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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Ten Ways Obamacare Limits Patient Choice
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:28 PM :: 5247 Views :: National News, Ethics

Obamacare limits patient choice through expansive federal regulation of the insurance market, government interference in the decisions patients make with their doctors, and increased dependence on government health programs....

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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Biomass: Wood-fired Plants Generate Violations
By NCPA @ 4:20 PM :: 4774 Views :: National News, Ethics

...the technologies being used to burn the biomass are outdated, and as a result have been fined for violating air-pollution or water-pollution standards....

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Thursday, August 9, 2012
No Need to Get the Lead Out
By NCPA @ 4:15 PM :: 4796 Views :: National News, Ethics

In June 2012, seven environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), claiming that lead bullets are poisoning both wildlife and humans....

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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Higher Gas Prices Add to Economic Slump
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 5028 Views :: National News, Ethics

If the President truly wanted to lower gas prices, he would work to increase supply. But when given the opportunity, he has done the opposite.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Access to Justice Room Opens August 10
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 5622 Views :: Energy, Environment

"Many self-represented parties struggle with the judicial system because they don’t understand the process and what is expected of them,” said Chief Justice Recktenwald.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012
1,000 Dictionaries Headed to Yap, Micronesia
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 5331 Views :: World News, Family

...thanks to a donation from the Habele, native children on the islands of Yap will be getting a much-needed educational resource....

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Hundreds Celebrate Court Decision Upholding Traditional Marriage
By Andrew Walden @ 11:08 PM :: 8850 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

250 rallying at New Hope Church in Waipahu celebrated today’s court decision upholding traditional marriage ....

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
LNG could ease Hawaii’s high energy costs
By Selected News Articles @ 9:21 PM :: 8433 Views :: Energy, Environment

...federal law poses a big challenge to getting natural gas from Alaska, Nishimura said. A provision known as the Jones Act ....

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
9th Circuit Produces Maui Conference Financial Contracts
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 7261 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL

The stated concern was not only the cost of the conference but that the itinerary was full of vacation activities (i.e. Zumba dancing), not plans to improve the administration of justice....

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Full Text: Hawaii Gay Marriage Suit Thrown Out of Court
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 7523 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

"This case does not involve a fundamental right or suspect classification, such as the race-based classification at issue in Brown v. Board of Education...."

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Saltchuck to Convert Alaska Ships to run on Natural Gas
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 6755 Views :: National News, Ethics

The shore side LNG infrastructure that is to accompany TOTE’s plan may help other transportation industries in Puget Sound follow TOTE in converting to LNG.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Obama Denies Gutting Welfare Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:52 PM :: 5220 Views :: National News, Ethics

...Robert Rector and Kiki Bradley first broke the story on July 12 that Obama's Health and Human Services Department (HHS) had rewritten the Clinton-era reform to undo the work requirements....

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Federal Audit Catches Takamine's 'Economic Opportunity Council' Misusing DLIR Funds
By Andrew Walden @ 12:37 PM :: 9883 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill

According to DCCA BREG documents, Yokoyama’s for-profit “Hawaii Human Resources Corp” is still owned by Yokoyama and still registered at the same address as HCEOC. 

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Hawaii Receives Tier 1 Status in State Rankings in Combating Human Trafficking With Legislation
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 6009 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii is now ranked a Tier 1 state according to Polaris Project’s State Ranking system, a considerable improvement from a Tier 4 ranking in 2010.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Video: Randy Roth Clobbers Wayne Yoshioka
By Video @ 1:26 AM :: 7609 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

In a recently videotaped session moderated by Public Radio's Beth Ann Kozlovich, Randy Roth took on Wayne Yoshioka on the rail issue. See this it is highly entertaining....

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Pay to Play Mitsunaga Challenges White to Take a Fake Polygraph Test
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 10671 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Editor’s note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom and read the excerpts from the HA’s 2004 coverage of Mitsunaga’s alleged polygraph test. Its hilarious....

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Case: Hirono is Living in a Fantasy World
By Ed Case @ 8:25 PM :: 7129 Views :: Energy, Environment

"Case is trying to run a campaign based on reality and Hirono is, well, either living in a fantasy world or pandering to the electorate."

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Eliminate Bus Fares to Solve Traffic Woes?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 7:22 PM :: 7812 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

The Transportation Research Board, a unit of the National Academy of Engineering has just released a report titled Implementation and Outcomes of Fare-Free Transit Systems....

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted August 6, 2012
By Congress.org @ 7:04 PM :: 7819 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The House and Senate are in recess until Monday, September 10.... 

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Who Really Gets Rich Off High Gas Prices?
By NCPA @ 6:17 PM :: 3117 Views

... $2.66 of a $3.50 gallon of gasoline is set by global markets reacting to supply and demand....

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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Middle Eastern Time Bomb
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:51 AM :: 2806 Views

Four years of President Obama's foreign policy are having their full effect....

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Monday, August 6, 2012
Organic Is Overrated
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 PM :: 11866 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Several trillion meals containing genetically engineered food ingredients have been consumed by people around the world, and not a single adverse effect has been documented.

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Monday, August 6, 2012
Alumni, Students Denounce UHPA Smear Campaign
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 6273 Views :: Energy, Environment

Has UHPA forgotten that in 2004 Governor Lingle forged a six-year contract, the longest in state history, that included pay raises every year?

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Monday, August 6, 2012
Solyndra Revelations Show It's Time to Close the "Bank of Washington"
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:45 PM :: 4659 Views :: National News, Ethics

The emails released between Solyndra stakeholders and Obama Administration officials show that Solyndra's investors knew the company was a bad bet for taxpayers, but the Administration wanted the energy loan guarantee program to be perceived as successful....

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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu events
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 14124 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Hawaii Family Forum is pleased to announce that David Barton, and his son Tim, will be speaking in Hawaii from August 8 - 10....

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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Rail, RTTT, Obamacare, 'Green' Energy: The Ulterior Motive
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:47 PM :: 9492 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

"Disruptive technologies can putter around the margins … for years … But if they get better or cheaper, at some point they can suddenly take off, challenging the status quo."

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Sunday, August 5, 2012
DoE Spends $3M/yr Suing Disabled Children, Forces Closure of Loveland Academy
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 PM :: 11253 Views :: Energy, Environment

... the DOE is known to regularly withheld tuition payments for students who were legally awarded reimbursements ....

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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Case: Featherweight Hirono Can’t be the Solution When She’s Part of the Problem
By Video @ 4:42 PM :: 6206 Views :: Energy, Environment

“Hirono is a featherweight lawmaker and campaigner.”

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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Dependency Creates Apathy, the Beginning of the Downward Spiral
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:24 AM :: 6382 Views :: Energy, Environment

This is only the beginning of the downward spiral of our community....

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Saturday, August 4, 2012
UPW Endorses State Legislative Candidates
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 6519 Views :: Energy, Environment

Complete list of UPW endorsements in all House and Senate races....

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Saturday, August 4, 2012
Gallup: Hawaii, Rhode Island Top Democratic States
By Selected News Articles @ 3:18 AM :: 8587 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...in three states -- Hawaii (+9), Vermont (+7), and New Jersey (+6) -- Obama's job rating is at least six points higher than the total percentage of Democrats....

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Saturday, August 4, 2012
UHERO Annual Hawaii Forecast: Tourism Hot, But Broader Growth Still Elusive
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 6104 Views :: Energy, Environment

...with a few exceptions, the rest of the local economy is going nowhere....

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Friday, August 3, 2012
HART: Reducing Rail PR is a Federal Civil Rights Violation
By Andrew Walden @ 10:10 PM :: 6844 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

...the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects the right of crony rail contractors to ensure that they have maximum influence over Hawaii’s August 11 Primary races....

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Friday, August 3, 2012
NYT: Three Ingredients for Republican Victory in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 6:07 PM :: 7406 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Republicans generally need three ingredients to overcome the Democratic advantage in the Aloha State....

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Friday, August 3, 2012
Judge Orders State DPS to Allow Inmates to Marry
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 6516 Views :: Energy, Environment

The ACLU is aware that couples other than the two named plaintiffs have been prohibited from marrying; those individuals are encouraged to contact the ACLU of Hawaii....

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Friday, August 3, 2012
Xtreme Power: A Pig-in-a-poke For Hawaii Wind Farm
By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 26672 Views :: Energy

July 14, 2010: "When the entire Hawaii politico-business establishment is in perfect unity behind a project such as the Kahuku Wind Farm, it can only mean one thing: disaster."

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Friday, August 3, 2012
AKP Demands $1/month from Oahu, Big Isle Ratepayers
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 13919 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living

...the estimated incremental cost spread among Hawaii Island and Oahu customers based on fuel price projections could be about 2/10th of one cent or from $0.84 to $1.00 per month for a residential bill of 500 to 600 kilowatt-hours....

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Friday, August 3, 2012
Pacom: Asia-Pacific Focus Represents ‘Whole of Government’ Rebalance
By Selected News Articles @ 3:28 PM :: 11571 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Recognizing that the new focus on the Asia-Pacific region is a national strategy and one not just for the Defense Department alone, U.S. Pacific Command is reaching out to its interagency and non-governmental partners to roll it out in an efficient, well-coordinated manner.

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Friday, August 3, 2012
Has Any Administration Policy NOT Killed Jobs Lately?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:59 PM :: 4634 Views :: National News, Ethics

According to the Labor Department's July jobs report, the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.3 percent, 12.8 million Americans are out of work, and 5.2 million have been out of work for at least a half a year....

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Friday, August 3, 2012
To Stop Mufi, Mrs Abercrombie Joins the Chris Butler Cult
By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 AM :: 34280 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Religion, Tulsi Gabbard

“Tulsi is a pure devotee. She is a little plant, a Holy Basil…. You don’t just leave, you are totally black banned if you leave."

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
'Non-Partisan Hawaii Ohana' 2012 Candidate Endorsements
By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 7034 Views :: Energy, Environment

The 2012 Legislative Session saw an unprecedented introduction of development "exemption" bills that would have eroded decades of environmental protections and curtailed public participation.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Act 183: First Injunctions Filed under New Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Law
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 10323 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

Act 183, signed into law by Governor Neil Abercrombie on June 28, 2012, now makes violations of the Mortgage Rescue Fraud Prevention Act a class C felony with a mandatory $10,000 fine.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Gallup: Obama losing in 37 states, gets 63% Approval in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 9716 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

In 16 states, his approval rating averaged below 40%, with residents of Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska least approving.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Ono Good! NOAA to Conduct Status Review of Green Turtles
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 6268 Views :: Energy, Environment

This decision was prompted by a recent petition from the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and is consistent with recommendations from NOAA’s most recent 5-year review of the species, completed in 2007....

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Hawaii Firefighter Fatality Report Examines Cardiac Death
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 PM :: 6911 Views :: Energy, Environment

On January 18, 2012, a 50-year-old male career fire apparatus operator was working a 24-hour shift during which he responded to one emergency call ....

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Hawaii-Based Task Force Stems Chemical Trafficking in Asia-Pacific
By Selected News Articles @ 3:53 PM :: 11481 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

A little-known organization with U.S. Pacific Command is bringing together military and law-enforcement capabilities to combat drug-related transnational crime in the Asia-Pacific region ....

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Hawaii DoD Launches ‘Hawaii Civic Justice Corps’
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 6798 Views :: Energy, Environment

...the Hawaii Civic Justice Corps program provides a customized approach to reconnect juvenile offenders to their communities....

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Plunge In Carbon Dioxide Output Due to Natural Gas Fracking
By NCPA @ 3:21 PM :: 5169 Views :: National News, Ethics

But don't worry.  Environmentalists are working day and night to stop fracking and restore CO2 output to Gorewellian levels....

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Heritage: Can Conservatives Be Environmentalists?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:49 PM :: 4613 Views :: National News, Ethics

Efforts to protect the environment in America have ignored the most powerful force for improving the environment: free people....

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Thursday, August 2, 2012
DCCA: Let your auto insurer spy on you and save money
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 7280 Views :: Energy, Environment

Under the program, DTRIC evaluates how a customer drives based on data accumulated by an 'Akamai Rater' device installed in the vehicle.

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