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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Fitch Ratings Analyzes DHHL Lease Portfolio
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 5197 Views :: DHHL
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...could lead to revocation of as much as 20% of permits....
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Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Report: Feds Have No Idea Why $200M Hawaii Harbors Contract Doubled in Cost
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6700 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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MARAD could not provide documentation showing who developed the various port project estimates or explain why they doubled over time....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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Kona Resident Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Operating Illegal Gambling Business
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 1010 Views :: Gambling
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... Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi sentenced Eric Ford, age 45, to 20 months in prison today ....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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PUC Chief Counsel Quits
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 5632 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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Awakuni has served as chief counsel for the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) since 2011....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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"Hawaii's Fittest CEO" at Center of Alleged Ponzi Scheme
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 5285 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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DCCA issued a Preliminary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing against a Hawaii businessman, David T. Low, and his company, Hawaii Capital Management, LLC...
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |
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Audit: DoE Construction Process Outdated, Inefficient, Inconsistent
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 4926 Views :: Education K-12
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particularly on neighbor islands, FDB cannot consistently and proactively address maintenance issues, which can develop into costlier repairs....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |
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Farrington HS: First Facility Redesign for Small Learning Communities
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 3925 Views :: Education K-12
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Farrington High started the new school year with a newly renovated wing ....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013 |
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Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair for Veterans and Military Spouses in Honolulu
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5574 Views :: Military
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Friday, August 16, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. HST...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013 |
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State Procurement Office Announces eProcurement System Update
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 5326 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Over the next few months state agencies will be transitioning from the current eProcurement system, HePS, to the new Hawaii State eProcurement application, HIePRO....
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Monday, August 5, 2013 |
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VA Mortgages Denied for Catchment Homes, State DoH Refuses to Act
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 4038 Views
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...Representative Bob McDermott, he has determined that the holdup of VA loans for homes with catchment systems is the direct result of arbitrary actions by the State Department of Health...
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Monday, August 5, 2013 |
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HMSA, Kaiser Front Group Pays off 'Community Partners'
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 4277 Views :: Health Care
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Hawai‘i Health Connector today announced that it is partnering with 34 community organizations throughout the state....
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Friday, August 2, 2013 |
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Honolulu Grants in Aid List Released
By News Release @ 12:20 PM :: 6100 Views :: Honolulu County
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The Grants in Aid Advisory Commission has released its recommendations for grant proposals to the Honolulu City Council....
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Monday, July 29, 2013 |
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Feds: Hawaii DoE no longer 'High Risk'
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 4133 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) this morning received notification from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) that its Race to the Top (RTTT) grant is no longer considered “high-risk”....
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Monday, July 29, 2013 |
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Big Cable Could Cost Consumers 12 cents per Kwh
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 4611 Views :: Energy
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As much as an additional 12 cents/kilowatt hour could be added to each HECO bill on O`ahu, just for the undersea cable, according to an Integrated Resource Planning Final Report filed recently with the PUC....
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Sunday, July 28, 2013 |
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Forum to Outline Changes to State Mental Health Care System
By News Release @ 4:02 PM :: 5533 Views :: Health Care
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...community forum on Monday, July 29, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. in the Queen’s Conference Center Auditorium....
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Sunday, July 28, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Flossie Weakening East of Hana
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 9526 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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AT 8 AM HST...TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE WAS LOCATED 90 MILES NE OF HILO MOVING WNW AT 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 MPH....
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Saturday, July 27, 2013 |
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HTA: Arrivals, Spending Up
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 4366 Views :: Tourism
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Visitors who came to Hawai‘i in June 2013 spent a total of $1.3 billion, an increase of 7 percent from June 2012....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Ocean Resources Management Plan
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 5563 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Tracking the success of the plan will be coordinated with the state Office of Information Management and Technology....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Caldwell's TOD Pick Connects Smart Growth, Active Aging
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 7287 Views :: Health Care, Life, Rail
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Caldwell announced today the selection of veteran transportation planner Harrison Rue as the Administrator of the City’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Program....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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Hawaii, Guam, Am Samoa, NMI Question Proposed Listing of 66 Coral Species
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 4885 Views :: Environment
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The Steering Committee for the Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Partnership (PROP) met last week in Honolulu....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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KSBE, ML&P, Grove Farm Plan to Chop Down Thousands of Trees
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 5746 Views :: Energy, Agriculture
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The feedstock for the biofuel is anticipated to be woody biomass-based....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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PETA Attacks Hawaii Man Nearly Killed by Ahi
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 7625 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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As Native Hawaiians and residents of Hawai‘i, we take serious offense at your public attack upon a local fisherman for catching ahi....
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks #3 in Solar Installations Per Capita
By News Release @ 1:24 PM :: 5009 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics
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States with more homeowners and businesses “going solar” share these policies....
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Airlines: Strengthening Dollar Undermines Results
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 3926 Views :: Tourism
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On our international routes we are seeing the strengthening of the dollar undermine some of the excellent results we have had in the last couple of years but this portion of our business remains the core focus of our expansion plans....
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
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Lanai: OHA Wants a Cut of Ellison's Action
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 6869 Views :: Maui County, OHA
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As billionaire Larry Ellison makes gestures....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Interim UH President Scores 'F', Responsible for Data Breaches
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 6425 Views :: Higher Education
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Board of Regents has identified Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer David Lassner as Interim President of the university and will vote on the appointment at a special board meeting July 30....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Homes Commission Votes to Reform Revocable Permit Program
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 6052 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL
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With a vote of 7-0, the Hawaiian Homes Commission voted to amend its long-standing revocable permit (RP) program....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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S&P Pleased by Tax Hikes, Concerned About Abercrombie's Spending
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 7064 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"...the budget includes new spending on program enhancements that could eventually result in fiscal pressure...."
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Survey: Hawaii Most Honest State, DC Least Honest
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 4389 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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July 8-18, 61 total locations throughout the country were tested, with data collected on how many people paid for the beverages....
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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Rusty Humphries Speaks at HIRA Luncheon
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 4723 Views :: Republican Party
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More than 100 island conservatives from across Oahu came together to hear Humphries....
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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Study: Cruise Ships Contribute $386M to Hawaii Economy
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 7495 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Jones Act, Tourism
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Hawaii, which had been among the top ten states in previous studies, fell from 8th in 2008, to 11th in 2009, and now to 13th in 2012....
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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State Spending $9.4M to Move Out of OHA-Owned Kakaako Building
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 6238 Views :: Hawaii State Government, OHA
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The AAFES building was recently transferred to OHA, and DOH intends to transfer 325 employees from the Environmental Health Administration – 260 from AAFES....
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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DLNR Names Interim SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 3756 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Process begins to select new administrator....
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Friday, July 19, 2013 |
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Kamuela Hui to Put Telescope on Moon
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 4358 Views :: Hawaii County
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...the first private space telescope to operate from the lunar surface, available to researchers, educators and the general public through the internet....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Phony Checks: Hawaii Better Business Bureau Warns About Green Energy Scam
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 5259 Views :: Energy
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This company holds a BBB rating of “F” due in part to failing to answer 45 of 87 complaints against the business....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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CDC: Hawaii Seniors Have Longest Health Life Expectancy
By News Release @ 4:30 PM :: 5287 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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HLE for males at age 65 years varied from a low of 10.1 years in Mississippi to a high of 15.0 years in Hawaii....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Alm to Retire from HECO
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 4285 Views :: Energy
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...we’ve set a course to provide even more low-cost clean energy to our customers....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $3.09 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 4853 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5374 Views :: Military
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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UH Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Contract Extended
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 5366 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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There were no other modifications to the existing $44.7-million contract except for its duration....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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DoE Bus ‘Reduction’ Starts by Adding Routes
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3383 Views :: Education K-12
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The first phase ... includes route restoration to Aiea Heights, Halawa Heights and Waikele Elementary School attendance areas....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: Censorship or Equal Rights for Lawmakers?
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 3945 Views :: Family
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Eleven state House and Senate Democrats face complaints before the Democratic Party of Hawaii for proposing a constitutional amendment on traditional marriage last session....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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New Business Immediately Attacked by DLNR
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 6053 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism
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DLNR will hold a public information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, July 18....
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Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
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Rusty Humphries Headlines HIRA Fundraiser
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 4244 Views :: Republican Party
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an exclusive luncheon fundraiser for the Hawaii Republican Assembly's campaign to 'conservatize' Hawaii....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Audit: Kahoolawe Money Gone After 18 years Without a Plan
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 8902 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, Military, OHA
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...the impending total depletion of its trust fund....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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Hirono Team Organizing Schatz Campaign Against Hanabusa
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 6152 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Schatz brought on many of the national consultants who helped Hirono win her seat last November....
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