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Entries for 'News Release'
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 |
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Carlisle nominates Horner, Okinaga, Hong to Transit Authority
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 8208 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Mayor Carlisle appointed retired union representative William Hong, current Corporation Counsel Carrie Okinaga, and First Hawaiian Bank Chairman Don Horner.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
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Submerged Electronics: Big Isle Robotics Teams face off underwater
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 5131 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment
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Working in the complex world of submerged electronics, students and their mentors created remotely operating vehicles (ROVs) which are driven from a control system above the water's surface.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
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Hawaii Robotics Teams advance to Quarter-Finals
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 5391 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In heart-stopping non-stop action, each of the four Hawaii teams competed with precision in the quarter final matches, but ultimately fell points short of playing in the semi-finals.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011 |
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HGEA Contract: Government Workers get Paid to Stay Home Three Months
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 6844 Views :: Energy, Environment
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State government workers currently get 13 paid holidays, 21 days of paid vacation and 21 days of sick leave each year. And in 2012 they will get 14 days vacation—since government workers don’t have to work on election day.
“On top of these 55 paid days off a year, Gov. Abercrombie has given HGEA workers 9 more days of paid administrative leave,” Rep Gene Ward of Hawaii Kai pointed out. “This equals 64 days, or almost three months a year.”
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Saturday, April 16, 2011 |
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Submarine Robot Battle: Big Island Teams to race in Hilo Pool
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 5321 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Dozens of Hawaii elementary, middle and high school students will take their robotic creations to the next level this weekend, by fully submerging them underwater....
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Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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Hawaii sends 24 teams to Florida robotics World Championships
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 5458 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii’s VEX Robotics students will join more than 570 robotics teams representing 14 different nations to compete for the World Championship.
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Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
By News Release @ 8:27 AM :: 22848 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Hawaii has one of the highest State Tax Rates in the United States, and yet the State Legislature is considering many new increases in taxes including income, excise, and other fees. Are you Taxed Enough Already?
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 |
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Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 7651 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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If we pass this measure today, we will have our "foot in the door" to start taxing the pensions of all our seniors. We may end up taxing pensions at $10,000 or $5,000 or maybe at no threshold at all. If we returned to the Governor's original proposal of a $37,500 threshold, it will be harmful to our low-income seniors.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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Obama’s Hopeless Deficit Speech: Dramatic, Excessive, Inaccurate -- Ryan
By News Release @ 7:48 PM :: 4434 Views :: National News, Ethics
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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan made the following statement after listening to the President’s speech on deficit reduction....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 7887 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Berg’s proposed resolution – adopted unanimously in the Council's government affairs committee two weeks ago – was voted down six to three amid concerns that most council members found the timing of Berg’s “message sending” resolution too risky ....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
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Berg: Council could reverse Ansaldo Rail Contract
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 4705 Views
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"This resolution is intended to empower the City Council to reverse the astonishingly twisted priorities of the administration and the misguided transit team."
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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Sumitomo Files Protest: Flawed Rail bid selection may cost taxpayers $900M
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 4201 Views
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“Our concerns have only intensified following our debriefing meeting with the City last Monday and as we thoroughly reviewed the documents that were made available to us."
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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April 11, 2011 How Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Voted
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 6329 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011
- Senate: To ban EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions
- House: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
- House: Net Neutrality Disapproval
- House: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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Tsunami: Obama signs Disaster Declaration for Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 7396 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Obama declared the damage sustained from the March 11, 2011 tsunami a major disaster, which enables the State of Hawai'i to receive federal funding for repairs
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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House GOP: HGEA Settlement is expensive, unfair
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5402 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The new agreement with the HGEA will increase state labor costs by at least $65 million a year, the House Republican Caucus announced. And the agreement gives state workers up to 9 additional paid days off of work per year. This comes on top of 13 days paid vacation and 21 days of sick leave per year.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Announces $300M in new CIP Spending—“This is just the beginning”
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 6038 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced that more than 50 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) have been initiated as part of his New Day Works Projects to create jobs and stimulate the economy....
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Hirono, Hanabusa vote for Government Shutdown, stop paying troops
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 9117 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hanabusa, Hirono oppose House continuing resolution which keeps the federal government operating and ensures federal employees will receive a paycheck, including those of our military men and woman serving in harm’s way ....
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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GOP: Abercrombie Approval rating down to 48%
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 6453 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A poll done for the Daily Kos by Public Policy Polling showed that Abercrombie is down to a 48% approval rating. This is after receiving almost 58% of the vote last November. In addition, this poll seems to have under-sampled Republicans ....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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State Reaches Agreement with HGEA--Mayors kept in Dark
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 8211 Views
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Details of the two-year contract from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013 include: - An equal contribution (50/50) for public workers’ health benefits between public employees and the State and county governments
- A 5 percent reduction in base pay for public employees without furlough days or layoffs
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Chief Justice Recktenwald Appoints Four District Court Judges on Oahu
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 7056 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appointed Lanson K. Kupau, Melanie Mito May and Dean E. Ochiai to the District Court and Catherine H. Remigio to the District Family Court of the First Circuit (Oahu).
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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HTA: Canada, Korea, Australia to offset Japan travel decline—Golden Week to bring 5,000 visitors
By News Release @ 11:57 AM :: 10152 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The HTA forecasts moderate growth in total scheduled nonstop air seats to Hawaii in the second quarter .....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Ward: 100s of alternatives to tax hike
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 7125 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Rep. Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) today issued a warning to the public not to believe the latest threats by the Senate as well as the Hawaii’s public labor unions that an increase in the general excise tax (GET) is the only option on the table.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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House GOP Calls on Abercrombie to Cut Spending
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 5095 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Lingle froze most state hiring, put a stop to state travel and told her department heads to refrain from non-essential equipment purchases and supplies.
Urging Abercrombie to do the same, House GOP also recommended Abercrombie delay his proposed budget increases, which would bring the state’s two year operating budget to $23 billion.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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SB570: Hawaii Pension Tax Bill Alive and Well
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 6492 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Despite the efforts of the American Association of Retired Persons, Rep. Barbara Marumoto and dozens of individuals, bills to tax pension income continue to progress through the Hawaii State Legislature.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Hawaii Gun Permits hit new record in 2010
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 5765 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Department of the Attorney General released its annual report detailing state firearm registration statistics for Calendar Year 2010.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders own 11,383 Hawaii businesses
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 6702 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii led the nation in the number of businesses owned by Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in 2007, according to new findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Survey of Business Owners.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Abercrombie gets around to announcing appointment of Kawakami to State House
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 8039 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Kaua'i Councilman Derek S.K. Kawakami to represent House District 14 in the State House.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 4, 2011
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4295 Views
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- House: The HAMP Termination Act of 2011
- House: Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act
- House: FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
- House: Government Shutdown Prevention Act
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Save Our Jobs—Stop SB741 Alcohol Tax
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 5252 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Hawaii is already the second most expensive travel destination in the country and the recent disaster in Japan has made it even more difficult for Hawaii to compete in the tourism market,” said Thomas Jones, president of Gyotaku Restaurants ....
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Saturday, April 2, 2011 |
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Waialua Robotics wins big in Vegas
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 7971 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Waialua High School robotics team competed again today at the Las Vegas Regional among 39 teams from across the country. Waialua finished as a Regional Finalist and was recognized with two awards....
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Saturday, April 2, 2011 |
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Abercrombie names new UH Regents, E-W Center Board members
By News Release @ 11:03 AM :: 7847 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced his appointments for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai'i (UH) and the Board of Governors to East-West Center....
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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GOP Files Ethics complaint over Nestor Garcia’s $60K side job
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 13902 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Honolulu City Councilman Nestor Garcia for failure to comply with ethics rules. HRP will also call upon Garcia to step aside as Council Chair pending the investigation.
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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Abercrombie names DBEDT Deputy Director
By News Release @ 8:04 PM :: 5595 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Mary Alice Evans as Deputy Director to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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House GOP releases Balanced State Budget without Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 4826 Views
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We strongly believe that no one should be able to tell the people of Hawaii that they have no choice but to raise taxes. There are choices and these worksheets provide real numbers taken from real budgets.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
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Supreme Courts seeks Six Volunteers to Discipline Lawyers
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 6003 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Board’s duties include overseeing the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates allegations of attorney misconduct and incapacity, and recommending appropriate action to the Hawaii Supreme Court.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011 |
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Wildman withdraws over “unresolved situation”– didn’t pay Payroll Taxes
By News Release @ 11:43 AM :: 6672 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Judiciary
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"...because of an unresolved situation with my law firm, I have decided to withdraw my nomination to prevent any distraction for the Abercrombie Administration and disruption for my family.”
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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Abercrombie names BoE Nominees
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 5499 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced his appointments to the new Board of Education (BOE). The board consists of nine members – three from O'ahu, three at-large, and one each from Hawai'i Island, Maui and Kaua'i.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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Hawaii Right to Life: Oppose HCR 71 on HPV vaccination
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 7452 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The bill language makes the false claim that HPV vaccination results in "few or no side effects" when, in fact, there have been documented serious adverse effects worldwide, including many deaths. HPV screening prior to vaccination is not routinely done.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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HTA addressing “short-term consolidation of flights” by JAL
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 10350 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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...right now, our main concern is for the Japanese people and helping them recover from this tragedy. We encourage others to join us in supporting the 'Aloha for Japan' fundraising efforts....
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Hawaii Legislature to Honor 16 fallen Heroes
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 4978 Views
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It has been almost eight years since the wars on terrorism began. Between March 29, 2003, and Dec. 31, 2010, we in Hawaii have lost 284 service members.
This year, we formally induct 16 service members into the roll for the Hawaii Medal of Honor. All 16 gave their lives for our freedoms in 2010.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Rep Brower: “Info Brief Your Ego”
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 8060 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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This is the prepared text of Rep Tom Brower invocation given today before the State House. Question: Which god is he invoking?
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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Robotics: Six Hawaii Teams headed for St Louis Championships
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 6590 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Waialua High, McKinley High and Kealakehe High School robotics teams won this year’s FIRST in Hawai‘i Regional Robotics Competition, qualifying them to move on to the 2011 FIRST Robotics Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, April 27-30.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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Hotwire: Hawaii hotel rates jump 25%, growth tops nation
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 9324 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii jumps one spot to the top of the list this month. Leisure travellers are taking advantage of recent airfare sales to Honolulu, driving hotel demand and increasing rates....
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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More Federal Funds? Abercrombie pumps Tsunami claims up to $30.6M
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 6301 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Residents and business owners should report any damage to their property, home or business to Aloha United Way by dialing 2-1-1 (Monday through Friday) or to the State Civil Defense toll free line at 855-211-7456 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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Abercrombie reopens nominations for Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 5963 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Commission on Water Resource Management is extending its nomination period until Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The original application period (October 17 - November 22, 2010) ended before Governor Neil Abercrombie took office.
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