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1. After Abercrombie puts Videotaped Foot in Mouth, he rejects Binding Arbitration with HSTA
2. Berg: Showdown on Landfill
3. Molesters, Cocaine, and Bribery ignored--but Maui Democrats Frothing at Mouth over Cybercrime Briefing
4. HSTA slams state for rejecting arbitration stunt
5. Inouye: Akaka Should Serve out Term
6. Hirono Supporters at Civil Beat debunk Borreca Column attacking Akaka
7. Former Gov. Lingle talks leadership with service members
8. DSCC Blames Lingle for DoE/BoE/HSTA Choice to put School Furlough Days on Instructional Days
9. Inouye Attacking Windfarm Subsidies? Inouye Claims Hawaii Rail Funding Is Safe
10. Bombardier considers further legal action on rail contract
11. Another Failed HECO Deal
12. New QUEST Medicaid contracts to Implement Abercrombie Plan
13. Slom: S&P Downgrade a result of Debt Agreement
14. Democrat Donor Orly Taitz comes to Hawaii with her latest Birther Stunt
15. DoE Aide pleads not guilty in Sexting case
16. CNHA Conf: 500 OHA cronies seeking Free Money
17. 3 MPD officers face suspensions
18. Visiting priest acquitted of sexual assault
19. Hawaii enters growing group of states with asset protection trusts
20. Fake Developers Pretend to Re-Start Scam Development on side of Volcano

1. Default? Bankers, State pool money to keep Cash flowing to Federally Funded Cronies
2. Kaauwai salutes Past GOP Chairs: Lingle, Kane, Morioka, Aiona, Lee
3. Djou: Look forward to 2012
4. Nobody told Abercrombie that UPW government workers are voting to authorize strike
5. Abercrombie gets it wrong: There have been two UPW negotiating sessions
6. Roll Call: Djou Eyeing Comeback
7. Hanabusa Attacks … Abercrombie
8. Djou: City Council should have oversight over Water Board budget
9. Borreca: State-led development can be risky proposition (Act 55)
10. Homeless Sweep: City promises to develop sudden interest in cleaning Sidewalks, Parks during APEC
11. Unions Complain Bitterly about return to 50-50 on Health Care, EUTF hikes rates
12. Hawaii County Redistricting panel won't count military, students
13. Even Without Challenger, Carlisle Rakes In Cash
14. Appeal: Honolulu Ignored $700 Million in Extra Rail Costs for Taxpayers
15. Two More Board Members Resist Abercrombie
16. State homeless Czar: Homeless Tent Cities ineffective
17. Abercrombie Appoints Obamacare Czar
18. Musto: Governor’s Office does not ask our opinion or advice
19. What Degrees Native Hawaiians Are Earning
20. Keith Rollman, Council Candidates form Recycling Company
21. Fred Blas takes to Radio Waves in Search of Leads on Papaya Attacks
22. Impatient with the state, man acts on his own to have log removed at Sandy Beach
23. 78% of Hawaii Elevators have Expired Inspection Permits
24. Kauai Airport Manager is Fired
25. S Korean President to Koreans: Take two weeks off, but vacation in Korea, not Hawaii
26. Horizon Lines still making a profit on Hawaii, anti-trust Fine Reduced
27. Herkes to pitch Foreclosure Law to Western States’ Lawmakers
28. New Law clogs System, causes temporary decline in Hawaii Foreclosures
29. Seawater Project To Cool Honolulu High-Rises Advances
30. Nonunion contractors group sees fast membership growth
31. Former Hawaii official accused of wrongdoing in Washington
32. Researchers alarmed by size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch—But don’t find a single Plastic Bag
33. Hillary Clinton’s Birther Queen to Stage Press Conference at Honolulu DoH Aug 8

1. Oneula Burials: The Big Cover Up?
2. Fontaine Factor Video: Cybercrime in Hawaii
3. Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak Maui, Oahu events
4. Governor Lingle to Speak at Grassroot Institute Fundraiser
5. UPW: Potential Strike Right Before APEC
6. Hawaii considers moving homeless to Giant Festering Tent City before APEC
7. Okabe: Abercrombie is Unworthy of Unions’ Political Support
8. ‘Crack’ in the Leadership Team? Kobayashi to hold hearing on Martin’s ORI Scandal
9. Social Security Cuts are Honolulu Callers Top Concern
10. Hanabusa vs Lingle or Djou?
11. Tulsi Gabbard on Kauai campaigning for CD2
12. Oahu County Reapportionment Council Considers counting Military Personnel
13. Yagong vs. Kenoi for B.I. mayor?
14. Honolulu Rail Debated in Dallas
15. Hawaii Bankers, Politicos stand behind accused Slavers
16. Police not Actively Working Papaya Vandalism Cases
17. Only three of 28 honor the governor's request for resignations, Abercrombie to sic telemarketers on others
18. SA: Released from Mental Institutions, Lunatics are now in Prisons
19. Nuclear Freeze Leftovers: Council for a Livable World backs Hirono
20. HECO, Castle & Cook vs First Wind: Molokai Re-bid order is Appealed
21. The Majestic DoE: Science Proficiency drops by 6%—22% of 10th Graders Proficient
22. DoE: From English Standard to No Standards
23. First furlough Friday for fiscal 2011-2012 in Hawaii County
24. State cuts $3.7M subsidy, only 30 people quit VanPool Hawaii
25. BOH customers may be reimbursed $9M
26. Monopoly Young Brothers Seeking 24% Rate Increase, Blames Competition
27. Effort to Ease China-US Visa Restrictions
28. 100s of parking Stalls to be eliminated to make way for Electric Vehicles
29. CPB still has 6% deadbeat loans
30. Green Propaganda films: Carbon Nation and Bag It!
31. Aug. 8 Tribute to Chief Justice Richardson
32. Former Arkansas superintendent to lead Catholic schools in Hawaii

1. Rail: Ansaldo Parent Company at center of Slush Fund payoffs scandal in Italy
2. Full Text: AARP Report Pegs Value Family Caregiving in Hawaii at $1.9 Billion
3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted July 25
4. Kaiser recognized as Top Medical Home System
5. Obama vs. Boehner on the Debt
6. Djou: Ineffectiveness of Hawaii's One Party Rule Revealed in East-West Center Federal Funding Debacle
7. HSTA Declares Political War on Abercrombie, Legislators
8. Mitsunaga Money Laundered thru Schatz’ Campaign committee to pay off Schatz’ Father
9. Aloun Farms Slavery Trial Begins
10. ACT 221 Scammers: The action is in energy, PUC is window to our future
11. Borreca: We’ll get it right with the Next Big Thing
12. Alternatives to Wind: New RFP may site Renewable Energy off Molokai
13. Cooking the Truth at the Hawaii Office of Information Practices
14. Honolulu Water rates lower than mainland cities run by Progressives
15. Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness created
16. Fireworks injuries nonexistent in Oahu ERs
17. Schofield Wolfhounds Host Japanese Orphans for Two Weeks
18. Bidding closes with Four Offers for Hawaii Superferry catamarans
19. Feds, State sponsor Million Dollar Car Giveaway
20. University of Hawaii Execs Score $22,000 in Tickets To Their Own Games
21. 4 Hawaii Post Offices On Potential Closure List
22. Terming out, Councilman Pete Hoffmann will not run for Hawaii County mayor, may seek other office
23. Hawaii Council imposes Ka’u Rezoning Moratorium
24. County considers HR department to curb sexual harassment
25. China Completes Record Dive near Hawaii

1. Despite high costs, Hawaii Medicaid Spending ranks 41st in Nation
2. Berg: Restore Funding for Sand Island Wastewater Treatment
3. Hanalani School Returns Home with Second International Botball Tournament Win
4. Ewa Field Battlefield Survey Report released by Navy
5. Hirono bests Case in raising contributions for Senate run
6. City rail plan taking longer to build than Great Pyramid
7. Hawaii Country strikes 2-year deal with HGEA, furloughs continue
8. Jobless recovery persists in Hawaii
9. Neighborhood Board Figure Accused Of Fraud, Elder abuse
10. SA: Sex-Abuse Suits should be allowed against Catholic Church, but not the State
11. Bus Stop Moved To Avoid Homeless Woman's Smell
12. Mafia Wind: State signs off on North Shore wind farm plans
13. Navy meeting on Kalaeloa to discuss proposal to develop solar power project
14. CSAO: Scam Potential in some Charter Management Organizations
15. Hawaii Judges Financial Disclosures Posted Online for first time ever
16. Panel to consider placing sheriffs in their own state department
17. Law Allows Public-Private Partnerships At State Properties
18. Hawai‘i foreclosures decline 66% during June, Judicial Foreclosures nearly double
19. 9th Circuit orders Pacific Beach Hotel to Bargain with Union
20. Local farmers divided on food safety program
21. CDC: Hawaiians Die, Too -- But Less Often
22. County denies culpability in blowhole incident
23. High Speed Misery: for Both Superferries & U.S. Taxpayers Alike
24. Canadian Officials don’t want Hawaii Meth Dealer in their Prison
25. Victim of the great garbage patch: Turtle is just one of thousands left deformed or dead by Pacific Ocean plastic—but not plastic bags
26. Roseanne's Nuts: Say hello to the second-worst show on television
27. Avoiding Cheating Scandal, Atlanta Sup’t of Schools Hides in Maui
28. Peter Thiel Buys Maui Home For a Record $27 Million
29. Inouye Knew about N Korean Abductions of Japanese 30 years ago
30. Ceremony at Schofield Barracks marks the end of the Iraq mission for the post’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team

1. New laws which take effect July 1
2. Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
3. Abercrombie creates huge opening: Will GOP step up?
4. HART Budget sets up 1 year tap dance with Council
5. Spending to promote Hawaii tourism cut
6. Will Budget cuts Sink Pearl Harbor Modernization?
7. HSTA Rep: Abercrombie Failed to Bargain In 'Good Faith'
8. Star-Advertiser cries over defeat of Obama’s Medical Snooping
9. SA: Charter school independence must come with accountability
10. Rescuing dropouts from the DoE
11. Gay-Atheists fail to trick Gabbard into running for US Senate
12. No Crime Stats Kept on Honolulu Police Officers
13. Andrea’s Law requires Murderers to Register
14. Abercrombie to sign State Indian Tribe Bill
15. Mainland Luddites thrilled at Abercrombie intent-to-veto of Fish Farming Bill
16. Roz Baker to reminisce about her days as Teachers’ Union operative
17. Futility Defined: After fencing off forest, pigs reinvade
18. Tocqueville on bureaucracy
19. Obama’s Economists: ‘Stimulus’ Cost $278,000 per Job, now is causing job loss
20. Rare earth metals abundant in deep-sea mud
21. Honolulu Weekly: Why we can’t ditch nukes and coal
22. Asia pollution is latest excuse for global cooling

1. Abercrombie’s HSTA contract says nothing about 180-day law, RTTT
2. Four of a Kind: UPW, UHPA get big Fat Pay Raise—and HSTA suit could give one to HGEA
3. TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
4. 4th of July celebration as Schofield turns 40
5. Abercrombie signs six more bills into Law
6. Union leaders “frustrated” with Abercrombie, HSTA prepares to sue
7. More than Half of Lingle Appointees Won't Resign
8. AP: Annual 'Hawaii Pork Report' cites wasteful spending in Hawaii governments
9. Sexual Abuse goes unpunished at Hawaii's care homes
10. Gaia vs America: Eco faddists now claim Fireworks pollute ocean
11. Battle Looms Over Huge Rare Minerals Haul off Hawaii

1. Victory for Civil Rights: All Persons shall be counted for Hawaii reapportionment
2. Victory: Obama Admin cancels stealth survey of Hawaii MDs
3. Molokai Wind Developer: “We will pack up and leave.”
4. Abercrombie announces plan to let more criminals out onto the streets
5. Rep Michelle Bachmann: “We want to win Hawaii”
6. Kos: Will Hanabusa let Case beat Hirono?
7. Hawaii 2011 Pork Report points to DoE Embezzlement
8. CNBC: Hawaii #1 in cost of living, 48th in Business Climate
9. KS claims it is not grabbing for Juicy Affordable Housing Credits
10. UPW gets 8% Raise on Friday (and still getting 60-40 on Health Care)
11. HSTA Contract: Imposing a pact that a labor union has not agreed to is unusual
12. Honolulu Takes Steps to Avoid Paying Back $7.9M
13. Mayor should step off the train and let HART do the steering
14. Enterprise Zone Tax Benefits end Friday
15. Mauians decline Abercrombie’s request to resign
16. HGEA Nurses Reach Impasse with Contract Negotiations
17. Abercrombie gets lots of window dressing for plan to let criminals out on streets
18. Maui Judge: “Prison best place” for racist lunatic with multiple convictions
19. Reform victim restitution program
20. Info about Wahiawa escapees delayed 12 hours because “problems with our cabling and some of the faxing”
21. Hawaii visitor spending increases 15 percent
22. WSJ: Mogul Digs Hawaii Hotels Out of Debt, Disaster
23. Activists, Legislators upset because Fannie Mae goes to Courts with Foreclosures
24. Police Save Women from Forced Prostitution Scam
25. Transsexual Leader complains Human Trafficking Law is hard on Pimps
26. Bacteria: Hawaii Beaches dirtier than New Jersey
27. $1.6M in fines over 2 years for Hawaii drivers violating cellphone ban
28. Kauai Luddites panicking, try to cancel election because Hydropower may win
29. US Supreme Court Decision kills Big Island’s “Public Owned Elections” giveaway to candidates
30. Maui Voters to Consider Council Power over Appointments
31. Hawaii GM papaya featured at BIO 2011
32. Lennon was a closet Republican: Assistant

1. Resignation call after Audit reveals “ward heeler’s slush fund” overseen by Honolulu Councilman
2. NYT: Obama Administration Plans Stealth Survey of hundreds of Hawaii MDs
3. Iran developing capability to hit US with Nukes
4. Abercrombie Admin signs contract to keep prisoners on Mainland for rest of his term
5. TEA Party to join July 4 Parades in Kailua, Makawao, Hilo, Kona
6. Hawaii Teachers talk Strike
7. City: Four Streams must be Diverted for Rail
8. Abercrombie requires a review of helicopters' environmental impact, forcing an $11 million move to Colorado
9. $159M bankruptcy caused by anti-Superferry Protesters, Judiciary, and Legislature
10. UH Research spending Doubles in Decade
11. Full Text: ID Theft Suit filed against UH
12. Hawaii last in Nation: Tax Free Health Savings Accounts reduce cost of Health Insurance
13. The Special Case for COFA Migrants
14. GAO: Minimum Wage kills Jobs in Am Samoa, NMI
15. Officials, Lawyers make excuses for deadbeat criminals
16. Do Hawaii's Strict Gun Laws Fuel a Black Market?
17. Atomic Monkey: “Hatcheted By Huff”
18. Feds, Longliners Get Pass for Giving Dolphin Deaths Low Priority
19. Oregon lawmakers to save $100s of Millions by ending Green Energy Tax Credits
20. VIDEO: N Korean children begging, army starving

1. Ka Pua Makaha: Multi-million dollar giveaway of DHHL assets disguised as “gift”
2. Am. Samoa Congressional Delegate bought and paid for by Kazakhstan?
3. Abercrombie plans more forums: I’m on a mission to change the direction of Hawaii
4. Full Text: City Rejects Rail Bid Protests
5. Berg: $1.4B Rail Contract upheld by City
6. Hawaii Kai: One Supermarket for 92,000 people
7. VIDEO: Fontaine Factor interviews HECO’s Rosegg on Clean Energy
8. SA: Abercrombie’s Dysfunctional DHHL to blame for Collapse of Makaha Deal
9. HSTA,_Abercrombie “Not Close” Contract expires June 30
10. Abercrombie’s New Day: More Tax Increases in the New Year
11. Abercrombie’s New Day this year: State taxes and fees that help balance the budget will kick in on Friday
12. 40 new laws to take effect July 1
13. Hawaii is poised to open its tourism arms to Chinese travelers, but the slow pace for visas could bottleneck efforts
14. Low-Hanging Fruit for Developers: Meetings about construction near the rail system are set for Monday and Tuesday
15. Atomic Monkey: Civil Beat Down
16. MauiTime Subpoena Withdrawn
17. Maui Police Identify Online Poster, withdraw subpoena
18. Hawaii Legislators’ Advice on how to survive a Weiner Scandal
19. Hawaii state bird a hazard to planes
20. Restitution? State fails to collect most of the money courts promise the wronged
21. How many cons owe how much is unknown
22. Soft on Crime: Five priors by age 28 and out on the streets
23. Abercrombie endorses Feeding the Homeless at Aloha Stadium
24. Save Act would revitalize Philippine Garment Industry
25. Hundreds gather to commemorate 'forgotten war'

1. VIDEO: Homeless Tent City at Keaau Beach Park
2. State's 'best, final' offer to HSTA includes wage cut, no mention of 180-day law
3. Even Abercrombie's Supporters Are Questioning His Progress
4. Interview: Richard Borreca weighs in on governor's perceived mishaps
5. Appointees respond to governor’s request
6. VIDEO: Hawaii Redistricting Commission… Who counts?
7. Hawaii law hikes employee contributions, lowers return assumption
8. Paltry $55M Kept In Federal Budget For Rail
9. Finger Pointing Continues: KS now sez it was trying to salvage deal from DHHL incompetence by grabbing for Jeff Stone’s Affordable Housing Credits
10. 17 years of ILWU Retaliation—still no back pay for Whistleblower
11. SA: Don’t reduce social studies
12. Clinton Crony appeals for tax breaks to create bigger role for state in film industry
13. Ryan, Rollman, Douglass, Brackins, Carroll: A Lewd, Offensive and Racist Hawaii Tale
14. No Charges Filed in Hawaii Lawmaker 'Hacking' Case
15. Hawaii laws target sex and labor trafficking
16. Budget: Kona Faction draws a bead on Fred Blas
17. Bowing to NIMBYs, Kauai Council orders Boatyard Removed from Hanalei River
18. Episcopal, Jewish leaders back Muslim Assn. of Hawaii
19. Hawaiian Telcom gets a license for cable TV
20. Hawaii Hispanic News drops print edition—goes online only
21. Pattern Energy stays committed to wind farm
22. AP: Wind Farms could “Mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers”

1. Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
2. Pension Reform: Abercrombie raises Retirement Age
3. Cash Flow Problem: Honolulu Council to borrow $100M for Rail
4. Abercrombie signs budget, asks Departments to identify programs for elimination
5. Berg: Hundreds attend town hall meeting on Rail in Ewa
6. Study: Hawaii Economic Outlook Ranks 46th
7. HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER GENE WARD CHOSEN TO ATTEND STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
8. Romney, Huntsman Campaigns could draw 70,000 Hawaii Mormons to the Polls—40,000 are not registered voters
9. Abercrombie: “I am the biggest obstacle”
10. Governor dances to tune of “F*** You”, Progressives not impressed
11. Aila: BLNR members do not have to resign
12. Finger pointing Begins: Developer Jeff Stone, DHHL blame KS for the failed educational project, KS blames DHHL, Stone
13. Raw Sewage: Council Creates 3-5 year Moratorium on new Development in Urban Honolulu
14. Kapolei Neighborhood Board: One Last Blast from Mufi’s Minions
15. Honolulu Managing Director Doug Chin says HART Lawsuit May Be avoided
16. Governor Signs Budget; Must Cut $50 Million More
17. Privatization proposal “flew under the radar”
18. Hawaii PUC faces more uncertainty thanks to Abercrombie
19. Kirk Caldwell calls for boycott of Walmart in order to boost Trial Lawyers income
20. Free Parking at all lots for Electric cars
21. SB 1073: Legal Aid freed from Legislative Fiat
22. Effectiveness of DUI courts buoys hopes of success here
23. Card Check: Unite Here Local 5 gains control over 800 more workers
24. Fannie Mae Hangs Up On Hawaii Press
25. Hawaii appeals court upholds James Pflueger indictment in Ka Loko Reservoir case
26. Hawaii County worker with revoked license ran over bicyclist
27. Whipping Post: Pilot Project Establishes Tours of Honouliuli Confinement Site
28. Muslims Arrested as they attempted to pick up Machine Guns to Attack Military Recruiters

1. Broadband to be Trojan Horse for Big Wind Cable?
2. Life Without Subsidies: Vanpool Hawaii Announces New Group Rate
3. Stone: Abercrombie’s DHHL blows Makaha Learning Center Deal
4. More Appointees Snub Hawaii Governor
5. Travis Thompson: “I will not be resigning”
6. Stadium authority chief says he, others won't quit
7. Aloha Stadium not mentioned in New Day Plan
8. Council to Override, Reorganize for control of Rail Pork
9. State departments told to select programs for elimination
10. State Signs New Three-Year Arizona Prison Deal
11. To count or not to count military as Hawaii residents
12. Hawaii County Attorney: Count Pot heads, don’t count military, students
13. Hirono, Hanabusa back Afghan Withdrawal timed for 2012 Elections
14. Impasse: HGEA Unit 9 Nurses Go to Arbitration
15. UH coaches not obligated, but will consider pay cuts
16. Honolulu Most Expensive Homes in Nation
17. Feds fork out $1B to Jobless Homeowners
18. Molokai Anti-Wind group launches Website
19. HELCO seeks developer, landowner input on geothermal
20. Honolulu Weekly backs Luddites vs Kauai Hydro
21. Don’t count on feds as fund source — Ariyoshi
22. Young Bros. seeks 24% rate increase
23. Vanpoolers staying with service after losing federal funds
24. Rural MD Residency program at risk
25. Governor signs bill making dog fighting a felony
26. SCOTUS class action ruling makes Trial Lawyers Sad
27. University of Hawaii Cancer Center receives $3.6M donation to study mesothelioma (Trial Lawyers Rejoice!)
28. Hilo Dopers make deals with Feds, Christie digs in

1. Did HSTA boycott Race To The Top Meetings?
2. Governor signs bill to exempt Broadband Cables from Permitting Requirements
3. Meet your new Defense Secretary: Leon Panetta's War on Reagan's Defense Policies
4. Hirono, Akaka: Pension’s Perks for Members With a Past
5. Abercrombie’s Public Land Development Corporation: Land & Power in Hawaii Pt 2
6. Abercrombie Agenda: More New Taxes to Cover $14B in EUTF Liabilities
7. Our Imperial Governor
8. Appointee: “I’m Here for the Long Haul”
9. Abercrombie doesn't announce every bill signing
10. Progressives: SB1274 Will Gut Hawaii Patients Bill of Rights
11. Squeezed by Low Reimbursements and High Regulations, Hawaii Medical Center filing for bankruptcy protection
12. Carlisle Vetoes Council's Transit Authority Budget
13. Public Gets little from Martin, Harimoto Junket to Copenhagen
14. Abercrombie’s New BoE: No More Subsidies For After-School Kids In Hawaii
15. Finnegan Appointed To Hawaii Charter School Review Panel
16. SA: Supreme Court is right, but we want to control your family anyway
17. DHHL Homesteaders Delinquent on Maui, Big Island Property Taxes
18. City Asking Firefighters, Police For 5% Pay Cut
19. Judge dismisses assault charge against HPD captain
20. Police officer pleads no contest to third time of driving without license
21. Fitch, Moody’s GO Bond Rating Downgrade to Impact Hawaii Taxpayers
22. Foodland Fight
23. Turn Lahaina Sewage into Electricity
24. Reputable dog breeders support accountability
25. US-China Diplomatic Meeting in Honolulu this Weekend
26. USS Charleston captures Guam from Spain on June 21, 1898
27. Obama Gets only 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll

1. Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
2. Abercrombie signs 15 bills into law
3. Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
4. MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM JULY FOURTH WEEKEND PA`INA
5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 20
6. Appointees Reject Abercrombie’s Resignation Call
7. Abercrombie doesn’t ask his Cronies to Resign
8. Aloha Stadium as we know it could soon be saying 'aloha'
9. Mayor will sue over the spending plan OK'd by the City Council
10. Higher vehicle fees may not help roads
11. Media Said to Fuel Micronesian Stereotypes
12. Another DoE Thief avoids Jail: “Thefts will Continue”
13. BoE: More Math and Science, Less Social Studies
14. New Council Chair Ernie Martin gave away $1.2M to Nonprofit at Center of HUD Probe
15. Tom Berg proposal to allow Commercial Vendors in parks on Agenda Today
16. Unnamed City Official faces charges for “Malicious” and “false” Ethics Complaint
17. 'Furlough Fridays' expire
18. Hawaii County Budget Fight Continues
19. ALEC rates Hawaii worst for Economic Performance
20. Former Superferry ships for sale
21. Governor Signs Tougher Sex And Labor Trafficking Bills
22. 2 congressmen call for Honolulu TSA probe
23. Child Abuse: Gay Atheists continue effort to use anti-bullying programs to push Gay Agenda in Schools
24. High court "parental discipline" ruling not a license to abuse
25. Kalapa: Kids budget better than Legislators
26. First Large-Scale Oahu Biofuel Crops Planted
27. Something fishy in reporting the fishery management council
28. Republicans question Foodland's departure from Koko Marina
29. Allegiant acquires first two 757s for Hawaii Routes
30. Support Small Business Through Oahu Bill 36
31. Date set for school worker's enticement trial
32. Hawaii electricians union re-elects HART Member as business manager, financial secretary
33. Guam Governor demands US pay reparations for Japanese Atrocities
34. AMA finds inaccurate claims payments on the rise

1. Feds: U.S. travel and tourism industry on pace for record-setting year
2. NASA-Funded Group Doctors Sea Level Data
3. A Summer of Robots: Fueling innovation for the New Economy
4. Hawaii Government Impact: The High Cost of Land Use and Housing
5. Greek Crisis: Moody’s warns of possible First Hawaiian Bank downgrade
6. Hot Water Restored At Mayor Wright Housing
7. Power Grab: Abercrombie now demanding Resignations of PUC, LUC, Housing Authority, BLNR, and Aloha Stadium Authority
8. Mazie and Colleen: Million Dollar Babies
9. Ernie Martin's Rapid Rise to Council Power
10. Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank after $60M Taxpayer giveaway: Strongest financial position since Japanese Bubble
11. Privatization of Historic Preservation Division $186,000 Contract Goes to Abercrombie Supporters
12. State D.O.T. spending $1 million on aluminum fencing
13. Hirono trying to pour more Federal money into Hamakua Ditch
14. AP Interview: Army general wants Makua as option
15. OHA’s Luddites Attack: KIUC ballot to decide fate of Hydro contract
16. Hawaii Attorney: Failure of Foreclosure Law Inevitable
17. Elder Abuse: 60 Fraud cases this year
18. Matson Documents Subpoenaed in Anti-Trust Probe
19. Randy Iwase Tax Commission to propose Tax Hikes in 2013
20. Dopers: Univ of Hawaii should allow legal research marijuana
21. Residual money from class-action suits will go to legal aid groups
22. Global Horizon demanded Thai workers pay fees on top of Illegal recruiting fees
23. Hyatt workers to launch boycott of Waikiki hotel
24. One in eight Hawaii bridges ‘structurally deficient’
25. KSBE Haleiwa redevelopment has businesses fretting over future
26. Save Kailua Fireworks
27. Deepwater bottomfish catch limits are reduced
28. Camping to go Camping: City Camping Permits Create Long Lines – last chance before fee
29. Deflecting EPA Lahaina Injection well sanction could cost Maui millions
30. Sniping begins over Hawaii county budget
31. Convicted Killer/Sovereignty Activist to be evicted from Squat
32. Climategate Part 2—“Renewable Energy”
33. UCLA Prof: Media Bias adds 10% to Democrat Candidates’ total
34. Fast and Furious: ATF funneled illegal guns into Mexico
    • NYT: 2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate

1. Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
2. Fitch downgrades Hawaii, Cites Tourism Dependence
3. After stock craters 64%, Feds to dump 5.6M shares of Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank
4. June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
5. Google to fund Kuhio Park Terrace rehab project
6. Hawaii Army Reservists building Community Center in Indonesia
7. Oahu Redistricting Panel: Military Should Count
8. Borreca: Democrats fear Abercrombie’s bizarre behavior will rub off on them
9. Shapiro: Abercrombie should follow his own advice about dignity
10. Shapiro: Abercrombie has Abbie Hoffman Mentality
11. Abercrombie Spokesperson Dela Cruz gets side job with Corporate Insiders
12. Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
13. Change from Furloughs to paid Comp Time will Cost State of Hawaii More Than $160 Million
14. General Fund Receipts up $154M for year
15. Crafty, not stupid: Hawaii Legislators Rank High in College Degrees
16. Calvin Say: As long as Hawaii has part-time legislature, Conflict of interest unavoidable
17. Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers are now Fugitives, Warrants for arrest issued
18. Honolulu Council: Ernie Martin to Oust Nestor Garcia as Chairman?
19. Carlisle Administration Forgave $1.2 Million in Loans to Ernie Martin’s Nonprofit -- Accused of Misusing Federal Funds
20. Court to consider whether Contractors should be allowed to make Pay-to-Play contributions
21. Abercrombie’s DoE: Small schools to get less
22. Five BoE Members borrow from Horner’s First Hawaiian Bank
23. Hawaii Tax Panel Report 'Impossible' This Year—Abercrombie appoints Five behind back of Legislators
24. China Eastern Airlines to commence Hawaii service (Thank you Linda Lingle)
25. U.S.-Korea trade pact would provide boost to Hawaii's economy
26. Maui Council Committee OKs $3M Tax Increase
27. PTA unveils ambitious expansion plans
28. Kenoi coy on budget decision
29. “Dishonest Statements to the Court”: Stephens Media Copyright Suit vs Democratic Underground thrown out
30. Former HPD Major, Deputy Chief Fired by TSA in Baggage Screening Case
31. HPD officer is convicted of assaulting prostitute—still on payroll
32. What Works in Education: Alternative public high school in Hawaii
33. Former Kapolei HS teacher's aide accused of sexually assaulting student
34. Former Pearl Ridge Elementary secretary charged with 99 counts of theft, forgery (No need Audit)
35. Foreclosures might swamp isle courts
36. Want $10,000? Akaka Tribe giving away free taxpayer money to individuals seeking to buy Houses
37. New company turns unwanted timeshares into auction items for charity fundraisers
38. Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand
39. Beijing battling protest fires on all fronts
40. Feds ditch rule that foiled Indian tribes’ plans for off-reservation casino

1. Pro-Bowl: Collateral damage in Abercrombie’s war on Mufi?
2. Voting Rights? Star-Advertiser pushes to disenfranchise Military Personnel
3. Video: Sen. Sam Slom Legislative Wrap-up
4. Ward: Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl attack continues short-sighted strategy
5. Fannie Mae ends use of non-judicial foreclosure in Hawaii
6. As Neil rants and raves, Pro Bowl could be heading to Indianapolis
7. Hanabusa’s Kakaako Move a dig at Hirono, prelude to Senate Run?
8. HUD forces City Administrator to resign as Director of Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corp.
9. Planned Parenthood Funding aborted by State
10. New BoE Cuts all funding for Adult Education
11. Feeding the Corporatist State: Occupancy up 3.2%, revenue up 13.8%
12. Organizations Spent More Than $1 Million to Lobby in First Two Months of 2011
13. Hawaii Retirement, Health Benefit Costs Down On Paper, Up in Reality
14. Kalapa: Private Public Partnership?
15. Lim: The Seriousness of Hawaii's Financial Situation
16. Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars – Still Only at 1 Percent
17. More Federal Funds? Tsunami net Hawaii a paltry $8M
18. $2.4 Trillion Secret: Inouye in Deficit Negotiations
19. Hokulia Model being used to seize land on Kauai, Maui
20. Luddite spends 1 hour denouncing Fish farms
21. Still Hungry? Land crabs rule Palmyra Island

1. Reapportionment Commission rejects Multi-Member Districts, hears testimony in favor of counting Military Personnel
2. Is More Better? Education Spending Increases in Hawaii
3. Terry Lock named Hawaii Early Childhood Coordinator
4. Newspaper Guild: Star-Advertiser demands end to seniority system, 50% cut in sick leave
5. Cayetano: Abercrombie unaware of Pro-Bowl’s Value
6. Fact Check: Weekend of Civil Unions Will Bring in More Cash Than Pro Bowl? FALSE
7. Kamehameha educator takes job as state's childhood coordinator
8. Clayton Hee Financial Disclosures still false
9. State to seek assets of defunct nonprofits
10. Hawaii Presents Its Fiscal Case to Fitch
11. Supreme Court considers conduct code rule changes
12. Campaign Spending Commission Fines Reps Awana, Carroll
13. TSA to Fire 36 Honolulu Airport Workers
14. Hawaii is one of only six states where home prices increase
15. Security guard, school lunch aide indicted on child enticement charge
16. HECO is #3 in Solar
17. Luddites whine about GMOs in Hawaii
18. Men charged with killing pregnant goat plead not guilty
19. Contraceptives won't solve deer problem, only throwing money at deer will work
20. Court Delays Arraignment In Puppy Mill Case
21. How Cola Gave Molokai Clean Water

1. DBEDT: Census Report looks at Redistricting in Hawaii
2. Libertarian Think-tank Ranks Hawaii #47 in Freedom
3. New Charges: Rod Tam to be arraigned for Campaign Spending Violations
4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 6
5. Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei
6. Lim’s Attack on Tourism: Revenge by Abercrombie?
7. State Supreme Court to hear case for Hawaiian Homes funding
8. State liabilities must be reduced
9. Hawaii graduation rate 65.8%, DoE continues to play numbers games
10. Navy Ship That fed Bin Laden’s stinking corpse To Sharks will stop In Hawaii
11. Stangel was in custody before (Soft on Crime)
12. Kalapa: Put Emphasis On Restructuring Government
13. State formalizes pact to assist military kids
14. Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force members warned to Stop Lobbying
15. Star-Advertiser forecasts continued growth
16. Rod Tam Pleads No Contest To New Charges
17. Homeless plan or security sweep?
18. APEC Host Committee announces new executives
19. Hawaii's first full-time chief information officer to be announced by Gov. Abercrombie
20. Van pool fees likely to increase
21. Atomic Monkey: State Representative Pine Latest Victim of Dirty Cyber Trickster?
22. Senate's Indian Affairs to hold hearing on UN statement on indigenous rights
23. Green Killer of Eagles, Hawks: Wind Farms Murder 440,000 birds a Year
24. AOL INSIDER: Here Are 12 Reasons Why The AOL-Huffington Post Merger Is Going Down In Flames
25. WaPo: President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout
26. Liquid Robotics raises $22 million for autonomous sea drones

1. Abercrombie signs SB1347, gives HECO license to soak Consumers for Green Energy Projects
2. Should ratepayers pay for Big Wind Studies? Life of the Land Challenges HECO
3. HIPA Hawaii Military Spending Study Tied to Fundraiser with Military Contractor?
4. After Rejection by Mayo Clinic, US Senators ask Obama Admin to withdraw Medical Home Regs
5. National Right to Life: Medical rationing and $555B Medicare cuts in Obamacare Law
6. Lung Association: Honolulu has America’s Cleanest Air
7. Abercrombie releases funds for Capital Improvement Projects
8. Mufi sits down with Tsutsui to plan 2012 Election Strategy?
9. Abercrombie signs bill shutting Consumers out, allowing HECO to Raise Rates at Will
10. HB1000 Would Authorize Unelected Board to tax cellphones
11. Latest Rail Poll Paid for by Rail Contactor
12. Bill ending GE Tax exemptions raises Legal Questions on Construction Contracts
13. Hawaii Senate Keeps Public in Dark
14. Council, Mayor head for Courtroom Showdown over HART Rail Budget Authority
15. VIDEO: Hawaii council passes budget, mayor “outraged” by payment for Retirees health Care
16. OHA giving away more money to Buy Support from Hawaiians
17. Clayton Hee revises Financial Disclosure Statements AGAIN, may still be in violation
18. Heavyweight Lobbyists Line up to Defend Schnitzer Steel
19. No Conflict: Lawmaker by Day, Lobbyist by Night
20. Rod Tam Sentencing next Tuesday
21. Proposed Laie hotel clears another hurdle
22. Lawsuit looms as UH, consultant try to stop data breaches
23. HPD gains first female deputy chief
24. New Hawaii Law Offers Gold Star Family License Plates to Families of Fallen Soldiers
25. US House to Celebrate Kamehameha Day June 11
26. Investigators Discover Manufacturing Facility in Hawaii
27. TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda

1. RAND: Military is 18% of Hawaii’s Economy (Full Text)
2. Hirono, Hanabusa vote to increase National Debt: House rejects 97-318
3. Horizon Lines may be delisted from NY Stock Exchange
4. Hawaii Right to Life PAC Congratulates Neighborhood Board Candidates Who Advocate for Life
5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 31
6. Abercrombie signs Appropriation for Reapportionment Commission
7. Visitor arrivals rose 5.3% and spending jumped 20.2% in April
8. MRC Greenwood on Misuse of Protocol Funds: “There are many things I don’t do”
9. As Hurricane Season begins, Abercrombie signs law allowing him to spend hurricane relief fund
10. No Special Session Means Key Bills In Limbo
11. No Competition For Hawaii School Bus Contracts
12. Hawaii's Electric Vehicle Rebates Off to Slow Start
13. Civil Beat: Facts are not Facts if We Decide They’re Not
14. Paying For Honolulu News: Follow the money, the technology and the readers to try to predict the future of the news business
15. KHON2, KITV, Hawaii News Now Face Uncertain Future
16. Anti-Geothermal Protesters now Love Geothermal Because OHA will Profit
17. Toxic Waste in Hawaii
18. UH Manoa Ethnic studies to Invade New Zealand
19. Rick Hamada Five Questions. 5 Answers.
20. $2M bail for man charged in Hawaii resort death
21. Nishihara: Agricultural Renaissance? This time we mean it. Really.
22. Kuehnle Algae Replaces Oil, but costs more

1. Complete list of Neighborhood Board Election Results
2. Berg: Support needed for Community Benefits Bills on Council Agenda
3. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies protests subpoena of Maui Time online Commenters’ IDs
4. Hawaii Workers Comp Fails Workers and Doctors—but Lawyers are given a “Raft of Protocols”
5. VA, Pentagon to combine Electronic Health Records
6. Homeless leave Waianae, move Downtown
7. WW2 Memorial Needs Paint, Abercrombie Admin blames Lingle
8. Hawaii spends $12,399 per student: DoE blames HECO for poor Student Performance
9. New 3 yr Mainland Prison Contract Overdue
10. Hunters hit back at DLNR “Propaganda”: No Axis deer on Big Isle
11. Interest in electric vehicles high in Hawaii: Honolulu creates an online permitting system for home charging stations
12. Dismissal sought in Kaho'ohalahala residency dispute
13. Maui: Ex-police officer pleads guilty in theft and sex assault cases
14. Hawaii County Cost of Gov’t Commission focuses on How to extract more money from Residents
15. County programs serving few a burden to taxpayers
16. Bicyclists protest Waialae road plan
17. Hawaii Puppy Mill Faces 153 Animal Cruelty Counts
18. Lawmakers from Both Sides Rally for Housing Counseling Funding
19. Akaka votes to Bankrupt Medicare

1. Naming names: Who are the alleged Sovereignty-mortgage scammers?
2. Maui Victims of Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers may lose home
3. Study: Hawaii Drivers rank 50th in Driving Skills
4. $600 million in New Taxes
5. Hawaii Government agencies are tops in DC lobbying
6. Tulsi Gabbard announces Democratic campaign for CD2
7. DLNR to step up enforcement against Fishermen
8. Abercrombie on CoR: No plans to call for Special Session
9. Attorney: Seizure of Molokai Ranch for Windfarm may be illegal
10. 189 Properties in Rail’s Path: Myths about Eminent Domain
11. Gov. Ariyoshi Schools Abercrombie on how to balance a Budget
12. State to sell piles of junk to fill General Fund
13. Obamacare: Medicaid cuts will cost Hawaii $150 million over two years
14. County Mayors Meet With Governor Over Contract Talks
15. Abercrombie: Special Session Unlikely, Revenues Forecast Unchanged
16. Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie signs extension of 5 percent pay cut for state leaders
17. Did Hawaii Do Enough To Fix Public Pensions?
18. Maui land sought for geothermal power plant
19. Sovereignty Activists indicted for Stealing from Hawaiians (once again)
20. Rep Herkes defends ACT 48 Foreclosure Reform
21. For Tulsi Gabbard, Serving Hawaii Means Leaving City Council Early
22. HPD Officer's Sentencing Delayed
23. UH students tell City Council about bike route disconnections
24. Hawaii health department reopens food plant
25. Queen Liliuokalani School Closes Its Doors
26. WSJ: Hawaii Hotel Sues Marriott
27. Lahaina museum to be featured in film on China’s 1911 Revolution
28. Akaka reintroduces bill to reunite Filipino World War II veterans and their children
29. Honolulu Mayor Advances Plan to Demolish Waikiki Natatorium
30. Spike in rat lungworm reported
31. HNN: Bu La`ia: The Legend Continues

1. Test of Shield Law? Maui PD subpoenas ID of online commenter who threatened Cop
2. Brookings: Muslims expel reformer from Manoa mosque, claim Arabs discovered Hawaii
3. Gallup: Hawaii residents are Least-Stressed in US
4. VIDEO: Fontaine Factor Discusses Domestic Violence in Hawaii
5. After raising taxes on poor, Abercrombie announces $13M Crony Capitalist Giveaway
6. UH Hilo to be home to NASA International Lunar Research Park
7. Akaka, Inouye join in unanimous Senate rejection of Obama Budget
8. VIDEO: Ryan: Obama, Dems "Shamelessly Distort And Demagogue Medicare"
9. VIDEO: Joe Klein: NY-26 Was A "Victory For Socialism"
10. Everyone Holding Breath for State COR Numbers
11. Clayton Hee corrects years of lies on Ethics Statements: SA blogs about it
12. Abercrombie still trying to balance budget on backs of Seniors
13. Abercrombie’s Corporate Welfare goes to OHIO???
14. Bill to alter homes tax exemption advances
15. Research facility at UH-Hilo would test gear for lunar work
16. 10 yr sentence for Filipino who liberated nearly $300K from Democrat Operatives Meheula, Winer
17. Clownish Hawaii Democrat Media Begins Running Free Campaign Propaganda for Hirono
18. APEC Calls for Seamless Free Trade across Pacific
19. Former Big Island Mayor Yamashiro Will Be Remembered as ‘Best Mayor’ and ‘Loyal Friend and Mentor’
20. Civil Beat Gets it Wrong on Democrat Money flooding into Hawaii 2010 Campaigns
21. Goodwin Liu withdraws appeals court nomination
22. After Abercrombie wrecks Budget, Aoki blames Lingle
23. State partners with NASA to work on space exploration at UH Hilo
24. Obama gives Abercrombie $13M to reward Cronies
25. Incentive reduced for solar water heating program
26. Kauai Council approves $269M budget—25% increase; Rapozo casts lone ‘nay’ vote
27. The Kama’aina Pumping Scandal Remains Scandalous
28. CB: For Filipinos, Politics Is More Than Just Numbers
29. Anti-Bullying Program introduces “Transgender Clownfish” to Elementary School Students
30. Hawaii Doesn't Require Lost Gun Reports
31. 'Speedy Trial' Violations Rare in Hawaii
32. Alleged Scam Psychiatrist came to Hawaii after losing MD license in Colorado
33. Tesoro Buys Libyan Rebel Crude for Hawaii Refinery
34. Hawaii heat source debated

1. Abercrombie’s Medical Homes: Global Budget to control your Healthcare
2. Only 53% of House Seats change hands in 7 years
3. WSJ: An Anti-Israel President: The president's peace proposal is a formula for war
4. WT: Obama’s next war -- President’s ill-considered Islamist backing puts Israel in the cross hairs
5. 4 Schofield soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
6. Inouye, Akaka stab Hawaii in back: Call for delay in South Korea Free Trade Pact
7. Senator Hee amends latest financial disclosure, questions remain
8. DePledge: Nobody cares about Residency
9. Rail Math Just Doesn’t Add Up
10. Shapiro: Public should win tug of war over control of rail authority
11. Will current controversies change public opinion on rail?
12. Critics: HPD Chief Isolated, Too Close To Union
13. Father says son found gun at Oahu middle school
14. Is Restricting Freedom of Movement a Healthcare Solution?
15. Filipinos Overtake Japanese As Top Hawaii Group
16. Hawaii can play a leading role in America's quest to explore and colonize space
17. $2.6M for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
18. Hawaii Co Water rates hiked 18%
19. Kauai to Regulate Peddlers in Parks
20. Robber Baron will not Represent Molokai
21. Hawaii Consumers #3 in Credit Card Debt
22. Council pursues Obama's library
23. Shakedown Fails for Now: Telescope foes lose bid for legal fees
24. OHA To publish How To guide for Shakedown Artists
25. Argentina: Hawaii doctor nabbed for Medicare billing fraud
26. Hawaii woman accused in $50 million Chinese company fraud
27. United States for Travel Freedom Caucus Plans to Stop TSA ‘Abuses’

1. Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
2. Aiona vs. Hannemann for CD2?
3. Federal Law Enforcement Foundation: Hawaii Muslims not sanctioned to use our name
4. Gulen Cult strikes out in Hawaii Legislature, School?
5. Hawaii PUC Stats show Windfarms cause Blackouts
6. DoTax still has no explanation for sudden discovery of $134M
7. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces Presidential Campaign
8. Larry Mehau associate John Carroll to run for US Senate as Libertarian
9. Study: Humans Wiped Out Land Crabs 1000 yrs ago In Hawaii (they were delicious)
10. Abercrombie to Democrats: We’re running out of time to Survive
11. Abercrombie signs measure for SHORTER school day (180-day law killed)
12. Abercrombie teams up with Karl Rove against AARP
13. State Auditor Attacks Successful Charter School
14. Small Charter Schools kept on Life Support by KSBE in order to use up all the Charters
15. Highlands Intermediate student in police custody following gunshot on campus
16. Progressive Democrats begin to panic over Reapportionment
17. UH Manoa Ethnic Studies Fraudsters: APEC meeting a chance to promote 'Value of Hawaii'
18. SA to Council: Allow rail authority to do its job
19. ILind: Foreclosure Law will allow Condo Fee Deadbeats free ride
20. Odds Against Entrepreneurship In Hawaii
21. Hawaii technology office on course for creation
22. Groups call on students to challenge themselves
23. Special report: youth gangs in Hawaii
24. US Wind Installations Dropping Sharply
25. Korean TV show a boon for tourism
26. Tonga: Hawaiian Kingdom visa scheme is a scam

1. VIDEO: Abercrombie squares off with Maui Nurses
2. Djou responds to Hirono Campaign Announcement
3. UHERO County Forecast: Uneven Recovery Continues
4. SA: Abercrombie off to rough start
5. Police Roust Kenoi, Chang from Drunken Party
6. Hawaiian Home Lands Owes $2,500 for Treadmill
7. HTA: Tourism set for near-record year
8. Dead on Arrival: Obama Admin to ask for $250M for Honolulu Rail
9. District Pork Hard to Track at the Ledge
10. Legislators raise GE Tax $350M, proud of …uh… not raising GE Tax
11. Surprise, surprise: Maui hydro proposal causing controversy
12. Long-awaited Kuhio Park Terraces revamp begins
13. Castle doubles down on schools (good money after bad)
14. DoE employee arrested in first child enticement case involving 'live victim'
15. Study: HIV on the rise with Asian and Pacific Islander Women
16. Less Federal Funds: Hawaii's anti-terror funding cut despite APEC
17. Geothermal: How Much will OHA make after theft of Wao Kele O Puna
18. Were Kings and Queens of Hawaii Really Hawaiian?
19. Hawaiian Rights vs DLNR at Supreme Court
20. US judge fines contractor for human trafficking
21. Regents Split on Research Center's Future, Punt Decision to UH President
22. Cayetano: 14 years, 10 dogs, and Salmon
23. Maui Chamber needs more donations to continue Fourth of July fireworks
24. Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration
25. Castle Foundation commits $10 million to public education
26. Transsexual Farrington HS Student now edits website

1. Hawaii WW2 vet to Obama: “Shape up and start acting like an American”
2. FRIDAY Last Day to Vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
3. Larry Mehau Associate Mazie Hirono Announces Campaign for US Senate
4. Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
5. US Census: Hawaii home ownership only 57.7%
6. DBEDT: State Forecasts Remain Optimistic
7. RESULTS: Cain tops Hawaii GOP Presidential Straw Poll
8. Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
9. Not to Rule over Hawaii: Obama's 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu heading for Defeat Thursday?
10. To Rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates former Planned Parenthood Board member for 9th Circuit
11. Social Security Admin releases Top 100 baby names for Hawaii
12. Your Private Information Public? HHS Audit finds massive Security Gaps in Electronic Medical Records
13. Victory: Senate Republicans Save Hawaii from Berkeley Liu
14. Cabanilla, Wooley, English among Least Effective Lawmakers
15. Neighborhood Board Voting ends Friday
16. Homelessness Industry Admits 75% would go to shelters if we stop feeding them on the Streets
17. Three Weeks After Rail Fact-Finding Trip, Still No Report
18. State forecasts increase in jobs
19. AP, ABC Weigh in on Moody’s Hawaii Downgrade
20. BOE wants single, more rigorous track to earn high school diploma
21. Common Cause Targets Instant Runoff Voting for a Comeback Next Year
22. Kauai Resort property tax hike fails
23. Kau: Modest version of Hawaiian Riviera Resort envisioned
24. Council to chop W. Hawaii golf subsidy
25. Oi: Bill to ban texting in crosswalks won't work, but changed attitudes would
26. UH Board of Regents To Vote on Major Research Center's Closure
27. "Interim" is the Title for 8 of 19 Deans at UH Manoa
28. Daily KOS Claims Lingle has no future
29. Bank Lobbyist Served on Hawaii Fore closure Task Force
30. Big Save stores sold to Times
31. Hawaii Libertarian Party Convention to meet Saturday
32. Accused Murderer Walks after Two Mistrials

1. Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
3. Study: Hawaiian Islands Feudal system in 1400 AD
4. Lingle Pushes Senate Decision to Summer
5. SHOCK POLL: Labor unions ranked high in influence
6. VIDEO: Abercrombie Bickers with Maui Nurses
7. Nurses group questions MMMC rent payments for empty structure
8. HPD's 2 deputy chiefs intend to give up posts
9. Honolulu inflation ranked No. 4 in nation in 2010
10. SA: OIP has public duty to issue opinion
11. Fact Check: Abercrombie wrong about Medicaid Enrollment Growth
12. Beacon Communities' birthday emphasizes 'journey' ahead
13. HMSA, Kaiser in the black so far this year
14. Unity House tries to sell Lotus hotel
15. Wind Farms get a pass while Enviros hammer KIUC over dead birds
16. Property taxes 180% higher after Supreme Court rejects Kauai Ohana Amendment
17. Crisis? Council: $200K trash haul study waste of money
18. Kauai Councilman Votes Money for his own Non-profit
19. FACE Rallies for illegal migrants
20. Star-Advertiser makes room for Democrat Campaign Commercial
21. Obama’s sister: Private schools should share resources with Public Schools
22. Court rejects appeal of Kamehameha case
23. VIDEO: Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial ground breaking
24. Dopers fire back at Green, Shapiro
25. Akaka introduces foreclosure overhaul in Senate
26. Hawaiian Crab Extinction Linked To Ancient Human Presence

1. Double-Digit Spending Increase and Taxes to Match: Senate Passes Budget 24-1
2. STATEMENT FROM ABERCROMBIE ON PASSAGE OF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
3. Sewer Line Back Up Closes Capitol Toilets
4. Big Victory for Abercrombie’s HSTA/DoE/BoE: Legislature stalls 180 day law
5. First Item on New BoE Agenda: Take Care of Matayoshi
6. Online shopping tax bills die in Hawaii
7. ILind Looks at 14 Bills Passed by Legislature
8. State's Flu-Shot Program Threatened
9. Stanley Chang caught lying about Support for Gas Tax Increase
10. Debt Service on Rail Bonds $380M/year
11. Hawaii House-Senate committee backs health care reform conformity bill
12. FACT CHECK — HGEA: Public Nurse Pay 'Woefully' Behind Private Sector?
13. Hawaii Loses Substitute Teacher Class Action Suit, Could Owe $70 Million
14. Price of Tavares: Battle over permits doubles cost of center for Molokai veterans
15. KIUC Pursues Real Renewable Electricity, so Enviros Mount Opposition
16. Luddites push Kauai Co to Harass Seed Industry
17. Homeless Bills Miss Deadline
18. Attorney General Louie confirmed by Hawaii Senate, completing Gov. Abercrombie's Cabinet
19. Inmate sues state and prison guards fired for beating him
20. Shapiro: Green on right track to make medicinal pot rules more rigid
21. Trailer Parks for Homeless on Ag land?
22. Kahuku Village managers Ousted
23. Developers may be shut out of cash for affordable housing
24. Mid Pacific Institute Enviros brainwash Preschoolers
25. HPD Releases Cost for President’s Hawaii Security Detail
26. Book Reviews of Biography of Obama’s Mother
27. CBS chief calls 'Hawaii Five-0' next billion-dollar franchise
28. Hawaii attorney general may join BCS lawsuit
29. The Oracle Nation Of Islam Answers The Call To Hawaii
30. “Khalid Shaikh Mohammed basically gave up nothing until after he had been waterboarded”
31. Tight security at Obama granny's Kenya home

1. Special Forces exterminate Osama Bin-Laden: Hideout was mansion next to Pakistani Military Academy
2. Legislature to vote on $350M Increase in GE Tax
3. Whirlwind legislative session draws to a close May 5
4. Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
5. Local Reaction To Osama’s Death: Relief, Worry
6. Threat Level Raised At All Hawaii Army Installations
7. How Much Hawaii Legislature’s Tax Hikes Will Cost You ($600M)
8. Hawaii Legislature Increases Taxes, Spending, but Some Controversial Tax Measures Die
9. Pay Raises for Hawaii Lawmakers Still on Table
10. Law Lets Session Draw to a Close With Few Legislators Filing Disclosures
11. Legislative Session Schedule for This Week
12. Mortgage Foreclosure Bill Makes Cut
13. Obama's close friend to appear in Honolulu court on Prostitution Rap
14. Bill to protect victims of abuse nears OK
15. Hawaii has nation’s Highest Teen Suicide Rate
16. BoE Chair Horner continues to abuse Audit word 
17. APEC conferees will see greener Nimitz Highway
18. NYT: Standing Up for Guest Workers
19. Project could help Nanakuli
20. Honolulu Should Not Give Corporate Welfare Through Favoritism in Recycling Contracts
21. Councilmember Tulsi Gabbard to drop use of Tamayo
22. Four Seasons Resort reopens, recovered from tsunami damage
23. Kauai Co Auditor surprised by county’s skyrocketing electric bill in 2010

1. Friends of Lanai Calls for Big Wind Bidding Process to be Reopened
2. 'Birther' Myth First Spread by Hillary Clinton Supporters in 2008
3. Capped Out: Conference Committee Seizes Some TAT Revenue from Counties
4. GE TAX Raised: Will reverberate throughout the economy as higher prices for consumers
5. Bill Would Raise Hawaii's Production Tax Credits by 20%
6. Proposal to start a casino in Hawaii dies
7. Foreclosure aid bills advances
8. Reefer Madness: Medical marijuana bill dies at the Legislature
9. Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill Moves Forward in 2011 Legislature
10. Homeless Hotline Tally So Far: 100 Calls, Emails
11. Supreme Court Picks Reapportionment Chair
12. Kailua High teacher charged with throwing hammer at student
13. Hauula Charter School plans under way
14. Hawaii residents victimized in ponzi scheme
15. Horizon Lines reports loss, cites Hawaii slowdown
16. Is Obama trying to anoint Trump?
17. Golden Week volunteers help earthquake victims in Japan
18. Celebration to mark Day of Prayer

1. Abercrombie: HGEA Settles “without accusations and confrontation”
2. HB1405: Lawmakers attempt an end run around the public in order to pass State Akaka bill
3. Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories
4. White House Releases Obama’s Long-Form Birth Certificate
5. Ignored Locally: Hawaii Investigative Reporter Gets National Recognition
6. BoE says “Audit”, but No FINANCIAL Audits are planned
7. Now that a Democrat is Governor, it is Time for Legislature to undo its “mistake” on UH regents
8. Conference Committee Still Considering More Spending
9. Abercrombie to Legislature; Just Ignore my AG on Medicare Pt B
10. $150M Medicaid cuts risk care, opponents say
11. Hawaii Legislative Conference Committee Working Hard on Instant Runoff Voting Bill
12. HB688: Transsexual Agenda For Hawaii Schools
13. Trial Lawyers seek Profit from Mass Release of Criminals
14. Hawaii Human Trafficking Bill One Step From Governor's Desk
15. Japanese Tourists 'Will Be Back Soon' to Hawaii
16. Another Australian Airline to Fly Hawaii Routes
17. No Hawaii Lawmakers Disclose Dependents With Stocks, Mutual Funds
18. Josh Green finally figures out Medical Marijuana is a Scam, Pushes for Big Island Dope Dispensary
19. HGEA vote fell well short of a mandate
20. Nurses Head for Arbitration?
21. HGEA Nurses underpaid compared to Private Hospitals
22. SA: Don’t give more to nurses
23. Bag Tax: Legislators plan to screw Retailers after luring them in with Revenue Sharing
24. Coffman Screws Residential Solar Installers, Homeowners
25. Hawaii to Drain Hurricane Fund to Cover Shortfall
26. Obama Friend Titcomb Pleads Guilty In Traffic Court Case
27. He’s No ‘Birther’ but Hawaii Senator Tackles Issues Surrounding Obama’s Birth Certificate

1. Back to bargaining Table: HGEA Nurses Reject Contract, other 6 Units Ratify
2. Djou: Oahu has nation’s Highest Gas Taxes, City may raise higher
3. Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange
4. HCR135: Special Interests hijack ALOHA Resolution
5. Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law
6. Abercrombie announces Homeless Hotlines
7. Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories
8. Panos for Mayor Again? Decision waits until after APEC in November
9. Shapiro: Sam Slom moves to the fringe
10. HSTA/DOE Join to Push Back against 180-day Law: Legislators want to fudge it
11. Legislature resists governor's 'transformation of politics'
12. Conference Committees To Focus on Tax Hikes Today
13. Lawmakers still assuming fantasy returns on Pension Investments
14. SA: Don't borrow to build rental-car facility  (Capital converted to operating!)
15. 7000 Join AARP tele-Town Hall, Protest Pension Tax
16. Department of Taxation suddenly decides cutting GE Tax exemptions will produce $41M less
17. Amazon will dump Hawaii Affiliates if Legislature imposes GE Tax for online purchases
18. The Price Is Wrong: Legislative Disclosures Undervalue Real Estate by $100,000s
19. Hawaii County Property Valuations better than anticipated
20. Kokobun’s Pork Project: State purchase of slaughterhouse key to food security
21. Morita, Coffman team up with HELCO to deny Homeowners Solar Funding
22. Slavery: Another supervisor pleads guilty, Cooperating with Feds?
23. Kalapa: Nudging Government Toward Reform
24. City & County of Honolulu Details Rail Bond Financing
25. Schatz: Homeless 90-day Plan all about APEC
26. Failed former Senator Ron Menor still out there pushing Gas Cap
27. Another Honolulu Police officer to be arraigned on another drunken-driving charge
28. Former TSA screener admits to stealing
29. Act221 Scammers look to China
30. Stockbroker Kimura Pleads Guilty
31. Hawaii Government Employees Association Negotiations Not Authentic
32. Abercrombie Rejected 2x: Selection Process for University of Hawaii Regents is Suddenly ‘Broken’
33. Caesars CEO: Poker indictments present opportunity
34. Judge halts foreclosure; others vulnerable?
35. Stalinist Media Council still trying to seize HNN Broadcast License
36. Plans for wave energy on Oregon Coast progressing
37. Carter and other ex-leaders in North Korea on 3-day visit

1. Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
2. Will legislators share in the pay sacrifices?
3. Taxes On Plastic Bags, Rental Cars, State Pensions, Alcohol Considered
4. A User's Guide to Hawaii Conference Committees
5. Hawaii Disclosure Law For Government Officials Not Transparent
6. Honolulu Department's OT Jumps 49 Percent, Director Won't Talk About It
7. Real ID:  Unfunded federal mandate to increase county costs
8. Will Animal Liberation Nuts Torpedo Hawaii’s Collectivized Pork Slaughterhouse?
9. Do Native Hawaiians Have The Right To Break Rules?
10. Schools use Financial Aid to replace Family  with Government
11. Do it for the children: Hawaii's Sex Abuse Treatment Center is truly a lifeline for child victims
12. Abercrombie plans new initiative to finance Homelessness Industry
13. On-bill Financing Would Make Clean Energy Accessible to Everyone
14. Queen Lil Trust pays $100 Tax on $9.9M property
15. Indicted Scammer makes one last sales pitch … in Hawaii
16. Sun Country Airlines is Making Profit – Looking at Hawaii
17. 'Spice' traps troops
18. Forty-Four Years Later: Worthless dope smoking Bums not welcome at Haight-Ashbury
19. Why The "Birther" Conspiracy Is Great For Obama
20. Human Events: Birthers are Best thing Obama Has going for Him
21. Hawaii senator questions Obama's true birth father
22. Blessed Marianne Cope Returns to Molokai
23. Christians save Students from latest DoE Mess, 75% to graduate

1. Battery-Back Up system catches Fire at new Kahuku Windfarm—Haz Mat team called in
2. First meeting promises new direction for BOE  (promises, promises)
3. Unlike Dods, Horner gives to Dems and GOP
4. Some Worry Dead Excise Tax May Come Back
5. Deadline looms for lawmakers struggling to balance budget
6. State's spurious financial crisis has prompted legislators to look at funds previously off limits
7. Calif-Hilo flights projected to bring in $50M, begin June 9
8. New tuition hikes loom: State’s deficit delays decision on a price increase for UH  (Tax Hike Propaganda pt1)
9. Funding for dams and reservoirs should be restored
10. SA: Oahu's rail panel needs technical expert aboard
11. Utility lines to be moved for Honolulu rail
12. Federal contracts come to women and minorities
13. Your Tax Dollars At Work: Groups Sue over use of “Wailuku Main Street” Name
14. Big Isle redistricting to begin
15. Obamanomics: Teen Unemployment hits 27%
16. Fish farms struggle as DC-based Luddites try to stop them
17. As Gays lose interest, Oahu Co Democrats demand State promote Gay Sex Tourism
18. POLITICO: More than half of Democrats are 9-11 Trooothers
19. Reality: Donald Trump Is President Obama’s New Best Friend

1. Sentencing reform creates liability issue
2. No Development Moratorium in Kau
3. Romy Cachola threatens Barbers Point Park Deal
4. Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for Homes
5. Honolulu Rail isn't that much different than Wisconsin

1. About the Birth Certificate
2. Newsflash: DAGS releases comprehensive fiscal report for 2009
3. SA: Feds need to ensure integrity of Hawaii's health care law
4. HHSC Nurses rejecting HGEA Contract
5. Hawaii lawmakers to decide on taxes and spending to balance projected $1.3B deficit
6. Maui Chamber of Commerce: We’re TEA (taxed enough already); cut government instead
7. High Gas Prices: Just one more excuse to raise taxes
8. Measure seeks instant runoffs
9. Real Clean Energy: KIUC Pushes Hydro Power
10. Nonprofit Directors ask for maintained funding, restoration of grants
11. Moana Surfrider:  Two Honolulu Zoning Board Members have hidden Conflicts of Interest
12. Nanakuli industrial park dead
13. Police officer arrested after Kona Street crash
14. Herb Kane’s Wisconsin Roots
15. Gay-Atheists hijack “Aloha Spirit” Resolution
16. Chemophobia: Increasing levels of mercury found in rare Pacific albatross
17. Birtherism: Where it all began
18. Perfesser: Obama provides glimpse of future U.S. leaders

1. No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
2. HGEA Negotiators: Hide furlough days, recoup losses after Legislature adjourns
3. Birthers thank Abercrombie, Obama Thanks Birthers
4. Group: Abercrombie using ‘strong arm tactics’ to force Beverage Tax
5. Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners
6. Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol
7. How They Voted: SB1329 House passes Motor Vehicle tax Hike
8. Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation
9. Inspecting his cattle: Jeff Stone Polls Democratic Senate Primary
10. Hanabusa: Lingering resentment toward Case among “Multi-cultural base”
11. Good economic news belies Abercrombie’s Tax Hike Pitch
12. Democrat ‘Non-Profits” Demand Tax Hikes
13. OHA strengthens grip on Non-Profit sector
14. Legislature proposes welfare for losing contractors
15. Bombardier: Honolulu Didn't Keep Its Word on Rail Contract
16. Breene Harimoto pulls back from Brink in Rail Fight
17. NYT: Hawaii Doubles Down on 'Big Wind’
18. Online Poker Sites which lobbied Hawaii Legislature Indicted by FBI
19. Abercrombie’s Priest rejects Homeless Tent Cities, looks to River Street as model
20. Times have changed for the Big Five, big labor
21. VIDEO: MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo Assaulted By MPD, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” team
22. Maui Bag Ban: 75% Now Use Paper Bags as tree-huggers become tree-choppers
23. Auwahi Wind, Sempra proposes Wind Farm on 18,000 acre Maui Cattle Ranch
24. Senate's approval of appointed members marks a major change for school governance
25. SA: Reconsider diploma decision
26. 3 foreclosure reform bills could pass
27. King of Pork Inouye appointed to serve on bipartisan federal deficit reduction team
28. U.S. stages "most challenging" missile-defense test
29. Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions
30. Hawaii blast came as workers dismantled fireworks
31. Federal Pork: Bill Kills Off Program on Hawaii Whaling Industry
32. Forums to be held on 4 candidates for chancellor of Hawaii Community College

1. Abercrombie’s $100M omission: HGEA settlement tied to other secret labor agreements
2. Government workers’ agreement to add more than $100 million to state deficit
3. House GOP: HGEA Settlement is expensive, unfair
4. Unity House HQ up for Sale
5. VIDEO: Heritage Foundation Leader interviewed in Hawaii
6. Tsunami: Obama signs Disaster Declaration for Hawaii
7. Bonham:  Peak tax and business revenue returns sometime in 2012
8. Maui Chamber of Commerce: 95% oppose either type of GE Tax hike
9. Shapiro: Budget is so bad….
10. After voting to Shut down Federal Government three times, Hirono, Hanabusa pretend to be against it
11. OHA to turn its operatives around on Geothermal in Puna at Meeting today
12. Kenoi profits 58% from Subdivision approval
13. Crisis? Hawaii County finds $16M for Hilo Bayfront paths
14. Crisis? $800,000 in county checks uncashed
15. Former KPD officer convicted of driving drunk
16. NYT: Explosion Kills Workers at Facility for Fireworks
17. Did Trump really send investigators to Hawaii?

1. Todd Apo and KoOlina: Ethics Violation kept secret since 2007
2. VIDEO: GOP balances budget without Tax Hikes
3. No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue
4. Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 4, 2011
5. Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders own 11,383 Hawaii businesses
6. Abercrombie gets around to announcing appointment of Kawakami to State House
7. Abercrombie Appoints Judge Loo to Maui Circuit Court
8. Hawaii Gun Permits hit new record in 2010
9. Kaauwai: Are you better off now than you were 2 1/2 years ago?
10. Senate Dems to Force choice between two types of GE Tax hike
11. GE Tax Hike: Tell them what you think
12. Now Where Will They Find The Money?
13. Unions Rally at Capitol, Demand more Spending
14. Ethically Challenged Apo among picks for Transit Authority
15. A State Indian Tribe for OHA Cronies
16. Loser Van Dyke on New Akaka Bill: Nothing to see here, just move along
17. Judiciary to Vote on AG Louie
18. Senate Hearings for BoE Nominees to Begin Tomorrow
19. Japan Airline Cuts countered by increases elsewhere, Charters planned for Golden Week
20. Timeshare in Hawaii: Build it and They Will Come
21. Movie stars, billionaires and corporate execs are arriving more often in private jets
22. Lawmakers give men wearing dresses a chance to strike it rich
23. Shapiro: Where was the vetting on Maui judge appointment?
24. Wildman: A DISTURBING PATTERN? 
25. Kalapa, Milks win majority on Credit Union Board
26. Kamehameha headmaster to retire after 23 years
27. Clayton Hee about to Kill Shield law
28. It's Too Early For Law Regulating Undersea Cable
29. Borreca: Global warming should be on governor’s agenda
30. Superferry Redux: Pasha Line new vessel to offer roll on-roll off service
31. State held responsible for deaths of 2 women
32. ABC News: Duckworth for Hawaiian Senator?
33. Bill Clinton: 'Birthers' will hurt GOP
34. LA Times: Why Hillary Clinton must run in 2012

1. GOP Files Ethics complaint over Nestor Garcia’s $60K side job
2. Abercrombie names DBEDT Deputy Director
3. HB1049: Raid on Hurricane Fund to Trigger 7.5% Tax on Premiums?
4. Panos: Wind Study doesn't answer questions about Cost
5. Abercrombie names new UH Regents, E-W Center Board members
6. Friday Night Surprise: GET Hike Back on Table
7. Maui News: Abercrombie is “pathetic excuse for leadership” we need Linda Lingle
8. Legislators prepare to gut 180 day law
9. Rail Funds: Oahu Taxpayers $623M, Congress $34M
10. Bombardier wants the city to disclose more information about Ansaldo’s Winning Rail proposal
11. Molokai expels Wind Farm, Maui could be next Victim
12. Carlisle says labor savings may have to go beyond 5 percent
13. Secret labor Agreement: Hawaii commerce department to end furlough days
14. Tax Sweeps of Vendors Begin Again
15. Obamacare Preview: Penalties for those with health risks considered in 2009 by Hawaii’s public employee health plan
16. One week after Dengue Fever, Mosquito Control becomes excuse for Tax Hikes
17. VIDEO: Prison or Youth ChalleNGe? The future fate of Kulani
18. Brewbaker resists jumping to conclusions about Japan Tsunami
19. Airport parking rates to increase statewide
20. Office of Information Practices Director Selected
21. Bankruptcies average 297 per month, down from 330
22. Canadian Hawaii Real Estate Fraud to face trial
23. US task force arrests 61 fugitives on Maui
24. Ariz. law bans abortions based on race or gender

1. SB1282/HB1055: Bills would “repeal norm-referenced testing” in the DoE
2. Hawaii’s Bernard von NotHaus Convicted of Minting His Own Currency—could get 15 years
3. Borreca: Hirono vs Hanabusa for Senate?
4. Schatz in DC to Cash in on Tsunami
5. Japanese tourists still coming to isles –strong Yen is factor
6. Ratepayers to be stuck with bill for $1B cable project to bring wind electricity to Oahu
7. Clayton Hee: Sustainability=State Ownership  (PUBLIC)
8. Clients burn over kitchen's closing by State (PRIVATE)
9. Captain Admits Young Bros causes extensive unreported Coral Reef Damage
10. District Cooling in Hawaii—Importing a ready-made Profitable, Politically Connected, Non-Profit
11. Enviro scammers: Bag taxes are Fun! (SB1363)
12. Union Bosses continue to Loot Unity House Assets
13. BOE chief pitches ads on campus--Toguchi proposes selling advertising space at public schools as a way to raise cash
14. Kauai Budget climbs as tax assessments fall
15. Hawaii Dope Doctors giving Medical Marijuana to Minors
16. MELE minds music's business
17. Legislature, Landed Aristocracy seek to silence discussion of PASH rights
18. Kawaiahao burials dispute a defining moment for Hawaiians
19. Protecting the Kona name
20. KIUC Voters reelect incumbents

1. UN authorizes Military action against Gaddafi, airstrikes could begin within hours
2. Day One of Obama’s War, Airstrikes Don’t Begin: Gaddafi forces shell west Libya's Misrata, 25 dead
3. 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”
4. The Future of the Grassroot Institute
5. HB1300: Legislature takes its time abolishing a law that it says is ‘devastating’ to business
6. House Republicans Introduce Welfare Reform Act of 2011
7. Hurricane Shelters: Hawaii Still Counting on a Lucky Miss
8. Abercrombie’s dismissal of nuclear fears tied to Mainland Tourism
9. Japanese Arrivals drop 86%
10. Hawaii Council on Revenues Can't Regroup for Another Month
11. Town hall meeting by Hawaii House Republicans to discuss proposal for state's 1st pension tax
12. Oshiro Punts budget: “Now it's up to governor and unions”, hints at lower Pension Tax Threshold
13. Senate rushes $18M to pay for Abercrombie’s Government Union Giveaway
14. Abercrombie thinks Unions are going to give back $88M/year
15. HSTA, UPW Collective Bargaining Bills Hit Glitch
16. Green Energy Scammers Claim they can provide 25% of Hawaii Electricity (Ratepayer Beware)
17. Richard Lim confirmed as DBEDT Boss
18. Honolulu City Council Battles Administration for Control of Rail Agency Budget
19. Transparent? Mayor Makes $44M Disappear
20. Anderson, Berg Speak Out Against Fuel Tax
21. Hanabusa appeals to Congress in Hunt for “Sand Lady”
22. SA: Close nepotism bill loophole
23. CENSORSHIP: Aila threatens SA, KITV over photos of Pearl City graves
24. CENSORSHIP HB548: Civil Beat finally figures out that Hawaii is like Cuba
25. CENSORSHIP: Stalinist Media Council continues to harass HNN
26. Dissidents’ Bills shut out of Legislative Committees, but not as badly as Republicans’
27. Foodstamps: 78% of eligible persons use them in Hawaii
28. Kauai Mayor delivers 3rd State of the County address, burns up Reserve Fund
29. HHSC has new CEO
30. Owners of tsunami-damaged property should call 2-1-1
31. Newly released tsunami video shows waves sweeping through Kailua-Kona store
32. Hawaii County's 32 hurricane shelters can withstand no more than Category 1 hurricane

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

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)

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

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