President Barack Obama enacted the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 at a ceremony in the Oval Office. The bill was authored by Senator Daniel K. Akaka.
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Posted on 2:44 pm, Tuesday, November 27, 2012.
President Barack Obama enacted the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 at a ceremony in the Oval Office. The bill was authored by Senator Daniel K. Akaka.
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Posted on 11:44 pm, Monday, October 15, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered that all national and state flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff as directed by President Barack Obama from sunrise to sunset Oct. 16, 2012. Obama made the Presidential Proclamation “as a mark of respect […]
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Posted on 11:23 pm, Saturday, October 6, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie ordered that all Hawaii flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags on Sunday, Oct. 7 as directed by President Barack Obama. The flag lowering proclamation is in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial […]
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Posted on 12:48 am, Thursday, September 20, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE The White House has released a new travel and tourism progress report by the Departments of State and Homeland Security. The report highlights the developments made in the travel and tourism industry in response to President Obama’s Executive Order earlier this year. The Executive Order tasked the Departments of State and Homeland Security […]
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Posted on 9:11 pm, Monday, September 10, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered all Hawaii flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. President Barack Obama ordered that all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in observance […]
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Posted on 11:36 am, Friday, July 20, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE Linda Lingle, candidate for Hawaii’s U.S. Senate seat, released the following statement today after President Obama announced a plan to boost students’ achievement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The President’s plan includes the creation of a STEM Master Teacher Corps, which will begin in 50 locations across the country, and expand […]
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Posted on 10:00 pm, Thursday, June 28, 2012.
Hawaii 24/7 Staff The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which proponents say will improve the country’s current health care system by increasing access to healthcare coverage for Americans and introducing new protections for people who have health insurance. The ACA provides tools to increase the ability of most […]
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Posted on 12:44 pm, Sunday, April 8, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE At the recent White House Forum on Women and the Economy, the President discussed the importance of restoring the economic security for the middle class and creating an economy that’s built to last for America’s women. The President believes we must build an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their […]
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Posted on 3:02 am, Wednesday, January 25, 2012.
MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement Tuesday night: “This year’s State of the Union speech was special to me. It was my last as a Member of Congress because I will retire in January 2013. have attended speeches from six different Presidents over my 36 year career. “I am […]
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Posted on 3:57 pm, Tuesday, January 24, 2012.
Video of President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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Posted on 11:21 pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2011.
MEDIA RELEASE In observance of the 70th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has ordered all Hawaii flags at all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. President Barack […]
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Posted on 11:26 pm, Monday, December 5, 2011.
From David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to the President: It’s simple. If lawmakers don’t vote to extend the payroll tax cut, taxes for 160 million Americans will go up Jan. 1. President Obama just left the press briefing room at the White House where he called on Congress to extend the tax cut, pay for it […]
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Posted on 11:33 pm, Friday, September 9, 2011.
From the office of David Plouffe, senior advisor to the President Good afternoon, Last night, President Obama walked Congress and the nation through the American Jobs Act, his plan to create jobs in America now. It’s up to Congress to act on this set of bipartisan ideas that put people back to work and put […]
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Posted on 11:47 am, Friday, September 9, 2011.
Governor Neil Abercrombie today ordered that all Hawaii flags at all State offices and agencies as well as the Hawai‘i National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, September 11, 2011. President Barack Obama ordered that all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in observance […]
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