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Thursday, April 7, 2016 |
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Hawaii Tax Freedom Day April 19
By Tax Foundation @ 4:52 PM :: 5261 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...Americans will collectively spend more on taxes in 2016 than they will on food, clothing, and housing combined....
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 |
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Does Legalizing Marijuana Mean You Can Drive Stoned?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:38 PM :: 5242 Views :: Drugs
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Hawaii has decided it’s time to figure out....
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 |
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Guam Can't Duck Suit Over Native Land Grab
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 PM :: 6474 Views :: Land Use, Military
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Ancestral landowners in Guam who claim they were never fully compensated for property confiscated during World War II will have their day in court....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Judges Lobby to Pause Hospital Privatization
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 5803 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit lobbied hard Wednesday for Hawaii to pause its plan to privatize money-pit hospitals on Maui and Lanai....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Power Struggle: OHA Chair Robert Lindsey Hospitalized After Stroke
By Video @ 10:11 PM :: 6903 Views :: OHA
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...An Attempt Is Being Made To Oust Vice Chair Trustee Dan Ahuna Who Is Now In Charge....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Full Text: State Supreme Court Decides to allow Koa Ridge to be Built
By Andrew Walden @ 7:16 PM :: 6598 Views :: Environment, Development
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The Hawaii State Supreme Court, in a 4-1 ruling this morning, has decided to allow Castle and Cooke to go ahead with its planned Koa Ridge development in Mililani....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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What Does Evenwel v. Abbott Mean For "One Person, One Vote?"
By Robert Thomas @ 7:16 PM :: 4198 Views :: Office of Elections
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Evenwel has transformed the "one-person, one-vote'" rule in reapportionment cases into more of a "one-person, one-representative" principle....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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UH Professors Banned from Sex with Students
By News Release @ 3:34 AM :: 4207 Views :: Higher Education
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...favoritism and abuse of trust and power could lead to sexual harassment....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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Rule Changes: DHHL Releases Beneficiary Consultation Report
By News Release @ 1:59 AM :: 5026 Views :: DHHL
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...on proposed changes to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ administrative rules....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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The Future of Farming on Maui
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:54 AM :: 5948 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture
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...Mayor Alan Arakawa, Councilmember Ellie Cochran, Grassroot Institute President Kelii Akina....
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 |
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SB2954: Hawaii to Join FBI Biometric Database?
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 4718 Views :: Second Amendment
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Senate Bill 2954 could be scheduled for third and final read at any time....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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USDA on Dengue Mosquito Eradication -- Organic Farms Will NOT Lose Certification
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 8977 Views :: Hawaii County , Agriculture, Health Care, GMOs
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...dozens of Hawaii County organic farmers are refusing access to State and County mosquito-eradication workers....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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Taxpayer Return on Investment: Hawaii Ranks 48th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:56 PM :: 5349 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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...contrasting state and local tax rates with the quality of the services provided....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 |
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Health Department Report Debunks Anti-Dairy Rhetoric
By News Release @ 2:42 PM :: 5737 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture
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It is also interesting to note the survey states that “DOH is concerned that the large number of injection wells and cesspools in the adjacent Poipu/Koloa watershed may adversely impact the waters of the Waiopili Ditch.”
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Monday, April 4, 2016 |
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Full Text: Honolulu Issues 2016 Citizen-Centric Report
By News Release @ 10:52 PM :: 4610 Views :: Honolulu County
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FULL TEXT: 2015 Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report and The National Citizen Survey for the City and County of Honolulu....
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Monday, April 4, 2016 |
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Evenwel Ruling: States May, not Must, Count Everyone In Reapportionment
By Robert Thomas @ 10:37 PM :: 4793 Views :: Office of Elections
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...Evenwel is the sleeper case of the Term, and opened the possibility that the we might finally get an answer to a question the Supreme Court has dodged for over fifty years....
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Monday, April 4, 2016 |
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Ige Boosts DHHL Funding to $23.5M–Still Short of Court Order
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 5245 Views :: DHHL
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"...the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will capitalize on this momentum as we continue to work with the Legislature to close the gap before the end of this legislative session....”
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Monday, April 4, 2016 |
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Auditor: Every Special Fund Proposed in 2016 Legislature out of Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 7:16 PM :: 4695 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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None of the 47 new special and revolving funds proposed during the 2016 legislative session met amended statutory criteria....
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Sunday, April 3, 2016 |
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Low Real Property Tax Is a Bad Thing?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4256 Views :: Taxes
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One of the more interesting bills still alive and being considered this session, is one that would commission a study on the effects of Hawaii’s low real property taxes....
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Sunday, April 3, 2016 |
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State Saves $32M by refinancing general obligation bonds
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 4264 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...State’s improved financial outlook leads to lower interest rates on refunding general obligation bonds....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Hawaii Urged to Prepare for Zika at CDC Summit
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 5175 Views :: Environment, Health Care
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"...if we wait until the public is panicking because they're seeing babies born with birth defects, we will have waited too long...."
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Republican Appointments to Hawaii State Boards and Commissions
By Rep Beth Fukumoto @ 4:16 PM :: 7719 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
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...Currently, there is an appointment open with the Elections Commission for Hawaii County....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Dubanoski Appointed to Judicial Selection Commission
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 4567 Views :: Judiciary
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Chief Justice Recktenwald appointed Dr. Dubanoski to the Commission, replacing Dr. Phyllis C. Horner, for the remainder of her term, effective April 2, 2016 and expiring on April 1, 2019....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Northern Mariana Judge Strikes Down Last Handgun Ban in USA
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 4649 Views :: Second Amendment
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In 2013, married couple David and Li-Rong Radich sought firearm licenses for self-defense after Li-Rong was attacked in their home....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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DLNR Finally Gets Around to Appointing Mauna Kea Hearing Officer
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 6988 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...retired Hawaii island circuit court judge Riki May Amano (Ret.) has been selected as the hearings officer to conduct the Mauna Kea contested case hearing....
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Saturday, April 2, 2016 |
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Hawaii Family Advocates Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:35 AM :: 6116 Views :: Family, First Amendment
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We've reached the Second Crossover point in the Legislative Session....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of April 1, 2016
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 4454 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidate filing for the 2016 Elections runs from February 1, 2016 through June 7, 2016 ....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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HB2707: Last Chance to Testify on Marijuana Omnibus Package
By Selected News Articles @ 8:06 PM :: 4391 Views :: Drugs
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Economist: GE Taxes Favor Big Business
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:02 PM :: 5219 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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Interview with David Friedman, an economist and professor of law at Santa Clara University....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Valuing the Jones Act Fleet
By Michael Hansen @ 7:55 PM :: 4634 Views :: Jones Act
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“The value of the Jones Act fleet: $4.6 billion?”
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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For California Teacher Taking on Unions, Supreme Court Ruling Isn’t the End of Her Case
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:24 PM :: 6225 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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After Friedrichs’ legal team files the petition for rehearing, they expect the court to hold the petition until a new justice is confirmed....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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SB 2618: Ferry Feasibility Study
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:12 PM :: 4954 Views :: Jones Act
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...Free market think tank says study should include effects of a Jones Act exemption....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Hawaiian Electric Proposes $340M Rate Hike, Blames Smart Grids
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 4508 Views :: Energy
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...“The smart-grid program would cost the 455,000 HECO customers on average $747...."
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Marsy’s Law for Crime Victims Rights: Rally at Capitol Friday
By News Release @ 3:04 AM :: 4848 Views :: Law Enforcement
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...Rally at Queen Liliuokalani Statue, Friday 11am to 1pm....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Jones Act Exemption Missing from Puerto Rico Relief Bill
By Michael Hansen @ 1:20 AM :: 4670 Views :: Jones Act
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...long awaited Congressional legislation to address the Commonwealth’s financial crisis....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Tutu Bert’s House to serve Homeless Discharged from Queen’s Hospital
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 9639 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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Public-Private partnerships will provide medically frail homeless discharged from The Queen’s Medical Center with a safety net for short-term homecare and housing support....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Takai: China out of RIMPAC
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 4452 Views :: Military
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In response to recent provocative actions taken by China in the South China Sea....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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HTA: Visitor Spending up 1.2% for February
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 5522 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total spending by all visitors was $43.3 million per day in February 2016....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Feds Gain Control over 157,000 Acres in Maui County
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 6563 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 157,000 acres of critical habitat for 125 species of plants and animals from the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui and Kahoolawe....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Hawaii Land Use Laws Violate Fair Housing Act
By Selected News Articles @ 3:12 PM :: 6732 Views :: Land Use
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...any policy that effectively discriminates against minorities, even if not intentional, violates the Fair Housing Act of 1968....
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Thursday, March 31, 2016 |
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Interior Department Funding ‘Self-Determination’ in US Virgin Islands
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 7451 Views :: Akaka Bill, National News
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...develop educational outreach programs regarding the islands’ self-determination options....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
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Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills: One Down, Three to Go
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 8632 Views :: Second Amendment
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At today's meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor, three of the four bad gun bills were passed and the fourth was deferred....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
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Federal Recognition: How Robin Danner Made $11.9M
By Video @ 7:18 PM :: 11394 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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How Many Hawaiians Do You Know Who Have Made Over 11 Million Dollars?
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
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Photos: Hate-Fueled Attack on Mauna Kea Radio Telescope
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 PM :: 8932 Views :: Hawaii County , Higher Education, OHA
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...The suspect gained entry by ramming our gates then used his vehicle to ram our outer steel doors multiple times and proceed to beat on our inner doors....
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016 |
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Willes Lee Succeeds Sharon Angle as President of National Federation of Republican Assemblies
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 6852 Views :: Republican Party
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... Sharron Angle left her post at the NFRA to make another run for U.S. Senate in Nevada ....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Beyond Political Sovereignty: Pathways for Native Hawaiian Advancement
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:41 PM :: 9239 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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There are several pathways through which Native Hawaiians are advancing, such as education, entrepreneurship, and political involvement....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Ige releases $5 million for design of new West Oahu high school
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:24 PM :: 5425 Views :: Education K-12
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...“Sometimes you have to make waves to catch a wave,” said McDermott....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Solving Hawaii Housing Crisis Through Land Use Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 6413 Views :: Land Use
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...Hawaii land use policies discriminate unfairly against minorities and the poor....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Stevedores Shutdown Matson Oakland Terminal
By Michael Hansen @ 5:25 PM :: 7219 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...a dispute about starting times....
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