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Friday, December 3, 2010
Home of Hawaiian language books to go digital
By News Release @ 3:24 PM :: 8551 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Mission Houses Museum, located in Honolulu’s Historic Capitol District, is known worldwide as the place where the Hawaiian written language was developed. The museum preserves the oldest and second oldest houses in Hawai‘i and the largest collection of Hawaiian language books in the world.

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Friday, December 3, 2010
Rail plan is $1.7B short, EIS still incomplete
By News Release @ 12:31 PM :: 8831 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today transmitted the final report of an independent financial analysis of the proposed Honolulu Rail Transit Project to Mayor Peter Carlisle, Council Chair Nestor Garcia and Governor-elect Neil Abercrombie.  A copy was also sent to the Federal Transit Administration and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood.  The report is meant to provide an objective assessment of the overall financial impact of the rail project to Hawai‘i taxpayers in the future. 

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Thursday, December 2, 2010
1,000 Solar Panels to be Installed at Kalanimoku State Building
By News Release @ 7:48 PM :: 8497 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Success for the Kalanimoku PV project can be credited to the collaborative efforts of Patricia Saito, project officer for the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Russ Saito, comptroller of DAGS, and Ted Liu, director of DBEDT. 

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
UH Manoa Researcher pushes to legalize kiddie porn
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 25439 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Activist, masquerading as academic, argues for his preferred changes in society....

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Monday, November 29, 2010
VIDEO: Newly elected GOP Reps plan for upcoming Legislative session
By Video @ 3:51 PM :: 13506 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Better Government Dec 2010 with Representatives George Fontaine (R-Kihei), Arron Ling Johanson (R-Aiea), Gil Riviere (R-North Shore) and Gene Ward Ph.D (R Hawaii Kai). 

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Monday, November 29, 2010
Hawaii Concealed Carry launches Firearm Permit Initiative
By News Release @ 11:05 AM :: 13662 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

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Saturday, November 27, 2010
As debate looms, Honolulu Council Special Election residency challenges multiply
By Andrew Walden @ 7:39 PM :: 12576 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Charges and counter charges over carpet-bagging and eligibility are proliferating in the December 9-29 Special Election for the Honolulu Council District 1 seat being vacated by Todd Apo.

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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Three Republicans seek Ewa-Leeward Council Seat
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 7837 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

The General Election may be over, but Republicans have the chance to help elect a fellow Republican next month.  Three Republicans, Tom Berg, Bob McDermott and John Roco are vying for the City Council Seat.  

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Sunday, November 21, 2010
First-hand report: North Korea has 2000 modern centrifuges
By News Release @ 2:48 PM :: 13566 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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Friday, November 19, 2010
Honolulu Shipper Maersk fined for doing business in Iran
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 14825 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Four Loko: Does The FDA Really Need More Power?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:32 AM :: 10837 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Our long national nightmare is over. Phusion Projects, the makers of Four Loko brand caffeinated malt beverages, announced yesterday that it will remove the caffeine from its products. Phusion’s decisions came just one day after Senator Chuck Schumer (D–NY) pushed the Food and Drug Administration to ban “these dangerous and toxic drinks.” ...

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Monday, November 15, 2010
Aloha to Current Nonprofit Property Tax Exemptions?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 8021 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

If a group of Honolulu city council members has its way, nonprofits that are exempt from paying more than $300 a year in property taxes will see their bills go up. Sparking the push to raise more revenue from nonprofits—as in other municipalities around the country—is an expected $100 million-plus gap in the city's budget.

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Monday, November 15, 2010
Marumoto challenges latest Gensiro Kawamoto scheme
By News Release @ 11:14 AM :: 7055 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Honolulu - News articles report that Japanese billionaire Gensiro Kawamoto wants to establish an art museum on his Kahala Avenue properties.   Representative Barbara Marumoto (R-19th Dist. Kaimuki/Waialae/Kahala) is calling for a discussion of this issue at a Neighborhood Board No. 3 meeting.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010
VIDEO: Bishop Estate refuses to negotiate lease with Kamilonui Valley farmers
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 8983 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

Representative Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) said today on behalf of the Hawaii Kai community keenly interested in keeping the Kamilonui Valley farmers on their agriculture lots leased from Bishop Estate – Kamehameha Schools, that the Estate has not negotiated in good faith, and is calling upon the community to support the farmers.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
US Supreme Court refuses to hear Hawaii beach accretion case
By Robert Thomas @ 10:24 PM :: 11138 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The denial of cert by the U.S. Supreme Court means that until the Hawaii Supreme Court confirms or rules otherwise in a future case, the ICA's rule that "unvested" rights or "contingent future interests" are not property and are subject to uncompensated acquisition by the legislature, is the law.

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Gary Okino forced to resign from Democratic Party
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 11124 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Volcanic Ash columnist David Shapiro describes Hawaii Democrats as “a party where the sun rises and sets by civil unions these days.”  If there is any doubt, take a look at what happened to gay marriage opponent, former Honolulu Councilman Gary Okino....

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Special Election: Former Rep. Bob McDermott to seek Todd Apo’s Honolulu Council seat
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 9134 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

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Monday, November 8, 2010
Stacey Djou: On the bright side
By News Release @ 12:55 PM :: 10706 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Over the past week, Charles has received hundreds of emails from people all over the state and the nation expressing their sorrow and disappointment over Tuesday’s election results.  While we share your pain, we prefer to instead focus on all that we were able to accomplish together in the last year.

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Saturday, November 6, 2010
House Republicans elect Rep Gene Ward Minority Leader
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 11905 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Minority Leader Representative Gene Ward said, "Our new Caucus is excited and united and ready to do the people's business, particularly regarding fiscal responsibility and job creation in the 2011 Session.  We are very pleased to have grown 33 1/3 percent representing the first net-gain in the size of caucus in 10 years." 

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Thursday, November 4, 2010
NRO: Finally, They Tossed Out That Classy, Polite, Dignified Incumbent!
By Selected News Articles @ 4:31 PM :: 10458 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

I collapsed into bed at roughly 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, and awoke, groggily, some hours later to find that Rep. Charles Djou, Republican of Hawaii elected in a special three-way election earlier this year, had been defeated....

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Aiona, Djou thank their supporters
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 10334 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Aiona: "I congratulate our opponent on his victory, and will join all of you in supporting our next Governor by working to hold our government accountable to our citizens."

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Slom: Election shows Democrat/union machine is alive and well
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:55 PM :: 8125 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

There were more local Republican challengers than in a decade, and they were well informed, well qualified and had charisma, yet one by one they went down ....

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
VIDEO: 400 Hawaii Republicans Election Day Phone Bank
By Video @ 5:47 PM :: 6788 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

To locate your assigned polling place, visit the online Polling Place Locator by clicking HERE.

I invite you to join us after the polls close for an Election Night Watch Party at the Dole Cannery Ballrooms. Click HERE for more information.

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Everything you need to know about Abercrombie and Hanabusa
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 AM :: 12902 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Click a link and find out what the rest of Hawaii media has not been telling you....

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Monday, November 1, 2010
Photos: Aiona, Finnegan tour Roberts Hawaii, other businesses
By News Release @ 6:54 PM :: 8957 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Duke Aiona and Lynn Finnegan today toured the Roberts Hawai`i office with President Robert Iwamoto where he met and talked story with Roberts Hawai`i employees. Duke and Lynn also visited Pioneer Plaza to meet and greet with supporters and walk through small businesses to connect with voters.  In addition, Duke and Lynn visited Island insurance Company, Bank of Hawai‘i, Matson, Alexander and Baldwin and a medical building in Kapahulu.

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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Lingle saves Hawaii refineries from EPA
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 11710 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

“You raise important concerns about the impact that the standards could have on Hawaii’s two refineries, and by extension, the State’s economy and the Pacific Command,” said Jackson in her October 25, 2010 response letter to Governor Lingle.  “Your letter effectively summarizes the primary ways in which the situation of the Tesoro and Chevron refineries in Hawaii differs from that of refineries located on the mainland of the United States.”

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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Photos: Duke and Lynn express comes to Big Island
By Video @ 3:09 PM :: 12016 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Hanabusa Insurance: Medicare cuts, higher prices, and denial of care
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 11777 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Colleen Hanabusa has used every opportunity to say that she “supports our kupuna.” Which makes her unabashed support of the $1 trillion government takeover of health care known as Obamacare that much more puzzling.

Recently, in a debate, she claimed that no seniors would see Medicare cuts – that it is guaranteed. Actually, that’s false. Here are the facts....

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Friday, October 29, 2010
Fact check: Superferry, Aloha, Rail, Furloughs
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 11096 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Duke Aiona is being blamed for everything the State Legislature and Judiciary has done wrong.

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Friday, October 29, 2010
New Poll: GOP leads generic ballot in Hawaii, Djou up by 6%
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 PM :: 11214 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Generic Ballot

  • Generic GOPer  46%
  • Generic Dem    42%
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Friday, October 29, 2010
Attack ads "coordinated' with alleged Pay-to-Play engineering firm
By AtomicMonkey @ 9:53 AM :: 21315 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Originally posted May 18, 2010.  Re-posted in honor of Dennis Mitsunaga's $25,000 contribution to pay for Hawaii Democratic Party "coordinated campaign" attack ads. 

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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Can’t say no: Hanabusa’s Tax-raising record
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 12616 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

In the past four years (at least), she did not encounter a single tax increase, government regulation or pay raise that she thought fell short of getting "the biggest bang" for Hawaii taxpayers' bucks.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Djou leads fund race
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 10679 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Djou has now raised more than $362,000 in October alone and over the past two months has raised more than $752,000 - nearly $200,000 more than his opponent.

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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Rep. Djou pleased by Clinton support for free trade with South Korea
By Rep Charles Djou @ 2:34 PM :: 14594 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Honolulu, HI — Congressman Charles K. Djou (HI-01) released the following statement after attending Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on America’s engagement in the Asia Pacific....

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
ABC News: For Dems, 50th State Becomes Hawaii Uh-Oh
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 11768 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

But Djou also isn't shy about emphasizing his Republican views on the economy: he views the stimulus as a failure, wants Congress to spend a lot less, supports a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution and supports the extension of all the Bush-era tax cuts.

Djou has "essentially been very candid and straightforward about his Republican principles. And, love 'em or hate 'em, they're out there pretty clear," said Neal Milner, a professor of political science at the University of Hawaii at Manoa....

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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Aiona campaign calls on supporters to vote “yes” for appointed BoE
By News Release @ 11:59 AM :: 8174 Views :: Education K-12, Republican Party

1. Shall the B.O.E. be changed to a board appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided by law?

We recommend YES so that there will be accountability (resting on the governor's shoulders) within the B.O.E.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Lingle releases $1.5M for Windward Boys and Girls Club
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 7021 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released a $1,500,000 capital improvement project grant that will go toward the building of a permanent Windward Clubhouse for the Boys and Girls Club of Hawai‘i.  Under a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club of Hawai‘i and the Department of Education, the facility will be located on the grounds of Kailua Intermediate School. 

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
VIDEO: Stacey Djou defends against Hanabusa’s attack ads
By Video @ 2:46 PM :: 8553 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

He’s caring and courageous, taking on the political establishment to put working families first, fighting irresponsible spending that threatens our keiki’s future, creating new local jobs by opening overseas markets so Hawaii families can stay here together.

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Monday, October 25, 2010
Closing Argument: Djou vs Hanabusa (video)
By Video @ 7:59 PM :: 10495 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

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Monday, October 25, 2010
Future of Hawaii: Djou winning 2/3 of independents, young voters
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 10658 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

A poll released by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Hawaii News Now shows Colleen Hanabusa in trouble. Across the board, she is struggling not only to make inroads with independent voters and younger voters but also struggling to seal the deal with her own party and union members.

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Monday, October 25, 2010
Gov. Lingle releases $140M to build UH Cancer Center
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 8809 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $140 million to the University of Hawai‘i for the construction of the new University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. The funds were released as preparations get underway for breaking ground on the new state-of-the-art facility on Thursday, Oct. 28. 

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Sunday, October 24, 2010
VIDEO Hanabusa & Jeff Stone: Coincidence or Corruption? You decide.
By Video @ 4:00 PM :: 12986 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

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Friday, October 22, 2010
New Poll: Djou winning 44%-35%
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 10369 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The telephone survey, conducted by ccAdvertising, showed Charles leading Hanabusa 44% to 35%, with a margin of error of +/-3%. The survey had 2,747 participants.

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Friday, October 22, 2010
Ethics Violation? UH Manoa helps Democrats build get out the vote rally
By Andrew Walden @ 12:05 AM :: 9897 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Groups and individuals backing Democrat Rep Neil Abercrombie for Governor and Democrat State Senator Colleen Hanabusa for Congress are holding a “Use Your Voice, Use Your Vote” rally on the University of Hawaii Manoa campus Tuesday.  The event is being promoted with UH resources including an official UH Manoa news release

Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 84 clearly prohibits “using state time, equipment, supplies, or state premises for campaign activities or campaign purposes.”  Use of state computers and email accounts is specifically prohibited.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Cost of Hanabusa’s tax hike: $1,784 per family per year
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 9710 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

According to the non-partisan Tax Foundation, the tax burden for the average working family in Hawaii’s First Congressional District where Charles Djou lives would be $1,784 higher if tax rates are allowed to increase at the close of this year—if Congress does nothing, as it is currently poised to do.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010
CNN: Djou is well-positioned to keep his seat
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 10841 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hawaii's first congressional district, former home to President Barack Obama, longtime Democratic district, but the GOP has a great shot at keeping this seat. Why? Well – a couple reasons: foremost being that this year seems to be the year where the impossible becomes possible in Hawaii politics: a Republican, Charles Djou, won the special election for former Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie's seat and now, when Democrat Colleen Hanabusa is trying to take it back, Djou is well-positioned to keep the seat.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Hawaii Republican endorsements for County races, initiatives
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 13773 Views :: Akaka Bill, Democratic Party, Kauai County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The Hawaii Republican Party has released its endorsements and recommendations for non-partisan County Council and Mayor races, County-level charter initiatives, and the two proposed Amendments to the State Constitution.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
NRO: GOP congressman Charles Djou hangs on in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 1:38 PM :: 11316 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Two weeks ago the Hill released a poll in which Djou led his once and current opponent, Hanabusa, 45 to 41 percent — within a margin of error of 4.9 percent. The poll also found 61 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the congressman, while 56 percent did of his adversary. Fortune, it seems, is smiling on Djou.

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Debate: Hanabusa promises massive tax increase
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 10240 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hanabusa believes that more government is the answer to every problem, even though the massive stimulus and government expansion into virtually every sector of our economy have failed.

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
HGEA too ashamed of its false ads to run them under its own name
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 8015 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

"As if the lies from mainland special interests weren't enough, the local establishment has launched a smear campaign of its own. The group, called 'Working Family for Hawaii,' is really the Hawaii Government Employees Union, which is apparently too ashamed of its false ads to run them under its own name."

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