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Entries for 'News Release'
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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EEOC: Del Monte Hawaii Settles Thai Farm Workers Case
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 5126 Views :: Agriculture, Labor
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The EEOC named Del Monte Fresh Produce's Hawaii subsidiary, which contracted with Global for approximately three years ending in 2005 to tend pineapple fields the subsidiary leased on the island of Oahu....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Administration Solicits Plans for Seven New Prisons
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 6530 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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...designing, building, maintaining and financing for the new or expanded facilities described below....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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Open Letter: 80% of Hawaii Ag Reject Anti-GMO Bill 113
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 7816 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, GMOs
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...the undersigned farmers, ranchers and floral & nursery growers collectively produce more than 80% of the food and agricultural products grown in Hawaii....
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Saturday, November 16, 2013 |
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Obamacare Hawaii: 170,000 Policies Cancelled, 257 people sign up
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 6237 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Between 25,000 and 30,000 Hawaii residents with individual plans and 140,000 people covered by small business policies had been notified their medical plans will be canceled or altered on Jan. 1....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Who Can Afford Kakaako Workforce Housing?
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 6793 Views :: Development, Rail
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Another hearing on the 801 South Street project will be held on Tuesday November 19 at 5:30 pm and a final hearing and decision making follows on Tuesday December 4....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Christian Coalition: Give Thanks to the 23
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 5372 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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'Tis the season to give thanks to the Lord for those 23 good legislators who voted "no" on SB1 and "yes" for marriage....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii GOP: Obamacare Failure Driving Party Recruitment
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 4952 Views :: Health Care, Republican Party
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25,000-30,000 Hawaii residents’ medical plans are set to be canceled January 1st....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Kona Comedy Festival to Benefit Wounded Warrior Project
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 4218 Views :: Military
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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii: Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse & The Frisky Seal announced plans to host a 2-night, 2-show comedy festival featuring 5 stand-up comics from around the islands....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates: This is not Over
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 5811 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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thoughts on the decision and what we need to do moving forward....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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HMSA: We Won't Cancel Policies Until After the Election
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6647 Views :: Health Care
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"...members who don't choose a new ACA plan by Dec. 15 will be re-enrolled in their current plan in December for another year to ensure they don't lose...." -- Yadao
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Tsunami Center Evictions: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By News Release @ 12:14 PM :: 3565 Views :: Labor
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The National Weather Service is facing allegations of "waste, fraud and abuse" over the eviction of Pacific Tsunami Warning Center employees from their government housing....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii GOP: What's Next
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 4233 Views :: Republican Party
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Next Tuesday and Thursday, join us at the HRP headquarters from 10am to 4pm for an open house drop-in....
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Friday, November 15, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Judge Upholds Hawaii Open Primary, Rules Against Democrats
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 5520 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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The court upholds Hawaii’s open primary election against this facial constitutional challenge....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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CAC Presents Nominees for Board of Regents
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 4190 Views :: Higher Education
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- Peter S. Adler
- Jeffrey S. Portnoy
- Stanford B. C. Yuen
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Smart Meters: KIUC Members to Vote on Proposal to Tax Conspiracy Theorists
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 3841 Views :: Energy
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About 10 percent of KIUC’s 30,000 customers have opted out of the smart meter program....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Government IT Transformation: What to Expect from 2014 Legislature
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 3942 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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OIMT may be presenting policy/administrative legislation to better organize the structure within which the transformation is occurring....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Making TOD Happen: City Launches 'I Wish' Photo Campaign
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5507 Views :: Development, Rail
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Some of the photos will be on display at the “Making TOD Happen” symposium set for 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Center....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Health Dept: 60% of Hawaii Teens' Drinking is Less Sugary
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 4458 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...Education works: Who needs a Beverage Tax?....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Feds Propose Plan to Kill Hawaii Owls, Egrets
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 4467 Views :: Environment
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Electronic comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on February 3, 2014....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Bill Creating New Type of Family Unit
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5647 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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In 2011, the first bill he signed into law as Governor legalized civil unions....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Pesticides: State Launches 'Agricultural Good Neighbor Program' for Kauai
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 5671 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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One day before Kauai County Council set to consider override of Mayor's Veto ....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Health Connector Still Refuses to Say How Many Bought Insurance
By News Release @ 1:22 AM :: 2843 Views
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To date, 94 small business employers have completed....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Medicaid Buy-In Task Force to Meet
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 5460 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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- DATE: Thursday, November 14, 2013
- TIME: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- PLACE: Conference Room 229 State Capitol
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Informational Briefings to Review Audits Critical of DHHL, OHA
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 5167 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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- DATE: Thursday, November 21, 2013
- TIME: 9:30am to 11:30am
- PLACE: Conference Room 329 State Capitol
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Hanabusa Camp Hits Schatz 'Divisive appeal to Single Ideological Group'
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 5195 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...our race is virtually tied, 38-36, with a little more than eight months to go before the start of early voting....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Informational Hearing to Consider Foster Care, Adult Residential Care
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 3585 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Monday, November 25, 2013
- TIME: 1:30 pm
- PLACE: Conference Room 329, State Capitol
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Free Tickets: Ethics Commission Rebukes UH Regents
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 4578 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...anonymous 'Informal Advisory Opinions' which clearly refer to questions raised over the practice of giving UH Regents free athletic tickets....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Homeless Service Utilization Report Hawai‘i 2013
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 5362 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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The total number of homeless clients served by the Shelter and Outreach Programs has dropped for the third consecutive year....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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Analysis: Hawaii Health Connector Signs up only 2% of Projections
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 4484 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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By comparison, when Medicare Part D began, two-thirds of people who voluntarily enrolled in a plan did so after coverage began....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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Study: When it Comes to Climate Change, Hawaii Talks More than Most
By News Release @ 2:10 AM :: 3766 Views :: Environment
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placed in a category based on the overall quality of the discussion of climate change impacts ....
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Monday, November 11, 2013 |
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More Opportunities to Raise Your Voice--Let the People Decide
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5296 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Come down to the Senate Chambers before 9:00 a.m. Tuesday with your LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON MARRIAGE signs....
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Sunday, November 10, 2013 |
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KIUC Gets Solar 37% Cheaper than HECO
By News Release @ 10:27 PM :: 5850 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The net cost of electricity that will be generated by the array will be at 10 cents and 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour....
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Sunday, November 10, 2013 |
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NYT to Hawaiians: We Tell You What Your Culture is
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 9368 Views :: Family, Hawaii History, Religion
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As a Native Hawaiian Christian, allow me a response....
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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AMA: Hawaii 2nd Least Competitive Health Insurance Market
By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 2442 Views
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Dominant market power increases the risk of anti-competitive behavior by big health insurers and can place physicians at a significant disadvantage since most work in small or solo practices....
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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How They Voted: House Approves Gay Marriage 30-19
By News Release @ 4:53 AM :: 5486 Views
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The Senate will convene Tuesday November 12 ....
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Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Excerpts from House GOP Floor Speeches
By News Release @ 4:13 AM :: 5690 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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what will happen in the future when a newly-created, now state-sanctioned right of same-sex marriage conflicts with constitutional rights that have been enshrined in the 1st Amendment....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Proposed Kahuku Windfarm Would Kill Endangered Birds, Bats
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 6228 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A public scoping meeting will be held on November 13, 2013, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Kahuku Village Association Community Center....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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New Federal Rule Mandates Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity for Insurance Plans
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 7336 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...ensures that health plans features like co-pays, deductibles and visit limits are generally not more restrictive for mental health/substance abuse disorders benefits than they are for medical/surgical benefits....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: House Session to Begin at 10AM--Watch LiveStream Here
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 4990 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...beginning at 10 a.m., the full House will take a final vote on SB 1 HD 1 for Third Reading....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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House Security Announces Rules for Friday's Gay Marriage Rallies
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 5129 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The gallery will be evenly split down the middle with an equal allocation of space for both sides....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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How Differences in the Cost of Living Affect Low-Income Families
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 6200 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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The amount of money necessary to buy a 1,000 square-foot apartment in Dallas would only buy a 460 square-foot apartment in Honolulu....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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NAEP Test Results Released: Feds Tout Hawaii as RTTT Success Story
By News Release @ 10:05 AM :: 4345 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii beats national average in 4th grade math, still lags in other areas ....
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Thursday, November 7, 2013 |
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'Surf Art and the Surfer' Art Exhibition
By News Release @ 5:16 AM :: 3693 Views :: Religion
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November 15 & 16, 2013 -- Surfing The Nations presents “Surf Art and the Surfer” art show at 63 Kamehameha Hwy, Wahiawa
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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TomTom: Honolulu 6th Worst Traffic in N. America
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 4808 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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TomTom Traffic Index aims to provide the general public, industry and policy makers with unique and unbiased information about congestion levels in urban areas....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Realtors Assn: Honolulu 3rd Most Expensive Real Estate
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 4782 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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San Jose, $805,000; San Francisco, $705,000; Honolulu, $679,800; Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif., $670,700; and San Diego, $485,000 ....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Survey: Kailua 20th Most Unaffordable Real Estate in USA
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 5292 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Exhaustive Survey of Nearly 2,000 Markets and 52,000 Listings Shows More Than $2 Million Difference in Price Between Malibu and Cleveland....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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Full Text SB1HD1: House Gay Marriage Bill as Amended
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 5300 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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After five days and nearly 57 hours of testimony, the House Judiciary and Finance Committees passed SB1 HD1....
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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City Awards $175M Kaneohe-Kailua Sewer Contract
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 5675 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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Southland Contracting, Inc. and Mole Construction, Inc. (Southland Mole JV) and local construction management firm Bowers + Kubota....
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