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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 |
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New FEMA Flood Insurance Maps Hit Hard --Kihei, Waikapu, Kaunakakai
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 4127 Views :: Cost of Living
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These map changes, primarily for Kaunakakai and south shore areas of Molokai, and Kihei and Waikapu areas on Maui, will become effective on November 4, 2015....
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 |
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Feds Promote Classes in Honolulu City Parks
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 5120 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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As part of the Interior Department’s leadership of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Outside initiative to engage the next generation of outdoor stewards....
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015 |
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Gallup: Older Americans have highest well-being in Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 2571 Views
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...a unique view of societies’ progress on the elements that matter most to well-being: purpose, social, financial, community and physical....
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Monday, July 13, 2015 |
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Mauna Kea Summit Road reopened, Visitor Center Remains Closed
By News Release @ 11:31 PM :: 4476 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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The Visitor Information Station and its restroom facilities will remain closed....
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Monday, July 13, 2015 |
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Ige Appoints Mizumoto Chair of BoE
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 3816 Views :: Education K-12
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Mizumoto is CEO of Central Pacific Bank....
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Monday, July 13, 2015 |
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Tax fairness bill signed into law
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 6592 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes, Cost of Living
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On July 9, Governor Ige signed Senate Bill 555, which will increase the food/excise tax credit for the first time in nearly a decade....
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 |
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GOP: No-Clout Delegation Can't Get The Job Done for Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 6769 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Military, Republican Party
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"Our exclusively Democratic congressional delegation is ranked the least effective congressional delegation in the United States by Roll Call newspaper."
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 |
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Supreme Court Overturns Former Judge’s Ruling on Gambling Case
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 6595 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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The Hawaii Supreme Court has overturned former Circuit Court Judge Randal Lee’s order disqualifying two Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys from a high profile gambling case....
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 |
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U.S. Army Pacific announces force structure decisions--1,200 Cut from Schofield
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 4421 Views :: Military
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These directed reductions will result in a decrease of 1,200 Soldiers at Schofield Barracks....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 |
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Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 7944 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard-hitting investigative reporter....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 |
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DHHL Consultation Meetings on Proposed NextEra Maui Windfarm
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4592 Views :: DHHL
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All beneficiary and public feedback will be reviewed, with final decision making on the proposed project currently scheduled for the Hawaiian Home Commission meeting in Lahaina, Maui, on August 20 & 21, 2015....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 |
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Heroes Housing Heroes to help end veteran homelessness
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 6633 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Military
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“We are calling on all property owners who have studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units across O‘ahu to be a part of the solution to veteran homelessness.”
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015 |
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OHA, UH Hawaiian Law Center to Brainwash Commissioners Statewide
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 4547 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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The next Native Hawaiian law training course will be offered on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the UH Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law....
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Friday, July 3, 2015 |
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IHS to Operate Sand Island Homeless Transitional Housing
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 6730 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...city launches innovative new partnerships to provide cultural integration to COFA populations....
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Friday, July 3, 2015 |
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FULL TEXT: Anti-GMO Activists Sue to Shut Down State's Last Cane Plantation
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 5516 Views :: Agriculture
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HC&S has been a member of the Maui community for over 140 years....
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Thursday, July 2, 2015 |
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Telescope Protesters Vacate Camp After Bathrooms Closed
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 7582 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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“Yesterday we decided to break down what some would consider to be a campsite."
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 |
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Ige Signs Bill: OHA Brainwashing Mandatory for Boards, Commissions
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 4017 Views :: OHA
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Act 169: "Requires certain state councils, boards and commissions to attend a legal training course administered by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on native Hawaiian customs and rights."
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 |
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Congress Appropriates $250M for Rail -- Delegation, Mayor Keep Silent Until Ige Agrees not to Veto Rail Tax Hike
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 5605 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Rail
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The U.S. House passed its FY 2016 transportation appropriations bill earlier this month, and the Senate bill was reported from the Senate Committee on Appropriations on June 25....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 |
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Critics Question Ige's Sex Trafficking Veto
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 4862 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Yesterday, Hawaii Governor Ige held a press conference to announce his intent to veto SB 265 which could enact Hawaii’s first sex trafficking law....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 |
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Hawaiian Electric Proposes Higher Solar Price Structure
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4566 Views :: Energy
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...At the end of 2014, customers were annually shifting an estimated $53 million, an increase of $15 million over the 2013 estimated total of $38 million....
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Ige Releases ‘Intent to Veto’ List
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 5199 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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Ige has informed the Hawai‘i State Legislature of his intent to veto the following bills....
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Judiciary Launches New Environmental Court
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 5849 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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Hawaii’s new Environmental Court will have broad jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases affecting the environment....
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Sunday, June 28, 2015 |
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Bribed by Bumpy? Former American Samoa Government Official Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 7440 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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In February 2012, a company known as the Native Hawaiian Holding Company Inc. (owned by Bumpy Kanahele) entered into a service contract with the ASG....
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Sunday, June 28, 2015 |
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Health Dep't Taking Action to Reduce New HIV Cases in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:50 PM :: 7342 Views :: Family, Health Care, Drugs
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Approximately 85 percent of HIV cases in Hawaii occur in men....
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Saturday, June 27, 2015 |
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Hawaiian Homes Commission: Proposed Federal Rules Inappropriate
By News Release @ 1:12 AM :: 6760 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL
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...HHC passed a resolution urging the Interior Department extend its July 13, 2015, deadline for public comment....
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Saturday, June 27, 2015 |
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Mauna Kea: Ige Claims he will do Whatever Necessary to Keep Road Open
By News Release @ 12:11 AM :: 6910 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"The roads belong to all the people of Hawai‘i and they will remain open. We will do whatever is necessary to ensure lawful access."
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Friday, June 26, 2015 |
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AG: Two-Thirds of Hawaii Gay Marriages from Out of State
By News Release @ 9:48 PM :: 4545 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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...96.8% of Hawaii Gays stay outside 'Marriage'....
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Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Jump 9.3%
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 4713 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total Visitor Expenditures Increased 10.4 Percent to $1.2 Billion....
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Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
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Maui: Protesters Stop Haleakala Telescope Construction Convoy
By News Release @ 8:55 PM :: 59279 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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...Organizers and the Site Supervisor had a brief discussion after which time he stated the drivers were going to be sent home and the delivery would be cancelled....
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Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
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Ige 'On National Stage' Faking It -- Touts 7 solar farms blocked by HECO, PUC
By News Release @ 4:25 AM :: 4621 Views :: Energy
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“All [of these projects] will generate energy below what we pay to generate energy using oil,” he said. (Except for one problem--they aren't going to be built.)
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Thursday, June 25, 2015 |
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Ige Fails to Clear Mauna Kea Protesters, Relies on 'Mutual Respect and Aloha'
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 6254 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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"It is our belief that there will be mutual respect and aloha on Wednesday and in the days ahead as TMT restarts construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope...."
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 |
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HS Sports: Hawaii 2nd Lowest Gender Gap
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 5062 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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In Hawaii only 4.7% of high schools have a 10%+ gender equity gap in sports....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
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Feds Extend Hawaii NCLB Waiver
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 4371 Views :: Education K-12
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"The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) has aligned its reform efforts and internal systems and processes to leverage progress toward outcomes...."
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015 |
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Caldwell refuses to sign Council Budget Bills
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 5485 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The City Council deleted funding for the Office of Strategic Development (OSD) positions needed to address homelessness and the affordable housing crisis....
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Monday, June 22, 2015 |
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Ige in DC to Teach Feds How to use Green Energy Hype to Jack Up Rates, Taxes
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 4470 Views :: Energy
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...Ige will join other elected officials and business leaders for the Washington Post’s “Powering Cities” forum on Tuesday, June 23...
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Monday, June 22, 2015 |
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Ouch! Mounting Medicare Cuts Hurt Hawaii Hospitals
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 3995 Views :: Health Care
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HHIC Insights Medicare report illustrates the impact of the numerous Medicare payment cuts to Hawaii’s hospitals and how it would be potentially exacerbated by additional cuts proposed by Congress....
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Sunday, June 21, 2015 |
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Fishery Management Council Questions use of Turtles to Strangle Tuna Industry
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 5109 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Public hearings will be held in American Samoa, CNMI and Guam on July 6, 13 and 15, respectively....
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Sunday, June 21, 2015 |
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BoE Appoints New Superintendents
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 5932 Views :: Education K-12
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...new leaders are appointed to key state offices....
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Sunday, June 21, 2015 |
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Telescope Construction to Re-Start Wednesday
By News Release @ 5:14 AM :: 6462 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...TMT International Observatory Board has decided to move ahead to restart the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the morning of Wednesday, June 24....
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Friday, June 19, 2015 |
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Government of a Few: New Data Shows Just How Broken Hawaii's Democracy Really Is
By News Release @ 6:01 AM :: 6292 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii Statistics, Republican Party
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...the median district in states like Hawaii, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming is more than 70% to 30% for the majority party....
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
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Ward, McDermott Call for Souki to Drop Complaint Against Ethics Chair
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 3494 Views :: Ethics
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Recently increased enforcement by the Commission has made the ethics code come to life and reach beyond the mere platitudes it was in the past when enforcement of the code was a rare exception....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Rail Creates Only 870 Local Jobs
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 5228 Views :: Rail
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Remember This? "Rail Construction Will Create about 10,000 jobs Each Year" ....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Secret text of Trade Agreement ‘forms a new Pacific Union’
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 5696 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation
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This is far more than a trade agreement, but creates a self-governing and self-perpetuating Commission with extraordinary implications for American workers and American sovereignty....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 |
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Hawaii is home to the nation’s largest share of multiracial Americans
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 4127 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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...nearly one-in-four residents (24%) identify as multiracial....
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
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Hirono, Schatz Nominate Three for Federal Judge
By News Release @ 9:34 PM :: 4682 Views :: Judiciary
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Clare Connors, David Louie, and Jill Otake....
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Saturday, June 13, 2015 |
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TMT to Boost UH Hilo Astronomy Program, add Scholarships for Hawaii Students
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 5472 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education
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“TMT and our partners support the Governor’s vision. In the past two weeks, Caltech and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences have pledged their support...."
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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BWS: Leaking Red Hill Tanks Just 100' Above Key Aquifer
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 6845 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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This aquifer is also the same one that BWS uses to provide water to residents from Moanalua to Hawaii Kai....
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Draft EIS: 21 Years of Death for Shearwater, Nene, Hoary Bat and more
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 7504 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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The applicant is requesting an ITP to authorize take of one threatened and six endangered species....
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Tweet Analysis Shows Hawaii #1 in Job Satisfaction
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 4693 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...analysis reveals those who love their job enough to tweet about it in the United States live in the Western half of the country....
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Thursday, June 11, 2015 |
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Full Text: UH files lawsuit against former men’s head basketball coach
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 5119 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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These claims are separate and apart from matters being addressed in Arnold’s pending grievance....
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