassies.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Iranian Assassination Plot Busted
By IPT News @ 2:05 AM :: 7572 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Two men have been charged in what law enforcement officials say was a bombing plot in the United States approved by senior members Iran's Revolutionary Guard Quds Force.

The plot targeted the Saudi ambassador to the United States for assassination and may have included other targets including the Israeli embassy,...

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Abercrombie, HTA Leave Tokyo
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 9271 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Abercrombie and officials from the Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA) ... met with representatives of various Japanese agencies that are key partners in the visitor industry.

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Monday, October 10, 2011
Obama Sends South Korea Free Trade Agreement to Congress
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:43 PM :: 9358 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

it's vitally important to quickly enact the three pending U.S. trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. These FTAs have been sitting on the President's desk since 2007 for no good reason. President Obama has finally made them a priority by sending them to Congress last Monday night....

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Friday, October 7, 2011
Just back from Paris, Abercrombie flees to Japan
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 8539 Views :: Energy, Environment, World News, Family

Abercrombie will travel to Asia from October 9 – 21, 2011 ....

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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs and American Exceptionalism
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 7510 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Steve Jobs, who died yesterday at the too-young age of 56, was a living refutation of all what liberals constantly tell us about our country ....

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Back to the Future: Hilo Girl leads 12 Army Cooks replacing 84 Contractors in Iraq
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 10059 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

As the United States Army's mission in Iraq winds down, soldiers find themselves giving up progressively more of their creature comforts. At Contingency Operating Station Garry Owen, Iraq, Soldiers from 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division are “getting lean” in preparation for that day.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011
The Inside Story Behind the Awlaki Assassination
By IPT News @ 1:29 AM :: 8177 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

U.S. intelligence officials, aware of other planned attacks, had arrested several Muslim American converts who returned here after "studying" in the Sudan....

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Friday, September 30, 2011
For Sale Cheap: One Slightly Used Honolulu Rail Contractor
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 14324 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Orsi said Sept. 20 that there were no parties in advanced talks to buy AnsaldoBreda and that the unit’s newly appointed CEO, Maurizio Manfellotto, is working on an updated business plan.

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Friday, September 30, 2011
US Born Al-Qaeda Bosses Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan Reported Dead in Yemen
By IPT News @ 12:24 PM :: 7417 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

American-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed Friday by a U.S. airstrike in Yemen, administration officials say.

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Friday, September 30, 2011
Covering Half the World from Ft Shafter
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 AM :: 13065 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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Friday, September 30, 2011
Berg pushes for China Visa Waiver
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 11649 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“The recent inclusion of the Republic of Korea in the Visa Waiver resulted in double number of visitor arrivals from Korea,” said Councilman Tom Berg....

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Time for Action on Pakistan
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:55 AM :: 6805 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

...Mullen declared that the military intelligence service of this supposed U.S. partner is directing the Haqqani network, a militant group responsible for attacks on Americans, including the 20-hour assault on the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, that left 27 dead....

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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Full Text: Netanyahu calls out UN “theater of the absurd”
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 5963 Views :: World News, Family

(The UN) doesn't only cast Israel as the villain; it often casts real villains in leading roles: Gadhafi's Libya chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights; Saddam's Iraq headed the UN Committee on Disarmament. 

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Saturday, September 24, 2011
APEC Hint for Realtors: Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 12366 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Obama Falling Short on Israel
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:03 PM :: 8067 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The President's words yesterday come after nearly three years of being weak on Israel, failing to condemn those who threaten the country's existence, and failing to draw a distinction between a freedom-loving nation and those who seek to wipe it off the map.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 13105 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“If something goes haywire, say so.” – Sen Dan Inouye, August 25, 2011

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Sunday, September 18, 2011
Peak Oil Debunked
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 10067 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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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Friday, September 16, 2011
Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 AM :: 16758 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Al Gore treated the globe to “24 Hours of Reality” Wednesday and Thursday, but before the finale, Mother Nature stepped in with a show of her own.

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Friday, September 16, 2011
Economist: Hawaii Wilderness Cult pursues Impossible Return to Pre-Human Existence
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 AM :: 10296 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
South Korea Free Trade: All Talk, No Action from Obama
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:05 AM :: 10201 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Obama has refused to submit the agreements until the House goes further and re-authorizes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) at the 2009 stimulus spending levels. Pre-2009 TAA is still in place to assist workers who lose their job as a result of foreign competition.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Terror's Evolving Threat: The Al-Qaida Network in 2011
By IPT News @ 12:24 PM :: 7817 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Weakened militarily and ignored in the mostly peaceful Arab Spring revolutions, the organization, they say, is becoming irrelevant....

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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Hawaii, Maui, Kauai: Stop And Remember 7AM Sunday 9-11-11
By @ 12:01 AM :: 12586 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, DHHL, Maui County, Energy, National News, Family

The remembrance calls for governments and businesses, houses of worship, railways, fire and police departments, and others to ring bells and sound sirens for one minute on Sunday, Sept. 11, starting at 7:00 am Hawai'i Standard Time (1:00 pm EDT). Members of the public are asked to cease activity during that minute and reflect upon the events of 10 years ago.

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Friday, September 9, 2011
Charles Djou leaves for Afghanistan
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:36 PM :: 12548 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Fast and Furious Scandal Continues
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 7446 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

A U.S. government gun-trafficking investigation gone horribly wrong has resulted in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol officer, some 2,000 firearms in the hands of criminals, and the dismissal of a 24-year veteran law enforcement official. This is the story of Fast and Furious....

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Monday, August 29, 2011
The Right Strategy to Fight Terrorism
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:33 PM :: 7633 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

...Since September 11, 2001, at least 40 Islamist-inspired terror plots aimed at the United States have been thwarted....

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Monday, August 29, 2011
Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran
By Selected News Articles @ 7:30 PM :: 9793 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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
Wind Power Is Dying
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 AM :: 9534 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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
Battleship Missouri to Commemorate 66th Anniversary of Japanese Surrender
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 13084 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The Battleship Missouri Memorial will commemorate the 66th anniversary of the end of World War II with a free ceremony on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, from 8 to 9 a.m., on the Mighty Mo’s forward main deck. 

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Thursday, August 25, 2011
NYT: Anti-GMO Myths don’t hold up to Scientific Scrutiny
By NCPA @ 9:48 PM :: 9009 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. These crop modification methods are not dangerous.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Son of Hamas: Ex-Terrorist to Speak at Aiea Church
By Andrew Walden @ 10:58 PM :: 7510 Views :: Maui County, World News, Family

Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of terrorist Hamas founder and leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, will be speaking at Calvary Chapel Honolulu, 98-1016 Komo Mai Drive, Aiea -- Wednesday at 630PM.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Rail: Sumitomo will not Appeal, Stands Ready to take Ansaldo's place
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 12070 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

As the only qualified offeror, SCOA’s decision not to appeal should in no way be interpreted as loss of interest. To the contrary, SCOA will remain ready to fulfill its commitments should the City not be able to proceed with Ansaldo due to any problems that might prevent them from fulfilling their offer.

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Monday, August 22, 2011
Heritage: What's Next in Libya
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:11 PM :: 6916 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The Administration’s short-sighted effort to score a quick and easy military victory over Qadhafi’s regime failed to end the threat to civilians in “days not weeks,” as President Barack Obama promised. The administration now must scramble to develop and implement a long term strategy for a post-Qadhafi Libya.

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Monday, August 22, 2011
Can Abercrombie Administration impose Billions in Carbon Fees without Legislative Vote?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:02 AM :: 15868 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

What does a worn out and debunked fraud scheme do when it has exhausted its welcome around the world? It comes to Hawaii, of course.

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Sunday, August 21, 2011
VIDEO: Rebels take center of Tripoli, Gaddafi regime collapses
By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 10453 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Ghaddafi is/was the fourth-largest shareholder of Honolulu Rail contractor Ansaldo.  It appears that Ghaddafi's Libyan Investment Authority is undergoing a change in management ....

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Saturday, August 20, 2011
China Threatening U.S. Space Superiority
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:54 PM :: 7057 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

...as NASA sends its shuttles to museums, China is making great strides in its space program—with preparations under way for the launch of a Chinese spacelab in the next few weeks....

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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Hertiage: Never Quit
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:26 PM :: 7002 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

We must remember how we stood as a nation with a shared purpose and intensity on September 12, 2001 and in the days following. That collective and eternal vigilance is still essential. Never quit.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Trains Helped Kill the Greek Economy – They’ll Kill Hawaii’s too
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:05 PM :: 12159 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

“Some years back a Greek finance minister, fed up with his country's waste and extravagance claimed that he could save money by shutting down the national railway and driving around its passengers in taxis.”

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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Restoring Courage: Hawaii Stands with Israel August 24
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 16017 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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Thursday, August 4, 2011
UANI Calls on Japanese Conglomerate Hitachi to End Its Business in Iran
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 7156 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

On Thursday, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) called on Japanese high technology conglomerate Hitachi to end its business in Iran. Hitachi maintains an active presence in Iran, having provided Iran with gas turbines and induction motors used in its oil and gas sector.

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Monday, July 18, 2011
Study looks at Perceptions of Child Abuse and Neglect in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:27 AM :: 7791 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics

A new unprecedented statewide research survey on child abuse and neglect in Hawai‘i reveals that child abuse is a pervasive and serious issue. Nearly 40% of residents know a victim of child abuse, 9% say they experienced abuse themselves, and 80% of residents think child abuse is a major problem in society. 

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