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Sunday, December 7, 2014 |
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Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 AM :: 19822 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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Today, after two decades of "political correctness", nursing grievances has become a primary theme of the popular culture. But in the 1940s, the opposite choice was made by thousands of young Japanese Americans in Hawaii. They stood up, volunteered to join in the war effort and proved the doubters wrong.
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Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Courageous Hawaii Won Local Control of Public Lands With Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 8037 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, Land Use
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In Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Supreme Court unanimously declared....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Hell Bent--One Man's Crusade to Crush the Hawaiian Mob
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 8285 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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1980—the year Charles Marsland was elected Honolulu's top prosecutor....
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Sunday, November 2, 2014 |
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OHA Trustee Rowena Akana: Hawaiian Nation Not for Asians or Haole
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 9078 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA, Politicians
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She disputes Keli'i Akina's call for racial inclusiveness....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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VIDEO: Ige Voted to Approve Furlough Fridays
By Video @ 8:48 PM :: 9399 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, Labor, Politicians
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...Furlough Fridays, as they ACTUALLY happened, including David Ige's role....
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 |
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Ige's Pihana: Which Came First the Crony or the Capitalist?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 10197 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Tax Credits
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...it almost worked, until Goldman Sachs taught them all the meaning of "preferred stock"....
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
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Massive Debris Pile Reveals Risk of Huge Tsunamis in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 5543 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History
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The county hopes to have the new tsunami evacuation maps distributed to residents by the end of the year....
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 |
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Saturday, September 13, 2014 |
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The New Post-Inouye/Abercrombie Era in Hawaii Politics
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 6623 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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...Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Downtown Laniakea YWCA....
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 |
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Research Institute for Hawaii USA Hit With $843K Fine
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 8626 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Republican Party, Religion
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... holding the Research Institute for Hawaii USA (RIH), and its CEO Christopher Damon Haig, liable for religious and sexual harassment ....
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Thursday, August 21, 2014 |
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It was 55 years ago today we added the 50th state
By Selected News Articles @ 4:50 PM :: 4431 Views :: Hawaii History
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...President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation naming Hawaii as the 50th state on August 21, 1959....
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 |
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Hawaii’s path to a constitutional republic
By Rachelle Chang @ 10:22 PM :: 4649 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Statehood was an exciting time for many people in Hawaii....
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Saturday, August 16, 2014 |
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Hawaii and the USA: A Union Worth Celebrating
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:38 PM :: 4272 Views :: Hawaii History
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...Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina gives strong message of unity on Hawaii Statehood Day....
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 |
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It was 116 years ago today: The U.S. becomes a global power
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 4603 Views :: Hawaii History
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On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....
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Friday, August 8, 2014 |
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Iniki: Years later Kauai Population, Workforce Still Suffered
By UHERO @ 1:11 AM :: 6092 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics
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...Kauai’s economy only returned to pre-Iniki levels 7-8 years after the storm....
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Sunday, August 3, 2014 |
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NPS: Draft Ewa Plains Battlefield Nomination And Photo Archive Available
By John Bond @ 4:17 PM :: 5997 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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Former MCAS Ewa Field is an especially unique battlefield that has been officially recognized....
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Monday, July 14, 2014 |
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Indian Tribe? Hawaii Political Leaders Haven’t Learned a Thing Since 1999
By Andrew Walden @ 12:46 AM :: 6542 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History
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What is left to cronies of the Akaka Tribe as their defeat and humiliation are revealed for all to see?
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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1935: Hawaii Imposes GE Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 6:28 PM :: 5563 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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By the end of the 1930s, 22 states had implemented a sales tax....
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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 :: 14564 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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Saturday, July 5, 2014 |
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1874: Liliuokalani Cheers as Marines Occupy Queen’s Palace
By Selected News Articles @ 9:01 PM :: 5060 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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Sunday, June 29, 2014 |
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Liliuokalani 1895: “Monarchy is Forever Ended, Republic of Hawaii is only lawful Government”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 8556 Views :: Hawaii History
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"I, Liliuokalani Dominis, do solemnly swear in the presence of Almighty God that I will support the Constitution, Laws and Government of the Republic of Hawaii...."
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 |
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1901: Territory of Hawaii Adopts First Income Tax in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 PM :: 8087 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Now every state has an income tax except for Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Alaska is notable in that it is the only state to repeal an existing income tax....
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Friday, June 6, 2014 |
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Video: Proud Hawaiians, Loyal Americans
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:34 PM :: 8081 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA
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Grassroot President Keli’i Akina interviews a young man and young woman who share what it means to them to be both Native Hawaiian and a proud American....
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014 |
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Hawaiians Are Not A Tribe
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:37 PM :: 7478 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA
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In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Rice v. Cayetano case that Native Hawaiian is an ethnicity (like, for example, Portuguese or Hispanic) and not a tribal or political category....
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Friday, May 30, 2014 |
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Today in 1984: SCOTUS Upholds Hawaii Land Redistribution Eminent Domain Plan
By Robert Thomas @ 5:52 PM :: 6570 Views :: Hawaii History, Land Use
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It was on this day in 1984 that the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 8-0 decision in Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff....
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 |
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Intermediate Court of Appeals: No Landlocked Real Estate in Hawaii
By Robert Thomas @ 2:36 PM :: 9504 Views :: Hawaii History, Judiciary, Land Use
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In Malulani Group, Ltd. v. Kaupo Ranch, Ltd., No. 30509 (May 5, 2014), the issue was whether the owner of a landlocked parcel could assert an easement....
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Friday, May 9, 2014 |
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Parks Service Announces Hearings on Honouliuli Gulch Internment Site
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 4332 Views :: Hawaii History
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This draft study report is available for public review for 60 days, with comments due to us by July 15, 2014....
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Sunday, April 20, 2014 |
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Historic Preservation: Public Denounces Amended Drafts of SB2633 and HB1678
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 5712 Views :: Development, Hawaii History
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...SB2633 SD1 HD1 and HB1678 HD1 SD1 attempt to amend the definition of “historic property” by exempting residential properties....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State
By Andrew Walden @ 1:01 PM :: 39031 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Hawaii History, OHA
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The life of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole tells the story of how Hawaiians came to be Hawaiian-Americans.
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Monday, March 17, 2014 |
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March 17, 1959: Eisenhower Signs Hawaii Statehood Bill
By Video @ 4:10 AM :: 4649 Views :: Hawaii History
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Video March 17, 1959: Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill....
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014 |
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The Real Stories Behind "The Descendants"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:08 PM :: 8760 Views :: Hawaii History, Land Use
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"Deconstructing The Descendants: How George Clooney Ennobled Old Hawaiian Trust and Made the Rule Against Perpetuities Sexy"
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Thursday, February 20, 2014 |
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See it Live: Famed Nimitz' WWII 'Diary' to be Unveiled Online Monday
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 5811 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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The Naval War College Library in Newport, R.I. will publicly unveil online the 4,000-page "Gray Book" collection of Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz communications that started in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack and ran right up until the closing days of the war....
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Saturday, February 1, 2014 |
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Living History Day: USS Missouri Celebrates Double Anniversary
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 6488 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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On January 29, 1999, exactly 55 years after its launch, the Battleship Missouri Memorial opened in Pearl Harbor ....
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Friday, January 17, 2014 |
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89 Year Old Ewa Aviation Site, Battlefield and Top Secret Cold War Mission Control
By John Bond @ 11:31 PM :: 11832 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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One of Hawaii's least known very historic sites is the former Ewa Gate (Gate Two) of former NAS Barbers Point. It has a history going back to 1925....
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Saturday, December 7, 2013 |
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Sunday Morning: Ewa Battlefield Commemoration
By John Bond @ 11:17 AM :: 6188 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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Ewa battlefield area involved not only destruction of planes at Ewa Field but also overhead air battles between Japanese planes, Army P-40's and Navy SBD's....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Honor Thy Father: Battleship Missouri Sneak Preview of Hawaii 5-0 WW2 Remembrance Episode
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 5847 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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...the episode focuses on the attempted murder of a Pearl Harbor veteran that lead Five-0 to use decades old evidence to investigate....
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Friday, December 6, 2013 |
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Oneula Beach Dec 7, 1941: Air Photos from Landing B-17 Flying Fortress
By John Bond @ 5:14 AM :: 22792 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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On the morning of 7 December 1941, twelve Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses were approaching Hawaii after a 14-hour flight from California....
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013 |
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Judge Sam King: A Memoir
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 7538 Views :: Hawaii History, Judiciary, Republican Party
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In his half-century on the bench, he presided over some of the most sensational of Hawai‘i’s organized crime trials, and he upheld the 1967 Hawai‘i Land Reform Act that shifted property ownership in Hawai‘i from large trusts to ordinary citizens....
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Thursday, November 14, 2013 |
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Diamond Sangha's Secret: From Zen Buddhism to Preying on Vulnerable Women
By Selected News Articles @ 1:17 PM :: 7361 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion
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Aitken never went public with what he knew about Shimano, not in 1964, and not for the next half century until his death....
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 |
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Sunday, November 10, 2013 |
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NYT to Hawaiians: We Tell You What Your Culture is
By News Release @ 9:52 PM :: 9494 Views :: Family, Hawaii History, Religion
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As a Native Hawaiian Christian, allow me a response....
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Friday, November 8, 2013 |
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Child molester back at work at Hawaii Legislature (Again)
By Andrew Walden @ 11:48 AM :: 43099 Views :: Family, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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Rouse is now managing the office of Rep Karen Awana, D-Nanakuli....
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 |
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1998 Admissions: ACLU, Lambda Legal, and Gays Didn't Want 'Marriage' -- Constitutional Amendment Language 'Misleading'
By Andrew Walden @ 1:05 PM :: 6583 Views :: Family, Hawaii History
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...at their moment of victory over the people they quietly admit to the key deceptions used to manufacture consent....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Constitution Forbids Legislature from Creating Gay Marriage
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:50 PM :: 10647 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government
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Representative Bob McDermott filed a lawsuit today seeking a Declaratory Judgment regarding the 1998 ballot issue pertaining to same-sex marriage....
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Friday, October 25, 2013 |
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Sierra Club: Senate Should Reject Superferry’s only Supporter
By News Release @ 6:39 PM :: 5829 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History
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Abercrombie has nominated Genevieve Salmonson to the position of interim director of the state Department of Health (DOH) Office of Environmental Quality Control....
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013 |
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September 11 Commemoration, Flags at Half-Staff
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 5570 Views :: Hawaii History, Military
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In observance of the 12th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11....
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Friday, September 6, 2013 |
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Thursday, August 15, 2013 |
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UH Responds to Star-Adv: Claims Inouye Center Project 'Not Shrouded in Secrecy'
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 8316 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Hawaii History, Higher Education, Politicians
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"...swift action on the center was necessary since the senate will store papers for no longer than six months from the time the office is closed...."
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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Life of the Land? OHA Trustee Seeks to Change State Motto
By Video @ 2:52 PM :: 6788 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History
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Apo’s newspeak version would read: “The Sovereignty of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness” – a slogan which just happens to dovetail with the latest push for the Akaka Tribe. How convenient....
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Sunday, July 7, 2013 |
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JULY 7: Hawaii Annexed by USA
By News Release @ 5:53 PM :: 3835 Views :: Hawaii History
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On this date 115 years ago, the U.S. began absorbing an island paradise....
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