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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Judge Throws Out Atheist Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 8547 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...atheists have falsely accused five Hawaii churches of defrauding the government in a lawsuit filed in state court....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Mainland Organic Activists Launch Harassment 'Investigation' of State, County Governments
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 4903 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
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Hitt's other organization is the "Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute", dedicated to peddling bogus claims that autism, Alzheimer's, and ADHD are caused by so-called 'food additives.'
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Budget: UH Rewards Mitsunaga, Abercrombie Rewards UH
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4897 Views :: Higher Education
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News Release from University of Hawaiʻi Dec 18, 2013 (With explanatory notes added to enhance accuracy.)....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Airports Division Signs $518M Energy Contract
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5020 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...to design, manage and install energy efficiency measures that will upgrade facilities, reduce energy usage by about 49 percent and with additional operational improvements save a total of $518 million at 12 state-operated airports....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Pacific Health Survey will Sample 4,000 Households
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5512 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education
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U.S. government that it is taking steps to improve the collection of health data for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Patricia Kim Park to JSC
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4620 Views :: Judiciary
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In the mid-1970s, she and her husband, Arthur, joined former Lt. Gov. Thomas P. Gill to form the firm of Gill Park and Park....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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HSTA Joins AFL-CIO
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3971 Views :: Labor
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Certificates of Affiliation were presented to HSTA at the biennial Hawaii State AFL-CIO Convention on November 14....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Driving Ranks 48th for Drunk, 41st for Careless
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 5251 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Road rage, careless driving, swerving cars: these may all be things you encounter....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Abercrombie Releases Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 3500 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Abercrombie Administration on Monday submitted its Executive Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2013-2015 and updated Program and Financial Plan for 2013-2019 to the state Legislature....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Tim Lussier Appointed Hawaii State Director for Western Liberty Network
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 3924 Views :: Politicians
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Western Liberty Network trains leaders and helps small government activists learn how to successfully engage in electoral politics at the local level....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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NOAA announces regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 4788 Views :: Environment, Military
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... final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities off the coasts of California and Hawaii and on the high seas ....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy for All Families
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 6189 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our state’s lower-income families are faced with almost insurmountable structural challenges to escaping poverty....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Reimagining Housing in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 5606 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Appleseed released a report entitled Reimagining Housing in Hawaii, detailing successful affordable housing models like microunits, ohana housing, modular housing, among others....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Homosexual Education Program Back -- 12 Schools Next Semester
By News Release @ 11:29 AM :: 7423 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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A review of Pono Choices confirmed the curriculum is ... aligned with ... state law ....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Election Season: Abercrombie Gives $3M to Nonprofits
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 3586 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $3.03 million for various capital improvement grants to Hawaii-based nonprofit organizations whose missions benefit ....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Juvenile Justice Working Group Report
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 6531 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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...the policy recommendations are projected to accelerate current trends, reducing the HYCF average daily population by 60 percent by 2019....
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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Proficiency and Growth: How is Your School Doing?
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4373 Views :: Education K-12
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The interactive website allows users to click among multiple data streams comparing the state's Complex Areas, schools and student groups....
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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Small Business Policy Index: Hawaii Ranks 46th
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 3790 Views :: Small Business
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18th annual “Small Business Policy Index 2013: Ranking the States on Policy Measures and Costs Impacting Small Business and Entrepreneurship.”....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Senate Committees Set Two-Day Budget Briefing
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 4126 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
- TIME: 1:30 p.m.
- PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Violence at Hawaii State Hospital: Senate Committees Set Informational Briefing
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 4564 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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- DATE: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
- TIME: 10 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 229, State Capitol
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Campaign Spending Commission Launches Interactive App
By News Release @ 8:56 PM :: 2816 Views :: Ethics
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...a web-based application that allows citizens to access a wide range of campaign financial data on any elected official....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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Auditor: HTA Does Not Hold Contractors Accountable
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 4064 Views :: Tourism
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The authority’s incohesive, self-described “marketing plan” and poor reporting on measures of effectiveness impede transparency....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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A Special Tribute to the Honorable Pat Saiki
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 4224 Views :: Republican Party
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 6:00 PM....
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013 |
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America's Health Rankings: Hawaii #1
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 5119 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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In Hawaii, 48.2 percent of adults aged 25 years and older with at least a high school education report their health is very good or excellent compared to only 28.0 percent with less than a high school education....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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Alleged Homosexual Child Molestation Leads to 3rd Lawsuit
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 5754 Views :: Family, Religion
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...as a seven‐year‐old student at St. Anthony's grade school in 1975 when homosexual then‐Father Joseph Ferrario began to groom and sexually molest him....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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State Releases 2014 Health Insurance Premiums Comparison Sheet
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 5101 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...a health insurance premium sheet that will give consumers a better idea of what a new 2014 Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan will cost compared to their existing 2013 health plan....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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Insurance Division Updates Affordable Care Act Overview
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 3594 Views :: Health Care
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On November 14, 2013, President Obama announced that States could decide whether to allow small group and individual health insurance policies existing on Oct. 1, 2013 to be renewed for a policy year starting between January 1, 2014 and October 1, 2014....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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IAM Challenges Molokai Alt Energy Project on Transparency
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 5632 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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Recent confidential negotiations between Molokai Ranch, California wind developer Princeton Energy, Maui County and Maui Electric Company, however, have cast doubt....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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Tom Matsuda Officially Begins As Interim Executive Director
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 5600 Views :: Health Care
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Matsuda resigned his post as Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation manager in the Governor’s office on Friday, Dec. 6....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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ACA: What to Expect for 2014
By News Release @ 3:25 AM :: 3638 Views :: Health Care
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A summary of changes coming up as a result of the Affordable Care Act in 2014....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013 |
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HAH: Hawaii Long Term Care Providers Improve Quality
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 4370 Views :: Health Care
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The Healthcare Association of Hawaii (HAH) praised a select group of local, long term care member providers for their achievement....
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Monday, December 9, 2013 |
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Hale Kula Elementary to Mark 'Hour of Code' at Schoefield
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 5239 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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Hale Kula’s “Hour of Code” event will include the presentation of a $10,000 check by Code.org and a brief session on computer programming with Hale Kula students....
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Monday, December 9, 2013 |
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Hawaii Praised for Stealing Less than Half of Tobacco Settlement Funds
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 5063 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Fifteen years after the 1998 state tobacco settlement, Hawaii ranks 5th in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking....
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Monday, December 9, 2013 |
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Rep Denny Coffman Resigns
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 5585 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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HD5 Democrats are required to submit names of three HD5 Democrats to the Governor. Abercrombie will pick one of the three....
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Sunday, December 8, 2013 |
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27 Service Members Reenlist on 72nd Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 4895 Views :: Military
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Paul Koester, 58, the Air Force's oldest current active-duty member, raised the Stars and Stripes above the Mighty Mo. Koester was one of 27 Armed Forces members to reenlist in today's ceremony....
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Saturday, December 7, 2013 |
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Robotic teams to compete at VEX State Championship
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 3654 Views :: Education K-12
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Forty middle and high school VEX robotics teams from across the state will compete Dec. 20-21 in the first-ever Hawaii VEX State Championship....
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Saturday, December 7, 2013 |
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Koko Head rifle range temporarily closed after new reports of stray bullets
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 4043 Views :: Second Amendment
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The closure only applies to the rifle range. The complex will remain open during normal hours and the pistol, silhouette, archery, action, skeet, and trap ranges remain open....
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Saturday, December 7, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Finds $844M, Wants to Spend it on Preschool Vouchers
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 5238 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Abercrombie today announced that the State of Hawaii ended fiscal year 2013 with a positive fund balance of $844 million....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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HART Rail Art Application Illegally Prepared by State Workers
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 5111 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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HART had issued an “Art-In Transit Call for Artists,” seeking proposals from artists for art at future rail stations....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Atheist Ethics vs Santa: Teachers, Students Cannot 'Believe', 'Make a Wish'
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 6931 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, First Amendment
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For each letter to Santa that is deposited in the Santa Mail letterbox located at Macy’s stores, Macy’s will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Nene, Humpback, Green Sea Turtle Among Top 10 Conservation Successes
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 4684 Views :: Environment
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...ten species that – thanks to the Endangered Species Act’s protections – are either steadily improving or have been recovered and removed from the list of imperiled species....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Mililani, Kaneohe: Capelouto's 'Second Cup of Coffee'
By News Release @ 2:33 PM :: 5490 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Please mark your calendars and join your fellow patriots and conservatives for our next two "2nd Cup of Coffee" discussions....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Honor Thy Father: Battleship Missouri Sneak Preview of Hawaii 5-0 WW2 Remembrance Episode
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 5752 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...the episode focuses on the attempted murder of a Pearl Harbor veteran that lead Five-0 to use decades old evidence to investigate....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Home Community-Based Services Working Group to Meet
By News Release @ 6:04 AM :: 3533 Views :: Health Care
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- DATE: Monday, December 9, 2013
- TIME: 2:00 pm
- PLACE: Conference Room 329, State Capitol
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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2013 Honolulu City Lights Opening Night
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 6289 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment
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Opening night shimmers with “Santa’s Underwater Adventure” for the 29th annual event....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Kenoi Signs Anti-GMO Bill 113, Pledges to Force Ag into 'New Directions'
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 4559 Views :: GMOs
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Just wait til the police start using this law to seize GMO marijuana plants and imposing $$$ fines on growers....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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House Committees Demand Update on Hawaii Health Connector
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 3697 Views :: Health Care
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...recommended legislation related to Hawai`i’s insurance exchange for the 2014 legislative session....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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"We the Powerful!" Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 3650 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature....
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Thursday, December 5, 2013 |
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Senate Committees to Examine ERS Financial status
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 5562 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...informational briefing is to provide the legislature with an update on the ERS’ financial status and actuarial valuation report prepared by Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company....
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