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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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Ethics Complaint: Caldwell Hides Millions in Stock Options
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 7192 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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...if a portion of Caldwell’s “beneficial ownership” in the Bank may have been in the form of stock options, such options are a “thing of value” and should be disclosed under both Federal tax and City ethics rules....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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After 10 Years and Recusal of Entire Supreme Court, State Finally Wins Flexibility on Retiree Health benefits
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 6283 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Judge Katherine G. Leonard of the Intermediate Court of Appeals served as Acting Chief Justice for the Hawaii Supreme Court in this case. All five of the regular justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court had recused themselves....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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Hawaii Proves Solar Power’s Dependence on Subsidies
By Selected News Articles @ 10:51 PM :: 6363 Views :: Energy, Tax Credits
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After Hawaii’s lucrative net metering program ended last October, the solar industry in the state lost about 450 jobs. Total employment now is just above 600....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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California Homeless Man Gets Flown to Live With Family in Hawaii
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 4537 Views :: Homelessness
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...Gabriel has been homeless in Vacaville for quite some time....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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Reduce Poverty and Homelessness by Creating Wealth
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:55 PM :: 4403 Views :: Homelessness
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Everyone agrees that we need to do something about Hawaii’s homeless situation…and that’s part of the problem....
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Friday, October 21, 2016 |
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Djou Launches New Ad as Absentee Ballots Arrive in Mailboxes
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:37 PM :: 5745 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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...Absentee ballots started arriving at homes Wednesday, October 19....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Video: The Town That Privatized Everything
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:58 PM :: 4766 Views :: Health Care
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“We’ve never even heard of a publicly run hospital.”
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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New Commuting Data: Same Old Trends
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 10:52 PM :: 4724 Views :: Rail
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Drive-alone remains the choice of slightly over three-fourths of all commuters....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Professor Used UH Email System to Harass Rival
By Selected News Articles @ 8:24 PM :: 10496 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, GMOs
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...the writer described the location of where the Professor’s wife liked to bike, terrorizing her enough to become afraid of staying home alone. They even went to Craigslist....
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Thursday, October 20, 2016 |
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Time-of-Use Rates Punish Evening Consumers with 55% Rate Hike on Oahu
By News Release @ 3:32 AM :: 6695 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
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Here's how the rates will compare with current residential rates....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Transportation Department Ripping Down Campaign Signs
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 5308 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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In the last month alone, Highways Maintenance staff have removed more than 200 signs....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Hawaii Democrats Move to New HQ
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 5603 Views :: Democratic Party
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...This is a plastic-free event with vegetarian options available....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Court: Caldwell’s Property Tax Scheme Illegal
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 6959 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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...Residential A Property Tax Classification Ruled Unconstitutional....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Profitable: $22M Funneled to ‘Nonprofit’ Tied to OHA Chair
By Video @ 6:37 PM :: 7253 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Chair’s Charter School Gets Seven Times More Than All Other Charters Combined....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Six More Fined for HI-5 Violations
By News Release @ 10:13 AM :: 4262 Views :: Environment
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...for failure to submit payments and reports required of beverage distributors by the State’s Deposit Beverage Container law....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Broken Trust Levinson Set up for Gay Marriage Revenge Round with SHOPO
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 10596 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Law Enforcement, Police
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SHOPO President Tenari Maafala … testified that he would never enforce a law requiring same-sex marriage. “You would have to kill me,” he told lawmakers....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Darrel Galera to BoE
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 4834 Views :: Education K-12
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Galera replaces Jim Williams who resigned from the board last month....
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Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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Analysis: One Party System Leaves Hawaii Voters Among Least Powerful in 2016 Election
By Selected News Articles @ 9:00 PM :: 5978 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Office of Elections
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...voters’ choices for senators in swing states hold much more power because they determine which political party controls the Senate....
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Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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Life Changers
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:47 PM :: 6938 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...via Skype at the Voice of Farmers event held concurrently during the Monsanto Tribunal at The Hague....
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Monday, October 17, 2016 |
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City accepting Grants in Aid applications
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5628 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Did you make campaign contributions this year?....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Lessons from the Farm
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:53 PM :: 5707 Views :: Agriculture
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...spend hours on your feet putting stickers on thousands of papayas....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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DBEDT Launches Small Business Regulatory Review
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 4933 Views :: Small Business
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Small Business Regulatory Review Board (SBRRB) announces the newly created “Regulatory Review Card.”....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Auditor: HART, Sludge, Grants, and P-Card Investigations Sidelined
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 6591 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Rail
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This report provides the Honolulu City Council with an update on the activities of the Office of the City Auditor....
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Sunday, October 16, 2016 |
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Squirreling Away More Funds for the Zoo
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5423 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Taxes
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In March, the Honolulu Zoo was denied re-accreditation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for the first time in its 100-year history....
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Saturday, October 15, 2016 |
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The Health Financing Crown Wears Heavy on the Insurers’ Heads
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:03 PM :: 3966 Views :: Health Care
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Some have argued that health insurance is “not insurance”....
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Saturday, October 15, 2016 |
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OHA Candidate Forum Kapolei Middle School Monday
By Selected News Articles @ 6:37 PM :: 4153 Views :: OHA
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Monday October 17 at 7PM, Kapolei Middle School ....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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How much money are we "tipping" the government?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:23 PM :: 6516 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...the habit the state Department of Taxation has of keeping the money that is left over after they process the rail surcharge....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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Charter Amendment #4 on Rail – What’s Not in the Booklet
By Natalie Iwasa @ 10:22 PM :: 5185 Views :: Rail
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Voters should have received the 2016 Charter Amendments booklet this week....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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DLNR: Fishing Fleet Labor Law not our Kuleana
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 6440 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“The petition’s amendments appear to focus on labor issues that are not part of DLNR’s jurisdiction.”
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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Am Samoa Tuna Canneries Shutting--Again
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 5981 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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Due to a complex series of factors, including a long history of poorly thought out and misguided government policies, we find ourselves at a crossroads....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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HIDOT Touts $548M Unspent Federal Money as 'Significant Accomplishment'
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 6707 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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As of the end of Fiscal Year 2016 Hawaii’s Pipeline balance is $548 million....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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HD34: Jaci Agustin Recognized as a Race To Watch in 2016
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 7403 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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The individuals highlighted are well-respected local leaders hailing from 16 states, who serve their communities as educators, small business owners, grassroots activists, and more....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Djou: My Plan To Create More Affordable Housing
By Rep Charles Djou @ 7:51 PM :: 6007 Views :: Honolulu County, Cost of Living
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I've met so many young people on the campaign trail, who graduated from college, work hard, and are still unable to buy their first home....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Rep. McDermott Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Campbell HS Children
By News Release @ 6:58 PM :: 6474 Views :: Education K-12
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...pushed to brink by the lack of urgency, inattention, and lethargic attitude of the named government officials....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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PR Disaster: Stryker Wiener Behind New OHA Policy Gagging Trustees
By Video @ 5:57 PM :: 8026 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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People Laughed When They Heard OHA Had Hired A PR Firm To Improve Its Image. The Laughter Soon Stopped When The Firm Recently Moved To Shut Down All Dissent....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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Why did Governor Ige get an F for fiscal policy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:15 AM :: 5067 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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In total, Governor Ige increased spending by $1.8 billion since he took office....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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How not to turn a ferry system into a rail boondoggle
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:12 AM :: 2897 Views
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...a feasibility study for a new inter-island ferry....
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016 |
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2016 Hawaii elections: proposed amendments, part 2
By Rachelle Chang @ 11:09 AM :: 4817 Views :: Honolulu County
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This week, I’m plunging into the 20 proposed amendments in Honolulu County....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Cellphone Tax 14.32%
By Tax Foundation @ 10:17 PM :: 5344 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Excessive taxes and fees, especially regressive per-line taxes, impose a disproportionate burden on low-income consumers....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Hawaii Republican Party Endorses Akina for OHA
By News Release @ 10:08 PM :: 5857 Views :: OHA, Republican Party
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All State of Hawaii registered voters, regardless of ethnicity, have the right and duty to vote for OHA trustees....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Pension Reform? Fiscal responsibility is key to improving state's economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:03 PM :: 6490 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...administration will seek to both accelerate state payments into the Employee Retirement System pension fund and establish new rules for dealing with the privatization of government operations....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Caldwell Hypocritical -- Ducks Another Debate
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 6844 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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After having just demanded a live debate, Kirk Caldwell now refuses to debate Charles Djou on Olelo public television....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Kapolei & Pearl City HS advance to 2017 VEX World Robotics Championship
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 5577 Views :: Education K-12
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Eighty-eight student robotic teams from Hawaii, California, China, and Taiwan participated in the fast-paced and fiercely competitive event....
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Monday, October 10, 2016 |
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Honolulu Rail: From $4.6 B to $8.6 B In Eight Years. Now What?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 5723 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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An average family of five would have to pay more than $1,000 per year just to complete rail....
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Monday, October 10, 2016 |
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Caldwell Lays an Egg
By Rep Charles Djou @ 5:14 PM :: 5629 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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"...what could he possibly provide in an hour a month that’s worth $299,000 to Territorial other than political influence?"
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Monday, October 10, 2016 |
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Do Hawaii's special-interest-controlled politicians really want a hospital on Maui?
By Jan Shields RN @ 1:26 PM :: 5164 Views :: Health Care
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...Maui residents fly over to Oahu, bring thousands of our medical dollars there.... It is a guaranteed income for Oahu hospitals....
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Monday, October 10, 2016 |
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Clinton: Phony Anti-Fracking Groups are Russian Plot
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 5907 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...it turns out that Hillary Clinton confirmed this fact in a private speech to tinePublic on June 18, 2014....
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