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Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 14
By Congress.org @ 10:30 PM :: 7824 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
- Senate: Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012
- House: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
- House: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
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Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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Lingle: Support S2134 for Military Working Dogs
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 8096 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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They sniff out bombs, patrol dangerous explosive zones, and put themselves in harm's way to protect our soldiers. Yet military working dogs are currently classified as "equipment" by the Pentagon and are sometimes left behind ....
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Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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Marx Nails Mufi, Tulsi on Rail
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 6583 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“This is Mufi Hannemann’s pet project that he abandoned to run for governor, quite unsuccessfully I might add,” Marx began. “Now it appears another Honolulu politician, Tulsi Gabbard, has decided to take Mufi’s reigns and put the state deeper into financial crisis by supporting a $450,000,000 ‘paper’ loan,” Marx stated....
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Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Molokai Voters' Guide to the Bizarre Rituals and Slippery Corridors of Hawaii Senate
By Video @ 12:42 PM :: 8709 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Kanohowailuku Helm reports about IAM's visit to the slippery corridors of the state Capitol, where four IAM delegates survived initiation into the bizarre rituals of Hawaii lawmaking....
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Sunday, May 13, 2012 |
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Declining Unions, Growing Churches Shape the Future of Hawaii Politics
By Andrew Walden @ 11:29 PM :: 6957 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... there is a huge reservoir of pro-life, pro-family registered non-voters and non-registered voters who can be reached ....
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Sunday, May 13, 2012 |
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A Lull Before the Storm, Taxpayers Should be Wary
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:11 AM :: 5932 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...the electorate is growing more and more sensitive to the rising burden of taxes and fees of the past few years as lawmakers attempted to balance the state’s budget on the back of taxpayers....
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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Hawaii Republicans Unite for Once-in-a-Generation Campaign
By Andrew Walden @ 11:21 PM :: 6848 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... three hundred delegates gathered at the Hilton Hawaiian Village today for the 2012 Hawaii Republican Party Convention....
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Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Chamber of Commerce Ad for Lingle
By Video @ 12:13 AM :: 5407 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Working together to create jobs will bring Hawaii’s economy back. That’s the independent record that Linda Lingle has built....
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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Hirono's Mainland Special Interests: Follow the Money
By Ed Case @ 11:16 PM :: 5864 Views :: Energy, Environment
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DC status quo defenders have contributed about $700,000 to Mazie....
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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JSC Names Nominees for Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 5662 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Derrick H.M. Chan
- Daniel R. Foley
- David M. Forman
- Craig H. Nakamura
- Richard W. Pollack
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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Governor Makes Appointments to Public Safety Department and DHHL
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 5592 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of a new Director of the Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL) and a change at the Public Safety Department (PSD).
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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UHERO: Government Millstone is a Drag on Economy
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 5462 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The drag from construction and government will end this year, setting the stage for broader growth....
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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Djou Campaign Kickoff Rally May 23
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 8104 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Almost two years ago today, we made history by winning a historic special election....
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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Full Text: Final Briefs Filed in Reapportionment Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:02 PM :: 7504 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The lawsuit argues that the Equal Protection Clause guarantees representational equality as well as voting equality....
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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Hawaii Republican Convention This Weekend
By Nacia Blom @ 10:36 AM :: 14362 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Starting May 9th, the Leadership Institute will be returning to Hawaii with world-class campaign training for conservative candidates....
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Friday, May 11, 2012 |
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Fading Chances for Rail Funding to Pass Congress
By Selected News Articles @ 12:56 AM :: 8897 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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For Honolulu, this means that the $250 million that the Obama Administration had set aside for our rail project will just disappear. It also means that New Starts Funding as a national program may also disappear....
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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Flags Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Chief Warrant Officer Don C. Viray
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 5659 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that all national and Hawai'i flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai'i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff ....
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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Hirono Attacks Chamber of Commerce
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 7845 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Her latest missive is not surprising to the people of Hawaii, as it is simply the latest example of what the public knows already: Mazie puts partisan politics before people....
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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Hawaii Courts Among the Nation's Worst for Abused and Neglected Children
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 8247 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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State grades were based on a rigorous examination of state law for adherence to guiding principles developed by national child welfare experts using a 100-point grading system....
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Short Range Missile Killer Tested off Kauai
By Video @ 3:07 PM :: 9023 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the first intercept of a short-range ballistic missile target ....
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 |
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Bateman Announces Run for State House District Representing Kona, Kau
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 8390 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Bateman, a retired US Air Force Colonel (JAG), former Assistant Attorney General for Washington state and attorney in private practice for 30 years, now owns the Heavenly Hawaiian Coffee farm, which he has operated for the last seven years....
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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US Chamber of Commerce Endorses Lingle
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 7646 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Like me, the U.S. Chamber recognizes that the time for partisan bickering is over. We must work together to establish bipartisan solutions that will help boost our economy" -- Linda Lingle
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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Hawaii Superferries Renamed Guam, Puerto Rico
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 8282 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced today the names of the Navy’s recently acquired high speed ferries (HSFs); the USNS Guam and the USNS Puerto Rico....
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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HSTA Reelects Okabe President
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 6047 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"...we cannot have high-quality schools without adequate funding...." -- Wil Okabe
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases $37.5M in Transportation CIP
By News Release @ 11:50 AM :: 5208 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) that address recent March 2012 storm damage to highways and roadways as well as implement safety improvements throughout the state’s transportation system....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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State Releases Information Technology Proposal
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 6024 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On May 8, 2012, the state released the first draft of its strategy to transform its information technology and business processes....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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Survey: Hawaii Failing Small Business Owners
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 8752 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah all earned A+'s for their friendliness towards small businesses. In contrast, small business owners gave California, Hawaii, Vermont, and Rhode Island an F....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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Lingle to Host Luncheon for Native American Congressman Tom Cole
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 7723 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"As a Congressman and member of the Chickasaw Nation, Congressman Cole has made providing indigenous people, including native Hawaiians, the means for self-determination, self-governance and self-reliance a legislative priority," said Gov. Linda Lingle.
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill Awaits Governor’s Approval
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 5555 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We are also pleased to report that the most onerous measures of 2011 and 2012 – House Bill 441, House Bill 834, House Bill 2028 and Senate Bill 2975 – all died upon adjournment of this legislative session....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Marumoto: Mass Release of Prisoners not True Justice Reform
By Rep Barbara Marumoto @ 11:41 PM :: 6182 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Why start the first year with 500 releases? I also question whether we will have the necessary programs and personnel in place for Year 1. Will drug and alcohol treatment, counseling, vocational training, or halfway houses be ready?
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii a 'Harbinger' as Insurers Give up on Long Term Care
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 PM :: 7001 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii is a harbinger for what's to come in both caregiving and LTC ....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Death on the Job -- Hawaii Ranks 20th
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 7620 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This 2012 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 21st year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Molokai Mocks Senators who vote 'With Reservations'
By Video @ 1:47 PM :: 9024 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The Bill passed 22-3. Out of 25 Senators, there were 10 who voted "yes, with reservations." Honorable Senators, what does that even mean?
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii Nurse Elected International VP of Union Nurses Council
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 7426 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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OPEIU represents nurses throughout the United States under the umbrella of the OPEIU Nurses Council and recently affiliated the 4,000-member Hawai'i Nurses Association (HNA)....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Movie Production Incentives in the Last Frontier
By NCPA @ 12:45 PM :: 5804 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...production companies only remain in-state until tax conditions are made more favorable elsewhere....
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Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
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Federal Suit Threatened: UH-Hilo Violates Rights of Religious Student Groups
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 8787 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Among the problematic policies are ... policies that force student clubs to accept voting members and officers that don’t agree with the clubs’ beliefs....
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Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
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DoH Explains How Taxpayers Fund Gabbards’ Song and Dance Routine
By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 8627 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A political watershed is formed when the benefits of incumbency flow down hill to a new generation....
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Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
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Asking for More by Limiting Deductions
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:01 AM :: 6339 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A highly compensated Bishop Street executive recently complained that his effective state tax rate was something on the order of 16% even though the nominal maximum state income tax rate is 11% for those folks making big incomes....
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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SEC Report: ML&P on Verge of Bankruptcy
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 9310 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The aforementioned circumstances raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern….
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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Senate Democrats: Highlights of 2012 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 5341 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii State Senate adjourned on this final day of the 2012 Legislative Session, passing many bills in support of its priorities set forth at the beginning of the session....
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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Hawaii Falls Short, May Still Lose RTTT Money: Hirono, Hanabusa Pleased
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 AM :: 8082 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it would keep Hawaii on "high risk" status for failing to carry out education reforms it promised in return for a $75 million grant from the federal government....
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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Rep. Kymberly Pine Pulls Papers to Run for City Council
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 8901 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Just a day after her last legislative day at the State Capitol, Representative Kymberly Pine will pull her papers today at 11:30 a.m. to run for the City Council District 1 seat....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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Statement from Gov. Linda Lingle on the Legacy of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 11:20 PM :: 6426 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"I am encouraged that yesterday the Hawaii State Legislature passed SB 2785, which establishes a regulatory framework for the private investment in, and development of, an inter-island electricity transmission cable."
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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DBEDT: April, 2012 Monthly Energy Report
By News Release @ 3:27 PM :: 5858 Views :: Energy, Environment
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State's April 2012 Monthly Energy Trends Report has just been released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Cheers Big Cable, Release of Criminals
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 6500 Views :: Energy, Environment
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With the end of the 2012 Legislative session today, hundreds of measures now come to Governor Neil Abercrombie for his approval....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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Marcus Oshiro: ‘Top Ten Reasons’ to Pass Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 5329 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii House of Representatives took action Thursday on its final bills of the session....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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Environment: Hawaii Republicans Reclaim Legacy of Teddy Roosevelt
By Rep Gene Ward @ 1:45 AM :: 6163 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Republicans in the State House of Representatives successfully led the way in opposing a series of bills that would have resulted in lasting damage to our environment....
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
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Abercrombie: Re-Vote on HSTA Contract Has No Legal Standing
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 8611 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"As candidates for HSTA President, we had our disagreements. However, we both agree that asking teachers to reconsider the January settlement proposal is in the best interest of Hawaii's teachers and children." -Paul Daugherty & Wil Okabe
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
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Reject SB2776: Beth and Duane ‘Dog' Chapman Open Letter to Legislators
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 5335 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Pre-Trial is a threat to public safety. Releasing thousands of prisoners cannot be taken lightly, and the current process for early release is inadequate....
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