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Saturday, June 2, 2018
Conservative Forum of Hawaii Closes Books After Decade of Activity
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 3581 Views :: TEA Party

...We punched above our weight in public exposure and hopefully did some good in spreading the Conservative gospel of freedom and liberty....

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Sunday, February 4, 2018
After Winning Suit Against IRS, Maui TEA Party Dissolves
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 5435 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party

...The IRS intimidation definitely had a negative effect on our local group, squelching participation....

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Thursday, October 26, 2017
IRS Admits Harassment of Maui TEA Party Group, Apologizes
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 7041 Views :: Ethics, Taxes, TEA Party

...In Proposed Settlement, IRS Admits Wrongdoing, Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party and Conservative Groups....

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Maui Monsanto Rep Cancels Speaking Engagement Over Safety Concerns
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 6000 Views :: TEA Party, GMOs

...anti-GMO activists were planning to protest and disrupt our meeting....

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Thursday, June 19, 2014
IRS Destroyed Hard Drive Lois Lerner Used at Time of Tea Party Targeting
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:19 PM :: 5077 Views :: Ethics, TEA Party

...Lois Lerner’s missing emails are likely gone forever because the Internal Revenue Service destroyed the hard drive....

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Missing IRS emails outrage targeted Hawaii tea party leaders
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:00 PM :: 6683 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party

Hawaii TEA party leaders are outraged over the news the IRS has lost emails of its former director, Lois Lerner, during a critical time when the agency admitted to targeting conservative groups....

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
IRS Commissioner Subpoenaed to Testify on Lois Lerner’s ‘Lost’ Emails
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:20 PM :: 5371 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

He had been told “they’re there” by no less than IRS Commissioner John Koskinen himself....

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Friday, May 23, 2014
IRS Holds Off -- for Now -- on Rules to Restrict Political Groups
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:25 AM :: 6764 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party

Yesterday, the IRS announced it would hold off until next year on new rules that would have restricted the activities of nonprofit groups....

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Thursday, May 15, 2014
New IRS Revelations – and What the Obama Administration Is Doing Behind the Scenes
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:03 PM :: 6377 Views :: National News, Taxes, TEA Party

...the Obama administration lied when it tried to pin the scandal on IRS employees in an Ohio branch office....

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Thursday, May 15, 2014
New Documents Show IRS HQ Control of Tea Party Targeting
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 4135 Views :: TEA Party

Documents also Reveal Unusual Pressure from Key Democrat Senator to Target Conservatives....

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Monday, April 21, 2014
No New Taxes! Maui County Budget Hearing April 24
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 7354 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, TEA Party
County Budget Hearing
April 24th, 6pm, County Council Chamber, Wailuku
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Will IRS Targeting Send Someone to Jail?
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:57 AM :: 7088 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party

...criminal activities, including “violating taxpayers’ constitutional rights,” “misleading investigators,” and “exposing private taxpayer information”....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
IRS: It will take 'years' to produce tea party targeting emails
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 PM :: 4600 Views :: TEA Party

...pushing it beyond this year's congressional elections....

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Monday, March 10, 2014
Maui: Hawai'i Free Press Editor to Speak
By News Release @ 7:24 PM :: 5081 Views :: TEA Party

...Thursday, March 13th, starting 6:30 PM....

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Friday, February 21, 2014
Inside the IRS Corruption Scandal
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:07 PM :: 5258 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

IRS officials admitted that groups with conservative leanings, especially with the words “tea party” or “patriot” in their names, had been targeted....

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Sunday, February 2, 2014
ACU Chair Al Cardenas to Speak at Maui TEA Party Event
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 6355 Views :: Maui County, TEA Party

... at Grace Bible Church, 635 South Hina Avenue, Kahului on Friday, February 7th, 2014 starting at 5:30 PM....

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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Lerner’s out at IRS, but Hawaii tea parties still want answers
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:00 PM :: 6913 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party

She was angered when she got an inquiry from the IRS in 2012 demanding she provide detailed information on Honolulu tea party activities, materials, pictures, videos, names of speakers and attendees, as well as copies and recordings of speeches made during events....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Supporting small business and free enterprise on Maui
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 7182 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, TEA Party

TEA Party Maui's September monthly meeting this coming Thursday, September 12th,  2013, starting 6:30 PM at the Kalama Heights Retirement Community....

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Monday, September 2, 2013
Maui TEA Party Backs Hillsdale College Hawaiian Liberty Scholarship Fund
By News Release @ 11:43 AM :: 5818 Views :: Higher Education, TEA Party

$178,250 in matching funds for a scholarship which would provide full tuition for a deserving student from Hawaii....

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Monday, July 8, 2013
FBI Still Hasn't Contacted IRS-Targeted Hawaii Tea Party Groups About Investigation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:56 AM :: 5373 Views :: TEA Party

"The Director continues to assert that this is a priority for the Bureau, but at this point, there's little evidence to suggest that this probe is on the fast track."

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Friday, June 14, 2013
Tea Party Maui leaders call for special prosecutor to investigate IRS
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:05 PM :: 5579 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

Sen. Sam Slom was the guest speaker at the Tea Party Maui meeting Thursday where Jim Wagoner was elected president of the organization....

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
IRS probes former GOP leader’s ties to Maui Tea Party
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:02 PM :: 4639 Views :: TEA Party

Former Hawaii Republican Party Executive Director Dylan Nonaka has a notable, but certainly not relished, distinction....

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Hawaii TEA Party Groups Sue IRS
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 6538 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party
...six counts arguing the federal government violated the Constitution, federal law, and even its own rules and regulations....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Maui TEA Party Leaders to Testify Before Congress
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 6153 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party

...they are scheduled Wednesday in the Senate Committee and Thursday in the House Committee....

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Consequences for Bad Government Behavior? Sen. Sam Slom to Address Maui TEA Party
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 5766 Views :: First Amendment, TEA Party

...Thursday, June 13th 6PM at Kalama Heights Senior Center, 101 Kanani Rd, in Kihei....

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Saturday, May 18, 2013
IRS to Maui TEA Party: "Provide details of your relationship with Dylan Nonaka"
By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 AM :: 8206 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
Among the questions sent from the National IRS office in Cincinnati was this item referencing Dylan Nonaka....
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Friday, May 10, 2013
IRS Admits Targeting TEA Party Groups—Maui TEA Party Among Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 3:07 PM :: 6838 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS unit that oversees tax-exempt groups, said organizations that included the words "tea party" or "patriot" in their applications for tax-exempt status were singled out for additional reviews....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
TEA Party ‘Mastermind’ to Speak on Maui
By News Release @ 9:52 AM :: 5305 Views :: TEA Party
Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Fellowship Hall at Grace Church, 55 Maka'ena Place in Makawao....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Grassroots Training for Hawaii Conservatives--Sign Up Here
By Dylan Nonaka @ 9:42 PM :: 7713 Views :: Republican Party, TEA Party

The Kahua Group is partnering with the Leadership Institute to provide grassroots training to activist all across the State Feb 16-21.

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Maui, Honolulu: Freedomworks Tour Cancelled
By Selected News Articles @ 5:55 PM :: 8653 Views :: TEA Party

Matt Kibbe, President and CEO of FreedomWorks is speaking January 6-9 at events throughout Hawaii.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
IRS Backs Off, Grants Tax Free Status to Maui TEA Party
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 11528 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party

"...the IRS contacted us today regarding your 501(c)4 application and stated that they are withdrawing the additional questions that they sent to your organization...."

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Monday, February 27, 2012
Is the IRS Attempting to Intimidate Hawaii TEA Parties?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 11532 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party

In January and February of this year, the Internal Revenue Service began sending out letters to various local Tea Parties across the country. Mailed from the same Cincinnati, Ohio IRS office, these letters have reached Tea Parties in Virginia, Hawaii, Ohio, and Texas....

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Monday, January 30, 2012
Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 AM :: 11278 Views :: TEA Party
...a panel discussion focusing on winning school choice in environments where the political landscape is not dominated by conservative voters....
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Restoring Honor: Glenn Beck rallies 500,000 on anniversary of “I have a Dream” speech
By Selected News Articles @ 3:07 PM :: 8940 Views :: TEA Party

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Friday, August 20, 2010
CORRECTION: Maui, Kona TEA Party groups DO NOT back King for Lt Governor
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 14658 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party, TEA Party

The King campaign has retracted its earlier announcement of endorsements from both the Maui and Kona TEA Parties.

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Friday, July 2, 2010
Maui, Big Island TEA Party rallies July 3, 4 and 7
By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 AM :: 10149 Views :: TEA Party

Events in MAKAWAO, HILO, WAIMEA, WAIKOLOA, KONA .... 

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Monday, September 14, 2009
PHOTOS: Hundreds in Hawaii protest Obamacare
By Andrew Walden @ 2:37 PM :: 16091 Views :: Health Care, TEA Party

Photos from rallies in Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Lahaina, Kahului, Lihue . . . . 

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Friday, September 11, 2009
UPDATE -- SIX RALLIES Sept 12 -- Taxed Enough Already? TEA Party Rallies Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Lihue, Lahaina, and Kahului
By Andrew Walden @ 7:17 PM :: 13575 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

Hawaii TEA Party invites everyone to local rallies in solidarity with the National TEA Party March on Washington September 12.  This is our opportunity to speak up against State and Federal Tax increases, the government takeover of health care and the cap and trade carbon tax.    

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Protesters rally against tax increases
By Andrew Walden @ 10:53 PM :: 9948 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

The State legislature was the scene of an anti-tax rally the afternoon of July 14.  Organized by www.OverTaxedHawaii.com 150 people came to denounce the "Barrel Tax" and demand the Democrat-controlled Legislature not override any tax vetoes.

A parallel event occurred along the Hilo Bayfront where 50 protesters gathered. 

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Monday, July 13, 2009
No more taxes: Rally July 14 Honolulu, Hilo
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 2:13 AM :: 10593 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party
  • HONOLULU July 14th 3:00PM Signwaving 3:00PM & RALLY 5:00PM -- "Just say no to Taxes" Rally @ State Capitol
  • HILO July 14th 4PM-6PM Signwaving along Hilo Bayfront at Kamehameha Statue 
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Protesters gather at July 4 T.E.A. Parties across Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 AM :: 15776 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

 

Next protest July 14: Honolulu info>>>www.OvertaxedHawaii.com  and July 14 Hilo 4PM - 6PM Hilo Bayfront signwave 

Advertiser: 7 Hawaii 'tea parties' take aim at spending, increasing tax burden

WHT Kona: Protesters celebrate Fourth with TEA party

check back for updates...

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Friday, July 3, 2009
Taxed Enough Already? Rally July 4 Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Kauai, Maui
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 PM :: 12212 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

All the details and contact info for TEA Party July 4 rallies on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Islands.

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Thursday, April 16, 2009
Hawaii Tea Party Updates: 100s at Capitol, 250 at Kahului, 300 on Big Island
By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 AM :: 16794 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Photos from Hilo and Kona Tea Parties
By Andrew Walden @ 8:54 PM :: 14243 Views :: Taxes, TEA Party

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