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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 :: 6204 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 :: 4787 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 :: 8618 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 :: 5188 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 :: 4351 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 :: 5657 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 :: 7837 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 :: 5970 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 :: 5410 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 :: 5749 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 :: 4179 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 :: 8193 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 :: 5804 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 :: 6450 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 :: 8543 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 :: 5183 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 :: 4620 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 :: 6608 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 :: 6268 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 :: 4293 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 :: 6549 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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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Audit: City Lets Elite Avoid $1.8M in Property Taxes on 'Historic' Homes
By News Release @ 2:10 PM :: 6667 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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The audit objective was to evaluate the RPAD processes related to the classification, reclassification, valuation, and assessment of real property for taxation purposes....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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How Much Is Your Health Insurance Going Up?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:31 PM :: 3675 Views :: Health Care
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Have you gotten a letter from your insurance company about your premiums going up?
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Charles Djou Talks to Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:43 AM :: 6009 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Hawaii is a combination of Louisiana and Japanese politics, hosting one of the last remaining examples of machine politics in the U.S....
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Friday, October 11, 2013 |
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Groundbreaking Discovery by the Babes Against Biotech!
By Selected News Articles @ 12:09 AM :: 5382 Views :: GMOs
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If they actually did a bit more detective work before posting this, they would realize that there is no such thing as a GMO melon ....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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HI lawmakers question Obamacare exchange delays
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:43 PM :: 4752 Views :: Health Care
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The web site went live Oct. 1, but those seeking health care coverage haven’t been able to review pricing or coverage information....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Hawaii churches ask court to dismiss atheists’ baseless lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 7340 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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“These churches have not only faithfully paid all of their rent, they’ve sacrificially given much more in service and funding to the schools and communities they love,” added co-counsel James Hochberg....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Rep. McDermott asks Speaker Souki for state-wide hearings on marriage bill
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 4931 Views :: Family
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McDermott formally asked Speaker of the House Joe Souki to conduct a series of House Judiciary Committee hearings on the subject of same-sex marriage....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage Debate Cancelled After Attempt to Stack Meeting Fails
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 12068 Views :: Family
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...organizers only wanted panelists to talk about the proposed religious exemption, not things he believes are missing from the draft....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Hickam: Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command held 'phony' ceremonies for MIAs, using planes that can't fly
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 5103 Views :: Military
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...the Pentagon acknowledged Wednesday that no honored dead were in fact arriving, and that the planes used in the ceremonies often couldn't even fly....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Liver Let Die
By Video @ 2:19 PM :: 5776 Views :: Health Care
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...this shady industry is trying to recover from a pretty good licking it received today from the FDA....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Obamacare: Hawaii Only State Which Still Has Not Launched
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 PM :: 4499 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii, President Barack Obama’s birthplace, has the only online health insurance marketplace that has not yet launched....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Built by Same Contractor Responsible for Federal ACA Failure
By News Release @ 1:17 PM :: 7849 Views :: Health Care
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The Hawaii Health Connector’s failed website was built under a $53M contract with the same CGI which has made a mess of the federal ACA signup website....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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A Letter to President Obama
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:25 PM :: 3744 Views :: Health Care
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As the temporary slowdown in government operations enters its second week, I write to explain why conservatives have insisted on making the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act the prime source of contention....
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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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Rail: Let Them Eat Cake
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:28 AM :: 6196 Views :: Rail
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Honolulu's public is starved for traffic congestion relief. The power elite has responded with let them have rail....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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Report: Hawaii Ranks 30th in Business Tax Climate
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 5793 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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The Tax Foundation’s 2014 edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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Grading character in school
By Rachelle Chang @ 7:36 PM :: 4872 Views :: Education K-12
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Today, Hawaii public elementary schools have a three-part report card that evaluates attendance, six general learner outcomes (GLOs), and academic proficiency, with a section for teacher comments. Only one of the GLOs is based on character....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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Still Not Open, Hawaii Health Connector Apologizes for Being so Sorry
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 4055 Views :: Health Care
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We won’t stop working until the doors to HawaiiHealthConnector.com are wide open.....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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Hurry, Hurry, Sign Up for Obamacare!
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 4210 Views :: Health Care
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...sign up for Obamacare before this hot introductory offer expires....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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The UHERO Dashboard Project Jobs Explorer: Occupations in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 12:31 AM :: 6130 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The Hawaii Jobs Explorer, the first interactive tool to be released as a part of the ongoing UHERO Dashboard Project, is now available for public use....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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Defending Marriage: HIRA Action Super PAC Launches Statewide Radio Ads
By Tito Montes @ 10:23 PM :: 5298 Views :: Family
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“HIRA Action” is sponsoring a campaign of radio advertising on multiple stations during October 2013 to educate and mobilize Hawaii citizens....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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"Oxyelite Pro" Dietary Supplement Linked to Death, Liver Failure
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 5981 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting local retailers and requesting the voluntary removal from sale of the product OxyElite Pro pending an ongoing investigation of cases of liver failure and acute hepatitis....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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Consumer LifeSmarts: DCCA Launches 10th Annual Statewide Student Competition
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 5464 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living
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...a FREE consumer education competition open to teens in grades 6-12....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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Comparing Economies: Hawaii and Greece -- The Writing on the Wall
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:13 PM :: 9275 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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Recently UHERO presented a detailed inforgraphic of jobs in Hawaii. The inforgraphic answers questions like: What type of jobs, how many and how much do they make?
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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AG Louie the Grinch: Subs Won’t get Back Pay for Christmas
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 5608 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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In September, Plaintiffs’ counsel was informed that the State anticipates that the earliest date on which payments can be made will be the March 5, 2014 pay date....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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Why Is Obama Needlessly Scaring Seniors?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:21 PM :: 5483 Views :: National News, Health Care
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President Obama is needlessly scaring seniors by suggesting that their Social Security benefit checks may not arrive....
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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Hawaii Drug Overdose Deaths Soaring -- Now Kill More than Auto Accidents
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 8108 Views :: Health Care, Law Enforcement
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Prescription drug related deaths now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined, and drug overdose deaths exceed motor vehicle-related deaths....
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Monday, October 7, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted October 7, 2013
By Congress.org @ 4:26 PM :: 3804 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Continuing Appropriations Conference Request Motion to Table
- House: Veterans Program Funds- Continuing Resolution
- House: Womens and Childrens Nutrition Funds Continuing Resolution
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