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Tuesday, October 17, 2017 |
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Hawaii Judge Blocks Trump’s New Travel Ban. Again.
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 5701 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of the District of Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order against the ban Tuesday....
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii AG Obstructs Requests on How Much Taxpayer Funds Are Being Spent Fighting Trump’s Travel Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 8821 Views :: National News, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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...the Hawaii AG office denied the public interest fee waiver request and charged $28,396.30 to complete the document search....
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 |
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SCOTUS Backs Trump, Dismisses Travel Ban Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 6014 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Tuesday’s order strongly suggests that the justices will dismiss the Hawaii case once the refugee resettlement provision terminates....
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017 |
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Chin, Muslims Sue to Block Travel Ban 3.0
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 7799 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Religion
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'...it continues to effectuate the President’s unrepudiated promise to exclude Muslims from the United States...."
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Feds Sue Guam Over 'Chamorro Land Trust'
By News Release @ 1:22 AM :: 7189 Views :: DHHL, National News
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...Chamorro Land Trust (CLT) is modeled on DHHL--but CLT is vulnerable to this litigation because, unlike DHHL, CLT not an act of the US Congress written into the Admission Act of a State....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Hanabusa Blocks Missile Defense for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 10017 Views :: National News
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...Hanabusa said operationalizing Aegis Ashore on Kauai would interfere with PMRF's missile testing and compromise the military's relationship with the local community....
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Supreme Court Justices Cancel Travel Ban Hearing
By Selected News Articles @ 11:50 PM :: 5856 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...The likely practical effect, it appears, would be that the planned review simply will not occur, and that the new action would be met with new lawsuits, starting all over in the lower federal courts. ...
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Monday, September 11, 2017 |
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Travel Ban: Supreme Court Slaps Down 9th Circuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 PM :: 5065 Views :: National News
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...Justice Anthony Kennedy acted quickly on the government’s request: This afternoon he stayed the lower court’s ruling and ordered the challengers to respond by noon tomorrow....
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 |
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Hurricane Irma: Hawaii Red Cross Volunteers Heading to Florida
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 6343 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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...I will be going as part of the Red Cross Shelter Management Team. We’ll be setting up and managing a shelter for Florida families affected by Hurricane Irma....
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 |
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Honolulu to hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
By News Release @ 3:15 PM :: 10771 Views :: Honolulu County, National News, Military, Police
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...The ceremony will be held on Monday, September 11, beginning at 10 a.m. in front of the Eternal Flame Monument on the front lawn of Honolulu Hale featuring Honolulu’s first responders and airline representatives....
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Friday, September 8, 2017 |
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Travel Ban: 9th Circuit Court Rules Against Trump (again)
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 AM :: 4674 Views :: National News
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...The celebration may be short-lived however, as the Supreme Court will take up the legality of the travel ban with oral arguments slated for Oct. 10....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 |
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Hawaii Sues Trump over DACA
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 5607 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government
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...Sen. Dianne Feinstein suggests DACA is on shaky legal ground....
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017 |
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UH: Only 13 DACA Students in UH System
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 6891 Views :: National News, Higher Education
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"...Our undocumented students are an integral part of our community...."
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Monday, August 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii v Trump Argued Before 9th Circuit Court
By Selected News Articles @ 8:42 PM :: 6122 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Whatever the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, it will have a limited shelf life as the Supreme Court will take up the travel ban’s constitutionality on Oct. 10....
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017 |
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Compact Impact: DoI Launches Census of COFA Migrants
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 4608 Views :: National News
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...Interior, Census Launch 2018 Enumeration of Compact Migrants in Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa To Determine Distribution of Compact Impact Funds....
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Monday, August 14, 2017 |
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Charlottesville Attack Was Domestic Terrorism
By IPT News @ 9:04 PM :: 5245 Views :: National News
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...Trump's refusal Saturday to specifically condemn by name those Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazi white supremacists was morally deficient....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2017 |
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Trump Admin Funds Micronesia One Stop Centers
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 4435 Views :: National News
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...technical assistance grants totaling $467,095 to continue support for the Micronesia Resource Center One Stop Shop on Guam and the We are Oceania Hālau Ola One Stop Center in Hawaii...
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Saturday, August 5, 2017 |
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Trump - Kim summit in Hawaii?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:29 AM :: 5891 Views :: National News, Military
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...Would you like to see a Trump/Kim summit in Hawaii?....
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Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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Break the Government Monopoly on Flood Insurance
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:56 AM :: 7423 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Cost of Living
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...Since the 21st Century Flood Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 2874) passed out of committee in June, it has been subject to intense industry lobbying....
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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 |
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Compact Impact: Trump Admin Sends Another $3M
By News Release @ 4:34 AM :: 4695 Views :: National News
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... Supplements $30 Million Provided Previously ....
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Friday, July 21, 2017 |
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AG Chin Politicizing Office and ignoring his real job
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:04 AM :: 6118 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government
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...a hyper-partisan, publicity-seeking, grandstander....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 |
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Supreme Court Rejects Parts of Hawaii Judgment, 24,000 Muslims Blocked from Country
By Selected News Articles @ 6:55 PM :: 5301 Views :: National News
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...And Hawaii Attorney General Chin is preparing his appeal to the 9th Circuit to admit the 24,000 Muslims....
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Saturday, July 15, 2017 |
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Supreme Court gives Hawaii until Tuesday to answer Trump travel ban motion
By Selected News Articles @ 7:29 PM :: 5342 Views :: National News
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... Hawaii must explain itself to the Supreme Court before 6AM Tuesday ....
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Friday, July 14, 2017 |
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Private Scholarships Offer Micronesians Access to Opportunity
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 6190 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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...A dozen Micronesian students are headed to prestigious private schools this fall, thanks to Habele K-12 tuition scholarships....
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Friday, July 14, 2017 |
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Hawaii Obama-Appointed Judge Orders More Muslims into Country
By Selected News Articles @ 12:18 AM :: 4552 Views :: National News
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... “The Supreme Court has had to correct this lower court once, and we will now reluctantly return directly to the Supreme Court to again vindicate the rule of law and the executive branch’s duty to protect the nation,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said ....
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Wednesday, July 12, 2017 |
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US: Only Supreme Court can relax immigration limits
By Selected News Articles @ 7:03 PM :: 5529 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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... Judge Derrick K. Watson “lacks authority…to grant additional relief beyond what the Supreme Court permitted” ....
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Friday, July 7, 2017 |
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Ige's Second Suit Against Trump: 9th Circuit Says Chin is Faking it
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 10727 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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“This court will not upset the Supreme Court’s careful balancing and ‘equitable judgment’ brought to bear when ‘tailor(ing) a stay’ in this matter....”
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Monday, July 3, 2017 |
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Craving Statehood: The view from Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 7519 Views :: National News, Jones Act, Military
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...Guam, like the other four inhabited U.S.-governed territories, lacks even a semblance of political representation back on the mainland....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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Hawaii’s nonsensical resistance to borders shows as insanity
By Selected News Articles @ 10:22 PM :: 6955 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...despising Trump, conservatives and America so much they’re willing to risk the country for a political win....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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Micronesia: US Officials Lift Suspension on Compact Public Infrastructure Grant Funding
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 4453 Views :: National News
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...Pave Way to Release $150 Million for Infrastructure Projects across Micronesia....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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Travel Ban: AG Chin Asks Obama Judge to Redefine Supreme Court Ruling, Let More Muslims In
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 6334 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...Hawaii’s motion asks the court to clarify that the federal government may not enforce the controversial bans against fiancés, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins of people currently living in the United States....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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Trump Appoints Doug Domenech Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 4847 Views :: National News
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Domenech’s nomination has been endorsed by all four Governors of the U.S. territories....
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Monday, June 26, 2017 |
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Supreme Court Allows Travel Ban To Take Effect
By Selected News Articles @ 12:24 PM :: 6020 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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...“Today’s unanimous Supreme Court decision is a clear victory for our national security,” the president said....
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Saturday, June 24, 2017 |
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Washington Holds Guam Back, Despite Not Knowing Where It Is
By Selected News Articles @ 8:02 PM :: 7619 Views :: National News, Jones Act, Military
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...“Benign neglect,” were the words Lieutenant Gov. Ray Tenorio used to describe Washington’s relationship with his island. “The feds view Guam only as a military asset. Nothing more.”....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017 |
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Hawaii to Supreme Court: No need to review travel ban
By Selected News Articles @ 3:35 AM :: 5897 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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The justices ordered the latest round of briefing after the 9th Circuit ruled for Hawaii June 12....
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 |
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16 State Coalition Backs Travel Ban Before Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 11:53 PM :: 7092 Views :: National News
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...urging the justices to reinstate key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Travel Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 11:06 PM :: 7128 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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"...rulings from other courts across the nation (enforce) a fundamental principle that protects all of us from government condemnation of our religious beliefs,” Omar Jadwat said....
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 |
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Robotics Showcased by Yap Island Students
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4634 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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"We should all be proud of these kids, who’ve been at it since 2011," explained regional newspaper publisher Lee Weber....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017 |
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Gabbard Bipartisan Bill: End Warrantless Collection of Americans’ Emails
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 7492 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement
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Last month, the NSA announced it is ending its collection of Americans’ Internet communications that merely mention identifying terms for foreign targets....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017 |
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DoI Announces Budget for Territories, Micronesia
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 5764 Views :: National News
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...President Proposes $591.9 Million FY18 Budget for the U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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US should rethink migrant aid in West Pacific
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:26 PM :: 4400 Views :: National News
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As comprehensive policy failures go, COFA may be the best-kept secret in Washington, D.C....
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 |
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Friday, March 31, 2017 |
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Travel Ban: 9th Circuit Court Will Reverse Hawaii’s Political Hack Judge
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 AM :: 6920 Views :: National News
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U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of Hawaii "is so way out – he's such a political hack . . . that I think even the Ninth Circuit will reverse him...."
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 |
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Micronesian students head to International Robotics Competition
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 6508 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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The famously traditional Island of Stone Money is sending top students to a high tech global robotics competition....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 |
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All Talk, No Action: State’s Low Refugee Count Works Against Hawaii v Trump
By Selected News Articles @ 7:38 PM :: 6371 Views :: National News, Hawaii Statistics
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Just 20 out of more than 530,000 refugees settled in the United States since 2010 were brought to Hawaii....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 |
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Travel Ban: Hawaii Judge’s Ruling Based on Fake DHS Document
By Selected News Articles @ 4:38 AM :: 7694 Views :: National News, Ethics
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On February 24, AP reporters Vivian Salama and Alicia Caldwell published an AP “exclusive”: “DHS report disputes threat from banned nations.”....
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Thursday, March 23, 2017 |
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Do Muslims Have a Property Interest in US Visas?
By Robert Thomas @ 2:26 AM :: 5807 Views :: National News
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...looking for the "real" motive behind a government action seems an awful lot alike to us? Our old friend, pretext in eminent domain....
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 |
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Travel Ban: Hawaii AG Presents Obama Judge With More Paperwork to Rubberstamp
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 4873 Views :: National News
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...Chin announced today that the state of Hawaii has moved to convert the temporary restraining order issued last week by Hawaii federal judge Derrick K. Watson....
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