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Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
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Kalapa: Ubiquitous General Excise Insures Accountability
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 12:15 PM :: 5568 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Because of its broad application, any attempt to raise the general excise tax rate alerts the entire population to that possibility....
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Sunday, November 27, 2011 |
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Forced by JSC, Abercrombie Grudgingly Releases Names of Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 12:04 PM :: 6257 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...in light of the changed circumstances with the Commission's actions, judicial applicants will no longer have any expectation of confidentiality. Consequently, the following lists are now being released....
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court to Consider Limit of Parental Discipline
By Robert Thomas @ 4:52 PM :: 6734 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...what standards govern the Family Court's evaluation of an application for a civil TRO in light of a parent's fundamental right to discipline his or her children (which includes the right to use reasonable corporal punishment)....
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Wins Approval to Take $1.06M from Pre-School, Sister Isles spend it on Central Office Bureaucrats
By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 9831 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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These positions will be supported by $454,366 in unused year 1 personnel costs due to late hiring and $351,401 from pre-kindergarten subsidies ....
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
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Oahu Democrats Fail in Effort to Break up Hawaii News Now
By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 11020 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Media Council Hawaii, joined by the Oahu County Democrat Committee, has been rejected by the FCC in the effort to push back on control of Honolulu media outlets by a non-Democrat company Raycom Media.
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Saturday, November 26, 2011 |
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Hint to Hawaii: Google Abandons Concentrating Solar Power Project
By Selected News Articles @ 12:16 AM :: 8346 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Google said it is dropping development of “solar thermal” electricity because solar thermal cannot keep pace with the rapid price decline of another solar technology – photovoltaics. The solar thermal cut came as part of Google’s decision to axe its 4-year old Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal initiative....
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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Suspended Attorney Says 'Vindictive' Navy Purposely Sows Intimidation & Fear in Civilian Counsel
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 9966 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In his federal complaint, Partington says the conflict with JAG began in 2006 when he represented Stewart Toles in a Navy general court-martial for allegations of violating the "video voyeurism" statute....
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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USA Today: Stimulus Funds Helped Some Stocks Soar
By NCPA @ 3:03 AM :: 6128 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Companies involved in developing smart electric grids -- nine big tech firms that are also in many other businesses -- have risen 54 percent....
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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American Shipper: Effort Underway to Loosen Jones Act Restrictions
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 AM :: 10107 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“a broad array of economists in Puerto Rico have expressed concern that the Jones Act hinders the island’s economic growth...."
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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Matt Romney to Campaign for Father in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 AM :: 10549 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Matt Romney will be rallying support for his father at fundraising events hosted by local supporters in Honolulu and Laie December 9th and 10th....
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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Bishop Silva, Doctors, Attorneys to Speak out on Assisted Suicide
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 6531 Views :: Energy, Environment
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December 8, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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State APEC Costs below projections
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 8400 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The State of Hawaii spent about $3,210,000 for safety related expenses hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, less than half of the $7,500,000 projected by state agencies.
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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Maui Smart Grid Demonstration Project to Begin Next Year
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 12684 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The multi-million dollar project is aimed at improving integration of variable renewable resources, such as solar and wind power, and preparing the electric system for widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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December vehicle registration notices contain error
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 6685 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Motor Vehicle Registration office advises residents that the recently mailed December 2011 vehicle registration renewal notice contains an incorrect total due amount....
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Friday, November 25, 2011 |
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Happy Thanksgiving from Stacey Djou!
By News Release @ 1:24 AM :: 10729 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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For Charles, this was a day much like most others, but he was thankful to talk to the girls (they were on a lengthy communications blackout until last night) and to have some turkey for dinner.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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Judicial Selection Commission Releases List of Nominees for Second Circuit Court
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 9571 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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This is the first release of JSC nominees since the JSC’s Nov 16 decision to begin releasing the names of judicial nominees.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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NCAA “Extremely Concerned” about UH Point-Shaving Allegations
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 10263 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"We are extremely concerned by the point-shaving allegations involving University of Hawaii football student-athletes and have been in contact with the school since early November."
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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Outdoor Circle Comes Out Against Rail
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 10731 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Outdoor Circle now is considering how we might best support the broad based coalition of organizations and individuals which is challenging this project in court....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 |
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UH Point Shaving? Blown Leads and Significant Movement in Money Line
By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 AM :: 14519 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“The #UNLV money line when it hosted #Hawaii opened at around +1600. By kickoff, it was around +700. Pretty mysterious movement at the time.”
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
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Bill Seeks Terror Designation for Gaza Flotilla Groups
By IPT News @ 10:36 PM :: 12487 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The CIA and U.S. Treasury Department have determined IHH and the Free Gaza Movement "have known terrorist ties," the bill says. (They also have extensive Hawaii ties--Editor)
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
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Hawaiian Tel to Impose Last, Best and Final Offer on IBEW
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 6468 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Today, the Union received formal notification from the Company that it will be implementing its last best and final offer on December 1, 2011....
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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Feds: Even with Low Usage, Hawaii Still has Highest Electric Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 8133 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The 2010 figures show that residents of Hawaii, Maryland and Alabama have a lot more to fear in their electric bill than folks living in Utah, New Mexico or Montana.
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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National Journal: Hawaii Senate Race Up for Grabs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:03 PM :: 6990 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Lingle will benefit from what's likely to be a major schism in the Democratic field, as Rep. Mazie Hirono and ex-Rep. Ed Case battle it out in a late primary.
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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Lingle: Super Committee Failure Shows Lack of Bi-Partisan Leadership
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:24 PM :: 7365 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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There are sensible proposals already available to cut federal spending, raise additional revenues and grow our economy. These include the balanced proposals offered by the Bipartisan Policy Center....
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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New rules turn GOP race from sprint into marathon, early nominee unlikely
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 PM :: 7111 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“This year’s schedule will make our nominating process more of a marathon than 2008’s sprint,” said former Hawaii Republican Party Chairman Willes Lee.
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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Report: Hawaii Among Lowest Health Insurance Costs in Nation
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 7641 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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the report finds that costs were high even in the "lowest" average-cost states. Premiums ranged from $11,379 to $12,409 in Idaho, Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, and Alabama, the five states with the lowest average costs for private employer-based coverage.
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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NYT: Occupy Honolulu Looks Like Just Another Homeless Camp
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 9190 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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You can tell it’s an occupation from the signs and T-shirts. Otherwise the protesters would blend right in.
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Nov. 21, 2011
By Congress.org @ 2:04 PM :: 6885 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
- House: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011
- House: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
- House: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
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Monday, November 21, 2011 |
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Heritage: The Debate over Defense Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 PM :: 8733 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Failing to enact the plan by January 15, 2012, would result in automatic cuts to military spending--a scenario that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta describes as "devastating."
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Ruse: Citizens for a Better Way, LLC
By Selected News Articles @ 5:45 PM :: 10757 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... bankrolled by secret interests who want to operate outside the norms of Hawaii's Ethics Commission; and designed by experienced labor and gambling industry lobbyists desperate for the appearance of "grassroots" support ....
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Ansaldo Debacle: HART, Council, Ariyoshi all Looking at Rail Re-bid
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 8114 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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HART schedules a new review of the Ansaldo deal November 25, the deadline for the contract to be signed ....
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Using Public Services not a Free Lunch
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 3:10 PM :: 7638 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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For years, the real property burden was shifted to businesses, but businesses have to pass the costs onto their customers. When it comes to paying for government, there is no free lunch.
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 |
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Wind Farms Interfere With Military, Civilian Radar
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 9596 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...wind farms are interfering with military radar, making airplanes disappear from sight on screens and cluttering those same screens with the blade-rotation changes of turbine blades....
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Saturday, November 19, 2011 |
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Rothenberg: Hawaii Senate Race ‘In Play’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 6513 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Senate has been “in play” for months, but Republicans continue to expand the playing field by adding unexpected candidates in states from Hawaii and Michigan to Connecticut ....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Court Ruling on Judicial Secrecy an Embarrassment to Abercrombie’s Neutered OIP
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 5285 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On March 4, Cathy Takase, the Acting Director of OIP was let go by the Abercrombie Administration. Takase had authored a February, 2011 opinion mandating release of the names of Judicial nominees....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Whipped in Court, Undercut by JSC, Abercrombie Admin not ready to abandon Defense of Judicial Secrecy
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 5177 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"This does not necessarily mean, however, that an appeal will not be taken in the present case, which was decided prior to the Judicial Selection Commission's rule change." -- AG David Louie
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Hawaii's Ocean Shippers now Guilty of Price Fixing in Puerto Rico
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 6119 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...companies affiliated with all three of Hawaii’s major water carriers—Matson, Young Bros, and Horizon—are guilty of price fixing in the Puerto Rico market. Is Hawaii next? ....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Hawaii Debt Highest in Nation as Percentage of Private Sector Production
By Selected News Articles @ 9:31 PM :: 8437 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Several states make multiple appearances at the bottom of the three categories in this study, meaning they rank worst. These states include: Alaska, New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Illinois.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Hirono, Hanabusa Say ‘No’ to Balanced Budget Amendment
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 9427 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Earlier today, Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Mazie Hirono voted against a Balanced Budget Amendment. A bi-partisan majority, including 25 Democrats voted to support the measure, H.J. Res. 2, to balance the federal budget, but the measure fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Lingle Unveils Issues-Based Video on Economy
By News Release @ 8:06 PM :: 6575 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Former Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Linda Lingle released today the second in a series of videos detailing her positions on issues of importance to the people of Hawai'i.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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WSJ: Finmeccanica Rushing to Sell Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 12526 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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...it will set up a partnership for the AnsaldoBreda trainmaking unit in advance of selling the business....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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NYT vs Politico: Hawaii Senate Race is a Tossup?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 3992 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Lingle shows she's in a dogfight through a consistent stream of polling and fundraising....
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Report: For Families in Poverty, Hawaii Income Tax is #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:15 AM :: 8165 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A two-parent family of four with annual income at the poverty line (which is $22,314 for a family of that size) owed $498 in Alabama, $292 in Hawaii, $238 in Georgia, and $234 in Oregon.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 |
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Animal Liberation Groups Demand Matson End Pig Imports to Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 7894 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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More than 15,000 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org calling on Oakland, California-based Matson Navigation to stop shipping live pigs from the mainland United States to Hawaii for slaughter....
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Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
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Abercrombie, OHA to Propose Yet Another Ceded Lands Deal to Legislature
By News Release @ 10:04 AM :: 5609 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Abercrombie announced today that the State and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (“OHA”) are discussing an agreement in principle, subject to Legislative approval, relating to ceded lands.
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Thursday, November 17, 2011 |
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Hawaii National Guard Mobilization Supported APEC Summit
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 5192 Views :: Energy, Environment
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At prior NSSEs, demonstrations had led to riots and property damage, so for APEC, Hawaii National Guard soldiers and airmen were ready to help the Honolulu Police Department with any civil disturbances.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
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Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaii 2011
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 5381 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Center on the Family at UH Mānoa and the Homeless Programs Office of the Hawai‘i State Department of Human Services have released the Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawai‘i 2011.
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 |
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Lingle Joins in Bi-Partisan Policy Summit
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 6680 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...Senate candidate Linda Lingle, the former two-term governor of Hawaii, will participate in the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) third annual political summit, Taking the Poison Out of Partisanship, at Tulane University in New Orleans, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 16....
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
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Mesa Announces Sale of Mokulele Turboprop Operation
By News Release @ 9:46 AM :: 8731 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Mesa will continue to operate its jet inter-island service as go!Mokulele. Under the terms of the sale Transpac Aviation, operating as Mokulele Flight Services, Inc, will also continue to offer service under the go!Mokulele brand....
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