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Sunday, November 6, 2016
Honolulu Charter Amendments – Blank vs. “No” Vote
By Natalie Iwasa @ 2:43 AM :: 6142 Views :: Honolulu County

Some people are recommending “no” votes on all 20 Honolulu charter amendments....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Better Ways to Fix Traffic on Oahu
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 8651 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

... By “tinkering” with the traffic lights, it’s possible to reduce traffic ....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
When Pipelines Explode, Jones Act Freight Rates Go Up
By Michael Hansen @ 11:41 PM :: 5004 Views :: Jones Act

In the meantime the freight rates for Jones Act tankers to carry the petroleum products to the Northeast have reportedly doubled....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
DNA Testing and Successorship: DHHL Sets Public Hearings
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 6569 Views :: DHHL

... Mon Dec 5 and Tues Dec 6 -- 6pm to 7pm ....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Engineer: Failed Tendons Could Lead to Catastrophic Collapse of Rail Line
By Selected News Articles @ 9:26 PM :: 8770 Views :: Rail

...if enough of the tendons or their anchors fail, the entire box girder system will fail and could very well collapse....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Telescope: ‘Stop OHA from interfering with the economy’
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:04 PM :: 5313 Views :: OHA

...Stop OHA from interfering with the economy with its tendency to stand in the way of progress like the Thirty Meter Telescope....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
OHA to Waste Another $7M on Fake Indian tribe?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 6848 Views :: Ethics, OHA

...an additional seven million dollars in OHA funding to pay for another illegal “vote” to ratify the flawed Na'i Aupuni “fed wreck” constitution....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Djou: I will Build 10,000 Affordable Units on Oahu
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:01 AM :: 8868 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Cost of Living

... 10,000 ‘rent-to-equity,’ truly affordable homes ....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Hawaiians Need everyone to vote to clean up the problems at OHA
By Video @ 3:00 AM :: 4414 Views :: OHA

... Kelii Akina and Mililani Trask ....

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Saturday, November 5, 2016
Walk-In Early Voting Ends Saturday Nov 5
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 15005 Views :: Office of Elections

Visit any Early Walk-In Location within your county from Tuesday, October 25 – Saturday, November 5....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
Hawaii Hospitals Top New Safety Rankings -- 12 Grade ‘A’
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 5440 Views :: Health Care

...the Fall 2016 release of the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a program which assigns A, B, C, D and F letter grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
UH Seeks Believers to Photograph King Tides for Sea Level Rise Propaganda
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 7262 Views :: Environment, Higher Education

...Community members will be trained to act as citizen scientists to 'Snap the Shore, See the Future'....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
Are You An Artiste? Need $10K?
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 4668 Views :: Honolulu County

...MOCA is requesting proposals....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
HART receives $55.1 million in GET revenue—Claims it is Not Enough
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 6049 Views :: Rail, Taxes

HART has now received a total of $1.8 billion in surcharge revenue for the rail project ... roughly $48.4 million less than projected....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
Hawaii Pensions 70.8% Unfunded
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:32 PM :: 5873 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

One of the interesting things about elections is that so little attention is paid to issues that have major, long-term consequences....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
Hawaii has the longest permit approval process in the country
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 AM :: 9099 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics

...a study done by Dr. Ralph McLaughlin, an economist at Trulia, concluded that delays in the permitting process are the greatest factor for lack of affordable housing....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
Federal Grants for Container on Barge Services—But not for Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 5:23 AM :: 5006 Views :: Jones Act

...container-on-barge shuttle service between the State’s Honolulu Harbor and Kalaeloa Barbers Point Harbor (KBPH) could eliminate much of the truck traffic on the H-1....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
OHA Incumbents Run Away from Their Records—And Every Community Forum
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:37 AM :: 4813 Views :: OHA

Lindsey and Apoliona, both up for re-election, have failed to participate in any publicly hosted forums or television programs in which they would have faced their respective challengers Mililani Trask and Keli'i Akina....

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Friday, November 4, 2016
Political Engagement -- Hawaii Ranks 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 7340 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections

Civic participation is a key ingredient of a well-functioning democracy....

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Thursday, November 3, 2016
Jaci Agustin Recognized Again Nationally
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 5123 Views :: Politicians

...1 of 35 female politicians to watch across America....

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Thursday, November 3, 2016
Hawaii First State to File ‘Complete’ Obamacare Waiver
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 7504 Views :: Health Care

January 1, 2017 is the first day that these waiver programs could take effect....

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Lindsey Spent Millions of OHA Dollars on Geothermal Scheme
By Video @ 10:18 PM :: 9173 Views :: Energy, Ethics, OHA, Politicians

...OHAʻs Dirty Geothermal Secret.....

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Akina and Trask: Why Non-Hawaiians Should Vote for OHA Trustees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:56 PM :: 4999 Views :: Ethics

...Hawaiians NEED everyone to vote to clean up the problems at OHA....

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Djou Unveils Plan for First 100 Days as Mayor
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:01 AM :: 8616 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail

In my first 100 days in office, I will....

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Island Energy Completes Acquisition Of Chevron's Hawaii Assets
By News Release @ 5:59 AM :: 5654 Views :: Energy

Island Energy Services, LLC ("Island Energy"), an entity controlled by One Rock Capital Partners, LP, yesterday completed its acquisition of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.'s refining, distribution and retail assets located in Hawaii....

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Winston Hale: City-Owned Building Sat Vacant for Decade
By News Release @ 5:28 AM :: 7126 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

Caldwell contemplates the City’s use of his $100 yearly property tax payment on his $4M Manoa mansion....

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Mitsunaga Point by Point Expose of Pro-Caldwell Media Bias
By News Release @ 4:37 AM :: 10254 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians, Rail

"...Caldwell may have evaded State and Federal taxes on all the stock options he has received to date...."

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Caldwell Commits Then Fails to Show for Filipino Press Debate
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 5610 Views :: Politicians

The Filipino Press Club of Hawaii hosted a mayoral debate this morning....

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Monday, October 31, 2016
HPD Shares Payoff from $670M Gambling Bust
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 9004 Views :: Gambling, Police

...between 2005 and 2012, the illegal operation, established by Allen Yamada and led by Felix Tom, placed gross wagers totaling over approximately $670 million through internet websites....

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Monday, October 31, 2016
Announcement: When Thirty Meter Telescope Gives up on Hawaii, it will go to Canary Islands
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 9714 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

The TMT International Observatory Board of Governors met last week to discuss the progress of TMT in Hawaii and to consider potential alternate sites....

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Monday, October 31, 2016
Worst Zombie States Deteriorate Faster, Further (Hawaii #6)
By Selected News Articles @ 4:22 PM :: 7362 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

Is Hawaii Too Big to Fail?

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
Hawaii Family Forum General Election Voter Guide
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 10792 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion

Candidate Answers to the HFF Questionnaire ....

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
55% Hike in Harbor Fees: Transportation Department Grabs for More of Your Money
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 8224 Views :: Jones Act, Taxes, Cost of Living

...The first public hearing on the proposal will be Nov. 7 at noon at the Pier 11 terminal at Honolulu Harbor....

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
Do Some Benefits For State Retirees Still Make Sense?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 6728 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

In 2016, Hawaii ranked 40th among the states with an OPEB funding ratio of 29.2 percent....

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
Judge Posner: Cab Companies Were Chumps To Rely On Govt Monopoly to Protect Them From Competition
By Robert Thomas @ 3:37 AM :: 5982 Views :: Small Business

...holdovers from the legacy economy -- the owners of city-issued taxi medallions and permits -- did not have their property taken when the city allowed ridesharing services to operate....

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
Obamacare 2017 Premium Hikes 25 Percent. What's Next?
By NCPA @ 3:16 AM :: 6501 Views :: Health Care

Back in June, it looked like the hike would be 16 percent....

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
Does Hawaii Need a "Property Ownership Fairness Act"
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:41 AM :: 7070 Views :: Small Business, Tourism

In Hawaii, this can be seen most starkly with the advent of the "shared" economy....

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Sunday, October 30, 2016
Lower Oil Prices Benefit Hawaii Most of All
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 7573 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

Expenditures on gasoline and other energy goods declined 27.4 percent in Hawaii....

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Saturday, October 29, 2016
Clean Energy Fraud: Puna Geothermal Operator Settles with Feds
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 6728 Views :: Energy

...submitting false applications for federal clean energy grants to which they were not entitled....

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Saturday, October 29, 2016
Visitor Spending Increased 10.4% to Record $1.2 Billion for September
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 6339 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

...IUCN, Other Conventions Contributed to Strong Showing in September....

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Saturday, October 29, 2016
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 5214 Views :: Health Care

...job search, job referrals, vocational training, and work-based learning opportunities to individuals with disabilities....

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Friday, October 28, 2016
Caldwell Duped?
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 9333 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians

Mr. Francis states he never consented to appear in any paid Caldwell political ad - an action that would be a clear breach of basic journalistic ethics....

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Friday, October 28, 2016
Countering Chinese Inroads into Micronesia
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:45 PM :: 9672 Views :: National News, Homelessness, Military

...Washington could find itself strategically outflanked....

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Friday, October 28, 2016
City acquires 24-unit apartment building to house homeless
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 7424 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

... at a cost of $287,500 per unit ....

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Friday, October 28, 2016
Hanabusa Flees HART, is Replaced by Caldwell Campaign Contributor
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 8243 Views :: Rail

Glen Nohara gave $12K to Caldwell and a total of $102K mostly to the usual list of Democrat incumbent candidates...

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Friday, October 28, 2016
Two Finalists named for UH Manoa chancellor
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 6034 Views :: Higher Education

The finalists will be participating in a final round of interviews on the Mānoa campus, November 14 and 15 and November 21 and 22, respectively....

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Friday, October 28, 2016
OHA is State’s 170th-Largest ‘Business’
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 5258 Views :: OHA

OHA is losing $20M a year on revenue of $31.4M... How much longer will they stay in 'business'? ....

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Friday, October 28, 2016
Hawaii Health Insurance Premiums Growing Faster than Most States
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 6104 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...premiums have continued to grow by 5 percent per year or more in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, and Utah....

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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Kelii Akina for OHA Launches new Radio Ad
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:29 PM :: 5265 Views :: OHA
It's time for a watchdog to stop OHA from wasting your money on a race-based nation the majority of Hawaiians just don't want!
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Grassroot Backs Suit Against 10% Rail Skim
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:39 PM :: 6583 Views :: Rail, Taxes

The Grassroot Institute argues that this is not about the right to collect taxes, but rather a matter of mis-allocation of the funds....

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