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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Hawaii State Senate Passes 348 Bills Over to the House
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 4770 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Ahead of the First Crossover deadline, the Hawaii State Senate passed 348 bills during Tuesday’s session.  The bills now head over to the House for consideration....

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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Honolulu’s Poor Economic Growth and What to Do about It
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:03 AM :: 5598 Views :: Economy

Where does Honolulu rank among 300 cities? It ranks 284th for the 1993 to 2007 period, and 217th for the 2007 to 2011 period....

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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Federal Reserve to Hold Public Meeting on Samoa
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 6499 Views :: National News, Economy

The meeting is being held in response to public comments we have received regarding Bank of Hawaii's planned closure of its branch offices in American Samoa....

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Thursday, March 7, 2013
HSTA, DoE, HLRB Agree to Mediation
By News Release @ 1:15 AM :: 5547 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

The parties are negotiating a 2013-15 contract....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Chicken Manure Penny Stock Looks to Abercrombie for ‘Strategic Relationship’
By Andrew Walden @ 11:28 PM :: 10756 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government

We have presented our technology to and proposed a strategic relationship with various state agencies in the State of Hawaii, which closely aligns itself with Governor Neil Abercrombie’s “New Day in Hawaii” initiative....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Tuition Increases: UH #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 9:19 PM :: 5015 Views :: Higher Education

UH boosted its annual bite on students 108%....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Forced Participation in Abortion: Nine Legislators Take a Stand for Religious Freedom
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:01 PM :: 6918 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Health Care

Both bills state in the preamble that the emergency contraceptive "is not an abortion pill" and "is not an abortifacient." That seemingly simple, and untrue statement, nullifies any protection that a federal conscience exemption might have provided....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Occupy Honolulu Points Finger at City over Deaths, Threatens ‘300 Instant Criminals’
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 7876 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Drugs

"HUD evictees will be made into instant criminals...."

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Senate Ways and Means Rejects Beverage Tax
By News Release @ 7:58 PM :: 6985 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, Cost of Living

...we are one step closer to ensuring that the beverage tax is defeated for the third year in a row....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
SB894 Held as Turtle Bay Opens New Negotiations with State
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 8075 Views :: Environment, Development, Tourism

SB 894 would authorize the state to expend funds, swap land and explore other solutions to help preserve Turtle Bay lands.  This bill can be brought back next year, if negotiations fail, or to implement terms of an agreement....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
As Solar Backout Spreads HECO Unveils More Detailed Grid Map
By News Release @ 3:59 PM :: 6721 Views :: Energy

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Former Rep Roland Sagum Charged With Stealing Stones from Heiau Site
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 6377 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics

Numerous truckloads of rocks with an estimated value of around $6,000 were allegedly removed from the property between June 27 and July 4, 2011, and were reportedly to be used to build a rock wall on Sagum’s property....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
House Moves Hundreds of Bills Over to Senate
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 4626 Views :: Hawaii State Government

See the full list of bills crossed over to the Senate ....

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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Why the Death of Hugo Chavez Matters
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:20 PM :: 4464 Views :: World News

Chavez’s death has far-reaching—and potentially dangerous—implications for the U.S. and the world....

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Lawsuit: Mainland Homosexual Adopts Boys, Molests Them in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 7642 Views :: Family

...Ram, who was involved in agricultural research with the University of Hawaii, used threats, coercion, physical force and psychological abuse to carry out his acts of sexual abuse and to keep John Doe No. 8, and his adopted brothers, from reporting the abuse....

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Busting 5 Myths About the Minimum Wage
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:29 PM :: 5042 Views :: Labor, Cost of Living

Do you think of teenagers flipping burgers? Or a single parent trying to feed several kids?

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
State Sells Holdings in Student Loan Auction Rate Securities
By News Release @ 5:47 AM :: 4880 Views :: Hawaii State Government

When the state purchased the Securities, they were rated “AAA,” which is the highest investment rating. While the state held the Securities, the state received all of the principal and interest payments due on the Securities....

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Senate Crossover: 200 Bills on the Agenda
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:34 AM :: 4724 Views :: Hawaii State Government

More than 200 bills will be up for vote next Tuesday and Thursday as the Hawaii State Legislature heads for the First Crossover deadline on March 7....

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 4, 2013
By Congress.org @ 12:11 AM :: 4948 Views :: Congressional Delegation
  • Senate: Hagel Nomination – Confirmation
  • Senate: Lew Nomination – Confirmation
  • Senate: Republican Sequester Alternative –
  • Senate: Democratic Sequester Alternative
  • House: Gender-based Violence Prevention –
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Monday, March 4, 2013
NRA: Burdensome Anti-Gun Bill Must be Stopped
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 5038 Views :: Second Amendment

SB 69 will require fingerprinting and NICS checks in addition to the already existing registration requirement on ALL firearms brought into the state....

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Monday, March 4, 2013
HB411 Forces Hospitals, Doctors to Hand Out Abortion Pill
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:30 PM :: 5432 Views :: First Amendment, Health Care

The hearing was full of people who are against religious freedom.  One individual even stated that if Christians have a problem with it, they shouldn’t work in an emergency room....

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Monday, March 4, 2013
House moves 69 bills over to Senate
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 4827 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...measures approved by the House several focused on sustainability, the environment, the economy, healthy living....

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Monday, March 4, 2013
How Liberals Live
By NCPA @ 1:20 PM :: 7262 Views :: Democratic Party, Land Use, Cost of Living

The Democratic Party has two reliable groups of adherents: the rich and the poor...Both groups have little use for the middle class....

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Monday, March 4, 2013
Mismanaged Federal Properties Cost Taxpayers Billions
By NCPA @ 1:13 PM :: 5063 Views :: National News, Land Use

Across the country, more than 75,000 buildings sit vacant or underutilized....

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Monday, March 4, 2013
Obama Administration Buries Good News on Keystone Pipeline
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:07 PM :: 5790 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News

Late last Friday, the State Department released a positive environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline....

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
US Patent Pending for Genetically Modified Marijuana
By Andrew Walden @ 10:30 PM :: 45653 Views :: Drugs, GMOs

What will anti-GMO protesters do when they discover that they have been smoking genetically modified weed for nearly a decade now?

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Keep The Promise for Better Wages as Goal
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:42 AM :: 6651 Views :: Labor, Cost of Living

If the minimum wage does rise, where do our elected officials think businesses will get the money to pay the higher wages?

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Hawaii Precedent? 'Sidewalk Property' Decision Appealed to Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 3:34 AM :: 6535 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

The Hawaii section of the petition points out a federal lawsuit filed in December 2012 alleging that the City and County of Honolulu violated the due process rights of "De-Occupy Honolulu"....

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
HNL Planning Director: "Public, Along With Private Property Rights, Are Our Top Priority"
By Robert Thomas @ 3:28 AM :: 5953 Views :: Honolulu County, Land Use

...In "City followed law in issuing Hao Street development permit," he makes some good points we don't usually see being made by government officials....

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Video: The PLDC And Property Rights In Hawaii - A Panel Discussion
By Robert Thomas @ 3:20 AM :: 6006 Views :: Environment, Land Use

... University of Hawaii Law School panel about "The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii"....

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Sewer Gas Powers Cars
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:11 AM :: 5991 Views :: Energy, Environment

...poop from 70 homes can power VW Bug for 10,000 miles!

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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Where is Hawaii Transportation Headed?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:06 AM :: 6634 Views :: Energy, Rail

Each EV that clocks about 50 miles per day consumes as much electricity as a modest house with 4 people....

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Saturday, March 2, 2013
DoE Million Dollar Cash Giveaway to 32 Schools
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 4538 Views :: Education K-12

...awards ranging from $12,500 to $100,000 recognize schools for significant academic progress for two consecutive years....

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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Governor to Establish Hawaii ‘Sequestration Impact Response Team’
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 4532 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...the Governor ordered all state departments to work with their federal counterparts to assess which areas will be impacted and estimate the amount of state funds needed to continue services and programs....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
NRO: Sink the Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 5836 Views :: Jones Act

It’s devastating to the nation’s economy, environment, and defense capability....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
Gays Attack Hawaiians (Again)
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 6716 Views :: Family

The gay movement claims to be all about ‘diversity’ and inclusiveness.  But after same-sex ‘marriage’ failed to attract support in the current session of the Hawaii Legislature, gay activists on the Daily KOS let loose with what they really think....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
Sen Solomon Resolutions Urge Hawaii Jones Act Exemption
By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 6649 Views :: Jones Act

Sen. Malama Solomon February 28 introduced two Senate Resolutions (SR20 and SCR42) with identical wording requesting Hawaii be exempted from the Jones Act.  Here is the full text....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
DoE Extends Deadline for School Quality Survey
By News Release @ 11:51 AM :: 6140 Views :: Education K-12

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is extending until March 8 the deadline for parents to complete a survey to help public schools set priorities for improving programs and services....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
Sakai: Misconduct Investigation Underway After Latest Prisoner Escape
By News Release @ 11:33 AM :: 6470 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement

...it was noted that no one in that van had leg shackles on....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
Obama's Sequester Smokescreen
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 AM :: 9777 Views :: National News, Economy, Taxes, Obama

For the past few days the White House, with a big assist from sympathetic media, has done all within its considerable powers to make it seem like sequestration means the end of the world....

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Friday, March 1, 2013
EPA Cites 188F Garbage: $1.1M Waimanalo Gulch Settlement Day After Lawsuit Filed
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 5841 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

Waimanalo Gulch Landfill system which has recorded temperatures as high as 188 F....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Store owners say plastic bag ban causes more shoplifting
By Selected News Articles @ 9:29 PM :: 8984 Views :: Environment, Law Enforcement, Small Business

They enter the store with reusable bags and can more easily conceal items they steal.  It's tough to tell what a customer has paid for and what they may already have brought with them....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Full Text: Rep Hanohano Accused of Workplace Violence after Racist Tirade Aimed at State Workers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:10 PM :: 10489 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor

Transcript of letter from State employees attacked by Rep Faye Hanohano....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
HTA: Visitor Arrivals Rise 5.9% from January 2012
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 7298 Views :: Economy, Tourism

Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2013 rose 5.7 percent (or $77.3 million) from January 2012....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
HELCO RFP Seeks More Geothermal Power
By News Release @ 8:16 PM :: 5422 Views :: Energy

The company is seeking to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal energy from geothermal resource developers at prices not tied to the cost of oil ....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Environmental Concerns "At Record Lows": Global Poll
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 5556 Views :: Environment

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Solar Scammers Pleased by SB623: Extends Solar Tax Credit Giveaway
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 6667 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits

HSEA commends the Senate Ways and Means Committee for passing out SB 623 SD 1, which will close (reopen) renewable energy tax credit loopholes (that DoTax already closed)....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Gallup: Hawaii Again Tops Nation in Well-Being
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 10034 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Cost of Living

Between 2011 and 2012 Hawaii jumped from 44th to 1st in “Work Environment” but fell from 4th to 14th  in “Basic Access"....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Status Of Appeal Of Land Use Commission’s Koa Ridge Approval
By Robert Thomas @ 12:15 PM :: 7749 Views :: Agriculture, Land Use

...it is difficult if not impossible to overturn a land use district boundary amendment as contrary to IAL designation, when it does not yet exist...

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Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Best Part of the Oscars 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:00 PM :: 5999 Views :: World News, Military

Zero Dark Thirty actors Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke called for the release of Dr. Shakil Afridi, who helped the U.S. track Osama bin Laden....

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