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August 20, 2009 Top priorities n. A label given by politicians to things they want the public to perceive as their top priorities; often accompanied by heavy-handed PR stunts but rarely tangible results.
Usage: “Reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuel is one of my administration’s top priorities…”
- Mayor Charmaine Tavares, quoted in an August 12, 2009 Maui County press release
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|  NewsCoconut WirelessOct 29 2009So now we’ve married the War on Terror with the War on Drugs, and have picked as the central staging ground a country affectionately dubbed “the graveyard of empires” (just ask...
|  NewsCoconut WirelessOct 15 2009It’s wonderful to hear that Rep. Joe Souki can change hats so easily, working hard for the interests of his Central Maui constituents one minute and shilling for his big business cronies the next. To ...
| NewsHawaii and Maui Renewable Energy RundownAre we making progress toward energy independence? There's good news and bad newsOct 08 2009A few items of interest on the renewable energy (RE) front bubbled to the surface this week. Since the Energy Expo a month ago, I’ve been following a curious cover-up locally by...
|  NewsMaui Dep't of Liquor Control Minor Decoy Busts......what defines success?Oct 08 2009Some of the most interesting moments at Liquor Control meetings happen on the margins, when board members and department officials aren’t directly addressing the cases at hand, but other...
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