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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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5 Things to Know About the Obama Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:01 AM :: 4252 Views :: National News
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President Obama finally released his budget yesterday—more than two months late....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Temporary insurance program foreshadows exploding costs for ObamaCare
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 AM :: 3664 Views :: Health Care
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An early ObamaCare health insurance program that has been operating for nearly three years is foreshadowing big problems to come....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s First Satellite to Launch from Barking Sands
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 4435 Views
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...When the Super Strypi missile takes flight from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kaua‘i, it will be carrying a satellite designed by University of Hawai‘i faculty and students....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Got Ethics? Apply Here to Join the Commission
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 4500 Views :: Ethics
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The new application deadline is April 30, 2013....
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Ranks 13th in Access to Local Food
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 AM :: 4181 Views
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...the Index incorporates farmers markets, consumer-supported agriculture operations (CSAs) and food hubs in its per-capita comparison of consumers’ interest in eating locally-sourced foods....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Last Chance to Stop Bill Requiring Background Checks on Legally Possessed Firearms
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 5763 Views :: Second Amendment
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Senate Bill 69 passed in the state House of Representatives earlier this month, and will be considered for concurrence and final passage by the state Senate tomorrow....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Testimony: Passage of SB286 Will Lead to State Court Challenge
By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 PM :: 4314 Views :: Office of Elections
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"What incentive do the plaintiffs have to withdraw their challenge IF they think they have a chance of prevailing in Federal Court?"
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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College 2020: ‘Education Will Become Radically Cheaper’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 4194 Views :: Higher Education
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In spite of all the alarm over rising costs and excessive borrowing for college, one person is confident that college will be far less expensive in just a few years....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Hydraulic Fracturing Could Jumpstart Economy
By NCPA @ 1:09 PM :: 3791 Views :: Energy
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...The reduction in natural gas prices has also led to decreasing electricity prices ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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North Korea on the Edge
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:07 PM :: 3872 Views :: Military
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“North Korea can already hit Hawaii, parts of Alaska, and California. It can also hit U.S. forward-deployed troops in South Korea, Japan, and Guam…"
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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Land Use: Making an Environment for Those With Means
By Robert Thomas @ 1:05 PM :: 11885 Views :: Environment, Development, Judiciary, Land Use, Cost of Living
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...Others can live in Hong Kong-style apartments so I can enjoy my place in the country....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013 |
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No ‘Constitutional Right’ to Leave Unattended Property on the Street
By Robert Thomas @ 1:03 PM :: 5527 Views :: Homelessness
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The Ninth Circuit’s Opinion jeopardizes local governments’ ability to act for the benefit of all their citizens....
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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 :: 6265 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 :: 5818 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 :: 4817 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 :: 5159 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 :: 5959 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 :: 7526 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 :: 4771 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 :: 5701 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 :: 6820 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 :: 3718 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 :: 7551 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 :: 5006 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 :: 5769 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 :: 4240 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 :: 5110 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 :: 9826 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 :: 6150 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 :: 6588 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 :: 7180 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 :: 5718 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 :: 4956 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 :: 7933 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 :: 5715 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 :: 7988 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 :: 5990 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 :: 4713 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 :: 4666 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 :: 5064 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 :: 4136 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 :: 5266 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 :: 5219 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 :: 3802 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 :: 8733 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 :: 7419 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 :: 7282 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Must see video of Clayton Hee and Jessica Wooley making beds ....
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