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Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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HGEA BU 10, 13 Contracts Detail ‘Huge Payout to Union’
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 9442 Views :: Labor
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...BU13 salary schedules reveal a base salary scale which will top out at $148,704....
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Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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Samoa News Continues to Deceive Public on Faleomavaega; credibility sinking
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 PM :: 9182 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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We had hoped our common sense prescriptions on how to handle questionable statements emanating from the office of Delegate Faleomavaega would have proved persuasive to Samoa News but apparently not....
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Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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$14.3M CIP for Harbors, Highways Statewide
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 4311 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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$3,055,000 (in addition to $10,200,000 in federal funds) – Farrington Highway Intersection Improvements at Nanakuli Avenue and Haleakala Ave....
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Saturday, December 28, 2013 |
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House, Senate Schedule Committee Hearings on Budget
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 4326 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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- DATE: Monday, January 06 - 14, 2014
- PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Hawaii Next? States Halting Payment to CGI over Obamacare Debacle
By Selected News Articles @ 10:16 PM :: 5329 Views :: Health Care
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Vermont is trying to get a refund of hundreds of thousands of dollars and has refused to pay $5.1 million of its contract with the company....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Target Credit Card Breach May Affect 121K in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 4728 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Target officials on Friday also confirmed on its website that the hackers were able to access some of the personal identification numbers (PIN) from the ATM cards used in its stores....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Tourism Arrivals, Spending Drop for 3rd Straight Month
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4395 Views :: Tourism
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U.S. East visitor expenditures decreased 15 percent to $201 million due to fewer arrivals (-9.2% to 105,834 visitors) and lower daily visitor spending (-6.7% to $187 per person)....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Health Connector: Our Miserable Failure is Positive Momentum
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 4147 Views :: Health Care
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For those that made a good-faith effort to complete an application but are unsure of the application status, we encourage those consumers to call our Customer Support Center....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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State Energy Office Updates 'Clean' Energy Leaderboard
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 4550 Views :: Energy
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The renewable energy projects presented in this directory are demonstrating progress in becoming commercial enterprises....
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Friday, December 27, 2013 |
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Your Money in Pictures: The Top 5 Charts of 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:55 AM :: 4723 Views :: National News
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What If a Typical Family Spent Money Like the Federal Government? ....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Ready to handle the Crazies? Psych Major to Head Agriculture Board
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 6613 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Scott Edward Enright as chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture, effective Jan. 1....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $21.7M CIP for HHSC, Mostly for EHRs
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 4162 Views :: Health Care
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$14,321,000 – Information/Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System, statewide....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Think your state has Obamacare problems? They’re nothing compared to Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 PM :: 4610 Views :: Health Care
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Beginning Jan. 1, regulators expect it will be literally impossible for an individual to buy a new policy in the Northern Mariana Islands, and difficult in other territories....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Reapportionment: State's Exclusions not Rational
By Robert Thomas @ 3:18 PM :: 5635 Views :: Office of Elections
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“Nothing to see here folks, move along” is the State’s central theme in its response to this appeal....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Flood Insurance: Sharpening the Government's Blurry Maps
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 PM :: 7431 Views :: National News, Land Use, Cost of Living
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FEMA's maps govern whether home and business owners are required to buy flood insurance....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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DLNR Clamps Down on 'Illegal Vendors'
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 4695 Views :: Small Business
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DOCARE has noticed a significant increase in illegal vending on state land throughout Kauai County....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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E.R. Costs for Mentally Ill Soar, and Hospitals Seek Better Way
By Selected News Articles @ 12:45 PM :: 4234 Views :: Health Care
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In the past, paramedics would have taken the man to the closest hospital emergency room.... But instead, under a pilot program, paramedics ushered him through the doors of Holly Hill Hospital, a commercial psychiatric facility....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Time to Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs Before They Go Out Permanently
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 4223 Views :: Energy
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Beginning January 1, 2014, the federal government will ban the use of 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent light bulbs....
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Thursday, December 26, 2013 |
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Panos: The Public and Private Versions of Solar Power, in Brief
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:00 AM :: 4677 Views :: Energy
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...wastes productive land, wastes taxpayer funds, and lies about sustainable green jobs....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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Excessive Price: PUC Rejects AKP Biofuel Scheme (again)
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 6640 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Because HELCO's renewable energy generation output is in excess of the statutory forty percent, HELCO must demonstrate that the project provides cost reduction benefits to ratepayers....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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HSTA Legislative Agenda: Bring Back Pre-Kindergarten
By News Release @ 7:08 PM :: 6002 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Hawaii State Teachers Association urges the Legislature to support and fund the following....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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Gary Gill Appointed Temporary Health Dep’t Director
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 5384 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...the Governor has until Feb. 9, 2014, to name a permanent director....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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High Schoolers Dual-Enrolled in College: How Does Hawaii Compare?
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 5092 Views :: Education K-12
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States increasingly are turning to dual enrollment as a strategy for improving college readiness and access, according to a 50-state database....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Rifle Assn Leader Looks forward to 2014 Session
By Video @ 1:57 PM :: 5552 Views :: Second Amendment
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Senator Sam Slom discusses gun control with Dr. Maxwell Cooper, Legislative Liaison for Hawaii Rifle Association....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 |
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8 Americans to Remember This Christmas
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:21 AM :: 5584 Views :: National News
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While most of us are gathering with loved ones, there are Americans being held prisoner in repressive countries around the world....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Invalidates LUC Koa Ridge Reclassification
By Robert Thomas @ 11:55 PM :: 9014 Views :: Development, Judiciary, Land Use
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The court concluded that the commissioner did not qualify as a valid holdover ....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Secret Pono Choices Curriculum Exposed
By Tito Montes @ 11:23 PM :: 24753 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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The main philosophy of Advocates for Youth is that children have “sexual rights”....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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UHERO: Ethanol Harms Public Welfare, Does Little to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses
By UHERO @ 9:27 PM :: 7108 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits, Cost of Living
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...impacts on gross state product are estimated to be negative (up to -$63 million)....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector: One More Day to Get Obamacare
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 4298 Views :: Health Care
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Hawai'i Health Connector is extending its enrollment deadline from December 23 to tomorrow, December 24, in line with a federal announcement earlier today....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii State Auditor Gets Audited
By News Release @ 5:01 PM :: 4419 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...we reviewed the system of quality control of the Hawaii Office of the Auditor in effect for a three-year compliance period from 2011 to 2013....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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$3.46M CIP for Hawaii Film Studio
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5608 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tax Credits
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...$3.46 million in capital improvement project (CIP) funds for the Hawaii Film Studio, including a new production and multipurpose building....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Releases $74M Airport CIP
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 4260 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...capital improvement projects (CIPs) that further invest in Hawaii’s airports....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 23, 2013
By Congress.org @ 1:09 PM :: 4020 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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The First Session of the 113th Congress has come to a close. The Senate will be back on January 6, 2014. The House will be back on January 7, 2014.
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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This Is Exactly What Health Care Reform Is Supposed to Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:20 PM :: 3670 Views :: Health Care
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Medicaid wasn’t working for Moise....
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Monday, December 23, 2013 |
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Priced out of Paradise: What are Hawaii Leaders Doing?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:26 AM :: 5677 Views :: Cost of Living, GMOs
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They are pushing to grow their industry that may increase availability of organic produce but at a cost that most folks can’t afford....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Electricity: Blue Planet Celebrates Year of Making Public Consume Less and Pay More
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 4931 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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The Clinton Global Initiative recognized WEfficiency as a change-making commitment. And of course: Money shower!....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Akaka Tribe ‘Exit Plan’ -- Padding Rolls with Fraudulent Tribal Enrollment?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 6830 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs voted November 7 to demand an “exit plan” from the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission. Is the Roll Commission now defying those orders?
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Scores 60% on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 3607 Views :: Health Care
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the nation's ability to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks is hampered by outdated systems and limited resources....
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Sunday, December 22, 2013 |
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Tax Policy Should be Equitable and Not Hinder Economic Growth
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:00 AM :: 5498 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... another legislative session looms large on the horizon ....
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Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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Nominees Sought for State Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 2481 Views
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Applications should be postmarked no later than Friday, Feb. 7, 2014....
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Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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There's Nothing Pono About Pono Choices
By Tito Montes @ 3:03 PM :: 9848 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...Blake Oshiro, out in front of the news cameras to deny that any “parade of horribles” relating to the activist LGBT agenda would ever be unleashed on the people of Hawaii....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii Obamacare exchange not fiscally sustainable, lawmakers told
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:37 PM :: 4355 Views :: Health Care
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...the exchange will be expected to fund its $10 million to $14 million in annual operations through fees on local insurance companies....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s education department keeping sex-ed curriculum a secret
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:29 PM :: 7156 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...McDermott said he should be able to get a copy of the 10-hour curriculum from either the state Department of Education or the University of Hawaii Center on Disability Studies, which developed the $800,000 pilot program....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Blake v Kauai: Recktenwald Court continues Moon Court's policies
By Robert Thomas @ 2:19 PM :: 6240 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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This decision also reflects that the Recktenwald Court is continuing the Moon Court's policies of keeping the door to the courthouse doors opened as wide as possible....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Panos: Helmet Law, Jones Act Repeal Top Wish List for 2014
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:58 PM :: 6344 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Jones Act, Rail
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My first transportation wish for 2014: Hawaii needs a motorcycle helmet law....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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2013 Grassroot Report: Major Victory for the Aloha Spirit
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:15 PM :: 4244 Views :: Akaka Bill
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Hawaii’s people successfully blocked repeated attempts to promote and create a state-sponsored, race-based nation...
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Caldwell Signs More Smoking Bans
By News Release @ 1:10 PM :: 2889 Views
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...Caldwell held a signing ceremony Sunday at Kuhio Beach to enact two bills banning smoking at city parks and at TheBus stops....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Medicaid Is No Obamacare Success Story, Mr. President
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:06 PM :: 3388 Views :: Health Care
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Most of the people applying for Obamacare are being funneled into Medicaid....
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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Judge Throws Out Atheist Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 8805 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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...atheists have falsely accused five Hawaii churches of defrauding the government in a lawsuit filed in state court....
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