Neil Abercrombie

U.S. To Remove 9,000 Marines Stationed On Okinawa

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.27.2012

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WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other location...

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Thousands of Poor Hawaiians To Lose Health Benefits As State Seeks Huge Savings

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.16.2012

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Hawaii, one of just two U.S. states with a near-universal health care program, will cut off benefits for about 3,500 working-age adults this summer. ...

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Disaster Declared After Major Floods In Hawaii

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's governor declared a disaster for two islands on Tuesday after three days of relentless rains caused flooding and a sew...

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Hawaii Chided For 'Unsatisfactory' Race To The Top Performance

AP | By KIMBERLY HEFLING and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | Posted 02.21.2012

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WASHINGTON -- An Education Department official on Wednesday admonished Hawaii for its "unsatisfactory" performance under a $75 million federal grant t...

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Revenues Vary State-To-State

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.14.2011

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New reports indicate that both Alabama and New York have seen revenue drops in recent years, while one state reports a jump and another reports holdin...

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Hawaii Makes Riding The Waves An Official High School Sport

AP | JAYMES SONG | Posted 12.03.2011

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HONOLULU — Hawaii will soon become the first state in the U.S. to call surfing an official high school sport. Gov. Neil Abercrombie and state e...

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Hawaii's Extensive Foreclosure Law Clogging Courts, Housing Market

Associated Press | MARK NIESSE | Posted 09.04.2011

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HONOLULU -- When Hawaii passed a new law with extensive protections to prevent residents from losing their homes, it was hailed as the nation's strong...

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Hawaii Gov. Launches Plan Clear Out Homeless Ahead Of Obama's Visit

Posted 07.18.2011

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In Hawaii, a state that has long struggled to deal with its homeless population, the government has announced a new initiative to clear the streets an...

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Sending A Lifeline: Hawaii Asks Public To Report Homelessness Via Hotlines

Posted 06.27.2011

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There are dedicated phone numbers to report a wide variety of social problems -- such as animal cruelty, domestic violence, and child abuse, to name a...

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Hawaii Governor Signs Same Sex Civil Unions Into Law

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed same-sex civil unions into law Wednesday, calling it "a triumph for everyone" that gay and lesbia...

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Hawaii Legislature Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, marking an end to what the governor called an ...

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Hawaii Legislature Introduces Bill To Raise Revenues From Lunatics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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As you may have heard, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D), upon taking office, declared that he was going to be the guy to settle the whole "Obama birth...

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Hawaii Bill Would Charge $100 For Obama Birth Records

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Anyone would be able to get a copy of President Barack Obama's birth records for a $100 fee under a bill introduced in the state Legi...

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Neil Abercrombie Should Rethink His Decision To Take On The 'Birthers'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The flaw in Abercrombie's thinking is that he believes this is a matter that can be laid to rest. But the birthers already believe in an ornate conspiracy, spanning many generations of bipartisan officials on the local, state, and federal level, to conceal the heritage of a biracial child in order to install him in the White House for... well, for kicks, I guess! Given that they already successfully contain all that derangement inside their cranial cavities, there's really no big reveal Abercrombie can offer that won't simply be seamlessly incorporated as component of this bonkers theory.

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Neil Abercrombie Aiming To Release Proof In Battle Against Birthers

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie wants to find a way to release more information about President Barack Obama's Hawaii birth and disp...

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Birther Battle Heats Up In Hawaii

Posted 05.25.2011

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A battle is brewing in Hawaii over a push from the "birther" movement aiming to obtain proof that President Obama was born in the Aloha State. Govern...

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Obama Birth Certificate Requests Increase In Hawaii

The Honolulu Star Advertiser | Rob Shikina | Posted 05.25.2011

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People who do not believe President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961 have stepped up their requests for proof of his birth this month, in the...

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Neil Abercrombie Takes On 'Birthers'

The New York Times | Sheryl Gay Stolberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, who befriended President Obama's parents when they were university students here, has been in office for less than th...

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HI-Gov: 50% Abercrombie (D), 45% Aiona (R) (Merriman 10/23)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Merriman River Group, for Civil Beat 10/23/10; 1181 Likely voters, 2.9% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Civil Beat article) Hawaii 2010 Gover...

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Bizarre Video Shakes Up Governor's Race

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hawaii GOP gubernatorial candidate James "Duke" Aiona is the target of a new documentary-style video that intends to connect the Republican to an extr...

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HI-Gov: 47% Abercrombie (D), 44% Aiona (R) (Merriman River Group 10/11)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Merriman River Group for Hawaii Civil Beat 10/11/10; 1,151 likely voters, 2.9% margin of error Mode: Autmomated phone Honolulu Civil Beat release Haw...

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HI-Gov: 49% Abercrombie (D), 47% Aiona (R) (Rasmussen 10/13)

Huffington Post | Adam Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rasmussen 10/13/10; 500 likely voters, 4.5% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Hawaii 2010 Governor 49% Abercrombie (D), 47% ...

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HI-Gov: 49% Abercrombie (D), 47% Aiona (R) (DailyKos/PPP 10/2-3)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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DailyKos.com / Public Policy Polling (D) 10/2-3/10; 1,326 likely voters, 2.7% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Daily Kos release) Hawaii 2010 ...

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Hawaii Primary Election: Neil Abercrombie, Mufi Hannemann Fight For Democratic Gov. Nomination

AP | MARK NIESSE | Posted 05.25.2011

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HONOLULU — After a bitter campaign marked by mudslinging and contentious divisions over race, religion and gay rights, two longtime political ri...

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James 'Duke' Aiona Will Defeat 'Unrighteous' Democrats Because Of 'The Church': Hawaii GOP Chair

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) - The head of the Hawaii Republican Party is calling GOP Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona the only "righteous" gubernatorial candidate while urging pa...

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