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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 :: 4776 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 :: 4926 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 :: 4556 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 :: 6279 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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								|  | Testimony: Passage of SB286 Will Lead to State Court Challenge By Selected News Articles @ 1:13 PM :: 4694 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 :: 4507 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 :: 4129 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 :: 4139 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 :: 13008 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 :: 6111 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 :: 6822 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 :: 6447 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 :: 5245 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 :: 5581 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 :: 6706 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 :: 8078 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 :: 5150 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 :: 6251 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 :: 7436 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 :: 3993 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 :: 8686 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 :: 5461 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 :: 6299 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 :: 4600 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 :: 5506 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 :: 10735 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 :: 6813 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 :: 7117 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 :: 7783 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 :: 6103 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 :: 5441 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 :: 8450 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 :: 6186 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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								|  | School Land Pillaged By Legislature – SB 237 and HB 865 By Selected News Articles @ 1:30 PM :: 8674 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 :: 6568 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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								|  | Honolulu: 2nd Worst Traffic in USA By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 5303 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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								|  | Department of Energy Awarding Billions in Energy Subsidies Despite Sequester By NCPA @ 12:23 PM :: 5090 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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								|  | Audio Interview: Mike Hansen on Jones Act By Audio @ 12:10 PM :: 5601 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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								|  | Civilian Doctors Wary of Accepting Military's TRICARE By NCPA @ 11:16 AM :: 4553 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 :: 5672 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 :: 5642 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 :: 4138 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 :: 9465 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 :: 8013 Views  ::  Democratic Party,  Labor
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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 :: 8140 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 :: 7070 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 :: 5669 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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