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Entries for 'News Release'
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Schatz still trying to find “More Federal Funds”
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 5617 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Through this initiative, we are seeing government agencies and organizations strategically collaborate to find important opportunities to bring in new money....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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APEC Prep: Abercrombie Reveals 90-Day Homeless Plan
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 5791 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Identify and assess people who are chronically homeless for immediate services in Waikiki and the urban core of Honolulu.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Top Abercrombie Fundraiser Endorses Republican Presidential Campaign
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 7921 Views :: Energy, Environment
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During the Republican candidates’ debate on May 5, Johnson stated firmly in response to a question, “I advocate legalizing marijuana – control it, regulate, tax it.”
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Study: Hawaiian Islands Feudal system in 1400 AD
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6823 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A pattern of earthen berms, spread across a northern peninsula of the big island of Hawaii, is providing archeologists with clues to exactly how residents farmed in paradise long before Europeans arrived at the islands.
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Sunday in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 3861 Views :: Energy, National News
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...all Hawai'i flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai'i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, May 15, 2011....
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Seeking Development Approval, Kyo-ya easy mark for Abercrombie’s Free Sand Shakedown
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 7333 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The state is contributing $1.5 million for the project, and Kyoya and HTA will provide $500,000 each.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Obamacare: HMSA announces statewide scheme to cut costs
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 9287 Views :: Health Care
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Big news release which can be condensed into one word: RATIONING.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Brookings: Honolulu The Bus is #1 Transit System in Nation
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 8573 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Transit coverage is highest in Western metro areas such as Honolulu and Los Angeles, and lowest in Southern metro areas such as Chattanooga and Greenville....
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Open Society? Over 30 major news organizations linked to Billionaire George Soros
By News Release @ 10:18 AM :: 8426 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Prominent journalists like ABC's Christiane Amanpour and former Washington Post editor and now Vice President Len Downie serve on boards of operations that take Soros cash. This despite the Society of Professional Journalist's ethical code stating: "avoid all conflicts real or perceived."
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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DoTax still has no explanation for sudden discovery of $134M
By News Release @ 2:48 AM :: 7493 Views :: Energy, Environment
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by Andrew Walden After using an alleged “crisis” and so-called “budget shortfalls” to push tax increases through the Legislature, it certainly seemed...
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 9394 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ms. Takaki is active in the Hawaii Chapter of The ESOP Association has served on the Executive Committee's State & Regional Chapter Council. From 2007 – 2009, Ms. Takaki served as Chair of The ESOP Association.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 |
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Porn Pastor to appear at former Wahiawa XXX Store
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 10498 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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In an effort to raise awareness about pornography Craig Gross founded XXXchurch.com, the website mixes the seedy with the sacred in an effort to raise the often taboo subject of pornography as a problem that needs to be dealt with. The website has had over 70 million visitors....
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011 |
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Hawaii Nursing Home Care costs 58% more than National Average
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 13914 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The median annual rate in Hawaii for a private nursing home room is $122,640 per year, greater than the national rate of $77,745 per year.
Nationally, the median annual cost of long term care in an assisted living facility is $39,135, an increase of 6.0 percent annually over the past six years. In Hawaii, the annual cost of assisted living care is $45,900 ....
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Monday, May 9, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 9
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 6555 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Confirmation John J. McConnell, Jr. of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge
- House: To repeal mandatory funding provided to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges
- House: To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction
- House: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
- House: Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Imposes Obamacare: Medical Homes are future of Health Care Delivery
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 8269 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...a shift towards whole-person health rather than focusing primarily on the treatment of illness....
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Abercrombie: “Political Status quo strongly in place--We did not get all we wanted”
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 5319 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We have found that support for the political status quo, abetted by private interests, remains strongly in place. It will take time and action by the executive to change this culture.
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Friday, May 6, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs Foreclosure bill, Vetoes two others
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 5435 Views :: Energy, Environment
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the Mortgage Foreclosure Dispute Resolution Program, seeks to provide the owner-occupants of residential property in Hawai'i who are facing foreclosure the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the mortgagees to possibly resolve their differences....
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Thursday, May 5, 2011 |
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Panos to Council: Floating Rail Bonds before federal funds are secured is dereliction of duty
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 7504 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The 2011 New Starts funds for the whole nation is $1.59 Billion and Honolulu is asking for $1.55 Billion.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
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Berg on Transit Authority: Mayor, Council Leadership put Cronyism ahead of qualifications
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5828 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Apparently, neither the mayor nor my council leadership want transportation experts overseeing a transportation project. Clearly, they want inexperienced 'yes men' to do the bidding of the rail consortium and developers rather than truly qualified experts who'll keep an eye on how taxpayer funds are expended with Hawaii's largest and most expensive public works project ever.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
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Cam Cavasso: Family and the Future
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 11067 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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I have initiated establishment of a 501(c)4 nonprofit educational organization called "Foundation 1776,"the mission of which will be advocate for the application of the foundational principles on which our nation and our families were built.... We will also build a separate Political Action Committee designed to help recruit, train and fund the campaigns of like-minded candidates seeking to serve in the 76 legislative seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives and Senate.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
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Hawaii Right to Life PAC endorses Neighborhood Board Candidates
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 6707 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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As Honolulu County voters begin casting their ballots in Neighborhood Board elections, Hawaii Right to Life reveals its list of endorsed candidates ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Marumoto: Retirees have won the Day, Pension Tax is Dead
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 7398 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“All during this session I received a steady stream of letters, phone calls and e mails. I was stopped several times in neighborhood markets and shopping centers. None of the communications were form letters, but individual pleas reminding me that retirees could not afford to lose more income to taxes."
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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UH Medical School to lose Tobacco Settlement Funding
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 7408 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The JABSOM measure appeared to have support in both houses, but the conference committees deadlocked over a different bill-one the House of Representatives supported to tax pension income over $200,000. The Senate firmly opposed any pension tax.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
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Hawaii Christian Coalition to Pray over Capitol May 5
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 5385 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Please join us for a Spirit filled night of prayer on Thursday, May 5, 6:30-8:00pm in the State Capitol Auditorium....
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission looking into Depleted Uranium paperwork violations
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 10410 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Separately from the Army’s license application, a resident of Hawaii filed a petition on March 4, 2010, requesting the NRC take enforcement action against the Army if it found the Army possessed or released depleted uranium to the environment without a license in violation of NRC requirements.
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signature gives special rights to Men who wear Dresses
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 3984 Views
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House Bill 546 ... prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression as a public policy matter and specifically with regard to employment....
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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SB1274: Obamacare being used to Weaken Right to Appeal Insurance Coverage Denials
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 10176 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As the 2011 Hawai`i State Legislature moves closer to an end, boisterous applause, back-slapping, and high-fives erupted on the morning of Friday, May 1st in Conference Room 229 at the Hawai`i State Capitol as health insurance lobbyists congratulated themselves. They were celebrating the passage of Senate Bill 1274 that repeals a decade-old consumer protection law consumers have used successfully to overturn health plan denials approximately 80% of the time....
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Saturday, April 30, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs Eight More Bill into Law
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 6575 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie recently signed the following bills into law....
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Friday, April 29, 2011 |
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Friends of Lanai Calls for Big Wind Bidding Process to be Reopened
By News Release @ 11:03 AM :: 9896 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Friends of Lāna‘i (FOL) today petitioned Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reopen the competitive bidding process for the “Big Wind” project.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 |
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Crisis? Arrivals up 9.1% spending up 16.9%
By News Release @ 7:30 AM :: 6171 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Total spending by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in the first quarter of 2011 increased 16.9 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2010, to $3.2 billion. Total visitor days for all visitors grew 10.8 percent, and total arrivals rose 9.1 percent to 1,823,870 visitors, according to preliminary statistics released today by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs Six More Bills into law
By News Release @ 6:10 AM :: 5664 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie signed the following bills into law today....
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011 |
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Profitable Rhetoric: Mililani Trask signs Geothermal Deal
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 11653 Views :: Akaka Bill, Energy, OHA
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“Native Hawaiians, like the Maori and many other indigenous people around the world are resource-rich but concerned about exploitation,” says IDG Indigenous and Community Advisor Mililani Tra$k.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011 |
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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Abercrombie: HGEA Settles “without accusations and confrontation”
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 5725 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Apparently Abercrombie hasn’t met the nurses. They have plenty of “accusations and confrontations.”
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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HB1405: Lawmakers attempt an end run around the public in order to pass State Akaka bill
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5863 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The revised state measure now calls for the establishment of a 9-member Native Hawaiian roll commission, which will appoint an interim council of 9 members to “commence the organization of a convention of qualified Native Hawaiians.”
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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Back to bargaining Table: HGEA Nurses Reject Contract, other 6 Units Ratify
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 6631 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"It is our hope that as we return to the bargaining table, the State Administration and Hawaii Health Systems Corporation take a realistic approach to bargaining a fair agreement with their nurses, or risk losing more staff because of the pay gap they are enduring.”
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 6406 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A total of sixteen measures have been enacted thus far. The Governor has until July 12, 2011 to sign into law all measures that are passed out of the state Senate and the House of Representatives. The Legislature adjourns on May 5th.
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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Abercrombie announces Homeless Hotlines
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 7344 Views :: Energy, Environment
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KEY QUESTION: What will these four organizations and the Abercrombie Administration do with the information they receive about homeless individuals and homeless camps? Will they attempt to bring the homeless into shelters or will they focus on feeding the homeless in place and “enabling” them to stay on the streets?
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 9960 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PCE), a real estate investment trust owning interests in 45 office buildings primarily in Hawaii and California, reported today that it received notice from the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards ....
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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Haley Barbour will not seek GOP Presidential Nomination
By News Release @ 1:30 PM :: 4064 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Announcement from Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour....
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Friday, April 22, 2011 |
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Former California Mayor Jumps Into Hawaii Election Legislation Controversy
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 8982 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Tony Santos, former resident of Hawaii, Farrington High School student, and past Mayor of the City of San Leandro, California, has been actively advising Hawaii lawmakers to kill off a proposal to establish Instant Runoff Voting on the county level.
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Friday, April 22, 2011 |
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Berg: Cut the Golf Subsidy, no new taxes
By News Release @ 11:40 AM :: 6870 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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“I refuse to impose on my constituents the lethal combo of a fuel tax increase, a property tax increase, and a sewer rate increase while a whopping nine million dollars per year from the general fund is diverted to subsidize the game of golf .... "
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
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TEA Party: Support Sen Slom’s No New Taxes Budget
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 10851 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Why should private sector struggling businesses become cash cows for an irresponsible Governor and spineless Legislature?
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
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Applicants Sought for Chair of Hawaii Reapportionment Commission
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 5642 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Because the constitution requires that the Commission be constituted by May 1, 2011, the Supreme Court has only five working days to make a selection.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011 |
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GOP: Legislature putting Prepaid Health Care Act at risk
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 9420 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The ERISA Federal law of 1974 clearly stated that if Hawaii changed its health insurance law in any substantive manner, such as what is being proposed in HB 1134, then the Federal law would take over and Hawaii's health care program would no longer be in effect.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
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Honolulu Council Unanimously Opposes Instant Runoff Voting
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 7642 Views :: Honolulu County, Office of Elections
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Today, the Honolulu City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 11-116 which urges the Hawaii State Legislature to defer action on House Bill No. 638, HD1 SD1 which would force the City & County of Honolulu along with the County of Hawaii to implement a new type of voting procedure during special elections called ‘instant runoff voting’ or ‘ranked choice voting’
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011 |
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Slavery: Federal Suit targets A&B, ML&P Farms
By News Release @ 11:12 AM :: 10118 Views
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Captain Cook Coffee Company, Del Monte Fresh Produce, Kauai Coffee Company (A&B), Kelena Farms, MacFarms of Hawaii, and Maui Pineapple Farms (ML&P)…. The EEOC asserts that the farms not only ignored abuses, but also participated in the obvious mistreatment, intimidation, harassment, and unequal pay of the Thai workers.
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they Voted April 18, 2011
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 7184 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Fiscal 2011 Spending Agreement - Vote Passed (260-167, 6 Not Voting)
The House passed this bill to fund the government through the end of the current fiscal year. Based on the agreement negotiated to prevent a government shutdown, the bill provides $1.055 trillion in federal spending. The Senate passed the bill later in the day, clearing it for the president.
Rep. Mazie Hirono voted NO.....(Hirono alone voted for Federal Gov’t Shutdown.)
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 6287 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Wednesday, April 20 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium 415 S. Beretania St.
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