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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
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Anger Boils in Puna as Nago Changes Election Three Times in Three Days
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 8385 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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...This repeated change in the date, location and method of the election; 3 times in 3 days, twice within hours of each other, is a violation of the election laws....
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
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Obamacare Still Struggling A Year Later
By NCPA @ 3:44 PM :: 3263 Views :: Health Care
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...ACA enrollees may also be sicker....
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
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Kauai: Hundreds Demand Explanation for Massive Property Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 5995 Views :: Kauai County, Taxes
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“We’ve taken literally hundreds of inquiries over the past three weeks and have explained to each taxpayer in great detail why their taxes may have increased....”
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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2 PRP Candidates Win, 3 More Head to General
By News Release @ 10:57 PM :: 6778 Views :: Labor, Politicians, Rail
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... News Release from PRP Frontgroup "Forward Progress" ....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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Incumbent Hawaii governor out in historic upset
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:27 PM :: 5999 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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Ige got 143,835 votes, Abercrombie, 67,368....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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Is There Any Benefit to Plastic Bag Bans?
By NCPA @ 4:14 PM :: 4744 Views :: Environment
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...paper and reusable bags use more energy and release more greenhouse gas emissions than plastic bags....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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Video: Free Press for a Free Society
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:20 PM :: 4702 Views :: First Amendment
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina sits down with Andrew Walden, Founder and Editor of Hawai'i Free Press....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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Djou: 86 Days to Create a Better Future
By Rep Charles Djou @ 9:09 PM :: 4702 Views :: Politicians
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Last night, we won our primary with 96% of the vote....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Helicopter Overflight Shows 100s of Downed Trees in Puna
By Video @ 4:25 PM :: 6267 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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...Hawaii guardsmen help the recovery effort by assessing the damage and reporting to civil authorities, and by clearing the roadways....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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Akina in OHA Runoff
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 7530 Views :: Office of Elections, OHA, Politicians
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...Credits His Opposition to Race-Based Nationhood for Strong Public Support....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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The Law Behind Hawaii's Hurricane Senate Primary Election: Let The Games Begin!
By Robert Thomas @ 2:02 PM :: 4770 Views :: Office of Elections
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...all votes statewide have been counted, except for two in the Big Island's Puna district, in which up to 8,000 votes may be in play....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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Anti-GMO Candidates Lose Big Statewide
By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 AM :: 10458 Views :: Politicians, GMOs
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On Kauai, pro-GMO mayor Bernard Carvalho crushed anti-GMO candidate Dustin Barca, leader of the so-called "Kauai Rising" protests....
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Sunday, August 10, 2014 |
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Do We Really Want to Starve the Golden Goose?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5016 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...Department of Taxation employees were able to answer the phone only 59% of the time in 2013....
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 |
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Dobelle Sued for Personal Use of School Funds
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 5546 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...Evan Dobelle Allegedly Spent Close to $100,000 on Personal Purchases and Family Vacations....
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 |
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Two Big Island Precincts Voting Postponed
By Selected News Articles @ 4:38 AM :: 7241 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...Delayed Voting Could Sink Hanohano....
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Saturday, August 9, 2014 |
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Video: Iselle Hits Mountains, Disintegrates
By Video @ 3:40 AM :: 5338 Views :: Environment
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...The radar loops show the destruction of the hurricane mass as it tries and fails to ride up the south slope of Mauna Loa....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Major storms hit Hawaii after lawmakers raid hurricane fund
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:11 PM :: 5307 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...the state’s $126 million hurricane relief fund has nearly run dry after the state Legislature snatched the funds to balance the budget in 2011....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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UHERO: Stall in Tourism Slows Hawaii Economy
By UHERO @ 3:32 PM :: 5569 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...and no other sector has yet emerged to provide offsetting stimulus....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Breaking HECO's Monopoly with Community Choice Aggregation?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:15 PM :: 4747 Views :: Energy
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...the CCA approach was discussed at the “Electric Utilities: The Future Is Not What It Used To Be” conference....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Mandatory Labeling of GMOs--A big-government solution to a problem that doesn’t exist.
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:05 PM :: 5122 Views :: GMOs
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...FDA has no basis for concluding that bioengineered foods ... present any different or greater safety concern than foods developed by traditional plant breeding....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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When A Hurricane Hits Do We Realize Our Priorities
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:27 AM :: 4448 Views :: GMOs
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...did you go shopping for GMO free organic and pesticide free food, BPA free bottled water, and gluten free bread when preparing for the storm?
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Iniki: Years later Kauai Population, Workforce Still Suffered
By UHERO @ 1:11 AM :: 6504 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics
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...Kauai’s economy only returned to pre-Iniki levels 7-8 years after the storm....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Iselle Hits -- Julio Coming Sunday
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 10158 Views :: Environment
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MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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Squeezed by High Prices, Hawaii Consumers Spend the Least on Nonessentials
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 4097 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...just 34% of spending, compared with 54% nationally....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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GOP Seeking Primary Day Volunteers
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 4457 Views :: Office of Elections
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...With no announced closures or delays due to the impending hurricanes, we wanted to let you know that we are still working hard to turn Republicans out on Primary Election Day this Saturday....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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Has Hawaii’s governor lost his mojo?
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:40 AM :: 6191 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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...If Abercrombie loses this primary, it will be the first time in Hawaii’s history a sitting Democrat governor is ousted after just one term....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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UH: GMO Crops Conserve Topsoil, Reduce Herbicide Use
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 AM :: 4598 Views :: GMOs
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...there has been a reduction in the use of more toxic herbicides, and soils have benefited from reduced tillage....
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Thursday, August 7, 2014 |
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Oahu, Maui, Hawaii County Shelter Locations
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 8138 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Maui County
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...List of designated shelters for Hawaii , Maui, and Honolulu ....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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US Senators: DOI Effort to Create Fake Hawaiian Tribe is “Unlawful”
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:14 PM :: 6220 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Letter to DOI Secretary Jewell questions legality, constitutionality of the ANPRM....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Candidate Forced by UH to Take Leave Without Pay
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 8567 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, Politicians
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...J N Musto, Executive Director of UHPA indicated that they had been fighting the contract language for 30 years and did reach an agreement that UH professors could maintain their position while campaigning....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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GMO tobacco ‘mystery serum’ rescues Ebola virus victims
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 PM :: 8590 Views :: World News, Health Care, GMOs
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...Genetically engineered tobacco plants produce an experimental Ebola serum....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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OHA Tribe? Secrets Spilled in Minnesota
By Video @ 6:53 PM :: 7639 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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What Are The Secret Meetings The DOI Was Forced To Admit To?
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii's Party Chairs Issue Joint Call For Early Voting To Be Safe
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 7163 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections, Republican Party
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...Chairs of the Hawaii Republican Party and the Democratic Party of Hawaii issued a joint call for voters to cast their ballots early....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Am Samoa: Democrat Nod Goes to Faleomavaega in a Slick Maneuver
By Selected News Articles @ 5:54 PM :: 7552 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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...The party chairman then called for a vote and the dozen party attendees present (out of 600 people said to be members) unanimously endorsed Faleomavaega for re-election....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Tribe? Feds to Meet With Hawaiians in N&S California
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 7230 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Hayward, August 9 ... Tustin, August 10....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Kalaeloa Raceway Park Closes--Blames Abercrombie
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 10581 Views :: DHHL, Politicians
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In return for our concentrated efforts, we have received nothing but false promises from the current administration, and as such, we can no longer support Governor Abercrombie in his quest for re-election....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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DoE Announces School Closures on Hawaii Island, Maui County
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 4160 Views :: Education K-12
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On Thursday, Aug. 7, all public schools in Hawaii and Maui Counties (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) will be closed....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
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Will $150M Obamacare Tax Lead to ILWU Strike?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:35 PM :: 6375 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...Potentially, consumers in Hawaii and Alaska could pick up the tab for Obamacare excise tax....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
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2014 April GET Collections Still Down Compared to 2013
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:17 PM :: 7032 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...2014 April General Excise Tax (GET) collections are still down compared to the same month last year, although slightly improved on March 2014....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
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Navy Paying 69% More With $334M Solar Project
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 7055 Views :: Energy, Military
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... the Navy is paying $0.44 per kwh ....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
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Q&A: Ten Things You Need to Know About Boehner Suing Obama
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:52 PM :: 6771 Views :: National News, Health Care, Judiciary
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...Last week, the House of Representatives voted to authorize Speaker John Boehner to file a lawsuit challenging President Obama’s failure to fully implement Obamacare....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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Your Tax Dollars at Work: FlikMedia, Inc. Acquires Flikdate
By News Release @ 5:52 PM :: 5344 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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...Flikdate is the recipient of HSDC Hi-Tech 'investment' money....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii Charter Schools Produce 7% More Student Achievement Per Dollar Spent
By Selected News Articles @ 5:42 PM :: 3595 Views :: Education K-12
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While gains were small in places like Hawaii (7 percent), D.C. saw advantages of more than 100 percent....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii's Partnership Against Fraud
By News Release @ 2:37 PM :: 4765 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...to generate greater awareness about the threats of financial scams....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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WaPo: Union freakouts are hurting the hunt for good teachers
By NCPA @ 1:58 PM :: 5003 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... the debate over evaluations has been full of false information ....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 4, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:55 PM :: 4034 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Both chambers are in recess until the week of September 8....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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2014: States with the Best & Worst School Systems
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 5495 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii ranks 25th in “Education Output and Safety” and 36th in “School System Quality”
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Sunday, August 3, 2014 |
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Without Abercrombie, Education Reform a Political Orphan
By Andrew Walden @ 9:31 PM :: 6930 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians
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...With Abercrombie out of the picture, education reform advocates can reinterpret the rules for vouchers to open the door to church preschools....
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Sunday, August 3, 2014 |
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Mainland Anti-GMO Group Pours Money into Kaneohe HD48 Race
By Joni Kamiya @ 5:54 PM :: 6300 Views :: Politicians, GMOs
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Here’s a flier that was sent out in to people in the Kaneohe/Kahaluu area by the Center for Food Safety just a few days ago....
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