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Friday, December 20, 2013 |
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Mainland Organic Activists Launch Harassment 'Investigation' of State, County Governments
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 5096 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
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Hitt's other organization is the "Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute", dedicated to peddling bogus claims that autism, Alzheimer's, and ADHD are caused by so-called 'food additives.'
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Budget: UH Rewards Mitsunaga, Abercrombie Rewards UH
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 5054 Views :: Higher Education
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News Release from University of Hawaiʻi Dec 18, 2013 (With explanatory notes added to enhance accuracy.)....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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KOS 'Hit Job' on Schatz' Sheep Sex Incident
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 10079 Views :: Politicians
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"...the obvious nature of the hit job and its intent does Hanabusa no good and only serves to engender ill will towards her candidacy...."
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Hawaii Among Least Free States, Provinces of N America
By NCPA @ 1:07 PM :: 4294 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The most-free jurisdiction in North America is in Canada, according to a study by Dean Stansel, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, and Fred McMahon of the Fraser Institute....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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ObamaCare's Troubles Are Only Beginning
By NCPA @ 12:52 PM :: 3280 Views :: Health Care
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ObamaCare is only going to get worse....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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1000 Good Reasons to Label GMO Food: A Guide for Politicians
By Selected News Articles @ 12:18 PM :: 5188 Views :: GMOs
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When one person tells you that the skies are filled with chemtrails, you trust them and believe them. That also explains why there is always rain predicted on your anti-GMO marches....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Top 10 Broken Obamacare Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:41 AM :: 3130 Views :: Health Care
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As Obama so ironically threatened in 2009, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” To that end, here are 10 promises of Obamacare that have already been broken....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Secret Encounters: DoE Refuses to Release Homosexual Education Curriculum to Legislators
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:47 AM :: 8247 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...In the fastest "investigation" in Hawaii history, 2 weeks, the DOE announced the program will restart. The program will also be expanded to 30 more schools....
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 |
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Succession Plan Quietly Underway for Faleomavaega Seat?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 AM :: 7344 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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...Tuā’au Kereti Māta’utia, Jr., the first candidate to announce for Faleomavaega's seat, is assistant senior policy adviser to the Governor....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Airports Division Signs $518M Energy Contract
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5200 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...to design, manage and install energy efficiency measures that will upgrade facilities, reduce energy usage by about 49 percent and with additional operational improvements save a total of $518 million at 12 state-operated airports....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Pacific Health Survey will Sample 4,000 Households
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5739 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Higher Education
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U.S. government that it is taking steps to improve the collection of health data for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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Christmas vacation: Obamas get trip to Hawaii, taxpayers get ‘jelly-of-the-month’ club
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:00 PM :: 5463 Views :: National News
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...The president and his friends pay rent for the 17-day trip, about $25,000 per week. Taxpayers pay for most everything else, about $4 million....
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013 |
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What the Government Got You This Year (in Pictures)
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 4023 Views :: National News
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Today, the Senate is set to pass the new U.S. budget deal in all its spend-tastic glory....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Samoa Reporter Accidentally Admits Coverup: Missing Congressman Found "Convalescing in Utah"
By Andrew Walden @ 11:25 PM :: 11083 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Politicians
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...American Samoa Congressional Delegate Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr has been found...
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Deemed Denied? Hawaii Supreme Court Clarifies Appeal Rules
By Robert Thomas @ 10:37 PM :: 4987 Views :: Judiciary
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Under the majority's interpretation, a "deemed denial" is not ripe for appeal until the court affirmatively issues an order disposing of the post-judgment motion....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Patricia Kim Park to JSC
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4772 Views :: Judiciary
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In the mid-1970s, she and her husband, Arthur, joined former Lt. Gov. Thomas P. Gill to form the firm of Gill Park and Park....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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City Ambulance Contractor Turns Down 30-40% of Calls in Leeward Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:15 PM :: 5561 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care
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"Turning down 30-40% of requested calls puts our residents at a greater risk of death or prolonged injury and is unacceptable,” said Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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HSTA Joins AFL-CIO
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 4130 Views :: Labor
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Certificates of Affiliation were presented to HSTA at the biennial Hawaii State AFL-CIO Convention on November 14....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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As Hundreds of Hawaii Doctors Threaten to Quit, Obama Administration Delays EHR
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 5467 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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CMS recently announced that it will extend the federal programs to encourage physicians and hospitals to adopt electronic health records ....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Why the Price of Crude in America Is Out of Whack with the Rest of the World
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 4930 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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A barrel of Brent currently changes hands for $109; WTI fetches just $98; HECO pays $132....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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How the EPA Plans to Kill Jobs and Reduce Your Income
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 3527 Views :: Energy
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If you feel like you’re not paying enough, you’re in luck....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013 |
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Auditor: HART Paid $563K to Blogger who said Job was 'Obviously' to Help Pro-Rail Candidates
By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 AM :: 6783 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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"With Pro-Rail Candidates Having Won the Primary Election, 55-to-45 Percent, the Project's Public Involvement Team Obviously Has Been Doing Its Job"
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Driving Ranks 48th for Drunk, 41st for Careless
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 5465 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Road rage, careless driving, swerving cars: these may all be things you encounter....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Abercrombie Releases Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 3636 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Abercrombie Administration on Monday submitted its Executive Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Biennium 2013-2015 and updated Program and Financial Plan for 2013-2019 to the state Legislature....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Tim Lussier Appointed Hawaii State Director for Western Liberty Network
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 4063 Views :: Politicians
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Western Liberty Network trains leaders and helps small government activists learn how to successfully engage in electoral politics at the local level....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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NOAA announces regulations to protect marine mammals during Navy training
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 4972 Views :: Environment, Military
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... final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities off the coasts of California and Hawaii and on the high seas ....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Secret Obamacare handbook the feds don’t want you to see is online
By Selected News Articles @ 3:53 PM :: 3752 Views :: Health Care
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The 217-page manual reads like a primer for Amway....
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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Monday, December 16, 2013 |
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How to Help Uninsured Americans
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 3163 Views :: Health Care
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Two of the problems Obamacare promised to solve were getting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and helping the uninsured get coverage....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Lack of Statewide policy threatens new Ag jobs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 4382 Views :: GMOs
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We need to determine what is in the best interests of the state as a whole before this new and promising industry is literally pecked apart by local jurisdictions and activist mobs....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Demand A Contested Case, And There's A Good Chance You'll Get One
By Robert Thomas @ 11:33 PM :: 6401 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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The Hawaii Supreme Court has issued its latest opinion in the apparently eternal metaphysical question of the circuit courts' appellate jurisdiction to review decisions under the Hawaii Administrative Procedures Act....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Fire Hazard: Volcano School Threatened with Closure After Abercrombie Refuses to Release Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 10:53 PM :: 5251 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12
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...the elected State Legislature has twice appropriated $618,000 of State construction and improvement funds specifically directed to the VSAS. The Governor of the State Hawaii, exercising what amounts to line item veto, has arbitrarily, for two years, withheld these funds....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy for All Families
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 6446 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Our state’s lower-income families are faced with almost insurmountable structural challenges to escaping poverty....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Reimagining Housing in Hawaii
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 5808 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... Hawaii Appleseed released a report entitled Reimagining Housing in Hawaii, detailing successful affordable housing models like microunits, ohana housing, modular housing, among others....
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Sunday, December 15, 2013 |
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Time to Ease the Tax Burden to Allow Economy to Prosper
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4562 Views :: Taxes
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Now that everyone is aware that the tax increases of the last few years have allowed state government to accumulate nearly a billion dollars in surplus funds, it is time for policymakers to think about insuring that Hawaii is ready for the next downturn....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Want to Run as a Democrat? Sorry, You Just Missed the Deadline
By Andrew Walden @ 9:59 PM :: 6211 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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A key deadline on the election calendar passed with little notice December 3....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Am Samoa: Talanei Perpetuating Faleomavaega Fraud?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 PM :: 10438 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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...the public is increasingly asking questions about his lengthy, apparent disappearance from public view....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Feds: Hawaii Health Connector Sign-up Count Inflated
By Andrew Walden @ 7:51 PM :: 4217 Views :: Health Care
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...the “Number of Individuals Who Have Selected a Marketplace Plan” is “pre-effectuated” -- including individuals who have not made any premium payments....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Homosexual Education Program Back -- 12 Schools Next Semester
By News Release @ 11:29 AM :: 7743 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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A review of Pono Choices confirmed the curriculum is ... aligned with ... state law ....
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Saturday, December 14, 2013 |
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Samoa News finally raises questions about Faleomavaega
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 AM :: 7482 Views :: Democratic Party, National News, Politicians
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Samoa News deserves credit for publishing a story in today's paper about the virtual disappearance of our delegate to Congress....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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State Hires Big Guns to Argue Reapportionment Case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:18 PM :: 4465 Views :: Office of Elections
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The State has hired some very big gun Supreme Court litigators at who knows what cost....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Federal Regulations Discourage Small-Scale Hydro Projects
By NCPA @ 10:10 PM :: 3380 Views :: Energy
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...FERC oversees all permits for hydropower plans. The process is so onerous that license-seekers sometimes have to obtain permits from up to 25 different agencies. It can take years....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Keeping Patients in Dedicated Observation Units Could Save Millions
By NCPA @ 10:06 PM :: 3318 Views :: Health Care
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...dedicated hospital observation units could lead to $950 million in national cost savings, according to a new study in Health Affairs....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Election Season: Abercrombie Gives $3M to Nonprofits
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 3731 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $3.03 million for various capital improvement grants to Hawaii-based nonprofit organizations whose missions benefit ....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Juvenile Justice Working Group Report
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 6783 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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...the policy recommendations are projected to accelerate current trends, reducing the HYCF average daily population by 60 percent by 2019....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s retirement system tackles $8.5 billion shortfall
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:54 PM :: 5178 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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About 2,000 state and county employees retire each year, but will there be enough money to pay their retirement, disability and other benefits?
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Airline Fees: The Budget Deal's Sneaky Tax Increases
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6326 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Travelers are currently charged $2.50 per flight under the Transportation Security Administration’s airline security “fee.” Under the budget deal, that would increase to $5.60 per flight or $11.20 for a round-trip ticket....
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Friday, December 13, 2013 |
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Native Hawaiians singing a new song, and it’s growing into a chorus
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:36 AM :: 7749 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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“Maybe Hawaiians don’t want to be Native American Indians."
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 |
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Proficiency and Growth: How is Your School Doing?
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4556 Views :: Education K-12
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The interactive website allows users to click among multiple data streams comparing the state's Complex Areas, schools and student groups....
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