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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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May 28, 2014: Office of Elections Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 11:16 PM :: 4228 Views :: Office of Elections
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With the June 3 deadline to file quickly approaching, the Office of Elections is updating filing information daily....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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Native Hawaiians would be 'Indians' under Obama plan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:22 PM :: 6193 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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"Neither Congress nor the president has to power to create an Indian tribe or any other entity with the attributes of sovereignty. Nor do they have the power to reconstitute a tribe or other sovereign entity that has ceased to exist as a polity in the past. Tribes are 'recognized,' not created or reconstituted."
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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Duke Aiona Releases First Campaign Video
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 10:09 PM :: 6324 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"A compelling spot..." -- Political Radar
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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War and Democide Author Rudy Rummel Remembered
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:25 PM :: 5950 Views :: Higher Education
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Rudy was internationally known and respected for his war and peace modeling....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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Audio: Hawaii Shippers’ Council Discusses the Jones Act on Guam Radio
By Michael Hansen @ 3:18 PM :: 5166 Views :: Jones Act
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...Hawaii Shippers Council discussed its noncontiguous trades Jones Act reform proposal and related issues on Guam’s leading radio talk show....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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CitiBike? No, SillyBike
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:15 PM :: 6549 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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"CitiBike has put out 6,000 bikes at 325 locations at a cost of $6,833 per bike."
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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Top 5 Things President Obama Should Do Today
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:12 PM :: 4364 Views :: Military
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Only some of each president’s speeches are billed as “major,” and today’s is one of them....
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014 |
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The Climate Moe'uhane in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:29 AM :: 5884 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...there is only one region (Honolulu) in Hawaii that has records dating back "nearly a century"....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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CATO: Obama Administration Abuses Executive Power to Pursue Race-Based Government in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 5860 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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This would be an end-run around both Congress and the Constitution....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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OHA applauds Obama Administration's consideration of Administrative path to federal recognition
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 4607 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Colette Machado and Ka Pouhana/CEO Kamana'opono Crabbe issued a joint statement today commending the Obama Administration....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Court Guts Atheist Lawsuit Against Oahu Churches
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 10998 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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A Hawaii court decided Tuesday to dismiss most of a renewed lawsuit against two Oahu churches....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Department of Interior Secretly Planning Native Hawaiian Recognition Since 2012
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:06 PM :: 6957 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Three previously undiscovered announcements were titled “Procedures for Reorganizing the Native Hawaiian Community as an Indian Tribe.”....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 27, 2014
By Congress.org @ 1:55 PM :: 4361 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Water Projects - Conference Report
- House: Water Projects - Conference Report
- House: NSA Metadata Collection - Passage
- House: Fiscal 2015 Defense Authorization - Passage
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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The Smallest Victims of Obama's Immigration Policy
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 4470 Views :: National News
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Children are crossing the border – and they’re doing it without their parents....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Railroading Paradise: Pro-Rail Sierra Club Releasing Rail Documentary
By News Release @ 5:47 AM :: 5867 Views :: Rail
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Flashback 2012: "Members, Donors Threaten to Resign as Sierra Club Oahu Group Votes to Back Rail"
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Monday, May 26, 2014 |
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VA Exec Overseeing Hawaii has Fake Masters Degree
By Selected News Articles @ 9:55 PM :: 6357 Views :: Military
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The director of VA's Sierra Pacific Network, Sheila M. Cullen falsely claimed in "numerous official documents" that Bernard M. Baruch College-Mount Sinai School of Medicine awarded her a master's degree she never earned....
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Monday, May 26, 2014 |
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Am Samoa: Candidates Line up for Run at Faleomavaega's Seat
By Selected News Articles @ 8:24 PM :: 5943 Views :: National News, Politicians
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It has been just over seven months now that Faleomavaega continues to have been absent from public view....
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Monday, May 26, 2014 |
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Afghanistan: The Meaning of Service on this Memorial Day
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:05 PM :: 4505 Views :: Military
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I was at the airport with my family on Friday evening, when we noticed Schofield-based soldiers heading for Afghanistan....
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Monday, May 26, 2014 |
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Worth Dying For
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:25 PM :: 4595 Views :: Military
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For myself and many other veterans, Memorial Day is encapsulated in one unforgettable experience....
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Monday, May 26, 2014 |
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Democrats argue who can "take on Djou"
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 7802 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Republican Party
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Yesterday, Hawaii Democrats held their state convention and speaker after speaker made solemn promises to continue the status quo of one-party rule....
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii Memorial Day Ceremonies
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 6216 Views :: Military
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NOTE: Flags to fly at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day....
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 |
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Hawaii's "Environmental Court" - A Bad Idea Whose Time (Apparently) Is Nigh
By Robert Thomas @ 8:13 PM :: 6817 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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...the only thing standing between the bill and the rest of us is Governor Abercrombie's veto pen....
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 |
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Sex and science: Hawaii’s ‘Babes Against Biotech’ flaunt T&A to attack GMOs
By Selected News Articles @ 8:10 PM :: 7116 Views :: GMOs
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“Go NON-GMO so you have a chance with a girl like Ryelee,” reads the caption to her picture....
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 |
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Time for the Kapalama Terminal Credit
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4934 Views :: Tax Credits
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Let’s use the discussion over this credit to help us all determine what time it is....
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Sunday, May 25, 2014 |
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Feds Secretly “Reorganizing the Native Hawaiian Community as an Indian Tribe”--Since 2012
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 AM :: 13134 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...the Interior Department has quietly launched “Procedures for Reorganizing the Native Hawaiian Community as an Indian Tribe” three times since 2012....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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Feds Begin ‘Rule Making’ to Create Akaka Tribe
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:48 PM :: 6959 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...proposed rule-making in order to, "solicit public comments on whether and how the Department of the Interior should facilitate the reestablishment of a government-to-government relationship with the Native Hawaiian community."...
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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VIDEO: OHA Election Year Politics Behind Crabbe Letter
By Video @ 12:31 PM :: 6367 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA, Politicians
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What They're Really Trying To Save Explains How They Behaved....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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Heritage: Jones Act Hinders National Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:01 AM :: 5266 Views :: Jones Act
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The Jones Act no longer fulfills its intended purpose of maintaining a dependable marine fleet for national security and emergencies....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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UHERO: Tourism Weakness Continues
By UHERO @ 4:56 AM :: 6017 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Last year’s tourism weakness continued in the first quarter of this year, and incremental gains for 2014 will be slight....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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May 23, 2014: Office of Elections Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 AM :: 4610 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Office of Elections has released its candidate report for the week ending May 23, 2014....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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House candidate with criminal rap sheet withdraws from 2014 race
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:30 AM :: 5830 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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No Republican is now challenging corruption-tainted Rep Rida Cabanilla ....
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Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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Hawaii GOP pledges Jones Act reform
By Michael Hansen @ 1:58 AM :: 4998 Views :: Jones Act
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The Hawaii Republican Party meeting in convention on May 17, 2014, adopted eight platform resolutions including one calling for Jones Act reform....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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Decision on CNMI Vote Demonstrates the Illegality of OHA's Nation-Building Process
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:53 PM :: 5850 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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A federal court has struck down a race-based voting scheme in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Why is the Rent So High in Hawaii?
By Video @ 4:33 PM :: 6985 Views :: Land Use, Cost of Living
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The six layers of land use controls ....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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VA Hospitals: Why Single-Payer Systems Fail
By NCPA @ 11:55 AM :: 5119 Views :: Health Care, Military
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The problems emerging from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are deeper than corruption and mismanagement....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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IRS Holds Off -- for Now -- on Rules to Restrict Political Groups
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:25 AM :: 7347 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
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Yesterday, the IRS announced it would hold off until next year on new rules that would have restricted the activities of nonprofit groups....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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UHERO: Natural Gas is Cheaper and Cleaner
By UHERO @ 4:51 AM :: 4467 Views :: Energy
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...HECO released an RFP in March for 800,000 tons of containerized LNG per year over 15 years, beginning in 2016 or 2017....
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Friday, May 23, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Releases CIP for Prisons, Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 4:29 AM :: 6512 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $46 million for various capital improvement projects....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Prekindergarten classrooms available at 18 public schools this fall
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 4077 Views :: Education K-12
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The program is intended to serve 420 children who qualify based on income....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Should Honolulu Ban Biodegradable Bags?
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 10:34 PM :: 6726 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Small Business
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...Honolulu City Council’s Committee on Public Works and Sustainability held a hearing yesterday to discuss a proposal to expand the existing ban to include biodegradable bags....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Djou Urges Thai armed forces to return power to democratic institutions
By Rep Charles Djou @ 9:43 PM :: 8002 Views :: World News, Military, Politicians
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"I join the Obama administration in urging Thailand’s armed forces to return power to democratic institutions.”
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Military Officers Assoc. Backs Jones Act Reform
By Selected News Articles @ 9:16 PM :: 4257 Views :: Jones Act
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Many lawmakers would like to know why the U.S. is contributing to a lower cost of living in China, while continuing to encourage high costs of living in the non-contiguous U.S. states and possessions....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Free Ride for Legislators who Vote Against Religious Freedom?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:43 PM :: 7362 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Politicians
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...Cabanilla – the only representative to leave the floor to avoid voting on same sex marriage – still has no real opposition....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Army hosts Memorial Day Remembrance
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 4173 Views :: Military
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Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at 10 a.m., Monday, at the Post Cemetery....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Saiki: Republican Convention Energizing Party
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 4200 Views :: Republican Party
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Our Convention was a great kick-off to what is sure to be a successful campaign season for Republicans, and was followed by Duke Aiona's Monday morning announcement of his candidacy for Governor....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Sen. Sam Slom: Legislative Session in Review
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:30 PM :: 5512 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Senator Slom addresses issues facing Hawaii and our State government....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Solar Power is Too Expensive
By NCPA @ 12:52 PM :: 4104 Views :: Energy
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...it costs nearly twice as much to produce as natural gas....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Lingle: Public Being Misled About 'Common Core'
By Selected News Articles @ 11:36 AM :: 4826 Views :: Education K-12
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...Parents are right to complain about curricula or tests they don’t like, Lingle said. “But that’s not what the Common Core is.”....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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It's Time to End Public University Speech Zones
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 AM :: 5766 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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Several recent news stories highlight the troubling irony of so-called free speech zones....
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