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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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Wind Power Drives Electricity Prices Up
By NCPA @ 12:21 AM :: 4344 Views :: Energy
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...in nine of the 10 states most reliant on wind power, electricity prices are rising at least five times faster than the national average....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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RGA Poll: Ige 39% - Aiona 36%
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 6721 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...RGA poll shows 11% of voters still undecided, it is an open race....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Leaked Emails Show Hawaiian Civic Club Leaders Squabble Over OHA Tribe 'Consortium'
By Video @ 6:38 PM :: 8300 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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An Email That Now Reveals Just Some Of The “Back Door” Activities Already Occurring....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Lower Cost of Living? Ige Proposes Higher Prices
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 5221 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living
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Instead Of Offering Solutions To Lower Costs, Ige Proposes Making Downtown Parking Cost $500....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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20 Million Gallons of Sewage Spill on Sand Island
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 5944 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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City could have worked harder to prevent Sand Island sewage spill....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii investigator says state agency is shirking duties
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:18 PM :: 4765 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Some Hawaii companies are taking advantage of visitors and elderly residents, but state officials are thwarting attempts to investigate, a supervisor with the state Department of Commerce says....
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Thursday, October 23, 2014 |
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Elle Cochran Fired Staffer Because he had National Guard Duty?
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:03 AM :: 8018 Views :: Maui County, Military
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At the least, this appears to be a violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Right Act....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Aiona Campaign Releases Policy Roadmap
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 5749 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living
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“I have a dream that one day Hawai‘i will be a place where future generations can live, work and play without the highest cost of living in the country.”
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Caldwell signs 'Best Cities for Successful Aging' Pledge
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 3958 Views :: Honolulu County
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...the Milken Institute’s Best Cities for Successful Aging Mayor’s Pledge....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Students Now Facing More Cuts, Higher Costs Under Ige's Budget Leadership
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 5500 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians
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The Department of Education announced today that it will need additional emergency funding in order to avoid cutting bus routes and increasing the cost of school lunches....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Honolulu Airport 3rd Worst in N America
By Selected News Articles @ 9:34 PM :: 5281 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...Honolulu’s airport is hardly the welcome to Hawaii that you might expect.....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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S&P Downgrades Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 4298 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...state tax revenues underperformed what the state's Council on Revenues had forecast for fiscal 2014 (although, in our view, not by as much as officially reported)....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Tsutsui on Ige's Lack of Interest in Neighbor Islands
By Video @ 8:32 PM :: 4448 Views :: Politicians
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...Ige admitted he rarely visited the neighbor islands before he decided to run for Governor....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Ige on Housing? More of the Same
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 5878 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living
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David Ige Offers The Same Policies Of The Last Four Years While Housing Costs Soar....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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BoE: Matayoshi No Longer 'Exceptional'
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 3779 Views :: Education K-12
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“The overall performance grade is ‘Exceeds Expectations,’ which is one step below the prior year....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii DoE Presents Next Biennium Budget--Unions Take $231M Bite
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 4080 Views :: Education K-12
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Enrollment dipped somewhat this year due to a change in the cutoff age for students to be eligible for kindergarten....
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 |
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Matson to pay $1 million for Honolulu molasses spill under plea agreement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:35 PM :: 5587 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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...Matson Terminals Inc has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Business Development Counselors Rank Hawaii Business Environment
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 4855 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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“Winning Strategies provides a glimpse into the minds of corporate executives and site selection consultants and their perceptions of locations across the United States and the world.”
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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S.567: Schatz Proposes Largest Tax Hike in US History
By Selected News Articles @ 8:56 PM :: 5943 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Taxes
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GovTrack predicts S.567 and H.R.3118 has a 0% chance of passing out of committee and a 0% probability of being enacted....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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“Few Major Policy Differences” Between Ige And Abercrombie
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 4264 Views :: Politicians
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Ige Has Failed To Offer A Different Policy Vision While Hawaii Families Demand Change....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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VIDEO: We're Worried About Brian
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 4643 Views :: Politicians
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Where are the debates in the U.S. Senate Race for Hawaii?
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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The Future of Farming and Rise of Biotechnology
By NCPA @ 4:30 PM :: 6721 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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Today, more than 800 million people are malnourished....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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BLNR Considers New Hunting Rules
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 5410 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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BLNR will consider approval of new state hunting rules for game mammals and game birds on Oct. 24....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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NRA Grades Hawaii Candidates on Second Amendment
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 4541 Views :: Second Amendment
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Hawaii Candidates graded by NRA ....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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The Jones Act--Backward Thinking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 4544 Views :: Jones Act
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With the right policies, the U.S. has an opportunity to become the world’s top energy producer and to continue the return of manufacturing jobs....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Massive Debris Pile Reveals Risk of Huge Tsunamis in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 5471 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History
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The county hopes to have the new tsunami evacuation maps distributed to residents by the end of the year....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Walk-In Early Voting Begins October 21
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 4540 Views :: Office of Elections
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Early Voting Walk-In Locations ....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Ige's HHSC Mess Gets Worse
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5171 Views :: Health Care
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...Star Advertiser Editorial Slams Chairman Ige And His Fellow Legislators For Their Failure....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Caldwell Town Halls to discuss Islandwide Housing Strategy
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6940 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness
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Three meetings to be held to discuss Islandwide Housing Strategy
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Government to Ordained Ministers: Celebrate Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:08 PM :: 7756 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Ministers face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding....
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Monday, October 20, 2014 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Increases Litter
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 7012 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Solid Waste
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San Francisco saw an increase in litter after its bag ban was implemented....
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Sunday, October 19, 2014 |
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Former Execs of Honolulu Rail Supplier Parent Company Get Two Year Prison Term
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 4874 Views :: Rail
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...paying tens of millions of euros to Indian officials including a former Air Force head through intermediaries and falsifying invoices to win a high-profile contract....
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Sunday, October 19, 2014 |
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What Will It Take to Grow GDP? (Part 2)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4257 Views :: Economy
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As of June 30, 2013, Hawaii’s 11% top individual rate was second only to California....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Hurricane Ana Takes Aim at Kauai
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 9431 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
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Tropical Storm Warning in effect as Ana takes aim at South Shores of Kauai and Island of Niihau ....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Akina For OHA: Stop Nation-Building Effort
By Video @ 6:29 PM :: 5330 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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OHA should stop wasting money on the failed pursuit of race-based nationhood and, instead, use that money to help meet the real needs of Hawaiians for housing, education, jobs, and health care....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Hurricane History 1949-2014
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 8075 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Tracks of all tropical cyclones (tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) to pass within 100 miles of the Hawaiian Islands, 1949 - 2014....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Ige Drove Cost of Living Higher
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 3058 Views
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...Meanwhile, Senator Ige Offered New Ideas To Increase The Cost Of Living, Like Making Parking In Downtown Honolulu More Expensive....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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Washington Post Debunks Takai Campaign Commercial
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 4761 Views :: Politicians
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...read an editorial from the liberal-leaning Washington Post to understand how irresponsible Takai's position really is....
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Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
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HPD Releases Cachola Videos, 911 Call
By Video @ 1:48 AM :: 4962 Views :: Police
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Previously unreleased videos of Officer Cachola, girlfriend fighting ....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Army Officer Files IG Complaint Against Mark Takai
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 12937 Views :: Ethics, Military, Politicians
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Hawaii resident Ben White flies home from Korea to support Inspector General Complaint against Mark Takai for “violations of privacy” and “abuse of rank”....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks worst for tax burden, report says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:59 PM :: 5894 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii ranks worst in three major categories in the seventh annual “Rich States, Poor States” report....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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The Amazing Guesses People Give Jimmy Kimmel Crew when Asked what GMOs are
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:05 PM :: 3798 Views :: GMOs
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Most honest answer: "I'm just going along with it."
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Ige Ignored Efforts For Tax Relief On Groceries
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 4673 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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...earlier this year, when Senator Ige had a bipartisan measure to provide tax relief on groceries (SB2206, 1/16/14) before his committee, he ignored it....
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Friday, October 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii Named a ‘Top 10 State for Afterschool’
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 5007 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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New Household Survey Finds that Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State Persists....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Budget: Does Hawaii Have a Boom, or a Bust?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 4527 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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“...a number of serious hard decisions need to be made financially for our state budget.”
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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ALEC Ranks Hawaii as Worst State in Three Economic Categories
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:44 PM :: 4655 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Rich States, Poor States also indicates there is cumulative domestic migration loss of 26,409 people from 2003 to 2012, with a net domestic migration loss of 2.4%....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Cam Cavasso in his own Words
By Video @ 9:25 PM :: 3938 Views :: Politicians
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It's an in-depth and engrossing look at the man behind the candidate....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates Releases 2014 General Election Endorsements
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 6652 Views :: Family, Politicians
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HFA endorses these candidates for this election only....
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Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
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Corporations Must Re-Register as Non-Candidate Committees
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 4626 Views :: Ethics
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On November 5, 2014, the day after the general election, the Corporate Reporting System will be repealed....
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