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| Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Gut and Replace: Committee Chairs 2 - Committee Members 0
By Selected News Articles @ 1:01 PM :: 6175 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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...without posting any proposed drafts for public notice, the Committees amended the bill to add over 40 pages on geothermal development....
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| Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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SB982 Changing the Way Votes Are Counted on Constitutional Amendments
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 AM :: 5734 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that a constitutional amendment only passes if at least 50% of the total ballots cast include a “yes” vote....
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| Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Hearing Today: HCR189/HR150 Alternatives to Big Wind, Big Cable
By News Release @ 10:34 AM :: 4750 Views :: Energy
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This Resolution urges the Governor and Public Utilities Commission to seek alternatives to the windmills and undersea cable proposed for Molokai and Lanai....
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| Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Crossover List: House Passes More Than 150 Bills, Senate 136
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 AM :: 5090 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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These will now proceed to Conference Committee ....
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| Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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DLNR participating in Statewide Earth Month events
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 5855 Views :: Religion
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is celebrating Earth Month in collaborations with several Earth Day events....
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| Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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Jones Act in the News
By Michael Hansen @ 1:32 PM :: 7429 Views :: Jones Act
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The past week was busy with coverage of the Jones Act....
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| Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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Election Day Registration: Voters Subject to Media Hype
By News Release @ 11:11 AM :: 4717 Views :: Office of Elections
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This new class of voter would be most likely to follow the latest media hype....
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| Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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TEA Party ‘Mastermind’ to Speak on Maui
By News Release @ 9:52 AM :: 5622 Views :: TEA Party
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Saturday, April 13th, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Fellowship Hall at Grace Church, 55 Maka'ena Place in Makawao....
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| Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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Carrying on Margaret Thatcher's Vision
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:46 AM :: 6751 Views :: National News, World News
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Lady Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain from the sick man of Europe into once again a great nation and an economic powerhouse....
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| Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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US Oil, Gas Production Soars
By Selected News Articles @ 8:33 AM :: 3673 Views :: Energy
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...the biggest annual increase since U.S. oil production began in 1859....
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| Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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Only 9,300 Sign Up for Akaka Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 7457 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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the lack of imminent threats to Native Hawaiian programs, such as lawsuits, which creates a lesser sense of urgency....
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| Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: Improved Employment Numbers Still Short of Pre-Recession Peak
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 PM :: 4946 Views :: Economy, Labor
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...4,000 more jobs were created in Hawaii over the past two years than previously thought....
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| Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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Feds Give Hawaii Health Connector $128M to Pay for Overhead
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 5688 Views :: Health Care
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This award will fund the customer service call center, consumer assistance program and general maintenance and operations of the Connector through December 2014....
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| Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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Keeping Americans Safe Online
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:23 AM :: 4191 Views :: National News
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There are three tiers of cyber threats, as explained by Heritage experts Steven Bucci, Paul Rosenzweig, and David Inserra ....
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| Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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Mayor Caldwell Nominates Budget Director and Deputy Director
By News Release @ 8:29 AM :: 5040 Views :: Honolulu County
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Nelson H. Koyanagi Jr. to be Director of the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS), and Gary Kurokawa to be Deputy Director.....
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| Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Creative Insolvency: EUTF to Enter ‘Shadow Insurance Industry’?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 9686 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...a multi-billion dollar scheme to rework Hawaii government employees pension and health insurance funding is made its way through the legislature....
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| Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Dr. Dennis Gonsalves Day Honors Developer of Hawaii’s GM Papaya
By News Release @ 10:22 AM :: 6070 Views :: GMOs
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Dr. Gonsalves is most noted for his efforts that saved Hawaii’s papaya industry from the ringspot virus.....
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| Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Lessen Dependence on Government: Key to Strong Democracy
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 6509 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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One of the opportunities that sequestration presents is the realization of just how dependent the American public is ....
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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SB893, the Marvin Dang Bill: Mollway Demands Kondo’s Head
By Andrew Walden @ 1:47 PM :: 6964 Views :: Ethics
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...Mollway was removed from office for “a sporadic presence in the office, taking off on vacation and sick-leave days in small increments, so that he did not manage the staff effectively.”
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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GAO: Wind Farms Double Dipping on Federal Cash Giveaways
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 5661 Views :: Energy
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"We should eliminate duplication, not throw more money at overlapping initiatives."
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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Hirono: Families Central to Immigrants’ Success
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 4898 Views :: National News
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“After listening to these local immigration experts, I was struck by their stories of how central families are to an immigrant’s success.”
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| Saturday, April 6, 2013 |
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North Korea tells Russian Diplomats to get out — sets April 10 deadline
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 AM :: 7857 Views :: World News, Military
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...South Korean workers employed in factories in the North were also told to leave by April 10...
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Tax Myths Debunked
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 5645 Views :: Taxes
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...Iowa Policy Project and Good Jobs First used cherry-picked data and inaccurate statements to argue that Hawaii should raise taxes....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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School Land Pillaged By Legislature – SB 237 and HB 865
By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 PM :: 7863 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Hawaii State Government
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two bills currently at the capitol would allow the Lt. Governor and the DOE to lease public school land to private developers....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Draining the General Fund: Solar Permits up 49%
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 5906 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Year-to-date, Honolulu’s total number of residential PV permits reached 2,922, a 49.0% increase from the same period last year....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Honolulu: 2nd Worst Traffic in USA
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 4648 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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On average, journey times in Honolulu are 30% longer than when traffic in the city is flowing freely....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Department of Energy Awarding Billions in Energy Subsidies Despite Sequester
By NCPA @ 12:23 PM :: 4606 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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More than $1.2 billion in cash payments has been awarded to renewable energy projects since the beginning of the year....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Audio Interview: Mike Hansen on Jones Act
By Audio @ 12:10 PM :: 5007 Views :: Jones Act
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Michael Hansen of the Hawaii Shippers Council joins Malia Hill on the Grassroot Perspective to discuss the Jones Act....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Civilian Doctors Wary of Accepting Military's TRICARE
By NCPA @ 11:16 AM :: 4072 Views :: Health Care
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An estimated 620,000 Pentagon health care recipients struggle to find private doctors who will accept them as patients ....
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| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
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Guns, Background Checks, and Your Rights
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 AM :: 5191 Views :: Second Amendment
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Even the ACLU is worried ....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Election Day Voter Registration: Invitation to Chaos and Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 1:59 PM :: 5165 Views :: Office of Elections
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...our lawmakers have apparently not checked in with the eight other states that currently have this system....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Community leaders praise new Grassroot Institute head Keli‘i Akina
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 3754 Views
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Pa‘ina in the Country public rally to be held at 45-114 Waikapoki Rd. in Kaneohe....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Stimulus Japan Style: Cost of Hawaii Vacation Jumps 3% Today
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 PM :: 8620 Views :: World News, Tourism
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The Yen-denominated price of Hawaii vacations jumped 3% today and has increased 23% since September....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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To Encourage Hanabusa to Run Against Abercrombie, Trade Unions Endorse Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 7338 Views :: Democratic Party, Labor
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“We’re trying to push her to run against the governor.”
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Bed Making Contest: Clayton Hee vs Jessica Wooley
By Video @ 1:41 PM :: 7185 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Must see video of Clayton Hee and Jessica Wooley making beds ....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Kauai Friends of the NRA to Meet
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 6417 Views :: Kauai County, Second Amendment
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Kauai Friends of NRA Saturday, April 27, 4:00 PM, Kauai Beach Resort Ball Room 4331 Kauai Beach Dr....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Lingle Joins US Energy Security Council
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 5014 Views :: Energy
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The Council is the highest level extra-governmental group ever convened to address the energy security challenge facing America....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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Jim DeMint: My First Day as Heritage's President
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:29 PM :: 4356 Views :: National News
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...Liberal policies have destroyed families and communities and created dependence on government. Putting our society back together will require work....
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| Thursday, April 4, 2013 |
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From Hawaii to Virginia, are College Accreditors Overstepping their Authority?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 AM :: 7819 Views :: Higher Education
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... a remarkably similar “wrongful intrusion of college accreditors in state governance matters” ....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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UH: College of Education programs align with national findings
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 3833 Views
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... The report showcases the quality of teacher preparation programs ....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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15th Anniversary Aloha Pregnancy Center
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 5582 Views :: Life
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... May 24, 2013 6:30-8:30pm Honolulu Community College Cafeteria - 874 Dillingham Blvd.
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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DOE to request waiver for School Improvement Grant funds
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 4656 Views :: Education K-12
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... to extend the period of availability of school fiscal year (FY) 2010 and FY 2011 School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds ....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Senate Republican Budget Proposal
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:54 PM :: 7395 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Hawaii Senate Minority Budget for 2014-2015 reflects a decrease of $1.6 billion in total funding in comparison with the proposed Executive Budget...
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Saving Paradise, an intelligent eco-thriller
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 3839 Views :: Environment
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Featured Appearance at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, Sunday, May 18, 2013, 3:00 p.m., Mauka Author's Pavilion...
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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House Judiciary Kills Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
By Tom Berg @ 1:53 PM :: 6342 Views :: Drugs
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SB472 SD1 HD1 was recommitted back to the Hawaii State House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee today by a unanimous vote....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Full Text: Mayor Caldwell's State of the City Speech
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 5704 Views :: Honolulu County
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When I was building my cabinet, I knew that I did not want a team who would be satisfied with just keeping the lights on....
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| Wednesday, April 3, 2013 |
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Heritage: Farewell from Ed Feulner
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 4512 Views :: National News
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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CNHA Cheers Proposed Amendments to HHCA
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 3179 Views :: DHHL
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The Obama Administration, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono introduced requests for the Congress to approve amendments made to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) by the Hawaii State Legislature over the past several years....
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