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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Kailua HS, Kealakehe HS Winners at International Underwater Robotics Meet
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 4009 Views :: Education K-12

Two Hawaii high schools won major awards, while one Hawaii student took away a top award at the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s 12th Annual student Underwater Robotics Competition, held in Federal Way, Wash....

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Anti-biotech activists would the let Hawaiian papaya go the way of the Dodo
By Selected News Articles @ 4:05 PM :: 5091 Views :: GMOs

Biotechnology innovators rescued the Rainbow papaya in Hawaii from extinction. Now activists want to strangle this innovation....

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Performance Contracts Strengthen Charter School Accountability
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 4115 Views :: Education K-12

all 32 charter schools and the State Public Charter School Commission...completed the execution of the first charter school performance contracts in the state’s history....

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
So Which Part of Obamacare Works, Then?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:14 PM :: 3508 Views :: Health Care

the Administration is delaying the employer mandate, which would force businesses with 50 or more full-time workers to provide government-approved insurance, until 2015....

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Hawaii Electric Vehicle Fuel Cost Nearly the Same as Gasoline
By UHERO @ 4:08 AM :: 5008 Views :: Energy

both of the objectives mentioned by the US Energy Secretary are harder to achieve in Hawai‘i....

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
UHERO: Is Hawaii Losing Its Middle Class?
By UHERO @ 4:04 AM :: 6306 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

rising food and housing costs, a challenged public school system and few professional opportunities in a tourist-driven economy....

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Medicare Fraud: Queens Hospital Forced to Pay $1.05M
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 5678 Views :: Health Care

overcharged Medicare for a back procedure known as "kyphoplasty" using a fraudulent billing scheme first exposed by two whistleblowers....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
State Historic Preservation Director Quits Under Fire from Feds
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 7756 Views :: Development, OHA, Rail

The announcement follows the release last Thursday of a report by the National Parks Service (NPS) that was critical of the division’s efforts....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Abercrombie Appoints Asselbaye, Halagao to BoE, Signs Gun Control Bill, Others
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 5905 Views :: Education K-12, Second Amendment

fingerprint, photograph and background checks for those bringing firearms into Hawaii....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Hurricane? Honolulu 4th Most Overdue and Vulnerable
By Selected News Articles @ 6:56 PM :: 7036 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Hawaii Statistics

Evacuation time, 10 hours....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
CNHA Questions OHA Geothermal 'Investment'
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6271 Views :: Energy, OHA

Out of nowhere, all of sudden, OHA has an appetite for equity investments into high risk privately owned enterprises....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
VIDEO: Occupy Activist NB Member Argues With Police
By Video @ 5:28 PM :: 6422 Views :: Homelessness, Law Enforcement
Question: What happened in the portion of the video edited out by Occupy?
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Hawaii freeway conditions and costs are ‘disgraceful’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:06 PM :: 6921 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Rail

The truly “big news,” Slater said: Hawaii’s ranking at No. 49 for administrative costs per mile....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
HI First Amendment lawyer: ‘It is a terrible time to be a journalist’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:00 PM :: 4272 Views :: First Amendment

“It is a terrible time to be a journalist,” ...  Portnoy was referring to the Obama administration’s secret subpoenas for journalists’ phone and Internet records, as well as the US DoJ secret investigation into Associated Press and Fox News reporters....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Kakaako Development and Honolulu's Trifecta of Failures
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 4:38 PM :: 6708 Views :: Development, Rail

Up to 5,000 new apartment and condominium units are being planned by the HCDA in Kakaako....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Auto Insurance: Hawaii Teens Cheapest in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:47 PM :: 6161 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

five states, on average, showed the smallest percentage premium increase by adding a teen driver to an existing auto policy: Hawaii — 18%, North Carolina — 59%....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Hawaii Highways Rank 48th in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 4698 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

At the bottom were Alaska, Rhode Island, Hawaii, California and New Jersey....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
18 Agencies, 613 Forms: Paperwork Makes Veterans Wait Year for Benefits
By Selected News Articles @ 2:01 PM :: 4859 Views :: Health Care, Military

The number of veterans waiting more than a year to receive benefits jumped from 11,000 in 2009 to 245,000 by December 2012....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Do Traditional Marriage Supporters Deserve to Be Treated with Dignity?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:00 PM :: 5128 Views :: Family, First Amendment

Justice Anthony Kennedy argued last week that the only reason Congress had for passing the Defense of Marriage Act was to “disparage,” “injure,” “degrade,” “demean,” and “humiliate” others....

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
HECO to Shutter Plants, Refocus on 'Low Cost' Renewables
By News Release @ 12:47 AM :: 4453 Views :: Energy

"Lowering customers’ costs by accelerating development of low-cost, fast track utility-scale renewable energy projects...."

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
A-PLUS: A Conservative Alternative to NCLB
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:05 AM :: 3455 Views :: Education K-12

On Thursday, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced a conservative alternative to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)....

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Monday, July 1, 2013
Governor Signs Bills Expanding Protections, Support for Women and Keiki
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 7319 Views :: Family, Labor, Law Enforcement

The Governor also signed bills that extend the voluntary foster care age to 21 as well as keep keiki safe from a parent who has been convicted of a sexual assault....

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Monday, July 1, 2013
The Real Arab Spring? Egyptians Ready to Overthrow Islamic Rulers
By IPT News @ 4:46 PM :: 8267 Views :: World News, Religion
"Theocracy failed here"
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Monday, July 1, 2013
As Pritzger Nomination Ratified, UNITE HERE, Hyatt Settle
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 4516 Views :: Labor

The agreement will go into effect upon the settlement and ratification of union contracts by Hyatt associates in San Francisco, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and Chicago.....

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Monday, July 1, 2013
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 1, 2013
By Congress.org @ 2:15 PM :: 4536 Views :: Congressional Delegation
  • Senate: Pritzker Nomination – Confirmation
  • Senate: Foxx Nomination – Confirmation
  • Senate: Immigration Bill – Passage
  • House: Offshore Drilling Bill – Passage
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Monday, July 1, 2013
5 Immigration Questions for Members of Congress
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:14 PM :: 4189 Views :: National News

It’s July 4 week, which means Members of Congress are at home in their districts. As you head to your nearest town hall meeting, take these questions for your Representative....

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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Puerto Rico US Rep to Introduce Jones Act Reform Bill
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 5524 Views :: Jones Act

"My goals are to expand the universe of vessels that can transport natural gas and other fuel products from the U.S. to Puerto Rico to help reduce the cost of electricity...."

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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Tourism: Record Visitors, Flat Spending Since 1989
By UHERO @ 6:31 PM :: 6356 Views :: Tourism
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Need to Make Everyone Pay Their Fair Share for Roads
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4616 Views :: Taxes

Honolulu’s Mayor was rebuffed by the City Council earlier this year when he submitted a proposal to raise the county gas tax by five cents a gallon....

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Saturday, June 29, 2013
Guam: Legislators, Media Protest Jones Act 'Monster of the Pacific Rim'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:38 PM :: 7597 Views :: Jones Act
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Saturday, June 29, 2013
Premature Action: 9th Circuit Illegally Allows Gay Marriages to Begin
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 6334 Views :: Family, Judiciary

The legal team defending California’s marriage amendment filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court Saturday to vacate a premature order that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued Friday....

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Saturday, June 29, 2013
In Sudden Reversal, HIRA Comes out Against Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 4922 Views :: Family

Democrats led by Willie Espero are pushing for a special session to legalize same-sex "marriage" in Hawaii....

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Friday, June 28, 2013
Obama: Churches Will not be Required to Conduct Gay Marriages
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 5816 Views :: Family, First Amendment

How religious institutions define and consecrate marriage has always been up to those institutions. Nothing about this decision – which applies only to civil marriages – changes that....

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Friday, June 28, 2013
Religious Liberty: Federal Court Blocks Abortion Mandate
By News Release @ 11:24 PM :: 5857 Views :: Family, First Amendment

a federal court has ordered the government not to enforce the HHS abortion-drug mandate....

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Friday, June 28, 2013
Abercrombie Signs Four More Bills, Defends Shark Fin Ban
By News Release @ 10:33 PM :: 6166 Views :: Environment, Land Use

four bills related to land preservation, emergency medical services, small boat harbors and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve....

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Friday, June 28, 2013
State Senate Shakes Up Committee Structure
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 8929 Views :: DHHL, Hawaii State Government, OHA, Tourism
Two committees have been added, splitting the current Committee on Tourism and Hawaiians Affairs (THA) into two separate subject matter committees.... 
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Friday, June 28, 2013
EFF Sues FBI For Access to Hawaii Facial-Recognition Records
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 5149 Views :: Law Enforcement

Lawsuit Seeks Transparency Before Implementation of a 'Bigger, Faster and Better' Biometrics System....

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Friday, June 28, 2013
Truth in Accounting: Hawaii worst place in country to do business
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:34 PM :: 8246 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living
Hawaii has the worst business ranking of all 50 states, according to an analysis by the Chicago-based watchdog group Truth in Accounting....
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Foodstamps: The House of Second Chances
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:02 AM :: 4982 Views :: Agriculture

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is reportedly pushing to split up the old farm bill and take food stamps out of it....

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Friday, June 28, 2013
Auditor: Continued state regulation of amateur boxing is unnecessary
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 AM :: 6569 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
Feasibility Study of Removing Amateur Boxing From the Jurisdiction of the State Boxing Commission....
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Can the Median Household afford the Median Home on Oahu?
By UHERO @ 3:47 AM :: 4944 Views :: Cost of Living
Do families have enough for the down payment, and will the median household income qualify for a loan? How will a monthly mortgage payment compare to the rent you are currently paying?
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Study: Most of Hawaii's commercial seafood is imported
By UHERO @ 3:29 AM :: 6856 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
Hawaii sits in the middle of the largest ocean on earth. So the majority of the seafood consumed on these islands must then come from local waters, right?
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Snakes in the Budget: Bite Estimated at $300M
By UHERO @ 3:06 AM :: 5263 Views :: Environment
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Governor Signs Healthcare Transformation Bill
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 4073 Views :: Health Care
House Bill 656, establishing the Health Care Transformation Program within the Governor’s office...
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Friday, June 28, 2013
SB1087: GEMS for Solar Scammers
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 6497 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
The Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) program is an innovative financing model....
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Abercrombie Signs 35 Bills
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 4286 Views :: Hawaii State Government
the Office of the Governor provides the below list of most recently signed bills....
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Friday, June 28, 2013
Full Text: DoD ‘Briefing Card’ on Same Sex Benefits
By News Release @ 12:17 AM :: 7518 Views :: Family, Military

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
Rep. Ward seeks assurance that public data will be protected under SB1003
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 4347 Views :: Hawaii State Government

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
Voting Rights: Hawaii Moves to Top of Enforcement List?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:40 PM :: 6422 Views :: Office of Elections
Why? Hawaii's consistently low voter turnout....
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
The Supreme Court’s Marriage Decisions by the Numbers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:11 PM :: 4780 Views :: Family

...50--The number of states whose marriage laws remain the same after the Court’s marriage decisions....

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