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Saturday, October 20, 2012 |
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Learn about UH Law School's accessible Part-Time/Evening Program
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 9454 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Thursday, October 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Classroom 1, 2515 Dole Street....
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Saturday, October 20, 2012 |
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Sierra Club Doing the Dirty Work for the Power Brokers
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 9034 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the Sierra Club has claimed that they oppose the Public Lands Development Corporation but are supporting Clayton Hee who voted for and supported it in the Senate....
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Saturday, October 20, 2012 |
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HSTA’s Okabe ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Supreme Court Order
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 6910 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“We are pleased that the court recognized that the Hawaii Labor Relations Board must respond to HSTA’s request for relief.”
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Saturday, October 20, 2012 |
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Pro-Rail PRP Pumps Money into Council District 6 Race
By News Release @ 11:46 AM :: 7830 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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residents have reported receiving 4 or 5 large mailers from PRP supporting Carol Fukunaga, which potentially cost over $60,000 to print and mail
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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Governor Releases $91.9 Million for CIPs
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 6674 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $91.9 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) across the state ....
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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Donalyn Dela Cruz Quits: Oshiro Claims Resignations “Have Nothing to do With Abercrombie”
By News Release @ 7:33 PM :: 9887 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"It's a stressful job, by no means am I saying it's easy, but it's not necessarily anything to do with the governor. It really is a difficult position, being in the office, regardless of whoever is the governor."
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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It’s Mormon in America
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 5948 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The LDS Church is making its mark in the U.S. and around the world....
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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Why We Aren't Producing Enough Domestic Energy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:56 PM :: 5592 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The vast majority of America’s new oil and gas production is happening on private lands in states like North Dakota, Alaska and Texas....
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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Fact Check: Hirono stumbles, shows lack of understanding of key issues
By News Release @ 3:48 AM :: 6545 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Congresswoman Mazie Hirono avoided specifics and instead relied on vague themes, a bleak legislative record and national party sound bites ....
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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Bipartisanship: Senate Energy Committee to Move on Natural Gas?
By NCPA @ 12:02 AM :: 6023 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Committee may actually get to work on bills that have been in deep frost for 15 years or so–especially the long-awaited U.S. Energy Policy bill....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Lingle v Hirono Debate: PBS Insights Live Streaming Video
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 5806 Views :: Energy, Environment
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With both Mazie Hirono (D) and Linda Lingle (R) scheduled to appear, INSIGHTS provides an unscripted, unfiltered look at the candidates and an opportunity for viewers to ask them questions....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Challenging the Foundations of the Green Establishment
By NCPA @ 2:56 PM :: 4767 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...many policies sought by the environmental establishment do nothing more than cost taxpayers billions with nothing to show for it....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Welfare Spending Shattering All-Time Highs
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:53 PM :: 4895 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Overall means-tested welfare spending from federal and state sources reached from all sources reached $956 billion....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Wastebook 2012: University of Hawaii Martian Food Tasting Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 AM :: 9166 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Six volunteers will head into a barren landscape in Hawaii to simulate a 120-day Mars mission....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Bateman: We Can Cut Consumers' Electric Bills
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 9605 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Have you looked at your electric bill lately? It just keeps going up and up.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States to Practice Medicine
By Selected News Articles @ 12:51 AM :: 9249 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...extremely high cost of living, tax burden per capita, malpractice award payouts per capita, and number of disciplinary actions taken against physicians....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Fitch Rates Honolulu Bonds AA+
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 7037 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Ample reserves and demonstrated revenue-raising ability provide the city with the flexibility to manage both expenditure pressures and economic cyclicality.
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Endangered Species: Feds Grab for 18,766 Acres on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 12:32 AM :: 10799 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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The essential areas, proposed as critical habitat, include seven units totaling approximately 18,766 acres (7,597 hectares) on the island of Hawai‘i....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Court of Appeals Upholds Rail Contract Award
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 6168 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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The Court denied an appeal by Bombardier Transportation USA Inc....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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Poll: Lingle 43% - Hirono 47%
By News Release @ 6:16 PM :: 6771 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"With 20 days to go, and early walk-in voting beginning Monday, Linda Lingle is perfectly positioned to win this race against Mazie Hirono - just as she's done before."
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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Heritage Experts Analyze Second Presidential Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:42 PM :: 4710 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Below are some of the highlights of our experts’ reactions to the major points made....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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Fact Check: Hirono Continues to Mislead Voters with Inaccurate Statements
By News Release @ 5:26 AM :: 6662 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Many have been corrected in previous debates, yet Hirono continues to intentionally mislead....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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Focus Group Shows Big Swing to Romney After Second Presidential Debate
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 4723 Views :: National News, Ethics
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We simply cannot afford another four years like the last....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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New paper details Hawaii and Hawaiians’ surprising roles in the U.S. Civil War
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 7354 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“The Hawaiian sugar industry was born out of the American Civil War”
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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ACLU, Alston Demand Courtroom Video Access for 'Hawaii Guerrilla Video Hui'
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 5920 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hui is comprised of Kamuela Vance Viveiros, H. Doug Matsuoka (Occupy activist), and Laulani Teale....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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Hawaii Zipline Operators Want Protection from Their Competition
By Selected News Articles @ 3:47 AM :: 6216 Views :: Energy, Environment
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According to legislators we interviewed, owners and operators of existing zipline and canopy tours in Hawai‘i are the main proponents of [regulation]….
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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DayStar Technologies Buys Avatar Solar Hawaii Projects
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 6006 Views :: Energy, Environment
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DayStar's acquisition is a first step and it's for the Avatar Solar's Hawaiian-based projects....
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Change in Afghanistan, Change in Hawaii
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:07 PM :: 8261 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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During my tour of duty in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, one of the most profound things I saw was the first day of school.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Honolulu Transit Megaprojects Compared
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 7:08 PM :: 7217 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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BRT would provide the same transit ridership for about one tenth the cost....
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Audit Pushes Special Fund Ahead of Vote: City Loses $366K by Not Collecting Camping Fees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 6476 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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"Because camping fees will be deposited into the general fund, rather than a special revenue account or other special fund, the parks and recreation department has no plan for how it intends to make improvements to the camping program." -- Audit
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Teachers Halt Labor Negotiations, Escalating Conflict
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 PM :: 7003 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...a knock-down-drag-out fight with Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie that has left teachers without a contract since July 2011....
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Treasury Dept. Fingers SolarCity in Exploration of the Dark Underbelly of Solar Leasing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 8536 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Solar leasing companies are reporting “fair market value” installed costs that are far higher than the actual cost of installing solar.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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5 Issues That Haven't Come Up in the Debates
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:19 PM :: 4515 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Join us tonight at 9 p.m. ET (3PM HST) —you can watch the debate live on our Debate 2012 page....
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Mediscare: Mazie's $6400 Falsehood
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 8958 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hirono’s completely false claim that seniors will pay as much as $6,400 more in Medicare costs under a premium support plan, was debunked more than a year ago ....
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Monday, October 15, 2012 |
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Akana: OHA Gentry Deal Sidelines Kakaako Development
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 10150 Views :: OHA
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...on June 7, 2012, the Board Counsel opined that Trustee Apoliona, miraculously, no longer had a conflict of interest because the Fiscal Committee Chairman took out any references to Trustee Apoliona’s bank within the proposal....
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Monday, October 15, 2012 |
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Subsidizing Big Wind: The Real Costs to Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 8246 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For two decades, the domestic wind-energy sector has enjoyed a lucrative subsidy known as the production tax credit (PTC). That tax treatment, which provides wind-energy producers with 2.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced, expires at the end of 2012.
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Monday, October 15, 2012 |
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Key Hirono Endorser Switches to Lingle
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 8871 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Alaska Congressman Don Young, who endorsed Mazie Hirono in the Democrat primary, is now endorsing Governor Linda Lingle, for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat.
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Monday, October 15, 2012 |
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Nuclear War Averted, 50 Years Ago This Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:43 PM :: 7571 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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As Iran builds its nuclear capability, the lessons of the Cuban Missile Crisis resonate in a fresh way.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012 |
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Dawn: Survey Shows Djou up 61-33%
By Rep Charles Djou @ 4:38 PM :: 6429 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Sunday, October 14, 2012 |
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Flexibility Lost, Tax Increases Guaranteed with Earmarking
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:05 AM :: 5707 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Lawmakers and special interest groups believe that if they could secure a guaranteed source of funding for their pet project or program from state government, they won’t have to worry about their funding needs in the future....
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Saturday, October 13, 2012 |
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Berg: Bus Cuts May be Civil Rights Violation
By Tom Berg @ 10:24 PM :: 8383 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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City Reduction In Bus Service For Rail Could Be Federal Violation According To US Dept of Transportation Policy....
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Saturday, October 13, 2012 |
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WSJ: Should Cities Ban Plastic Bags?
By NCPA @ 10:20 PM :: 7678 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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There's no evidence that banning plastic bags helps the environment -- and plenty of evidence that it may actually hurt....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Governor Releases $17.9 Million for CIPs on Maui
By News Release @ 11:05 PM :: 10187 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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...including more than $8.1 million for renovation, upgrade and expansion projects at Maui Memorial....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Heritage Experts React to Vice Presidential Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:25 PM :: 5268 Views :: National News, Ethics
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While many commentators were critiquing style, a team of 19 Heritage experts cut through the malarkey and focused on substance....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Apple Explains How He Put Freitas in Donovan's Place
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 6255 Views :: Energy, Environment
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By June 22nd, I had not had any in-depth discussion with or about the Athletic Department. When the concert was cancelled, I began to speak with people....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Poll: Sam Aiona Tied for Lead in Council District 6
By News Release @ 6:05 AM :: 6673 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Today my team and I are announcing the results of our poll: We are in a dead heat with the leading candidate....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Video: Biden is Laughing, Are You?
By Video @ 1:12 AM :: 7316 Views :: National News, Ethics
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28% said the debate made them more likely to vote for Romney and 21% said the faceoff made them more likely to vote to re-elect Obama....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Inouye Formally Endorses Caldwell
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 6545 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Senator Daniel K. Inouye has endorsed Kirk Caldwell for Mayor of the City & County of Honolulu.
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Kym Pine: End Homelessness on Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:50 AM :: 8768 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Through my work over the years at U.S. VETS, a veterans shelter in Kapolei, I’ve seen first hand how a person’s life can change ....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Zipline Audit Report: State Cannot Improve on Industry Self-Regulation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:36 AM :: 6235 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...we found that all 22 businesses are required by their insurance agencies to provide annual inspection reports by insurer-accredited companies designated under industry standards as qualified challenge course professionals. As a result, the industry is basically self-regulating....
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