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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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Duke Aiona Launches New Campaign Website
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 6409 Views :: Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU - Lt. Governor Duke Aiona today launched the centerpiece of his new media campaign that will help him connect and interact with voters on important local issues online.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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Furloughs: How Unions and the DoE aim to co-opt protesting parents
By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 AM :: 16722 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The HSTA and the DoE worked hard to make Hawaii public schools' 17 furlough days as chaotic and inconvenient a possible. Their goal: gin up pressure for tax increases. But in order to do this they need an ally--a group which provides the illusion of being independent of the HSTA and DoE. They have found it in the form of "KanuHawaii.org", a group headquartered on Bishop Street tied to the firm "3 Point Consulting."
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Monday, October 19, 2009 |
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Congressional fund race: Djou leads more than 2-1
By Andrew Walden @ 12:06 AM :: 13153 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The results are in and Republican Congressional Candidate Charles Djou's cash-on-hand total--a key early measure of political support--beats that of Democrat Ed Case by more than 2-1. Djou, an outgoing Honolulu City Council member, also beats Senate President Colleen Hanabusa (D-Ko`olina) by more than 40-1.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
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Imagined Ethnicity: Wahiawa beauty queen pens plea to Obama
By Andrew Walden @ 11:49 PM :: 7637 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, Ethics
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This past Friday October 9, 2009, I was honored to be crowned Miss Hampton University 2009-2010. It truly was the best night of my life! With that being said, I am sad to say that my crowning was not widely accepted and many negative comments regarding my win have been shared throughout my campus.
It would be much easier to say that possibly some were not accepting of the news because I wasn't the most qualified contestant; however, the true reason for the disapproval was because of the color of my skin. I am not African American.
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
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'Not Evil Just Wrong' Puts Human Face on 'Disastrous' Effects of Green Policies (see it here beginning today at 2pm HST)
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 8006 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On October 7, Phelim McAleer joined the Society of Environmental Journalists. Three days later, he took advantage of his new membership to attend former Vice President Al Gore’s speech to the group in Madison, Wis., and to rush up to the microphone afterward to ask a question....The event’s organizers mobilized, cutting the sound on McAleer’s microphone as he continued to pose questions. Moderator Tim Wheeler called it a “Warholian moment,” implying that McAleer had wrought 15 short minutes of fame out of the encounter. He had a point. Within 48 hours, McAleer had appeared on “Fox and Friends,” “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” and “Lou Dobbs,” and video of the encounter had appeared on “The O’Reilly Factor.”
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Friday, October 16, 2009 |
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"Muslim Mafia" Exposes CAIR's Exaggerations, Efforts to Stymie Law Enforcement
By IPT News @ 4:25 PM :: 11192 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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So far, CAIR has not challenged the veracity of the claims in Muslim Mafia. Instead, it has focused on the authors' political backgrounds and minimized the findings.
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Friday, October 16, 2009 |
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Lingle: Will agriculture survive Maui water diversion?
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 1:52 AM :: 13705 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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It is the fundamental issue of whether we will enable agriculture to survive in our state by ensuring that farmers have access to adequate water to grow their crops.
I am here to talk about achieving a meaningful, reasonable, and balanced decision by the Water Commission, and to offer caution that the decisions the Commission makes will have profound consequences for the future of Maui and our state as a whole.
The Commission will determine the allocation of stream water to meet a public trust. Included in that deliberation is the examination of the beneficial uses for the water. I believe because of its importance, water for agricultural operations should be given the same level of protection as that given to domestic consumption, the protection of traditional and customary Hawaiian rights, and the protection of fish and wildlife to achieve a proper ecological balance.
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Obamacare Forces You to Fund Abortions
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:54 AM :: 7056 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions,” Or so President Barack Obama promised to the American people in his health care address before a Joint Session of Congress on September 9th. But then why did the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops send a letter to Congress on October 8th writing: “No one should be required to pay for or participate in abortion. … No current bill meets this test”? Who is telling the truth?
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Muslim Mafia: CAIR's Inner Workings Exposed
By Daniel Pipes @ 12:56 AM :: 12617 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Written by P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, the investigation is based largely on the undercover work of Gaubatz's son Chris who spent six months as an intern at CAIR's D.C. headquarters in 2008. In that capacity, he acquired 12,000 pages of documentation and took 300 hours of video.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Obamacare: It’s All Downhill From Here
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:20 PM :: 9675 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The scariest part about yesterday’s Senate Finance Committee vote passing its version of Obamacare, is not what is in their bill (to the extent that it even exists), but that the Finance Committee bill promises to be the high water mark for “bipartisanship” in health care reform.
Now all of the other bills will be merged together behind the closed doors. All the bills are fundamentally flawed and will only get worse as the leaders in the House and Senate have to commit to actual details.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Back from Iraq: Tropic Lightning Soldiers return
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 8092 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, TIKRIT, Iraq - Nearly 1,000 Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division Headquarters will arrive in Hawaii from mid-October into early November after a year-long deployment to northern Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Monday, October 12, 2009 |
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Malulani Foundation Partners with Crossroads Program Group, LLC for Development of New Maui Hospital
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 11392 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Crossroads will develop a comprehensive assessment of Maui’s present and anticipated healthcare needs, a comprehensive financial feasibility study and business planning for the proposed medical development at a site in Kihei.
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Monday, October 12, 2009 |
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Hawaii evangelical churches plan election push
By Selected News Articles @ 12:26 AM :: 9324 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Catholic and evangelical Protestant leaders hope to push Hawaii politics rightward, preparing an election-year effort in 2010 to organize their parishioners into voting blocks that can help elect like-minded candidates. And they are hoping to use the issue of civil unions to get them there.
The state Legislature next year is expected to reconsider a proposal to allow gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions. The measure, which is on hold in the state Senate, generated some of the largest rallies ever seen at the normally placid Capitol earlier this year.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
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St. Damien Day Hawaii October 11
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 12972 Views :: DHHL, Energy
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On May 10, 1873, Damien arrived in Kalaupapa to meet the spiritual needs of the 600 residents. He soon realized that his presence provided much needed comfort to those suffering from Hansen’s Disease, and he served in different capacities, including doctor, carpenter, legal advocate and grave digger. He also organized religious associations, a children’s band and a choir. Through his work, Damien instilled pride and dignity in the residents of Kalaupapa, restoring the faith of the forgotten.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009 |
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Back from Iraq: 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Finally Home
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 11260 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The homecoming ceremony will take place Sunday at 5:25 p.m. at Wheeler Army Airfield. Family and friends wishing to welcome the Soldiers home are encouraged check the 25ID Web site, www.25idl.army.mil, for the latest ceremony updates.
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Friday, October 9, 2009 |
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Hawaii budget crisis: Adult Supervision vs Team Chaos
By Andrew Walden @ 7:10 PM :: 10774 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In spite of widespread anger by public school parents, few legislators have joined the call by former tax cheat and Lt Gov candidate Gary Hooser for a special session. But that is not the only game in town. While the mayors stall for time, the UHPA has rejected the UH system’s contract offer--unsurprising since Dan Inouye's handpicked UH system President is a poster girl for profligacy. UHPA boss AJ Musto, now calls for the legislature to return to session and enact tax increases. They will head to arbitration. The UPW is refusing to engage in serious negotiations, also insisting on arbitration—a strategy designed to bring a December arbitration ruling which will deliver the problem to the next legislative session in January.
Every bit of this game is about next year’s gubernatorial election.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 |
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Life and Death Medical Challenges on Maui
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:15 PM :: 14132 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ellen Bellerose rushed to Maui Memorial Medical Center's emergency room at her cardiologist's direction after she felt severe pain and pressure in her neck, chest and arms. As the pain intensified over the next two hours, she walked up to the counter three times to report difficulty breathing. She was told there were no beds available. "I was becoming terrified that I could die, unattended, in the emergency room." Although registered as a patient for 27 hours, she never entered the main hospital that February 7, 2006, but was billed as if she had.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 |
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Competition, Not Price-Controls, Will Save Medicare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:23 AM :: 8637 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Every version of Obamacare waiting to be merged into one bill on Capitol Hill cuts billions of dollars from the Medicare Advantage program.... The better option would be to move Medicare towards a true “premium support” system where the government would make direct contributions to all beneficiaries who could then control how to spend their own health care dollars. This would be the same model as the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) which provides health insurance to Members of Congress.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 |
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Hashimoto not to seek Senate seat
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 7252 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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However more than ever, the Hawaii Christian Coalition will be heavily involved in the upcoming elections in 2010. We are presently opening chapters on Maui and Kauai, and ask that you stand with us as we continue to be a strong to protect Hawaii's families against rising taxes,and insuring that our Keiki's receive quality education in our school system. We will also be strong advocates for traditional marriage and protection of the innocent child in the womb.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 |
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Norman Borlaug: Feeding the hungry, saving the wildlife
By Dennis T. Avery @ 2:09 PM :: 10953 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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...much of the environmental movement blames Norman Borlaug for preventing the massive famines that would have solved the “population problem” quickly in the 1960s—with starvation. But the starving would have raped the wildlife habitat before they allowed their children to die. Today, we’ve solved the population problem with affluence....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 |
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Inouye earmarks tied to campaign contributions
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 10730 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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New chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) requested 46 earmarks worth $330.8 million and received 35 earmarks worth $206.5 million in the final bill. Inouye has received $173,000 in campaign contributions since 2007 from the companies he requested earmarks for. The biggest donor among them is Lockheed Martin, which operates a major facility in Hawaii and donated $61,300.
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Monday, October 5, 2009 |
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Support Samoa/Philippines relief: Downtown Honolulu Tuesday 11am-1pm
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 8204 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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the Hawai'i Republican Party is teaming up with the American Red Cross to raise money for relief efforts in American Samoa and the Philippines. Please join us TOMORROW:
- When: Tuesday, October 6, 2009
- Where: Downtown Honolulu, intersection of King St. and Bishop St.
- Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Sunday, October 4, 2009 |
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HELCO "feed-in tariff" to boost green energy
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 12:33 AM :: 5428 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Through a price guarantee, or feed-in tariff, for electricity produced by sun, wind, and hydroelectric sources, Hawaiian Electric Companies will now pay a set rate for renewable energy fed into the grid. This incentive will draw additional investment into Hawai‘i’s renewable energy developments and signify to the rest of the nation and global community that Hawai'i is a model for clean energy initiatives.
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Friday, October 2, 2009 |
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NRCC: Tax-Hiking Colleen Hanabusa Headed for Third Defeat
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 11927 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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While having no qualms with voting to take money from taxpayers in one of the worst recessions in history, Colleen Hanabusa somehow feels entitled to give herself and fellow legislators a pay raise.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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Djou, Case respond to Hanabusa Congressional campaign announcement
By News Release @ 5:57 PM :: 9526 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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"I welcome Colleen Hanabusa to the race. Like Ed Case, Colleen has run for the 2nd Congressional District multiple times before and I respect that she will be an experienced candidate for this race in the 1st District. If Colleen wins her contested nomination, I look forward to debating her on the issues," stated Djou.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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Hawaii GOP for 2010: "You like run?"
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 5089 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If you or others you know are interested in running as Republicans, please email us at youlikerun@gophawaii.com.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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Hawaii TEA Party: Let teachers come back paid by parents
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 11820 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Hodges is asking the state and the unions to waive contract terms and regulations that may prohibit furloughed teachers from returning to work under private contract and to streamline approval processes so community volunteers can be mobilized quickly and effectively.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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"Recording Error": General Fund drops another $44M
By News Release @ 4:31 AM :: 4894 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The discrepancies were due to errors in the recording of tax revenues collected in FY08 and FY09. In FY09, $44 million was collected by the Department of Taxation as part of its Delinquent Tax Program. This amount was incorrectly recorded when the Department of Accounting and General Services prepared its FAMIS reports. A similar recording error of $800,000 also occurred for FY08.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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Gov. Lingle seeks public comment on Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 9774 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Edward H. Kubo, Jr. – Current position: outgoing U.S. Attorney, District of Hawai‘i. Prior experience: assistant U.S. attorney, District of Hawai‘i; deputy prosecuting attorney, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Honolulu; associate trial attorney, Carlsmith and Dwyer; law clerk, Kobayashi and Watanabe.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
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UPDATE Tsunami: "More than 100" Deaths in Western, American Samoa, Tonga
By Selected News Articles @ 2:12 PM :: 8629 Views :: Energy, National News, World News
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The Parks Service had heard from Mike Reynolds, superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa. Reynolds told a Yellowstone dispatch operator that four tsunami waves, each 15ft-20ft high, reaching half-mile to a mile inland on island of Tutuila, where Pago Pago is.
“The National Park of American Samoa visitor centre and its offices appear to be destroyed completely,” Bundock said. Mr Reynolds reported deaths but had no confirmation of numbers, she said. “He’s completely cut off from the rest of the island,” Bundock said.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
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Back from Iraq: 150 soldiers from 25th Infantry return today
By Andrew Walden @ 1:49 PM :: 8451 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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DETAILS: The 25th Infantry Division's Special Troops Battalion (25STB) begins returning home, Tuesday, after serving as the command headquarters for Multi-National Division North (MDN-North) in Iraq, since December 2008.
Tuesday's flight of 150 Soldiers paves the way for the remaining 700 headquarters Soldiers returning before the Thanksgiving holiday. A homecoming ceremony will take place at Wheeler Army Airfield, Tuesday, at 1:35 p.m.
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Monday, September 28, 2009 |
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Kaauwai: DoE political opportunism at expense of keiki
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 5:15 PM :: 5532 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawai`i’s teachers and students are pawns in a larger game of political power and control. The discussion today should be about the DOE’s massive waste and ways to trim it instead of what our children will be doing for the 17 days off.
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Monday, September 28, 2009 |
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Obama Must Lead On Afghanistan (Abercrombie debunked)
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:09 PM :: 10861 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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According to President Obama, victory against the Taliban in Afghanistan is not only essential for the security of the United States, but for “the safety of people around the world.” We couldn’t agree more, which is why it is so alarming to learn that President Obama is considering a different strategy advocated by Vice President Joe Biden. Just as Biden opposed the successful surge in Iraq, Biden now opposes a surge in Afghanistan, instead favoring withdrawing most U.S. troops leaving only special forces and predator drones to strike al Qaeda cells. Biden was wrong about Iraq and he is wrong about Afghanistan.
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Monday, September 28, 2009 |
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Inouye's DoD Pork: "Paid for by raiding Iraq and Afghan maintenance, food, & fuel"
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 11381 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The bill contains typically huge piles of pork - much of it not listed in the committee's list of earmarks - paid for by raiding the spending needed to support the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the usual atrocious funding mechanism the Appropriations and Armed Services Committees have employed for years - they use the Operation and Maintenance account of the bill as an "offset" to pay for the billions in pork added throughout the bill. Put simply, the parts of the bill that support training, spare parts, maintenance, food, fuel and much else the troops at war need the most are reduced to enable the money added for earmarks.
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Monday, September 28, 2009 |
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Kawamura on budget: Hooser "out of touch with reality"
By News Release @ 12:54 PM :: 12293 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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Hooser prefers that we hold hearings and community discussions to debate the type and size of government we should have. Lawmakers can hold such hearings during the next legislative session, or even schedule them now while the Legislature is on its break. Frankly, the Legislature should have held such discussions three or four years ago, when the State had money to invest in our long-term future.
While Hooser is busy debating options, the Administration is facing up to our fiscal responsibility and obligation to the people of Hawai‘i by taking immediate steps to address the current financial crisis. Many of the decisions that are being made are not ones that we want to make, but we are doing what needs to done in order to ensure the State government does not run out of money, which will happen if we wait as Hooser suggests.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
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Dishonorable Watada: Military should overthrow Congress, President
By Andrew Walden @ 10:40 AM :: 11245 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Watada implicitly calls for the United States Armed Forces to impose its will on the elected civilian leadership of the nation saying, "If soldiers realized this war is contrary to what the Constitution extols – if they stood up and threw their weapons down – no president could ever initiate a war of choice again."
Watada closes by calling on soldiers to stop "allowing" the U.S. government this liberty. "Those who called for war prior to the invasion compared diplomacy with Saddam to the compromises made with Hitler. I say, we compromise now by allowing a government that uses war as the first option instead of the last to act with impunity."
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Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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Hawaii Islam Day organizers celebrate with brand new excuse for holding event on September 11 Julian
By Andrew Walden @ 10:00 PM :: 6949 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Its late in the game, but Hakim Ouansafi, head of the Muslim Association of Hawaii has yet another excuse for steering the Legislature to celebrate Islam Day on September 24, 2009--a day which just happens to correspond to September 11, 2009 in the old Julian calendar. Talking to the Honolulu Advertiser, Ouansafi says: "Yesterday was selected because it marked the end of Ramadan...."
But a quick glance at an Islamic calendar shows that Ramadan ended on September 19, 2009. The next day, Eid al-Fitr, September 20 is an important annual Islamic feast day. There is nothing significant about September 24.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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GOP: Hooser's only idea--"increase taxes"
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 6:53 PM :: 10050 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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Read between the lines of Sen. Hooser’s commentary and you will see the only idea he has is to increase taxes on Hawai'i’s already overtaxed citizens. We need elected officials who can make difficult decisions and solve complicated problems, not hope someone else will find a solution.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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Wisconsin Teacher accused of sexual misconduct working at Kamehameha
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 15230 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Accused 1992 of sexual misconduct with St. Lawrence Seminary HS students. Reportedly fired in 1988 for similar allegations then rehired. Criminally charged 1/93 with enticing child for immoral purposes and intimidating victim. Judge dismissed case, but noted evidence that Gardipee had disrobed in front of boy. Lawsuit 4/93 cited sexual abuse, harassment, and stalking of teen; expanded 1994, accusing Capuchins of racketeering; dropped 1995 due to WI S.C. ruling Pritzlaff v. Arch. of Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, WI.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 |
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UPDATE: Taking Islamism to the Streets
By Andrew Walden @ 11:31 AM :: 11558 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Attorney and "main organizer" of “Islam on Capitol Hill”, Hassen Ibn Abdellah is President of the Elizabeth, New Jersey Dar ul-Islam, Inc. Abdellah was, described October 25, 1993 by the New York Times, as the “most aggressively combative of the lawyers” representing the terrorists who staged the 1993 World Trade Center attacks. His client, the Egyptian-born Mahmud Abouhalima, was convicted of helping to manufacture and transport the bomb detonated in the 1993 attack and is now incarcerated in the Federal "Supermax" prison at Florence, Colorado.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
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Lingle: "Overwhelming majority of teachers demonstrated leadership"
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 6:05 PM :: 5407 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“The Department of Education, Board of Education and the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association, along with the overwhelming majority of teachers who ratified this contract have demonstrated leadership in dealing with the current financial crisis. They understand that everyone must make a shared sacrifice to help our state get through this difficult period and for State government to live within its means."
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Sunday, September 20, 2009 |
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Abercrombie and Hirono co-sponsor Gay Marriage Bill (The Broken Trust connection)
By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 17936 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Co-sponsored by Rep Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) and Rep Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and their comrades in the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep Jerrold Nadler, September 15, introduced H.R. 3567, a bill that would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
HR 3567 would require Hawaii and all other states, territories, and Indian Tribes to recognize same-sex marriages performed in jurisdictions where such marriages are now legally recognized.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009 |
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Back from Iraq: 1,050 Soldiers Returning to Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 8311 Views :: Maui County, Energy, National News, World News
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The brigade was instrumental in helping the Iraqi government during a pivotal period of security and governmental transition and infrastructure reconstruction. The Soldiers return home with 230 projects completed and 140 more in progress that are vital to the economic revitalization of this burgeoning nation. The Soldiers' efforts are affording the people of Iraq with a better quality of life by providing them with better power distribution and infrastructure; 67 new and renovated educational facilities; transportation projects to improve road and rail systems; and the revitalization of market areas to stimulate economic growth.
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Friday, September 18, 2009 |
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UPDATE: Hirono votes for ACORN funding after child prostitution scheme exposed
By Selected News Articles @ 6:27 PM :: 12445 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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UPDATE: If you needed help with your ... uh ... "business", the Hawaii ACORN office is was located at 949 Kapiolani in Honolulu right next to the offices of the leftist Hawaii People's Fund. But you can't pull on your beaverskin fedora and hop in your '73 Coupe Deville and cruise on over--because they've abandoned their office. But be sure to thank Mazie Hirono for her support anyway.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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Gov Lingle hosts Int'l Women's Leadership Conference
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 13455 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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One of the speakers, Michelle Rhee, is the chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools System, the seventh person to hold the post in the past 10 years. Intent on reforming the D.C. school system, Rhee has fired non-productive teachers, principals and central office administrators, and proposes to make D.C. teachers the best paid in the country by partnering with private philanthropists to create financial incentives for improved teacher performance. The daughter of immigrants from South Korea, in 1997, Rhee founded the New Teacher Project, which in 10 years has recruited 10,000 teachers for hard-to-staff inner-city schools in 20 states.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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Gay Marriage: "Hannemann won't divulge positions on hot issues"
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 13442 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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HONOLULU — Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, who earlier this year raised almost $660,000 for an expected gubernatorial campaign in 2010, refused Monday to disclose his positions on same-gender civil unions, gay marriage and abortion rights.
Hannemann campaign spokeswoman Elisa Yadao was asked to provide the mayor's positions on the three hot-button issues. She responded in an e-mail: "As Mufi is not an official candidate, we are not participating in stories featuring candidates who have announced their intention to run for governor."
"That's a pretty lame defense," said University of Hawaii political scientist Dan Boylan....
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 |
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Valerie Jarrett: The Next Van Jones
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 PM :: 11977 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Many have wondered how ANYONE AS EXTREME AS Obama’s “Green Jobs Czar” Van Jones – a self-described “Communist” obsessed with racial conspiracy theories – could have been named to head a federal agency. David Horowitz described the radicalization of the Democratic Party as the appointment’s subtext. Closer to the fore, Jones owed his elevation to another new factor: the unparalleled influence of Valerie Jarrett.
To call Jarrett a presidential adviser, even a close adviser, is misleading. She is an alter ego, an inner conscience, a touchstone of clarity for both President Obama and first lady Michelle. In the frenzy of the presidency, she reminds both Obamas of their identity and deepest-held beliefs. In exchange, the president makes no decision without her and has said she can “speak for me.” Unfortunately, she is also a racially polarizing elitist.
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Monday, September 14, 2009 |
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Gov. Lingle reviewing HSTA-DoE settlement
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 7985 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“I appreciate the Department and Board of Education taking the lead in these negotiations, in coordination with my negotiation team, to work toward reaching an agreement with the HSTA that is in the best interest of teachers, our students and the general public, and that recognizes our growing budget shortfall. My negotiation team, including the budget director and the attorney general, are currently reviewing the proposed contract and I hope to reach a decision soon."
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Friday, September 11, 2009 |
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Patriot Day: Flags to fly at Half-Staff
By News Release @ 2:00 PM :: 7578 Views :: Energy, National News, World News
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The Governor’s action is in conjunction with a proclamation issued today by President Barack Obama ordering that the U.S. flag be flown at half-staff on September 11 in memory of the victims. By a joint resolution approved on December 18, 2001, the U.S. Congress designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day.” This year, the President also declared September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
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