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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
New Report Finds Hawaii's Obesity Rate is 22.7 Percent, Third Lowest
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 5360 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation....

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Monday, September 5, 2016
Walter Ritte Teams up with Rich European Activists to save Hawaii’s Endangered Mosquitoes
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 7905 Views :: Environment, Ethics, GMOs

Zika is a highly-effective population control device ....

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Monday, September 5, 2016
Caldwell’s New Slogan: ‘It’s not my fault’
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 7650 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Rail

Blatant dishonesty, pay-to-play politics, and the blame game are what defines his administration....

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Sunday, September 4, 2016
Hospital deal is stalled, roadblocked and obstructed in every way
By News Release @ 5:42 AM :: 9753 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

...Why are matters of life and death not taking precedence over every other issue facing the state at this time?....

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Sunday, September 4, 2016
Mythbusting HART, Part 1
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6357 Views :: Rail, Taxes

Divide $200 million by 1 million people, and you get $200 a year per person....

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Saturday, September 3, 2016
The Average American Family Pays More Money in Regulations Than in Taxes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 5548 Views :: National News, Taxes

..."the cumulative effect for the economy from having our regulatory leviathan" is $1.8 trillion per year....

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Saturday, September 3, 2016
Chief Justice Appoints Judges for Kauai, Hawaii Districts
By News Release @ 12:17 PM :: 4918 Views :: Judiciary

Michael K. Soong - Kauai -- Dakota K.M. Frenz - Hawaii

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Saturday, September 3, 2016
Djou: How I Will Get Rail to Ala Moana
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:19 AM :: 7159 Views :: Rail

...In the last 24 hours, my position on rail has been misrepresented and taken out of context....

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Must Watch Video–SJW ’Triggered’ by Hula Doll on Dashboard
By Video @ 10:53 PM :: 6201 Views :: First Amendment

SJW Faceplant of the Week: UHM Wymyns Studies major Annaliese Nielsen threatens Lyft driver with making him a meme and backfires....

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Hawaii: Big marine protected areas 'could work against conservation'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:14 PM :: 6828 Views :: Environment, OHA

“…The Papahānaumokuākea marine park created by Barack Obama could end up as just a ‘paper park’, argue US and UK marine experts….”

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Friday, September 2, 2016
UHWO Chancellor Candidates follow Usual Pattern
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 6075 Views :: Higher Education

... the Eco, the Outsider, and the Old Boy.  Which faction will gain ascendancy?  There's a Golden Parachute in it for the winner ....

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Hospital delay heightens vulnerability to Hurricanes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:47 PM :: 6487 Views :: Maui County, Health Care

At the very moment when they should be preparing for a possible hurricane, Maui is looking at cutting back health services....

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Visitors At The Volcano: Is The NPS Nuts?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:57 PM :: 6445 Views :: Environment, Tourism

... the "compensation culture" ....

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Radar Image: Hurricane Lester Tracks Toward North Shores of Maui, Oahu
By Video @ 12:43 PM :: 3190 Views

... Latest Lester Updates ...

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Friday, September 2, 2016
Applicants Sought for Board of Bar Examiners
By News Release @ 11:17 AM :: 4416 Views :: Judiciary

Interested attorneys should submit a letter of interest along with a resume....

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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Hawaii First State in the Nation to mandate Sexuality Education for Kindergarten
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:24 PM :: 9678 Views :: Education K-12, Family

...they have no standards, they have no curriculum, they have had no public vetting or review process of any proposed new curriculum; but it's on the books and ready to go....

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Thursday, September 1, 2016
EpiPen: A Case Study of Government Harm
By NCPA @ 4:24 PM :: 4765 Views :: Health Care

...the government made a couple of interventions in the market that allowed the manufacturer to raise prices....

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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Thanks to Union Stalling Tactics, Maui Hospital to Cut Beds, Services
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 8292 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

The impact of the bed closures will mean a decreased capacity with critical services such as Stroke, Heart, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma and other critical care needs requiring transport to Oahu....

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Report: OHA Chair to Resign After Re-Election
By Video @ 10:25 PM :: 6161 Views :: OHA

When an OHA Trustee resigns, his replacement is selected by the other Trustees....

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
DoE Enrollment Drops Again—Charters Growing
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 5605 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 169,268 students (down 719 from last year), and charter schools enrolled 10,634 (up 212 from last year)....

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Fraud: Maui Glass Recycler Gets Year in Prison
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 7034 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Taxes

...Liu submitted false invoices to be paid from the state after being awarded a state contract to start a certified redemption center....

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Rail: Caldwell’s Dog n Pony Show Designed to Force GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 6135 Views :: Rail, Taxes

...FTA is reconsidering its recovery plan due date (to allow this to stretch into the Legislative session so Caldwell can use it to push a GE Tax hike)....

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
DBEDT: Hawaii economy continues to expand
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 6060 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

Tourism and Construction....

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
TS Madeline Following Iselle's path onto Big Island
By News Release @ 7:10 AM :: 6253 Views

...As 2 hurricanes approach, meteorologists predict impacts worse than Iselle....

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Visitor Arrivals Set All-Time Monthly Record in July 2016
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5405 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

A total of 835,417 visitors came to the Hawaiian Islands in July 2016....

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
State Agrees to $85M Foster Care Lawsuit Settlement
By News Release @ 5:21 AM :: 8312 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government

...a federal lawsuit asserting that the amount the State pays to resource families to cover the costs of caring for foster children was inadequate....

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Hawaii Public College Tuition Up 136% More than Average Household Income
By Selected News Articles @ 11:09 PM :: 5304 Views :: Higher Education

Public colleges play a special role in making higher education affordable, but in recent years, soaring tuition is pushing that dream out of reach....

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Kolekole: Progress on Second Route out of Waianae
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 5663 Views :: Honolulu County

Town Hall Meeting -- Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 Time: 7:00-8:00pm ....

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Kaiser: Union Stalling Pushes Maui Hospital Transfer Date to July 1, 2017
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 8041 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

With a new date of July 1, 2017, we will all avoid the perpetual raising and dashing of expectations as interim closing dates are repeatedly set and cancelled....

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Monday, August 29, 2016
2 Years Late With Recovery Plan, Caldwell to Meet With Feds
By News Release @ 6:58 PM :: 4746 Views :: Rail

...FTA rules have required a HART Recovery Plan since late 2014....

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Molokai Ferry to Shut Down—Can’t Compete With Subsidized Airfares
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 6683 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government

SLH’s water carrier service is regulated by the PUC....

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Fake Indian Tribe: 9th Circuit Rules Injunction Moot After Nai Aupuni Dissolves Itself
By Andrew Walden @ 1:26 PM :: 7133 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

Full Text 9th Circuit Court Ruling ....

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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Photos: 24 Hours With Charles Djou
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 6882 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians

Check out the last 24 hours on the campaign trail....

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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Na Pali Coast: DLNR Issues 13 More Tickets Just in Time for Waikiki Eco-Conference
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 8612 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Law Enforcement

...five Kauai-based conservation officers flew there in mid-August....

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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Crave Oxycontin? Hawaii is the Place to Be
By Selected News Articles @ 9:52 PM :: 8867 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs

Paper Scripts! Hawaii is the lowest ranked state for electronic prescription of controlled substances ....

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Sunday, August 28, 2016
Why Don’t We Even Look at the Regulation?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4789 Views :: Small Business
“...Hawaii Regulatory Licensing Reform Act....”
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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Slom: $1B Surplus is an Illusion
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 11:10 PM :: 5861 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Recent headlines reporting a $1 Billion surplus in the state general fund tell only part of the story....

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
$4M for DoT to Study Ways to Raise Highway Taxes
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 6572 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

“Our goal is to design a system for highways funding"

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Carroll for Senate—Reform the Jones Act
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 4694 Views :: Jones Act

Change Federal law (Jones Act) to eliminate inflated shipping costs that debilitate Hawaii’s economy....

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Hawaii The 2nd-Least Tax-Friendly State in the U.S.
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:21 PM :: 6619 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Our review of states’ fiscal health reveals crippling deficits and pension liabilities that could lead to future tax hikes, service cuts or both....

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
List of Road and Park Closures for Waikiki Eco-Conference
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 6568 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

The World Conservation Congress will be held in Honolulu from September 1-10, 2016, at venues including the Hawaii Convention Center and the Neal S. Blaisdell Center....

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
GOP Endorses Ostrov in CD1 Special Election
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 5698 Views :: Republican Party

...the GOP is throwing all of its support behind a single candidate in the field....

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
E-W Center Names New President
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 4679 Views :: Higher Education

The appointment of Dr. Vuylsteke concludes a year-long search involving several hundred potential candidates....

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Saturday, August 27, 2016
Judge Upholds Gorak for PUC
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 6027 Views :: Energy, Ethics

Judge Edwin C. Nacino ruled today that Governor Ige’s appointment of Tom Gorak to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) was valid....

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Friday, August 26, 2016
Special Election: CD2 Republican Nominee Files to Run as Democrat in CD1
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 13609 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Office of Elections, Politicians, Republican Party

...UPDATE: Dems Will Seek Removal of Kaaihue from Ballot....

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Friday, August 26, 2016
Rep. Kaniela Ing Pleads "Not Guilty"
By Selected News Articles @ 12:36 PM :: 13773 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police, Politicians

Maui State House Rep. Mark "Kaniela" Ing (D) was arraigned today ....

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Friday, August 26, 2016
Obama to Expand Papahanaumokuakea: OHA gets Co-Trustee’s Cut of the Green
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 7547 Views :: Environment, OHA

...a Co-Trustee position places OHA at all levels of decision making in the governance of Papahānaumokuākea....

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Thursday, August 25, 2016
DoI Deadline Approaching for Act 173 Amendment to Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 3951 Views

The U.S. Department of the Interior is giving until Monday, August 29, 2016, to provide input regarding Act 173....

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Thursday, August 25, 2016
SEC Orders Hawaii to Cease and Desist—State Bond Offerings ‘False and Misleading’
By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 5984 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

...sold municipal bonds using offering documents that contained materially false statements....

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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Airbnb Probably Isn’t Driving Rents Up Much, At Least Not Yet
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 7177 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, Cost of Living

In Honolulu, Air BnB lists 295 commercial BnB units ....

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