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Entries for May 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Nominates Salmonson for Environmental Quality Control
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 5288 Views :: Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Abercrombie has nominated Genevieve Salmonson to the position of interim director of the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Environmental Quality Control, effective today....
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Friday, May 17, 2013 |
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Hawaii County Democratic Convention This Weekend
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 4746 Views :: Democratic Party
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The Hawaii County Democratic Party convention – set for May 18 and May 19 at Kilauea Military Camp ....
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Friday, May 17, 2013 |
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Ed Meese: We’ve Seen the Effect of “Amnesty” Before
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:03 PM :: 4051 Views :: National News
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Experts can’t always predict exactly how public policy will affect the nation....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Neighborhood Board Voting Deadline is Friday
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4124 Views :: Honolulu County
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Eligible voters who have misplaced passcodes may receive them by calling 768-3716....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Full Text: Rail Appeal Challenges Failure to Consider Bus Rapid Transit
By Honolulu Traffic @ 10:04 PM :: 5327 Views :: Rail
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...a new and honestly conducted alternatives analysis would never result in the selection of elevated heavy rail....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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GOP Lost 50% of Statewide Offices Under Willes Lee
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 4823 Views :: Republican Party
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Look closely at where we’ve had our biggest losses....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Atheists Attack HGEA, UPW Contract: Demand Unions Give Up Paid Holiday
By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 5689 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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sponsored by gay ‘marriage’ activist, convicted thief Michael ‘Bitchbear’ Golujuch, Jr....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Judicial Watch Sues U.S. Secret Service for Obama’s Hawaiian Vacation Records
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 7828 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Obama
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Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 6, 2013, against the U.S. Secret Service....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Morning Bell: Obamacare Is About Power
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:49 PM :: 3703 Views :: Health Care
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Members of the House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Thursday to repeal all of Obamacare....
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 |
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Exporting Natural Gas: Is it Beneficial?
By NCPA @ 10:54 AM :: 3206 Views :: Energy
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Current law requires the federal government to approve all sales of U.S. gas abroad....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Aloha Tower Case Tests 'Private Attorney General' Before Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 10:02 PM :: 5886 Views :: Development, Judiciary
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Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., the Hawaii Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Aloha Tower Dev. Corp. v. State of Hawaii....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Airports Division Audit: Mismanagement, Recurring Violations, Delays, Cost Overruns
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:29 PM :: 4626 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Dependence on and accommodation of contractors subverts the public interest....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Anti-Whaling Tactics to be used Against Hawaii Aquarium Collectors?
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 5107 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is proud to announce the launch of Operation Reef Defense....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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U.H. Men’s Athletics Once Again Hamstrung With Swishy Moniker
By AtomicMonkey @ 1:45 PM :: 5009 Views :: Higher Education
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New A.D. Ben Jay is flipping and flopping on his decision to install the “Warriors” as U.H.’s official nickname....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage Activists Given IRS Files of Opponents
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 5895 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Taxes
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...the IRS leaked National Organization for Marriage's confidential financial documents to the rival Human Rights Campaign. Those NOM documents were published on the Huffington Post on March 30, 2012....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Morning Bell: The IRS Wants to Know If You’re a “Patriot”
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:11 PM :: 6576 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Taxes
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Heritage sounded the alarm on the Obama Administration’s hit list nearly a year ago....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 |
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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff on Peace Officers Memorial Day
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 3698 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Hawaii flags be flown at half-staff alongside the flags of the United States at state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, May 15....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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Report: Hawaii Ranks #2 for Embezzlement
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 7799 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Small Business
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Iowa had the highest Embezzlement Propensity Factor followed by Hawaii– identifying these states as having the highest risk for loss to embezzlement in 2012....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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ProPublica: IRS Office Gave Us Confidential Docs From Conservative Groups
By Selected News Articles @ 2:03 PM :: 5478 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes
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The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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Serving Justice to Gosnell
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 3860 Views :: Life
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abortionist Kermit Gosnell was convicted yesterday of first-degree murder in the deaths of three infants who were born alive....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 |
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Med-Quest Enrollment Cancelled After HMSA Starts Losing Customers
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 7724 Views :: Health Care
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a payment dispute between the Hawaii Medical Service Association and the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center was causing HMSA to lose 1000s of customers....
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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GOP Chair Nominates Leadership Team
By David S Chang @ 11:14 PM :: 5309 Views :: Republican Party
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We've added several thousand new members to our party, with close to 1,000 new donors, as well as successfully holding the first-ever presidential caucus in the state of Hawaii, a model for many other states!
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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Council Resolution 13-74: Ease Gun Registration Lines
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 4426 Views :: Second Amendment
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... Resolution 13-74 requesting the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) to open the Kapolei and Kaneohe Police Stations to firearm permitting and registration ....
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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DoJ Recognizes Hawaii Crime Victim Compensation Director
By News Release @ 10:23 PM :: 7091 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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Attorney General Eric Holder presented the award to Ferguson-Brey during the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week awards ceremony....
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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ObamaCare’s Unfair Treatment of Middle Class Families
By NCPA @ 4:38 PM :: 4838 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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...many workers will soon discover that when they earn more money, they end up with less take-home pay....
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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Energy Independence Coming: US Foreign Oil Imports Down 40%
By NCPA @ 4:34 PM :: 3305 Views :: Energy
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The industry is expected to grow for many decades as the proven reserves of America's shale gas formations continue to grow....
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 13, 2013
By Congress.org @ 3:00 PM :: 4649 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Internet Sales Tax Final Passage
- Senate: Water Infrastructure Projects Amendment Vote
- House: Private Sector Comp Time Final Passage
- House: Debt Payment Prioritization Final Passage
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Monday, May 13, 2013 |
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Peace Frogs Join Chorus Against Internet Sales Tax
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:56 PM :: 3514 Views :: Taxes
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The Internet sales tax passed the Senate, but a growing chorus is pointing out that it would hurt many to help the tax man....
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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The Sinking Ship of Cabotage
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:14 PM :: 6153 Views :: Jones Act
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...it makes it necessary for Jacksonville, Florida, to bring in coal from Colombia rather than from American mines; it requires Maryland and Virginia to bring in road salt from Chile rather than Ohio; and it makes it cheaper for livestock farmers to buy feed from grain farmers in Argentina and Canada....
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Database Reveals Hawaii MDs and the Drugs They Prescribe
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 6575 Views :: Health Care
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... a new-media, information age repressive technique aimed at physicians ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Hawaii Obamacare Leaders Warn: “We’re not Going to Have Any Health Care”
By Selected News Articles @ 8:39 PM :: 16008 Views :: Health Care
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Those who are implementing Obamacare in Hawaii are now putting themselves on the record predicting disaster....
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Hirono, Schatz Vote Would Impose Hawaii GE Tax on Stock Transactions
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 4698 Views :: Taxes
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Financial experts say this means states tax “sales” such as stock trades in a mutual fund or brokerage account, or even contributions to pension plans such as 401(k)s that were designed to be tax-free until retirement....
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Moving the Tax Burden to Others
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:58 AM :: 4448 Views :: Taxes
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“Don’t Tax You, Don’t Tax Me, Tax that Man Behind the Tree.”
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Obamacare: Taxpayers Must Report Personal Health ID Info to IRS
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:11 AM :: 5119 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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When Obamacare’s individual mandate takes effect in 2014, all Americans who file income tax returns must complete an additional IRS tax form....
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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Akaka Tribe: Frankenstein Bill to Create a Frankenstein Tribal Roll
By Andrew Walden @ 12:58 AM :: 7096 Views :: Akaka Bill
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Since so few signed Kana’ioluwalu, they will just graft 108,000 Kau Inoa signers onto the Roll....
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
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Geothermal: Hundreds Denounce Mililani Trask
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 8643 Views :: Energy
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...dismay that their current mayor, Billy Kenoi and lobbyists like Mililani Trask, claim to speak for them....
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
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Governor Signs More than Seventy Bills Before End of Session
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 4018 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie signed more than 70 Bills into law before the end of the 2013 Legislative Session. The Legislature passed 293 bills....
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
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Senate Democrats Tout Achievements
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 5736 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government
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...a paradigm shift in the approach taken to complete the work of the legislative session....
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
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Oahu Democrats to Elect New Leadership Today
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 5324 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party
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...delegates will be electing a new county chair after a long tenure by former chairperson, Tony Gill....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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DHHL: Senate Hearing Slated After Danner Attacks Masagatani
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 5552 Views :: DHHL
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...to address concerns raised in the Audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ Homestead Services Division and other related Department of Hawaiian Home Lands issues....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Legislature, Steelworkers Ask Abercrombie for Union Seat on Tesoro Refinery Task Force
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4320 Views :: Energy
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...urges Governor Neil Abercrombie to add a USW Local 12-591 member to the Hawaii Refinery Task Force and to broaden the issues the task force will review....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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American Legion Honors KITV for St Marianne Cope Documentary
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 5344 Views :: Life, Religion
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...her sainthood validated that their suffering and sacrifice have not been in vain....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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DBEDT: Economic Forecast "Slightly Less Optimistic"
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 4337 Views :: Economy
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the current DBEDT forecast is slightly less optimistic than its February 2013 forecast for some of local economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP) growth, job growth, and visitor-related indicators...
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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UHERO: Are lodging costs starting to tame the tourist boom?
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 5741 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...visitors to the state appear to be booking shorter trips and spending less at local shops, perhaps in response to higher hotel room rates....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Campaign Spending Commission Launches New Website
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 4641 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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The Commission announces the launch of its newly revamped website today....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Auto Commuters' Access to Work: Honolulu Among Four Biggest Losers
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:24 PM :: 7747 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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Access, in this case is defined as, “the number of destinations reachable within a given travel time.”....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 3567 Views :: Military
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... on April 27, his MC-12 aircraft crashed near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, and he was killed ....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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Honolulu Auditor Seeks Interns
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 2579 Views
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The City Auditor's office will select two interns for the program....
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