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Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
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COFACAN: Advocates Plan Next Steps to Defend Healthcare Access
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 4834 Views :: Health Care
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We continue to advocate for the State of Hawai‘i to remove Basic Health Hawai‘i from Hawai‘i Administrative Rules and repeal Haw. Admin. Rules Chapter 17-1722.3....
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Sunday, April 27, 2014 |
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Do You Know the Meaning of ‘Temporary’?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4770 Views :: Taxes
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Yes, to you and me it’s a common word. But in the world of Hawaii tax it seems to have an entirely different meaning....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: "We Don't Want Your Phony Roll"
By Video @ 8:31 PM :: 8228 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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At OHA's Kana'iolowalu Roll Meetings the message from the people comes across loud and clear....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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'Surveillance System' Looks at Hawaii Residents Sugary Beverage Drinking Pattern
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 5642 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 38,978 adults aged 18 years or older from 6 states: Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Wisconsin....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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The Kobayashi Group is not a “Small Business” as Defined by the HCDA Law
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 7256 Views :: Development, Small Business
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Kobayashi Group is in partnership with the Howard Hughes Corporation to build ONE Ala Moana, the ultra-luxury condominium being built above Nordstrom’s parking in Ala Moana....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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Complete List of Bills up for Final reading in House and Senate
By Andrew Walden @ 1:55 PM :: 4994 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...bills up for final reading in the Senate and House on Tuesday, April 29....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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The Power of the Money Committees
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 4853 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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A quick glance at the table below, and you see how powerful the money committees are....
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Saturday, April 26, 2014 |
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April 25, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 12:58 AM :: 5307 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 25, 2014.
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Quo Warranto Fu: Is Calvin Say a Qualified Voter in his District?
By Robert Thomas @ 10:44 PM :: 7429 Views :: Office of Elections, Politicians
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...may the challenger institute a quo warranto lawsuit in state circuit court?
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Voting Rights Denied: What Hawaii Can Learn from Davis v Guam
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:14 PM :: 5788 Views :: OHA
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...the rebirth of an issue that should have been finished once and for all with the Supreme Court decision in Rice v. Cayetano....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Full Text: Hannemann Announces Campaign for Governor
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 5494 Views :: Politicians
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...without registered voters who take the time to participate in every election opportunity, we will continue to be ruled by tiny minority who do not share our values....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Ige: Pay for Turtle Bay by Refinancing Hawaii Convention Center
By News Release @ 5:17 PM :: 7855 Views :: Environment, Development, Hawaii State Government
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"It would be an opportunity for us to within the existing resources acquire the easement." --Ige
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Obama endorses biotechnology’s important role in agriculture
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 4678 Views :: GMOs
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“...investment in enhanced biotechnology is an essential component of the solution to some of our planet’s most pressing agricultural problems” -- President Barack Obama
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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UPDATE: Do We Really Want Another ‘Waikiki’ in Kakaako-Makai?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:18 PM :: 8397 Views :: Development, OHA
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...SB3122 conference hearing continues Friday, April 25, 2014 at 11:30am in conference room 312 (State Capitol)....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Study: Biofuels Worse for Environment Than Regular Gasoline
By NCPA @ 4:09 PM :: 8693 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture, Tax Credits
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Biofuels made with corn residue actually release 7 percent more greenhouse gas....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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7 Reasons Nothing Should Stand in the Way of the Keystone XL Pipeline
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:14 AM :: 4202 Views :: Energy
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A new Rasmussen poll shows that 61 percent of the American public favor building the pipeline....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Analysis: 13% of Hawaii Bridges 'Structurally Deficient'
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 4519 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Hawaii has 144 structurally deficient bridges....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Lawsuit: Students Ordered to Stop Handing Out US Constitution at UH Hilo
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 11315 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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A student ordered by administrators to stop handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has filed a lawsuit today in federal court....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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States make wild claims about the effectiveness of their tourism promotion campaigns
By Selected News Articles @ 1:50 AM :: 6710 Views :: Tourism
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Not surprisingly, they almost always report that funds spent on advertising translate into tourist spending and tax revenues many multiples of the original outlay....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Djou: Cook Political Report has CD1 Moving Our Way
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 6208 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Charlie Cook, a respected political journalist, ranks campaigns across the country. On April 17th, he moved his ranking of our race....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Volunteers Wanted to Investigate, Discipline Lawyers
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 5198 Views :: Judiciary
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The terms will begin on July 1, 2014 and last for three years....
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Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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Panos: Sopogy's Demise is a Huge Victory for Honest Engineering and the Taxpayer
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:05 AM :: 10935 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Many well-known people such as Governors Lingle and Abercrombie, Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw, Blue Planet Foundation's Henk Rogers, and Hawaii's only billionaire Pierre Omidyar have Sopogy egg on their face....
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
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Solar Scammers Push Poll, Claim 94% Support Them
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 4647 Views :: Energy
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A new opinion poll sponsored by solar scammers argues that Hawaiian Electric (HECO) has a significant public image problem....
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
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Why Your Boss Probably Isn't Speaking at This Conference
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:07 AM :: 4245 Views :: Tax Credits
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...Washington cronies dole out special treatment to certain companies....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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UHERO: Managing a Grid with Green Energy
By UHERO @ 9:02 PM :: 6564 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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...a windfall gain for the typically wealthy households able to take advantage of the situation....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Cost Implications of GHG Regulation in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 8:58 PM :: 5408 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...this finding would not hold if fuel prices were substantively lower than current levels, either from falling prices or fuel-switching to lower cost products....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Evaluations? DoE Claims Principals' Arbitration Award "Aligns with DoE Goals"
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 6038 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Establishes a rewards and recognition program (RRP) for the last two years (sort of)....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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DoE 2014 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 4730 Views :: Education K-12
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Graduation dates begin in May 18 with the ceremonies for Pahoa on Hawaii Island....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Control of the Internet? Bill Clinton Is Concerned and You Should Be, Too
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:29 PM :: 4023 Views :: First Amendment
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What do Bill Clinton, The Washington Post, and The Heritage Foundation have in common?
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Grassroot Institute Looks at One Party States Idaho and Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:17 PM :: 6243 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government
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...the lack of meaningful competition between political parties can be stifling to new ideas, regardless of the underlying ideology....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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HB849 Will Compromise Civil Liberties
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 10319 Views :: First Amendment, Law Enforcement, Military, Second Amendment
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What will happen to our rights if a State of Emergency is declared?
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Gasoline: Jones Act Costs $0.15 per Gallon at the Pump
By Selected News Articles @ 9:34 PM :: 4778 Views :: Jones Act
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...there are only 13 ships that can legally move oil between U.S. ports, and these ships are “booked solid”....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Contradictory Responses on Hawaii Health Connector Investigation: Pat Saiki Calls on US House to Guide GAO
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 4253 Views :: Health Care
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Chairman Saiki sent the letter after State Senator Sam Slom last week received contradictory responses from GAO representatives....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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Which kills more: ideology or religion?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 20644 Views :: Environment, Religion
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... the greens have topped them all ....
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 |
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What's Actually Good for the Environment May Surprise You
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 AM :: 5134 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Here are two examples that may surprise you....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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$335M Airport CIP Released
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 4291 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $335 million for various capital improvement projects....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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Parties Reach Agreement in Na Wai Eha Water Flow Case
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 8127 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Agriculture
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Under this agreement, more water will be returned to the streams of Na Wai ‘Eha, particularly to ‘Iao stream....
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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No New Taxes! Maui County Budget Hearing April 24
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 8567 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, TEA Party
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County Budget Hearing
April 24th, 6pm, County Council Chamber, Wailuku
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Monday, April 21, 2014 |
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Latest Trick for Illegal Immigrants: Granting Amnesty in Return for Military Service
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 5509 Views :: National News, Military
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Here’s a disturbing new idea from some members of Congress....
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Kana’iolowalu Roll Meetings “Tumultuous people, extreme displeasure at OHA’s new scheme”
By Selected News Articles @ 7:59 PM :: 9993 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The message from the Hawaiian community was loud and clear: that no one trusts the OHA trustees and they don't want to have anything to do with their phony "Native Hawaiian governing entity.”
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Five Months Later Hawaii Health Connector Follows up on Incomplete Application
By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 4557 Views :: Health Care
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Last November, this writer filled out an incomplete application for an individual marketplace plan on the Health Connector....
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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C’mon, Mr Producer, Do You Even Know What All The Laws Are?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5536 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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One of the bills now making its way through the Legislature concerns the motion picture, digital media, and film production tax credit....
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Cam Cavasso Launches Republican Campaign for US Senate
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 7713 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Cavasso is a former three term state representative, business man, farmer, and financial advisor. Cam, a veteran, served as a US Army Captain....
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Historic Preservation: Public Denounces Amended Drafts of SB2633 and HB1678
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 6428 Views :: Development, Hawaii History
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...SB2633 SD1 HD1 and HB1678 HD1 SD1 attempt to amend the definition of “historic property” by exempting residential properties....
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Hawaii-Focused Legal Blogs
By Robert Thomas @ 1:05 AM :: 4900 Views :: Judiciary
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...several of our law firm colleagues also are active bloggers in their respective fields...
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Saturday, April 19, 2014 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Public Schools Still Rank Among Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 7391 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...residents in Hawaii took a dim view of their own schools, with only 46% ranking them as excellent or good....
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Saturday, April 19, 2014 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Helps Republicans Shadow Obama in Asia
By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 9362 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Obama
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To see what coverage of the delegation looks like in a newspaper which does not worship at the shrine of home-state congressional seniority, readers must turn to the Wall Street Journal....
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Saturday, April 19, 2014 |
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Honolulu Council Proposals That Affect You and Your ‘Ohana
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 2:00 AM :: 4937 Views :: Honolulu County
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This week the Honolulu City Council held its monthly meeting....
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Friday, April 18, 2014 |
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April 17, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 11:16 PM :: 4503 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending April 17, 2014....
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Friday, April 18, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Big Island Hippie Guru Alleged Homosexual Child Molester, Boys Supplied by DHS
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 10107 Views :: Family
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VICE News speaks with several of Ram’s victims for the first time, many of whom came forward with accounts of sexual abuse, while charities and child welfare agencies continued to place children into Ram’s care....
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