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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Full Text: UH Manoa Interim Accreditation Report
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 3677 Views :: Higher Education

In a June 1, 2015 letter, WASC Vice President Barbara Gross Davis wrote that panel members were “extremely impressed” by Mānoa’s Interim Report and its progress....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Insurgents Win HSTA Leadership Election (again)
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 5299 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Ige Signs Bill Setting 100% Renewable Energy Goal
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 4902 Views :: Energy

...directing the state’s utilities to generate 100 percent of their electricity sales from renewable energy resources by 2045....

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Monday, June 8, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 8, 2015
By Congress.org @ 1:39 PM :: 2954 Views
Senate: Patriot Act Reauthorization – Passage
House: Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization – Passage
House: Fiscal 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations -- Passage
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Travel Assoc: FAA Bill before Congress Should Cut Taxes on Airfares
By News Release @ 12:42 PM :: 4554 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

Organization presents comprehensive policy platform to lower aviation taxes, promote airline competition and fix air travel infrastructure in coming FAA reauthorization....

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Monday, June 8, 2015
Full Text: Court Dismisses American Samoa Suit for US Citizenship
By Selected News Articles @ 11:21 AM :: 4855 Views :: National News

...the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship to unincorporated territories....

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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Can OHA Keep Na'i Aupuni from Stealing $2.6M?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:01 PM :: 10265 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, Greenmail, OHA

Na'i Aupuni's five directors have close ties to Kana'iolowalu including Pauline Namuo, wife of Roll Commission Executive Director Clyde Namuo....

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Sunday, June 7, 2015
UHERO: Neighbor Island Tourism Still Has Room to Grow
By UHERO @ 3:08 PM :: 5587 Views :: Economy, Tourism

Tourism will see additional healthy gains on the Neighbor Islands for the next two years, before rising occupancy and costs begin to bring down growth rates, something that has already occurred on Oahu....

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Sunday, June 7, 2015
UHERO Electric Vehicle Forecast for Hawaii
By UHERO @ 2:57 PM :: 5011 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii-specific EV and car sales data to provide a preliminary forecast of potential EV adoption in Hawaii....

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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Waianae Coast schools a national model for counseling
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 4263 Views :: Education K-12

...praise from the American School Counselor Association for their efforts to raise student achievement through comprehensive counseling services....

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Sunday, June 7, 2015
Whither the Resort Fee?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5855 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

By adding a resort fee of $25 to a room rate of $125, the hotel brings in $150 per night but it can advertise a $125 room rate....

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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Supreme Court Seizes Control of Telescope Case, Will Decide Who Gets Payoffs
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 7543 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

Now, appeals from both the TMT and ATST CDUPs are under review by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court....

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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Not Really Closing: Another $70M to be Wasted on New Hawaii Health Exchange Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 3:42 PM :: 4342 Views :: Health Care

The federal government has been withholding about $70 million in grant money, but that will likely be released thanks to the board's vote, which will enable the exchange to continue doing outreach....

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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Maui County Meets with Municipal Utility Operators
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4418 Views :: Energy

In order to further explore the possibility of Maui County running its own power utility....

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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Hawaii Cigarette Taxes 5th Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 1:47 PM :: 5546 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
...could cause budgetary problems as cigarette tax revenues are on the decline as less and less people smoke....
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Saturday, June 6, 2015
Almost 80% of Hawaii Obamacare Enrollees Have Failed to Pay Premiums in 2015
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 1:43 PM :: 4562 Views :: Health Care
Kissell admitted that “A lot of them haven't even been billed.”
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Friday, June 5, 2015
State Technology Transformation 'will not move forward without the right people in place'
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 4103 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...hiring and retaining qualified state government IT staff is a top priority, noting the challenge of an aging workforce and lack of millennials....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Raising a family in Hawaii is already difficult, why are you making it harder?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:52 PM :: 5538 Views :: Family

...I am awarding the title of “Biggest Loser” at the 2015 Legislature to families....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Adulthood - Interrupted: Hawaii Leads the Way
By Selected News Articles @ 10:25 PM :: 6625 Views :: Health Care, Office of Elections, Drugs

In Progressive World, there are at least four stages of legally becoming an adult....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Big Island Press Club: Keeping Government Transparent
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:16 PM :: 5738 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics

Thursday, June 18, from noon until 1:30 at Restaurant Kenichi in Hilo....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Daily Beast Celebrates 'Triumph' of 'Samoa's Caitlyn'
By Selected News Articles @ 9:41 PM :: 5946 Views :: Family, Higher Education

...we’re all entitled to our own truth, which we can shape and color and carry around like a fashion accessory. Capital T Truth is, like, so 20th century....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Study: Hawaii Charitable Giving at all-time high
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 3211 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

...Hawaii continues to have high levels (93%) of household participation in giving cash, goods or time....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Court Orders Release of Native Hawaiian Roll
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:23 PM :: 5310 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

"With the release of the Roll, it will now be possible to answer concerns over the tens of thousands of names that have been placed on the list without the express permission of individuals."

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
How Corn Ethanol Is Worse For Climate Change Than The Keystone Pipeline
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 AM :: 5825 Views :: Energy, Environment

...last year’s production and use of 14 billion gallons of corn ethanol resulted in 27 million tons more carbon emissions than if Americans had used straight gasoline in their vehicles....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Representation based on 'Eligible Voters' would Underrepresent Families
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 6627 Views :: Family, Office of Elections

A recent case to be heard by the Supreme Court may seem harmless on its face, but has much deeper ramifications for people of faith, and especially families....

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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Live the Words You Speak
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:03 AM :: 6791 Views :: Higher Education, OHA, GMOs

...culture gone bad....

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
So you want to run the university like a business? Try making nice to the faculty.
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 4625 Views :: Higher Education, Labor

UH has all of twelve awards for its ten campuses and three thousand faculty....

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Mauna Kea: Shake Down and Payoffs
By Video @ 6:59 PM :: 7487 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA

Were you fooled?

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Honolulu Among Worst in US: 78% of Jobs Created since 2010 do not Pay 'Living Wage'
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 4658 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor

Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that pay a living wage....

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Deja vu: Offshore wind plan vs. whales and solar
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 8083 Views :: Energy, Environment, Tourism

Today’s newspaper front page reports on an offshore wind energy proposal that brings back memories of a similar plan way back in 2008....

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
City Plans Sand Island Modular Housing for Homeless
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5481 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

Caldwell announces plan to build Hale Mauliola temporary modular housing and provide services for homeless on Sand Island site....

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
HMSA blames Micronesians for 50% Rate Hike
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 7136 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living

Insurer finds scapegoat--will you be fooled?

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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Auditor: HGEA Keeps UH Research Corp from Achieving Potential
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:06 AM :: 6228 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Labor

RCUH’s broad purpose allows projects remotely associated with research or training to qualify for exemptions from state procurement and civil service laws....

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Feds: Only 8,200 Hawaii Obamacare Enrollees Pay First Premium
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 4674 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...there are around 38,000 who have enrolled in coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, but have yet to pay their bills....

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Hawaii "Is Exception To Constitutional Law" In State Reapportionment
By Robert Thomas @ 9:31 PM :: 5639 Views :: Military, Office of Elections

...the Texas case may open up future Hawaii reapportionments to legal challenge if Hawaii persists in applying the same or similar standards....

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Study: Hawaii 5th Safest State
By Selected News Articles @ 6:10 PM :: 3575 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

WalletHub analyzed the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics....

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Fox, Henhouse: Caldwell Appoints Hanabusa to HART Board
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 5048 Views :: Rail
“The largest public works project in Oahu’s history demands the strongest possible oversight” -- Caldwell
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Communist Party: 'Aloha' best Hollywood feature about Hawaiian sovereignty movement
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 AM :: 5616 Views :: Greenmail

...The duo has come to ask Kanahele and his group to perform a blessing at a new project's gate. This leads to wheeling and dealing, with Kanahele negotiating a land swap - and cell phone service - in exchange for performing the traditional ceremony....

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Monday, June 1, 2015
EPA, State, Navy Agree on Red Hill Fuel Tank Upgrades
By News Release @ 9:08 PM :: 5356 Views :: Environment, Military

Measure to protect Honolulu drinking water open to public comment....

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Monday, June 1, 2015
UH Releases ‘implementation plan’ for control of Maunakea
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 5409 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

Statement from UH President David Lassner and UH Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney....

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Monday, June 1, 2015
Koa Ridge Arguments Before Supreme Court - State Prohibited From Rezoning "Potential" IALs?
By Robert Thomas @ 7:01 PM :: 6147 Views :: Environment, Land Use

Last week, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sierra Club v. Castle and Cooke Homes Hawaii, Inc....

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Monday, June 1, 2015
Why Unions Want Exemption from the Minimum Wage Hikes They Fought For
By NCPA @ 1:58 PM :: 4462 Views :: Labor

Once the higher minimum wage bill is signed into law, with the exemption for unions, then organizing becomes a win-win for employers and unions....

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Monday, June 1, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 1, 2015
By Congress.org @ 1:51 PM :: 4018 Views :: Congressional Delegation
...Senate: Patriot Act Reauthorization – Cloture....
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