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Friday, October 18, 2013 |
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Hawaii Student Veterans Make Case for In-State Tuition
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 11157 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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...student veteran leaders representing chapters of Hawaiʻi Alliance of Student Veterans (HASV) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa and Leeward Community College, testified in front of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents in an effort to spark dialogue over the idea of amending tuition waiver regulations....
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Friday, October 18, 2013 |
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Entitlement Reform: Replace Obamacare ACOs With Better Model
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 PM :: 3580 Views :: Health Care
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The White House and Congress are inching closer to a conversation about serious entitlement reform....
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Friday, October 18, 2013 |
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Obama’s Priorities vs. the Economy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:04 PM :: 3952 Views :: National News
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Now that the government is whirring again, President Obama has identified three priorities for the country....
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Friday, October 18, 2013 |
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Abercrombie, Legislature Say: “The People Choose on Marriage”
By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 AM :: 5327 Views :: Family
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...the legislature and governor have already mandated their own interpretation of the Constitution –one which is at odds with Louie’s....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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DoH Proposes Restaurant Inspection Fee Increases to Fund 13 New Positions
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 4358 Views :: Small Business
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The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) will hold public hearings in all counties between Dec. 2 and 6, 2013....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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The Deal That’s No Deal
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:54 PM :: 3592 Views :: Health Care
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Our national nightmare isn’t the government shutdown; it’s Obamacare....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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The Unraveling of ObamaCare has Just Begun
By NCPA @ 4:48 PM :: 3393 Views :: Health Care
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The problem lies with the nature of the law itself, promising trillions in new government benefits while relying on dubious financing mechanisms. These problems were not only foreseeable, they were indeed widely foreseen....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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‘Get on Board’ DoE Adds Bus Routes at Four Schools
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 3933 Views :: Education K-12
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August Ahrens Elementary, Highlands Intermediate, Pearl City High and Waipahu High schools....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Rail: Judge Tashima Must Rule on Beretania Street Tunnel
By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:00 PM :: 5225 Views :: Rail
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Judge Tashima still has to rule on whether the Beretania Street Tunnel is a viable alternative....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Survey: Hawaii Health Exchange Worst in Nation
By News Release @ 2:41 PM :: 4102 Views :: Health Care
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HealthPocket also found that some exchanges did not allow for anonymous health plan shopping....
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Memos: Hanabusa has Failed -- Schatz is a White Ideologue with a Superior Campaign
By Selected News Articles @ 3:28 AM :: 7750 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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"With decisive advantages in money, endorsements, organization, and manpower as well as an ideology...."
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Issues Statement Upon Conclusion of his French Vacation
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 4001 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie is in Washington, D.C. just after returning from vacation in France....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Bi-Partisan House Group to Hold Sister-Isle Hearings on Gay Marriage Bill
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 4629 Views :: Family
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The following message has been sent to other House members inviting them to participate in a series of hearings on Same Sex Marriage....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Supreme Court Asked: Who Owns Geothermal Rights in Hawaii?
By Robert Thomas @ 6:29 PM :: 7066 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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The rub is that here, it is the State of Hawaii that is claiming the interest, the right to mineral and metallic mines (including geothermal rights) on several large parcels....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s Obamacare exchange re-launches with more glitches
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:24 PM :: 4018 Views :: Health Care
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...while some consumers were able to view the information on plans and pricing, others continued to receive an error message....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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CPA says hype over Obamacare small business tax credit is misleading
By Malia Zimmerman @ 6:22 PM :: 5553 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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Think small business owners really are going to get tax credits through Obamacare health exchanges? Think again....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Fall-out from Hoku’s failed polysilicon project heats-up
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 6627 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Tax Credits
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A family-owned North Carolina-based manufacturer is calling upon the US federal government and governors from five states to probe the reasons why Hoku Corporation and its major partner in the project, Tianwei have failed to pay its debts and review its investment practices into foreign owned businesses....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Djou: Afghanistan Casualties Teach Nation a Lesson on Shutdown
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:30 PM :: 5842 Views :: National News, Military
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...these soldiers, who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, will return home this week to a nation that initially refused to pay their families the military death benefit....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Find Your State: See How Much Obamacare Coverage Will Cost
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:16 PM :: 3537 Views :: Health Care
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Sorry, Hawaii is not included likely due to the last-in-the nation start for the Hawaii Health Connector....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Abercrombie admin and DOE have no answers for same-sex education issues
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 3:42 PM :: 6525 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Horner suggested that the BOE’s curriculum and civil rights compliance offices, with oversight by the Attorney General, would be the appropriate authorities to make these determinations....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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Senators: Abercrombie Should Fill HCDA Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 7044 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Hawaii State Government
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In 2008, the Legislature amended H.R.S. §206E·3 to require Kakaako small business representation on HCDA. The cultural expert and Kakaako resident members were added last year by Act 323. At present, HCDA does not meet these membership requirements....
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
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World Food Prize Goes to Monsanto, Syngenta
By NCPA @ 1:24 AM :: 2843 Views
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Every scientific body worth counting has judged biotechnology to be safe and necessary, but still many environmental radicals play on fears of the unknown to get the public and sadly, all too often successfully, public officials....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Study: Wind Power Costs Taxpayers Billions of Dollars
By Selected News Articles @ 8:38 PM :: 3493 Views :: Energy
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...the wind lobby is set to receive another extension on massive subsidies with little results to show for it....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Feds Shutdown? Obamacare a Mess? Abercrombie Secretly Vacations in France--Adds 9 Days to Trip
By News Release @ 8:38 PM :: 8101 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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On Friday (Sept. 27), the governor and his wife Nancie Caraway will travel to France. Originally scheduled to return Oct 11, the governor is now planning to be back in Hawaii Oct. 20....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Tsunami evacuation rule established for Hawaiian Islands commercial harbors
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 5463 Views :: Jones Act, Law Enforcement
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The Coast Guard has created safety zones within the commercial harbors of the main Hawaiian Islands that will require evacuation if a tsunami warning is issued....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii LDS Churches Release New Letter on Gay Marriage
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 7637 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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"There are two reasons for our opposition: First, it attempts to redefine marriage. The church is firm in its belief that marriage as the union of a man and a woman is essential to the well-being of children, families, and society. Second, the protections offered in the current draft are completely inadequate to safeguard constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms...."
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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AG Louie Issues Formal Opinion Claiming Legislature Has Authority to Enact Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 5613 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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Attorney General Louie has announced that he has issued Formal Opinion No. 13-1 (Op. No. 13-1) in which he has concluded that ... the Legislature has the authority... to consider and enact a bill relating to marriage ....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 15, 2013
By Congress.org @ 2:38 PM :: 4420 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Recent Congressional Votes
- House: Military Death Benefits Continuing Resolution
Upcoming Congressional Bills
- Senate: Debt Limit
- House: Debt Limit and Government Funding
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Video: What Gay Marriage did to Massachusetts
By Video @ 2:30 PM :: 8035 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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A preview of what is coming to Hawaii....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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"Where was the Governor?" Grassroot Institute Calls for Greater Transparency on Governor's Travel
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:47 PM :: 4743 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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legislative action might be required to remedy an apparent effort to frustrate state open records law....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Obamacare’s Secret Is Out
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:08 PM :: 4010 Views :: Health Care
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Americans are learning the reason this law’s implementation was postponed until after the presidential election....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Rally Oct 28: "Let the People Decide on Marriage"
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 5232 Views :: Family
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We are within that Coalition organizing community volunteers on all the islands to support the Coalition to “Let The People Decide On Marriage” by organizing their local communities....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 |
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Now and Later: The Impact of the Government Shutdown
By UHERO @ 2:24 AM :: 7104 Views :: National News, Hawaii Statistics, Military
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There are about 34,000 civilian federal jobs in Hawaii, a fraction of which were deemed essential....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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Ratepayers Soaked to Enrich Landowners as PUC Approves 10M Gallon HECO Biofuel Contract
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 5506 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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HBE is a consortium of three of Hawaii's largest landowners and three venture capital companies....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Campaign Finance: A-1 Challenge Awaits McCutcheon Ruling?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 5006 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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The 9th Circuit heard arguments on a challenge to Hawaii's campaign finance laws, but hinted that it may delay a ruling until the U.S. Supreme Court decides a similar case....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States to Start New Business
By NCPA @ 1:06 PM :: 5209 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Vermont, perhaps best known as home of the hippie ice cream company Ben & Jerry's, is 12th-best for new businesses, while South Carolina placed toward the bottom....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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ObamaCare Is Not a Bailout for State and Local Governments
By NCPA @ 12:58 PM :: 3839 Views :: Health Care
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Most governments will need to summon substantial political will to use ObamaCare to drop retiree health care coverage....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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HGEA: Unit 13 Contract Restores Lost ‘Step Movements’
By News Release @ 12:08 PM :: 7626 Views :: Labor
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Second year: Placement of employees on their appropriate step and continuation of the step movement plan....
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Monday, October 14, 2013 |
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Two Things Washington Cannot Ignore
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:12 AM :: 5386 Views :: National News, Health Care
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The House has passed a variety of bills that would have reopened portions of the federal government, but the Senate has rejected them....
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Sunday, October 13, 2013 |
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Reasons to be Concerned About Obamacare - Taxes
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 5867 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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The shut down of the federal government pivots on which side will blink first....
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Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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Civil Rights: What’s Worse than Being ‘Forced’ to Conduct Gay Marriages?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:41 PM :: 7998 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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"The list would include churches that charge commercially for, say, a community group's use of its facility...."
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Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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American Legion: Phony POW/MIA Ceremonies Mislead and Insult
By News Release @ 6:08 AM :: 4847 Views :: Military
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The American Legion is demanding immediate reform with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC)....
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Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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Tsutsui Orders Hiring Freeze
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 4270 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Acting Governor Shan Tsutsui has announced the State of Hawaii is under a temporary hiring freeze on vacant positions within the Executive Branch....
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Saturday, October 12, 2013 |
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Rep. Fukumoto Calls for Civility in Political Debates
By Video @ 12:48 AM :: 6157 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Rep. Beth Fukumoto calls for civility and kindness in ongoing debates over government shutdown, debt ceiling crisis and same-sex marriage....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Pine: "Eliminate the Board of Water Supply's retroactive billing policy"
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:47 PM :: 5806 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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On Wednesday, I introduced a Charter Amendment to eliminate the Board of Water Supply's retroactive billing policy....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Caldwell Announces Town Hall Meeting Schedule
By News Release @ 5:30 PM :: 3844 Views :: Honolulu County
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Caldwell announced today that he will be taking his Cabinet around the island for a new round of town hall meetings....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Federal grand jury subpoenas Matson in Honolulu Harbor molasses spill
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:14 PM :: 5962 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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The subpoena was revealed Thursday in a report obtained by Watchdog.org from the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission....
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