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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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SB1087: GEMS for Solar Scammers
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 6096 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) program is an innovative financing model....
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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs 35 Bills
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 4086 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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the Office of the Governor provides the below list of most recently signed bills....
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Friday, June 28, 2013 |
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Full Text: DoD ‘Briefing Card’ on Same Sex Benefits
By News Release @ 12:17 AM :: 7096 Views :: Family, Military
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The US Department of Defense has released the following ‘Briefing Card’ to military officers in the wake of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision....
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Thursday, June 27, 2013 |
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Rep. Ward seeks assurance that public data will be protected under SB1003
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 4088 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Senate Bill 1003 allows for periodic security audits of all Executive Branch departments and agencies to ensure that the state’s computer infrastructure and sensitive data are protected from unauthorized use....
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Thursday, June 27, 2013 |
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Voting Rights: Hawaii Moves to Top of Enforcement List?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:40 PM :: 6041 Views :: Office of Elections
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Why? Hawaii's consistently low voter turnout....
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Thursday, June 27, 2013 |
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The Supreme Court’s Marriage Decisions by the Numbers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:11 PM :: 4496 Views :: Family
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...50--The number of states whose marriage laws remain the same after the Court’s marriage decisions....
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Thursday, June 27, 2013 |
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Animal Cruelty: Abercrombie Signs Six Bills
By News Release @ 2:05 PM :: 6021 Views :: Agriculture, Law Enforcement
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SB978 provides harsher penalties for those found guilty of animal cruelty by upgrading misdemeanor cruelty offenses involving 10 or more animals to a Class C felony....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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NRDC: Hawaii Ranked 4th in Beachwater Quality
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 5702 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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3 beaches (1%) had more than 20% of their samples exceed state standard(s)....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs Seven Ag Bills
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 4463 Views :: Agriculture
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...Abercrombie today signed seven bills related to agriculture....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Abercrombie: Supreme Court Ruling Supports My Position in Hawaii Gay Marriage Lawsuit
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 4941 Views :: Family
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...language in the Windsor ruling supports my position in the Hawaii lawsuit, which is currently pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Jones Act: Horizon, USCG Agree to Use of Foreign Shipyards for LNG Conversion
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 4995 Views :: Jones Act
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USCG ruled that the work as described can take place in a foreign shipyard....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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WSJ: An ObamaCare Board Answerable to No One
By NCPA @ 3:40 PM :: 3986 Views :: Health Care
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The ObamaCare law also stipulates that there "shall be no administrative or judicial review" of the board's decisions....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Supreme Court declines to hear Appeal of Decision Overturning Calif. Prop. 8
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 3944 Views :: Family
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Gov Jerry Brown Orders County Clerks to Resume Granting Gay Marriage Licenses ....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Things That Will Cost More Under Obama’s Climate Change Plan
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:34 PM :: 3836 Views :: Environment
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But let’s pretend we were able to stop emitting all carbon immediately...The Science and Public Policy Institute found that the global temperature would decrease by 0.17 degrees Celsius—by 2100.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Hawaii Family Forum: Gay Marriage Decision ‘Disappointing’
By News Release @ 2:03 PM :: 4795 Views :: Family
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... there is no longer a national definition of marriage ....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Vogue: Tulsi Gabbard Urged to Run for Governor
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 AM :: 5713 Views :: Politicians
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Gabbard steps from the dais, and audience members rush to hug her and urge her to run for governor....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Act 137: Abercrombie Creates New HGEA Bargaining Unit
By News Release @ 12:21 AM :: 5969 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement
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Bargaining Unit 14, to represent state law enforcement officers, and state and county ocean safety and water safety officers....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013 |
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Tax fraud, obstruction of justice no obstacle to Honolulu cop’s pension
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:06 AM :: 5584 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Nishimura was the highest-ranking Honolulu police officer charged with a federal felony offense....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Hawaii: An Energy and Economic Analysis
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 6057 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Electricity demand in Hawaii is among the lowest in the country....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Obama Climate Policy: Poor Will be Hardest Hit
By NCPA @ 3:44 PM :: 4762 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If President Obama’s proposed power plant emissions controls are enacted, it will destroy utilities burning coal, hike energy costs while making zero impact on earth’s climate...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Heritage: The Kind of Immigration Reform We Could Support
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:11 PM :: 4104 Views :: National News
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The Senate voted yesterday to advance the Gang of Eight’s “comprehensive” immigration bill....
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013 |
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Honolulu Traffic: Most ‘Lane-Deficient’ City in USA
By Honolulu Traffic @ 12:10 AM :: 5988 Views :: Development, Rail
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Adding more density will cause the central road network to seize....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Sends Notice of ‘Intent to Veto’ 9 Bills, Line-Item 10th
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4669 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Most of these bills are potentially objectionable because of concerns, raised by state departments or agencies, reflected in testimonies provided during the hearing process...
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Productivity and Innovation: Hawaii Tumbles from ‘A’ to ‘F’
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 7055 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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The 2013 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report shows how each state ranks....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Governor Signs School Readiness Bill, Early Learning Director Quits
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 5166 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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Terry Lock has accepted a position with the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Rail Forum: What Happens When Transit Consumes 19%?
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 6806 Views :: Rail
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Saturday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Washington Middle School, King St. at Punahou....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Kids Count: Hawaii Ranks 25th in Children's Well-Being
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 5965 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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The KIDS COUNT index includes child-level indicators across four domains....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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What if the Exchanges Aren’t Ready On Time?
By John Goodman @ 1:38 PM :: 3982 Views :: Health Care
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[M]ost of the specs have been written, but the all wiring hasn't been laid, and what will happen when they flip the switch nobody really knows....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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DLNR Seeks Savings on Dead Whales
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 4107 Views :: Environment
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Each year, approximately one to four sperm whale carcasses drift ashore in Hawaii....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 24, 2013
By Congress.org @ 1:17 PM :: 4459 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Froman Nomination Confirmation
- Senate: U.S. Immigration Policy Motion to Table Cornyn Amendment
- House: Abortion Ban Passage
- House: Farm Bill Passage
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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10 Problems with the Gang of Eight Immigration Bill
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:12 PM :: 4265 Views :: National News
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UNFAIR: More than 4 million people are waiting to come to the US legally....
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Sunday, June 23, 2013 |
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LA Times: California ‘Non-Partisan’ Primary ‘Weakened Democracy’
By Selected News Articles @ 7:13 PM :: 6763 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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In response to Hawaii Democrats' suit to close their primary, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, columnist David Shapiro and Luxury Resort Developer Pierre Omidyar’s Civil Beat have all editorialized in favor of Hawaii adopting California’s ‘Top Two’ primary system....
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Sunday, June 23, 2013 |
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Needed Services Should be Paid by Users of the Service
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:00 AM :: 5949 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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The reaction to last week’s commentary could only be described as shrill....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Kailua HS Underwater Robotics Team Heads to International Meet
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 4957 Views :: Education K-12
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The Kailua High School team currently is in Federal Way, Wash., where the competition is running from June 20 to 22....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Limbaugh: Hirono Creates Pathway to Welfare for Illegals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 PM :: 7398 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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How many of you who have started small businesses planned on using welfare if it failed?....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Schatz: Believe in Global Warming or "Be Run Out of Town"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:58 PM :: 7565 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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"These people have to be ridiculed," said Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz. "They have to be run out of town rhetorically."
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Was Honolulu Rail Designed by Global Warming Deniers?
By John Bond @ 4:19 AM :: 5791 Views :: Rail
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This all could have been avoided by a rail route further inland, such as along H-1....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Signs SB1025 Loosening Home Loan Qualifications
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 4697 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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adds down payment, closing cost and other assistance as a program feature....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Caldwell Takes a Stand for Vacant Positions, Double Dipping
By Selected News Articles @ 1:44 AM :: 3773 Views :: Honolulu County
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The Council dealt with the imbalance by “cutting approximately one-half of the funding that is required to fill vacant positions”.....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Molokai’s Larry Helm dies
By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:31 PM :: 6570 Views :: Maui County, Military
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Schatz Immigration Bill Amendment: Embrace Global Warming Hype to Enter USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 PM :: 5753 Views :: Environment, National News
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According to The Guardian, 98 percent of the 32 million displacements were due to climate change....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Maui County Sued over Sign-Waving Regs
By News Release @ 2:27 PM :: 3787 Views :: First Amendment
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...the suit, against the County of Maui seeks immediate changes to County laws that prohibit people from displaying signs on sidewalks and along roadways....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Farm Bill Defeat Signals Trouble for Immigration Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:15 PM :: 5451 Views :: National News, Agriculture
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Sixty-two Republicans bucked their own party to vote against the bloated bill....Coupled with a large bloc of Democrats (Including Hanabusa and Gabbard) who wanted more spending on food stamps....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Cash-Only Doctors Abandon the Insurance System
By NCPA @ 1:57 PM :: 3465 Views :: Health Care
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A Medscape survey found 6 percent of physicians in the cash-only business in 2013, up from 4 percent in 2012. Most are primary care doctors....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Feds Release Economic Report on U.S. Shipyards
By Michael Hansen @ 4:16 AM :: 5334 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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60% of all shipbuilding and repairing revenue is from U.S. military sources....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Rep McDermott: Dep't of Health Obstructing VA Loans
By News Release @ 4:03 AM :: 5656 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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the policy statement on the DOH Website is causing the VA to balk at home loans and re-fi’s for thousands of homes with catchment systems....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $134.7 Million for Hawaii Schools
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 3820 Views :: Education K-12
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Allotment of funds for the following priority projects has been approved by the Governor....
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