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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Email Reveals Plan to Take Control of Hawaiian Homelands as Indian Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 7789 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...leaked email detailing plans to achieve US tribal federal recognition status for SCHAA homesteaders through the US Department of Interior....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Ex-Im and the Tour de Fraud
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 4629 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One of the Export-Import Bank’s largest investment partners, BNP Paribas SA, pleaded guilty on Monday to violating U.S. sanctions against Sudan, Iran and Cuba....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Tribe? Secret DoI Meetings in Hawaii
By Video @ 5:42 PM :: 7679 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Which Organization Is Already Contacting Native American Tribes & Hawaiian Civic Clubs In The US Asking Their Support For Hawaiian Federal Recognition?
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Jets off to Yacht Club to Sign Bills
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 4124 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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In another first, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today at Hilo Yacht Club enacted measures....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Now Playing in Honolulu – America: Imagine the World Without Her
By Video @ 3:18 PM :: 5237 Views :: National News
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"America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good she will cease to be great."
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Experts fear Hawaii’s new voter registration law heightens fraud risk
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:44 PM :: 4112 Views :: Office of Elections
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The law makes it legal for voters to register to vote – and to vote – on Election Day beginning in 2018....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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After Win at UH Hilo, Free Speech Lawsuits Hit Campuses Nationwide
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 6228 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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The filings launch FIRE’s new Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, a national effort to eliminate unconstitutional speech codes through targeted First Amendment lawsuits....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii Opioid Pain Pill Prescriptions 'only' 52 per 100 people--Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...For all OPR combined, the prescribing rate in Alabama was 2.7 times the rate in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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First Amendment Victory: Supreme Court Rules Against Union Taking Dues From Non-Members
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:53 AM :: 4704 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important victory for participants in home-health care programs....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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New age requirements push 6000 out of kindergarten
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 6242 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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This year, the state says project enrollment is about 10,500. Last year, enrollment was about 16,600....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Capitulates, Financial Disclosure Will Become Law Without Signature
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 3732 Views :: Ethics
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...Abercrombie today sent a letter to Senate President Donna Mercado Kim and House Speaker Joe Souki stating that he will let the measure become law without his signature....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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16 Bills Signed into Law
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 5477 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections
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Abercrombie today signed House Bill 2590 (Act 166), a measure that will allow voter registration at absentee polling places beginning in 2016 and late voter registration, including on Election Day, beginning in 2018....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Union apologizes for attacks on former Hawaii governor in lawsuit settlement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:08 PM :: 7895 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Labor, Politicians
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Cayetano sued to clear his name after PRP Hawaii spent $2 million on a media campaign against him....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Today the Supreme Court Protected Religious Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:25 PM :: 5826 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business
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...the justices ruled the government will not be able to force Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties to provide coverage of four drugs and devices that can end the life of a human embryo....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 30, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:04 PM :: 4607 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Both chambers are in recess until the week of July 7....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Djou: New VA Secretary Needs to Embrace Reform
By Rep Charles Djou @ 1:36 AM :: 4948 Views :: Health Care, Military
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The new VA Secretary needs to quickly understand the serious depth of the problems facing the VA in Hawaii....
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Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
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Liliuokalani 1895: “Monarchy is Forever Ended, Republic of Hawaii is only lawful Government”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 8518 Views :: Hawaii History
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"I, Liliuokalani Dominis, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will support the Constitution, Laws and Government of the Republic of Hawaii...."
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Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
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Ethics: Caldwell Admin Blocks Investigation of No-Show City Workers
By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 4071 Views
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...when the Managing Director appeared before the Commission ... her comments focused on the employee grievances that might result from finding that personnel had misused City resources....
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Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
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VIDEO: ‘Persecuted’ Opens in Hawaii July 18
By Video @ 5:13 PM :: 6592 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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- Dole Cannery 18 Honolulu
- Pearl Highlands 12 Pearl City
- Keauhou Cinemas 7 Kailua Kona
- Maui Mall Megaplex 12 Kahului
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Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
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We’ve Been Bracket Creeped!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4220 Views :: Taxes
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...in 1978 when Hawaii adopted its present system of conforming to the federal Internal Revenue Code, inflation adjustments were left off the table....
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Saturday, June 28, 2014 |
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Dozens Rally at Capitol for Religious Freedom
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 9936 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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dozens rallied Saturday at the capitol to promote voter registration in churches and to defend religious freedom....
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Saturday, June 28, 2014 |
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Nanakuli House Candidate Andria Tupola wins SHOPO Endorsement
By News Release @ 12:04 AM :: 5846 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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A published analysis by a senior political reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser rates Andria Tupola as the GOP’s best young prospect....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Military Cooperation with China: RIMPAC as a Model for the Future
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:32 PM :: 4698 Views :: Military
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Beijing’s participation comes at a time of significant regional tension....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Anti-GMO Activists Write the Darndest Things
By Selected News Articles @ 5:24 PM :: 4745 Views :: GMOs
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We’ve been trawling the bowels of the internet for the crazier ramblings of the activists, so put on your tinfoil hats and come for a dive with us....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Rewards UHPA's Campaign Support with $32M -- 'Unprecedented' Early Contract
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 8094 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...the agreement would cost $32 million over two years, a cost that needs to be approved by the Legislature.....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Sledgehammer Tom Brower Loses Key HSTA Endorsement
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 5472 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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Brower has lost the confidence of the groups and individuals who once supported him....
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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 :: 4634 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 :: 6087 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 :: 7745 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 :: 7174 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 :: 95873 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 :: 7810 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 :: 4267 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 :: 5026 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 :: 8866 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 :: 6722 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 :: 6600 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 :: 5988 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 :: 6131 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 :: 4656 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 :: 4996 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 :: 7936 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 :: 4506 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 :: 4917 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 :: 9994 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 :: 7456 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 :: 7330 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 :: 6510 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 :: 4229 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 :: 5048 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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