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Friday, June 3, 2011
Progressives: Hirono will rescue us from Xenophobic Warmonger and Corporate Shill Ed Case
By Selected News Articles @ 8:20 PM :: 8379 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...Last month we were worrying that the always ambitious, always reactionary corporate shill, Ed Case, would get a free ride for the Senate seat he once tried to steal from Dan Akaka, a progressive who is now retiring....

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Friday, June 3, 2011
APEC Preparations: Wealthy liberals pony up for Abercrombie’s Homeless Sweeps
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 7961 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...The grant will support initiatives proposed by Marc Alexander, the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness, including rapid housing and supportive services for people who are chronically homeless ....

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Friday, June 3, 2011
Unemployment Goes Up, Obama Declares Victory
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:26 PM :: 4424 Views :: National News, Ethics

...President Barack Obama is holding a victory party today at a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, trumpeting the only jobs he can manage to create—those bought and paid for directly by the U.S. taxpayer....

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Friday, June 3, 2011
Hanabusa backs Boehner against Obama, Hirono rejects call for Congressional Approval of Libya War
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 PM :: 10153 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hanabusa supported Speaker John Boehner’s resolution demanding that Obama seek approval of the war under the War Powers Act within 14 days.  Hanabusa also supported a resolution offered by Rep Dennis Kucinich demanding US withdrawal from Libya within 15 days.

Hirono opposed both resolutions, essentially agreeing that the President may go to war without Congressional approval. This position differs sharply with her loud opposition to the Iraq war under President Bush.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011
HIPA Hawaii Military Spending Study Tied to Fundraiser with Military Contractor?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:14 PM :: 9028 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Military Affairs Council and The Hawaii Institute For Public Affairs hosted a $35-a-ticket-event for the report co-sponsored by defense contractor BAE Systems yesterday.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Lung Association: Honolulu has America’s Cleanest Air
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 10482 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Ranked 1 for cleanest metropolitan areas in the country for Ozone
  • Ranked 1 for cleanest metropolitan areas in the country for 24-hour particle pollution
  • Ranked 4 for cleanest metropolitan areas in the country for annual particle pollution  
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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Moody’s Warns of US Default
By News Release @ 12:55 PM :: 7043 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

... the rating outlook will depend on the outcome of negotiations on deficit reduction. A credible agreement on substantial deficit reduction would support a continued stable outlook; lack of such an agreement could prompt Moody's to change its outlook to negative on the Aaa rating....

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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Abercrombie signs SB1347, gives HECO license to soak Consumers for Green Energy Projects
By Selected News Articles @ 11:26 AM :: 10353 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...there’s no opportunity for the Consumer Advocate to be a part of that process to say on behalf of the consumer, ‘We don’t believe that this rate increase is legitimate. We don’t believe you should authorize it.’ .... 

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Thursday, June 2, 2011
Time For Thoughtful Moves in Libya
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:11 AM :: 7503 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Last night, House Republican leadership postponed a vote on a measure to withdraw troops from Libya within 15 days. While many agree that entering the war was unwise, they are also fearful of making another rash move that could harm our national interest or leave our allies stranded.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
After Rejection by Mayo Clinic, US Senators ask Obama Admin to withdraw Medical Home Regs
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 7766 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The legislators state that..."all ten members of the nationally recognized Physician Group Practice (PGP) CMS demonstration project" have expressed reservations over the regulation ...(and)... a recent report from American Hospital Association estimated that ACO startup costs would be at least 10 times higher than costs cited in the proposed rule.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
National Right to Life: Medical rationing and $555B Medicare cuts in Obamacare Law
By Video @ 10:00 PM :: 7231 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

You’re hearing a lot of Democratic criticism about the Medicare budget proposal passed by the House of Representatives.

What you need to hear more about are the changes to Medicare already enacted as part of the Obama health care law.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Should ratepayers pay for Big Wind Studies? Life of the Land Challenges HECO
By Henry Curtis @ 9:04 PM :: 6473 Views :: Energy, Environment

Life of the Land has filed a Motion to Intervene in PUC Docket 2011-0112. The docket was opened so that HECO could acquire nearly $4M of ratepayer money for completed Big Wind studies. This is illegal. Rate recovery can only occur after acceptance of the Final EIS.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Abercrombie releases funds for Capital Improvement Projects
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 6131 Views :: Energy, Environment

These projects are aimed at improving and/or constructing learning facilities and campus environments within the Department of Education and the University of Hawai'i....

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Berg to Host Rail Town Hall Meeting in Ewa Beach
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 8074 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...On June 15th from 7pm to 9pm at the brand new Ewa Makai Middle School in Ewa Beach, Berg will host several guest presenters in order to facilitate the public being able to form an up-to-date understanding of what they can truly expect from the rail project....

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Debt Is Not a Game, Mr. President
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:18 PM :: 4675 Views :: National News, Ethics

Well, President Obama asked for it. And last night he got it in grand fashion—a “clean vote” on raising the nation’s debt limit, free of any of the desperately needed spending cuts that Americans are demanding, conservatives support, but liberals abhor.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
RAND: Military is 18% of Hawaii’s Economy (Full Text)
By News Release @ 10:37 AM :: 11527 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

DoD expenditures in Hawaii during FY 2007–2009 averaged $6.5 billion per year in 2009 dollars — $4.1 billion for personnel and $2.4 billion for procurement. These expenditures were associated with $12.2 billion worth of Hawaii's output — 18 percent of Hawaii's 2009 GDP — and 101,000 jobs.

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Battling back from Sex Harassment charges, Stacy Higa gets a nod from leading Feminists
By Andrew Walden @ 12:06 AM :: 11940 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Higher Education

After being hounded for years by charges of sexual harassment leveled against him by a former aide in a 2006 EEOC complaint, former Big Isle Council Chair and Mayoral candidate Stacy Higa has been named Executive Director of the Hawaii State Commission for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps programs in Hawaii.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Hirono, Hanabusa vote to increase National Debt: House rejects 97-318
By News Release @ 8:29 PM :: 9733 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Congresswomen Hirono and Hanabusa are clearly part of the problem in Washington and have offered no solutions other than spending more money. This vote alone is a good reason why Congresswoman Hirono does not deserve or belong in the U.S. Senate.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Horizon Lines may be delisted from NY Stock Exchange
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 6261 Views

Stephen H. Fraser, President and Chief Executive Officer-- "We believe our current stock price and market capitalization reflect investor concern over our ability to achieve a long-term refinancing that deleverages the company and preserves equity. We are working to complete a successful refinancing which we hope will alleviate that concern and help us achieve higher market capitalization."

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Hawaii Right to Life PAC Congratulates Neighborhood Board Candidates Who Advocate for Life
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 6479 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

"We are thrilled that eleven of thirteen candidates endorsed by Hawaii Right to Life PAC won their respective races. We also believe that every person who runs for public office of any kind and vows to uphold the right to life is a winner." said Janet Grace, Executive Director of Hawaii Right to Life.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 31
By Selected News Articles @ 5:12 PM :: 7211 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Recent Congressional Votes

  • Senate: FY2012 House Budget Resolution
  • Senate: President’s FY2012 Budget Resolution
  • Senate: Patriot Act Extensions
  • House: National Defense Authorization Act, FY2012
  • House: Patriot Act Extensions
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The Unstimulated Economy
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:27 PM :: 5780 Views :: National News, Ethics

...revised data released last week that shows the economy’s growth stuck at 1.8 percent, slow consumer spending, stagnant wages, higher prices for gas and food, the poor housing market, flagging consumer confidence and a recent Labor Department report showing a higher-than-expected rise in claims for jobless benefits.....

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
HB838: Reapportionment Funds Held up by Abercrombie
By Selected News Articles @ 11:35 AM :: 8364 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

There is upon your desk an emergency appropriation by the legislature (HB838) awaiting your signature to fund the functions of the Reapportionment Commission and its temporary staff positions.

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Monday, May 30, 2011
Molokai Anti-Wind Group Forms
By News Release @ 10:45 AM :: 9599 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

IAM is fortunate and pleased to announce that on June 2 at 6 p.m. at the Kulana `Oiwi Halau, Robin Kaye from Friends of Lanai (FOL) will be sharing the “Lanai Wind Fall Out” video and their experience with the Big Wind and undersea cable project.

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Monday, May 30, 2011
Abercrombie’s Tough Deal: Penny-pinching Governor demands Control over decision to “Extend Life”
By Andrew Walden @ 12:36 AM :: 8560 Views :: Energy, Environment

Arrogantly, Abercrombie states that “we” –ie the State—have to “deal with” the question: “Are we extending life or are we prolonging death?”

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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Churches Are Helping More Foster Children Find Families
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4455 Views :: National News, Ethics

For every child currently waiting to be adopted, there are 500 married households and three religious congregations in America.

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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Ronald Reagan, Memorial Day 1986: “They chose to reject the fashionable skepticism of their time”
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 7834 Views :: National News, World News

Here in Arlington rests a sharecropper's son who became a hero to a lonely people. Joe Louis came from nowhere, but he knew how to fight. And he galvanized a nation in the days after Pearl Harbor when he put on the uniform of his country and said, "I know we'll win because we're on God's side."

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Sunday, May 29, 2011
New Normal on Questions of Life
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:51 PM :: 5433 Views :: National News, Ethics

Just six months ago, the settled view was that Americans were putting social issues on the back burner.... As a New York Times headline in March 2010 put it: “Tea Party Avoids Divisive Social Issues."  Some avoidance. Since the beginning of this year, according to a count published by the liberal Alan Guttmacher Institute, state legislatures have introduced nearly 500 pro-life measures. Most alarming to the institute and its allies, an unprecedented number of such measures are being passed, many by wide margins, and made law. 

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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Hawaii Family Forum: Religious Freedom takes a Beating in Legislature
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:31 PM :: 8225 Views :: Energy, Environment

...we noticed a very strong change in the legislature this year towards religious entities. Comments directed at Hawaii Family Forum, and other religious organizations, were negative. Pro‐family supporters walked away from several hearings disheartened at the way legislators allowed, and in some cases perpetuated, back‐ended derogatory comments about religious institutions. We have never before seen this type of discrimination at the capitol....

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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Israel Day Hawaii Celebration May 29
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 13288 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

This spring, on Sunday, May 29, 2011, we will again create a festive environment to commemorate Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel's Independence Day....

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Saturday, May 28, 2011
Rep Gene Ward plans for July 4th Maunalua Bay
By Video @ 1:31 PM :: 8531 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Representative Gene Ward, Ph.D. speaks with Dianne Glei Event Chair, for the Independence Day at Maunalua Bay; Kevin Nitta, treasurer of the Independence Day at Maunalua Bay Foundation and Laura Buck, the IDMB Foundation president.

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Friday, May 27, 2011
Berg: Support needed for Community Benefits Bills on Council Agenda
By Tom Berg @ 10:48 PM :: 7201 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

...next Friday, June 3rd, we are on schedule to adopting a budget which (though imperfect in many ways) is definitely trying to make up for the shortchanging of taxpayers in years gone by....

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Friday, May 27, 2011
Complete list of Neighborhood Board Election Results
By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 PM :: 8024 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

The Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office has announced the complete election results for Honolulu Neighborhood Boards. The online voting, which ended Saturday May 21 drew 13,264 voters for an 8.5% turnout.

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Friday, May 27, 2011
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies protests subpoena of Maui Time online Commenters’ IDs
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 10916 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Association of Alternative Newsweeklies CONDEMNS the attempt by Maui authorities to force this disclosure, and SUPPORTS the right of Maui Time and Tommy Russo to oppose this subpoena and CALLS ON the district attorney of Maui to immediately withdraw this subpoena and cease all efforts to chill the free speech rights of Maui Time readers.

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Friday, May 27, 2011
189 Properties in Rail’s Path: Myths about Eminent Domain
By Robert Thomas @ 11:51 AM :: 10954 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...legal issues that the rail project will involve, include eminent domain, environmental questions, and the relationship with the newly-created Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART), an agency within city government to oversee the project....

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Friday, May 27, 2011
Attorney: Seizure of Molokai Ranch for Windfarm may be illegal
By Robert Thomas @ 11:42 AM :: 10785 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

When the government chooses a preferred beneficiary before it condemns, the taking looks a lot more like the prohibited "A-to-B" taking that the Court professes to frown upon....

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Friday, May 27, 2011
Abercrombie on CoR: No plans to call for Special Session
By News Release @ 11:20 AM :: 6634 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Council on Revenues forecast today was unchanged for the current and upcoming fiscal years. Governor Neil Abercrombie has no plans to call for a special session.

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Friday, May 27, 2011
DLNR to step up enforcement against Fishermen
By News Release @ 11:18 AM :: 6624 Views :: Energy, Environment

About 26 percent of households fish regularly, and majority of nearshore fishers are non-commercial, according to a 2006 University of Hawai'i Social Sciences Research Institute study. Unsustainable coastal development and pollution, along with a high volume of fishing activity, have (has) led to the decline of 75 percent of Hawai'i’s nearshore fish population.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Study: Hawaii Drivers rank 50th in Driving Skills
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 12117 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hawaii is 50th
Average Score 73.0%
32% of Hawaii drivers failed the National Drivers Test

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
$600 million in New Taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:59 PM :: 6814 Views :: Energy, Environment

These $600 million in increased taxes come even while state legislators might be finagling a pay raise for themselves—if House Bill 575 is vetoed on constitutionality grounds, legislators would get 12 percent pay raises, administrators 17 percent, and judges a 28.5 percent increase in salary.

Governor Abercrombie promised “A New Day in Hawaii”. Seems like business is same old, same old.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Hawaii Government agencies are tops in DC lobbying
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:56 PM :: 7761 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

in the first quarter of the year, government agencies in Hawaii spent more money lobbying in Washington, D.C. than private business did....  Hawaii state and local government spent about $185,000 on D.C. lobbying, compared to about $122,500 from Hawaii's private businesses over the same period.... the biggest state spenders were the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (which continues to push for the Akaka Bill) and InfraConsult, Inc. (which lobbies on behalf of Honolulu's rapid transit project). 

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Naming names: Who are the alleged Sovereignty-mortgage scammers?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 41025 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Ethics, Law Enforcement, OHA

This scam is tied to several well-known sovereignty activists—which perhaps explains why the Advertiser’s two recent articles have included so little information about the alleged perpetrators.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tulsi Gabbard announces Democratic campaign for CD2
By Video @ 2:17 PM :: 9642 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Having deployed twice to the Middle East, served 2 years in the US Senate with Senator Akaka, assisting him with issues such as energy independence, homeland security, the environment, and veteran affairs, being elected as a State legislator and City Councilmember, as well as my work with my environmental non-profit, I am well-equipped to take on these challenges, and am confident that I will serve you well.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers Study Shows Higher Health Care Costs under Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:13 PM :: 9204 Views :: National News, Ethics

Even steeper rises in the cost of private insurance are possible, due to Obamacare’s reductions in Medicare payment rates and its expansion of the Medicaid program.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Heritage Myth Buster: Ryan Budget saves Medicare for those 55 and over
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 8108 Views :: National News, Ethics

Myth #5: The House budget balances the budget on the backs of seniors.

Fact: Current and near-retirees are exempt from reforms.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Akaka, Inouye join in unanimous Senate rejection of Obama Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:00 PM :: 8083 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Instead of offering solutions, the left is resorting to smear tactics. The prime example this week surrounds a special congressional election in western New York, where Democrat Kathy Hochul defeated Republican Jane Corwin, who supported Ryan's budget. Hochul attacked the plan, falsely claiming that it was an attempt to end Medicare.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Heritage Foundation’s “Saving the American Dream” Plan Cuts Most Debt, Taxes & Federal Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:54 PM :: 4222 Views :: Energy, Environment

Of all the plans released today at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s 2011 Fiscal Summit, the Heritage Foundation’s proposal reduces the national debt held by the public the most and keeps federal spending and taxes at the lowest levels.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
UH Hilo to be home to NASA International Lunar Research Park
By News Release @ 12:47 PM :: 9221 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment

The state’s Office of Aerospace Development will be the lead state agency for the project, enhancing dialogue and coordination among the state, private and academic partners to enable growth and diversification of the state’s aerospace economy.

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
After raising taxes on poor, Abercrombie announces $13M Crony Capitalist Giveaway
By News Release @ 12:40 PM :: 8579 Views :: Energy, Small Business, Tax Credits

HSDC is developing a plan to best deploy these funds for worthy businesses.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Brookings: Muslims expel reformer from Manoa mosque, claim Arabs discovered Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:25 PM :: 26355 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

...he showed us the manuscript of Islam: A Religion of Peace? in which he points to the “negative” verses in the Quran and argues for their removal. “We should reject the earlier part of the Quran and use only the end part,” he told us, noting the community calls him a kafir (non-believer)....

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