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| Friday, November 14, 2014 |
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Federal Recognition for Hawaiians? A Peek at BIA’s Suffocating Bureaucracy
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 5503 Views :: Akaka Bill
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...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 |
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9th Circuit Rejects Gun Control Group Intervention in Hawaii Concealed Carry Case
By Selected News Articles @ 3:58 AM :: 8541 Views :: Second Amendment
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Long-suffering California (and Hawaii) gun owners received some rare good news....
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| Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii Ranks Third in Nationwide Access to Justice Study
By News Release @ 8:03 PM :: 6665 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Judiciary
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...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 |
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Maui Farm Bureau, Seed Growers File Suit to Overturn Maui GMO Ban
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 5308 Views :: GMOs
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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 |
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China-U.S. “Climate” Accord
By NCPA @ 2:06 PM :: 6937 Views :: Energy, Environment
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...far-reaching energy, trade and security implications....
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| Thursday, November 13, 2014 |
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Hawaii a Low-Debt State for Students
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 6001 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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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 |
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Sen Sam Slom to Retire as President of Smart Business Hawaii
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 3:30 AM :: 5844 Views :: Small Business
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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 |
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Oahu residents invited to view new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zone maps
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 4308 Views :: Honolulu County
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...free public information outreach workshops for a preview of new Extreme Tsunami Evacuation Zones....
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Teachers Unions Oppose Teacher Accountability Standards in Common Core
By NCPA @ 5:21 PM :: 6397 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Proposed reforms to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) threaten teacher accountability....
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Will Ige Give Robin Danner Control of Hawaiian Homelands?
By Video @ 4:27 PM :: 7192 Views :: DHHL
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Watch This To See How You Can Help Stop Them....
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2014 |
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Forbes: Hawaii Ranks 45th for Business, Careers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 PM :: 6791 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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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 |
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331 Hawaii Medal of Honor Recipients Remembered from Deck of Battleship Missouri
By News Release @ 1:33 PM :: 5362 Views :: Military
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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 |
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Study: Hawaii Best at Combating Lung Cancer
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5989 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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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 |
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Election Results: NFIB expects increased focus on small-business issues
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 6260 Views :: Politicians, Small Business
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...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 |
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What does Horizon Line’s demise mean?
By Michael Hansen @ 11:14 PM :: 5858 Views :: Jones Act
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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 |
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Veterans to Receive In-State Tuition at UH
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 6864 Views :: Higher Education, Military
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Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Horizon Sells Hawaii Operations to Pasha Lines, Alaska to Matson
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 6404 Views :: Jones Act
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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 |
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The Eminent Domain Angle In "Net Neutrality"
By Robert Thomas @ 12:57 PM :: 6086 Views :: First Amendment
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...Virtual Takings: The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Senate
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 5035 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii State Senate is accepting applications for the 2015 legislative session....
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2014 |
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Honolulu Grants in Aid Deadline December 12
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 5543 Views :: Honolulu County
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...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 |
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Big Island Launches Veterans Treatment Court
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 7315 Views :: Judiciary, Military
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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 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court to hear same sex marriage case
By Malia Zimmerman @ 11:59 AM :: 8535 Views :: Family
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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 |
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Un-Taxis?
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:24 AM :: 4816 Views :: Honolulu County
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Big names in the market are Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar....
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| Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
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“If you’re answering to Omidyar you’re really not independent.”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:02 PM :: 13732 Views :: National News, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”
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| Sunday, November 9, 2014 |
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NRA President Speaks in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:43 AM :: 5326 Views :: Second Amendment
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The room was filled with 125 conservative campaigners....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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UHERO: LNG Could Save Hawaii Ratepayers $800M/Year
By UHERO @ 8:18 PM :: 9116 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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...to estimate the impacts of Hawaii importing LNG for use in the electric sector....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Legacy Land Commission Seeks New Members
By News Release @ 8:12 PM :: 6544 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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There are currently three vacancies....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Hawaii Clinton Operative Tied to $500M Emerald Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 2:46 PM :: 8583 Views :: Democratic Party, National News
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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 |
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Ige Administration Accepting Job Applications
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 5275 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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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 |
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Aegis Combat System Goes Two For Two In Latest Flight Tests off Kauai
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 5367 Views :: Military
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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 |
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Veterans Day Parade Hilo, Sat. Nov 8
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 7632 Views :: Hawaii County , Military
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...assembling at 8:00 am. Parade starts at 9:00 am....
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| Saturday, November 8, 2014 |
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Operating Loss? How Hawaii Corporate Income Taxes Compare
By Selected News Articles @ 2:56 AM :: 7901 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business, Taxes
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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 |
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Kona Planned Parenthood Abortion Facility Loses Lease, Must Close
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 AM :: 8147 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Life
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Planned Parenthood’s Kona Health Center will shut down after Monday, November 10....
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| Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Waipahu Rail Development -- Zoning Meeting
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 7084 Views :: Development, Rail
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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 |
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Transition: Ige Chooses McCartney, Hiraoka
By Selected News Articles @ 6:18 PM :: 9226 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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McCartney is a former executive director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association....
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| Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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David Ige’s Action Plan: “Engineering Hawaii’s Future”
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 7685 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"Hawaiʻi needs leadership that moves us forward collectively instead of favoring special interests."
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| Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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Group: University of Hawaii fiscal woes hurting students, faculty
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:43 PM :: 5497 Views :: Higher Education
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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 |
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Decreases in Federal Funding Require New Path for Hawaii's Policy Makers
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:07 PM :: 6219 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Emphasis should be on creating opportunity, stronger economy....
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| Friday, November 7, 2014 |
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DHS Temporary Rules Maintain COFA Benefits
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4797 Views :: Health Care
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...McManaman announced that Governor Abercrombie approved and signed temporary emergency rules that maintain the status quo....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Moody's: Warnings of a utility "death spiral" premature
By News Release @ 11:51 PM :: 5301 Views :: Energy
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"Distributed generation poses a threat under traditional ratemaking...."
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| Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Curing Medicare in the new Congress
By NCPA @ 11:48 PM :: 4474 Views :: Health Care
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...continuous cuts to doctors will only reduce access to care....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Hawaii Premature Birth Report Card -- 'C'
By News Release @ 4:08 PM :: 6523 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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In Hawaii 12.5% of births are premature....
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| Thursday, November 6, 2014 |
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Keli'i Akina: Anatomy of an OHA Campaign
By Video @ 2:46 PM :: 9008 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA, Politicians
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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 |
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Hell Bent--One Man's Crusade to Crush the Hawaiian Mob
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 9842 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement
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1980—the year Charles Marsland was elected Honolulu's top prosecutor....
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Kim Announces Senate Leadership Team and Committee Chairs
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 5974 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...The only incumbent Democrat to get nothing is Brickwood Galuteria.....
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Farmers Heading to Court to Overturn 'Flawed' Maui Anti-GMO Ordinance
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 7154 Views :: Agriculture, GMOs
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...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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| Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Hospital Financial Crisis Brings House Health Committee to Maui
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 4468 Views :: Health Care
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Public hearing 5:30 p.m. Monday Nov 10, 2014 Maui Waena School, 795 Onehee St., Kahului....
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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Rowena Akana: Hawaiians Against Federal Recognition "Embarrassing and Uneducated"
By Video @ 5:25 PM :: 6861 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Akana claims majority of testifiers favor federal recognition....
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| Wednesday, November 5, 2014 |
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It’s a Wave: Republicans Take US Senate, Build Majority in House, Grab Governorships
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:02 PM :: 8650 Views :: National News, Republican Party
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Republicans shifted the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, gaining at least seven seats, widened their majority in the House by at least 11 seats and defeated Democrats in 24 governor’s races....
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