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Sunday, January 29, 2012 |
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Kapolei Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Hospital Closure
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 10356 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...Thursday, February 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Kapolei Middle School Dining Room/Cultural Center at 91-5335 Kapolei Parkway....
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Monday, January 23, 2012 |
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Gun Owners: Help Tom Berg Repeal the Koko Shooting Complex Fees
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 7080 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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In response to the $15 per hour fee now being charged at Koko Head Shooting Complex, he has introduced two new bills, Bills 1 and 60 to be heard January 25.
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
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Molokai Video: 160 Officers Outnumber 80 Protesters, Cruise Ship Enters Harbor
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 11560 Views :: Maui County, Greenmail
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Tragically, the opportunity to liberate Molokai from Ritte's roving gang of welfare bums has been lost, no arrests were made....
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Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
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Using the Tax System to Hide Spending and Shift Burden
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 12:01 AM :: 8345 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...tax paying constituents are paying more than they have to as they are paying for not only the county services they enjoy but for those same services used by those who do not pay for those services....
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
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Video: Sen Sam Slom First News Conference of Session
By Video @ 9:43 PM :: 8312 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Senator Slom covered fiscal, budgetary, and educational issues among other topics.
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 |
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Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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Marumoto Legislation to Include Two Snake Bills
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 7528 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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In the 2012 legislative session Rep. Barbara Marumoto will be introducing two snake bills, two bills to reduce auto costs and a measure to require that the list of names of people nominated for judgeships be released to the public ....
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Friday, January 20, 2012 |
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HB127: Legislature to Force Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pill?
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 10198 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Passage of this bill would almost certainly pose a problem to re-opening the two Catholic-owned (now bankrupt) hospitals, Hawaii Medical Centers East and West ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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Rep Ward: Legalize Driverless Cars
By News Release @ 11:54 PM :: 9069 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The bill, modeled after a Nevada law that allowed Google to test its driverless cars in the state, addresses legal issues that may arise when no human driver is behind the wheel of a motor vehicle....
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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Panos Endorses Cayetano, Caldwell Says Election is about HandiVan
By Selected News Articles @ 11:37 PM :: 6553 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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"I am delighted that former state governor Ben Cayetano has entered the race for Honolulu mayor. Now more than ever Honolulu needs an experienced, fiscally responsible and anti-boondoggle mayor."--Panos Prevedouros
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Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
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Full Text: Ben Cayetano Announces Campaign for Mayor
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 7148 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Since I retired as governor in 2002, I’ve watched with growing concern how the cost of living has been increasingly elevated by reckless spending and costly politically motivated capital projects....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
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Senator Sam Slom Opening Day Speech
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 10:33 PM :: 8367 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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In our love affair with “clean” energy alternatives, we have not told our citizens the truth about the real cost of transitioning....
We celebrate and honor our men and women in uniform and are grateful for the military’s many contributions –not just financial - to Hawaii. Yet, through reapportionment, we seek to ignore and disenfranchise them, unlike all other states.
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 12154 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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There are so many layers of ignorance and stupidity in Halperin’s first paragraph that it is difficult to know where to begin....
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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Using Exemptions to Shift the Burden of Taxes
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 4:07 AM :: 7235 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Probably the most controversial recommendation that the Honolulu Real Property Tax Advisory Commission has made in its recently submitted report is to repeal the tried and true exemption for homeowners.
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Friday, January 13, 2012 |
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Design and Management: $2.45M in CIP at Honolulu Airport
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 8248 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the release of $2.45 million for various design and management Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP) at Honolulu International Airport.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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Political activities: What every Marine and DOD civilian should know
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 PM :: 10222 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Nearly all federal civilians at MarForPac are classified as 'less restricted' under the Hatch act, which allows them to endorse candidates and attend, participate, be active members or hold office in political clubs as private citizens ....
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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Caldwell: Rail is about "redesigning city around transit stations"
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 7390 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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“Rail is a huge issue and I’m pro mass transit. This system is not only about creating jobs but really redesigning our city around each of the transit stations."
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 AM :: 10428 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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There is an essential conflict, the ADF argues, between religious freedom and discrimination lawsuits, because if discrimination against gays and lesbians is based on a religious conviction, then it is protected under the First Amendment.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 10078 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will spend a week in Hawai’i from Jan. 29-Feb. 3 as part of the Jurist-in-Residence program at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
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Monday, January 9, 2012 |
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DoH: Dramatic Reduction in Fireworks-Related Injuries
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 8185 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A total of 22 injuries were treated at EDs in Hawaii. This was by far the lowest total over the 12-year period for which these injuries have been counted....
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Sunday, January 8, 2012 |
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Dr Alveda King, Duke Aiona, Colette Machado to Speak up for Religious Freedom
By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 9892 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Dr. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr, will join Lt Governor James ‘Duke’ Aiona, and OHA Chair Colette Machado to headline a "Celebration of Life, Family & Religious Freedom" at the Koolau Ballroom Wednesday January 11, 2012 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
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Berg Proposes Measures to Remove Uninsured Motorists
By Tom Berg @ 11:43 PM :: 10060 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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" ... urges the legislature to pass legislation requiring motor vehicle insurance carriers to provide information to the counties for development of a system to easily identify uninsured drivers and motor vehicles .... "
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
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Marumoto: After Budget Cuts, Dep’t of Ag Gave Away Snake Sniffer Dogs
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 7969 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Due to budget cuts, the state Department of Agriculture has allowed the brown tree snake program lapse. The dogs used for cargo inspections were actually given away.
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 |
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Rep Pine Cheers Opening of Pearl City Urgent Care Center
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 7241 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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"I am so happy to see former employees of HMC, recently out of work, find new employment at this urgent care center." -- Rep Pine
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
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Tom Berg Announces Campaign for Reelection
By Tom Berg @ 5:50 PM :: 7346 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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As your current City Councilman, I thrive 24/7 on serving our district and have no other interests, no other ventures, no other business at hand but to be dedicated, reliable, and available to you....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 |
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After Secret Selection Process, Abercrombie Names 1980s Old Boy Tom Okamura to Aiea House Seat
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 8245 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Mr. Okamura previously served as House Majority Leader for nine years while a state representative from 1980 to 2000. He chaired committees on Hawaiian Affairs; Policy; Rules; and Energy, Ecology and Environmental Protection....
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Monday, January 2, 2012 |
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Panos Drops Out of 2012 Mayoral Campaign
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 2:31 AM :: 7320 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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"I would like you to be the first to know that I do not plan to run for Mayor of Honolulu in 2012."
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Hawai’i Free Press Editor to Address Pro-Life Group Jan 17
By Selected News Articles @ 11:24 PM :: 8722 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The meeting is at Dave and Busters Show Room in Kakaako, Tuesday January 17, from 11:30AM to 1PM ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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John Fund to Headline Smart Business Hawaii Conference Jan. 11
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 10042 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The 36th Annual SBH Business & Investment Conference will be held January 11, 2012, from 8am to 2pm at the Ala Moana Hotel....
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Friday, December 30, 2011 |
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FTA: No Commitment on Federal Funds, Rail Demolition May Begin
By News Release @ 11:40 AM :: 11193 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The news release is the usual HART fluff. The real information is found in the FTA's letter to HART....
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Thursday, December 29, 2011 |
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Berg Wins Backing for New Waianae Access Road Study
By Tom Berg @ 2:47 PM :: 7900 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Yesterday we were a great team. We showed the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Committee how important it was to secure the $1 million in funding for a new study to advance a secondary access road to serve the Waianae Coast.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Organ Transplant, Bio-Fuel Tax Credits, Fee Increases may be Fast-Tracked by Legislature
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 8891 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the Organ Transplant Bill which could have saved HMC may now be fast-tracked by legislators now that HMC is dead. As a bonus, legislators are tacking on eight other bills ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011 |
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Public Hearing on Leeward Oahu School Impact Fees
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 9320 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A public hearing to discuss the new school impact fees will be held at Waipahu High School library on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at 3:00 p.m....
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Monday, December 26, 2011 |
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Monday, December 19, 2011 |
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State Joins Lawsuit Seeking to Force Hawaii Kai Homeowner to Rent Room to Lesbians
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 10232 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission moved to intervene in the lawsuit as a plaintiff in order to protect and enforce the state antidiscrimination law, which Aloha Bed & Breakfast claims does not and cannot constrain its conduct....
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Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
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Rep Pine Renews Push for Cybercrime Legislation
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 2:43 AM :: 8514 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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We must work to ... require local and out-of-state internet service providers to comply with Hawaii law enforcement and explore the idea of licensing web designers.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
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Curtis: HECO has Failed to Look at Alternatives to Big Wind, Should be Denied Rate Hikes to Cover Costs
By Henry Curtis @ 2:25 PM :: 13041 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Life of the Land believes that HECO has failed to justify ratepayer recovery for any of the Big Wind studies. HECO was required to meaningfully look at alternatives. They failed to do so. HECO was required to examine comparative costs. They failed to do so.
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Saturday, December 10, 2011 |
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Friday, December 9, 2011 |
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Florida Marlins Holding Baseball Clinic at Schofield
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 7857 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Sunday, Dec. 11, 3-4 p.m. at Ralston Field, Schofield Barracks. Members of the Miami Marlins, featuring one of baseball's best young sluggers Mike Stanton, will conduct a baseball clinic in support of Army youth ....
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
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Pearl Harbor, WWII, and a Lesson for Today
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:26 AM :: 8157 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On this day 70 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed a joint session of Congress and requested a declaration of war against Japan following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor the day before.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Another E-W Center Conference: Pearl Harbor Day at the NEH
By Selected News Articles @ 1:03 PM :: 9995 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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We have now filed a Freedom of Information Act request ... and will update this story as appropriate.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Obama cancels Hawaii trip after Romney hit
By Selected News Articles @ 12:44 PM :: 9966 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...President Obama is not vacationing in Hawaii with his wife and children while the extension of the payroll tax holiday remains in limbo....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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A Primer on the Federal Court Challenge to the Honolulu Rail Project
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 AM :: 10084 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Mr. Yost expressed the plaintiffs’ concern that an "irrevocable commitment" of resources may occur if construction takes place, with significant impacts and no prudent alternatives, before the case is heard on the merits ....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Ewa Field Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of Attack
By John Bond @ 12:54 AM :: 8784 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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WHEN: The event runs from 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, December 10, 2011.
WHERE: Part of it will be outside and part of the event will be in a large WW-II hangar – all at Barbers Point - Kalaeloa Airport.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011 |
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Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 14924 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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... the Battleship Missouri Memorial will proudly host a mass band performance featuring more than 650 performers from a dozen high school, college and community bands ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 |
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Carlisle Rejects Leeward Coast Flooding Taskforce
By Tom Berg @ 9:05 PM :: 5574 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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After RESOLUTION 11-203 CD1 FD1 passed the City Council unanimously on November 2, our Mayor has sought to deny the formation of the task force to address flooding for our district....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 |
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Confidential Memo: Wind Turbine Model Installed at Kahuku has Structural Problems
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 AM :: 17701 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...root cause analysis undertaken by Clipper regarding the blade skin crack, an update of the resolution relating to gearbox timing, structural blade remediation, as well as other data regarding Clipper's Liberty turbine....
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Sunday, December 4, 2011 |
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Lawsuit targets "Illegal" $117M Federal Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Windfarm
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 16265 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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On November 28, 2011, CAlifornians for Renewable Energy (CARE) and Michael Boyd filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge more than two dozen federal loan guarantees illegally issued by the U.S. Department of Energy....
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