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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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HI makes progress on ACA, but one lawmaker isn’t celebrating
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:27 PM :: 3968 Views :: Health Care
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“As now confirmed by proponents, the ultimate goal is government, single payer health coverage...."
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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Education: GEAR-UP Hawaii to be Focus of Briefing
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 5049 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:30AM Waipahu High School Library
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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UHERO: School Furloughs = Less Crime
By UHERO @ 12:33 PM :: 5904 Views :: Education K-12
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...time off from school is associated with significantly fewer juvenile assault and drug-related arrests....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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Obamacare Anti-Conscience Mandate Loses in Another Court
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:04 PM :: 4419 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care
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This week, yet another district court halted the Obama Administration from forcing its anti-conscience mandate to provide coverage for abortifacients....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Mormon Church Letter focuses on Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 11:28 AM :: 7358 Views :: Family, Religion
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Protect religious organizations and officials from being required to support or perform same-sex marriages or from having to host same-sex marriages or celebrations in their facilities and protect individuals and small businesses from being required to assist in promoting or celebrating same-sex marriages ....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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What You Need to Know About the Debt Limit
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:43 AM :: 6607 Views :: National News, Economy, Taxes
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The Congressional Budget Office just dropped a budget update on Washington, and it’s not good. The U.S. government is spending recklessly—and Obamacare is adding fuel to the fire....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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UHERO: The Unintended Consequences of Affordable Housing Policy
By UHERO @ 3:15 AM :: 6296 Views :: Development, Cost of Living
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Honolulu City Council member Ron Menor has introduced a resolution to amend city policy on household income thresholds for affordable for-sale and/or rental housing....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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Barking Sands: Most Sophisticated Test Yet Knocks Missile out of Space
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 4657 Views :: Military
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The first guided missile successfully destroyed the target using the sheer kinetic force of a massive collision in space....
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Thursday, September 19, 2013 |
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NOAA Marine Sanctuary Business Advisory Council Forming
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:06 AM :: 5113 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Business leaders will be invited to join the council, which will consist of 15 volunteers representing industries such as travel and tourism, recreation, fishing, transportation, energy, and marketing. Members will be appointed by the national marine sanctuaries director and serve two- to three-year terms....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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Smart Business Hawaii Banquet Friday
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:33 PM :: 4080 Views :: Small Business
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Friday, September 20, SBH Business All Stars Awards Banquet at the Waialae Country Club from 5:00 to 8 p.m....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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Reports Raise Question of Waianae Sludge Permit Violation
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:42 PM :: 4666 Views :: Environment
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The Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association, the permittee of a dredging project, may face questions from the Army and Department of Land and Natural Resources....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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'Green' Financiers: Hawaii has most 'diverse' tax credit, subsidy opportunities
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 4262 Views :: Energy
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REFF-West is the largest renewable energy finance conference focused on West Coast energy issues. It is hosted by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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It’s Time to Defund Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:21 PM :: 3761 Views :: Health Care
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Let’s face it: Obamacare was a mistake. It’s time for Washington to acknowledge the problem and defund Obamacare....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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Decline in Pacific Currencies: Crisis or More Adjustment to Come?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:17 AM :: 4255 Views :: Tourism
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The last few months have seen 10-20 percent declines in the exchange rates of many Pacific countries against the US Dollar….
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013 |
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UH leads initiative to build state’s multilingual workforce
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 4341 Views :: Higher Education
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The ultimate goal is identifying Hawaiʻi’s language needs and creating a robust, multilingual workforce to handle those needs....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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H-Power Recognized for Excellence in Waste to Energy
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 4451 Views :: Energy
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Silver Excellence Award in the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) category for H-POWER by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Accused Child Molester Ran Mortgage Scam from Restaurant Row Office
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 9952 Views :: Judiciary
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Hawaii's attorney general wants to enjoin four people he says are practicing law illegally and operating a fraudulent mortgage-relief scheme in the state....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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US Civil Rights Commissioners: Akaka Tribe Executive Order would be Unconstitutional
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:15 PM :: 5517 Views :: Akaka Bill
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In the letter, the four Commissioners stand specifically against the use of Presidential executive action as a means to enact the provisions of the Akaka Bill....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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NY Bank Collects Royalties on Hawaii Windfarms
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 4227 Views :: Energy
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$100 million to acquire a portfolio of land leases and lease royalties from solar projects from Hawaii to New York....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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HPU is Named Hawaii's "Military Friendly" University
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 5415 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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Hawai‘i Pacific University is once again the state’s only university to appear on the Military Friendly Schools list...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Hawaii.gov Ranked Among Top 10 State Government Websites
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 3980 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii's newly redesigned web portal and department websites recognized in the Center for Digital Government's Best of the Web awards....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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GOP: Make Your Voice Heard in Special Session
By David S Chang @ 2:34 PM :: 7195 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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This debate should be in public and suggestions and changes to the legislation should be transparent....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Public Comment Open on Maui District Court Nominees
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 4140 Views :: Judiciary
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Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Monday, September 30, 2013....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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Matson Claims Customer Rates Will not be Affected by Molasses Spill
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 5084 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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He also stated that customer rates would not be affected by the incident....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
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5 Ways Obama Has Trampled the Constitution
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:57 PM :: 5452 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Today, the Constitution turns 226 years old. Let’s not forget it states that the President “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.”....
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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HIRA: Illinois Defeated Gay Marriage, We Can Too
By Tito Montes @ 5:29 PM :: 5021 Views :: Family
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...if Obama's 2nd home state of Illinois just stopped homosexual 'marriage', then so can the people who live in Obama's 1st home state of Hawaii....
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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Full Text: Kapolei-Makakilo Neighborhood Board Passes Resolutions Against Ho'opili, Ewa Development Plan
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 5915 Views :: Development
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Adopted by the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34 at its August 28, 2013, meeting by a vote of 6 to 3....
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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Will Unions Want to Repeal Obamacare?
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:23 PM :: 4625 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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In a typical Friday afternoon “news dump,” the Treasury Department announced it could not grant unions’ request for another special Obamacare break....
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Monday, September 16, 2013 |
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Hilo: Akina, Hansen to Discuss Jones Act With Portuguese Chamber, ConFor
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 5846 Views :: Hawaii County , Jones Act
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Friday October 4, 6:00pm, at the Naniloa Hotel Crown Room in Hilo....
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Sunday, September 15, 2013 |
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Gay Advocate: ‘Martyr’ Matt Shepard Killed by Homosexuals not Homophobes
By Selected News Articles @ 2:01 PM :: 6473 Views :: Family
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"There are valuable reasons for telling certain stories in a certain way at pivotal times, but that doesn’t mean we have to hold on to them once they’ve outlived their usefulness." -Gay Advocate
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Sunday, September 15, 2013 |
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Questionable Paradox Exists for Affordable Housing
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 6990 Views :: Land Use, Taxes, Cost of Living
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there is a glaring paradox as observers decry the shortage of affordable housing ... while at the same time prevent the development of additional affordable housing....
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Saturday, September 14, 2013 |
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Anti-Aquarium Nuts Attack Big Isle Fisherman For Catching Delicious Tiger Shark
By Andrew Walden @ 4:40 AM :: 8354 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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...a few weeks ago the puppy-murdering phonies of "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" (PETA) hounded a Kauai fisherman whose close call with a giant ahi was captured on video. Now the national spotlight is focused on a Big Island youth...
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Saturday, September 14, 2013 |
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Former HI House candidate sentenced in $1.5 million ponzi scheme
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:45 AM :: 6964 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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The society pages of MidWeek magazine showed Pascua at events with some of Hawaii’s most well-known politicians, including former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and prominent Democratic activist Amy Agbayani....
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Saturday, September 14, 2013 |
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Nine Schools Receive Adjustments to Strive HI Performance System Results
By News Release @ 2:33 AM :: 4342 Views :: Education K-12
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The revisions were made after further analysis of the system’s criteria....
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Saturday, September 14, 2013 |
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Event Celebrates Military Volunteers at Hawaii Schools
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 PM :: 5215 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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More than 300 people attended the Joint Venture Education Forum’s 12th annual meeting, Aug. 29, 2013 at The Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Kapolei....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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$340K in Fines: Hawaii Wins Back OSHA Job After Unicold Raid
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 8618 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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Feds Let Hawaii Resume Control of Regulating Manufacturing Industries....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage Bill Violates First Amendment
By Andrew Walden @ 11:23 PM :: 9515 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Gay marriage on the line in the October 28 special legislative session, but apparently Governor Neil Abercrombie is willing to risk losing the vote for a crack at imposing government dogma on Hawaii's religious believers....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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State says LNG is Hawaii’s next energy source
By Michael Hansen @ 5:50 PM :: 6329 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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...the state would need to rely upon liquefied natural gas (LNG) brought in from the U.S. mainland ... to mitigate the high costs associated with generating electricity from liquid petroleum fuels....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Molasses Mess: Abercrombie Deflects Blame for Lax Inspections
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 6869 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Abercrombie is deflecting blame away from his Department of Transportation and Department of Health for failure to inspect Matson's molasses loading operations....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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Global Warming Primer: Second Edition
By NCPA @ 12:52 PM :: 3464 Views :: Environment
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"Today's global warming policies have no connection to climatological reality"
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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A Real Vote to Defund Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:49 PM :: 3607 Views :: Health Care
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Congress can vote on something and that vote won’t mean a thing....
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Friday, September 13, 2013 |
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AFL-CIO: Obamacare Fundamentally Unfair to Union Workers
By News Release @ 12:45 AM :: 8768 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...without changes to the way the ACA is implemented, there are likely to be "unintended consequences" that will hurt workers' health care coverage....
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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Akana: OHA Should Consider Suing HCDA Over Kakaako
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 6630 Views :: Development, OHA
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On August 6, 2013, OHA received a letter from HCDA stating they will not make any compromises to their plans and expects OHA to be a “good neighbor” and accept their plan for our property....
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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Can Small Business Lending Become Big Business for Hawaii Credit Unions?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:46 PM :: 3723 Views :: Small Business
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Grace’s report provides specific research and points of reference for ... The Queen’s Federal Credit Union and Aloha Federal Credit Union of Honolulu....
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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HMSA 'Dumping' Thousands of Policies, Blames Obamacare
By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 10035 Views :: Health Care
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"The Affordable Care Act...is bringing many changes.... Your plan is among those that won’t meet ACA requirements."
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Thursday, September 12, 2013 |
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Why This Doctor Fears Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:59 AM :: 3496 Views :: Health Care
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Unfortunately, everything Dr. Shepherd loves about his job is now at risk....
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