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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Hawaii PUC chairwoman resigns powerful position
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:05 PM :: 6069 Views :: Energy, Ethics

State land records show the couple illegally built two bed and breakfast units and operated the lucrative business for more than a decade in a conservation district in Hanalei....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
DCCA Website Compares Car and Homeowner Insurance Rates
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 4526 Views :: Cost of Living

Insurance Division Releases Annual Premium Comparison Guide to Help Residents Shop and Compare....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Richard Epstein to Discuss 'Environmental Deregulation' at UH Richardson Law School
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:02 PM :: 4748 Views :: Environment

Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 4:30PM William S Richardson School of Law ....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Sovereignty Activists Call on OHA to Restart Native Hawaiian Convention
By Video @ 9:42 PM :: 4077 Views :: OHA

The Native Hawaiian Roll Is Filled With Fraud - All Those Names Of People Lifted From Other Lists....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
"'Integral Yoga' Group and Swami Hope to Find Their Inner Balance in Federal Court"
By Robert Thomas @ 9:30 PM :: 7250 Views :: Land Use, Small Business, Tourism

...for not permitting it to use their site on Maui's north shore for things like weddings....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Hawaii Second Highest Taxes on the Poor
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 6727 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Hawaii's Effective 13.4% rate of taxation on the poorest 20% is second only to Washington State....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Hawaii Senate Minority announces legislative agenda for 2015
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 11239 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Economy, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living

Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Best Cities for STEM Professionals: Honolulu Ranks 79th
By Selected News Articles @ 1:46 PM :: 5293 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

The annual median wage for STEM workers (adjusted for cost of living) is two times higher in Houston than in Honolulu....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Litigation Update: the Affordable Care Act
By NCPA @ 1:39 PM :: 4689 Views :: Health Care

The Affordable Care Act is now law, but controversy over the bill is far from over....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
You're Paying Double for Sugar
By NCPA @ 1:37 PM :: 6249 Views :: Agriculture, Cost of Living

American sugar prices would be a lot lower if the government would stop interfering in the sugar market....

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
2nd Annual Saint Marianne Cope Charity Walk
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 9748 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, OHA, Religion

Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ Kewalo Basin Park- check in 6:30 am- start @ 7:00 am....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
No More Neutrality: OHA "prioritizes federal recognition"
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 8035 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

OHA's promised 'neutrality' regarding any choice between State recognition, Federal recognition or International recognition is gone....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Kalihi: Caldwell to Cut 50% of Lanes from Kam IV Road
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 5009 Views :: Honolulu County

...Caldwell announced that the rehabilitation of Kamehameha IV Road in Kalihi Valley will include a “road diet”....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
DoE: "We Expect Lower Test Scores"
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 6446 Views :: Education K-12

Students were given a letter to take home to their parents as a reminder ....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Omidyar's Pay Pal Refuses Service to Gun Stores
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:29 AM :: 6482 Views :: Second Amendment, Pierre Omidyar

Retailers in the gun industry say they’re being discriminated against....

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Management: No Takeaways in Proposed Contract, but ILWU Rejects
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 5862 Views :: Jones Act, Labor

...To date, the ILWU and PMA have reached tentative agreements on health care and increases to pay guarantees....

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Monday, January 12, 2015
Mina Morita Out as PUC Chair
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 6482 Views :: Energy, Hawaii State Government

She previously told PBN that she would like to continue as chair....

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Monday, January 12, 2015
Study: Obamacare Drives Up Medical Costs, But Hawaii Prepaid Protects State
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 5888 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...five states with the lowest costs Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, Hawaii....

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Monday, January 12, 2015
Sen Jeff Flake to Headline Hawaii Lincoln Day Dinner
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4820 Views :: Republican Party

Thursday, February 19 at the Ko`olau Ballrooms in Kaneohe....

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Monday, January 12, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 12, 2015
By Andrew Walden @ 1:25 PM :: 3039 Views
Senate: Terror Risk Ins Program Reauth–Passage
House: Healthcare Employer Mandate–Passage
House: Keystone XL Pipeline–Passage
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Monday, January 12, 2015
NextEra Merger Timeline: Interest in Hawaiian Electric Began in 2011 With Big Cable
By News Release @ 11:34 AM :: 5167 Views :: Energy

The board of directors and management of NEE became more familiar with HEI through NEE’s involvement with energy projects in Hawaii in 2011....

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Monday, January 12, 2015
Which States Receive the Most Federal Aid? -- Hawaii is 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 10:45 AM :: 5903 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

Hawaii receives 23.5 percent of its total state general revenues from the federal government....

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Monday, January 12, 2015
IHS: New Laws Pushing Homeless to Accept Shelter
By News Release @ 10:32 AM :: 6479 Views :: Homelessness

Those served include many seniors who have been homeless for over 10 years (41%)....

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Sunday, January 11, 2015
Earned Income Tax Credit – A Solution to Poverty?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 4877 Views :: Tax Credits

...According to a report by the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, it lifts more families out of poverty than any other federal policy....

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
2015 Legislative Calendar: A Guide to the Deadlines
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 5684 Views :: Hawaii State Government

From Opening Day to Sine Die....

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
215 Candidates File for Neighborhood Board Elections
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 4379 Views :: Honolulu County

“Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders....”

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
HGEA Boss: Borreca is an Anti-Union Parrot
By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 6769 Views :: Health Care, Labor

All of the problems sister isle medical patients face trace back to Randy Perreira's need to keep his pathetic little union presidency job....

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Why Free Community College Is Anything But Free
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 4717 Views :: Higher Education

...what is to prevent community colleges from escalating tuition and fees once the federal government – via taxpayers – begins paying the tab?

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Liberal Societies Are Not Doing a Very Good Job Defending Their Liberal Values
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:14 PM :: 5458 Views :: First Amendment

“Islamophobic is a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons....”

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Saturday, January 10, 2015
Video: Will Rail Be De-Railed? - Panos Prevedouros
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:28 AM :: 5313 Views :: Rail

Professor and Transportation expert, Panos Prevedouros joins host Keli'i Akina to discuss Oahu's fixed-rail project....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
Last Chance? Maui Memorial Proposes Partnership with Straub, Pali Momi--HGEA Rejects
By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 8744 Views :: Health Care, Labor

Setting the stage as the executives walked in, the Hawaiian flag flew upside down outside HHSC's Leahi Hospital....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
Hawaii to Fill Medicaid Fee Shortfall for Six Months
By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 4243 Views :: Health Care

Without the six-month extension, Medicaid providers in Hawaii would have suffered a 48 percent pay cut....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
Obama’s Hawaii vacation is over, now it’s time for taxpayers to pay tab
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:45 PM :: 7300 Views :: Honolulu County, Obama

...HPD spent $277,000 on overtime costs this year during the president’s 16-day vacation. That’s $16,000 less than in 2013, but $60,000 more than in 2012....

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Friday, January 9, 2015
City Files Lien Against Hawaii Kai Sludge Dumper in Waianae
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 5880 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment

...placing a lien for unpaid civil fines on agricultural property where sludge from the Hawaii Kai Marina was illegally dumped....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Hawaii Supreme Court to Review Haleakala Telescope Case
By Robert Thomas @ 9:35 PM :: 9493 Views :: Environment, Higher Education, Judiciary, Land Use

The case thus represents a target-rich environment for the petitioners and the court....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Would better funding for OIP improve transparency?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:21 PM :: 5227 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Students behind the UH Hilo free speech case speak out for the first time
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:48 PM :: 6035 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education

Merritt and Anthony are prepared to speak about their case publicly, which will be the first time they are able to do this in Hawaii....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Budget Leaves State Cash Reserves Dangerously Low
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 7:19 PM :: 6008 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...the Senate Minority urges that adjustments be made to the Executive Biennium Budget for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, in order to avoid dangerously low cash reserves....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
PV in Hawaii 2014: The Roller Coaster Ride
By Selected News Articles @ 11:07 AM :: 4678 Views :: Energy

A Hawaii solar state of the union from Marco Mangelsdorf....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Education Week Quality Counts: Hawaii Ranks 23rd in USA
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 4689 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

The 2015 edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts report—Preparing to Launch: Early Childhood’s Academic Countdown....

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Thursday, January 8, 2015
Full Text: Senators Propose Kealoha Hand Control of HPD to 'Co-Chiefs'
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 4886 Views :: Law Enforcement

The Chief's comments that caused a recent mistrial and the initial decision not to file reports as noted above with HPD indicate to us some questionable decision-making....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
OHA Trustee "Dump Kanaiolowalu"
By Video @ 8:00 PM :: 6605 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

An Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Now Calls Kana`iolowalu A Colossal Waste Of Money....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
HHSC Maui and HPH -- Solutions for Hospitals' Longevity
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 4641 Views :: Health Care

HHSC Maui Region Enters Partnership Discussion with Hawai‘i Pacific Health....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
American Cancer Society Hawaii: 6,730 New Cases of Cancer Expected in 2015
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5755 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...It is projected that 2,470 will lose their lives this year in Hawaii because of cancer....

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Malia Zimmerman to work for Fox News Los Angeles
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 PM :: 7659 Views :: First Amendment

"As of Jan. 19, I will be working with Fox News Channel as an investigative reporter from its Los Angeles bureau"

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Charlie Hebdo: Martyrs for the Truth
By Selected News Articles @ 12:43 PM :: 5142 Views :: First Amendment
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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Special Funds Allow State to Dodge Balanced Budget Requirement
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:15 PM :: 5465 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...Special funds accounted for almost a quarter of the state operating budget as of 2012....

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Big Cable is NextEra's 'Biggest Proposal'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:22 PM :: 5164 Views :: Energy

"...its biggest proposal in the Aloha state is a $600 million cable project...."

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
POLITICO: A Bizarre Trip Through the Jones Act Bank
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 PM :: 5081 Views :: Jones Act

“Honestly, I didn’t even know you could arrest ships.” 

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
ILWU Agrees to Federal Mediation of West Coast Port Dispute
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 5891 Views :: Jones Act, Labor

“In response to a joint request for assistance from the parties, collective bargaining...will continue as soon as possible under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...."

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