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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Lingle: Not Done Fighting
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 7:04 PM :: 6873 Views :: Energy, Environment

We may not have been successful at the ballot box, but I’m not done fighting for common sense, bipartisan solutions. There’s too much at stake for Hawaii and America as a whole!

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Hawaii Charter Schools Seek Board Nominees
By News Release @ 11:15 AM :: 6378 Views :: Energy, Environment

The state’s 32 charter campuses, which recently passed the 10,000 enrollment mark, all have independent governing boards....

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Hawaii Construction on the Rise?
By News Release @ 10:36 AM :: 5920 Views :: Energy, Environment

The UHERO report shows continued growth with private building permits in the state increasing for the third consecutive quarter—the last time this occurred was in 2006.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
DoE Receives School Bus Report, Keeps it Secret
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 5365 Views :: Energy, Environment

"It provides recommendations for the procurement, data and performance processes...."

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Bankers Pleased by Abercrombie's Tax Hikes, Buy $866M Bonds
By News Release @ 1:07 AM :: 5299 Views :: Energy, Environment

State of Hawaii successfully sold $866,990,000 of General Obligation Bonds on Nov.15, 2012....

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Kawailoa Windfarm Begins Operation
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 8893 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Kawailoa Wind project has been completed and commercial operations have begun. Located on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore....

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Monday, November 19, 2012
Lawyer: New DoTax Solar Tax Credit Rules are Retroactive
By Selected News Articles @ 11:20 PM :: 5868 Views :: Energy, Environment

Consumers, Contractors, And Tax Practitioners Should Be Familiar With Ramifications of Announcement 2012-14 On 2012-"Installed" Systems....

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Monday, November 19, 2012
Feds Notify Congress of Intent to Sign Full Funding Agreement for Honolulu Rail
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 10054 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

HART will sign a full funding grant agreement with the FTA to provide $1,550,000,000 for the Oahu rail project, according to a Congressional notification sent to the Senate Committee on Appropriations....

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Monday, November 19, 2012
Fitch: Corruption, Inability to Sell Ansaldo Produce Negative Outlook for Rail Contractor's Parent Company
By News Release @ 5:27 PM :: 11220 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family

The Negative Outlook reflects Fitch's concerns about the timeliness of the closing of the sales of the non-core assets....

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Monday, November 19, 2012
Kim Committee Demands Management, Financial Audit of UH System
By Selected News Articles @ 4:49 PM :: 6708 Views :: Energy, Environment

FULL TEXT -- Senate Committee Documents Released Today

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Monday, November 19, 2012
Lahaina: Is Halloween a Land Use Issue?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:24 PM :: 5833 Views :: Energy, Environment

...County of Maui approved a coastal zone permit allowing a Halloween party to go forward in Lahaina, and someone was against it....

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Monday, November 19, 2012
DataHouse Announces New President
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 6840 Views :: Energy, Environment

Kim will be replacing former president Clyde Shiigi at DataHouse, a sister company to local healthcare information technology company TeamPraxis....

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Monday, November 19, 2012
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 19
By Congress.org @ 2:40 PM :: 7163 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Cybersecurity – Cloture
  • Senate: Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land – Cloture
  • House: Russia Trade Relations, Human Rights Oversight – Passage
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Greenwood Threatened to Expose Abercrombie, Say, Tsutusi: ‘Serious Violation of Multiple Laws’
By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 7590 Views :: Energy, Environment

...The reasons why the House, the Senate, and the Governor have been so assiduous in protecting the position of this individual will be the subject of intensive discovery should this case not be resolved....

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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Growing Focus on Taxing Pension Income
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:15 AM :: 6343 Views :: Energy, Environment

Ever since the administration put forth the idea of taxing pension income a couple of years ago, the issue has drawn increased discussion especially as other taxes have been increased to make up for the shortfall in the state budget

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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Hawaii Guard soldiers ready to assist, advise Afghan forces
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 PM :: 6328 Views :: Energy, Environment

...190 soldiers from the Hawaii Army Guard’s 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team....

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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Study: Hawaii Avoids Overprescription of Antibiotics
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 7610 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

In 2010, the five states with the lowest antibiotic use in the nation were Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, and Washington....

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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Full Text: UH Wonder Blunder Report
By News Release @ 9:46 AM :: 5686 Views :: Energy, Environment

...what happened during the preparations for the concert that lead to the loss of the university's $200,000 and what policies and procedures needed to be changed....

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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Greenwood Launches Listening Tour
By News Release @ 9:37 AM :: 5352 Views :: Energy, Environment

Greenwood and representatives from the UH System administration and UH Board of Regents will visit the 10 University of Hawai‘i campuses for a series of public meetings scheduled for November through January 2013.

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Friday, November 16, 2012
HFA: Gay Marriage, Assisted Suicide on 2013 Legislative Agenda
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 5744 Views :: Energy, Environment

Based on the 2012 legislative session activity, Hawaii Family Advocates expects the following matters to be brought up again in 2013 ....

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Friday, November 16, 2012
Maui Case Tests Conflicts Between Zoning and Planning
By Robert Thomas @ 10:04 PM :: 9674 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

The owners want to build homes, which is consistent with the zoning but which cannot be built on a 1/2 acre parcel designated "Park."

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Friday, November 16, 2012
Governor Selects New Policy Director, Communications Deputy Director
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 5377 Views :: Energy, Environment

Kendra Oishi joins the Governor’s office as Director of Policy, and Christine Hirasa joins as Deputy Director of Communications, effective immediately.

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Friday, November 16, 2012
As Legislative Session Looms, Greenwood Wins Backing of BoR
By News Release @ 1:03 PM :: 5021 Views :: Energy, Environment

"She understands how university systems work."

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Friday, November 16, 2012
The Growing Budget Cost of Insurance Subsidies in the Affordable Care Act
By NCPA @ 12:09 PM :: 6102 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The subsidies for insurance through the newly established state-based exchanges also increased....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
DBEDT Releases Quarterly Economic Forecast
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 5669 Views :: Energy, Environment

Hawaii's economy is expected to continue positive growth for the rest of 2012 and into 2013....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Hawai‘i Health Connector Submits Blueprint Application
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 5459 Views :: Energy, Environment

HHS is required to complete their approval or conditional approval of state-based exchanges no later than January 1, 2013, for operation in 2014....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Census Bureau: Hawaii 7th Highest Poverty Rate in US
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 9964 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

... adjusted to reflect geographic differences in housing costs ....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Fiscal Cliff: $3453 Tax Increase for Average Hawaii Family
By Selected News Articles @ 5:17 PM :: 8259 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Large changes to both taxes and spending are scheduled to take place at the end of the year unless Congress acts....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Donovan to Interview for AD Position at Cal State Fullerton
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 11110 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

James Donovan on CSUF campus November 28, 2012....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Japanese Magazine Fight Gets Nasty in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 6802 Views :: Energy, Environment

...without justification and without an honest belief in the truth of the matters defendant announced that plaintiff had committed rape, sexual harassment, promoting prostitution rings to executives of well-known Japanese corporations....

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Inouye hospitalized after fall
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 8147 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

He fell at his apartment in Rockville, Md ... taken to the Bethesda Naval Hospital

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Hundreds Turn Out for NRA President in Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 13853 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

The Second Amendment is alive and well in Hawaii....

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
DoE Releases School by School Enrollment Figures
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 6105 Views :: Energy, Environment

...enrollment for the 2012-13 school year -- with all 254 Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) schools and 32 charter schools -- is 183,251, an increase of 1.1 percent compared to last year’s total of 181,213...

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Abercrombie Rushes to Negotiating Table as HSTA Protest Looms
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 5453 Views :: Energy, Environment

The State Negotiating Team and representatives with the Hawaii State Teachers Association today resumed negotiations.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Honolulu Council Calls for Investigation of Election
By Tom Berg @ 8:46 PM :: 8039 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Honolulu City Council passed Resolution 12-305 unanimously requesting an investigation be conducted on last week’s elections

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Obama Nominates Environmental Lawyer to Rule Over Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 7944 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...his practice focused on product liability, toxic tort, and environmental cost recovery litigation....

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Wind on the Wane: An Update on Recent Wind Project News
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 11154 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Wind project impacts “may be worse than climate change,” says UK Environment Minister....

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Monday, November 12, 2012
Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Legislature
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 10442 Views :: Energy, Environment

Have you ever been interested in learning the inner workings of State Government? Do you want to help make your State a better place to live and work?

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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Lawsuit: Kahuku Windfarm May Never Get its Turbines Repaired
By Andrew Walden @ 8:38 PM :: 15521 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

The importance of having Clipper continue to honor parts, service and maintenance agreements on the turbines is one of the critical concerns for First Wind....

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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Akaku, Olelo to Broadcast PLDC Hearing Live
By News Release @ 5:35 PM :: 6270 Views :: Energy, Environment

Public Land Development Corporation Public Hearing live on Akaku Channel 54 and Olelo Channel 55. The meeting is being held on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 from 10:30am to 12:30pm

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Sunday, November 11, 2012
HSTA Launches 'Work to Rule' Protest
By Selected News Articles @ 5:21 PM :: 9847 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

They will enter the school exactly at 8am and then leave exactly at 3pm ....

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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Abercrombie Admin: HSTA Position 'Fundamentally Flawed'
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 5600 Views :: Energy, Environment

The labor board is telling the Supreme Court it has the discretion to take as long as it wants, possibly years, to render a decision....

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Sunday, November 11, 2012
General Excise Tax Needs a Few Tweaks
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:57 AM :: 6445 Views :: Energy, Environment

...lawmakers figured that the general public would not notice that the exemptions were temporarily suspended....

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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Hawaii Veterans Day Events 2012
By Selected News Articles @ 9:41 PM :: 6515 Views :: Energy, Environment

Events and Ceremonies Statewide

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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Hawaii Investors Given Priority Access to Tax-Exempt State Bonds
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 5572 Views :: Energy, Environment

Abercrombie announced the State of Hawaii’s “AA/AA/Aa2” credit rating was reaffirmed by three major credit agencies. He encouraged Hawaii investors to take advantage of this strong rating and purchase tax-exempt state bonds on Nov. 13 and 14.

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Saturday, November 10, 2012
House Republican Caucus Elects Johanson, Fukumoto
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 7092 Views :: Energy, Environment

Following Ward’s announcement, the House Minority Caucus met today to elect Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson, 32, as House Minority Leader and Rep. Beth Fukumoto, 29, as House Minority Floor Leader....

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Friday, November 9, 2012
Larry Flynt: Porn Industry "Will Start Shooting in Hawaii"
By Video @ 6:55 PM :: 9036 Views :: Energy, Environment

Measure B requires porn actors to wear condoms on film sets and for producers to apply and pay for health and film permits.

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Friday, November 9, 2012
Hawaii Family Forum: Redouble Voter Registration Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 6216 Views :: Energy, Environment

...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
Full Text: New DoTax Rules on Solar Tax Credits
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 7222 Views :: Energy, Environment

...Tax guidance issued in 2010 has created uncertainty among taxpayers, an unlevel playing field within the renewable energy industry, and presented difficult tax enforcement issues for the Department....

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Friday, November 9, 2012
Full Text: 2012 Hawaii Career Ready Study
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 5300 Views :: Energy, Environment

More than 120 Hawaii employers hiring in today’s economy participated in the updated study through interviews and a survey that focused on “living wage” career pathways....

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