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Entries for 'Selected News Articles'
Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
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Did Hawaii Geothermal Developer Benefit from Illegal Bailout?
By Selected News Articles @ 7:42 PM :: 14332 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Ormat is Hawaii’s leading geothermal developer.... But a US House committee report shows that Ormat benefitted from its close ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and profited from a potentially illegal $98.5M bailout of an Ormat geothermal project in Nevada.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
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Lingle Campaign: BoE ordered Furloughs, Not Governor
By Selected News Articles @ 3:08 PM :: 11473 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...no Hawaii governor can unilaterally furlough teachers or any Department of Education (DOE) employee since they are under the Board of Education’s (BOE) jurisdiction....
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
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Lingle Campaign: Superferry Decision Was Major Departure from Precedent
By Selected News Articles @ 3:02 PM :: 7881 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Determined to provide Hawaii residents and businesses with an alternative means of travel between the islands, Governor Lingle worked with Democrat House Speaker Calvin Say and then-Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, to convene a special session of the Legislature....
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Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
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Report: Hirono Campaign Funds Enrich Husband's Lawfirm
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 AM :: 16340 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...$20,291 to husband's lawfirm, and an additional $10,310 paid to Hirono: Grand Total: $30,601....
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
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Lawsuits, Workers Comp Claims Detail Violence, Retaliation at State DoT
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 9317 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...a total of seven employment-based lawsuits against HDOT presently filed in state or federal court, at various stages of litigation, some involving workplace violence in one form or another. Also, there are Workers’ Compensation claims filed as a result of workplace violence at different stages of that process....
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Saturday, March 24, 2012 |
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Pentagon Budget Slashes Military Construction 29%
By Selected News Articles @ 3:05 PM :: 7879 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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$8.5 billion for military construction, down 29 percent ...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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SB2492: Hearing Looms on Hawaii Dog Ownership Ban
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 5824 Views :: Energy, Environment
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SB2492 regulating ownership of intact dogs is set to go before a Hawaii House committee today.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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Van Jones at Abercrombie State Bank Rally: Obama Opponents ‘Hate Everybody In America’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:34 PM :: 8331 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Disgraced former Obama “green jobs czar” Van Jones made an appearance in Hawaii last night in which he ripped on the “American fantasy” and called for socialistic approaches to wealth redistribution, while castigating Obama opponents as America-haters ....
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
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Socialists Cheer 'Potential Champion' Hirono--Single out her Support for Windfarm Scammers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 7240 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"A potential new champion of progressivism is Mazie Hirono...." -- In These Times
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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GOP's Lingle May Keep Senate Pro-Choice Next Year
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 8057 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Olympia Snowe showed her importance to the Senate's pro-choice firewall when she voted against the Blunt Amendment. After she retires her most likely GOP successor on this issue is Hawaii's former governor, Linda Lingle.
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Monday, March 19, 2012 |
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Broken promises: The rusting wind turbines of Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:01 PM :: 46656 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment
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The UK Daily Mail asks: Does Kamaoa point to the future of Britain's Wind Farms?
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Monday, March 19, 2012 |
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Study: Hawaii Scores 'C' for Corruption
By Selected News Articles @ 3:43 PM :: 6706 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In the Aloha State, when big feeds and free drinks are involved, controversy is close behind....
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Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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Trans-Pacific Carriers Unlikely to Serve Hawaii and Guam
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 11698 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The Holy Grail for many cargo interests shipping by ocean in the domestic Hawaii and Guam trades is an unrequited generational quest to find a way to take advantage of the existing mainline Trans-Pacific container carriers passing regularly Westbound by the islands ....
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Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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Ackerman Exit Boosts Faleomavaega
By Selected News Articles @ 10:08 PM :: 6013 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Many of Faleomavaega’s antics are recounted elsewhere in this blog but just to give an example, after the killing of Osama Bin Laden Faleomavaega rose up on the House floor to demand that President Obama and then-CIA Director Leon Panetta apologize to native Americans for using “Geronimo” as a code word in the operation. Needless to say, he was ignored. Many think he is nuts.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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Romney wins 83% in Puerto Rico Primary, Completes Sweep of Territories
By Selected News Articles @ 6:58 PM :: 5619 Views :: National News, Ethics
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At 7:22 p.m. ET, with about 18% of total ballots accounted for, the former Massachusetts governor had a substantial lead with more than nearly 20,000 votes -- or 83% of the votes....
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Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
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North Korea vows satellite launch, with rocket that could reach Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:10 PM :: 9634 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The obvious purpose, they say, is for North Korea to test the latest version of a missile with a range that could deliver a small nuclear warhead as far as Hawaii, Alaska – or even the US west coast.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
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Chicago Tribune: Romney's "island strategy" pays off in delegate race
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 7497 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is sparing no effort to win votes in the U.S. territories and commonwealths ....
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Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
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York: Why do islands play key role in GOP race?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 7294 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Governor Romney's wins over the same period in Wyoming, the Northern Marianas, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and American Samoa have helped expand his delegate lead, pushing closer to the nomination."
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Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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United Technologies Dumps Wind Turbine Business
By Selected News Articles @ 1:02 PM :: 5065 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“We’ve gone into this business with the thought that there was going be a renewable energy mandate in this country and there has not been one.”
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
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Slom: "I've Never Seen so Many Hawaii Republicans"
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 8223 Views :: Republican Party
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Sen. Sam Slom, a Rick Santorum supporter, said he has “never seen so many Hawaii Republicans in his life, not even at the annual state conventions.”
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012 |
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Hawaii Republican Caucus Makes News: KITV, HNN, KHON, Star-Adv
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 4348 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Links to local and national news stories on tonight's Hawaii GOP Caucus ...
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Monday, March 12, 2012 |
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Romney Sweeps Pacific: Wins Alaska, Guam, CNMI, heads for Am Samoa, Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 9:58 AM :: 9094 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This is Pacific Week in the Republican Presidential race. Alaska March 6, Guam and CNMI March 10, Am Samoa and Hawaii March 13....
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Monday, March 12, 2012 |
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Obama's Politicized Energy Policy
By Selected News Articles @ 1:05 AM :: 4628 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This administration willfully ignores rational choices that would lower energy prices and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign energy sources…
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Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
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51.2%: Santorum Wins Kansas, Romney Wins Wyoming
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 3945 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Santorum 51.2% in Kansas, Romney 51.2% in Wyoming
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Saturday, March 10, 2012 |
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Djou Predicts March 13 Romney Win in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:54 PM :: 6559 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Things are going very well for Mitt Romney” in Hawaii, says former Republican congressman Charles Djou, who has endorsed the ex-governor....
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Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
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Djou goes from Washington to Afghanistan vetting suspected Taliban
By Selected News Articles @ 1:37 AM :: 5852 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This article was printed in 158 publications across the United States including the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Maui News....
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Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
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Rothenberg: Lingle Faces Tough Fight for Senate
By Selected News Articles @ 1:10 AM :: 7292 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle deserves to be taken seriously in her Senatorial bid, but she faces a tough fight, Stuart Rothenberg writes.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
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Hawaii lawsuit shows civil unions help redefine marriage
By Selected News Articles @ 1:57 PM :: 5743 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A Hawaii lawsuit asking a federal court to instate “gay marriage” shows that the recognition of same-sex domestic partnerships and civil unions is just a stepping stone to redefining marriage, several critics say.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich suffers Crushing Primary Defeat in Ohio
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 PM :: 4028 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With about 90 percent of the vote in, Kaptur led 60 to 36 percent.… (B-bye)
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 |
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Super Tuesday: Romney Wins 6, Santorum 3, Gingrich 1
By Selected News Articles @ 12:28 PM :: 5795 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Meanwhile, with only token opposition, Obama lost the Democratic Primary in 15 Oklahoma Counties....
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
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Sandra Fluke, Gender Reassignment, and Health Insurance
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 PM :: 4829 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Sandra Fluke she is, in reality, a 30 year old long time liberal activist who enrolled at Georgetown with the express purpose of fighting for the school to pay for students' birth control....She also, apparently, believes that it is discrimination deserving of legal action if "gender reassignment" surgeries are not covered by employer provided health insurance....
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
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The Politics of Health Care Rationing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 PM :: 4461 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Obama administration’s remake of the U.S. health care system stands on three legs. One, it makes the purchase of insurance compulsory. Two, it doles out new entitlements via expanded Medicaid, subsidies, and certain coverage requirements. And three, it promises to control the growth of medical costs.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012 |
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Romney Wins Washington Caucus
By Selected News Articles @ 10:54 PM :: 3921 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Romney 36%, Paul 25%, Santorum 24.6%
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Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
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John Carroll Endorses Ron Paul
By Selected News Articles @ 7:59 PM :: 5653 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Carroll ... said he is in agreement with the libertarian-leaning Paul on the most important issues. He cited ... a more responsible foreign policy.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012 |
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The Man Who Brought Down ACORN: Andrew Breitbart dead at 43
By Selected News Articles @ 3:22 PM :: 5300 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Breitbart was walking last night near his Los Angeles home when he collapsed, said his father-in-law, actor Orson Bean....
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 |
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Trashing Tricare: Obama to cut healthcare benefits for active duty and retired US military
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 AM :: 8354 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The Obama administration’s proposed defense budget calls for military families and retirees to pay sharply more for their healthcare, while leaving unionized civilian defense workers’ benefits untouched....
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
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Romney Sweeps Michigan, Arizona
By Selected News Articles @ 10:08 PM :: 6293 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Romney wins with 41% in Michigan and 47% in Arizona ....
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Gallup: Hawaii #1 in Health, Wellbeing
By Selected News Articles @ 4:39 PM :: 7717 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii again led the nation in overall well-being in 2011 with a Well-Being Index score of 70.2, scoring highest on emotional health (84.1) and healthy behaviors (68.9).
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Hanabusa’s answer to High Gas Prices: Give More Money to Biofool Scammers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:18 PM :: 7099 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"The (armed) services will lead the nation in the wide-scale deployment of alternative energy installations, establishing ... our national commitment to non-petroleum energy sources ...."
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Monday, February 27, 2012 |
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Is the IRS Attempting to Intimidate Hawaii TEA Parties?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 11637 Views :: First Amendment, Taxes, TEA Party
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In January and February of this year, the Internal Revenue Service began sending out letters to various local Tea Parties across the country. Mailed from the same Cincinnati, Ohio IRS office, these letters have reached Tea Parties in Virginia, Hawaii, Ohio, and Texas....
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Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
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Secret Tax Breaks Fund Hawaii Film Production
By Selected News Articles @ 2:45 AM :: 6847 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“We don’t ever quote the exact amount,” Skinner says....
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Saturday, February 25, 2012 |
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Proposed HART Chief Leaves Trail of Political Discord
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 PM :: 12091 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Grabauskas, a Romney appointee, was forced to resign in August 2009 after the Patrick administration publicly questioned his leadership ....
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Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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Ron Paul’s son, Ronnie, to campaign for dad in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:50 PM :: 7296 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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He’s expected to campaign for Paul, the libertarian-leaning congressman and GOP presidential contender, for five days in the run-up to the Aloha State’s March 13 caucuses....
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Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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Washington Times Reporter heads to Hawaii for March 13 Presidential Caucus
By Selected News Articles @ 2:38 PM :: 5487 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Do not be fooled by words like "Oahu" and "Waikiki." This is all (almost) business. March 3rd is one county convention and March 13th is the Hawaii Caucus....
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Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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'Descendants' based on Case Family Grab for Grove Farm
By Selected News Articles @ 1:43 PM :: 9214 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The author, Hemmings, also had some exposure to land battles. She’s a descendant of George Norton Wilcox, who owned Grove Farm—Hawaii’s first sugar plantation—and left it to his nieces and nephews when he died in 1933....
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
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Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 10470 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party
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According to Mr. Heu's message, KPD Chief Perry may be held restrained on leave--refused ability to return to duty as our chief of police any where from 60-90 days, and without any further explanation whatsoever
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