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Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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UH Hilo to be home to NASA International Lunar Research Park
By News Release @ 12:47 PM :: 8839 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The state’s Office of Aerospace Development will be the lead state agency for the project, enhancing dialogue and coordination among the state, private and academic partners to enable growth and diversification of the state’s aerospace economy.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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After raising taxes on poor, Abercrombie announces $13M Crony Capitalist Giveaway
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 8244 Views :: Energy, Small Business, Tax Credits
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HSDC is developing a plan to best deploy these funds for worthy businesses.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Fontaine Factor Discusses Domestic Violence in Hawaii
By Video @ 8:21 PM :: 12548 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Representative George Fontaine discusses domestic violence in Hawaii with Dara Carlin a domestic violence survivor and advocate; and Tiffinie Walters a domestic violence survivor....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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Test of Shield Law? Maui PD subpoenas ID of online commenter who threatened Cop
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 PM :: 11266 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The Maui Police Department has issued a subpoena to obtain the IP addresses of Maui Time web commenters, citing the terroristic threatening of one of its officers. by Maui police officer Nelson Johnson....The comment in question was left in response to an April 14 blog post in which Maui Time publisher Tommy Russo posted a video of himself being assaulted....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii residents are Least-Stressed in US
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 7984 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaiians were the least likely in the United States in 2010 to say they felt stressed for much of the previous day, at 30.2%. Residents of Utah were the most likely to report experiencing stress, at 45.1%, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s Medical Homes: Global Budget to control your Healthcare
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 9987 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The American Medical Group Association, representing medical groups that provide care for roughly 1 in 3 Americans, said that 90% of its members would not participate in the new Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model the Obama administration wants to impose on Medicare providers.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 |
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Hirono launches Campaign by misleading public on education reform, clean energy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:53 AM :: 7204 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Governor’s Administration played a pivotal role in developing the Race to the Top public education program that was awarded $75 million in Federal funds and won praise from President Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.... Hirono either purposely failed to acknowledge Governor Lingle’s landmark, community-based effort known as the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), or she has been away from Hawaii so long she is out of touch with the progress that has been made in this critical area. President Obama’s Dept. of Energy has lauded the HCEI as a model for other states.
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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DoD raises Worldwide Force Protection Condition to Bravo
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 12648 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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FPCON BRAVO--This condition applies when an increased and more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists.
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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Humans Wiped Out Land Crabs 1000 yrs ago In Hawaii (they were delicious)
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 6016 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Land before humans came to the Hawaiian Islands around 1,000 years ago, there ruled land crabs which roamed great distance, a new study has claimed.
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 23
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 5102 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Senate: Motion to Proceed; Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
Senate: Motion to Proceed; Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011
Senate: Cloture Motion; Nomination of Goodwin Liu to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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New Court Rules to Convert Non-Judicial Foreclosures to Judicial Foreclosures
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 4151 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In accordance with Act 48, which became effective May 5, 2011, the Hawaii Supreme Court May 18 issued temporary rules establishing a process by which an owner-occupant of a residential property subject to a non-judicial foreclosure may convert the action into a judicial foreclosure.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 9677 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Phoning it in from a black-tie event in Washington, DC, Rep Mazie Hirono blessedly informed Hawaii that she will not be a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District in 2012.
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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Aiona vs. Hannemann for CD2?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 7949 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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POLL Daily Kos March 22: Aiona 42% – Hannemann 42%
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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Hawaii PUC Stats show Windfarms cause Blackouts
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:11 PM :: 13770 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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HELCO reported that 20,660 customer interruptions (16% of all interruptions) were related to Independent Power Producer (non-HELCO Generation) sources. In 2009 Hamakua Energy Partners (HEP) and Pakini Nui Windfarm were the non-HELCO generation sources that caused customer interruptions.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 |
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Candidates sought for Hawaii County seat on UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 11:25 AM :: 8296 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The Regents Candidate Advisory Council (RCAC) will soon begin the recruitment process to fill a vacancy for a County of Hawai‘i seat on the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents.
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Herman Cain announces GOP Presidential Bid
By Video @ 10:29 AM :: 5594 Views :: Energy
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Herman Cain received 20% of the vote in the Recent Hawaii GOP Convention Straw Poll....
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Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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Natural Resource Agencies Collaborate to Help Conserve Forestry Lands in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 5351 Views :: Energy, Environment
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State and federal agencies signed a partnership today that will help private Forest Stewardship, landowners and managers conserve forestry land across Hawai'i.
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Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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UHERO County Forecast: Uneven Recovery Continues
By News Release @ 11:51 AM :: 5696 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Visitor industries on Oahu and the Big Island will suffer a setback from the drop in Japanese visitors in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake, while Maui and Kauai will benefit from their stronger specialization in US and Canadian markets.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Djou responds to Hirono Campaign Announcement
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:06 PM :: 7758 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I wish Mazie well in her effort to seek higher elective office. It was my pleasure to have served with her in Congress and to have represented her as a congressman and city councilmember."
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Larry Mehau Associate Mazie Hirono Announces Campaign for US Senate
By Video @ 3:14 PM :: 7906 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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PHOTO: Mazie Hirono Campaigns for Congress at Aug, 2006 rally at Larry Mehau's Honokaa home.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 PM :: 8920 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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All nine federal judges in Hawaii have recused themselves from hearing the latest complaint, of a long string, that challenges a major transportation project in Honolulu. With each judge stepping back from the case, 9th Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima will step in, according to an order filed Friday....
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Social Security Admin releases Top 100 baby names for Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:39 PM :: 7868 Views :: Energy, National News
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... the 100 most frequent given names for male and female births in 2010 in Hawaii....
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Your Private Information Public? HHS Audit finds massive Security Gaps in Electronic Medical Records
By Selected News Articles @ 11:32 AM :: 9337 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As HMSA and the Abercrombie administration push forward with electronic medical records in Hawaii—a key requirement for any medical rationing system—the Obama Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has today released two audits of electronic medical records security systems….
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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Hawaii WW2 vet to Obama: “Shape up and start acting like an American”
By Selected News Articles @ 11:23 AM :: 9549 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Late Harold B. Estes' letter to Obama: "One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man. So here goes....
"You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like: "We're no longer a Christian nation" "America is arrogant" -- (Your wife even announced to the world, "America is mean- spirited." Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.)"
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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To Rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates former Planned Parenthood Board member for 9th Circuit
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6989 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The head of the Alaska Family Council -- a Christian pro-family, anti-abortion group -- urged Palin to pick Smith, not Christen. The group objected to Christen's membership on the board of Planned Parenthood in the mid-1990s. The organization, which didn't provide abortions in Alaska until 2003, opposed a Palin-backed bill to require girls under 17 to get parental consent for an abortion.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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DBEDT: State Forecasts Remain Optimistic
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 5896 Views :: Energy, Environment
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DBEDT expects total visitor arrivals to increase 3.8 percent....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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Not to Rule over Hawaii: Obama's 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu heading for Defeat Thursday?
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:52 PM :: 10035 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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So here is a look at what Hawaii would be suffering under if Liu makes it onto the 9th Circuit.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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RESULTS: Cain tops Hawaii GOP Presidential Straw Poll
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 11721 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Kauai County Republican Party conducted a Presidential straw poll during the 2011 Hawaii Republican Party State Convention.
Herman Cain was the winner followed by Mitt Romney in second and Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich and Sara Palin tied for third.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011 |
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Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:33 PM :: 8602 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In April, the Obama administration lost $1.5 billion of $2 billion budgeted to improve America's antiquated transportation systems, with high-speed rail projects. Though the funds will now likely go toward deficit reduction, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a defendant in the Hawaii rail lawsuit, has asked for $53 billion over the next six years.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s Medical Homes scheme rejected by Mayo Clinic, other top clinics
By Andrew Walden @ 11:50 PM :: 11117 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I look at the ACOs coming out as almost fluff and distraction on the side.... We're way past it."
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Schatz still trying to find “More Federal Funds”
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 5664 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Through this initiative, we are seeing government agencies and organizations strategically collaborate to find important opportunities to bring in new money....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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HGEA to Nurses: State not Responsive to Negotiations
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 PM :: 6753 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If agreement is not reached in the current round of negotiations, the team will make a decision on whether to proceed to arbitration. The timetable for arbitration is contained in a March 23, 2011 Memorandum of Agreement, which allows for either the Union or the Employer to request the Hawaii Labor Relations Board (HLRB) implement impasse procedures.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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APEC Prep: Abercrombie Reveals 90-Day Homeless Plan
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 5848 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Identify and assess people who are chronically homeless for immediate services in Waikiki and the urban core of Honolulu.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Top Abercrombie Fundraiser Endorses Republican Presidential Campaign
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 7978 Views :: Energy, Environment
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During the Republican candidates’ debate on May 5, Johnson stated firmly in response to a question, “I advocate legalizing marijuana – control it, regulate, tax it.”
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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RTTT: Teaching Obama a Lesson on Education
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:31 PM :: 5053 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... the President's strategy isn't about empowering teachers and communities. It's about increasing the federal government's authority over schools....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
By Selected News Articles @ 11:35 AM :: 6082 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Moody's justified the downgrade based on the state's forecast depletion of reserve funds by the end of the 2011 fiscal year, sustained budget shortfalls relieved by one-time solutions and low pension-funded ratios relative to other states. Hawaii's audited financial results have also come in late since fiscal 2007....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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Study: Hawaiian Islands Feudal system in 1400 AD
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6877 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A pattern of earthen berms, spread across a northern peninsula of the big island of Hawaii, is providing archeologists with clues to exactly how residents farmed in paradise long before Europeans arrived at the islands.
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 6862 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
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Senate: Cloture Motion; James M. Cole to be Deputy Attorney General
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House: Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act
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House: Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act
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House: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
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Monday, May 16, 2011 |
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Hawaii GOP sets March 13 for GOP Presidential Caucuses
By Andrew Walden @ 12:12 AM :: 14329 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The opportunity to directly vote on the Republican nominee is expected to bring out thousands of Hawaii Republican voters who have never before had a chance to directly participate in choosing the Republican Presidential nominee.
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Legislative Wrap-up Video: Rep Ward, Sen Slom Town Hall meeting Hawaii Kai
By Video @ 8:56 PM :: 7313 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Town Hall Meeting, Hawaii Kai, with Representative Gene Ward, Minority Leader; and Senator Sam Slom, Minority Leader May 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Hawaii State Republican Convention to Meet this Weekend
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 9772 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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Hundreds of Hawaii Republicans will meet Saturday and Sunday at the Kauai Beach Resort for the GOP state convention. But the top of the agenda—selecting new Party leadership--is a foregone conclusion....
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Sunday in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 3895 Views :: Energy, National News
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...all Hawai'i flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai'i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, May 15, 2011....
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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HMSA: Mail-order Pharmaceutical plan losing support of Hawaii Physicians
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 11710 Views :: Energy, Environment
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It is not clear why HMSA could not “anticipate” such impacts. Millions of Americans have been protesting against Obamacare for over a year now. The bureaucratic interference, bungling, and rationing described in the HMSA letter reads like a caricature of what these “TEA Party” protesters have warned of.
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Friday, May 13, 2011 |
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Seeking Development Approval, Kyo-ya easy mark for Abercrombie’s Free Sand Shakedown
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 7409 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The state is contributing $1.5 million for the project, and Kyoya and HTA will provide $500,000 each.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Plaintiffs Seek Injunction to block Honolulu Rail Construction, Contracting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 PM :: 8767 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to ensure that Defendants do not implement the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project...before complying fully with federal environmental laws.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Psychiatrists Boycott Honolulu Meeting Over Desmond Tutu Invitation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 14545 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In a speech in Boston, Mr. Tutu directly attacked the Jewish supporters of Israel as being in effect traitors to America, controlling U.S. foreign policy for the benefit of Israel and to the detriment of America. In that speech he compared American Jewish supporters of Israel to Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Milosevich, Stalin, and Pinochet.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Brookings: Honolulu The Bus is #1 Transit System in Nation
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 8646 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Transit coverage is highest in Western metro areas such as Honolulu and Los Angeles, and lowest in Southern metro areas such as Chattanooga and Greenville....
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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DoTax still has no explanation for sudden discovery of $134M
By News Release @ 2:48 AM :: 7580 Views :: Energy, Environment
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by Andrew Walden After using an alleged “crisis” and so-called “budget shortfalls” to push tax increases through the Legislature, it certainly seemed...
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 |
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Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 9510 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ms. Takaki is active in the Hawaii Chapter of The ESOP Association has served on the Executive Committee's State & Regional Chapter Council. From 2007 – 2009, Ms. Takaki served as Chair of The ESOP Association.
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