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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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UHERO Deploys Latest Excuses For Big Wind, Big Cable
By News Release @ 10:58 PM :: 10004 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The proposed wind project largely serves to limit the amount of imported biofuel used to meet the RPS (so we can make the numbers add up)....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Obama Administration Waives Jones Act For Hurricane Sandy
By Michael Hansen @ 10:37 PM :: 7071 Views :: Jones Act
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The Jones Act Waiver was requested by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Case: If PRP Wins, Negative Will be the New Normal
By Ed Case @ 10:26 PM :: 7253 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... if PRP succeeds in Hawaii's most negative campaign (so far), that campaign will become the new norm for Hawai'i politics ....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Hirono's Only Education Accomplishment, Siding With Union Bosses
By Video @ 10:20 PM :: 5856 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...she's continuing to live in the past at her furlough rally, and she has encouraged teachers to strike again....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Hirono, HSTA Celebrate Three Years of Furloughs
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 5819 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Mazie Hirono is hosting a rally today to slander Governor Linda Lingle in regards to the 2009-2010 teacher furloughs, a tactic that has been a hallmark of Hirono's campaign.
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Honolulu Rail: Set Phasers On Stun
By Robert Thomas @ 5:49 PM :: 7678 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Today's Order gave some clues about whether the court would conclusively halt the project, but deferred a ruling until December....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Decades of Employment Growth in America's Public Schools
By NCPA @ 12:49 PM :: 5245 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...teachers' numbers increased 252 percent while staffing and administration experienced a growth of 702 percent....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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WSJ: Biofuels Kill 192,000 Persons Every Year
By NCPA @ 12:43 PM :: 2404 Views
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...biofuel mandates are responsible for at least 192,000 premature deaths every year because of hunger....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Governor Selects Louise Kim McCoy as Communications Director
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 5835 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced that Louise Kim McCoy is joining his administration effective today....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Unemployment Rate Inches Back Up
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 2375 Views
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...the unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in October and the economy created about 171,000 jobs, roughly equal to the usual number of new workers in the labor force....
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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DLNR Announces Arbor Day Events
By News Release @ 1:36 AM :: 4811 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today said, “I want everyone to remember that trees and forests are what make life possible...."
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Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Hyper-Partisan PAC Comes into Hawaii Backing Hirono
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 4155 Views :: Energy, Environment
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It's very obvious that Hirono's campaign and her mainland operatives see the same polling numbers we do: that the U.S. Senate race is a statistical dead heat....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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General Contractors Association of Hawaii Endorses Lingle
By News Release @ 5:39 PM :: 6105 Views :: Energy, Environment
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GCA joins a growing coalition of business leaders supporting Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate, including the Associated Builders and Contractors, Maui Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Restaurant Association, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Caldwell Caught with His Hand in “Pay to Play” Cash Register
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 7522 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Yesterday’s report on campaign donations reveals that he continues to accept great numbers of monetary contributions from government contractors, including Honolulu rail contractors....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Ohana Health receives contract to provide behavioral health services in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 5850 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...behavioral health services to Medicaid-eligible adults who have serious mental illnesses, and who are participants in the state's QUEST Expanded Access, or QExA, health program....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Crony Capitalism: By-Product of Big Government
By NCPA @ 5:20 PM :: 4980 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Crony capitalism describes an economic system in which the profitability of firms in a market economy is dependent on political connections....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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HD5 Bateman Releases Final Radio Commercial
By Audio @ 10:56 AM :: 9819 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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It is clear that our state government has not been working for the people and I am running to change that.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Administration Ignores Law, Delays Exposing New Regulations
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:47 AM :: 4628 Views :: National News, Ethics
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After three years of hyper-regulation, the Obama Administration has noticeably slowed its rulemaking in recent months....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Hawaii County Releases Absentee Voting Totals
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 7454 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Grand Theft Aina: Sierra Club Launches PLDC Repeal Drive
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 7027 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"With the PLDC's recent efforts to exclude the public from commenting and the adoption of a toothless strategic plan, it appears our only alternative is to push for a repeal of the PLDC."
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Hawaii Adjusted Income Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 AM :: 9591 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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At $22,394, Hawaii's adjusted average income figure is more than $7,000 below that of the next lowest state....(we're 39% lower than Mississippi and 56% lower than Alaska)
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Hawaii Accounts for Nearly 3% of US Electric Car Sales
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 PM :: 6465 Views :: Energy, Environment
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2.9 percent of all new electric vehicles sold so far in the U.S. this year were registered in Hawaii, ranking the state 10th in the country. This rate is almost eight times the state’s share of all new car registrations in the U.S., where Hawaii ranks 41st overall at 0.4 percent.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Civil Beat Poll -- 56% Democrats
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:20 PM :: 6819 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Civil Beat's pollster over samples Democrats, using 56% self-identified Democrats. Our nationally-recognized pollster believes this figure should be 42%....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Hurricane Sandy, Tsunami Scare Expose State Catastrophe Debts
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 9237 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii looted its catastrophe fund to "balance" the budget and doubled down by taking borrowed money to replenish it....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Those Not-So-Blue Blue States
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 5682 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"It's happening. Romney winning independents, safe Obama states no longer safe, female gap closing. Obama is in trouble."
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Five Ways the Student Loan Bubble Mirrors the Housing Crisis
By NCPA @ 2:45 PM :: 5352 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There are some striking similarities between the private student loan market and subprime mortgage industry....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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The Specter of Taxmageddon Rises
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:21 PM :: 5453 Views :: National News, Ethics
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On this Halloween, a truly frightening specter is looming....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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3rd in Nation: Hawaii Pays $1436 per Household for Gov't Pensions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 9585 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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$1436.40 per household per year is currently being paid into Hawaii government employees pensions—third highest in the nation. Table 4 (pg. 48) shows that an additional $1288 per household is needed ....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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The Real Stimulus: Low-Cost Natural Gas
By NCPA @ 3:01 AM :: 6061 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The United States is experiencing a revolution in oil and gas....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Audio: Djou Launches New Radio Commercial
By Audio @ 1:32 AM :: 9649 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Our campaign is surging in the closing days! As we approach Election Day, you can feel the momentum building....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Honolulu Council: Aiona, Fukunaga Tied at 29% Each
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 7537 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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With 7 days to go, this race is a dead heat. Here are the results ....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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State Seeks Public Comment: New Rules for HRS 343 Environmental Review
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 6929 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawai‘i State Environmental Council has issued a draft of revised rules for the state's environmental review process....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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UHERO Confab: Taxes, Clean Energy and Local Food
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 7224 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"State and Local Tax Policy: Taxing E-commerce" focused on taxation of e-commerce, hotel room rentals by online travel agencies, and the impact of tax credits....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Hirono Voted Against Funding Tsunami Warning System
By News Release @ 4:12 PM :: 6374 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The high-tech buoy network faced $4.5 million in cuts in February, and Hirono opposed bipartisan House legislation to fully fund the critical system for FY2013 ....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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AKP Biofuel Scam Finds Only 20 Supporters in Survey of 300
By Henry Curtis @ 4:09 AM :: 14413 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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SMS did a survey of 303 interviews, 90% said they unfamiliar with `Aina Koa Pono (AKP). 10% were aware of AKP. The math says this is 29-31 people.
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Report: Hirono, Hanabusa Tax Proposal Will Cost Hawaii $3.9B
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 9343 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Rather than pretending that the damage of tax increases is limited to “rich” people, it makes sense to look at overall economic effects, either nationally or within each state....
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Molokai: Big Cable RFP Should be Delayed
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 10343 Views :: Maui County, Energy
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...the RFP is expected six months before the IRP process is complete and at least a year before the results of the PEIS are released....
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Study: HSTA Strongest Teachers' Union in US
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 10540 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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This timely study represents the most comprehensive analysis of American teacher unions’ strength ever conducted....
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Defense Cuts: "Fiscal Cliff" Already Hampering U.S. Economy
By NCPA @ 3:51 PM :: 5103 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Particularly hard hit is the defense industry, which employs millions of Americans. The Pentagon is set to lose nearly $55 billion....
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Djou: Our Polls Show us Ahead
By News Release @ 3:24 PM :: 9651 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...The Star Advertiser polled 60% of Democrats in their sample; while our pollster believes that the number of Democrats in our congressional district is closer to 45% of the electorate....
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Pre-Plus: Hirono Takes Credit for Others' Innovation
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 6941 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"This is a common tactic for Hirono to tout the great efforts of so many others as her own...."
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Ward Polls: A Laughable Embarrassment
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 7025 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...in the Democrat Primary election, the Ward poll showed Tulsi Gabbard losing to Mufi Hannemann by 10 points and she went on to win by 21....
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Sunday, October 28, 2012 |
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PRP Targets Liliha
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 9481 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Liliha, “the last of the old-time places on Oahu”, is being targeted by the pro-development Pacific Resources Partnership....
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Sunday, October 28, 2012 |
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Finding the Blame for What Ails You
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:05 AM :: 6790 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Lawmakers seem to have a simplistic reaction to solving problems the solution to which plagues their constituents - tax it.
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