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					| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |  
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								|  | Update On Hawaii Reapportionment SCOTUS Appeal By Robert Thomas @ 11:35 PM :: 6395 Views  ::  Military,  Office of Elections
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														| In state reapportionment cases such as this, the Court has "appellate" jurisdiction to directly review decisions by the US District Court for the District of Hawaii.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |  
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								|  | Hawaii County: Police Chief Addresses Corruption, Aloha, and Tinted Windows By News Release @ 1:35 PM :: 8435 Views  ::  Hawaii County ,  Law Enforcement
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														| results of the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 2013 Community Satisfaction Survey and the police chief’s responses.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |  
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								|  | Common Core: What Obama Wants for Your Children and Grandchildren By Heritage Foundation @ 1:34 PM :: 4258 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| America has reached an education policy fork in the road.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |  
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								|  | Is ObamaCare Paving the Way for a Single-Payer System? By NCPA @ 1:34 PM :: 3920 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| ObamaCare's new insurance exchanges and expansion of Medicaid represent the building blocks.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |  
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								|  | Senate Hearing to Consider Kahoolawe Trust Fund, State Historic Preservation By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 5063 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government
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														| Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Conference Room 229 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 14, 2013 |  
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								|  | Star-Advertiser Gets it Wrong: Obama Cannot Act on ‘Sovereignty’ By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 AM :: 7897 Views  ::  Akaka Bill
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														| ...the Schatz and Hanabusa camps seek to outdo each other in hare-brained schemes to invent the Akaka Tribe.  And the Star-Advertiser editorial board has been suckered by the rhetoric.... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | The Jones Act: Road to Repeal By Michael Hansen @ 5:40 PM :: 5539 Views  ::  Jones Act
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														| ...any law or set of laws that work against the public interest will give rise to chink-in-the-armor attacks by other, competing special interests.... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | Pricey Honolulu rail project faces more legal hurdles By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:28 PM :: 5695 Views  ::  Rail
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														| “If the judges apply the law I believe we will win.” -- Ben Cayetano |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | OSHA hits Hawaii refrigerated food warehouse: $253K Fine, 63 Violations By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 6832 Views  ::  Labor,  Small Business
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														| ...a refrigerated food warehouse in Honolulu occupied by Unicold Corp. and nine tenants.... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | Watch Honolulu Rail Appeal Live From SF 11AM Thursday By Honolulu Traffic @ 3:18 PM :: 4717 Views  ::  Rail
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														| Ninth Circuit Appeals Court hearing will last about one hour or less.... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | Why Fracking Could End the Age of Gas Price Spikes By NCPA @ 1:59 PM :: 3800 Views  ::  Energy
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														| For decades, a specter has haunted the U.S. economy: surging gas prices.... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | Obama Administration: Largest Tax Hike since WWII By NCPA @ 1:57 PM :: 4094 Views  ::  Taxes
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														| ...taxes are rising faster now under Obama than they have under any other president since WWII.... |  
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					| Tuesday, August 13, 2013 |  
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								|  | The Imperial President Will Act on His Own By Heritage Foundation @ 1:50 PM :: 7835 Views  ::  National News,  Obama
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														| ...the President has shown a distinct contempt for the legal limits on his power.... |  
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					| Monday, August 12, 2013 |  
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								|  | DLNR Seeks Applications for SHPD Administrator By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 6277 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Rail
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														| Closing date for applications is August 30, 2013.... |  
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					| Monday, August 12, 2013 |  
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								|  | KOS: Open Primary Forces Democrats to Discipline Lawmakers By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 6806 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Office of Elections
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														| Because of Hawaii’s bizarre primary system, in which non-party members are allowed to vote, the possibility of party grass roots disciplining people like Gabbard, through primarying him, is very remote.... |  
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					| Monday, August 12, 2013 |  
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								|  | Rail: The remaining issues still before Judge Tashima By Honolulu Traffic @ 1:11 PM :: 5216 Views  ::  Rail
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														| the Judge ruled that the FTA and the City undertake the following.... |  
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					| Monday, August 12, 2013 |  
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								|  | Anti-GMO Activists See December Deadline for County Action By News Release @ 1:02 PM :: 4966 Views  ::  GMOs
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														| During this last legislative session, Monsanto and associates sought to pass SB727.... |  
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					| Monday, August 12, 2013 |  
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								|  | Defiance By Heritage Foundation @ 12:31 PM :: 3958 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| ...the case for defunding Obamacare.... |  
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					| Sunday, August 11, 2013 |  
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								|  | Akaka Tribe “Disenrollment” -- 75% of Hawaiians “will not be acknowledged” By Andrew Walden @ 9:00 PM :: 8794 Views  ::  Akaka Bill
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														| The Akaka Tribe hasn’t even formed yet--but the expulsions have already begun.... |  
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					| Sunday, August 11, 2013 |  
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								|  | Producers Already Enjoy Reduced Rate By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 9531 Views  ::  Agriculture,  Small Business,  Taxes,  Cost of Living
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														| ...it is not the cost of the tax that adds to the price of locally grown products as much as it is the external factors such as the cost of land, labor, and regulatory compliance.... |  
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					| Saturday, August 10, 2013 |  
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								|  | Trouble Paying Car Note? Call OHA, They'll Give You Cash By News Release @ 5:55 PM :: 6474 Views  ::  OHA
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														| Other services include financial assistance with asset-building strategies, such as Individual Development Accounts, which are special savings accounts.... |  
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					| Saturday, August 10, 2013 |  
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								|  | 9.2% Preschoolers Obese: Hawaii Lowest in Nation By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 6461 Views  ::  Education K-12,  Hawaii Statistics,  Health Care
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														| the prevalence of preschool obesity ranged from 9.2% to 17.9%.... |  
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					| Saturday, August 10, 2013 |  
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								|  | JN Musto: Will Hawaii Become the Next Detroit? By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 6871 Views  ::  Economy,  Labor
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														| Musto discusses with Grassroot Institute’s president Keli’i Akina the similarities and differences between Detroit and Hawaii in light of Detroit’s recent declaration of bankruptcy.... |  
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					| Saturday, August 10, 2013 |  
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								|  | Not Just Hawaii: Insurance Companies Reject Obamacare Exchanges--Reid Predicts Single-Payer Coming By Andrew Walden @ 2:03 PM :: 4892 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| Just as in Hawaii, the Obamacare Exchanges in other states are not attracting insurance competitors.... |  
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					| Saturday, August 10, 2013 |  
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								|  | Honolulu City Lights display deadline August 30 By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 6015 Views  ::  Honolulu County,  Religion
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														| ...submit applications to the Department of Customer Services by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30.... |  
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | Kauai Adolescent Drug Treatment Study Published, Site Selection Next By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 8297 Views  ::  Kauai County,  Health Care,  OHA
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														| ...results of a feasibility study on the proposed adolescent residential drug treatment and healing facility are now available online.... |  
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | Sequestration Cost Hawaii $684M By UHERO @ 7:29 PM :: 6141 Views  ::  Economy
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														| federal tax increases and the spending sequester have weighed on growth in the year’s first half.... |  
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | Fitch Ratings Analyzes DHHL Lease Portfolio By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 5818 Views  ::  DHHL
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | The Next Threat to Your Privacy By Heritage Foundation @ 3:06 PM :: 4284 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| When Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges open, your data could be exposed to shysters and hackers, thanks to serious vulnerabilities in the system.... |  
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | Ten Principles for Better Regulation By NCPA @ 2:59 PM :: 5527 Views  ::  National News,  Hawaii State Government
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														| In 1993, President Clinton's Executive Order 12866 laid out the fundamental requirements that have governed regulatory analysis and review ever since.... |  
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | Audio: Mike Hansen on the Rick Hamada Show -- Jones Act Interview By Audio @ 4:02 AM :: 5526 Views  ::  Jones Act
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														| AUDIO: Hawaii Shippers Council President Mike Hansen interviewed for the Rick Hamada Community Affairs program.... |  
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					| Friday, August 9, 2013 |  
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								|  | Report: Feds Have No Idea Why $200M Hawaii Harbors Contract Doubled in Cost By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 7820 Views  ::  National News,  Hawaii State Government,  Jones Act
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														| MARAD could not provide documentation showing who developed the various port project estimates or explain why they doubled over time.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | Kona Resident Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Operating Illegal Gambling Business By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 1506 Views  ::  Gambling
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														| ... Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi sentenced Eric Ford, age 45, to 20 months in prison today .... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | Hawaii senator Brian Schatz involved in simulated sheep rape rituals By Selected News Articles @ 8:55 PM :: 10739 Views  ::  Politicians
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														| “The Humane Society is currently examining the sheep to see if it has been sexually molested.” |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | Complaint Alleges Wrongdoing by Hanabusa Campaign By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:15 PM :: 7845 Views  ::  Ethics,  Congressional Delegation,  Politicians
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														| Hanabusa is the target of a Federal Elections Commission complaint filed Tuesday by Daniel Hempey.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | Report: Hawaii third highest in per capita interest costs By Malia Zimmerman @ 8:13 PM :: 6540 Views  ::  Hawaii State Government,  Hawaii Statistics,  Taxes
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														| Last year, Hawaii spent more than $175 per person — $244 million in all — just to fund its interest payments, the third highest rate per person in the country.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | Ninth Circuit Rail Appeal Preview By Robert Thomas @ 5:13 PM :: 5346 Views  ::  Rail
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | UHERO: Coastal Zone Management in Hawaii By UHERO @ 5:01 PM :: 6557 Views  ::  Environment,  Development
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														| Hawaii has 750 linear miles of coastline.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | UHERO: School's Out, Unemployment Up? By UHERO @ 4:51 PM :: 6426 Views  ::  Economy,  Labor
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														| Last week's Star Advertiser reported that Honolulu’s unemployment rate increased from May’s 4.0% to 4.7% in June.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | What Everybody Ought to Know About Obamacare By Heritage Foundation @ 7:00 AM :: 4179 Views  ::  Health Care
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														| Congress is well on its way to solving its Obamacare problem—for Members of Congress and their staffs, that is.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | PUC Chief Counsel Quits By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 6403 Views  ::  Energy,  Hawaii State Government
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														| Awakuni has served as chief counsel for the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) since 2011.... |  
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					| Thursday, August 8, 2013 |  
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								|  | "Hawaii's Fittest CEO" at Center of Alleged Ponzi Scheme By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 6113 Views  ::  Ethics,  Law Enforcement
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														| DCCA issued a Preliminary Order to Cease and Desist and Notice of Right to Hearing against a Hawaii businessman, David T. Low, and his company, Hawaii Capital Management, LLC... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | Obamacare Menu Labeling Law: The Food Police Are Coming By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 PM :: 6317 Views  ::  Health Care,  Small Business
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														| The FDA estimates that first-year compliance costs could be as high as $537 million for all regulated businesses covered under the rule.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | Hawaiian Homelands Commissioner Resigns After Mortgage Fraud Conviction Exposed By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:05 PM :: 8803 Views  ::  DHHL,  Ethics,  Labor
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														| Artates is also executive director of the Hawaii Operating Engineers Stabilization Fund...Sentencing hearings are scheduled Sept. 23.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | Audit: DoE Construction Process Outdated, Inefficient, Inconsistent By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 5570 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| particularly on neighbor islands, FDB cannot consistently and proactively address maintenance issues, which can develop into costlier repairs.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | Farrington HS: First Facility Redesign for Small Learning Communities By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 4678 Views  ::  Education K-12
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														| Farrington High started the new school year with a newly renovated wing .... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | OR&L, Doors Star in New Anti-Rail Video By Tom Berg @ 3:18 PM :: 5276 Views  ::  Rail
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														| the day rail is operative your sewers, water, bus, roads, and parks get bled dry .... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | Climate Plan Would Kill Hundreds of Millions of Birds and Bats By NCPA @ 2:52 PM :: 5579 Views  ::  Energy,  Environment
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														| U.S. wind turbines kill 1.4 million birds and bats every year, while producing just 3 percent of U.S. electricity.... |  
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					| Wednesday, August 7, 2013 |  
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								|  | 5 Immigration Questions for Your Congressman By Heritage Foundation @ 2:30 PM :: 4501 Views  ::  National News
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														| During the August congressional recess, a pro-amnesty coalition of business and union interests is putting the squeeze on members of the House.... |  
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