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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Hawaii, US, Other States Allege Fraud in $4B Mortgage Settlement
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 4586 Views :: National News
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...Chase was not entitled to all of the credits, because Chase no longer owned many of the loans it forgave or forgave loans that were not eligible for relief....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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North Korea May Be Guilty of Genocide
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:52 PM :: 6009 Views :: World News
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The charge of crimes against humanity alone guarantees that, at some point, members of the regime will be prosecuted....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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20,000 Army Personnel Could be Cut from Schofield Barracks, Ft Shafter
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 7675 Views :: Economy, Military
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Under the most severe scenario, Schofield would lose about 16,000 employees, leaving 2,441 on base....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Two Polls Now Show Aiona In Lead
By News Release @ 4:53 AM :: 7111 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Two separate polls recently released show Duke Aiona as the clear choice for Hawai‘i voters....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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HPD Ordered to Pay $31K over Censored Facebook Comments
By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 AM :: 95242 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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...plaintiffs sued alleging First Amendment violations after the HPD allegedly removed Second Amendment activists' Facebook comments from an HPD Facebook page....
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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Obama plan to tribalize native Hawaiians runs into trouble
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:07 PM :: 7746 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Native Hawaiian activists demanded the federal government leave Hawaiians alone....
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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Court Strikes Down Soda Ban
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:34 PM :: 4218 Views :: Small Business
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“This was a bad day for the food police and a good day for individual freedom”
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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Prohibiting Sitting Or Laying Down On Oahu's Sidewalks 24/7 Makes Law More Susceptible To Challenge
By Robert Thomas @ 2:03 AM :: 4986 Views :: Homelessness
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Expansion of the scope may leave a slightly wider opening for challenge....
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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Seeking a Global Solution in Sugar Trade Policy
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:48 AM :: 8782 Views :: World News, Agriculture, Economy
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...sugar is one of the most politically charged raw materials in the global economy....
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 |
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Ige, Slom Question Possible 'Financial Disclosure' Veto
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 6663 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...This is just an example of the "same old, same old," where the Governor and his appointees get to wield power with a distinct lack of public scrutiny....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 |
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Angry Aloha
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:58 PM :: 6542 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Monday, I attended the U.S. Department of Interior's first of 15 scheduled public hearings....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 |
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Court Rules Marriage Must Be Redefined Under Fourteenth Amendment
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 5928 Views :: National News, Family
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Today the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling on Utah’s marriage amendment....
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 |
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Ninth Circuit Oral Argument In Bridge Aina Lea
By Robert Thomas @ 1:57 AM :: 6056 Views :: Development, Land Use
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...the State Land Use Commission wrongfully amended the land use boundaries from urban to agriculture....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Report: 65% of Rooftop Solar Owned by Finance Companies
By News Release @ 11:52 PM :: 4578 Views :: Energy
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Year-over-year growth in the residential sector (60%) outpaced the overall U.S. market (41%) for the first time....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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USDoE: Federal Funds at Risk as Hawaii Special Ed Programs Fall Short
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 4950 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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IDEA mandates that the Department must take specific actions, which can include requiring the state to prepare a corrective action plan, enter into a compliance agreement or, ultimately, withholding a portion of the state’s funding....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Sharyl Attkisson Calls Obama Administration ‘Worst Atmosphere’ for Journalists
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:53 AM :: 7833 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Obama
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Attkisson is an award-winning investigative reporter who earlier this year made headlines for resigning from CBS News....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Sends Notice to Veto 10 Bills
By News Release @ 5:25 AM :: 4459 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...he must either veto or sign by July 8, 2014, or allow them to become law without his signature....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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Ward Questions DoT Plan for Kalanianaole Hwy
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 4853 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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“It took 4 years to add 2 lanes to the old 4-lane Kalanianaole Highway while at the same time paving 6 lanes...."
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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DoI Hearing: 'A lot of noes' on Akaka Tribe
By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 PM :: 9894 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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One could tell this morning's hearings weren't going to go well for the Akaka Tribe when the first question from the audience was, "Under what authority do you have jurisdiction here?"....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii Teachers 3rd-Best Paid in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 7372 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The top districts for paying teachers with a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience are Chicago ($62,046), New York ($52,278), Hawaii ($50,728)....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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At DOI Hearing, Grassroot Institute Disputes Department's Authority to Recognize a Hawaiian Nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:18 PM :: 7249 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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The expensive, time-consuming effort to tribalize Native Hawaiians has done little to help the state or the Native Hawaiian community....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Janet Grace–Waikiki HD22 Designated A Top House Race
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 6447 Views :: Ethics, Homelessness, Politicians
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...Tom Brower's use of state money to buy the sledgehammer that he used to smash the shopping carts of the homeless is a story that just won't die...
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 23, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:10 PM :: 4184 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Fiscal 2015 Appropriations Minibus 'Shell' - Cloture
House: Fiscal 2015 Defense Appropriations - Passage
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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How Badly Will Your School Do? Hawaii principals predict substantial drop in reading and math scores
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:55 PM :: 4975 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...principals’ predictions are dismal partially because tests for the newly implemented Common Core curriculum will be more rigorous....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Voters Look to Small-Business Owners for Guidance
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 AM :: 4065 Views :: Small Business
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“Disproportionately large percentages of small-business owners are registered to vote (95%), [and] usually do vote (84%)”
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Heritage Foundation Backs Sentencing Reform Merging ‘Compassion and Common Sense’
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 AM :: 5630 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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...bipartisan support for relieving prison overcrowding by reducing sentences for non-violent crimes and putting the savings into community programs....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Video: Shifting the Jones Act Tide
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:23 AM :: 5007 Views :: Jones Act
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The shift in attitude regarding the Jones Act is an exciting development for those who have long supported change....
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Sunday, June 22, 2014 |
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How Hawaii Can Grow the Pie
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:10 PM :: 4143 Views :: Taxes
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What it would take to help the state create a governing and regulatory climate that would bring in more revenue without raising taxes....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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Tribal Agenda: Abercrombie led push to Exempt Akaka Tribe from State, Federal Laws
By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 PM :: 9839 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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In December, 2009, then-Representative Neil Abercrombie introduced an amendment to the Akaka Bill HR2314 which marked a sharp departure from previous versions....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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Public to be Excluded from Honolulu Tribe Hearing—Protest Set
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 3718 Views
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...on the official agenda, Neil Abercrombie, countless Hawaii state officials, Robin Danner, the CNHA, the SCHAA, and other special invitees are scheduled to testify FIRST....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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Hearings Mask Scheme to Seize Control of Hawaiian Homelands
By Selected News Articles @ 9:37 PM :: 8159 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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It means that OHA, the Danners and the SCHAA would end up with control of all Hawaiian homestead lands, the ceded lands and other assets....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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OHA Trustee Stender and Former AG Lilly question current efforts to create a sovereign Hawaiian nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:41 PM :: 7086 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Trustee Stender agreed with Mr. Lilly that pursuit of a "another government" is a waste of valuable financial resources that could be better used to meet the needs of Hawaiians....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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Engineers complete nine-month Afghanistan mission, return to families in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 3908 Views :: Military
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One hundred and eighty-eight Soldiers from the 65th Engineer Battalion ....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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HGEA Refuses to Endorse Governor, CD1 Candidates
By News Release @ 5:29 AM :: 5883 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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An “open” endorsement means the union does not endorse a candidate....
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Saturday, June 21, 2014 |
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Modifying the Future of Food: What If GMOs Are the Only Option?
By Video @ 2:00 AM :: 4162 Views :: GMOs
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...June 7, 2014 at Cornell University....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Honolulu Rail And The Use Of Eminent Domain
By Robert Thomas @ 8:35 PM :: 5103 Views :: Rail
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...acquiring properties in Honolulu to build Oahu's rail transit system could involve 'judicious' use of eminent domain....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Honolulu VA Still Worst in Nation--Wait Time 130 days
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 5083 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Military
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No other VA site is over 100 days, the next-worst is Fayetteville, NC with a 91-day wait time for new patients....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Full Text: Feds Release 'Proposed Rule' for Creation of Hawaiian Indian Tribe
By News Release @ 6:41 AM :: 8000 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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This document has a comment period that ends in 60 days (08/19/2014)....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Voter Registration Drive Set for Hawaii Catholic Churches June 21-22
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 8334 Views :: First Amendment, Office of Elections, Religion
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We ask all those who are not already registered to fill out a voter registration application, which will be made available to you at Mass the weekend of June 21/22....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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National March for Marriage in Photos
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:23 AM :: 4669 Views :: Family
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...men, women and children from across the nation gathered near the Capitol to celebrate marriage as it has been historically and traditionally defined....
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Friday, June 20, 2014 |
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Court Order Delays Implementation of Kauai Anti-GMO Ordinance
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 3934 Views :: GMOs
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...a lawsuit was filed in February of this year by four companies that would be directly impacted, challenging the legality of the new law....
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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Sutton: Disconnect the Hawaii Health Connector
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 5527 Views :: Health Care, Politicians, Republican Party
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“Six more members of board of directors for the Hawaii Health Connector will vacate June 30 leaving the board without a quorum. It is a perfect time to replace it with a solution that is more appropriate for the state of Hawai’i."
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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Mayor Caldwell announces homeless action plan
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 3130 Views
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...the Department of Community Services will soon be able to begin the implementation of an ambitious plan to use a historically high amount of funding as expeditiously as possible to make a marked, immediate difference on Oahu’s homelessness crisis....
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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Controversial school superintendent gets $50,000 pay hike
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:31 PM :: 3951 Views :: Education K-12
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Eighty-eight percent of Hawaii’s public school principals reported in a recent survey they are “extremely dissatisfied” with Matayoshi’s leadership....
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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Gun Control Group Points to Hawaii as Example
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 5095 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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The state with the lowest gun death rate in the nation was Rhode Island, followed by Hawaii, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey....
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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IRS Destroyed Hard Drive Lois Lerner Used at Time of Tea Party Targeting
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:19 PM :: 5128 Views :: Ethics, TEA Party
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...Lois Lerner’s missing emails are likely gone forever because the Internal Revenue Service destroyed the hard drive....
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
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Nation Building? "Who benefits from this strategy?"
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:56 PM :: 7053 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Announcement of Department of the Interior Hearings Raises Questions About Nation-Building Process....
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