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Thursday, April 14, 2011 |
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Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 7620 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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If we pass this measure today, we will have our "foot in the door" to start taxing the pensions of all our seniors. We may end up taxing pensions at $10,000 or $5,000 or maybe at no threshold at all. If we returned to the Governor's original proposal of a $37,500 threshold, it will be harmful to our low-income seniors.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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Obama’s Hopeless Deficit Speech: Dramatic, Excessive, Inaccurate -- Ryan
By News Release @ 7:48 PM :: 4423 Views :: National News, Ethics
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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan made the following statement after listening to the President’s speech on deficit reduction....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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How They Voted: SB1329 House passes Motor Vehicle tax Hike
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:26 PM :: 5909 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Senate Bill 1329 in its current form will increase the cost to register an average car, which weighs up to 4,000 pounds, from $30 to $70 per year.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 7854 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Berg’s proposed resolution – adopted unanimously in the Council's government affairs committee two weeks ago – was voted down six to three amid concerns that most council members found the timing of Berg’s “message sending” resolution too risky ....
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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Inspecting his cattle: Jeff Stone Polls Democratic Senate Primary
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 5447 Views
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The poll, conducted by SMS for developer Jeff Stone, was taken among 700 voters statewide between March 18 and April 3. The margin of error was 3.7 percentage points.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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Hanabusa: Lingering resentment toward Case among “Multi-cultural base”
By Selected News Articles @ 1:28 PM :: 5527 Views :: Environment
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This is the old-boy response to Ed Case claiming to have made up with Inouye.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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How Think Tanks, TEA Party killed Rail Boondoggle
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:18 PM :: 5530 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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While much of this has been in the national news, what most journalists and commentators have overlooked is the decisive role a handful of pro-market think tanks and Tea Party activists played in putting these projects in the morgue.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Waikele Robbery fails as Crooks can’t break Glass
By Video @ 10:53 AM :: 3805 Views :: Maui County
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Surveillance video shows the would-be robbers using a hammer, a shotgun and their feet to try to get into the case Saturday night as bystanders scattered about the Zales store at the Waikele Premium Outlets on Oahu.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
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Brookings: Honolulu Rail Cost Overruns inevitable
By Heritage Foundation @ 8:37 PM :: 9100 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Winston criticizes in particular the now-under-construction Dulles Airport rail line that will become a part of the Washington, D.C.–area transit system, noting that the route is not cost-effective. He characterizes cost overruns on the Dulles rail line and the soon-to-be-under-construction Honolulu rail line as “inevitable”....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
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Berg: Council could reverse Ansaldo Rail Contract
By News Release @ 2:59 PM :: 4686 Views
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"This resolution is intended to empower the City Council to reverse the astonishingly twisted priorities of the administration and the misguided transit team."
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 |
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POLITICO claims Sen. Daniel Inouye goes silent on Hawaii Senate race
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 6932 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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This article is obviously planted in POLITICO by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee to foster the illusion that Ed Case has it all wrapped up.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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Atlas Shrugged to Open In Honolulu April 15
By FreedomWorks @ 8:49 PM :: 10041 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Consolidated Theatres Kahala 8 4211 Waialae Avenue #3080, Honolulu, HI 96816
- Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 735 B Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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HCR71: HPV Vaccination Mandate Deferred
By Janet M. Grace @ 7:51 PM :: 6319 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Human life advocates have achieved yet another victory in state public policy. On April 1, the Hawai'i House Health Committee deferred HCR 71 regarding universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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Heritage: Federal Budget Compromise leaves plenty of work to be done
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:39 PM :: 4160 Views :: National News, Ethics
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This Congress was sent to Washington with a simple mandate from the American people: cut federal spending and get government under control. Friday night's budget compromise to avert a government shutdown embraced these principles, but also left plenty of work to be done.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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Sumitomo Files Protest: Flawed Rail bid selection may cost taxpayers $900M
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 4180 Views
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“Our concerns have only intensified following our debriefing meeting with the City last Monday and as we thoroughly reviewed the documents that were made available to us."
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Mitt Romney announces Republican Presidential Bid
By Video @ 3:07 PM :: 4235 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Romney-- "It is time that we put America back on a course of greatness, with a growing economy, good jobs and fiscal discipline in Washington"
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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April 11, 2011 How Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Voted
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 6303 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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- Senate: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011
- Senate: To ban EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions
- House: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
- House: Net Neutrality Disapproval
- House: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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Daily KOS: I had really hoped we were done with Ed Case
By Selected News Articles @ 10:44 AM :: 7504 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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I would have thought this track record would have been enough to put an end to Case's political ambitions, but ambition is what defines Ed Case—ambition, and douchiness.
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Monday, April 11, 2011 |
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Djou: Hawaii needs Civil Service Reform
By Rep Charles Djou @ 12:15 AM :: 10124 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The last time Hawaii had a real conversation about reforming the civil service system was in 1999 lead by then Democrat Governor Ben Cayetano.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Sen. Slom introduces Balanced Budget with no tax hikes
By Video @ 4:04 PM :: 7923 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Sen. Sam Slom on Friday proposed eliminating about 1,500 jobs and about 500 vacant positions as a way to reduce government costs.... Slom's bare-bones budget would cost $4.4 billion in general funds, a $500 million decline from the current year's budget and $1 billion less than the House's proposal.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Abercrombie holds fake news Conference to Announce HGEA's fake 'sacrifice'
By Video @ 1:20 AM :: 6267 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This video of Abercrombie announcing the HGEA contact April 7 looks like a news conference, and was billed by the Abercrombie administration as a news conference, but it wasn’t.
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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Abercrombie: State could seize 1/3 of Molokai for Wind Farm
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 11986 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Greenmail
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If the Molokai landowner is incapable of participating in a viable plan for the island, the state is willing to exercise its right (sic) to condemn lands for this public (sic) purpose....
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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Tsunami: Obama signs Disaster Declaration for Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:28 AM :: 7362 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Obama declared the damage sustained from the March 11, 2011 tsunami a major disaster, which enables the State of Hawai'i to receive federal funding for repairs
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Heritage Foundation Leader interviewed in Hawaii
By Video @ 2:58 AM :: 5226 Views :: Energy, Environment
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April 5, 2011 Behind the News - Becky Norton Dunlop of the Heritage Foundation on Obamacare and America's Future….
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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House GOP: HGEA Settlement is expensive, unfair
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 5377 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The new agreement with the HGEA will increase state labor costs by at least $65 million a year, the House Republican Caucus announced. And the agreement gives state workers up to 9 additional paid days off of work per year. This comes on top of 13 days paid vacation and 21 days of sick leave per year.
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Friday, April 8, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s $100M omission: HGEA settlement tied to other secret labor agreements
By Andrew Walden @ 10:09 PM :: 10886 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle says the Comp Time and the elimination of scheduled furloughs counterbalance the 5% wage cut and amount to a 1.5% raise. The Grassroot Institute estimates the cost at more than $100M over the course of the contract.
But “Comp Time” is not Abercrombie’s only omission....
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Friday, April 8, 2011 |
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Government workers’ agreement to add more than $100 million to state deficit
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:50 PM :: 6291 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The HGEA contract, which will not be made available to the public until long after it is passed, does not reduce the state budget, but based on what the union representatives and the governor have reported thus far, it will increase the cost of government by more than $100 million.
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Friday, April 8, 2011 |
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Unity House HQ up for Sale
By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 8197 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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Friday, April 8, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Lanai Wind Fall Out
By Video @ 12:13 PM :: 10845 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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This project uses tax and rate payer money to enrich a privately held corporation. It bills itself as “green” when it is actually a corporate boondoggle to put a billion dollars every four years into one man’s pocket.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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HGEA: Contract Agreement includes Paid Time Off
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 9317 Views :: Energy, Environment
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In messages being sent to the HGEA membership, HGEA bosses describe the tentative agreement as including “administrative time off.” This confirms the report in today’s Star-Advertiser, “Public workers would also get an additional six hours of paid time off each month, according to sources.”
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Abercrombie Announces $300M in new CIP Spending—“This is just the beginning”
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 6015 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced that more than 50 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) have been initiated as part of his New Day Works Projects to create jobs and stimulate the economy....
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Full Results: Daily Kos Hawaii Poll
By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 7950 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Daily Kos Hawaii Poll Public Policy Polling, 898 Registered Voters, MoE 3.3%, Mar 24, 2011 - Mar 27, 2011. Do you approve or di...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Hirono, Hanabusa vote for Government Shutdown, stop paying troops
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 9082 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hanabusa, Hirono oppose House continuing resolution which keeps the federal government operating and ensures federal employees will receive a paycheck, including those of our military men and woman serving in harm’s way ....
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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GOP: Abercrombie Approval rating down to 48%
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 6434 Views :: Energy, Environment
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A poll done for the Daily Kos by Public Policy Polling showed that Abercrombie is down to a 48% approval rating. This is after receiving almost 58% of the vote last November. In addition, this poll seems to have under-sampled Republicans ....
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Akaka Bill Passes Indian Affairs Committee
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 6064 Views :: Akaka Bill
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S.675, the 2011 version of the Akaka Bill, passed a voice vote of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee today. The next stop for the bill would be the floor of the US Senate No version of the Akaka Bill has ever passed the Senate.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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HCC/HFF: Tell Congress Careless Cuts Cost Lives
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 3559 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Urgent: Tell Congress that Careless Cuts Cost Lives! From Hawaii Catholic Conference via Hawaii Family Forum What’s the issue? Poverty-focused ...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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How They Voted: Senate Ways and Means votes to hike GE Tax by eliminating exemptions
By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 9218 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Those highlighted in yellow have voted to increase the most regressive of all Hawaii taxes. The hike in the GE Tax will hit low and middle income consumers hard. Save this list for November 6, 2012.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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Funding the Right Force to Protect America
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 3343 Views :: National News, Ethics
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With the prospect of a government shutdown looming, some in Congress have rightly devoted special attention to ensuring our military remains fully funded....
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Repeal May Threaten Religious Liberty in Armed Forces
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:25 PM :: 4611 Views :: National News, Ethics
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Later this afternoon, the House Armed Services Committee will hear testimony from leaders in the armed forces on the impact of last year's repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 |
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SB1363 10-cents-per-bag Tax: Greens, Big Business, Big Government team up to Rip Off Consumers
By Andrew Walden @ 1:07 AM :: 20359 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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After two years of marketing the alleged horrors of the non-existent “Pacific Garbage Patch”, environmentalists, big business, and big government are ready to cash in.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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State Reaches Agreement with HGEA--Mayors kept in Dark
By News Release @ 8:14 PM :: 8178 Views
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Details of the two-year contract from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2013 include: - An equal contribution (50/50) for public workers’ health benefits between public employees and the State and county governments
- A 5 percent reduction in base pay for public employees without furlough days or layoffs
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Chief Justice Recktenwald Appoints Four District Court Judges on Oahu
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 7030 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald appointed Lanson K. Kupau, Melanie Mito May and Dean E. Ochiai to the District Court and Catherine H. Remigio to the District Family Court of the First Circuit (Oahu).
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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SB1363: Bag Tax to be heard Today
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:42 PM :: 4779 Views :: Energy, Environment
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At 4 p.m., the House Finance Committee will be hearing testimony on Senate Bill 1363....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Showdown Over Government Shutdown
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:18 PM :: 3779 Views :: National News, Ethics
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It's time for action and leadership, not press conferences and finger pointing.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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HTA: Canada, Korea, Australia to offset Japan travel decline—Golden Week to bring 5,000 visitors
By News Release @ 11:57 AM :: 10115 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The HTA forecasts moderate growth in total scheduled nonstop air seats to Hawaii in the second quarter .....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee to vote on Akaka Bill Thursday
By Andrew Walden @ 11:17 AM :: 7488 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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There will be no formal hearing before the committee. In the past such testimony has given clues about divisions among the thieves attempting to steal the Hawaiian patrimony for themselves.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Ward: 100s of alternatives to tax hike
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 7098 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Rep. Gene Ward (R-Hawaii Kai – Kalama Valley) today issued a warning to the public not to believe the latest threats by the Senate as well as the Hawaii’s public labor unions that an increase in the general excise tax (GET) is the only option on the table.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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House GOP Calls on Abercrombie to Cut Spending
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 5068 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Lingle froze most state hiring, put a stop to state travel and told her department heads to refrain from non-essential equipment purchases and supplies.
Urging Abercrombie to do the same, House GOP also recommended Abercrombie delay his proposed budget increases, which would bring the state’s two year operating budget to $23 billion.
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