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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Alex Teece and Lynn Finnegan: “Positive Choices in Education”
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:09 PM :: 5249 Views :: Education K-12
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...a special edition of “Hawaii Tomorrow” to discuss education in our islands....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Keeping the Promise: State Solutions for Government Pension Reform
By NCPA @ 2:48 PM :: 6209 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Once they establish principles for reform, legislators can choose from a menu of options. Tinkering with existing plans is the most obvious, and sometimes the easiest....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Four Problems with Federal College Scorecards
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:19 PM :: 3795 Views :: Higher Education
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Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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Audio: Kelii Akina on Work vs Welfare in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:41 AM :: 4416 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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An average Hawaii welfare recipient would need to earn $60,590 in pre-tax wages in order to earn the equivalent of his or her welfare benefits....
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Friday, August 23, 2013 |
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11th Annual Hawaii Charter School Conference set for October
By News Release @ 12:08 AM :: 4771 Views :: Education K-12
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...Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network (HPCSN) is partnering with Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS), Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) and Hawaii Society for Technology in Education (HSTE)....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator Resigns
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 4582 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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After serving as the Hawaii Captive Insurance Administrator and Deputy Insurance Commissioner for 3 ½ years, George Sumner has resigned his position, effective August 29....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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House Leadership: Only Congress can Create Akaka Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 6863 Views :: Akaka Bill
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"Congress is deemed by the Supreme Court to have exclusive and plenary power to deal with Indian affairs"
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii’s election chief won’t be getting a pay hike
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:13 PM :: 5485 Views :: Office of Elections
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The man at the center of 2012′s general election disaster will not get a $36,000 pay hike....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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When You Can’t Actually Keep Your Health Care Plan
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:27 PM :: 4605 Views :: Health Care
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UPS yesterday announced it is dropping coverage for spouses of employees....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Ethanol Band-Aid
By NCPA @ 3:14 PM :: 3688 Views :: Energy
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the EPA on August 6 finally revealed the amount of ethanol that is expected to be blended into gasoline in 2013....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Study: Obesity Soaring in State, but Hawaii Ranks 47th
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 5922 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...adult obesity in Hawaii has increased nearly three times from that it was a little over 20 years ago. In the past year alone, obesity has risen more than seven percent....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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ACT Scores Fall: Only 30% of Hawaii Students Meet Benchmark
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 5838 Views :: Education K-12
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The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013....
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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Thursday, August 22, 2013 |
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The Next 100 MW Power Plant for Oahu
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:45 AM :: 5084 Views :: Energy
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Waste-to-energy and Geothermal power plants are among the best choices....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Martin Luther King Jr Recommends Gay Conversion Therapy
By Andrew Walden @ 11:53 PM :: 13293 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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...this is the only recorded comment by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr on homosexuality....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Discriminatory GMO Hearing: Kauai Farmers Expose Hooser, Media
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5230 Views :: GMOs
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...the orchestration of the hearing and the invitations sent by the chair to selected mainland-based organizations were designed to provide the committee exclusively with the opinions of only those experts on one side....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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LendingTree: Hawaii Borrowers 3rd Best Credit Profile
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 9017 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California lead the nation with the healthiest prospective borrowers, all with scores above 90....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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It pays not to work: Hawaii highest welfare benefits in US
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:36 PM :: 6962 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...benefits in Hawaii average $49,175 — tops in the nation....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Shark Attacks: DLNR Launches Two-Year Study
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 4958 Views :: Environment, Tourism
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In 2013, there have been eight incidents, including four within the last month. Four of this year’s incidents occurred on Maui....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Publicly Funded Ads Promote Purchase of HMSA, Kaiser Policies
By News Release @ 3:06 PM :: 4427 Views :: Health Care
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Open enrollment for Hawai‘i residents is October of this year....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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An Awesome Superhero Video About… Obamacare?
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:50 PM :: 4181 Views :: Health Care
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Would “an awesome superhero or action-movie style video” change your mind about Obamacare?
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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UHERO: Are All Tax Credits Created Equal?
By UHERO @ 6:06 AM :: 4338 Views :: Tax Credits
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Recently, the Rhode Island legislature adopted a law requiring that state tax credits undergo a process of regular and rigorous evaluations....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Kauai: Hawaiians Voice Suspicion of Akaka Tribal Roll
By News Release @ 5:55 AM :: 6296 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...suspicion about enrolling with Kanaʻiolowalu, the Native Hawaiian Roll Commission's effort ....
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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Feds Push Expensive Offshore Windfarms for Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6207 Views :: Energy
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BOEM’s Pacific Region is responsible for managing the development of ... renewable energy resources (wind, wave, ocean current) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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15 Pictures of Ridiculous Government Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:35 PM :: 5154 Views :: National News
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In 2013, federal spending approached $3.5 trillion. Now that’s hard to wrap your brain around. It’s about $27,700 for every American household....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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U.S. Oil Reserves Reach Highest Level in 28 Years
By NCPA @ 1:30 PM :: 3508 Views :: Energy
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U.S. proven reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 29.5 billion barrels in 2011, a 15 percent increase....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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DoE New System 'Report Card' Makes it Looks Good
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 5648 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Recipe for Success: If the test numbers are bad, change the test....
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013 |
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Hawaii Leads Nation in Making Welfare More Attractive than Work
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:37 AM :: 8768 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Grassroot Institute President Akina calls for strengthening system to improve employment incentive....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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DBEDT Boosts Economic Growth Projection
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 4765 Views :: Economy
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...due mainly to the lower inflation rate, the strong growth in the construction industry, and continued growth in tourism....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Two New Members Appointed to Hawaiian Homes Commission
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 5375 Views :: DHHL
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Hanalei businesswoman Patricia Sheehan and Hilo labor leader Wallace Ishibashi, Jr. were appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie last week to represent Kauaʻi and East Hawaiʻi Island respectively....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Ex-University of Hawaii president spends big ‘for kids’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:02 PM :: 4803 Views :: Higher Education
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Dobelle spent “$8,000 for a four-night stay at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok; $883 from the upscale clothing store Louis Boston; $10,000 for tickets to shows at Tanglewood; more than $4,000 for limousine rides” and a total of $200,000....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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HFF: Same-sex "marriage" is not a done deal
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 9:25 PM :: 5228 Views :: Family
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...churches standing together number in the hundreds....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Preschool Vouchers: Backers Claim Only 52% Support Constitutional Amendment
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 4338 Views :: Education K-12
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52 percent answered, “Yes,” to amending the Constitution, 43 percent said, “No, ” and 5 percent did not know or refused to answer....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Biomass: The Alternative Energy Hoax
By NCPA @ 12:14 PM :: 4010 Views :: Energy
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In 1990, wind produced 0.0038 percent of the world's energy; it is now producing 0.29 percent. Solar-electric power has gone from essentially zero to 0.04 percent....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Top 2 Myths About Defunding Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:07 PM :: 3797 Views :: Health Care
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Congress defunds mandatory spending on appropriations bills every year....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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Investors Submit Plan to Reorganize Hokulia Project
By News Release @ 11:47 AM :: 8824 Views :: Hawaii County , Development, Greenmail
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A hearing on the plan’s disclosure statement has been scheduled for Sept. 16, 2013....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Pastor Wayne Cordiero Responds to Atheist Lawsuit
By Video @ 4:54 AM :: 6741 Views
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Pastor Wayne Cordeiro responds to lawsuit against five churches, three of which are New Hope churches....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Kelii Akina and Mufi Hannemann on 'Building Leaders for Hawaii'
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:38 AM :: 4892 Views :: Politicians
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Dr. Keli’i Akina, Grassroot Institute president, asks former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann about his controversial decision to empty sewage from a failed pump directly into the Ala Wai Canal....
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Sunday, August 18, 2013 |
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Army to construct infantry platoon battle course at Pōhakuloa
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 6264 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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...The U.S. Army published the record of decision to construct and operate a modern Infantry Platoon Battle Course and associated infrastructure to support current and future Army training requirements at Pōhakuloa Training Area....
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Sunday, August 18, 2013 |
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Purchases of Goods and Services for Resale Afforded Lesser Rate
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 5178 Views :: Taxes
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For many years it was difficult for policymakers and administrators to conceive that services, like goods, could be purchased for resale....
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Saturday, August 17, 2013 |
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation, Staff Illegally Exempted from Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 5361 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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“If they did not know exactly what they were doing to themselves, did lawmakers who wrote and passed the bill fully grasp the details of how it would influence the lives of other Americans?”
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Nearly Every Major Federal Agency Has Reduced Furloughs
By NCPA @ 1:56 PM :: 4105 Views :: National News
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...most major departments have reduced furlough days, or eliminated them altogether....
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Mayor claims $26 million shortfall just days into fiscal year
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:59 AM :: 7460 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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“How did it suddenly appear?” Kobayashi asked.
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Rail Appeal Hearing: Judges Focus on Jurisdictional Issues
By Robert Thomas @ 4:48 AM :: 6014 Views :: Rail
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it looks like at least two of the three judges are very skeptical whether there was an appeal able final order in the case....
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Judicial Selection Commission Seeks Supreme Court Nominees
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 4819 Views :: Judiciary
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Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy: Associate Justice, Supreme Court
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Friday, August 16, 2013 |
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Hawaii Data Book 2012 Now Available on the Internet
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 4257 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The state’s Data Book is the most comprehensive statistical book about Hawaii....
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Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
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Final Judgment: Online Travel Companies Owe State $246M
By News Release @ 10:21 PM :: 5784 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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...final judgment in favor of the State of Hawaii and against nine Online Travel Companies selling Hawaii hotel rooms over the Internet....
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Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Anti-GMO Activists Destroy Golden Rice in Philippines
By Video @ 9:30 PM :: 4249 Views :: GMOs
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More than 1,000 swiftly sign letter denouncing anti-GMO militants’ criminal act in Philippines....
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