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		<title>The Legislature Should Not Strip The Counties Of Their Share Of The Transient Accommodations Tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Stene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State of Hawaii&#8217;s tax collections continues to significantly decline.It is good to see that some legislators are not looking at raising taxes to make up for the budget shortfall (it will be political suicide for any politicians advocating raising taxes in a election year). On top of that, the taxes the legislature raised last [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekonablog.wordpress.com&blog=1847828&post=4188&subd=thekonablog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Republicans Rather Attack The Democrats Health Care Over Haul Than Present Their Solution To This Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Stene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m frustrated by the Republican&#8217;s attempts to attack the Democrats health care reform efforts.The United States is facing a health care crisis. There is approximately 47  million Americans under the age of 65 who don&#8217;t have medical insurance. These individuals face severe financial consequences (including bankruptcy) if they get seriously ill.
These consequences get magnified [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekonablog.wordpress.com&blog=1847828&post=4185&subd=thekonablog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>West Hawaii Needs More And Better Parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Stene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans For West Hawaii Parks
West Hawaii needs more and better parks.
The plans for creating new parks and improving existing parks in West Hawaii will be the subject of the Kona Town Meeting, held on Tuesday, November 17th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Makaeo Events Pavilion at the Old Airport Park.
 Guest speakers will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekonablog.wordpress.com&blog=1847828&post=4182&subd=thekonablog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii&#8217;s Broadband Infrastructure Needs To Be Improved If We Want To Remain Economically Competitive In The 21st Century</title>
		<link>http://thekonablog.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/4179/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Stene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m happy to see that the charter commission voted to place the codification of the 2% land fund into the Hawaii County charter on to the 2010 ballot .This would prevent future raids on this fund by the administration if the citizens of this island vote for it. However the commission voted for an amendment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekonablog.wordpress.com&blog=1847828&post=4179&subd=thekonablog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tomi Tomi Drive Waterline Project Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Stene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this time line and status update regarding the waterline project being constructed on Tomi Tomi Drive from an individual who lives in the area.
1. We were told in July, 2006, that this project was to start in early 2007. It didn&#8217;t, for a number of reasons, one of which was that easements from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekonablog.wordpress.com&blog=1847828&post=4176&subd=thekonablog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Teachers Who Have HSTA&#8217;s Medical Insurance Will See Significant Benefit Reductions In The New Fiscal Year</title>
		<link>http://thekonablog.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/4169/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Stene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hawaii Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mom received a notice today regarding significant benefit reductions impacting the retired HSTA medical insurance plan (provided by HMSA).These reductions will be especially hurt individuals who use a out of network provider for any surgical services,x-ray,inpatient lab services,radiation therapy or have to stay at the hospital.
The biggest concern is the fact that these benefit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thekonablog.wordpress.com&blog=1847828&post=4169&subd=thekonablog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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