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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Study: Hawaii is the Best State for Women’s Equality
By Selected News Articles @ 2:22 PM :: 3096 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

... Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day ....

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
VIDEO: Planned Parenthood Customizes Late Term Abortions for Superior Product
By Video @ 12:30 PM :: 4264 Views :: Life

"She gave me the scissors and told me that I had to cut down the middle of the face."

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
CNHA Takes Reins of DBEDT 'Community Development Accelerator'
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 4895 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Small Business

"Community-based nonprofit organizations are increasingly becoming key economic development drivers...."

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Kauai Republican Presidential Straw Poll Results
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 AM :: 4865 Views :: Republican Party

100 Kauai voters participated ....

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Second Senate Democrat Comes Out Against Iran Nuclear Deal
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:42 PM :: 5392 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military

Both Schatz and Hirono support the Iran nuke deal ....

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Campaign Spending: A-1 A-Lectrician Appeals to US Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 PM :: 4247 Views :: Ethics

The Hawaii defendants are members of the Campaign Spending Commission....

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Video: Tulsi Gabbard praises her Guru Chris Butler on 50th Anniversary of Hare Krishna in USA
By Video @ 4:21 PM :: 18829 Views :: Religion, Tulsi Gabbard

Normally she keeps her cult connections under wraps, but Butler's need to assert himself in internal Krishna politics likely forced her hand on this....

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Travel Technology Industry Applauds Maui's Proactive Approach to Short-term Rentals
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5325 Views :: Maui County, Tourism

The Travel Technology Association supports formal regulations that legalize short-term rentals....

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Most Educated Cities? Honolulu Ranks 24th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 PM :: 4728 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

Our data set ranges from the percentage of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher to the attainment gap between women and men....

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Legislative Agenda: Sex, Drugs, and Suicide
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:29 AM :: 5519 Views :: Family, Life

...assisted-suicide groups are preparing to spend big money in Hawai'i to establish doctor-assisted death next legislative session....

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Monday, August 17, 2015
Survey: 78% of Homeless Willing to go to Shelter--Yet Don't
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 4310 Views :: Homelessness

...the survey was undertaken the week of August 3....

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Monday, August 17, 2015
Profiting from Homelessness: Publicist, Lobbyist Take Control
By Selected News Articles @ 8:45 PM :: 9797 Views :: Homelessness

With zero experience in getting families off the street....

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Monday, August 17, 2015
If Planned Parenthood Loses Government Funding, Here’s a Map of Health Clinics That Could Take Its Place
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:49 PM :: 4338 Views :: Life
“Planned Parenthood is really a small part of the national health care picture in America.”
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Monday, August 17, 2015
Sex Ed: Hawaii School Board decision is concerning
By Selected News Articles @ 4:54 PM :: 6536 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Life

Students in Hawaii will be subject to sex-ed classes with an emphasis on pregnancy prevention rather than abstinence, whether they or their parents like it or not....

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Monday, August 17, 2015
NRA: Honolulu's Shame
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 5824 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

...straight out of a Michael Bloomberg gun-ban training manual....

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Monday, August 17, 2015
Failed Obamacare State Exchange May Cost Taxpayers Millions More
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 4:35 PM :: 4568 Views :: Health Care

Reports on the cost vary, with estimates as low as $2 million and as high as $20 million....

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Monday, August 17, 2015
Desperate, Nai Aupuni Claims Not to be Controlled by OHA
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 6529 Views :: Akaka Bill, Office of Elections, OHA

"The laws ... do not apply to Na‘i Aupuni" 

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Monday, August 17, 2015
Suing to Preserve the Aloha Spirit
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:21 PM :: 4805 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

Live-Streamed Starting at 2PM today....

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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Accused of Self-Dealing, UH Foundation Makes Inconvenient HNN Story ‘Disappear’
By Andrew Walden @ 11:34 PM :: 10001 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

...Alvin Katahara said his former boss, UH Foundation Vice President Janet Bullard, ordered him to make thousands of dollars in payments to a company headed by her husband....

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Sunday, August 16, 2015
PBS: Jones Act suffocating Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 5:08 PM :: 4615 Views :: Jones Act

...And there aren’t that many shipyards left....

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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Biotech supporters learn from campaign that turned tide on anti-vaxxers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 4725 Views :: GMOs

According to a recent PEW survey, 25 percent of people in the last year have change their opinion to a favorable view of vaccines....

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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Penny for Your Thoughts? No? How About 50 Million Then?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5436 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits
Is that how we steward taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars?
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Sunday, August 16, 2015
Survey Finds 38% of Hawaii Union Households Unaware of Right to Opt-Out of Union Membership
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 7041 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
More than 1 in 4 union members answered "Yes" in response to the question, "If it were possible to opt out of membership in a labor union without losing your job or any other penalty, would you do it?"
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Saturday, August 15, 2015
Misrepresentation: Keanu Sai Again Ordered to Cease and Desist
By Andrew Walden @ 10:11 PM :: 10279 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA

...protecting our people from false information espoused by you and your attorney....

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Saturday, August 15, 2015
What Rep. Sylvia Luke, Sen. Brian Schatz, the City Council and the Mayor don’t know about solving Honolulu’s homelessness crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 PM :: 4868 Views :: Homelessness

If the Gov’s team wants to learn why Hawaii should try Housing First, they can start with Google and actually learn a lot....

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Saturday, August 15, 2015
Maui's New Public-Private Partnerships--Panel Discussion on Possibilities and Challenges Ahead
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:02 PM :: 6325 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
Mayor Alan Arakawa
Dr. David Ulin of Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Nicole Apoliona of the Kula Hospital, Maui
Dr. Gerard Livaudais, of Hawaii Pacific Health
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Friday, August 14, 2015
Obama Administration to Propose 'Procedure' for Recognizing Fake Hawaiian Indian Tribe
By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 8287 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

...the Obama Administration is preparing to bypass Congress and administratively recognize a fake Hawaiian Indian tribe, if OHA cronies can create one in time....

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Friday, August 14, 2015
Hawaii Property Tax Rate Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 8:02 PM :: 4682 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Hawaii has the lowest effective rate at 0.28%....

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Friday, August 14, 2015
Interior Grants $500,000 to Stand Up Micronesian One Stop Service Centers in Guam and Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 4678 Views :: Homelessness

The initial focus of the center will be in the areas of health, education, housing and homelessness, as well as labor. It is centrally located at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church in Honolulu....

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Friday, August 14, 2015
DBEDT Releases New Edition of Hawaii Data Book
By News Release @ 10:07 AM :: 3272 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

DBEDT today released the 2014 edition of the State of Hawaii Data Book....

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Friday, August 14, 2015
How Free Market Environmentalism is Transforming Parks
By NCPA @ 7:31 AM :: 3997 Views :: Environment

The U.S. Army managed Yellowstone and other national parks until the National Park Service was established in 1916....

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Thursday, August 13, 2015
Marijuana behind OHA's push for Federal Recognition?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:55 PM :: 9633 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA, Drugs
"Cannabis Consultant, Scott David asked that the Hawaiian Sovereign Nation be allowed to participate in the Las Vegas meeting in light of their impending federal recognition."
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
Governor, AG Oppose Federal DHHL Rules
By Andrew Walden @ 10:10 PM :: 5775 Views :: DHHL

Their position supports that of the Hawaiian Homes Commission which earlier submitted testimony against the proposed rule change....

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Thursday, August 13, 2015
Six DoE Sex Education Curricula Reviewed
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 8:46 PM :: 7043 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Life

...six available options for teaching sex education to middle school students....

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Thursday, August 13, 2015
Lawsuit Challenges Kanaiolowalu, Na'i Aupuni, OHA
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:53 PM :: 7701 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Office of Elections, OHA
“Who would believe that in this day and age U.S. citizens are being denied access to the right to vote explicitly because of their race and their points of view?”
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
How transparent is your state's lobbying disclosure?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 PM :: 3957 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics

...states could easily offer more data to their citizens....

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
117 years ago today: The U.S. becomes a global power
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 4340 Views :: Hawaii History

A joint resolution of Congress made Hawaii a U.S. territory on August 12, 1898...

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Last Day to Comment on Proposed Hawaiian Homelands Rules
By News Release @ 5:00 PM :: 12518 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL

...the due date for comments is August 12, 2015....

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Celebration of Life--Aloha 'Oe Rep. Colleen Meyer
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4274 Views :: Republican Party

A Celebration of Life for Colleen will be held Saturday August 15 ....

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
NOAA Proposes New Monk Seal Rules
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 4901 Views :: Environment, Small Business

Public comment period opens for NOAA’s proposed rule to protect marine mammals in international fisheries....

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Hawaii DoE to request School Improvement Grant Waiver
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3674 Views :: Education K-12

...SIG grants enable eligible schools in Hawaii to improve the quality of instruction and increase the academic achievement of students for a Strive HI Priority status school....

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Renewables Offer No Bang for Your Megawatt
By NCPA @ 1:28 PM :: 4199 Views :: Energy

...renewables have a low capacity factor because their power sources are dependent on the elements....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
PHOCUSED Exec Appointed Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 4473 Views :: Homelessness

... PHOCUSED wins a round in the battle for control of the homelessness industry ....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
State Consumer Advocate Recommends Rejecting NextEra-HECO Merger
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 4080 Views :: Energy

Calls Purported Benefits Illusory and Inadequate....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 10, 2015
By Congress.org @ 9:43 PM :: 5017 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Life
Senate: Prohibit Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Healthy, Affordable Retirement? Honolulu Ranks Near the Bottom
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 6070 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

Seattle is the best city in the United States for healthy retirement living, with Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, Portland (Oregon) and Hartford rounding out the top five....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
Hilda expected to make closest approach to Hawaii Island late Wednesday
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 3304 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Hilda expected to bring heavy rain, low chance of tropical storm force winds to the islands....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
Honolulu City Lights non-profit application deadline is August 31
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 5199 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment

Non-profit organizations wishing to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 31....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
Honolulu Police Department to Destroy Guns Worth $500,000
By News Release @ 1:07 PM :: 5921 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment

Law-abiding gun owners should be allowed to purchase these surplus handguns and bring nearly $500,000 of revenue to the city....

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Monday, August 10, 2015
Hawaii 24th Best State for Children
By Selected News Articles @ 12:51 PM :: 4948 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics

August is Child Support Awareness Month ....

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