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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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Voters issue a powerful mandate for hunting, fishing and gathering on Hawaii island
By Selected News Articles @ 10:37 PM :: 8438 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Second Amendment
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The ballot item on the formation of a hunting, fishing and gathering advisory commission in the November 6 election passed by almost 2 to 1 margin....
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 |
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Friday, November 9, 2012 |
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HELCO Files 50MW Geothermal RFP
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 7207 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Hawaii Electric Light Company is seeking to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) of geothermal power at prices not tied to the cost of oil to help lower electricity costs for customers....
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Friday, November 9, 2012 |
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Spirit of LIFE 20th Anniversary 2012 Gala Celebration
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 7101 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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November 9th 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Sheraton Keauhou Resort, Kailua-Kona
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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Best Invention of 2012: Time Magazine Recognizes Kona Kampachi
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 8463 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Hounded by Luddites, shakedown artists, and anti-GMO hypesters, Hawaii’s Kamapachi Farms open ocean fish farm has now been named by TIME magazine as one of the Best Inventions of the Year 2012. Surely it will soon be driven from the state....
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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HD5 Bateman Releases Final Radio Commercial
By Audio @ 10:56 AM :: 9252 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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It is clear that our state government has not been working for the people and I am running to change that.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
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Hawaii County Releases Absentee Voting Totals
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 7040 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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104,323 Hawaii County residents are registered to vote in the 2012 General Election....
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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AKP Biofuel Scam Finds Only 20 Supporters in Survey of 300
By Henry Curtis @ 4:09 AM :: 13495 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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SMS did a survey of 303 interviews, 90% said they unfamiliar with `Aina Koa Pono (AKP). 10% were aware of AKP. The math says this is 29-31 people.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012 |
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Saturday, October 27, 2012 |
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Video Interview: Kona Resident--Father of Slain SEAL Killed in 9-11 Attack, Bengazi
By Audio @ 3:21 AM :: 11516 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, National News, Ethics
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Retired Judge Charles Woods descibes meeting Pres Obama, V Pres Biden and Sec'y Clinton....
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Friday, October 26, 2012 |
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Eradication: Who Are the Real Invasives?
By Tom Lodge @ 10:11 PM :: 9447 Views :: Hawaii County , Second Amendment
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...the pig is so much more than just a resource to the Ancient Hawaiian, and I hardly think that “invasive” ....
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Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
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Senator, 1000 Ratepayers Call for Lower Electric Bills
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 10260 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Urge the Governor to rescind Executive Agreements between the State of Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) and HECO that were put in place in 2008 ....
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Sunday, October 21, 2012 |
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Secret Letters Show Nago Timed Attack on Hilo Election Office with Workers Planning Sickout
By Selected News Articles @ 7:37 PM :: 15255 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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"We are not going to volunteer as long as (fired elections workers) are not reinstated or treated fairly...." -- April 18, 2012
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Thursday, October 18, 2012 |
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Bateman: We Can Cut Consumers' Electric Bills
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 9054 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Have you looked at your electric bill lately? It just keeps going up and up.
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Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
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Hirono a No-Show at Waimea Candidates’ Forum
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 10110 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Of the “four heated North Hawai’i races,” Hirono was the only candidate who did not feel it was important enough to attend.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
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Alleged Big Island Child Molester Arrested: Runs Gay-Friendly Bed & Breakfast
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 15926 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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A man suspected of child sexual exploitation has been identified according to the FBI. Sources say the man's name is ....
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
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Bateman: We Need Lower Cost of Living, Not Higher Taxes and Utility Bills
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 7306 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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We can do this by lowering our excessive energy costs by 50%, by reducing our personal income tax rates by 20%, by eliminating GET on medical care and medication....
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Friday, October 5, 2012 |
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DHHL breaks ground for Lalamilo Waimea Homesteads
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 8071 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Lalamilo is located on 34.7 acres of land along the South Kohala Distribution Road, approximately two miles makai of the Waimea town center....
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012 |
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Nago Orders State Takeover of Hawaii County Elections
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 8316 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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How far will Nago go for Dwayne Yoshina's girlfriend?
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Friday, September 28, 2012 |
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Coffman, Bateman To Debate One-On-One for House 5 Seat
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 7246 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The event will be held on Thursday, October 4, at Konawaena Elementary School Cafeteria from 7pm to 8:30pm
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
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ILWU Business Agent Elected to Board of Laupahoehoe Charter School
By News Release @ 12:16 PM :: 7710 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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Community member George Martin is a 1978 graduate of Lauapahoehoe School. A former mechanic for Yamada and Sons, Martin has been a business agent for the ILWU 142 for seven years....
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Monday, September 24, 2012 |
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Big Island Doctors Panel to Discuss Effect of Obamacare on Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 11551 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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OBAMACARE AND HEALTH ISSUES IN HAWAII a special 90-minute discussion
Tuesday, September 25, 7 – 9 pm, at Boston Basil’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, 75-5707 Alii Drive (downtown Kailua-Kona)
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Monday, September 24, 2012 |
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Big Island 'Clean' Energy Plant Sued over Air Pollution
By Selected News Articles @ 8:19 PM :: 9787 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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... the state Department of Health violated the federal Clean Air Act in granting a permit to operate to Hu Honua ....
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012 |
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Neither Jurisdiction Has Authority to Solve Hawaii County Election Problems
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 8816 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Responsibility for some functions is not clearly specified in HRS 11. It is not clear that either jurisdiction has sufficient authority to resolve all the problems that surfaced in the Big Island primary election....
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Saturday, September 15, 2012 |
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After Drowning, BLNR Revokes Kayak Tour Company Permit
By News Release @ 10:27 AM :: 6313 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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...terminate the revocable permit of Hawai‘i Pack and Paddle LLC to conduct commercial tours via kayak to the historic Ka‘awaloa Flats section of Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park in Kona....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
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Hawaii County Police Investigate 2010 Voter Fraud
By News Release @ 5:05 AM :: 7449 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The investigation was launched based on information provided by the Hawaiʻi County Office of Elections involving elections conducted in 2010.
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Monday, September 10, 2012 |
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Electric Bill Too High? Richard Ha to Address Kona TEA Party
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 11526 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Tuesday, September 11, 7–9 pm at Boston Basil’s Restaurant & Pizzeria 75-5707 Alii Drive (downtown Kailua-Kona)
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Thursday, September 6, 2012 |
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Hilo: Fired Old Boy Election Workers File New Lawsuits
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 10140 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Yesterday afternoon, Elections Administrator, Patricia Nakamoto, and former Senior Elections Clerk, Shyla Ayau, filed separate defamation and negligence lawsuits.
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Friday, August 31, 2012 |
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3 Day Fugitive Task Force Mission Leads to 67 arrests
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 8265 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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U.S. Marshals, Hawaii County Police Officers, and Hawaii State Sheriffs conducted a joint fugitive round-up blanketing the island of Hawaii. Sixty-seven wanted fugitives were arrested with 91 federal and state warrants cleared.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Kawauchi Explains Why She Missed State Election Officials Meeting
By News Release @ 4:04 PM :: 10162 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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... on Aug. 27, the State of Hawaii, Office of Elections held a voting equipment debriefing in Honolulu.... She did not attend the voting equipment debriefing, because she met with the voting equipment vendor’s Regional Manager and Island Representative in Hilo on Aug. 22 ....
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Thursday, August 30, 2012 |
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Hawaii Electronic Medical Records to Regulate Your Diet?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:13 PM :: 10045 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The beacon has funded 19 Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) projects proposed by individuals and groups in a number of communities on the Big Island....It’s a way to build trust, according to Jessica Yamamoto, Hawaii beacon’s community engagement manager.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 |
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Big Island is Obamacare Laboratory
By Selected News Articles @ 5:02 PM :: 8633 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The Hawaii Beacon, which received a $16 million three-year grant, is one of 17 model communities around the nation using health IT ....
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 |
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Akaka's Granddaughter Demands Supreme Court Order New Election in Kona HD 6
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 9089 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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Akaka’s lawsuit seeks a recount of the ballots cast, or alternatively a re-run of the primary election for her district.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Lorraine Inouye Drops Election Challenge
By News Release @ 3:20 PM :: 8644 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Inouye has announced that after carefully reviewing election reports and records at the state election headquarters in Pearl City that she does not have a cause to file a protest over the primary election results ....
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012 |
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Full Text: Kawauchi Requests State Takeover Office of Elections
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 8607 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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I have written a letter to the Honorable Governor Neil S. Abercrombie, requesting an independent review of the performance of the State of Hawai‘i Office of Elections....
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Full Text: Nago Report on Hawaii Co Elections, Kawauchi Response
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 8556 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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... elections require the cooperation of the state and the counties working together and not pointing fingers at each other ....
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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HELCO Requests $19.8M Rate Hike to Pay for Solar, Wind
By News Release @ 4:09 PM :: 7545 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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With continued rapid growth of roof-top solar, additional biomass energy from Hu Honua and recent expanded operations at Puna Geothermal Venture, more than 50% of the island’s energy will soon be renewable. (BUT THE PRICES KEEP GOING UP!)....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Jamae Kawauchi Asks Kona TEA Party for Election Volunteers
By Selected News Articles @ 10:30 PM :: 10657 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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With insiders playing sabotage games, Jamae Kawauchi comes to the 'non-government people' for help with the November elections....
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Lorraine Inouye: ‘Not Satisfied This Election Was Fair and Legal’
By News Release @ 8:11 PM :: 9999 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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"I am in the process of fact finding to determine if your Office of Elections adhered to proper and legal election procedures and whether or not our voters were denied their right to vote."
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Sunday, August 12, 2012 |
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Hawaii County: "Kona Ballot Cans Arrived Unsealed, Disorganization Looks Purposeful"
By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 8895 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Two precincts' cans arrived unsealed. The receiving team members say that that's been a consistent problem over the years, especially with Kona.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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After Complaint from Gabbard Campaign Abercrombie Orders Extended Hours for Big Island Polling Places
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 8642 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Polling locations in the Counties of Maui, Kaua'i and Honolulu will close at the 6 p.m.; polling locations in Hawai'i County will close at 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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Grievance Filed After Tribune-Herald Names Hunter Bishop as Source of False Hawaii County ‘Yellow Card’ Story
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 8514 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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The front-page correction published Aug. 1, highlighted in yellow above the fold, identified Bishop as the alleged source of an error in a July 26 newspaper story about Hawaii County’s distribution of voter information “yellow cards.”
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Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
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GOP Threatens Lawsuit Over Big Island Election Debacle
By David S Chang @ 2:16 AM :: 9970 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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Earlier today the Hawaii Republican Party sent the following letter to the State of Hawaii Office of Elections calling for an immediate written explanation detailing the actions of the Hawaii County officials in regard to the absentee ballots and polling places in Kona.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012 |
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Federal Audit Catches Takamine's 'Economic Opportunity Council' Misusing DLIR Funds
By Andrew Walden @ 12:37 PM :: 9353 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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According to DCCA BREG documents, Yokoyama’s for-profit “Hawaii Human Resources Corp” is still owned by Yokoyama and still registered at the same address as HCEOC.
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Friday, August 3, 2012 |
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AKP Demands $1/month from Oahu, Big Isle Ratepayers
By News Release @ 3:37 PM :: 13003 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Energy, Cost of Living
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...the estimated incremental cost spread among Hawaii Island and Oahu customers based on fuel price projections could be about 2/10th of one cent or from $0.84 to $1.00 per month for a residential bill of 500 to 600 kilowatt-hours....
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Saturday, July 28, 2012 |
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FBI investigating? Sex, Lies and Retaliation at Big Island Election Office
By Andrew Walden @ 12:37 PM :: 20959 Views :: Hawaii County , Office of Elections
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Will bureaucrats undermine public confidence in elections 'for a good time'? Read on ....
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Friday, July 27, 2012 |
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As Primary Election Approaches, Governor Approves Funds to Complete Hilo International Airport Cargo Facility
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 8816 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment
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"Senator Gilbert Kahele was actively involved in working with the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to legislatively see this appropriation through." -- Abercrombie news release
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012 |
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NASA Comes to Big Island to Practice Extraterrestrial Encounters
By News Release @ 1:53 AM :: 7559 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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NASA is conducting a nine-day field test starting Tuesday outside Hilo, Hawaii, to evaluate new exploration techniques....
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012 |
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Big Island Part of National Test of Health Information Exchange
By News Release @ 12:35 PM :: 9981 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill
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The Hawai'i Island Beacon Community (HIBC) has begun to expand the region's first health information exchange (HIE), following a successful pilot phase which began last December at North Hawai'i Community Hospital....
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