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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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IRS Backs Off, Grants Tax Free Status to Maui TEA Party
By Selected News Articles @ 10:19 PM :: 12203 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
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"...the IRS contacted us today regarding your 501(c)4 application and stated that they are withdrawing the additional questions that they sent to your organization...."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Lingle: Obama's STEM Education Plan 'in Sync' with Hawaii
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:02 PM :: 8117 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"President Obama's statements in Washington today are in sync with the STEM education programs and initiatives my team and I advocated and worked for during my term as Governor of Hawaii."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Duke Aiona Urges Supporters to Participate in GOP Primary, Vote for Lingle
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 9:35 PM :: 6133 Views :: Energy, Environment
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I'm writing to ask you to support my good friend, Linda Lingle, in her campaign for the U.S. Senate....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Annual Yearly Progress: How Did Your School Do?
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 6196 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Department of Education has released its Annual Yearly Progress report for 2012. Click the link below to see how your school did....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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State Historic Preservation Division Releases Organizational Audit Findings
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5932 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... two sets of responsibilities: the Review and Compliance with Federal and State laws, and the oversight of Survey and Inventory ....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Bernake: Tourism is a Bright Spot
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 7441 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...when a foreigner comes and visits Hawaii, that actually counts as a U.S. export....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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The End of Welfare Reform As We Know It
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:31 PM :: 5191 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Obama Administration made yet another end run around Congress last week—this time, to gut the successful welfare reform law of 1996....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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New Poll: Lingle 47% - Hirono 41%
By Selected News Articles @ 1:56 PM :: 7063 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The poll was conducted from July 12-15. The margin of error is 4%, sample size is 600 registered voters....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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The Revenue Demands of Public Employee Pension Promises
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 4707 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Economists predict that American households will have to contribute an average of $1,398 per year to fulfill pension promises, according to a new study....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Queen’s Ranked Among Nation’s Best Hospitals
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 AM :: 7178 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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The Queen’s Medical Center has been recognized as Best Hospital in Hawaii by the U.S. News & World Report in its annual Best Hospitals rankings....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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Governor signs special purpose revenue bond for HPU
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 8169 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie this week signed a bond issue passed by the state legislature earlier this spring that will help Hawai‘i Pacific University raise as much as $120 million for critical capital projects at its three locations around O‘ahu....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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International Botball Tourney Returns to Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 6435 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Global Conference on Educational Robotics will be hosted in Hawaii and will include the International Botball Tournament from July 18-22, 2012....
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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After One Year, Systemwide Cheating Boosts DoE Test Scores
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 6386 Views :: Education K-12
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“The remarkable growth in reading and math proficiency for all grade levels is a direct reflection of the hard work of our educators and students,” said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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FULL TEXT: RFP for Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange Implementation Project
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 5789 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaiʻi Health Connector is pleased to release a Request for Proposals for the Health Insurance Exchange Implementation Project.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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NASA Comes to Big Island to Practice Extraterrestrial Encounters
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 7395 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Alaska Lawsuit Challenges ‘Illegal’ Emissions Standards for Coastal Ships
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 6872 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Uncle Sam will start enforcing the emission control area on Aug. 1....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Report: Research Funding for Burns School of Medicine Uncertain
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 11595 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education
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The University of Hawaii continues to publish groundbreaking discoveries from their mesothelioma research efforts. But does the precarious state of our American research universities put mesothelioma research in jeopardy?
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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VIDEO: US Chamber Launches New Campaign Ad
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 5695 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and North Dakota Showcase Latest Battlegrounds for Free Enterprise ....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Medicaid Carries 'Highest Risk of Death'
By NCPA @ 1:56 PM :: 4778 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Medicaid creates subpar health outcomes and unnecessary cost overruns ....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Pine: Reopening HMC West a Top Priority
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:18 PM :: 6192 Views :: Health Care
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As City Councilwoman, I will continue my work with stakeholders to expedite the process to reopen the former HMC location because nothing is more important than the health and safety of our community.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Harmful U.N. Sea Treaty Stalls in Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:54 PM :: 11521 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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LOST would expose the U.S. to international environmental lawsuits [6] that would harm its environmental, economic, and military interests—including suits based on alleged U.S. contributions to global climate change....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Big Island Part of National Test of Health Information Exchange
By News Release @ 12:35 PM :: 9788 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The Hawai'i Island Beacon Community (HIBC) has begun to expand the region's first health information exchange (HIE), following a successful pilot phase which began last December at North Hawai'i Community Hospital....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Hoku Loses Control of Its Own Website
By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 AM :: 7683 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Hoku is so broke it doesn’t have a website anymore. Their url expired July 12 and has not been renewed....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Berg Grills Grabauskas
By Tom Berg @ 1:55 AM :: 7565 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Just released- mainstream media is afraid to cover this - they get their money from pro-rail sponsors . . . too damaging for TV stations to reveal . . . enjoy!
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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City Announces Annual Bus Service Changes for School Year
By News Release @ 12:55 AM :: 6725 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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DTS does this every year when school begins. This year they hope you will think that they have 'restored' their recent rail-related bus service cuts. But you weren't fooled....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted July 16, 2012
By Congress.org @ 6:20 PM :: 7937 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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· Senate: Small Business Tax Cut
· House: Veterans Licensing
· House: ATM Fee Disclosure
· House: Hydropower Generation
· House: Health Care
· House: Mining Project Permitting
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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July 15: Cost of Government Day
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 6:14 PM :: 6308 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Cost of Government Day Report calculates the number of days the average American must work to pay for the full costs of government spending and regulation at all levels of government....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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34 Senators Reject: LOST Will Not Be Ratified by Senate This Year
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 10378 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Strong opposition is rising in the U.S. Senate to the U.N.'s Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) that would subjugate American sovereignty to the whims of an international tribunal....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Obama Tells Entrepreneurs "You Didn't Build" Your Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:30 PM :: 5818 Views :: National News, Small Business
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"Look, if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. You didn't get there on your own. I'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart." -- Barack Obama
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Mass Transit Subsidized More Heavily than Highways
By NCPA @ 3:19 PM :: 4710 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This subsidy level for Highways is approximately 8 percent, which is far less than the level of government support that is received by mass transit systems nationwide....
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Monday, July 16, 2012 |
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Aegis Combat System Successfully Completes Trials on Second Republic of Korea Destroyer
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 9561 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, World News, Family
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The at-sea Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) took place at the Pacific Missile Range Facility off the Hawaiian island of Kauai....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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Lingle Responds to Criticism of Maui Judicial Conference
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 11:23 PM :: 11287 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Lingle called on Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to back off on their criticism of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to hold its conference on the Island of Maui ....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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American Caste: Family breakdown is limiting mobility and increasing inequality
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 5130 Views :: National News, Ethics
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It started in the 1960s, when the nation began to sever the historical connection between marriage and childbearing....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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State Office of Planning Requests LUC Hearing on Kihei Mega Mall Project
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 8002 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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"It's apparent that a number of the conditions the LUC imposed when approving the switch to urban are not being enforced, and never have been," Fontaine said after the meeting....
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Sunday, July 15, 2012 |
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Ceiling Circumvented With Special Funds
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 1:47 PM :: 6140 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... special funds became rampant in the late 1980’s when the state saw a huge growth in the state general fund surplus ....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Kaiser Study: Hawaii Obamacare Exchange to Pay Insurers $973/month
By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 PM :: 10085 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This may explain why Hawaii’s insurers were so eager to grab seats on Abercrombie’s Hawaii Health Connector Board....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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New Website: The Real Hanabusa
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 8872 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Politicians
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Meet The Real Hanabusa for yourself at TheRealHanabusa.com....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Same Day Registration Leads to 48,000 Fraudulent Voters, Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 7863 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In today’s Star-Advertiser readers discover the Editors toying with yet another shiny electoral object—same day voter registration....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Want Land? DLNR Will Buy You Some
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 6313 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The 2012-2013 application cycle may provide approximately $2.5 million in grants....
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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Creditors Demand $160M from Hoku Corporation
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 8191 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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Act 221's final act ....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Women Chased from Atheist Confab by Sexual Harassment
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 6151 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“We are a small movement, so it might be very important for some men and women to find a partner who shares their beliefs,” said Maggie Ardiente, director of development for the American Humanist Association....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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90% of Faculty Sticks With HTA Charter School
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 6588 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HTA, which serves students on all islands, is a model of “blended” instruction --face-to-face instruction within a centrally located Oahu Learning Center, combined with learning time spent individually or in small groups away from the center....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Berg: Restore Cancelled Bus Service
By Tom Berg @ 6:42 PM :: 7867 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Resolution 12-173 to request Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle reverse the course that cut but routes and refrain from further cuts being implemented....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Crippled Nation: Disability Ranks Outpace New Jobs
By NCPA @ 4:45 PM :: 4282 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...disability ranks will likely continue to swell: in just the last month, almost 275,000 people put in applications for disability benefits....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Environment: Rail is Dirtier than Cars
By NCPA @ 4:28 PM :: 11772 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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According to the Department of Energy, the average passenger car uses about 3,500 BTUs per passenger mile--rail transit in Pittsburgh uses more than 11,000 BTUs.
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Djou: "Rail is being transformed from a public works project into a private benefit club"
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:30 PM :: 8812 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The City hired PB Americas to plan this rail system. The City’s Transportation Director is a former senior executive at PB Americas and his wife is still an employee of PB Americas. The consulting engineering firm the City hired to monitor PB Americas, Infraconsult, was founded by former executives at PB Americas....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Informational briefing held for Proposed Biosafety Lab
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 7012 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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A proposed biosafety lab to be located in West Oʻahu will allow UH researchers to develop diagnostic tests and vaccines for infectious diseases.
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Vacation Rentals, Homeowners’ Associations Face Increased Disclosure Requirements, Penalties Under New Law
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 PM :: 6920 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...Legislature enacted HB 2078, which became law on July 10, 2012 as Act 326....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Hawaiian Telcom to Acquire Wavecom Solutions
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 4987 Views :: Energy
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Hawaiian Telcom, Inc. subsidiary has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wavecom Solutions Corporation's competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) business....
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Friday, July 13, 2012 |
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Obama's Imperial Presidency Guts Welfare Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:04 PM :: 5333 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The new policy guts the federal work requirements that were the foundation of the Clinton-era reform ....
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