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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Inouye hospitalized after fall
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 8190 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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He fell at his apartment in Rockville, Md ... taken to the Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 |
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Hanalei vs Omidyar: Update
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 PM :: 10469 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party
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At the request of the Hanalei to Haena Community Association, Pierre Omidyar's resort development team from his Ohana Real Estate Investors LLC (OREI) will make a public presentation at 6:00 pm at the Hanalei School Cafeteria on Tuesday, November 13, 2012....
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Monday, November 12, 2012 |
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HEMIC CEO: Pill Mills Running up Costs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:24 AM :: 4628 Views
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... over-prescribing of narcotic drugs and the dispensing of repackaged drugs results in insurance reimbursement at much higher rates than usual under customary medical fee schedules, adds Welch, who says legislation is needed to help control spiraling costs....
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Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
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HSTA Launches 'Work to Rule' Protest
By Selected News Articles @ 5:21 PM :: 9895 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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They will enter the school exactly at 8am and then leave exactly at 3pm ....
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Saturday, November 10, 2012 |
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Hawaii Veterans Day Events 2012
By Selected News Articles @ 9:41 PM :: 6554 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Events and Ceremonies Statewide
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Saturday, November 10, 2012 |
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Kauai Chief: Valenciano's Decision Likely to be Appealed and Overturned
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 PM :: 6633 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party
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After review by some of the most respected legal minds in the state, the ruling by Judge Valenciano has a high probability of being appealed and overturned....
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Friday, November 9, 2012 |
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Hawaii Family Forum: Redouble Voter Registration Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 6255 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...there are still thousands of people in Hawaii who choose not to vote. There is so much work to be done in that regard and we will continue to expand and define more clearly our iVOTE Hawaii efforts....
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Friday, November 9, 2012 |
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Hannity: "I've Evolved on Immigration"
By Selected News Articles @ 11:48 AM :: 4100 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"...create a pathway for those that are here...."
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 |
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At Least 69 Precincts Ran Low on Ballots—Some as Early as 10AM
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 8573 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hokulani Elementary School, left without ballots for more than four hours between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m....the paper ballots that eventually arrived were designated for a different district and were in Japanese and Ilocano....
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii Election Results for State, County, and Federal Races
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 AM :: 6972 Views :: Office of Elections
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Full Printout...GOP Legislative Caucus to be 1-S, 7-H
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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Best Invention of 2012: Time Magazine Recognizes Kona Kampachi
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 7963 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Hounded by Luddites, shakedown artists, and anti-GMO hypesters, Hawaii’s Kamapachi Farms open ocean fish farm has now been named by TIME magazine as one of the Best Inventions of the Year 2012. Surely it will soon be driven from the state....
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Monday, November 5, 2012 |
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Solar Photovoltaic Lease is Worse Than a Barrel of Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 10:59 PM :: 5588 Views :: Energy, Environment
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About 99.9 percent of solar photovoltaic (PV) lease companies in Hawaii are owned by out-of-state investors....
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Saturday, November 3, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Hawaii Adjusted Income Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 AM :: 8465 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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At $22,394, Hawaii's adjusted average income figure is more than $7,000 below that of the next lowest state....(we're 39% lower than Mississippi and 56% lower than Alaska)
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Hawaii Accounts for Nearly 3% of US Electric Car Sales
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 PM :: 5548 Views :: Energy, Environment
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2.9 percent of all new electric vehicles sold so far in the U.S. this year were registered in Hawaii, ranking the state 10th in the country. This rate is almost eight times the state’s share of all new car registrations in the U.S., where Hawaii ranks 41st overall at 0.4 percent.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Hurricane Sandy, Tsunami Scare Expose State Catastrophe Debts
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 8123 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii looted its catastrophe fund to "balance" the budget and doubled down by taking borrowed money to replenish it....
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Those Not-So-Blue Blue States
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 5044 Views :: National News, Ethics
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"It's happening. Romney winning independents, safe Obama states no longer safe, female gap closing. Obama is in trouble."
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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3rd in Nation: Hawaii Pays $1436 per Household for Gov't Pensions
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 AM :: 8344 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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$1436.40 per household per year is currently being paid into Hawaii government employees pensions—third highest in the nation. Table 4 (pg. 48) shows that an additional $1288 per household is needed ....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Report: Hirono, Hanabusa Tax Proposal Will Cost Hawaii $3.9B
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 8308 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Rather than pretending that the damage of tax increases is limited to “rich” people, it makes sense to look at overall economic effects, either nationally or within each state....
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Monday, October 29, 2012 |
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Study: HSTA Strongest Teachers' Union in US
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 9253 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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This timely study represents the most comprehensive analysis of American teacher unions’ strength ever conducted....
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Friday, October 26, 2012 |
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Hanabusa Backs Effort to Link Indian Tribes to Turkey
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 PM :: 8876 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As you read, remember that whatever Congress does to Indian Tribes will become law for the Akaka Tribe as well.
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Friday, October 26, 2012 |
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Brookings: Honolulu 10th Largest International Airport
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 7872 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Brookings' analysis of international commercial air travel passenger levels within the United States' global aviation network ....
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Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
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Census: Hawaii Tops Nation in Multi-Generational Families
By Selected News Articles @ 9:43 PM :: 7157 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii had the highest percentage of multi-generational households, accounting for 11.1% of all family households in that state....
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Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
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Feds Reveal Dozens of New Violations at Hawaii Nursing Homes
By Selected News Articles @ 3:39 PM :: 8254 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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CMS has now included the details of a home’s three most recent routine inspections. For many homes, that means results from 2009 and 2010 are now available online....
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
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Hawaii Productivity Growth Lowest in US—Only 4.76% Since 1992
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 AM :: 10815 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The index compares states' economic health to conditions in July 1992. That is, a score of 100 indicates a level of productivity equal to that of that month....
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
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Hawaii: 3rd Fastest Growing Tax Burden
By Selected News Articles @ 12:33 AM :: 9818 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii’s rank worsened from 18th to 14th….
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 |
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Debates deliver favorability edge to Romney; now above 50% in rating
By Selected News Articles @ 4:37 PM :: 5043 Views :: National News, Ethics
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RASMUSSEN: R 50% O 46%...GALLUP: R 51% O 46%...
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Monday, October 22, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing Threatened with Expulsion from UH
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 AM :: 16131 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Higher Education, Politicians
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It took three months for UHSC to stop Ing from misrepresenting himself but after Ing was threatened with expulsion from UH, he capitulated....
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Sunday, October 21, 2012 |
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Secret Letters Show Nago Timed Attack on Hilo Election Office with Workers Planning Sickout
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 14129 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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"We are not going to volunteer as long as (fired elections workers) are not reinstated or treated fairly...." -- April 18, 2012
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Saturday, October 20, 2012 |
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Streaming Video: Canonization of Molokai’s Mother Marianne Cope
By Selected News Articles @ 10:29 PM :: 12160 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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The ceremony presided over by Pope Benedict XVI, will actually begin at 9:30 p.m. Hawaii time....
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Friday, October 19, 2012 |
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It’s Mormon in America
By Selected News Articles @ 3:21 PM :: 5272 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The LDS Church is making its mark in the U.S. and around the world....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Wastebook 2012: University of Hawaii Martian Food Tasting Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 AM :: 8333 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Six volunteers will head into a barren landscape in Hawaii to simulate a 120-day Mars mission....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Hawaii Among Worst States to Practice Medicine
By Selected News Articles @ 12:51 AM :: 8403 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...extremely high cost of living, tax burden per capita, malpractice award payouts per capita, and number of disciplinary actions taken against physicians....
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Endangered Species: Feds Grab for 18,766 Acres on Big Island
By Selected News Articles @ 12:32 AM :: 9712 Views :: Environment, Second Amendment
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The essential areas, proposed as critical habitat, include seven units totaling approximately 18,766 acres (7,597 hectares) on the island of Hawai‘i....
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 |
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Hawaii Zipline Operators Want Protection from Their Competition
By Selected News Articles @ 3:47 AM :: 5496 Views :: Energy, Environment
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According to legislators we interviewed, owners and operators of existing zipline and canopy tours in Hawai‘i are the main proponents of [regulation]….
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Audit Pushes Special Fund Ahead of Vote: City Loses $366K by Not Collecting Camping Fees
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 5770 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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"Because camping fees will be deposited into the general fund, rather than a special revenue account or other special fund, the parks and recreation department has no plan for how it intends to make improvements to the camping program." -- Audit
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Hawaii Teachers Halt Labor Negotiations, Escalating Conflict
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 PM :: 6303 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...a knock-down-drag-out fight with Democratic Governor Neil Abercrombie that has left teachers without a contract since July 2011....
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012 |
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Treasury Dept. Fingers SolarCity in Exploration of the Dark Underbelly of Solar Leasing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 7414 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Solar leasing companies are reporting “fair market value” installed costs that are far higher than the actual cost of installing solar.
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Monday, October 15, 2012 |
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Akana: OHA Gentry Deal Sidelines Kakaako Development
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 PM :: 8723 Views :: OHA
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...on June 7, 2012, the Board Counsel opined that Trustee Apoliona, miraculously, no longer had a conflict of interest because the Fiscal Committee Chairman took out any references to Trustee Apoliona’s bank within the proposal....
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Monday, October 15, 2012 |
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Subsidizing Big Wind: The Real Costs to Taxpayers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 7479 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For two decades, the domestic wind-energy sector has enjoyed a lucrative subsidy known as the production tax credit (PTC). That tax treatment, which provides wind-energy producers with 2.2 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced, expires at the end of 2012.
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Zipline Audit Report: State Cannot Improve on Industry Self-Regulation
By Selected News Articles @ 12:36 AM :: 5512 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...we found that all 22 businesses are required by their insurance agencies to provide annual inspection reports by insurer-accredited companies designated under industry standards as qualified challenge course professionals. As a result, the industry is basically self-regulating....
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Friday, October 12, 2012 |
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Hawaii Letter Carriers Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement, Coverup
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 5596 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Ing, a mailman working out of a Sand Island postal facility, served as treasurer of Branch 860 for 14 years....
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Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
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Consumer Reports: Protect Yourself from the Latest Solar Scams
By Selected News Articles @ 6:31 PM :: 9250 Views :: National News, Ethics
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A new twist on the home-improvement scam targets folks who want to cut their energy bills with rooftop solar panels or windmills....
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
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SolarCity Reveals Details Of Treasury Investigation In Pre-IPO Documents
By Selected News Articles @ 5:55 PM :: 8440 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...the investigation focuses on the fair-market value of PV installations for which SolarCity sought cash grants....
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
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Rep Mica: Honolulu TSA Meltdown Confirms Systemic Problem
By Selected News Articles @ 11:01 PM :: 9866 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“This report and one TSA fiasco after another have demonstrated that this isn’t the problem of a few bad apples. There are system-wide problems...."
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
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Tax Foundation: Hawaii Business Tax Climate Drops to 37th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:29 PM :: 3976 Views
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The Tax Foundation’s 2013 edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
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"Some of these Governors are Schizophrenic:" Abercrombie Among Worst Cases
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 9845 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Some of these governors are schizophrenic on taxes: They jack up overall business tax rates, then give breaks to favored businesses....
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
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No Money Down Rooftop Solar Providers Inflate Project Value for Tax Credit
By Selected News Articles @ 1:29 AM :: 6897 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Big banks have been able to write off millions in taxes by over reporting the cost of financed solar PV projects in what may be the country’s next banking scandal....
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