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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
DOE to request waiver for School Improvement Grant funds
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 4352 Views :: Education K-12
... to extend the period of availability of school fiscal year (FY) 2010 and FY 2011 School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds ....
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Full Text: Hawaii Senate Republican Budget Proposal
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:54 PM :: 7002 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
...Hawaii Senate Minority Budget for 2014-2015 reflects a decrease of $1.6 billion in total funding in comparison with the proposed Executive Budget...
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Saving Paradise, an intelligent eco-thriller
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 3668 Views :: Environment
Featured Appearance at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, Sunday, May 18, 2013, 3:00 p.m., Mauka Author's Pavilion...
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
House Judiciary Kills Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
By Tom Berg @ 1:53 PM :: 6024 Views :: Drugs
SB472 SD1 HD1 was recommitted back to the Hawaii State House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee today by a unanimous vote....
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Full Text: Mayor Caldwell's State of the City Speech
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 5434 Views :: Honolulu County

When I was building my cabinet, I knew that I did not want a team who would be satisfied with just keeping the lights on....

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Heritage: Farewell from Ed Feulner
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 4322 Views :: National News
The Heritage Foundation...
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
CNHA Cheers Proposed Amendments to HHCA
By News Release @ 6:15 PM :: 2989 Views :: DHHL

The Obama Administration, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono introduced requests for the Congress to approve amendments made to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (HHCA) by the Hawaii State Legislature over the past several years....

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Cradle to Grave: State Preschools and Legalized Marijuana
By News Release @ 1:56 PM :: 7071 Views :: Education K-12, Republican Party, Drugs
...why would anyone think this expensive, irresponsible, and deceptive program will work to improve the education of Hawaii’s children....
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
House GOP: Notable Bills to be Heard this Week
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 5378 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
...the House votes on all remaining Senate bills next Tuesday, April 9....
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Full Text: Hawaii Salary Commission Pushes Legislators’ Pay Hike
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 1:53 PM :: 4432 Views :: Hawaii State Government
...there are no hearings and no votes....
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Charter School Network 2nd Annual Awards Dinner
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 4137 Views :: Education K-12
Friday, May 3, 2013 6:00 pm Hawaii Prince Hotel.... 
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Want a Fine Electric Car? Not in Hawaii
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:50 PM :: 4688 Views :: Energy

...the true cost to own a base Tesla S in Hawaii is 17% more than California and 34% more than Colorado....

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Seven Reasons Loan Guarantees Are Bad Policy
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:44 PM :: 2245 Views

...loan guarantees are among the most pernicious ways that governments distort markets and harm American families and businesses alike....

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
What Immigration Reform Must Do
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:38 AM :: 4085 Views :: National News
How do we encourage and improve lawful immigration, while deterring unlawful immigration?
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
China mobilizing troops, jets near Korea
By Selected News Articles @ 4:00 AM :: 8397 Views :: World News, Military
China has placed military forces on heightened alert in the northeastern part of the country as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula....
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Today's top headlines for Lanai: News or April Fools?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:51 PM :: 6154 Views :: Energy, Environment
Neil Abercrombie made his second visit to Lana`i in 3 years to announce that he “...gets it...."
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Monday, April 1, 2013
15 Years Without Global Warming
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 1:47 PM :: 5492 Views :: Environment
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea
By Video @ 1:39 PM :: 6645 Views :: World News
As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee thought her country was "the best on the planet."....
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Hawaii Impact? Supreme Court Rejects Texas Reapportionment Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:32 PM :: 7038 Views :: National News, Office of Elections
This morning, the Supreme Court released the order with the results of last Friday's conference, revealing the Court has declined to review Lepak v. City of Irving....
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Hawaii: Worst State to Make a Living
By Selected News Articles @ 1:25 PM :: 7332 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
...the highest cost of living of any state, and a relatively high state tax burden....
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Monday, April 1, 2013
3 Reasons the U.N.'s Arms Treaty Is Useless
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:22 PM :: 5602 Views :: World News, Military
Many media reports have said that Iran, North Korea, and Syria were the reasons the treaty failed....
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Monday, April 1, 2013
Transsexual 'Marriage': Court Challenges Gender Change on Hawaii Birth Certificate
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 6784 Views :: Family
A transgender who gave birth to three children ... failed to establish that 'he' was "legally a man" ....
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
SJR12: Schatz, Hirono Tinker with Hawaiian Homelands Blood Quantum
By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 9946 Views :: Democratic Party, DHHL, Congressional Delegation
...blood quantum disputes have been a feature of internal politics within the Department of Hawaiian Homelands....
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Anti-GMO Activist: Crazy Hawaiians Make us Look Bad
By Andrew Walden @ 8:33 AM :: 6587 Views :: GMOs
Anti-GMO activists just can’t seem to decide who they hate.  Last week they were telling Sen Nishihara to “go back to Japan”.  This week they are blaming "Native Hawaiians" for “irrational shenanigans”....
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Key to Tax Relief Lies in Repeal of Tax “Loopholes”
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 5416 Views :: Tax Credits
...Here in Hawaii, local lawmakers seem to have no problem handing out tax breaks to the rich albeit in the form of tax credits....
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
DLNR Reopens Kealakekua Bay to Two Kayak Operators
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 6516 Views :: Environment, Small Business
The Division of State Parks is now the sole authority for permitting the launching at Napoopoo....
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Star-Advertiser Backs Jones Act Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 2:32 AM :: 5714 Views :: Jones Act
the Star Advertiser Thursday endorsed Jones Act reform resolutions introduced in the Hawaii State House ....
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Two former POWs visit wounded warriors, share stories of resilience, hope
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 6071 Views :: Military
Coffee and Hickerson, who both served in the Vietnam War, were captured and held prisoner ....
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Hawaii Schools Win Big in TV Journalism Competition
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 5480 Views :: Education K-12
Led by five awards from Waianae High School, public schools captured 16 of 17 awards won by Hawaii schools this month at the 10th Annual Student Television Network (STN) Convention in Los Angeles....
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Friday, March 29, 2013
VIDEO: Kalaeloa Solar Illegal Heavy Equipment Crushes Hawaiian Caves
By Video @ 12:10 PM :: 7456 Views :: Energy, Hawaii History

Heavy Trucks In Violation Of Programmatic Agreement. Karst Caves And Sinkholes Get Flooded....

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Friday, March 29, 2013
Hawaii Medal of Honor: Honoring the Fallen
By Selected News Articles @ 9:51 AM :: 7157 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military

...service members gathered with state officials and civilians to honor their fallen comrades during a Hawaii Medal of Honor ceremony, March 27....

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Friday, March 29, 2013
Report: Hawaii 47th in Freedom
By News Release @ 8:44 AM :: 5417 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
Freedom in the 50 States presents a completely revised and updated ranking of the American states....
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Photos: N Korea Dictator Signs Missile Orders in Front of Map Targeting Hawaii, Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 8:18 AM :: 10884 Views :: World News, Military
Most analysts agree North Korea would not be able to hit any U.S. mainland targets.…
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Hirono Announces State Office Staff Appointments
By News Release @ 7:29 AM :: 6634 Views :: Congressional Delegation

Hirono today announced her state staff, including former Senator Inouye aide Alan Yamamoto as her State Director....

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Friday, March 29, 2013
Hawaii Construction Forecast: Construction Upswing Picks Up Speed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:07 AM :: 5402 Views :: Economy
We are now seeing impressive gains in percentage terms for private building permits....
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Don't Stop Religious Debates
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:45 AM :: 5620 Views :: Family, Religion

There's a heated debate going on in this country about marriage—and at times, it's less than civil....

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Friday, March 29, 2013
After Waiving $18M, City Again Begins Collecting Solar Inspection Fees
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 6245 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
The City will begin collecting fees on building permits issued for photovoltaic (PV) solar electric power systems effective April 6....
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Governor Announces Nominations to Land Board, Water Commission
By News Release @ 2:06 AM :: 5343 Views :: Hawaii State Government
James A. Gomes to the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) and Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Ph.D. and Milton D. Pavao to the Commission of Water Resource Management (CWRM)....
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Honolulu Rail and the Uniform Relocation Act
By Mark Murakami @ 12:54 AM :: 7025 Views :: Land Use, Rail
Because the HART rail project will involve federal funds, federal laws and regulations provide property owners (and their tenants) with additional statutory and regulatory protections....
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Friday, March 29, 2013
State Inspects 90% Fewer Scales, 78% Fewer Gas Pumps Since 2010
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:35 AM :: 5902 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

Currently, six of the branch’s 11 positions remain vacant, and we found that the branch’s two remaining inspectors can only perform eight of the branch’s 15 key regulatory functions....

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Thursday, March 28, 2013
House GOP: "Senate bills would increase taxes and fees"
By News Release @ 11:17 PM :: 7104 Views :: Republican Party, Taxes
After many House bills to raise taxes and fees failed in the House, more Senate bills that would do so are still alive....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Hawaii Republican Assembly: "You Can Stop Bad Ideas"
By News Release @ 1:53 PM :: 5897 Views :: Republican Party
You can help stop bad ideas from becoming law by taking action today....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
SHPD Pilot Project to Monitor Big Island Archaeological Sites
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 4265 Views
The time-consuming work of compiling a database of all accepted preservation plans and preserved non-burial sites was recently completed by UH-Hilo student Josephine Buck....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Application Deadline to Serve on State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions is March 31
By News Release @ 1:47 PM :: 5870 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
Ethics Commission applicants will either fill a  four-year term or an unexpired term that ends on June 30, 2014.  The vacancy on the Campaign Spending Commission is for a full, four-year term....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means Passes State Budget Bill
By News Release @ 1:46 PM :: 4821 Views :: Hawaii State Government
The Senate’s version of the bill is approximately $141 M less in general funds than Governor Abercrombie’s budget proposal....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Teens wanted for Hawaii Meth Project advisory council
By News Release @ 1:41 PM :: 6411 Views :: Education K-12, Drugs
High school students, grades 9-12, across the state of Hawaii are encouraged to apply for one of 20 available positions....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Growing Risk of Another North Korean Attack
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:38 PM :: 6459 Views :: World News, Military
Of course, after countless threats aren’t followed with action, the world wonders when to believe it....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
LOST at Sea: Why America Should Reject the Law of the Sea Treaty
By NCPA @ 10:31 AM :: 5015 Views :: World News
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, referred to as LOST, is an international treaty governing maritime law....
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
ICA Hears Case Challenging State Ownership of Mineral, Geothermal Rights
By Robert Thomas @ 4:09 AM :: 7508 Views :: Judiciary, Land Use
HAWICA Appeal: Is A Mineral Right An Inherent Servitude, Or Must It Be Reflected In ‘Torrens Title’?
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
NFIB to Lobby Against Minimum Wage Hike Today
By News Release @ 1:59 PM :: 7569 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
Hawaii small-business owners will gather in Room 329 in the State Capitol, today, March 27, at 4 p.m. at about the same time the House Finance Committee takes up HB 331....
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