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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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In Hawaii $100.00 is Only Worth $85.32
By Selected News Articles @ 11:02 PM :: 6162 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The states where $100 is worth the least are the District of Columbia ($84.60), Hawaii ($85.32), New York ($86.66), New Jersey ($87.64), and California ($88.57)....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Not Red Hot: Hawaii Construction Employment Drops 1.4%
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 7081 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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The Obama Administration’s Attempt to Balkanize Hawaii
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:18 PM :: 5966 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...Both unconstitutional and bad public policy, this action would balkanize Hawaii, dividing the islands into separate racial and ethnic enclaves, and undo “the political bargain through which Hawaii secured its admission into the Union.”....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Honolulu 214th Ranked City for First Time Home Buyers
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 5490 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...WalletHub assessed the affordability of homes as well as the conditions of the real estate market and community environment in the 300 largest U.S. cities....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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OHA Awards $1.5M to Charter Schools
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 5256 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...The OHA grant is expected over the next year to help the 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools, which make up the Nā Lei Na'auao...
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Medicaid Waiver Approval Can Take Four Years
By NCPA @ 12:12 PM :: 3386 Views :: Health Care
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...On average, it takes CMS 190 days to approve a waiver, though it can take up to 1,637 days (more than four years!) to receive approval....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Maui County Report Shows Zero Glyphosate
By News Release @ 1:48 AM :: 6313 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...None of the 45 samples had detectable levels of glyphosate....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Cavasso: Hawaii Does Not Have Unlimited Funds to Prop Up Health Connector
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 4212 Views :: Health Care
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“Bravo!…to HSMA for taking the lead in pulling out of the Health Connector...."
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Sunday, August 17, 2014 |
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Hawaii Senate Primary Election Update: There's A Dem Nominee ... For Now?
By Robert Thomas @ 6:45 PM :: 4803 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidates would have until this Thursday to file a complaint. The Supreme Court would then have four days to make a ruling....
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Sunday, August 17, 2014 |
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Flying High
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5999 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Airline passengers are considered an easy group to tax....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Iselle Emergency Proclamation Updated
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 4285 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Insurance Division also outlined resources and advice for affected families and businesses dealing with their insurance companies....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Am Samoa Leaders Work Around Missing Delegate to Resist Obama's Tuna Monument
By Selected News Articles @ 10:20 PM :: 5798 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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“I have a simple question:” asked Annesley, “Can Faleomavaega Eni Hunkin legally run for office, without having to step on American Samoa soil?”
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Far-Left Ige Will Take Hawaii Further in Wrong Direction
By News Release @ 6:12 PM :: 6492 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...the last thing the state needs is another tax-and-spend liberal in the statehouse....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Nago Fiasco: 'Thousands Disenfranchised' Hanabusa May Challenge Results, Oshiro Talks Special Session
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM :: 8266 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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...Lawmakers would have to round up 17 Senate and 34 House members willing to do it, and they’d need five days to move any bills through....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Cavasso to Schatz: Mainland PACs Spent a Lot of Money Getting You Nominated, Lets Debate
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 4496 Views :: Politicians
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...mainland super PACs have spent considerable money getting to the final result....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii and the USA: A Union Worth Celebrating
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:38 PM :: 4912 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina gives strong message of unity on Hawaii Statehood Day....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Papaya Crop Ruined: Anti-GMO Activists Cheer Hurricane Iselle
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:18 AM :: 7456 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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"... Yay Good. Mahalo Iselle for washing us clean of those GMO ...."
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Primary Results-- Full Printout
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 14021 Views :: Office of Elections
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...With Puna voting completed and 800 mail-in absentee votes 'found' on Maui....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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HI House leader ousted in election primary amid controversy
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:11 PM :: 7808 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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House Majority floor leader Rida Cabanilla is out of a job....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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"The Giver" -- Opens Today Oahu, Maui, Kona, Hilo
By Video @ 3:08 PM :: 5384 Views :: National News
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A young man living in a future where complacency is valued above all else discovers the sinister secrets that hold his fragile society together....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Report: 14% of Hawaii HS Grads Leave State Within 12 Months
By Selected News Articles @ 2:40 PM :: 6584 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...four members of the Western collaborative -- Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon and Washington -- agreed to share educational and workforce data....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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DBEDT Releases New Edition of Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 4483 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii in a single compilation....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Faleomavaega Skips Visit of Key House Committee to American Samoa
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 AM :: 6193 Views :: National News, Politicians
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The group flew in and out without ever having seen the place or having had to entertain the question “Where’s Eni?”
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Non-Teachers Make Up Half of Public School Workforce
By NCPA @ 10:28 AM :: 4699 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...25 percent of education expenditures going to non-teacher salaries and benefits....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Applicants Sought for the Hawaii Elections Commission
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 4293 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Chief Justice Recktenwald is soliciting applications from residents of the County of Maui....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Has Vested Interest in Quick Puna Vote
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 8387 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...Puna residents have been shamelessly made the latest pawns of Progressives as they desperately attempt to hold on to power after a stunning rebuke at last Saturday’s primary elections....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Ward Proposes Terminally Ill ‘Right to Try’ Investigational Drugs
By Rep Gene Ward @ 11:32 PM :: 3996 Views :: Health Care
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...legislation that will make it legal for a terminally ill patient to access investigational drugs....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Rand Paul: Militarization of Police Behind Ferguson Troubles
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:20 PM :: 4284 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts by using federal dollars to help municipal governments build what are essentially small armies....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Judge Nakamura: Puna Votes "Even if it is Unconstitutional"
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 7320 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...Though the judge in the case had numerous problems with holding a hasty election without proper notice, he ruled that "the court is not supposed to interfere with an ongoing election process even if it is unconstitutional."....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Aiona, Ahu, Djou, Cavasso -- Lokai Rally August 23
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 4761 Views :: Republican Party
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...Saturday August 23, Kapiolani Bandstand, 3PM -5PM....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Judge Rejects Lawsuit To Delay Puna Voting--Polls Open Fri 7AM
By Robert Thomas @ 4:27 PM :: 9475 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections, Politicians
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...The motion for preliminary injunction asserts that holding the postponed election on Friday is just too soon, essentially because the two precincts are still a mess....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Pono Choices May Violate State, Federal Laws
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 3:57 AM :: 6968 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...the DOE's implementation of Pono Choices violated several safeguards contained in the Federal Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)....
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Cam Cavasso in Puna: There is no Difference Between Schatz, Hanabusa
By News Release @ 3:48 AM :: 9569 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Republican Party
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"Hawaii residents now pay approximately 60% more than mainlanders for many foods and goods, in addition to paying three (3) times more than mainlanders for electricity...."
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Thursday, August 14, 2014 |
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Changing Hawaii – Fred Hemmings
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:36 AM :: 6285 Views :: Jones Act, Republican Party
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...we’re paying a premium not because of the distance from commodities that can be sold, but because of taxes and hidden costs of transportation....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Hawaiians Punish Abercrombie for Federal Recognition Push
By Video @ 10:40 PM :: 7761 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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What Effect Does This Have On Federal Recognition & The DOI Hearings?
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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GMOs: No Evidence or Logic Will Ever Be Considered by Those Who Don’t Value It
By Joni Kamiya @ 10:19 PM :: 5464 Views :: GMOs
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"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that they should value it?"
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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OHA focuses new attention on developing master plan for 30 acres in Kaka'ako Makai
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 5812 Views :: Development, OHA
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....accepting proposals for help with drawing up a master plan that sets out a vision for 30 acres in Kaka‘ako Makai over the next 20 years....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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UPW Scores Massive Pay Hikes After Disrupting Honolulu Ambulance Service
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 10496 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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Field Operation Supervisors
- Current: $70,692-$80,388
- New: $89,860-$102,185
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Support Aloha for Puna Fund
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 5106 Views :: Hawaii County
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First Hawaiian Bank has established the Aloha for Puna fund to assist Big Island residents in the Puna region with relief and recovery ....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Full Text: Hanabusa Letter Calls for Election Delay, Demands Louie Step Aside
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 7169 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections, Politicians
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...To ensure unbiased counsel through the remainder of this election, the Office of Elections should not continue to receive legal advice from Mr. Louie....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Activists, Hurricane Deal One-Two Punch to Hawaii Farmers
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:15 PM :: 6480 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Just last week it was announced that the activists groups, the Center for Food Safety and Earthjustice (formerly known as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund) joined on to sue these same farmers....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Puna to Pick Senator
By Malia Zimmerman @ 1:59 PM :: 6504 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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...New Age seekers, Hawaiian sovereignty activists, organic farmers and the odd pakalolo grower....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Video: Hawaii National Guard Reaches Cut-off Puna Homes
By Video @ 1:45 PM :: 4507 Views :: Military
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...Hawaii Army and Air National Guardsmen partnered with civil authorities and went through neighborhoods hit by the hurricane....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Obama Executive Order to Screen Unions, Federal Contractors for Labor Law Violations
By NCPA @ 1:37 PM :: 4354 Views :: Labor
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...Labor Compliance Advisors -- appointed by each government agency -- will decide whether the contractors have shown a "lack of integrity or business ethics."....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Issues To Watch In The Promised Lawsuit Challenging Hurricane Primary
By Robert Thomas @ 5:46 AM :: 4842 Views :: Office of Elections
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...we'll see soon enough how the challenge is framed, in what court it is brought, and what relief it seeks. Stay tuned....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Sabato: Abercrombie Biggest Loser in History of 50 States
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 AM :: 7613 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians
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Abercrombie’s defeat by 36.1 points is the largest primary loss by of any sitting governor in U.S. history....
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
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It was 116 years ago today: The U.S. becomes a global power
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 5157 Views :: Hawaii History
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On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....
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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 :: 8745 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 :: 3412 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 :: 6223 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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