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Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 5:43 PM :: 21149 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary, Land Use
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...the Hawaii Supreme Court "has managed to find in favor of Sierra Club, Friends of the Earth, Earthjustice ... 90% of the time, 70% of those decisions overturning the [Hawaii] Intermediate Court of Appeals....
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Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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Political Convention Drama Begins
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 PM :: 5059 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...this year marks the 100th anniversary of another Republican Convention embroiled in political drama of a different nature....
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Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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Battery Blues
By Video @ 12:04 AM :: 8458 Views :: Energy
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The Kahuku story is part of a much bigger problem I Aloha Molokai’s latest film examines the issues related to the recent fire at Oahu’s Kahuku wind farm....
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Sunday, August 26, 2012 |
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Commitment to Hawaii’s Kupuna: Lingle Launches New TV Spot
By Video @ 9:34 PM :: 7794 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We must honor the promises we made to Social Security and Medicare beneficiaries and to those nearing that age," said Governor Lingle. “Our kupuna should not fear that their payments could be stopped or reduced during their lifetimes.”
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Sunday, August 26, 2012 |
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Deficit Needs to be Addressed if Collapse to be Avoided
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:05 AM :: 5860 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Well, the Primary Election is over and all eyes are focused on the BIG PRIZE come November, but will voters be salved with the political rhetoric or will they ask the hard questions?
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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Detainee Names Five Honolulu FDC Guards, Alleges Sex with Inmates
By Selected News Articles @ 11:06 PM :: 14158 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The best treated inmate was the "Prostitute". She told me she didn't even have to have sex with anyone....
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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Honolulu Federal Inmate Discovers 'Gays Not Born That Way'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 PM :: 11099 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Law Enforcement
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Alexandra Telluselle is a Swedish national and self-described "citizen of the world" who was arrested by HPD for shoplifting from a Honolulu Foodland store August 18, 2011....
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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Ed Case Releases Survey Results: Why Voters Chose Case, Hirono
By Ed Case @ 4:34 PM :: 6995 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Many of you have asked for the results. Here they are for those who voted for me and Hirono.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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UH Professors: Deadline Approaching to Object to Political Use of Union Dues
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 5920 Views :: Energy, Environment
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UHPA policy allows active members of UHPA to object to the $5 per month allocation to the Political Action Fund. A member must complete an Allocation Objection Form. The form for the 2012-2013 fiscal year is available now and must be returned to the UHPA office by September 14, 2012.
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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Koa Ridge: Holdover Land Use Commissioner Not Disqualified
By Robert Thomas @ 1:50 AM :: 6720 Views :: Energy, Environment
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the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals held that the Hawaii Senate's failure to confirm a sitting Land Use Commissioner for a second term did not disqualify him ....
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Saturday, August 25, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Pinata: Pave Mother Waldron, Close Kulani School, Big Cable, and Millions for Kalaeloa Solar
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 8077 Views :: Energy, Environment
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$52.5 million for Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) that will help shape Hawaiꞌi’s future ....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Hawaii Solar Installers Billed for Retroactive 250% Federal Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 12757 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Marco Mangelsdorf, who co-owns a company in Hawaii, ProVision Solar Inc ... has been fuming since he received a $138,000 tax bill in June from U.S. Customs, 250% more than what he paid for a shipment of Chinese panels he received in February ....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Campaign Spending: HD11 Candidate Kaniela Ing Could Face $14,000 Fines, Felony Charges
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 12157 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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· use of illegal campaign contributions to obtain public funding,
· Mr. Ing taking over $5,900 in cash from his own Committee without appropriate receipts or descriptions
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Hill of Beans? Carroll endorses Hirono
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8667 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...Larry Mehau associate John Carroll announced his support of Larry Mehau associate Mazie Hirono in the US Senate race today....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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How Jones Act May Swing Presidential Election
By Michael Hansen @ 6:58 PM :: 8429 Views :: Jones Act
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The long predicted fight over the foreign flag carriage of crude oil from the U.S. Government’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) on the U.S. Gulf Coast to refineries on the U.S. East Coast seems set to begin in earnest ....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Full Text: Supreme Court Decision Will Halt Rail Construction
By Andrew Walden @ 5:14 PM :: 10664 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“They can’t say we didn’t warn them,” Slater said. “We were saying from the get-go that this (survey) had to be done.”
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Lingle Challenges National GOP on Woman's Right to Choose
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 7342 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii’s open U.S. Senate seat, called on the Republican National Committee to consider the diverse opinions of Party members related to a woman’s right to choose before adopting a proposed platform plank....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Media "Fact Checkers" Promote Obama's Gutting of Welfare Reform
By Andrew Walden @ 2:06 PM :: 5240 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Since Heritage's Robert Rector and Kiki Bradley broke the story on July 12 that the Obama Administration had gutted the work requirements from the 1996 welfare reform law, the Administration has denied it.
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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UHM Chancellor appoints members of A.D. Search Advisory Committee
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 5924 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Howard Karr, chair emeritus of the UH Board of Regents, will chair the committee. Norm Chow, UH football head coach, will serve as committee vice chair....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Berg: How Much Do Bus Cuts Cost?
By Tom Berg @ 2:32 AM :: 6914 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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So the question becomes, how much does that cost and is there really a savings?
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Regents Discussed Firing Greenwood, Apple
By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 14471 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Obvious question: Did Rockne Freitas con-vince Greenwood to deploy such a stupid story in hope of the BoR firing Greenwood and putting him in the top job?
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Akaka's Granddaughter Demands Supreme Court Order New Election in Kona HD 6
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 8656 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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Akaka’s lawsuit seeks a recount of the ballots cast, or alternatively a re-run of the primary election for her district.
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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$61.8M Federal Grant Funds Abercrombie Insurance Exchange
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 7761 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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California, Hawaii, Iowa, and New York today have been awarded Level One Exchange Establishment grants, which provide one year of funding to states that have begun the process of building their Exchange....
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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CBO: Another Recession Is Imminent
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:47 PM :: 5107 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the CBO said that if Congress does not act, the economy will shrink by 0.5 percent, and the unemployment rate will spike to 9.1 percent....
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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NYT: The Case for Natural Gas Exports
By NCPA @ 1:21 PM :: 6040 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...under federal law, the U.S. Energy Department has to deem the exports in the national interest before these companies are granted permission....
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Chicago, Philadelphia and Hawaii Are Big Winners On Priceline.com's List Of Top 50 Destinations For Labor Day 2012
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 6128 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii was another destination that didn't appear last year. For Labor Day 2012, Waikiki Beach and Ka'anapali/Lahaina were among the top 50 Labor Day destinations.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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Slater: Pro Rail Attorneys All Over the Place With Irrelevancies
By Honolulu Traffic @ 11:06 PM :: 6974 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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At one point I was expecting them to bring up Hirono's Mother.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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Berg to Carlisle: Reopen Budget to Restore Bus Service
By Tom Berg @ 10:29 PM :: 6070 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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To open the Budget Bill would allow for the infusion of necessary funds to restore bus service to our bus-riding constituents island wide who are suffering needlessly....
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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Lingle, Hirono Agree to Five TV Debates
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 5387 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hirono and Lingle have agreed to five debates during the General Election season....
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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HPD Sued Over 'Censorship' of Facebook Comments
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 13699 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Second Amendment
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The complaint asserts that the Honolulu police arbitrarily moderate the page by deleting comments and banning users who post or make comments unfavorable to the department.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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Afghan Forces Turning Against Their U.S. Trainers
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:12 PM :: 2359 Views
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...the recruits are mostly rural, illiterate men who can become disgruntled by cultural differences with their American trainers or susceptible to insurgent bribes or intimidation....
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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Hirono Misses Third Debate in a Row
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5373 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The next scheduled candidate forum, hosted by the Kailua Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Thursday, August 21. According to organizers, Mazie Hirono has failed to respond to their requests for a joint-appearance.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Bringing Medicaid into the Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:08 PM :: 5027 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Nearly one-third of America's doctors are already opting out of treating Medicaid patients—because their costs often outweigh what the program pays for care....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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"Numbing Delay, Decline, Lack of Leadership" Puts UHWO Accreditation At Risk
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 PM :: 7482 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A 33-page report on the visit said momentum on improvements at the school "... was lost through a numbing combination of delay in the completion of the new campus, declines in funding, and lack of focused leadership."
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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HB1957: Legislators Wipe 50 Medical Privacy Laws off the Books
By Selected News Articles @ 4:26 PM :: 7821 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"These laws were often rooted in a naïve faith that patient consent, rather than underlying structural protection, is the be-all and end-all of patient protection." -- Big Brother
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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HVCA: Keeping Up With the Jones Act
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 4583 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Join us on August 23, 2012 at the Plaza Club for an enlightening discussion about the Jones Act by a panel of experts.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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HSTA, Abercrombie Agree to Federal Mediation
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 5375 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"Yes HSTA did ask for arbitration and Ambercrummy rejected it! What a snake he is! I get angry every time I see his face! It hurts my heart to know that we will never be given the recognition we deserve!" --- Teacher
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Lorraine Inouye Drops Election Challenge
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 8234 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Inouye has announced that after carefully reviewing election reports and records at the state election headquarters in Pearl City that she does not have a cause to file a protest over the primary election results ....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Full Text: Kawauchi Requests State Takeover Office of Elections
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 8209 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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I have written a letter to the Honorable Governor Neil S. Abercrombie, requesting an independent review of the performance of the State of Hawai‘i Office of Elections....
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Monday, August 20, 2012 |
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Motion to Intervene Against Expensive Aina Koa Pono Biofuel Scheme
By Henry Curtis @ 6:18 PM :: 5849 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Life of the Land has filed Motions to Intervene in the proposed HECO-Aina Koa Pono Biofuel Supply Application #2 before the Hawaii PUC and the Gas Company's LNG Application before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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Monday, August 20, 2012 |
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WikiLeaks' Anti-Americanism Now Backed by Ecuador
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:11 AM :: 2208 Views
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Assange claims that government transparency is his goal, yet the governments he is fighting—the Swedish, the British and the American—are solidly democratic, hardly something that can be said of the communist regime in Ecuador.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
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Pattern Energy: “The bad stuff just goes on and on”
By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 11901 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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Experts retained by Viejas have called the Ocotillo wind project “the worst example that they have ever seen,” Pico revealed....
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Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
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Destined to Follow in Greece’s Footsteps?
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:54 AM :: 5935 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The problem is that governments at all level are spending a lot more than they are collecting in revenue....
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Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
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‘Lodging Development’ Planned for Hana Ranch?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 AM :: 11018 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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“Bio-Logical Capital ensures … lodging development that … embraces the use of … building materials… and maintains the buildings….”
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Saturday, August 18, 2012 |
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Meet the Insurance Executive Behind Assisted Suicide in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 13923 Views :: Health Care, Life
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In December of 1994, one month after Oregon voters passed Measure 16, "physician assisted death," into law, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) responded.
Ethix Corp., an HMO, announced that they "welcomed broad coverage for assisted suicide in a medical economic system already burdened."
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Murder at Pier 23: The Death of Hawaii Animal Agriculture
By Michael Hansen @ 10:41 PM :: 8518 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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"...it’s come to the point where we are wondering whether it’s worth continuing the business...."
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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DBEDT: Tourism Only Thing Holding Economy Together
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5362 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... non-tourism sectors have still not fully rebounded ....
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Full Text: Nago Report on Hawaii Co Elections, Kawauchi Response
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 8115 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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... elections require the cooperation of the state and the counties working together and not pointing fingers at each other ....
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