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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
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Marumoto Briefs Mainland Lawmakers on Hawaii Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 6741 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Rep. Barbara Marumoto gave a presentation on the state of renewable energy in Hawaii at the Women in Government Fourth Annual Energy Summit in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 |
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Hawaii GOP Chair to Wed Former Chair
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 7343 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Wedding of David Chang & Beth Fukumoto Saturday, July 21st from 3:30pm-4:00pm.
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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More than 5,000 students Step Up
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 5531 Views :: Energy, Environment
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More than 5,200 students statewide from the Class of 2015 have committed to earn the Board of Education’s (BOE) Recognition Diploma....
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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Unfair Indemnification: Truckers Association Pleased by Passage of SB824
By Selected News Articles @ 10:53 PM :: 5394 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"...It would be totally wrong to hold my trucker liable for something that isn’t even remotely connected to him...."
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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Governor Releases $92.8 Million for Highways, Airports and Harbors
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 5334 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $92.8 million for various Capital Improvement Projects ....
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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After Inexplicably Abandoning Kau Inoa, OHA Launches New Roll for Akaka Tribe
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 6615 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"We are collectively a people who are driven to do what is right, what is pono,” said Waiheʻe (who is being sued by the State for $39M looted from the RightStar burial accounts).
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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Statement from Governor Linda Lingle on Aurora Shooting Tragedy
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:09 PM :: 7571 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Let us all continue to join with the rest of the nation as we hold the grieving families of Aurora close in our thoughts and spirit-filled prayers."
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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Dodd-Frank Financial Regulations Strangling Economy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 4628 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Dodd–Frank does not end bailouts and taxpayer support for big banks....
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Friday, July 20, 2012 |
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"Save Our Honolulu" Fundraiser to Support Rail Litigation
By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:32 AM :: 7822 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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We are raising money to help fund our lawsuit to keep the heavy rail elevated train out of downtown Honolulu....
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Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
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Abercrombie: Massive Tax Increase Allows State to Deal With Rats, Frogs
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 5657 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"Coqui frogs have proliferated across Hawai'i Island.... In Waikiki, the lack of adequate vector control has resulted in a rat infestation. These are just two examples of what we must get a handle on...."
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Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
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Let's Be Honest About Outsourcing
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:28 PM :: 5240 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The U.S. actually leads the world in manufacturing. Yes, you read that correctly. We produce 21 percent of global manufactured products, while China comes after at 15 percent....
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Thursday, July 19, 2012 |
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Full Text: Sierra Club Declines to Make Mayoral Endorsement
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 6229 Views :: Rail
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"Honolulu needs a mayor who is both committed to keeping the country, country and who understands the urgency of developing the modern infrastructure needed to ensure most new growth will occur in Honolulu's traditional urban core."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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IRS Backs Off, Grants Tax Free Status to Maui TEA Party
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 11645 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
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"...the IRS contacted us today regarding your 501(c)4 application and stated that they are withdrawing the additional questions that they sent to your organization...."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Lingle: Obama's STEM Education Plan 'in Sync' with Hawaii
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:02 PM :: 7806 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"President Obama's statements in Washington today are in sync with the STEM education programs and initiatives my team and I advocated and worked for during my term as Governor of Hawaii."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Duke Aiona Urges Supporters to Participate in GOP Primary, Vote for Lingle
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 9:35 PM :: 5905 Views :: Energy, Environment
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I'm writing to ask you to support my good friend, Linda Lingle, in her campaign for the U.S. Senate....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Annual Yearly Progress: How Did Your School Do?
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 5946 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Department of Education has released its Annual Yearly Progress report for 2012. Click the link below to see how your school did....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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State Historic Preservation Division Releases Organizational Audit Findings
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5696 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... two sets of responsibilities: the Review and Compliance with Federal and State laws, and the oversight of Survey and Inventory ....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Bernake: Tourism is a Bright Spot
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 7172 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...when a foreigner comes and visits Hawaii, that actually counts as a U.S. export....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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The End of Welfare Reform As We Know It
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:31 PM :: 4916 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Obama Administration made yet another end run around Congress last week—this time, to gut the successful welfare reform law of 1996....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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New Poll: Lingle 47% - Hirono 41%
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 6808 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The poll was conducted from July 12-15. The margin of error is 4%, sample size is 600 registered voters....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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The Revenue Demands of Public Employee Pension Promises
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 4494 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Economists predict that American households will have to contribute an average of $1,398 per year to fulfill pension promises, according to a new study....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Queen’s Ranked Among Nation’s Best Hospitals
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 AM :: 6904 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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The Queen’s Medical Center has been recognized as Best Hospital in Hawaii by the U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals rankings....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Governor signs special purpose revenue bond for HPU
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 7826 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie this week signed a bond issue passed by the state legislature earlier this spring that will help Hawai‘i Pacific University raise as much as $120 million for critical capital projects at its three locations around O‘ahu....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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International Botball Tourney Returns to Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 6185 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Global Conference on Educational Robotics will be hosted in Hawaii and will include the International Botball Tournament from July 18-22, 2012....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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After One Year, Systemwide Cheating Boosts DoE Test Scores
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 6174 Views :: Education K-12
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“The remarkable growth in reading and math proficiency for all grade levels is a direct reflection of the hard work of our educators and students,” said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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FULL TEXT: RFP for Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange Implementation Project
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 5604 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaiʻi Health Connector is pleased to release a Request for Proposals for the Health Insurance Exchange Implementation Project.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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NASA Comes to Big Island to Practice Extraterrestrial Encounters
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 7090 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Alaska Lawsuit Challenges ‘Illegal’ Emissions Standards for Coastal Ships
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 6610 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Uncle Sam will start enforcing the emission control area on Aug. 1....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Report: Research Funding for Burns School of Medicine Uncertain
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 11341 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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The University of Hawaii continues to publish groundbreaking discoveries from their mesothelioma research efforts. But does the precarious state of our American research universities put mesothelioma research in jeopardy?
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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VIDEO: US Chamber Launches New Campaign Ad
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 5471 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and North Dakota Showcase Latest Battlegrounds for Free Enterprise ....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Medicaid Carries 'Highest Risk of Death'
By NCPA @ 1:56 PM :: 4604 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Medicaid creates subpar health outcomes and unnecessary cost overruns ....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Pine: Reopening HMC West a Top Priority
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:18 PM :: 5953 Views :: Health Care
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As City Councilwoman, I will continue my work with stakeholders to expedite the process to reopen the former HMC location because nothing is more important than the health and safety of our community.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Harmful U.N. Sea Treaty Stalls in Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:54 PM :: 11044 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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LOST would expose the U.S. to international environmental lawsuits [6] that would harm its environmental, economic, and military interests—including suits based on alleged U.S. contributions to global climate change....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Big Island Part of National Test of Health Information Exchange
By News Release @ 12:35 PM :: 9439 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The Hawai'i Island Beacon Community (HIBC) has begun to expand the region's first health information exchange (HIE), following a successful pilot phase which began last December at North Hawai'i Community Hospital....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Hoku Loses Control of Its Own Website
By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 AM :: 7391 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Hoku is so broke it doesn’t have a website anymore. Their url expired July 12 and has not been renewed....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Berg Grills Grabauskas
By Tom Berg @ 1:55 AM :: 7277 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Just released- mainstream media is afraid to cover this - they get their money from pro-rail sponsors . . . too damaging for TV stations to reveal . . . enjoy!
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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City Announces Annual Bus Service Changes for School Year
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 6416 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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DTS does this every year when school begins. This year they hope you will think that they have 'restored' their recent rail-related bus service cuts. But you weren't fooled....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted July 16, 2012
By Congress.org @ 6:20 PM :: 7573 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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· Senate: Small Business Tax Cut
· House: Veterans Licensing
· House: ATM Fee Disclosure
· House: Hydropower Generation
· House: Health Care
· House: Mining Project Permitting
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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July 15: Cost of Government Day
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 6:14 PM :: 6077 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Cost of Government Day Report calculates the number of days the average American must work to pay for the full costs of government spending and regulation at all levels of government....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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34 Senators Reject: LOST Will Not Be Ratified by Senate This Year
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 9931 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Strong opposition is rising in the U.S. Senate to the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) that would subjugate American sovereignty to the whims of an international tribunal....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Obama Tells Entrepreneurs "You Didn't Build" Your Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:30 PM :: 5570 Views :: National News, Small Business
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"Look, if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart." -- Barack Obama
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Mass Transit Subsidized More Heavily than Highways
By NCPA @ 3:19 PM :: 4464 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This subsidy level for Highways is approximately 8 percent, which is far less than the level of government support that is received by mass transit systems nationwide....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Aegis Combat System Successfully Completes Trials on Second Republic of Korea Destroyer
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 9091 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, World News, Family
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The at-sea Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) took place at the Pacific Missile Range Facility off the Hawaiian island of Kauai....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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Lingle Responds to Criticism of Maui Judicial Conference
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 11:23 PM :: 10843 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Lingle called on Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to back off on their criticism of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to hold its conference on the Island of Maui ....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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American Caste: Family breakdown is limiting mobility and increasing inequality
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 4936 Views :: National News, Ethics
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It started in the 1960s, when the nation began to sever the historical connection between marriage and childbearing....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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State Office of Planning Requests LUC Hearing on Kihei Mega Mall Project
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 7668 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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"It's apparent that a number of the conditions the LUC imposed when approving the switch to urban are not being enforced, and never have been," Fontaine said after the meeting....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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Ceiling Circumvented With Special Funds
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 1:47 PM :: 5853 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... special funds became rampant in the late 1980’s when the state saw a huge growth in the state general fund surplus ....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Kaiser Study: Hawaii Obamacare Exchange to Pay Insurers $973/month
By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 PM :: 9644 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This may explain why Hawaii’s insurers were so eager to grab seats on Abercrombie’s Hawaii Health Connector Board....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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New Website: The Real Hanabusa
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 8604 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Politicians
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Meet The Real Hanabusa for yourself at TheRealHanabusa.com....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Same Day Registration Leads to 48,000 Fraudulent Voters, Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 7520 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In today’s Star-Advertiser readers discover the Editors toying with yet another shiny electoral object—same day voter registration....
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