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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 :: 5154 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 :: 3329 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 :: 5502 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 :: 4498 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 :: 4390 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 :: 5429 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 :: 4153 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 :: 6615 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 :: 6462 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 :: 7469 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 :: 4046 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 :: 5340 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 :: 4912 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 :: 17051 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 :: 6148 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 :: 5815 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 :: 5115 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 :: 5424 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 :: 4476 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 :: 8369 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 :: 4847 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 :: 7732 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 :: 5730 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 :: 4561 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 :: 6139 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 :: 5219 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 :: 5161 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 :: 3631 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 :: 5580 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 :: 6541 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 :: 5993 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 :: 4754 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 :: 5142 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 :: 5517 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 :: 5120 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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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Veterans to Receive In-State Tuition at UH
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 6037 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Horizon Sells Hawaii Operations to Pasha Lines, Alaska to Matson
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 5613 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson to acquire all outstanding shares of Horizon Lines immediately after Pasha acquires Horizon's Hawaii trade lane business....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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The Eminent Domain Angle In "Net Neutrality"
By Robert Thomas @ 12:57 PM :: 5591 Views :: First Amendment
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...Virtual Takings: The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Senate
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 4428 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Honolulu Grants in Aid Deadline December 12
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 4915 Views :: Honolulu County
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...qualified nonprofit organizations seeking grants available through the city’s Grants in Aid (GIA) program have from today through December 12, 2014 to submit proposals....
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Big Island Launches Veterans Treatment Court
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 6235 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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On November 10, the Third Circuit (Hawaii county) launched its Veterans Treatment Court with an opening ceremony held in the courtroom of Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra....
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Monday, November 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court to hear same sex marriage case
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:59 AM :: 7583 Views :: Family
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Hawaii voters opposed same sex marriage in 1998 by a vote of 69.2 percent to 28.6 percent....
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Monday, November 10, 2014 |
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Un-Taxis?
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:24 AM :: 4176 Views :: Honolulu County
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Big names in the market are Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar....
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Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
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“If you’re answering to Omidyar you’re really not independent.”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:02 PM :: 12468 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”
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Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
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NRA President Speaks in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 4711 Views :: Second Amendment
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The room was filled with 125 conservative campaigners....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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UHERO: LNG Could Save Hawaii Ratepayers $800M/Year
By UHERO @ 8:18 PM :: 8253 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...to estimate the impacts of Hawaii importing LNG for use in the electric sector....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Legacy Land Commission Seeks New Members
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 5819 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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There are currently three vacancies....
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Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Hawaii Clinton Operative Tied to $500M Emerald Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 7674 Views :: Democratic Party, National News
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Paul Sullivan, a Hawaii resident and former deputy campaign manager for President Bill Clinton, could owe millions of dollars in attorney fees ....
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