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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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My Father Was Gay: Why I Oppose Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 7228 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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In 1991, my father died of AIDS. None of my father’s partners/ex-partners are still alive....
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Monday, April 13, 2015 |
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Insider Deals: OHA, Kanaiolowalu Procurement Code Violations
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:29 PM :: 6248 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Former Attorney General Michael Lilly has requested DCCA and DAGS review the expenditure of over $800,000 on two vendors by the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission without public bid....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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HB459: The Science and Politics of Casual Sex
By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 8483 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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Rail Tax: If You Don't Ask You Don't Get
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6394 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...we are getting closer to a resolution on the two bills that are seeking to extend the life of the 0.5% Oahu county surcharge on our general excise tax....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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PBS Video: Gridlocked by the power grid: Hawaii's Solar Industry
By Video @ 4:53 AM :: 4537 Views :: Energy
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NewsHour special correspondent Mike Taibbi reports....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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Alii Place: Where Will the $90M Come From?
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:49 AM :: 5200 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Senator Slom says, "We should have learned something from the Kamamalu Building."
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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OHA seeks TMT moratorium to "address unresolved legal matters"
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 6137 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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OHA leaders have emphasized the need for all parties to address the unresolved legal matter$ while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place....
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Saturday, April 11, 2015 |
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Marijuana, Gender-Opinion Birth Certificates, and Unsafe Places Head for Final Votes
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 2:14 PM :: 6425 Views :: Family, Drugs
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Today is 2nd Decking, which means that all bills must be in their FINAL FORM so that the chamber they are in can vote on them....
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Saturday, April 11, 2015 |
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Suzanne Case Pays for Aerial Shooting and Eradication: Can Hunters Trust Her?
By Dr Maxwell Cooper @ 1:54 PM :: 6618 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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The Nature Conservancy uses aerial shooting of ungulates, fencing and eradication, and supports eliminating non-native animal populations....
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Saturday, April 11, 2015 |
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Telescope: For OHA, it’s all About the Rent Money
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 AM :: 20221 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...this type of rent-seeking activity is at the root of Hawaii’s high cost of living and lack of economic diversity....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Telescope Protests: Hawaii is not the A'ole State
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:06 PM :: 7827 Views :: Higher Education, OHA, GMOs
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The prior two years we had protests of A’ole GMO and now it’s moved onto the TMT....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Small Business Group Challenges Employment Law Proposals
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 4973 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...bills relating to leave policy, workers’ compensation, and workplace complaints/protections....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Senate Committee Amends, Approves Interisland Ferry Resolution
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:45 PM :: 5694 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act
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Formerly, the resolution only considered the Washington State ferry as a model, but now it has been expanded to other possible jurisdictions as well....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Study: At Home Care Costs Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 3730 Views :: Health Care
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...in Hawaii, the cost to receive long term care services at home with a home health aide has increased over the past five years....
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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Local 5 Pushing Self-Funded Insurance Scheme
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 4734 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"UNITE HERE Local 5 is attending municipal public meetings and speaking directly with elected policymakers."
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Friday, April 10, 2015 |
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HPD to Face on-site Accreditation Commission
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 6183 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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As part of the on-site assessment, the public is invited to phone in comments....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Rep Luke Gives One Hour Notice for Hearing on Open Government Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 4543 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke provided only one hour notice for a 14-bill hearing she was holding this afternoon....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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HB500: Hawaii Legislators Vote on Secret Budget
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 10:23 PM :: 5422 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"It is another example of our state failing to be transparent."
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Grassroot: Public-private partnerships for Hawaii Hospitals
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:39 AM :: 3863 Views :: Health Care
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...an important step toward solving health cost issues as well as the state's physician shortage....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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Rail Tax: 2022 Sunset is Only Remaining Check on HART Spending
By Natalie Iwasa @ 2:58 AM :: 5437 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The only way to contain costs is to force HART to live within its current means....
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Thursday, April 9, 2015 |
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City launches Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) website
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 6245 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture
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...MapOahuAgLand.com, provides information on the legal basis for IAL, the city’s process to map IAL, upcoming community meetings and announcements, and resource maps that show various characteristics of potential IAL....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Ige Names Appointees to Head DLIR, OIMT
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 4419 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced his nominations to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Labor and Industrial Relations and the Office of Information Management and Technology....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Kanaiolowalu: How to Make Your Girlfriend Rich
By Video @ 9:56 PM :: 8772 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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How a Roll Commissioner funneled over $600K to a company headed by his girlfriend....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Guam, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Alaska Join Call for Jones Act Reform
By News Release @ 9:11 PM :: 5991 Views :: Jones Act
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“Multi-Jurisdictional Jones Act Reform Forum”
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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DBEDT: International Students Contribute Over $205M to Economy
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 6310 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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DBEDT today released an economic report analyzing, “The Economic Impact of International Students in Hawaii.”
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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SB1280: Cab Companies Offer to Retrain Uber Drivers
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 4843 Views :: Small Business
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Yesterday, Hawaii legislators voted to take bill Senate Bill 1280 into conference....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Hawaii GE Tax: Broadest Sales Tax in US
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 5058 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The Hawaii GET taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 99.21 percent of the state's personal income....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Guess What: Hawaii Housing Is Expensive!
By Robert Thomas @ 5:25 AM :: 7787 Views :: Development, Land Use, Cost of Living
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"Affordable Housing Maui Style" - from NewGeography.com....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 |
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Hawaii Has No Hate Crimes (Officially)
By Selected News Articles @ 4:52 AM :: 5240 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...Unlike all other states in the union Hawaii has a go-it-alone policy and lets the attorney general’s office keep a running tally....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Full Text: Drunk Prosecutor Resigns from Kaneshiro's Office
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 6539 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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"I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney."
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Gallup: Honolulu 2nd Healthiest Community in US
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 4611 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“State of American Well-Being: 2014 Community Well-Being Rankings” examines the comparative well-being of the largest 100 communities in the United States....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Ige Nominates Suzanne Case to DLNR, Names Three to School Board
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 6926 Views :: Education K-12, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Suzanne Case is a 28-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy and has served as its executive director since 2001....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Worst in Nation Hawaii Health Connector Looking for Another $28M
By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 4793 Views :: Health Care
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...details for the House Finance Committee to work out in a hearing now set for Wednesday April 8 at 2pm in room 308....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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House Speaker mum so far on complaint against Karl Rhoads
By Selected News Articles @ 4:43 PM :: 5466 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...attorney Lance Collins lodged a complaint on behalf of two of his clients regarding the actions of Rep. Karl Rhoads while he was chair of a special investigating committee looking into former Speaker Calvin Say....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Hawaii Republican Convention Set for May 2
By Pat Saiki @ 5:58 AM :: 5756 Views :: Republican Party
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"The people of Hawaii need us more than ever before."
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Prosecutor: HART & OHA Auditing Firm Victim of 3-year, $500K Embezzlement Scheme
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 14226 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Rail
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... from January 27, 2011, through and including January 27, 2014, Oki perpetrated four separate and distinct fraudulent reimbursement schemes against PKF Pacific Hawaii ....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Senate Minority Alternative Budget cuts spending, caps collective bargaining
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:13 PM :: 7800 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Republican Party, Taxes
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"It brings relief to our beleaguered taxpayers and small businesses, and balances our state finances in the long term."
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Sea-Based Radar a $2.2B Flop, Mothballed at Pearl Harbor
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 4296 Views :: Military
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...its field of vision is so narrow that it would be of little use against what experts consider the likeliest attack: a stream of missiles interspersed with decoys....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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US Census Looks at Small Businesses in Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:49 AM :: 5039 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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...statistics on the number of establishments, receipts or revenue, payroll, number of employees and other items by industry....
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Monday, April 6, 2015 |
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Kelii Akina interviews Michael Hamnett -- UH and Hawaii's Future
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:48 AM :: 3290 Views
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Dr. Michael P. Hamnett shares insights as Research Corporation of UH Director and also discusses current happenings at the University of Hawaii....
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Sunday, April 5, 2015 |
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The Turtle Bay Bill, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 8522 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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...They were under the impression that the bond sale process needed to begin by June 30 of this year. “No,” said the Department of Attorney General, “the law says that the bond sale needs to be DONE by June 30.”...
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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Trustee: OHA Drains $20M from Trust Since December
By Selected News Articles @ 11:10 PM :: 5217 Views :: OHA
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"...Obviously, OHA can no longer afford to keep spending generously with no accountability...."
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Secretly Killed
By Selected News Articles @ 6:15 PM :: 4666 Views :: Energy
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Unknown to perhaps everyone at the time, the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) Energy Agreement died in September of last year....
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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"Through a Glass Clearly: Predicting the Future in Land Use Takings Law"
By Robert Thomas @ 12:56 AM :: 4133 Views :: Land Use
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It's not often that we say a law review article is a "must-read."...
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Saturday, April 4, 2015 |
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DBEDT: 65,000 New Housing Units Needed in Next 10 Years
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 6060 Views :: Development, Hawaii Statistics
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...this study projects housing demand for the period of 2015 to 2025 using the variables of projected population growth, visitor growth, and vacancy rates....
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Friday, April 3, 2015 |
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Where Do Our Tuition Dollars Go?
By NCPA @ 5:52 PM :: 3297 Views
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The reason for these new costs? "Administrative bloat," which is also known as a decline in the teaching faculty to administrative staff ratio....
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Friday, April 3, 2015 |
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'Conservative Hawks' See Tulsi Gabbard Senate bid as 'Natural'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:58 PM :: 6096 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military
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“You guys’ profiling her is going to be like the kiss of death.”
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Friday, April 3, 2015 |
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Success of independently funded GMO papaya confounds anti-tech ideologues
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 6105 Views :: Hawaii County , GMOs
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...This 12-part series by entomologist Anthony Shelton is the first comprehensive article about a genetically engineered crop, in this case, GE papaya in Hawaii....
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