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Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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GOP’s Nonaka Launches Political Consulting Firm
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 7293 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Republican Party announced today that Executive Director, Dylan Nonaka, has left his post to launch his own political and public affairs consulting firm...
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Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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Insights: Molokai, Lanai leaders debate Big Wind
By News Release @ 6:08 PM :: 11104 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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While Helm repeatedly stated the I Aloha Molokai position of NO to both the cable and the windmills, Ritte said right now his position is also NO but that could change if given the opportunity to negotiate and have his long list of benefits met. The list was so long that he did not have time to finish reading it.
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Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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Americans for Prosperity Hawaii Chapter Forms
By Tim Phillips @ 2:47 PM :: 10691 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii citizens are faced with a $500 million increase in taxes in the next 2 years to cover the $22 billion budget for the same period. It is clear the Hawaii government desperately needs to hear from commonsense taxpayers like you. That is why I am happy to introduce the co-chairs of AFP Hawaii, Jay McWilliams and Laura Brown.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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Gaza Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash
By IPT News @ 8:59 PM :: 12893 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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A flotilla is determined to sail to the Gaza Strip this weekend in breach of Israel's naval blockade on the Hamas-controlled territory. This decision comes in spite of growing international pressure to stop the campaign, damaged ships and fewer passengers than expected.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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Hawaii Meth Survey Shows Significant Shifts in Attitudes
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 7697 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Meth Project today released findings from the 2011 Hawaii Meth Use & Attitudes Survey which revealed that, compared to a benchmark survey conducted prior to the launch of the Hawaii Meth Project, Hawaii’s young people are significantly more aware of the dangers of trying Meth and increasingly disapprove of trying the drug.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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Sumitomo: Ready to go all the way with Rail Contract Protest
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 9341 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Emphasizing this, Gino Antoniello, VP, Transportation Systems and Equipment for SCOA explained: "Our protest--a first for us--was prompted by the conviction that our bid was improperly passed over in favor of another vendor with less experience and a questionable track record that lacked the proper legal qualifications to undertake a project of this scope." ...Antoniello stressed that in starting down this protest path, the company did so with a readiness to go all the way.
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Thursday, June 30, 2011 |
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Study: Rich or Poor, Hawaii DoE Fails everyone more Equally than Most
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 AM :: 6878 Views :: Energy, Environment
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ProPublica analyzed new data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights along with other federal education data to examine whether states provide students equal access to programs — such as Advanced Placement or higher-level math and sciences classes — that researchers say will help them later in life.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Abercrombie imposes new contract terms for HSTA, UPW
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 7361 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Beginning on July 1, with the start of the new fiscal year, we must implement the state budget as passed by the State Legislature. This included 5 percent in temporary pay reductions from June 30, 2009 salaries and an equal contribution of health care benefits for state employees.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Hawaii Debt, obligations $25K per Taxpayer—4th highest in nation
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 8103 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"If governors and legislatures had truly balanced each state's budget, no taxpayer's financial burden would exist," said Sheila Weinberg, Founder and CEO of the Institute. She continued, "A state budget is not balanced if past costs, including those for employees' retirement benefits, are pushed into the future."
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Molokai Wind Developer: “We will pack up and leave.”
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 11648 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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“If the community does not want this project it will not go through,” said Pattern Senior Developer Christian Hackett. “And we will pack up and leave.”
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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CNBC: Hawaii #1 in cost of living, 48th in Business Climate
By Selected News Articles @ 1:54 PM :: 9057 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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From CNBC America’s Top States for Business 2011....
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Victory: Obama Admin cancels stealth survey of Hawaii MDs
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 8211 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Obama administration said Tuesday that it had shelved plans for a survey in which “mystery shoppers” posing as patients would call doctors’ offices ….
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Kos: Will Hanabusa let Case beat Hirono?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 AM :: 9313 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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With fellow Rep. Mazie Hirono already in the race, it's hard to see how Hanabusa wouldn't compete for the same pile of votes and risk giving the nomination to DLCer Ed Case in the Democratic primary.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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SciAm: Biofuels Responsible for Surge in Food Prices
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 AM :: 5697 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Since 2004 biofuels from crops have almost doubled the rate of growth in global demand for grain and sugar and pushed up the yearly growth in demand for vegetable oil by around 40 percent.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Victory for Civil Rights: All Persons shall be counted for Hawaii reapportionment
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 AM :: 8080 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"They did listen to our testimony about the contributions that military personnel make, and about how they are part of the community," said Tom Smyth, president for the Hawaii chapter for the Military Officers Association of America. "I'm very pleased it came out the way it did." …
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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Rep Michelle Bachmann: “We want to win Hawaii”
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 AM :: 8205 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Bachmann said she plans to win decisive early victories in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina on her way to the White House. She promised to follow that with a national campaign – even in the heavily Democratic state of Hawaii.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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Abercrombie announces plan to let more criminals out onto the streets
By News Release @ 7:11 PM :: 6404 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The state’s plan to bring Hawai'i’s prisoners home include expanding prison space in the state, creating alternatives to incarceration and reducing recidivism through community-based programs.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011 |
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Hawaii 2011 Pork Report points to DoE Embezzlement
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:55 PM :: 7146 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Today, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii announced the publication of the 2011 Pork Report, an examination of state spending that reveals the depth of government waste and inefficiency that has contributed so much to the State’s economic woes.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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Abercrombie announces Intent to Veto 23 Bills—including HB1134 which may have endangered Prepaid Health Care Act
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 6062 Views :: Energy, Environment
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House Bill 1134 repeals Part V of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act and Act 99, Session Laws of Hawaii 1994, relating to the future termination of the prepaid health care law. Further investigation is needed on whether approval of this bill would have unintended consequences to Hawaii’s Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) waiver.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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Hawaii 8th Annual International Women’s Leadership Conference Sept 20
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 14117 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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HONOLULU – Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief of More magazine, will address delegates at Hawai‘i’s 8th annual International Women’s Leadership Conference (IWLC), taking place on September 20, 2011 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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Abercrombie replaces DHHL official ousted in Treadmill Scandal
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 8223 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Ms. Kauhane replaces retiring DHHL Deputy Robert Hall, who is leaving the department on July 1.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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Abercrombie appoints former Sandwich Isles Communications Exec to assist Chief Information Officer
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 9304 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Jan Gouveia was the vice president for Executive Operation at (Al Hee's) Waimana Enterprises (no conflict of interest here, eh Neil?) prior to joining the Abercrombie Administration in December 2010.
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted June 27
By News Release @ 2:05 PM :: 7237 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Confirmation of Leon E. Panetta to be Secretary of Defense
- House: Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011
- House: America Invents Act
- House: Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya
- House: To limit the use of funds to support NATO Operation Unified Protector with respect to Libya
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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NYT: Obama Administration Plans Stealth Survey of hundreds of Hawaii MDs
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 AM :: 9080 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“I don’t like the idea of the government snooping,” said Dr. Raymond Scalettar, an internist in Washington. “It’s a pernicious practice — Big Brother tactics, which should be opposed.”
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 16058 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Please come and join us in Makawao on Saturday, July 2nd for the Annual Makawao Paniolo July 4th Parade. TEA Party Maui plans to enter a patriotic float in the Parade....
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Admin signs contract to keep prisoners on Mainland for rest of his term
By News Release @ 10:32 AM :: 8211 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The new contract, at a cost of $45.5 million a year, begins July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014, (in other words, until the next gubernatorial election)....
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Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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Abercrombie plans more forums: I’m on a mission to change the direction of Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 6893 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The new fiscal year begins on July 1st with a mission to change the direction of Hawai'i....Last night we held a community forum at Washington Middle School.... Stay tuned for details about more upcoming forums around the state.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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Berg: $1.4B Rail Contract upheld by City
By Tom Berg @ 1:24 PM :: 9054 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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I have introduced resolution 11-109 to start the bidding process over again that could result in saving the taxpayers $250 million and put 150 residents here on Oahu to work building the rail cars.
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Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Fontaine Factor interviews HECO’s Rosegg on Clean Energy
By Video @ 12:10 PM :: 10909 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Representative George Fontaine, HD 11, Kīhei, Wailea, Makena, talks with Peter Rosegg with the Hawaiian Electric Company and Maria Tome, Renewable and Transportation Energy Program Manager /Hawaii State Energy Office about Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative.
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Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Homeless Tent City at Keaau Beach Park
By Tom Berg @ 3:33 PM :: 10198 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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We were doing a cleanup of Kea`au Beach Park along the Waianae coastline when past Councilman John DeSoto of this area gave a tour of what you see in the video....
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Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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How Much Would a Fully Funded Pension System Cost?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:57 AM :: 5821 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Without policy changes, contributions to state and local pension systems in the United States would have to immediately increase by a factor of 2.5, reaching 14.2 percent of the total own-revenue generated by state and local governments (taxes, fees and charges).
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
By Selected News Articles @ 10:07 PM :: 8294 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Three Progressive schemes Hawaii legislators are trying to implement--and ten more they haven't thought of yet....
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Pension Reform: Abercrombie raises Retirement Age
By News Release @ 9:41 PM :: 8716 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Raising the retirement age for certain new employees from 55 to 60 years old, and for most others from 62 to 65 years old
- Increasing the number of years for state employees to be “vested” to receive retirement benefits from five years to 10 years.
- Raising the employee and employer contribution rates
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Cash Flow Problem: Honolulu Council to borrow $100M for Rail
By Tom Berg @ 9:17 PM :: 8889 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Substantial discussions took place at the marathon June 3rd Council meeting concerning the borrowing of more than a hundred million dollars (Bill 40) for the rail system due to offset cash flow problems with the rail project and sagging tax revenues.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs budget, asks Departments to identify programs for elimination
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 6421 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"I have asked all departments to work together in a deliberate and thoughtful process that will identify programs that may be affected. In recent weeks, our administration began discontinuing financial support of programs that are valuable but can no longer be sustained, such as Vanpool Hawai'i and the State Pharmacy Assistance Program. These cuts and others that follow will be difficult but the financial constraints we face allow for no other course of action."
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Berg: Hundreds attend town hall meeting on Rail in Ewa
By Tom Berg @ 3:12 PM :: 8543 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Our office held the meeting on rail because I believe the public has not had an adequate forum to sound off on the project’s blunders.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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Study: Hawaii Economic Outlook Ranks 46th
By News Release @ 12:31 PM :: 7773 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This new study explains how states can most effectively drive economic growth, create jobs, and improve the standard of living for their citizens.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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Life Without Subsidies: Vanpool Hawaii Announces New Group Rate
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 7373 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Vanpool Hawaii has announced a new monthly rate of $985 per vanpool group, effective Aug. 1. For a vanpool group of 6 or 7 passengers, that equals a per-person cost of approximately $164 or $141 per month, respectively, or less if shared between more participants.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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Broadband to be Trojan Horse for Big Wind Cable?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 13388 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Why the sudden addition of broadband to the Big Wind cable?
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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Rationing by Waiting: Medicaid eligibility hiked to $64,000/year for early retirees
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 4943 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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Did HSTA boycott Race To The Top Meetings?
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 6850 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In the below Abercrombie Administration news release—which we have annotated for clarity--there is no mention of any union officials meeting with the US DoE representatives here to evaluate Hawaii’s alleged progress towards RTTT benchmarks.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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Governor signs bill to exempt Broadband Cables from Permitting Requirements
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 7208 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The key provisions of this act exempt broadband infrastructure improvements from state or county permitting requirements for five years.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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Hirono, Akaka: Pension’s Perks for Members With a Past
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 7541 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) ... received $45,000 from her state's pension program in 2010.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
By Robert Thomas @ 2:25 AM :: 10976 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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...the Land Use Commission changed the land use boundaries from "urban use to agricultural use while affordable housing was being constructed on the property."
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Monday, June 20, 2011 |
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Abercrombie signs 15 bills into law
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 5738 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Starting with HB953, a big fat raise for DoE bureaucrats.
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Monday, June 20, 2011 |
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Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
By Henry Curtis @ 9:08 PM :: 9937 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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the HECO Companies' proposed Biofuel Surcharge Provision clearly results in an increase in rates that triggers the contested case and public hearing provisions of HRS §269-16(b).
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Monday, June 20, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 20
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 6848 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Ethanol subsidies amendment
- House: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations, FY2012
- House: Agriculture Appropriations, FY2012
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Sunday, June 19, 2011 |
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Voice Recorder confiscated during Closed Meeting of Reapportionment Commission
By Andrew Walden @ 9:18 PM :: 7932 Views :: Energy, Environment
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When Hawaii Reapportionment Commission members went into closed executive session during their June 15th meeting at the State Capitol, they discovered something rather disconcerting. A small recording device had been left on a chair and it was turned on, recording their every word.
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