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Monday, August 25, 2014 |
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$48M Shortfall: HHSC Layoffs Begin September 2
By Andrew Walden @ 11:38 PM :: 4959 Views :: Health Care
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The following letter has been sent out to all HHSC employees....
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Monday, August 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii commission opens investigation into election day debacles
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:10 PM :: 4755 Views :: Office of Elections
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Three Hawaii lawmakers called on the State Elections Commission to fire Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago Friday during a standing room-only commission meeting....
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Monday, August 25, 2014 |
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Chronic Absenteeism in Hawaii's public schools plummets 39 percent
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 6383 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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The percentage of students absent 15 days or more in the 2013-14 school year dropped to 11 percent from 18 percent a year ago....
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Monday, August 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s Papaya Growers Struggle in Hurricane Aftermath
By Video @ 2:30 PM :: 7754 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, GMOs
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...Estimation of the sales lost, plus the start-up, the bulldozing costs and growing up to that first year, when they’re ready to harvest again … is about $53 million....
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Monday, August 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks #1 in Gender Equality
By News Release @ 1:29 PM :: 5094 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...To gauge the scope of gender-based disparities in the United States, WalletHub ranked each of the 50 states based on 10 key metrics....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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HOPE Probation: Judge Steven Alm Speaks at Heritage Foundation Event
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:03 PM :: 5960 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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State officials in South Dakota and Hawaii have found a creative way to address alcohol use, drug use, and crime....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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"Not A Typical Election Contest" Filed Over Postponed Puna Primary
By Robert Thomas @ 6:24 AM :: 6320 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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...Thursday at 4:30 p.m. was the statutory deadline for instituting an "election contest" in the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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ACLU sues for Hawaii Island residents to get second chance to vote
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:22 AM :: 4684 Views :: Office of Elections
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...The ACLU lawsuit asks the Hawaii Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Iselle to cast a vote to be included in the August 2014 primary results....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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Filing Close to Deadline? Get a Receipt!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4121 Views :: Taxes
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Mr. and Mrs. Stocker waited until the day their taxes were due....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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Faleomavaega Coming Back to American Samoa for Election Season?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 AM :: 6760 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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...the United Nations third decennial conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will run from September 1-4 in Samoa....
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Sunday, August 24, 2014 |
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Cutting Energy Costs: Methanol Beats LNG for Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:22 AM :: 6702 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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...Methanol is competitive with LNG in cryogenic containers currently contemplated for Hawaii....
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute Posts Debate Video
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:53 PM :: 4368 Views :: Politicians
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...Grassroot Institute hosts first event of its kind in this election cycle, challenges candidates on a wide variety of topics....
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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HART: Only 743 Local Jobs Created by Rail Work
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 6560 Views :: Labor, Rail
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September 14, 2011: "The city initially claimed that rail would create 17,000 new jobs during the construction phase..."
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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Redskins 1, American Samoa 0
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 PM :: 5804 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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...These are the kinds of issues that have dominated Faleomavaega’s agenda over the years when he hasn’t been traveling....
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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Hannemann, Aiona, Ige: No Consensus Behind Kanaiolowalu Roll
By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 9253 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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"I'm not convinced, especially with what happened with the Department of Interior hearings, that there is consensus...."
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Standing Room Only at Grassroot Gubernatorial Forum
By Andrew Walden @ 11:32 PM :: 7929 Views :: Politicians
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David Ige may have been afraid of the video, but hundreds of other people weren’t as a standing-room only lunchtime crowd packed the downtown Honolulu Pacific Club for today's Grassroot Institute gubernatorial forum....
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Sutton Endorses Aiona-Ahu Ticket
By News Release @ 10:59 PM :: 5342 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...The team of Aiona and Ahu ... have a great positive approach to gathering wide support and standing up when asked to debate or speak to groups....
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Federal Recognition: What Happens Next?
By Video @ 2:37 PM :: 7043 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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What's At Stake For The Desperate Handful That Are Pushing So Hard To Make It A Reality?
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii Requests Presidential disaster declaration for Iselle
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 3984 Views :: Hawaii County
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The request seeks Individual Assistance for Hawaii County. Individual Assistance would make additional funding, loans and services available to affected residents....
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii Marine instills ‘Ohana spirit during Afghanistan deployment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 AM :: 4170 Views :: Military
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...Marine Sgt. Victor Farinas of Aiea deployed to Helmand province, Afghanistan during Feb. 2014 with 1st Marine Regiment....
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Duncan Announces One Year Delay in Teacher Evaluations
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 4664 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...I believe testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out of the room....
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Overlooking Wreckage, UH Regents Claim to Take Responsibilities Seriously
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 4478 Views :: Higher Education
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...we received substantial input on the substantial level of churn among the senior system and campus administration over the past decade....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Puna Voting
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5352 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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...lawsuit filed Thursday asks the State Supreme Court to allow any registered voter affected by Tropical Storm Iselle to cast a vote....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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Ige Cancels: Will be only Candidate Missing from First Gubernatorial Forum
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 PM :: 7710 Views :: Politicians
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...Friday, August 22, 2014, 12 Noon, Pacific Club, Honolulu....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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It was 55 years ago today we added the 50th state
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 4356 Views :: Hawaii History
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...President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation naming Hawaii as the 50th state on August 21, 1959....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii Gets Mixed Reviews on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 5562 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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Hawaii is making progress when it comes to passing policies to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s largest insurance provider pulls small business plans from health exchange
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:19 AM :: 3959 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii’s health-care exchange, the Hawaii Health Connector, has taken another blow....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Saipan Gets better Representation than American Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 8:04 PM :: 6320 Views :: Environment, National News, Small Business
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...“this is certainly the most important congressional group to visit the Northern Marianas at one time.”....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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ACT Score Report: Hawaii Students Least Ready for College
By Selected News Articles @ 6:42 PM :: 7362 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii ranked lowest, with an average composite score of 18.2....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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DHS Fraud Investigator Allegedly Worked for TSA on State Time
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 7571 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Labor, Law Enforcement
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... charged with Theft in the Second Degree for receiving unearned compensation from the State of Hawaii from 2008 through 2012....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Yakuza? Triads? Technicalities Shred $50M Racketeering Suit Against Pro-Rail Hawaiian Stabilization Fund
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 8363 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Judge Chen found that all of the union members' allegations regarding the Hawaiian Stabilization Fund involve state-law causes of action over which the federal court has no jurisdiction....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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No Lawsuit: Hanabusa Calls for Legislative Investigation of Election, Does not Endorse Schatz
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 6536 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...I heard from many who feel strongly that they were disenfranchised from the voting process this election and I stand ready to support any collaborative effort to have those voices heard....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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City to Discuss Ala Moana TOD Plan
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 5670 Views :: Development, Rail
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...6 p.m., August 27, in the Washington Middle School Cafeteria....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Accountability: DoE Identifies Almost All Teachers as Effective
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 4804 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...0.2 percent of teachers were rated unsatisfactory, which means teachers do not show evidence of effective teacher practice, positive student outcomes....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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The Incompetence of HART: Cheapest Bid for 9 Stations Comes 75% Over Budget
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:28 PM :: 4285 Views :: Rail
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These nine stations are the relatively easy ones to build... A couple of them are in empty fields....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s path to a constitutional republic
By Rachelle Chang @ 10:22 PM :: 4565 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Statehood was an exciting time for many people in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Consuming Chemicals is a What We Do on a Daily Basis
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:16 PM :: 6019 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...so many people tell me how they are cutting back on chemicals in their food by eating better. I can’t help but shake my head....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Still Blogging A Year Later!
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:11 PM :: 6087 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...By speaking out, I’ve been able to network others who share my thoughts about the Hawaii we want and it gives me hope....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Schatz wins U.S. Senate primary in political battle that divided Hawaii’s Democratic party
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:09 PM :: 5774 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Polls showed that whites, and most mainland liberal groups, largely backed Schatz, while Hanabusa had the support of local Asians....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Death Threats from Anti-GMO Nuts
By Selected News Articles @ 5:21 PM :: 4699 Views :: GMOs
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...millionaire organic activist Mike “the Health Ranger” Adams charges that hundreds of thousands of deaths have been caused by GMO crops....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Hawaii and U.S. Territories aim to increase fuel diversity with LNG imports
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 5691 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...These islands may soon be able to diversify their energy sources to include natural gas, because of relatively low natural gas prices and new shipping technology....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Hawaii Still a Debt "Sinkhole State"
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:35 PM :: 5283 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii remains among the worst 5 states for taxpayer burden of debt and continues to use overly optimistic accounting....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Gabbard: If Our Mission Isn’t to Take Out ISIS, ‘We’ve Got a Real Problem Here’
By Selected News Articles @ 11:28 PM :: 4312 Views :: Military
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“You know, Adam and I both enlisted, joined the military after 9/11 because we heard our nation’s leaders say after that attack that we would go and take out these Islamic extremists wherever they are."
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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In Hawaii $100.00 is Only Worth $85.32
By Selected News Articles @ 11:02 PM :: 5429 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84.60), Hawaii ($85.32), New York ($86.66), New Jersey ($87.64), and California ($88.57)....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Not Red Hot: Hawaii Construction Employment Drops 1.4%
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 6221 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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The Obama Administration’s Attempt to Balkanize Hawaii
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:18 PM :: 5383 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...Both unconstitutional and bad public policy, this action would balkanize Hawaii, dividing the islands into separate racial and ethnic enclaves, and undo “the political bargain through which Hawaii secured its admission into the Union.”....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Honolulu 214th Ranked City for First Time Home Buyers
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 4887 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...WalletHub assessed the affordability of homes as well as the conditions of the real estate market and community environment in the 300 largest U.S. cities....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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OHA Awards $1.5M to Charter Schools
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 4567 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...The OHA grant is expected over the next year to help the 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools, which make up the Nā Lei Na'auao...
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Medicaid Waiver Approval Can Take Four Years
By NCPA @ 12:12 PM :: 2888 Views :: Health Care
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...On average, it takes CMS 190 days to approve a waiver, though it can take up to 1,637 days (more than four years!) to receive approval....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Maui County Report Shows Zero Glyphosate
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 5493 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...None of the 45 samples had detectable levels of glyphosate....
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