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Entries for February 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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Gabbard: Obama, Kenoi show Leadership on Dengue—Where’s Ige?
By Video @ 5:25 PM :: 4633 Views :: Health Care
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Tulsi Gabbard challenges Ige from floor of US House ....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Consumers Will Save $20M/Year Thanks to Internet Tax Abolition
By Americans for Tax Reform @ 5:16 PM :: 7488 Views :: Taxes
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...this prohibition has already passed the U.S. House....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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Grassroot Asks Legislature to Stop Using the GET as a Fundraising Tool
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:58 PM :: 3769 Views :: Taxes
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SB 2478--0.5% surcharge to pay for a long-term care benefits program and SB 2599--raise the GET from 4% to 5% to pay for a series of education initiatives....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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HB1829 Makes it Easier to Divert Dispensary Weed to Black Market
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 AM :: 4186 Views :: Drugs
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Section 6 removes the penalties for the unauthorized diversion (theft) from a dispensary or production center....
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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The Last Farmer Standing
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:52 AM :: 6403 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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In a few hours, there will be lots of people gathering at the legislature in downtown Honolulu to talk about farmers. They are miles away from any farm but many have an opinion about it....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Nai Aupuni Brainwashing
By Video @ 4:59 PM :: 6344 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Is It Already So Hewa, Such A Mess, That It's Beyond Redemption?
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Coop Proposes Alternative Power Generation Plan for Big Island
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 6648 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy
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"By building on the successes achieved by Kauai Island Utility Cooperative to integrate high levels of cost-effective solar PV into the grid...."
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Irony: GMO Marijuana Growers Threatened by Pollen Drift from Organic Hemp Farms
By Selected News Articles @ 3:40 PM :: 5304 Views :: Drugs
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Now you know why Hawaii’s dispensaries are required to grow indoors....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Hawaii ANG Unit Deploys to Fight ISIS
By Video @ 2:09 PM :: 4147 Views :: Military
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Three KC-135 Stratotankers belonging to the 203rd Air Refueling Squadron, along with flight and maintenance crews and other support personnel....
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016 |
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Hawaii: Two Anti-Gun Bills Scheduled for Hearing Feb 10
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 4084 Views :: Second Amendment
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February 10, two anti-gun bills are scheduled to be heard in the Hawaii State Legislature....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Kenoi Declares Dengue Emergency, Ige Refuses
By News Release @ 4:39 PM :: 6779 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Health Care
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...meanwhile Obama is seeking $1.8B in Zika funding....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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HB1886: Oshiro v Friedrichs to Save HGEA from Open Shop?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:01 PM :: 6217 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...require the state to disburse funds to an exclusive bargaining representative pursuant to a contract between a union and the state's department of budget and finance....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Bridge Aina Lea: Hawaii ‘Takings’ Case in Federal Court
By Robert Thomas @ 1:32 PM :: 7488 Views :: Hawaii County , Land Use
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The State removed the civil rights lawsuit to U.S. District Court in Honolulu....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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State Looking For A TMT Hearing Officer–Deadline 430pm Today
By Robert Thomas @ 1:21 PM :: 6679 Views :: Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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Are you a lawyer and need something to do for the next 6-12 months?
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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Fee Simple Conversion Bills Killed after KSBE Protests
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 4484 Views :: Land Use
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Representative Yamane indicated that this effectively kills both bills for this session....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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HB868 Gut n Replace: DoE Sneak Attack on Special Ed Students
By Selected News Articles @ 1:17 AM :: 6068 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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This is just the latest example of the Department of Education attempting to shortchange Hawaii’s special needs students....
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets for 2016
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 5183 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Temporary tax increases expired in Hawaii. The three top rate brackets were eliminated, and the top marginal rate fell from 11 percent to 8.25 percent....
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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HB1675: Gay Control of Religion
By Selected News Articles @ 5:34 PM :: 7934 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
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This “licensed therapist” loophole is something that liberals would use to dictate what religions can and cannot believe in....
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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Are Electric Cars Really Green?
By Video @ 2:09 PM :: 6215 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Are electric cars greener than conventional gasoline cars?
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Monday, February 8, 2016 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 8, 2016
By Congress.org @ 2:04 PM :: 4236 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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- Senate: Energy Policy – Cloture
- House: Affordable Housing – Passage
- House: Health Care Repeal Reconciliation – Presidential Veto Override
- House: Iran Sanctions – Passage
- House: Reduce SEC Regulation of Small Companies – Passage
- House: Financial Institution Customer Protection – Passage
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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DLNR Sweeps Na Pali Coast--One Arrested, 70 Cited, Tons of Trash Airlifted Out
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 5933 Views :: Environment, Homelessness
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...tons of junk flown from the camps by expensive helicopters will be stored for 30 days and unless rightful owners reclaim their items, they will be discarded....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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HB1902 Sex Trafficking Reform Passes Judiciary
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 5:54 PM :: 4865 Views :: Law Enforcement
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HB 1902 adopts a victim-and-survivor centered approach to prosecution of sex trafficking crimes....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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HART Errors – Lack of Acknowledgement is Troublesome
By Natalie Iwasa @ 5:36 PM :: 4303 Views :: Rail
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...HART did not address the issue of the error....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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GEMS to Cool Classrooms?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 7218 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Taxes
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Apparently GEMS is an attractive target for raiding because a 2014 bond issue raised $150 million for the program and little, if any, capital has been deployed to date....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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As Farms Close, Reps Ing and Lee Jump on Anti-GMO Bandwagon
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:55 AM :: 6211 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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Whether it be the fire ants or dengue fever, that is or no concern to them. They continue to manipulate people’s fears around pesticides and GM technology.....
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Saturday, February 6, 2016 |
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Legislative Update: Death, Taxes, and Extracurricular Activities
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:43 PM :: 3818 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...Grassroot Institute Legislative Update....
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Saturday, February 6, 2016 |
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Campaign 2016: Dozens of Politicians Pull Papers in First Week
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 5098 Views :: Office of Elections
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A complete list of all candidates for public office who have pulled papers as of Friday Feb 5, 2016....
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Saturday, February 6, 2016 |
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DLNR Issues, Revises Kailua Bay Boating Incident News Release, Then Withdraws It
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 5177 Views :: Law Enforcement
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"DLNR is withdrawing this news release which concerns an ongoing investigation"
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Saturday, February 6, 2016 |
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DoH Releases Full List of Marijuana Dispensary Applicants
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 7972 Views :: Drugs
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A total of 66 applications were received....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii Superferry Eyed for Maine-Nova Scotia Route
By Selected News Articles @ 8:51 PM :: 7561 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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...the USNS Puerto Rico is the ship being considered by Bay Ferries....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Planned Parenthood Uses Accounting Gimmicks to Hide Baby Parts Sales
By Video @ 8:01 PM :: 4468 Views :: Life
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...Abortion Group “Worded” Fetal Specimen Line Item as “Patient Consent” to Skirt Law....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Anti-Family Bills Before Hawaii Legislature
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 6:51 PM :: 6486 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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... How much more can government do to intrude upon one's beliefs, parental duties, responsibilities, and rights? ....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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SB2179: Decriminalize Methamphetamines, Heroin, Cocaine
By Selected News Articles @ 4:30 PM :: 4784 Views :: Drugs
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The bill is unabashedly simple and seeks to reduce both possession of drugs and the distribution of drugs from felonies to civil violations....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Army announces decision on ‘biofuel-capable’ diesel electric plant
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 5573 Views :: Energy, Military
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"Implementation of the selected action will not result in significant impacts."
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Ige Admin Denies Proposing Superferry Revival
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 4704 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... just when you thought you were seeing a glimmer of leadership ....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Business in Hawaii: Regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:20 PM :: 6248 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...the state’s economy will continue to suffer until the regulatory barriers and crippling tax rates for businesses are removed....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Nai Aupuni Aha Illegally Blocks Protesters from Walking on Stolen Hawaiian Kingdom Road
By Andrew Walden @ 5:26 AM :: 9969 Views :: Akaka Bill, First Amendment, Land Use, OHA
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“RHGC was required to provide and indicate on the approved grading plan, a pedestrian trail for public use over the project site leading from the Maunawili Estates Subdivision to Maunawili Falls.”
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Western States try again at Freeing Themselves from 9th Circuit Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 4591 Views :: Judiciary
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...Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake (R) and Rep. Matt Salmon (R) introduced legislation that would split up the 9th Circuit and add a new 12th Circuit....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Conservatives Outnumber Liberals—State Ranks #3 in Moderates
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 5815 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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According to Gallup, Hawaii is the 2nd most Democrat state but conservatives outnumber liberals by 1.3% and Hawaii is 3rd in self-described moderates....
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Friday, February 5, 2016 |
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Hawaii Union Membership Slips to 20.4%
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 5466 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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22.1 -- 21.8 -- 20.4% ...
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Inspector General: Honolulu VA Hospital Fails on Suicide Prevention
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 6524 Views :: Health Care, Military
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...in Honolulu, health records indicated that more than a third of outpatients were not evaluated at least four times in the 30 days after being flagged as high risk for suicide, as required by facility policy....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Oahu: 596 Homeless Veterans Permanently Housed
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 5888 Views :: Homelessness, Military
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...as a result of a collaboration between and the Department of Veterans Affairs Pacific Island Health Care System, Partners in Care, and the Homeless Veterans Task Force....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Final Report: Only 14,564 Apply for Obamacare in Hawaii—Lowest in USA
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4477 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Applications Submitted: This includes a consumer who is on a completed and submitted application ....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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On Peak Solar Days, Kauai Momentarily Hits 90% Renewable Energy
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 6467 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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In January, renewable resources met an average of 77 percent of Kaua‘i’s energy demand during the peak solar hours, spiking to 90 percent on four separate days....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Latest Solar Scam: Kauai Coop Warns Consumers
By News Release @ 2:57 PM :: 5089 Views :: Energy
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Solar leases and no-money-down contracts can lock homeowners into making payments for years, sometimes for more than the average monthly electric bill without solar....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii ERS vs Petrobras: $98 Billion Bribery Case
By News Release @ 1:51 PM :: 5882 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government
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A lawsuit against Petrobras for hiding a bribery scheme for years while selling $98 billion in securities....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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State Corporate Income Tax—Hawaii Competitive?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 AM :: 5625 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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Though often thought of as a major tax type, corporate income taxes account for just 5.3 percent of state tax collections nationally ....
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