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| Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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McKelvey Guilty of Campaign Spending Violations
By News Release @ 1:42 AM :: 8156 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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$33,000 Missing Campaign Funds....
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| Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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Hilo Veterans Parade Saturday
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 5034 Views :: Military
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Hawai‘i Island Veterans Day Parade November 7, starting at 10 a.m., Downtown Hilo....
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| Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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Which Counties Benefit Most From Earned Income Tax Credit?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 6224 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits
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The map shows the average amount of EITC taken per tax return in every county in America....
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| Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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On Keystone: The President Has Thrown Working People Under the Bus of His Legacy
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 5957 Views :: Environment, Labor
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After a seven-year circus of cowardly delay, the President's decision to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline is just one more indication of an utter disdain and disregard for salt-of-the-earth, middle-class working Americans....
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| Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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Auditor: Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund not used for established purpose
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:20 AM :: 5177 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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Thirty-eight DCCA special funds, trust funds, and trust accounts were reviewed--One Fund Did Not Meet Criteria....
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| Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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With Horizon Gone, Matson Profits Soar
By Michael Hansen @ 12:12 AM :: 5242 Views :: Jones Act
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“Basically the Hawaiian market, we have seen as we noted an increase in demand for our service...."
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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Ige Seeking Applicants for 185 Boards and Commissions
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 4525 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Office of the Governor is looking for qualified and dedicated volunteers to fill vacancies on boards, commissions and committees across the state....
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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Hawaii Gets 'C' on March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 5874 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...the 2015 March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card for the first time grades the state’s counties and reveals persistent disparities between communities and among racial and ethnic groups....
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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Ward, Oshiro: 10 things you need to know about Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Video @ 7:39 PM :: 5304 Views :: Drugs
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“10 things you need to know about Medical Marijuana dispensaries HB 321 CD 1”
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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Video: Russia Greets 'Hawaii Comrade Lanny Sinkin'
By Video @ 6:46 PM :: 5249 Views :: Akaka Bill
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As Sinkin admits, he knew nothing about the forum until four days before the start. He received a call, was given some money, and happily came to Moscow....
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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McDermott: Get the Politicians out of School Construction
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:50 PM :: 6009 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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State CIP money is going to political cronies’ districts, not where it is really needed....
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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Stop Nai Aupuni: Urgent Motion for Injunction with Ninth Circuit
By News Release @ 5:05 PM :: 8495 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed an Urgent Motion for Injunction with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....
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| Thursday, November 5, 2015 |
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ACLU Back in Court Trying to Keep the Homeless out of Shelters
By News Release @ 1:43 PM :: 4232 Views :: Homelessness
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Full text of ACLU's latest effort to stop the City from pushing the homeless into shelters....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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32 Candidates on Payroll: Na'i Aupuni's Privileged Class
By Video @ 9:32 PM :: 8967 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Why Do They Want To Get Elected So Badly?
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni: Walter Ritte, Scott Parker Still on Ballot After Quitting Race
By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 8875 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Dr. Parker in good faith attempted to withdraw as a candidate before the ballots were printed, but through no fault of his, neither Election-American nor Naʻi Aupuni got back to him in time....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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The Unaffordable Care Act
By NCPA @ 1:02 PM :: 7070 Views :: Health Care, Cost of Living
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As the sheen wears off of subsidized health coverage, and more Americans find they are paying hundreds per month for coverage that provides few benefits....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Hawaii Is the State with the Smallest Weight Problems
By Selected News Articles @ 12:54 PM :: 5382 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Our data set ranges from the percentage of adults and children who are overweight and obese to the sugary-beverage consumption among adolescents....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Best Small Cities? Hawaii Towns Near Bottom of Long List
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 AM :: 4598 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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WalletHub’s analysts compared 1,268 U.S. cities....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Does Central Control of our Schools Produce Bad Policy?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:46 AM :: 3814 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii has earned an overall grade of C- for school policy, down from a grade of C in 2000....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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Video: Why Privatize State Hospitals?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:43 AM :: 4795 Views :: Health Care
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Leonard Gilroy, editor of the widely-read Annual Privatization Report, is an expert in how local, state, and federal governments are bringing competition to public services....
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| Wednesday, November 4, 2015 |
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UH Manoa graduation rates up
By News Release @ 3:37 AM :: 5759 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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“From 2010 to 2015 our six-year rate has increased from 48.6 percent to 57.1 percent while the four-year rate has increased from 17.5 percent to 27.9 percent...."
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| Tuesday, November 3, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni: Please Vote Only Once
By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 8614 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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...the print ballot mistakenly lists some of the candidates twice....
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| Tuesday, November 3, 2015 |
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APA: Homosexual Rape of Military Personnel 15 Times Higher Than Reported
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 5892 Views :: Military
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...a comprehensive look at the issues facing men and women who experienced military sexual trauma....
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| Monday, November 2, 2015 |
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Political Correctness Has Peaked
By Selected News Articles @ 5:40 PM :: 5126 Views :: Higher Education
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If you’re Social Justice Warrior, you’re a liar....
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| Monday, November 2, 2015 |
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Another Candidate Withdraws from Nai Aupuni Election
By News Release @ 5:07 PM :: 8463 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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... is an effort to relinquish all of our assets ....
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| Monday, November 2, 2015 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted November 2, 2015
By Congress.org @ 4:56 PM :: 4459 Views :: Congressional Delegation
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Senate: Cybersecurity Information Sharing
Senate: Budget Agreement and Debt Limit
House: Retail Investor Protection
House: Export-Import Bank Reauthorization
House: Budget Agreement and Debt Limit
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| Monday, November 2, 2015 |
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Study: High Costs Make Hawaii second-worst for entrepreneurs
By Selected News Articles @ 12:18 PM :: 5283 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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Hawaii has a low business survival rate, with only slightly more businesses created in 2013 than failed that year....
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| Monday, November 2, 2015 |
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TTIP: Europe to Negotiate for Jones Act Reform?
By Michael Hansen @ 2:01 AM :: 4652 Views :: Jones Act
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The exemptions from U.S. cabotage are being sought in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (EU), a bilateral free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United State and the EU....
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| Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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Final Interior Dep't Rule Allows OHA Hawaiians to Steal Land from DHHL Hawaiians
By Andrew Walden @ 7:24 PM :: 11828 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Tribal Trustees could simply vote to change the DHHL blood quantum from 50% to 25% or even 1% and thereby seize lands....
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| Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni Lets Candidates on Ballot With Fraudulent Registration
By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 7489 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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There are a few of candidates who filled the ten slots by repeating names or with symbols and not with ten registered voters....
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| Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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63% of Americans Blame Mental Health—Not Guns—for Mass Shootings
By Selected News Articles @ 1:58 PM :: 5611 Views :: Health Care, Second Amendment
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...mass shootings in this country are more a reflection of problems identifying and treating people with mental health problems....
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| Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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Wonder Blunder Times 3.5
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4372 Views :: Higher Education
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Gib Arnold, former basketball coach at the University of Hawaii, just hit the jackpot....
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| Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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Taxing & Regulating Small Business to Death: Hawaii's Business Climate
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 6135 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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A panel discussion on the barriers to economic prosperity for businesses in Hawaii....
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| Sunday, November 1, 2015 |
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40,000 Hawaii Obamacare Enrollees Have to Start All Over with Feds
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 4613 Views :: Health Care
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Hawaii residents can go directly to Healthcare.gov or call toll free 1(800) 318-2596 to find a suitable plan and can enroll through January 31, 2016....
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| Saturday, October 31, 2015 |
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Tulsi Gabbard, Bill Maher Agree: 'Liberals Need to go back to School on Issue of Islam'
By Video @ 4:28 PM :: 7822 Views :: Military, Religion
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...Obama has been refusing to label terrorist group ISIS as “Islamic extremists,” instead opting for “violent extremists,” a choice Maher called “crazy” on his HBO talk show. “Words do matter,” he said....
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| Saturday, October 31, 2015 |
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DoE: Hawaii is ahead of President’s call to reduce testing in schools
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 5380 Views :: Education K-12
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"We made significant changes to reduce the amount of testing in our schools this year," stated Superintendent Matayoshi....
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| Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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Charter Amendment: HART to Take Over TheBus, Handi-Van, Milk them to Cover Rail Operating Expenses
By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 5817 Views :: Rail
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The Group met on October 13, 2015 and discussed possible Charter amendment topics, which included the consolidation of the TheBus, TheHandi-Van, and rail into one entity....
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| Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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Bill 72: Property Tax Break for Honolulu Home Businesses
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 3:52 AM :: 7436 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Taxes
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...homeowners of flex units face the challenge of having their entire property classified as 'Commercial', which equates to approximately 254% more in taxes....
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| Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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S. Korea Bail out for Shipbuilder which Bails out US Shipbuilder
By Michael Hansen @ 3:30 AM :: 4196 Views
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...without government subsidies, the major S. Korean shipbuilders would have to raise their prices by around 20%. That of course pales in comparison with the 500% premiums to build a oceangoing self-propelled ship in a major U.S. shipbuilding yard....
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| Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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Aha Moku Advisory Committee Hosts Public Meetings to Draft Rules
By News Release @ 2:26 AM :: 6433 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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...as it develops and adopts rules for its operation and administration....
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| Friday, October 30, 2015 |
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2015 Hawaii’s Outstanding Military Spouse Awards Program
By News Release @ 2:19 AM :: 5168 Views :: Military
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Sponsored by the Hawaii Navy League....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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GOP: All Democrats Should Return Criminal Hee Contributions
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 7847 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Republican Party
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...one-party rule in this state can easily lead to a corrupt 'old boy network'....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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NYT: The Reign of Recycling
By NCPA @ 2:13 PM :: 5625 Views :: Environment
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Despite decades of exhortations and mandates, it's still typically more expensive for municipalities to recycle household waste than to send it to a landfill....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Grassroot Institute Launches Maui Radio Program
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:09 AM :: 5261 Views :: Maui County
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Grassroot Institute President Keli'i Akina launches a one-hour program on Maui's 1110AM KAOI....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Investment Advice: Repeal the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 3:23 AM :: 5793 Views :: Jones Act
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Lutts mentions the Jones Act in the context of the Puerto Rico financial crisis, the loss of the EL FARO, and the distortions it causes in the economy....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Half a Million Dollars of Public Pension Money Paid to Dead People in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:13 AM :: 7584 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...at least 134 deceased persons received over-payments from the Employee Retirement System, with some over-payments in excess of $50,000....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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AARP and WHO accept Honolulu’s Age-Friendly City plan
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 5393 Views :: Honolulu County
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The WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities is an international effort launched in 2006 to help cities prepare for rapid population aging and the parallel trend of urbanization....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Honolulu Average Weekly Wages Below US Average
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 6191 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu County had average weekly wages of $918 ranked near the middle (172nd) of the national ranking among the 342 largest counties. Nationally, the average weekly wage was $1,048 in the first quarter of 2015....
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| Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Reach Record High in September
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 5561 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...an increase of 4.7 percent to 652,616 visitors....
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2015 |
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Behind the Scenes a Maneuver to become Chief of Hawaiian 'Tribe'
By Video @ 5:30 PM :: 8408 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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Wonder Why Robin Danner's Been Out Of The News Lately?
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