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Abercrombie to appear at House Finance Chair Oshiro’s public forum in Wahiawa White House defends Libya response Several states beyond Wisconsin mull union limits Vanuatu publisher tells of brutal ordeal at hands of ‘political gang’ → Hawaii’s criminal justice system to be discussed on PBS tonight → Hawaii legislators advance taxes on pensions for the wealthy, liquor, and timeshares Hawaii’s American Red Cross holding online auction → Everyone’s talking about Hawaii’s happiest man → Doctors in Yemen say nerve gas used on protesters → House passes bill to extend funding for Housing First program Hawaii artist Herb Kawainui Kane passes away → Public invited to comment on Hawaii Long Term Care Commission report Obama: ‘I was born in Hawaii. ... I can’t change those facts.’ → Hilton Hawaii workers ratify new contract → House bill would set public housing minimum rent and assessment of maintenance fees Puu Oo Crater’s new lava flow attracting visitors Rebel-held Libyan town bombed to rubble NPR exec calls tea party members racist, xenophobic in secretly recorded video

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Growing up while mom and dad are off fighting a war Homeless solutions pitched for Kakaako → Senators fight for the right to freeload → Aiea Heights road improvement project underway, expect traffic MECO picket lines go up → More than 150 brave the weather to clean West Hawaii beaches → Regarding U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka’s retirement, will Mayor Billy run? → Local political discourse has fallen into the toliet → Civil Beat went overboard in accusing legislator of a conflict of interest → Raw Video: Aerials of Kilauea lava fissure → HECO workers say tentative agreement reached → Request to Senate President to restore and hear original ethics bill, Senate Bill 671 → Samoan elections: Court battles rife in political lead-up → Temporary lane adjustment on Aumoku Street in Kaneohe Governor has until April 1 to appoint Board of Education members

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Historic Preservation Day urges Hawaii to protect cultural, historic places A wide-open Senate seat ... for Mufi? → Are nukes our energy answer? Are they any answer at all? → Molokai Ranch lays out options while seeking community input on wind energy project → Maui’s State of the County Address and Native Hawaiian bills → Storied Oahu school to be shut down → Hawaii hotels see strong gains in occupancy, room rates → School closures for Friday, March 4 → Gambling isn’t coming to Hawaii anytime soon → Storm closes roads, topples trees → UH accepting City, State, and Federal internship applications Lawmaker wants to crack down on johns who buy sex near schools → Alert: Flash Flood Watch for Oahu, Kauai Urban ‘homelessness’ conference called at Capitol → Beware fake water inspectors → Hawaii’s houseless: Hawaii’s dream center → Kalihi Valley Neighborhood Board to discuss traffic improvements Workers at four Sheraton hotels authorize strike → Walmart begins building new Kapolei store → Akaka retires → Honolulu sewer projects abound in March So who owns Lake Wilson? → Lingle gathering her troops → Hawaii’s houseless: A sheltered life → Senators kill bill shielding government employee names → Kakaako homeless given extension to pack up and leave → Honolulu police setting up DUI checkpoints for Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring Break → Hawaiian Humane Society seizes 150 dogs from Waimanalo → More than $400,000 out of reach for Naalehu Elementary School instruction purposes → Memorial service to honor woman whose remains were found → What advantage do environmental plaintiffs have in the Hawaii Supreme Court?

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Today is last day to comment on ‘Big Wind’ project EIS Musings: Rich and Poor → Abercrombie’s budget would grow government → Engineering firm to study restoring Poipu beach → Pali Highway landslide cleared → State skim = rail scam → Ian Lind tries to untangle the untangling of the Ko Olina development dispute → Watchdog barks: ‘Senate Judicial Committee inviting corporations to hold bigger parties for them’ → Transient Accommodations Tax info briefing, mortgage closures bill today at the Capitol Non-combustible waste accepted on limited basis from March 1 Verbatim: Did Carlisle’s State of the City Address hit the ‘hard truth’? Video: Hawaii’s civil unions bill signing on Youtube

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Abercrombie announces deputy directors for Public Safety, Health departments The 10 Facebook privacy settings you need to know “You need to be told the truth about where the city is right now – It is not pretty.” Board of Education votes 7-0 to close Lili‘uokalani Elementary → Minor earthquake rattles Oahu UH debate team stays on top UH social work student recognized for mental illness rehabilitation efforts New Zealand quake toll at 102, more than 200 missing Will the loss of Libyan oil threaten America with another recession? In shift, U.S. says Marriage Act blocks gay rights Lawmakers to hear bills on agriculture, houselessness, and creating State bank UPDATE: Flood warning cancelled for Oahu
An NOAA image of the Wednesday, February 23 storm over Oahu.
Alert: Flash Flood Watch in effect for all islands, heavy rains and thunderstorms expected NZ: Major quake hits Christchurch, 65 killed → Manufacturing jobs decline more slowly → National Labor Relations Board says Tribune-Herald owner violated labor laws → Molokai News starts series on proposed Molokai wind farm → Three activists were shot and another was injured in front of Sanaa University on Saturday → Celebrate civil unions, talk story at Pride at Work Hawaii pau hana paina Preparation for Rail Transit Project grand opening include lane closures Real Property Tax time again Honolulu offices closed on President’s Day Three new members added to Honolulu mayor’s cabinet Health department cites Hawaii Island utility plant →