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Monday, July 9, 2012
After Losing Hospital, Ewa Beach Gets New Ambulance
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 8:42 PM :: 7510 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

“The closure of the Hawaii Medical Center had a substantial impact on the Leeward Coast,” said Rep. Pine. “This new ambulance unit provides the much needed crisis medical attention that our community needs.”

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Monday, July 9, 2012
Berg: Bus Cuts Could be Restored by Eliminating Rail Propaganda
By Tom Berg @ 8:37 PM :: 8324 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

...we need to come up with $3 million. If we merely stop the rail propaganda efforts costing us over $4 million a year in staff salaries alone to specifically pitch rail, we could do it!

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Monday, July 9, 2012
Planning Commission to Vote on Ewa Development Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 8:24 PM :: 7263 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

On July 11, the City Planning Commission will pass or deny the ‘Ewa Development Plan (EDP), which directs the future for the whole Leeward area.

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Monday, July 9, 2012
Arkansas Attorney General Sues Hawaii Travel Agent
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 5745 Views :: National News, Ethics

The lawsuit filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court alleges that Ope Saaga, who operated Performing Hawaii Tours, violated the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by failing to provide the travel services paid for by the Fort Smith Southside High School and "Spirit of Arkansas" marching bands....

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Monday, July 9, 2012
UN Small Arms Treaty: "Serious Threat to American Gun Owners"
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 PM :: 9209 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

the U.N. and global gun banners have markedly stepped up their attack on our Second Amendment freedoms by including civilian arms in the proposed Arms Trade Treaty....

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Monday, July 9, 2012
Rail: Transportation Secretary Wants Us to Be Like Communist China
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:19 PM :: 6892 Views :: National News, Ethics

China’s attempt at a high-speed rail network is fraught with corrupt officials, impossible costs, and deadly safety failures. But U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wishes America would follow it as a model....

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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Lingle Cable TV Channel Adds Interactive Photo Scrapbook
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 5904 Views :: Energy, Environment

Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat, today launched an interactive photo gallery on LL12, Oceanic Time Warner digital cable channel 110.
 

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Sunday, July 8, 2012
‘Cause It Is Only a Quarter of a Percent
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:36 AM :: 5996 Views :: Energy, Environment

... it is not only the Tax Review Commission that is eyeing ways to raise additional revenues, but also various special interest groups ....

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Sunday, July 8, 2012
The States Resist Obamacare
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 AM :: 5655 Views :: National News, Ethics

One of the few bright spots in the Supreme Court’s ruling on Obamacare was its 7–2 decision striking down the Obama administration’s attempt to blackmail states into going along with a massive and costly expansion of Medicaid....

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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Hawaii annexed by United States
By Selected News Articles @ 11:02 PM :: 6902 Views :: Energy, Environment

"That no law shall be enacted which is at variance with the word of the Lord Jehovah, or at variance with the general spirit of His word. All laws of the Islands shall be in consistency with the general spirit of God’s law."

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Saturday, July 7, 2012
FCC Closes in on Sandwich Isles Scam as Abercrombie Prepares to Give Al Hee $100M
By Selected News Articles @ 9:24 PM :: 9362 Views

The word "REDACTED" appears 17 times, but its still very revealing....

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Saturday, July 7, 2012
New Lingle Ad Focuses on STEM Education
By Video @ 8:03 PM :: 6187 Views :: Energy, Environment

"A big achievement during my time as Governor was bringing STEM education into the schools," said Governor Lingle.

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Friday, July 6, 2012
Act 219 Eliminates Penalties for Profitable Non-Profit Tax Cheats
By Selected News Articles @ 10:22 PM :: 7048 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii reversed course on "responsible person" liability for unpaid general excise tax liabilities for "responsible persons" affiliated with non-profit entities, via Act 219 of 2012....

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Friday, July 6, 2012
Oppose Federal Control of Building Codes? Hanabusa Says You Must be Shunned
By Selected News Articles @ 9:37 PM :: 9832 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Congressman Scalise is strongly opposed to a Federal Takeover of … (Drumroll please) … Local Building Codes....so Hanabusa says he must be shunned and anyone who meets with him should be disqualified in the eyes of voters....

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Friday, July 6, 2012
Full Text: Audit Challenges Hawaii's Burgeoning Special Funds, Raids
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 6187 Views :: Energy, Environment

At least 729 non-general funds and accounts hold an estimated unencumbered cash balance of $2.47 billion.

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Friday, July 6, 2012
Jobs, Unemployment Stuck
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:00 PM :: 6014 Views :: National News, Ethics

According to their projections, by now, unemployment should be at 5.5 percent. Instead, of course, it’s 8.2 percent—and has been above 8 percent for 41 straight months....

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Friday, July 6, 2012
A Health Care Contract with America
By NCPA @ 1:48 PM :: 9417 Views :: National News, Ethics

replace the current system of tax and spending subsidies with a system that offers everyone a uniform, fixed-dollar tax credit for the purchase of health insurance....

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Abercrombie Releases $75M for Honolulu Airport CIP
By News Release @ 11:08 PM :: 9919 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $75.3 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) at Honolulu International Airport....

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
RIMPAC Biofuel Contractors Soak Navy for $26/gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 7614 Views :: National News, Ethics

The U.S. Navy has spent $26 a gallon for 900,000 gallons of biofuels mixed with petroleum for use in a training exercise, and Republicans in Washington aren't too happy about it

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Cut The Price Of Solar In Half By Cutting Red Tape
By Selected News Articles @ 10:35 PM :: 8921 Views :: World News, Family

Prices have plummeted so much over the past two years that the solar panels and associated supplies cost about $8,000 for a typical 4,000-watt residential system. A qualified solar specialist or electrician should be able to install these panels for about $2,000 ....

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
NASDAQ Halts Hoku Trading
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 7912 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

Aren't tax credits wonderful!

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Sweetener: Did InfraConsult Push $1.9M Change Order for HDR?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 PM :: 15554 Views :: Ethics, Rail

What was the role of InfraConsult in promoting a $1.9M change order given to HDR immediately prior to announcement of the HDR deal to purchase InfraConsult?

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Reopening of the American Mind
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 PM :: 5037 Views :: National News, Ethics

Alan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind is still an important work after 25 years, despite some unforeseen events....

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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Governor Walker Breaks New Ground in Higher Ed
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 PM :: 4551 Views :: National News, Ethics

The problem of college affordability is recognized on both sides of the aisle, but sadly, most efforts to abate the problem - such as increasing federal subsidies - have only exacerbated it. 

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Is The Obamacare Decision The New Kelo?
By Robert Thomas @ 6:14 PM :: 5707 Views :: National News, Ethics

Opponents have vowed to repeal it, citing the nearly universal popular revulsion with the Court's majority decision in Kelo v. City of New London as an example where one side lost the battle, but might have secured the upper hand in the long run....

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Djou: What Independence Day Means to Me
By Rep Charles Djou @ 5:54 PM :: 6613 Views :: Energy, Environment

During my tour of duty, I had the privilege of serving with several Afghan translators. One translator in particular stood out for me. This translator regularly went out on the most dangerous patrols with our U.S. soldiers and took enormous risks to help our mission succeed....

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
EU: Smart Meters Allow 'Massive Collection of Personal Data'
By Selected News Articles @ 5:10 PM :: 13161 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

European Data Protection Supervisor warns 'massive collection of personal data' could be accessed without safeguards ....

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Abercrombie Quietly Gives 'Favored Nation' Benefits to Executive Branch Employees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 7528 Views :: Energy, Environment

This Executive Order was quietly posted on the www.Hawaii.gov/gov website with no public announcement....

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Unanimous BoE Approves DoE 'Strategic Plan'
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 6226 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Strategic Plan aligns the three main DOE goals with three BOE committees (Student Achievement, Human Resources, and Finance and Infrastructure) to increase both accountability and efficiency.

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Does the Declaration of Independence Still Matter?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:37 PM :: 5287 Views :: National News, Ethics

"all that Progressives ask or desire is permission…to interpret the Constitution according to the Darwinian principle"

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Lingle Celebrates Independence Day
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 2:50 AM :: 7035 Views :: Energy, Environment

America's independence must be 'celebrated by succeeding generations, as the great anniversary festival' and be 'solemnized with Pomp and Parade' and 'Illuminations from one end of this Continent to the other from this time forward forever more.'

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
RTTT: Congress Demands Answers as Georgia Joins Hawaii on 'High-Risk' Status
By Selected News Articles @ 7:20 PM :: 7815 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

... a Government Accountability Office report, requested by U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on states' implementation of the teacher quality portions of Race to the Top....

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:24 PM :: 4962 Views :: National News, Ethics

A recent study by Harvard Research Fellow Leonardo Maugeri found that the United States' incredible shale reserves represent "the most important revolution in the oil sector in decades."

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Will Matson Survive?
By Michael Hansen @ 4:17 PM :: 9468 Views :: Jones Act

...trapped in a protected and proscribed market, surrounded by customers who don't like paying its exorbitant rates and unable to afford modern ships....

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Hawaii Republicans Celebrate July 4th Statewide
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 7121 Views :: Energy, Environment

Come Celebrate the 4th of July with the Hawaii Republican Party!

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Probation Fees: Will Justice Reinvestment become a Revenue Center for the Judiciary, PSD, and Police?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:16 PM :: 9889 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
...today's New York Times which points out how probation--the key element of Hawaii's Justice Reinvestment initiative--is becoming a revenue center for courts, police, jails, and private companies....
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Record Ethics Fine: Nestor Garcia Conflict of Interest on Rail Votes
By News Release @ 2:37 AM :: 9667 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

He failed to tile conflict of interest disclosures for 38 rail transit bills and resolutions and for 12 other matters such as rezoning from agriculture to commercial and residential uses around Kapolei....

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 2, 2012
By Congress.org @ 1:00 AM :: 6427 Views :: Energy, Environment
  • Senate: FDA User Fees – Final Passage
  • Senate: Highway/Flood Insurance/Student Loan Package – Adoption of Conference Report
  • House: Contempt Resolution
  • House: FY13 Transportation-HUD Appropriations – Final Passage
  • House: Highway/Flood Insurance/Student Loan Package – Adoption of Conference Report
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Rate Hike: HECO Gets $59M, Ratepayers Get $0.85
By News Release @ 12:30 AM :: 6603 Views :: Energy, Environment

The company estimates a typical residential customer using 600 kilowatt-hours a month will receive a refund of 85 cents, which includes interest since July 2011....

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Case Welcomes Hirono's Change of Mind on a Statewide Televised Debate
By Ed Case @ 12:10 AM :: 6743 Views :: Energy, Environment

Case welcomed Congresswoman Mazie Hirono's acceptance of at least one statewide televised debate....

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Monday, July 2, 2012
Obamacare: Five Broken Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:51 PM :: 5251 Views :: National News, Ethics

Obamacare ends Medicare as we know it, including severe physician reimbursement cuts ....

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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Pay to Play: Will Cayetano Retaliate Against Hirono?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 14148 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians

"Is PRP implying that Mazie Hirono who also received illegal contributions did any wrongdoing?" -- Ben Cayetano

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Sunday, July 1, 2012
400 Rally Against Obamacare at State Capitol
By Selected News Articles @ 2:15 PM :: 15628 Views :: Energy, Environment

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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Complete List of Cancelled School Bus Routes
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 7765 Views :: Energy, Environment

Please click on the following file to view student transportation bus routes being discontinued....

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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Can a Tax Increase be in the Works?
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:44 AM :: 7310 Views :: Energy, Environment

Taxpayers are being set up for a tax increase, make that several tax increases as a result of the work of the latest Tax Review Commission.

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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Lingle: Akaka Bill Will End These Lawsuits Forever
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 10550 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Court has denied certiorari in Corboy v. Louie....

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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Geothermal: 600mw Available on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 AM :: 9689 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill

The effects of an eruption would be more profound as the geothermal power development increased in size....

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Saturday, June 30, 2012
JSC Seeking Nominations for Two Oahu Judicial Vacancies
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 9646 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Judge, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Oʻahu)

Judge, Family Court of the First Circuit (Oʻahu)

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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Notice of Petition for Retention the Honorable Gerald H. Kibe
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 10625 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The Constitution of the State of Hawaiʻi empowers the Commission to determine whether Judge Kibe should be retained in office for an additional term of six years.

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Friday, June 29, 2012
Abercrombie Cancels Jr Kindergarten for Thousands of Children
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 7755 Views :: Energy, Environment

"...repeals junior kindergarten programs at the end of the 2013-2014 school year...."

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