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Thursday, August 29, 2013
Chaminade University: Four Year Guarantee Spurs Record Enrollment
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 4459 Views :: Higher Education

With enrollment at the historic level...university officials are crediting a new four-year guarantee....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Full Text: Abercrombie Releases Draft of Gay ‘Marriage’ Bill
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 5000 Views :: Family

The bill is based on Senate Bill 1369....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
$18.7 Million Released for State Facilities, Schools
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 4952 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Special Ed Victory: Court Finds Act 163 Violates Federal Law
By Selected News Articles @ 9:54 PM :: 4464 Views :: Education K-12

The federal appeals court in Honolulu found that Act 163, which the Hawaii Legislature passed in 2010, contradicts the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Lech Walesa: “Gays should not impose themselves on the majority”
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 4860 Views :: Family

Like the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr, Walesa does not believe in the gay agenda.  Here are the quotes....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Stay Strong: You Can Influence Hawaii’s Same-Sex 'Marriage' Debate
By Tito Montes @ 3:47 PM :: 5656 Views :: Family
YOUR involvement at this juncture is critical....
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Cato: Hawaii Scores F- Lacks Public School Spending Transparency
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:07 PM :: 6192 Views :: Education K-12
Cracking the Books: How Well Do State Education Departments Report Public School Spending?.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Deedy jury foreman: Deadlocked 8-4 for Acquittal
By Selected News Articles @ 12:17 PM :: 11600 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement

He said it would not have necessarily been easier to convict Deedy of the lesser manslaughter charge....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
New Student Loan Scheme: $184B Profit for Federal Gov’t
By NCPA @ 11:59 AM :: 3839 Views :: Higher Education

...the government actually stands to make an enormous profit on the president's new federal student loan system -- a boondoggle paid for by hyper-inflated tuition costs and fueled by a government-sponsored predatory-lending program....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Fulfilling the Dream
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:54 AM :: 4423 Views :: Education K-12

My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in Little Rock, Arkansas....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Honolulu Ranks 128th on 2013 "Allstate America's Best Drivers Report"
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 5655 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement

Honolulu ranks as one of the least safe driving cities, landing at number 128 on the list. According to the report, the average driver in Honolulu will experience an auto collision every 8.7 years, which is about 15 percent more likely than the national average....

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Political libraries vs. living memorials
By Rachelle Chang @ 1:30 AM :: 4335 Views :: Higher Education

Instead of a dedicated library, welcoming mainly graduate students and professors, here are some other ways to honor our public leaders....

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Official White House Petition Urges No Executive Order for Akaka Tribe
By News Release @ 4:53 PM :: 4916 Views :: Akaka Bill

"We are not tribal, nor of tribes."

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Dalai Lama: “They want me to condone homosexuality…a relationship between two men is wrong.”
By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 23053 Views :: Family, Religion
As with everything else, gay activists have been desperately working to make the Dalai Lama their own....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
OHA Chair Colette Machado Joins Rally Against Gay Marriage Special Session
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 PM :: 9584 Views :: Family, First Amendment, OHA
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The True Story About Who Destroyed a Genetically Modified Rice Crop
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 5361 Views :: GMOs

I could see that this was the first time they had stepped in mud or been to a farm. They were city boys, city girls. Two of them were even sporting dyed hair....

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Obamacare Quiz for Employers
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:51 AM :: 5547 Views :: Economy, Health Care
“Obamacare will impose new health coverage costs, the employer mandate, compliance regulations, and new taxes on all businesses.”
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Esther Kiaaina Front Runner for High-Level Interior Department Position
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 9565 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, National News, OHA

Esther Kiaaina may be the next Assistant Secretary of Interior for Insular Affairs....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
Commercial Leases: DHHL Beneficiary Consultations Set This Week
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 5690 Views :: DHHL

Currently, 1.3% of Hawaiian home lands are under a general lease, and these lands generate about $10.17 million each year for DHHL....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
Introducing GOP’s New Executive Director, Kayla Berube
By David S Chang @ 10:25 PM :: 6138 Views :: Republican Party

By working hard to change Hawaii we can be the catalyst for the rest of the country....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
Abercrombie to Submit Gay Marriage Bill Wednesday
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 5063 Views :: Family

The proposed bill is being prepared by the Governor's office and is scheduled to be sent to the legislature this Wednesday....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
Governor Names David O’Neal and Ruth Tschumy to State Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 4689 Views :: Ethics

Abercrombie today announced the appointments of David O’Neal of Waipahu and Ruth D. Tschumy of Honolulu to the State Ethics Commission, effective immediately....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
Grants in Aid Advisory Commission to Meet Aug 27
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 4932 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Mission Memorial Auditorium....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
Hawaii DoE Gets $1.7M ‘Turnaround’ Grant
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 3874 Views :: Education K-12

...to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
GOP: Abercrombie Hijacking Government for Political Agenda
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 5314 Views :: Family, Republican Party

Forcing this heated issue through an abbreviated session will only stifle public input which should be the most important part of the legislative process....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
UH Seeks Nominees for Five Board of Regents Seats
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 3925 Views :: Higher Education

Recruitment Announcement From UH Regents Candidate Advisory Council....

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Monday, August 26, 2013
When sharks bite, Hawaii tourism worries
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:09 PM :: 4503 Views :: Tourism
AP file photo.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Should We Delay or Defund Obamacare?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:34 PM :: 3297 Views :: Health Care

Obamacare is devastating policy for America....

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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Would you play ethics limbo with Senator Ruderman?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 6187 Views :: Ethics, GMOs
...why is Senator Russell Ruderman submitting personal business testimony and signing it as a Senator?....
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
29.4 million in Tax Revenue by Seed Companies in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:16 PM :: 6016 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
During the hearing on Bill 2491 on Kauai a council member “Gary Hoosier” said the seed companies paid zero Hawaii taxes....We dug, it took a whole 60 seconds to figure out his statement was a myth ....
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Placing Check-off Designations on Tax Form Paid for by All Taxpayers
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4355 Views :: Taxes

...enthusiastic supporters of some very specific causes pushed lawmakers to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their state tax refund for their specific cause....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Call for nominations for UH Board of Regents
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 4106 Views :: Higher Education
The application deadline for this seat is September 16, 2013....
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Hawaii to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of "I Have a Dream" Speech
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 4579 Views :: National News

A half-century to the minute after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Bishop Silva: "To Discriminate Regarding Marriage is NOT Unjust"
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 8314 Views :: Family

...would parents be considered bigoted if they raised their daughters to be attracted to boys and their sons to be attracted to girls? Or must parents now be completely neutral....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Hawaii Catholic Archdiocese Backs Health Care Conscience Rights Act
By News Release @ 4:07 PM :: 4103 Views :: First Amendment

Members of Congress should be urged to co-sponsor the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (H.R. 940, S. 1204)....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Alex Teece and Lynn Finnegan: “Positive Choices in Education”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:09 PM :: 4750 Views :: Education K-12

...a special edition of “Hawaii Tomorrow” to discuss education in our islands....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Keeping the Promise: State Solutions for Government Pension Reform
By NCPA @ 2:48 PM :: 5577 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes

Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Four Problems with Federal College Scorecards
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:19 PM :: 3406 Views :: Higher Education

Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
Audio: Kelii Akina on Work vs Welfare in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:41 AM :: 3981 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

An average Hawaii welfare recipient would need to earn $60,590 in pre-tax wages in order to earn the equivalent of his or her welfare benefits....

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Friday, August 23, 2013
11th Annual Hawaii Charter School Conference set for October
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 4377 Views :: Education K-12
...Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network (HPCSN) is partnering with Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS), Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) and Hawaii Society for Technology in Education (HSTE)....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator Resigns
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 4204 Views :: Hawaii State Government

After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
House Leadership: Only Congress can Create Akaka Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 6062 Views :: Akaka Bill

"Congress is deemed by the Supreme Court to have exclusive and plenary power to deal with Indian affairs"

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Hawaii’s election chief won’t be getting a pay hike
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:13 PM :: 4999 Views :: Office of Elections

The man at the center of 2012′s general election disaster will not get a $36,000 pay hike....

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
When You Can’t Actually Keep Your Health Care Plan
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:27 PM :: 4251 Views :: Health Care

UPS yesterday announced it is dropping coverage for spouses of employees....

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency's Ethanol Band-Aid
By NCPA @ 3:14 PM :: 3287 Views :: Energy

the EPA on August 6 finally revealed the amount of ethanol that is expected to be blended into gasoline in 2013....

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Study: Obesity Soaring in State, but Hawaii Ranks 47th
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 5281 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...adult obesity in Hawaii has increased nearly three times from that it was a little over 20 years ago. In the past year alone, obesity has risen more than seven percent....

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
ACT Scores Fall: Only 30% of Hawaii Students Meet Benchmark
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 5359 Views :: Education K-12

The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013....

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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Materials From Today's Eminent Domain In Hawaii Conference
By Robert Thomas @ 12:54 AM :: 4930 Views :: Land Use
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Next 100 MW Power Plant for Oahu
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:45 AM :: 4637 Views :: Energy

Waste-to-energy and Geothermal power plants are among the best choices....

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Martin Luther King Jr Recommends Gay Conversion Therapy
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 PM :: 12372 Views :: Family, First Amendment

...this is the only recorded comment by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on homosexuality....

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