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					| Friday, January 24, 2014 |  
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								|  | Senator Introduces Anti-Child Pornography Bill “Alicia’s Law” By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 6720 Views  ::  Family,  Law Enforcement
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														| There are thousands of ICAC leads in the state of Hawaii trafficking in sadistic images and videos of children being raped and tortured.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 23, 2014 |  
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								|  | Legislators Launch Aerospace Caucus By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 2870 Views
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														| ...how we can move the aerospace industry forward in Hawaii.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 23, 2014 |  
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								|  | Tobacco Control?  Hawaii Scores 'A' for Taxes and Regulation, 'D' for Prevention By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 6623 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care,  Taxes
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														| Beginning in fiscal year 2015, the distribution of tobacco settlement funds for tobacco prevention and control will return to 6.5 percent after being redirected into the general fund to offset budget deficits for the past several years.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 23, 2014 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Pedestrian Plan Wins National Recognition By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 5458 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ...the first in the nation to have a statewide, pedestrian-only focus.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 23, 2014 |  
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								|  | Kuakini Hospital Refit to Cut Energy Bill by $1M/year By News Release @ 5:25 AM :: 5793 Views  ::  Energy,  Health Care
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														| The Kuakini project is part of Metrus' $75 million commitment to the White House's Better Buildings Challenge.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |  
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								|  | Full Text: Office of Information Management Report to Legislature By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 4573 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| Areas Where the Transformation Effort Fell Short in 2013.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |  
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								|  | Akaka Tribe: Hanabusa is the Only One By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 5087 Views  ::  Akaka Bill
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														| In 2011 Colleen worked with Senator Akaka and the rest of the delegation to author and introduce the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |  
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								|  | Kauaʻi Judge Denies Injunction on KIUC Meter Opt-Out Fees By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 6478 Views  ::  Kauai County,  Energy
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														| ...a “glaring problem” with Mr. Asquith’s motion was that it did not include the PUC.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |  
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								|  | Ige: $844M Surplus Direct Result of $800M Cuts in Abercrombie Spending By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 4009 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| We must address the unfunded liabilities of public employees before we can truly begin talking about a surplus in the budget.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 22, 2014 |  
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								|  | UH West Oahu to refund certain student fees By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 4551 Views  ::  Higher Education
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														| ...approved fees were charged for services before the services existed.... |  
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					| Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |  
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								|  | 11 Running for KIUC Board; Candidate Forum Scheduled By News Release @ 8:04 PM :: 6498 Views  ::  Kauai County,  Energy
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														| The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) Nominating Committee has confirmed 11 candidates for its Board of Directors election on March 8, 2014.... |  
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					| Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |  
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								|  | Fitch Ratings for Hawaiian Electric Tout Decoupling By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 5733 Views  ::  Energy,  Cost of Living
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														| HECO enjoys full revenue decoupling, fuel and purchased power pass-through recovery, rates based on forward test years...and recovery of increases in certain operating expenses and capital investments between rate cases through riders.... |  
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					| Tuesday, January 21, 2014 |  
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								|  | Full Text: State of the State Address By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 4276 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| I believe we may be able to reduce taxes in key areas.... |  
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					| Monday, January 20, 2014 |  
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								|  | Decoupling: How HECO's "Money Printing Machine" Causes High Electric Rates By News Release @ 10:57 PM :: 9090 Views  ::  Energy,  Cost of Living
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														| ... why should an ever-expanding list of business risks be transferred from the utility to its customers? .... |  
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					| Monday, January 20, 2014 |  
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								|  | Hunting bills introduced in House By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 5366 Views  ::  Second Amendment
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														| ...five bills aimed at recognizing the impact of hunting on Hawaii’s outdoor heritage and focusing on ways to help strengthen and improve hunting activities.... |  
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					| Sunday, January 19, 2014 |  
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								|  | Furloughs: Abercrombie Caught in Lie as He Launches First Campaign Ad By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 11190 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Hawaii State Government,  Hawaii Statistics,  Labor,  Politicians
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														| Sound financial management required making tough decisions and hard choices. All with NO furloughs** (this is a lie, Abercrombie continued Furloughs, renamed as DLWOP Days).... |  
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					| Sunday, January 19, 2014 |  
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								|  | OHA Introduces 2014 Legislative Package By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 4425 Views  ::  OHA
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														| ... each year OHA submits a package of proposed bills to the Hawaii State Legislature, and the agency’s Board of Trustees also votes to take positions on a wide variety of legislation .... |  
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					| Sunday, January 19, 2014 |  
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								|  | Four Bills in House, Senate Democrat Package By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 7501 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Environment,  Hawaii State Government
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														| This is the first combined House-Senate Majority package since 2008.... |  
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					| Sunday, January 19, 2014 |  
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								|  | Home School Legal Defense Association Legislative Watch List By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 7829 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Family,  First Amendment
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														| HSLDA advocates in state legislatures, at the invitation of state homeschool organizations.... |  
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					| Saturday, January 18, 2014 |  
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								|  | Audit: Hawaii Medicaid Loses $67M/yr Due to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 12992 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care
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														| Recipients are automatically renewed for another year if they don't respond to the annual query.... |  
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					| Friday, January 17, 2014 |  
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								|  | AARP Urges Passage of Caregiver Support Legislation By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 4515 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| AARP Hawaii will ask lawmakers to support a bill requiring hospitals to formally acknowledge a patient’s family caregiver at the time of admission .... |  
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					| Friday, January 17, 2014 |  
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								|  | House Republican Caucus 2014 Legislative Package By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 5724 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Republican Party
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														| “Empowering Hawaii’s People to Improve Our Quality of Life” |  
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					| Friday, January 17, 2014 |  
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								|  | Feds Compare Quality of Care at 17 Hawaii Hospitals By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 6334 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care
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														| You can use Hospital Compare to find hospitals and compare the quality of their care.... |  
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					| Friday, January 17, 2014 |  
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								|  | Ethics: State Supervisor Got $10,000 Riding Mover from Vendor By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 5507 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Ethics
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														| ...Charge against John Doe, a maintenance supervisor employed by the Department of Education.... |  
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					| Friday, January 17, 2014 |  
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								|  | Audit: Repealed Special Fund Accounts Never Closed By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 4273 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| ...although some funds have been repealed or are no longer active, their appropriation accounts have not been closed and balances remain.... |  
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					| Friday, January 17, 2014 |  
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								|  | Full Text: Hawaii DoE Budget Proposal By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 4763 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| Learn more about the DOE's budget, including budget breakdown and cycle, supplemental requests, per-pupil funding and more.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Health Connector Update: 2,709 Individuals, 350 Businesses Signed Up By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 3407 Views
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														| A total of 2,709 individuals have enrolled in a health plan and 350 businesses have applied for a health plan through the Hawai‘i Health Connector as of Jan. 11.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | House Approves 2014 Committee Assignments By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 4501 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| This morning, the House voted to approve HR2, which details changes to committee assignments as follows.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle Returns to CSUN to Teach By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 7253 Views  ::  Higher Education,  Politicians,  Republican Party
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														| “I want my students to be effective public policy makers,” Lingle said.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Appleseed: Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 6090 Views  ::  Taxes,  Cost of Living
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														| ...a proposed bill containing four components that will significantly improve the economic vitality of low and moderate income households.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Michael Medved, Lynn Finnegan Launch School Choice Week in Honolulu By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4988 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii will kick off National School Choice Week in the state with nationally renowned speaker Michael S. Medved on January 21.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Americans for Prosperity: Schatz, Hirono are Zeroes By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 6250 Views  ::  Congressional Delegation,  Hawaii Statistics
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														| AFP's federal legislative scorecard highlights the most important economic votes held every congress in both the Senate and the House.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Scores ‘F’, Lacks Access to Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 6423 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care
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														| “Hawaii’s gaps in hospital and treatment facility capacity lead to overcrowding, long wait times and an inability to respond to disasters,” said Dr. Ishida.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Bed Bug Cities: Honolulu Slips to 45th By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 10581 Views  ::  Environment,  Hawaii Statistics,  Tourism
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														| We're losing the bed bug race: Last year we were 33rd.... |  
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Hawaii: 7.18% of Households have $1M Liquid Assets By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 4788 Views  ::  Hawaii Statistics
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														| 33,520 Households with $1M Investable Assets.... 
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					| Thursday, January 16, 2014 |  
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								|  | Omnibus Laden With $744M Federal Pork for Hawaii By News Release @ 5:18 AM :: 7077 Views  ::  National News,  Hawaii State Government
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														| ... more than $744 million directly for Hawaii projects .... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |  
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								|  | Speaker Souki Opening Day Remarks By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 4556 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| My fellow members and guests, aloha and welcome to the 2014 Regular Session of the Hawaii State Legislature.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |  
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								|  | Opening Day: Johanson Outlines Republican Caucus Goals By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 5836 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Republican Party
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														| These include citizen participation in democracy and government, a high cost of living, educational opportunities, and the health of our people.... |  
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					| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 |  
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								|  | WellCare's 'Ohana Health Plan Selected To Provide Managed Care Services Across Hawaii Under QUEST Integration By News Release @ 11:54 AM :: 3797 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| Approximately 300,000 beneficiaries are currently receiving services through the QUEST Integration program. ‘Ohana is one of five health plans selected to receive an award.... |  
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					| Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |  
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								|  | OTEC Completes Pennystock Sale, Reverse Merger with Shell Company By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 5834 Views  ::  Energy
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														| OTEC is allegedly building a sea-water air conditioning system for downtown Honolulu. |  
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					| Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |  
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								|  | CD2: Marissa Capelouto Launches Republican Congressional Bid By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 4827 Views
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														| Hawaii's elected officials obviously serve the old boy network at the expense of the rest of us.... |  
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					| Monday, January 13, 2014 |  
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								|  | Former KITV Weatherman to Head Abercrombie Communications By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 4578 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| Fujioka will work alongside other team members who are also stepping into new roles.... 
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					| Monday, January 13, 2014 |  
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								|  | Mainland Group Criticizes Lack of Hawaiian Population Control By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 7268 Views  ::  Family,  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care
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														| The Population Institute today released its second annual report card .... |  
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					| Saturday, January 11, 2014 |  
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								|  | Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 11017 Views  ::  Law Enforcement,  Drugs,  GMOs
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														| ...a lawless, violent, drug-addled, and adrenaline-soaked mecca.... |  
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					| Saturday, January 11, 2014 |  
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								|  | Stung by Reports of Whale Collisions, Pacific Whale offers Feel-Good Seminar By News Release @ 11:54 AM :: 8786 Views  ::  Maui County,  Environment,  Tourism
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														| Idea: Go to their meeting and shout out embarrassing questions.  Demand they enact an immediate moratorium on propeller-driven whale-watching tours.  Tell them to stop killing baby whales.  Videotape the entire encounter and put it on Youtube. 
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					| Saturday, January 11, 2014 |  
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								|  | Hawaii Family Advocates: See You at the Capitol January 15 By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 6253 Views  ::  Family,  First Amendment
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														| ...come to the capitol between noon and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15 to meet with your representatives and senators.... |  
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					| Friday, January 10, 2014 |  
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								|  | Abercrombie Appoints Creagen to House from Secret List By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 8473 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Ethics,  Politicians
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														| ...UPDATE: Hawaii County Democratic Party January 13, 2014 released the three names sent to Abercrombie by HD5 Democrats.... |  
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					| Friday, January 10, 2014 |  
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								|  | DLNR Considers Haleakala Land Exchange By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 5088 Views  ::  Land Use
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														| For more than 10 years, a disagreement, and now a lawsuit, has continued concerning the ownership of, and public access to, an obscure trail crossing privately owned lands of Haleakala Ranch.... |  
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					| Friday, January 10, 2014 |  
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								|  | Hawaii churches prevail against atheists’ baseless lawsuit By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 7291 Views  ::  First Amendment,  Religion
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														| The two atheists can amend their complaint within 45 days of the dismissal order.... |  
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					| Friday, January 10, 2014 |  
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								|  | To Stop Thefts, City Places "No Copper" Signs on Cables By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 8372 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Homelessness,  Law Enforcement,  Drugs
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														| In addition to repairing the cables, “no copper” and “fiber-optic cable” signs are being put in place to make it as clear as possible to potential thieves that there is nothing of value for them to steal.... |  
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