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Entries for July 2014
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Vetoes 7 Bills, 6 Become Law without Signature
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 4155 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...After reviewing 245 measures passed by the 2014 Hawaii State Legislature, Abercrombie today notified legislators of his decision to veto seven bills and to allow six bills to become law without his signature....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 |
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51,700 LED Streetlights to be Financed by 'Public-Private Partnership'
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 5792 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy
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The city is preparing a request for proposal to form a public-private-partnership that will replace all 51,700 city streetlights with LEDs....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 |
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DBEDT: Decline of Nuclear Family Makes Kakaako Development Possible
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 6286 Views :: Family, Development
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With increased numbers of unmarried couples, single parents, broken marriages, and couples who choose to delay or forgo childbirth....
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014 |
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State Touts First $3M in Sub Prime 'Green' Energy Loans
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 5205 Views :: Energy
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$88 million in energy financing statewide....
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Monday, July 7, 2014 |
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Register to Vote: July 10 Deadline for Primary Election
By News Release @ 11:40 PM :: 6521 Views :: Office of Elections, Republican Party
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The deadline to register to vote in this year's Primary Election is this Thursday, July 10th....
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Monday, July 7, 2014 |
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Small steps to turn government workers into stakeholders
By Rachelle Chang @ 9:55 PM :: 4369 Views :: Labor
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How can we make government workers and taxpayers feel like part of the same team?
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Monday, July 7, 2014 |
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The Obama Administration Should Speak Up for Hong Kong
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:37 PM :: 5249 Views :: World News
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The Heritage Foundation calls on President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and the Congress to publicly condemn China’s behavior and make clear to Beijing that the world is watching....
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Monday, July 7, 2014 |
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July 7, 1898: Hawaii Republic Annexed by USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 15066 Views :: Hawaii History
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Hawaii became a U.S. Territory JULY 7, 1898, as President McKinley signed the Treaty of Annexation.
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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At Meetings Statewide, Hawaiians Unite Against the Akaka Tribe
By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 PM :: 7358 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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When the people are nearly 100% against that for which the political class is nearly 100% in favor there is a lesson in political cowardice for all who wish to learn it....
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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City Ethics: Hire Spouse, Throw in Cellphone, Overtime
By News Release @ 9:06 PM :: 5482 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...nepotism and preferential treatment that could have been mitigated if the Department had implemented the Commission’s instructions from a prior investigation of the same situation....
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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For The Record: Hawaiian Homelands Debunks Kalaeloa Raceway Story
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 6805 Views :: DHHL
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SORT does not have a rental agreement. A demand to vacate the premises has been delivered. No one is authorized to occupy the property and therefore any racing activity thereon is also unauthorized.....
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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Winner and Still Champ! Oh, No!!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 7151 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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The old saying "nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there" seems to sum up employment conditions in Hawaii....
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Saturday, July 5, 2014 |
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1874: Liliuokalani Cheers as Marines Occupy Queen’s Palace
By Selected News Articles @ 9:01 PM :: 5320 Views :: Hawaii History
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"No dependence could be placed on the police nor on the Hawaiian Guards; these had proved unfaithful to their duties to preserve order, and had in some cases joined the partisans of Queen Emma...."
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Saturday, July 5, 2014 |
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Grassroot Institute Talking About Kakaako
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:39 AM :: 5546 Views :: Development, OHA
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina and Jay Fidell, President of ThinkTech Hawaii discuss development in Oahu, beginning with Kakaako....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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Djou: Independence, the Strength to Vote for Change
By Rep Charles Djou @ 6:15 PM :: 5593 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...we Americans have within us the strength and ability to change our community, our state and our nation for the better....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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Pat Saiki: Celebrate Independence by Voting for New Candidates with New Ideas
By Pat Saiki @ 5:19 PM :: 4562 Views :: Republican Party
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It is time for the opposition party to rise up and assume its rightful role in presenting alternatives – new candidates, new ideas, problem solvers – to tackle the needs of our state....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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‘We Have Not Forgotten’: Presidents on the Fourth of July
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:39 PM :: 6045 Views :: National News
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For this Independence Day, here’s a look back at what some presidents had to say in honor of this historic day....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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Alaska Rep Young Legislation Blocks Presidential Power to Lock Away Oceans
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 4155 Views :: Environment
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Bill Would Require Congressional Approval for Marine Monument Declarations....
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Friday, July 4, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks 46th in Patriotism
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 AM :: 5186 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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To find out how patriotic each state was, we first made a list of criteria that we considered to be pretty indicative of proud Americans....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Act 201 Reforms Hawaii Juvenile Justice System
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 7305 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...In 2013, the state spent $199,000 a year for each bed at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF), yet 75 percent of youth released from HYCF were re-adjudicated or convicted as an adult within three years....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Volunteers Sought for Vacancies Opening Up on Boards and Commissions as Ethics law Takes Effect
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 4799 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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individuals looking to serve the public should apply for state board or commission openings that will occur as Senate Bill 2682 takes effect on July 8....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Must Hawaii Employers Preserve Absent Employees Positions Indefinitely?
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 5093 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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The First Circuit Court of Hawaii will have to decide whether employers in the state have a legal obligation to preserve an employee’s original position indefinitely ....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Stay seated: Hawaii will pay $81K for fall-prevention coordinator
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:31 PM :: 4209 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Hawaii seems compelled to pay someone — rather handsomely — to offer such ubiquitous and common-sense advice....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Kauai property crime rates spur community to action
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:30 PM :: 9956 Views :: Kauai County, Law Enforcement
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...since 2000, Matsumoto has been charged with 98 felonies, 51 misdemeanors and four petty misdemeanors. He’s been convicted of 10 felonies and one petty misdemeanor violation; 38 felonies and 46 misdemeanors were dismissed. Matsumoto awaits trial on 50 felonies....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Email Reveals Plan to Take Control of Hawaiian Homelands as Indian Tribe
By Selected News Articles @ 4:17 PM :: 8195 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...leaked email detailing plans to achieve US tribal federal recognition status for SCHAA homesteaders through the US Department of Interior....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Ex-Im and the Tour de Fraud
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 4895 Views :: National News, Ethics
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One of the Export-Import Bank’s largest investment partners, BNP Paribas SA, pleaded guilty on Monday to violating U.S. sanctions against Sudan, Iran and Cuba....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Tribe? Secret DoI Meetings in Hawaii
By Video @ 5:42 PM :: 8093 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Which Organization Is Already Contacting Native American Tribes & Hawaiian Civic Clubs In The US Asking Their Support For Hawaiian Federal Recognition?
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Jets off to Yacht Club to Sign Bills
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 4402 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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In another first, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today at Hilo Yacht Club enacted measures....
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Now Playing in Honolulu – America: Imagine the World Without Her
By Video @ 3:18 PM :: 5545 Views :: National News
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"America is great because she is good; if she ever ceases to be good she will cease to be great."
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 |
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Experts fear Hawaii’s new voter registration law heightens fraud risk
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:44 PM :: 4389 Views :: Office of Elections
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The law makes it legal for voters to register to vote – and to vote – on Election Day beginning in 2018....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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After Win at UH Hilo, Free Speech Lawsuits Hit Campuses Nationwide
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 6690 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education
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The filings launch FIRE’s new Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, a national effort to eliminate unconstitutional speech codes through targeted First Amendment lawsuits....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii Opioid Pain Pill Prescriptions 'only' 52 per 100 people--Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6312 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs
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...For all OPR combined, the prescribing rate in Alabama was 2.7 times the rate in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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First Amendment Victory: Supreme Court Rules Against Union Taking Dues From Non-Members
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:53 AM :: 4960 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important victory for participants in home-health care programs....
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