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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Interim UH President Scores 'F', Responsible for Data Breaches
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 6344 Views :: Higher Education
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Board of Regents has identified Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer David Lassner as Interim President of the university and will vote on the appointment at a special board meeting July 30....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Hawaiian Homes Commission Votes to Reform Revocable Permit Program
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 5991 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL
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With a vote of 7-0, the Hawaiian Homes Commission voted to amend its long-standing revocable permit (RP) program....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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University of Hawaii regent calls for investigation into tuition hikes
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:01 PM :: 4017 Views :: Higher Education
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Regent Jan Sullivan wants an investigation into whether the record tuition increases can be rolled back or halted altogether....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Malpractice: Trial Attorneys Take on Negligent Abortionists
By Selected News Articles @ 10:29 PM :: 6239 Views :: Family, Health Care, Judiciary
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“Botched Abortion” project designed to hold abortionists accountable for medical malpractice....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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What do the Supreme Court marriage decisions mean for churches?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:21 PM :: 4905 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Here are some short key points regarding the impact of the decisions....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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For the Sake of the Keiki
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:08 PM :: 4466 Views :: Family
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...the institution of marriage is morphing into a whole new thing....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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S&P Pleased by Tax Hikes, Concerned About Abercrombie's Spending
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 6982 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"...the budget includes new spending on program enhancements that could eventually result in fiscal pressure...."
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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KOS: Hanabusa ‘Sockpuppet’ Hits Schatz for ‘Homophobic Hubris’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:57 PM :: 6634 Views :: Democratic Party, Family, Politicians
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Apparently the two candidates are fighting over who deserves more love from gays....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Life of the Land? OHA Trustee Seeks to Change State Motto
By Video @ 2:52 PM :: 6652 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History
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Apo’s newspeak version would read: “The Sovereignty of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness” – a slogan which just happens to dovetail with the latest push for the Akaka Tribe. How convenient....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Survey: Hawaii Most Honest State, DC Least Honest
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 4342 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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July 8-18, 61 total locations throughout the country were tested, with data collected on how many people paid for the beverages....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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A Backdoor Path to Amnesty?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:09 PM :: 4117 Views :: National News
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Members of Congress have debated various versions of the DREAM Act more than 30 times over the past dozen years. They’ll do so again today....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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SAFE Retirement Bill aims to save state and local pensions
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 AM :: 5622 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Health Care
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...an alternative to rising costs and reduced benefits....
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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Why the White House Is Panicking about ObamaCare
By NCPA @ 1:39 PM :: 3728 Views :: Health Care
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The Obama administration is looking far and wide, leaving no stone unturned in a relentless search for help with getting people to enroll in health insurance plans this fall....
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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Rewrite of No Child Left Behind Passes House
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:35 PM :: 3469 Views :: Education K-12
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the proposal would eliminate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)....
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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Rusty Humphries Speaks at HIRA Luncheon
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 4661 Views :: Republican Party
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More than 100 island conservatives from across Oahu came together to hear Humphries....
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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted July 22, 2013
By Congress.org @ 12:45 PM :: 3768 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- House: Employer Health Insurance Mandate Delay Passage
- House: Individual Health Insurance Mandate Delay Passage
- House: Education Law Overhaul Passage
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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Detroit and the Bankruptcy of Liberalism
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:34 PM :: 4068 Views :: National News
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More than 50 years of control by big-government liberals and union bosses have left a once-great American city crippled and deteriorating....
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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Study: Cruise Ships Contribute $386M to Hawaii Economy
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 7406 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Jones Act, Tourism
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Hawaii, which had been among the top ten states in previous studies, fell from 8th in 2008, to 11th in 2009, and now to 13th in 2012....
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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University of Hawaii Pres gets Sweet Deal to Leave Early
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:33 PM :: 4055 Views :: Higher Education
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M.R.C. Greenwood will earn a little less than $25,000 a month after she resigns as University of Hawaii president...
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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On-Going Need to Examine Who Pays for County Government
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:01 AM :: 4225 Views :: Taxes
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A local reporter attempted to pin the Foundation down on whether or not it supported the handful of measures that had been thrown into the Honolulu City Council hopper ....
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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Solar Scam: DoE Overpays $612M for Athletic Supporter?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:27 AM :: 7891 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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“I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation as it now stands.”
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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President of National School Choice Week to Speak in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:33 AM :: 4525 Views :: Education K-12
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Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, will speak on "Let's Work Together: Building Coalitions to Expand School Choice"....
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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State Spending $9.4M to Move Out of OHA-Owned Kakaako Building
By News Release @ 12:28 AM :: 6161 Views :: Hawaii State Government, OHA
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The AAFES building was recently transferred to OHA, and DOH intends to transfer 325 employees from the Environmental Health Administration – 260 from AAFES....
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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Asian Pacific Voters Republican Initiative
By Selected News Articles @ 12:15 AM :: 5109 Views :: Republican Party
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the RNC is putting its time and money into California AP communities....
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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DLNR Names Interim SHPD Administrator
By News Release @ 12:10 AM :: 3701 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Process begins to select new administrator....
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Friday, July 19, 2013 |
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Kamuela Hui to Put Telescope on Moon
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 4304 Views :: Hawaii County
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...the first private space telescope to operate from the lunar surface, available to researchers, educators and the general public through the internet....
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Friday, July 19, 2013 |
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Obamacare, Simplified
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:09 PM :: 3833 Views :: Health Care
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Obama yesterday gave a speech on Obamacare, trying to justify the fact that premiums continue to rise, violating his 2008 campaign promise to lower them by $2,500 per family per year....
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Friday, July 19, 2013 |
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Fracking Reduces Prices and CO2 Emissions
By NCPA @ 12:02 PM :: 3104 Views :: Energy
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Gas is not only cleaner than coal, but the United States has become the largest producer of natural gas....
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Friday, July 19, 2013 |
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WaPo: Few Medicaid Docs Have Seen 2013 Pay Raise
By NCPA @ 11:55 AM :: 3120 Views :: Health Care
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Most primary care doctors are still waiting for the Medicaid pay raise that was scheduled to begin in January under the Affordable Care Act...
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Phony Checks: Hawaii Better Business Bureau Warns About Green Energy Scam
By News Release @ 4:57 PM :: 5202 Views :: Energy
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This company holds a BBB rating of “F” due in part to failing to answer 45 of 87 complaints against the business....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Godzilla invades Waikiki, devours tax credits
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:45 PM :: 5039 Views :: Tax Credits
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As of July 1, Hawaii has a new, expanded production tax credit, which grants motion pictures, digital media and film productions, an income tax credit of 20-25 percent....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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CDC: Hawaii Seniors Have Longest Health Life Expectancy
By News Release @ 4:30 PM :: 5223 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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HLE for males at age 65 years varied from a low of 10.1 years in Mississippi to a high of 15.0 years in Hawaii....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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How to end the Jones Act’s protectionism
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:00 PM :: 4835 Views :: Jones Act
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What’s the best way to destroy the economy of an island or largely coastal region?
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Accountable Care Organizations Struggle to Lower Costs
By NCPA @ 2:56 PM :: 3943 Views :: Health Care
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Lowering health care costs is tougher than improving the quality of care, according to first-year results from a key pilot program ....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Civility, Bullying and Same-Sex Marriage
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:54 PM :: 4519 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Fourteen months ago, President Barack Obama was a bigot. Now he is simply wrong. That's what you have to believe to agree with Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's majority opinion ....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Serious New Questions on Obama Labor Nominee
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:48 PM :: 5130 Views :: National News, Labor
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Perez has faced questions about his misleading congressional testimony about his involvement in a quid pro quo deal with the city of St. Paul, Minnesota....
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Thursday, July 18, 2013 |
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Alm to Retire from HECO
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 4220 Views :: Energy
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...we’ve set a course to provide even more low-cost clean energy to our customers....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Tax Watch: Honolulu Property Taxes
By Rachelle Chang @ 10:12 PM :: 6376 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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On July 10, 2013, Mayor Kirk Caldwell proposed ten property tax bills. All ten bills passed the first reading at the Honolulu City Council....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $3.09 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 4796 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 5317 Views :: Military
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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US News: No Nationally Ranked Specialties in Hawaii Hospitals
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 5257 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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No hospitals in Hawaii are nationally ranked. Three hospitals met standards for strong performance within the state....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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The Left Also Wants to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
By NCPA @ 11:28 AM :: 3208 Views :: Health Care
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Now that the odds that ObamaCare will crash and burn have ticked up a notch or two, the words “single payer” are being heard more frequently....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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The Administration’s Obamacare Denial
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:23 AM :: 3199 Views :: Health Care
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Obamacare was supposed to go so well, we were told....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Auditor: DoE Rigged Billion Dollar Solar Contract to Favor Chevron
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 9502 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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Hawaii fired an auditor for pointing out that a Chevron Energy project bid would cost the state $284 million more than a competitor....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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UH Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) Contract Extended
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 5310 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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There were no other modifications to the existing $44.7-million contract except for its duration....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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DoE Bus ‘Reduction’ Starts by Adding Routes
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3341 Views :: Education K-12
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The first phase ... includes route restoration to Aiea Heights, Halawa Heights and Waikele Elementary School attendance areas....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Highest Cost of Living in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:01 PM :: 5585 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Businesses don't just look at their own costs when deciding where to set up shop. They also look at the costs for their employees....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Federal court says military can go unrepresented in HI reapportionment
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:47 PM :: 5151 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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...removal of 108,000 non-permanent military and their families is “unconstitutional” and “discriminatory”....
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