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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Hawaii: Buy Obamacare, Pay for Abortion
By Selected News Articles @ 12:43 PM :: 5732 Views :: Health Care, Life
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Five years ago President Obama told lawmakers and the American public in a specially called joint session of Congress on healthcare reform that "under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion."…
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Lack of Vegans Makes Hawaii Best State for Thanksgiving
By Selected News Articles @ 12:32 PM :: 6403 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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We crunched the numbers using the six criteria below to determine if the state you live in is prime habitat for a downer of a Thanksgiving....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Inequality: Hawaii the only Blue State Among America's Most Equal
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4607 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...Families are changing, with fewer married couples and more single-parent families and cohabiting unions....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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HONOLULU Ranks 12th for Successful Aging
By News Release @ 4:23 AM :: 4500 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...life amid the palm trees can cost, especially at quality nursing facilities and hospitals. Special needs transport is adequate, but work commutes are time-consuming....
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Thursday, November 20, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii DoE 'Ahead of the Curve' on Data Governance
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 5550 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...the number of states sharing teacher performance information with educator preparation programs has more than tripled....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Institute for Astronomy Discovers Black Money Hole in Kakaako
By Selected News Articles @ 6:08 PM :: 5998 Views :: Higher Education
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If current trends hold, the black hole will grow 'like a cancer' (hint, hint) and swallow the entire system....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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It's Official: OHA Trustees are Lawbreakers
By Video @ 4:42 PM :: 6317 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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It's Official - The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Have Committed An Illegal Act....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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U.S. Air Force Colonel joins DOE leadership team
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 4283 Views :: Education K-12
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From 2011 to 2013, Carlson was the deputy joint base commander at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Laborers Union: Schatz, Hirono, Hanabusa, Gabbard are Cowards Pandering to Eco Nut Billionaires
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 5402 Views :: Energy, Congressional Delegation
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Democratic leaders in Washington should put job creation ahead of the ravings of environmental wing-nuts and their deep pocketed billionaire funders....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Video: Kelii Akina Interviews Senator Sam Slom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:43 AM :: 4258 Views :: Politicians
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State Senator Sam Slom is interviewed by Keali’i Akina on the November 10 edition of “Think Tech Hawaii”....
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014 |
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Judicial Selection: Constitutional Amendment Icing on the Transparency Cake
By Robert Thomas @ 4:42 AM :: 4814 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...the voters agreed that there's no good reason to keep the JSC lists secret, the same result as the lawsuit....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Unfunded Liabilities Could Become a "Broken Promise"
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:39 PM :: 6140 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...the state may one day be forced to break the promise it made to its employees regarding their pensions and benefits....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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UH Manoa Budget Protest Continues Overnight
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4240 Views :: Higher Education
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The students have decided that the concessions granted by the interim Chancellor are not enough....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Ige Names Fuchigami to Head DoT, Extends Application Deadline
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 5035 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Fuchigami had been tapped by Mayor Kirk Caldwell last month to lead the city’s Department of Enterprise Services....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Bicyclist Fatalities Rise As More Urban Workers Pedal to Work
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 3231 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...adults 20 and older represented 84 percent of bicyclist fatalities in 2012, compared to only 21 percent in 1975....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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State Retirement Funds Play Tricks on Retirees, Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 5357 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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Hawaii has employed gimmicks to give the appearance of fiscal improvements in their entitlement programs....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Lawyers Investigate Sale of Horizon Lines, Class Action Suit Possible
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 4376 Views :: Jones Act
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...this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Horizon’s shareholders....
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii's Largest Wind Farm Developer Sold for $2.4B
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 4280 Views :: Energy
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SunEdison to become world's largest renewable energy development company....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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National Report Shows Hawaii 6th Lowest Child Homelessness
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 5287 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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The homeless are everywhere but a national report shows Hawaii is 6th lowest for child homelessness....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 17, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:10 PM :: 4067 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Child Care and Development Block Grant - Cloture
House: Keystone XL Pipeline - Passage
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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Abercrombie's HCDA to Vote on Last Minute Development Deals
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 6476 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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HCDA will be having at least 3 meetings on Tuesday, November 25th….just 6 days before the Ige Administration is installed....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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DLNR vs Hawaii County: In Whose Interest?
By Tom Lodge @ 2:43 AM :: 6311 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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DLNR sued the County of Hawaii for its ban on aerial hunting....
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Monday, November 17, 2014 |
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Punahou Thanks David Ige for His Financial Contributions
By Andrew Walden @ 1:48 AM :: 7321 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians
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Does this mean the Ige administration will break from the HSTA and propose a publicly funded voucher program so we can all give taxpayer money to private schools?
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Sunday, November 16, 2014 |
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HHSC Not Alone: US Rural Hospitals in Critical Condition
By Selected News Articles @ 7:29 PM :: 3931 Views :: Health Care
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For many rural hospitals, partnering with big health systems is the only hope for survival....
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Sunday, November 16, 2014 |
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The 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:01 AM :: 5200 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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The Tax Foundation just released its 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Meetings to Discuss Changes to the State’s Land Use System
By News Release @ 5:41 AM :: 4796 Views :: Land Use
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State Office of Planning Hosting a Series of Stakeholder Meetings to Discuss 'Improvements' to the State’s Land Use System....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Temporary Injunction: Judge Blocks Enforcement of Maui Anti-GMO Law
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 AM :: 16884 Views :: Maui County, GMOs
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...the ban will "probably bankrupt Molokai"....
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
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Manoa Graduate Students Spur Campus-Wide Protest
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 6001 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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Graduate students have planned a sit-in at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Campus Center to protest sudden and drastic budget cuts....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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City to host free TOD symposium Saturday, November 22
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 5649 Views :: Development, Rail
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Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Army completes EIS for possible Hawaii force reductions
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 5009 Views :: Military
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Hawaii's community listening session will be held Jan. 27, 2015, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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As the Nation Turns, Hawaii is Still Driven
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 5270 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail
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“Hawaii’s driving never really went down – it just flattened out and then started going up again as opposed to the mainland, which made a U-turn....”
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Wahiawa celebrates veterans during 68th annual parade
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 PM :: 4379 Views :: Military
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the Wahiawa Lions Club 68th Annual Veterans Day Parade....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Courageous Hawaii Won Local Control of Public Lands With Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 8173 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, Land Use
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In Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Supreme Court unanimously declared....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Federal Recognition for Hawaiians? A Peek at BIA’s Suffocating Bureaucracy
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 4718 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...Tribal Governments and Americans Indian individuals can do very little with their lands without the approval of the BIA’s suffocating bureaucracy....
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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9th Circuit Rejects Gun Control Group Intervention in Hawaii Concealed Carry Case
By Selected News Articles @ 3:58 AM :: 7518 Views :: Second Amendment
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Long-suffering California (and Hawaii) gun owners received some rare good news....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 5549 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary
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...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Maui Farm Bureau, Seed Growers File Suit to Overturn Maui GMO Ban
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4416 Views :: GMOs
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The suit seeks to delay any enforcement of the measure and ultimately to have it declared unenforceable....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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China-U.S. “Climate” Accord
By NCPA @ 2:06 PM :: 5963 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...far-reaching energy, trade and security implications....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5077 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Sen Sam Slom to Retire as President of Smart Business Hawaii
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:30 AM :: 5029 Views :: Small Business
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Slom and the Board unanimously tapped successful business owner Tyler Roukema to take the reins of SBH....
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Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Oahu residents invited to view new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3542 Views :: Honolulu County
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...free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zones....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Teachers Unions Oppose Teacher Accountability Standards in Common Core
By NCPA @ 5:21 PM :: 5454 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Proposed reforms to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) threaten teacher accountability....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Will Ige Give Robin Danner Control of Hawaiian Homelands?
By Video @ 4:27 PM :: 6408 Views :: DHHL
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Watch This To See How You Can Help Stop Them....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Forbes: Hawaii Ranks 45th for Business, Careers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 5839 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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Hawaii has one of the most onerous business tax situations. Another drawback: the highest cost of living....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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331 Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients Remembered from Deck of Battleship Missouri
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 4614 Views :: Military
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331 Hawaii Medal of Honor recipients who gave their lives defending our freedom in the Middle East from 2006 to this year....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Study: Hawaii Best at Combating Lung Cancer
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5021 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 5385 Views :: Politicians, Small Business
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...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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What does Horizon Line’s demise mean?
By Michael Hansen @ 11:14 PM :: 5000 Views :: Jones Act
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With the cost of U.S. newbuildings now five times that of constructing comparable ships in South Korea and Japan, Horizon could not afford to build new Jones Act ships....
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