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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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What Immigration Reform Must Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:38 AM :: 4454 Views :: National News
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How do we encourage and improve lawful immigration, while deterring unlawful immigration?
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| Tuesday, April 2, 2013 |
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China mobilizing troops, jets near Korea
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 AM :: 9177 Views :: World News, Military
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China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Today's top headlines for Lanai: News or April Fools?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 6875 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Neil Abercrombie made his second visit to Lana`i in 3 years to announce that he “...gets it...."
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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15 Years Without Global Warming
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:47 PM :: 6115 Views :: Environment
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea
By Video @ 1:39 PM :: 7284 Views :: World News
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As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was "the best on the planet."....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hawaii Impact? Supreme Court Rejects Texas Reapportionment Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:32 PM :: 7820 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
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This morning, the Supreme Court released the order with the results of last Friday's conference, revealing the Court has declined to review Lepak v. City of Irving....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Hawaii: Worst State to Make a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 7960 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...the highest cost of living of any state, and a relatively high state tax burden....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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3 Reasons the U.N.'s Arms Treaty Is Useless
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:22 PM :: 6107 Views :: World News, Military
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Many media reports have said that Iran, North Korea, and Syria were the reasons the treaty failed....
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| Monday, April 1, 2013 |
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Transsexual 'Marriage': Court Challenges Gender Change on Hawaii Birth Certificate
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 7524 Views :: Family
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A transgender who gave birth to three children ... failed to establish that 'he' was "legally a man" ....
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| Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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SJR12: Schatz, Hirono Tinker with Hawaiian Homelands Blood Quantum
By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 11134 Views :: Democratic Party, DHHL, Congressional Delegation
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...blood quantum disputes have been a feature of internal politics within the Department of Hawaiian Homelands....
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| Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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Anti-GMO Activist: Crazy Hawaiians Make us Look Bad
By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 AM :: 7185 Views :: GMOs
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Anti-GMO activists just can’t seem to decide who they hate. Last week they were telling Sen Nishihara to “go back to Japan”. This week they are blaming "Native Hawaiians" for “irrational shenanigans”....
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| Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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Key to Tax Relief Lies in Repeal of Tax “Loopholes”
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 5968 Views :: Tax Credits
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...Here in Hawaii, local lawmakers seem to have no problem handing out tax breaks to the rich albeit in the form of tax credits....
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| Sunday, March 31, 2013 |
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DLNR Reopens Kealakekua Bay to Two Kayak Operators
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 7166 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The Division of State Parks is now the sole authority for permitting the launching at Napoopoo....
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| Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
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Star-Advertiser Backs Jones Act Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 2:32 AM :: 6408 Views :: Jones Act
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the Star Advertiser Thursday endorsed Jones Act reform resolutions introduced in the Hawaii State House ....
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| Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
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Two former POWs visit wounded warriors, share stories of resilience, hope
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 6591 Views :: Military
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Coffee and Hickerson, who both served in the Vietnam War, were captured and held prisoner ....
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| Saturday, March 30, 2013 |
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Hawaii Schools Win Big in TV Journalism Competition
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 6024 Views :: Education K-12
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Led by five awards from Waianae High School, public schools captured 16 of 17 awards won by Hawaii schools this month at the 10th Annual Student Television Network (STN) Convention in Los Angeles....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Kalaeloa Solar Illegal Heavy Equipment Crushes Hawaiian Caves
By Video @ 12:10 PM :: 8210 Views :: Energy, Hawaii History
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Heavy Trucks In Violation Of Programmatic Agreement. Karst Caves And Sinkholes Get Flooded....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii Medal of Honor: Honoring the Fallen
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 AM :: 7804 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...service members gathered with state officials and civilians to honor their fallen comrades during a Hawaii Medal of Honor ceremony, March 27....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Report: Hawaii 47th in Freedom
By News Release @ 8:44 AM :: 5939 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Freedom in the 50 States presents a completely revised and updated ranking of the American states....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Photos: N Korea Dictator Signs Missile Orders in Front of Map Targeting Hawaii, Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 8:18 AM :: 11673 Views :: World News, Military
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Most analysts agree North Korea would not be able to hit any U.S. mainland targets.…
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Hirono Announces State Office Staff Appointments
By News Release @ 7:29 AM :: 7452 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Hirono today announced her state staff, including former Senator Inouye aide Alan Yamamoto as her State Director....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii Construction Forecast: Construction Upswing Picks Up Speed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:07 AM :: 6001 Views :: Economy
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We are now seeing impressive gains in percentage terms for private building permits....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Don't Stop Religious Debates
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:45 AM :: 6179 Views :: Family, Religion
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There's a heated debate going on in this country about marriage—and at times, it's less than civil....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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After Waiving $18M, City Again Begins Collecting Solar Inspection Fees
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 6989 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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The City will begin collecting fees on building permits issued for photovoltaic (PV) solar electric power systems effective April 6....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Governor Announces Nominations to Land Board, Water Commission
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 5932 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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James A. Gomes to the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) and Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Ph.D. and Milton D. Pavao to the Commission of Water Resource Management (CWRM)....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Honolulu Rail and the Uniform Relocation Act
By Mark Murakami @ 12:54 AM :: 7833 Views :: Land Use, Rail
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Because the HART rail project will involve federal funds, federal laws and regulations provide property owners (and their tenants) with additional statutory and regulatory protections....
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| Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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State Inspects 90% Fewer Scales, 78% Fewer Gas Pumps Since 2010
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:35 AM :: 6630 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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Currently, six of the branch’s 11 positions remain vacant, and we found that the branch’s two remaining inspectors can only perform eight of the branch’s 15 key regulatory functions....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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House GOP: "Senate bills would increase taxes and fees"
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 7880 Views :: Republican Party, Taxes
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After many House bills to raise taxes and fees failed in the House, more Senate bills that would do so are still alive....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii Republican Assembly: "You Can Stop Bad Ideas"
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 6616 Views :: Republican Party
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You can help stop bad ideas from becoming law by taking action today....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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SHPD Pilot Project to Monitor Big Island Archaeological Sites
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4781 Views
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The time-consuming work of compiling a database of all accepted preservation plans and preserved non-burial sites was recently completed by UH-Hilo student Josephine Buck....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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Application Deadline to Serve on State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions is March 31
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 6386 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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Ethics Commission applicants will either fill a four-year term or an unexpired term that ends on June 30, 2014. The vacancy on the Campaign Spending Commission is for a full, four-year term....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means Passes State Budget Bill
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 5335 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Senate’s version of the bill is approximately $141 M less in general funds than Governor Abercrombie’s budget proposal....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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Teens wanted for Hawaii Meth Project advisory council
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 7037 Views :: Education K-12, Drugs
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High school students, grades 9-12, across the state of Hawaii are encouraged to apply for one of 20 available positions....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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Growing Risk of Another North Korean Attack
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:38 PM :: 7027 Views :: World News, Military
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Of course, after countless threats aren’t followed with action, the world wonders when to believe it....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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LOST at Sea: Why America Should Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty
By NCPA @ 10:31 AM :: 5495 Views :: World News
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The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, referred to as LOST, is an international treaty governing maritime law....
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| Thursday, March 28, 2013 |
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ICA Hears Case Challenging State Ownership of Mineral, Geothermal Rights
By Robert Thomas @ 4:09 AM :: 8430 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
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HAWICA Appeal: Is A Mineral Right An Inherent Servitude, Or Must It Be Reflected In ‘Torrens Title’?
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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NFIB to Lobby Against Minimum Wage Hike Today
By News Release @ 1:59 PM :: 8462 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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Hawaii small-business owners will gather in Room 329 in the State Capitol, today, March 27, at 4 p.m. at about the same time the House Finance Committee takes up HB 331....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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USPIRG Flunks Hawaii on Tax Credit Secrecy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 10287 Views :: Development, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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Not a single Failing State provides information on the public benefits of economic development subsidies broken down by recipient or makes its tax expenditure report available....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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China set to Increase Outbound Tourism
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4680 Views :: Tourism
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“The Outline for National Tourism and Leisure (2013-2020),” recently issued by the government of China, sets the ground for the redefinition of tourism development....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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Organic Spinach Recall Precedes Hawaii E-Coli Outbreak, DOH says No Connection
By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 10375 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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A February 15, 2013 food recall warned of possible Hemorrhagic E Coli contamination of “Taylor Farms Organic Baby Spinach” sold in Hawaii. Now the Hawaii Department of Health is investigating six “molecularly matched E. coli infections" starting February 19th....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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Hawaii Health Insurance Rates to Rise 12% to 21% Next Year
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 PM :: 8757 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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“the costs shown in the tables are at projected 2014 levels”
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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Honolulu Tops Nation for 'Emotional Health'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 PM :: 5878 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Lincoln, Neb., had the highest Well-Being Index score.... Also in the top 10 are Boulder, Colo.; Provo-Orem, Utah; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.; and Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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Scientology: Hawaii House Resolution Honors Group Tied to 'Torture', 'Concentration Camps'
By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 11431 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Religion, Drugs
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March 13 was the birthday of Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard. One day later, Rep Rida Cabanilla presented Scientology with a gift in the form of Hawaii House Resolution 196....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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19 families to receive Hawaii Medal of Honor Today
By News Release @ 1:01 PM :: 6549 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
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...awarded on behalf of the people of the State of Hawaii to an individual who was killed in action while serving our country as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom....
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| Wednesday, March 27, 2013 |
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The Difference One Man Makes
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:27 AM :: 3291 Views
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...conservative giants turned to The Heritage Foundation and Ed Feulner to guide them....
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| Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
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Budget: Is Neil Abercrombie Four Times the Man Jack Burns Was?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:46 PM :: 6979 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...our operating budget has increased more than 4 times since 1967 – even taking inflation into account....
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| Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
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Big Media Splash for Launch of Hawaii House Jones Act Resolutions
By Michael Hansen @ 7:50 PM :: 6141 Views :: Jones Act
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...introduction of the resolutions garnered substantial press coverage in Hawaii, Guam and nationally....
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| Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
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NRA: Background Check Bill Makes Final Committee Stop
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5775 Views :: Second Amendment
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Senate Bill 69 will be considered by the House Committee on Finance this Thursday, March 28 at 3:15 PM in House Conference Room 308....
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| Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
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Rally Against Marijuana Decriminalization
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 5943 Views :: Drugs
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...Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4PM Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda....
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| Tuesday, March 26, 2013 |
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Tobacco Companies Prepare to Enter Marijuana Business
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 9216 Views :: Drugs
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"[We] have the land to grow it, the machines to roll it and package it, the distribution to market it." -- B&W
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