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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Ed Case Thanks Supporters, Not One Word About Hirono
By Ed Case @ 7:42 PM :: 6333 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We ran a great campaign. Truly a people's campaign. We were and are an 'ohana in every sense of the word, united in a passion for a more open, honest and inclusive government.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Hawaii County: "Kona Ballot Cans Arrived Unsealed, Disorganization Looks Purposeful"
By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 8365 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Two precincts' cans arrived unsealed. The receiving team members say that that's been a consistent problem over the years, especially with Kona.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Hanabusa: Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid -- it is all at stake
By Andrew Walden @ 5:55 AM :: 9664 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Between 1999 and 2002 Hanabusa short changed the Hawaii ERS--launching today’s multi-billion dollar Hawaii pension crisis. Now she’s lining up with the most unpopular politician in Hawaii—Neil Abercrombie—in support of his efforts to gut the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Denying Responsibility for Tax Loss Just Typical Legislative M.O.
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:47 AM :: 5050 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Criticism aimed at the highly touted high-technology tax credits has now been confirmed by the state’s Auditor....
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Lingle: Hirono Has Failed Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 6834 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"Our way of life is being threatened because of the failure of D.C. politicians like my opponent. They failed Hawaii and they failed America. She failed us," said Governor Linda Lingle. "She put her political career and her party ahead of the people."
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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August 11 Hawaii Primary Election Results
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 9764 Views :: Energy, Environment
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2012 Primary Election Results Statewide
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Inouye, Abercrombie, Chong Look to Alaska for Natural Gas
By Selected News Articles @ 11:30 PM :: 8613 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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At Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell's direction, Alaska's major oil and gas producers and pipeline company TransCanada have shifted focus from a big pipeline to the Lower 48 to one leading to an LNG export plant in Southcentral Alaska....
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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After Complaint from Gabbard Campaign Abercrombie Orders Extended Hours for Big Island Polling Places
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 8077 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Polling locations in the Counties of Maui, Kaua'i and Honolulu will close at the 6 p.m.; polling locations in Hawai'i County will close at 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Live Webcast: Lingle to Comment on Primary Results
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 4973 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Lingle will address the media about the General Election campaign and discuss her vision for Hawaii’s future.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Lingle: Abercrombie, Schatz Should Apologize for 'Birther' Remarks
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 7527 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"...we didn't expect the state's two highest elected officials would throw mud so early, especially when it's so easy to prove their statements are false...."
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Grievance Filed After Tribune-Herald Names Hunter Bishop as Source of False Hawaii County ‘Yellow Card’ Story
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 7958 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The front-page correction published Aug. 1, highlighted in yellow above the fold, identified Bishop as the alleged source of an error in a July 26 newspaper story about Hawaii County’s distribution of voter information “yellow cards.”
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Romney-Ryan: Smart Democrats Should Be Worried
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 5840 Views :: National News, Ethics
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“I have held hundreds of town-hall meetings in my district explaining why we have to take bold reform steps, and I’ve found treating people like adults works. All those ads pushing elderly woman off the cliffs don’t work anymore if you lay out the problem.”
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Romney-Ryan: “The Courage to Tell You the Truth”
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 5419 Views :: National News, Ethics
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We will honor you, our fellow citizens, by giving you the right and opportunity to make the choice:
- What kind of country do we want to have?
- What kind of people do we want to be?
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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NRA Rates Hawaii Candidates
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 4845 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...ensure you vote for candidates who will continue to bring a pro-freedom and pro-gun agenda to the Hawaii State Legislature and Washington, D.C....
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Djou Interviewed by Washington Post
By Rep Charles Djou @ 2:53 AM :: 6112 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Yesterday, I joined my former congressional colleague Brian Baird (D-WA) in an extended interview with the Washington Post. Brian and I discussed whether Congress can still compromise.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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GOP Threatens Lawsuit Over Big Island Election Debacle
By David S Chang @ 2:16 AM :: 9377 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Earlier today the Hawaii Republican Party sent the following letter to the State of Hawaii Office of Elections calling for an immediate written explanation detailing the actions of the Hawaii County officials in regard to the absentee ballots and polling places in Kona.
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Releases $16.9M CIP, Grants in Aid
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 5755 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Grants-in-Aid Approved for PBS, Hana Health Medical Center, and “Mighty Mo”....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Hawaii Marriage Decision Underlines Importance of Studies
By Selected News Articles @ 7:27 PM :: 5348 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...researchers have consistently documented better outcomes for children raised in two-parent homes with both biological parents....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Gas Company Requests Permit to Import LNG to Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 6193 Views :: Energy, Environment
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On August 9, 2012, HAWAI'IGAS...filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authority to import Liquefied Natural Gas to Hawai'i.
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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3,200 Hawaii Illegals to be Given Work Permits
By News Release @ 4:02 PM :: 6821 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Do not “turn yourself in” before the rules are announced and the application process is in place. -- FACE
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Would the U.S. Postal Service Be Financially Stronger If It Sold Non-Postal Products?
By NCPA @ 3:56 PM :: 3763 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Electronic diversion, together with the Great Recession and its after-effects, has buffeted postal services throughout the world. Nevertheless, the majority of foreign posts in high- and medium-income countries have remained profitable ....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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'Pizza Tax' Only a Hint of Obamacare's Costs
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 4494 Views :: National News, Ethics
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At least 60 percent of firms are estimating Obamacare will raise their health care costs, according to a new study released Wednesday by Mercer, a human resources consulting firm.
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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As Starvation Looms, UN Begs Obama to Suspend Biofuel Mandates
By Selected News Articles @ 5:01 AM :: 7166 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The US is poised to divert around 40 per cent of its corn into ethanol because of the Congress-enacted mandate despite “huge damage” to the crop because of the worst drought in at least half a century, José Graziano da Silva, director-general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, warned....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Lingle Campaign Launches HDTV Channel
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 5097 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Former Governor Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii's open U.S. Senate seat, today launched LL12 HD, a high-definition tiered cable channel which mirrors the previously released LL12 (Ch 110)....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Want a House? CNHA Handing Out $15,000 to 400 Families
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 5313 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Through financial support from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, CNHA and partners deliver free homeownership and debt reduction services....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Releases Primary Voter Guide
By News Release @ 12:29 AM :: 8223 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Our reponsibility doesn't stop with REGISTRATION, and EDUCATION. We must make the decision to go the polls and cast our vote on Election Day, August 11, 2012. Hawaii is one of the lowest in the nation in voter registration and participation....
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Friday, August 10, 2012 |
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Save Oahu Farmlands Alliance Announces Candidate Endorsements
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 4953 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Below is a list of candidates in contested races who have gone out of their way to speak up for saving our farms. They have come to testify at the Land Use Commission or worked hard to pass our bills in the legislature or taken strong public stands.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Got Rules? Public Land Development Corp to Hold Hearings
By News Release @ 9:13 PM :: 4730 Views :: Energy, Environment
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PLDC will hold statewide public hearings, starting Monday August 20, for adoption of new Hawai‘i Administrative Rules (HAR) for the PLDC. Some provisions may affect small business.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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A Stroke of Judicial Sanity on Marriage
By Selected News Articles @ 7:15 PM :: 5265 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The other cases have been brought in carefully selected jurisdictions by national activist groups with any eye on strategy. The Hawaii case ... may give us a better indication of what courts might do that are not predisposed to the same-sex marriage conclusion.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Memo to Mitsunaga: If it’s a fact you’re squeaky clean…do you really need the services of Michael Green?
By AtomicMonkey @ 7:02 PM :: 12288 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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White collar crimes, Tax evasion, Mortgage fraud, Ponzi schemes, Violent crimes, Drug crimes, Homicide. Guilty or not, Mr. Green is your best bet to escape conviction....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Heritage: Federal Court Upholds Marriage in Hawaii
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:00 PM :: 5497 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This ruling comes as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to review multiple cases involving the issue of same-sex marriage and voters in Maryland, Minnesota, Maine, and Washington prepare to vote this fall on how marriage should be defined in those states....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Big Wind Loses Monopoly: Feds Open EIS to Alternatives
By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 PM :: 7904 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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The PEIS will consider: “energy efficiency, distributed renewables, utility-scale renewables, alternative transportation fuels and modes, and electrical transmission and distribution.”
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Kaiser: 30% of Hawaii Doctors Refuse Medicaid Patients
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 8583 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Access to doctors looms as an important issue in 2014, when under the federal health law, the number of Medicaid patients -- now 60 million -- will increase by as many as 16 million.....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Biofuels Send Food Prices Soaring--Again
By NCPA @ 4:35 PM :: 3982 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...American motorists are now burning about as much corn in their cars as is fed to all of the country's chickens, turkeys, cattle, pigs and fish combined....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Ten Ways Obamacare Limits Patient Choice
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:28 PM :: 4611 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Obamacare limits patient choice through expansive federal regulation of the insurance market, government interference in the decisions patients make with their doctors, and increased dependence on government health programs....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Biomass: Wood-fired Plants Generate Violations
By NCPA @ 4:20 PM :: 4137 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...the technologies being used to burn the biomass are outdated, and as a result have been fined for violating air-pollution or water-pollution standards....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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No Need to Get the Lead Out
By NCPA @ 4:15 PM :: 4032 Views :: National News, Ethics
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In June 2012, seven environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), claiming that lead bullets are poisoning both wildlife and humans....
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Higher Gas Prices Add to Economic Slump
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 4450 Views :: National News, Ethics
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If the President truly wanted to lower gas prices, he would work to increase supply. But when given the opportunity, he has done the opposite.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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Access to Justice Room Opens August 10
By News Release @ 1:25 AM :: 4819 Views :: Energy, Environment
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"Many self-represented parties struggle with the judicial system because they don’t understand the process and what is expected of them,” said Chief Justice Recktenwald.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012 |
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1,000 Dictionaries Headed to Yap, Micronesia
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 4644 Views :: World News, Family
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...thanks to a donation from the Habele, native children on the islands of Yap will be getting a much-needed educational resource....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Hundreds Celebrate Court Decision Upholding Traditional Marriage
By Andrew Walden @ 11:08 PM :: 7831 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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250 rallying at New Hope Church in Waipahu celebrated today’s court decision upholding traditional marriage ....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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LNG could ease Hawaii’s high energy costs
By Selected News Articles @ 9:21 PM :: 7397 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...federal law poses a big challenge to getting natural gas from Alaska, Nishimura said. A provision known as the Jones Act ....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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9th Circuit Produces Maui Conference Financial Contracts
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 6483 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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The stated concern was not only the cost of the conference but that the itinerary was full of vacation activities (i.e. Zumba dancing), not plans to improve the administration of justice....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Gay Marriage Suit Thrown Out of Court
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 6482 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"This case does not involve a fundamental right or suspect classification, such as the race-based classification at issue in Brown v. Board of Education...."
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Saltchuck to Convert Alaska Ships to run on Natural Gas
By News Release @ 3:46 PM :: 5916 Views :: National News, Ethics
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The shore side LNG infrastructure that is to accompany TOTE’s plan may help other transportation industries in Puget Sound follow TOTE in converting to LNG.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Obama Denies Gutting Welfare Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:52 PM :: 4561 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Robert Rector and Kiki Bradley first broke the story on July 12 that Obama's Health and Human Services Department (HHS) had rewritten the Clinton-era reform to undo the work requirements....
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Federal Audit Catches Takamine's 'Economic Opportunity Council' Misusing DLIR Funds
By Andrew Walden @ 12:37 PM :: 8772 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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According to DCCA BREG documents, Yokoyama’s for-profit “Hawaii Human Resources Corp” is still owned by Yokoyama and still registered at the same address as HCEOC.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Hawaii Receives Tier 1 Status in State Rankings in Combating Human Trafficking With Legislation
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 5160 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii is now ranked a Tier 1 state according to Polaris Project’s State Ranking system, a considerable improvement from a Tier 4 ranking in 2010.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Video: Randy Roth Clobbers Wayne Yoshioka
By Video @ 1:26 AM :: 6687 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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In a recently videotaped session moderated by Public Radio's Beth Ann Kozlovich, Randy Roth took on Wayne Yoshioka on the rail issue. See this it is highly entertaining....
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012 |
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Pay to Play Mitsunaga Challenges White to Take a Fake Polygraph Test
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 9060 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Editor’s note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom and read the excerpts from the HA’s 2004 coverage of Mitsunaga’s alleged polygraph test. Its hilarious....
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