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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 |
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August 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 14751 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- After Abercrombie puts Videotaped Foot in Mouth, he rejects Binding Arbitration with HSTA
- Berg: Showdown on Landfill
- Molesters, Cocaine, and Bribery ignored--but Maui Democrats Frothing at Mouth over Cybercrime Briefing
- HSTA slams state for rejecting arbitration stunt
- Inouye: Akaka Should Serve out Term
- Hirono Supporters at Civil Beat debunk Borreca Column attacking Akaka
- Former Gov. Lingle talks leadership with service members
- DSCC Blames Lingle for DoE/BoE/HSTA Choice to put School Furlough Days on Instructional Days
- Inouye Attacking Windfarm Subsidies? Inouye Claims Hawaii Rail Funding Is Safe
- Bombardier considers further legal action on rail contract
- Another Failed HECO Deal
- New QUEST Medicaid contracts to Implement Abercrombie Plan
- Slom: S&P Downgrade a result of Debt Agreement
- Democrat Donor Orly Taitz comes to Hawaii with her latest Birther Stunt
- DoE Aide pleads not guilty in Sexting case
- CNHA Conf: 500 OHA cronies seeking Free Money
- 3 MPD officers face suspensions
- Visiting priest acquitted of sexual assault
- Hawaii enters growing group of states with asset protection trusts
- Fake Developers Pretend to Re-Start Scam Development on side of Volcano
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Friday, July 29, 2011 |
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July 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:13 AM :: 19085 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Default? Bankers, State pool money to keep Cash flowing to Federally Funded Cronies
- Kaauwai salutes Past GOP Chairs: Lingle, Kane, Morioka, Aiona, Lee
- Djou: Look forward to 2012
- Nobody told Abercrombie that UPW government workers are voting to authorize strike
- Abercrombie gets it wrong: There have been two UPW negotiating sessions
- Roll Call: Djou Eyeing Comeback
- Hanabusa Attacks … Abercrombie
- Djou: City Council should have oversight over Water Board budget
- Borreca: State-led development can be risky proposition (Act 55)
- Homeless Sweep: City promises to develop sudden interest in cleaning Sidewalks, Parks during APEC
- Unions Complain Bitterly about return to 50-50 on Health Care, EUTF hikes rates
- Hawaii County Redistricting panel won't count military, students
- Even Without Challenger, Carlisle Rakes In Cash
- Appeal: Honolulu Ignored $700 Million in Extra Rail Costs for Taxpayers
- Two More Board Members Resist Abercrombie
- State homeless Czar: Homeless Tent Cities ineffective
- Abercrombie Appoints Obamacare Czar
- Musto: Governor’s Office does not ask our opinion or advice
- What Degrees Native Hawaiians Are Earning
- Keith Rollman, Council Candidates form Recycling Company
- Fred Blas takes to Radio Waves in Search of Leads on Papaya Attacks
- Impatient with the state, man acts on his own to have log removed at Sandy Beach
- 78% of Hawaii Elevators have Expired Inspection Permits
- Kauai Airport Manager is Fired
- S Korean President to Koreans: Take two weeks off, but vacation in Korea, not Hawaii
- Horizon Lines still making a profit on Hawaii, anti-trust Fine Reduced
- Herkes to pitch Foreclosure Law to Western States’ Lawmakers
- New Law clogs System, causes temporary decline in Hawaii Foreclosures
- Seawater Project To Cool Honolulu High-Rises Advances
- Nonunion contractors group sees fast membership growth
- Former Hawaii official accused of wrongdoing in Washington
- Researchers alarmed by size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—But don’t find a single Plastic Bag
- Hillary Clinton’s Birther Queen to Stage Press Conference at Honolulu DoH Aug 8
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 |
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July 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 19900 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Oneula Burials: The Big Cover Up?
- Fontaine Factor Video: Cybercrime in Hawaii
- Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak Maui, Oahu events
- Governor Lingle to Speak at Grassroot Institute Fundraiser
- UPW: Potential Strike Right Before APEC
- Hawaii considers moving homeless to Giant Festering Tent City before APEC
- Okabe: Abercrombie is Unworthy of Unions’ Political Support
- ‘Crack’ in the Leadership Team? Kobayashi to hold hearing on Martin’s ORI Scandal
- Social Security Cuts are Honolulu Callers Top Concern
- Hanabusa vs Lingle or Djou?
- Tulsi Gabbard on Kauai campaigning for CD2
- Oahu County Reapportionment Council Considers counting Military Personnel
- Yagong vs. Kenoi for B.I. mayor?
- Honolulu Rail Debated in Dallas
- Hawaii Bankers, Politicos stand behind accused Slavers
- Police not Actively Working Papaya Vandalism Cases
- Only three of 28 honor the governor's request for resignations, Abercrombie to sic telemarketers on others
- SA: Released from Mental Institutions, Lunatics are now in Prisons
- Nuclear Freeze Leftovers: Council for a Livable World backs Hirono
- HECO, Castle & Cook vs First Wind: Molokai Re-bid order is Appealed
- The Majestic DoE: Science Proficiency drops by 6%—22% of 10th Graders Proficient
- DoE: From English Standard to No Standards
- First furlough Friday for fiscal 2011-2012 in Hawaii County
- State cuts $3.7M subsidy, only 30 people quit VanPool Hawaii
- BOH customers may be reimbursed $9M
- Monopoly Young Brothers Seeking 24% Rate Increase, Blames Competition
- Effort to Ease China-US Visa Restrictions
- 100s of parking Stalls to be eliminated to make way for Electric Vehicles
- CPB still has 6% deadbeat loans
- Green Propaganda films: Carbon Nation and Bag It!
- Aug. 8 Tribute to Chief Justice Richardson
- Former Arkansas superintendent to lead Catholic schools in Hawaii
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011 |
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July 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 15270 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Rail: Ansaldo Parent Company at center of Slush Fund payoffs scandal in Italy
- Full Text: AARP Report Pegs Value Family Caregiving in Hawaii at $1.9 Billion
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 25
- Kaiser recognized as Top Medical Home System
- Obama vs. Boehner on the Debt
- Djou: Ineffectiveness of Hawaii's One Party Rule Revealed in East-West Center Federal Funding Debacle
- HSTA Declares Political War on Abercrombie, Legislators
- Mitsunaga Money Laundered thru Schatz’ Campaign committee to pay off Schatz’ Father
- Aloun Farms Slavery Trial Begins
- ACT 221 Scammers: The action is in energy, PUC is window to our future
- Borreca: We’ll get it right with the Next Big Thing
- Alternatives to Wind: New RFP may site Renewable Energy off Molokai
- Cooking the Truth at the Hawaii Office of Information Practices
- Honolulu Water rates lower than mainland cities run by Progressives
- Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness created
- Fireworks injuries nonexistent in Oahu ERs
- Schofield Wolfhounds Host Japanese Orphans for Two Weeks
- Bidding closes with Four Offers for Hawaii Superferry catamarans
- Feds, State sponsor Million Dollar Car Giveaway
- University of Hawaii Execs Score $22,000 in Tickets To Their Own Games
- 4 Hawaii Post Offices On Potential Closure List
- Terming out, Councilman Pete Hoffmann will not run for Hawaii County mayor, may seek other office
- Hawaii Council imposes Ka’u Rezoning Moratorium
- County considers HR department to curb sexual harassment
- China Completes Record Dive near Hawaii
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Friday, July 15, 2011 |
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July 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:09 PM :: 21036 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Despite high costs, Hawaii Medicaid Spending ranks 41st in Nation
- Berg: Restore Funding for Sand Island Wastewater Treatment
- Hanalani School Returns Home with Second International Botball Tournament Win
- Ewa Field Battlefield Survey Report released by Navy
- Hirono bests Case in raising contributions for Senate run
- City rail plan taking longer to build than Great Pyramid
- Hawaii Country strikes 2-year deal with HGEA, furloughs continue
- Jobless recovery persists in Hawaii
- Neighborhood Board Figure Accused Of Fraud, Elder abuse
- SA: Sex-Abuse Suits should be allowed against Catholic Church, but not the State
- Bus Stop Moved To Avoid Homeless Woman's Smell
- Mafia Wind: State signs off on North Shore wind farm plans
- Navy meeting on Kalaeloa to discuss proposal to develop solar power project
- CSAO: Scam Potential in some Charter Management Organizations
- Hawaii Judges Financial Disclosures Posted Online for first time ever
- Panel to consider placing sheriffs in their own state department
- Law Allows Public-Private Partnerships At State Properties
- Hawai‘i foreclosures decline 66% during June, Judicial Foreclosures nearly double
- 9th Circuit orders Pacific Beach Hotel to Bargain with Union
- Local farmers divided on food safety program
- CDC: Hawaiians Die, Too -- But Less Often
- County denies culpability in blowhole incident
- High Speed Misery: for Both Superferries & U.S. Taxpayers Alike
- Canadian Officials don’t want Hawaii Meth Dealer in their Prison
- Victim of the great garbage patch: Turtle is just one of thousands left deformed or dead by Pacific Ocean plastic—but not plastic bags
- Roseanne's Nuts: Say hello to the second-worst show on television
- Avoiding Cheating Scandal, Atlanta Sup’t of Schools Hides in Maui
- Peter Thiel Buys Maui Home For a Record $27 Million
- Inouye Knew about N Korean Abductions of Japanese 30 years ago
- Ceremony at Schofield Barracks marks the end of the Iraq mission for the post’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011 |
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July 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:35 PM :: 12330 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- New laws which take effect July 1
- Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
- Abercrombie creates huge opening: Will GOP step up?
- HART Budget sets up 1 year tap dance with Council
- Spending to promote Hawaii tourism cut
- Will Budget cuts Sink Pearl Harbor Modernization?
- HSTA Rep: Abercrombie Failed to Bargain In 'Good Faith'
- Star-Advertiser cries over defeat of Obama’s Medical Snooping
- SA: Charter school independence must come with accountability
- Rescuing dropouts from the DoE
- Gay-Atheists fail to trick Gabbard into running for US Senate
- No Crime Stats Kept on Honolulu Police Officers
- Andrea’s Law requires Murderers to Register
- Abercrombie to sign State Indian Tribe Bill
- Mainland Luddites thrilled at Abercrombie intent-to-veto of Fish Farming Bill
- Roz Baker to reminisce about her days as Teachers’ Union operative
- Futility Defined: After fencing off forest, pigs reinvade
- Tocqueville on bureaucracy
- Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Cost $278,000 per Job, now is causing job loss
- Rare earth metals abundant in deep-sea mud
- Honolulu Weekly: Why we can’t ditch nukes and coal
- Asia pollution is latest excuse for global cooling
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Monday, July 4, 2011 |
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July 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:32 AM :: 7542 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Abercrombie’s HSTA contract says nothing about 180-day law, RTTT
- Four of a Kind: UPW, UHPA get big Fat Pay Raise—and HSTA suit could give one to HGEA
- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- 4th of July celebration as Schofield turns 40
- Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
- Union leaders “frustrated” with Abercrombie, HSTA prepares to sue
- More than Half of Lingle Appointees Won't Resign
- AP: Annual 'Hawaii Pork Report' cites wasteful spending in Hawaii governments
- Sexual Abuse goes unpunished at Hawaii's care homes
- Gaia vs America: Eco faddists now claim Fireworks pollute ocean
- Battle Looms Over Huge Rare Minerals Haul off Hawaii
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Friday, July 1, 2011 |
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July 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 12296 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- Sumitomo: Ready to go all the way with Rail Contract Protest
- Hawaii Meth Survey Shows Significant Shifts in Attitudes
- 4th of July celebration as Schofield turns 40
- Gaza Flotilla Roster Portends Another Violent Clash
- Martin announces new Honolulu Council Committees
- New rail board will not sue City Council over budget
- HSTA Leader has been out of town for Days, strike vote awaits his return
- DoE imposes 9 Furlough Days on Teachers
- Hawaii County wants 13 HGEA Furlough Days
- Frustrated teachers give their union a failing grade
- 2001 Redux: Hirono backs Teachers Strike against Abercrombie
- Hee: Legislature forms Abercrombie Cheerleading Team
- Nurse: Do not Fear State Retaliation
- Arizona, Texas, Hawaii all rejecting Gulen Cult Schools
- The Unbearably Smug Soetoro-Ng pushes Social(ist) Studies
- Hawaii Regulator Orders Homeowners Insurers to File New Rates
- Hawaii is #5 destination for International Visitors to US
- Hawaiian Now Controls 83% of Inter-Island Market
- What are Hawaii's most expensive construction projects?
- Albertini: Abercrombie pimping Hawaii’s economic future to the U.S. military
- Independence Day in Kailua and 4th of July Firework Fundraising in High Gear
- SA: Amend Unconstitutional Big Isle election project
- Herkes: Act 48 - What's it all about?
- Arakawa: SMA Law Needed For Sake of Free Enterprise
- Waiawa corrections officer blames staffing shortage for escape of four inmates
- Church honors Blessed Mother Marianne Cope
- VIDEO: Hawaii County budget veto override fails
- Reapportionment Software to be Demonstrated
- Eco-Cultists starving Turtle-hungry Natives
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 |
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June 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 17188 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Victory for Civil Rights: All Persons shall be counted for Hawaii reapportionment
- Victory: Obama Admin cancels stealth survey of Hawaii MDs
- Molokai Wind Developer: “We will pack up and leave.”
- Abercrombie announces plan to let more criminals out onto the streets
- Rep Michelle Bachmann: “We want to win Hawaii”
- Kos: Will Hanabusa let Case beat Hirono?
- Hawaii 2011 Pork Report points to DoE Embezzlement
- CNBC: Hawaii #1 in cost of living, 48th in Business Climate
- KS claims it is not grabbing for Juicy Affordable Housing Credits
- UPW gets 8% Raise on Friday (and still getting 60-40 on Health Care)
- HSTA Contract: Imposing a pact that a labor union has not agreed to is unusual
- Honolulu Takes Steps to Avoid Paying Back $7.9M
- Mayor should step off the train and let HART do the steering
- Enterprise Zone Tax Benefits end Friday
- Mauians decline Abercrombie’s request to resign
- HGEA Nurses Reach Impasse with Contract Negotiations
- Abercrombie gets lots of window dressing for plan to let criminals out on streets
- Maui Judge: “Prison best place” for racist lunatic with multiple convictions
- Reform victim restitution program
- Info about Wahiawa escapees delayed 12 hours because “problems with our cabling and some of the faxing”
- Hawaii visitor spending increases 15 percent
- WSJ: Mogul Digs Hawaii Hotels Out of Debt, Disaster
- Activists, Legislators upset because Fannie Mae goes to Courts with Foreclosures
- Police Save Women from Forced Prostitution Scam
- Transsexual Leader complains Human Trafficking Law is hard on Pimps
- Bacteria: Hawaii Beaches dirtier than New Jersey
- $1.6M in fines over 2 years for Hawaii drivers violating cellphone ban
- Kauai Luddites panicking, try to cancel election because Hydropower may win
- US Supreme Court Decision kills Big Island’s “Public Owned Elections” giveaway to candidates
- Maui Voters to Consider Council Power over Appointments
- Hawaii GM papaya featured at BIO 2011
- Lennon was a closet Republican: Assistant
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Monday, June 27, 2011 |
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June 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:33 PM :: 10785 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Resignation call after Audit reveals “ward heeler’s slush fund” overseen by Honolulu Councilman
- NYT: Obama Administration Plans Stealth Survey of hundreds of Hawaii MDs
- Iran developing capability to hit US with Nukes
- Abercrombie Admin signs contract to keep prisoners on Mainland for rest of his term
- TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
- Hawaii Teachers talk Strike
- City: Four Streams must be Diverted for Rail
- Abercrombie requires a review of helicopters' environmental impact, forcing an $11 million move to Colorado
- $159M bankruptcy caused by anti-Superferry Protesters, Judiciary, and Legislature
- UH Research spending Doubles in Decade
- Full Text: ID Theft Suit filed against UH
- Hawaii last in Nation: Tax Free Health Savings Accounts reduce cost of Health Insurance
- The Special Case for COFA Migrants
- GAO: Minimum Wage kills Jobs in Am Samoa, NMI
- Officials, Lawyers make excuses for deadbeat criminals
- Do Hawaii's Strict Gun Laws Fuel a Black Market?
- Atomic Monkey: “Hatcheted By Huff”
- Feds, Longliners Get Pass for Giving Dolphin Deaths Low Priority
- Oregon lawmakers to save $100s of Millions by ending Green Energy Tax Credits
- VIDEO: N Korean children begging, army starving
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Sunday, June 26, 2011 |
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June 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 PM :: 14664 Views :: Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Ka Pua Makaha: Multi-million dollar giveaway of DHHL assets disguised as “gift”
- Am. Samoa Congressional Delegate bought and paid for by Kazakhstan?
- Abercrombie plans more forums: I’m on a mission to change the direction of Hawaii
- Full Text: City Rejects Rail Bid Protests
- Berg: $1.4B Rail Contract upheld by City
- Hawaii Kai: One Supermarket for 92,000 people
- VIDEO: Fontaine Factor interviews HECO’s Rosegg on Clean Energy
- SA: Abercrombie’s Dysfunctional DHHL to blame for Collapse of Makaha Deal
- HSTA,_Abercrombie “Not Close” Contract expires June 30
- Abercrombie’s New Day: More Tax Increases in the New Year
- Abercrombie’s New Day this year: State taxes and fees that help balance the budget will kick in on Friday
- 40 new laws to take effect July 1
- Hawaii is poised to open its tourism arms to Chinese travelers, but the slow pace for visas could bottleneck efforts
- Low-Hanging Fruit for Developers: Meetings about construction near the rail system are set for Monday and Tuesday
- Atomic Monkey: Civil Beat Down
- MauiTime Subpoena Withdrawn
- Maui Police Identify Online Poster, withdraw subpoena
- Hawaii Legislators’ Advice on how to survive a Weiner Scandal
- Hawaii state bird a hazard to planes
- Restitution? State fails to collect most of the money courts promise the wronged
- How many cons owe how much is unknown
- Soft on Crime: Five priors by age 28 and out on the streets
- Abercrombie endorses Feeding the Homeless at Aloha Stadium
- Save Act would revitalize Philippine Garment Industry
- Hundreds gather to commemorate 'forgotten war'
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Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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June 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:54 AM :: 13281 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- VIDEO: Homeless Tent City at Keaau Beach Park
- State's 'best, final' offer to HSTA includes wage cut, no mention of 180-day law
- Even Abercrombie's Supporters Are Questioning His Progress
- Interview: Richard Borreca weighs in on governor's perceived mishaps
- Appointees respond to governor’s request
- VIDEO: Hawaii Redistricting Commission… Who counts?
- Hawaii law hikes employee contributions, lowers return assumption
- Paltry $55M Kept In Federal Budget For Rail
- Finger Pointing Continues: KS now sez it was trying to salvage deal from DHHL incompetence by grabbing for Jeff Stone’s Affordable Housing Credits
- 17 years of ILWU Retaliation—still no back pay for Whistleblower
- SA: Don’t reduce social studies
- Clinton Crony appeals for tax breaks to create bigger role for state in film industry
- Ryan, Rollman, Douglass, Brackins, Carroll: A Lewd, Offensive and Racist Hawaii Tale
- No Charges Filed in Hawaii Lawmaker 'Hacking' Case
- Hawaii laws target sex and labor trafficking
- Budget: Kona Faction draws a bead on Fred Blas
- Bowing to NIMBYs, Kauai Council orders Boatyard Removed from Hanalei River
- Episcopal, Jewish leaders back Muslim Assn. of Hawaii
- Hawaiian Telcom gets a license for cable TV
- Hawaii Hispanic News drops print edition—goes online only
- Pattern Energy stays committed to wind farm
- AP: Wind Farms could “Mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers”
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Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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June 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 14191 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
- Pension Reform: Abercrombie raises Retirement Age
- Cash Flow Problem: Honolulu Council to borrow $100M for Rail
- Abercrombie signs budget, asks Departments to identify programs for elimination
- Berg: Hundreds attend town hall meeting on Rail in Ewa
- Study: Hawaii Economic Outlook Ranks 46th
- HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER GENE WARD CHOSEN TO ATTEND STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
- Romney, Huntsman Campaigns could draw 70,000 Hawaii Mormons to the Polls—40,000 are not registered voters
- Abercrombie: “I am the biggest obstacle”
- Governor dances to tune of “F*** You”, Progressives not impressed
- Aila: BLNR members do not have to resign
- Finger pointing Begins: Developer Jeff Stone, DHHL blame KS for the failed educational project, KS blames DHHL, Stone
- Raw Sewage: Council Creates 3-5 year Moratorium on new Development in Urban Honolulu
- Kapolei Neighborhood Board: One Last Blast from Mufi’s Minions
- Honolulu Managing Director Doug Chin says HART Lawsuit May Be avoided
- Governor Signs Budget; Must Cut $50 Million More
- Privatization proposal “flew under the radar”
- Hawaii PUC faces more uncertainty thanks to Abercrombie
- Kirk Caldwell calls for boycott of Walmart in order to boost Trial Lawyers income
- Free Parking at all lots for Electric cars
- SB 1073: Legal Aid freed from Legislative Fiat
- Effectiveness of DUI courts buoys hopes of success here
- Card Check: Unite Here Local 5 gains control over 800 more workers
- Fannie Mae Hangs Up On Hawaii Press
- Hawaii appeals court upholds James Pflueger indictment in Ka Loko Reservoir case
- Hawaii County worker with revoked license ran over bicyclist
- Whipping Post: Pilot Project Establishes Tours of Honouliuli Confinement Site
- Muslims Arrested as they attempted to pick up Machine Guns to Attack Military Recruiters
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Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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June 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:21 PM :: 14827 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Broadband to be Trojan Horse for Big Wind Cable?
- Life Without Subsidies: Vanpool Hawaii Announces New Group Rate
- Stone: Abercrombie’s DHHL blows Makaha Learning Center Deal
- More Appointees Snub Hawaii Governor
- Travis Thompson: “I will not be resigning”
- Stadium authority chief says he, others won't quit
- Aloha Stadium not mentioned in New Day Plan
- Council to Override, Reorganize for control of Rail Pork
- State departments told to select programs for elimination
- State Signs New Three-Year Arizona Prison Deal
- To count or not to count military as Hawaii residents
- Hawaii County Attorney: Count Pot heads, don’t count military, students
- Hirono, Hanabusa back Afghan Withdrawal timed for 2012 Elections
- Impasse: HGEA Unit 9 Nurses Go to Arbitration
- UH coaches not obligated, but will consider pay cuts
- Honolulu Most Expensive Homes in Nation
- Feds fork out $1B to Jobless Homeowners
- Molokai Anti-Wind group launches Website
- HELCO seeks developer, landowner input on geothermal
- Honolulu Weekly backs Luddites vs Kauai Hydro
- Don’t count on feds as fund source — Ariyoshi
- Young Bros. seeks 24% rate increase
- Vanpoolers staying with service after losing federal funds
- Rural MD Residency program at risk
- Governor signs bill making dog fighting a felony
- SCOTUS class action ruling makes Trial Lawyers Sad
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center receives $3.6M donation to study mesothelioma (Trial Lawyers Rejoice!)
- Hilo Dopers make deals with Feds, Christie digs in
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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June 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 PM :: 14843 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Did HSTA boycott Race To The Top Meetings?
- Governor signs bill to exempt Broadband Cables from Permitting Requirements
- Meet your new Defense Secretary: Leon Panetta's War on Reagan's Defense Policies
- Hirono, Akaka: Pension’s Perks for Members With a Past
- Abercrombie’s Public Land Development Corporation: Land & Power in Hawaii Pt 2
- Abercrombie Agenda: More New Taxes to Cover $14B in EUTF Liabilities
- Our Imperial Governor
- Appointee: “I’m Here for the Long Haul”
- Abercrombie doesn't announce every bill signing
- Progressives: SB1274 Will Gut Hawaii Patients Bill of Rights
- Squeezed by Low Reimbursements and High Regulations, Hawaii Medical Center filing for bankruptcy protection
- Carlisle Vetoes Council's Transit Authority Budget
- Public Gets little from Martin, Harimoto Junket to Copenhagen
- Abercrombie’s New BoE: No More Subsidies For After-School Kids In Hawaii
- Finnegan Appointed To Hawaii Charter School Review Panel
- SA: Supreme Court is right, but we want to control your family anyway
- DHHL Homesteaders Delinquent on Maui, Big Island Property Taxes
- City Asking Firefighters, Police For 5% Pay Cut
- Judge dismisses assault charge against HPD captain
- Police officer pleads no contest to third time of driving without license
- Fitch, Moody’s GO Bond Rating Downgrade to Impact Hawaii Taxpayers
- Foodland Fight
- Turn Lahaina Sewage into Electricity
- Reputable dog breeders support accountability
- US-China Diplomatic Meeting in Honolulu this Weekend
- USS Charleston captures Guam from Spain on June 21, 1898
- Obama Gets only 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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June 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 11452 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
- Abercrombie signs 15 bills into law
- Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
- MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM JULY FOURTH WEEKEND PA`INA
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 20
- Appointees Reject Abercrombie’s Resignation Call
- Abercrombie doesn’t ask his Cronies to Resign
- Aloha Stadium as we know it could soon be saying 'aloha'
- Mayor will sue over the spending plan OK'd by the City Council
- Higher vehicle fees may not help roads
- Media Said to Fuel Micronesian Stereotypes
- Another DoE Thief avoids Jail: “Thefts will Continue”
- BoE: More Math and Science, Less Social Studies
- New Council Chair Ernie Martin gave away $1.2M to Nonprofit at Center of HUD Probe
- Tom Berg proposal to allow Commercial Vendors in parks on Agenda Today
- Unnamed City Official faces charges for “Malicious” and “false” Ethics Complaint
- 'Furlough Fridays' expire
- Hawaii County Budget Fight Continues
- ALEC rates Hawaii worst for Economic Performance
- Former Superferry ships for sale
- Governor Signs Tougher Sex And Labor Trafficking Bills
- 2 congressmen call for Honolulu TSA probe
- Child Abuse: Gay Atheists continue effort to use anti-bullying programs to push Gay Agenda in Schools
- High court "parental discipline" ruling not a license to abuse
- Kalapa: Kids budget better than Legislators
- First Large-Scale Oahu Biofuel Crops Planted
- Something fishy in reporting the fishery management council
- Republicans question Foodland's departure from Koko Marina
- Allegiant acquires first two 757s for Hawaii Routes
- Support Small Business Through Oahu Bill 36
- Date set for school worker's enticement trial
- Hawaii electricians union re-elects HART Member as business manager, financial secretary
- Guam Governor demands US pay reparations for Japanese Atrocities
- AMA finds inaccurate claims payments on the rise
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Saturday, June 18, 2011 |
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June 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:14 AM :: 20895 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Feds: U.S. travel and tourism industry on pace for record-setting year
- NASA-Funded Group Doctors Sea Level Data
- A Summer of Robots: Fueling innovation for the New Economy
- Hawaii Government Impact: The High Cost of Land Use and Housing
- Greek Crisis: Moody’s warns of possible First Hawaiian Bank downgrade
- Hot Water Restored At Mayor Wright Housing
- Power Grab: Abercrombie now demanding Resignations of PUC, LUC, Housing Authority, BLNR, and Aloha Stadium Authority
- Mazie and Colleen: Million Dollar Babies
- Ernie Martin's Rapid Rise to Council Power
- Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank after $60M Taxpayer giveaway: Strongest financial position since Japanese Bubble
- Privatization of Historic Preservation Division $186,000 Contract Goes to Abercrombie Supporters
- State D.O.T. spending $1 million on aluminum fencing
- Hirono trying to pour more Federal money into Hamakua Ditch
- AP Interview: Army general wants Makua as option
- OHA’s Luddites Attack: KIUC ballot to decide fate of Hydro contract
- Hawaii Attorney: Failure of Foreclosure Law Inevitable
- Elder Abuse: 60 Fraud cases this year
- Matson Documents Subpoenaed in Anti-Trust Probe
- Randy Iwase Tax Commission to propose Tax Hikes in 2013
- Dopers: Univ of Hawaii should allow legal research marijuana
- Residual money from class-action suits will go to legal aid groups
- Global Horizon demanded Thai workers pay fees on top of Illegal recruiting fees
- Hyatt workers to launch boycott of Waikiki hotel
- One in eight Hawaii bridges ‘structurally deficient’
- KSBE Haleiwa redevelopment has businesses fretting over future
- Save Kailua Fireworks
- Deepwater bottomfish catch limits are reduced
- Camping to go Camping: City Camping Permits Create Long Lines – last chance before fee
- Deflecting EPA Lahaina Injection well sanction could cost Maui millions
- Sniping begins over Hawaii county budget
- Convicted Killer/Sovereignty Activist to be evicted from Squat
- Climategate Part 2—“Renewable Energy”
- UCLA Prof: Media Bias adds 10% to Democrat Candidates’ total
- Fast and Furious: ATF funneled illegal guns into Mexico
- NYT: 2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
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June 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 17505 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
- Fitch downgrades Hawaii, Cites Tourism Dependence
- After stock craters 64%, Feds to dump 5.6M shares of Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank
- June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
- Google to fund Kuhio Park Terrace rehab project
- Hawaii Army Reservists building Community Center in Indonesia
- Oahu Redistricting Panel: Military Should Count
- Borreca: Democrats fear Abercrombie’s bizarre behavior will rub off on them
- Shapiro: Abercrombie should follow his own advice about dignity
- Shapiro: Abercrombie has Abbie Hoffman Mentality
- Abercrombie Spokesperson Dela Cruz gets side job with Corporate Insiders
- Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
- Change from Furloughs to paid Comp Time will Cost State of Hawaii More Than $160 Million
- General Fund Receipts up $154M for year
- Crafty, not stupid: Hawaii Legislators Rank High in College Degrees
- Calvin Say: As long as Hawaii has part-time legislature, Conflict of interest unavoidable
- Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers are now Fugitives, Warrants for arrest issued
- Honolulu Council: Ernie Martin to Oust Nestor Garcia as Chairman?
- Carlisle Administration Forgave $1.2 Million in Loans to Ernie Martin’s Nonprofit -- Accused of Misusing Federal Funds
- Court to consider whether Contractors should be allowed to make Pay-to-Play contributions
- Abercrombie’s DoE: Small schools to get less
- Five BoE Members borrow from Horner’s First Hawaiian Bank
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Hawaii Tax Panel Report 'Impossible' This Year—Abercrombie appoints Five behind back of Legislators
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China Eastern Airlines to commence Hawaii service (Thank you Linda Lingle)
- U.S.-Korea trade pact would provide boost to Hawaii's economy
- Maui Council Committee OKs $3M Tax Increase
- PTA unveils ambitious expansion plans
- Kenoi coy on budget decision
- “Dishonest Statements to the Court”: Stephens Media Copyright Suit vs Democratic Underground thrown out
- Former HPD Major, Deputy Chief Fired by TSA in Baggage Screening Case
- HPD officer is convicted of assaulting prostitute—still on payroll
- What Works in Education: Alternative public high school in Hawaii
- Former Kapolei HS teacher's aide accused of sexually assaulting student
- Former Pearl Ridge Elementary secretary charged with 99 counts of theft, forgery (No need Audit)
- Foreclosures might swamp isle courts
- Want $10,000? Akaka Tribe giving away free taxpayer money to individuals seeking to buy Houses
- New company turns unwanted timeshares into auction items for charity fundraisers
- Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand
- Beijing battling protest fires on all fronts
- Feds ditch rule that foiled Indian tribes’ plans for off-reservation casino
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Monday, June 13, 2011 |
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June 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 14058 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Pro-Bowl: Collateral damage in Abercrombie’s war on Mufi?
- Voting Rights? Star-Advertiser pushes to disenfranchise Military Personnel
- Video: Sen. Sam Slom Legislative Wrap-up
- Ward: Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl attack continues short-sighted strategy
- Fannie Mae ends use of non-judicial foreclosure in Hawaii
- As Neil rants and raves, Pro Bowl could be heading to Indianapolis
- Hanabusa’s Kakaako Move a dig at Hirono, prelude to Senate Run?
- HUD forces City Administrator to resign as Director of Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corp.
- Planned Parenthood Funding aborted by State
- New BoE Cuts all funding for Adult Education
- Feeding the Corporatist State: Occupancy up 3.2%, revenue up 13.8%
- Organizations Spent More Than $1 Million to Lobby in First Two Months of 2011
- Hawaii Retirement, Health Benefit Costs Down On Paper, Up in Reality
- Kalapa: Private Public Partnership?
- Lim: The Seriousness of Hawaii's Financial Situation
- Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars – Still Only at 1 Percent
- More Federal Funds? Tsunami net Hawaii a paltry $8M
- $2.4 Trillion Secret: Inouye in Deficit Negotiations
- Hokulia Model being used to seize land on Kauai, Maui
- Luddite spends 1 hour denouncing Fish farms
- Still Hungry? Land crabs rule Palmyra Island
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Friday, June 10, 2011 |
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June 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:24 PM :: 10929 Views :: Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Reapportionment Commission rejects Multi-Member Districts, hears testimony in favor of counting Military Personnel
- Is More Better? Education Spending Increases in Hawaii
- Terry Lock named Hawaii Early Childhood Coordinator
- Newspaper Guild: Star-Advertiser demands end to seniority system, 50% cut in sick leave
- Cayetano: Abercrombie unaware of Pro-Bowl’s Value
- Fact Check: Weekend of Civil Unions Will Bring in More Cash Than Pro Bowl? FALSE
- Kamehameha educator takes job as state's childhood coordinator
- Clayton Hee Financial Disclosures still false
- State to seek assets of defunct nonprofits
- Hawaii Presents Its Fiscal Case to Fitch
- Supreme Court considers conduct code rule changes
- Campaign Spending Commission Fines Reps Awana, Carroll
- TSA to Fire 36 Honolulu Airport Workers
- Hawaii is one of only six states where home prices increase
- Security guard, school lunch aide indicted on child enticement charge
- HECO is #3 in Solar
- Luddites whine about GMOs in Hawaii
- Men charged with killing pregnant goat plead not guilty
- Contraceptives won't solve deer problem, only throwing money at deer will work
- Court Delays Arraignment In Puppy Mill Case
- How Cola Gave Molokai Clean Water
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011 |
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June 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:43 PM :: 9772 Views :: Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- DBEDT: Census Report looks at Redistricting in Hawaii
- Libertarian Think-tank Ranks Hawaii #47 in Freedom
- New Charges: Rod Tam to be arraigned for Campaign Spending Violations
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 6
- Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei
- Lim’s Attack on Tourism: Revenge by Abercrombie?
- State Supreme Court to hear case for Hawaiian Homes funding
- State liabilities must be reduced
- Hawaii graduation rate 65.8%, DoE continues to play numbers games
- Navy Ship That fed Bin Laden’s stinking corpse To Sharks will stop In Hawaii
- Stangel was in custody before (Soft on Crime)
- Kalapa: Put Emphasis On Restructuring Government
- State formalizes pact to assist military kids
- Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force members warned to Stop Lobbying
- Star-Advertiser forecasts continued growth
- Rod Tam Pleads No Contest To New Charges
- Homeless plan or security sweep?
- APEC Host Committee announces new executives
- Hawaii's first full-time chief information officer to be announced by Gov. Abercrombie
- Van pool fees likely to increase
- Atomic Monkey: State Representative Pine Latest Victim of Dirty Cyber Trickster?
- Senate's Indian Affairs to hold hearing on UN statement on indigenous rights
- Green Killer of Eagles, Hawks: Wind Farms Murder 440,000 birds a Year
- AOL INSIDER: Here Are 12 Reasons Why The AOL-Huffington Post Merger Is Going Down In Flames
- WaPo: President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout
- Liquid Robotics raises $22 million for autonomous sea drones
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Thursday, June 2, 2011 |
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June 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:54 PM :: 10939 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Abercrombie signs SB1347, gives HECO license to soak Consumers for Green Energy Projects
- Should ratepayers pay for Big Wind Studies? Life of the Land Challenges HECO
- HIPA Hawaii Military Spending Study Tied to Fundraiser with Military Contractor?
- After Rejection by Mayo Clinic, US Senators ask Obama Admin to withdraw Medical Home Regs
- National Right to Life: Medical rationing and $555B Medicare cuts in Obamacare Law
- Lung Association: Honolulu has America’s Cleanest Air
- Abercrombie releases funds for Capital Improvement Projects
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Mufi sits down with Tsutsui to plan 2012 Election Strategy?
- Abercrombie signs bill shutting Consumers out, allowing HECO to Raise Rates at Will
- HB1000 Would Authorize Unelected Board to tax cellphones
- Latest Rail Poll Paid for by Rail Contactor
- Bill ending GE Tax exemptions raises Legal Questions on Construction Contracts
- Hawaii Senate Keeps Public in Dark
- Council, Mayor head for Courtroom Showdown over HART Rail Budget Authority
- VIDEO: Hawaii council passes budget, mayor “outraged” by payment for Retirees health Care
- OHA giving away more money to Buy Support from Hawaiians
- Clayton Hee revises Financial Disclosure Statements AGAIN, may still be in violation
- Heavyweight Lobbyists Line up to Defend Schnitzer Steel
- No Conflict: Lawmaker by Day, Lobbyist by Night
- Rod Tam Sentencing next Tuesday
- Proposed Laie hotel clears another hurdle
- Lawsuit looms as UH, consultant try to stop data breaches
- HPD gains first female deputy chief
- New Hawaii Law Offers Gold Star Family License Plates to Families of Fallen Soldiers
- US House to Celebrate Kamehameha Day June 11
- Investigators Discover Manufacturing Facility in Hawaii
- TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011 |
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June 1, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:51 AM :: 10912 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- RAND: Military is 18% of Hawaii’s Economy (Full Text)
- Hirono, Hanabusa vote to increase National Debt: House rejects 97-318
- Horizon Lines may be delisted from NY Stock Exchange
- Hawaii Right to Life PAC Congratulates Neighborhood Board Candidates Who Advocate for Life
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 31
- Abercrombie signs Appropriation for Reapportionment Commission
- Visitor arrivals rose 5.3% and spending jumped 20.2% in April
- MRC Greenwood on Misuse of Protocol Funds: “There are many things I don’t do”
- As Hurricane Season begins, Abercrombie signs law allowing him to spend hurricane relief fund
- No Special Session Means Key Bills In Limbo
- No Competition For Hawaii School Bus Contracts
- Hawaii's Electric Vehicle Rebates Off to Slow Start
- Civil Beat: Facts are not Facts if We Decide They’re Not
- Paying For Honolulu News: Follow the money, the technology and the readers to try to predict the future of the news business
- KHON2, KITV, Hawaii News Now Face Uncertain Future
- Anti-Geothermal Protesters now Love Geothermal Because OHA will Profit
- Toxic Waste in Hawaii
- UH Manoa Ethnic studies to Invade New Zealand
- Rick Hamada Five Questions. 5 Answers.
- $2M bail for man charged in Hawaii resort death
- Nishihara: Agricultural Renaissance? This time we mean it. Really.
- Kuehnle Algae Replaces Oil, but costs more
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Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
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May 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 PM :: 13321 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Complete list of Neighborhood Board Election Results
- Berg: Support needed for Community Benefits Bills on Council Agenda
- Association of Alternative Newsweeklies protests subpoena of Maui Time online Commenters’ IDs
- Hawaii Workers Comp Fails Workers and Doctors—but Lawyers are given a “Raft of Protocols”
- VA, Pentagon to combine Electronic Health Records
- Homeless leave Waianae, move Downtown
- WW2 Memorial Needs Paint, Abercrombie Admin blames Lingle
- Hawaii spends $12,399 per student: DoE blames HECO for poor Student Performance
- New 3 yr Mainland Prison Contract Overdue
- Hunters hit back at DLNR “Propaganda”: No Axis deer on Big Isle
- Interest in electric vehicles high in Hawaii: Honolulu creates an online permitting system for home charging stations
- Dismissal sought in Kaho'ohalahala residency dispute
- Maui: Ex-police officer pleads guilty in theft and sex assault cases
- Hawaii County Cost of Gov’t Commission focuses on How to extract more money from Residents
- County programs serving few a burden to taxpayers
- Bicyclists protest Waialae road plan
- Hawaii Puppy Mill Faces 153 Animal Cruelty Counts
- Lawmakers from Both Sides Rally for Housing Counseling Funding
- Akaka votes to Bankrupt Medicare
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Friday, May 27, 2011 |
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May 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 12024 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Naming names: Who are the alleged Sovereignty-mortgage scammers?
- Maui Victims of Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers may lose home
- Study: Hawaii Drivers rank 50th in Driving Skills
- $600 million in New Taxes
- Hawaii Government agencies are tops in DC lobbying
- Tulsi Gabbard announces Democratic campaign for CD2
- DLNR to step up enforcement against Fishermen
- Abercrombie on CoR: No plans to call for Special Session
- Attorney: Seizure of Molokai Ranch for Windfarm may be illegal
- 189 Properties in Rail’s Path: Myths about Eminent Domain
- Gov. Ariyoshi Schools Abercrombie on how to balance a Budget
- State to sell piles of junk to fill General Fund
- Obamacare: Medicaid cuts will cost Hawaii $150 million over two years
- County Mayors Meet With Governor Over Contract Talks
- Abercrombie: Special Session Unlikely, Revenues Forecast Unchanged
- Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie signs extension of 5 percent pay cut for state leaders
- Did Hawaii Do Enough To Fix Public Pensions?
- Maui land sought for geothermal power plant
- Sovereignty Activists indicted for Stealing from Hawaiians (once again)
- Rep Herkes defends ACT 48 Foreclosure Reform
- For Tulsi Gabbard, Serving Hawaii Means Leaving City Council Early
- HPD Officer's Sentencing Delayed
- UH students tell City Council about bike route disconnections
- Hawaii health department reopens food plant
- Queen Liliuokalani School Closes Its Doors
- WSJ: Hawaii Hotel Sues Marriott
- Lahaina museum to be featured in film on China’s 1911 Revolution
- Akaka reintroduces bill to reunite Filipino World War II veterans and their children
- Honolulu Mayor Advances Plan to Demolish Waikiki Natatorium
- Spike in rat lungworm reported
- HNN: Bu La`ia: The Legend Continues
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Thursday, May 26, 2011 |
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May 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 15082 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Test of Shield Law? Maui PD subpoenas ID of online commenter who threatened Cop
- Brookings: Muslims expel reformer from Manoa mosque, claim Arabs discovered Hawaii
- Gallup: Hawaii residents are Least-Stressed in US
- VIDEO: Fontaine Factor Discusses Domestic Violence in Hawaii
- After raising taxes on poor, Abercrombie announces $13M Crony Capitalist Giveaway
- UH Hilo to be home to NASA International Lunar Research Park
- Akaka, Inouye join in unanimous Senate rejection of Obama Budget
- VIDEO: Ryan: Obama, Dems "Shamelessly Distort And Demagogue Medicare"
- VIDEO: Joe Klein: NY-26 Was A "Victory For Socialism"
- Everyone Holding Breath for State COR Numbers
- Clayton Hee corrects years of lies on Ethics Statements: SA blogs about it
- Abercrombie still trying to balance budget on backs of Seniors
- Abercrombie’s Corporate Welfare goes to OHIO???
- Bill to alter homes tax exemption advances
- Research facility at UH-Hilo would test gear for lunar work
- 10 yr sentence for Filipino who liberated nearly $300K from Democrat Operatives Meheula, Winer
- Clownish Hawaii Democrat Media Begins Running Free Campaign Propaganda for Hirono
- APEC Calls for Seamless Free Trade across Pacific
- Former Big Island Mayor Yamashiro Will Be Remembered as ‘Best Mayor’ and ‘Loyal Friend and Mentor’
- Civil Beat Gets it Wrong on Democrat Money flooding into Hawaii 2010 Campaigns
- Goodwin Liu withdraws appeals court nomination
- After Abercrombie wrecks Budget, Aoki blames Lingle
- State partners with NASA to work on space exploration at UH Hilo
- Obama gives Abercrombie $13M to reward Cronies
- Incentive reduced for solar water heating program
- Kauai Council approves $269M budget—25% increase; Rapozo casts lone ‘nay’ vote
- The Kama’aina Pumping Scandal Remains Scandalous
- CB: For Filipinos, Politics Is More Than Just Numbers
- Anti-Bullying Program introduces “Transgender Clownfish” to Elementary School Students
- Hawaii Doesn't Require Lost Gun Reports
- 'Speedy Trial' Violations Rare in Hawaii
- Alleged Scam Psychiatrist came to Hawaii after losing MD license in Colorado
- Tesoro Buys Libyan Rebel Crude for Hawaii Refinery
- Hawaii heat source debated
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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May 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:27 PM :: 15120 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Abercrombie’s Medical Homes: Global Budget to control your Healthcare
- Only 53% of House Seats change hands in 7 years
- WSJ: An Anti-Israel President: The president's peace proposal is a formula for war
- WT: Obama’s next war -- President’s ill-considered Islamist backing puts Israel in the cross hairs
- 4 Schofield soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
- Inouye, Akaka stab Hawaii in back: Call for delay in South Korea Free Trade Pact
- Senator Hee amends latest financial disclosure, questions remain
- DePledge: Nobody cares about Residency
- Rail Math Just Doesn’t Add Up
- Shapiro: Public should win tug of war over control of rail authority
- Will current controversies change public opinion on rail?
- Critics: HPD Chief Isolated, Too Close To Union
- Father says son found gun at Oahu middle school
- Is Restricting Freedom of Movement a Healthcare Solution?
- Filipinos Overtake Japanese As Top Hawaii Group
- Hawaii can play a leading role in America's quest to explore and colonize space
- $2.6M for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Hawaii Co Water rates hiked 18%
- Kauai to Regulate Peddlers in Parks
- Robber Baron will not Represent Molokai
- Hawaii Consumers #3 in Credit Card Debt
- Council pursues Obama's library
- Shakedown Fails for Now: Telescope foes lose bid for legal fees
- OHA To publish How To guide for Shakedown Artists
- Argentina: Hawaii doctor nabbed for Medicare billing fraud
- Hawaii woman accused in $50 million Chinese company fraud
- United States for Travel Freedom Caucus Plans to Stop TSA ‘Abuses’
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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May 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:16 PM :: 10617 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
- Aiona vs. Hannemann for CD2?
- Federal Law Enforcement Foundation: Hawaii Muslims not sanctioned to use our name
- Gulen Cult strikes out in Hawaii Legislature, School?
- Hawaii PUC Stats show Windfarms cause Blackouts
- DoTax still has no explanation for sudden discovery of $134M
- Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces Presidential Campaign
- Larry Mehau associate John Carroll to run for US Senate as Libertarian
- Study: Humans Wiped Out Land Crabs 1000 yrs ago In Hawaii (they were delicious)
- Abercrombie to Democrats: We’re running out of time to Survive
- Abercrombie signs measure for SHORTER school day (180-day law killed)
- Abercrombie teams up with Karl Rove against AARP
- State Auditor Attacks Successful Charter School
- Small Charter Schools kept on Life Support by KSBE in order to use up all the Charters
- Highlands Intermediate student in police custody following gunshot on campus
- Progressive Democrats begin to panic over Reapportionment
- UH Manoa Ethnic Studies Fraudsters: APEC meeting a chance to promote 'Value of Hawaii'
- SA to Council: Allow rail authority to do its job
- ILind: Foreclosure Law will allow Condo Fee Deadbeats free ride
- Odds Against Entrepreneurship In Hawaii
- Hawaii technology office on course for creation
- Groups call on students to challenge themselves
- Special report: youth gangs in Hawaii
- US Wind Installations Dropping Sharply
- Korean TV show a boon for tourism
- Tonga: Hawaiian Kingdom visa scheme is a scam
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Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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May 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 12586 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- VIDEO: Abercrombie squares off with Maui Nurses
- Djou responds to Hirono Campaign Announcement
- UHERO County Forecast: Uneven Recovery Continues
- SA: Abercrombie off to rough start
- Police Roust Kenoi, Chang from Drunken Party
- Hawaiian Home Lands Owes $2,500 for Treadmill
- HTA: Tourism set for near-record year
- Dead on Arrival: Obama Admin to ask for $250M for Honolulu Rail
- District Pork Hard to Track at the Ledge
- Legislators raise GE Tax $350M, proud of …uh… not raising GE Tax
- Surprise, surprise: Maui hydro proposal causing controversy
- Long-awaited Kuhio Park Terraces revamp begins
- Castle doubles down on schools (good money after bad)
- DoE employee arrested in first child enticement case involving 'live victim'
- Study: HIV on the rise with Asian and Pacific Islander Women
- Less Federal Funds: Hawaii's anti-terror funding cut despite APEC
- Geothermal: How Much will OHA make after theft of Wao Kele O Puna
- Were Kings and Queens of Hawaii Really Hawaiian?
- Hawaiian Rights vs DLNR at Supreme Court
- US judge fines contractor for human trafficking
- Regents Split on Research Center's Future, Punt Decision to UH President
- Cayetano: 14 years, 10 dogs, and Salmon
- Maui Chamber needs more donations to continue Fourth of July fireworks
- Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration
- Castle Foundation commits $10 million to public education
- Transsexual Farrington HS Student now edits website
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 |
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May 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:44 PM :: 13294 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Hawaii WW2 vet to Obama: “Shape up and start acting like an American”
- FRIDAY Last Day to Vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
- Larry Mehau Associate Mazie Hirono Announces Campaign for US Senate
- Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
- US Census: Hawaii home ownership only 57.7%
- DBEDT: State Forecasts Remain Optimistic
- RESULTS: Cain tops Hawaii GOP Presidential Straw Poll
- Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
- Not to Rule over Hawaii: Obama's 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu heading for Defeat Thursday?
- To Rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates former Planned Parenthood Board member for 9th Circuit
- Social Security Admin releases Top 100 baby names for Hawaii
- Your Private Information Public? HHS Audit finds massive Security Gaps in Electronic Medical Records
- Victory: Senate Republicans Save Hawaii from Berkeley Liu
- Cabanilla, Wooley, English among Least Effective Lawmakers
- Neighborhood Board Voting ends Friday
- Homelessness Industry Admits 75% would go to shelters if we stop feeding them on the Streets
- Three Weeks After Rail Fact-Finding Trip, Still No Report
- State forecasts increase in jobs
- AP, ABC Weigh in on Moody’s Hawaii Downgrade
- BOE wants single, more rigorous track to earn high school diploma
- Common Cause Targets Instant Runoff Voting for a Comeback Next Year
- Kauai Resort property tax hike fails
- Kau: Modest version of Hawaiian Riviera Resort envisioned
- Council to chop W. Hawaii golf subsidy
- Oi: Bill to ban texting in crosswalks won't work, but changed attitudes would
- UH Board of Regents To Vote on Major Research Center's Closure
- "Interim" is the Title for 8 of 19 Deans at UH Manoa
- Daily KOS Claims Lingle has no future
- Bank Lobbyist Served on Hawaii Fore closure Task Force
- Big Save stores sold to Times
- Hawaii Libertarian Party Convention to meet Saturday
- Accused Murderer Walks after Two Mistrials
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 |
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May 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 13839 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
- Study: Hawaiian Islands Feudal system in 1400 AD
- Lingle Pushes Senate Decision to Summer
- SHOCK POLL: Labor unions ranked high in influence
- VIDEO: Abercrombie Bickers with Maui Nurses
- Nurses group questions MMMC rent payments for empty structure
- HPD's 2 deputy chiefs intend to give up posts
- Honolulu inflation ranked No. 4 in nation in 2010
- SA: OIP has public duty to issue opinion
- Fact Check: Abercrombie wrong about Medicaid Enrollment Growth
- Beacon Communities' birthday emphasizes 'journey' ahead
- HMSA, Kaiser in the black so far this year
- Unity House tries to sell Lotus hotel
- Wind Farms get a pass while Enviros hammer KIUC over dead birds
- Property taxes 180% higher after Supreme Court rejects Kauai Ohana Amendment
- Crisis? Council: $200K trash haul study waste of money
- Kauai Councilman Votes Money for his own Non-profit
- FACE Rallies for illegal migrants
- Star-Advertiser makes room for Democrat Campaign Commercial
- Obama’s sister: Private schools should share resources with Public Schools
- Court rejects appeal of Kamehameha case
- VIDEO: Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial ground breaking
- Dopers fire back at Green, Shapiro
- Akaka introduces foreclosure overhaul in Senate
- Hawaiian Crab Extinction Linked To Ancient Human Presence
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011 |
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May 4, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:18 PM :: 13774 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Double-Digit Spending Increase and Taxes to Match: Senate Passes Budget 24-1
- STATEMENT FROM ABERCROMBIE ON PASSAGE OF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
- Sewer Line Back Up Closes Capitol Toilets
- Big Victory for Abercrombie’s HSTA/DoE/BoE: Legislature stalls 180 day law
- First Item on New BoE Agenda: Take Care of Matayoshi
- Online shopping tax bills die in Hawaii
- ILind Looks at 14 Bills Passed by Legislature
- State's Flu-Shot Program Threatened
- Stanley Chang caught lying about Support for Gas Tax Increase
- Debt Service on Rail Bonds $380M/year
- Hawaii House-Senate committee backs health care reform conformity bill
- FACT CHECK — HGEA: Public Nurse Pay 'Woefully' Behind Private Sector?
- Hawaii Loses Substitute Teacher Class Action Suit, Could Owe $70 Million
- Price of Tavares: Battle over permits doubles cost of center for Molokai veterans
- KIUC Pursues Real Renewable Electricity, so Enviros Mount Opposition
- Luddites push Kauai Co to Harass Seed Industry
- Homeless Bills Miss Deadline
- Attorney General Louie confirmed by Hawaii Senate, completing Gov. Abercrombie's Cabinet
- Inmate sues state and prison guards fired for beating him
- Shapiro: Green on right track to make medicinal pot rules more rigid
- Trailer Parks for Homeless on Ag land?
- Kahuku Village managers Ousted
- Developers may be shut out of cash for affordable housing
- Mid Pacific Institute Enviros brainwash Preschoolers
- HPD Releases Cost for President’s Hawaii Security Detail
- Book Reviews of Biography of Obama’s Mother
- CBS chief calls 'Hawaii Five-0' next billion-dollar franchise
- Hawaii attorney general may join BCS lawsuit
- The Oracle Nation Of Islam Answers The Call To Hawaii
- “Khalid Shaikh Mohammed basically gave up nothing until after he had been waterboarded”
- Tight security at Obama granny's Kenya home
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Monday, May 2, 2011 |
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May 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:06 PM :: 17139 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Special Forces exterminate Osama Bin-Laden: Hideout was mansion next to Pakistani Military Academy
- Legislature to vote on $350M Increase in GE Tax
- Whirlwind legislative session draws to a close May 5
- Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
- Local Reaction To Osama’s Death: Relief, Worry
- Threat Level Raised At All Hawaii Army Installations
- How Much Hawaii Legislature’s Tax Hikes Will Cost You ($600M)
- Hawaii Legislature Increases Taxes, Spending, but Some Controversial Tax Measures Die
- Pay Raises for Hawaii Lawmakers Still on Table
- Law Lets Session Draw to a Close With Few Legislators Filing Disclosures
- Legislative Session Schedule for This Week
- Mortgage Foreclosure Bill Makes Cut
- Obama's close friend to appear in Honolulu court on Prostitution Rap
- Bill to protect victims of abuse nears OK
- Hawaii has nation’s Highest Teen Suicide Rate
- BoE Chair Horner continues to abuse Audit word
- APEC conferees will see greener Nimitz Highway
- NYT: Standing Up for Guest Workers
- Project could help Nanakuli
- Honolulu Should Not Give Corporate Welfare Through Favoritism in Recycling Contracts
- Councilmember Tulsi Gabbard to drop use of Tamayo
- Four Seasons Resort reopens, recovered from tsunami damage
- Kauai Co Auditor surprised by county’s skyrocketing electric bill in 2010
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Saturday, April 30, 2011 |
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April 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 15588 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Friends of Lanai Calls for Big Wind Bidding Process to be Reopened
- 'Birther' Myth First Spread by Hillary Clinton Supporters in 2008
- Capped Out: Conference Committee Seizes Some TAT Revenue from Counties
- GE TAX Raised: Will reverberate throughout the economy as higher prices for consumers
- Bill Would Raise Hawaii's Production Tax Credits by 20%
- Proposal to start a casino in Hawaii dies
- Foreclosure aid bills advances
- Reefer Madness: Medical marijuana bill dies at the Legislature
- Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill Moves Forward in 2011 Legislature
- Homeless Hotline Tally So Far: 100 Calls, Emails
- Supreme Court Picks Reapportionment Chair
- Kailua High teacher charged with throwing hammer at student
- Hauula Charter School plans under way
- Hawaii residents victimized in ponzi scheme
- Horizon Lines reports loss, cites Hawaii slowdown
- Is Obama trying to anoint Trump?
- Golden Week volunteers help earthquake victims in Japan
- Celebration to mark Day of Prayer
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011 |
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April 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 10324 Views :: Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Abercrombie: HGEA Settles “without accusations and confrontation”
- HB1405: Lawmakers attempt an end run around the public in order to pass State Akaka bill
- Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories
- White House Releases Obama’s Long-Form Birth Certificate
- Ignored Locally: Hawaii Investigative Reporter Gets National Recognition
- BoE says “Audit”, but No FINANCIAL Audits are planned
- Now that a Democrat is Governor, it is Time for Legislature to undo its “mistake” on UH regents
- Conference Committee Still Considering More Spending
- Abercrombie to Legislature; Just Ignore my AG on Medicare Pt B
- $150M Medicaid cuts risk care, opponents say
- Hawaii Legislative Conference Committee Working Hard on Instant Runoff Voting Bill
- HB688: Transsexual Agenda For Hawaii Schools
- Trial Lawyers seek Profit from Mass Release of Criminals
- Hawaii Human Trafficking Bill One Step From Governor's Desk
- Japanese Tourists 'Will Be Back Soon' to Hawaii
- Another Australian Airline to Fly Hawaii Routes
- No Hawaii Lawmakers Disclose Dependents With Stocks, Mutual Funds
- Josh Green finally figures out Medical Marijuana is a Scam, Pushes for Big Island Dope Dispensary
- HGEA vote fell well short of a mandate
- Nurses Head for Arbitration?
- HGEA Nurses underpaid compared to Private Hospitals
- SA: Don’t give more to nurses
- Bag Tax: Legislators plan to screw Retailers after luring them in with Revenue Sharing
- Coffman Screws Residential Solar Installers, Homeowners
- Hawaii to Drain Hurricane Fund to Cover Shortfall
- Obama Friend Titcomb Pleads Guilty In Traffic Court Case
- He’s No ‘Birther’ but Hawaii Senator Tackles Issues Surrounding Obama’s Birth Certificate
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
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April 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 15343 Views :: Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- Back to bargaining Table: HGEA Nurses Reject Contract, other 6 Units Ratify
- Djou: Oahu has nation’s Highest Gas Taxes, City may raise higher
- Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange
- HCR135: Special Interests hijack ALOHA Resolution
- Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
- Abercrombie announces Homeless Hotlines
- Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories
- Panos for Mayor Again? Decision waits until after APEC in November
- Shapiro: Sam Slom moves to the fringe
- HSTA/DOE Join to Push Back against 180-day Law: Legislators want to fudge it
- Legislature resists governor's 'transformation of politics'
- Conference Committees To Focus on Tax Hikes Today
- Lawmakers still assuming fantasy returns on Pension Investments
- SA: Don't borrow to build rental-car facility (Capital converted to operating!)
- 7000 Join AARP tele-Town Hall, Protest Pension Tax
- Department of Taxation suddenly decides cutting GE Tax exemptions will produce $41M less
- Amazon will dump Hawaii Affiliates if Legislature imposes GE Tax for online purchases
- The Price Is Wrong: Legislative Disclosures Undervalue Real Estate by $100,000s
- Hawaii County Property Valuations better than anticipated
- Kokobun’s Pork Project: State purchase of slaughterhouse key to food security
- Morita, Coffman team up with HELCO to deny Homeowners Solar Funding
- Slavery: Another supervisor pleads guilty, Cooperating with Feds?
- Kalapa: Nudging Government Toward Reform
- City & County of Honolulu Details Rail Bond Financing
- Schatz: Homeless 90-day Plan all about APEC
- Failed former Senator Ron Menor still out there pushing Gas Cap
- Another Honolulu Police officer to be arraigned on another drunken-driving charge
- Former TSA screener admits to stealing
- Act221 Scammers look to China
- Stockbroker Kimura Pleads Guilty
- Hawaii Government Employees Association Negotiations Not Authentic
- Abercrombie Rejected 2x: Selection Process for University of Hawaii Regents is Suddenly ‘Broken’
- Caesars CEO: Poker indictments present opportunity
- Judge halts foreclosure; others vulnerable?
- Stalinist Media Council still trying to seize HNN Broadcast License
- Plans for wave energy on Oregon Coast progressing
- Carter and other ex-leaders in North Korea on 3-day visit
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Monday, April 25, 2011 |
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April 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:09 PM :: 12084 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
- Will legislators share in the pay sacrifices?
- Taxes On Plastic Bags, Rental Cars, State Pensions, Alcohol Considered
- A User's Guide to Hawaii Conference Committees
- Hawaii Disclosure Law For Government Officials Not Transparent
- Honolulu Department's OT Jumps 49 Percent, Director Won't Talk About It
- Real ID: Unfunded federal mandate to increase county costs
- Will Animal Liberation Nuts Torpedo Hawaii’s Collectivized Pork Slaughterhouse?
- Do Native Hawaiians Have The Right To Break Rules?
- Schools use Financial Aid to replace Family with Government
- Do it for the children: Hawaii's Sex Abuse Treatment Center is truly a lifeline for child victims
- Abercrombie plans new initiative to finance Homelessness Industry
- On-bill Financing Would Make Clean Energy Accessible to Everyone
- Queen Lil Trust pays $100 Tax on $9.9M property
- Indicted Scammer makes one last sales pitch … in Hawaii
- Sun Country Airlines is Making Profit – Looking at Hawaii
- 'Spice' traps troops
- Forty-Four Years Later: Worthless dope smoking Bums not welcome at Haight-Ashbury
- Why The "Birther" Conspiracy Is Great For Obama
- Human Events: Birthers are Best thing Obama Has going for Him
- Hawaii senator questions Obama's true birth father
- Blessed Marianne Cope Returns to Molokai
- Christians save Students from latest DoE Mess, 75% to graduate
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Sunday, April 24, 2011 |
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April 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 12668 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Battery-Back Up system catches Fire at new Kahuku Windfarm—Haz Mat team called in
- First meeting promises new direction for BOE (promises, promises)
- Unlike Dods, Horner gives to Dems and GOP
- Some Worry Dead Excise Tax May Come Back
- Deadline looms for lawmakers struggling to balance budget
- State's spurious financial crisis has prompted legislators to look at funds previously off limits
- Calif-Hilo flights projected to bring in $50M, begin June 9
- New tuition hikes loom: State’s deficit delays decision on a price increase for UH (Tax Hike Propaganda pt1)
- Funding for dams and reservoirs should be restored
- SA: Oahu's rail panel needs technical expert aboard
- Utility lines to be moved for Honolulu rail
- Federal contracts come to women and minorities
- Your Tax Dollars At Work: Groups Sue over use of “Wailuku Main Street” Name
- Big Isle redistricting to begin
- Obamanomics: Teen Unemployment hits 27%
- Fish farms struggle as DC-based Luddites try to stop them
- As Gays lose interest, Oahu Co Democrats demand State promote Gay Sex Tourism
- POLITICO: More than half of Democrats are 9-11 Trooothers
- Reality: Donald Trump Is President Obama’s New Best Friend
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Sunday, April 24, 2011 |
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April, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor @ 1:48 AM :: 9815 Views :: Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Sentencing reform creates liability issue
- No Development Moratorium in Kau
- Romy Cachola threatens Barbers Point Park Deal
- Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for Homes
- Honolulu Rail isn't that much different than Wisconsin
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Saturday, April 23, 2011 |
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April 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 12842 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- About the Birth Certificate
- Newsflash: DAGS releases comprehensive fiscal report for 2009
- SA: Feds need to ensure integrity of Hawaii's health care law
- HHSC Nurses rejecting HGEA Contract
- Hawaii lawmakers to decide on taxes and spending to balance projected $1.3B deficit
- Maui Chamber of Commerce: We’re TEA (taxed enough already); cut government instead
- High Gas Prices: Just one more excuse to raise taxes
- Measure seeks instant runoffs
- Real Clean Energy: KIUC Pushes Hydro Power
- Nonprofit Directors ask for maintained funding, restoration of grants
- Moana Surfrider: Two Honolulu Zoning Board Members have hidden Conflicts of Interest
- Nanakuli industrial park dead
- Police officer arrested after Kona Street crash
- Herb Kane’s Wisconsin Roots
- Gay-Atheists hijack “Aloha Spirit” Resolution
- Chemophobia: Increasing levels of mercury found in rare Pacific albatross
- Birtherism: Where it all began
- Perfesser: Obama provides glimpse of future U.S. leaders
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Friday, April 15, 2011 |
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April 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:59 PM :: 13310 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- HGEA Negotiators: Hide furlough days, recoup losses after Legislature adjourns
- Birthers thank Abercrombie, Obama Thanks Birthers
- Group: Abercrombie using ‘strong arm tactics’ to force Beverage Tax
- Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners
- Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol
- How They Voted: SB1329 House passes Motor Vehicle tax Hike
- Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation
- Inspecting his cattle: Jeff Stone Polls Democratic Senate Primary
- Hanabusa: Lingering resentment toward Case among “Multi-cultural base”
- Good economic news belies Abercrombie’s Tax Hike Pitch
- Democrat ‘Non-Profits” Demand Tax Hikes
- OHA strengthens grip on Non-Profit sector
- Legislature proposes welfare for losing contractors
- Bombardier: Honolulu Didn't Keep Its Word on Rail Contract
- Breene Harimoto pulls back from Brink in Rail Fight
- NYT: Hawaii Doubles Down on 'Big Wind’
- Online Poker Sites which lobbied Hawaii Legislature Indicted by FBI
- Abercrombie’s Priest rejects Homeless Tent Cities, looks to River Street as model
- Times have changed for the Big Five, big labor
- VIDEO: MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo Assaulted By MPD, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” team
- Maui Bag Ban: 75% Now Use Paper Bags as tree-huggers become tree-choppers
- Auwahi Wind, Sempra proposes Wind Farm on 18,000 acre Maui Cattle Ranch
- Senate's approval of appointed members marks a major change for school governance
- SA: Reconsider diploma decision
- 3 foreclosure reform bills could pass
- King of Pork Inouye appointed to serve on bipartisan federal deficit reduction team
- U.S. stages "most challenging" missile-defense test
- Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
- Hawaii blast came as workers dismantled fireworks
- Federal Pork: Bill Kills Off Program on Hawaii Whaling Industry
- Forums to be held on 4 candidates for chancellor of Hawaii Community College
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 |
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April 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 10126 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Abercrombie’s $100M omission: HGEA settlement tied to other secret labor agreements
- Government workers’ agreement to add more than $100 million to state deficit
- House GOP: HGEA Settlement is expensive, unfair
- Unity House HQ up for Sale
- VIDEO: Heritage Foundation Leader interviewed in Hawaii
- Tsunami: Obama signs Disaster Declaration for Hawaii
- Bonham: Peak tax and business revenue returns sometime in 2012
- Maui Chamber of Commerce: 95% oppose either type of GE Tax hike
- Shapiro: Budget is so bad….
- After voting to Shut down Federal Government three times, Hirono, Hanabusa pretend to be against it
- OHA to turn its operatives around on Geothermal in Puna at Meeting today
- Kenoi profits 58% from Subdivision approval
- Crisis? Hawaii County finds $16M for Hilo Bayfront paths
- Crisis? $800,000 in county checks uncashed
- Former KPD officer convicted of driving drunk
- NYT: Explosion Kills Workers at Facility for Fireworks
- Did Trump really send investigators to Hawaii?
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011 |
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April 5, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:15 PM :: 12052 Views :: Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- Todd Apo and KoOlina: Ethics Violation kept secret since 2007
- VIDEO: GOP balances budget without Tax Hikes
- No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
- Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 4, 2011
- Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders own 11,383 Hawaii businesses
- Abercrombie gets around to announcing appointment of Kawakami to State House
- Abercrombie Appoints Judge Loo to Maui Circuit Court
- Hawaii Gun Permits hit new record in 2010
- Kaauwai: Are you better off now than you were 2 1/2 years ago?
- Senate Dems to Force choice between two types of GE Tax hike
- GE Tax Hike: Tell them what you think
- Now Where Will They Find The Money?
- Unions Rally at Capitol, Demand more Spending
- Ethically Challenged Apo among picks for Transit Authority
- A State Indian Tribe for OHA Cronies
- Loser Van Dyke on New Akaka Bill: Nothing to see here, just move along
- Judiciary to Vote on AG Louie
- Senate Hearings for BoE Nominees to Begin Tomorrow
- Japan Airline Cuts countered by increases elsewhere, Charters planned for Golden Week
- Timeshare in Hawaii: Build it and They Will Come
- Movie stars, billionaires and corporate execs are arriving more often in private jets
- Lawmakers give men wearing dresses a chance to strike it rich
- Shapiro: Where was the vetting on Maui judge appointment?
- Wildman: A DISTURBING PATTERN?
- Kalapa, Milks win majority on Credit Union Board
- Kamehameha headmaster to retire after 23 years
- Clayton Hee about to Kill Shield law
- It's Too Early For Law Regulating Undersea Cable
- Borreca: Global warming should be on governor’s agenda
- Superferry Redux: Pasha Line new vessel to offer roll on-roll off service
- State held responsible for deaths of 2 women
- ABC News: Duckworth for Hawaiian Senator?
- Bill Clinton: 'Birthers' will hurt GOP
- LA Times: Why Hillary Clinton must run in 2012
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Saturday, April 2, 2011 |
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April 2, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:17 AM :: 12389 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- GOP Files Ethics complaint over Nestor Garcia’s $60K side job
- Abercrombie names DBEDT Deputy Director
- HB1049: Raid on Hurricane Fund to Trigger 7.5% Tax on Premiums?
- Panos: Wind Study doesn't answer questions about Cost
- Abercrombie names new UH Regents, E-W Center Board members
- Friday Night Surprise: GET Hike Back on Table
- Maui News: Abercrombie is “pathetic excuse for leadership” we need Linda Lingle
- Legislators prepare to gut 180 day law
- Rail Funds: Oahu Taxpayers $623M, Congress $34M
- Bombardier wants the city to disclose more information about Ansaldo’s Winning Rail proposal
- Molokai expels Wind Farm, Maui could be next Victim
- Carlisle says labor savings may have to go beyond 5 percent
- Secret labor Agreement: Hawaii commerce department to end furlough days
- Tax Sweeps of Vendors Begin Again
- Obamacare Preview: Penalties for those with health risks considered in 2009 by Hawaii’s public employee health plan
- One week after Dengue Fever, Mosquito Control becomes excuse for Tax Hikes
- VIDEO: Prison or Youth ChalleNGe? The future fate of Kulani
- Brewbaker resists jumping to conclusions about Japan Tsunami
- Airport parking rates to increase statewide
- Office of Information Practices Director Selected
- Bankruptcies average 297 per month, down from 330
- Canadian Hawaii Real Estate Fraud to face trial
- US task force arrests 61 fugitives on Maui
- Ariz. law bans abortions based on race or gender
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Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
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March 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 11982 Views :: Kauai County News, DHHL, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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- SB1282/HB1055: Bills would “repeal norm-referenced testing” in the DoE
- Hawaii’s Bernard von NotHaus Convicted of Minting His Own Currency—could get 15 years
- Borreca: Hirono vs Hanabusa for Senate?
- Schatz in DC to Cash in on Tsunami
- Japanese tourists still coming to isles –strong Yen is factor
- Ratepayers to be stuck with bill for $1B cable project to bring wind electricity to Oahu
- Clayton Hee: Sustainability=State Ownership (PUBLIC)
- Clients burn over kitchen's closing by State (PRIVATE)
- Captain Admits Young Bros causes extensive unreported Coral Reef Damage
- District Cooling in Hawaii—Importing a ready-made Profitable, Politically Connected, Non-Profit
- Enviro scammers: Bag taxes are Fun! (SB1363)
- Union Bosses continue to Loot Unity House Assets
- BOE chief pitches ads on campus--Toguchi proposes selling advertising space at public schools as a way to raise cash
- Kauai Budget climbs as tax assessments fall
- Hawaii Dope Doctors giving Medical Marijuana to Minors
- MELE minds music's business
- Legislature, Landed Aristocracy seek to silence discussion of PASH rights
- Kawaiahao burials dispute a defining moment for Hawaiians
- Protecting the Kona name
- KIUC Voters reelect incumbents
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Friday, March 18, 2011 |
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March 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:30 PM :: 17360 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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- UN authorizes Military action against Gaddafi, airstrikes could begin within hours
- Day One of Obama’s War, Airstrikes Don’t Begin: Gaddafi forces shell west Libya's Misrata, 25 dead
- Hillary dumps Obama over refusal to act in Libya: “Not happy with dealing with a president who can’t decide if today is Tuesday or Wednesday”
- The Future of the Grassroot Institute
- HB1300: Legislature takes its time abolishing a law that it says is ‘devastating’ to business
- House Republicans Introduce Welfare Reform Act of 2011
- Hurricane Shelters: Hawaii Still Counting on a Lucky Miss
- Abercrombie’s dismissal of nuclear fears tied to Mainland Tourism
- Japanese Arrivals drop 86%
- Hawaii Council on Revenues Can't Regroup for Another Month
- Town hall meeting by Hawaii House Republicans to discuss proposal for state's 1st pension tax
- Oshiro Punts budget: “Now it's up to governor and unions”, hints at lower Pension Tax Threshold
- Senate rushes $18M to pay for Abercrombie’s Government Union Giveaway
- Abercrombie thinks Unions are going to give back $88M/year
- HSTA, UPW Collective Bargaining Bills Hit Glitch
- Green Energy Scammers Claim they can provide 25% of Hawaii Electricity (Ratepayer Beware)
- Richard Lim confirmed as DBEDT Boss
- Honolulu City Council Battles Administration for Control of Rail Agency Budget
- Transparent? Mayor Makes $44M Disappear
- Anderson, Berg Speak Out Against Fuel Tax
- Hanabusa appeals to Congress in Hunt for “Sand Lady”
- SA: Close nepotism bill loophole
- CENSORSHIP: Aila threatens SA, KITV over photos of Pearl City graves
- CENSORSHIP HB548: Civil Beat finally figures out that Hawaii is like Cuba
- CENSORSHIP: Stalinist Media Council continues to harass HNN
- Dissidents’ Bills shut out of Legislative Committees, but not as badly as Republicans’
- Foodstamps: 78% of eligible persons use them in Hawaii
- Kauai Mayor delivers 3rd State of the County address, burns up Reserve Fund
- HHSC has new CEO
- Owners of tsunami-damaged property should call 2-1-1
- Newly released tsunami video shows waves sweeping through Kailua-Kona store
- Hawaii County's 32 hurricane shelters can withstand no more than Category 1 hurricane
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Monday, March 7, 2011 |
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March 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:56 AM :: 12167 Views :: Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development, World News, Hawaii History
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Star-Advertiser: Give Sand Island to Homelessness Industry—and lots of money too
Officials balk at renewing 3-strikes law
Honolulu Residents To Pay Hawaii's Highest Gas Tax under Carlisle proposal
Ewa Blackout Causes medical emergencies: One person in Serious condition
Abercrombie “No Comment” On Palafox firing
Shapiro: Don’t cross Abercrombie with independent thought
AtomicMonkey: Transparency in Government means making people Disappear
Admin seeks Eight BoE Nominees
SB1195: LWV Claims blank votes are not really counted as “No” votes
POLITICO: Will Senate ever vote on Liu to Rule over Hawaii from 9th Circuit?
Obama Admin pushes for Human Trafficking law in Hawaii
Socialist Superferry system shelved
Fishing cut off before quota reached: Scientists have no idea about actual fish stocks
Consumers cry foul over overdraft fees
UH Manoa Richardson Law School Dean claims Obamacare is Legal
L.A. community colleges' green energy plan proves wildly impractical. The blunders cost taxpayers $10 million
The £25,000 eco-classroom that can't be used because solar panels don't provide enough heat
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Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
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February 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 13672 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Maui County News, Congressional Delegation, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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KHON: With his term up next year, what do you think Sen. Dan Akaka should do?
Star-Advertiser begins to panic as Abercrombie “lecturing, harangues”
HGEA: Abercrombie is like Scott Walker
Dopers, anti-Superferry activists duke it out for control of Maui Democratic Party
Wind power is stirring up the neighbor isles, where the resource would be captured
Contested Case granted in TMT Shakedown—two year countdown to defeating the Telescope
A peek at a few of the legislative “packages”
Usual gaggle of Honolulu progressives rally demanding you pay for Abortion, Gov’t Unions
Kenoi administration ends up recruiting nominees for redistricting board
OHA awards $329K in community grants
Hawaii County to consider requests from nonprofits
Medicated: Hawaii alleged doper allegedly found with 84lbs of marijuana in Arkansas
SB 175 Would Move Medical Marijuana Program from Narcotics Enforcement to the Department of Health
Horizon Lines agrees to $45M fine for Monopolizing US – Puerto Rico Jones Act Trade (hint, hint)
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Friday, February 18, 2011 |
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February 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 12005 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Kauai County News, DHHL, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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Seven House Races decided Civil Unions
UPDATE: Commissioners reject Carlisle's call to cancel Neighborhood Board Elections
Hanabusa, Hirono silent as E-W Center Funding Cut by Congress
YOU WERE WARNED: UH Manoa Anti-Americans place E-W Center funding at risk
Flashback: East-West Center hammered for “sustained, biased and politically-motivated attack on World War II veterans”
Ban-Happy Legislators’ toy bills take aim at novelty lighters, sky lanterns, foie gras, and ‘light pollution’
NRA: Hawaii Anti-Gun Bills Await House Committee Action
GE Tax Hike Coming: Kaneko knew that Medicare Pt B was futile
Pay to Play Contractor helped Organize Abercrombie’s Inaugural Ball
Priest Marc Alexander gave $500 to Abercrombie’s Inaugural Ball
Abercrombie: I don’t want to hear from you about Civil Unions
SA: Greenwood’s Backdoor pay raise a mistake
Free Speech? ACLU demands anti-dope rally be shut down by County
Legislators propose DoE levy ‘Impact Fees’ Statewide
Council to mayor: End gas giveaway to police
Hanabusa, Hirono silent as U.S. House OKs $10.7 million cut to East-West Center
Senate changes bill that would make writers, publishers liable for trespassing accidents
Obama Day: Dear Leader to be Honored?
Abercrombie’s BoE appointee salivates over $4B worth of DoE Real Estate
Appointed BOE bill heads to full House vote
Financial Disclosure reports suddenly appear
Honolulu mayor names three more cabinet members
Liquor Commission employee busted in bribery sting
Sex trafficking victims push for law
HI lawmaker: Obama birth certificate bill tabled
Protesters rally to stop Kawaiaha'o Church construction
Pasha could make more waves with new ship
No Money for Censorship: House Passes Amendment to Block Funds for Net Neutrality Order
Milwaukee Teachers Fight for Viagra Coverage
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 |
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February, 2011 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor @ 2:18 PM :: 22482 Views :: Hawaii County News, Agriculture, Honolulu County News, Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Republican Party, National News, Development
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Not ready for plastic bag ban
Prayer: Tsutsui shows lack of respect, humility
Republicans, TEA Party must speak up against Pension Tax
Ewa Neighborhood Board Members upset over Bryan Mick Appointment
Assisted Suicide? “I was afraid to leave my husband alone again with doctors and nurses”
Opponents of training flights are a disgrace
HB331, SB246 extends leases for Kanoelehua Industrial Area
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