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Letter cites serious flaws in $28 million taxpayer-funded University of Hawaii dorm project »

Construction contractor details controversy over project at University of Hawaii at Hilo

By Malia Zimmerman - HONOLULU — A University of Hawaii-Hilo spokeswoman insists a $28 million dorm project will be ready by August, but a report obtained by Hawaii Reporter and Watchdog.org outlines numerous flaws in the taxpayer-funded project. The problems are so serious they…

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ANOTHER HOOSIER HERO - Captain Elihu Harlam Mason, Union Army, American Civil War, Medal of Honor (1831-1896) »

11:36 am | BY DUANE A. VACHON, PH.D   Elihu Harlam Mason was one of Indiana’s earliest recorded heroes.  He was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War  and either the second or fourth recipient depending on what version of history you choose to believe, of the new, United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.…

May 19 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Capt. Elihu Harlam Mason, Medal of Honor, Union Army, Civil War

Sierra Club Used Wrong Population Projections in Support of Honolulu’s Rail »

07:16 am | BY DR. PANOS PREVEDOUROS PHD- The Sierra Club is on record opposing urban sprawl and agricultural parcel destruction, and I applaud them for these goals. But their Oahu Group supports a Kapolei to downtown heavy rail line as the tool to accomplish this. Anthony Aalto, Chair of the Sierra Club, Oahu Group made a presentation…

April 10 2013 / 13 Comments / Read More »
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U.S. DOE approves Hawaii’s new school accountability and improvement system »

05:18 pm | REPORT FROM HAWAII DOE- The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is pleased to announce it has received federal approval today for a new Strive HI Performance System designed to ensure all students graduate college- and career-ready. The redesigned school accountability and improvement system approved by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) replaces many of the…

May 20 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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Local Girl finds her home on Fiji's Garden Island--Part 2 »

02:47 pm | by Rob Kay Corals will return to damaged reefs eventually, if all the ecological factors are present. However, when most are destroyed, regeneration can take as long as 50 years. She learned from Fijiguide.com’s visiting photographer, Scott Putnam, that live coral can be replanted.  You simply take the broken pieces on the sea floor and place…

May 9 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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On Target Product Review—Gun Cleaning Kits from Otis Technology and Bill Rogers - Part 1 »

09:17 pm | By Rob Kay and RN Price If you purchase an AR (or any other gun for that matter) it stands to reason that at some point, you'll have to clean it to keep it serviceable. Cleaning a gun is not the sexiest thing in the world but it needs to be done on a regular basis.…

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
What old is new again--kits from Bill Rogers Bore Squeeg-E™ Cleaning System and Otis Technology both employ cables instead of cleaning rods

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