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Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court In Aina Lea: The Rationales Behind The Opinion
By Robert Thomas @ 4:23 AM :: 6439 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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...the LUC violated petitioners’ constitutional rights....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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Oahu churches seek dismissal of atheist lawsuit
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 7044 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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“The only thing these churches have done is serve the schools and bring great benefit to their surrounding communities. They don’t deserve to be dragged through court any longer by two people who are seeking financial gain by attacking these congregations.”
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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Made in China Solar Panels Costly for Planet
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:02 PM :: 6615 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“It takes a lot of energy to extract and process solar-grade silicon,” says co-author Seth Darling. “And in China, that energy tends to come from dirtier and less efficient energy sources...."
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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OHA Trustees Elect Robert Lindsey Chair
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 7790 Views :: OHA
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...Robert K. Lindsey Jr. is the Trustee who put Sen Brickwood Galuteria on the payroll of Peletron Inc while Galuteria was pushing against his own community for OHA's Kakaako Makai schemes....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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Man gets 33 months in prison after threatening to decapitate congresswoman
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:35 PM :: 5165 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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...On Aug. 3, 2013, Sherbow sent an email to the FBI and the media with the headline “Cutting Off Tulsi Gabbard’s Head.”....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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Legislation Lets States Cut Ties Between Common Core and Federal Grants
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:55 PM :: 4741 Views :: Education K-12
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...legislation to prohibit the federal government from “mandating, incentivizing or coercing” states to adopt the national education standards known as Common Core....
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 |
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73 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 4278 Views :: Honolulu County
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List of candidates who have filed as of Dec 7, 2014....
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Education Reform: Kelii Akina Interviews Darrel Galera, Roberta Mayor
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:34 PM :: 6101 Views :: Education K-12
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Darrel Galera (President) and Roberta Mayor (Board Member) of the Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership about their work to reform education in Hawaii....
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 8, 2014
By Congress.org @ 2:57 PM :: 4183 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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House: Executive Action on Immigration - Passage
House: Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization - Motion to Concur
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Monday, December 8, 2014 |
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Honolulu 31st Lowest Concentration of Disadvantaged
By News Release @ 12:21 PM :: 5600 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...2014’s Cities with the Highest and Lowest Population in Need....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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End Run Around Nexus
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4772 Views :: Taxes
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We continue our series of pending U.S. Supreme Court cases....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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Ethics Commission Fines Non-Profit for Illegal Lobbying
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 4540 Views :: Ethics
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...a nonprofit organization was lobbying at the State legislature, but had not filed lobbying expenditures and contributions reports with the Commission....
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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 AM :: 20761 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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Today, after two decades of "political correctness", nursing grievances has become a primary theme of the popular culture. But in the 1940s, the opposite choice was made by thousands of young Japanese Americans in Hawaii. They stood up, volunteered to join in the war effort and proved the doubters wrong.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014 |
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HECO Sends Six New Solar Projects for PUC Approval
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5680 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The average price of the seven new solar projects is 14 cents per kilowatt-hour....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Report: 63% of Hawaii Charter Schools Fall Below Academic Performance Standards
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 4515 Views :: Education K-12
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Notably, five of the eleven highest performing public high schools in the state and two of the four highest-performing middle schools, as measured by Strive HI, are charter schools....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Audit: AG, DBEDT Did Not Report Millions in Funds
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:40 PM :: 4157 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Nineteen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Hawaiians Lost Land, Homes in Scam: Sovereignty Activist Ordered to Pay Reparations
By News Release @ 4:30 PM :: 3873 Views
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Hawaiiloa Foundation collected approximately $468,000 from approximately 200 individuals who went through the debt elimination process. Many of the individuals tried to use the bonds but ultimately lost their homes through foreclosure....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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National Right to Life President to Speak in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 5304 Views :: Life
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Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Pearl Country Club....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Opportunities for International Trade and Internal Growth
By NCPA @ 10:05 AM :: 7482 Views :: World News, Economy
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Completing the agreement will create the largest free trade area, in terms of both goods and services, in which the United States participates....
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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Ige's Commitment: 'No Hidden Agendas, Avoid Raising Taxes'
By News Release @ 5:22 AM :: 7221 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians, Taxes
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"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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DoE Leaders Embrace Education Reform Proposals
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 5878 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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“Race to the Top was very prescriptive. It was tremendously important change, but now we have to ask ourselves, ‘How can we change more collaboratively?’”
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Friday, December 5, 2014 |
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182 Days: BOE Adopts Teacher-Proposed School Calendar for School Year 2015-2016
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 5850 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The BOE was set to approve a calendar submitted by the DOE until teachers presented their proposals....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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The Jones Act’s Costly Impact
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:59 PM :: 4885 Views :: Jones Act
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U.S. law allows shippers to transport goods domestically on cars, trucks, aircraft, or rail cars built in other countries. Just not ships....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii-based unit final materiel recovery brigade in Afghanistan
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 4284 Views :: Military
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More than 100 troops from the 45th Sustainment Brigade’s headquarters met an emotional explosion of cheers as they marched into the Wheeler Gulch hangar....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Wall Street: Hawaii 12th Best-Run State in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 4350 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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... California, Colorado, Florida, and Hawaii all moved up by at least 10 positions on our ranking ....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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VIDEO: You'll Never Hear OHA Say This
By Video @ 3:27 AM :: 3981 Views :: OHA
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What's The One Thing You'll Never Hear The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Say? ....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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NextEra Buy May be Good for Rates, Bad for Distributed Generation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 AM :: 5092 Views :: Energy
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“Florida is not known for rooftop solar. It’s known for utility scale projects,” said Leslie Cole-Brooks, executive director, Hawaii Solar Energy Association....
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Thursday, December 4, 2014 |
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Despite first lady’s vow to end veteran homelessness, VA fails miserably
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 AM :: 3796 Views :: Military
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...27 percent were unable to reach a counselor and had to leave messages, 16 percent could not be referred to VA medical facilities because their messages were inaudible or lacked contact information, and 4 percent were not referred to VA facilities at all….
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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30 years of Honolulu City Lights
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 8185 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, Religion
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Honolulu City Lights will celebrate three decades of tree lightings and holiday fun on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 6 p.m. at Honolulu Hale....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Ige Appoints Six More Cabinet Members
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5715 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Ige today announced the appointments of six additional members of his Cabinet and two deputy directors....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Caldwell Creates 'Office of Strategic Development'
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 7088 Views :: Honolulu County, Development
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The OSD was established to immediately address the lack of overall planning and management of the city’s real estate portfolio, which has existed since the Department of Housing was eliminated in 1996....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Day Before Announcing Sale of Company, HECO Inks Biofuel Deal with Cronies
By News Release @ 8:29 PM :: 7294 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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“With this new contract, Hawaiian Electric will be purchasing approximately half our production volume...."
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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State, Kauai County Select Mediator to Begin GMO Fact-finding Mission
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 4440 Views :: GMOs
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...the group will be composed of not fewer than nine knowledgeable individuals from Kauai....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Hawaiian Electric Bought out by 'Nation's Largest Clean Energy Company' for $4.3B
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 7677 Views :: Energy
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NextEra Energy, Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement under which the companies have agreed to combine....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii Gun Rights at Stake as California AG Appeals Denial of Standing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:27 PM :: 5443 Views :: Second Amendment
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This definitely has U.S. Supreme Court written all over it....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Univ. of Hawaii Student Loans Up 100%
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 5347 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014 |
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Auditor: Proposed Marijuana Dispensary Bill 'Flawed'
By News Release @ 2:48 AM :: 4281 Views :: Drugs
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The proposed regulatory vehicle, HB No. 1587 (2014), has several flaws...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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We the Powerful! -- Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 3890 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These meetings are designed to demystify the State lawmaking process, and will demonstrate ways that you can speak out at the legislature without ever having to leave your home island....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii 30th Most Charitable State
By Selected News Articles @ 8:47 PM :: 4542 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Most & Least Charitable States....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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HECO Finally Admits GEMS is a Rate Hike
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 9515 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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For over a year, Hawaiian Electric has been claiming that the "green infrastructure fee" now beginning to appear on electric bills statewide is not a rate hike....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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UH Hilo Settles Lawsuit Over Handing Out Constitutions
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 7530 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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In a victory for free speech, the University of Hawaii (UH) agreed today to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by two students at UH’s Hilo....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Rep Ward: Is Governor Ige supporting Republican Issues?
By Rep Gene Ward @ 6:39 PM :: 6797 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"We listened, and we heard an open invitation to work with Governor Ige on legislative issues...."
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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2015 Neighborhood Board Candidate filing period opens
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4437 Views :: Honolulu County
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Beginning today, O‘ahu residents can file to run for a seat on their Neighborhood Board....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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‘Green’ lobby pushes to extend lucrative tax breaks
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 PM :: 6073 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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“Granting temporary privileges or punishment allows Congress to fund-raise on them over and over again.”
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii ranks 40th in economic freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:00 PM :: 5795 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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"Hawaii's poor ranking--tied for 40th out of all states and in the bottom 3rd quartile overall--demonstrates the need for statewide economic reform," stated Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., President of the Grassroot Institute....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Full Text: Lt Gov. Tsutsui Inaugural Speech
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5981 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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May God Bless all of you. May God continue to bless our great state, and may God continue to bless the United States of America....
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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 |
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Averting West Coast Port Shutdowns
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 AM :: 6096 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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West Coast ports are suffering a series of slowdowns....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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HECO Seeks 'Demand Response' Contractors
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 4970 Views :: Energy
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...Managing their own demand in response to utility requests is another way for customers to save on their electric bills while supporting more clean energy....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Rep Gene Ward Interviews Gov Waihee
By Video @ 10:34 PM :: 6425 Views :: Akaka Bill, Politicians
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Representative Gene Ward speaks with John David Waiheʻe III who served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994....
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Monday, December 1, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute Encourages Ige to Consider Budgetary Reforms
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 3379 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute Commends Ige for Determination to Put People and Prosperity Above Special Interests....
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