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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Federal Correctional Officer Charged with Sexual Abuse of Detainee
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 4909 Views
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... according to indictment, on five occasions between September 23, 2011 and December 8, 2011, Seaman engaged in illegal sexual acts with a detainee at FDC ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Three Convicted in Looting of Am Samoa Non-Profit
By News Release @ 1:13 AM :: 7624 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The case arose from allegations of theft and fraud at a now-defunct nonprofit legal services corporation in American Samoa called the U’una’i Legal Services Corporation (ULSC). ULSC was the only nonprofit organization in American Samoa that was dedicated to providing free legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual abuse.
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Listening Sessions for Ocean Resources Management Plan
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 6114 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Scheduled as follows, open house starts at 5:30 p.m. with formal presentation to start at 6:30 p.m....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Court Rules LUC Violated Developer's Civil Rights
By Robert Thomas @ 12:17 AM :: 8943 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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DW Aina Lea Dev. LLC v. State of Hawaii Land Use Comm'n, No. 11--1-0112K ....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases $34.2 Million for CIP
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 6442 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $34.2 million for various Capital Improvement Projects ....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Jo Ann Uchida Takeuchi DCCA Deputy Director
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 6680 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the recent appointment of Jo Ann Uchida Takeuchi as deputy director of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). She fills the vacancy left by Everett Kaneshige....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Case: Hirono Cherrypicks Debates With Least Exposure
By Ed Case @ 9:19 PM :: 4749 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"The campaign's real slogan is: 'No Debates; Just Watch My Commercials'.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Jobs? Hanabusa Votes Against Tax Cut for 97% of Hawaii’s Employers
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:41 PM :: 10273 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I'm glad to see this small business bill pass the House, with the support of 18 Democrats, and disappointed that Congresswoman Hanabusa voted against it," stated Former Congressman Charles K. Djou....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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US Energy Dep't: 300 Open Criminal Investigations of Green Energy Scammers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:32 PM :: 7536 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...government waste, fraud and abuse isn't limited to just one agency. Look no further than the Department of Energy (DOE) whose inspector general said yesterday that he's overseeing 250 to 300 open criminal investigations....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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HB425 Opens Door to Natural Gas, Mandates Diversity of Fossil Fuel Energy Sources
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 6297 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the public utilities commission shall consider the costs and benefits of a diverse fossil fuel portfolio and of maximizing the efficiency of all electric utility assets to lower and stabilize the cost of electricity....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Legislators Voting to Release 1,100 Criminals on Streets of Hawaii
By Rep Barbara Marumoto @ 9:08 PM :: 8574 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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This "early release bill" amends current state law in a manner that can affect neighborhood security. With 1100 inmates released in the first 3 years of the program, there will be some recidivism, some crimes and many victims....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Save Kakaako: Rally to Stop HB2819
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 10244 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Saturday, April 21 9AM at Kaka‘ako Gateway Park
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Hanabusa Scores $284,000 in special interest money
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:46 PM :: 6259 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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DoE Announces Public School Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 6406 Views :: Energy, Environment
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2012 graduation dates, times, and sites for Hawaii's regular public, charter, and adult community schools ....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Barack Obama Sr Brought to America by Harry Belafonte
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 PM :: 21162 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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U.S. and British officials were deeply suspicious of this outfit, observing that the AASF – though backed by singer (ands Communist Party member) Harry Belafonte and actor Sidney Poitier – had links to a Kenyan nationalist leader….
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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BoE Unanimously Approves Teacher Evaluation Policies
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 6153 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) today unanimously approved three policies related to performance evaluation systems for teachers and principals....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Obama's New Gas Price Scapegoat
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:02 PM :: 5503 Views :: National News, Ethics
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High gas prices are not a president's friend, especially in an election year, so it's not surprising that President Barack Obama is trying his darndest to shift the blame for record-high fuel prices onto something other than his failed energy policies....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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Unspeakable arrogance and Hawaii's environmental laws
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 6536 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...these laws were passed primarily to restrain politicians from being reckless with public resources, not to restrain the private sector....
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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Challenge to Democratic Party Bosses: Laura Thielen Launches State Senate Campaign
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 9147 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“Voters have a legal right to choose who represents them,” Thielen said. “A small group in a Party cannot secretly and arbitrarily veto that choice. I am a member of the Democratic Party. Hawaii law allows me to run for public office as a democratic candidate.”
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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Taxmageddon: What Tax Day Could Feel Like in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:42 PM :: 6977 Views :: National News, Ethics
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American households can expect to face an average tax increase of $3,800 ... 70 percent of Taxmageddon's impact will fall directly on low-income and middle-income families, leaving them with $346 billion less to spend.
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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No Natural Gas for Hawaii with Jones Act Ships
By Michael Hansen @ 8:20 PM :: 11179 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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There are no Jones Act ships available to transport the LNG from the contiguous United States or Alaska to Hawaii. No deep draft LNG carrier has been built in a U.S. shipyard for at least 30 years....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Djou Outlines Strategy for Congressional Race
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:11 PM :: 11557 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The congressional district has improved significantly through redistricting with the addition of 10,000 new voters in Kapolei, an area that trends Republican and was the only state house district carried by Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona in 2010....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Malulani Hospital seeks Mainland Partner
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 10545 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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We have spoken with two Oahu based hospitals and have not been able to come to an agreement with them at this time....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Bishop at Vatican, Prays for Courage to Defend Religious Liberty
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 11787 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Bishops from California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah began their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican with prayers for courage in defending religious freedom and in sharing faith in the risen Lord.
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Dalai Lama Slams Beijing for Burnings
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 PM :: 14653 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Tibet's spiritual leader says China's 'totalitarian' policies sparked Tibetan self-immolations....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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How America Spends Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty -- and Fails
By NCPA @ 12:42 PM :: 5158 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Forty-eight years after President Johnson declared war on poverty, the number of poor people in the United States remains stubbornly high....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Tax Gimmicks, Tax Doom
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:18 PM :: 5238 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Senate could vote today on the gimmicky distraction known as the Buffett Rule ....
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Monday, April 16, 2012 |
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Honolulu TEA Party Rally April 16
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 9996 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The 4th annual Honolulu Tea Party Tax Rally will be held on Monday, April 16, from 4-7 p.m at the Hawaii State Capitol....
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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Ed Week: Hawaii in Biggest Trouble, Feds Have Good Reason to Revoke Race to the Top
By Selected News Articles @ 7:10 PM :: 6966 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- HSTA: “You Cannot Expect Better Results”
- Inouye, Akaka, Hirono, Hanabusa: "Hawaii is making Significant Progress"
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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UH: Hawaii Physician Shortage Could Grow from 600 to 1600
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6585 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (AHEC) has established a database of actively practicing non-military physicians in Hawaii....
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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SB3010: Sierra Club Threatens to Sue over Environmental Exemptions
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 6546 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This bill blatantly violates several constitutional protections, such as protection of Hawaii’s streams and consideration of cultural impacts. If passed, litigation may be inevitable.
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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Lingle to Focus on Comprehensive Tax Reform
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 8270 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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I will advocate for meaningful, comprehensive tax reform that brings down the rate for all taxpayers while retaining the most important deductions such as the mortgage interest and charitable contributions. Through these reforms, we will actually collect more revenue with a much broader tax base ....
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Sunday, April 15, 2012 |
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Zenith Reached in Earmarking of Unrelated Fund Sources
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:51 AM :: 5890 Views :: Energy, Environment
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One of the reasons why there is growing taxpayer cynicism about the work of lawmakers is the earmarking of revenues for specific programs which in many respects has little relationship to the source of the funding....
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Saturday, April 14, 2012 |
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Mazie Brings "Mr Fannie Mae" to Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 10562 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In the same week that Gov. Linda Lingle hosted Sen. Susan Collins, one of the nation’s most bipartisan leaders, Mazie Hirono has opted to campaign with Congressman Barney Frank - the poster child for the hyper-partisanship in Washington, D.C....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Adrianne Heely Appointed Maui Judge
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 8842 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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Heely is currently a deputy corporation counsel for the County of Maui. She was also a former deputy public defender on both Maui and Oahu and a litigation associate at the law firms of Ashford & Wriston, Hisaka Goto Yoshida Cosgrove & Ching, and the Law Offices of Frank K. Goto Jr....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Hawaii Economic Performance Ranks 15th, Economic Outlook 46th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:50 PM :: 8331 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The annual Rich States Poor States report is out. Hawaii ranks 15th for economic performance and 46th for economic outlook.
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Hawaii Youth Link Assisted Suicide to Teen Suicide
By Letters to the Editor @ 8:16 PM :: 11886 Views :: Education K-12, Life
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Hawaii ranks number one with the highest prevalence of high school students who have considered suicide. How can we prevent and discourage teen suicides if we pass legislation condoning ending one’s life ....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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SB2341: Would Allow Overnight Accommodations on Maui Ag Land
By Video @ 7:51 PM :: 10658 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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DOA (Department of Agriculture) concerned that overnight accommodations would dramatically alter concept of agricultural tourism as originally intended and could cause agricultural tourism to be primary, rather than secondary, land use....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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SB2394: Would Allow Condemnation of Private Property to Bail Out Mortgage lenders
By Video @ 7:21 PM :: 5065 Views
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Rep. Yamane asked AG: Q: Wouldn't condemnation be allowed, for public purposes, since we buy distressed property? A: Eminent domain is for real property. There are problems with using eminent domain for personal property. Mortgages, we consider, are more personal property....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Thielen, Rivere, Ward Rip SB755 Environmental Exemptions
By Video @ 7:03 PM :: 6655 Views :: Energy, Environment
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OEQC further noted that this measure is unnecessary and because of its ambiguities, omissions and conflicting purposes will cause confusion in the manner in which Chapter 343 is interpreted and administered, which would as a result, lead to an increase in future lawsuits against the State....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Hawaii Shippers Council Outlines Jones Act Reform Proposals
By Michael Hansen @ 6:48 PM :: 15937 Views :: Jones Act
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The NTJAR initiative would exempt just the Jones Act noncontiguous domestic trades – Alaska, Guam, Hawaii and Puerto Rico – from the U.S.-Build requirement of the Jones Act and only for large self-propelled oceangoing ships....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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North Korea's Rogue Missile Launch
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 11075 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Jong-un "is more likely than his father Kim Jong-il to miscalculate during a crisis, unaware that Seoul is more likely to retaliate to a military clash than in the past."
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Case: Hirono Now Ducking 10 Debate Invitations
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 6484 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Ed Case has accepted ten Senate debate/joint appearance invitations from media and community organizations across Hawaii, while his opponent, U. S. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, has accepted none ....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Public Access TV Relegated to Digital Siberia
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 10550 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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On Wednesday, April 4, the naked truth behind this land grab was revealed at the State of Hawaii Cable Advisory Committee hearing in Oahu. The members, made up of appointees from each county, did not like what they saw. Let’s just call it, Oceanic Time Warner’s dirty little secret....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Makers of Promotional Products Rally to Defense of Rail
By News Release @ 1:24 PM :: 10183 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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In order for government agencies such as Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit Administration (HART) ... to be effective, they must first keep the lines of communications open to the citizens they serve.... Promotional products are an integral part of this process....
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Friday, April 13, 2012 |
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Am Samoa Congressman Travels Through Ethics Loophole
By Selected News Articles @ 12:34 AM :: 3068 Views
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His trips there are allowed under a half-century-old law called the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. The post-Abramoff 2007 law that tightened congressional travel rules did not cover these MECEA trips....
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Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
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HB 108: Dog Fighting OK, Dog Breeding Illegal
By Selected News Articles @ 11:24 PM :: 6799 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Days after the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor replaced anti-dogfighting language from a House bill designed to deter dogfighting with a broad range of regulations for dog breeders and pet stores, the Hawaii State Senate is expected to vote on the new measure ....
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