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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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The World's Resources Aren't Running Out
By NCPA @ 3:26 PM :: 6272 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture
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...the amount of land required to grow food has decreased by 65 percent over the last 50 years across the world....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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The Many Problems with Ethanol
By NCPA @ 3:25 PM :: 5880 Views :: Energy, Environment, Agriculture
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Just one 25-gallon tank of ethanol requires 450 pounds of corn -- the same amount of calories it would take to feed one person for an entire year....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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Who Owns One-Third of American Land -- And How It's Holding Us Back
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:11 PM :: 4062 Views :: National News
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Did you know that the federal government owns nearly one-third of U.S. land?
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Earmarks: East-West Center Stars in 2014 Congressional Pig Book
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 6283 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Higher Education
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The 2014 Congressional Pig Book Summary gives a snapshot of each appropriations bill and details the juiciest projects culled from the complete Pig Book....
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Well, I Guess Obama Hasn't Healed the Planet
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:12 AM :: 5980 Views :: Environment, Obama
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“generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that… this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Finding Probable Violations, Ethics Commission Seeks Jurisdiction Over HART
By News Release @ 6:02 AM :: 5629 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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Over the last several years, the Ethics Commission has faced an increase in complaints of unethical conduct by these individuals....
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 |
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Aiona: Republicans Will Win Statewide This November
By Pat Saiki @ 4:14 AM :: 5702 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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So many reliable, dedicated people have been keeping our ship steady as we plan for the coming elections....
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014 |
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Saiki to UH Hilo Chancellor: Uphold Students’ First Amendment Rights
By Pat Saiki @ 4:14 PM :: 6114 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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...students had been exiled to a “free speech zone” in a remote area of the campus....
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014 |
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Does a Benghazi Select Committee Matter?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:30 PM :: 3420 Views :: Military
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House Republicans are moving to set up a select committee to investigate the Benghazi attacks....
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii AG Stops Pretending to Defend Nuclear Family
By News Release @ 3:26 AM :: 4436 Views :: Family
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...same-sex couples in a “second-tier marriage” that demeaned and humiliated such couples and their (sic) children....
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014 |
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Airports Division Target of Federal Sex Harassment Lawsuit
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 5126 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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When Valmoja objected to the continued harassment and retaliation by other HDOT-Airports employees, including managers, her employment was terminated....
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014 |
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SBH Conference: Working for a Better Hawaii Business Climate
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 3838 Views :: Small Business
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in the Hibiscus Ballroom of the Ala Moana Hotel, from 8 am to 2 pm....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii State Task Force Recommends Jones Act Exemption
By Michael Hansen @ 11:44 PM :: 8142 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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What might be the situation if one or both refineries closed ....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Janice Pechauer Memorial Services
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 4138 Views :: Republican Party
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Janice Pechauer passed away last week after a courageous battle with cancer....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Maui Council Approves Budget with Tax and Fee Cuts
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 5234 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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...real property tax rates were reduced by 3.1 percent across the board from fiscal year 2014 rates....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 5, 2014
By Congress.org @ 2:12 PM :: 3763 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Friedland Nomination Confirmation
- Senate: Minimum Wage Increase Cloture
- House: Mil Con/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Passage
- House: Legislative Branch Appropriations Passage
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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US Supreme Court strongly affirms that Americans are free to pray
By News Release @ 1:57 PM :: 5525 Views :: First Amendment, Religion
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“As a practice that has long endured, legislative prayer has become part of our heritage and tradition...That a prayer is given in the name of Jesus, Allah, or Jehovah, or that it makes passing references to religious doctrines, does not remove it from that tradition.” -- US Supreme Court
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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9 Obamacare Predictions That Have Come True
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:59 AM :: 2868 Views :: Health Care
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Here are nine of our predictions that have come to pass—and it’s not over yet....
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Monday, May 5, 2014 |
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Informational Briefing on Native Hawaiian Roll Commission
By News Release @ 4:21 AM :: 4590 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Monday, May 05, 2014 10:30 a.m. Room 229
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 |
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So You Want A Stable Funding Source?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3705 Views :: Taxes
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This week we look at the term “stable funding source.” In business, there is no such thing....
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 |
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Full Text: UH Presidential Selection Committee final report
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 4154 Views :: Higher Education
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UH Interim President David Lassner and Retired Lt. General Francis Wiercinski....
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 |
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How Second Amendment Bills Did in Hawaii Legislature
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 4287 Views :: Second Amendment
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On Thursday, May 1, the Hawaii Legislature adjourned its 2014 regular session....
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Sunday, May 4, 2014 |
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HART 3 Month Take--Another $61.7M from Taxpayers
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 5019 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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The half-percent GET surcharge for Oahu, which by law can only be used for Honolulu's rail system, began in January 2007 and is set to expire at the end of 2022....
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Saturday, May 3, 2014 |
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State Senate Adjourns Session Approving More than 240 Bills
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 3866 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii State Senate today adjourned the 2014 session passing more than 240 bills....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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May 2, 2014: Election Commission Releases Updated Candidate List
By Andrew Walden @ 11:23 PM :: 4403 Views :: Office of Elections
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The Hawaii Election Commission has released its candidate report for the week ending May 2, 2014....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Ordered by State: HECO to Waste Millions on Worthless Batteries
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 4685 Views :: Energy
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...Hawaiian Electric is seeking proposals for one or more large-scale energy storage systems able to store 60 to 200 megawatts for up to 30 minutes....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Pinata: HART Celebrates Cinco de Mayo With Rail Contractors' Festival
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 3842 Views :: Rail
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...designed to bring large prime contractors together with local companies, and to provide the latest information about upcoming construction contracts....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Final Deadline: Hawaii Spends the Most and Gets the Least from Obamacare
By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 3386 Views
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Hawaii spent $920 per enrollment, and $87 per uninsured person and enrolled the fewest people in the USA. Nobody spent more and nobody achieved less....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Charity controlled by Hawaii House leader gets $100,000 to maintain cemetery
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:26 PM :: 5477 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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House Majority floor leader Rida Cabanilla, D-Ewa, controls a nonprofit that got a $100,000 grant from the Legislature, even though it was out of compliance with the Internal Revenue Service....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Legislative debate, prostitution arrests put Honolulu police in spotlight
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:24 PM :: 5546 Views :: Honolulu County, Law Enforcement
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Under Hawaii law, police don’t need to have physical contact with prostitutes to make an arrest, though they must prove someone is willing to exchange sex for money....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Hawaii Health Connector Claims 9,785 Enrollees
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 4733 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Hawai‘i Health Connector Hawai‘i concluded its first open enrollment period, which included a grace period that ended on April 30, with 9,785 enrollees....
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Friday, May 2, 2014 |
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Caution: Senators at Work
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:00 PM :: 3896 Views :: National News
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...a handful of senators are working hard to make sure the government stays in the housing finance business....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Waste Management of Hawaii, others indicted for 2011 ocean contamination
By Malia Zimmerman @ 10:42 PM :: 5420 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... 7.5 million gallons of contaminated water, toxic soil, trash, fecal matter and human medical waste poured into west Oahu’s ocean waters on Jan. 13, 2011 ....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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House Passes Final Group of Bills for 2014 Session
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 3781 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Measures relate to state budget, minimum wage, TAT, Health Connector, seniors, invasive species, mandatory kindergarten, police misconduct, abuse of minors....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Budget: Spend now, pay later
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:34 PM :: 4633 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Senator Sam Slom said "It is not a budget, it is a spending bill."
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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LA Times: Sam Slom, Party of One
By Selected News Articles @ 5:16 PM :: 5324 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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But Slom is a figure of unique solitude, comprising the only single-member caucus anywhere in the country....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Audit not Random: Feds Target UH Manoa in Sexual Violence Investigation
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 6043 Views :: Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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...according to the Feds, Apple's 'random audit' story is bunk....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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No Speech Can Fix This
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:07 AM :: 5855 Views :: Military, Obama
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...In the midst of these world crises—and a U.S. military readiness crisis—we have a president who questions “the efficacy and even legitimacy of American power”....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Waimanalo Gulch Flooding: Federal Indictments Handed Down
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 5749 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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A federal grand jury in Honolulu returned a 13-count indictment today charging Waste Management of Hawaii Inc....
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 |
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Feds Release Profile of Hawaii Health Connector Signups
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 6836 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...and 32,209 more enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP through the end of March 2014, compared to enrollment before the Marketplace opened last October....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Commonwealth Fund: Hawaii State Health System Performance, 2014
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 4902 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The top-performing states—Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Hawaii—lead the nation across most dimensions of care, and have done so over time....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Hawaii Teen Pregnancy Rate Down 43% since 1988
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 7806 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Life
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...analysis from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy shows that teen childbearing in Hawaii cost taxpayers at least $32 million in 2010....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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HTA: Visitor Spending and Arrivals Decline for Month and Quarter
By News Release @ 10:31 PM :: 4257 Views :: Tourism
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Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawaii in March 2014 fell 3.5 percent compared to last March to $1.2 billion....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Property Tax Exemptions Reduce Honolulu Tax Revenue $100M
By Natalie Iwasa @ 9:28 PM :: 5361 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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...You’ll never see it as a line item in the budget....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Hyatt Waikiki Employees Hit Union with Federal Labor Charges
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 4874 Views :: Labor
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...UNITE HERE Local 5 union officials have an ugly history of violating the rights of the workers they claim to represent....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Repeal Jones Act Before Exporting Oil
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 PM :: 5811 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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This newfound abundance has come primarily from the application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Effects of Pension Plan Changes on Retirement Security
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 5490 Views :: National News, Hawaii Statistics
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This study analyzes the effects of the resulting changes at the individual employee level ....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Sen. Mike Lee on Fighting for Equal Opportunity
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:22 PM :: 4084 Views :: National News
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...an unholy union of big government, big business, and big special interests twists public policy to benefit Washington insiders....
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 |
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Leapfrog: Hawaii Among Top 5 States for Hospital Quality
By News Release @ 4:45 AM :: 5019 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Queens, Pali Momi, Straub, and Moanalua all scored 'A' ....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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PUC Orders HECO to Cut Costs, Integrate More Solar
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 5544 Views :: Energy
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...four major decisions and orders that collectively provide key policy, resource planning, and operational directives to HECO....
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