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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Report: Hawaii at 21.2% Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 3909 Views :: Energy
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.. but since 100% renewable doesn't really mean 100% renewable, what does 21.2% renewable mean? ...
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Trump Files to be on the Ballot in Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 5034 Views :: Republican Party
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"In Hawaii, we have assembled a campaign Leadership Committee to harness all of the support we are receiving."
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Internet tax ban could offer relief for Hawaii businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 4933 Views :: Taxes
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Hawaii’s tax on Internet access, as well as those of six other states and their localities, will end by mid-year of 2020 if a congressional plan to permanently ban taxes on Internet access makes its way to the president’s desk....
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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87 Times More Homeless in Honolulu than Las Vegas
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 PM :: 5105 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...The number of homeless residents per capita is highest in Honolulu....
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 14, 2015
By Congress.org @ 2:31 PM :: 2485 Views
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Senate: K-12 Education Reauthorization -- Passage
House: Visa Waiver Program -- Passage
House: Red River Private Property -- Passage
House: Trade Enforcement -- Passage
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Monday, December 14, 2015 |
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Sunday, December 13, 2015 |
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Audit: H-Power Contracts Designed to Hide Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 5812 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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ENV relied on the contractor, consultants, and external law firms to establish reasonable pricing and did not solicit or obtain open, competitive bids from other contractors....
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Sunday, December 13, 2015 |
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Why you should oppose the DOI Proposed Rule—And How
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 7970 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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"...the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) proposed rule would unethically terminate Native Hawaiian rights to millions of acres of Hawaiian 'Aina...."
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Sunday, December 13, 2015 |
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An Early Christmas Present from IRS to Heald Students
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5036 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes
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Students often owed $40,000 or more in college loans – holding a degree they claimed was inadequate at best....
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 |
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Jonesing for a Fix? Delving into the Merchant Marine Act of 1920
By Michael Hansen @ 9:23 PM :: 5567 Views :: Jones Act
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“When cows fly, it means there’s some serious market distortion.”
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 |
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Charter Commission Agenda: Defer all ‘Proposals to Dismantle HART’
By Natalie Iwasa @ 9:09 PM :: 6397 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday December 17 at 3:30 p.m....
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 |
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Wanna Be A Drug Dealer? Hawaii has an Opportunity for You
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 5155 Views :: Drugs
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...the open application period for medical marijuana dispensary licenses shall begin...on January, 12, 2016, and close on January 29, 2016....
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Friday, December 11, 2015 |
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‘Hawaii’s George Soros': The Hidden Funding Behind Efforts to Disrupt Hillary Clinton’s Opponents
By Selected News Articles @ 7:22 PM :: 11375 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Republican Party
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In July, 2015, chaos erupts at the progressive NetRoots Nation conference in Phoenix, Arizona....
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Friday, December 11, 2015 |
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UHERO Hawaii Forecast: Expansion Will Continue, Despite Global Challenges
By UHERO @ 2:36 PM :: 4793 Views :: Economy
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Next year will see some easing of visitor growth....
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Friday, December 11, 2015 |
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Education: U.S. House Passes ObamaCORE!
By NCPA @ 1:07 PM :: 5336 Views :: Education K-12
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Common Core is being redefined as social-emotional learning, which must come first in the learning hierarchy — with academics taking a backseat....
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Friday, December 11, 2015 |
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After Recent Failures, Ige Admin Revamps IT Project Approval Process
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 4844 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Under the IT governance process, projects must pass several review “gates” during four key phases....
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Friday, December 11, 2015 |
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Medicare Penalizes Maui Memorial, Pali Momi, Wahiawa General over Safety Incidents
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 AM :: 5519 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Medicare will lower all its payments to the penalized hospitals by 1 percent over the course of the federal fiscal year, which runs through September 2016....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii: 64% of your income for infant child care
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 6098 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living
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In Hawaii, single parents with two children pay about 64% of their income for infant child care, nearly the same as married couple families at the poverty line with two children....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Christmas Comes Early for Teachers’ Unions With No Child Left Behind Rewrite
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 PM :: 6423 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The Every Student Succeeds Act passed the Senate by a margin of 85 – 12 and in the U.S. House by a vote of 359-64 in late November (this included every Democrat who voted in both the House and Senate)....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Sugar Subsidies to be Cut in Budget Bill?
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 2:42 PM :: 7107 Views :: Agriculture, Tax Credits
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Rep. Pitts is building momentum within Congress to reform this archaic depression-era corporate welfare package....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Gambling with our health in 2016
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:04 PM :: 6210 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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...our monthly premium is going up over $200 – an increase of 34%. To be able to afford health insurance, we are downgrading our health care plan....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Report: Hawaii Ranks #1 in Overall Health
By Andrew Walden @ 11:35 AM :: 5860 Views
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...according to United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 7458 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living
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Big Island customers could save as much as $113 million on the existing HELCO rate base and up to $234 million including investments to modernize the grid over a four-year period....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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HSTA Launches Push for 25% GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 5897 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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The bill will be introduced during the upcoming 2016 legislative session....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015 |
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Why You Should Mahalo the Grassroot Institute
By Video @ 7:17 PM :: 6405 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Why They Now Deserve Everyone’s Thanks....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015 |
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National Report: Hawaii Ranks 6th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 4843 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Tobacco Companies Spend $4 to Market Products for Every $1 Hawaii Spends on Prevention....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015 |
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Ige Seeking Applicants for 170 Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 10:58 AM :: 4386 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Office of the Governor is looking for individuals who are dedicated to continuing the State of Hawaii’s momentum toward a strong and sustainable future....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015 |
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Retired Hawaii police officers frustrated by barriers to concealed carry
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 6221 Views :: Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
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...Tom Fratinardo, a retired police officer, is trying to obtain concealed carry authorization under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.…
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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2015 Most Charitable States--Hawaii Ranks 21st
By Selected News Articles @ 10:52 PM :: 3873 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...nearly a third of all annual giving taking place in December....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Robotics championship to qualify Hawaii teams for World event
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 4676 Views :: Education K-12
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...held Dec. 12, 2015 at the Pearl City High School cafeteria, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Teacher Quality? Hawaii Scores D+
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 5559 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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This year’s report measures state progress against a set of 32 policy goals....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Hawaii Might Finally Be Forced To Include Military Among ‘We The People’
By Robert Thomas @ 9:13 PM :: 6098 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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The U.S. Supreme Court is now considering that question in a Texas case in which Hawaii’s decades-long exclusion of active-duty military and families from the body politic is front and center....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Debating Inouye on Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 1:03 AM :: 4907 Views :: Jones Act
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The PBN did not disclose the source of the newly “reported” Inouye letter....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Gauging Home Affordability: The Challenge
By UHERO @ 12:02 AM :: 4748 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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At a time of dwindling inventory and rising prices, housing affordability has once again become a hot topic in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Does Your State Adjust Its Income Tax Brackets For Inflation?
By NCPA @ 12:01 AM :: 5459 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...17 states (including Hawaii) do not index at all. When tax brackets aren’t indexed for inflation, it results in what economists call “bracket creep.”....
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Monday, December 7, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 7, 2015
By Congress.org @ 7:02 PM :: 4208 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Budget Reconciliation
- Senate: Surface Transportation Reauth
- House: Fiscal 2016 Intelligence Authorization
- House: EPA Existing Power Plant Rule Disapproval
- House: EPA New and Retrofitted Power Plant Rule Disapproval
- House: K-12 Education Reauthorization
- House: Energy Security and Infrastructure Overhaul
- House: Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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Monday, December 7, 2015 |
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Evenwel: Will Supreme Court Overturn 50 Years of Hawaii Apportionment Law?
By Robert Thomas @ 3:45 PM :: 5479 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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Tomorrow, the US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in two election law cases, Evenwel v. Abbott, No. 14-940, and Harris v. Arizona Ind. Redistricting Comm'n, No. 14-232....
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Monday, December 7, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni: The View from Outside the Hawaii Bubble
By Robert Thomas @ 3:41 PM :: 5550 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The universal query they have for us about the Nai Aupuni vote is "what the heck are you doing out there?"
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Monday, December 7, 2015 |
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A-1 A-Lectricitian--Feds Overreach on Election Regulation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 6605 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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The FEC claims authority over regulating press coverage of elections....
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Sunday, December 6, 2015 |
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KIUC Nominating Committee Selects 5 Candidates for Board Election
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 4296 Views :: Energy
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Former Hawaii PUC chair Morita vies for Kauai utility board seat....
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Sunday, December 6, 2015 |
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US Soccer Champs Cancel -- Aloha Stadium Unsafe Field
By News Release @ 11:16 AM :: 4542 Views :: Tourism
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U.S. Soccer has cancelled the U.S. Women’s National Team Victory Tour match scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 6, at Aloha Stadium....
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Sunday, December 6, 2015 |
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Please! Spend More!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4251 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Uncle Sam is giving us money. But we are not spending that money so the federal agencies are saying, “Looks like you don’t need this, so why should we give you any more?”....
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Saturday, December 5, 2015 |
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NASA: Antarctic ice growth causing Sea Levels to DROP
By Jack Dini @ 4:55 PM :: 5780 Views :: Environment
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NASA has published a study in the Journal of Glaciology showing that overall Antarctic ice increased by 112 billion tons per year....
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Saturday, December 5, 2015 |
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Full Text: Court Orders State to Fund Hawaiian Homelands
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 5702 Views :: DHHL
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Court finds state illegally denied DHHL adequate funding for over two decades....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Fitch: We Anticipate Successful NextEra Merger
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 4382 Views :: Energy
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Fitch has maintained Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI, IDR 'BBB') on Rating Watch Positive. Fitch expects to resolve the Rating Watch on the conclusion of the merger transaction with NextEra Energy, Inc....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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The Hawaii Supreme Court's Fractured Rationale For Invalidating The TMT Permit
By Robert Thomas @ 9:04 PM :: 7073 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the telescope Thirty Meter. It's five year continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out a Conservation District Use Permit from the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and navigate the treacherous waters of Hawaii administrative law. To boldly go where twelve other telescopes have gone before!
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Census Bureau Releases New ACS Data for Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 3516 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The U.S. Census Bureau released its 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on December 3, 2015....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Hawaii Biotech Receives Contract To Develop Dengue Vaccine–Anti-GMO Activist Gabbard Supports
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 5415 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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Leading anti-GMO, anti-Vaxxers, and anti-pesticide activists and politicians are supporting the GMO, vaccine, and pesticide application being used to fight dengue. They are hypocrites and need to be called on it....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Feds Scoop up $10M from Hawaii Criminal, Civil Actions
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 4827 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... $7.7 million was collected in criminal actions....$2.3 million from civil actions ....
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