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Friday, September 26, 2014 |
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Carlisle: Maui Anti-GMO Law Would Send Farmers, Gardeners to Jail
By Video @ 2:22 AM :: 8417 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, GMOs
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...gardeners growing GM corn, GM papaya, or GMO marijuana may be arrested and imprisoned for one year under the anti-GMO law....
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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Will Solar Scammers Undermine Subprime GEMS Loan Program?
By News Release @ 9:59 PM :: 5164 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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...state lawmakers are still concerned about the costs customers would have to pay in order to update their rooftop inverters....
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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Fired chief procurement officer blows whistle on Hawaii DOE procurement troubles
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:43 PM :: 6091 Views :: Education K-12
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The former chief procurement officer for the Hawaii Department of Education has filed a whistleblower lawsuit....
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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Ige Tried To Tax Everyone's Soda
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 5618 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
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...In 2011, Senator Ige Cosponsored A Bill Which Established A Tax On Sweetened Beverages In Hawaii....
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 |
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Imua Manoa Demands Apple Reinstatement
By News Release @ 6:20 PM :: 4699 Views :: Higher Education
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...The advocacy group I Mua Mānoa formed in the immediate aftermath of the Apple crisis....
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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Hawaiian Electric completes first phase of smart grid installation
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 3248 Views
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...customers in Moanalua Valley and portions of Pearl City, Kaimuki, Diamond Head, Kahala and Waikiki can now access their own personalized Web portal and use that information to help better manage their electric bills....
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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Ige Voted for Furlough Fridays, Responsible for $200M Health Connector Debacle
By News Release @ 5:29 AM :: 5099 Views :: Politicians
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Ige also voted for budget cuts that lead to Furlough Fridays....
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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Djou Only Congressional Candidate at Kahala Business Forum
By News Release @ 5:23 AM :: 5162 Views :: Politicians
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"Hawaii needs a representative who can hit the ground running and is ready to fight for Hawaii on day one," stated Djou at the forum....
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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The Jones Act Is Irrelevant to Merchant Marine Shipbuilding
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:50 AM :: 5560 Views :: Jones Act
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U.S. shipbuilding is less than 1% of the world share....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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American Samoa Delegate Left Out of Obama Tuna Monument Talks
By Selected News Articles @ 7:13 PM :: 6137 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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...Western Pacific Fishery Management Council Executive Director Kitty Simonds who was able to broker this meeting....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Education Institute of Hawaii: 'Voice of Hawaii School Principals'
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 6769 Views :: Education K-12
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...The Education Institute of Hawaii, a public education think tank, has been formed to explore ways of empowering teachers, principals and parents in their common goal of helping each student thrive....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Conference: Growing Our Economy and Increasing Prosperity
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 4640 Views :: Economy
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...October 3, 2014 at Halekulani, 7:30am to 4:30pm....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii GE Tax Bites Into 99% of Personal Income
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 5550 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The Hawaii GE Tax base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax base applies to 34.46 percent of personal income....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Debate: Ige Touts Legislative Mismanagement
By News Release @ 4:02 PM :: 4786 Views :: Politicians
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"I'm the only one, only candidate here who really has served as the chairman of Ways and Means committee...."
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Survey: Hawaii Top ‘Hedonometer’ Score in USA
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 4216 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Happy States in America....
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014 |
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Senators Ask for Hearings on DoH Proposed Cesspool Ban
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 7251 Views :: Environment, Development, Cost of Living
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...The changes will affect more than 77,000 homeowners on the neighbor islands and 11,000 on Oahu....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Yes on 4 a 'Yes Brainer'
By Video @ 9:34 PM :: 4070 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii was, until this summer, one of only ten states not funding a statewide preschool system....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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TV Ad Claims Ige Stands For ‘Government Living Within its Means’ (LOL!)
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 7577 Views :: Politicians, Taxes, Cost of Living
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A New Study Shows Hawaii Has The Second Worst Tax System Overall And The Third Most Overtaxed Middle Class....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Ige Purposefully Underfunded State Hospitals
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4542 Views :: Health Care
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As Chairman Of Ways And Means, Ige Purposefully Underfunded State Hospitals, Directly Resulting In This Fiscal Crisis....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii Department of Human Services Released from Federal Injunction
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 4074 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...a February 2011 class action lawsuit for failure to issue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits within timeframes outlined by federal law....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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HSTA Launches Campaign Against Preschool Voucher program
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 5543 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Starting today, the Hawaii State Teachers Association is launching a statewide informational campaign....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Fact Check: Attack Ads from Mainland Progressive Group "False and Nasty"
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 6128 Views :: Military, Politicians
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...VoteVets supports "progressive" Democrats and has a long record of spending money against veterans, who have served our country honorably such as Arizona Sen. John McCain....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Class Action Suit Seeks Treatment for Autistic Children in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 5949 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...accusing the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services of denying critically needed treatment for autistic children....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 22, 2014
By Congress.org @ 12:47 PM :: 4200 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Equal Pay - Cloture
Senate: Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage
House: Fiscal 2015 Continuing Resolution - Passage
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Sunday, September 21, 2014 |
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Project SAM: Seven Marijuana Myths
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:04 PM :: 5216 Views :: Drugs
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...marijuana legalization will usher in America’s new version of “Big Tobacco” ....
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Sunday, September 21, 2014 |
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Pocketbook Issues: Ige on Defense
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 8000 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party, Taxes, Cost of Living
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"Which is precisely why the RGA ad, and others that may follow, might actually persuade voters to go Aiona’s way."
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Sunday, September 21, 2014 |
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Timing Isn't Everything: How to Lose Your Solar Tax Credit
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6312 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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This week’s illustration of how timing is important involves the Hawaii Renewable Energy Technologies credit....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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The GMO Debate: Meetings about non-existent food safety issues
By Selected News Articles @ 8:07 PM :: 4655 Views :: GMOs
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GMOs have never caused a single death or illness. But this vocal minority wants them banned … just in case....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Judge Grants TRO as ACLU Pushes Claim That Panhandling is First Amendment Right
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 7203 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Homelessness
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The TRO prohibits Hawaii County from interfering with Plaintiff Justin Guy’s right to hold a sign (saying “Homeless Please Help”) by the side of the road....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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New UHM Chancellor orders 'Review' of Cancer Center
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 4495 Views :: Higher Education
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...The review shall clarify and identify the requirements for near-term renewal and long-term designation as an NCI Cancer Center....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Kelii Akina interviews Elwin Ahu
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:58 AM :: 5530 Views :: Politicians
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Mr. Ahu shares his political philosophy with Dr. Akina, and fields some tough questions....
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Saturday, September 20, 2014 |
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Department of Community Services to hold GIA workshops
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 4163 Views :: Honolulu County
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Workshops will be held at Mission Memorial Hearings Room from 6 – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 2....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Aiona Only Candidate to Release Policy Initiatives
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 8945 Views :: Education K-12, Homelessness, Politicians, Republican Party
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...a detailed plan with practical solutions for our state’s toughest issues: Homelessness, Affordable Housing, and Education....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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INFOGRAPHIC: The Abercrombie-Ige Policy Agenda By The Numbers
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 4035 Views :: Taxes
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...New Infographic Spells Out The Results Of The Last Four Years For Hawaii....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Oahu defense contractor sentenced on espionage charges
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:17 PM :: 5034 Views :: Military
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A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and civilian contractor will spend more than seven years in federal prison....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Hirono is Biggest Spender in US Senate, Schatz not far Behind
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 AM :: 5073 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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The poorest scoring Senators were Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), each of whom only managed scores of 3 percent....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Auditor: Hawaii Health Insurers Should be Required to Cover Cleft Palate Surgery
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 3872 Views :: Health Care
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...reports from California and Massachusetts indicating that mandated insurance coverage for orofacial anomalies increased premiums by two cents to four cents per member, per month....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Panos: Hoopili Traffic Assessments Untruthful
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:47 AM :: 7472 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Rail
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...Hoopili’s traffic impact will be immense with or without rail....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Mazie Hirono Blocks Bill to Revoke US Citizenship of ISIS Terrorists
By Selected News Articles @ 6:52 PM :: 9924 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Military
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As then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: "US citizenship is a privilege, it is not a right. People who are serving foreign powers or in this case foreign terrorists are clearly in violation of that oath which they swore when they became citizens."
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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ACLU: Lawsuit Settlement Means New Rules for Protests at Capitol
By News Release @ 6:32 PM :: 4749 Views :: First Amendment
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...Plaintiffs call settlement “A win for freedom of speech”....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Obamacare’s Second Open Enrollment Starts in Two Months — and It Is Going to be Awful
By NCPA @ 5:23 PM :: 4013 Views :: Health Care
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...election day is November 4, and Obamacare’s second open enrollment begins on November 15....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Costs Of Raising Children Burden Hawaii Families
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 8399 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Republican Party
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"The Abercrombie-Ige policy agenda has piled taxes and a higher cost of living on Hawaii families...."
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Council Action Needed to Restore Honesty to Water Board’s Billing
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:20 PM :: 5477 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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...Oahu’s water customers who end up paying the price for the BWS’ defective meters and billing errors would likely fare better if the BWS was subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii 5th Richest State
By Selected News Articles @ 4:06 PM :: 4561 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Median household income rose by more than $3,000, to $66,259....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Public school students earning AP honors at all-time high
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 6236 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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Hawaii's AP test-taking rate and passing rate has significantly increased in recent years. The number of students receiving AP honors has steadily risen since 2012, when 385 students were named scholars.....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Seabright: Green Card Holders Have Second Amendment Rights in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 5650 Views :: Second Amendment
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Seabright's order enjoins against Hawaii's current ban on resident aliens owning firearms....
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii $90K 'Administrative Cost' Per Mile of State Roads
By News Release @ 5:45 AM :: 7581 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile....
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