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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
HECO Plans to Give Away Millions to Wind Scammers, Lock in Ultra-High Rates
By News Release @ 8:33 PM :: 4568 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living

Combined, the projects have committed to sell electricity to Hawaiian Electric at an average price of 15.9 cents per kilowatt-hour. This is ... the current cost of generating electricity from oil....

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Three Biotechnology Scientists Awarded 2013 World Food Prize
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 3691 Views :: GMOs

The recipients named today independently developed the science of modern plant biotechnology, opening doors to improved agricultural crops that can feed the world more effectively and sustainably...

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
HART West Oahu Community Meetings to Discuss Rail Station Design
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 4348 Views :: Rail

Tuesday, June 25 6pm at Waipahu Intermediate School, 94-455 Farrington Hwy....

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Hu Honua Biomass Construction Halted as Pipefitters, Boilermakers Fight for Control
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 5617 Views :: Energy, Environment
Rumors had been circulating for the last couple of weeks that the construction company had pulled its workers off the site as a result of failure to be paid...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
National Governors Assoc to Assist Hawaii Early Learning Program
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 3583 Views :: Education K-12

Hawaii will receive guidance and technical assistance from NGA staff and faculty experts, as well as consultants from the private sector, research organizations and educators....

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Monday, June 17, 2013
SB482: Cutting Red Tape Helps Small Business, Honey
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 5635 Views :: Agriculture, Small Business
“Many small beekeepers have been unable to successfully navigate current regulatory hurdles required to operate a certified food-processing establishment on their own premises for the extraction and bottling of honey, which has resulting in many giving up beekeeping entirely,” said Hawaii Board of Agriculture Chairperson Russell S. Kokubun.
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Republicans: Our Primary Will Remain 'Open' as Hawaii Democratic Party Sues for Closed Primary
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 11059 Views :: Democratic Party, First Amendment, Office of Elections, Republican Party

to ensure Democrats are elected at the primary stage by ONLY their fellow Democrats....

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Monday, June 17, 2013
Tesoro Finds Buyer to Own, Operate Kapolei Refinery
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 5219 Views :: Energy
This is a defeat for Abercrombie who did everything he could to kill the refinery....
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Hawaii AG Joins 'Secure Our Smartphones' Initiative
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 4293 Views :: Law Enforcement
encouraging the cell phone industry to adopt technologies that would deter theft by drying up the secondary market on which stolen devices are sold....
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Abercrombie Signs 37 Bills into Law
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 4083 Views :: Hawaii State Government
Abercrombie enacted the following bill on Friday, June 14, 2013....
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Hawaii Foreclosure Starts up 108%
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 4643 Views :: Economy

RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report....

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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Hawaii County PD Community Satisfaction Survey Released
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 6277 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement
608 members of the public participated in the Hawai’i Police Department’s Community Satisfaction Survey....
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Want Land? DLNR Will Buy it for You
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4342 Views :: Land Use

State Land Conservation Fund to support the protection, through acquisition, of lands....

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Friday, June 14, 2013
JSC Announces Nominees for 1st Circuit Court
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 4063 Views :: Judiciary

The Chief Justice, with the consent of the Senate, shall fill a vacancy in the district courts....

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Friday, June 14, 2013
Census: Asians Fastest Growing Group in US
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 4146 Views :: National News

Asian American population rose by 530,000, or 2.9 percent, in the preceding year, to 18.9 million....

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Friday, June 14, 2013
Hawaii Home Health Medicare Margins on Steep Decline
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 3716 Views :: Health Care

By 2017, Hawaii is facing Medicare Home Healthcare payment at least 11.7% below cost, and up to 27.8% below cost....

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Hawaii Rifle Assn. 20th Annual Shooting Sports Fair
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 4435 Views :: Second Amendment

SATURDAY, JUNE 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and SUNDAY, JUNE 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the KOKO HEAD SHOOTING COMPLEX....

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Akaka Bill Coming Back? Schatz Demands US Treat Hawaiians Just as Badly as American Indians
By News Release @ 4:49 AM :: 4235 Views :: Akaka Bill

Opponents have argued that Native Hawaiians are not “Indians”....

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Honolulu Revealed As Highest-Priced U.S. City This Summer
By News Release @ 4:15 AM :: 4255 Views :: Tourism

Honolulu rings up the biggest tab as the most expensive U.S. destination with a TripIndex cost of $504.94, while Las Vegas offers the most affordable stay at $272.94...

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Monday, June 10, 2013
Feds Approve Hawaii Health Connector
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 3558 Views :: Health Care

The Department of Human Services (DHS) is implementing a state-of-the-art eligibility system, integrated with The Connector....

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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Mayor Wright Housing: FACE Grabs for Seat at Redevelopment Table
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 3833 Views :: Development
Mayor Wright Housing represents the first foray into redevelopment under Governor Abercrombie’s administration....
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Pulpit Freedom Sunday: Hawaii Pastors Join Nationwide Challenge to IRS
By News Release @ 12:11 PM :: 6152 Views :: First Amendment, Religion, Taxes

Nearly 1,100 pastors nationwide registered to speak out on marriage as part of annual Alliance Defending Freedom event....

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Saturday, June 8, 2013
NFIB: So Where Do We Stand As A State?
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 4366 Views :: Small Business
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Governor Signs Bill Establishing 'Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day'
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 3666 Views :: First Amendment
Abercrombie today signed a bill establishing Jan. 30 each year as “Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day.”
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Friday, June 7, 2013
UPDATE: Organic Berries Cause 79 Cases of Hepatitis
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 8572 Views :: Environment, Religion, GMOs
Recalled organic food causes four five confirmed Hawaii cases of Hep A...
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Friday, June 7, 2013
UH Releases Summary of BoR Presidential Search Meeting
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 2816 Views :: Higher Education
The Board heard a report from its Presidential Selection Task Group....
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Hawaii Obamacare: As Doctors Quit, Telemarketers paid $480K each
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 4287 Views :: Health Care

In addition to telephone assistance, the contact center staff will be available by email, postal mail, web chat and fax....

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Friday, June 7, 2013
Governor Releases $41.2 Million for Various CIPs Statewide
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 3885 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Abercrombie today announced the release of more than $41.2 million....

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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 7384 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Politicians, Small Business
Paychecks Hawaii rates each of the 76 state legislators on support for small business....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Seniors in Poverty: Hawaii Ranks #3 in Nation
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 6771 Views :: Cost of Living

At least half of seniors have incomes below 200 percent of poverty in 10 states and DC based on the supplemental measure: DC (59%); California (56%); Hawaii (55%)....

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Mortgage Settlement: Hundreds of Hawaii Borrowers to get $1480
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 3828 Views :: Hawaii State Government

1,413 Hawaii borrowers who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for approximately $1,480

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Hawaiian Electric Cuts Earnings After PUC Orders Consumer Refund
By News Release @ 1:05 PM :: 4081 Views :: Energy

Excluding the refund of MECO revenues attributed to 2012, the EPS guidance range would be $0.02 higher....

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Hawaii Rifle Association Supports Council Resolution 13-74
By News Release @ 12:12 PM :: 2801 Views

...Requesting HPD to open additional firearms sections in Kapolei and Kaneohe....

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Guam Testimony Favors Jones Act Reform
By News Release @ 3:27 AM :: 4613 Views :: Jones Act
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Abercrombie Signs Seven More Bills into Law
By News Release @ 1:11 AM :: 4009 Views :: Hawaii State Government
Abercrombie enacted the following bills on Friday, May 31, 2013....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
OHA ramps up its online presence with new site
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 3635 Views :: OHA
OHA's new Tumblr site features videos, audio, photos and texts....
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
CoR Releases General Fund Forecast
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 3452 Views :: Taxes
In producing its forecasts, the Council adopted specific adjustments reflecting effects on General Fund tax revenues of tax law changes enacted by the 2011 Legislature....
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Transform Hawaii Gov: Tech Mavens Point to Success in Other States
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 3731 Views :: Hawaii State Government

examine efforts of other state and municipal governments in implementing their business and information technology transformations....

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Monday, June 3, 2013
Class Action Lawsuit Seeks To End Hawaiian Electric Industries Monopoly
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 5708 Views :: Energy

Online less than two weeks, the petition has 2,935 signatures....

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Monday, June 3, 2013
Caldwell Encourages 'Qualified' Non-Profits to Apply for Grants
By News Release @ 7:37 PM :: 3727 Views :: Honolulu County

“This is the transparent process initiated by the City Council and approved by voters last year."

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Monday, June 3, 2013
UH Study: 92% of Global Warming Climate Models Fail
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 5011 Views :: Environment

one model out of the 12 is consistent with the proxy-inferred patterns of the rainfall changes....

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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Nagamine Named Hawaii State Sheriff
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 4068 Views :: Law Enforcement
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
UHPA to NEA: "Thank you for trying to destroy our union"
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 5167 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
You threatened to destroy us (“decertify” is the technical term) when you visited last June if we ceased our relationship with NEA....
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
NRA Debunks Ammo Shortage Rumors
By News Release @ 12:58 AM :: 5282 Views :: Second Amendment

...there are more than enough actual threats to the Second Amendment to keep gun owners busy....

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Friday, May 31, 2013
Q&A on Scandals and Eric Holder
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 6786 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment
NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom.
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Friday, May 31, 2013
Governor Releases $21.8 Million for Airports, Highways Statewide
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4360 Views :: Hawaii State Government
Allotment of funds for the following priority projects, identified by members of the state Legislature, has been approved....
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Vanished Hawaii Travel Agent Ordered to Pay $4.2M
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 6224 Views :: Tourism

Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Collins Kilgore ordered Ope Saaga to pay $407,003.93 in restitution to consumers and $3.86 million in civil penalties....

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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Hawaii Ranks 6th for Senior Health
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 5160 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

The America’s Health Rankings Senior Report finds that Hawaii has its share of strengths and challenges for senior health....

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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Shipping Industry under “environmental siege”
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 6712 Views :: Energy, Environment, Jones Act

a “huge, politically inspired environmental agenda” which would impose significant costs on the industry at a time when it could least afford them....

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Thursday, May 30, 2013
Hawaii Officials Could Face Prison Over Failure to Act on Bird Deaths
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 6012 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
Newell's Shearwater by Jim Denny.
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