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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
UH Presidential Selection Committee outreach underway
By News Release @ 10:35 PM :: 3991 Views :: Higher Education

Members of the Presidential Selection Committee are appearing at various community gatherings to solicit input....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Obama to Nominate Kiaaina for Interior Post
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 4382 Views :: National News

Kia’aina would lead the Department’s efforts to coordinate federal policy for Guam....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Hawaii Veterans' Memorial: State Task Force Seeks Input
By News Release @ 10:03 PM :: 4061 Views :: Military

...seeking input from the public on the design and location of a newly planned memorial honoring Hawaii veterans....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Video: Roger Epstein talks with Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:46 PM :: 5771 Views :: Development, Judiciary

Roger Epstein, senior partner of Cades Schutte Law Firm, talks with Dr. Keli’i Akina about Hawaii as a center for global transformation....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
New Study Demonstrates Critical State of Hawaii's Unfunded Liabilities
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:00 PM :: 4931 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

...new study from State Budget Solutions on the funded status of public employee pension plans....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Wounded Warriors: Hawaii football team failing to generate points, revenue
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:31 PM :: 4129 Views :: Higher Education

The athletic department for the University of Hawaii will get a $13 million bailout....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Spontaneous Protests Against Gay Marriage
By Andrew Walden @ 3:34 PM :: 12662 Views :: Family
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The Only Way to Reform the Farm Bill
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:05 PM :: 3793 Views :: Agriculture

Lawmakers return to Washington today with only nine legislative days in the House before some farm bill programs expire at the end of the month....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Councilmember Pine Demands Investigation of Illegal Dumping on Ag Land
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:27 PM :: 8143 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

Robert Clark, president of the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association referred to Waianae residents’ concerns as “total ignorance” ....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
NB to HTA: "Stop Promoting Kailua as a Tourist Destination"
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 5187 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism

...Kailua Neighborhood Board overwhelmingly adopted a resolution asking the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to respect the zoning and quality of life of residential neighborhoods and stop promoting Kailua....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Souki: No Amendments Will be Allowed on Gay Marriage Bill
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 5429 Views :: Family, First Amendment

...the bill will have to go through three readings in each house that will include public hearings and public testimony, but there will be no amendments accepted....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
GOP: Abercrombie Strong-Arms Legislature for Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5479 Views :: Family, Republican Party

...the governor is using this issue to ensure his win in the 2014 Democrat primary.....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
‘Green’ Energy Lobbyists Rate Hawaii C-
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 5707 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

Blue Planet Foundation first annual Energy Report Card for Hawai‘i....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Deadline Sept 27: $30M Available For New Round of Hi-Tech Scam Companies
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 6012 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

We would like to invite to you apply for up to $1M....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Expensive Energy Efficiency: Hawaii Top Spender
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 4058 Views :: Energy

Hawaii ranks first in the nation for energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) investment per capita....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Big Cable at Center of New State Energy Policy
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 5225 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

The new policy outlines the State of Hawaii’s commitment to make long-term investments in technology to enable an integrated system based on clean energy resources....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
UH System Enrollment Drops 2.2%
By News Release @ 8:26 PM :: 4802 Views :: Higher Education

This decrease comes after record-breaking enrollments in each of the last five years. Since 2007, enrollment has grown by 17 percent....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Abercrombie Calls Special Session to Force Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 4258 Views :: Family

Abercrombie has called both houses of the state Legislature to convene in a special session on Oct. 28 to address the issue of marriage....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
When Obamacare 'Navigators' Ask If You're Qualified, You Should Ask Them About Identity Theft
By Selected News Articles @ 7:40 PM :: 4087 Views :: Health Care

Starting October 1, armies of “Navigators” will begin asking Americans very personal questions....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
States Offer Tax-Filing Guidance for Same-Sex Couples
By Selected News Articles @ 7:16 PM :: 5730 Views :: Family, Taxes

...the IRS announced that any same-sex couple who married in a state that recognizes same-sex marriage can file a joint federal tax return, even if the state where they currently live does not recognize same-sex marriage....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Supporting small business and free enterprise on Maui
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 7198 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, TEA Party

TEA Party Maui's September monthly meeting this coming Thursday, September 12th,  2013, starting 6:30 PM at the Kalama Heights Retirement Community....

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Monday, September 9, 2013
Abercrombie: Expect Bisexual Polyamorist Lawsuit Within Year
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 6130 Views :: Family
"Based on your reasoning that Same-Sex Marriage is a civil right, then how can you disenfranchise a bi-sexual from marrying the people he/she loves?"
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Monday, September 9, 2013
10 Ways Obamacare Isn’t Working
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:12 AM :: 3625 Views :: Health Care

...the Administration keeps trying to “fix” it—to no avail. It has delayed parts of the law, ignored others, and carved out exemptions for its political allies....

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Sunday, September 8, 2013
Geothermal: How to Divide Hawaiians from their Money
By Andrew Walden @ 10:31 PM :: 6902 Views :: Energy, OHA

How to Divide Hawaiians from their Money?  Put the charges on their electric bill....

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Sunday, September 8, 2013
Quandary Ahead as State Digresses from Conformity
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4148 Views :: Taxes

For more than 35 years the state has adhered to a policy of conforming with the federal income tax code....

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Sunday, September 8, 2013
African-American Pastors in Democratic Illinois Show that Redefining Marriage Is Not Inevitable
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 AM :: 4146 Views :: Family

It’s President Obama’s home state. Democrats have a super-majority in both houses of the legislature....

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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Bones at the Convention Center: Mark Twain vs Mike McCartney
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 5600 Views :: First Amendment

"...we rode a considerable distance over ground so thickly strewn with human bones that the horses' feet crushed them, not occasionally, but at every step...."

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Friday, September 6, 2013
Liberalism Radicalized: The Sexual Revolution, Multiculturalism, and the Rise of Identity Politics
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:07 PM :: 8295 Views :: Family, Higher Education, Religion

...a more radical form of liberalism emerged in the academy that sowed the seeds for the sexual revolution and multiculturalism....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
Hawaii is #1 Welfare State in the Nation
By Tito Montes @ 10:54 PM :: 11378 Views :: Economy, Taxes

... Tito Montes discussing the desperate need for welfare reform in Hawaii ....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
Former Ahrens Elem Principal Charged Falsifying Teacher Training Records
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 4453 Views :: Education K-12

...allegedly directing a teacher to file a per diem reimbursement claim for training that did not occur....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
HECO Opens Door to More Rooftop Solar
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 5054 Views :: Energy

The new threshold for a possible interconnection study is 100% of the daytime minimum circuit load, increased from 75% ....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
Abercrombie bullying legislature into special session
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 4102 Views :: Family

Abercrombie assumes he can once again force his agenda through the legislature by bullying the representatives in his own party....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
5 Immigration Falsehoods from the White House
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:51 AM :: 3725 Views :: National News

Congress gets back to its regularly scheduled work on Monday....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
HHSC: We Can Only Guess at the Cost of Procedures
By Selected News Articles @ 4:30 AM :: 4647 Views :: Health Care

...they face both dwindling reimbursements and payments increasingly tied to outcomes....

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Friday, September 6, 2013
The Varmint Goats of Kahoolawe
By Selected News Articles @ 12:10 AM :: 11759 Views :: Hawaii History, Military, Second Amendment
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Hawaiian Electric Company’s Integrated Resource Plan – Welcome to Fantasy Island!
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 4647 Views :: Energy

The challenge facing Hawaii can be visualized through two charts which focus on renewable generation in 2012....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Hawaii Small Business Survey: What Question Would You Ask?
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 3933 Views :: Small Business

NFIB/Hawaii State Director Melissa Pavlicek invites members to send her their thoughts on some of the most pressing small-business issues facing Hawaii for possible inclusion in the 2014 Hawaii Member State Ballot....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Superintendent Matayoshi rated 'Exceptional' by Board of Education
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 4056 Views :: Education K-12

Members praised the DOE's progress on a host of initiatives to improve student outcomes....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Community college students pledge to Agree to Degree
By News Release @ 10:26 PM :: 4179 Views :: Higher Education

...students promise to attend their classes, get good grades, check their UH email at least once a day, talk to instructors when having difficulty, meet with counselors when having academic or personal issues, and commit to making education a priority....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Remaking the GOP: California Republicans Try to Reenergize the Party
By Selected News Articles @ 9:27 PM :: 4406 Views :: Republican Party

The California Republican Party’s willingness to embrace unconventional leadership may provide insights into what the GOP will need to do to win elections....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
3 Things to know about Hawaii’s schools
By Rachelle Chang @ 9:13 PM :: 4797 Views :: Education K-12

It’s been one month since my son started second grade at a public school....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Video: SHOPO President talks to Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:56 PM :: 4226 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Audit criticizes agency that’s supposed to help native Hawaiians
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:50 PM :: 4502 Views :: OHA

“inadequate, unable to support the office’s growing portfolio nor any future land involvements”....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Makana Sued by Manager: “Arrogant, Obnoxious, New Age Pontificator”
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 7844 Views :: Ethics, Religion

Makana breached contract by refusing to work "when planet Mercury is in retrograde ... approximately six months per year," his former manager claims in court....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Feds unseal complaint against man accused of threatening to decapitate congresswoman
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:26 PM :: 7160 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement, Religion
The federal complaint accuses Sherbow of leaving Gabbard an expletive-laced voicemail in which he calls her a “stupid little bitch.”
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Eight Years of InverseCondemnation
By Robert Thomas @ 3:16 PM :: 4581 Views :: Judiciary

... I'd like to hail my fellow law bloggers who, like me, make the time to share thoughts about the legal issues of the day ....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
"Let's Film All The Lawyers"– Hawaii’s Second Law Film Festival
By Robert Thomas @ 3:13 PM :: 5941 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Where Americans Want to Live: Hawaii #2 State, Honolulu #5 City
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 5511 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism

The Golden State is at the top of the list; fellow oceanfront states Hawaii (2) and Florida (3) round out the top three, followed by Texas (4) and Colorado (5)....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
The Obama Administration, Marriage, and the States
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 4816 Views :: Family, Military

...the Obama Administration has rolled out new policies that disregard states’ authority over marriage....

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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Experts Answer: What Do You Want to Know About Syria?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:06 PM :: 3286 Views :: Military

Yesterday, President Obama made headlines by saying that the red line wasn’t really his, but the whole world’s, and that “Congress’s credibility is on the line” now that he has punted....

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