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Monday, January 4, 2016 |
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Gun Control Nuts Tout Hawaii as Example
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 5380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Second Amendment
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Alaska, Louisiana Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation; Hawaii, Rhode Island Have Lowest....
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Monday, January 4, 2016 |
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Alleged Monk Seal Harasser Sues Police over Arrest
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 6365 Views :: Environment, Police
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration volunteers, who shot the video, called police and told them he was "sitting next to the seal and possibly was harassing the seal,"....
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Sunday, January 3, 2016 |
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Permanent Internet Tax Freedom
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4152 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii was one of fifteen states that were grandfathered....
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Saturday, January 2, 2016 |
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Leaked Nai Aupuni Emails: ‘Godless’ Faction Pushing to Ban Pule at Aha
By Andrew Walden @ 10:14 PM :: 8172 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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"...it seems the Aha dictatorship thus far has no seeming means of keeping participants safe from stalkers and psychos...."
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Saturday, January 2, 2016 |
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Friday, January 1, 2016 |
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DoTax Claims IT System Success
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 4104 Views :: Taxes
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Three IT systems that were old, unreliable and costly to maintain were replaced with modern scanning and mail-opening equipment....
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
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Hawaii Pesticide Complaints: Urban Homeowners are #1 Violator
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:12 PM :: 6439 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...I found a total of 365 complaints made. If you listened to the Center for Food Safety, you’d think all of them are agriculture related. It turns out that there were 91 out of that 365 being agriculture related....
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
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‘Santa Claus Came Early’ for Hawaii’s Politically-Connected Marijuana License Seekers
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 5963 Views :: Drugs
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Santa came early this year for Hawaii dispensary applicant hopefuls when the Department of Health officials opted out of an official public commentary period and dispensary regulations were adopted just days before Christmas....
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
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Man OK With Pedophilia Loses Bid to Teach Kids
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6265 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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"the university could look to what Oyama said as an indication of what he would do once certified."
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 |
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First Hawaiian No Longer Servicing OHA ‘Malama Loans’
By Andrew Walden @ 12:05 AM :: 5308 Views :: OHA
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Coupon books will be sent out the beginning of February....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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State of the State Budget 2016
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:25 PM :: 4568 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Tuesday, January 19th, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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New High School? What is DoE’s top priority?
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:18 PM :: 5406 Views :: Education K-12
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The State is breaking ground on a new high school in Kihei....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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KOLEA: After Burning $155M, Hawaii’s Other Obamacare Eligibility System Falls Short
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:45 PM :: 6035 Views :: Health Care
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Med-QUEST Division did not properly plan for or implement the ACA....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Report: Return County TAT Deal to Status Quo Ante
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:16 PM :: 8663 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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Report of the 13-person Working Group....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Real ID Begins Jan 10: Will Washington State Residents Need Passport to Fly to Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:13 PM :: 6919 Views :: Tourism
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For California, the passport requirement is set to take effect May 10 ....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Champagne Taxes? Hawaii Ranks #3 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:59 PM :: 5315 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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This Thursday night, millions of Americans will celebrate the New Year with close friends, good food, and champagne....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Last Day: Say "No!" to Interior Department Rule
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 PM :: 7239 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Comments are open until December 30th at 11:59 pm EST (6:59 pm HST)....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Jones Act Unions file protest over crewing of APL Guam
By Michael Hansen @ 4:16 AM :: 7782 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...a labor dispute over the manning of the U.S. Flag containership APL GUAM which is scheduled to provide regular liner service between Yokohama, Japan, Apra Harbor, Guam, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Hawaii’s Expensive Green Energy Program Saves No Energy
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 AM :: 7914 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Taxes
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Hawaii's Green Energy Market Securitization program (GEMS) financed with $145 million in bonds....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Hawaii Visitor Arrivals Set New Record for November
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5515 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Extends streak of nine consecutive monthly records total visitor expenditures increased 2.5 percent....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Grassroot Comments on DOI Proposed Rule
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:13 PM :: 7534 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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December 30 is the last day to submit comments ....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Obama Vacations Cost Nearly $500K per Day
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 5907 Views :: Obama
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These new expenses bring the total for the Hawaii Christmas vacation trip to $8,098,060.33....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Lifting US Oil Export Ban could substantially change Jones Act dynamics
By Michael Hansen @ 1:21 PM :: 6467 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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“This [Jones Act] market did receive a boost from the coastwise transportation of crude oil in the past, but these movements, which already declined significantly in 2015, may disappear altogether....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Bill to drop American Samoa flight fee reaches Senate
By Michael Hansen @ 1:13 PM :: 7146 Views :: National News, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...Murkowski (R-AK) introduced a bill that would exclude intra-state air transportation within the U.S. Territory of American Samoa from federal aviation cabotage....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Hawaiian Humane Society restores services under city contract
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 6328 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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Stray dog pickups and law enforcement work such as dangerous dog investigations and barking dog complaints resume today....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Hoopili: Is the State Prohibited from Rezoning "Potential" Important Ag Land?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 AM :: 10365 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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...last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a 4-1 ruling in Friends of Makakilo v. D.R. Horton-Schuler Homes, LLC....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Green Party v Nago: ‘Mistakes were made, Election Office Fell Short’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:54 AM :: 5461 Views :: Office of Elections
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..."execution of the 2012 General Election fell short of the electorate's reasonable expectations" -- ICA, Dec 18, 2015....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Survey Designed to Push for Long Term Care Insurance Mandate
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 4908 Views :: Health Care
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...only 24 percent trust that the government will help them....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Top High School Teams to Compete in Lifesmarts Hawaii State Championship
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 4898 Views :: Education K-12
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LifeSmarts is a consumer education program designed to teach students in grades 6-12 about personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities through online quizzes and in-person competitions....
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Monday, December 28, 2015 |
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Housing Cheaper to Rent than Buy -- only in Honolulu and Silicon Valley
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 7933 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Our rent vs. buy metric is especially tight for young prospective buyers....
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Sunday, December 27, 2015 |
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Joint Hearing Set for Marijuana Dispensaries
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 4613 Views :: Drugs
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DATE: Monday, December 28, 2015
TIME: 1:30 PM
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Sunday, December 27, 2015 |
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KPD implements first body-worn camera program in state
By News Release @ 12:56 PM :: 8003 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement, Police
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...body-worn cameras help to create a positive impact on police interactions by encouraging officers to maintain the highest level of professionalism, while protecting them from false allegations of misconduct....
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Sunday, December 27, 2015 |
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Delays Upon Delays at DHHL
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5240 Views :: DHHL
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DHHL was listed as having $55 million in federal housing funds awarded for Native Hawaiians but unspent, resulting in HUD suspending additional funding....
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Friday, December 25, 2015 |
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Jones Act unfairly hurts Hawaii while jeopardizing security of U.S.
By Michael Hansen @ 11:59 PM :: 5153 Views :: Jones Act
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Outlawing international competition is advantageous to U.S. ship builders, but is very costly to every other industry in America....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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HART Didn’t Pick Lowest Bid For Rail Stations
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 5590 Views :: Rail
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$3.1M higher ....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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‘Conditional’ -- 22 Delegates Demand Changes to Aha Agenda
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5629 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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About 22 of the 150 `aha participants, send the same or similar email to Na`i Aupuni confirming their participation but noted several conditions....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Obamacare: COFA Gets 60 Day Extension after 4,300 fail to Reenroll
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 5315 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...the total number of lives covered through 2015 enrollment was 16,803. For the current 2016 open enrollment period preliminary reports indicate enrollments of approximately 12,500 lives....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Ige Issues New Homelessness Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 4871 Views :: Homelessness
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Ige today signed a second supplemental proclamation that allows the state to continue its coordinated efforts with the counties....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Leaked Email Reveals Aha Agenda
By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 7742 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The following has been provided to www.HawaiiFreePress.com by an Aha Delegate....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Judges Lead Grassroots Effort to Help Landlords and Tenants Curb Evictions
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 6205 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary
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Group named STAE (Steps to Avoid Eviction) to distribute flyers in the community....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Airport Division Turned Blind Eye to Sex Harassment
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 6588 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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A federal jury on Tuesday found the state of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Transportation's airports division violated a former employee's civil rights....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Need a Job? OHA is Hiring
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 4669 Views :: OHA
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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 |
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2016: Unemployment Taxes to Drop 26%
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 6806 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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Tribe: SCHHA Recognition is ‘Plan B’
By Video @ 6:00 PM :: 6055 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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While Na`i Aupuni Is Now Gasping For Air, Thereʻs Someone Else Whoʻs Waiting & Smiling....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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EColi Chipotle: Thousands Sickened by Organic Filth at GMO-Free Restaurant Chain
By Selected News Articles @ 5:28 PM :: 5015 Views :: GMOs
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Smugness and happy talk about sustainability aren’t working anymore....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni to be Subject to Federal Voting Rights Act?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 PM :: 5988 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...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 |
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More SCOTUS Action In Oprah/Everyone Wins Election
By Robert Thomas @ 3:54 PM :: 6443 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...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 |
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Supreme Court: Hoopili ‘Necessary for Urban Growth’
By Robert Thomas @ 3:44 PM :: 9578 Views :: Agriculture, Development, Land Use, Rail
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"This appeal involves a long-standing issue in this state: balancing agricultural and urban land uses."
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