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Entries for 'Andrew Walden'
| Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Regressive Taxes: State Hypocrisy on Minimum Wage
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 9866 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
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“…our residents living in poverty pay more in state taxes than all but three other states….”
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| Friday, January 31, 2014 |
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Judge Tosses Gay Marriage Suit
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 8930 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...the Hawaii Attorney General argued that even if voters were tricked in 1998, they had no say in their family structure and that the legislature and governor were within their rights to force a new one on the people....
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| Sunday, January 26, 2014 |
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Hundreds of Youth Rally for Life at Capitol
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 6408 Views :: Life
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Hundreds of young people turned out Saturday for a ‘March for Life’ commemorating the 41st Anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision....
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| Tuesday, January 14, 2014 |
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USDA: Pesticides, Chemicals, and Synthetic Ingredients Used in 'Organic' Food
By Andrew Walden @ 11:58 PM :: 12345 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...here is a selection of some of the most interesting ingredients included in "organic" foods and another list of synthetic pesticides and other substances allowed for use in "organic" crop and livestock production....
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| Thursday, January 9, 2014 |
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Jeff ‘The Solar Guy’ Davis Running for Hawaii Governor-- As Libertarian
By Andrew Walden @ 11:47 PM :: 7169 Views :: Politicians, Tax Credits
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...Jeff Davis has filled papers with the Campaign Spending Commission to form a campaign committee to run for governor....
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| Wednesday, January 8, 2014 |
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Report: Am Samoa Governor Prepares to Replace Faleomavaega
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 5487 Views :: National News
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Tuā’au Kereti Māta’utia, Jr., the only candidate to announce for Faleomavaega's seat, is an assistant senior policy adviser to the Governor....
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| Tuesday, January 7, 2014 |
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Tax Credit Scammers Find a New Home in HSDC
By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 PM :: 8969 Views :: Tax Credits
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State retirees should be afraid, be very afraid....
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| Sunday, January 5, 2014 |
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Tourist Boats Operated by Anti-Superferry Activists Hitting More Baby Whales Than Ever
By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 AM :: 11575 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...the bleeding baby whales are left to suffer an unknown fate in shark-infested waters....
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| Saturday, January 4, 2014 |
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'Sanford Dole' Joins Akaka Tribal Roll
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 7000 Views :: Akaka Bill
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"Aloha and mahalo e Sanford Dole for registering with Kana'iolowalu"
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| Friday, January 3, 2014 |
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Flawed Minimum Wage Hike Advocacy Will Cost Hawaii's Poorest Workers $7M this Year
By Andrew Walden @ 12:34 AM :: 9923 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...7,000 well-paid waiters are being played against 7,000 underpaid dishwashers....
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| Wednesday, January 1, 2014 |
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Happy New Year from HMSA: Premium now $1742.50 per Family
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 7958 Views :: Health Care
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...premium payers will get a new round of cancellation letters starting this September, just in time for the elections....
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| Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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HGEA BU 10, 13 Contracts Detail ‘Huge Payout to Union’
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 10984 Views :: Labor
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...BU13 salary schedules reveal a base salary scale which will top out at $148,704....
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| Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Akaka Tribe ‘Exit Plan’ -- Padding Rolls with Fraudulent Tribal Enrollment?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 9000 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs voted November 7 to demand an “exit plan” from the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission. Is the Roll Commission now defying those orders?
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| Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Samoa Reporter Accidentally Admits Coverup: Missing Congressman Found "Convalescing in Utah"
By Andrew Walden @ 11:25 PM :: 13484 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Politicians
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...American Samoa Congressional Delegate Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr has been found...
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| Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Auditor: HART Paid $563K to Blogger who said Job was 'Obviously' to Help Pro-Rail Candidates
By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 AM :: 8261 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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"With Pro-Rail Candidates Having Won the Primary Election, 55-to-45 Percent, the Project's Public Involvement Team Obviously Has Been Doing Its Job"
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| Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Want to Run as a Democrat? Sorry, You Just Missed the Deadline
By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 7513 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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A key deadline on the election calendar passed with little notice December 3....
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| Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Feds: Hawaii Health Connector Sign-up Count Inflated
By Andrew Walden @ 7:51 PM :: 5229 Views :: Health Care
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...the “Number of Individuals Who Have Selected a Marketplace Plan” is “pre-effectuated” -- including individuals who have not made any premium payments....
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| Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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Queens Hospital Losing Revenue, Furloughs Management Employees
By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 6162 Views :: Health Care
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...nonessential management employees are being furloughed three days per month for the next six months as part of a cost-cutting drive....
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| Sunday, December 8, 2013 |
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How to Use Anti-GMO Ordinances to Seize Marijuana Plants: A Guide for Police Departments
By Andrew Walden @ 12:30 AM :: 17854 Views :: Agriculture, Drugs, GMOs
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... between $400,000 and $1,000,000 in fines for a single mature 40-day old plant ....
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| Wednesday, December 4, 2013 |
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End of the Akaka Tribe? OHA Trustees Shut Down Hawaiian Roll Commission
By Andrew Walden @ 9:44 PM :: 13609 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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This is a huge victory for Native Hawaiians. Hawaiian affairs are returning to the channel created in the Hawaii Admission Act....
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| Tuesday, December 3, 2013 |
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Maui Pesticide Bill Would Fine Farmers, Landscapers $10K per Day
By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 10807 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business, GMOs
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...to be placed on the December 6, 2013, Council agenda....
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| Monday, November 25, 2013 |
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HART Audit Reveals $83M Transfer of Federal Funds Kept off Books
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 5290 Views :: Rail
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...one must ask whether the 'mistake' is intended to cover up some violation of Federal requirements attached to the $83M....
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| Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Halawa Guard Organized Vicious USO Family Gang Assault
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 AM :: 14002 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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On February 17, 2013, Plaintiff Lealao was in Module 2B Quad 3 at HCF when he was viciously attacked by numerous violent and/or dangerous inmates from another Quad....
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| Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Lloyds of London Lawsuit Reveals Story Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fires
By Andrew Walden @ 1:38 AM :: 14175 Views :: Energy
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The lawsuit states that a second fire—also previously described by First Wind management as ‘small’--resulted in $2,000,000 in damages....
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| Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Hawaii Co Council Sends GMO Ban to Mayor 6-3
By Andrew Walden @ 7:26 PM :: 6100 Views :: GMOs
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With this afternoon's 6-3 vote, Hawaii County Council members now leave it to Mayor Billy Kenoi to decide whether or not to ban GMOs from the island....
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| Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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| Tuesday, November 12, 2013 |
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How They Voted: Senate Passes Gay Marriage 19-4
By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 8047 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Abercrombie has scheduled a signing ceremony Wednesday November 13 at 10AM at the Hawaii Convention Center....
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| Saturday, November 9, 2013 |
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Playing with Fire: Kahuku Windfarm to Install Molten Magnesium Batteries
By Andrew Walden @ 3:48 AM :: 11027 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...magnesium melts at 1202 degrees Fahrenheit and antimony melts at 1166 degrees Fahrenheit.....
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| Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Child molester back at work at Hawaii Legislature (Again)
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 50837 Views :: Family, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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Rouse is now managing the office of Rep Karen Awana, D-Nanakuli....
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| Wednesday, November 6, 2013 |
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No Blackout: RevoluSun Exposed
By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 14357 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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The revolution will not be televised, but on television last night, the RevoluSun was not blacked out....
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| Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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How They Voted: House Committees Amend, Pass Gay Marriage Bill
By Andrew Walden @ 11:54 PM :: 7178 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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The full House will vote on Second Reading Wednesday November 6, 2013 at 10AM. Third reading is expected on Friday November 8, 2013....
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| Tuesday, November 5, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Still Refusing to Reveal Sign-up Numbers
By Andrew Walden @ 7:58 PM :: 5053 Views :: Health Care
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The last update given to reporters was October 18 when the Hawaii Health Connector reported only 440 applications had been completed online....
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| Monday, November 4, 2013 |
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In Push to Close Hearings Hawaii Legislature Changes Testimony Procedures
By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 6745 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...a European homosexual publication, Pink News UK, is reporting on changes in procedure designed to shut down the thousands of Hawaii citizens seeking to testify....
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| Sunday, November 3, 2013 |
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Asset-Rich People Now Eligible for Hawaii Medicaid--But Can't Log on the Website
By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 AM :: 8575 Views :: Health Care
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"Apparently I qualify for Medicaid, even though I have quite a bit of assets---way more than most people have when they retire."
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| Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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1998 Admissions: ACLU, Lambda Legal, and Gays Didn't Want 'Marriage' -- Constitutional Amendment Language 'Misleading'
By Andrew Walden @ 1:05 PM :: 8181 Views :: Family, Hawaii History
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...at their moment of victory over the people they quietly admit to the key deceptions used to manufacture consent....
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| Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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HB7 Gets State out of Solemnization Business, Protects Rights of Biological Parents
By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 AM :: 7893 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...under SB1 a child born to a woman will be legally taken from her if the biological father is married to another male....
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| Tuesday, October 29, 2013 |
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Six Marriage-Related Bills Proposed in House
By Andrew Walden @ 10:43 PM :: 7553 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...six different bills addressing religious freedom, parental rights, parentage assumptions tied to marriage, and whether the people will get a chance to vote on marriage via a constitutional amendment....
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| Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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SB1 Would Impose New Tax on Churches—Even if they Accept Gay Marriage
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 AM :: 9850 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Taxes
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...marriage-related church functions, until now regarded as non-profit, will be considered a ‘for-profit’ activity....
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| Friday, October 18, 2013 |
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Abercrombie, Legislature Say: “The People Choose on Marriage”
By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 AM :: 6425 Views :: Family
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...the legislature and governor have already mandated their own interpretation of the Constitution –one which is at odds with Louie’s....
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| Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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| Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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Civil Rights: What’s Worse than Being ‘Forced’ to Conduct Gay Marriages?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:41 PM :: 9489 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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"The list would include churches that charge commercially for, say, a community group's use of its facility...."
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| Saturday, October 5, 2013 |
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Secret Chart Reveals HMSA Individual, Family Rates-- $873 Per Person for Non-Smokers
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 13184 Views :: Health Care
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HMSA, Kaiser, and the Hawaii Health Connector continue to refuse to make these rates public, but we've got them here....
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| Thursday, October 3, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Secret Rates Revealed? HMSA Premium Jumps 44%
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 7740 Views :: Health Care
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Under their current small-business group coverage they are paying $810.56 per month. Their new price effective July 1, 2014 will be $1,166.24 per month....
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| Monday, September 30, 2013 |
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Taking Effect Today: Honolulu Property Tax Hikes Target Elderly
By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 7562 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...thanks to a Christmas Tree Clause in 13-33, developers and wealthy individuals with 10 acres or more have been given an easy out for upzoned properties....
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| Friday, September 27, 2013 |
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Report: Anti-GMO Activists Cause Cancer on Kauai
By Andrew Walden @ 1:29 PM :: 6837 Views :: GMOs
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The only thing resembling a 'cancer cluster' consists of surfers in Hanalei who spend too much time in the sun....
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| Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Ratepayers Challenge Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 AM :: 5634 Views :: Energy
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...ratepayers complaining of bills as high a $1600 and frequent power outages caused by termite-ridden overhead power poles are suing the State of Hawaii ....
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| Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
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ECrim: Hawaii Political Criminals Now Protected by $1000 Paywall
By Andrew Walden @ 12:40 AM :: 8924 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Meanwhile—purely in the interest of saving time and money for fellow investigators--this writer will be obligated to search through the files and make a complete list of the criminal records of all Hawaii’s elected officials and post it online....
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| Sunday, September 22, 2013 |
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First Amendment: 14 Gay Marriage Laws vs Abercrombie
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 11137 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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... the religious freedom clauses of Abercrombie’s proposed gay marriage bill are substantially weaker than the language used by other states....
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