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Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
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Pearl Harbor, WWII, and a Lesson for Today
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:26 AM :: 7457 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On this day 70 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress and requested a declaration of war against Japan following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor the day before.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Hawaii's Second Saint: Blessed Marianne Cope to be Canonized Next October?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 PM :: 10047 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Only six years after Mother Marianne Cope was beatified, the New York-bred collaborator of St Damien deVeuster on Hawaii's Molokai leper colony has cleared the final hurdle to sainthood.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Another E-W Center Conference: Pearl Harbor Day at the NEH
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 9173 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We have now filed a Freedom of Information Act request ... and will update this story as appropriate.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Obama cancels Hawaii trip after Romney hit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:44 PM :: 9179 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...President Obama is not vacationing in Hawaii with his wife and children while the extension of the payroll tax holiday remains in limbo....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Petition hits Hawaiian Airlines 'Price Fixing', seeks return of Superferry
By News Release @ 12:31 PM :: 5633 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaiian Air doubled the price of inter-island tickets since Aloha Airlines and the ferry was forced out of business. There are no longer discounted kama'aina, senior, or youth rates, and no more coupon books for frequent travelers....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Defense Budget Cuts Will Devastate America’s Commitment to the Asia–Pacific
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:57 AM :: 8635 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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These cuts have been put forth with little consideration for their long-term impact....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Feds Force DHS to Streamline Food Stamp Processing
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 5724 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The goal is to review and determine applicant eligibility within the federally-mandated period of 30 days.... “Families arriving at our offices need help now, not months down the road.” (And we don’t want to lose federal funding just because of the HGEA.)
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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A Primer on the Federal Court Challenge to the Honolulu Rail Project
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 AM :: 9281 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Mr. Yost expressed the plaintiffs’ concern that an "irrevocable commitment" of resources may occur if construction takes place, with significant impacts and no prudent alternatives, before the case is heard on the merits ....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 13725 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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... the Battleship Missouri Memorial will proudly host a mass band performance featuring more than 650 performers from a dozen high school, college and community bands ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 |
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Hawaii Health Ranks #4 in Nation
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 5851 Views :: Energy, Environment
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According to the 22nd Edition of America’s Health Rankings, Hawaii is No. 4 this year compared to fifth in 2010 when compared with the health of other states.
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 |
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Confidential Memo: Wind Turbine Model Installed at Kahuku has Structural Problems
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 AM :: 16253 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...root cause analysis undertaken by Clipper regarding the blade skin crack, an update of the resolution relating to gearbox timing, structural blade remediation, as well as other data regarding Clipper's Liberty turbine....
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Monday, December 5, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 5, 2011
By Congress.org @ 4:55 PM :: 5685 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Senate: National Defense Authorization Act, FY2012
- House: Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
- House: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating the Election Assistance Commission
- House: Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011
- House: Regulatory Accountability Act
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Sunday, December 4, 2011 |
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Lawsuit targets "Illegal" $117M Federal Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Windfarm
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 15059 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On November 28, 2011, CAlifornians for Renewable Energy (CARE) and Michael Boyd filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge more than two dozen federal loan guarantees illegally issued by the U.S. Department of Energy....
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Sunday, December 4, 2011 |
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Hawaii Republican Presidential Vote to be Held in Every House District
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 5412 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Hawaii Republican Party is organizing March 13 Presidential voting sites for all 51 State House Districts as well as Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, and Hana ....
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Saturday, December 3, 2011 |
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UHERO: Slowing Asian Growth, Drop in Mainland Arrivals Squeeze Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 4957 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Most worrisome has been the steady decline in visitors from the US mainland.”
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Saturday, December 3, 2011 |
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Fontaine Factor: Volunteering and Giving During the Holiday Season
By Video @ 12:17 AM :: 8895 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Representative George Fontaine (R-Kihei) speaks with Kim Gennaula of Aloha United Way and Major Edward Hill of the Salvation Army about opportunities for Volunteering and Giving during the Holiday Season....
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Saturday, December 3, 2011 |
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DoE Data: Not Linked, Not Supported, Not Accessible
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 5452 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Star-Advertiser calls this 'progress'....
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
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Thielen: Federal Takeover of Hawaii Shorelines Would Endanger Clean Energy Projects
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 9184 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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NOAA's extensive and overly aggressive rulemaking effort will effectively kill ocean-based clean energy initiatives in Hawaii....
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
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Obama to Vacation in Hawaii Dec 17-Jan 2
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 9384 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...no public events are scheduled during the trip.... (But will AG Holder survive to the New Year?)
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
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Sabato: Ed who? Democratic Establishment coalescing around Mazie Hirono
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 PM :: 5242 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...Democratic establishment is coalescing around Rep. Mazie Hirono in her primary against ex-Rep. Ed Case....
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
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$800M Borrowed to Sit Money in Hurricane, Rainy Day Accounts
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 5224 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The $1.28 billion in bonds included $800 million in new debt.... The Bond transaction now allows the State to recapitalize the Hurricane Relief and Rainy Day Funds ....
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
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Bankers, Wall Street Pleased by Abercrombie's Willingness to Raise Taxes
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5090 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Governor Neil Abercrombie’s willingness to implement aggressive solutions, totaling $1.32 billion, to balance the fiscal 2011-2013 biennial budget .... "
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Friday, December 2, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Refusing to Accept Responsibility for his own Wreckage, Fiscal and Otherwise
By Selected News Articles @ 12:26 AM :: 5949 Views :: Energy, Environment
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It is unfortunate that Governor Abercrombie finds it more expedient to cast blame for his failures, missteps and inability to effectively manage the state's fiscal situation in his first year in office than accept responsibility or accountability for his own failings....
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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Men’s Health Mag ranks Honolulu Happiest Town in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:37 PM :: 8863 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We calculated suicide rates and unemployment rates. Then we tapped SimplyMap for the percentage of households that use antidepressants....
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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OHA Announces Public Meetings to discuss Tentative Land Deal
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM :: 5470 Views :: Energy, Environment
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OHA will be holding a series of public meetings to hear from the public about Abercrombie’s proposed Kakaako land deal ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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Backed by Federal Loan Guarantees, Merrill Lynch Finances $1B in Military Solar Projects
By Selected News Articles @ 12:44 AM :: 8220 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The project, called SolarStrong, aims to install these projects over five years. SolarCity has already begun installations at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii....
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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Quality of Living: Honolulu #29 in World, right behind ... Stuttgart
By News Release @ 12:20 AM :: 10091 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Honolulu (29) and San Francisco (30) are the highest-ranking US cities....
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 |
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Report: Hawaii Ranks 3rd in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 5033 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii ranks 3rd in the nation in funding programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, spending $10.7 million a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 70 percent of the $15.2 million recommended by CDC ....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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PUC Breaks 15% Limit on Solar Systems
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 8023 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Instead of 15% of peak, the limit is now 50% of noontime usage....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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Visitor Spending breaks $1 Billion per Month
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 5986 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii in the first 10 months of 2011 grew 14.8 percent, compared to the same period in 2010, to $10.3 billion....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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National Journal: Lingle Best Positioned for Victory Next Year
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 PM :: 7666 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Republicans have landed prominent women candidates too, with former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle and former New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson best positioned for victory next year....
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 |
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American Airlines Latest Victim of Obama's Big Union Onslaught
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:00 PM :: 5699 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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American was forced into bankruptcy when the airline pilots union refused to budge on its demands for massive signing bonuses and wage increases.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Finmeccanica Trumpets Honolulu Rail Deal
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 12459 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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ROME: Finmeccanica: signed a contract worth USD 1,334 million for Honolulu driverless metro.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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IBEW to Vote on New Offer from Hawaiian Tel
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 6599 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaiian Telcom announced today that, through the efforts of a federal mediator working with bargaining representatives of both the Company and the Union, the Company made an updated collective bargaining agreement offer to the Union....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Nominations Sought for State Water Commission
By News Release @ 9:29 PM :: 5665 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The State Commission on Water Resource Management is seeking nominations for two positions on the Commission....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Lingle calls for Delay in Federal Grab for Control of Hawaii Shorelines
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 3:28 PM :: 9308 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"... the seals are doing better in the main islands without a habitat designation .... "
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Lucky Hawaii: Bond Sale Benefits as Investors Flee Europe
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 10357 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Treasury and municipal bonds rallied Thursday as fears of European contagion spread ... Yields on the Hawaii bond deal were lowered as much as nine basis points, compared with levels offered earlier in the morning....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Sex, Equality, and the Paleolithic Era
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 10731 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...perhaps this will mark the rise of the paleolibs?
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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US Civil Rights Commissioner to speak on End of Victimology
By News Release @ 8:29 AM :: 8579 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- UH Richardson Law School- Classroom 1
- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:45am-1:15pm
- Free Lunch & Speaker, Hon. Peter N. Kirsanow
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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US Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Lawsuit Challenging DHHL, Admission Act
By Robert Thomas @ 1:43 AM :: 7392 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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At its December 9, 2011 conference, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to review Corboy v. Louie....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 |
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Postal Service Announces Hawaii Christmas Mailing Deadlines
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 9573 Views :: Energy
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Below are the dates that the Postal Service suggests Hawaii residents mail their letters, cards and packages to give them the best chances of reaching their destinations by Christmas....
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Monday, November 28, 2011 |
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US Micronesia Aid Crowds out Private Investment, Local Decision Making
By Selected News Articles @ 11:57 PM :: 10462 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The problem is not the size or scope of U.S. support, the problems lay within the ways that money is structured, allocated and managed....
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Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
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Duke Aiona to Address Pro-Life Group
By News Release @ 11:02 PM :: 9537 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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WHEN: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 11:30am until 1:00pm
WHERE: Dave & Buster's, 1030 Auahi St, Honolulu
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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 :: 9020 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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Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
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Kalaeloa Solar: Hawaii Ratepayers to Bankroll 'Green Fiesta'
By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 10170 Views :: Energy, Environment
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So where does a discredited tax-scam go when California dreamers and Euro-socialists turn their backs on its profligacy? Why Hawaii, where “decoupling” and “Feed-in-Tariffs” mean that ratepayers are forced to bankroll the “Green Fiesta.”
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