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Thursday, December 24, 2015
Need a Job? OHA is Hiring
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 4484 Views :: OHA

To apply for any of the posted positions in the jobs listing below, download, complete and submit an application....

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
2016: Unemployment Taxes to Drop 26%
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 6444 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes

Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million....

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Tribe: SCHHA Recognition is ‘Plan B’
By Video @ 6:00 PM :: 5846 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

While Na`i Aupuni Is Now Gasping For Air, Thereʻs Someone Else Whoʻs Waiting & Smiling....

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
EColi Chipotle: Thousands Sickened by Organic Filth at GMO-Free Restaurant Chain
By Selected News Articles @ 5:28 PM :: 4828 Views :: GMOs

Smugness and happy talk about sustainability aren’t working anymore....

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Nai Aupuni to be Subject to Federal Voting Rights Act?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 PM :: 5727 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...require Nai Aupuni to get a court’s official clearance under the Federal Voting Rights Act before they take any further steps....

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
More SCOTUS Action In Oprah/Everyone Wins Election
By Robert Thomas @ 3:54 PM :: 6153 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...asking the Court to slap the State, the Governor, OHA and its trustees, and Nai Aupuni (and others, including the ironically-named Akamai Foundation) for violating the Court's injunction....

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:44 PM :: 9194 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail

"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Nai Aupuni Announces 151 Oprah Aha Winners--Updated to 152
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 6930 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...the month-long ‘aha includes the discussions the participants will engage in with experts during the first week regarding constitution building; federal Indian law....

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Bizarre News: State Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Hoopili
By Andrew Walden @ 8:47 PM :: 7590 Views :: Environment, Development, Rail

Justices ruled 4-1 that the Hoopili development can proceed....

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
DHS Audit: 20 Funds and Accounts out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:06 PM :: 4192 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...the department and HPHA inconsistently adhered to statutory reporting requirements for non-general funds and administratively created funds and accounts....

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
How to Evade Contractor Contribution Ban After A-1 A-Lectrician Ruling
By Andrew Walden @ 7:38 PM :: 6540 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Politicians

Corporation X's parent company, Corporation Y, desires to make contributions to Hawaii candidates....

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Aha Shutdown Motion: Nai Aupuni in Contempt of Supreme Court?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:34 PM :: 6269 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

"Respondents have violated the Temporary Injunction and should be held in civil contempt. On December 15, 2015, Na’i Aupuni announced that every individual who ran as a candidate for delegate in the election will be seated at a convention to begin on February 1, 2016."

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
NCAA Suspends Gib Arnold – UH Regents Then Award Him Another $700K
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 8791 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education

The former head coach provided false or misleading information during the investigation, allowed his director of operations to participate in coaching activities, and failed to report a possible violation....

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
"When Thomas Jefferson was writing the Declaration of Independence, he did not apply for a grant from King George."
By Video @ 1:44 PM :: 7175 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
Legal experts Williamson Chang and Michael Lilly discuss with Dr. Akina the problems of the race-based election and convention effort called Na`i Aupuni....
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
GAO: Freeze Funding for Littoral Combat Ship Building
By Michael Hansen @ 12:11 PM :: 5762 Views :: Jones Act, Military

A primary rationale for the domestic ship build requirement of Jones Act cabotage – which requires commercial vessels in coastwise service be built in the US. -- is to support Naval shipbuilding capacity....

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
OHA Publishes 2015 Annual Report
By News Release @ 2:37 AM :: 3835 Views :: OHA

"OHA makes no representations as to the accuracy of these financial statements."

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Ige Budget--$31B Spending over Two Years
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 6133 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Gov. Ige proposes a 230 percent increase in the capital improvements budget for FY17 ...

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Monday, December 21, 2015
What Is The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs?
By Robert Thomas @ 6:01 PM :: 6178 Views :: OHA
An op-ed piece by Judge (Ret.) Walter Heen and U. Hawaii lawprof Randy Roth asks "What is OHA?" ....
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Monday, December 21, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 21, 2015
By Congress.org @ 4:15 PM :: 4076 Views :: Congressional Delegation
Senate: Tax Extenders and Omnibus Appropriations -- Passage
House: Tax Extenders -- Adoption
House: Omnibus Appropriations -- Adoption
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Monday, December 21, 2015
Report: Hawaii Youth Drug Overdose Deaths Double
By News Release @ 12:25 PM :: 7044 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

Hawaii had the Sixth Lowest Rate of Youth Drug Overdose Death Rates, Rate has Doubled in Just Over a Decade....

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Sunday, December 20, 2015
GEMS: Gets Everyone’s Money Swiftly
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 7176 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes

...our government has forced our utilities to jack up our electric bills to pay for this financing program that, to date, has not been able to underwrite a single kilowatt....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
UH Manoa #1 in Eyes of Chinese Communists
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 5154 Views :: Higher Education

"...this award ... signifies the excellent caliber of teaching, research and activities at our Center for Chinese Studies and School of Pacific and Asian Studies,” said Bley-Vroman....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
The Racial Spoils System Invents a Tribe for Native Hawaiians
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 7117 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

The push for a tribe has always been the agenda of an entrenched elite....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
HRC: Hawaii Counties Not Gay Enough
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 5889 Views :: Family, First Amendment

The average score for cities in Hawaii is 49 out of 100 points, which falls below the national average of 56. Hawaii: 57, Honolulu: 57, Kalawao: 36, Kauai: 47, Maui: 60....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
A new test on Hawaii’s future?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 7197 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

Plaintiffs outline possible responses to the Nai Aupuni Oprah Aha....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
Latest On The Hawaiians-Only-Oprah/Costco-Everyone-Wins Election
By Robert Thomas @ 2:32 PM :: 7707 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

... plaintiffs outline their possible responses to the cancellation of the election and the seating of all candidates ...

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
Wastebook 2015: The Farce Awakens
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:20 PM :: 5875 Views :: National News, Taxes

NASA provided $3 million for a mock trip to Mars filmed in Hawaii. Conclusion: personality conflicts arise in when people are stuck together for an extended time....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
VIDEO: Law & Corruption in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 PM :: 10159 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History

An inside look at the state's legal and political spheres....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
TAT Already Applies to TVRs—but DoTax Not Enforcing it
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 5270 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

Star-Advertiser is calling for new laws when existing laws aren’t enforced by the state....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
Hawaii Poorly Prepared to Resist Infectious Disease Outbreak
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 4479 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...Hawaii Scored Five Out of 10 on Key Indicators Related to Preventing, Detecting, Diagnosing and Responding to Outbreaks....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
Video: Millennials as Free Market Champions
By Video @ 2:38 AM :: 4040 Views :: Higher Education

..Keli'i Akina sits down with Clarke Velasco and Sean Mitsui....

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
The U.S. Constitution Still Applies to Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:36 AM :: 5419 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
...even pro-sovereignty Hawaiian activists have condemned the state for violating the Constitution....
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Friday, December 18, 2015
State Quietly Approves Oceanic-Charter Merger
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 4429 Views :: Hawaii State Government

The merger and transfer of Oceanic’s Hawaii franchises will not take place until federal regulatory review of the merger transaction is completed....

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Friday, December 18, 2015
Hawaii Family Advocates Gears up for 2016 Legislative Session
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 7:39 PM :: 7578 Views :: Family, Life

HFA’s vision is creating a community where families are strong, all human life is valued and religious liberty flourishes....

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Friday, December 18, 2015
Fake Energy Savings? Airport Division Lets Contractor Write its own Check for 20 Years
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:40 PM :: 6152 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government

Don't worry.  It's only a $500M contract....

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Friday, December 18, 2015
Audit: Old Contracts Tie Up DHHL Special Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:04 PM :: 4598 Views :: DHHL

We found 86 old contract encumbrances totaling almost $4.6 million at the end of FY2015....

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Friday, December 18, 2015
Vegetarian Questions
By Jack Dini @ 3:00 PM :: 7217 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs

...fruits, vegetables, diary and seafood are more harmful to the environment because these foods have relatively high resource uses and green gas emissions per calorie....

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Friday, December 18, 2015
Judiciary: Six Funds out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:37 PM :: 4211 Views :: Judiciary

One special fund and five trust funds did not meet criteria...

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Friday, December 18, 2015
HHSC, DoH: Nineteen special funds and two trust funds did not meet criteria
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:02 PM :: 3873 Views :: Health Care

Sixty-three special funds, revolving funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Class Action Suit Filed over Canceled Soccer Game
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 4221 Views :: Tourism

Honolulu residents Roxayne Spruance and Leimomi Dierks brought the suit on Dec. 8 against the United States Soccer Federation, Stadium Authority of the state of Hawaii ....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Honolulu: Average Small Business Invoices $105K per Year
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 4625 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Invoice2go’s ranking, pulled from aggregated usage data from more than 23,000 small and micro business owners across the U.S., shines a light on an otherwise difficult to measure subset of the economy....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Lawsuit: Deadly ‘Natural’ Supplement contained “methamphetamine-like chemical”
By Selected News Articles @ 12:53 PM :: 5448 Views :: Health Care, GMOs

'Natural' supplement makers are a key funding source for the anti-GMO movement....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:40 AM :: 7108 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

...they are counting on the Department of Interior to legitimize a Hawaiian tribe....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Honolulu Awarded Sexual Assault Justice Initiative Grant
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 3966 Views :: Law Enforcement

Honolulu is one of seven cities selected as pilot sites for the Department of Justice’s Sexual Assault Justice Initiative....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Desperate: Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 3835 Views :: Health Care

...must enroll by 10 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Feds: ‘Organic Farms and General Opposition to Chemicals Present Insurmountable Obstacle’ to Dengue Eradication
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 7105 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs

"...homeowner reluctance (many organic farms in the area and general opposition to chemicals) ... likely present unsurmountable obstacles...."

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
VIDEO: Hawaii Could Still Get the Fed Wreck
By Video @ 6:42 PM :: 6629 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

They’re Pushing Harder Than Ever & Don’t Plan To Stop Until They Get It....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Science--The Life of the Land
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:09 PM :: 4229 Views :: GMOs

We eat science every single day....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Nai Aupuni’s "Oprah Theory Of Elections"
By Robert Thomas @ 4:15 AM :: 4980 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...that's the sort of thing that is supposed to happen only in a banana republic....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
DoH Posts Interim Administrative Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 5064 Views :: Drugs

The rules have also been drafted to ensure patient safety, product safety and public safety, and prevent marketing to our keiki....

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