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| Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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UHERO: 2013 Hawaii Growth 'Disappointing', 2014 'Marked Down'
By UHERO @ 1:10 PM :: 6889 Views
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Our projections for 2014 growth have been marked down....
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| Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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Residents in States With Troubled Exchanges Can Still Get Subsidies
By Selected News Articles @ 12:42 PM :: 6135 Views
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...up until Thursday, the subsidies were only available to consumers who purchased health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges....
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| Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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FACE Ad campaign pushes minimum wage hike
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:24 PM :: 7923 Views
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FACE said the increase is needed because Hawaii’s utilities are 110 percent higher than the national average, housing is 104 percent higher and groceries are 57 percent higher than other states...
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| Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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Questions You're Asking About Cakes, Gays, and Religious Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:59 AM :: 6722 Views
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...individuals have declined to bake cakes or take photos for same-sex wedding ceremonies—and government has punished them....
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| Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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DBEDT App Displays Demographics of Hawaii House, Senate Districts
By News Release @ 2:07 AM :: 6802 Views
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Average characteristic of an area over the entire 5-year time period. Data is based on a survey....
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| Friday, February 28, 2014 |
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Grim scenario for Hawaii's Obamacare plan: The numbers don't add up
By Selected News Articles @ 12:43 AM :: 5412 Views
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With anemic enrollment by individuals and little interest among small-business employers, the state’s nonprofit exchange -- known as the Hawaii Health Connector -- is unlikely to have enough money to pay its bills....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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HTA: Tourism Down 5th Month in a Row
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 5588 Views
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Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2014 dropped 4.7 percent (or $68 million)....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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As Health Exchange Implodes, Abercrombie Releases ‘Transformation Plan’
By News Release @ 10:50 PM :: 5685 Views
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Abercrombie said: “This healthcare transformation plan outlines clear, tangible steps we can take to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care in Hawaii.”
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Honolulu Firm Selected to Represent Kauai County in GMO Suit
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 5383 Views
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“In addition, we are moving forward with securing a facilitator to get the Joint Fact Finding Group for the Environmental Public Health Impact Study underway,” the mayor added....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Maui: Huber's Anti-GMO claims lack evidence
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 6722 Views
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Yesterday, Dr. Don Huber spoke on Maui as part of an event that kicked off a political campaign to ban genetically engineered crops from the island....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Slom: Djou to Announce Congressional Campaign?
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:02 PM :: 7516 Views
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...Congressman Charles Djou will weigh his options and decide whether to enter the race next week....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Judge Elwin Ahu Announces Campaign for Lt Governor
By News Release @ 8:51 PM :: 8958 Views
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Ahu describes his campaign as one that he hopes will draw together the hearts and spirits of all who want to restore Hawaii’s values....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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House Bill 14: Mandatory Kindergarten, Lowering Compulsory School Attendance Age to 5
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 5457 Views
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Many education experts have concluded that beginning a child's formal education too early may actually result in burnout and poor scholastic performance later....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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More questionable social engineering comes to Hawaii’s public schools
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 8:25 PM :: 9286 Views
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...like Pono Choices, there is a disproportionate focus on normalizing homosexuality....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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SB2487: Small Business Regulatory Review Board to be Abolished?
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 7:34 PM :: 5892 Views
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Since its inception in 1998, the Board has reviewed more than 600 proposed rules and provided advice to state and county agencies....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Fallen Marine Rafael Peralta's family accuses reporter of playing 'race card'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:08 PM :: 5902 Views
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Ten years after he died in a 2004 firefight in Iraq, Sgt. Rafael Peralta's death continues to ignite controversy....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Matsuda: Fate of Prepaid Health Care Act Depends on Hawaii Health Connector
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 7234 Views
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...Continuing the Connector as a state-based marketplace (SBM) is necessary in order to preserve the Prepaid Healthcare Act....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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Brookings: Do Teacher Professional Development Programs Work?
By NCPA @ 2:49 PM :: 4742 Views
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Professional development programs in the field of education have very little scientific support....
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| Thursday, February 27, 2014 |
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3 Ways to Make April 15 Less Painful
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:02 PM :: 4775 Views
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“The tax code stables in Washington haven’t been cleaned out since 1986.” And it shows....
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| Wednesday, February 26, 2014 |
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HI leaders worry military cuts will compromise Pacific security
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:51 PM :: 5591 Views
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Hawaii’s political and military leaders are worried proposed cuts to the military will affect the state’s economy and national security....
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