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Monday, February 23, 2015 |
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Rep Karl Rhoads Feeding Info to Calvin Say's Attorney while Chairing 'Special Committee'?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 AM :: 7713 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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The state House investigation of a challenge to former speaker Calvin Say’s right to hold his seat in Hawaii’s House of Representatives has taken a new twist....
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Thursday, February 19, 2015 |
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 |
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Schatz' Boycott of Israeli Leader 'Shortsighted and small minded'
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 6832 Views :: World News, Politicians
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...His loyalty to President Obama apparently supersedes his duties as a representative of his constituents....
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Monday, February 9, 2015 |
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Documents Show Comcast Ghostwrote Abercrombie's Pro-TWC Merger Letters
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 5477 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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On August 22, Neil Abercrombie sent a letter to Washington, D.C., urging the Federal Communications Commission to approve Comcast’s controversial proposal to merge with Time Warner....
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Thursday, January 29, 2015 |
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Clayton Hee's Wife Quits Cush Job at UH, Leaves State
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 12000 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Politicians
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...Totally unrelated story -- Dec 17, 2014: Corruption: Al Hee Indicted on 13 Counts--Could Get 39 Years in Federal Prison (Indictment announced on 2nd anniversary of Dan Inouye's death)....
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Monday, January 26, 2015 |
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Duke Aiona's 808 State Update
By News Release @ 8:19 PM :: 5668 Views :: Politicians
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...moving to a new time slot of 4-6 p.m....
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Thursday, January 22, 2015 |
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New Illinois Governor Appoints Linda Lingle as COO
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 7437 Views :: National News, Politicians
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...Illinois Gov. Rauner names Hawaii's former 'superstar governor' Linda Lingle as Illinois COO....
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
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VIDEO: Unsettling Moment During Senator Slom’s Minority Speech
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:01 PM :: 9701 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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After a strong start, the lawmaker from the 9th senatorial district began to slow and slur his words ....
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 |
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Duke Aiona Appointed Executive Director of Hawaii Family Advocates
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 7011 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians
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...the appointment of James “Duke” Aiona as interim executive director will strengthen the organization’s ability to speak for families across the state....
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Monday, January 5, 2015 |
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Duke Aiona's 808 State Update Hits Airwaves
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5978 Views :: Politicians
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MONDAY thru ALOHA FRIDAY 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on AM940 KKNE....
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Friday, January 2, 2015 |
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Aiona: Johanson Defection Solidifies Imbalance of State Government
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 4:07 PM :: 6083 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Through his own admission, Johanson had no intention of beginning and finishing his term as a Republican....
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Monday, December 29, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Republican Rep Aaron Johanson Switches to Democrat
By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 10145 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Republican Party
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UPDATE Dec 31: Rep Beth Fukumoto Chang has been elected Minority Leader and Rep Andria Tupola has been elected Floor Leader....
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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 |
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Duke Aiona: What's Next?
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 11:29 PM :: 6776 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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A day does not go by without people from all walks of life approaching me to congratulate us for running a principled race and encouraging me to do it again!!!
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Monday, December 22, 2014 |
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Video: Meet Hawaii's New Republican House Members
By Video @ 11:38 PM :: 7032 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Republican Party
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Host Representative Gene Ward discusses the legislature with Representatives Andria Tupola and Feki Pouha....
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Thursday, December 18, 2014 |
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Corruption: Al Hee Indicted on 13 Counts--Could Get 39 Years in Federal Prison
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 13173 Views :: DHHL, Politicians, Tax Credits
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This is happening now because Dan Inouye is dead. There will be more....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes'
By News Release @ 5:22 AM :: 6442 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Rep Ward: Is Governor Ige supporting Republican Issues?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 6:39 PM :: 6088 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"We listened, and we heard an open invitation to work with Governor Ige on legislative issues...."
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Full Text: Lt Gov. Tsutsui Inaugural Speech
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5198 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Rep Gene Ward Interviews Gov Waihee
By Video @ 10:34 PM :: 5803 Views :: Akaka Bill, Politicians
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Representative Gene Ward speaks with John David Waiheʻe III who served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994....
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii political action committee under fire for non-disclosure
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:33 AM :: 5398 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Hawaii’s state campaign spending commissioners want the Honolulu city prosecutor to investigate a case brought by former Gov. Ben Cayetano against Pacific Resource Partnership’s political action committee....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Video: Kelii Akina Interviews Senator Sam Slom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:43 AM :: 4068 Views :: Politicians
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State Senator Sam Slom is interviewed by Keali’i Akina on the November 10 edition of “Think Tech Hawaii”....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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Punahou Thanks David Ige for His Financial Contributions
By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 AM :: 7082 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians
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Does this mean the Ige administration will break from the HSTA and propose a publicly funded voucher program so we can all give taxpayer money to private schools?
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 5169 Views :: Politicians, Small Business
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...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future”
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 6290 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Keli'i Akina: Anatomy of an OHA Campaign
By Video @ 2:46 PM :: 7259 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA, Politicians
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Although Dr. Akina did not win the seat, he garnered more than 92,000 votes, which is approximately one vote for every four persons who voted in the Hawaii General Election....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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While change sweeps country, Hawaii remains the same
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:45 PM :: 5888 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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While voters across the country handed Republicans control of the U.S. Senate and expanded their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives, virtually nothing changed for Hawaii....
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Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
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Charles Djou Announces 30-Day Plan
By Rep Charles Djou @ 1:31 PM :: 6014 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...if we are honored to win this race, in our first 30 days in office, I will....
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Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
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OHA Trustee Rowena Akana: Hawaiian Nation Not for Asians or Haole
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 8953 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA, Politicians
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She disputes Keli'i Akina's call for racial inclusiveness....
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Saturday, November 1, 2014 |
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No New Taxes? Ige Refuses to Answer Questions About Broken Promise
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 5405 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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Ige comes under increasing scrutiny for supporting tax hikes while misleading attacks on Duke Aiona fall apart....
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Saturday, November 1, 2014 |
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Lawsuit Seeks Removal of Schatz from Office
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 9894 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Judiciary, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...the election being conducted by Defendant Nago and the State of Hawaii Office of Elections is unconstitutional under the Seventeenth Amendment....
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Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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Panos: Next Governor Should Focus on Transportation, Energy
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 7:48 PM :: 7191 Views :: Energy, Politicians, Rail
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The renewable mandates make Hawaii more unaffordable and the mothballed interisland cable is yet another boondoggle....
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Friday, October 31, 2014 |
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Photo: Ige's Broken No New Taxes Pledge
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 6513 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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Why did David Ige sign Grover Norquist's pledge not to raise taxes only to break it later? He's not the only one....
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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No New Taxes? Ige Broke Promise
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 6258 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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David Ige Once Promised Hawaii Taxpayers He Wouldn't Raise Their Taxes, Then Promptly Broke It....
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Thursday, October 30, 2014 |
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Fact: Takai Voted for Pension Tax Twice
By Rep Barbara Marumoto @ 5:35 PM :: 6286 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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Takai actually ran a TV commercial claiming he opposed the pension tax “every time.” This is false and Takai knows it....
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014 |
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Schatz Proposes 66% Tax Rate for Self-Employed
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 6359 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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...a tax that has been described as the largest tax increase in U.S. history....
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014 |
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Video: The Truth About Abortion and Duke Aiona
By Video @ 3:29 AM :: 5238 Views :: Politicians
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...the Aloha state should not be lead by those who want gain by invoking FEAR, but by leaders who can cast a vision and implement a plan that brings HOPE to our islands....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Djou Hits Takai on Pension Tax in Latest Commercial
By Video @ 6:55 PM :: 5220 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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Takai voted to raid the state retirement fund and to institute a pension tax....
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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Cayetano Blames One Party System for Low Turnout
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 9860 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections, Politicians, Republican Party
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“The Democrats who run against each other are pretty much on the same side on social issues, so it just comes down who has greater resources and who is more popular.”
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014 |
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American Samoa--Mistaken About Faleomavaega?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 7194 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...Faleomavaega neither resigned nor retired and finally has returned home just a few days short of a year after his medical evacuation last October....
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Monday, October 27, 2014 |
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VIDEO: David Ige 2.0 Event Highlights Record Of Failed Policies
By Video @ 4:18 AM :: 6199 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians, Taxes
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Senator Ige Leaves Door Open For More Excise Taxes, Jokes About Hot School Crisis....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Ige Voted to Approve Furlough Fridays
By Video @ 8:48 PM :: 9264 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, Labor, Politicians
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...Furlough Fridays, as they ACTUALLY happened, including David Ige's role....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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Ige's Pihana: Which Came First the Crony or the Capitalist?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 10018 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Tax Credits
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...it almost worked, until Goldman Sachs taught them all the meaning of "preferred stock"....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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Goliath is Desperate
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 8312 Views :: Economy, Politicians, Cost of Living
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... it’s one of the reasons that Hawaii has the highest cost of living in the nation ....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii Medical Association Endorses Djou
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5186 Views :: Health Care, Politicians
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"Hawaii's medical doctors understand the need to reform healthcare in America the right way and I am honored to earn their support," commented Djou....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Ige on Defense as Campaign Enters Final 10 Days
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 4505 Views :: Politicians
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With just 10 days left, the race is a dead heat and Senator Ige is on defense....
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Saturday, October 25, 2014 |
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Voters want to expel former Hawaii House speaker
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:43 PM :: 4589 Views :: Politicians
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House Speaker Joe Souki has refused a request to expel former House Speaker Calvin Say....
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Djou $416K Cash on Hand With 20 Days to Go
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 4212 Views :: Politicians
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...Barbara Marumoto, Campaign Manager, issued the following statement on Team Djou's congressional campaign's Pre-General FEC report....
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Takai ‘Can’t Carry the Cooler’ for Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4374 Views :: Politicians
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... how can we expect him to juggle pressing issues ....
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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Djou: It Will Be Close and We Can Win
By Rep Charles Djou @ 2:22 PM :: 4166 Views :: Politicians
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With just 11 days until the election, the race is tied at 47% to 47%....
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