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Friday, December 5, 2014
Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes'
By News Release @ 5:22 AM :: 8005 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Taxes

"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Rep Ward: Is Governor Ige supporting Republican Issues?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 6:39 PM :: 7338 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

"We listened, and we heard an open invitation to work with Governor Ige on legislative issues...."

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Full Text: Lt Gov. Tsutsui Inaugural Speech
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 6560 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians

May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....

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Monday, December 1, 2014
Rep Gene Ward Interviews Gov Waihee
By Video @ 10:34 PM :: 6998 Views :: Akaka Bill, Politicians

Representative Gene Ward speaks with John David Waiheʻe III  who served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994....

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Saturday, November 22, 2014
Hawaii political action committee under fire for non-disclosure
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:33 AM :: 6636 Views :: Ethics, Politicians

Hawaii’s state campaign spending commissioners want the Honolulu city prosecutor to investigate a case brought by former Gov. Ben Cayetano against Pacific Resource Partnership’s political action committee....

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Video: Kelii Akina Interviews Senator Sam Slom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:43 AM :: 5011 Views :: Politicians

State Senator Sam Slom is interviewed by Keali’i Akina on the November 10 edition of “Think Tech Hawaii”....

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Monday, November 17, 2014
Punahou Thanks David Ige for His Financial Contributions
By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 AM :: 8376 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians

Does this mean the Ige administration will break from the HSTA and propose a publicly funded voucher program so we can all give taxpayer money to private schools?

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 6259 Views :: Politicians, Small Business

...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....

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Friday, November 7, 2014
David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future”
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 7683 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians

"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."

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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Keli'i Akina: Anatomy of an OHA Campaign
By Video @ 2:46 PM :: 9007 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA, Politicians

Although Dr. Akina did not win the seat, he garnered more than 92,000 votes, which is approximately one vote for every four persons who voted in the Hawaii General Election....

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
While change sweeps country, Hawaii remains the same
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:45 PM :: 7222 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

While voters across the country handed Republicans control of the U.S. Senate and expanded their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives, virtually nothing changed  for Hawaii....

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Monday, November 3, 2014
HBO Video: In Hawaii 'Conflict of Interest' Means 'Not a Conflict of Interest'
By Video @ 8:16 AM :: 6762 Views :: Ethics, Politicians

Joe Souki makes Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ....

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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Charles Djou Announces 30-Day Plan
By Rep Charles Djou @ 1:31 PM :: 7130 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians

...if we are honored to win this race, in our first 30 days in office, I will....

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Sunday, November 2, 2014
OHA Trustee Rowena Akana: Hawaiian Nation Not for Asians or Haole
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 10738 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA, Politicians

She disputes Keli'i Akina's call for racial inclusiveness....

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Saturday, November 1, 2014
No New Taxes? Ige Refuses to Answer Questions About Broken Promise
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 6425 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

Ige comes under increasing scrutiny for supporting tax hikes while misleading attacks on Duke Aiona fall apart....

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Saturday, November 1, 2014
Lawsuit Seeks Removal of Schatz from Office
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 11784 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Judiciary, Office of Elections, Politicians

...the election being conducted by Defendant Nago and the State of Hawaii Office of Elections is unconstitutional under the Seventeenth Amendment....

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Friday, October 31, 2014
Panos: Next Governor Should Focus on Transportation, Energy
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 7:48 PM :: 8513 Views :: Energy, Politicians, Rail

The renewable mandates make Hawaii more unaffordable and the mothballed interisland cable is yet another boondoggle....

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Friday, October 31, 2014
Photo: Ige's Broken No New Taxes Pledge
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 7764 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

Why did David Ige sign Grover Norquist's pledge not to raise taxes only to break it later? He's not the only one....

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Thursday, October 30, 2014
No New Taxes? Ige Broke Promise
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 7491 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

David Ige Once Promised Hawaii Taxpayers He Wouldn't Raise Their Taxes, Then Promptly Broke It....

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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Fact: Takai Voted for Pension Tax Twice
By Rep Barbara Marumoto @ 5:35 PM :: 7405 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

Takai actually ran a TV commercial claiming he opposed the pension tax “every time.”  This is false and Takai knows it....

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Schatz Proposes 66% Tax Rate for Self-Employed
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 7495 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

...a tax that has been described as the largest tax increase in U.S. history....

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Video: The Truth About Abortion and Duke Aiona
By Video @ 3:29 AM :: 6220 Views :: Politicians

...the Aloha state should not be lead by those who want gain by invoking FEAR, but by leaders who can cast a vision and implement a plan that brings HOPE to our islands....

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Djou Hits Takai on Pension Tax in Latest Commercial
By Video @ 6:55 PM :: 6537 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

Takai voted to raid the state retirement fund and to institute a pension tax....

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Cayetano Blames One Party System for Low Turnout
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 11688 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections, Politicians, Republican Party
“The Democrats who run against each other are pretty much on the same side on social issues, so it just comes down who has greater resources and who is more popular.”
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
American Samoa--Mistaken About Faleomavaega?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 8719 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians

...Faleomavaega neither resigned nor retired and finally has returned home just a few days short of a year after his medical evacuation last October....

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Monday, October 27, 2014
VIDEO: David Ige 2.0 Event Highlights Record Of Failed Policies
By Video @ 4:18 AM :: 7522 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians, Taxes

Senator Ige Leaves Door Open For More Excise Taxes, Jokes About Hot School Crisis....

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Sunday, October 26, 2014
VIDEO: Ige Voted to Approve Furlough Fridays
By Video @ 8:48 PM :: 10940 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, Labor, Politicians

...Furlough Fridays, as they ACTUALLY happened, including David Ige's role....

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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Ige's Pihana: Which Came First the Crony or the Capitalist?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 11789 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Tax Credits

...it almost worked, until Goldman Sachs taught them all the meaning of "preferred stock"....

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Sunday, October 26, 2014
Goliath is Desperate
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 9711 Views :: Economy, Politicians, Cost of Living

... it’s one of the reasons that Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the nation ....

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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Hawaii Medical Association Endorses Djou
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 6386 Views :: Health Care, Politicians

"Hawaii's medical doctors understand the need to reform healthcare in America the right way and I am honored to earn their support," commented Djou....

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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Ige on Defense as Campaign Enters Final 10 Days
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 5375 Views :: Politicians

With just 10 days left, the race is a dead heat and Senator Ige is on defense....

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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Voters want to expel former Hawaii House speaker
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:43 PM :: 5557 Views :: Politicians

House Speaker Joe Souki has refused a request to expel former House Speaker Calvin Say....

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Friday, October 24, 2014
Djou $416K Cash on Hand With 20 Days to Go
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 5088 Views :: Politicians

...Barbara Marumoto, Campaign Manager, issued the following statement on Team Djou's congressional campaign's Pre-General FEC report....

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Friday, October 24, 2014
Takai ‘Can’t Carry the Cooler’ for Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 5099 Views :: Politicians

... how can we expect him to juggle pressing issues ....

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Friday, October 24, 2014
Djou: It Will Be Close and We Can Win
By Rep Charles Djou @ 2:22 PM :: 5065 Views :: Politicians

With just 11 days until the election, the race is tied at 47% to 47%....

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Friday, October 24, 2014
VIDEO: Takai has spent over a decade trying to raise taxes on just about everything
By Video @ 1:33 PM :: 6459 Views :: Politicians, Taxes

Mark Takai has spent over a decade trying to raise taxes on just about everything....

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Thursday, October 23, 2014
RGA Poll: Ige 39% - Aiona 36%
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 7877 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party

...RGA poll shows 11% of voters still undecided, it is an open race....

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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Lower Cost of Living? Ige Proposes Higher Prices
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 6239 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living

Instead Of Offering Solutions To Lower Costs, Ige Proposes Making Downtown Parking Cost $500....

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Aiona Campaign Releases Policy Roadmap
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 6919 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living
“I have a dream that one day Hawai‘i will be a place where future generations can live, work and play without the highest cost of living in the country.”
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Students Now Facing More Cuts, Higher Costs Under Ige's Budget Leadership
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 6581 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians

The Department of Education announced today that it will need additional emergency funding in order to avoid cutting bus routes and increasing the cost of school lunches....

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
VIDEO: Tsutsui on Ige's Lack of Interest in Neighbor Islands
By Video @ 8:32 PM :: 5274 Views :: Politicians

...Ige admitted he rarely visited the neighbor islands before he decided to run for Governor....

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Ige on Housing? More of the Same
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 6994 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living

David Ige Offers The Same Policies Of The Last Four Years While Housing Costs Soar....

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
“Few Major Policy Differences” Between Ige And Abercrombie
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 4990 Views :: Politicians

Ige Has Failed To Offer A Different Policy Vision While Hawaii Families Demand Change....

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
VIDEO: We're Worried About Brian
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 5436 Views :: Politicians
Where are the debates in the U.S. Senate Race for Hawaii?
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
Washington Post Debunks Takai Campaign Commercial
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 5567 Views :: Politicians

...read an editorial from the liberal-leaning Washington Post to understand how irresponsible Takai's position really is....

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Friday, October 17, 2014
Army Officer Files IG Complaint Against Mark Takai
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 14239 Views :: Ethics, Military, Politicians

Hawaii resident Ben White flies home from Korea to support Inspector General Complaint against Mark Takai for “violations of privacy” and “abuse of rank”....

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Thursday, October 16, 2014
VIDEO: Cam Cavasso in his own Words
By Video @ 9:25 PM :: 4752 Views :: Politicians

It's an in-depth and engrossing look at the man behind the candidate....

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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Hawaii Family Advocates Releases 2014 General Election Endorsements
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 7658 Views :: Family, Politicians

HFA endorses these candidates for this election only....

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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Health Care: Ige’s Epic Disaster
By Video @ 2:24 PM :: 6045 Views :: Health Care, Politicians

Hawaii Health Connector and more ....

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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Keoki Kerr: "It Clearly Wasn't David Ige's Night"
By Video @ 2:14 PM :: 5994 Views :: Politicians

...he admitted he never traveled much to the neighbor islands until the last year when he started running for governor....

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