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Saturday, November 27, 2010 |
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As debate looms, Honolulu Council Special Election residency challenges multiply
By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 11859 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Charges and counter charges over carpet-bagging and eligibility are proliferating in the December 9-29 Special Election for the Honolulu Council District 1 seat being vacated by Todd Apo.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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Fragile Urban Families: New findings show just how bad things are for the kids
By Selected News Articles @ 7:24 PM :: 9150 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...within five years, a tiny 15 percent of the unmarried couples had actually taken wedding vows, while a whopping 60 percent had split up. At the five-year mark, only 36 percent of the children lived with their fathers, and half of the other 64 percent hadn’t seen their dads in the last month. One-half to two-thirds of the absent fathers provided little or no financial support....
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Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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Hawaii Anti-Trust Adventures: Rubber hose enforcement
By Selected News Articles @ 5:52 PM :: 9038 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Two companies and several individuals were being tried (in early 1960s Honolulu) for price fixing, a felony under the Sherman Antitrust Act. My star witness was an executive in one of the companies on trial — he turned state’s evidence in order to receive immunity from prosecution.
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Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:19 PM :: 4604 Views :: National News, Ethics
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I do therefore invite my fellow-citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010 |
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Residency Challenge filed against Kioni Dudley Council Candidacy
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 15007 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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The attached letter is a "voter challenge" that was filed with the City Clerk of the City and County of Honolulu Nov. 24, 2010 at 11:57 AM. It suggests that Mr. Michael Keoni Dudley has falsified voter registration and candidate registration information so that he can run in the District 1 Special Election for Todd Apo's old council seat.
UPDATE: Dudley calls LoPresti “Obsessed Voyeur” suggests job is at risk
LoPresti: “This multi-millionaire is now threatening me”
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Thursday, November 25, 2010 |
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Three Republicans seek Ewa-Leeward Council Seat
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 7427 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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The General Election may be over, but Republicans have the chance to help elect a fellow Republican next month. Three Republicans, Tom Berg, Bob McDermott and John Roco are vying for the City Council Seat.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010 |
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FULL TEXT: Hawaii $1.1B settlement agreement with Citigroup
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 6719 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Georgina Kawamura, Director of the Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance stated: “I believe this agreement makes sense for Hawaii. Our goal in these negotiations has been to assure that our taxpayers will not receive less than par on these investments, and this agreement provides for that.”
“We’re pleased to provide this liquidity solution to the State,” said Alexander Samuelson, Director, Citi Public Affairs.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010 |
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Giving Thanks for the Free Market
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:23 AM :: 4549 Views :: National News, Ethics
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As described by Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford in his diary Of Plymouth Plantation, the first Pilgrim winters in America were tough. The colonists failed to produce adequate food and shelter, and as a result, many did not survive. But eventually the colony rebounded. The Pilgrims did build sufficient homes and did plant enough crops to feed the entire colony. So great was their bounty that they celebrated with a harvest feast that eventually became the Thanksgiving holiday that we celebrate today. But what was the key to the colony’s turnaround? What drove them from poverty to prosperity? The answer may surprise you.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
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Mother of Lt Gov. Aiona dies at 93
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 6853 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In lieu of flowers, the Lt. Governor’s family suggests a donation to the Reid J.K. Richards Foundation, which was Frances Aiona’s favorite charity. The foundation was established on behalf of the Lt. Governor’s nephew Reid, who passed away at the age of 33.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
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Thanksgiving message from Lingle and Aiona
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 5323 Views
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Let us also take a moment to express our appreciation for our men and women in uniform, serving both at home and abroad, who have volunteered to sacrifice time with their families to serve our nation and provide a warm blanket of safety for all of us.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
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Stop Treating Everyone As An Equal Threat
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:16 PM :: 6654 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Associated Press reported yesterday that “cabinet secretaries, top congressional leaders and an exclusive group of senior U.S. officials are exempt from toughened new airport screening procedures when they fly commercially with government-approved federal security details.” The article goes on to report that while the rest of the public is still subject to either a body scanner or “an intimate personal pat-down,”....
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010 |
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Aiona: “Maybe run again for Governor in 2014”
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 PM :: 5590 Views
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Aiona said his decision to run for governor again will be based on the 2012 elections. He said he'll be looking at his party support, the presidential elections and the success or failure of governor Abercrombie's administration.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
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Hawaii High Schools ranked by college performance of graduates
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 8004 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The College and Career Indicators Report is an annual collaboration between the State of Hawai‘i Department of Education (DOE) and the University of Hawai‘i, coordinated by Hawai‘i P-20 Partnerships for Education. Hawai‘i P-20 issues this report each spring for the previous year’s graduating class.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
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Full Text: 18 Hawaii Groups call for greater openness at Legislature
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 6608 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We commend the legislature for improvements in public access in recent years. However, we feel there is a lot more that needs to be done. It is still very difficult for ordinary citizens to keep up with what is happening at the State Capitol if they cannot be there regularly in person.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
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Heritage: Don’t Give In To North Korea Demands
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:13 PM :: 10585 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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At 2:43 PM local time today, North Korea fired artillery rockets at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong setting dozens of residential homes ablaze, wounding three civilians and fifteen soldiers, and killing two South Korean Marines....
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 |
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New Biography: The Spirit of Father Damien The Leper Priest-A Saint for Our Times
By News Release @ 11:57 AM :: 11828 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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...the greatest gift he gave them was their transformation from a disordered, lawless throng exiled in desperate anarchy into a living community built on Jesus Christ, a community in which they learned to care for one another.
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Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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Congress: How Hawaii delegation voted Nov 22
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 8344 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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November 22, 2010 Recent Congressional Votes:
- Senate: Cloture Motion; Paycheck Fairness Act
- House: Telework Improvements Act
- House: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continuation Act
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Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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Last elected BoE to be sworn in Nov 29
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 6544 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Board of Education will hold an induction ceremony on Monday, Nov. 29, for seven candidates elected on Nov. 2 to serve a four-year term as members of the Board.
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Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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Obama’s New START limits anti-missile defense
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:42 PM :: 5601 Views
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President Obama’s New START contains at least five sections that limit missile defense, including....
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Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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'You did what?' How anti-trust lawyer broke up Big 5
By Selected News Articles @ 1:31 PM :: 10795 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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When Hawaii became a state, the Department of Justice sent two attorneys to enforce the antitrust laws. I was one of them....
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Sunday, November 21, 2010 |
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Hawaii GOP State Senate results underline importance of community commitment
By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 7746 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In spite of the GOP’s losses at the top of the ticket, re-integrating faith-based voters into the GOP has produced gains at the ballot box for legislative campaigns and made all the difference in 2010 candidate recruitment.
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Sunday, November 21, 2010 |
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Saturday, November 20, 2010 |
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Aloha Family Alliance: Our advice is do not give up
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 7593 Views :: Energy, Environment
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It is sad to see Gary Okino leave the Democratic Party. I happen to be a life long Democrat, but I don't put the party ahead of what is morally necessary for our community to thrive. To be truly Democratic, as its name implies, the party should welcome divergent views.
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Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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In face of opposition, lame duck Maui Council punts on property tax hike
By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 9703 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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According to Council committee agenda, “The purpose of the proposed bill is to lower the home exemption from $300,000 to $200,000, for tax years beginning on or after July 1, 2011.”
The result of such a move would be to sharply increase residential property tax bills. Calculated as a percentage, the tax hike would fall disproportionately on those whose homes have lower real estate values.
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Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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BoE refuses to follow law: Rejects meal price increases
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 7473 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The proposed price hikes came in response to Act 26, which was passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Linda Lingle in 2009. It mandated the Department to set breakfast and lunch prices at no less than half the cost of preparing the meals due to escalating food, energy and labor costs.
Board Chairman Garrett Toguchi called for the Legislature to repeal Act 26, and provide sufficient funding for the school food program....
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Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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Our Economy Can't Afford More GM "Success" Stories
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:30 PM :: 4971 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...if the Obama Administration keeps selling their GM stock at the IPO price, the U.S. taxpayer will lose $10 billion on the deal, and that does not include the loans GM still owes, cash for clunkers, the Chevy Volt subsidies, or the millions of unseen costs the unprecedented intervention has inflicted on our economy.....
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Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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FULL TEXT: State Senate Committee Assignments Finalized
By News Release @ 12:39 PM :: 6924 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Complete list of Hawaii State Senate Leadership and Committee Assignments 2010-2011.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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Hawaii DoT sells $201M in bonds
By News Release @ 3:27 PM :: 6532 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle announced today that the State of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation – Harbors Division successfully sold $201.39 million of Harbors System Revenue Bonds to fund various capital projects for the State’s Harbors Modernization Plan and to refinance existing bonds for debt service savings.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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FULL TEXT: Report on Hawaii Personal Information Breaches -- 479,000 victims in state
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 8850 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Since 2005, at least 479,000 personal records have been breached in the state of Hawaii – records on one out of every three residents – according to a report by the Liberty Coalition.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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Hawaii County seeks nominees for Reapportionment Commission
By News Release @ 11:56 AM :: 8669 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The Hawai‘i County Charter (Section 3-17) provides for the empanelling of a Reapportionment Commission every ten years, beginning in 1991, which means 2011 is a “reapportionment year.” Nine citizens (one from each Council district) will be nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the Council by March 1, 2011.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 |
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Four Loko: Does The FDA Really Need More Power?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:32 AM :: 10058 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Our long national nightmare is over. Phusion Projects, the makers of Four Loko brand caffeinated malt beverages, announced yesterday that it will remove the caffeine from its products. Phusion’s decisions came just one day after Senator Chuck Schumer (D–NY) pushed the Food and Drug Administration to ban “these dangerous and toxic drinks.” ...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |
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Honolulu Council Special Election: Mel Kahele, Waimanalo Gulch, and other baggage
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 PM :: 15470 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor, Politicians
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In the formally non-partisan winner-take-all race, Kahele, a Democrat, will face former GOP State Rep Bob McDermott, and Democrats Matthew LoPresti and Christopher Lewis. But Kahele’s chances may hinge on voters, media, and opposing campaigns not having time to do research. Kahele carries a lot of baggage, including a metaphorical steamer trunk loaded with the fragrant burden of Waimanalo Gulch.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 |
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Panos: Carlisle’s start disappointing
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 5195 Views
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What a disappointing start for Carlisle. It is too obvious now that he does not know anybody other than a group of downtown lawyers. So he made Managing Director a deputy prosecutor and reappointed the Mufi cabinet!
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
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FULL TEXT: New version of Akaka Bill introduced in US Senate
By Andrew Walden @ 8:06 PM :: 13546 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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A new version of the Akaka Bill was introduced yesterday in the US Senate by Sen. Dan Akaka (D-HI). In accordance with Senate rules, the new bill, designated S. 3945, was read twice on the Senate floor and then referred to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. A text of S. 3945 is not yet available.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
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S&P Downgrades Hawaiian Electric to Brink of Junk, Conservation, Regulatory Lag Blamed
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 6871 Views :: Energy, Environment
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WSJ: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services cut its rating on Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (HE) and its electric utility subsidiaries by one notch to the brink of junk.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 |
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Maui Council to consider property tax hike on residential homeowners
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 8527 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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Today, Tuesday November 16th, the Maui County Council will be accepting public testimony regarding a big proposed property tax increase. If you can make it you can sign in to testify by 1:30 pm on the 8th floor of the County building.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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Inouye becomes useless? House, Senate Republicans place moratorium on Earmarks
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 10617 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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So much for Neil Abercrombie’s “more federal funds” refrain, eh? If this holds, Inouye will no longer be able to buy off his cronies and the corporatist state will starve. Hawaii Democrats will be relegated to peddling marijuana, assisted suicide, and gay marriage as substitutes for pork barrel projects.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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Aloha to Current Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 7558 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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If a group of Honolulu city council members has its way, nonprofits that are exempt from paying more than $300 a year in property taxes will see their bills go up. Sparking the push to raise more revenue from nonprofits—as in other municipalities around the country—is an expected $100 million-plus gap in the city's budget.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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NYT: Obama’s economic view rejected on world stage
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:11 PM :: 8822 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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President Barack Obama returned from Asia yesterday, and the headlines greeting him home are not kind. “Obama’s economic view is rejected on world stage,” reads The New York Times; “Obama, weakened after midterms, reveals limited leverage in failed S. Korea deal,” says The Washington Post; and ABC News declares, “President Obama Falls Short on G-20 Goals: Failure to Deliver on Key Trade Goals Reveals Limits of American Influence.” These headlines are only half-right: Yes, President Obama did fail to deliver on his agenda in Asia, but the culprit is not declining American influence. The problem is a losing agenda set by the President himself.
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Monday, November 15, 2010 |
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Marumoto challenges latest Gensiro Kawamoto scheme
By News Release @ 11:14 AM :: 6540 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Honolulu - News articles report that Japanese billionaire Gensiro Kawamoto wants to establish an art museum on his Kahala Avenue properties. Representative Barbara Marumoto (R-19th Dist. Kaimuki/Waialae/Kahala) is calling for a discussion of this issue at a Neighborhood Board No. 3 meeting.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Bishop Estate refuses to negotiate lease with Kamilonui Valley farmers
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 8375 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Representative Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) said today on behalf of the Hawaii Kai community keenly interested in keeping the Kamilonui Valley farmers on their agriculture lots leased from Bishop Estate – Kamehameha Schools, that the Estate has not negotiated in good faith, and is calling upon the community to support the farmers.
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Sunday, November 14, 2010 |
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AP Exit Poll: Hawaii is only state where independent voters don't think government is doing too much
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 8023 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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--A chunk of independent voters said they want the government to do less after two years of Democratic domination in the nation's capital. That's almost a direct reversal of how this voting group behaved in 2008. Majorities of independents in each state surveyed except Democratic-leaning Hawaii said the government is doing too many things better left to the private sector and individuals.
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Friday, November 12, 2010 |
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CBS News: Hawaii AG Bennett’s suit could be deathknell to drug price manipulation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 PM :: 8937 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The state of Hawaii’s lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager McKesson (MCK) and drug database manager First DataBank could signal the end of drug price manipulation, at least as we currently know it....
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Friday, November 12, 2010 |
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The Obamacare Burden To Your State Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:19 PM :: 7515 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Facing a $25 billion deficit for their next two-year budget cycle, Texas lawmakers are considering closing the gap by dropping out of Medicaid. “This system is bankrupting our state,” State Representative Warren Chisum told The New York Times. “We need to get out of it. And with the budget shortfall we’re anticipating, we may have to act this year,” he said.
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Thursday, November 11, 2010 |
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Providing for Those Who Serve
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:27 PM :: 4148 Views :: National News, Ethics
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On this national holiday we also take a closer look at how Congress plans to provide for those who serve. Yesterday, President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released a report calling for $100 billion cuts to the defense budget. The Commission's defense cuts would make America less safe and are thus completely irresponsible.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
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US Supreme Court refuses to hear Hawaii beach accretion case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:24 PM :: 10448 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The denial of cert by the U.S. Supreme Court means that until the Hawaii Supreme Court confirms or rules otherwise in a future case, the ICA's rule that "unvested" rights or "contingent future interests" are not property and are subject to uncompensated acquisition by the legislature, is the law.
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
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Hokulia Bypass: Hawaii Supreme Court upholds land acquisition for road
By Robert Thomas @ 10:08 PM :: 9963 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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In the instant appeal, we hold that the County’s asserted public purpose for Condemnation was not a pretext for a primarily private benefit....
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010 |
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Tourism Marketing: In London and ashamed to be from Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:16 PM :: 9451 Views :: Energy, Environment, World News
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I am currently in London attending World Travel Market (WTM) for eTurboNews. Don't expect business from wasting our tax payers promotional money that paid for the Hawaii Tourism Authority stand.
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