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Friday, December 18, 2015
Vegetarian Questions
By Jack Dini @ 3:00 PM :: 7998 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs

...fruits, vegetables, diary and seafood are more harmful to the environment because these foods have relatively high resource uses and green gas emissions per calorie....

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Friday, December 18, 2015
Judiciary: Six Funds out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:37 PM :: 4627 Views :: Judiciary

One special fund and five trust funds did not meet criteria...

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Friday, December 18, 2015
HHSC, DoH: Nineteen special funds and two trust funds did not meet criteria
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:02 PM :: 4216 Views :: Health Care

Sixty-three special funds, revolving funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Class Action Suit Filed over Canceled Soccer Game
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 4665 Views :: Tourism

Honolulu residents Roxayne Spruance and Leimomi Dierks brought the suit on Dec. 8 against the United States Soccer Federation, Stadium Authority of the state of Hawaii ....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Honolulu: Average Small Business Invoices $105K per Year
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 5132 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Invoice2go’s ranking, pulled from aggregated usage data from more than 23,000 small and micro business owners across the U.S., shines a light on an otherwise difficult to measure subset of the economy....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Lawsuit: Deadly ‘Natural’ Supplement contained “methamphetamine-like chemical”
By Selected News Articles @ 12:53 PM :: 5884 Views :: Health Care, GMOs

'Natural' supplement makers are a key funding source for the anti-GMO movement....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:40 AM :: 7797 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

...they are counting on the Department of Interior to legitimize a Hawaiian tribe....

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Thursday, December 17, 2015
Honolulu Awarded Sexual Assault Justice Initiative Grant
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 4374 Views :: Law Enforcement

Honolulu is one of seven cities selected as pilot sites for the Department of Justice’s Sexual Assault Justice Initiative....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Desperate: Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 4130 Views :: Health Care

...must enroll by 10 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Feds: ‘Organic Farms and General Opposition to Chemicals Present Insurmountable Obstacle’ to Dengue Eradication
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 7773 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs

"...homeowner reluctance (many organic farms in the area and general opposition to chemicals) ... likely present unsurmountable obstacles...."

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
VIDEO: Hawaii Could Still Get the Fed Wreck
By Video @ 6:42 PM :: 7183 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

They’re Pushing Harder Than Ever & Don’t Plan To Stop Until They Get It....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Science--The Life of the Land
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:09 PM :: 4576 Views :: GMOs

We eat science every single day....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Nai Aupuni’s "Oprah Theory Of Elections"
By Robert Thomas @ 4:15 AM :: 5604 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...that's the sort of thing that is supposed to happen only in a banana republic....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
DoH Posts Interim Administrative Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 5562 Views :: Drugs

The rules have also been drafted to ensure patient safety, product safety and public safety, and prevent marketing to our keiki....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Study: Honolulu Lowest Per-Patient Health Spending in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 4931 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...spending per privately insured beneficiary in the highest spending HRR (Napa, CA) was $5,515.95, more than three times as high as spending in the lowest spending HRR (Honolulu, HI), which spent $1,707.38 per person....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Word with Ward: Portnoy, Kato Discuss Shield Law
By Video @ 1:33 AM :: 5145 Views :: First Amendment

Representative Gene Ward addresses the Shield Law with Dr. Gerald Kato, UH Associate Professor, Journalism and Jeffrey S. Portnoy, Partner, Cades Schutte LLP....

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Honolulu Is the 11th Best City for Singles
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 6091 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics

With more than half of all adults in the U.S. being single....

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:30 PM :: 6492 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

The comparative survey of economic freedom is based on ten different factors in the areas of government spending, taxes, and labor market freedom....

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Grassroot: Nai Aupuni is undercutting its own efforts
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:26 PM :: 7644 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

"Changing their own rules multiple times further erodes the credibility Nai Aupuni has with the Hawaiian people, who have been clear in their opposition to the state's nation-building process...."

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Nai Aupuni Terminates Election—$5000 Bribe Offered to Delegates for a Self-Appointed ‘Aha of Cronies
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 7898 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

Nai Aupuni is going to try to write and approve a Tribal Constitution at the fake 'Aha.  Then they will try to put it to a vote so Obama can 'recognize' them.  Then the Hawaiian patrimony can be split between the Feds and Hawaii political insiders....

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Another Triumph of Jones Act Shipbuilding: USS Milwaukee breaks down on Maiden Voyage
By Michael Hansen @ 12:16 AM :: 5588 Views :: Jones Act

...U.S. Navy’s newest ship suffered a main engine causality on her maiden voyage and had to be towed 40 nautical miles to port....

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Monday, December 14, 2015
Report: Hawaii at 21.2% Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 4036 Views :: Energy

.. but since 100% renewable doesn't really mean 100% renewable, what does 21.2% renewable mean? ...

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Monday, December 14, 2015
Trump Files to be on the Ballot in Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 5250 Views :: Republican Party

"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
Internet tax ban could offer relief for Hawaii businesses
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 5189 Views :: Taxes

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
87 Times More Homeless in Honolulu than Las Vegas
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 PM :: 5371 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness

...The number of homeless residents per capita is highest in Honolulu....

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Monday, December 14, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 14, 2015
By Congress.org @ 2:31 PM :: 2586 Views
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
Court Of Appeals: Pig Hunting is a Traditional Hawaiian Practice (In This Case)
By Robert Thomas @ 1:48 AM :: 6841 Views :: Land Use, Second Amendment

Pig hunting in this case involved dogs and a knife, not guns....

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Sunday, December 13, 2015
Audit: H-Power Contracts Designed to Hide Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 6112 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

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
Why you should oppose the DOI Proposed Rule—And How
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 8280 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

"...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
An Early Christmas Present from IRS to Heald Students
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5237 Views :: Higher Education, Taxes

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
Jonesing for a Fix? Delving into the Merchant Marine Act of 1920
By Michael Hansen @ 9:23 PM :: 5911 Views :: Jones Act
“When cows fly, it means there’s some serious market distortion.”
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Saturday, December 12, 2015
Charter Commission Agenda: Defer all ‘Proposals to Dismantle HART’
By Natalie Iwasa @ 9:09 PM :: 6726 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday December 17 at 3:30 p.m....

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Saturday, December 12, 2015
Wanna Be A Drug Dealer? Hawaii has an Opportunity for You
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 5402 Views :: Drugs

...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
‘Hawaii’s George Soros': The Hidden Funding Behind Efforts to Disrupt Hillary Clinton’s Opponents
By Selected News Articles @ 7:22 PM :: 11810 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Republican Party

In July, 2015, chaos erupts at the progressive NetRoots Nation conference in Phoenix, Arizona....

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Friday, December 11, 2015
UHERO Hawaii Forecast: Expansion Will Continue, Despite Global Challenges
By UHERO @ 2:36 PM :: 4976 Views :: Economy

Next year will see some easing of visitor growth....

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Friday, December 11, 2015
Education: U.S. House Passes ObamaCORE!
By NCPA @ 1:07 PM :: 5620 Views :: Education K-12

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
After Recent Failures, Ige Admin Revamps IT Project Approval Process
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 5017 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Under the IT governance process, projects must pass several review “gates” during four key phases....

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Friday, December 11, 2015
Medicare Penalizes Maui Memorial, Pali Momi, Wahiawa General over Safety Incidents
By Selected News Articles @ 12:20 AM :: 5781 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

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
Hawaii: 64% of your income for infant child care
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 6364 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living

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
Christmas Comes Early for Teachers’ Unions With No Child Left Behind Rewrite
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 PM :: 6683 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

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
Sugar Subsidies to be Cut in Budget Bill?
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 2:42 PM :: 7469 Views :: Agriculture, Tax Credits

Rep. Pitts is building momentum within Congress to reform this archaic depression-era corporate welfare package....

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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Gambling with our health in 2016
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:04 PM :: 6538 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living

...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
Report: Hawaii Ranks #1 in Overall Health
By Andrew Walden @ 11:35 AM :: 6266 Views

...according to United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings® Annual Report....

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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative would deliver transformation better, faster and cheaper
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 7675 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Cost of Living

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
HSTA Launches Push for 25% GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 6106 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes

The bill will be introduced during the upcoming 2016 legislative session....

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Why You Should Mahalo the Grassroot Institute
By Video @ 7:17 PM :: 6860 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

Why They Now Deserve Everyone’s Thanks....

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
National Report: Hawaii Ranks 6th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 5029 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
Tobacco Companies Spend $4 to Market Products for Every $1 Hawaii Spends on Prevention....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Ige Seeking Applicants for 170 Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 10:58 AM :: 4559 Views :: Hawaii State Government

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
Retired Hawaii police officers frustrated by barriers to concealed carry
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 6399 Views :: Law Enforcement, Second Amendment
...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
2015 Most Charitable States--Hawaii Ranks 21st
By Selected News Articles @ 10:52 PM :: 4036 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...nearly a third of all annual giving taking place in December....

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