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Hawaii's Senate Passes Steven Tyler Act Celebrity Privacy Bill
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The Hawaii state Senate has approved legislation named for Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler that would make it easier for celebrities to sue paparazzi and others they see as invading their privacy. Tyler, 64, who lives part-time on...
Tags: Politics, Aerosmith (music group), Mick Fleetwood, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Senate
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Hawaii Lays Down Law on Texting While Driving
KickingTiresHawaii is requiring motorists to say "aloha" ??? in the greeting's "good-bye" form ??? to texting while driving. The state became the 40th to ban the distracting practice after Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed the bill into law on May 20;......Tags: Minor League Baseball, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, AAA, Automotive Equipment
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O'Malley chosen to lead Democratic governors
Martin O'Malley was selected by his peers Wednesday to chair the Democratic Governors Association, a platform from which he says he will build the party and promote candidates who will invest in education and infrastructure. "Our agenda is one of...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Martin O'Malley, John Kitzhaber, Board of Directors
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The not-so-simple story of Barack Obama's youth
Tribune correspondentsThe life stories, when the presidential candidate tells them, have a common theme: the quest to belong. A boy wants to find his place in a family where he is visibly different: chubby where others are thin, dark where others are light. A youth living in...Tags: U.S. Military, Politics, Thomas Jefferson, Social Issues, Health
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Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz tapped to succeed Sen. Daniel Inouye
KANEOHE, Hawaii — Gov. Neil Abercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to replace Daniel K. Inouye in the U.S. Senate, opting against Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, whom the late senator had wanted as his successor. In a news conference at the...
Tags: Politics, Mazie K. Hirono, Regional Authority, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
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Schatz sworn in as new Hawaii senator
WASHINGTON – Brian Schatz knew this much about Washington before departing Hawaii on Wednesday to start his new role as a U.S. senator – it was cold. And so, barely hours after Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced that he was...
Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Colleen Hanabusa
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Tsunami waves smaller than expected at start in Hawaii
OSKAR GARCIA,Associated PressHONOLULU (AP) — The first waves of a tsunami hitting Hawaii on Saturday night were smaller than expected roughly three hours after evacuations were ordered for coastal areas threatened after a powerful earthquake off the coast of Canada. Gerard...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Local Government, Weather Warnings, Natural Disasters, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Oracle CEO Buys 98% of Hawaii's Lana'i Island
CNNLana'I, Hawaii -- In the game of bragging rights, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison now has one over his fellow billionaire Richard Branson: his private island is bigger. Ellison has bought about 98% of Lana'i, the sixth-largest island in Hawaii -- and one that's...Tags: Corporate Officers, Politics, CNN (tv network), Larry Ellison, Marketing
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Two More States Allow Same-sex Civil Unions
KTLA NewsHAWAII -- Several same-sex couples came together in the first minutes of New Year's Day in Honolulu to become the first in the state's history to enter into civil unions. "We really don't want to wait any longer because we have been together for 33 years...Tags: Politics, Health, Social Issues, Regional Authority, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Tsunami's biggest hit in Hawaii: the economy
Hawaii officials estimate that the powerful tsunami generated from the Japan earthquake caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to ports, roads and homes in the state, and they expect tourism revenue to decline as Japanese travelers cancel vacations....Tags: Travel, Disasters, Politics, Hawaii, Disasters and Accidents
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Hey, Hawaii, sell tix to Obama's birth
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Donald Trump releases his birth certificate, demands Obama does the same
Top of the TicketDonald Trump, like a hungry dog unwilling to let go of a bone, not only refuses to stop attacking President Obama over his birth certificate, but Monday released his own certificate of birth to a conservative website. Trump, the billionaire......
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