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| Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Consumer Complaints: Hawaii Among Most Open States
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 6413 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The three most open states are Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Oregon, all of which provide an online searchable database for consumers....
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| Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni: Eleven Candidates Listed Twice on Ballot
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 PM :: 9211 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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The out-of-state voting is the most likely to produce random voting patterns due to the limited opportunity for candidates to contact the dispersed electorate....
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| Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Matson Admits Rate Hikes Caused by Expensive Jones Act Ships
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 5954 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in new containerships....
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| Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
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Gabbard: Obama Arming Radical Islamists, Risks WW3
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 AM :: 8477 Views :: Military, Obama
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US Rep Tulsi Gabbard has pointed out again and again and again the President Obama is materially aiding Islamist Terrorists....
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| Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
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Poll: Only 52% Approve of Ige
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 6008 Views :: Politicians
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29% Disapprove ...
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| Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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Full Text: UH confirms TMT project is the last telescope site on Maunakea
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 6640 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project site is the last new area on the mountain where a telescope project will be contemplated or sought....
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| Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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Why Saying ‘GMOs Are Safe’ isn’t Helping
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:50 PM :: 5874 Views :: GMOs
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...Just the idea of three letters will make people willingly spend some 30% or more on groceries all in the name of fear....
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| Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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Honolulu Economic Development Grants Available Now
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 4946 Views :: Honolulu County
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The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, December 18, 2015 at 4:00 p.m....
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| Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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DHHL Approves NextEra Windfarm on Maui
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 8331 Views :: DHHL, Maui County, Energy
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...500 acres of land on the southern flank of Haleakala for wind power generation....
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| Monday, November 23, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 23, 2015
By Congress.org @ 12:41 PM :: 5301 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: EPA Existing Power Plant Rule
Senate: EPA New & Retrofit Power Plant Rule
House: Bank Mortgage Liability
House: Auto Loans
House: Federal Reserve Overhaul
House: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees
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| Sunday, November 22, 2015 |
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Year-End Tax Planning Tips
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4794 Views :: Taxes
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The top rates of 9%, 10%, and 11% go away at the end of 2015. The top rate effective as of the beginning of next year is 8.25%....
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| Saturday, November 21, 2015 |
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Honolulu 2nd Safest City in USA
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 6929 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Violent crime was a primary factor in our analysis, but we also looked at other measures of safety, such as motor vehicle accidents, drug use and excessive drinking....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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College and Career Readiness—How Did Your School Do?
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 8458 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...how high school graduates are prepared to meet the HIDOE’s Strategic Plan Goal that all students demonstrate they are on a path toward success in college, career and citizenship....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Gabbard Introduces Bill Designed to Stop Obama’s Assistance to ISIS
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 8298 Views :: Military, Obama
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"...our efforts to overthrow Assad has increased and will continue to increase the strength of ISIS and other Islamic extremists...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Health Dep’t to Use Web-Based Software to Track Marijuana Sales, Inventories
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 6535 Views :: Law Enforcement, Drugs
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24/7 access to real-time data on medical marijuana inventory, sales, and other tracking information....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Ige Shutting Down Health Connector in Midst of Reenrollment Drive
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 5545 Views :: Health Care
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Open enrollment began on Nov. 1 and concludes on Jan. 31, 2016....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Kauai County Now Hiring Dopers—Maui is ACLU’s Next Target
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 8956 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Drugs
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Maui County continues to require drug tests as a condition of employment....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Full Text: ACLU Wins Order Defending Homeless’ Trash
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 5747 Views :: Homelessness
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During sweeps of Kaka’ako homeless persons, the City seized and disposed of over 134,000 pounds of 'property'....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Victory for Free Speech: Pastor, Maui County Settle 1st Amendment Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 6927 Views :: First Amendment
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At the direction of Fair organizers, an MPD officer ordered the Goodhues to leave not just the Fair area, but other nearby public sidewalks as well....
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| Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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No Syrian Muslim ‘Refugees’ in Hawaii: Hundreds Sign ‘Impeach Ige’ Petition
By Andrew Walden @ 2:18 PM :: 7998 Views :: Military, Religion
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As of 10AM Friday November 20, 2015, 1,848 persons have signed....
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| Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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9th Circuit Refuses Injunction to Block Na’i Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:06 PM :: 8451 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal 9th Circuit Ruling to Supreme Court....
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| Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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HPU Report: Lack of US Flag Merchant Ships puts US at Risk of ‘Sea Strangulation’
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 7562 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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“China, through a strategy we call ‘Sea Strangulation,’ now has the capability to crash the U.S. economy, threaten our allies and hold our military hostage”
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| Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Student Loan
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:43 PM :: 5280 Views :: Higher Education
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...students on 110 campuses across the nation rallied and marched as part of a movement called the Million Student March....
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| Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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Solar Schemers Deploy Poll Results
By News Release @ 12:36 PM :: 5231 Views :: Energy
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97% of poll respondents support more rooftop solar....
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| Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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Hawaii Small Businesses Slowest to be Paid in USA
By News Release @ 6:01 AM :: 8493 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Hawaii small businesses wait 95 days on average to get paid on invoices....
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| Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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Tourism: US Arrivals Make up for Japanese Decline
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 7772 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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The report indicates a shift in the visitor market....
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
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Why does the Mafia Love Na’i Aupuni?
By Video @ 5:04 PM :: 9536 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Ethics, OHA
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Lying, Cheating, Stealing, Bribery—Na’i Aupuni Makes it all Legal....
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
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New Tracking System for Maui Bus Implemented
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 4853 Views :: Maui County
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...the ability to track their bus in real-time....
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
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I am a Jihadist and I am tired of not being given credit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 PM :: 7725 Views :: Military, Religion
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It’s like a bad Monty Python sketch....
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
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VIDEO: 10,000s of Muslims Boo Moment of Silence for Paris Victims, Chant Allah Akbar
By Video @ 1:45 AM :: 7410 Views :: Military, Religion
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This is the second time Turkish Muslims have disrupted a moment of silence for victims of ISIS....
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| Wednesday, November 18, 2015 |
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Thousands Sign Petition: No Syrian Muslim ‘Refugees’ in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 AM :: 12838 Views :: Military, Religion
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...Ige's office has been flooded with over 500 phone calls and about 300 emails from constituents....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Feds Indict ‘Natural’ Supplements Makers behind Hawaii Death
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 5757 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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Much of the alleged fraud focused on the defendants’ claims that their products were made from natural plant extracts. In truth, as one defendant put it, “lol stuff is completely 100 % synthethic [sic]”....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Will the Jones Act cause Hawaii’s last sugar plantation to close?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:33 PM :: 9047 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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The cause of HC&S’s operating losses were poor growing conditions with too much rain and expenses relating to their elderly sugar-carrying vessel....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Hawaii Republicans Oppose Resettlement of Syrian Refugees in Hawaii
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 8:15 PM :: 9049 Views :: Military, Religion
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Senator Sam Slom wrote a letter to Governor Ige, urging him to reconsider his position....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Hawaii Loses Ground in Business Tax Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:49 PM :: 6178 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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State falls to #31 in national ranking....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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So Far: Syrian Refugees in U.S. Include 2,098 Muslims, 53 Christians
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 PM :: 8117 Views :: Military, Religion
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'Screening': Syria is 10% Christian, 'Refugees' are 2% Christian....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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A-1 A-Lectrician Case: Secret Email Group Connects Hawaii AG to Soros-Funded Lawyers
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 AM :: 9731 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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Deirdre Marie-Iha, a lawyer from the Hawaii Attorney General's Office, asks for help defending against a free speech case....
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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DLNR Slaps Down Anti-Aquarium Nuts (again)
By News Release @ 3:47 AM :: 6576 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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"Commercial aquarium fish collecting, in fact, does not occur to any great extent off most of the Hawaiian Islands...."
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| Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Engineers: DAGS Hands Off CIP
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:20 AM :: 4932 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Of 19 departments and agencies surveyed, 14 said capital improvement projects (CIPs) should not be handled centrally by the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS)....
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| Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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Ige: Hawaii Will Welcome ‘Screened’ Syrian Refugees
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 6935 Views :: Military, Religion
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According to the NYT, so far no Syrian refugees have been resettled in Hawaii....
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| Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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How High are Cell Phone Taxes in Your State?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 6700 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Hawaii Ranks 44th with a 6.3% Tax Rate....
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| Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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Federal Intervention in Schools Looks to Remain in Force Through Possible No Child Left Behind Deal
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:06 PM :: 5157 Views :: Education K-12
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House and Senate proposals to rewrite No Child Left Behind are set to head into conference early next week....
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| Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 16, 2015
By Congress.org @ 3:54 PM :: 4854 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Revised Defense Authorization
Senate: Military-Construction-VA Appropriations
Senate: Surface Transportation Reauthorization
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| Monday, November 16, 2015 |
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Offshore? Let Wind and Solar Energy Subsides Expire
By NCPA @ 12:55 PM :: 6001 Views :: Energy
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Offshore wind is 2.6 times more expensive as onshore wind power and is 3.4 times more expensive than power produced by a natural gas combined cycle plant....
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| Sunday, November 15, 2015 |
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Why the Paris Massacre Will Have Limited Impact
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 5861 Views :: Military
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...it will likely move public sentiments substantially in one direction and Establishment policies in quite the opposite....
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| Sunday, November 15, 2015 |
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Rail Funds Frozen? Feds Explain ‘Officially’ and ‘Unofficially’ What they Told Caldwell
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 8999 Views :: Rail
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...we at Hawai’i Free Press tried a novel approach—actually contacting FTA spokespeople in Washington to see what they had to say about it....
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| Sunday, November 15, 2015 |
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Working on the Fringe
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6033 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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“Revisiting the Taxation of Fringe Benefits”
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| Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Is Holding an Election That Only Allows People of Certain Racial Background to Vote
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:49 PM :: 7652 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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It’s bad enough having a state hold an election that is racially discriminatory. Now we have a judge willing to allow it to move forward....
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| Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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Full Text: State, Feds Defend Nai Aupuni Election Before 9th Circuit Court
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 PM :: 8350 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Four responses have been filed before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in opposition to last week’s “Urgent Motion for Injunction”....
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