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| Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Potential Buyers of HMC West to Participate in Leeward Job Fair
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 1:49 AM :: 10119 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Queen's Medical Center and Hawaii Pacific Health will be attending the Leeward Job and Career Fair. The hospitals hope to fill 450 job openings available at their current facilities....
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| Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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Paycheck Fairness Act: Jackpot Justice for Trial Lawyers
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:40 AM :: 5642 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the PFA allows employees to sue businesses that pay different workers different wages—even if those differences have nothing to do with the employees’ sex. These lawsuits can be brought for unlimited damages....
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| Friday, June 8, 2012 |
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BOSS Survey: Profits Up, Optimism Strong
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:20 AM :: 6321 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Forty-four percent of companies say revenue is up in the past year and 33 percent say profit is up....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Hirono Flip-Flops on Lilly Ledbetter
By News Release @ 11:44 PM :: 6724 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"As a point of fact, Hirono repeatedly claimed three years ago that the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act already achieved this very goal...."
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Dysfunctional Washington
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:31 PM :: 5807 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Within one year of being elected, Governor Scott Walker (R) reformed the state's public sector pension system, eliminated a $3.6 billion budget deficit without raising taxes, saved taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, and helped create the conditions that have allowed Wisconsin's economy to grow again....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Supreme Court Hearing: The Next Big Hawaii Water Case
By Robert Thomas @ 4:15 PM :: 10805 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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In re `Iao Ground Water Management Area High-Level Source Water Use Permit Applications and Petition to Amend Interim Instream Flow Standards of Waihe`e River and Waiehu, `Iao, and Waikapu Streams Contested Case Hearing, No. SCAP-30603 ....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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DHHL Tax Case: Final Brief in Corboy v Louie
By Robert Thomas @ 4:10 PM :: 7046 Views :: Energy, Environment
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case asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Hawaii Supreme Court's dismissal of a challenge to the property tax exemptions conferred on lessees of Hawaiian Homesteads....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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9th Circuit: Hawaii's Regulation Of Commercial Beach Weddings Does Not Violate First Amendment
By Robert Thomas @ 4:08 PM :: 6032 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The court mostly upheld the regulations, but struck down the power of government officials to revoke a permit and modify it....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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How Safe are Hawaii Hospitals?
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 12756 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...approximately 400 people die every day because of hospital errors...more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals will now receive an A, B, C, D or F Hospital Safety Score based on patient safety....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Larry Fenton Announces Senate Dist 11 Campaign as Republican
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 7867 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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District 11 now includes Manoa, Makiki, Tantalus, Papakolea, and Punchbowl.
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Ongoing Government Failures in Air Transportation
By NCPA @ 4:47 AM :: 5014 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Purporting to be at the service of consumers and creating market-optimal airlines, these regulations have the actual effect of distorting airlines' behavior and harming customers ....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Liz Larson Announces Hawaii State Senate Campaign
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 11304 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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District 12 includes Waikiki, Ala Moana, Ward, Kaka’ako, parts of McCully, Moliili, and Makiki....
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| Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
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Lingle Celebrates B-Day With 2,000 Supporters Statewide
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 5876 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Oahu "Birthday Bash" was the grand finale of a series of five celebrations held around the state, attracting more than 2,000 supporters statewide....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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66 Republicans Running for Office in Hawaii
By David S Chang @ 11:50 PM :: 7509 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Of those 66 candidates, 56 of them are running for state legislature....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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The Year of Living Abercrombie: Recovery Stops, Hawaii Economy Shrinks 0.2%
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 5995 Views :: Energy, Environment
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While the nation’s gross domestic product grew by 1.7 percent in 2011, economic output shrank in only five states....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Pinata: AG Louie to Give Mortagage Settlement Money to Profitable NonProfits, DoE, Counties
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 4470 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Attorney General Louie declared his intention to distribute this money swiftly....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Power to the Physicians, Not the Hospitals
By NCPA @ 2:51 PM :: 5341 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The latest study of pay-for-performance finds that doesn’t work either....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Is Costing Taxpayers Billions
By NCPA @ 2:45 PM :: 6041 Views :: National News, Ethics
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder suggests that there is an estimated $60 to $90 billion in fraud in Medicare and a similar amount for Medicaid
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Wisconsin: Democrats' Dry Run for November
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 5485 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Democrats now must pick up the wreckage from an election that they orchestrated and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz called a "dry run" for November....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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A Historic Win for Reform in Wisconsin
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:40 PM :: 5138 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The state of Wisconsin has once again lived up to its billing as a Midwestern incubator of Big Ideas....
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| Wednesday, June 6, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Nominates Judge Pollack to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 6395 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This nomination fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice James E. Duffy, Jr. and requires confirmation by the State Senate.
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| Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Fires at Kahuku Windfarm Released 'Reactive' Particles, $2M Damage
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 15388 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Defective parts caused a devastating fire in a 2-month-old Hawaii wind farm that cost millions to repair, the energy company that ran the farm says in a Texas court.
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| Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Full Text: 2011 Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 6191 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Youth Tobacco Survey (HYTS) is a module of the Hawaii School Health Survey administered to public school students in grades 6-12 throughout Hawaii ....
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| Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Volcanic Haze: Debunking the 'Science' Behind EPA's Particulate Regs
By NCPA @ 1:06 PM :: 9728 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have Americans believe that hundreds of thousands will die unless its new and unparalleled regulatory agenda is enacted....
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| Tuesday, June 5, 2012 |
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Changing America's Course
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:58 PM :: 5265 Views :: National News, Ethics
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There's no way to predict how the 2012 elections will turn out. But it will be a turning point in American history....
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| Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 4, 2012
By Congress.org @ 6:45 PM :: 6545 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- House: FDA User Fee Reauthorization
- House: Sex-Selective Abortion Ban
- House: Intelligence Authorization
- House: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations
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| Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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HSTA: 54% of Members Voted on Rejected Contract
By News Release @ 7:39 AM :: 9914 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HSTA President Wil Okabe finally releases the turnout data in this so-called “ratification vote.”
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| Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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10 Ways to Lower Gas Prices
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:56 AM :: 5207 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...There are several steps Congress can immediately take, and President Obama can immediately support, that will help alleviate the pain felt at the pump by American families and would create economic growth, and importantly, jobs....
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| Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
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CoR: Solar Tax Credit Scammers Will Take $491M More than Projected
By Andrew Walden @ 8:36 PM :: 8379 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...failure of the Legislature to check rampant abuse of Solar and Wind tax credits and shortfalls in projected income from last year's GE Tax hike may cost the General Fund as much as $721M over the coming seven years....
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| Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
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Full Text: Sierra Club Candidate Questionnaire
By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 7123 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Sierra Club is asking Legislative candidates to back fee increases on cars and trucks, agree to limit the size of homes on ag land to 1500 sq feet, start closing down HECO plants, and give lots of money to eco-make work projects....
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| Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
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Book: Obama's Puck's Alley Drug Dealer Killed by Gay Lover
By Selected News Articles @ 9:19 PM :: 20825 Views :: Hawaii History, Drugs, Obama
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(Ray) was a long-haired haole hippie who worked at the Mama Mia Pizza Parlor not far from Punahou and lived in a dilapidated bus ....
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| Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
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European Budget Cuts Threaten Mauna Kea Telescopes
By News Release @ 8:54 PM :: 13584 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The decision, a consequence of ongoing real terms cuts to the UK science budget by the Government, will almost certainly see the Hawaii-based UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) cease operations in the autumn of 2013 and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) do the same a year later, with the loss of around 40 jobs.
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Call for Criminal Investigation of Hanabusa's Campaign Loans
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 6546 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"If Hanabusa refuses to come clean, the HRP urges the appropriate law enforcement agencies and the House Ethics Committee to investigate Rep. Hanabusa for criminal and/or ethical misconduct."
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Solving the Electric Car Puzzle
By NCPA @ 3:22 PM :: 5777 Views :: National News, Ethics
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if 5 percent of cars in Los Angeles County were to plug in simultaneously, they could place a 750-megawatt load on California's already strained grid, equivalent to the generating capacity of two midsize power plants....
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Plastic Bag Ban Increases Landfill Use
By NCPA @ 3:15 PM :: 6169 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the city council claims it will attain a number of benefits that are direly wanted by its citizens. However, careful analysis of each supposed benefit shows that the ban is unlikely to provide any such value....
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Does New Zealand Have the Answer to Overfishing?
By NCPA @ 2:52 PM :: 7009 Views :: World News, Family
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New Zealand established a total allowable catch (TAC) for the country, and then distributed quota permits based on compliance with the TAC....
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases Legislative Wrap-Up Video
By News Release @ 1:30 PM :: 6328 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If you’d like to leave feedback on a particular bill, as I review and consider signing bills over the next month, please do so here....
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| Friday, June 1, 2012 |
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Unemployment Rises Again
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:24 PM :: 5211 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Taxmageddon is threatening the U.S. economy and holding back growth, but strangely, President Barack Obama isn't doing anything about it....
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| Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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Rail Suit Ruling May Contain 'Poison Pill'
By Selected News Articles @ 6:04 PM :: 10848 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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the court’s ruling may contain a "poison pill" as a result of one part of the Defendants’ pleadings....
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| Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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NELHA Audit: 40 Years of Pork Without a Plan
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 11185 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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After nearly 40 years, NELHA has yet to achieve its potential....
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| Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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No Mention of Gay Marriage as State Gives NFL $4M to Bring ProBowl Back One More Year
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 8723 Views :: Family, Tourism
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The Pro Bowl will resume in Hawaii on Jan. 27, 2013, one week before the Super Bowl in New Orleans. But poor timing is the NFL's first mistake....
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| Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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Hawaii’s Biotech Papayas Hold a Lesson for America
By Selected News Articles @ 2:06 PM :: 7078 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... even as professional protestors peddle scientific ignorance to frighten the public ....
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| Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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Got Electricity? EPA May Force Shutdown of HECO Plants
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 10572 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Electric Light Company could meet this cap through conservation and already planned increases in the use of renewable energy....
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| Thursday, May 31, 2012 |
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How Radical Were Wisconsin's Reforms?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:14 PM :: 5518 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One year ago, the state of Wisconsin adopted sweeping reforms that curbed collective bargaining rights among government workers, brought the state's pension system into line, and empowered those workers to choose whether or not to pay union dues....
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| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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The $123K Question: Is Hanabusa Looting Her Own Campaign?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:24 PM :: 13370 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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According to OpenSecrets.com, over $123,000 has been diverted from her campaign to Hanabusa’s own accounts since 2011.
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| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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Korean Tourism? Hirono Claims Accomplishments of Others
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 7818 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hirono used her debate time to make the dubious claim that because of "her" VISIT USA Act, Korean visitors have increased by 50%. Not only is this inaccurate, it highlights Hirono's Johnny-come-lately approach to tourism and her nearly nonexistent record on issues....
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| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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DoJ Details Admissions of Criminal Pfluegers
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 13450 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Charles Alan Pflueger, owner of Pflueger Inc., Randall Kurata, the company’s chief financial officer, and Julie Kam, Pflueger’s executive assistant, pleaded guilty....
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| Wednesday, May 30, 2012 |
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Hawaii Ranks 46th in Forclosures
By News Release @ 2:35 PM :: 11178 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This report has state data separated into judicial vs. non-judicial foreclosure state categories....
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