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| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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EUTF, Mortgage Fraud, and Toll Roads -- House Republicans Speak Out
By Video @ 2:03 PM :: 7333 Views
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- HB1848 EUTF
- HB2375 Mortgage Rescue Fraud
- HB2153 Toll Roads
- HB1683 Jr Kindergarten
- HB2567 Marriage Licenses
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| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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Insurance Institute: HB2358 Would Weaken State Building Code
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 6403 Views
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“HB 2358 would remove the building official, state fire marshal representative and the structural engineer from the Hawaii Building Code Council."
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| Friday, February 17, 2012 |
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Obamanomics Has Failed
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:38 PM :: 5086 Views
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Three years ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law his trillion-dollar stimulus plan, a measure that he promised would save or create 3 million jobs by the end of 2010 and would prevent unemployment from ever going above 8 percent....
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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Where Have All the Liberals Gone?
By John Goodman @ 9:20 PM :: 5953 Views
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There are two conservatives for every liberal in America. That’s the message of a recent David Brooks column as well as a Gallup survey. I think the imbalance is much starker. I would guess there are four conservatives for every liberal. Maybe even more....
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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Senate Health Committee Shelves Beverage Tax
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 7010 Views
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Yesterday, the Hawaii Senate Health Committee decided to shelve a beverage tax proposal – effectively killing this discriminatory tax for this year.
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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HFF: Good News HB2788 Waikiki Casino Deferred
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:23 PM :: 9445 Views
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On Monday, the State House Tourism Committee “deferred” HB 2788. If passed, this bill would grant a twenty-year license for one stand-alone casino in Waikiki not in a hotel....
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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Fighting to the Death in Syria
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:57 PM :: 6504 Views
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...opposition to Assad continues in the face of escalating attacks, with some indications that the military is losing ground as the army loses thousands of defectors....
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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House Republican Caucus: For the Record
By News Release @ 5:38 AM :: 6757 Views
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Highlighted actions by the House Republican caucus for the week of February 6-10, 2012...
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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IBHS Applauds Defeat of Hawaii Legislation to Abolish State Building Code Council
By News Release @ 5:24 AM :: 7275 Views
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SB2696 would have abolished the Hawaii Building Code Council and effectively removed the state from active involvement in building design and construction standards....
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| Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
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Rep Pine: Reapportionment Lawsuit Says Military Personnel Don't Matter
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:59 AM :: 7251 Views
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What happened today was the result of a horrible lawsuit that sought to tell our brave men and women in the military that they don't matter to us.
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| Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
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Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill to be Heard
By News Release @ 1:01 PM :: 6865 Views
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House Bill 679, introduced by state Representative Ken Ito (D-48) and six other Representatives, is an NRA-supported bill....
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| Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
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Obama's Friends Win Big in Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:52 PM :: 5620 Views
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Keep in mind that the average income of a Volt buyer is $175,000 per year. That means that middle-class taxpayers are helping the rich buy pricy, politically correct cars. With his other hand, President Obama is taking from the poor....
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Schatz Working on Obama Library
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 6923 Views
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Our Annual Report covers service improvements made within our office, the Hawai‘i Fair Share Initiative, the significance of hosting APEC, disaster relief, China trade and travel activities and initial efforts to make Hawai‘i the home for the Obama Presidential Center....
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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HB2103 Should Hawaii Borrow $3.2B to create Bank of Abercrombie?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:11 PM :: 8608 Views
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Would you borrow $3.2B and entrust it to Abercrombie, Louie, and Takamine?
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Thielen: HB1893 "Demolishes Environmental Law"
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 10:43 PM :: 7708 Views
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The bill seeks to change the Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 343 ....
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Puerto Rico = Hawaii? Another Island Eyes Natural Gas as Substitute for Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM :: 9211 Views
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Mr. Fortuño wants to convert the island's oil-fired plants to cheaper, cleaner natural gas....
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Obama's Continuing Assault on the Constitution
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:15 PM :: 5153 Views
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Last week, America erupted in protest against one of those actions -- the White House's determination to force all insurance plans to cover, at no charge, contraceptives, abortion-inducing drugs, and sterilization as part of Obamacare.
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Senate Committee Drops Plan to Impose Tobacco Tax on Tobacco Substitute
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6983 Views
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The management team at Nicolites announce their delight at the passing of an amended electronic cigarette bill in Hawaii, which will ensure that e-cigs are not taxed similarly to tobacco products yet will not be sold to minors.
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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GE Tax: 'Low' rate belied by Broad Base
By Selected News Articles @ 1:37 PM :: 9977 Views
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The sales tax in Hawaii ... has a base that includes many services, and as such are not strictly comparable to other sales taxes.
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| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
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Hawaiian is Nation's #1 On-Time Airline for 8th Straight Year
By News Release @ 1:04 PM :: 8231 Views
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For 2011, Hawaiian averaged a 92.8 percent on-time performance ranking #1 in 11 of the 12 months and exceeding the industry average for the year by 13.2 percentage points....
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