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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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Hawaii Right to Life: Oppose HCR 71 on HPV vaccination
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 8071 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The bill language makes the false claim that HPV vaccination results in "few or no side effects" when, in fact, there have been documented serious adverse effects worldwide, including many deaths. HPV screening prior to vaccination is not routinely done.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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Daily KOS Polls Hawaii Senate Race: Mufi 47–Lingle 40
By Selected News Articles @ 11:39 AM :: 7130 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos/SEIU (3/24-27, Hawaii voters, no trendlines)
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011 |
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CoR: Tsunami effect smallish, Weak February tax receipts major factor
By Selected News Articles @ 1:19 AM :: 8551 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Did they leave a bunch of checks in the box ‘til March 1? Anyone want to lay bets on March coming in as “surprisingly high" when CoR meets next time?
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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VIDEO: House debates Retirement, Gambling, Insurance—and frozen Bread
By Video @ 6:12 PM :: 6392 Views :: Energy, Environment
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- Rep. Fontaine Address SB 1269 Retirement System
- Reps. Fontaine and Thielen Addresses SB755 Gambling
- Rep. Cynthia Thieln Address SB1274 Health Insurance
- Rep. Pine address SB1088 Baked Goods
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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HTA addressing “short-term consolidation of flights” by JAL
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 11296 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family
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...right now, our main concern is for the Japanese people and helping them recover from this tragedy. We encourage others to join us in supporting the 'Aloha for Japan' fundraising efforts....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011 |
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COFA Migrations: Field work complete, GAO Audit report due in September
By Andrew Walden @ 12:46 PM :: 11547 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In February, 2010, GAO was asked by eight members of Congress representing Hawaii, Arkansas, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa to review issues related to the migration of citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands(RMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of Palau (ROP) to the U.S....
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Hawaii Legislature to Honor 16 fallen Heroes
By News Release @ 10:25 PM :: 5407 Views
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It has been almost eight years since the wars on terrorism began. Between March 29, 2003, and Dec. 31, 2010, we in Hawaii have lost 284 service members.
This year, we formally induct 16 service members into the roll for the Hawaii Medal of Honor. All 16 gave their lives for our freedoms in 2010.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Rep Brower: “Info Brief Your Ego”
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 8831 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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This is the prepared text of Rep Tom Brower invocation given today before the State House. Question: Which god is he invoking?
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Djou wants former Gov. Lingle in Hawaii Senate race
By Selected News Articles @ 7:13 PM :: 8966 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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"I look forward to supporting Gov. Lingle," Djou told the more than 50 people who attended his two-hour speech. "I believe she will make a very good U.S. senator."
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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SB605: Legislators to raise Salary Caps for DoE Bureaucrats?
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:12 PM :: 8082 Views :: Energy, Environment
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To address an estimated state budget shortfall of more than $1.3 billion over the current fiscal biennium, the Department of Education (DOE) is in the process of closing down schools, explaining to the public that such steps will save a few hundred thousand dollars per school....
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Redistricting for A Republican Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:28 AM :: 9072 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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CD1(Blue): 47.6% Kerry 16/9/53/20 W/H/A/O
Most of Oahu, particularly the more Republican parts.
CD2(Green): 58.4% Kerry 29/9/42/20 W/H/A/O
South-eastern Oahu and all of the other Hawaiian islands.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Abercrombie to Petty, Bogged Down Legislature: Stop bickering and pointing fingers
By Andrew Walden @ 1:50 AM :: 6673 Views :: Energy, Environment
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We at Hawai`i Free Press would like to take this opportunity to speak up on behalf of “pessimism and civic decline” – they are better than tax increases.
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Monday, March 28, 2011 |
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Hawaii Wind Developer tied to Largest-ever asset seizure by anti-Mafia police
By Andrew Walden @ 1:05 AM :: 35810 Views :: Energy
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After decades of drug-running, extortion and prostitution, the Mafia appears to have found a rather more ecological way of laundering their money: green power....
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Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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Robotics: Six Hawaii Teams headed for St Louis Championships
By News Release @ 12:23 AM :: 7156 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Waialua High, McKinley High and Kealakehe High School robotics teams won this year’s FIRST in Hawai‘i Regional Robotics Competition, qualifying them to move on to the 2011 FIRST Robotics Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, April 27-30.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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Hawaii to keep prisoners on Mainland: Lack of space forces state to continue to bid out for incarceration
By Selected News Articles @ 9:36 PM :: 10130 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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The state requested proposals March 1 for bids for the housing of 1,800 prisoners on the mainland for three years once the current contract ends in June. The deadline for bids is at the end of this month.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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VIDEO: FBI investigating Gulen Charter Schools, parents pulling kids out
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 18645 Views :: Education K-12
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Philadelphia Inquirer expose on the same Gulen Cult which is now attempting to win favor in the Hawaii Legislature via HR30 and the nearly identical HCR37 and is attempting convert Mokapu Elementary School into a Gulen-controlled Charter School.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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Case: Poll shows I whip any Democrat in 2012 Senate Primary
By Ed Case @ 7:33 PM :: 6789 Views
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I ... prevailed in the Democratic primary matchups (for example, Case 47%, Hannemann 35%, Unsure 18%), and did best among the Democrats in a general election against presumed Republican nominee Linda Lingle (Case 49%, Lingle 37%, Unsure 14%).
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Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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Djou: Presidential Leadership is Missing in Libya
By Rep Charles Djou @ 7:05 PM :: 15104 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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In the current Libya crisis...leadership has come from the president… of France.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011 |
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Side Effects: Children Face Reduced Access to Coverage Under Obamacare
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:55 AM :: 8557 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Obamacare prohibits insurance companies from excluding children with preexisting conditions under any circumstances. This creates the incentive for parents to delay purchasing insurance for their children until they get sick, leaving insurance companies to pick up steep medical costs. Many insurers have thus opted to forgo offering these risky child-only policies rather than face the ruinous effects they could have on their ability to stay in business.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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Hawaii Internet Poker Bill part of nationwide effort by illegal Gambling Sites
By Andrew Walden @ 11:00 PM :: 31154 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Full Tilt Poker, one of the world’s top Internet poker sites—and potentially a key beneficiary of SB755--is now under Federal investigation for money laundering.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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Hotwire: Hawaii hotel rates jump 25%, growth tops nation
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 10024 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Hawaii jumps one spot to the top of the list this month. Leisure travellers are taking advantage of recent airfare sales to Honolulu, driving hotel demand and increasing rates....
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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Not Dead Yet: Predictions of Religion’s Extinction Miss the Mark
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:12 AM :: 9903 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The assumption that political and social progress will increasingly marginalize religion has dominated many academic circles. However, data on religious belief and practice in the U.S. and around the world defy that theory.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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VIDEO: All Costs for Wind Cable are on the Ratepayer
By Video @ 3:02 AM :: 10926 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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If the majority of the lawmakers and Hawaiian Electric Co. get their way under Senate Bill 367 — the bill designed to finance an interisland cable — the Oahu ratepayer will be solely responsible for the cost of the project, predicted to cost somewhere between $500 million to $1 billion.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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More Federal Funds? Abercrombie pumps Tsunami claims up to $30.6M
By News Release @ 2:41 AM :: 6856 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Residents and business owners should report any damage to their property, home or business to Aloha United Way by dialing 2-1-1 (Monday through Friday) or to the State Civil Defense toll free line at 855-211-7456 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday).
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Friday, March 25, 2011 |
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Conservatives lead Hawaii GOP--but will they pay for it?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:24 AM :: 8942 Views :: Energy, Environment
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For years the Hawaii Republican organization has been controlled by Lingle loyalists—even Lingle herself. But in 2009 Republican delegates elected Jonah Kaauwai GOP Chair....
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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Abercrombie reopens nominations for Commission on Water Resource Management
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 6506 Views :: Energy, Environment
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The Commission on Water Resource Management is extending its nomination period until Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The original application period (October 17 - November 22, 2010) ended before Governor Neil Abercrombie took office.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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Rep Johanson: SB1078 will exacerbate EUTF Problems
By Video @ 4:41 PM :: 6903 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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SB1078: Specifies that the benefits of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund are subject to negotiation. Clarifies that a decision of an arbitration panel shall be final.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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Kapolei Shopping Center lease to generate $140M for DHHL
By News Release @ 11:42 AM :: 10000 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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The Hawaiian Homes Commission gave final approval to a general lease agreement allowing Hawaii DeBartolo LLC to develop 67 acres for the Ka Makana Ali‘i Center in East Kapolei. Under the agreed upon terms, Hawaii DeBartolo will pay more than $140 million in rent, over the course of 65 years, to DHHL for use of the land.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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House GOP: Democrats Support Gambling Instead of School Supplies for Children
By News Release @ 11:38 AM :: 7331 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Democrat members of two House Committees voted to gut a bill that would have helped parents buy school supplies for their children and inserted language to legalize gambling in Hawaii.
SB 755, which started as a proposal by Senator Carol Fukunaga to help school-age children, was completely rewritten behind closed doors. Further, the bill was allowed to pass without the standard 48 hour notice to give the public time to comment on this measure.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011 |
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Attorney General demands $170M from Online Travel Companies
By News Release @ 11:30 AM :: 9038 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Companies purchase hotel rooms from hotels at wholesale rates and sell them at marked up rates to consumers. The Companies collect amounts sufficient to pay these taxes – based on the retail amount charged to the consumer – from the renters of the hotel rooms, but then fail to remit the full amount owed to Hawai‘i.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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SB218: House Health Committee may save St Francis Hospitals from Closure
By Janet M. Grace @ 11:36 PM :: 8873 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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This legislation appears unlikely to make it out of committee. There is, however, an effort by a dedicated few to attempt to have the bill waived out of committee and put to a floor vote, so we must remain vigilant....
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Rep Fontaine supports SB 52 Registration of Sex Offenders
By Video @ 9:31 PM :: 10774 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment
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As defined, the offense of violation of privacy in the first degree involves the installation or use of “any device for observing, recording, amplifying, or broadcasting another person in a stage of undress or sexual activity in that place.” – Attorney General Louie
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Bad Bills Still Alive as Legislation Cross Houses
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:13 PM :: 8980 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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A long list of bad bills that will take away more of your liberty, freedom and money crossed from both houses of the State Legislature as crossover voting commenced on March 8 and 10.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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HuffPo: Is Hillary Planning a Run at Obama in 2012?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 5255 Views :: National News, Ethics
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If anyone could trade protocol for self-interest it's the uber-ambitious Hillary and her rock star hubby Bill. Both would like nothing more than to be back in the White House. And if for a second they smell Obama's vulnerability and a potential defeat by the GOP, don't be surprised if she pulls a McCarthy. It's a longshot, but these days in politics anything can and will happen. I can tell you one thing though: I've spoken to many Democrats who'd drop Obama and vote for Hillary in a heartbeat.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii Rifle Association annual meeting Sunday
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 6788 Views :: Energy, Environment
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This Sunday, March 27, the NRA's state association, the Hawaii Rifle Association (HRA), will be hosting its annual members meeting at the Kokohead Shooting Complex at the "LIFE" shooting bay (first action shooting bay).
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Obamacare, signed one year ago, was turning point for Conservative movement
By Tim Phillips @ 3:42 PM :: 4995 Views :: National News, Ethics
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We've been on defense for a long time and simply preventing bad things from happening is no way to actually turn our great nation in a new direction. Now, we're on offense in Congress.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Hilo, Kapaa top list of Drunkest Cities in America
By Selected News Articles @ 3:04 PM :: 17161 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Honolulu County, Democratic Party, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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For the city of Kapaa in particular, it’s all too telling that a simple search for the phrase “Kapaa alcohol” on Google doesn’t turn up a list of fun bars to hang out at but rather a long list of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Hawaii: The Worst State to Shop Online
By Selected News Articles @ 2:57 PM :: 16668 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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Hawaii residents ... have to pay the equivalent of overnight shipping for the slowest shipping times in the country. On average, an order shipped to Hawaii costs $19.17 and spends 4.57 days in transit.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 |
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Surprise: Gaming bill passes House Committees
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 11848 Views :: Energy, Environment
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Information required on the application for a casino license will include:
A statement listing the names and titles of all public officials or officers of any unit of state government or county government in the jurisdiction in which the casino facility is to be located, and the spouses, parents, and children of those public officials or officers who, directly or indirectly, own any financial interest ....
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
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9-11 truthers claim Shinseki running for Hawaii Senate seat, Inouye’s office forced to deny
By Selected News Articles @ 6:17 PM :: 8346 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
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From “Veterans Today” a 9-11 trooother site run by a former boss of Pakistan’s Intelligence service, a Russian ex-Colonel, and some Serbian spies, among others….
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation AWOL on Libya
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 2:42 PM :: 12431 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Do our Senators and Representatives support President Obama’s decision to take action against Qaddafi without congressional approval? Do they support full regime change or some other limited action? If they oppose military action, why have they been silent?
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011 |
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Tsunami Roulette: Are Kahului fuel tanks and sewage plant at risk?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 AM :: 8357 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL
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Analysis by Thomas R Cannon, Architect AIA, Chair of the Maui County General Plan Advisory Committee.
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Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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Kucinich, Nader: Obama could be Impeached for Libya War
By Video @ 6:32 PM :: 11133 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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Kucinich quotes Obama: “The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation which does not involve stopping an actual or imminent attack on the nation.”
In 2004 Kucinich won 27% of Hawaii Democrats Caucus Vote....
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Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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Hanabusa, Hirono vote for Government Shutdown—Oppose Afghan Withdrawal
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 13326 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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- Senate: Additional Continuing Appropriations, 2011
- House: Additional Continuing Appropriations, 2011
House: NSP Termination Act
House: NPR Federal Funding Ban
House: Afghanistan Withdrawal resolution
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Monday, March 21, 2011 |
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Spectator-in-Chief launches 3rd War
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:22 AM :: 7763 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family
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The problem is that these operations by themselves will not be decisive in either eliminating the regime or fully protecting civilians.
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