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Friday, May 27, 2011
189 Properties in Rail’s Path: Myths about Eminent Domain
By Robert Thomas @ 11:51 AM :: 11573 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...legal issues that the rail project will involve, include eminent domain, environmental questions, and the relationship with the newly-created Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART), an agency within city government to oversee the project....

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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tulsi Gabbard announces Democratic campaign for CD2
By Video @ 2:17 PM :: 10060 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Having deployed twice to the Middle East, served 2 years in the US Senate with Senator Akaka, assisting him with issues such as energy independence, homeland security, the environment, and veteran affairs, being elected as a State legislator and City Councilmember, as well as my work with my environmental non-profit, I am well-equipped to take on these challenges, and am confident that I will serve you well.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
VIDEO: Fontaine Factor Discusses Domestic Violence in Hawaii
By Video @ 8:21 PM :: 13580 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Representative George Fontaine discusses domestic violence in Hawaii with Dara Carlin a domestic violence survivor and advocate; and Tiffinie Walters a domestic violence survivor....

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Monday, May 23, 2011
DoD raises Worldwide Force Protection Condition to Bravo
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 13866 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Energy, National News, World News

FPCON BRAVO--This condition applies when an increased and more predictable threat of terrorist activity exists

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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 10652 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Phoning it in from a black-tie event in Washington, DC, Rep Mazie Hirono blessedly informed Hawaii that she will not be a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District in 2012.

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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Hawaii PUC Stats show Windfarms cause Blackouts
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:11 PM :: 14944 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

HELCO reported that 20,660 customer interruptions (16% of all interruptions) were related to Independent Power Producer (non-HELCO Generation) sources. In 2009 Hamakua Energy Partners (HEP) and Pakini Nui Windfarm were the non-HELCO generation sources that caused customer interruptions. 

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Saturday, May 21, 2011
VOTING EXTENDED: SATURDAY is last day to vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 13408 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

 The Honolulu Republican Committee has issued a list of all Neighborhood Board candidates who are Republican.

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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 PM :: 9895 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

All nine federal judges in Hawaii have recused themselves from hearing the latest complaint, of a long string, that challenges a major transportation project in Honolulu.  With each judge stepping back from the case, 9th Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima will step in, according to an order filed Friday....

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
By Selected News Articles @ 1:33 PM :: 9494 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

In April, the Obama administration lost $1.5 billion of $2 billion budgeted to improve America's antiquated transportation systems, with high-speed rail projects. Though the funds will now likely go toward deficit reduction, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a defendant in the Hawaii rail lawsuit, has asked for $53 billion over the next six years.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
HCDA Hearing on Future Development of Barbers Point/Kalaeloa
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 7020 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

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Friday, May 13, 2011
Legislative Wrap-up Video: Rep Ward, Sen Slom Town Hall meeting Hawaii Kai
By Video @ 8:56 PM :: 8107 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Town Hall Meeting, Hawaii Kai, with Representative Gene Ward, Minority Leader; and Senator Sam Slom, Minority Leader May 2011

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Friday, May 13, 2011
Seeking Development Approval, Kyo-ya easy mark for Abercrombie’s Free Sand Shakedown
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 8258 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The state is contributing $1.5 million for the project, and Kyoya and HTA will provide $500,000 each.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Honolulu Cellphone Ban: You can Walk the walk, but don’t talk the talk
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:19 PM :: 7776 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Honolulu City Council has got to have more important things to focus on than regulating and restricting yet another aspect of our lives.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Plaintiffs Seek Injunction to block Honolulu Rail Construction, Contracting
By Selected News Articles @ 2:44 PM :: 9779 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief to ensure that Defendants do not implement the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project...before complying fully with federal environmental laws.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Psychiatrists Boycott Honolulu Meeting Over Desmond Tutu Invitation
By Selected News Articles @ 1:48 PM :: 15958 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

In a speech in Boston, Mr. Tutu directly attacked the Jewish supporters of Israel as being in effect traitors to America, controlling U.S. foreign policy for the benefit of Israel and to the detriment of America. In that speech he compared American Jewish supporters of Israel to Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, Milosevich, Stalin, and Pinochet.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Brookings: Honolulu The Bus is #1 Transit System in Nation
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 9468 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Transit coverage is highest in Western metro areas such as Honolulu and Los Angeles, and lowest in Southern metro areas such as Chattanooga and Greenville....

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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 10614 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Ms. Takaki is active in the Hawaii Chapter of The ESOP Association has served on the Executive Committee's State & Regional Chapter Council. From 2007 – 2009, Ms. Takaki served as Chair of The ESOP Association.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Porn Pastor to appear at former Wahiawa XXX Store
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 11344 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

In an effort to raise awareness about pornography Craig Gross founded XXXchurch.com, the website mixes the seedy with the sacred in an effort to raise the often taboo subject of pornography as a problem that needs to be dealt with. The website has had over 70 million visitors....

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
VIDEO: Rep Gene Ward’s Sine Die Speech
By Video @ 5:06 PM :: 11905 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Representative Gene Ward, Minority Leader, Sine Die Announcement May 2011, Hawaii State House of Representatives ....

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Monday, May 9, 2011
UPDATE: Hawaii Right to Life PAC endorses more Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidates
By Janet M. Grace @ 5:34 PM :: 8472 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Janet Grace, Executive Director of Hawaii Right to Life, states, "We believe the Neighborhood Board election is as important as any other state electoral contest because it gives voters the opportunity to choose lawmakers who are uncompromisingly committed to pursuing life-affirming policies in our local statutes. Each vote for candidates who value life will help bring the urgent change Honolulu needs to thrive and prosper."

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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Panos to Council: Floating Rail Bonds before federal funds are secured is dereliction of duty
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 8295 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The 2011 New Starts funds for the whole nation is $1.59 Billion and Honolulu is asking for $1.55 Billion.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Video: Kahuku Wind turbines don’t even turn on windy day
By Video @ 7:54 PM :: 11685 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Even when wind is present, the turbines are doing nothing.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Marumoto: State becoming addicted to Marijuana Money
By Video @ 8:44 PM :: 8505 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

This fee increase will only help perpetuate the program. If there’s one thing we’ve all learned this year, it’s that once you put money into a program and personnel, it’s very hard to get it back out. It’s harder still to shut down the program entirely. In a word, if we provide more money, the program will become dependent - even addicted - upon that money.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Berg on Transit Authority: Mayor, Council Leadership put Cronyism ahead of qualifications
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 6641 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Apparently, neither the mayor nor my council leadership want transportation experts overseeing a transportation project. Clearly, they want inexperienced 'yes men' to do the bidding of the rail consortium and developers rather than truly qualified experts who'll keep an eye on how taxpayer funds are expended with Hawaii's largest and most expensive public works project ever.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Cam Cavasso: Family and the Future
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 12288 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

I have initiated establishment of a 501(c)4 nonprofit educational organization called "Foundation 1776,"the mission of which will be advocate for the application of the foundational principles on which our nation and our families were built....  We will also build a separate Political Action Committee designed to help recruit, train and fund the campaigns of like-minded candidates seeking to serve in the 76 legislative seats in the Hawaii House of Representatives and Senate.  

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Hawaii Right to Life PAC endorses Neighborhood Board Candidates
By News Release @ 3:04 PM :: 7519 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

As Honolulu County voters begin casting their ballots in Neighborhood Board elections, Hawaii Right to Life reveals its list of endorsed candidates ....

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Slom: Business freeze hiring in response to Legislature, Non-Profits may close doors
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 2:47 PM :: 8240 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Several businesses have already announced hiring freezes, and possible layoffs because of the legislative action. Several local non-profits are even harder hit and several may cease operations.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Marumoto: Retirees have won the Day, Pension Tax is Dead
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 8209 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

“All during this session I received a steady stream of letters, phone calls and e mails. I was stopped several times in neighborhood markets and shopping centers. None of the communications were form letters, but individual pleas reminding me that retirees could not afford to lose more income to taxes."

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Inouye, Akaka votes: A ticket to USA for Guantanamo detainee who attempted attack on Honolulu
By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 16319 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed spent most of 1994 plotting to blow up or hijack 12 airplanes carrying about 4,000 passengers bound for Honolulu and 11 other locations as part of Operation Bojinka, based in Manila, Philippines.  He would later use operational experienced gained from his Bojinka failure to mastermind 9-11.

Now Hawaii's two Senators have voted to help spring Mohammed from detention at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba. 

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Study: Hawaii has most expensive rentals in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:09 PM :: 10051 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...NLIHC calculates Hawaii’s "housing wage" at $31.08 per hour. The “housing wage” which is the full-time hourly wage a household would need to earn in order to afford the fair market rent for an apartment....

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
UH Medical School to lose Tobacco Settlement Funding
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 8287 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The JABSOM measure appeared to have support in both houses, but the conference committees deadlocked over a different bill-one the House of Representatives supported to tax pension income over $200,000. The Senate firmly opposed any pension tax.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
144 Bills Face Final Votes by May 5
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:41 PM :: 6044 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

...the 2011 Legislative Session ends on Thursday. Tomorrow, for the last time, your House of Representatives will vote on the entirety of bills still alive this session....

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Monday, May 2, 2011
Nuclear Regulatory Commission looking into Depleted Uranium paperwork violations
By News Release @ 9:10 PM :: 11666 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Separately from the Army’s license application, a resident of Hawaii filed a petition on March 4, 2010, requesting the NRC take enforcement action against the Army if it found the Army possessed or released depleted uranium to the environment without a license in violation of NRC requirements. 

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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Immigration Files: UH Manoa Counseled Obama Sr. “about his Playboy Ways”
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 15240 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

…And another immigration memo, from June 1964, records that Harvard officials were trying "to get rid of him" and "couldn't seem to figure out how many wives he had."….

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
House saves the day after Senate votes 24-1 to dishonor Polynesian Discoverers of Hawaiian Isles
By Andrew Walden @ 8:38 PM :: 12539 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

On the second Monday of every October, Hawaii celebrates, “Discoverers' Day", in recognition of the Polynesian discoverers of the Hawaiian Islands.”  But the Senate wants to put a stop to the celebrations.

According to the text of SCR55, introduced March 3 by Abercrombie-appointed Senator Maile Shimabukuro, the holiday should be dropped ....

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Monday, April 25, 2011
Djou: Oahu has nation’s Highest Gas Taxes, City may raise higher
By Rep Charles Djou @ 8:37 PM :: 10824 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

With Hawaii now experiencing the highest gasoline prices in history, it is baffling that the politicians in the City government are actually contemplating an increase in the gasoline tax.

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Monday, April 25, 2011
Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange
By News Release @ 2:49 PM :: 11084 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PCE), a real estate investment trust owning interests in 45 office buildings primarily in Hawaii and California, reported today that it received notice from the NYSE Amex (the “Exchange”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards ....

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Monday, April 25, 2011
HCR135: Special Interests hijack ALOHA Resolution
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:43 PM :: 8978 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

in a House committee, HCR 135 was the victim of “gut and replace”  .... 

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Friday, April 22, 2011
Former California Mayor Jumps Into Hawaii Election Legislation Controversy
By News Release @ 2:09 PM :: 10058 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Tony Santos, former resident of Hawaii, Farrington High School student, and past Mayor of the City of San Leandro, California, has been actively advising Hawaii lawmakers to kill off a proposal to establish Instant Runoff Voting on the county level.

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Friday, April 22, 2011
Ambitious Turkey
By Daniel Pipes @ 12:57 PM :: 7333 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Here is a geopolitical look at the Turkish Gulen Cult currently attempting to curry favor with Hawaii legislators and take over Mokapu Elementary School....

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Friday, April 22, 2011
Berg: Cut the Golf Subsidy, no new taxes
By News Release @ 11:40 AM :: 7632 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

 “I refuse to impose on my constituents the lethal combo of a fuel tax increase, a property tax increase, and a sewer rate increase while a whopping nine million dollars per year from the general fund is diverted to subsidize the game of golf .... "

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Thursday, April 21, 2011
TEA Party: Support Sen Slom’s No New Taxes Budget
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 12004 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Why should private sector struggling businesses become cash cows for an irresponsible Governor and spineless Legislature? 

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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Shell Game: Rail Costs down, but Handi-van getting $1.15B?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 10436 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Is the City is hiding a politically damaging increase in rail cost projections by placing the money in the Handi-van account and using inflated census numbers to justify it?  At a future date, will the moneys be quietly transferred back to rail?

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Carlisle nominates Horner, Okinaga, Hong to Transit Authority
By News Release @ 2:14 PM :: 9054 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Mayor Carlisle appointed retired union representative William Hong, current Corporation Counsel Carrie Okinaga, and First Hawaiian Bank Chairman Don Horner.

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Friday, April 15, 2011
Fontaine Factor: Judges speak up on Drug Courts
By Video @ 11:13 PM :: 10405 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Representative George Fontaine discusses Hawaii Drug Courts with Chief Judge, Judge Shackley Raffetto from Maui and Judge Michael D. Wilson from Oahu....

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Friday, April 15, 2011
No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
By News Release @ 8:27 AM :: 25149 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Hawaii has one of the highest State Tax Rates in the United States, and yet the State Legislature is considering many new increases in taxes including income, excise, and other fees.  Are you Taxed Enough Already?

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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 8586 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

If we pass this measure today, we will have our "foot in the door" to start taxing the pensions of all our seniors. We may end up taxing pensions at $10,000 or $5,000 or maybe at no threshold at all. If we returned to the Governor's original proposal of a $37,500 threshold, it will be harmful to our low-income seniors. 

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 8861 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Berg’s proposed resolution – adopted unanimously in the Council's government affairs committee two weeks ago – was voted down six to three amid concerns that most council members found the timing of Berg’s “message sending” resolution too risky ....

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
VIDEO: Waikele Robbery fails as Crooks can’t break Glass
By Video @ 10:53 AM :: 4194 Views :: Maui County

 Surveillance video shows the would-be robbers using a hammer, a shotgun and their feet to try to get into the case Saturday night as bystanders scattered about the Zales store at the Waikele Premium Outlets on Oahu.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
New Federal Budget kills old Earmarks--Honolulu Rail, Highway, Sewage Treatment Funding in Danger?
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 10402 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The bill reduces funding for transit by a total of $991 million ....

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