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Entries for September 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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GOP Boots HIRA Leader
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 4847 Views :: Republican Party
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...Mr. Montes published or approved the publication of appeals to members of the Party and others to refrain from making monetary contributions to the Party....
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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ACLU Scores Big Wins for Panhandlers and Potheads
By News Release @ 2:45 AM :: 11649 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Homelessness, Labor, Drugs
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The ACLU has shared a copy of the settlement agreement in this case with Maui County and Kauai County, both of which have had similar pre-employment medical examination requirements....
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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Illegal Immigration Demographics in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 AM :: 8110 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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The illegal immigration situation in Hawaii is different than the rest of the country....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Video: Why are there so few doctors in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:01 PM :: 4802 Views :: Health Care
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...guest host Joe Kent speaks with physician Kyle Varner about the shortage of doctors in the Aloha state....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Livable? Honolulu 37th
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 5037 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics
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Livability.com has released its third-annual Top 100 Best Places to Live list....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Recession Recovery? Honolulu Ranks 59th
By Selected News Articles @ 8:40 PM :: 5149 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Hillview, Ky. filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in late August, brought the national total of municipal bankruptcies to 14 since 2008....
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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 14, 2015
By Congress.org @ 1:15 PM :: 3913 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Iran Nuclear Agreement Disapproval Resolution 'Shell' - Cloture
House: Iran Nuclear Agreement Approval – Passage
House: Delay Iran Nuclear Sanctions Relief -- Passage
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Sunday, September 13, 2015 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Batteries Fail Before They Are Installed
By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 6132 Views :: Energy
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Will they now seek out a new battery scheme to funnel more Hawaii taxpayer dollars?
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Sunday, September 13, 2015 |
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Tax Credits: Heads They Win, Tails You Lose
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4036 Views :: Tax Credits
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...weeping, gnashing of teeth, and litigation....
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Sunday, September 13, 2015 |
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New Federal Overtime Proposal Affects 45% of Salaried Hawaii Workers
By News Release @ 3:18 AM :: 5371 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...would bring at least 45 percent of full-time salaried workers under overtime rules....
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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FULL TEXT: Hawaii DoT v Ciber
By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 7550 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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Is this the secret history of Abercrombie's high-tech initiative?
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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Hawaii Learning Pitfalls of renewable energy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 AM :: 5419 Views :: Energy
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In 2014, the utility company’s non-solar customers paid an extra $53 million in operating and maintenance costs because of residents adding rooftop solar systems....
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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Obamacare Waiver: Ige Plans Statewide Hearings
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 4391 Views :: Health Care
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...statewide public briefings on three health care initiatives meant to improve insurance coverage, health care access, and coordination of care....
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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DoE Outlines Heat abatement program at public schools
By News Release @ 12:53 AM :: 5302 Views :: Education K-12
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There isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to reducing heat in schools, but there is a process....
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Saturday, September 12, 2015 |
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Report: Meth use among older Hawaii adults nearly doubles
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 6188 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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For adults 18 to 49 years, methamphetamine was the most frequently reported primary substance at the time of admission (42% - 50%)....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Jones Act Exemption at Heart of Puerto Rico’s New Plan
By Michael Hansen @ 9:41 PM :: 4378 Views :: Jones Act
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A key provision of the FEGP is to seek a full exemption from Jones Act cabotage for Puerto Rico....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Sen Ted Cruz Backs Airline Deregulation for American Samoa
By Michael Hansen @ 9:22 PM :: 6240 Views :: Republican Party, Tourism
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The US territories cannot vote in the presidential election, but are able to vote in selecting a candidate for the Republican and Democratic parties in their local caucuses....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Evenwel v Abbott Could Affect Hawaii Reapportionment
By Robert Thomas @ 5:33 PM :: 4884 Views :: Office of Elections
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Evenwel v. Abbott, the one-person-one-vote reapportionment case currently being briefed in the U.S. Supreme Court....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Hawaii: $10,137 State, Local Bond Debt Per Capita
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 4440 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...figures here are for bonded debt, and do not include other outstanding obligations—including pensions—which add substantially to governments’ future liabilities and are often considered in broader definitions of governmental debt....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Attorney Timothy Sutton Takes the Helm of Senate Minority Research
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 5768 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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Sutton will take the reins on legal research, legislative drafting and other support tasks for the Hawaii Senate Minority....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Media Monopoly Grabs for Tourism Market
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 3774 Views :: Tourism
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Francis stressed that Hawaii.com will complement, not compete against, the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau’s (HVCB) GoHawaii.com site....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Who is running for the 'Aha? Candidate List Secret until too late
By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 6713 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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"...the ship of nationhood is about to set sail without a rudder, a captain, or a crew...."
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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'Smart911' Gives Your Profile to Emergency Responders
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 5235 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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Public Safety Officials Encourage Residents to Create a Safety Profile with New Service....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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The Anti-GMO Club is a Danger to Native Hawaiian Forests
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:58 PM :: 7747 Views :: Environment, GMOs
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...ohia trees are dying due to a fungal disease....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Where did our interisland ferry go?
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:53 PM :: 8858 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History, Jones Act
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In the 1930s, residents and visitors could travel between Hawaii’s islands by boat....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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NextEra, Hawaiian Electric Clear Another Hurdle
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 4492 Views :: Energy
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...the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission confirmed the companies' view that the merger presents no likelihood of potential anticompetitive effects in Hawai'i....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Rail Builds Four Miles, First Car Shipped from Italy
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 5004 Views :: Rail
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...the first two rail cars are now in Pittsburg, California and are on schedule to arrive in Honolulu in the first quarter of 2016....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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VIDEO: Eight Arrested on Mauna Kea
By Video @ 1:59 AM :: 5316 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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This is the second law enforcement action on Mauna Kea....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Permission to Work in Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:26 AM :: 5456 Views :: Small Business
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Should you need permission to work in Hawaii? According to Hawaii’s occupational licensing laws, the answer is yes....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Drug Proofing Your Kids
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:06 AM :: 4601 Views :: Drugs
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...Three community events are currently scheduled -- Mililani, Waianae, Lanai....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii 4th Best State to Have a Baby
By Selected News Articles @ 12:36 AM :: 4556 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Our data set includes such metrics as delivery costs, average annual infant-care costs, the per-capita number of midwives and OB-GYNs, and the per-capita number of child care centers....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 |
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Gabbard vs Clinton: Tulsi Demands More Presidential Debates
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 PM :: 6475 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Will the Democratic nominee 'owe' Chris Butler? ....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 |
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Fake Indian Tribe Coopting Aloha `Aina March?
By Video @ 6:21 PM :: 6775 Views :: Akaka Bill, Higher Education, OHA
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Would You Believe Someone's Using The Aloha `Aina March & Mauna Kea Movement To Claim Those Very Same People Support US Federal Recognition?
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 |
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 |
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Obama Nominates Clare Connors Hawaii Federal Judge
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 4996 Views :: Judiciary
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Clare E. Connors has been an attorney at the law firm of Davis Levin Livingston in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2011....
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 |
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Feds Asked to Step in Earlier on Future West Coast Port Disputes
By Michael Hansen @ 7:37 PM :: 5050 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...the recent dispute between dockworkers and marine terminal operators at West Coast ports took almost nine months to resolve....
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 |
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Rail Revote: Is There Anybody Without a Conflict of Interest?
By News Release @ 5:17 PM :: 6912 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...all Council members received a great number of donations from entities that would profit directly from approval of the Ho’opili/Rail project....
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Monday, September 7, 2015 |
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Autism: Federal Judge Orders DoE to Pay for Special Education in Private Schools
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 6321 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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It should thwart DOE attempts to yank students out of private placements while hearings are in progress....
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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9 Years of Hawaii Law Blogging
By Robert Thomas @ 9:05 PM :: 7001 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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I'd also like to hail my fellow law bloggers....
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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Mayor’s 9-11 Remembrance Walk to be held Today
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 6447 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military
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The Remembrance Walk opens with a ceremony at the Honolulu Police Department Headquarters. The walk proceeds to the Honolulu Fire Department Headquarters on Queen Street for bell ringing ceremonies....
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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What Should We Be Asking of the HECO Merger?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4860 Views :: Energy
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...let’s look at the tax-related conditions that are being proposed....
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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New UH Policy: Rape is just another Violation of Political Correctness
By News Release @ 1:55 AM :: 6015 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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"...identifies how and from whom students, faculty and staff can seek confidential support or report incidents of sex discrimination and gender-based violence...."
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Sunday, September 6, 2015 |
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The State of Fathers in the State of Hawai‘i
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 AM :: 5228 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...the percent of single-mother households of all family households with own minor children was 18.9% in Hawai‘i versus 24.1% in the nation....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Hawaii Free Market Solutions to Homelessness & Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:44 PM :: 5177 Views :: Homelessness
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A panel discussion on the economic roots of and solutions to Hawaii's biggest issue....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Statewide immunization rates for HPV lagging
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 4829 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Only 34% of females and 15% of males in Hawai'i have been fully immunized....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Supreme Court to take up case involving alleged retaliation by powerful state senator
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 7628 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...Greer contends Senator Baker eliminated the wrong position in 2008, but finally succeeded in eliminating his position in 2011....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Deadline to File as Candidate for 'Aha is September 15
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 5250 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Nai Aupuni is an OHA subcontractor pretending to be independent ....
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Saturday, September 5, 2015 |
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Honolulu Gun Destruction Reveals Radical Gun Control Agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 AM :: 4280 Views :: Second Amendment
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...the City of Honolulu and the police department were intent on destroying over 2,300 used firearms worth an estimated $575,000, rather than raise revenue by selling them....
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