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Thursday, October 5, 2017 |
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Endgame: Telescope Protesters Shift focus to Sublease
By Video @ 6:05 PM :: 9721 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension? ....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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City now accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 5300 Views :: Honolulu County
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GIA proposals must be submitted by 2 p.m. on November 16, 2017....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards: 30 Vacant Seats Available
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 5962 Views :: Honolulu County
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...To fill one of the vacancies listed below, apply to your local Neighborhood Board....
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 |
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Video: Running for Governor, Rep Andria Tupola Rallies Supporters in Waianae
By Video @ 3:41 PM :: 6390 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"I'm going to do it, I'm going to rise up and lead the state," Tupola said in the video....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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State Climate Change Adaptation Commission to Meet in Doomed Oceanfront Hotel
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 4414 Views :: Environment
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...It is open to everyone and will be held on October 11, 2017 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Waikiki Beach Resort, Coral Ballrooms 1 & 2 from 8:30 AM to 12:45 PM....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Survey: Over 80% of Hawaii Residents want Jones Act Repeal or Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 7:40 PM :: 5435 Views :: Jones Act
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...surveys taken in 2012 and 2017 show similar results....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Fastest Growing? Honolulu Ranks 333rd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 5252 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... Shortage of Affordable housing: Its not the demand, its the supply ....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Best Cities for Disabled? -- Honolulu Ranks 62nd
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 PM :: 5086 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...According to the Social Security Administration, one in five Americans lives with a disability, and one in 10 has a severe disability....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Open Access for Broken Trust Book
By News Release @ 12:30 AM :: 7889 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Higher Education
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Thanks to support from University of Hawaii Press and Kamehameha Schools, the public now has free access to the bestselling book Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust....
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017 |
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Oahu Circuit: Public Comment on Judicial Nominees for Four Positions
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 6665 Views :: Judiciary
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...Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 13, 2017. All comments will be kept confidential....
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Monday, October 2, 2017 |
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Accountable, Affordable, Accessible: House Republican Caucus 2018 Bill Package
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 4291 Views :: Republican Party
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...We have been creating a bill package that strives to make our government and our state more accountable, affordable, and accessible to and for you....
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Monday, October 2, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 2, 2017
By Congress.org @ 4:15 PM :: 4748 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Fiscal 2018 Defense Authorization
- Senate: Francisco Nomination – Confirmation
- Senate: Delrahim Nomination – Confirmation
- House: Maternal and Infant Home Visit Program
- House: FAA Short Term Reauthorization, Flood Insurance and Hurricane Tax Adjustments
- House: Parole Violators' Benefits Revocation
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Two HPD Chief Nominees Sued: Cover up Manslaughter, Excessive Force
By Andrew Walden @ 8:46 PM :: 14553 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Cultural Nationalism vs Technical Progress: Telescope Protesters Make More Cash Demands
By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 8312 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The more technical progress, the less attractive cultural nationalism becomes....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Fritz v. Department of Taxation, and Why You Should Care
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5446 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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Over the past several months, there has been a court fight brewing that could have changed how the Department of Taxation lobbies for legislation....
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Saturday, September 30, 2017 |
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Will Courts Defend Free Speech -- Or Forced Speech To Promote A Political Agenda?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 7936 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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Hawaii has enacted such a law and it is under challenge in federal district court. ...
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Sen McCain Introduces Bill to Exempt Puerto Rico from Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 7:54 PM :: 5841 Views :: Jones Act
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... legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth ....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Judiciary: Collaborative Effort to Reduce Truancy Launched
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 8276 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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DBEDT Community Forums on Electric Utility Ownership Models
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 5475 Views :: Energy
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...The Hawaii legislature has directed the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) to undertake a study on the future of utility ownership models on each island in Hawaii....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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UHERO: Economy Slowing, Despite Arrivals Boom
By UHERO @ 3:49 PM :: 4653 Views :: Economy
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...the consequence of a flattening construction path and the natural effects of tightening labor markets....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Why is Hawaii so Healthy? Gallup vs Bloomberg
By Selected News Articles @ 1:32 PM :: 7402 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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...Gallup says it's exercise, Bloomberg says it's labor unions....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Hawaii Visitor Spending Grows 6.1 Percent in August 2017
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 4992 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total visitor arrivals rose 4.8 percent to 818,581....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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White House waives Jones Act for Puerto Rico -- For Just 10 Days
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 AM :: 6458 Views :: Jones Act
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...Puerto Rico needs more than temporary Jones Act waiver...the Jones Act had been significantly hindering essential relief efforts to the millions of hurricane victims on the island....
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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 :: 7369 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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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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US Senate Investigating Hawaii's Soaring Medicaid Costs
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 7567 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...CMS data show that total costs for new Medicaid beneficiaries in Hawaii rose from $249.1 million in 2014 to $437.4 million in 2015-a 76 percent single-year increase. Costs per-enrollee jumped 73 percent in that same period, going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Financial Literacy--Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 11:06 PM :: 4364 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...2017’s Most & Least Financially Savvy States....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Housing ASAP: 714 Homeless Families Placed in Permanent Housing
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 6016 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai‘i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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FBI: Violent Crime up 24% in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 7113 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...but Atty Gen Chin's news release was titled "CRIME IN HAWAI`I AT RECORD LOW LEVEL IN 2016"....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Strive HI: How did your School do?
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5676 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Hawaii Excise Taxes: $885 per Capita--3rd Highest in USA
By Tax Foundation @ 4:15 PM :: 5355 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Excise taxes are particular taxes levied on specific goods or activities....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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BLNR Approves Telescope 5-2
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 8723 Views :: Environment, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Board adopted today the recommendation of retired judge Riki May Amano to approve the application for a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build the Thirty-Meter Telescope....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Honolulu Homeless Programs Subject to Corrupt, Incompetent Department of Community Services
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 7568 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Audit of Housing First, Community Assistance Program, and Hale Mauliola Homeless Programs....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Girl Scouts Rank Hawaii 23rd for girls' well-being
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 5513 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends....
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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 :: 10182 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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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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TOTE to Challenge Pasha for Hawaii trade?
By Michael Hansen @ 1:37 PM :: 5967 Views :: Jones Act
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...TOTE has every intent to challenge Pasha Hawaii not only for assignment of KCT, but also Pasha Hawaii’s current operations prior to completion of KCT....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Trump says NO to Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
By Michael Hansen @ 1:27 PM :: 4723 Views :: Jones Act
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Crowley taking action to defend their interests and forestall the administration from declaring a Jones Act waiver to cover Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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DoE Touts AP Test Results
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 5225 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...double-digit increases in the number of exam takers, exams taken and scores of 3 or higher....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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Does the Jones Act Endanger American Seamen?
By Michael Hansen @ 12:16 AM :: 5749 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...the Jones Act has contributed to a smaller and older domestic shipping industry with more dangerous conditions for American seamen....
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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Problems ahead for Pasha Hawaii and TOTE despite Gov Ige’s terminal announcement
By Michael Hansen @ 12:11 AM :: 6034 Views :: Jones Act
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...the Diamond Head Terminal at Piers 1 & 2 – where TOTE would operate -- won’t be available until the 2024/2025 time frame....
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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 :: 6041 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 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii Lowest Teacher Salaries in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 7025 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...adjusted for cost of living....
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii Pregnancy Centers Go to Court Over Law Requiring They Promote Abortions
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 AM :: 6839 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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“This is an important case because Hawaii goes even further than California did, and they are clearly singling out pregnancy centers....”
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Congresswoman calls for yearlong Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
By Michael Hansen @ 3:36 AM :: 4831 Views :: Jones Act
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Cong Velázquez is one of five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives of Puerto Rican descent....
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Sunday, September 24, 2017 |
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Harbors Division Soaking the Taxpayer – Again and Again
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7246 Views :: Jones Act, OHA, Small Business
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...the Harbors Division isn’t satisfied with three years of triple-digit increases....
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Sunday, September 24, 2017 |
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GOP Obamacare Repeal Deal Would Boost Hawaii Medicare and Medicaid
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 AM :: 5116 Views :: Health Care
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...Provides for an increased federal Medicaid matching rate (FMAP) for both Alaska and Hawaii....
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Saturday, September 23, 2017 |
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DLNR wants to triple fees for commercial marine licenses
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5559 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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The hearings will be held at the following times and locations....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Oahu Construction Boom Ending: What Excuse Will HART Use Next?
By UHERO @ 4:04 PM :: 7654 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, Rail
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...number of significant condo and retail projects have wrapped up on Oahu, while fewer new buildings have broken ground, resulting in an overall reduction in construction activity and employment....
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Friday, September 22, 2017 |
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Hurricanes Blow Jones Act Out of the Way
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:35 PM :: 4752 Views :: Jones Act
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"...we waived regulations, we waived rules, we waived the Jones Act restrictions to free up additional capacity."
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