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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Tropical Storm Niala Forms off Big Island
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 4399 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The center of the system is located about 455 miles southeast of Hilo and continues to move slowly in a northwest direction....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Attacks on ‘God bless the military’ sign at Hawaii Marine Corps base unfounded
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 8084 Views :: First Amendment, Military, Religion
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“Only someone with a great misunderstanding of the First Amendment or an axe to grind against religion would claim that such a slogan poses a threat or is in any way unconstitutional."
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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We Hawaiians need to quit feeling sorry for ourselves
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 8126 Views :: Hawaii History
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...slanted perception created by the misinformation, wishful thinking, naiveté and downright ignorance of some of our present day “Hawaiian leaders"....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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UHERO: Tourism, Construction Lead Economy
By UHERO @ 4:41 PM :: 7211 Views :: Economy, Rail, Tourism
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Tourism is pushing toward new records, and the construction upswing is building in strength....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Hawaii GOP: Proud to be an American
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 4980 Views :: Republican Party
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The Hawaii Republican Party Honors War Hero, Captain Jerry Coffee, U.S. Navy (RET.), at the Proud To Be An American Dinner on October 27, 2015....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii #1 for Minority-Owned Firms
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 6475 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Hawaii: 21% of middle market firms are minority-owned ....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Hawaii Apportionment Plaintiffs to Supreme Court: ‘Count Everyone’
By Robert Thomas @ 12:56 PM :: 4715 Views :: Office of Elections
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Today we filed this amici brief in Evenwel v. Abbott....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Caldwell, Hanabusa: HART Will Need More from Legislature
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 7931 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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"...come January, when the Legislature convenes, we’re going to have to address it...."
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Mazie Hirono, Bernie Sanders Denounce Obamacare Cadillac Tax
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4969 Views :: Health Care
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“The Cadillac tax is a harmful provision that would affect one in four employers,” Hirono said....
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Friday, September 25, 2015 |
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Smart Growth Policies Worsened Hawaii Housing Crash
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 AM :: 6522 Views :: Economy, Land Use
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...areas with restrictive land use regulations, often referred to as “smart growth,” were hit the hardest when housing crisis hit....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii Hispanics 7th Most Assimilated
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 4378 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Al Hee’s Campaign Contributions—Money Stolen from Native Hawaiians
By Selected News Articles @ 9:07 PM :: 9644 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Politicians
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Each of the elected officials on the list directly benefited from the injustices that were done to Native Hawaiians. They also benefited from Hee’s theft and tax evasion....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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VIDEO: Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:51 PM :: 5153 Views :: Homelessness
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The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Think Tech Hawaii host Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing, with Dr. Keli'i Akina....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Public Comment Period Opens for 1st & 3rd Circuit Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 7:33 PM :: 7546 Views :: Judiciary
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Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 9, 2015....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Tsutsui: Ige Should Consider Halting Maui Hospital Negotiations
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 6291 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"...I believe that we should not rush to complete a deal...."
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Russia Wants to Make Convicted Felon King of Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 3807 Views
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...Lanny Sinkin, representing the “Independent and Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii,” lobbied for the return of the erstwhile Hawaiian monarchy....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Everyone’s talking about how Hillary Clinton ignited the birther movement
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 5331 Views :: Obama
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According to Politico, in the spring before the 2008 election, Clinton supporters forwarded an email that questioned Obama’s religious affiliation and citizenship....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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KIUC Offers Daytime Electric Discount--25% Off
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 6524 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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The program will offer a 25 percent discount on standard electric rates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s a reduction of about 8 cents from the September kilowatt hour rate of 31 cents....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Kiplinger: Hawaii 4th Least Tax Friendly State
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 6136 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes
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The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Sen Keith Agaran's Law Partner Seeking Marijuana Dispensary License
By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 AM :: 11137 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians, Drugs
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Maui attorney Anthony Takitani registered "Maui Medical Marijuana Dispensary, LLC" on September 15, 2015--over two weeks after the August 27, 2015 Disciplinary Board ruling was issued....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Public Comments Invited on Project to Erect Wall Around Ala Wai Canal
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 6506 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism
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The meeting will be held at Washington Middle School from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Weds Sept 30....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Legislative Incompetence: Banks, Lawyers, and Marijuana
By Selected News Articles @ 7:38 PM :: 5142 Views :: Drugs
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...the public will suffer from their incompetence....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Matson pledging not to scrap ships in South Asia
By Michael Hansen @ 5:57 PM :: 4345 Views :: Jones Act
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This will impact Matson’s financial results by lowering revenue and possibly increasing costs, which lead to the need for increased freight revenue from their customers....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Mauna Kea: More Empty Talk from OHA?
By Video @ 5:25 PM :: 6328 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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After Their Recent Trip Up The Mauna, The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Claim They're Now Mauna Kea Believers....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Kaiser Selected to Operate Maui Memorial Hospital
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 6208 Views :: Maui County, Health Care
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Act 103 authorized Maui Region to transfer its facilities to a new entity as a way to mitigate future budget deficits....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Kakaako: 126 Needles Found in Homeless Clean-Up
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5544 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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Meanwhile, ACLU fails in effort to keep the homeless on the street....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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VIDEO: How Surfing the Nations Transformed Downtown Wahiawa
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 AM :: 8179 Views :: Development, Religion
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Keli'i Akina speaks with Tom and Cindy Bauer of Surfing the Nations about the incredible transformation in Wahiawa....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Political Cronies Who are also Lawyers will be Iced Out of Marijuana Goldrush
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 6846 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Drugs
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...a lawyer may not ‘provide legal services to facilitate the establishment and operation of a medical marijuana business’….”
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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Will Jones Act Lobby Sink Puerto Rico to Save Itself?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:43 PM :: 4550 Views :: Jones Act
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The remarks were made by Thomas Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (formerly known as the Maritime Cabotage Task Force), the primary Jones Act maritime industry trade association....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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Honolulu Charter Commission Seeks Proposals
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 4056 Views :: Honolulu County
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The Commission is accepting proposals through October 31, 2015, to amend the Charter....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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'Natural' Supplements Sold in Hawaii Recalled -- 'Could be Lethal'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 6204 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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Using these products for more than a month could be lethal....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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Hawaii's Largest Windfarm Developer Investigated for Self-Dealing
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 5371 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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...whether SunEdison abused its position as the controlling shareholder of TerraForm in order to advance its own interests at the expense of TerraForm and its minority shareholders....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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DoH Releases Master Plan for Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 4351 Views :: Health Care
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The Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe for more than a decade has been challenged with overcrowded patient conditions....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Was The Hawaiian Kingdom Race-Based?
By Video @ 11:07 PM :: 5601 Views :: Hawaii History
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Were only Hawaiians part of the Hawaiian Kingdom or were non-Hawaiians also citizens?
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Waianae Homeless Housing to be Discussed at Upcoming Neighborhood Board Meetings
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 3782 Views :: Homelessness
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...1.1 acre property located at 85-248 Farrington Highway....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Diabetes Rates Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 4937 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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But Hawaii has 3rd lowest obesity rates....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Feds Coming for 14th Annual CNHA Confab
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 5501 Views :: Akaka Bill, Health Care
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President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Visits Hawaii for the First Time....
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii's Poor, Middle Class Among Most Overtaxed in US
By Selected News Articles @ 4:39 PM :: 4677 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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4th-States Where Middle Class Most Overtaxed
2nd-States Where Poor Most Overtaxed
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Monday, September 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 21, 2015
By Congress.org @ 4:31 PM :: 4141 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Iran Nuclear Agreement Disapproval Resolution ‘Shell’-- Cloture
House: Frivolous Lawsuit Sanctions
House: Planned Parenthood Funding Moratorium -- Passage
House: Failed Abortions -- Passage
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Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni: We are Legal Because we are Organizing an Indian Tribe
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 PM :: 6886 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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"Na'i Aupuni states that OHA’s intentions are consistent with the federal government’s authorization...."
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Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
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Feds Rate Hawaii Health Insurance Plans
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4671 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...health plans are rated based on performance and quality of care....
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Sunday, September 20, 2015 |
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Can We Save the EITC by Making the Form Tougher?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4338 Views :: Tax Credits
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...an "error rate," meaning payouts to people not legally entitled to them, in excess of 20% for the last ten years....
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Saturday, September 19, 2015 |
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Petition: Hawaiians Protest Na'i Aupuni
By News Release @ 9:09 PM :: 5744 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Na'i Aupuni is the Office of Hawaiian Affairs/State of Hawai'i's attempt to relinquish my peoples' cultural and political rights....
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Saturday, September 19, 2015 |
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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Federal Funds for Road Building? Hawaii Dead Last
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 5128 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The share of infrastructure expenditures funded by tolls, user fees, and user taxes ranges from 14.2 percent in Alaska to 86.4 percent in Hawaii....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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Economic Freedom of the World: US Ranks 16th
By NCPA @ 6:28 PM :: 4944 Views :: National News
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The Fraser Institutes Annual report measures the degree of economic freedom in various countries around the world....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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'Smart Growth' Causes Hawaii Losses in Affordable Housing
By NCPA @ 5:57 PM :: 8633 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii, California, Oregon, Vermont, Florida and Washington, which adopted some type of restrictive land-use policy over the last 30 years, all experienced some of the largest losses, in terms of home affordability....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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US Navy, Coast Guard Sinking Under Weight of US Shipbuilders
By Michael Hansen @ 4:59 AM :: 6226 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... Finland Price, $139M / Mississippi Price $1B .....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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Telescope Protesters Agree to Remove Tent, End Overnight Vigil
By News Release @ 2:03 AM :: 7531 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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Today in discussions with DLNR leadership, a protest leader agreed to remove the tent and to “lighten their presence” on the mountain....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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Report Finds Hawaii’s Obamacare Exchange Wasted At Least $11 Million
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:43 AM :: 4469 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii Health Connector failed to select the most qualified vendor for the best price, awarded a flawed, poorly written contract, and failed to monitor the contract....
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