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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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They Got Away With It
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:39 AM :: 4462 Views :: National News
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"...my colleagues propose this rule change because they can get away with it...." -- Sen Barack Obama
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Foodstamp Allotment Jumps 3.4% for 190,000
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 AM :: 5567 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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While most states see cuts, Hawaii's 190,000 food stamp recipients will see an INCREASE from $319 to $330 per month....
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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HUD Counts 6,335 Homeless in Hawaii--1,180 Chronic
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 4884 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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... 1,465 homeless unwilling to accept shelter in Honolulu ....
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Criminal charge for hangar golf cart? DoT Aviation Div. Harasses Pilots
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5153 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business
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“Good people are now in jeopardy of losing their security clearances and careers if a criminal conviction appears in their file … This unreasonable approach by (Aviation Division) management is unacceptable and the ramifications are catastrophic for GA in Hawaii.”
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Student Rally to Protest UH Funding Cuts, Tuition Hikes
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 4444 Views :: Higher Education
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...rally in protest of the $250 million loss of state funds in 5 years which has resulted in tuition increases....
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Friday, November 22, 2013 |
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Fort Shafter Project Labor Agreement Survey Due Dec. 2
By News Release @ 12:49 AM :: 7967 Views :: Labor, Military, Small Business
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...a federal construction contract to build Phase 2 of the USARPAC Command and Control Facility at Fort Shafter....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Honolulu Councilman Stanley Chang Introduces Anti-Gun Resolution
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4339 Views :: Second Amendment
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Resolution 13-280 calling on Congress to enact federal legislation to implement President Obama’s “Now is the Time” plan....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Mitsunaga's Abercrombie Releases $83.9M for UH Maintenance Projects
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 4066 Views :: Higher Education
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Abercrombie today announced the release of $83.9 million for capital improvement projects at University of Hawaii campuses....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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A Decade of Harassment: Bottled Water Battle Goes to Hawaii Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 9:35 PM :: 6048 Views :: OHA, Small Business
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...arguing a case in the Hawaii Supreme Court about automatic approval statutes and zoning law....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Assaults at Hawaii hospital for criminally insane prompts Senate investigation
By Malia Zimmerman @ 9:17 PM :: 7498 Views :: Health Care, Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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Assaults on workers at the Hawaii State Hospital are all too common, and taxpayers are picking up the tab for the cost of treatment and workers compensation....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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UHERO: Solar Tax Credits Boost Profitability of Investment for Rich
By UHERO @ 1:44 PM :: 5438 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...the vast majority of installations are demanded by households with the median income and higher....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Sarah Allen to Head State Procurement Office
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 4062 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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From 2007 to 2013, Allen was a senior manager for ASI Government, Inc. in Arlington, Va.....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Transit Spending Slows Urban Growth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 PM :: 5310 Views :: Development, Rail
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...regions that spend more money on transit seem to grow slower than regions that spend less....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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While Obama Remakes the Courts, Harry Reid Wants to Remake the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:14 PM :: 3662 Views :: National News
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"Everyone in this chamber knows that if the majority chooses to end the filibuster—if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate—then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." -- Sen Barack Obama, 2005
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Grassroot Institute Goes to China
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 AM :: 5259 Views :: World News
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In a live conversation from Hong Kong, Washington D.C. and Honolulu, Grassroot Institute president Keli’i Akina kicks off his China-speaking tour....
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Thursday, November 21, 2013 |
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Lloyds of London Lawsuit Reveals Story Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fires
By Andrew Walden @ 1:38 AM :: 12026 Views :: Energy
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The lawsuit states that a second fire—also previously described by First Wind management as ‘small’--resulted in $2,000,000 in damages....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Locked Up and Shipped Away: Interstate Prisoner Transfer and the Private Prison Industry
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 7290 Views :: Judiciary, Justice Reinvestment
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...four states - California, Idaho, Vermont, and Hawai'i - collectively ship 10,500 prisoners to for-profit prisons outside their home states. West Virginia is developing a plan to do the same....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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New Survey Shows 96% Support for Solar Energy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 3753 Views :: Energy
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85 percent believe efforts should be made to make renewable energy such as solar power more affordable for consumers....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Maui Mayor Signs MOU with Monsanto Requiring Disclosure of Pesticide Use
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 6581 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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While watching what was happening in other counties, Maui County decided to approach Monsanto - which has farms on both Maui and Molokai - to require disclosure of the company’s restricted-use pesticides and all information about related practices....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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After Years of Talk, Temporary Barriers to be Tested at Laniakea Beach
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5340 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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North Shore residents and transportation officials have been discussing proposals to improve Laniakea traffic for years....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Did Matson and Horizon Lines defraud the United States?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:52 PM :: 10101 Views :: Jones Act
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A federal district court jury is scheduled to decide late next year whether or not the ocean carriers Matson Inc. (MATX) and Horizon Lines Inc. (HRZL) defrauded the United States of America in connection with military cargo shipments they carried in the Hawaii and Guam trades....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Judge Sam King: A Memoir
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 7716 Views :: Hawaii History, Judiciary, Republican Party
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In his half-century on the bench, he presided over some of the most sensational of Hawai‘i’s organized crime trials, and he upheld the 1967 Hawai‘i Land Reform Act that shifted property ownership in Hawai‘i from large trusts to ordinary citizens....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii, Illinois Last of the ‘Easy Targets’ for Gay Marriage
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 4427 Views :: Family
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...no state - except for West Virginia, which has a tradition of conservatism on social issues - where gay marriage is forbidden by law or constitutional amendment has a government wholly dominated by Democrats....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Petition: Support Hawaii Farmers Now!
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 5688 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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Counties are listening to the most ill informed people and the farmers are being attacked ....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Continue Dramatic Decline in 2013
By NCPA @ 1:25 PM :: 4085 Views :: Energy, Environment
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United States has reduced more carbon dioxide emissions this century than any other nation. The U.S. emissions decline is due in large part to technological advances in natural gas production ....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Task Force: Both Hawaii Refineries May be Closed in Seven Years
By News Release @ 12:46 PM :: 4212 Views :: Energy
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Once again, Abercrombie tells Hawaii refineries to 'drop dead'....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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How Obamacare Will Try to Control What You Eat
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:01 PM :: 4730 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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Obamacare’s menu labeling regulation will be costly and time-consuming for businesses ....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Ft Shafter Troops Mobilize for Philippine Typhoon Relief
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 3022 Views
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U.S. military aircraft have also moved more than 2,000 relief workers into Tacloban and have airlifted nearly 8,300 survivors....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Matson's New Jones Act Ships Deemed an “Expensive Luxury”
By Michael Hansen @ 9:41 PM :: 7290 Views :: Jones Act
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Drewry says, “comparable sized vessels could be built in Asia today for less than a fifth of that price.”
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Hawaii Co Council Sends GMO Ban to Mayor 6-3
By Andrew Walden @ 7:26 PM :: 4905 Views :: GMOs
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With this afternoon's 6-3 vote, Hawaii County Council members now leave it to Mayor Billy Kenoi to decide whether or not to ban GMOs from the island....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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New medical codes for injuries from duck bites, drone strikes create headaches for doctors
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:56 PM :: 3913 Views :: Health Care
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Hospitals may have to invest between $2 million and $5 million, and large health care organizations could spend as much as $20 million....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Fitch: Hawaii Insulated from Impact of Federal Cuts
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 4155 Views :: Economy
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Hawaii's personal income growth had the lowest correlation and sensitivity to changes in national income levels....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Audit of HART Propaganda Machine to be Released in December
By Tom Berg @ 4:10 PM :: 7076 Views :: Rail
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The Council was told the audit would take less than a year to bring forth findings--so where is it?
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Worldwide Headlines: Sledgehammer Wielding 'Vigilante' Rep Brower is 'Extreme, Scary, Potentially Dangerous'-- Should be 'Behind Bars'
By Selected News Articles @ 3:55 PM :: 5397 Views :: Homelessness
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Think Progress: 'If Brower were found roaming middle-class neighborhoods and smashing items in people’s homes, he would find himself both out of office and behind bars.'
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Hickam POW/MIA lab, slow to ID human remains, has time to shoot Bradley Cooper movie
By Selected News Articles @ 3:13 PM :: 4246 Views :: Military
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...a Pentagon spokeswoman said that no human remains were shown on camera....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Health Insurers Express Worries over Obama Shift on Policy Cancellations
By NCPA @ 12:54 PM :: 3175 Views :: Health Care
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If old plans are restored, "fewer healthy people and younger people would be leaving their current plans" ....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Is Our Government Still "Of the People"?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 4381 Views :: National News
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Seven score and 10 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered the greatest speech in American history....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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After Making World News, Kailua NB Tries to Clarify Stance on Tourism
By News Release @ 4:41 AM :: 5539 Views :: Tourism
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“Hawaii town to State: Stop sending tourists here” and “Kailua Residents Want Tourists to Stay Away”
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Honolulu: Window Open for Grants in Aid Proposals
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 4:02 AM :: 4157 Views :: Honolulu County
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The City issued a Request for Grant Proposals (RGP) for the Grants in Aid funds on Thursday, November 14, 2013....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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EEOC: Del Monte Hawaii Settles Thai Farm Workers Case
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 5330 Views :: Agriculture, Labor
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The EEOC named Del Monte Fresh Produce's Hawaii subsidiary, which contracted with Global for approximately three years ending in 2005 to tend pineapple fields the subsidiary leased on the island of Oahu....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Administration Solicits Plans for Seven New Prisons
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 6772 Views :: Justice Reinvestment, Law Enforcement
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...designing, building, maintaining and financing for the new or expanded facilities described below....
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 |
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Honolulu Council Update: Water Bills, Data, HSAC, and Helmets
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:35 AM :: 4636 Views :: Honolulu County
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Last week the City Council hosted a public hearing on legislative proposals. Legislation that was discussed includes....
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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Haseko Proposes Resort Zoning for Ewa Beach Development
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 11:41 PM :: 6305 Views :: Development
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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"If I vote no on SB1 Ewa Beach will be toast." - Rep. Rida Cabanilla
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 PM :: 6791 Views :: Ethics, Family, First Amendment
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She cited certain loss of money for James Campbell High School, Ewa-Makai Middle School, the "new High School in Ewa Beach", the widening of Ft. Weaver Rd., and others...
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 18, 2013
By Congress.org @ 3:02 PM :: 3987 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Nomination of Cornelia Nina Pillard to US Court of Appeals Cloture
House: Health Care Reform Implementation Delay Passage
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Monday, November 18, 2013 |
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The American People Rose Up to Repeal a Health Care Law Once Before. They Can Do It Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:10 AM :: 3969 Views :: Health Care
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The law that promised health coverage for all has so far stripped 3.5 million Americans of their insurance....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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UHERO: Biofuel Scheme Enriches Landowners, Soaks Consumers
By UHERO @ 6:32 PM :: 6768 Views :: Energy, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...impacts to gross state product are negative (up to -$63 million)....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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Open Letter: 80% of Hawaii Ag Reject Anti-GMO Bill 113
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 8082 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, GMOs
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...the undersigned farmers, ranchers and floral & nursery growers collectively produce more than 80% of the food and agricultural products grown in Hawaii....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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Fukumoto: 'Our Democracy needs Your Voice'
By Video @ 12:28 PM :: 5812 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...concerns raised about inadequate religious exemptions and unanswered questions now left up to the courts to decide will undoubtedly require continual fixes to the law in the future....
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Sunday, November 17, 2013 |
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Sometimes Aspects of Property Tax Can Be Confusing
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:01 AM :: 4333 Views :: Taxes
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One of the idiosyncrasies of the real property tax is an action taken by a county or City council called compromises....
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