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Sunday, February 21, 2016 |
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General Excise Tax at 6%?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5098 Views :: Taxes
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Our Legislature is in full swing now and is actively considering a number of bills that will increase our cost of living in Hawaii....
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Sunday, February 21, 2016 |
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Big Island Rolling Blackouts Caused by Lack of Wind
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 7632 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"...wind resources are presently at zero...."
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of Feb 19, 2016
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 5180 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidates must complete and file a nomination paper to appear on the ballot.....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Hawaii Ag Land Use Baseline Report
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 5546 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics
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...a new digital GIS layer to identify commercial agricultural crops grown in the state....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Hawaii Gasoline Prices #1 in USA—$0.24 Higher Than California
By News Release @ 9:39 PM :: 7438 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...The nation’s least expensive markets for gas are Oklahoma ($1.42), Missouri ($1.46) and Kansas ($1.47)....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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HB1013: Hawaii’s Right to Try Bill
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:27 PM :: 4344 Views :: Health Care
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...allow manufacturers of “investigational” drugs and treatments to make such treatments available to eligible terminally ill patients....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Long Term Solutions for Coastal Highway Erosion
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:24 PM :: 4602 Views :: Environment
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...extreme weather events can wash out portion of coastal highways. This has happened several times on Oahu....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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A Word With Ward - Dengue Fever with guest Dr. Sarah Parks
By Rep Gene Ward @ 3:30 AM :: 6779 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care
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Dr. Sarah Park is the Hawaii State Epidemiologist and Chief of the Disease Outbreak Control Division, Hawaii Department of Health....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Full Text Court Order: UPW May Not Block Maui Hospital Privatization
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 AM :: 5959 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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A federal judge rejected United Public Workers' emergency request to stay a law that privatizes three Hawaii hospitals and strips some 500 workers of civil-service protections....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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List of Bills Still Alive After First Lateral
By News Release @ 1:43 AM :: 4612 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...all bills must have moved to a final committee in the originating Chamber by the end of the day Feb 18 in order to continue through the Legislative process....
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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Carson and Rubio on Ballot for Hawaii Republican Caucus
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 4709 Views :: Republican Party
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...Carson and Rubio join Senator Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and Ohio Governor John Kasich on the March 8 ballot...
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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SB2615: Gay Control of Your Son
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 7319 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care
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...Prohibits therapists from counteracting the effort of a child molester to turn your son gay....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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HECO: LNG is Cleaner, Cheaper Energy Alternative
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 4750 Views :: Energy
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...modern fast starting, quick ramping generators are needed to balance the variability of solar and wind power....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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A Comparison of Presidential Tax Plans and Their Economic Effects
By Selected News Articles @ 5:48 PM :: 5763 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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Almost every single candidate in both parties has introduced policies that would alter our tax code. However, the approach that candidates have taken differs tremendously....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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Which Places Benefit Most from State and Local Tax Deductions?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:37 PM :: 5540 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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...Honolulu: $2,656 – Hawaii Co: $2,018 – Maui: $2,373 – Kauai: $2,278....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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After Kicking Everyone Out, Aha Decides to Allow Olelo Coverage
By News Release @ 11:45 AM :: 5712 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The ‘Aha has (suddenly) requested that ‘Olelo cover its convention live, gavel to gavel and livestream ....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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HB1713—Exempt all State Employees from Ethics Laws
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 5407 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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The bill would create a loophole in the law the size of a barn door by allowing any state employee to receive “detached remuneration.” In other words, it’s party time!
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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Rusting Wind Junk off Waikiki? Ige Flies to NYC, DC for Meetings
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 6719 Views :: Energy, Homelessness
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"...regarding offshore renewable energy opportunities in Hawai‘i...."
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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DLNR Task Force to Analyze Revocable Permits
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 4636 Views :: Land Use
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The committee is expected to report its findings and recommendations to the chairs of the Hawaii State Senate Water, Land and Agriculture Committee and the State House Water and Land Committee by the end of April....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Marijuana: State Now Helps 13,000 Stay Medicated
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 4876 Views :: Drugs
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The Hawaii Department of Health’s medical marijuana registry program is now able to issue patient registration cards in a fraction of the time it took to process a year ago....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Report: 60 Hawaii Bridges Structurally Deficient
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 4026 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii ranks 48th out of 51 for number of bad bridges ....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Applicants Sought for Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 4772 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Applications due March 18, 2016 ....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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CDC: Hawaii #1 for Sleep Deprivation
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 3788 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...State-based estimates of healthy sleep duration prevalence ranged from 56.1% in Hawaii to 71.6% in South Dakota....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Pacific VA Director Quits Without Notice
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 5015 Views :: Military
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...Pfeffer was not on the job today after sending an email to the VA staff around noon Tuesday....
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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Scott Walker Addresses 400 Republicans in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 4430 Views :: Republican Party
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“Gov. Walker shared with us his experiences in overcoming the 'politics-as-usual' status quo in his state...."
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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Duke Aiona Open Letter to Donald Trump
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 5:07 PM :: 13722 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Life, Politicians, Republican Party
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...After years of describing yourself as “pro-choice in every respect”—even supporting partial-birth abortion—you now say that you are pro-life....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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Na’i Aupuni Surprise
By Video @ 4:45 PM :: 5451 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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... Delegates are 60-40 against the Tribe ....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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2016 Hawaii Legislative Watch: Taxes
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:09 PM :: 4502 Views :: Taxes
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...tax proposals to watch for – the good, the bad, and the ugly....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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Property Rights Court for Guam?
By Robert Thomas @ 10:23 AM :: 4356 Views :: Land Use
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...We've asked whether Hawaii also might need a Property Rights Court....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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ADP Anyone? State RFP Seeks Proposals to Modernize Payroll, Attendance Systems
By News Release @ 3:27 AM :: 4819 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...serving more than 75,000 full- and part-time employees statewide....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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Hawaii Joins 17-State Expensive Energy Pact After SCOTUS Stay
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 7212 Views :: Energy
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...and what are the other 33 states doing? They are keeping their electricity cheap....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Kai Kahele to Senate
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 7537 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Kahele will take office once the state senate qualifies him and administers the oath of office....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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BBC: Use genetically modified mosquitoes on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 6152 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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...while GM methods face challenges when applied in a continent as large as Africa, there is no such issue on an island isolated in middle of the Pacific Ocean....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 16, 2016
By Congress.org @ 12:27 PM :: 4397 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- North Korea Sanctions
- Customs and Trade Enforcement
- Limit on National Science Foundation
- Debt Reduction Plans
- Menu Nutrition Disclosures
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Monday, February 15, 2016 |
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Reject the Tribe: Hawaii, Maui, Oahu Public Meetings
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 6028 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Resist and oppose Na`i Aupuni’s claims to be the representative voice of our people....
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Monday, February 15, 2016 |
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Bumpy Kanahele Quits Aha–Cites Clandestine Manipulation
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 6370 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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“I will not put all the work that the Nation of Hawaii has done, especially the 55 acre land base Pu’uhonua O Waimanalo and the constitution written by our kupuna in 1995, at risk of usurpation in this process.”
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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With Mike Gabbard Controlling DLNR Budget, Kailua Bay Zodiac Death too Hot to Handle
By Selected News Articles @ 10:26 PM :: 11335 Views :: Tulsi Gabbard
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...his committee has the oversight responsibility over DLNR....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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It’s the Judges, Stupid
By Andrew Walden @ 8:53 PM :: 10234 Views :: Greenmail, Judiciary, OHA
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Telescope, HC&S, Superferry: Going, going, gone. Are protesters to blame? Think again.
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act Navy Sinking in Sea of Red Ink
By Michael Hansen @ 5:29 PM :: 6237 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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The LCS were originally projected to cost around US $90 million each in 2001, when the program was being conceived. Bloomberg reported in January 2016 the LCS have cost on average about $440 million each....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act Exemption, LNG Imports Key to Puerto Rico Recovery
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:24 PM :: 6766 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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What Scalia Taught Us
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:20 PM :: 5328 Views :: Judiciary
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...9 Zingers From the Sharp Mind of Justice Scalia....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Second Amendment Bills on the Move in Legislature
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 4890 Views :: Second Amendment
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2nd Amendment supporters are severely threatened this year....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Solving the Online Tax Dodge with Cookies?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5445 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Every year, lawmakers seeking to fund their favorite programs or services inevitably ask themselves....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Hawaii State, Local Taxes Take $129.73 per $1000 Income
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 4358 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii state and local taxes are the 4th highest in the USA....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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Threatened with lawsuit, DoH Agrees to Identify Marijuana Panel Members
By Andrew Walden @ 2:51 AM :: 4852 Views :: Drugs
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The following update was posted on the Hawaii DoH Marijuana Webpage Friday, Feb 12....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of Feb 12, 2016
By News Release @ 2:08 AM :: 6227 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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HB1249: Guilty until Proven Innocent of Rape
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 AM :: 5557 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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...the Hawaii Legislature is considering a pair of bills based on California’s affirmative-consent standard that would make it nearly impossible for accused University of Hawaii System students to prove they received consent in a sexual encounter....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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Grassroot Institute Legislative Update--February 12, 2016
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:43 AM :: 3827 Views :: Taxes
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... GE Tax Hikes on the move ....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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February 11: First Triple Referral Deadline of the Legislative Session
By News Release @ 1:37 AM :: 3894 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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All bills with three or more committee referrals must have passed through their first committee....
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Saturday, February 13, 2016 |
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North Korea Nukes: The Tipping Point is Here
By Selected News Articles @ 12:49 AM :: 4893 Views :: Military
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...the Washington Post published that North Korea’s missile test was an example of President Barack Obama’s failed policy of strategic patience with North Korea....
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