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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Gallup: Alaska, Hawaii Follow D.C. in Highest Gov't Employment
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 PM :: 5564 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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Alaska and Hawaii ranked second and third, respectively, with about 28% of each state's workers employed by government....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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RTTT: Hawaii DoE Wins Partial Removal of 'High Risk' Status
By News Release @ 10:47 PM :: 4879 Views :: Education K-12
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Federal officials will be visiting Hawaii in April to review first hand the work that is being done in all of its RTTT Assurance Areas....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Selection Committee Releases Names of UH Regent Nominees
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 5965 Views :: Higher Education
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...the Regents Candidate Advisory Council (RCAC) delivered to Governor Neil Abercrombie's office a list of candidates for the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Bishop Silva Reacts to Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
By News Release @ 10:23 PM :: 5592 Views :: Religion
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This morning our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced his intention to resign the papacy ....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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NYT Editorial: Steven Tyler Act 'Boneheaded'
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 PM :: 5499 Views :: First Amendment
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“...is likely to have a chilling effect on legitimate reporters. And it would be very unlikely to pass a court test of the First Amendment. Please trash this trashy bill.”
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Seismic Activity May Indicate North Korean Nuclear Test
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 5117 Views :: Military
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Magnitude 4.9 at 12:57PM HST 2-11-13....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 11, 2013
By Congress.org @ 5:31 PM :: 5482 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Gender-based Violence Prevention - Substitute Amendment
- House: Budget Submission Requirement - Final Passage
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Teacher Absenteeism 2nd-Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:35 PM :: 8353 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...advocates could potentially use these new data from the Department of Education to support a civil rights complaint....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Hawaii Teacher Absenteeism: How Did Your School Do?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 5923 Views :: Education K-12
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How did your school do? Find out by clicking here....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Chief Justice Delivers State of Judiciary through Social Media and Releases Strategic Plan
By Video @ 2:40 PM :: 5110 Views :: Judiciary
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...Recktenwald delivered his biennial State of the Judiciary address on the Judiciary’s new YouTube channel....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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The First Amendment Is a Sweet Emotion
By Selected News Articles @ 12:29 PM :: 5763 Views :: First Amendment
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The bill, named after – indeed, written by – the Aerosmith frontman, could punish anyone who takes a photograph of a celebrity in public. That includes a tourist who takes out her iPhone to snap a pic of an aging rocker, or perhaps the Obama family....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Heritage: Get the Federal Government Out of the Natural Gas Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 PM :: 3495 Views :: Energy
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...the United States has more than a century’s worth of natural gas beneath its soil....
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Monday, February 11, 2013 |
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Defensive Medicine May Be Costlier Than It Seems
By NCPA @ 12:17 PM :: 3809 Views :: Health Care
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...states that have enacted malpractice reforms experienced a mere 2 percent to 5 percent reduction in health care spending compared to states that have not....
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 |
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292 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections—Deadline Friday
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 PM :: 5934 Views :: Honolulu County
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Candidate filing is open through Friday, February 15, 2013 for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections. Candidates may register online at the NB election webpage....
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Rand Paul on the Rise of Islamic Radicalism
By Video @ 1:41 PM :: 7202 Views :: National News, World News, Military
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How can American foreign policy meet the challenge of radical Islam? -- By adopting the principles America used to win the cold war, said Senator Rand Paul....
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Sunday, February 10, 2013 |
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Just Which Programs To Cut?
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:12 AM :: 7275 Views :: Taxes
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...everything is on the table from an increase in the general excise tax rate to fund education to new fees on cell phone use to the administration’s proposals to tax sugary drinks and single-use bags....
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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Sen Thielen’s PLDC Repeal Bill Gutted and Replaced With ‘Recreational Renaissance’
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 6675 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...Somebody is playing a joke on Sen Thielen, making her oppose her previous proposal....
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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Caldwell Announces Mattson's Cabinet Picks
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 5798 Views :: Honolulu County
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Positions remaining to be filled are:
- Director of Budget and Fiscal Services
- Director of Information Technology
- Medical Examiner
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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Audit: UH Skips 'Annual' Employee Evaluations for 15 Years
By Selected News Articles @ 5:58 PM :: 4747 Views
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"The most recent annual evaluation for certain employees date back to 1998...."
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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Bribery, Blackmail: Louie, Coppa Secretly Recorded Offering to Trade Away Investigation, Buy Silence from DHHL Exec
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 11337 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"Seeing it first hand myself was stunning. That even at the highest levels of enforcement, the Attorney General himself...."
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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SLAPP, Love, and Retaliation: Kauai County Attorney Nominee in Court
By Robert Thomas @ 3:04 PM :: 6165 Views :: Kauai County
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...Five of his brothers and sisters opposed his appointment and not only communicated with the Mayor and county council to voice their thoughts, but filed a complaint with the attorney disciplinary board....
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Saturday, February 9, 2013 |
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Broken Trust Partners Abercrombie and Levinson Demand Legislature Invent Gay 'Marriage' Now
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 6037 Views :: Family
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For the freedom to marry (undermine the nuclear family) to advance this year, a hearing on the marriage bill must be on the legislative calendar by Tuesday....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Suckers: HTA Maneuvered into Supporting Tax Hike On its Own Industry
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 7864 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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Just bluff an increase in TAT and they all line up in favor of extending the ‘temporary’ 9.25% rate....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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S&P Downgrade HART-Burn: "Less Confident" Buyer will be Found for Ansaldo
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 6982 Views :: Rail
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"Given the magnitude of the contract, we want to make sure the vendor has the capacity to perform." -- HART Finance Committee Chairman Don Horner
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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HB497: Extends Solar Tax Credit Giveaway for a Few More Years
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 8137 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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The tax credit for photovoltaic systems will be incrementally phased down from 30 percent of the actual cost to 15 percent over the next 5 years....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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EPA Releases State Enforcement Performance Information and Comparative Maps
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 7413 Views :: Environment, National News
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...view state activity, EPA activity, or combined activity....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Governor Appoints Max Otani Deputy Director of Corrections
By News Release @ 1:17 PM :: 6880 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Max Otani as deputy director of corrections with the state Department of Public Safety, effective immediately....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Keeping involved with Hawaii law-making
By Rachelle Chang @ 12:56 PM :: 6789 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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To get ready for the proposed legislation that is coming our way, here are some helpful tips to get involved in the Hawaii legislative process....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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College Need Not Be Expensive
By NCPA @ 12:52 PM :: 4393 Views :: Higher Education
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In light of these trends, some states like Texas, Florida and Wisconsin are considering the $10,000 college degree....
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Friday, February 8, 2013 |
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Getting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 4266 Views :: National News
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The next time a cashier asks "paper or plastic?" think of Abbie Schoenwetter. He spent more than six years in federal confinement for shipping lobster in plastic instead of cardboard....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Legislators Study Mandatory Long Term Care Insurance Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:15 PM :: 6017 Views :: Health Care
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Any successful program "must be mandatory (no one can opt out), public (government-supported and managed) and limited (will not provide full coverage)," the ILWU said....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Upcoming Hawaii Appellate Arguments Of Interest
By Robert Thomas @ 9:31 PM :: 4218 Views :: Judiciary
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The oral argument calendar of the Hawaii Supreme Court looks pretty interesting....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Panos: Energy from Trash Should Be a Priority for Hawaii
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 9:26 PM :: 3792 Views :: Energy
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The long term economy of Waste to Energy (WtE) plants is very good....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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PEW: Hawaii Elections Performance Index Ranks 44th
By Selected News Articles @ 9:11 PM :: 6476 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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Highest rate of nonvoting due to registration or absentee ballot problems: Hawaii was the only state with an increase in the rate of registration and absentee voting problems of more than 1 percent between 2008-2010.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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UHERO: Bag Tax and Conveyance Tax Have Downside
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 7885 Views :: Environment, Economy, Taxes
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...such taxes can shrink the economy unnecessarily by discouraging investment and artificially raising the price of basic needs....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Hanabusa Left out as Maui County Gets Federal 'Smart Growth' Funding
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 7154 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Development
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Senator Brian Schatz, Senator Mazie K. Hirono, and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard announced today that Maui has been awarded a grant of technical assistance....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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OHA Gravy Train: 148 Non-profits Seek $36M Grant Money
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 6342 Views :: OHA
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OHA this year received 148 proposals from nonprofits that requested a combined total of $36 million in grant money ....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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North Korea Prepares to Launch Mobile Missile Able to Reach Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 8:21 PM :: 5641 Views :: Military
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Six of the missiles were shown during the parade...intelligence agencies believe it can range Alaska and Hawaii and possibly the U.S. West Coast....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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SB639: Big Pharma Opposes Control of Meth Precursor
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 8251 Views :: Health Care, Drugs
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State Senator Josh Green has introduced legislation, SB 639, to require a prescription for medications that contain the decongestant pseudoephedrine (PSE).
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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SB465 “Tramples on First Amendment”
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 5424 Views :: First Amendment
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...creation of a civil cause of action for “constructive invasion of privacy” is overly broad and vague and imposes greater civil penalties upon otherwise protected forms of speech and expression....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Public Charter School Commission names director
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 4860 Views :: Education K-12
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Hutton is a national authority on education law and policy and was a co-founder of a noted Washington D.C. charter school, Thurgood Marshall Academy....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Stop Apologizing for America and Start Promoting Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 3746 Views :: Military
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Today, while government spending is soaring, defense spending relative to the size of the economy is near historical lows....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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Keaau K-8: Nearly 1,000 students assigned digital devices
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 5463 Views :: Education K-12
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This January, Keaau students in kindergarten through grade 8 began working under a digital curriculum that includes a digital device, such as a laptop or tablet, assigned for their personal use....
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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NRA: Deeply Flawed Hawaii Mental Health Bill to be Heard Friday
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 6870 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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Under this proposed legislation, Hawaiians would be subject to warrantless entry into their homes, warrantless seizure of their firearms and other weapons based solely on a mere “report” by a so-called “mental health professional.”
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Thursday, February 7, 2013 |
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World Economic Forum: Reform Jones Act to Grow Economy
By Michael Hansen @ 2:55 AM :: 10457 Views :: Jones Act
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“Although the US Jones’ Act fleet only accounts for 10% of the total capacity of containerships used in cabotage trades, its impact is disproportionately higher due to the requirement for vessels to be US-built, unlike most other countries...."
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 |
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Dojo Mystic Ousted From City Administration
By AtomicMonkey @ 5:34 PM :: 12042 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party
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Following an article in Hawaii Free Press, Honolulu’s stodgy and turgid media establishment slowing began to acknowledge the story....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 |
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Taking America from Welfare State to Opportunity Society
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:47 AM :: 2316 Views
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This week, we are highlighting America's Opportunity for All, The Heritage Foundation's plan to help people secure these dreams....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Unveils Early Childhood Action Strategy
By News Release @ 2:37 AM :: 5445 Views :: Education K-12
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The strategy focuses on improving health, development, and learning experiences and outcomes of Hawaii’s youngest children, prenatal to age eight....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 |
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Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:41 AM :: 5410 Views :: National News, Ethics
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How does cronyism affect your life? Tell us in the comments....
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Ranks Third in 'Economic Confidence'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 AM :: 7107 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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Minnesota (-8) and Hawaii (-9) -- the first time since Gallup initiated daily tracking in 2008 that confidence has been this close to crossing into positive territory in any of the 50 states.
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