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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
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Taxes, Spending, and Bans: Kona Meeting to focus on Legislature
By News Release @ 12:17 AM :: 8637 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The meeting is on Saturday, March 19th at 1:00 PM at the Kona Vistas Pavilion
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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VIDEO: House Republicans defend Prepaid Healthcare Act against Obamacare
By Video @ 9:33 PM :: 7459 Views :: Energy, Environment
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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....
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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House Raids Highway Fund, Raises Vehicle Taxes
By Video @ 9:30 PM :: 12344 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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HB1101: Allows for increase in the State motor vehicle registration fee
HB1097: Extends the $3 per day surcharge on rental motor vehicles
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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Defund Obamacare's Secret Stash
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:33 PM :: 5007 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...deeply buried within Obamacare was a $105 billion slush fund that assures its implementation into the future, no matter what future voters think or want....
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted March 7
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 6586 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Short-term Continuing Resolution
- House: Short-term Continuing Resolution
- House: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011
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Monday, March 7, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii No. 1 in U.S. for Wellbeing
By Selected News Articles @ 7:35 PM :: 6653 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hawaii had the highest wellbeing among states in 2010 with a Well-Being Index score of 71.0. Wyoming, North Dakota, and Alaska are also among the 10 states with the highest overall wellbeing scores.
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Monday, March 7, 2011 |
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Senate Finance Ctte: Obamacare will cost Hawaii $30M
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 8227 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The healthcare reform bill passed last year will cost states at least an additional $118.04 billion through 2023 due to their increased Medicaid costs, according to a new congressional report. Hawai'i's cost will be $30 million between 2014 and 2019.
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Monday, March 7, 2011 |
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Contract Settlement: HECO and IBEW put the people first
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:44 PM :: 7539 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“I’m relieved that HECO and IBEW leaders have put the people of Hawaii first today."
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Sunday, March 6, 2011 |
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Report: 92% of Nursing Homes Employ Convicts, Hawaii has not implemented background checks
By Selected News Articles @ 2:27 PM :: 7381 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii currently has no background checks in place. A note from page 3 of Inspector General Report explains: “A statute requiring FBI checks exists in Hawaii; however, no implementing rules have been published. A Hawaii State official confirmed that nursing facilities are not yet required to conduct such checks.”
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Sunday, March 6, 2011 |
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Pine: HECO replacement workers put in 17-hour days
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:47 PM :: 8135 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Workers are exhausted from working very long shifts. Some told me they worked 17 hours yesterday and are back on the scene again today to work the same number of hours or more.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011 |
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Panos on Geothermal: Can Hawaii catch up with Philippines and Iceland?
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 8618 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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...the geothermal reserve on Earth is 70 million QUADs (hot rock only) but the USA needs only 100 QUAD/yr. In the Philippines they already use 27% geothermal, and in Iceland 100% for electrical power.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011 |
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With Power Restored, Rep Pine drops State of Emergency request
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:04 PM :: 7474 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“In times of disaster we must come together, put aside our differences and help people first."
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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Rep Pine calls for State of Emergency after Strike, Storm leave Ewa, Leeward in dark
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 11:40 PM :: 7876 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The power outage has also affected traffic signals which impact the ability of emergency medical personnel, police, fire, civil defense and other emergency services. We are also concerned that hospitals and care facilities may not be able to run the equipment necessary to maintain the health and welfare of their patients.
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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RCP: Akaka's Seat a Longshot for GOP
By Selected News Articles @ 7:58 PM :: 6053 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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Perry & Price: Abercrombie digging a hole, just keeps digging
By Audio @ 7:32 PM :: 6643 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii's top radio hosts dissect Abercrombie's $37,500 blowup.....
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Admin caught in lie as OIP director is fired
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 9451 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Dela Cruz (rejected) the idea that Takase was fired, saying that her term had ended Friday. In fact, according to state law, while the governor does indeed appoint OIP's director, that appointee does not have a set term length.... (ooops!)
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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SB8: Abercrombie Will Sign Legislation to Appoint Board of Education Members
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 5470 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Abercrombie has until April 1, 2011 to submit his nominees for boards and commissions to the Senate for confirmation this legislative session.
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Reps Fontaine, McKelvey against HB141 weakening Repeat Offender sentencing
By Video @ 11:42 AM :: 9133 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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“This bill primarily affects property crimes and takes repeat offender status away from those kinds of crimes. As a police officer I’ve dealt with this many many times where we’ve had people that have gone out and habitually burglarized homes, stolen cars all to fuel their drug habit…. And I feel that we need to have that repeat offender status for these kinds of crimes because of the fact that we do have these people that are just habitual criminals….” -- Rep George Fontaine (R-Kihei)
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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HB1529 Government Planning? Leg considers bill asking Governor to convene task force to write report
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:34 AM :: 5074 Views :: Energy, Environment
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House Bill 1529 seems to give hope to the idea that there should be an overall plan for state government. Unfortunately, the idea is to set up a task force to be convened by the governor and made up of mostly lawmakers to review and report on what is going on with the state.
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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Abercrombie, Inouye fought over Akaka Retirement—Palafox connection?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 AM :: 6735 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A behind the scenes knock down drag out fight between Abercrombie and Inouye over how and when to push Akaka under the bus would explain the Palafox DoH dismissal—Inouye forced Abercrombie to dump Palafox--and would explain Clayton Hee’s bizarre attacks on Abercrombie’s DNLR nominee William Aila.
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Friday, March 4, 2011 |
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Djou: Lingle would make an outstanding US Senator
By Selected News Articles @ 4:15 AM :: 8325 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“I think she would make an outstanding United States senator,” Djou says. “The best illustration of Governor Lingle’s abilities is 2006. In 2006, it was a highly toxic environment for the GOP nationally, but she managed to win reelection not only by a large landslide but by the largest margin in the history of the state.”
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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Hanabusa, Hirono, Akaka: Make way for Captain Kirk
By Andrew Walden @ 10:49 PM :: 7391 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Speaking to KHON yesterday, Caldwell said not a word about Akaka. Instead he tractors both Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa into the Senate race, and then transports himself into Congress--CD1 or CD2 no matter—all in one sentence....
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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D.C., Hawaii Top the Rest of the Union in Economic Confidence
By News Release @ 6:24 PM :: 6601 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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PRINCETON, NJ -- While no state exhibited strong economic confidence in 2010, the people of Washington, D.C., Hawaii, Iowa, and Maryland had the highest economic confidence. At the other end of the spectrum, residents of West Virginia, Idaho, and Rhode Island were the least confident.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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Pine: Hawaii hands out the most welfare dollars, food, and benefits in Nation
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:59 PM :: 7913 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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One day, the mother of a 12 year-old girl I mentored called me asking for help after they had become homeless....
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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Akaka never cast one vote in favor of legal protection for unborn children in 22 years
By Selected News Articles @ 12:13 PM :: 5148 Views :: Energy, Environment
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None of the Democratic names being tossed around as a replacement for Akaka are pro-life. At the top of the list are pro-abortion Lieutenant Governor Schatz and pro-abortion Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. Regarding the open Hawaii Senate seat, former Democratic Rep. Ed Case, also pro-abortion, told Politico, “I have been interested and I remain interested.”
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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NPR: Senate Exit By Hawaii's Akaka May Open Door For Lingle
By Selected News Articles @ 11:58 AM :: 5875 Views :: Energy, Environment
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As the Cook Report's Linda Duffy noted in a National Journal piece, there is a potential cloud on the horizon for Hawaiian Democrats. She is Linda Lingle, the relatively popular former Republican governor of the Aloha State....
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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Lingle, Djou comment on Akaka retirement
By News Release @ 11:11 AM :: 8282 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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I worked closely with the Senator to gain support for the Akaka Bill and I still have hopes that this important legislation will come to fruition during the remainder of his term. -- Gov Linda Lingle
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Thursday, March 3, 2011 |
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Mufi: “Plenty of time to discuss my plans”
By News Release @ 10:47 AM :: 7301 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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While some may be curious, there will be plenty of time to discuss my own personal plans in light of his announcement.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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Ed Case: “I remain interested in U. S. Senate”
By Ed Case @ 11:18 PM :: 5935 Views :: Energy, Environment
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For those who've asked, I remain interested in serving Hawai‘i in the U. S. Senate.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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Extortion, Criminal Conspiracy: FBI investigating Gulen Religious Cult behind Mokapu STEM School, Pacifica Institute
By Selected News Articles @ 8:41 PM :: 17916 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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An email sent in June 2008 with regard to teachers who were late in making the paybacks reads: "Brother Veli wants to have all the “salary returns." And he says to withhold future salaries from those who have not made them."
More incriminating still is an email dated June 13, 2007...which recommends "increasing the number of teachers from Turkey ... to acquire more money."
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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How Inouye sabotaged Akaka Bill
By Andrew Walden @ 6:40 PM :: 10782 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The White House may be the most convenient punching bag, but it is not that simple. The DoJ’s point man on the Akaka Bill, Deputy Associate US Attorney General Sam Hirsch, in not an Obama loyalist. His ties are to Inouye....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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Hirono, Hanabusa reject Obama, vote for Government Shut Down
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 7446 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Hirono and Hanabusa voted against this resolution that was supported by almost all Republicans, a majority of the Democratic caucus, President Obama, and both of Hawaii's Senators. Only the far left wing of the Democratic Party opposed this measure.”
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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Jamie Story leaving Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:43 PM :: 7858 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Grassroot Institute's outstanding board of directors, led by Dick Rowland, the man who started GRIH and allowed me to serve all these years, already has begun an extensive search for my successor. I trust they will find someone capable of carrying on this vital work....
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 |
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Honolulu 40 Days for Life Rally at Capitol
By Janet M. Grace @ 2:08 PM :: 8139 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Kick-Off Rally on Sunday, March 6 @ State Capitol from 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Being Human Documentary to Air March 8-11 on KALO-TV
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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HB1407: Abolishes Adoption privacy, requires names of birth parents be public record
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 5734 Views :: Energy, Environment
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House Bill 1407 would require birth parents' names be written next to adoptive parent names on finalized official adoption birth certificates. This means women wanting anonymity will not be allowed to go through the regulated adoption process, but will be left with nothing to do but to abandon their babies on doorsteps or revert to abortion.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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Local Leaders Donate $732,278 to Stop Meth Use
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 6105 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Meth Project announced today the launch of a $2.0 million campaign to support its statewide prevention program focused on reducing Meth use among Hawaii’s teens and young adults.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Abercrombie blames elderly living longer for increasing debt, spending
By Video @ 9:54 PM :: 6053 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie lashes out “Against global forces of carbon-based energy that are out there right now victimizing us….”
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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Legislature seeks to tax music, book, movie writers working in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 7267 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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... the House Finance Committee heard bills that would tell a business how much it can pay its executives, prohibit a deduction of business travel expenses, impose fees on repeat visitor accommodations, tax creative entrepreneurs who write music or movies, tax their death benefits when a key employee dies; and reverse the state’s long standing position of encouraging investment in high technology firms.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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HB853: State-Owned Bank to be run by Takamine, Abercrombie
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 8926 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“This State run bank would be governed by persons without a banking background including Governor Abercrombie and the State Director of Labor. I cannot see how Governor Abercrombie, who would be designated as Chairman of the Bank, and three of his political appointees could operate this bank while also managing the entire State, ” noted Rep. Gene Ward, House Republican Leader.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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Finalists for new Dean of College of Natural Sciences will visit UH Mānoa
By News Release @ 11:43 AM :: 7712 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Four finalists have been identified for the position of Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The four are scheduled to participate in a two-day period of visits that covers college department discussions; meetings with senior administrators, faculty, staff, students and members of their respective professions; and a public presentation.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 |
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Governor Appoints Deputy Directors for Corrections and Behavioral Health
By News Release @ 11:27 AM :: 5710 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie announces the appointment of Deputy Director for the Department of Public Safety and Department of Health Deputy Director of Behavioral Health.
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Monday, February 28, 2011 |
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SB120—Special Funds Repeal--amended after 800 pages of testimony
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:59 PM :: 5768 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Senate Bill 120 was originally written to repeal 148 special funds. Although there were 800 pages of testimony submitted on the original version of the bill, no action was taken at the public hearing on Feb. 10, 2011. Then, on Feb. 25, the Ways and Means Committee (WAM) rewrote the bill....
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Monday, February 28, 2011 |
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HB1465 to be heard Thursday: Protect Elders against “Power-of-attorney” abuse
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 6:54 PM :: 8160 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Sadly, the most widely exploited document used by perpetrators of elderly abuse is the Power of Attorney because it can give the perpetrator immediate access to the victim’s bank accounts, real estate, and other valuable property unlike a will, trust, or estate planning document that may not take effect for many years.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
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Charles Djou, second most moderate Republican in 111th Congress
By Andrew Walden @ 8:06 PM :: 11852 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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According to an analysis of the 111th US Congress published Friday by the National Journal, among Republicans Hawaii Representative Charles Djou was out-moderated only by Rep Joseph Cao of New Orleans.
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Friday, February 25, 2011 |
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Gallup: Hawaii is tops in moderates, has fewest conservatives in nation
By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 PM :: 8820 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A Gallup Poll of Hawaii adults released today shows that Hawaii has the fewest self-identified conservatives of any state in the nation—but Hawaii’s 27.9% of conservatives still outnumber the Aloha State’s 23.6% of self-identified liberals.
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