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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Gallup: Hawaii Conservatives Outnumber Liberals
By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 10103 Views :: Energy, Environment

...the proportion of Hawaii residents identifying as conservative has increased by 3.4% to 31.0%....

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Case vs Hirono: Both Voted for Higher Taxes and War in Iraq
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 8065 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

U. S. Senate candidate Ed Case (D‐HI) today called out his Democratic opponent, Mazie Hirono, for false and misleading claims in her current television ad.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
FTC Complaint: HECO Stifling Geothermal to Boost Rates, Profits
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 9217 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

... we can be 100% free of our dependence on foreign oil within 10 years if we set our minds to it, by using our most abundant renewable energy source, geothermal energy, for our base load energy, sun, wind, and ocean, but HECO keeps stifling these technologies, especially geothermal energy, so it can continue burning oil and bi-oil for another 20 years to preserve its profits ....

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
OHA Holding Another Round of Ceded Lands Settlement Meetings
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 6812 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hilo 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 Dept. of Education Annex, 450 Waianuenue Ave. Bldg. C, Hilo, HI 96720

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
After Letting HMC Die, Organ Transplant Bill Signed into Law
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 5778 Views :: Energy, Environment

Abercrombie has signed into law House Bill 608, which appropriates state funds to The Queen’s Medical Center to perform kidney and liver transplants and to the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii to maintain its chronic kidney disease management program....

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Drought: Hawaii County Designated Disaster Area
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 9693 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment

...the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hawai'i County as a primary natural disaster area resulting from ongoing drought conditions....

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Abercrombie Releases $13 Million for Agriculture, Water Irrigation Projects
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 5798 Views :: Energy, Environment

... down the drain ...

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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Whipsawed by New Fees and Charges: Taxpayers Beware
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 7:45 AM :: 5969 Views :: Energy, Environment

One would think that in an election year lawmakers would shy away from raising taxes and imposing new fees, but that is just not the case down at the state capitol building in Honolulu....

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Saturday, February 4, 2012
DoE Seeks Non-profit Sponsors for Summer School Lunch Program
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 5940 Views :: Energy, Environment

Schools, public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations may apply to be SFSP sponsors. Sponsoring organizations receive reimbursements for serving healthy meals and snacks at approved sites to children and teenagers (18 years and younger). Sponsors are encouraged to provide educational or recreational activities.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012
University of Hawaii May Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
By Selected News Articles @ 11:33 AM :: 9308 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment

The University of Hawaii is considering whether to provide funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business to start doing abortions on Kauai inside the Mahelona Memorial Hospital in Kapa’a....

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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Fordham Rips Hawaii Science Standards: “The Ignorance on Display is Shameful”
By Andrew Walden @ 2:10 AM :: 8179 Views :: Energy, Environment

Released January 31 by the Thomas B Fordham Institute, “The State of State Science Standards 2012” doesn’t pull punches in its analysis of the Hawaii Department of Education’s much-ballyhooed ‘academic standards’.

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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Santorum Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 6225 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii GOP Chair David Chang said: “We are pleased that all of the front running Republican Presidential candidates are now on the ballot. The Hawaii Republican Caucus gives voters a real choice and a real voice in the Presidential race.”

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Friday, February 3, 2012
Hawaii Republicans Meeting to Select State Convention Delegates
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 PM :: 4792 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii Republicans are meeting to select delegates for the upcoming State GOP Convention May 12 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu.

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Friday, February 3, 2012
Will HHSC Set Up Abortion Clinic on Kauai?
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 11258 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment

The Board of Directors for Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, which operates the hospital, has scheduled a meeting on Tuesday, February 21 at 6:00pm to discuss the clinic.

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Friday, February 3, 2012
Civil Beat Vanishes from Internet
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 7063 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Hawaii news and opinion site, Civil Beat, was offline February 2-4.

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Friday, February 3, 2012
Hawaii: First Anti-Gun Bill Out of the 2012 Legislative Chute
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 6495 Views :: Energy, Environment

Senate Bill 2975 is slated to be heard in the Senate Public Safety, Government Operations and Military Affairs Committee (PGM) on Thursday, February 9th at 2:45 p.m. in conference room 224.

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Friday, February 3, 2012
New Lingle Advert -- Bipartisanship: It's in Hawaii's Best Interest
By Video @ 3:42 AM :: 5915 Views :: Energy, Environment

Former Hawaii Governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Linda Lingle released today a new video spot highlighting her commitment to bipartisanship. 

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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Abercrombie Appoints New DAGS Comptroller
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 6003 Views :: Energy, Environment

Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Dean Seki as State Comptroller to the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS)....

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Thursday, February 2, 2012
State Launches Internet Speed Test Site
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 6250 Views :: Energy, Environment

Participants Will Aid in Hawai'i’s Broadband Initiative ....

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Thursday, February 2, 2012
HB2318: Support Veteran-Owned Businesses
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 5805 Views :: Energy, Environment

WHAT: HB 2318

Where and When: Thursday, February 02, 2012 Room 309 9:00 A.M.

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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Full Text: Judiciary Testifies on 21 Bills
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 5971 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Judiciary submitted the following testimony to the 2012 Legislature....

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
VIDEO: Hirono Blames Bush, Claims Case and Lingle are Bush
By Video @ 7:11 PM :: 7471 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) is up with her first ad in her Senate race, and seeks to tie both her primary and general election opponents to former President George W. Bush.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Politico: Hawaii Senate Race ‘Could Offer Biggest Surprise’
By Selected News Articles @ 6:27 PM :: 7742 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Evidence is mounting that the Aloha State could offer the biggest surprise of the cycle. Former Gov. Linda Lingle flexed her fundraising muscles with a $1.7 million quarter....

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Ed Case: Dear Mazie, Lets Set Up Debates Excluding Lingle
By Ed Case @ 5:29 PM :: 5899 Views :: Energy, Environment

Ed Case renews his debate challenge to Mazie Hirono ....

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
'School Quality Survey' seeks parent’s feedback
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 5712 Views :: Energy, Environment

Beginning in February, schools will mail or ask students to bring the surveys home. Parents whose children are enrolled in grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11 will be asked to complete the survey and return it to the school in a prepaid envelope by no later than March 30.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Registration Begins for 2012-2013 Kindergarten and Junior K in February
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 7126 Views :: Energy, Environment

Children who will be five years old on or before August 1, 2012, may enroll in regular kindergarten, while children who reach five years of age between August 2 and December 31 may enroll in junior kindergarten. Kindergarten is not mandatory in Hawaii.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Gallup: Obama Approval Plummets in Hawaii, Down to 56.1%
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 8127 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The greatest one year decline in Obama's approval rating is the 9.8% drop from 65.9% to 56.1% in Hawaii....

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
UPDATE: Snake Bill Now HB1943
By News Release @ 12:34 PM :: 7586 Views :: Energy, Environment

 ... the state Department of Agriculture has allowed the brown tree snake program lapse.  The dogs used for cargo inspections were actually given away ....

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
POLITICO: Ron Paul Expects to be a Top Finisher in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 PM :: 7350 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

“We will be spending time in the caucus states.” -- Ron Paul 

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
When "Being Green" Means Favoring the Rich
By NCPA @ 3:02 PM :: 4567 Views :: Energy, Environment
So far, however, the environmental agenda has overwhelmingly favored the 1 percent....
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Natural Gas to Gasoline: A firm claims to have a cheaper way to harness natural gas
By Selected News Articles @ 4:26 PM :: 8179 Views :: Energy
Hall says that a Fischer-Tropsch plant is lucky to produce a barrel of gasoline for $35 but that a much smaller Synfuels refinery could produce the same barrel for $25.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Tesoro? With Cash in Hand, Chevron Considers Options
By Selected News Articles @ 1:19 PM :: 8335 Views :: Energy
Abercrombie has threatened to oppose any Chevron purchase because he has suddenly become worried about monopoly....
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 30
By Congress.org @ 12:08 PM :: 10252 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Upcoming Congressional Bills

  • Senate: Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012
  • House: Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011
  • House: Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011
  • House: Baseline Reform Act of 2011
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
“I hope you die of Lupus”: Could Rep Joey Manahan be Convicted with his own Cyber Harassment law?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 7176 Views :: Energy, Environment

a reader draws our attention to some 2010 online comments allegedly by HB2288 co-sponsor Rep Joey Manahan....

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Sunday, January 29, 2012
HB2756: Lifts all Land Use Restrictions Within 1/4 mile of Bus Transit Center or Rail Station
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 5413 Views :: Energy, Environment

Kailua and Kaneohe are implementing a bus transit center, and this bill would abolish all land use controls and building codes within a quarter-mile of the transit center....

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Sunday, January 29, 2012
KOS: The Curiously Conservative and Nepotistic Network of Tulsi Gabbard
By Selected News Articles @ 3:23 PM :: 10248 Views :: Energy, Environment

Progressives continue to panic over Gabbard candidacy ....

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Sunday, January 29, 2012
"The Haoles are with us" -- Occupy Kauai Working to Take Over KIUC
By Selected News Articles @ 2:34 PM :: 11740 Views :: Energy
Toni is confident she can survive a crisis because she already barters for food, shelter and chelation therapy....
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
FHA Bringing Subprime Jumbo Mortgages to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 9954 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

In Honolulu there's a four-bedroom home priced at $785,000 that has views of the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean. The beaches of Waikiki are 15-minutes away.  Starting this month, the property is available to buyers with a subprime credit score, limited cash reserves and a 3.5 percent down payment ....

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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Undermining Economic Recovery
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:50 AM :: 6456 Views :: Energy, Environment

things have not changed at the State Capitol....

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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Marumoto Introduces Three Bills to Deal with Eccentric Billionaire
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 9138 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...these bills are in response to complaints from Kahala residents and news articles about Japanese billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto arranging marble and bronze statues across five property lots....

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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Kapolei Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Hospital Closure
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 10398 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...Thursday, February 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Kapolei Middle School Dining Room/Cultural Center at 91-5335 Kapolei Parkway....

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Friday, January 27, 2012
Abercrombie Releases $15.6 Million for CIP Projects
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 6303 Views :: Energy, Environment

...the release of more than $15.6 million for various projects that invest in the state’s public safety, wastewater, civil defense and communications infrastructure....

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Friday, January 27, 2012
NRA: Gun Bills to Watch Out For as Hawaii Legislature Picks up Steam
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 7697 Views :: Energy, Environment

Of the measures listed below, the most onerous are House Bill 441, House Bill 834, House Bill 2028 and Senate Bill 2975.

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Friday, January 27, 2012
Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 5628 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Judicial Council is seeking interested and qualified applicants to serve on the Hawai`i State Ethics Commission and on the Campaign Spending Commission....

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Friday, January 27, 2012
Progressive Dems Petition Emily's List to Dump Gabbard
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 8767 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Tulsi Gabbard’s sudden election-season conversion from pro-life to pro-abortion and from pro-family to pro-gay marriage is more than some Hawaii Progressive Democrats can swallow....

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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Bias: NOAA Admits Overestimating Fish Catch, Adopts New System
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 8074 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

MRFSS information has been the basis for the regulations that govern recreational catch limits, sizes and seasons....

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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Hawaii Safe Routes to School Challenge
By Natalie Iwasa @ 7:03 PM :: 6523 Views :: Energy, Environment

The state has received over $7 million in SRTS funding since 2005. Unfortunately, most of this funding has not yet been awarded, and Hawaii remains dead last out of all states in the amount obligated....

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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Hawaii's 2012 Business Tax Climate Ranks 35th
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 6285 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Index compares the states in five areas of taxation that impact business: corporate taxes; individual income taxes; sales taxes; unemployment insurance taxes; and taxes on property, including residential and commercial property....

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Thursday, January 26, 2012
HOPE for the Criminal Justice System
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 AM :: 7205 Views :: Energy, Environment

Just about everyone who has spent time around the American criminal justice system will tell you that it is broken....

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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Update: HB2288 Deferred -- Bill Would Track the Websites You Visit
By Selected News Articles @ 10:31 AM :: 11196 Views :: Energy, Environment

John Mizuno, a Democratic state legislator in Hawaii, wants to require virtual dossiers to be compiled on state residents: two years' worth of their Internet browsing.

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