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Friday, December 18, 2015 |
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Vegetarian Questions
By Jack Dini @ 3:00 PM :: 7998 Views :: Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...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 |
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Judiciary: Six Funds out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:37 PM :: 4627 Views :: Judiciary
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One special fund and five trust funds did not meet criteria...
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Friday, December 18, 2015 |
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HHSC, DoH: Nineteen special funds and two trust funds did not meet criteria
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:02 PM :: 4216 Views :: Health Care
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Sixty-three special funds, revolving funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed....
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
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Class Action Suit Filed over Canceled Soccer Game
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 4665 Views :: Tourism
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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 |
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Honolulu: Average Small Business Invoices $105K per Year
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 5132 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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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 |
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Lawsuit: Deadly ‘Natural’ Supplement contained “methamphetamine-like chemical”
By Selected News Articles @ 12:53 PM :: 5884 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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'Natural' supplement makers are a key funding source for the anti-GMO movement....
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
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5 minutes to stop federal creation of a Hawaiian tribe
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:40 AM :: 7797 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...they are counting on the Department of Interior to legitimize a Hawaiian tribe....
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 |
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Honolulu Awarded Sexual Assault Justice Initiative Grant
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 4374 Views :: Law Enforcement
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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 |
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Desperate: Obamacare Deadline Extended 48 Hours
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 4130 Views :: Health Care
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...must enroll by 10 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 |
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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
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"...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 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii Could Still Get the Fed Wreck
By Video @ 6:42 PM :: 7183 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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They’re Pushing Harder Than Ever & Don’t Plan To Stop Until They Get It....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 |
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Science--The Life of the Land
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:09 PM :: 4576 Views :: GMOs
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We eat science every single day....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni’s "Oprah Theory Of Elections"
By Robert Thomas @ 4:15 AM :: 5604 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...that's the sort of thing that is supposed to happen only in a banana republic....
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 |
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DoH Posts Interim Administrative Rules For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 5562 Views :: Drugs
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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 |
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Study: Honolulu Lowest Per-Patient Health Spending in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 AM :: 4931 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...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 |
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Word with Ward: Portnoy, Kato Discuss Shield Law
By Video @ 1:33 AM :: 5145 Views :: First Amendment
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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 |
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Honolulu Is the 11th Best City for Singles
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 6091 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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With more than half of all adults in the U.S. being single....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 |
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Hawaii Ranked in Bottom Five States for Economic Freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:30 PM :: 6492 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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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 |
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Grassroot: Nai Aupuni is undercutting its own efforts
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:26 PM :: 7644 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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"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 |
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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
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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 |
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Another Triumph of Jones Act Shipbuilding: USS Milwaukee breaks down on Maiden Voyage
By Michael Hansen @ 12:16 AM :: 5588 Views :: Jones Act
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...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 |
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Report: Hawaii at 21.2% Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 4036 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 :: 5250 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 :: 5189 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 :: 5371 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 :: 2586 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 :: 6112 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 :: 8280 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 :: 5237 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 :: 5911 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 :: 6726 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 :: 5402 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 :: 11810 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 :: 4976 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 :: 5620 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 :: 5017 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 :: 5781 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 :: 6364 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 :: 6683 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 :: 7469 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 :: 6538 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 :: 6266 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 :: 7675 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 :: 6106 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 :: 6860 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 :: 5029 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 :: 4559 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 :: 6399 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 :: 4036 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...nearly a third of all annual giving taking place in December....
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