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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Monday, April 29, 2013 |
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PEW: Lack of Competition Might Hamper Hawaii Health Exchange
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 AM :: 4881 Views :: Health Care
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... in many states, people won’t have a lot of health insurance choices when the exchanges launch in October ....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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SB237 Would Give DOE Unfettered Power to Lease Public School Land
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 6528 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Land Use
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“Notwithstanding sections 171-13 and 302A-115, or any other law to the contrary, the department may lease public school land...."
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Dozens of Crony Capitalist Donors Switch from Hanabusa to Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 1:52 PM :: 7535 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Schatz received first-quarter donations from at least 96 individuals who also gave to Hanabusa in 2009 or 2010....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Living in the Fourth-Most Economically Repressive State
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 4449 Views :: Economy
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... only California, New Jersey, and New York are more repressive than Hawaii ....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii Senate Race Stokes Obama, Clinton Rift
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 5752 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Hanabusa, who was then the state Senate president, served as Clinton’s state spokeswoman....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Full Text: Honolulu Council Challenges School Lands Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 4929 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12
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... should be premised on the provision of fair compensation to the City and County of Honolulu ....
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Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Voting April 26 - May 17
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 8845 Views :: Honolulu County
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... The election is conducted entirely on-line and by telephone. Voting runs from April 26, 2013 through May 17, 2013 ....
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Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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Study: 'Clean Elections' Often Favor Corrupt Incumbents Against Upstart Challengers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:11 AM :: 4472 Views :: Office of Elections
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The GAO’s 2010 report concludes that the benefits supposedly derived from taxpayer financed campaigns do not occur...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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25th CAB Reaches out to Fallen Heroes' Families
By Selected News Articles @ 11:27 PM :: 4065 Views :: Military
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One of the ways SOS helps families through hard times is by introducing them to others who have gone through similar situations....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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WaPo: "Another race-tinted showdown in Hawaii"
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 5476 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... The Hawaii Democratic Party has a long history of primaries split along racial lines ....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Most Stress-Free State
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 4197 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii residents remained the least likely in the U.S. to say they felt stressed on any given day in 2012, at 32.1%....
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Saturday, April 20, 2013 |
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UHPA Pushes Back Against NEA Raid, Cyberattack
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 6376 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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When asked whether she believed the cyberattack could be related to the NEA issue, Hanselman said, "It's a strange coincidence."
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Friday, April 19, 2013 |
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President Obama’s Budget Proposes to Make Wind and Solar Subsidies Permanent
By Selected News Articles @ 11:39 PM :: 3689 Views :: Energy
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Subsidies for renewable energy and energy efficiency total $23 billion over ten years....
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Friday, April 19, 2013 |
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Hanabusa, DSCC Discuss Challenging Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 8:36 PM :: 6104 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation
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“Chances are pretty good that she won’t stay in her current job.”
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Friday, April 19, 2013 |
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Derrick Kahala Watson: Senate Confirms New Honolulu Federal Judge
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 4742 Views :: Judiciary
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Watson will be the only Native Hawaiian serving as an Article III judge ....
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Thursday, April 18, 2013 |
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30 Years of Junk Science, from SDI to Fracking
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 AM :: 4670 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“there are a few wealthy families with strong political connections who are looking to keep the state impoverished without any development, for selfish reasons.”
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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‘House of Horrors’ Doctor Considered ‘Pioneer in Abortion Field’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 3921 Views :: Life
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Gosnell, who was considered a pioneer in the abortion industry, began performing abortions in New York City in the late 1960s....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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Judge rules against Christian innkeeper who refused to rent bedroom to lesbian couple
By Selected News Articles @ 6:07 PM :: 4764 Views :: Family
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...an increasing number of religious objectors to homosexuality have faced lawsuits for refusing to participate....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Suspends TB Test Requirement for Food Handlers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 4288 Views :: Health Care
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In a typical year, Hawaii conducts about 50,000 tuberculosis skin tests and treats 120 people found to be carrying the bacteria. The state anticipates suspensions of TB clearances to last for 120 days....
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Saturday, April 13, 2013 |
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Lemonade From Cuts to State Prison Spending
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 AM :: 5735 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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Seventeen states managed to reduce recidivism and improve public safety while cutting correction costs, a report from a federal and state partnership revealed Friday....
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Friday, April 12, 2013 |
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“Let ‘Em Eat Cake” Comes to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 6462 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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"Can it be that the idiots who evidently run the Hawaii Business magazine have never heard about the principle that statutes have to be constitutional?"
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Lawmaker drops bombshell: North Korea may have nuclear missiles
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 4891 Views :: Military
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...a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report indicate that “North Korea now has nuclear weapons capable of delivery by ballistic missiles.”....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Tax Freedom Day April 14
By Selected News Articles @ 1:44 PM :: 4955 Views :: Taxes
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Tax Freedom Day is the day when the state as a whole has earned enough money to pay its total tax bill for the year....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Temporary insurance program foreshadows exploding costs for ObamaCare
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 AM :: 3474 Views :: Health Care
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An early ObamaCare health insurance program that has been operating for nearly three years is foreshadowing big problems to come....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks 13th in Access to Local Food
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 AM :: 3925 Views
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...the Index incorporates farmers markets, consumer-supported agriculture operations (CSAs) and food hubs in its per-capita comparison of consumers’ interest in eating locally-sourced foods....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Testimony: Passage of SB286 Will Lead to State Court Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 PM :: 4079 Views :: Office of Elections
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"What incentive do the plaintiffs have to withdraw their challenge IF they think they have a chance of prevailing in Federal Court?"
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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College 2020: ‘Education Will Become Radically Cheaper’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 3990 Views :: Higher Education
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In spite of all the alarm over rising costs and excessive borrowing for college, one person is confident that college will be far less expensive in just a few years....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Gut and Replace: Committee Chairs 2 - Committee Members 0
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 5898 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...without posting any proposed drafts for public notice, the Committees amended the bill to add over 40 pages on geothermal development....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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SB982 Changing the Way Votes Are Counted on Constitutional Amendments
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 AM :: 5450 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a constitutional amendment only passes if at least 50% of the total ballots cast include a “yes” vote....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Crossover List: House Passes More Than 150 Bills, Senate 136
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 AM :: 4849 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These will now proceed to Conference Committee ....
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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US Oil, Gas Production Soars
By Selected News Articles @ 8:33 AM :: 3524 Views :: Energy
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...the biggest annual increase since U.S. oil production began in 1859....
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Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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Only 9,300 Sign Up for Akaka Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 7117 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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the lack of imminent threats to Native Hawaiian programs, such as lawsuits, which creates a lesser sense of urgency....
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Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: Improved Employment Numbers Still Short of Pre-Recession Peak
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 PM :: 4725 Views :: Economy, Labor
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...4,000 more jobs were created in Hawaii over the past two years than previously thought....
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Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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North Korea tells Russian Diplomats to get out — sets April 10 deadline
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 AM :: 7567 Views :: World News, Military
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...South Korean workers employed in factories in the North were also told to leave by April 10...
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Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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School Land Pillaged By Legislature – SB 237 and HB 865
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 PM :: 7517 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Hawaii State Government
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two bills currently at the capitol would allow the Lt. Governor and the DOE to lease public school land to private developers....
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Election Day Voter Registration: Invitation to Chaos and Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 1:59 PM :: 4929 Views :: Office of Elections
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...our lawmakers have apparently not checked in with the eight other states that currently have this system....
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Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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To Encourage Hanabusa to Run Against Abercrombie, Trade Unions Endorse Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 7046 Views :: Democratic Party, Labor
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“We’re trying to push her to run against the governor.”
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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China mobilizing troops, jets near Korea
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 AM :: 8461 Views :: World News, Military
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China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula....
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Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Today's top headlines for Lanai: News or April Fools?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 6207 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Neil Abercrombie made his second visit to Lana`i in 3 years to announce that he “...gets it...."
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Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to Make a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 7398 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the highest cost of living of any state, and a relatively high state tax burden....
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Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Transsexual 'Marriage': Court Challenges Gender Change on Hawaii Birth Certificate
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 6845 Views :: Family
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A transgender who gave birth to three children ... failed to establish that 'he' was "legally a man" ....
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Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
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Two former POWs visit wounded warriors, share stories of resilience, hope
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 6127 Views :: Military
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Coffee and Hickerson, who both served in the Vietnam War, were captured and held prisoner ....
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii Medal of Honor: Honoring the Fallen
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 AM :: 7233 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...service members gathered with state officials and civilians to honor their fallen comrades during a Hawaii Medal of Honor ceremony, March 27....
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Photos: N Korea Dictator Signs Missile Orders in Front of Map Targeting Hawaii, Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 8:18 AM :: 10954 Views :: World News, Military
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Most analysts agree North Korea would not be able to hit any U.S. mainland targets.…
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii Construction Forecast: Construction Upswing Picks Up Speed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:07 AM :: 5453 Views :: Economy
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We are now seeing impressive gains in percentage terms for private building permits....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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USPIRG Flunks Hawaii on Tax Credit Secrecy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 9309 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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Not a single Failing State provides information on the public benefits of economic development subsidies broken down by recipient or makes its tax expenditure report available....
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