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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Telescope: OHA Playing Both Sides
By Video @ 3:32 PM :: 5743 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

Those Who Support TMT ... But Want You To Believe Otherwise....

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Consumer Complaints: Hawaii Among Most Open States
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 5514 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

The three most open states are Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Oregon, all of which provide an online searchable database for consumers....

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Nai Aupuni: Eleven Candidates Listed Twice on Ballot
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 PM :: 7697 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

The out-of-state voting is the most likely to produce random voting patterns due to the limited opportunity for candidates to contact the dispersed electorate....

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Matson Admits Rate Hikes Caused by Expensive Jones Act Ships
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 5132 Views :: Jones Act

Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in new containerships....

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Gabbard: Obama Arming Radical Islamists, Risks WW3
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 AM :: 7232 Views :: Military, Obama

US Rep Tulsi Gabbard has pointed out again and again and again the President Obama is materially aiding Islamist Terrorists....

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Poll: Only 52% Approve of Ige
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 5307 Views :: Politicians

29% Disapprove ...

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Monday, November 23, 2015
Full Text: UH confirms TMT project is the last telescope site on Maunakea
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 5712 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

...the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project site is the last new area on the mountain where a telescope project will be contemplated or sought....

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Monday, November 23, 2015
Why Saying ‘GMOs Are Safe’ isn’t Helping
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:50 PM :: 5200 Views :: GMOs

...Just the idea of three letters will make people willingly spend some 30% or more on groceries all in the name of fear....

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Monday, November 23, 2015
Honolulu Economic Development Grants Available Now
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 4332 Views :: Honolulu County

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, December 18, 2015 at 4:00 p.m....

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Monday, November 23, 2015
DHHL Approves NextEra Windfarm on Maui
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 7254 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Energy

...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....

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Monday, November 23, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 23, 2015
By Congress.org @ 12:41 PM :: 4682 Views :: Congressional Delegation
Senate: EPA Existing Power Plant Rule  
Senate: EPA New & Retrofit Power Plant Rule 
House: Bank Mortgage Liability 
House: Auto Loans 
House: Federal Reserve Overhaul 
House: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees 
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Year-End Tax Planning Tips
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4181 Views :: Taxes

The top rates of 9%, 10%, and 11% go away at the end of 2015. The top rate effective as of the beginning of next year is 8.25%....

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Saturday, November 21, 2015
Honolulu 2nd Safest City in USA
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 5670 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

Violent crime was a primary factor in our analysis, but we also looked at other measures of safety, such as motor vehicle accidents, drug use and excessive drinking....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
College and Career Readiness—How Did Your School Do?
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 7302 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

...how high school graduates are prepared to meet the HIDOE’s Strategic Plan Goal that all students demonstrate they are on a path toward success in college, career and citizenship....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
Gabbard Introduces Bill Designed to Stop Obama’s Assistance to ISIS
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 7148 Views :: Military, Obama

"...our efforts to overthrow Assad has increased and will continue to increase the strength of ISIS and other Islamic extremists...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard

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Friday, November 20, 2015
Health Dep’t to Use Web-Based Software to Track Marijuana Sales, Inventories
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 5611 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs

24/7 access to real-time data on medical marijuana inventory, sales, and other tracking information....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
Ige Shutting Down Health Connector in Midst of Reenrollment Drive
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4723 Views :: Health Care

Open enrollment began on Nov. 1 and concludes on Jan. 31, 2016....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
Kauai County Now Hiring Dopers—Maui is ACLU’s Next Target
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 7690 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Drugs

Maui County continues to require drug tests as a condition of employment....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
Full Text: ACLU Wins Order Defending Homeless’ Trash
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 4781 Views :: Homelessness

During sweeps of Kaka’ako homeless persons, the City seized and disposed of over 134,000 pounds of 'property'....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
Victory for Free Speech: Pastor, Maui County Settle 1st Amendment Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 6012 Views :: First Amendment

At the direction of Fair organizers, an MPD officer ordered the Goodhues to leave not just the Fair area, but other nearby public sidewalks as well....

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Friday, November 20, 2015
No Syrian Muslim ‘Refugees’ in Hawaii: Hundreds Sign ‘Impeach Ige’ Petition
By Andrew Walden @ 2:18 PM :: 7110 Views :: Military, Religion

As of 10AM Friday November 20, 2015, 1,848 persons have signed....

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Thursday, November 19, 2015
9th Circuit Refuses Injunction to Block Na’i Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:06 PM :: 7236 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal 9th Circuit Ruling to Supreme Court....

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Thursday, November 19, 2015
HPU Report: Lack of US Flag Merchant Ships puts US at Risk of ‘Sea Strangulation’
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6227 Views :: Jones Act, Military
“China, through a strategy we call ‘Sea Strangulation,’ now has the capability to crash the U.S. economy, threaten our allies and hold our military hostage”
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Student Loan
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:43 PM :: 4614 Views :: Higher Education

...students on 110 campuses across the nation rallied and marched as part of a movement called  the Million Student March....

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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Solar Schemers Deploy Poll Results
By News Release @ 12:36 PM :: 4554 Views :: Energy

97% of poll respondents support more rooftop solar....

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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Hawaii Small Businesses Slowest to be Paid in USA
By News Release @ 6:01 AM :: 7218 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Hawaii small businesses wait 95 days on average to get paid on invoices....

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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Tourism: US Arrivals Make up for Japanese Decline
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 6623 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

The report indicates a shift in the visitor market....

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Why does the Mafia Love Na’i Aupuni?
By Video @ 5:04 PM :: 8274 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Ethics, OHA

Lying, Cheating, Stealing, Bribery—Na’i Aupuni Makes it all Legal....

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
New Tracking System for Maui Bus Implemented
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 4296 Views :: Maui County

...the ability to track their bus in real-time....

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
I am a Jihadist and I am tired of not being given credit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 PM :: 6878 Views :: Military, Religion

It’s like a bad Monty Python sketch....

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
VIDEO: 10,000s of Muslims Boo Moment of Silence for Paris Victims, Chant Allah Akbar
By Video @ 1:45 AM :: 6394 Views :: Military, Religion

This is the second time Turkish Muslims have disrupted a moment of silence for victims of ISIS....

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Thousands Sign Petition: No Syrian Muslim ‘Refugees’ in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 AM :: 11654 Views :: Military, Religion

...Ige's office has been flooded with over 500 phone calls and about 300 emails from constituents....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Feds Indict ‘Natural’ Supplements Makers behind Hawaii Death
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 5035 Views :: Health Care, GMOs

Much of the alleged fraud focused on the defendants’ claims that their products were made from natural plant extracts.  In truth, as one defendant put it, “lol stuff is completely 100 % synthethic [sic]”....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Full Text: Supreme Court Grants Temporary Injunction Blocking Telescope Construction
By Selected News Articles @ 10:01 PM :: 6333 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use, OHA

True to Form: Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Will the Jones Act cause Hawaii’s last sugar plantation to close?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:33 PM :: 7392 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act

The cause of HC&S’s operating losses were poor growing conditions with too much rain and expenses relating to their elderly sugar-carrying vessel....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Hawaii Republicans Oppose Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Hawaii
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 8:15 PM :: 8096 Views :: Military, Religion

Senator Sam Slom wrote a letter to Governor Ige, urging him to reconsider his position....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Hawaii Loses Ground in Business Tax Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 5222 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes

State falls to #31 in national ranking....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
So Far: Syrian Refugees in U.S. Include 2,098 Muslims, 53 Christians
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 PM :: 7109 Views :: Military, Religion

'Screening': Syria is 10% Christian, 'Refugees' are 2% Christian....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
A-1 A-Lectrician Case: Secret Email Group Connects Hawaii AG to Soros-Funded Lawyers
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 AM :: 8511 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

Deirdre Marie-Iha, a lawyer from the Hawaii Attorney General's Office, asks for help defending against a free speech case....

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
DLNR Slaps Down Anti-Aquarium Nuts (again)
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 5696 Views :: Environment, Small Business

"Commercial aquarium fish collecting, in fact, does not occur to any great extent off most of the Hawaiian Islands...."

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Engineers: DAGS Hands Off CIP
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:20 AM :: 4227 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Of 19 departments and agencies surveyed, 14 said capital improvement projects (CIPs) should not be handled centrally by the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS)....

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Monday, November 16, 2015
Ige: Hawaii Will Welcome ‘Screened’ Syrian Refugees
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 6037 Views :: Military, Religion

According to the NYT, so far no Syrian refugees have been resettled in Hawaii....

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Monday, November 16, 2015
How High are Cell Phone Taxes in Your State?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 5779 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Hawaii Ranks 44th with a 6.3% Tax Rate....

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Monday, November 16, 2015
Federal Intervention in Schools Looks to Remain in Force Through Possible No Child Left Behind Deal
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:06 PM :: 4339 Views :: Education K-12

House and Senate proposals to rewrite No Child Left Behind are set to head into conference early next week....

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Monday, November 16, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 16, 2015
By Congress.org @ 3:54 PM :: 4198 Views :: Congressional Delegation
Senate: Revised Defense Authorization 
Senate: Military-Construction-VA Appropriations
Senate: Surface Transportation Reauthorization

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Monday, November 16, 2015
Offshore? Let Wind and Solar Energy Subsides Expire
By NCPA @ 12:55 PM :: 5205 Views :: Energy

Offshore wind is 2.6 times more expensive as onshore wind power and is 3.4 times more expensive than power produced by a natural gas combined cycle plant....

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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Why the Paris Massacre Will Have Limited Impact
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 5200 Views :: Military

...it will likely move public sentiments substantially in one direction and Establishment policies in quite the opposite....

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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Rail Funds Frozen? Feds Explain ‘Officially’ and ‘Unofficially’ What they Told Caldwell
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 7902 Views :: Rail

...we at Hawai’i Free Press tried a novel approach—actually contacting FTA spokespeople in Washington to see what they had to say about it....

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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Working on the Fringe
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5099 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
“Revisiting the Taxation of Fringe Benefits”
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Saturday, November 14, 2015
Hawaii Is Holding an Election That Only Allows People of Certain Racial Background to Vote
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:49 PM :: 6668 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

It’s bad enough having a state hold an election that is racially discriminatory. Now we have a judge willing to allow it to move forward....

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