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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
House Organizes under Speaker Souki, Announces Committee Assignments
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 3662 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Here are the leadership assignments....

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Disease Management Programs Don't Work
By NCPA @ 6:30 PM :: 7164 Views :: National News, Health Care

According to the data, there were no decreases in emergency admissions or inpatient charges....

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Republicans Open House on Opening Day
By David S Chang @ 6:21 PM :: 7841 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

Join me and fellow Republicans tomorrow, Wednesday, January 16th, to kick off the 27th Hawaii State Legislature Session! 

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Abercrombie Appoints Justin Woodson to House Dist 9
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 8097 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government

He currently serves as vice present of The Gospel of the Alpha and Omega International and volunteers for the King’s Cathedral Maui Children’s Ministry....

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Feds Pay Maui County Office of Aging to Keep Medicare Patients Away from Hospital
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 9662 Views :: Maui County, National News, Health Care

...Maui County Office on Aging, will expand ongoing transitions efforts to reduce Medicare hospital readmissions....

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Aung San Suu Kyi to Speak in Honolulu
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 6813 Views :: World News

Those wishing to hear Aung San Suu Kyi speak in person can purchase a ticket to the Rotary International's Rotary Global Peace Forum dinner where Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver the keynote speech on Saturday, Jan. 26....

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
"Default" Is a Red Herring in Debt Ceiling Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 4551 Views :: National News

Yesterday, President Obama accused his opposition in Congress of threatening to “default” on America’s loans....

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Monday, January 14, 2013
Experts: Bag Tax Spreads Disease, Fills Hospitals
By Mary Smart @ 10:40 PM :: 8140 Views :: Environment, Taxes

The bag tax revenue could very well be exceeded by the expenses caused by additional hospitalizations.

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Monday, January 14, 2013
$150M Tax Ruling "Will Significantly Reduce Demand for Hawaii Vacations"
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 10964 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

“This ruling will significantly increase costs for all tour operators, travel agents, OTCs, and other travel intermediaries...."

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Monday, January 14, 2013
A Coherent Cabotage Critique
By Michael Hansen @ 7:50 PM :: 6976 Views :: Jones Act

...commentary not only addresses the primary U.S. cabotage statute – i.e., the Jones Act – but also the pernicious effects of cabotage laws in other countries....

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Monday, January 14, 2013
Rep. Thielen introduces Task force for “reasonable rate of return” for electric utilities
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 7:39 PM :: 5765 Views :: Energy

"the PUC rarely denies rate increases.” 

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Monday, January 14, 2013
Head Start: When the Government Fails Completely
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:32 AM :: 7127 Views :: Education K-12, National News

What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do?

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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Abercrombie 'School Readiness' Plan Based on Proven Failure?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 9610 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

After 50 years of federal funding, the US Department of Health and Human Services has determined in two separate studies that Head Start is completely ineffectual....

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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Transportation and Energy Infrastructure Projects: Forecasting is Unnecessary
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:53 PM :: 8347 Views :: Energy, Rail

Why? Because transportation infrastructure deployment lags demand by decades....

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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Jones Act Hurts Hawaii (Alaska, Guam and Puerto Rico too)
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:48 PM :: 7788 Views :: Jones Act

By some estimates, Jones Act makes goods in Hawaii 33% more expensive than they could be....

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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Rail Transit Under Fire in Los Angeles and San Jose
By Honolulu Traffic @ 2:24 PM :: 7781 Views :: National News, Rail

L.A. County MTA "spends almost twice as much on rail to carry about one-fourth as many passengers" as its buses do....

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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Maui Dems Refuse to Release Names of House District 9 Nominees
By News Release @ 6:16 AM :: 10179 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County

The Maui County Democratic Party is following state party guidelines which does (sic) not allow the selected names to be publicly released ....

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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Instead of Exempting Wholesaling from GET, Reduce Rate on Business Inputs
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:09 AM :: 5457 Views :: Taxes

...repeal of the lesser half percent rate was made as a parry to the recommendation of their consultant that the overall rate imposed on all retail activities be increased to generate more revenues for the state....

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Saturday, January 12, 2013
VIDEO: O'Reilly Demolishes Hanabusa
By Video @ 10:33 PM :: 7868 Views :: Congressional Delegation

Hanabusa admits she never saw the “offensive" Fox news video, then after all the fuss she says Asians ARE ‘hard working and industrious’.... 

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Saturday, January 12, 2013
FULL TEXT: HSTA's $440M Contract Proposal
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 8615 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

...if every union were to get the same raises and benefits, it would cost the state an extra $1.4 billion beyond the budget....

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Saturday, January 12, 2013
133 Candidates Register for Honolulu Neighborhood Board Elections
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 8889 Views :: Honolulu County

...Candidate filing is open from now through February 22nd for Honolulu Neighborhood Board elections....

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Saturday, January 12, 2013
'Coastal Development' Tops Priorities for Hawaii Ocean Resources Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 AM :: 5301 Views :: Environment

ORMP sets its own ”Management Priorities” and right at the top of the list is priority #1....

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Friday, January 11, 2013
HART Claims Rail Delay Costs 'Lower than Expected'
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 5249 Views :: Rail

Overproject. Then claim that burning millions of dollars for nothing is a savings....

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Friday, January 11, 2013
KIUC Board Election Nominations Open
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 7234 Views :: Kauai County, Energy

Qualified KIUC Members may be nominated no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2013....

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Friday, January 11, 2013
Medicated Marijuana Activists Release Poll Results
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 5674 Views :: Drugs

The Drug Policy Action Group interviewed 603 Hawaii voters....

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Friday, January 11, 2013
Senate Dems Unveil 2013 Legislative Priorities
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 7022 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government

"The Senate Majority will draw upon the recommendations of the Senate Special Committee on Accountability for the improvement of the operational and financial management of the University of Hawai’i"

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Friday, January 11, 2013
The Anti-GMO Reactionaries
By NCPA @ 12:18 PM :: 4384 Views :: GMOs

Interest groups often react too quickly to scientific advancement and discovery, creating a negative public perception that inhibits further research and development....

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Friday, January 11, 2013
Chinese Investment in the U.S. Shatters Records
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:58 AM :: 7482 Views :: National News, World News, Economy

China set a record with its investments around the world in 2012. And in the United States, China shattered its previous investment record.

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Friday, January 11, 2013
Braces for the Kids Just Got More Expensive: Obamacare Tax Hike Case Study
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 11:23 AM :: 6985 Views :: National News, Health Care, Taxes

In 2013, the tax increases in Obamacare will increasingly conspire against kitchen-table family healthcare decisions....

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
HSTA Survey: "Hawaii teachers welcome an evaluation process"
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 7619 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

"Our intent is to work with the DOE to create a successful Educator Effectiveness System that could lend itself to being a model, nationwide.”

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
NRA: White House Meeting Agenda Driven
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 5515 Views :: Second Amendment

We attended today's White House meeting...prepared to have a meaningful conversation about school safety, mental health issues, the marketing of violence to our kids and the collapse of federal prosecutions of violent criminals....

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
PEW: Vote-by-Mail Favors Old White Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:59 PM :: 7188 Views :: Office of Elections

What would happen if voting by mail became compulsory? ... We answer that question in this paper....

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Cayetano on Akaka Bill: Stop Sending Millions to Washington Lobbyists
By Video @ 6:27 PM :: 6481 Views :: Akaka Bill

"...stop chasing the Holy Grail, get down to business, educate our children. Spend the money on that instead of sending millions of dollars to lobbyists in Washington...."

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Abercrombie, Star-Advertiser Laugh at Union Effort to Save Tesoro, Price Spikes Predicted
By Selected News Articles @ 5:44 PM :: 7204 Views :: Energy, Labor

"Tesoro does not know what potential buyers might ask of state of Hawaii or federal officials."

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Callies: Moon Court Favored 'Select Interest Groups and Factions'
By Robert Thomas @ 5:24 PM :: 5165 Views

In case after case, the Moon Court has strained to apply general and often vague goals pursued by select interest groups and factions regardless of statutory law to the contrary....

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
First U.S. Plant to Make Gasoline and Diesel Fuel from Natural Gas
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 7768 Views :: Energy, National News

...a South African company, announced its intention to build a 96,000-barrel-per-day gas-to-liquids plant in Lake Charles, LA....

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
WaPo: Reform Medicare, Sustain It Long Term
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4715 Views :: National News, Health Care

The editorial board of The Washington Post is absolutely right: “Medicare as we know it is not sustainable,” and the “ultimate solution” is structural reform.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
See America's Ranking in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 5572 Views :: National News, Economy

the 19th edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
State, NOAA Preparing EIS for Humpback Sanctuary
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 4990 Views :: Environment

Comments on the state’s Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS are due by Feb. 7, 2013....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
How the Supreme Court Doomed the Affordable Care Act to Failure
By NCPA @ 7:46 PM :: 5930 Views :: National News, Health Care

The Supreme Court's surprise ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has left many observers wondering about the implications of the ruling on the law itself....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Pretextural Takings: Will Supreme Court Hear Guam Case?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:07 PM :: 9502 Views :: National News, Judiciary, Land Use

NFIB, CATO Instiutute, Owners' Counsel of America, and lawprofs James Ely, David Callies, Todd Zywicki, Randy Barnett, Eric Claeys, and D. Benjamin Barros -- have filed an amicus brief ....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Defying the Obama Administration on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:59 PM :: 5579 Views :: National News, Health Care

Hobby Lobby gained national attention when its leadership announced they would not bow to the Obama Administration’s violation of their religious liberty....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The 'Magic Table'--Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
By Selected News Articles @ 6:40 PM :: 8735 Views :: Military, Drugs

Fluorescent lights hang above; though they appear to be on, the room seems eerily dark....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
New for 2013: Affordable Housing Costs More
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 8566 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Cost of Living

The information is key because it is used by developers to set affordable homes sales prices and rents....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Governor Outlines School Readiness Program and Budget Needs
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 6671 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

Eventually, the goal is a statewide early childhood education program for more 4-year-olds....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Schatz Names Political Operative Andy Winer Chief of Staff
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 7858 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation

"The headline could have been Schatz Launches Re-election Campaign, Puts Campaign Manager on Congressional Payroll.”

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
HSTA: Another Union Soon to Win Big Arbitration Award
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 5464 Views :: Labor

We are also cognizant of related 2011 - 13 contract disputes being undertaken by other Hawaii public employee unions, including several ongoing arbitrations....

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 8, 2013
By Congress.org @ 11:03 PM :: 4044 Views :: Congressional Delegation
  • House: Establishing the Rules of the House
  • House: Hurricane Sandy Relief – Suspension
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
State Kicks Off Foreclosure Fraud Information Campaign
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 8980 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness, Law Enforcement

As part of the campaign, DCCA has launched www.HFIC.Hawaii.gov....

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Bad Blood May Mean Primaries for Hawaii Democrats
By Selected News Articles @ 10:29 PM :: 7357 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation

“There is buzz that folks are going to get primaried, there’s no question about that.”

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