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Entries for April 2011
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 :: 6596 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 :: 8535 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 :: 11267 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 :: 9596 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 :: 6251 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 :: 8224 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 :: 9485 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 :: 6685 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 :: 6313 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 :: 3708 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 :: 9439 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 :: 3478 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 :: 4759 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 :: 21180 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 :: 8568 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 :: 7300 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 :: 4983 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 :: 3913 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 :: 10564 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 :: 7787 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 :: 7415 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 :: 5280 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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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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SB570: Hawaii Pension Tax Bill Alive and Well
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 6712 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Despite the efforts of the American Association of Retired Persons, Rep. Barbara Marumoto and dozens of individuals, bills to tax pension income continue to progress through the Hawaii State Legislature.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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GE Tax Showdown in Senate—A vote to remember in November
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM :: 6762 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Election Day is November 6, 2012. It’s a redistricting year: All 76 will be up for reelection.
We’ll be making a list.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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Recktenwald appoints Acoba Kauai District Court Judge
By Andrew Walden @ 12:28 AM :: 9761 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has appointed Edmund D. Acoba as District Court Judge in the Fifth Circuit (Kauai). Acoba fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Calvin Murashige.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
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Video: Obama’s First Ad of 2012
By Video @ 2:49 PM :: 3977 Views :: National News, Ethics
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POLITICO: Parody gets more views than real Obama launch
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
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Kaauwai: Are you better off now than you were 2 1/2 years ago?
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 9:49 AM :: 7845 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii Republican Party Chairman Jonah Kaauwai said, “Now that President Obama has announced that he will be seeking a second term, voters in Hawaii and across the Nation need to ask themselves if they are better off now than they were two and a half years ago."
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
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Chairman Ryan's Budget Resolution Changes America's Course
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:30 AM :: 3594 Views :: National News, Ethics
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No budget in decades has had the potential for so fundamentally improving the nation's prosperity and restoring its vast promise.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
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Ryan cuts $6.2 Trillion: Budget Fights Dependency and Passivity
By Selected News Articles @ 9:01 AM :: 2349 Views
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$6.2 Trillion in cuts from Obama's budget over the next decade....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
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Todd Apo and KoOlina: Ethics Violation kept secret since 2007
By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 AM :: 11804 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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According to sources at Honolulu Hale, Mayor Carlisle is pushing for Todd Apo, former Honolulu County Council Chair, to be one of his nominees to serve on the newly-created Transit Authority. Apo is making the rounds speaking to his former colleagues. But before Carlisle acts, he may want to ask himself why Apo so suddenly resigned from the Council last year.....
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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VIDEO: GOP balances budget without Tax Hikes
By Video @ 10:50 PM :: 5790 Views :: Energy, Environment
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As we have known all along, the Democrats in the State Legislature have been looking for a reason to raise the general excise tax, even though our House Republicans have proven that the budget can be balanced without this and other tax increases. Now the Senate is taking some serious steps toward raising the GET and we need to show our opposition.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Hawaii Gun Permits hit new record in 2010
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 5966 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Department of the Attorney General released its annual report detailing state firearm registration statistics for Calendar Year 2010.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders own 11,383 Hawaii businesses
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 7012 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii led the nation in the number of businesses owned by Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in 2007, according to new findings from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Survey of Business Owners.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Abercrombie gets around to announcing appointment of Kawakami to State House
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 8372 Views :: Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment
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Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Kaua'i Councilman Derek S.K. Kawakami to represent House District 14 in the State House.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 4, 2011
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4453 Views
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- House: The HAMP Termination Act of 2011
- House: Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act
- House: FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
- House: Government Shutdown Prevention Act
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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Save Our Jobs—Stop SB741 Alcohol Tax
By News Release @ 2:34 PM :: 5467 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Hawaii is already the second most expensive travel destination in the country and the recent disaster in Japan has made it even more difficult for Hawaii to compete in the tourism market,” said Thomas Jones, president of Gyotaku Restaurants ....
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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HB793: Hikes GE Tax 25%, eliminates exemptions, Hearing Wednesday
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:43 PM :: 7555 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The public will be able to testify on HB793 SD 1 (Proposed) in a scheduled hearing in the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Wed. April 6, 2011, 9:30 a.m. in Conference Room 211 at the State Capitol.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 |
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U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Nader Hawaii Ballot Access Case
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 8173 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Ralph Nader had filed this case in 2004, challenging Hawaii law that requires an independent presidential candidate to submit approximately six times as many signatures as are needed for a ballot-qualified political party with its own primary.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011 |
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Abercrombie’s Board of Education: Accountability begins now, and it’s already ugly
By Andrew Walden @ 11:40 PM :: 8679 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie's DoE is already trying to postpone the 180-day school year law, balance its budget on the backs of disabled children, end testing until after Abercrombie faces reelection, delay Race to the Top reforms, sell off schools to rake in bucks from the real estate market, and boost Matayoshi’s salary....
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Saturday, April 2, 2011 |
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Waialua Robotics wins big in Vegas
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 8335 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Waialua High School robotics team competed again today at the Las Vegas Regional among 39 teams from across the country. Waialua finished as a Regional Finalist and was recognized with two awards....
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Saturday, April 2, 2011 |
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City finally 'Sees the Light' on Lunalilo Home Rd
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 AM :: 6657 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12
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Street lights crowd roadside on installed section of project.
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Saturday, April 2, 2011 |
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Abercrombie names new UH Regents, E-W Center Board members
By News Release @ 11:03 AM :: 8124 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced his appointments for the Board of Regents of the University of Hawai'i (UH) and the Board of Governors to East-West Center....
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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GOP Files Ethics complaint over Nestor Garcia’s $60K side job
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 14257 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Hawaii Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against Honolulu City Councilman Nestor Garcia for failure to comply with ethics rules. HRP will also call upon Garcia to step aside as Council Chair pending the investigation.
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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Abercrombie names DBEDT Deputy Director
By News Release @ 8:04 PM :: 5805 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Abercrombie today announced the appointment of Mary Alice Evans as Deputy Director to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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HB1049: Raid on Hurricane Fund to Trigger 7.5% Tax on Premiums?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:22 PM :: 6335 Views :: Energy, Environment
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If the moneys in the hurricane reserve fund are insufficient to pay claims and other obligations when an event occurs, the fund “shall levy a surcharge not to exceed seven and one-half percent a year on premiums charged for all property and casualty insurance policies issued for risks insured in this State.”
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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Panos: Wind Study doesn't answer questions about Cost
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 13164 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Ever since I visited the decrepit wind project at South Point on the Big Island I realized that wind farms are investment schemes, not reliable energy production plants. So did T. Boone Pickens with his multibillion dollar order of GE wind turbines for his “Pickens Plan,” a plan that has been abandoned because wind energy makes no business sense....
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Friday, April 1, 2011 |
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House GOP releases Balanced State Budget without Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 5020 Views
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We strongly believe that no one should be able to tell the people of Hawaii that they have no choice but to raise taxes. There are choices and these worksheets provide real numbers taken from real budgets.
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