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Thursday, December 22, 2011 |
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011 |
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Pilago Seen as Swing Vote on Hawaii County Bag Ban
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 7740 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The next and final council meeting on this is Wednesday, December 21....
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Sunday, December 11, 2011 |
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"Accretion," Hawaii Style
By Robert Thomas @ 12:39 AM :: 9616 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Who owns the new land created when lava flows over private property and into the sea and hardens into fast land?
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Sunday, December 4, 2011 |
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McIntosh to run for Hawaii County Council in 2012
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 7057 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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“Lee is genuinely interested in the well being of our community,” says Carol Massey, “he keeps informed of the issues facing us, and will work hard for District 6....
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Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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Booted from Big Island, DoE Now Seeks to Force Carlisle to Collect its Impact Fees
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 10644 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Education K-12
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Matayoshi said the county has a legal obligation to deny building permits to applicants who haven't paid impact fees the Board of Education ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
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Lowell Kalapa to Address Kona TEA Party
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 9018 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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WHEN: Friday December 2, 2011, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm HST
WHERE: Kona Vistas Community Pavilion (just mauka of Kuakini Chevron)
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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Mitch Roth announces Campaign for Hawaii County Prosecutor
By News Release @ 8:57 AM :: 11256 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Roth has 18 years as Deputy Prosecutor starting in Honolulu and then, at the invitation of former prosecutor Jay Kimura, joined the Hawaii County Prosecutor’s office in 1998.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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#OccupyFail: A Profile in Bad Choices from Hilo
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM :: 9831 Views :: Hawaii County , National News, Homelessness
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Today’s Washington Post Style page offers up this beyond-satire account of Dylan Bozlee of Hilo, Hawaii, who ....
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Friday, November 11, 2011 |
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US Marshalls Seize Assets of Stephens Media Copyright Trolls
By Andrew Walden @ 10:26 PM :: 9831 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, National News, Ethics
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It hasn’t drawn any attention in the Hawaii media, but copyright trolls contracted by Hawaii Island media monopoly Stephens Media have taken a beating in a series of recent court cases.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011 |
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Big Island Residents Push Back Against Plastic Bag Ban
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 7026 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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...this bag ban law is another unwarranted micro-management of our lives that should not be the purview of our elected officials....
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Saturday, October 29, 2011 |
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Fundamentals Matter: Capitalism not the Problem
By Dr Ed Gutteling, MD @ 10:23 AM :: 14776 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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I’m writing this on the 44th anniversary of the execution of that poster-boy of “social justice”, Dr. “Che” Guevara, viewing articles of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in Hawaii and the mainland.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011 |
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Sunday, October 16, 2011 |
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Feds: Medical Marijuana Laws and Hawaii County Council Drive Growth in Drug Trade
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM :: 11186 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Law enforcement officials have reported an influx of criminal groups and independent growers from the West Coast who are relocating to Hawaii .... they often find medical marijuana certificates while serving search and arrest warrants but seize far greater amounts of marijuana than allowed by law, in addition to other illicit drugs and weapons….
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Saturday, October 15, 2011 |
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Lingle takes Senate Campaign to Big Island
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 7781 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Saturday Oct. 15 Kona, Sunday Oct. 16 Hilo
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Saturday, October 8, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Pilot ditches Cessna, rescued by Coast Guard off Hilo
By Video @ 12:28 PM :: 7984 Views :: Hawaii County
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Pilot climbs onto wing after ditching 13 miles off Hilo.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 |
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Back to the Future: Hilo Girl leads 12 Army Cooks replacing 84 Contractors in Iraq
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 10244 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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As the United States Army's mission in Iraq winds down, soldiers find themselves giving up progressively more of their creature comforts. At Contingency Operating Station Garry Owen, Iraq, Soldiers from 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division are “getting lean” in preparation for that day.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 |
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A&B: “Entitled land in a great place with high barriers to entry is good”
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 14997 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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...everyone else is dying off," he said, referring to several other projects in the Islands that have stalled or been halted altogether....
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Friday, September 16, 2011 |
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Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 AM :: 17023 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Al Gore treated the globe to “24 Hours of Reality” Wednesday and Thursday, but before the finale, Mother Nature stepped in with a show of her own.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011 |
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Hawaii, Maui, Kauai: Stop And Remember 7AM Sunday 9-11-11
By @ 12:01 AM :: 12848 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, DHHL, Maui County, Energy, National News, Family
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The remembrance calls for governments and businesses, houses of worship, railways, fire and police departments, and others to ring bells and sound sirens for one minute on Sunday, Sept. 11, starting at 7:00 am Hawai'i Standard Time (1:00 pm EDT). Members of the public are asked to cease activity during that minute and reflect upon the events of 10 years ago.
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Friday, September 9, 2011 |
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Kahului, Kailua-Kona: TEA Party to Commemorate 9-11
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 7407 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL
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Bring your thoughts, your prayers, a lei, and a flag if you can. Bring your family, your children, place your lei with others on the display, and spend some moments with us.
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Friday, September 2, 2011 |
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Murder in Kona: A flurry of phone calls, then Union Leader Walks Free
By Andrew Walden @ 10:44 PM :: 20866 Views :: Hawaii County , Labor, Law Enforcement
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... "We were the only two people in the room so you have to reach your own conclusions."....
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Friday, September 2, 2011 |
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Pepeekeo Biomass Plant Granted Air Pollution Permit
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 9640 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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HHB can now move ahead with its engineering design, construction and refurbishing of the former Hilo Coast Power Company power plant at Pepeekeo into a modern biomass facility.
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Friday, September 2, 2011 |
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After Boycott Threat, Safeway Agrees to Change Labels on “Kona Blend”
By News Release @ 12:51 AM :: 9913 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On Aug. 2, 2011, Safeway Director of Public Affairs & Governmental Relations Susan Houghton and other Safeway officials met with KCFA Board member Paul Uster at Safeway headquarters in Pleasanton, California, to review the concerns of Kona coffee growers....
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Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
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Touted by Enviromentalists, LEED Certification Actually Increases Energy Use
By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 9215 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Among dozens of “green” schools in Washington state, only two use less energy than traditional schools built in those same districts. In more than one instance, the “green” schools use 30 percent more energy per square foot ....
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 |
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Lawyer: US Supreme Court needs to Hear Hokulia Bypass Case
By Robert Thomas @ 7:05 PM :: 10849 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Today, we filed the Reply Brief in the case that asks: after Kelo, when is eminent domain pretextual?
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Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
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Expensive, Unnecessary Hawaii County Building Code Changes to be Debated
By News Release @ 8:56 PM :: 8200 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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"What’s All the Fuss About International Building Codes?” will be the topic of the August meeting of the Conservative Forum for Hawaii. The public is invited to the free forum on Sunday, 28 August, 2:00pm at the Naniloa Volcanoes Resort’s Polynesian Room, Banyan Dr, Hilo.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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Selecting from Secret List of Nominees, Abercrombie appoints Mizuno UH Regent
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 7818 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie last week appointed* Barry T. Mizuno to fill the Hawai'i County seat on the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai'i (UH).
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 |
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US Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear Hokulia Bypass Case
By Robert Thomas @ 2:48 AM :: 9648 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Last week the developer and the County of Hawaii filed their joint Brief in Opposition in C & J Coupe Family Limited Partnership v. County of Hawaii....
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 |
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Sunday, August 7, 2011 |
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Police roust Mayor Kenoi, Rep Chang from Drunken Campaign Event
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 14054 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Politicians
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A loud drinking party on county property brought to a halt by the police early May 1 included Mayor Billy Kenoi, state Rep. Jerry Chang and a host of other bigwigs celebrating the end of the Merrie Monarch Festival....
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 |
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OHA Cash Giveaway can Quintuple Your Bank Account
By News Release @ 9:33 PM :: 10928 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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(Handy Tip: Deposit $100M and make OHA give you $400M. Not only will you prosper, but by bankrupting OHA, you will make Hawaii a better place.)
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Saturday, July 30, 2011 |
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Political Insiders aim to soak Electric Rate Payers with Bio-Fuel surcharge
By Henry Curtis @ 9:23 PM :: 12031 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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According to the Companies, the application of the biofuel surcharge “would apply to HELCO and HECO customers, and would add about 1/3 of a cent per kilowatt hour.”
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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Full Text: State LUC moves for dismissal of Bridge Aina Lea Suit
By Robert Thomas @ 9:41 PM :: 11690 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Here's the latest in a case we've been following. In Bridge Aina Lea, LLC v. State of Hawaii Land Use Comm'n....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Hilo, Maui, Oahu events
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 AM :: 19178 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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- HILO -- JULY 27, WEDNESDAY—1:00PM-3:00PM.
- MAUI -- JULY 28, THURSDAY-- 5PM youth session, 6:30PM general session.
- OAHU -- JULY 29, FRIDAY—6:30PM to 8:30PM.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
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Military to be Disenfranchised so Meth dealer’s friend can keep Senate Seat?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:49 PM :: 16445 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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On March 5, 2007--just four months after her 2006 Lt Governor run gave Hawaii Democrats their worst gubernatorial defeat since Statehood—Solomon led about 100 people to sit in at the the Federal District Courtroom of Judge Michael Seabright to support her friend, Shawn Aguiar—the Big Island's largest methamphetamines dealer.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 |
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Takamine’s DLIR directs money back to his Cronies in Honokaa
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 10140 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The initiative’s first site is located in Honoka'a, within the Hamakua Coast, where services will be provided at the North Hawai'i Education & Research Center (NHERC). The Rural Outreach Services initiative is a partnership between federal, state, county governments, and private non-profit agencies.
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Calif. Supreme Court: EIS can be required for Plastic Bag Ban in Large Jurisdictions
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 9506 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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EIRs are required for plastic bag bans by (i) “larger” cities and counties and also (ii) small cities based on the cumulative impacts. Save The Plastic Bag Coalition has legal standing to enforce that requirement....
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Hokulia Bypass Case Appealed to US Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 7:38 PM :: 13907 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On July 14, 2011, we filed a cert petition, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision in County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P'ship....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Democrats call disenfranchisement of Military Personnel “Fair, equitable representation”
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 13236 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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fair, equitable representation for all residents ... one man/one vote fairness doctrine .... we urge the State Democratic Party to pursue all legal options including filing a lawsuit, if necessary, to overturn this Reapportionment Commission decision....
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Monday, July 4, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
By News Release @ 10:18 AM :: 8901 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Senate Bill 219 prohibits physically restraining inmates who are pregnant....
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Saturday, July 2, 2011 |
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Calles: Rational Decision for Developers -- to not work in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:21 PM :: 8776 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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“Hawaii is the most regulated state in the nation.” He described that it takes about 10-14 years to get a project in Hawaii from green field (non-urban designation) to completion. ...“Every delay adds to the cost of housing, as projects are all financed and the cost of those loans keeps accruing even though no development has actually taken place.” We all end up with higher housing costs as a result.
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Saturday, July 2, 2011 |
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Sowell, Ryan, Heritage: American Identity
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 7489 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, National News, Ethics
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As we are celebrating the 4th of July this weekend, we recommend you take some time to read some substantive articles about who we are as Americans....
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 16054 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Please come and join us in Makawao on Saturday, July 2nd for the Annual Makawao Paniolo July 4th Parade. TEA Party Maui plans to enter a patriotic float in the Parade....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
By Robert Thomas @ 2:25 AM :: 10974 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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...the Land Use Commission changed the land use boundaries from "urban use to agricultural use while affordable housing was being constructed on the property."
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Monday, June 20, 2011 |
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Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
By Henry Curtis @ 9:08 PM :: 9935 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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the HECO Companies' proposed Biofuel Surcharge Provision clearly results in an increase in rates that triggers the contested case and public hearing provisions of HRS §269-16(b).
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Friday, June 17, 2011 |
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A Summer of Robots: Fueling innovation for the New Economy
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 11838 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Maui County, Energy, Environment
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The Robotics Organizing Committee (ROC) will host the events in coordination with robotics supporters and community partners throughout the state, beginning on June 21 and running through August 28, 2011.
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Friday, June 17, 2011 |
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Hawaii Government Impact: The High Cost of Land Use and Housing
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 10462 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Sunday 26 June, 2:00pm at the Naniloa Hotel's Polynesian Room in Hilo. Featured speakers are UH School of Law Prof. David Callies, author of the definitive book “Regulating Paradise” and Big Island real estate broker David Turner.
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