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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
China set to Increase Outbound Tourism
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4271 Views :: Tourism
“The Outline for National Tourism and Leisure (2013-2020),” recently issued by the government of China, sets the ground for the redefinition of tourism development....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Organic Spinach Recall Precedes Hawaii E-Coli Outbreak, DOH says No Connection
By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 9395 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
A February 15, 2013 food recall warned of possible Hemorrhagic E Coli contamination of  “Taylor Farms Organic Baby Spinach” sold in Hawaii.  Now the Hawaii Department of Health is investigating six “molecularly matched E. coli infections" starting February 19th.... 
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Hawaii Health Insurance Rates to Rise 12% to 21% Next Year
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 PM :: 7934 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
“the costs shown in the tables are at projected 2014 levels”
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Honolulu Tops Nation for 'Emotional Health'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:35 PM :: 5380 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
Lincoln, Neb., had the highest Well-Being Index score.... Also in the top 10 are Boulder, Colo.; Provo-Orem, Utah; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.; and Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Scientology: Hawaii House Resolution Honors Group Tied to 'Torture', 'Concentration Camps'
By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 10507 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Religion, Drugs
March 13 was the birthday of Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard. One day later, Rep Rida Cabanilla presented Scientology with a gift in the form of Hawaii House Resolution 196....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
19 families to receive Hawaii Medal of Honor Today
By News Release @ 1:01 PM :: 5920 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Military
...awarded on behalf of the people of the State of Hawaii to an individual who was killed in action while serving our country as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Difference One Man Makes
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:27 AM :: 2997 Views
...conservative giants turned to The Heritage Foundation and Ed Feulner to guide them....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Budget: Is Neil Abercrombie Four Times the Man Jack Burns Was?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:46 PM :: 6285 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
...our operating budget has increased more than 4 times since 1967 – even taking inflation into account....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Big Media Splash for Launch of Hawaii House Jones Act Resolutions
By Michael Hansen @ 7:50 PM :: 5526 Views :: Jones Act
...introduction of the resolutions garnered substantial press coverage in Hawaii, Guam and nationally....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
NRA: Background Check Bill Makes Final Committee Stop
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 5216 Views :: Second Amendment
Senate Bill 69 will be considered by the House Committee on Finance this Thursday, March 28 at 3:15 PM in House Conference Room 308....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Rally Against Marijuana Decriminalization
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 5431 Views :: Drugs
...Wednesday, March 27, 2013 4PM Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tobacco Companies Prepare to Enter Marijuana Business
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 PM :: 8762 Views :: Drugs
"[We] have the land to grow it, the machines to roll it and package it, the distribution to market it." -- B&W
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Why Hawaii's Roads are Bad
By Selected News Articles @ 1:18 PM :: 10183 Views :: Honolulu County
...debunking several road myths that we have been led down the road to believe....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Senate Resolution 133 Urging the State to Purchase Land from Dole Food Company
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 5885 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use

...these parcels will add approximately 22,500 acres of land to the 1,700 acres of Galbraith Estate agricultural land in Central Oahu....

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Revealing What States Are Hiding
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 4026 Views :: Education K-12
How much are we spending on education? Actually, far more than we know—because as it turns out, states are hiding some of the teachers’ benefits....
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
NKorea Threatens Attacks on Guam, Hawaii, US Mainland
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 AM :: 7808 Views :: World News, Military

...it could fire rockets on Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. mainland in retaliation for American bomber sorties....

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Monday, March 25, 2013
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted March 25, 2013
By Congress.org @ 1:51 PM :: 5713 Views :: Congressional Delegation

Recent Congressional Votes

  • Senate: Fiscal 2013 Continuing Appropriations
  • Senate: Fiscal 2014 Senate Budget Resolution
  • House: FY 2014 Budget Resolution
  • House: FY 2013 Continuing Appropriations
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Valor with Honor – Screening and Discussion with Director Burt Takeuchi
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 6004 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
Comprising more than 35 interviews with Japanese-American veterans who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, Valor With Honor tells the amazing story....
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Hawaii Jihadi Convicted, Could Get 21 Years
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 8168 Views :: Law Enforcement, Military
Shehadah was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii, in October 2010....
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Request Hearings for Jones Act Reform Resolutions
By Michael Hansen @ 1:42 PM :: 5993 Views :: Jones Act
...the resolutions have been referred to four committee for hearings, but none of the committees have yet scheduled a hearing....
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Monday, March 25, 2013
The Marriage Debate Through a Child's Eyes
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:26 PM :: 4732 Views :: Family
... she ended with a simple question: “Which parent do I not need, my mom, or my dad?
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Taxes, Marriage, PLDC Top Agenda for Hawaii Republican Assembly
By News Release @ 1:17 PM :: 7714 Views :: Family, Republican Party, Taxes
As an affiliated chapter of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies, HIRA strives to be the conservative standard-bearer of the Republican Party in Hawaii ....
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Monday, March 25, 2013
HSTA, DoE Announce $333M Tentative Agreement--Contract Vote April 17
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 7313 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
The four-year tentative agreement that the HSTA will now take to its members for ratification, includes annual pay increases and performance evaluations for teachers....
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Company With Ties to Abercrombie, DelaCruz Seeks $200M from Legislature
By Andrew Walden @ 8:26 PM :: 11273 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
According to his Senate website, Sen DelaCruz is “Director of Communications at WCIT.”
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Knee-Jerk Reaction Leads to Just More Money
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:01 AM :: 5519 Views :: Taxes

...how much is too much when it comes to spending on government programs....

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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Sequestration: Pacific Fleet Cancels Deployments
By Selected News Articles @ 1:07 AM :: 4978 Views :: Military
U.S. Pacific Fleet formally notified several Navy commands today that the secretary of defense approved cancellations of their upcoming deployments....
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Governor Releases $26.2 Million for Education Facilities Statewide
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 4308 Views :: Education K-12
...Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $26.2 for capital improvement projects....
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Hirono, Schatz Cast Decisive Votes as Senate Passes Trillion Dollar Tax Hike
By Selected News Articles @ 12:50 PM :: 7976 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Taxes
...a $3.7 trillion blueprint for 2014 that would fast-track passage of tax increases, trim spending gingerly and leave the government still deeply in the debt a decade from now....
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
The Brighter Side: Honoring Human Achievement
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:19 AM :: 4673 Views :: Environment
March 23, some people here in Hawaii (and around the world) will be shutting off their lights and sitting in darkness in order to honor “Earth Hour”....
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Thanks to Obamacare…
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:57 PM :: 4029 Views :: Health Care

...Please share these impacts to mark three years of this bureaucratic nightmare.... 

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Friday, March 22, 2013
SR123/SCR166: Activists Push Gay Marriage Task Force
By News Release @ 1:18 PM :: 5243 Views :: Family

...Monday at 10:30 a.m. in conference room 016, the Hawaii Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor will hear testimony on SR 123 and SCR 166....

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Friday, March 22, 2013
Biofuel: Hawaiian Electric Agrees to Drop Rate Hike
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 6101 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

...As part of the settlement, Hawaiian Electric Company agreed to write off $40 million in costs for two major projects: the 110-megawatt biofuel generating station at Campbell Industrial Park and the companies’ new customer information system.... 

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Guam Mayor Seizes Neighbor's Land for Driveway
By Robert Thomas @ 11:34 PM :: 4993 Views :: Land Use
...an Agana, Guam property owner is alleging that a taking of his residential property so that his neighbor (the former mayor of Agana) could have a driveway....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Preemptive Strike: UHPA Endorses Schatz
By News Release @ 9:27 PM :: 7744 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Labor
... the early endorsement was the result of unprecedented changes in Congress with the retirement of Sen. Daniel Akaka and the passing of Sen. Daniel Inouye, and the need for a fresh perspective ....
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
VIDEO: Homosexual Child Molester Describes 40 Years of Abuse
By Video @ 9:23 PM :: 5451 Views

Funcheon brought by two additional sexual abuse victims at Damien Memorial School in Honolulu. Funcheon, who worked at Damien Memorial School in the early 1980’s, has been accused of sexual abuse by three Hawaii men and more than two dozen men on the mainland.... 

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Atheists Push to Exclude Church Preschools from Early Learning
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:10 PM :: 6384 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment

...A wonderful opportunity to build private-public partnerships is quickly becoming a veiled blow to religious freedom in Hawaii.  Very shortly, it seems, some of our preschools and kindergartens may have to choose between funding and the practice of faith.... 

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Compassionate Care Versus Religious Freedom
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 7:04 PM :: 6368 Views :: Health Care, Life

HB 411 HD2 and SB 1109 SD2.  HFF, HCC and HFA all testified in opposition to the bills because no conscience provisions are included.... 

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Hawaii Firearm Permits Set New Record in 2012
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 5383 Views :: Second Amendment

...the Attorney General released its annual report detailing statewide and county firearm registration statistics for calendar year 2012 ....

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Obama Doctrine on Display in the Middle East
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:03 PM :: 4474 Views :: World News

...Obama's car came to a halt in Israel yesterday, reportedly because it had been filled with the wrong kind of gas.... 

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
House Ethics Investigating Alaska Rep Don Young
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 10896 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News, Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Republican Party

... he received improper gifts and didn’t report them, misused campaign or official resources and that he “made false statements to federal officials” ....

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
AARP: Health Connector Transparency Legislation Did Not Pass
By News Release @ 1:17 AM :: 5395 Views :: Health Care

"AARP opposes the appropriation of State funds for the operation of the Connector in 2015"

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Schatz Bill Would Expand National Parks in Hawaii, Pacific
By News Release @ 12:43 AM :: 7710 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use

...the Pacific Islands Parks Act of 2013, would direct the National Park Service to complete studies of three designated sites in the state of Hawai‘i....

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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Online Travel Companies Ordered to Pay $70M, Appeal Planned
By News Release @ 12:38 AM :: 8561 Views :: Taxes, Tourism

Tax Appeal Court Judge Gary W.B. Chang yesterday granted the State of Hawaii’s motion for summary judgment....

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
House Oversight Hearing on Recognition of New Tribes -- Akaka Tribe Brushback
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 6881 Views :: Akaka Bill

This hearing is a brushback to Sen Schatz' pipe dream of creating the Akaka Tribe via the US Department of the Interior without a vote of Congress....

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Out of Reach: Hawaii Most Expensive Housing in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 8:36 PM :: 6091 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

In Hawaii, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,671.... 

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
5,000 Petition Abercrombie to Keep Tesoro Open
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 5727 Views :: Energy, Labor

 ...The USW expects a response from the governor....

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Rep. Ward urges Jones Act reform
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 7265 Views :: Jones Act

Rep. Gene Ward introduced a resolution calling on Congress to enact Jones Act reform legislation....

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
GAO Releases Jones Act Puerto Rico report
By Michael Hansen @ 7:11 PM :: 6337 Views :: Jones Act

"Resident Commissioner intends to introduce legislation in light of report’s findings"

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
NFL: Pro Bowl in Hawaii One More Year
By News Release @ 6:14 PM :: 5273 Views :: Tourism

The Pro Bowl is back for 2014, and it's back in Hawaii. After that, we'll just have to see....

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Honolulu City Auditor Survey: Environment Great, Living Tough
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 5868 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics

Characteristics receiving the lowest excellent or good ratings were the availability of affordable quality housing (9%) .... 

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