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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Ansaldo Debacle: HART, Council, Ariyoshi all Looking at Rail Re-bid
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 8024 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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HART schedules a new review of the Ansaldo deal November 25, the deadline for the contract to be signed ....
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Using Public Services not a Free Lunch
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 3:10 PM :: 7524 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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For years, the real property burden was shifted to businesses, but businesses have to pass the costs onto their customers. When it comes to paying for government, there is no free lunch.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Wind Farms Interfere With Military, Civilian Radar
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 9469 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...wind farms are interfering with military radar, making airplanes disappear from sight on screens and cluttering those same screens with the blade-rotation changes of turbine blades....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Hirono, Hanabusa Say ‘No’ to Balanced Budget Amendment
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 9328 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Earlier today, Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Mazie Hirono voted against a Balanced Budget Amendment. A bi-partisan majority, including 25 Democrats voted to support the measure, H.J. Res. 2, to balance the federal budget, but the measure fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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WSJ: Finmeccanica Rushing to Sell Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 12345 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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...it will set up a partnership for the AnsaldoBreda trainmaking unit in advance of selling the business....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Dillingham DMV employee, driving instructor charged with Selling Drivers Licenses to Illegal Aliens
By News Release @ 11:40 AM :: 8808 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, National News, Ethics
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A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging In Chan Park, 53, of Honolulu, and Paige Teruya, 47, of Waipahu, Hawaii with fraud relating to identification documents....
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Monday, November 14, 2011 |
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Video: Makana, Wearing “Occupy” T-Shirt, Plays Protest Song at APEC Dinner for Obama, World Leaders—Nobody Notices
By Selected News Articles @ 10:56 AM :: 13100 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Obama, Occupy, and the assembled crony capitalists at APEC are enraged that the Super Committee and/or the Republicans may soon cut off their flow of US taxpayer dollars.
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Monday, November 14, 2011 |
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Tim Lussier elected Hawai‘i Pacific Univ Student Body President
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 7540 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Lussier is currently serving as Communications Director for Charles Djou for Congress.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 |
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Detroit-based Website Takes Aim at Honolulu GOP Treasurer over ties to Radcliffe, Gambling
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 8075 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Anonymous Detroit-based website “The Verifiable Truth” (TVT), in a series of articles posted last week, is taking aim at the connections between Honolulu County GOP Treasurer Liz Hata-Watanabe and gaming lobbyist John Radcliffe.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 |
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Duke Aiona to speak on “A life of service”
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 7997 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“A Life of Service” Q&A with James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr. Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Saturday, November 12, 2011 |
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APEC: Sopogy, Traffic and other Embarrassments
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:04 AM :: 7928 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...SOPOGY at APEC's "See It" Exhibit at the Hawaii Convention Center. What an embarrassment! Not only they are not making energy at a cost effective rate they are a technological dead end as well given the 2011 dive in photovoltaic pricing....
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Saturday, November 12, 2011 |
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Hawaii Friends of NRA to Meet this Weekend
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 6373 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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5PM Sunday November 13, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu
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Friday, November 11, 2011 |
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Friday, November 11, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Paranoia Strikes Occupy Maui (Hilarious)
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 9539 Views :: Maui County
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The second interviewee is a lawyer with big gold earrings who proceeds to vigorously denounce herself for participating in foreclosure proceedings. That is worth watching again and again.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011 |
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Did Angry Divorcee Lead Iolani Palace Takeover?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 12121 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Mrs. Asing appealed all the way to the Hawaii Supreme court. Was the seed planted when Mrs. Asing’s claims were rejected in a “summary disposition” by the Hawaii State Supreme Court on Nov. 22, 2004? Mrs. Asing does not respond to an emailed request for comment, but nine months after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal, the Hawaiian Kingdom Government was born.
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Monday, November 7, 2011 |
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‘America’s Battalion’ arrives in Afghanistan from Kaneohe
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 PM :: 11763 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In the coming weeks 3/3 will take control of operations in Garmsir District, relieving fellow Hawaii-based 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The “Lava Dogs” of 1/3 are nearing the end of their seven-month deployment, which began in April.
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Monday, November 7, 2011 |
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Blake Oshiro to Quit Legislature, Take Job in Abercrombie’s Floundering Administration
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 7593 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced Representative Blake Oshiro will be joining Abercrombie Administration as his Deputy Chief of Staff. Rep. Oshiro, who currently serves in the House of Representatives as its Majority Leader will be stepping down from his seat on December 7, 2011.
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Sunday, November 6, 2011 |
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UHPA Endorses Occupy Wall Street
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 7574 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Higher education ... serves as the means to advance a just, equal, and fair society....teaching in the classroom ... every day UHPA members’ work contributes to the efforts to achieve a just and fair society....
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Thursday, November 3, 2011 |
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Detroit Gambling Promoters Using 10-Year-Old Study to Re-Ignite Case for Gambling in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 8181 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Jake Miklojcik, author of the study and a Lansing-based consultant-for-hire, is the go-to-guy when Detroiters Michael Malik and Marian Ilitch -- or their PR mouthpiece Tom Shields -- need to produce a "study" to support their gambling/business agenda.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011 |
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011 |
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A Portal to the Past: What Hawaiian Kingdom Property Taxes Tell Us
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 7668 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Program at Mission Houses Museum, Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 5:30 p.m.
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Monday, October 31, 2011 |
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Waipahu soldier and 11 others overcome Afghanistan ambush, receive awards
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 11904 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Waipahu native Army Pfc. Edward Barut and his team successfully overcame a 45-minute complex attack in which insurgents used rocket propelled grenades, small arms fire and improvised explosive devices.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
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Djou, Hanabusa Tied
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 11133 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Charles and his likely opponent in the next election, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, are effectively tied in their favorability ratings at 42% and Hanabusa has the lowest favorability rating of all the members of the Hawaii congressional delegation....
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
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Institute for Justice Attorney, IWF Leader to Speak in Honolulu
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:28 PM :: 9870 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Clark's topic of discussion is: "IJ Case Stories and How and Why They Take These No Fee Cases". Nicole will discuss the "History of Women in the Liberty Movement in America and How Government Hurts Women".
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 |
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Honolulu 16th Worst City to Be Young
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 9838 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Census data released in September revealed the statistical proof behind what millions had already known....
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Monday, October 24, 2011 |
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Panos: Honolulu Heavy Rail Is an Energy Black Hole
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:53 PM :: 7240 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Rail will consume about 20 MW of energy which is about 20% of the capacity of HECO’s new palm oil plant. Unfortunately peak rail travel coincides with peak demand for electricity around 6 PM....
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Monday, October 24, 2011 |
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Marumoto Renews Pledge to Fight Pension Tax
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 8073 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Despite the massive financial problems, Rep. Marumoto has pledged to fight the pension tax as well as several other taxes that would heavily impact senior citizens.
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Monday, October 24, 2011 |
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Legislative Committee to Hold Briefing on Elder Abuse
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 7:19 PM :: 8365 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A joint House and Senate Committee on Human Services will hold an informational briefing on elder abuse and financial exploitation on Thursday, October 27 at 1:00 p.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol, Conference Room 329....
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Thursday, October 20, 2011 |
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HPD Releases APEC Road Closure Schedule
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 12826 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Road closures, parking restrictions, and changes to public transportation routes and public works services will be necessary during the APEC Economic Leaders’ meetings beginning the evening of November 11 through November 13.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 |
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Horizon Lines Avoids Bankruptcy, But Delisted by NYSE
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 16632 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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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 |
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 |
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Rail Debate: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda on Island Insights
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 PM :: 8622 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Thursday, October 13, on Public Television's KHET Channel 10, Governor Cayetano and Cliff Slater were part of an Island Insights discussion of rail. They were joined by former Honolulu City Councilmember Gary Okino and Drew Astolfi, head of FACE....
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Friday, October 14, 2011 |
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Rail Transit on Oahu: Real Estate Investment Opportunity or Urban Blight?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:40 PM :: 8822 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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If rail transit becomes a reality, what will be its effect be on Hawaii real estate?
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Friday, October 14, 2011 |
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Research Ship Finds Tsunami Debris Half-Way to Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 6773 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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This is a map of Pallada’s route through model-projected debris field as of September 25.
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Friday, October 14, 2011 |
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Tax on ‘Tax-Free’ Bonds still alive in Congress: Hawaii Public Housing At Risk
By Selected News Articles @ 12:07 PM :: 9540 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Residents of Hawaii’s largest public housing facility began returning to renovated units this month. They enjoyed the fruits of a public-private partnership that supporters worry will not be replicated in the future because of threats to the status of tax-exempt bonds that underpinned the project’s financing.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
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Rep Pine: Pass HB1465 to Stop Elder Abuse
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:33 AM :: 11406 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Rep. Pine introduced HB 1465, relating to powers of attorney, which is still alive in the legislature. HB 1465 requires that anyone seeking power of attorney for an elderly person must have at least two signatures.
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 |
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First 100 Residents move into Renovated Kuhio Park Apartments
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 9297 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Each of the two high-rise towers at the Kuhio Park property, which together include 555 units, is expected to be renovated in 12 months. During renovations, residents moved into an “on-site hotel” at Tower B.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Lingle at Djou Fundraiser in Manoa
By Dylan Nonaka @ 11:03 PM :: 9417 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In case you missed it, the campaign got some great media coverage on Sunday. Governor Lingle helped us with a successful fundraiser and Stacey shared an update on what Charles is doing in Afghanistan.
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Saturday, October 1, 2011 |
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Deadly Fireworks Explosion: Saftey Violations Lead to $415k fine
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 7550 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“At the end of our investigation, we identified eleven potential causes for the explosion, each of which carries a penalty for violating health and safety laws.”
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Saturday, October 1, 2011 |
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The Legal Battle Over Honolulu’s Train to Nowhere
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 AM :: 9829 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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It appears likely that Honolulu and FTA failed to consider reasonable alternatives and accurately assess the alternatives’ environmental consequences in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, as required under NEPA.
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Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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For Sale Cheap: One Slightly Used Honolulu Rail Contractor
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 14401 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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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 |
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Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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Berg pushes for China Visa Waiver
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 11711 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“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 |
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Stop Rail Plaintiffs Respond to City, FTA “Nonsense”
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 9704 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"The Defendants’ effort to remove some of the Plaintiffs from this case is a waste of the court’s time and the taxpayers’ money."
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
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Berg: People should decide on GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 6450 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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His plan is to have the city's Committee on Transportation pass Resolution 11-249 this Thursday that would urge the Hawaii State Legislature to allow the City and County of Honolulu to raise the General Excise Tax a half percent to fund road and bike lanes.
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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 :: 8847 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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Friday, September 23, 2011 |
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If GE Tax were a Sales Tax, It would be among Nation's Lowest
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 10614 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii's, South Dakota's and New Mexico's sales taxes have broad bases that include many services....
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Friday, September 23, 2011 |
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"Get Ready Ewa Beach" Saturday
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 11:34 AM :: 7317 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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- Saturday, September 24th, 2011
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- ‘Ewa Makai Middle School
- 91-6291 Kapolei Parkway, ‘Ewa Beach
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Friday, September 23, 2011 |
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Contested Case Hearing requested over Oneula Burials
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 8562 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A final decision regarding this case is expected within 30 days.
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