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In Honor of Obama: A Chicago-Hawaii Exchange Program

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Transition, Hawaii, Chicago Winter, Ka'anapali, Wailea, Cta, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Hawaii, Waikiki, Chicago News

The Chicago-Hawaii Cultural Exchange, in which citizens of the city of Big Shoulders can swap a year beside Lake Michigan for a year on the shores of Waikiki.

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The America That Can Be/The America That Has Been

William Bradley | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Global, John McCain, Chicago, Presidential Campaign, Future, Civil War, TV Advertising, Barack Obama, Navy, First Black President, Politics News

In Barack Obama and John McCain, we representatives of an emerging set of values and an enduring tradition. But we didn't get the sort of constructive debate between these traditions showing the value of each.

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Hawaii's New Quarter is More than Just Chump Change

Jim Noles | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Coins, Hawaii, Money, American History, Hawaii Quarter, Us Mint, Fifty States Quarters, Politics News

Next week, the long-awaited Hawaii state quarter will jingle and jangle into hands, pockets, and coin purses across the United States.

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50 Stars

Darryle Pollack | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: American History, Sarah Palin, American Flag, Hawaii, Alaska, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Fifty States, Politics News

I am old enough to remember when Alaska and Hawaii were added, as the 49th and 50th states (and also old enough to forget which is which).

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Obama on O'ahu

Maxine Hong Kingston | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Literature, Hawaii, Election 2008, Kenya, Books, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News

I am certain that growing up in Hawai'i, Obama learned the values of ho'oponopono and ohana.

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Obama Arrives In Hawaii

ABC/NYT | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Obama Hawaii, Obama Grandmother, Barack Obama, Slideshow, Politics News

From The New York Times: HONOLULU -- On a whirlwind trip back to Hawaii, Senator Barack Obama spent more than an hour visiting his ailing grandmother...

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DeWayne McKinney's Improbable Life: After 19 Years for Wrongful Conviction, He Set Himself Free

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, Los Angeles, Prison, Incarceration Rates, Dewayne Mckinney, Living News

DeWayne McKinney, who served 19 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, made a name for himself as the man who wouldn't devote his reclaimed life's energies to resentment and recrimination, and who famously invited the judge who sentenced him to his wedding.

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Obama: Of Viral Emails, Race, and the Muslim Factor

Steven Denlinger | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: American People, Muslim Male Extremist, President, Bobby Kennedy, Anti-Christ, Snopes, Prophecy, Obama, Hawaii, White House, Divinity of Christ, Oval Office, Obsession, Hezekiah, Apostle Paul, Camelot, Revelation, While Europe Slept, First and Second John, American Politics, Indonesia, Dick Nixon, Viral Email, Mennonite, Manchurian Candidate, Pope, Catholic, Politics News

Ever hear the one about Hezekiah 5:9? Yeah? I did too. Except Hezekiah isn't a book in the Bible. It just sounds like one. If you use biblical language, your audience will believe it's a Bible verse. Even when it isn't.

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Clearing Up Political Confusion

Ari Bendersky | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

Every so often an email chain letter comes my way that is actually interesting. This isn't about saving Sesame Street from NEA funding cuts, but this email I just received was too good to not share.

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McCain Camp Lies Again: There Are No Private Beaches In Hawaii

Oliver Willis | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, John McCain, Politics, Barack Obama, Politics News

Flailing furiously after their candidate's ridiculously elitist gaffe today, the McCain camp went into the lie volcano.

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Barack Obama Joins 2.5 Million Fellow Americans In Vacation Elitism

Oliver Willis | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, John McCain, Obama Hawaii, Obama Hawaii Vacation, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Politics News

So, the idiot meme du jour is that Barack Obama is once again going back to the well of elitism by going on vacation to Hawaii. Really.

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Hawaii Requires Solar Water Heaters For New Homes

AP | JAYMES SONG | Posted 06.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Hawaii, Green Living, Sustainable Hawaii, Sustainable Water Use, Green Water Use, Green Heaters, Solar Water Heater, Green News

HONOLULU — With a heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels, Hawaii has become the first state to require solar water heaters in new homes, pleasi...

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Inflation Hits Hawaii Hard

CNN | Chris Lawrence | Posted 06.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Hawaii Inflation, Hawaii Bad Inflation, Hawaii, Inflation, Hawaii High Inflation, Business News

Imagine going to your local grocery store and paying over $8 for a jar of Jif peanut butter. How about $5.50 for a loaf of white bread, $6.50 for a ga...

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Watch! Surfers Ride Melting Glacier Tsunami in Alaska. Making the Most of an Opportunity?

George Spyros | Posted 06.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Glacier Surfing, Glacier, Glacier Surfing Alaska, Glacier Surfing Alaska Video, Surfing, Hawaii, Alaska, Kealii Mamala, Climate Change, Global Warming, Garrett McNamara, Green News

Surfing is uniquely positioned to get everyone from lay persons to law-makers enthused about racing headlong into the rush of tackling the environmental crisis.

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What The White House Needs Is Just A Splash Of Aloha

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, White House, Family, Politics, Flip-Flop, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, San Francisco, Living News

It looks like the White House has a real shot at getting some Aloha after all. Maybe Obama will bring some simplicity, integrity and laidback-ness to the people, so we can all chill out already.

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Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

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Maui Drivers Watch Gas Prices Reach $4

AP | JAYMES SONG | Posted 03.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Hawaii, Gas Prices, Maui Gas Prices, Maui, Highest Gas Prices, Hawaii Gas Prices, $4 Gas, Business News

WAILUKU, Hawaii — "Maui No Ka Oi" is a popular Hawaiian saying that means Maui is the best. Mike Sweeney recently moved to this idyllic island f...

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A Warning to Our Superdelegates

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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Democratic Electoral Shift In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

Professional pundits like conventional wisdom. It's comfortable for them to say what "everyone knows" with the voice of authority. But, seeing how o...

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Memo to Fred Thompson: America Has an Empire

Joe Lauria | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Philippines, Empire, John McCain, Latin America, Rome, Ronald Reagan, Ron Paul, Mexico, King Faisal, Mitt Romney, Dicators, Gore Vidal, Lebanon, Iraq, King Herod, Soviet Union, Britain, Osama Bin Laden, Mike Gravel, Iran, George H.W. Bush, Vietnam, Fred Thompson, Afghanistan, Imperialism, Huffington Post, Rudolph Giuliani, Hawaii, Guatemala, 2008 Elections, New Hampshire Primary, New Hampshire Debate January 5, Politics News

We do know that Ron Paul deserves credit for bringing up the obvious in a hostile environment. Maybe some day historical fact will seep into the mainstream and at least be seriously debated.

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