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Entries for October 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Sierra Club: Senate Should Reject Superferry’s only Supporter
By News Release @ 6:39 PM :: 5986 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History
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Abercrombie has nominated Genevieve Salmonson to the position of interim director of the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Environmental Quality Control....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Jackson v Abercrombie delayed until after Special Session
By Selected News Articles @ 6:25 PM :: 4631 Views :: Family
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VT, MA Others ask Federal Court to Impose gay marriage on Hawaii....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Hawaii-Based New Age Hucksters Fight Over $5M Donation from “sap”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:16 PM :: 4708 Views :: Religion
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Among folks in the Hawaii chocolate-making community, where Walsh once worked, the 62-year-old is known as a smooth talker with a string of failed businesses and debts....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Wespac: US Should Refuse Any Quota Reduction For Hawaii Bigeye Tuna
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 5788 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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The United States should not accept a reduction in the bigeye tuna limit for the Hawaii longline fishery....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Free Speech? Ethics Commission Issues Advisory on ‘Grassroots Lobbying’
By News Release @ 4:47 PM :: 7093 Views :: Ethics, Family, First Amendment
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Backstory: The gay-atheists have obtained this from their ‘Ethics’ Commission to harass churches after the special session....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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UHERO: Shutdown did not Stop Hawaii Growth
By UHERO @ 3:51 PM :: 5790 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Growth is holding up in Hawaii, driven by still-strong tourism and rising construction....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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WSJ on Solar City: Cronyism in Full Force
By NCPA @ 3:26 PM :: 6978 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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The increase in their stock prices has raised his net worth by more than $5 billion over the past year....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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HECO Warns Solar Contractors over Deceptive Sales Practices
By NCPA @ 3:23 PM :: 5860 Views :: Energy
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A solar vendor is telling prospective customers that it has a "special arrangement" with Hawaiian Electric....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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WSJ: The Universal Pre-K Fallacy
By NCPA @ 2:51 PM :: 4466 Views :: Education K-12
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Universal pre-kindergarten schooling, every progressive's fondest dream, is back in the news....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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13 States with Gay Marriage: How Education Changed
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 7904 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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California prohibits any school material or instruction that reflects adversely on homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism, while prohibiting parents from removing children from classes....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Bishop Silva: Respect Human Ecology, Gay Marriage is not 'Equal'
By News Release @ 2:30 PM :: 7235 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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the major concern should not be giving this or that same-sex couple the ability to be married, but rather the long-term and profound societal implications such a concession would have....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Administration Caught in New Obamacare Dilemma
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:00 PM :: 3464 Views :: Health Care
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Individuals who now believe they face maximum out-of-pocket costs of $2,000 may end up paying hundreds more....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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SB1 Would Impose New Tax on Churches—Even if they Accept Gay Marriage
By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 AM :: 8127 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Taxes
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...marriage-related church functions, until now regarded as non-profit, will be considered a ‘for-profit’ activity....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Retiree Hit With $7000 'Recalculated' Water Bill
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 12:47 AM :: 6150 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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His monthly bill is normally around $200....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Welfare subsidies on the rise in Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:52 PM :: 5683 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Hawaii’s Legislature appropriated $2.75 billion for fiscal year 2013 and $2.83 billion for FY 2014 — or about 20 percent of the state general fund budget — for “social services” operating expense....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Obamacare Website Mess: 2010 Hawaii Audit Should Have Been ‘Red Flag’
By Selected News Articles @ 4:48 PM :: 6035 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc., another subsidiary, had been responsible for overhauling the IT systems for the Hawaii tax department....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Special Session: How to Testify
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 3564 Views
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Whose religious liberties does this bill NOT exempt?
- Religious organizations
- Small business owners
- Government employees
- Judges
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Christian Coalition: 26 House Reps Who Plan to Vote for Gay Marriage
By News Release @ 3:40 PM :: 5416 Views :: Family
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If one of these votes flips, Abercrombie's effort to transform the family structure into something it never has been in the history of the human race fails....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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3 Ways Obamacare Is Like HealthCare.gov
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:32 PM :: 3155 Views :: Health Care
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The abject failure of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, is proving quite the analogy for Obamacare itself....
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Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
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Report: Chinese Spy Ship Operating Near Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:58 AM :: 11173 Views :: Military
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Two More Sovereignty Activists Convicted of Felony Mortgage Fraud
By News Release @ 9:54 PM :: 8011 Views :: Akaka Bill, Law Enforcement, OHA
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Hawaiiloa Foundation collected approximately $468,000 from approximately 200 individuals many of whom ultimately lost their homes through foreclosure....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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HECO Solar Project Pays More Wholesale than Mainland Retail Rates
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 6011 Views :: Energy
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This level of savings is equivalent to a 20-year power purchase agreement with a price of 14.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. This compares to 8.9 cents per kwh RETAIL in Washington State....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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UPDATE: Hawaii Reapportionment Case Presented to US Supreme Court
By Robert Thomas @ 7:09 PM :: 8157 Views :: Military, Office of Elections
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Plaintiffs attorneys presented their Jurisdictional Statement, arguing that there are substantial questions meriting the U.S. Supreme Court's full consideration in our appeal of a three-judge U.S. District Court decision upholding the Plan....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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‘The Saratov Approach’ Coming to Laie
By Video @ 6:57 PM :: 5224 Views :: Religion
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...the real-life story of two Mormon missionaries who were kidnapped and tortured in Russia, has quietly become a local box office hit...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Hanabusa Camp: Schatz Campaign "Divisive, Insulting, Crass, Cynical, Narrow-Minded"
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 7601 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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Brian Schatz just sent around an insulting memo...arguing that the ideology of a single group of voters will trump the broad coalition of interests that has made Hawaii the warm, inclusive place we all love....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates Week of Events to Defend Family
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 5851 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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Come to the capitol tonight for an information hearing at 5:30 p.m. in Room 329....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Campbell Estate Files Response to State in Geothermal, Mineral Rights Case
By Robert Thomas @ 4:17 PM :: 5301 Views :: Energy, Land Use
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Here's the Response to Application for Writ of Certiorari by the State of Hawaii, which opposes the State's cert app....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Legislative Briefing to Examine UH Research Corp
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 3259 Views :: Higher Education
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- DATE: Thursday, October 31, 2013
- TIME: 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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How Obamacare Hurts You If You’re Looking for a Job
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:09 AM :: 5029 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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Obamacare is keeping businesses from hiring....
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Proposes More Items for Special Session Agenda
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 6588 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Abercrombie has asked the Hawaii State Legislature to expand the agenda....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Chang: Hawaii GOP Recruiting Candidates
By David S Chang @ 11:58 PM :: 5143 Views :: Republican Party
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...help us elect leaders who will provide real solutions to our state and country's difficult problems....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Senate WAM Briefing to Consider ‘Tax System Modernization’
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 4092 Views :: Taxes
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- DATE: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
- TIME: 10:00 a.m.
- PLACE: Conference Room 211, State Capitol
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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State’s Largest Charter School Responds to Arrest of Former Principal
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 5592 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Due to circumstances that were inherited by the current administration, HTA has been held to quarterly audits for the past 20 months....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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FULL TEXT: Gay Marriage Bill Introduced, Hearing Set for Oct 28
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 6428 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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DATE: Monday, October 28, 2013
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
PLACE: Auditorium, State Capitol
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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GMO Free Kauai: Silencing a Dissident
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 PM :: 5214 Views :: GMOs
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Here’s a personal account of someone who acknowledges the tactics being used....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Kaiser Health News: Thousands of Policies Cancelled Due to Obamacare
By Selected News Articles @ 9:12 PM :: 4890 Views :: Health Care
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Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Closed Primary: Party Leaders Want more ideological Democratic Party
By Robert Thomas @ 5:44 PM :: 6266 Views :: Democratic Party, Office of Elections
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...this lawsuit, while not exactly popular, is part of a long-term gambit to take the Party -- and Hawaii....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Celebrating sustainable fishing
By Rachelle Chang @ 5:39 PM :: 4629 Views :: Environment
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It was sunny, humid, beautiful October morning, and volunteers greeted us with event programs at the entrance to Pier 38....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 |
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Obama Said This with a Straight Face
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 3587 Views :: Health Care
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“Thousands of people are signing up and saving money as we speak.”
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Judicial Selection Commission Announces Vacancy and Three Petitions for Retention
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4577 Views :: Judiciary
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Vacancy: District Family Judge, District Family Court of the Third Circuit
Retention: Nakamura, DelRosario, Border
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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House Informational Briefing on Same Sex Marriage Oct 23
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 5890 Views :: Family
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5:30PM October 23, 2013; Hawaii State Capitol, Room 329....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Court Orders Abercrombie Admin to Pay Lawyers who Forced him to Reveal Names of Judicial Nominees
By Robert Thomas @ 10:32 PM :: 6308 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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Remember the case from late last year in which the Honolulu Star-Advertiser brought a freedom of information/open records lawsuit against the Hawaii governor to force him to disclose the names of judicial nominees?
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Man allegedly scams taxpayers for 14 years, FBI says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:53 PM :: 4882 Views :: Law Enforcement
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The FBI is accusing a Hawaii man of making an art form of scamming local and federal taxpayers during the past 14 years....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Survey: Hawaii 24th in Opportunity Index
By News Release @ 5:44 PM :: 5460 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics
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At the core of America is a shared belief that no matter how humble your origins, with hard work and perseverance, you can improve your prospects in life and give your children a shot at a secure and productive future....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Gay Marriage: HIRA Responds to Abercrombie Admin
By Tito Montes @ 5:20 PM :: 5784 Views :: Family
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Several days ago, the Abercrombie administration went on television and responded directly to the Hawaii Republican Assembly’s advertising campaign....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 21, 2013
By Congress.org @ 3:05 PM :: 3966 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Recent Congressional Votes
- Senate: Continuing Appropriations and Debt Limit Suspension Passage
- House: Continuing Appropriations and Debt Limit Suspension Motion to Concur
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Let the Wind Production Tax Credit Die Down Immediately
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:43 PM :: 3949 Views :: Energy
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As the federal budget debate continues to heat up, one of the contentious energy policy battles is over the extension of the wind production tax credit....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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Death Spirals
By John Goodman @ 2:37 PM :: 4017 Views :: Health Care
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A death spiral occurs when pricing in an insurance market spins out of control....
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Monday, October 21, 2013 |
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$17,000,000,000,000
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:33 PM :: 4741 Views :: National News
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President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift “the twin threats” to our economy....
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