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Sunday, July 24, 2011 |
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Where have all the Tax Credit Advocates Gone?
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 12:19 PM :: 6944 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Here in Hawaii it seems that taxpayers suffer from a glut of omniscient soothsayers in elected office who believe they know it all and can predict the winner industry of the future....
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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Hanabusa’s Chief of Staff covered for Congressman twice accused of Sex Assault
By Andrew Walden @ 1:30 PM :: 11706 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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After years as the Congressional chief of staff for Rep Wu (D-OR), Julie Tippens this January quit to take a job as chief of staff for Rep Colleen Hanabusa (D-Oahu).
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii Personal Debt #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 8:26 AM :: 7828 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Residents of California and Hawaii are the most indebted individuals in America, but they’re also among a group that are making the most progress in paying down the amount they owe, according to a MoneyWatch analysis of state-by-state debt statistics....
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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College? Give Choice a Voice
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:19 AM :: 7642 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The time has come for parents to think about their children’s future plans and decide if the university system is a viable option.
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Saturday, July 23, 2011 |
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PUC grants HECO $38M Rate Increase
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 6756 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued an interim decision in Hawaiian Electric's 2011 rate case. It will result in a $3.31 a month increase for a typical Oahu residential customer
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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 :: 16450 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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Scientists Overruled by Energy Industry Pressure, Proposed Wind Guidelines a Step Backwards for Wildlife
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 8249 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The new draft reverses agency protection recommendations for many bird species and adds unrealistic deadlines that would lead to “rubber-stamping” of wind projects. ABC expects millions of migratory birds to be harmed by poorly-planned wind energy.
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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 :: 10142 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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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 |
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DoE hasn’t met Race To The Top Standards, but will apply for another grant
By News Release @ 11:34 AM :: 8446 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...Abercrombie last week alerted the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services that the State of Hawai'i will be applying for the new ”Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge” grant competition....
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011 |
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Study: Big Wind could Cost New Jersey thousands of jobs, billions of dollars
By NCPA @ 11:35 AM :: 5349 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Researchers at the Beacon Hill Institute have conducted a cost-benefit analysis of 1,100 MWs of offshore wind power for New Jersey. The findings are as follows.
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Two more chances to see Space Shuttle from Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 7266 Views :: Energy, National News, World News
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- TUESDAY 4:43AM HST
- WEDNESDAY 5:19AM HST
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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 :: 9511 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 :: 13912 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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Sunday, July 17, 2011 |
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Query Results of Targeted Tax Credits
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 7:57 PM :: 6050 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...in Hawaii the tax incentives and the executive order to blend all fuel merely increased the cost for the highway user and shifted the export of consumer dollars from the oil fields of the Middle East and Indonesia to the sugar fields of Brazil. And because of the lost tax revenues, taxpayers had to forego tax relief....
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Sunday, July 17, 2011 |
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Senate Race: Hanabusa sees Remake of 2002 Gubernatorial Election
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 8794 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Mazie Hirono and Ed Case batter each other in a contested Democratic primary, then the survivor meets and loses to Lingle in the general election."
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Saturday, July 16, 2011 |
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Analysis: Hawaii Democratic Tent not Broad, voter satisfaction can shift quickly
By Selected News Articles @ 12:09 PM :: 8055 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Using results in legislative districts from the past three presidential elections, the two most recent gubernatorial elections and the last legislative election, he predicts margins of victory for Democratic or Republican candidates based on the districts’ political preferences.
(See complete Index for Hawaii House and Senate)
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Saturday, July 16, 2011 |
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PUC Requires HECO to Reopen Molokai Windfarm Bidding
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 9903 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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...the PUC determined that Castle & Cooke cannot assign part of its development rights to Pattern Energy to develop 200 MW of wind power on Molokai....
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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School-by-School Annual Yearly Progress — How did your school do?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:03 PM :: 10677 Views :: Energy, Environment
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School Year 2010-11 AYP Results and Corresponding School Year 2011-12 Accountability Status by Complex
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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Response to Star-Advertiser: Rail Opponents list Alternative Traffic Solutions
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 9229 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Borreca's column today is an interesting one but we do quibble with his following conclusion: "... the anti-rail contingent has yet to show its own alternative traffic solution. Honolulu's real traffic jam is the city's inability to move a plan that has overwhelming public support."
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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IAM: PUC re-bid order should bring halt to Wind Development on Molokai
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 9144 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Now that the Public Utilities Commission has ordered Hawaiian Electric (HECO) to stop this mega-project and restart it with new bidders, I Aloha Molokai (IAM) requests that Pattern Energy and its subcontractors and partners cease their activities on Molokai immediately.
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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Despite high costs, Hawaii Medicaid Spending ranks 41st in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 AM :: 8378 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Despite the fact that the state has the fourth highest median household income in the country, Hawaii actually had a larger portion of its Medicaid bill covered by the federal government than poorer states like Illinois, Virginia and Nevada. Compared to most wealthy “blue” states, the group of islands spends very little on Medicaid.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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Ewa Field Battlefield Survey Report released by Navy
By John Bond @ 11:56 PM :: 12151 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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July 19th PUBLIC HEARING at the DHHL Hawaii Pono'i Bldg. That's Tuesday July 19, 2011, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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Hanalani School Returns Home with Second International Botball Tournament Win
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 9830 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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Hanalani School is a robotic force to be reckoned with. After three days of intense international competition, the Miliani students were named tournament champions for the second year in a row ....
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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WSJ: Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much
By Selected News Articles @ 10:32 AM :: 5544 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Almost all discussions about Medicare reform ignore one key factor: Medicare utilization is roughly 50 percent higher than private health insurance utilization, even after adjusting for age and medical conditions....
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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NYT: Book Challenges Obama on Mother’s Deathbed Fight
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 9150 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The White House on Wednesday declined to challenge an account in a new book that suggests that President Obama, in his campaign to overhaul American health care, mischaracterized a central anecdote about his mother’s deathbed dispute with her insurance company.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011 |
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Abercrombie adds 10 more HGEA positions
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 6142 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie approved the hiring of 10 agricultural inspectors, restoring some positions that were eliminated in 2009.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
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What Difference Has RomneyCare Made?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:35 PM :: 6124 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...there has actually been an increase in emergency room use by people with incomes below 300% of the poverty level....
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 |
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Supreme Court Offers Free Divorce Law Program on July 14
By News Release @ 7:24 PM :: 5336 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Divorce Law in Hawaii program will be held on Thursday, July 14, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Hawaii Supreme Court courtroom on the second floor of Aliiolani Hale at 417 South King Street. The program is free and open to the public.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Abercrombie announces final vetoes, 14 bills become law
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 6017 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today signed into law the last of the measures from the 2011 legislative session. In total, Governor Abercrombie enacted 235 measures and vetoed 17; seven bills became law without his signature....
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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 :: 13238 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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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Hawaii Next? Civil Union Laws Can Spell End of Child Welfare Services for Faith-based Groups
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 PM :: 7451 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Most states that have approved same-sex marriage or civil unions have not lost the services of faith-based child welfare providers, but the recent conflict between Illinois and one of its largest religious partners suggests those losses might occur as more states pass such laws.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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A Singular Woman: Obama lied about Cancer-Stricken Mother not having Health Insurance
By Selected News Articles @ 1:12 PM :: 8442 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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It was a simple and powerful story, one Obama would tell many more times as president during the national health care debate. But now we're learning the real story of Ann Dunham's health coverage is not quite what her son made it out to be.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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For me but not for thee: Punahou Obama praises school choice
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 9259 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The president explained that if it were not for the scholarship he received to attend a prestigious private school in Hawaii when he was ten years old, he would not be president today. Lindsey Burke, education analyst at The Heritage Foundation, says she was astonished by the remark.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Admin. claims HSTA Negotiators Agreed to Terms, Releases Full Text of Contract Changes
By News Release @ 3:25 AM :: 6652 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In June, both sides agreed to terms on a final offer that HSTA negotiators would recommend to the HSTA board. This included the 5 percent wage reduction, equal health care premium costs and other items, such as increased planning time, which reflect tentative agreements that had been made during negotiations through June.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Thielen: Environmental Assessment required to truck Sludge from Sand Island to Kailua
By Andrew Walden @ 1:56 AM :: 10659 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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"Please know that I will pursue all available means to ensure that the Department of Environmental Services does not commence trucking raw sewage to the Kailua plant until it fulfills its comprehensive legal requirements under Chapter 343, HRS." -- Rep Thielen
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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Police, Prosecutors to discuss Cybercrime at Capitol
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 12141 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Briefing on Cybercrime to be held Tuesday, July 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol, Conference Room 309.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 |
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As veto deadline looms, Abercrombie signs Eleven Bills into Law
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 6297 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie has enacted 221 bills so far. The deadline to sign or veto bills passed in the last legislative session is tomorrow, July 12, 2011.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 11
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 6980 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Vote: House: Fiscal 2012 Defense Appropriations
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Honolulu: Mega Rail Project in a Micro City
By Selected News Articles @ 11:22 AM :: 9122 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Honolulu is still completing the paperwork for its heavy rail, but preparatory construction has already started. This irrational project needs to be stopped.
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Barack Sr. so repulsive, even Abercrombie thought he was Arrogant
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 AM :: 12770 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Back in Nairobi, says one government official, Obama Sr. would “slam his fist on the table” and claim that a rival “knows nothing about math or economics”; he would go on to describe other colleagues as “intellectual dwarfs.” As college friend and current Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie tells Jacobs, Obama Sr. could never “contain his irritation with people who were not as facile as he, and he did not hesitate to say so.”
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Monday, July 11, 2011 |
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Hawaii Lawmakers: Quit Finding Excuses for More Tax Increases
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 1:59 AM :: 6605 Views :: Energy, Environment
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One reader recently wrote bemoaning that he had to read these comments about how taxpayers are constantly being overtaxed and his suggestion is that those who can pay their fair share should do so, “just pay up.”
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Saturday, July 9, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs 16 bills into law
By News Release @ 11:10 AM :: 6225 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today signed into law House Bill 1520, which ... directs the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to investigate how an on-bill financing program could operate in Hawai’i and gives the PUC the discretion to implement such a program.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011 |
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Abercrombie seeks applicants to roll Hawaiians
By News Release @ 11:06 AM :: 5571 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced he is seeking applicants to the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission (NHRC). Act 195 gives the Governor the power to appoint a five-member Native Hawaiian Roll Commission that will build the foundation for....
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Saturday, July 9, 2011 |
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HUD giving away $50K to Hawaii Mortgage deadbeats: Deadline for free money is July 22
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 7154 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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HUD will assist homeowners who have experienced a reduction in income and are at risk of foreclosure due to involuntary unemployment, underemployment, due to economic conditions or a medical condition. EHLP can provide eligible homeowners with zero percent interest, forgivable loan of up to $50,000 that pays past-due mortgage payments, as well as a portion of the homeowner's mortgage payment, for up to 24 months.
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Saturday, July 9, 2011 |
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Soak the rich: 26,000 Hawaii residents hit with $40M/year in new taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 AM :: 5750 Views :: Energy, Environment
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For 2011 through 2015, singles in Hawaii with adjusted gross income above $100,000 will be allowed to claim a maximum of $25,000 in deductions for mortgage interest, charitable giving, medical expenses and the like, while couples with AGI above $200,000 will be allowed no more than $50,000.
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Friday, July 8, 2011 |
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Listeria: Calvin Say’s Bentos Being Recalled from 7-11 Stores Statewide
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 7247 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Warabeya U.S.A. Inc., a Honolulu, Hawaii, establishment, (which keeps House Speaker Calvin Say on a $1000/mo retainer) is recalling approximately 1,550 pounds of convenience meals that may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes....
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Friday, July 8, 2011 |
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Abercrombie appoints officials to DoH, DoT
By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 7661 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Lynn Fallin as Deputy Director for Behavioral Health of the Department of Health (DOH)
- Jade T. Butay as Deputy Director for Administration of the Department of Transportation (DOT)
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Thursday, July 7, 2011 |
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Immigration Records: Obama was to have been put up for Adoption at Honolulu Salvation Army Home
By Selected News Articles @ 3:26 PM :: 13378 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“Subject got his USC wife ‘Hapai’ [Hawaiian for pregnant] and although they were married they do not live together and Miss Dunham is making arrangements with the Salvation Army to give the baby away,’’ according to a memo describing the conversation with Obama written by Lyle H. Dahling, an administrator in the Honolulu office of what was then called the US Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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