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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
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Speaker among 29 House Democrats Opposing Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 5585 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Specifically, the House members oppose the following tax increase recommendations:
· The increase in the general excise tax rate by 0.5 percent
· The imposition of the income tax on pension income
· The increase of the corporate income tax rate
· The elimination of the income tax deduction for real property taxes paid
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
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House Republicans Oppose Proposed GE Tax Increase
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 6211 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"A more business-friendly environment would help companies conduct business thereby growing the economy and helping the people of Hawai‘i."
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
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Looking Back: Charles Djou Joins Army After 9-11
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 12853 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...in Afghanistan, Charles saw the best and worst in humanity. He saw the selfless sacrifice of our American soldiers but also utter human depravity in Taliban insurgents....
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
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Eleven years ago, our lives came to a standstill
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 1:24 PM :: 5631 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Former Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat, released the following statement, recognizing the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks....
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
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Flags Ordered to Fly at Half-Staff on September 11
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 6985 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in observance of Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance....
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Monday, September 10, 2012 |
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Hawaiian Airlines Projects Decreasing Revenue
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 5809 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaiian Airlines recently revised its expected 3Q2012 revenue per revenue passenger mile from up 1.5% to down 1.5% to a decrease of 1% to 4%.
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Monday, September 10, 2012 |
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Electric Bill Too High? Richard Ha to Address Kona TEA Party
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 10923 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Tuesday, September 11, 7–9 pm at Boston Basil’s Restaurant & Pizzeria 75-5707 Alii Drive (downtown Kailua-Kona)
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Sunday, September 9, 2012 |
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Lingle: Congress Must Lead on Jobs, Hirono has no Plan
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 8170 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Lingle also called for Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, a current member of Congress, to answer for the 40,000 unemployed in Hawaii and 12.5 million unemployed across the country with a real plan to put our people back to work.
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Sunday, September 9, 2012 |
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Tax Review Commission Proposes Gambling, Pension Tax, and a Grab for Rail Tax
By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 6526 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The purpose of this report is to justify killing rail, keeping the 4.5% GE Tax and extending it to the sister isles....
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Sunday, September 9, 2012 |
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Expenditure Focus Rather Than Tax Policy
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:08 AM :: 6105 Views :: Energy, Environment
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As reported earlier, the current Tax Review Commission seems bent on finding ways to raise new tax revenues as it has directed its consultants to come up with ways to find more money.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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VIDEO: First Lingle-Hirono Debate
By Video @ 8:58 PM :: 6568 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We just posted the full, uncut video from the U.S Senate Candidates Forum on Thursday....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Senators: DoD Disenfranchising Military Personnel
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 11429 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Department of Defense (DoD) stands in clear violation of a central provision of this federal law, which mandated the creation of on-base voter assistance offices....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Fifteen Candidates Fail to Report Campaign Spending
By News Release @ 9:39 AM :: 9147 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The following candidates running in 2012 and on the Primary Ballot have failed to file the Final Primary Report due August 31, 2012....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Do We Belong to the Government?
By Nacia Blom @ 4:33 AM :: 8338 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan do have a plan. They know that "government belongs to us". They know that if you have a business YOU built it.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Why Your Vote for OHA Trustees Matters
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 AM :: 6156 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Cooper and Daws’ thesis in Land and Power in Hawaii, namely that land means power, is being played out by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Dramatic State Tax Hikes on Agenda September 11
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 7505 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The new report urges the state to raise taxes, tax pensions, and cut or cancel tax deductions. And it wants to continue increased hotel room taxes....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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Priebus: GOP Will Win Senate Majority Without Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 AM :: 7754 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Republicans will win back the Senate in the fall picking up seats in Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana and Nebraska, the party's National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus predicts to Newmax.TV.
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Friday, September 7, 2012 |
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BIG WIND: PEIS Comments Due Oct. 9
By Video @ 5:10 PM :: 10051 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Comments to the new Programmatic Environment Impact Statement for Hawaii’s Clean Energy Program are due on October 9th. The newest IAM film explains the PEIS process and how to make your comments....
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Friday, September 7, 2012 |
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VoteVets: How Tulsi Beat Mufi
By Selected News Articles @ 3:23 PM :: 6763 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The problem was that she was a nearly 50 point underdog in the polls, and the conventional wisdom in D.C. was that she had no shot....
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Friday, September 7, 2012 |
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Kauai County Prosecutor Fined for Racial Harassment of White Attorney
By News Release @ 1:11 PM :: 9808 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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...she needed to assimilate more into the local culture and break up with her boyfriend at the time, also white, in favor of a local boy....
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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Fact Check: Mazie Scores 10 Misrepresentations in First Forum
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 7853 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hirono attempted to mislead the audience at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii with at least 10 statements that were factually inaccurate and patently false....
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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Court: Pacific Beach Hotel Must Submit to ILWU
By Selected News Articles @ 9:18 PM :: 9021 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The 9th Circuit chastised the parent of a Honolulu hotel on Thursday for a decade of union-busting and defiance of federal labor laws.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Named to National Governors Association Health and Homeland Security Committee
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 6877 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Governor Abercrombie is in North Carolina attending the Democratic Governors Association meeting as well as the Democratic National Convention. The NGA announced its committees for the 2012 – 2013 year today....
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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PROP: Enviros Back Pacific Ocean Partnership
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 10198 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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“This is a very important step in implementing the National Ocean Policy in the Pacific,” said Dave Raney, Chair of the Sierra Club’s national Marine Action Team....
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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Hilo: Fired Old Boy Election Workers File New Lawsuits
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 9518 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Yesterday afternoon, Elections Administrator, Patricia Nakamoto, and former Senior Elections Clerk, Shyla Ayau, filed separate defamation and negligence lawsuits.
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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Regents approve UH West O'ahu loan
By News Release @ 2:31 AM :: 7980 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The CanAm loan funds are currently in escrow, awaiting final approval by the US government, and were expected to be released this summer. The new projected release date is October, 2012.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 |
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$16T Debt Enabled by Hirono
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 11:38 PM :: 7353 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Mazie Hirono has enabled this spending binge. She may be notorious for skipping votes—127 and counting so far this year—but she knows how to vote “aye” along party lines when it comes to more spending.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 |
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1948: Communists Decide to Enter the Hawaii Democratic Party
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 AM :: 6781 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This began a long march to transform the Democratic Party from the party of Truman and JFK to the party of Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama....
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 |
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Duke Aiona Urges Support for Lingle in General Election
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 5:27 AM :: 6507 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Linda Lingle has the heart and vision to be the leader Hawaii needs in Washington, D.C....
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 |
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Mizuno Demands Criminal Investigation of Reporter, Denies Gun Control Plot
By News Release @ 5:11 AM :: 9366 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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I ask that they print this Press Release in their news section, and that the state Attorney General's Office look into these false allegations for possible criminal charges....
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012 |
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National Debt Hits $16T--up 50% in Four Years
By Rep Charles Djou @ 12:34 AM :: 9533 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... over $50,000 for every American - including our children ....
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Monday, September 3, 2012 |
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Report: States' Combined Debt Exceeds $4T
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 7786 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For the third consecutive year, State Budget Solutions examined state debt and calculated the total amount of debt that each state faces....
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Monday, September 3, 2012 |
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Voting? Hirono Abstains 23 Times, Misses 23%
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 8287 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hirono abstained from voting 23 times; Sen. Daniel Inouye abstained from voting nine times; Hanabusa abstained from voting six times; Sen. Daniel Akaka abstained from voting six times....
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Monday, September 3, 2012 |
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Hawaii Ag Leadership: Partnerships for Profit
By News Release @ 10:57 AM :: 4443 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii will host the 2012 Hawaii Agriculture Conference. The biennial event will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center on September 20 & 21, 2012.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012 |
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Chamber of Commerce: University of Hawaii System Ranks 'D'
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 6217 Views :: Energy, Environment
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There is a growing skepticism among employers about whether those lucky enough to graduate have acquired the skills and knowledge necessary for success in the 21st century economy.
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Sunday, September 2, 2012 |
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Hirono Not Showing Up for Work, Missing Votes
By News Release @ 1:59 PM :: 5422 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"Since taking office, Mazie Hirono sponsored 49 bills and zero has passed into law. And she missed 127 votes so far this year, many of them pertaining to important issues like job creation, the environment, and federal support for student loans."
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Sunday, September 2, 2012 |
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Encouraging Affordable Housing, Get Government out of the Way
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:40 AM :: 6317 Views :: Energy, Environment
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There will be a national summit on affordable housing that will be held in Honolulu next week...
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Saturday, September 1, 2012 |
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Honolulu Rail Cost Escalation
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:44 AM :: 10628 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Oahu has fewer than 400,000 taxpayers so the possibility of a twelve billion dollar bill for a long rail line presents a staggering liability. Over $30,000 per taxpayer....
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Saturday, September 1, 2012 |
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Does Hawaii Need An "Environmental Court?" - Doesn't It Already Have One?
By Robert Thomas @ 2:16 AM :: 10844 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Apparently, there is an effort to get the Judiciary or the Legislature to form another court with specialized jurisdiction....
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Saturday, September 1, 2012 |
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U.S. Pacific Islands Collaboration Sets Framework for Regional Ocean Partnership
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 8189 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...Abercrombie and the governors of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI), and Guam have signed a partnership agreement to assist the region in identifying coastal and ocean management priorities....
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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Audit: DoE School Bus Failures Waste Millions, Endanger Students
By Selected News Articles @ 6:43 PM :: 6813 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The State is not liable for GET and it is illogical for the State to pay itself taxes. However, the DOE estimates it will pay more than $2 million in school year 2012 for contractors’ GET. The department was unable to explain why it pays GET on most contracts.
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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DoE Procurement: "Fraudulent Unethical Behavior" Rewarded with More Autonomy, Less Oversight
By Selected News Articles @ 6:22 PM :: 6711 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...OSFSS branches have been given even greater procurement authority with greatly reduced, if any, oversight by the Procurement and Contracts Branch....
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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Audits Ignored? Two Years Later Less than 50% of Recommendations Implemented
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 6519 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Less than half of 2009 recommendations have been implemented; public school teachers’ personal information at risk....
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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Impact Aid federal survey cards to go home with students
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 6675 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On Sept. 5 many students, including those aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, will bring home federal survey cards for parents to complete as soon as possible in order to bring in additional funding for their school.
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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Native Peoples Call for Recognition, Consultation on Climate Change
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 8995 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The resolution asks for the federal government to “consult with our tribal governments and indigenous communities for guidance in all policies that affect our way of life ....
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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DLNR Releases State Historic Preservation Five-Year Plan
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 5605 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...Public comment accepted through September 21, 2012 ....
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Kawauchi Explains Why She Missed State Election Officials Meeting
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 9634 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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... on Aug. 27, the State of Hawaii, Office of Elections held a voting equipment debriefing in Honolulu.... She did not attend the voting equipment debriefing, because she met with the voting equipment vendor’s Regional Manager and Island Representative in Hilo on Aug. 22 ....
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Hawaii Electronic Medical Records to Regulate Your Diet?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:13 PM :: 9487 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The beacon has funded 19 Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) projects proposed by individuals and groups in a number of communities on the Big Island....It’s a way to build trust, according to Jessica Yamamoto, Hawaii beacon’s community engagement manager.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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HTA: Tourism Up Again in July, on Pace for Record Year
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 6184 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Year-to-date visitor spending has generated an estimated $915 million in state tax revenues....
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