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Entries for 'News Release'
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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HSTA Reelects Okabe President
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 5989 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"...we cannot have high-quality schools without adequate funding...." -- Wil Okabe
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases $37.5M in Transportation CIP
By News Release @ 11:50 AM :: 5160 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) that address recent March 2012 storm damage to highways and roadways as well as implement safety improvements throughout the state’s transportation system....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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State Releases Information Technology Proposal
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 5973 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On May 8, 2012, the state released the first draft of its strategy to transform its information technology and business processes....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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Census Bureau Releases 2010 Data on Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
By News Release @ 4:56 PM :: 8544 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, OHA
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Overall, 1.2 million people, or 0.4 percent of all people in the United States, identified as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI), either alone or in combination with one or more races. This population grew by 40 percent from 2000 to 2010.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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Survey: Hawaii Failing Small Business Owners
By News Release @ 4:46 PM :: 8681 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah all earned A+'s for their friendliness towards small businesses. In contrast, small business owners gave California, Hawaii, Vermont, and Rhode Island an F....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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Santorum Endorses Romney
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 4739 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Above all else, we both agree that President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy. It will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
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Lingle to Host Luncheon for Native American Congressman Tom Cole
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 7659 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"As a Congressman and member of the Chickasaw Nation, Congressman Cole has made providing indigenous people, including native Hawaiians, the means for self-determination, self-governance and self-reliance a legislative priority," said Gov. Linda Lingle.
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill Awaits Governor’s Approval
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 5511 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We are also pleased to report that the most onerous measures of 2011 and 2012 – House Bill 441, House Bill 834, House Bill 2028 and Senate Bill 2975 – all died upon adjournment of this legislative session....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Thielen: Landfill Cannot Legally be Located at Ameron
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 6380 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Rep Thielen notes the proximity of five schools, a hospital, and numerous residences, all within one mile of the proposed landfill site....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Death on the Job -- Hawaii Ranks 20th
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 7551 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This 2012 edition of Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect marks the 21st year the AFL-CIO has produced a report on the state of safety and health protections for America’s workers....
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Monday, May 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii Nurse Elected International VP of Union Nurses Council
By News Release @ 12:48 PM :: 7370 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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OPEIU represents nurses throughout the United States under the umbrella of the OPEIU Nurses Council and recently affiliated the 4,000-member Hawai'i Nurses Association (HNA)....
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Sunday, May 6, 2012 |
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Federal Suit Threatened: UH-Hilo Violates Rights of Religious Student Groups
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 8721 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Among the problematic policies are ... policies that force student clubs to accept voting members and officers that don’t agree with the clubs’ beliefs....
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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SEC Report: ML&P on Verge of Bankruptcy
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 9236 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The aforementioned circumstances raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern….
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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Senate Democrats: Highlights of 2012 Legislative Session
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 5295 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii State Senate adjourned on this final day of the 2012 Legislative Session, passing many bills in support of its priorities set forth at the beginning of the session....
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
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Rep. Kymberly Pine Pulls Papers to Run for City Council
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 8830 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Just a day after her last legislative day at the State Capitol, Representative Kymberly Pine will pull her papers today at 11:30 a.m. to run for the City Council District 1 seat....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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DBEDT: April, 2012 Monthly Energy Report
By News Release @ 3:27 PM :: 5808 Views :: Energy, Environment
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State's April 2012 Monthly Energy Trends Report has just been released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Cheers Big Cable, Release of Criminals
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 6457 Views :: Energy, Environment
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With the end of the 2012 Legislative session today, hundreds of measures now come to Governor Neil Abercrombie for his approval....
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Friday, May 4, 2012 |
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Marcus Oshiro: ‘Top Ten Reasons’ to Pass Supplemental Budget
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 5279 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii House of Representatives took action Thursday on its final bills of the session....
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
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Abercrombie: Re-Vote on HSTA Contract Has No Legal Standing
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 8535 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"As candidates for HSTA President, we had our disagreements. However, we both agree that asking teachers to reconsider the January settlement proposal is in the best interest of Hawaii's teachers and children." -Paul Daugherty & Wil Okabe
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
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Reject SB2776: Beth and Duane ‘Dog' Chapman Open Letter to Legislators
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 5290 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Pre-Trial is a threat to public safety. Releasing thousands of prisoners cannot be taken lightly, and the current process for early release is inadequate....
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
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GAO Details Progress in Jones Act Study Requested by Puerto Rico Congressional Delegate
By News Release @ 5:04 PM :: 7844 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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... supported by Delegate Gregorio “Kilili” Camacho Sablan (D-Northern Mariana Islands), the top Democrat on the Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs ....
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Thursday, May 3, 2012 |
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Legislative Wrapup: Victories for Life, Family and Religious Freedom
By News Release @ 1:52 AM :: 8870 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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Religious freedom, suicide, gambling, LBGT curriculum, and trangender birth certificates ....
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
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Reps Fontiane, Pine Cheer Passage of Cyber-Crime Package
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 5142 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The State Legislature has passed three groundbreaking bills to curb the growing cyber crime trend in Hawaii. The bills were the result of the cyber crime informational briefing co-chaired by Representatives Kymberly Marcos Pine and George Fontaine.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
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Thielen Makes Final Push for Local Food Production Mandate
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 6412 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Representative Thielen's amendment required that, by 2020, food grown in Hawaii for local consumption would double from the amount which was grown in the state in 2014....
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
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Untested Medical IT Allows 33% of Fatal Medication Errors
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 6555 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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As the nation’s hospitals rush to adopt new health information technologies such as computerized medication prescribing systems, the potential for such advances to inadvertently result in harm to patients remains a major challenge ....
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
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As Final Vote Approaches, Molokai Launches Petition to Stop Big Cable
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 8736 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Governor Abercrombie, HECO and some House and Senate members are now finalizing legislation that would allow the project to fast-track without sufficient environmental analysis or public review....
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Monday, April 30, 2012 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Wins Right to Intervene in Gay Marriage Case
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 7642 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Society should protect and strengthen marriage, not undermine it as this lawsuit seeks to do,” said ADF Litigation Counsel Holly Carmichael....
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Monday, April 30, 2012 |
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Hawaii Christian Coalition Annual Prayer at the Capitol May 3
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 7682 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Hawaii Christian Coalition presents its annual Prayer at the Capitol May 3, Thursday 6:30-8:00pm State Capitol Auditorium....
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Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
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Waialua, Kalani Score Victories in World Championship of Robotics
By News Release @ 10:07 AM :: 6170 Views :: Energy
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Seven Hawaii high school teams, and one independent elementary school team, are competing in the 2012 FIRST Championship robotics competition at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, MO....
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Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
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Honolulu Attorney Named to Board of Owners Counsel of America
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 9249 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Robert Thomas, a Director with Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in Honolulu, concentrates his practice on property and land use issues including eminent domain, regulatory takings, water rights, and voting rights....
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
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Soldiers, Community restore Kaena Point
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 7657 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Soldiers from Schofield Barracks’ 225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and other Army units, rolled up their sleeves ....
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
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Lingle: Americans Losing Trust in TSA
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 9754 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"I will support Congressional investigation efforts into the TSA policies and guidelines and will advocate for practices that maintain security while not sacrificing the personal dignity of our residents and visitors." -- Gov. Lingle
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
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After Soaking Taxpayers for $63M on Bailout, Central Pacific Financial Corp. Reports $13.5 Million Net Income
By News Release @ 3:24 PM :: 6932 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Pacific Financial Corp. (NYSE: CPF), parent company of Central Pacific Bank (the "Bank"), today reported net income for the first quarter of 2012 of $13.5 million....
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
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Hotel Workers Sue Local 5 Over Political Use of Dues Money
By News Release @ 5:32 AM :: 7158 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"I was paying close to $1,000 in annual dues. After I won that case, I started paying about $100. I didn't want to pay for the things that I'm not obligated to pay for like giving money to political candidates...."
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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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Marumoto: Plan to Release 1,195 Criminals is 'Kapakahi'
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 5925 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Will programs to help the prisoners adjust be in place the first year when most of the prisoners are let out? 410 will be released the first year, 384 in the 2nd year, 257 in the 3rd year, 111 in the 4th year, 29 in the 5th year, and 4 in the 6th year for a total release of 1,195 prisoners over 6 years....
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Friday, April 27, 2012 |
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US, Japan Reach $8.6B Deal on Transfer of 9,000 Okinawa Marines
By News Release @ 10:38 AM :: 12865 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Abercrombie jumps the gun to claim credit for something that wasn't his doing ....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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City 'Error': Kahuku is #1 Landfill Site, not Ameron
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 6824 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Now Carlisle will be able to 'ride to the rescue' of the Windward Shore as well as 'saving' Kailua and Kaneohe when he renews Waimanalo Gulch. What a charade!
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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Hawaii is #2 in Nation for Mortgage Scams
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 8419 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The top five states ranked by per capita in 2011 were: California, Hawaii, Florida, Nevada, and the District of Columbia ....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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Feds Begin Forcing Hawaii Island MDs into 'Medical Homes'
By News Release @ 3:57 AM :: 8524 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has appointed Daniel E. Brown, Ph.D., as principal investigator (P.I.) for the Hawai‘i Island Beacon Community (HIBC), a federally funded health care transformation project administered through the UH Hilo College of Pharmacy....
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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HMA Warns Against 'Imminent Storm' Caused by Obamacare Implementation
By News Release @ 1:51 AM :: 8835 Views :: Health Care, Small Business
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... imminent storm that is about to occur due to simultaneous implementation of multiple programs that will create extraordinary financial and administrative burden ....
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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DoD IDs Hawaii Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 9688 Views :: Energy, National News, World News, Family
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They died April 19, in southwestern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when the UH-60 Black Hawk they were in crashed.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
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Contractor Scores Hawaii RTTT Assessment Deal
By News Release @ 2:39 PM :: 6507 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Assess2Know will allow Hawaii to evaluate students' performance using thousands of measures in alignment with instructional objectives and Common Core State Standards, which were implemented in 2011....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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DHS Proposes Merging Medicare, Medicaid
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 6337 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The state Department of Human Services (DHS) has posted for public comment a draft proposal for a demonstration project that would integrate healthcare services for clients enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid....
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Monday, April 23, 2012 |
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Health Exchange Launches First Stage of Computer Program to Control Your Health Care
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 6065 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Health Connector, which was established to create and oversee the state’s health insurance exchange, will begin the first phase of the information technology (IT) system next week as the result of a contract with Public Consulting Group (PCG) of Boston....
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 |
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Utility Rejects "Expensive, High Risk" Undersea Power Cable Project
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 11719 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, National News, Ethics
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"If there is an issue under water, you literally have to pull the whole cable up, and that's very expensive."
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Ward, Slom, Marumoto Talk Story at Maunalua Bay
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 7569 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Rep. Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) will host a "Talk Story" with constituents in his district at Maunalua Bay (next to the canoe halau) this Saturday April 21 from Noon to 2 p.m. Food will be provided....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Six University of Hawaii Regents named
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5641 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Hawai‘i State Senate has confirmed the appointment of four new members of the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents effective July 1, 2012, and renewed the appointment of two Regents....
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Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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HSTA Lawsuit against Laupahoehoe Charter School Dismissed
By News Release @ 2:25 PM :: 8522 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Judge Hara ruled that the HSTA, Mr. Beekman and Mrs. Wilson had no standing ....
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