Entries for January 2012

Otherwise, the Obama administration is going to look like it got chumped.

Gail Nagasako has done everything from starting an alternative school to writing articles on education to counseling parents in the Hawaii school system....

Hawaiian carried 8,666,319 passengers in 2011, the most in the company's history....

“This is not just an endorsement. It is a full-on commitment from us to play a major role in Gov. Lingle’s campaign for the next 10 months,” Ma’afala added.

A total of 22 injuries were treated at EDs in Hawaii. This was by far the lowest total over the 12-year period for which these injuries have been counted....

Despite this emerging threat, President Barack Obama traveled to the Pentagon last Thursday to announce that the "tide of war is receding" for the United States, thereby justifying massive cuts to the U.S. military.

...government price and output controls are largely to blame for shortages, as they cause distortions within the market and adverse motives among market participants, says Investor's Business Daily....

Dr. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr, will join Lt Governor James ‘Duke’ Aiona, and OHA Chair Colette Machado to headline a "Celebration of Life, Family & Religious Freedom" at the Koolau Ballroom Wednesday January 11, 2012 from 6:30PM to 8:30PM.

Thursday, January 12th, at 6:00 PM at 400 Hana Hwy, Unit K, in Kahului ....

While they may have thought they were going to raise additional income with these higher rates on “rich” individuals, what they failed to realize is that these are the very people who probably took advantage of the very generous high technology tax credits and they will have little, or no, tax liability as a result of the offset of the tax credits.

"They actually started a shark-culling programme" to control 'problem sharks', she says. "It's not something they like to broadcast," she adds, because of the conservation status of sharks.

The free app is currently available for iPhones and Android-based systems, features campaign news updates, Morning Coffee with the General blog, campaign videos, public speaking event listings and photos as they occur....

HSTA has almost certainly killed RTTT and in pretending to save it, they have captured a contract “en passant.”

SCOTUS will slap this Hawaii Supreme Court Decision down 9-0 and order the Reapportionment Commission to count every human being....

HELCO hopes to add up to 50 megawatts (MW) more of geothermal power if the cost is lower for customers.

Without reforms, an increased burden will fall on the shoulders of family caregivers, who already provide the bulk of elder-care services.On any given day there are about 247,000 caregivers in Hawaii who provided unpaid services valued at nearly $2 billion in 2009 alone....

Saturday, January 7, 2012 - 5:30a.m. to 7:00a.m. at McKinley High School Auditorium

...participation in the labor force is at its lowest point in 30 years as many potential workers are not yet even attempting to find jobs....

This bill contains no intent language as to the prohibited acts in regards to criminal and civil forfeiture.

Kahle’s own news release outlines all of the elements of the State and Federal felony known as extortion....

No one exiting the Hawaii Supreme Court courtroom yesterday after oral arguments in the redistricting cases should have had much doubt about what the court was going to do....

Another one bites the dust ....

" ... urges the legislature to pass legislation requiring motor vehicle insurance carriers to provide information to the counties for development of a system to easily identify uninsured drivers and motor vehicles .... "

Friday, January 13, 7pm to 9pm, West Hawaii Civic Center Community Meeting Room, Kailua-Kona

The national organization and local chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), one of the nation's largest construction trade organizations, today announced its endorsement of former Governor Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate in 2012....

Apart from Cordray, the President also plans to make three appointments to the National Labor Relations Board without Senate approval, which will fundamentally alter the makeup of the board and enable the President to realize his Big Labor agenda....

“It will take five years before the state can report its findings.”

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state's tourism agency, has released its Airline Seat Capacity Outlook Report for the first quarter of 2012.

Due to budget cuts, the state Department of Agriculture has allowed the brown tree snake program lapse. The dogs used for cargo inspections were actually given away.

Briefings by department from January 4 through January 19, 2012.

The Aloha Order of Merit was established by the Hawai'i State Legislature in 1993 to honor individuals who have distinguished themselves nationally or internationally in their fields of expertise and who contributed to the attainment of statehood or who have provided extraordinary service to, devoted themselves to the betterment of, or brought honor to the State.

Public Comment Period for the Proposed Rule to Revise Critical Habitat for the Hawaiian Monk Seal Closes January 6, 2011

"I am so happy to see former employees of HMC, recently out of work, find new employment at this urgent care center." -- Rep Pine

The Supreme Court in a unanimous 5-0 decision today ruled that too many of the human beings living in Hawaii were included for purposes of Legislative reapportionment.... Only a Federal suit can right this wrong. 

All Republican Presidential Caucus Voting Locations are Open Tuesday March 13 from 6-8PM.  District and Precinct boundaries are based on the State House District and Precinct lines used in the 2010 elections.

States are trapped between excessive regulation on one side and financial bankruptcy on the other....

After finishing 6th in Iowa, Michelle Bachmann suspends her Presidential campaign.

According to PPFA’s annual report for fiscal year 2007-2008, in 2007 Planned Parenthood’s “adoption referrals to other agencies” totaled 4,912. In Fiscal Year 2010 that number was 841, a decrease of 82.8 percent....

Last night’s nail-biter in Iowa marked the beginning of election year 2012. And with Americans heading to the polls — next in New Hampshire, then South Carolina and beyond — they will hope to rely on the integrity of the election system to ensure that every legitimate vote counts and that fraud is not the deciding factor....

• Romney: 30,015 votes
• Santorum 30,007 votes

We shocked the world last night in Iowa. We did it with a coalition of conservatives, Tea Party members, and values voters who recognized that my successful conservative record gives the GOP the best chance to defeat Barack Obama....

As your current City Councilman, I thrive 24/7 on serving our district and have no other interests, no other ventures, no other business at hand but to be dedicated, reliable, and available to you....

This is to suggest that the Democratic Party of Hawai'i host a series of statewide joint presentations with Mazie and me before primary election voting starts at the end of June....

Ha recently traveled to Iceland where he observed how the country recovered from the biggest financial crash in modern history. Ha stated, “They are recovering because they inoculated themselves from high oil prices by using low cost hydro and geothermal for 100 percent of their electricity and house heating.

Mr. Okamura previously served as House Majority Leader for nine years while a state representative from 1980 to 2000. He chaired committees on Hawaiian Affairs; Policy; Rules; and Energy, Ecology and Environmental Protection....

Lingle sees in the nation’s tourism industry an opportunity to bring immediate positive impact to the economy.

Two Christian churches filed a federal complaint to stop Hawaii's new civil union law in its tracks, claiming the legislation is unconstitutional.

Voters in Iowa will caucus today to select their choice for the 2012 presidential nominees. As the rest of the nation watches, Iowa's choice could help frame the debate for this election year.

PREL, the profitable non-profit which in 2001 helped then-DoE Sup’t Paul Lemahieu hire his semi-literate mistress as a DoE education contractor, reports the unsurprising fact that the DoE is continuing to fail native Hawaiian students. Its conclusion: “Further re$earch i$ needed.”

Let us reclaim the mantle of equality from those who've perverted it in the pursuit of equal outcomes.