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Friday, April 23, 2010 |
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Legislature shoots down Aerospace Office after Hawaii signs agreement with NASA
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 9889 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Cutting funding for the Office of Aerospace, however, could jeopardize the entire project. In addition to millions of dollars of potential revenue lost, the cuts are seen as an embarrassment in the eyes of the federal government. Although Hawaii has historically promoted the aerospace industry in the Islands, the recent budget cuts are sending a different message.
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Friday, April 23, 2010 |
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Akaka votes for Federal Value Added Tax-modeled on Hawaii GE Tax (Inouye opposes)
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:20 PM :: 10635 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Some liberals in Congress want to pay for their massive new spending with a value-added tax, a sort of national sales tax on the price of goods at each stage of production. While popular in Europe, such a tax is a bad idea for the United States. And a significant number of lawmakers and even White House officials seem to agree.
Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) led a brigade of 85 Senators in a vote denouncing a VAT in America. McCain's non-binding sense of the Senate resolution accurately stated that a VAT would "cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery."
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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Papahanaumokuakea: Ed Case takes credit for George Bush’s work
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 11096 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Upon Governor Lingle's request, President George Bush sent White House Council on the Environment James Connaughton to Hawaii to travel with a Hawaii delegation, which I was privileged to be part of, to Midway Island. Being appropriately impressed, James Connaughton went back to the White House and worked on the preservation status. Jean-Michel Cousteau accompanied us on the trip and produced Voyage to Kure, a documentary.
I was privileged to go, along with the Governor and my wife, to the White House for a small dinner at which time this documentary was aired. In a conversation after dinner, I distinctly remember the President of the United States looking at James Connaughton and saying "let's get it done", referring to the marine reserve.
Within months we were once again in the White House for a huge ceremony in which First Lady Laura Bush announced the President's signing of a Declaration of Memorial Status for the northwest archipelago.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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Economic Freedom Will Save the Earth
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:12 PM :: 9824 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Back in the 70s, President Barack Obama's Director for Science and Technology Policy John Holdren even came up with a formula to measure capitalism's evil impact on the environment: I=PAT, which means that environmental impact is equal to population multiplied by affluence multiplied by technology. Thus according to the left, protecting the planet requires fewer people, less wealth and simpler technology. But this is just flat wrong. In fact, studies clearly show that important indicators of environmental quality actually improve as incomes and levels of consumption go up.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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Hanabusa Can't Stand Up To Local Bankers—How Will She Tackle Wall Street?
By News Release @ 2:20 PM :: 9150 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Honolulu - Charles K. Djou, Republican candidate for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, questioned Senate President Colleen Hanabusa on Earth Day on her claims that she will hold Wall Street accountable given the Legislature’s failure to pass a proposal to use state bonds to finance loans for homeowners to install rooftop solar panels, solar hot water heaters and energy-efficient appliances. The measure passed both chambers and had community support, but last-minute opposition from the Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii contributed to the failure of the measure.
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Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Charles Djou on Sean Hannity show
By News Release @ 1:05 AM :: 11865 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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VIDEO: Honolulu Special Election Congressional candidate Charles Djou appearing on the Sean Hannity show Wednesday April 21.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
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DCCC continues to spread false information in Hawaii race
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 9119 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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MYTH: It also mentions, “Djou supported cutting thousands of teachers, increasing class sizes across the state.”
FACT: This claim is FALSE. Charles Djou supports keeping teachers’ jobs and smaller class sizes. The DCCC does not show any evidence to substantiate this claim. In fact, according to Djou’s campaign website, “We need a reformed education system that puts children first. … Principals in turn must have the resources they need, including adequate funding and the ability to remove underperforming teachers. The cost of the Educational bureaucracies must be reduced to insure that education dollars are spent in the classroom and teachers have the tools they need to educate our children, including continuing teacher education and training. That’s how good school systems work. We cannot continue to limit our children’s potential in school systems that don’t teach.”
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
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Mainland Dems’ new ad attacking Djou: “Completely False -- again”
By Andrew Walden @ 1:19 AM :: 11927 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Even if stimulus had increased the DoE budget, it is dishonest to pick out a solitary provision of a $800B spending bill and declare that to be what Djou “opposed.”
By the same logic, if Charles Djou stopped Pueo Trucking from dumping a stinking heap of garbage--with a two dollar bill hidden in the pile--on the front yard of an elementary school, the DCCC headline would be “Djou blocks Hanabusa from donating money to school.”
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010 |
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Ed Case's record of tax increases
By News Release @ 12:31 AM :: 12409 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In 2004, Case did not support a bill that would have lowered the total taxes paid by middle-class families with children and military personnel with children. He voted against extending a $1,000 per child tax credit given to families with children and against allowing military personnel to include combat pay in their gross earning in order to calculate eligibility for the child tax credit. (House Roll Call 209, 05/20/04)
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
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VIDEO: National Dems launch new attack commercial against Djou
By Selected News Articles @ 5:32 PM :: 9276 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Another blast from the same DCCC which produced the “False” attack ad upon which this ad seeks to build. Now the DCCC is attacking Djou over Obama's stimulus program--but they don't mention "stimulus' even once in the commercial, instead we are to believe it was all about saving teachers' jobs.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
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Mayoral Candidate Prevedouros joins GOP
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 9358 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Hawaii is going down with its one party politics. Hawaii needs more balanced political checks and balances. There are simply too many Democrats and too many Lawyers. There are too few Republicans and too few Engineers. I wish to tip the scales by one.
Tax and Spend does not work. Too many wrong projects are being done at huge cost to taxpayers. Hawaii's affordability is moving in the wrong direction. More taxes and poor policies lead to accelerated brain drain, labor losses and unemployment.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
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Emergency Powers: Bill banning gun seizures sent to Lingle for signature
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 6240 Views :: Energy, Environment
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SB358 languished last year when it was introduced but was propelled forward after the February tsunami warning when the members of the Legislature were deluged with calls from NRA members and gun owners worried that their guns might be confiscated, similar to the post-Hurricane Katrina incidents.
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Monday, April 19, 2010 |
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Former Abercrombie staffer infiltrates GOP
By Selected News Articles @ 1:14 PM :: 12020 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Former Abercrombie staffer George 'Skip' Roberts at GOP conference in Minnesota.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 |
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Advertiser Endorsement: More Case family media manipulation?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 15520 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The Advertiser is being bought out by Black Press, owner of the Star-Bulletin. Among Black’s local partners is Ed Case’s uncle, Dan H Case.
Six hundred Advertiser employees are on tenterhooks waiting to see if they will be rehired by the new entity. Their new bosses are still running the Star-Bulletin as the purchase passes through various procedural hoops. Who will stay and who will go depends on the good will of Dan H Case, Black Press, and the other members of the Star-Bulletin Editorial Board.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010 |
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Loyal Democrat? Hanabusa helped GOP against Hirono in ‘06
By Andrew Walden @ 1:04 AM :: 14327 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Two sources with first-hand knowledge describe a series of September, 2006 post-Primary talks between Hanabusa’s defeated campaign and that of Republican Primary winner, State Senator Bob Hogue. Although Hanabusa did not personally participate, the sources say her campaign’s leaders, including her now-husband John Souza, offered the Republican candidate extensive unofficial support. One pro-Hanabusa union came on board with Hogue after receiving a commitment that, if elected, Hogue would work to increase immigration quotas from the Philippines.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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Aiona endorses $55M furlough elimination plan
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 5:21 PM :: 6864 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“On Tuesday, I met with leaders of the parent group Hawai`i Education Matters, and they presented a tentative plan to me as well as the HSTA that I carefully reviewed and endorsed....
"Instead of pursuing the plan we discussed, the group chose instead to announce a different plan on Friday that I cannot support because it would leave the furlough situation unresolved and incomplete."
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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Ed Case hires advisor tied to Blago impeachment, sale of Obama’s Illinois Senate seat
By News Release @ 12:20 PM :: 14731 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“Case has hired well-respected Dem pollster Fred Yang, who was tagged as an advisor in the criminal complaint against ex-IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D). Yang was ‘Advisor B,’ who suggested Blagojevich leverage Pres. Obama's open Senate seat in order to win a top position at Change to Win, the labor federation headed by SEIU.” (Reid Wilson, “Wednesday’s Starting Lineup,” Hotline On Call, 04/14/10)
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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Poll: Djou leading Congressional race
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 9737 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The poll showed Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou (R) with 32 percent, former Rep. Ed Case (D) with 29 percent and state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa (D) with 28 percent. The survey found 7 percent of respondents were undecided in the winner-take-all vote-by-mail special election.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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Photos: TEA Party rallies across America
By News Release @ 11:27 AM :: 6527 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans demonstrated anew the passion of a conservative movement determined to take back our nation. In Madison, Wisconsin 12,000 cheering activists staged one of the biggest rallies in state history....
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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Ed Case Wants to Bring Change to Hawaii: More Taxes
By News Release @ 11:11 AM :: 9847 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"While Hawaii taxpayers struggle amid a fragile economy, Ed Case continues to be complicit with the job-killing, tax-hiking policies of Washington Democrats by supporting the Democrats’ healthcare takeover. As the nation’s economy teeters on the edge of disaster, more and more jobs are shed each month and the national debt continues to climb to new highs, the last thing the people of Hawaii need is a representative with an insatiable appetite for taxing and spending. Unfortunately for Case, Hawaii voters don’t want another Pelosi rubberstamp in Congress – they want jobs," said Erin Kealoha, Communications Director, Hawaii Republican Party.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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HGEA vs HSTA? SOS plan: “Pits education against other public services”
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 8034 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“Under this proposal, students, parents, teachers, other school employees, Department of Education officials, legislators and the general public would still be left with the looming uncertainty of the remaining six furlough days in the second half of the next school year.
“Further, this plan once again pits education against other public services, as legislators struggle to find money in 2011 for the myriad of programs operated by the State.
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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Dalia Mogahed: Obama’s favorite Islamist
By IPT News @ 12:32 AM :: 8300 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Few American Islamists receive the kind of glowing media coverage given to Dalia Mogahed, executive director of the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, who is sometimes described as the "most influential person" shaping the Obama Administration's Middle East message.
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Friday, April 16, 2010 |
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Photos: 2,000 Rally against Tax Hikes at Capitol, 300 in Kona, 150 in Hilo, 100 in Lihue, 100s in Kahului
By Andrew Walden @ 3:01 PM :: 19882 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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SB: The Hawaii rally was aimed squarely at state lawmakers—majority Democrats who approved this week an increase in the tax on a barrel of oil. The increase from a nickel to $1.05 per barrel is expected to increase the cost of gas and energy bills….
One candidate, Republican Charles Djou, attended the rally and took the occasion of tax deadline day to launch an appeal for votes....
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Friday, April 16, 2010 |
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SB2650: Four months wait for Medicaid--thanks to HGEA, Legislature
By News Release @ 12:18 PM :: 9398 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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Conditions are especially bad in Maui County, where people are already waiting three to four months for scheduled appointments – just to get started applying for essential aid.
The majority party Legislators who voted for this bill are trying to preserve an antiquated and inefficient processing system for one reason – it requires lots of government workers to do the job.
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Friday, April 16, 2010 |
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HD 18: Builder Joe Pandolphe to challenge for seat abandoned by “Islam Day” cosponsor Rep. Lyla Berg
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 7771 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“The people are frustrated with business as usual in our government. Our Hawaii public school system is not putting the children first which is an outrage. Tax increase bills are advancing in the legislature which will lead to more business failure. Home sales are down and many owners are facing foreclosure. Unemployment is higher than ever. What people want is stability and that’s the choice I represent for the voters."
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
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Legislation Update: Governor signs Act 30
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 5308 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This is a complete chronological list of all laws signed and vetoes issued by the Governor during the 2010 Legislative session. It will be updated continuously throughout the session.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
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Djou raises $700,000 for Congressional Campaign
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 9535 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“We are excited about Charles’ campaign to change the direction of Congress. Having made over 20,000 volunteer phone calls and knocking on over 15,000 doors in Mililani, Ewa Beach, Hawaii Kai, and everywhere in between, we have heard that Charles’ message of fiscal responsibility and government accountability is resonating with the people of Hawaii. People are tired of elected officials who care more about themselves, than they do about the people they represent,” stated Dylan Nonaka, Djou for Hawaii campaign manager. “Our strong finance numbers are one of several indicators of the growing enthusiasm and momentum for Charles in this special election. Charles understands, however, that the only number that counts is the number of votes cast in the election.”
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Thursday, April 15, 2010 |
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April 15 No New Taxes Five Rallies on Four Islands: Honolulu, Hilo, Kona, Maui, Kauai
By Andrew Walden @ 12:10 AM :: 23223 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Kauai County, DHHL, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Hawaii Legislators want to raise the GE Tax by as much as 25%. They propose to raise the barrel tax on fuel 3000%. But they refuse to even consider abolishing the BoE and placing the DoE under the direct control of the next Governor. On April 15, Hawaii voters will have their say at rallies planned for Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua-Kona, Hilo and Lihue. Here are the details and contact information for each rally.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 |
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Tariq Ramadan's Underwhelming U.S. Tour
By IPT News @ 3:25 PM :: 10508 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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They waited six years for a chance to hear him in person on American soil. Now that they have, many are walking away frustrated from their encounters with Tariq Ramadan, the grandson of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 |
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KALO-TV to host Great Stem Cell Debate
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 7166 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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“Lines that Divide: the Great Stem Cell Debate” will be broadcast on KALO-TV, channel 38 (cable channel 25).
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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NASA partners with Hawaii on Space Exploration
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 11371 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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"For nearly 50 years, Hawai‘i has been at the forefront of pioneering programs in astronomy, planetary geosciences, broadband satellite communications, space-based environmental monitoring, and deep-space surveillance," said Lt. Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr., who represents Hawai‘i as a vice chairman of the national Aerospace States Association. "This new agreement builds upon a dynamic partnership with NASA that over the next three years will substantially increase Hawai‘i's competitive advantages and help to enhance our long-term economic prosperity."
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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Will Hanabusa allow flag to fly? Flags Placed on State Capitol Lawn Wednesday, Rally Thursday
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 6671 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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On Wednesday, April 14th at 10:30 a.m. a group of veterans will place about 100 small flags on the front lawn of the State Senate next to the replica of the Liberty Bell.
On Thursday, April 15th, they will hold a Flag Rally at the State Capitol from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (separate from Tea Party events) and will deliver petitions to Senate President Colleen Hanabusa asking her to pass language in any Bill that would ensure their right to fly Old Glory.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010 |
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Can YOU make it balance? Introducing interactive online State budget planning
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 9447 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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If you want to get familiar with the budget, this is a good place to start because it will allow you to make your own choices by simply placing an ”x” in the left column next to the proposals. The fiscal impact of the proposal will then be added to the ending balance.
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Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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VIDEO: Tied for lead, Djou launches new campaign commercial
By News Release @ 3:08 PM :: 10434 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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“I understand that times are tough for Hawaii families right now and I promise to work tirelessly to ease the burden of heavy taxes and excessive government spending and control,” said Charles Djou. “The age of the spend-and-tax mentality are over, Hawaii families need a Representative that will fight to rebuild Hawaii’s economy and create jobs. I’ve never voted for a tax increase, because I understand that crippling taxes only hurt small businesses and stifle economic growth. I will open Hawaii’s doors to new markets, which will boost Hawaii’s tourism and trade and bring millions of dollars in revenue to our sluggish economy.”
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Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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SB2434: Furloughs? Legislature finds funds to raise Matayoshi's salary
By News Release @ 2:27 PM :: 8669 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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This is the reward to Matayoshi for holding the line against reform and protecting the HSTA....boost to 150% of highest Principal's salary, thus making her effectively tied to the HGEA's contract for Principals.
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Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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Obama is No Reagan on Nuclear Strategy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:01 PM :: 9434 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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President Obama's policy goals are just like President Reagan's. So why is anyone criticizing the White House's nuclear strategy? Because how we get to a nuke-free world matters.
Reagan knew that to eliminate the need for large nuclear arsenals, you must first start to eliminate the dependence -- both ours and others' -- on massive nuclear attack as the guarantor of security. That is why Reagan's first priority was to build up U.S. conventional forces and introduce missile defense. That allowed his negotiators to approach arms control agreements from a position of strength.
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Monday, April 12, 2010 |
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Lingle to SoS Protesters: DoE selected furlough schedule to “maximize disruption to the school calendar”
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 2:46 AM :: 9990 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Despite the continuing willingness of our residents to generously support our public education system, it has not produced meaningful improvements or demonstrable progress toward improved systemwide education outcomes. The record is clear that the answer to the problem of an underperforming school system is not solely the amount of money being spent. We have dramatically increased public education spending between the time I took office and the present, and our school system still fails to show meaningful improvement in national test scores. We should not tolerate perpetuating a system that results in situations such as Nanakuli where only 14 percent of the children are proficient in arithmetic.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
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Poll: Djou tied for lead in Congressional race
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 10008 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...Right now, the race is close: according to a Democratic source, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has conducted an internal poll showing Case at 32%, Djou at 32%, Hanabusa at 27%, and 9% undecided.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
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Is your church ready to vote May 1-22?
By News Release @ 2:29 PM :: 10494 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Hawaii Family Forum and Hawaii Catholic Conference is committed to urge the faithful to
- Register to vote;
- Be knowledgeable about issues and where candidates stand on those issues and
- Motivate and get believers to go out and vote.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 |
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HB444: Civil Unions supporters continue push for gay marriage
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 6492 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Although it remains uncertain as to whether or not the State House will decide to vote on the bill, what remains clear is that legislators do need to hear from you. The advocates for the bill have not stopped pushing for the final passage of the bill and we expect that the heat on the House members will intensify in the final weeks of session just as it did in the Senate at the close of last year’s session.
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Friday, April 9, 2010 |
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FactCheck.org: Dems attack ad against Djou “False”
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 11730 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...to characterize Djou's opposition to raising taxes as protecting tax breaks that send jobs abroad is wrong. Any tax benefit can be eliminated and offset by a rate cut or by other benefits without raising taxes overall, and without violating the terms of that pledge. This attack ad is false.
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Friday, April 9, 2010 |
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Furloughs: Lingle calls on HSTA to stop refusing negotiations
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 11:20 AM :: 4923 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“Claims by a small group of people who are currently occupying the reception area of my office that I have not been personally involved in such discussions are patently false.... I am continuing to keep the lines of communication open with the DOE and BOE, and I strongly encourage the HSTA to reconsider its stand that it will no longer negotiate to end closing our schools for 21 more days.”
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Friday, April 9, 2010 |
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SB2401: Homeowners association dues to be taxed
By News Release @ 2:28 AM :: 9799 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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When HB2877 was defeated earlier within this legislative session, homeowners that pay maintenance fees were relieved and saved from having to pay another tax increase. This new tax would have unfairly targeted homeowners that reside in condominiums and planned community associations by taxing their maintenance fees.
Then on March 30, in the House Finance Committee, a bill that had nothing to do with raising taxes on maintenance fees - SB2401 SD1, was gutted and replaced with the language from HB2877, the measure previously defeated.
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Thursday, April 8, 2010 |
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Missile Defense: Obama's False START could leave Hawaii unprotected
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:53 AM :: 10975 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Just hours before President Barack Obama unveiled his Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow that the Kremlin maintained the right to withdraw from the new START agreement if the United States pursued its missile defense program....
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Thursday, April 8, 2010 |
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Djou: False ad shows mainland Dems “afraid of how the people of Hawaii will vote”
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 10773 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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"This outside intrusion into a Hawaii political campaign is unprecedented and unnecessary. There should be no need for a mainland Democrat group to be involved unless they are afraid of how the people of Hawaii will vote. My position on issues is there for all to see, and the votes that I have taken are clear, honorable and correct. For the DCCC to attempt to sway public opinion in this manner by defaming my character is clearly wrong."
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
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Politico: Inouye aide to assist Hanabusa (Inouye to DC: “Obama? Who’s Obama?”)
By Selected News Articles @ 6:20 PM :: 10419 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The source said the move was in part intended as a warning shot to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is considering an endorsement for Case.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
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“VAT”--Hawaii’s GE Tax to be model for Obama
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:46 PM :: 12299 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Michelle Obama: “You can't really understand Barack until you understand Hawaii.”
The Hawaii General Excise Tax is the nation’s only “Value Added Tax”. It crushes all independent productivity, leaving Hawaii with the highest utility rates, the highest fuel prices, and the least manufacturing of the 50 states. But leading Obamabots have begun pushing for a “Value Added Tax” (VAT) to extract the wealth from Americans needed to pay for Obamacare and the rest of the spending which encompasses Obama’s corporate welfare state. Now we know what Michelle meant.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
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House Fumbles Furloughs (Again)
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 8791 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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Ward proposed an amendment to remove political appointees in SB2571's process of selecting the governor's BOE appointees. The amendment, along with one that proposed to lift the cap on Charter Schools would have made Hawaii more competitive for Race to the Top funds. All three amendments were killed by the House.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
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ATR: DCCC’s attack on Djou, Claims about the Taxpayer Protection Pledge “False”
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 11781 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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...the DCCC should explain to voters why several current U.S. House and U.S. Senate Democrats, and numerous Democrats on the state level have already made the same commitment as Djou. The following Democrat members of Congress have signed the Pledge: Reps. Brad Ellsworth (IN-08), Rob Andrews (NJ-01), Gene Taylor (MS-04), Ben Chandler (KY-06) and Sens. Ben Nelson (NE) and Arlen Specter (PA). Interestingly, every single Democrat named has violated the Pledge on at least one occasion. Even more interesting is the fact that every House Democrat named has violated the Taxpayer Protection Pledge on multiple occasions.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 |
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Abercrombie Promised He Would Not Reward Failed Banks with Massive Bailout – Then Did
By AtomicMonkey @ 12:06 PM :: 12917 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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In late 2008, Congressman Neil Abercrombie could not have been more clear in this letter to a Hawaii constituent, where he vowed to vote “no” on the $700 Billion bail out bill....Less than one week from the date of Abercrombie’s reassuring assertions, he voted for the bailout anyway.
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