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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 |
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Competition: Too Many Ships Ply Asia-Hawaii Routes?
By Michael Hansen @ 4:40 AM :: 4427 Views :: Jones Act
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“...this high level of service should provide better access and lower logistics costs for Asian goods....”
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017 |
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City to hold second public workshop on Blaisdell Master Plan
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 4046 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Thursday, July 13 beginning at 6pm....
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Monday, July 10, 2017 |
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FBI Arrests Kaiser HS Grad at Schofield -- Tied to Islamic State
By Selected News Articles @ 6:44 PM :: 4589 Views :: Military
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According to the FBI, Kang pledged allegiance to ISIS and attempted to provide military documents to ISIS contacts....
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Sunday, July 9, 2017 |
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Mucking Around in the Past?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5336 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...HART stunned critics by cancelling a special audit that would have examined past cost overruns....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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GE Tax Equivalent to 13% Sales Tax
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 6801 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state’s personal income compared to the national median sales tax which applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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Economic freedom needed to increase affordable housing
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:31 PM :: 7423 Views :: Jones Act, Land Use, Cost of Living
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Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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IT Project Stripped out of DOTax after decade of influence buying, psychosis, and bankruptcy
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 PM :: 7213 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...The shift out of DOTax is just a scam to justify vetoing HB1414 which mandated an audit of the State's decade-long series of IT debacles....
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Saturday, July 8, 2017 |
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Ige Reappoints Three to LUC
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 4820 Views :: Land Use
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...Nancy Cabral (Hawai‘i County), Linda Estes (Kaua‘i County) and Gary Okuda (At-Large)....
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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 :: 10982 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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Friday, July 7, 2017 |
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HART board chokes on forensic audit
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:36 AM :: 6542 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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“It’s not my intent to muck around in the past.”
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Friday, July 7, 2017 |
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Competition heating up on Asia-Hawaii trade
By Michael Hansen @ 4:17 AM :: 4289 Views :: Jones Act
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...the dedicated Asia–Hawaii Express will be upgraded from a fortnightly service to a weekly sailing starting in July 2017....
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Thursday, July 6, 2017 |
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Hawaii, Alaska contemplate coming into North Korean missile range
By Selected News Articles @ 7:40 PM :: 4822 Views :: Military
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...Ward believes it is time to refurbish the tunnels as civilian shelters in case of a North Korean attack....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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DLNR: Napali Coast a Better Place with Squatters Out
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 8590 Views :: Environment, Homelessness, Drugs
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...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Some reasons why the HART Board does not want to do a forensic audit
By Honolulu Traffic @ 10:25 PM :: 5978 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...a number of allegedly flagrant violations of the law including the following....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Secy Perry calls the Jones Act an impediment to energy independence
By Michael Hansen @ 10:16 PM :: 6466 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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“Regarding our ability to retrieve energy, we don’t need anybody. Transportation may be our biggest impediment.”
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Tiki bar owner bows to ‘cultural appropriation’ outcry: ‘I am so very sorry’
By Selected News Articles @ 9:41 PM :: 7284 Views :: First Amendment, Small Business
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“Pretty soon we will be requiring ‘cultural appropriation’ training before anyone is allowed to open a business in this town.”
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Best States to Start a Business? Hawaii Ranks 46th
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 5685 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...access to cash, human capital and affordable office space....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 5, 2017
By Congress.org @ 2:27 PM :: 4496 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Svinicki Nomination - Confirmation
- House: Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitation
- House: Immigration Law Enforcement Compliance
- House: Criminal Undocumented Immigrants Sentencing Guidelines
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Kaiser Takes Control of Maui County HHSC Hospitals
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 6771 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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"It has been a long journey to bring us to this historic transition"
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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Office Of Maunakea Management honored with culture and heritage award
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 5725 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education
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...for its implementation of a Long-Term Historic Property Monitoring Plan for the University of HawaiʻiManagement Areas on Maunakea....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017 |
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A Passion for Papaya is Not Propaganda
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:55 PM :: 5637 Views :: GMOs
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Dr. Marion Nestle referred to the film Food Evolution as “propaganda” and the other activists like Zen Honeycutt and the Food Babe are jumping on board....
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Tuesday, July 4, 2017 |
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Al Hee's Scam Company Loses its Monopoly on DHHL
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 7481 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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Another step towards dismantlement of Dan Inouye's legacy....
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Monday, July 3, 2017 |
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Is This the End to the Hawaii Aquarium Fishery?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 AM :: 5964 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The Hawaii Aquarium fishery was proven sustainable by a 17 year study of the fishery....
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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 :: 7693 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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Sunday, July 2, 2017 |
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Honolulu Neighborhood Boards: 47 Vacant Positions Available
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 PM :: 4891 Views :: Honolulu County
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Any eligible voter may apply to their local NB to be appointed to a vacant position by vote of the NB.
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Sunday, July 2, 2017 |
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Carving Up the Price of Car Rentals
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5833 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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One of the legislative bills that is now being considered by Gov. David Ige is a curious bill, HB 735, involving the car rental industry....
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Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
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Are you confused about the status of the $250,000 HART special audit?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:34 PM :: 5493 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...‘We made a screwy stupid decision back then.’ And I think going forward, that’s what I would like to do, unless there’s some critical issue where we suspect there’s like fraud or embezzlement or something....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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As Predicted, Matson Strike Avoided
By Michael Hansen @ 10:42 PM :: 8075 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...reporting on the expiration of two maritime union contracts with Matson....
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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 :: 7097 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 :: 4576 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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Institute for Astronomy celebrates 50 years of discovery
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 4533 Views :: Higher Education
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...Since its founding on July 1, 1967, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has played a role in almost every significant astronomical discovery....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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OHA Announces $6M in Grants
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 5326 Views :: OHA
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Click BREG to see who's getting what....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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SB410: Public union power grab goes too far
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:54 PM :: 5788 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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All employers need a few basic freedoms to be productive, among them the freedom to manage their employees....
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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 :: 6491 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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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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Video: Roth vs Anderson on GE Tax Hike
By Video @ 2:53 AM :: 6195 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...Either Anderson did not understand how the GE Tax works, or he pretended not to....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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Hawaii Visitor Spending up 8.7% in May 2017
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 5153 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...In addition, total visitor arrivals rose 4.5 percent to 751,191....
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Friday, June 30, 2017 |
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UH Law School Looks at Sharing Economy
By Robert Thomas @ 2:00 AM :: 4325 Views :: Small Business
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..."Property" And Investment-Backed Expectations In Ridesharing Regulatory Takings Claims....
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 |
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APL to inaugurate new foreign flag Asia / Hawaii container service in August
By Michael Hansen @ 11:42 PM :: 7821 Views :: Jones Act
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...APL Ltd. will inaugurate a direct Asia / Hawaii with the first vessel arrival to Honolulu scheduled on Sunday, August 13, 2017....
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 |
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DMV Computer Fixed After Phone Call to Bulgaria
By News Release @ 5:14 AM :: 10187 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement, Police
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...Pereira said Department of Information Technology fixed the problem following a five-hour conference call, involving technicians from as far as Bulgaria and Paris....
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 |
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Honolulu rail clearly a fiasco
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:08 AM :: 6250 Views :: Rail
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...things could have turned out differently....
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 |
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Can Hokulea Crew Save Telescope?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 AM :: 6631 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...Nainoa Thompson: University of Hawai‘i is the most important navigator....
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Thursday, June 29, 2017 |
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Akina: Change OHA’s Current Spending Policy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:03 AM :: 5297 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“Crucial Recommendations for Achieving Fiscal Sustainability”
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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OHA: Hot Air vs Fresh Air
By Video @ 6:21 PM :: 5610 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...One Labels Calls For Truth & Transparency A Witch Hunt. -- The Other Trustee Asks Beneficiaries To Participate & Speak Out Even More....
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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 :: 4958 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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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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Grassroot: Feds Should Audit Rail
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:24 AM :: 5527 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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We hope that the Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General will be moved to mount a comprehensive fiscal and engineering audit of Honolulu rail ....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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Food Evolution
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:12 AM :: 5679 Views :: GMOs
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...The first 15 minutes left me feeling infuriated beyond belief because the Hawaii anti-GMO movement was replayed....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017 |
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Not Satisfied With Merely Taking Land For Rail, Now The City Wants Blood
By Robert Thomas @ 4:36 AM :: 6064 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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...Blood bank sues over city push to take land for rail....
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Monday, June 26, 2017 |
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Universal Basic Income Is A Lazy Solution To The Oncoming Labor Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 6328 Views :: Labor, Taxes
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...Hawaii recently became the first state to make a major push towards a universal basic income....
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