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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Watch Honolulu Rail Appeal Live From SF 11AM Thursday
By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:18 PM :: 4018 Views :: Rail

Ninth Circuit Appeals Court hearing will last about one hour or less....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Why Fracking Could End the Age of Gas Price Spikes
By NCPA @ 1:59 PM :: 3318 Views :: Energy

For decades, a specter has haunted the U.S. economy: surging gas prices....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Obama Administration: Largest Tax Hike since WWII
By NCPA @ 1:57 PM :: 3582 Views :: Taxes

...taxes are rising faster now under Obama than they have under any other president since WWII....

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The Imperial President Will Act on His Own
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:50 PM :: 6812 Views :: National News, Obama

...the President has shown a distinct contempt for the legal limits on his power....

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Monday, August 12, 2013
DLNR Seeks Applications for SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 5368 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Rail

Closing date for applications is August 30, 2013....

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Monday, August 12, 2013
KOS: Open Primary Forces Democrats to Discipline Lawmakers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 5848 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
Because of Hawaii’s bizarre primary system, in which non-party members are allowed to vote, the possibility of party grass roots disciplining people like Gabbard, through primarying him, is very remote....
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Monday, August 12, 2013
Rail: The remaining issues still before Judge Tashima
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:11 PM :: 4431 Views :: Rail

the Judge ruled that the FTA and the City undertake the following....

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Monday, August 12, 2013
Anti-GMO Activists See December Deadline for County Action
By News Release @ 1:02 PM :: 4252 Views :: GMOs

During this last legislative session, Monsanto and associates sought to pass SB727....

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Monday, August 12, 2013
Defiance
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:31 PM :: 3419 Views :: Health Care

...the case for defunding Obamacare....

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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Akaka Tribe “Disenrollment” -- 75% of Hawaiians “will not be acknowledged”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 PM :: 7686 Views :: Akaka Bill

The Akaka Tribe hasn’t even formed yet--but the expulsions have already begun....

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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Producers Already Enjoy Reduced Rate
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 8180 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living

...it is not the cost of the tax that adds to the price of locally grown products as much as it is the external factors such as the cost of land, labor, and regulatory compliance....

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Saturday, August 10, 2013
Trouble Paying Car Note? Call OHA, They'll Give You Cash
By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 5414 Views :: OHA

Other services include financial assistance with asset-building strategies, such as Individual Development Accounts, which are special savings accounts....

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Saturday, August 10, 2013
9.2% Preschoolers Obese: Hawaii Lowest in Nation
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5468 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

the prevalence of preschool obesity ranged from 9.2% to 17.9%....

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Saturday, August 10, 2013
JN Musto: Will Hawaii Become the Next Detroit?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 6091 Views :: Economy, Labor

Musto discusses with Grassroot Institute’s president Keli’i Akina the similarities and differences between Detroit and Hawaii in light of Detroit’s recent declaration of bankruptcy....

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Saturday, August 10, 2013
Not Just Hawaii: Insurance Companies Reject Obamacare Exchanges--Reid Predicts Single-Payer Coming
By Andrew Walden @ 2:03 PM :: 4302 Views :: Health Care

Just as in Hawaii, the Obamacare Exchanges in other states are not attracting insurance competitors....

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Saturday, August 10, 2013
Honolulu City Lights display deadline August 30
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 5096 Views :: Honolulu County, Religion

...submit applications to the Department of Customer Services by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30....

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Friday, August 9, 2013
Kauai Adolescent Drug Treatment Study Published, Site Selection Next
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 7240 Views :: Kauai County, Health Care, OHA

...results of a feasibility study on the proposed adolescent residential drug treatment and healing facility are now available online....

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Friday, August 9, 2013
Sequestration Cost Hawaii $684M
By UHERO @ 7:29 PM :: 5477 Views :: Economy
federal tax increases and the spending sequester have weighed on growth in the year’s first half....
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Friday, August 9, 2013
Fitch Ratings Analyzes DHHL Lease Portfolio
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 5150 Views :: DHHL

...could lead to revocation of as much as 20% of permits....

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Friday, August 9, 2013
The Next Threat to Your Privacy
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 3601 Views :: Health Care

When Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges open, your data could be exposed to shysters and hackers, thanks to serious vulnerabilities in the system....

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Friday, August 9, 2013
Ten Principles for Better Regulation
By NCPA @ 2:59 PM :: 4768 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government

In 1993, President Clinton's Executive Order 12866 laid out the fundamental requirements that have governed regulatory analysis and review ever since....

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Friday, August 9, 2013
Audio: Mike Hansen on the Rick Hamada Show -- Jones Act Interview
By Audio @ 4:02 AM :: 4775 Views :: Jones Act
AUDIO: Hawaii Shippers Council President Mike Hansen interviewed for the Rick Hamada Community Affairs program....
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Friday, August 9, 2013
Report: Feds Have No Idea Why $200M Hawaii Harbors Contract Doubled in Cost
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6637 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Jones Act

MARAD could not provide documentation showing who developed the various port project estimates or explain why they doubled over time....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Kona Resident Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Operating Illegal Gambling Business
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 975 Views :: Gambling

... Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi sentenced Eric Ford, age 45, to 20 months in prison today ....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
HNN Blackout: DISH Network Asks Congress to Intervene
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 10559 Views :: National News
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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Hawaii senator Brian Schatz involved in simulated sheep rape rituals
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 9634 Views :: Politicians

“The Humane Society is currently examining the sheep to see if it has been sexually molested.”

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Complaint Alleges Wrongdoing by Hanabusa Campaign
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:15 PM :: 6843 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Politicians

Hanabusa is the target of a Federal Elections Commission complaint filed Tuesday by Daniel Hempey....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Report: Hawaii third highest in per capita interest costs
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:13 PM :: 5459 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Last year, Hawaii spent more than $175 per person — $244 million in all — just to fund its interest payments, the third highest rate per person in the country....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Ninth Circuit Rail Appeal Preview
By Robert Thomas @ 5:13 PM :: 4599 Views :: Rail

Here's the latest on the federal court action....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
UHERO: Coastal Zone Management in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 5:01 PM :: 5652 Views :: Environment, Development

Hawaii has 750 linear miles of coastline....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
UHERO: School's Out, Unemployment Up?
By UHERO @ 4:51 PM :: 5505 Views :: Economy, Labor
Last week's Star Advertiser reported that Honolulu’s unemployment rate increased from May’s 4.0% to 4.7% in June....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013
What Everybody Ought to Know About Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:00 AM :: 3643 Views :: Health Care

Congress is well on its way to solving its Obamacare problem—for Members of Congress and their staffs, that is....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
PUC Chief Counsel Quits
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 5568 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government

Awakuni has served as chief counsel for the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) since 2011....

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Thursday, August 8, 2013
"Hawaii's Fittest CEO" at Center of Alleged Ponzi Scheme
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 5229 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

DCCA issued a Preliminary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing against a Hawaii businessman, David T. Low, and his company, Hawaii Capital Management, LLC...

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Obamacare Menu Labeling Law: The Food Police Are Coming
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 PM :: 5558 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

The FDA estimates that first-year compliance costs could be as high as $537 million for all regulated businesses covered under the rule....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Hawaiian Homelands Commissioner Resigns After Mortgage Fraud Conviction Exposed
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:05 PM :: 7705 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor

Artates is also executive director of the Hawaii Operating Engineers Stabilization Fund...Sentencing hearings are scheduled Sept. 23....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Audit: DoE Construction Process Outdated, Inefficient, Inconsistent
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 4874 Views :: Education K-12
particularly on neighbor islands, FDB cannot consistently and proactively address maintenance issues, which can develop into costlier repairs....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Farrington HS: First Facility Redesign for Small Learning Communities
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 3867 Views :: Education K-12
Farrington High started the new school year with a newly renovated wing ....
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
OR&L, Doors Star in New Anti-Rail Video
By Tom Berg @ 3:18 PM :: 4457 Views :: Rail

the day rail is operative your sewers, water, bus, roads, and parks get bled dry ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Climate Plan Would Kill Hundreds of Millions of Birds and Bats
By NCPA @ 2:52 PM :: 4640 Views :: Energy, Environment

U.S. wind turbines kill 1.4 million birds and bats every year, while producing just 3 percent of U.S. electricity....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
5 Immigration Questions for Your Congressman
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:30 PM :: 3964 Views :: National News

During the August congressional recess, a pro-amnesty coalition of business and union interests is putting the squeeze on members of the House....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Obama library bid gets lobbyist donors
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 AM :: 8126 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Obama

Hawaii's bid for it got a $5,000 donation from the global law and lobbying firm Skadden Arps....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Hawaii Is at the Forefront of Genetically Modified Crops
By NCPA @ 3:12 AM :: 5364 Views :: GMOs

...Hawaii is at the forefront of modern, high-output agriculture: biotech farming....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
HIRA: Reject Call for Same-Sex Marriage Special Session
By Tito Montes @ 11:12 PM :: 5957 Views :: Family
"All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing."
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair for Veterans and Military Spouses in Honolulu
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5505 Views :: Military

Friday, August 16, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. HST...

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Senator Schatz Announces Polar Apocalypse
By AtomicMonkey @ 10:12 PM :: 5931 Views :: Environment, Politicians
According to Al Gore all of Greenlands ice is indeed gone, and all the polar bears are dead..
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Act 268 Hawaii Unfunded Liabilities Plan: Pot of Gold for Corrupt Union Leaders
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 9666 Views :: Ethics, Labor

OPEB-related corruption has been in the news for years.  For instance....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Schatz Denounced by NASA Scientist, Another Embarrassment for Global Warming Activists
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 8080 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Politicians

...spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa stood by his comment....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Where NOT to Travel This Month
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:13 PM :: 6114 Views :: World News, Military

The State Department closed 21 U.S. embassies over the weekend....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
State Procurement Office Announces eProcurement System Update
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 5259 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Over the next few months state agencies will be transitioning from the current eProcurement system, HePS, to the new Hawaii State eProcurement application, HIePRO....

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