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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Report: Research Funding for Burns School of Medicine Uncertain
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 11403 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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The University of Hawaii continues to publish groundbreaking discoveries from their mesothelioma research efforts. But does the precarious state of our American research universities put mesothelioma research in jeopardy?
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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American Caste: Family breakdown is limiting mobility and increasing inequality
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 4979 Views :: National News, Ethics
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It started in the 1960s, when the nation began to sever the historical connection between marriage and childbearing....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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State Office of Planning Requests LUC Hearing on Kihei Mega Mall Project
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 7742 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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"It's apparent that a number of the conditions the LUC imposed when approving the switch to urban are not being enforced, and never have been," Fontaine said after the meeting....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Same Day Registration Leads to 48,000 Fraudulent Voters, Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 7621 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In today’s Star-Advertiser readers discover the Editors toying with yet another shiny electoral object—same day voter registration....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Women Chased from Atheist Confab by Sexual Harassment
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 5964 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“We are a small movement, so it might be very important for some men and women to find a partner who shares their beliefs,” said Maggie Ardiente, director of development for the American Humanist Association....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Vacation Rentals, Homeowners’ Associations Face Increased Disclosure Requirements, Penalties Under New Law
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 6767 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...Legislature enacted HB 2078, which became law on July 10, 2012 as Act 326....
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Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
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End the DoD's green energy fuelishness
By Selected News Articles @ 2:02 PM :: 2349 Views
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There's a war underway over the future of biofuels for the U.S. military....
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Thursday, July 12, 2012 |
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Which forms of energy get the biggest subsidies?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 PM :: 2524 Views
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Advocates of wind energy are actively lobbying Congress for a multiyear extension of the 2.2 cent-per-kilowatt-hour production tax credit.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Ranks 49th in Business Climate
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 5444 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Top corporate tax rate: 6.4 percent
- Top individual tax rate: 11.0 percent
- Gasoline taxes/fees: 49.6 cents
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 |
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Debating the Local Food Movement
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 3313 Views
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...we’ve learned to produce more food on less land, the price of it has fallen, the range of it available at your local store has increased, and the malnourished percentage of the world population has declined. The problem with locavores is that they want to undo all of this progress....
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Monday, July 9, 2012 |
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Planning Commission to Vote on Ewa Development Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 8:24 PM :: 6408 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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On July 11, the City Planning Commission will pass or deny the ‘Ewa Development Plan (EDP), which directs the future for the whole Leeward area.
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Monday, July 9, 2012 |
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UN Small Arms Treaty: "Serious Threat to American Gun Owners"
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 PM :: 8156 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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the U.N. and global gun banners have markedly stepped up their attack on our Second Amendment freedoms by including civilian arms in the proposed Arms Trade Treaty....
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Sunday, July 8, 2012 |
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The States Resist Obamacare
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 AM :: 5089 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One of the few bright spots in the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obamacare was its 7–2 decision striking down the Obama administration’s attempt to blackmail states into going along with a massive and costly expansion of Medicaid....
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Saturday, July 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii annexed by United States
By Selected News Articles @ 11:02 PM :: 5877 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"That no law shall be enacted which is at variance with the word of the Lord Jehovah, or at variance with the general spirit of His word. All laws of the Islands shall be in consistency with the general spirit of God’s law."
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Saturday, July 7, 2012 |
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FCC Closes in on Sandwich Isles Scam as Abercrombie Prepares to Give Al Hee $100M
By Selected News Articles @ 9:24 PM :: 8469 Views
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The word "REDACTED" appears 17 times, but its still very revealing....
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Friday, July 6, 2012 |
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Act 219 Eliminates Penalties for Profitable Non-Profit Tax Cheats
By Selected News Articles @ 10:22 PM :: 6319 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii reversed course on "responsible person" liability for unpaid general excise tax liabilities for "responsible persons" affiliated with non-profit entities, via Act 219 of 2012....
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Friday, July 6, 2012 |
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Oppose Federal Control of Building Codes? Hanabusa Says You Must be Shunned
By Selected News Articles @ 9:37 PM :: 8758 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Congressman Scalise is strongly opposed to a Federal Takeover of … (Drumroll please) … Local Building Codes....so Hanabusa says he must be shunned and anyone who meets with him should be disqualified in the eyes of voters....
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 |
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RIMPAC Biofuel Contractors Soak Navy for $26/gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 6721 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Navy has spent $26 a gallon for 900,000 gallons of biofuels mixed with petroleum for use in a training exercise, and Republicans in Washington aren't too happy about it
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 |
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Cut The Price Of Solar In Half By Cutting Red Tape
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM :: 7900 Views :: World News, Family
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Prices have plummeted so much over the past two years that the solar panels and associated supplies cost about $8,000 for a typical 4,000-watt residential system. A qualified solar specialist or electrician should be able to install these panels for about $2,000 ....
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 |
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The Reopening of the American Mind
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 PM :: 4522 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Alan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind is still an important work after 25 years, despite some unforeseen events....
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 |
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EU: Smart Meters Allow 'Massive Collection of Personal Data'
By Selected News Articles @ 5:10 PM :: 11689 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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European Data Protection Supervisor warns 'massive collection of personal data' could be accessed without safeguards ....
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Quietly Gives 'Favored Nation' Benefits to Executive Branch Employees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 6501 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This Executive Order was quietly posted on the www.Hawaii.gov/gov website with no public announcement....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012 |
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RTTT: Congress Demands Answers as Georgia Joins Hawaii on 'High-Risk' Status
By Selected News Articles @ 7:20 PM :: 6783 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... a Government Accountability Office report, requested by U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on states' implementation of the teacher quality portions of Race to the Top....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012 |
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Probation Fees: Will Justice Reinvestment become a Revenue Center for the Judiciary, PSD, and Police?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 PM :: 8934 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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...today's New York Times which points out how probation--the key element of Hawaii's Justice Reinvestment initiative--is becoming a revenue center for courts, police, jails, and private companies....
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Saturday, June 30, 2012 |
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Geothermal: 600mw Available on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 AM :: 8637 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The effects of an eruption would be more profound as the geothermal power development increased in size....
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Friday, June 29, 2012 |
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Trashing Tricare: Obama Threatens Veto After House Refuses to Raise Fees
By Selected News Articles @ 3:37 PM :: 7576 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Some fear the administration’s proposal is an effort to increase enrollment in the state-run insurance exchanges mandated under the president’s controversial health care law.
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Friday, June 29, 2012 |
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Police Disperse Angry Crowd at Kapolei Neighborhood Board
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 12523 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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... Many gathered again in the parking lot as more police arrived and flaring tempers were separated by additional HPD officers ....
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Friday, June 29, 2012 |
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Catholic Bishops Unanimous ‘In Our Vigorous Opposition to This Unjust and Illegal Mandate’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 4463 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision sets the stage for an historically unprecedented confrontation between Roman Catholics and the federal government over whether Catholics remain free to exercise their religion ....
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
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Obamacare Decision "Creates a Debilitated, Inoperable Version of Health-Care Regulation"
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 5055 Views :: National News, Ethics
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... It creates a debilitated, inoperable version of health-care regulation ... a jumble of now senseless provisions ....
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
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Obamacare Will Add 84,130 to Hawaii's Bankrupt Medicaid System
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 7498 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In Hawaii 84,130 will be added to Medicaid. Many will first lose their existing private health insurance.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
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Va. AG 'much relieved' after reading health care ruling
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 5005 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"But having read more of the opinions, I'm much relieved about individual rights and the states' rights within the constitutional structure."
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
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Barking Sands: Navy Test of Missile Interceptor Successful
By Selected News Articles @ 3:28 PM :: 9394 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, National News, Ethics
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flames of ignition light up the black night and shake the grounds of the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) as a medium-range missile accelerates out of its launch pad ....
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 |
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FULL TEXT: Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Mandate as Tax, Restricts Commerce Clause
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 5897 Views :: National News, Ethics
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By a 5-4 vote, the court held the mandate valid under Congress' constitutional authority "to lay and collect Taxes".... Conservatives wanted to see the Supreme Court put a limit on the commerce power, and Thursday it did.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
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Census Bureau: Hawaii Has Lowest Voter Participation in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:14 PM :: 6374 Views :: Energy, Environment
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At the bottom of the scale were two states where fewer than half of all adults went to the polls four years ago: Hawaii (46.8 percent) and Texas (48.8 percent)....
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012 |
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Illegal Vacation Rentals Behind Opposition to Haleiwa Inn?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 PM :: 8046 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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...pent up demand has been filled by black-market opportunism. About 450 multi-room country inns, including one with 41 beds the City cannot seem to shut down, have established themselves in residences outside the commercial districts....
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Monday, June 25, 2012 |
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Stanford University Paper Looks at Ranked Choice Voting
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 PM :: 11423 Views :: Office of Elections
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...strange results with RCV such as "Raising a candidate's rank on one's ballot does not always increase that candidate's chance of winning and in fact may decrease a candidate's chance to win"
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Sunday, June 24, 2012 |
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Rail: Designed to Fail
By Selected News Articles @ 5:28 PM :: 11123 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The nation’s 52nd-largest urban area has only about 950,000 people, yet it is spending $5.3 billion, or more than $5,500 per resident, to build a single 20-mile rail line. That’s probably a greater cost per person than any rail system ever built....
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Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
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Repeal Title IX
By Selected News Articles @ 4:42 PM :: 7094 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Last week, Katie Thomas of the New York Times ran a breathless expose of the devious actions that many colleges have taken to escape the mandate of gender equality under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act....
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 |
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PEW: Hawaii $21B Short on Pension Funding
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 PM :: 6335 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii’s retirement plans had a liability of $32.5 billion and the state has fallen $21 billion short in setting aside money to pay for it....
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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Act 101 Expands DoTAX Subpoena Power
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 5776 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Department of Taxation may begin to use the subpoena power beyond criminal investigations into examination and collection functions....
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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UH Manoa ‘Confucius Institute’: Chinese Communist Party Celebrates its Influence in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 PM :: 6813 Views :: Higher Education
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"...a source of opinions and authority that is ultimately answerable to the Chinese Communist Party and which is not subject to scholarly review...."
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
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NYT Editorial: Lingle Deserves Credit for Creativity
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 PM :: 5669 Views :: Energy, Environment
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NYT: Ms. Lingle deserves credit for creativity in trying to get noticed by voters in Hawaii, a state with abysmal voter turnout and deep election inertia....
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
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Micronesia’s future between China and the US
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 7290 Views :: World News
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FSM is commanding the attention and money of both China and the US....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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Hawaii Loses 10 Construction Jobs a Day as Rail Work Begins
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 6942 Views :: Labor, Rail
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Union members who have been led to believe rail would put them back to work can now see that it simply isn’t happening....
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Friday, June 15, 2012 |
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Hawaiian’s Big Growth Gamble
By Selected News Articles @ 3:09 PM :: 6240 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“We have to be proactive in trying to line up debt or lease financing for the 2013 aircraft deliveries. The funding for three of those five [planes] is already taken care of. Staying ahead of this is the biggest risk....
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Thursday, June 14, 2012 |
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Undercover Video Catches Hawaii Planned Parenthood Offering Sex-Selection Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 15043 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Life
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In Honolulu, the Planned Parenthood counselor “Rogue” tells the woman it is okay to have multiple abortions of girl pregnancies so long as the abortions are spaced far enough apart....
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012 |
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Hirono’s Netroots Nation: Ed Case "Odious, Turd, BoyToy"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 8596 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Last week Mazie Hirono skipped a key vote on Rail funding to campaign in Rhode Island at the Netroots nation liberal bloggers conference. Now her work is beginning to bear fruit....
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