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Better Place Electric Car Infrastructure Primer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Hawaii, Australia, Ontario, Electric Cars, Cars, Israel, Better Place, Green Cars, Shai Agassi, Denmark, Green Technology, Green News

We've followed Shai Agassi's "Better Place" electric car infrastructure proposals with great interest, wondering if places that have struck deals with...

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Change for the Aged

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Elderly, Grandmother, Eastern Culture, Why We Hate Us, Aging, Service, Old People, Hawaii, Asia, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimers, Family Values, Values, Caring, Alzheimer's, Love, Family, Living News
Arthur Rosenfeld

At a time when our country is in a paroxysm of economic self-doubt and cleansing itself of corruption, it is tempting to equate what has come before with "old" and the incoming, the new, with "young".

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China's Downfall: the Ultimate Impact of Environmental Degradation

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 02.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Development, Pollution, China, Japan, China Air Quality, Economics, Clinton, United Nations, Cars, Who, Automobile Emissions, World Health Organization, China Pollution, Technology, Asia, New Jersey, Bill Clinton, Science, Nanjing, Tokyo, HIV/AIDS, Cartel, Acid Rain, Health, Hawaii, Endangered Species, Sony, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

The destruction in China is so staggering, it's hard to comprehend. Sixteen of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in China, and many regions can now lay claim to the most polluted air in the world.

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Two-Way Look at America's Brand Changeover

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Patt Cottingham, Obama Transition, Brand America, Mumbai, Barack Obama, Jakarta, Jamal, Politics News
John Tepper Marlin

My friend Patt Cottingham, a branding expert, has created a year-end image of the changeover -- a two-way look at goodbye and hello.

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How Obama's Adroit Symbolism Yields Sky-High Approval

William Bradley | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Symbolism, Barack Obama, Chicago, Hawaii, Obama Transition, Media, Manchurian Candidate, Presidential Transition, Cabinet, Wall Street Meltdown, Video, Politics News
William Bradley

Well, Obama has more than weathered a few highly-publicized controversies -- he has the highest approval rating for a president-elect in decades.

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Secret Service Scrambled To Protect Obama In Blackout

Time | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Blackout, Obama Security Blackout, Barack Obama, President Obama, Oahu Blackout, Barack Obama Blackout, Hawaii, Blackout, Obama Security, Politics News

What happens when the President-Elect is vacationing in your state and suddenly a major electrical outage occurs? Apart from the embarrassment, there'...

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A Pele Christmas: An Encounter with a True Meaning of the Holiday

Kelly Carlin-McCall | Posted 01.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, Religion, God, Christmas, Meditation, Love, Spirituality, Death, Parents, Holiday Season Commentary, Pele, Living News
Kelly Carlin-McCall

As I sat Christmas morning meditating as the dawn broke here in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean over Hawaii, I was struck by the many faces of the Ultimate Unknown/Known Otherness that were presented to me.

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Some Good -- and Fun -- Automotive News for the Holidaze

Steve Parker | Posted 01.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Cell Phones, Tarp, Automotive News, Good Sam Club, Chevy Volt, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Tata Motors, Honda Accord, Rose Parade Committee, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, Honda, Federal Reserve, Cars, F1, The Oscars, Ford, FCX Clarity, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Gmac, Representative Sandy Levin, Senator Carl Levin, Jean Shepherd, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Suburban, Hyundai, Christmas, Pasadena Rose Parade, Nobuhiko Kawamoto, GMAC Bailout, Jaguar, Hyundai Excel, Toyota, Chevrolet, Washington DC, American Honda, Land Rover, Red Ryder Bb Gun, Floorplanning, Formula One, Chevrolet Cruze, Asimo, Daisy Red Ryder Bb Gun, Landline Phones, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Honda Super Cub, Pasadena, Santa Claus, Subaru, Hawaii, Business News
Steve Parker

Really wish there were better news to post about, but the auto industry is reeling worldwide, and there's no better example than Toyota.

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Shirtless Obama Pic More than Media Goofiness

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Reagan, Abe Lincoln, Barack Obama, Photo-Ops, Hawaii, Jfk, Presidents, Shirtless Picture, Celebrity Skin, Media News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Whether staged or not, the topless shot made the right political statement that a president with a body that exudes health and confidence will exude the same for the nation.

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Jason Linkins

Townhall's Matt Lewis: Obama "Out Of The Country" In Hawaii (VIDEO) [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Hawaii, Obama Vacation, Blagojevich Scandal, Barack Obama, Matt Lewis, Video, Geography, Obama Hawaii, Obama Blagojevich, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Corruption, Townhall, Media News

So, here's the latest worry for President-elect Barack Obama: is it okay that he's in Hawaii?

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Obama's Hawaii Holiday Vacation (SLIDESHOW)

AP/AFP/Getty | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Obama Slideshow, Obamamania, Slideshow, Barack Obama, Christmas, The Obamas, Hawaii, Obama on Vacation, Obama Holiday Vacation, Obama Christmas Hawaii, Obamas on Vacation, Style News

The Obamas have left Hawaii, ending their 12-day vacation. Next up: the Obamas move into the Hays-Adams Hotel in Washington this weekend. Here's a ...

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Speed, Greed, and Sustainability

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Hawaii, Food, Sustainability, Green Living, Lifestyle, Starvation, Global Recession, World Hunger, Financial Crisis, Homegrown Food, Local Farming, Polynesian, Recession, Green Food, Green News
Arthur Rosenfeld

While the rest of the world goes through resources at an unprecedented rate and people starve in gigantic numbers, people on the Hawaiian Islands are beginning to do things differently.

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The New Required Reading: "Dreams From My Father"

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Hawaii, Memoir, Democratic National Convention, Chicago, Kenya, Barack Obama, Dreams From My Father, Books, Book Review, Media News
Erik Lundegaard

This is a book that echoes. Barack's father, in a letter to his 10-year-old son, tells him, "Like water finding its level, you will find a career that suits you."

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GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Suburbs, Proposition 8, Latinos, Atlanta, District of Columbia, Chicago, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Missouri, Same-Sex Marriage, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, Margaret Thatcher, West, Walnut Creek, Mississippi, Republican Party, Detroit, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Abortion, Election 2008 Coverage, Citigroup, Alaska, Alabama, Congress, Barack Obama, Idaho, New York, Midwest, Bill Clinton, South, Great Britain, Wyoming, David Cameron, Utah, Hawaii, Nebraska, United Kingdom, Washington, Immigration, Iraq, Arizona, Democratic Party, Dallas, Maine, New Hampshire, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Houston, Long Island, New England, Philadelphia, John McCain, Contra Costa, Peggy Noonan, Louisiana, Chris Shays, Hispanic Issues, Asian-Americans, Ross Perot, Georgia, Environment, San Francisco, Gay Issues, English-Only, Calfironia, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Beyond its regional concentration, the Republican Party's face is from another time. Indeed, nearly half of the Republican caucus is composed of Southern white men.

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Hawaii to be 1st state with electric car stations

AP | AUDREY McAVOY | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Green Autos, Hawaii, Electric Car Stations, Green Energy, Hawaii Electric Car Stations, Green News

HONOLULU — Hawaii has unveiled plans to be first in the nation to roll out electric car stations statewide _ a move the governor hailed as a maj...

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Hawaii To Build Statewide Electric Car Network

Fortune | Todd Woody | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Hawaii, Better Place, Hawaii Electric Cars, Electric Cars, Green News

Silicon Valley startup Better Place on Tuesday announced a deal with Hawaii's government and the state's biggest utility to build an electric car char...

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In Honor of Obama: A Chicago-Hawaii Exchange Program

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 12.21.2008 | Chicago

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

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 12.08.2008 | Politics

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

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 12.04.2008 | Politics

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

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 12.04.2008 | Politics

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

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 11.30.2008 | Politics

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

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 11.24.2008 | 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 11.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Hawaii, Los Angeles, Prison, Incarceration Rates, Dewayne Mckinney, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

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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Clearing Up Political Confusion

Ari Bendersky | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Email Chain Letter, Gop, Rnc, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, National Politics, Dnc, Dui, 2008 Election, John McCain, Dwi, Leadership, Mooseburgers, Obama Muslim, Trig Palin, Experience, Community Organizer, McCain Maverick, Willow Palin, Abstinence Only, Track Palin, Hawaii, Alaska, Politics News
Ari Bendersky

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 09.21.2008 | Politics

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

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

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