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Friday, November 14, 2014
As the Nation Turns, Hawaii is Still Driven
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 5769 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Rail

“Hawaii’s driving never really went down – it just flattened out and then started going up again as opposed to the mainland, which made a U-turn....”

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Friday, November 14, 2014
Wahiawa celebrates veterans during 68th annual parade
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 PM :: 4755 Views :: Military

the Wahiawa Lions Club 68th Annual Veterans Day Parade....

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Friday, November 14, 2014
Courageous Hawaii Won Local Control of Public Lands With Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 8864 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, Land Use

In Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Supreme Court unanimously declared....

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Friday, November 14, 2014
Federal Recognition for Hawaiians? A Peek at BIA’s Suffocating Bureaucracy
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 5163 Views :: Akaka Bill

...Tribal Governments and Americans Indian individuals can do very little with their lands without the approval of the BIA’s suffocating bureaucracy....

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Friday, November 14, 2014
9th Circuit Rejects Gun Control Group Intervention in Hawaii Concealed Carry Case
By Selected News Articles @ 3:58 AM :: 8175 Views :: Second Amendment

Long-suffering California (and Hawaii) gun owners received some rare good news....

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 6154 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary

...four categories: attorney access for low-income litigants; support for self-represented litigants; support for litigants with limited language proficiency; and support for people with disabilities....

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Maui Farm Bureau, Seed Growers File Suit to Overturn Maui GMO Ban
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 4884 Views :: GMOs

The suit seeks to delay any enforcement of the measure and ultimately to have it declared unenforceable....

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
China-U.S. “Climate” Accord
By NCPA @ 2:06 PM :: 6488 Views :: Energy, Environment

...far-reaching energy, trade and security implications....

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 5606 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Sen Sam Slom to Retire as President of Smart Business Hawaii
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:30 AM :: 5549 Views :: Small Business

Slom and the Board unanimously tapped successful business owner Tyler Roukema to take the reins of SBH....

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Thursday, November 13, 2014
House Announces Committee Chairs, Leadership
By News Release @ 3:13 AM :: 5300 Views :: Hawaii State Government

No Republican Vice-Chairs ....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Oahu residents invited to view new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3910 Views :: Honolulu County

...free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zones....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Teachers Unions Oppose Teacher Accountability Standards in Common Core
By NCPA @ 5:21 PM :: 5976 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

Proposed reforms to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) threaten teacher accountability....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Will Ige Give Robin Danner Control of Hawaiian Homelands?
By Video @ 4:27 PM :: 6867 Views :: DHHL

Watch This To See How You Can Help Stop Them....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Forbes: Hawaii Ranks 45th for Business, Careers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 6353 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes

Hawaii has one of the most onerous business tax situations. Another drawback: the highest cost of living....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
331 Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients Remembered from Deck of Battleship Missouri
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 5069 Views :: Military

331 Hawaii Medal of Honor recipients who gave their lives defending our freedom in the Middle East from 2006 to this year....

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Study: Hawaii Best at Combating Lung Cancer
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5532 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

WalletHub ranked the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia based on 11 key metrics....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 5844 Views :: Politicians, Small Business

...leadership changes are expected to affect the legislative agendas of the state Department of Labor and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
What does Horizon Line’s demise mean?
By Michael Hansen @ 11:14 PM :: 5468 Views :: Jones Act

With the cost of U.S. newbuildings now five times that of constructing comparable ships in South Korea and Japan, Horizon could not afford to build new Jones Act ships....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Veterans to Receive In-State Tuition at UH
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 6473 Views :: Higher Education, Military

Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Horizon Sells Hawaii Operations to Pasha Lines, Alaska to Matson
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 6002 Views :: Jones Act

Matson to acquire all outstanding shares of Horizon Lines immediately after Pasha acquires Horizon's Hawaii trade lane business....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The Eminent Domain Angle In "Net Neutrality"
By Robert Thomas @ 12:57 PM :: 5836 Views :: First Amendment

...Virtual Takings: The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Senate
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 4749 Views :: Hawaii State Government

The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Honolulu Grants in Aid Deadline December 12
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 5197 Views :: Honolulu County

...qualified nonprofit organizations seeking grants available through the city’s Grants in Aid (GIA) program have from today through December 12, 2014 to submit proposals....

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Big Island Launches Veterans Treatment Court
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 6755 Views :: Judiciary, Military

On November 10, the Third Circuit (Hawaii county) launched its Veterans Treatment Court with an opening ceremony held in the courtroom of Chief Judge Ronald Ibarra....

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Monday, November 10, 2014
Hawaii Supreme Court to hear same sex marriage case
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:59 AM :: 8027 Views :: Family

Hawaii voters opposed same sex marriage in 1998 by a vote of 69.2 percent to 28.6 percent....

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Monday, November 10, 2014
Un-Taxis?
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:24 AM :: 4486 Views :: Honolulu County

Big names in the market are Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar....

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Sunday, November 9, 2014
“If you’re answering to Omidyar you’re really not independent.”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:02 PM :: 13064 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar

“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”

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Sunday, November 9, 2014
NRA President Speaks in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 5020 Views :: Second Amendment

The room was filled with 125 conservative campaigners....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
UHERO: LNG Could Save Hawaii Ratepayers $800M/Year
By UHERO @ 8:18 PM :: 8710 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living

...to estimate the impacts of Hawaii importing LNG for use in the electric sector....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Legacy Land Commission Seeks New Members
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 6193 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use

There are currently three vacancies....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Hawaii Clinton Operative Tied to $500M Emerald Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 8141 Views :: Democratic Party, National News

Paul Sullivan, a Hawaii resident and former deputy campaign manager for President Bill Clinton, could owe  millions of dollars in attorney fees ....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Ige Administration Accepting Job Applications
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 4957 Views :: Hawaii State Government

Those interested in joining the Ige-Tsutsui administration may click on the link provided below to begin the online application process....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Aegis Combat System Goes Two For Two In Latest Flight Tests off Kauai
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 4802 Views :: Military

USS John Paul Jones completed the first Baseline 9 live firing using its integrated air and missile defense capability on Nov. 6....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Veterans Day Parade Hilo, Sat. Nov 8
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 7099 Views :: Hawaii County , Military

...assembling at 8:00 am. Parade starts at 9:00 am....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Operating Loss? How Hawaii Corporate Income Taxes Compare
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 AM :: 7371 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes

When businesses suffer losses in a calendar year, well-structured corporate tax codes allow them to deduct those losses against previous or future tax returns....

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Saturday, November 8, 2014
Kona Planned Parenthood Abortion Facility Loses Lease, Must Close
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 AM :: 7630 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Life

Planned Parenthood’s Kona Health Center will shut down after Monday, November 10....

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Friday, November 7, 2014
Waipahu Rail Development -- Zoning Meeting
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 6552 Views :: Development, Rail

The meeting is set for 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nov. 13, in the Waipahu Intermediate School Cafeteria....

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Friday, November 7, 2014
Transition: Ige Chooses McCartney, Hiraoka
By Selected News Articles @ 6:18 PM :: 8702 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor

McCartney is a former executive director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association....

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Friday, November 7, 2014
David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future”
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 7220 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians

"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."

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Friday, November 7, 2014
Group: University of Hawaii fiscal woes hurting students, faculty
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:43 PM :: 5081 Views :: Higher Education

Students and faculty at the University of Hawaii are joining forces to try to force solutions to the system’s spiraling financial crisis....

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Friday, November 7, 2014
Decreases in Federal Funding Require New Path for Hawaii's Policy Makers
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:07 PM :: 5843 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government

Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....

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Friday, November 7, 2014
DHS Temporary Rules Maintain COFA Benefits
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4513 Views :: Health Care

...McManaman announced that Governor Abercrombie approved and signed temporary emergency rules that maintain the status quo....

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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Moody's: Warnings of a utility "death spiral" premature
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 5007 Views :: Energy

"Distributed generation poses a threat under traditional ratemaking...."

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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Curing Medicare in the new Congress
By NCPA @ 11:48 PM :: 4179 Views :: Health Care

...continuous cuts to doctors will only reduce access to care....

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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Hawaii Premature Birth Report Card -- 'C'
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 6094 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....

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Thursday, November 6, 2014
Keli'i Akina: Anatomy of an OHA Campaign
By Video @ 2:46 PM :: 8329 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA, Politicians

Although Dr. Akina did not win the seat, he garnered more than 92,000 votes, which is approximately one vote for every four persons who voted in the Hawaii General Election....

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Hell Bent--One Man's Crusade to Crush the Hawaiian Mob
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 9122 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
1980—the year Charles Marsland was elected Honolulu's top prosecutor....
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Kim Announces Senate Leadership Team and Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 5694 Views :: Hawaii State Government

...The only incumbent Democrat to get nothing is Brickwood Galuteria.....

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Farmers Heading to Court to Overturn 'Flawed' Maui Anti-GMO Ordinance
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 6716 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs

...this referendum is invalid and contrary to long established state and federal laws that support both the safety and lawful testing and planting of GMO plants....

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