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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Hirono defends sex-selective abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 1:21 PM :: 10553 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hirono also maintained that "there really is a war on women in Congress."
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Deedy Case: Redacted Text of Motion for Dismissal
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 AM :: 8967 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Circuit Court Judge Karen Ahn in July will consider defense motion for dismissal of state charges against Federal Agent Christopher Deedy in the Waikiki APEC shooting of Kailua resident Kolin Elderts....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Board Approves Matson Separation from A&B
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 8819 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...cronies distribute board seats amongst themselves....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Potential Buyers of HMC West to Participate in Leeward Job Fair
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:49 AM :: 8917 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Queen's Medical Center and Hawaii Pacific Health will be attending the Leeward Job and Career Fair. The hospitals hope to fill 450 job openings available at their current facilities....
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Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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BOSS Survey: Profits Up, Optimism Strong
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:20 AM :: 5419 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Forty-four percent of companies say revenue is up in the past year and 33 percent say profit is up....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Hirono Flip-Flops on Lilly Ledbetter
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 5904 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"As a point of fact, Hirono repeatedly claimed three years ago that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act already achieved this very goal...."
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Supreme Court Hearing: The Next Big Hawaii Water Case
By Robert Thomas @ 4:15 PM :: 9426 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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In re `Iao Ground Water Management Area High-Level Source Water Use Permit Applications and Petition to Amend Interim Instream Flow Standards of Waihe`e River and Waiehu, `Iao, and Waikapu Streams Contested Case Hearing, No. SCAP-30603 ....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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DHHL Tax Case: Final Brief in Corboy v Louie
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 PM :: 6052 Views :: Energy, Environment
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case asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's dismissal of a challenge to the property tax exemptions conferred on lessees of Hawaiian Homesteads....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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9th Circuit: Hawaii's Regulation Of Commercial Beach Weddings Does Not Violate First Amendment
By Robert Thomas @ 4:08 PM :: 5230 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The court mostly upheld the regulations, but struck down the power of government officials to revoke a permit and modify it....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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How Safe are Hawaii Hospitals?
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 11106 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...approximately 400 people die every day because of hospital errors...more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals will now receive an A, B, C, D or F Hospital Safety Score based on patient safety....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Larry Fenton Announces Senate Dist 11 Campaign as Republican
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6714 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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District 11 now includes Manoa, Makiki, Tantalus, Papakolea, and Punchbowl.
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Liz Larson Announces Hawaii State Senate Campaign
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 10004 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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District 12 includes Waikiki, Ala Moana, Ward, Kaka’ako, parts of McCully, Moliili, and Makiki....
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Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Lingle Celebrates B-Day With 2,000 Supporters Statewide
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 5135 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Oahu "Birthday Bash" was the grand finale of a series of five celebrations held around the state, attracting more than 2,000 supporters statewide....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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66 Republicans Running for Office in Hawaii
By David S Chang @ 11:50 PM :: 6394 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Of those 66 candidates, 56 of them are running for state legislature....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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The Year of Living Abercrombie: Recovery Stops, Hawaii Economy Shrinks 0.2%
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 5217 Views :: Energy, Environment
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While the nation’s gross domestic product grew by 1.7 percent in 2011, economic output shrank in only five states....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Pinata: AG Louie to Give Mortagage Settlement Money to Profitable NonProfits, DoE, Counties
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 3716 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Attorney General Louie declared his intention to distribute this money swiftly....
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Nominates Judge Pollack to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 5551 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This nomination fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice James E. Duffy, Jr. and requires confirmation by the State Senate.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Fires at Kahuku Windfarm Released 'Reactive' Particles, $2M Damage
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 13258 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Defective parts caused a devastating fire in a 2-month-old Hawaii wind farm that cost millions to repair, the energy company that ran the farm says in a Texas court.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Full Text: 2011 Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 5360 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey (HYTS) is a module of the Hawaii School Health Survey administered to public school students in grades 6-12 throughout Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Volcanic Haze: Debunking the 'Science' Behind EPA's Particulate Regs
By NCPA @ 1:06 PM :: 8412 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have Americans believe that hundreds of thousands will die unless its new and unparalleled regulatory agenda is enacted....
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Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 4, 2012
By Congress.org @ 6:45 PM :: 5856 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- House: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
- House: Sex-Selective Abortion Ban
- House: Intelligence Authorization
- House: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations
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Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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HSTA: 54% of Members Voted on Rejected Contract
By News Release @ 7:39 AM :: 8861 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HSTA President Wil Okabe finally releases the turnout data in this so-called “ratification vote.”
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Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
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CoR: Solar Tax Credit Scammers Will Take $491M More than Projected
By Andrew Walden @ 8:36 PM :: 7374 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...failure of the Legislature to check rampant abuse of Solar and Wind tax credits and shortfalls in projected income from last year's GE Tax hike may cost the General Fund as much as $721M over the coming seven years....
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Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
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Full Text: Sierra Club Candidate Questionnaire
By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 6201 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Sierra Club is asking Legislative candidates to back fee increases on cars and trucks, agree to limit the size of homes on ag land to 1500 sq feet, start closing down HECO plants, and give lots of money to eco-make work projects....
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Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
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European Budget Cuts Threaten Mauna Kea Telescopes
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 11891 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The decision, a consequence of ongoing real terms cuts to the UK science budget by the Government, will almost certainly see the Hawaii-based UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) cease operations in the autumn of 2013 and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) do the same a year later, with the loss of around 40 jobs.
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Call for Criminal Investigation of Hanabusa's Campaign Loans
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 5874 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"If Hanabusa refuses to come clean, the HRP urges the appropriate law enforcement agencies and the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Hanabusa for criminal and/or ethical misconduct."
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Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases Legislative Wrap-Up Video
By News Release @ 1:30 PM :: 5523 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If you’d like to leave feedback on a particular bill, as I review and consider signing bills over the next month, please do so here....
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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Rail Suit Ruling May Contain 'Poison Pill'
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 PM :: 9616 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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the court’s ruling may contain a "poison pill" as a result of one part of the Defendants’ pleadings....
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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NELHA Audit: 40 Years of Pork Without a Plan
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 9638 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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After nearly 40 years, NELHA has yet to achieve its potential....
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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Hawaii’s Biotech Papayas Hold a Lesson for America
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 PM :: 6037 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... even as professional protestors peddle scientific ignorance to frighten the public ....
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Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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Got Electricity? EPA May Force Shutdown of HECO Plants
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 9085 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Electric Light Company could meet this cap through conservation and already planned increases in the use of renewable energy....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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Korean Tourism? Hirono Claims Accomplishments of Others
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 6753 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hirono used her debate time to make the dubious claim that because of "her" VISIT USA Act, Korean visitors have increased by 50%. Not only is this inaccurate, it highlights Hirono's Johnny-come-lately approach to tourism and her nearly nonexistent record on issues....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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DoJ Details Admissions of Criminal Pfluegers
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 11549 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Charles Alan Pflueger, owner of Pflueger Inc., Randall Kurata, the company’s chief financial officer, and Julie Kam, Pflueger’s executive assistant, pleaded guilty....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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Hawaii Ranks 46th in Forclosures
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 9777 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This report has state data separated into judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosure state categories....
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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Complete List of 2012 Gut and Replace Bills
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:55 AM :: 6393 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In the 2012 Legislative Session alone, the Grassroot Institute discovered that approximately three dozen bills had been given the “gut and replace” treatment....
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 29, 2012
By Congress.org @ 5:06 PM :: 8164 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
- Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates Republican Substitute
- Senate: Student Loan Interest Rates Democratic Version
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases CIP for School, Water Projects
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 6361 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Farrington HS: One photo summing up everything that is wrong with the DoE.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 |
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Obama Admin Asks Supreme Court to Reject DHHL Property Tax Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 3:59 PM :: 6260 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Perhaps the most interesting parts of the SG's brief are its recitation of Hawaii history (pages 1 - 3), and its noting of "recent and ongoing legal developments" (the State's recent legislation instituting a "process for the indigenous native people of Hawaii to reorganize as a sovereign government").
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Monday, May 28, 2012 |
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Lingle: Please Pause for Moment of Remembrance at 3pm Memorial Day
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:14 AM :: 8325 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00 p.m. HST Memorial Day.
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Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
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Hirono Playing Not to Lose
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 6228 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...lack of talent, expertise and grasp of the issues eventually catch up with you and it's only a short time before the public catches up with you, and you find yourself beat....
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Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
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Dem Convention: "A Circus of Squabbling"
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 6056 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii Democrats have once again decided that they are not running on a platform of issues. Instead, they launched into what was nothing more than a narcissistic tirade of personal assaults ....
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Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
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Another Attempt to Reestablish Estate Tax Awaits Approval
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:50 AM :: 6643 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HB 2328, CD-1: One legislator decided to add a special provision to take care of some unspecified constituent.
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 |
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Mike Greco Announces State Senate Campaign
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 8936 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Greco, a 2004 graduate of the University of Hawaii Manoa, served as a Naval Aircrewman with the VP-4 Skinny Dragons at Marine Corps Base Hawaii....
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Saturday, May 26, 2012 |
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Shamed, Civil Beat Revises 'Fact' Check Questioning Djou's Afghanistan Combat Record
By Andrew Walden @ 9:03 AM :: 11324 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Civil Beat’s latest “Fact Check” debacle May 17 involves taking three sentences from an hour-long May 1 Rick Hamada interview with Afghanistan combat veteran Rep. Charles Djou, twisting Djou's words into a pretzel and fact-checking statements Djou did not make....
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Friday, May 25, 2012 |
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Poll: Hirono 50%–Lingle 41%
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 5075 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Public Policy Polling survey of 600 Hawaii voters taken May 16 and 17, 2012....
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Friday, May 25, 2012 |
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Hirono to Case: “Leave my mother out of it!”
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 4676 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In just the past four days, Ed Case has compared me to a “bowl of warm jello,”called me “pathetic,” and labeled me “sad.”
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Friday, May 25, 2012 |
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CATO Pushes Back on Akaka Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 9:39 PM :: 7365 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... it’s false to say that Hawaiians support the Akaka Bill ....
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