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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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Marumoto: Plan to Release 1,195 Criminals is 'Kapakahi'
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 6804 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Will programs to help the prisoners adjust be in place the first year when most of the prisoners are let out? 410 will be released the first year, 384 in the 2nd year, 257 in the 3rd year, 111 in the 4th year, 29 in the 5th year, and 4 in the 6th year for a total release of 1,195 prisoners over 6 years....
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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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USCG Reviewing Molokai Harbor Safari Explorer Yacht Rules
By Selected News Articles @ 3:33 PM :: 6592 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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A U.S. Coast Guard temporary security zone to protect protesters from Hawaii's Safari Explorer yacht cruise is ending, and the USCG seeks input on how the rule may be improved....
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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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Washington Needs A Lesson on Student Loans
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:30 PM :: 5219 Views :: National News, Ethics
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You know a politician is looking for applause when he speaks in front of a crowd of college students and says he's there to help them pay back their student loans....
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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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US, Japan Reach $8.6B Deal on Transfer of 9,000 Okinawa Marines
By News Release @ 10:38 AM :: 14592 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Abercrombie jumps the gun to claim credit for something that wasn't his doing ....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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City 'Error': Kahuku is #1 Landfill Site, not Ameron
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 7805 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Now Carlisle will be able to 'ride to the rescue' of the Windward Shore as well as 'saving' Kailua and Kaneohe when he renews Waimanalo Gulch. What a charade!
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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Hawaii is #2 in Nation for Mortgage Scams
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 9555 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The top five states ranked by per capita in 2011 were: California, Hawaii, Florida, Nevada, and the District of Columbia ....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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NMI Medicaid Cases “Circulate in Hawaii Like Hot Potatoes”
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 AM :: 9966 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Private clinics and pharmacies have whispered among themselves for months about suspending services due to non-payment of millions....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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Feds Begin Forcing Hawaii Island MDs into 'Medical Homes'
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 9486 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has appointed Daniel E. Brown, Ph.D., as principal investigator (P.I.) for the Hawai‘i Island Beacon Community (HIBC), a federally funded health care transformation project administered through the UH Hilo College of Pharmacy....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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HMA Warns Against 'Imminent Storm' Caused by Obamacare Implementation
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 9987 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... imminent storm that is about to occur due to simultaneous implementation of multiple programs that will create extraordinary financial and administrative burden ....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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Stopping the Cyber Espionage Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:38 AM :: 5866 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...today Congress has the opportunity to do something about it....
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
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Three Years without a Federal Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:19 PM :: 5643 Views :: National News, Ethics
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April 29 marks the third year in which the U.S. Senate has not passed a budget -- a staggering dereliction of duty, particularly given the country's near-$16 trillion debt. But that's not the Senate's only blockbuster failure ....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Planning Commission Set to Decide on 15-year Extension for Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
By Tom Berg @ 6:29 PM :: 8201 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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... the Planning Commission will render a decision on May 25, at 9:00 a.m. at the Mission Memorial Auditorium to either approve or deny the 15-year extension ....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Clinton’s chief economist supports Jones Act reform for Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 6:16 PM :: 15951 Views :: Jones Act
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Professor Stiglitz explained that the first time the Jones Act came to his attention is when he worked on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and it was identified as a major impediment to the national U.S. economy....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Full Text: Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Reapportionment Plan
By Robert Thomas @ 5:43 PM :: 7945 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii’s 2012 Plan is not just “substantially” different from population, it is grossly deviant.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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DoD IDs Hawaii Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 10893 Views :: Energy, National News, World News, Family
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They died April 19, in southwestern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the UH-60 Black Hawk they were in crashed.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Relativity Media Using Hollywood Accounting to Sell Hawaii Film Incentive
By Selected News Articles @ 3:36 PM :: 8974 Views :: Energy, Environment
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One person saw an opportunity with the demise of the German tax shelter: Relativity Media founder Ryan Kavanaugh....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Contractor Scores Hawaii RTTT Assessment Deal
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 7264 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Assess2Know will allow Hawaii to evaluate students' performance using thousands of measures in alignment with instructional objectives and Common Core State Standards, which were implemented in 2011....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Progressives Move to Amend First Amendment
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:47 PM :: 6348 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The proposal, which is known as the "People's Rights Amendment," would amend the Constitution and hold that constitutional rights are only for "natural persons," meaning that corporations and legal entities would no longer enjoy the freedoms the Constitution guarantees....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 23, 2012
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 8993 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Cloture Motion; Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
- House: Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
- House: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II
- House: Small Business Tax Cut Act
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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DHS Proposes Merging Medicare, Medicaid
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 7083 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The state Department of Human Services (DHS) has posted for public comment a draft proposal for a demonstration project that would integrate healthcare services for clients enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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Health Exchange Launches First Stage of Computer Program to Control Your Health Care
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 6813 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Health Connector, which was established to create and oversee the state’s health insurance exchange, will begin the first phase of the information technology (IT) system next week as the result of a contract with Public Consulting Group (PCG) of Boston....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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The Bloated Government of America
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:50 PM :: 6151 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The latest example came last week when Democratic leadership in the Senate again passed the buck on enacting a budget -- on April 29, it will have been three years since the Senate last passed a budget resolution....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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Senate Likely to Shift Republican Even Without Lingle Victory
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 10523 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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To turn out their vote this fall, Hawaii Democrats are claiming that Hawaii will decide the balance of power in the US Senate. But in reality Hawaii's Senate election will determine whether the Aloha State will have a voice on the majority side of the aisle or will suffer decades of obscurity with low-seniority Senators of the minority party ....
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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
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Full Text: 2012 HSTA Legislative Endorsement Questionnaire
By Andrew Walden @ 8:55 PM :: 6884 Views :: Energy, Environment
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For 2012 HSTA has deleted several questions from 2010 including their call for legislators to de-fund services for severely disabled students in violation of the Felix Consent Decree.
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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
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Hawaii Court Ruling Challenges Gun Ban After Non-Violent Misdemeanor Conviction
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 PM :: 10093 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Hawaii harassment statute, which Fisher had violated ... includes not just violent touching but “any slight touching of another person in a manner which is known to be offensive to that person.”
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Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
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Zip Needed in Public Decision Making
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 7:32 AM :: 6321 Views :: Energy, Environment
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While some of the slowness of government action is certainly attributable to the laws and regulations that have been layered upon year after year, a good part of the blame lies with the reality that many in the public sector do not want to make decisions purely out of the fear that the decision might be wrong....
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
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Utility Rejects "Expensive, High Risk" Undersea Power Cable Project
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 13165 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, National News, Ethics
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"If there is an issue under water, you literally have to pull the whole cable up, and that's very expensive."
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Selection Committee Proposes Kailua Site for New Oahu Landfill
By Tom Berg @ 9:36 PM :: 8188 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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...The Ameron Quarry in Kailua was chosen as the best site to house the next landfill. The next step is for the Mayor to agree . . . for he does have the power to not agree and pick another site....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Ward, Slom, Marumoto Talk Story at Maunalua Bay
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 8727 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Rep. Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) will host a "Talk Story" with constituents in his district at Maunalua Bay (next to the canoe halau) this Saturday April 21 from Noon to 2 p.m. Food will be provided....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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What if Fannie and Freddie Were Eliminated?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:57 PM :: 6240 Views :: National News, Ethics
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the true cause of what burst America's housing bubble is still debated, two of the culprits -- housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are still going strong ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Six University of Hawaii Regents named
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 6482 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawai‘i State Senate has confirmed the appointment of four new members of the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents effective July 1, 2012, and renewed the appointment of two Regents....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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HSTA Lawsuit against Laupahoehoe Charter School Dismissed
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 10060 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Judge Hara ruled that the HSTA, Mr. Beekman and Mrs. Wilson had no standing ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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After Dumping Goldman Sachs, Hawaii ERS Quietly Seeks New Managers for $1.2B
By Selected News Articles @ 2:25 AM :: 6536 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Hawaii Employees' Retirement System, Honolulu, is searching for up to three domestic large-cap equity managers to run a total of about $1.2 billion, according to sources ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Akaka Co-Sponsors Bill to Protect Civil Rights of Military Personnel
By News Release @ 1:58 AM :: 7247 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...many of the protections put in place to help shield our nation’s heroes—specifically the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)— have been violated in a disturbing number of cases within the past several years....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Federal Correctional Officer Charged with Sexual Abuse of Detainee
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 4868 Views
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... according to indictment, on five occasions between September 23, 2011 and December 8, 2011, Seaman engaged in illegal sexual acts with a detainee at FDC ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Three Convicted in Looting of Am Samoa Non-Profit
By News Release @ 1:13 AM :: 7514 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The case arose from allegations of theft and fraud at a now-defunct nonprofit legal services corporation in American Samoa called the U’una’i Legal Services Corporation (ULSC). ULSC was the only nonprofit organization in American Samoa that was dedicated to providing free legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual abuse.
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Listening Sessions for Ocean Resources Management Plan
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 6049 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Scheduled as follows, open house starts at 5:30 p.m. with formal presentation to start at 6:30 p.m....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Court Rules LUC Violated Developer's Civil Rights
By Robert Thomas @ 12:17 AM :: 8805 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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DW Aina Lea Dev. LLC v. State of Hawaii Land Use Comm'n, No. 11--1-0112K ....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases $34.2 Million for CIP
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 6379 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $34.2 million for various Capital Improvement Projects ....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Jo Ann Uchida Takeuchi DCCA Deputy Director
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 6571 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the recent appointment of Jo Ann Uchida Takeuchi as deputy director of the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). She fills the vacancy left by Everett Kaneshige....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Case: Hirono Cherrypicks Debates With Least Exposure
By Ed Case @ 9:19 PM :: 4696 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"The campaign's real slogan is: 'No Debates; Just Watch My Commercials'.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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Jobs? Hanabusa Votes Against Tax Cut for 97% of Hawaii’s Employers
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:41 PM :: 10154 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I'm glad to see this small business bill pass the House, with the support of 18 Democrats, and disappointed that Congresswoman Hanabusa voted against it," stated Former Congressman Charles K. Djou....
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 |
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US Energy Dep't: 300 Open Criminal Investigations of Green Energy Scammers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:32 PM :: 7471 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...government waste, fraud and abuse isn't limited to just one agency. Look no further than the Department of Energy (DOE) whose inspector general said yesterday that he's overseeing 250 to 300 open criminal investigations....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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HB425 Opens Door to Natural Gas, Mandates Diversity of Fossil Fuel Energy Sources
By News Release @ 9:35 PM :: 6230 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the public utilities commission shall consider the costs and benefits of a diverse fossil fuel portfolio and of maximizing the efficiency of all electric utility assets to lower and stabilize the cost of electricity....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Legislators Voting to Release 1,100 Criminals on Streets of Hawaii
By Rep Barbara Marumoto @ 9:08 PM :: 8511 Views :: Justice Reinvestment
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This "early release bill" amends current state law in a manner that can affect neighborhood security. With 1100 inmates released in the first 3 years of the program, there will be some recidivism, some crimes and many victims....
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012 |
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Save Kakaako: Rally to Stop HB2819
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 10086 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Saturday, April 21 9AM at Kaka‘ako Gateway Park
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