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Senate Expect To Pass Civil Unions Bill: Opponents, Supporters Prepare To Rally On Issue

BOE chair Toguchi rejects calls for his resignation (another unaccountable board at work)

Rail may outpace funding by $322M

UH faculty union seeks injunction to halt pay cuts

Resist the urge to dismantle elections panel (another unaccountable board at work)

Housing authority chooses new leader  (another unaccountable board at work)

Top Ten Most Outrageous Findings from the 2009 DOE Procurement Audit

Hawaii House Leader Criticizing Governor on Budget Plans, But Doesn't Offer His Own Solutions

Telescope EIS faces delays

County portion of Ka Loko settlement coming?

DOH cuts Kaua‘i positions

Smuggled-in fireworks expose security flaw

Democrat Lawyer announces candidacy for Djou's City Council seat

Clinton to meet with Japanese foreign minister while in Hawaii

Governor nominates DCCA Dir Reifurth to Intermediate Court of Appeals

TAX INCREASE # 1--Lawmakers Kokubun, Mercado  urge Hawaii counties to impose new 5% sales tax (how to finish off the economy)

TAX INCREASE # 2--ADV: Tax diversion won't erase revenue woes (Adv to LEG -- raise taxes!)

TAX INCREASE # 3--Don’t take TAT – Maui mayor (1/2% GET Increase on agenda )

TAX INCREASE # 4--Energy plan calls for 50¢ gas tax

Lingle rejects union-BOE proposal

UH, faculty to resume talks

Legislature cuts 5 recess days in 2010

Hawaii Department of Education Procurement Audit, Part II, Details Insider Dealing, Waste and Alleged Corruption

Hawaii's Compulsory Health-Care System Is No Model

Hawaii Co. Council rejects resolution to decriminalize pakalolo

Isle recovery is pondered

Kenoi presents budgetary wish list to state lawmakers 

Local Police Escorts for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Cost Hawaii County More Than $21,000

Honolulu City Council Member Dela Cruz Introduces Legislation to Audit the Delay in the Shipping of Solid Waste

Snob Bulletin: Fireworks Ban Long Overdue

Hume's comments on Buddhism, Tiger Woods upset faithful

An Upheaval to Remember: 2010 is shaping up to be a rare year in American politics

Obamacare, COFA, and the upcoming $350M State budget gap: Lingle vs Congressional Delegation

Constitutional Amendment: Aiona Proposes Hawaii Elect Secretary of State

OHA to make case for (NEW) Akaka bill during live television broadcasts

Cayetano puts trust in Matayoshi: Others question whether the acting schools chief can indeed make hard decisions

SB: Welcome Hamamoto to labor talks

Kauai: Arakaki open to being state DoE superintendent

UH won't rescind faculty pay cuts

Across-the-board cuts in Hawaii budget criticized at hearing

Tax delinquencies prompt relief consideration

Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote (could set precedent for Hawaii)

Deputy sheriff arrested in child rape

Forbes ranks Bankoh as top performer of nation's largest 100 banks

Waihee's Ex-cemetery chief will get out of jail

Trash may finally be shipped to Washington next month

Court bolsters public access to beaches

Quakes, tsunami strike Solomon Islands

American pirates' Anti-whaling vessel damaged in clash with Japanese ship that it was attacking 

Legislators to Honor The One: Celebrate Obama Day at Obama Park, or cheer for Obama High

Cayetano's DCCA boss Kathryn Matayoshi to take up reins of DoE (left behind the mess that Mark Recktenwald cleaned up)

Hamamoto still in furlough talks

Hamamoto decision 'personal'

SB: Settle UH labor dispute out of court, reasonably

Hawaii's unemployment fund forecast a bit less gloomy

Judge Hara grants UH Motion To Dismiss KAHEA’s Mauna Kea CMP Lawsuit

Hamamoto resigned DoE -- FIVE DAYS AGO!  (Resigned same day latest HSTA/DoE furlough offer was rejected)

Inouye confident Akaka Bill issues will be resolved

ADV: Inouye implies Abercrombie backers lying (more on Akaka bill)

Economic troubles shroud political races

TSA lapse helps gain not guilty verdicts

No rail work 'til May--then lawsuit

ADV: Reshaping government a key goal for 2010

Hawaii taxpayers on hook for $1.5M in Kaloko Dam settlement

Crime on Oahu surges 6 percent

Hawaii first in nation to require home solar water heaters (tax credit gone, replaced by mandate)

New company to take over Maui pineapple operations

Rejected amendment has no impact on Kauai County Charter, legal opinion says

Big Isle's pot pulse is sought

Hearing set for proposed Kona project

New beach land is public, court says

Snob Advertiser: Public must rally against illegal fireworks (another excuse to raise taxes)

Enviro Activist: Close UH for whole year to gauge its usefulness

Hanabusa: "Ed Case not forgiven, should bow out"

ADV: Lingle should break be blamed for impasse in union talks

SB: Furlough plan achievable

Furlough talks to resume, but no special session planned

SLOM: No More Hawaii Islam Days

SB gives free ad space to Mufi: We all need to do our part to solve the (homelessness) problem

Mayor Hannemann's Achilles Heel

Tactics weighed for rat fight

Emergency funds needed for preschool  (by childhood policy 'consultant')

OLD NEWS: Nearly $1B in state funds tied up in illiquid investment

Kaloko payouts to be revealed

Roadblock continues despite 7 arrests in Laie land dispute

Future uncertain for two Mauna Kea telescopes

The realities of recession are relative on the Kona Coast

Heightened Security Detail Costs for Speaker Pelosi and President Obama Will Fall on Local Taxpayers

Maui: Ahi supply should be enough to satisfy sashimi lovers’ appetite

Ocean View well may take longer

Gas pains: Does Big Island have a Propane shortage?

ADV: Hawaii fireworks sales still hot in recession

Health care bill denies freedom of choice

Saluting American Valor: Wounded soldier provides cover fire for pinned-down troops

Jumped by passengers while lighting fuse: Islamist fails to blow up Detroit-bound flight Christmas Day

Rep. Mazie Hirono on Obamacare: ‘We’re not there yet’

Chief of Hawaii Health Systems retiring (Inspiration for Obamacare)

SB: Compromise critical in Maui water dispute (OHA Water grab)

Isle bankruptcies highest in 4 years

Access to computers gives homeless hope to stay on street (The Homelessness Industry at work) 

$500,000 warrant issued in drunken-driving case (extradited from NV, then allowed to fly back?)

Lanakila senior center in Kalihi needs donations to stay open

Obamas visit troops at Hawaii base's Christmas chow-down

Sermon at Ancient Christian Site Highlights Christmas for the 130th Engineer Brigade

Defense bill benefits Inouye, Akaka, Abercrombie contributors

Hawaii teachers' furlough deal unlikely by Lingle deadline

(Yawn) Democrat Lawmakers blast DBEDT, director on behalf of HGEA (Wash, rinse, repeat)

Honolulu councilman's memo proposes (to fight TAT takeaway by highlighting) cuts to city services

Loss would be tremendous blow, says Maui Co. budget director

(HTH) Lingle: Use hotel tax for budget

Costly Micronesian benefits may be covered

Professors union says ready to fight UH on contract

More Than a Decade After Condemnation, Hawaii Department of Transportation Still Owns Homes on Ancient Hawaiian Fish Pond

Bob Jones: No Special Election Need to Replace Abercrombie in Hawaii's First Congressional District

Hawaii County Housing Agency: We're not trying to hide anything

Obama says Hawaiian vacation will wait until after Senate passes health care bill

Brace yourself, America, this is going to sting a bit  (Advertiser finally explains details of Obamacare)

Obama keeps bond with Hawaii strong

Lingle submits plan to close $1.23B Budget shortfall

'Last, best' union offer at UH calls for 6.7% cut

Arakaki: Emotion not good basis to support assisted suicide

Hifo, Hirai to step down

Count us in for census power and money

Planning begins for Hawaii undersea cable system

Official says ban won't hurt 'ahi stock

CoFA Medical Care:  Public's view sought

Oahu Mayor Breaks Ground on H-Power Expansion Project

Oahu's 'opala piling up on dock

HTA approves strategic plan 'to put more heads on beds'

Plan calls for zero growth at Turtle Bay resort

Former Del Monte Hawaii workers begin buying Poamoho Camp homes

City must refocus on enforcing rental law 

One down, two to go: Obamacare passes first cloture vote 60-40

Akaka Bill: More than 73% of Hawaiians not "Qualified" for membership in Akaka Tribe

No special election? Disgrace, hypocrisy in local politics (and journalism)

Democrat Advertiser: 'Rift' between Hawaii lawmakers is politically based, not personal (Article dictated by John Buckstead)

Budget cuts blamed for rats in Chinatown: State operating in 'crisis management' mode, official says

Omidyar giving can help with recovery continuing Abercrombie takeover of Inouye's Democratic Party

University of Hawaii stimulus grants' benefits questioned

Kalapa: Wake-Up Call Needed

Kauai Residents grapple with affordable housing ‘realities’

DoE/HSTA hacks threaten to lay off 2,500 and chop after-school programs if furloughs are eliminated

SB: Akaka Bill needs airing (demands public hearings)

Thousands of island residents will collect important census info

Interisland shipping monopoly

Hawaii County Council violated Sunshine statute (consequences zero)

Book by Obama's late mom released

5-girl robotics team shines

KGI: Coco Palms a monstrosity

Police promotion rigging Lawsuit was the costliest in Hawaii County history

Maui News poll 51% reject Tavares reelection

SB: Leftist Neal Milner lays down the Template for ignoring Republican candidates

KITV VIDEO: Akaka Bill not moving as smoothly as planned

ADV: Congress, state need unity on Akaka bill

ADV: Trish Kehaulani Watson--The Akaka Bill

Hawaii revenue drop expected to add another $40M to deficit

Companies want school buses to run

Commission defers decision on East Maui streams

Contractor Profit Grows under Hawaii’s 'Green' Initiative While Energy Costs to Consumers Rise

Hawaii -- 46th most efficient state-owned highway system

Proposed Kalaheo landfill site questioned

Koke‘e admission charge plan might be short-lived

No surge in cruise ships

Some neighbors irked by Hilo developments

SB: Killing bill doesn't resolve B&B issue

Construction starts on housing project for Waianae homeless

Harassment: Pine agrees to pay fine over campaign sign photos

Harassment: Palin shortens Maui vacation after fuss over 'McCain' visor

Ahmed Ahmed battles bias with humor

Akaka Bill Hearings under way: Proposed changes came from Akaka's office, CNHA

ADV: Hawaii governor opposes Akaka bill revisions (Abercrombie: Bennett's "concerns are real") 

SB: Lingle fights Akaka Bill changes

Live Webcast: House Natural Resources Committee hearings on the Akaka Bill

Zogby: Majority of Hawaii voters against Akaka Bill

SHOCK: Lingle, Bennett denounce new version Akaka Bill (full text)

Did Inouye Lie? National Review confirms "Akaka Bill Sneak Attack" claim

House Republicans call for Akaka Bill to be removed from Markup

Inouye denies planning "Akaka Bill Sneak Attack"

Djou's chances improve: GOP Says Aloha to Hawaii Special Election

SB: Salvage the special election

Lingle to work with teachers to keep planning days

Hawaii lawmakers want education money released

Downturn hit Kamehameha Schools with $2.2 billion loss

Petition to save Hawaii school bus service from ending

Oahu tax assessments fall 6.7 percent

Hawaii B&B bill appears doomed

Mail-order prescriptions hard on local businesses

US to drill Iranian attack scenario in Pacific

LINK>>>Sovereignty activists protest Akaka Bill "Sneak Attack" -- Bill could be inserted into "must pass" legislation

10 Most Shocking Revelations About Hawaii's Public Education System

ADV: If the election to replace Neil Abercrombie's congressional seat were held tomorrow, who would get your vote?

Musubigate Scandal ensnares Calvin Say

Great News! Abercrombie resignation to occur within weeks (But won't set date for withdrawal)

Isles to gain $387M in funding

Rod Tam announces candidacy for mayor

Council must clear way for transit agency so Mufi can run for Governor

Attacking Hawaii's second Saint: Secular humanists exploit Yagi case to put issue of doctor "assisted" "suicide" back in spotlight

Water commission calls for sugar firm to restore one stream

KGI: Time to move on (OHA vs Kauai over beach bike path)

Run-down Coco Palms resort in wait-and-see mode

Hawaii starts e-waste recycling on Jan. 1

AP: Climate crisis is for real, says top scientist (Liberal arrogance on display as Climategate scam implodes)

Blagojevich's lawyers seek transcript of FBI interview with Obama

Captured Fallujah Terror leader:  Accused SEALs arraigned, vow to defend charges

SB's choice for Pearl Harbor Day:  Exhibit shows the harsh life of Honouliuli internment camp

Hotel take down more than falling occupancy

SB: Enforcement key to B&B bill

Hawaii County eyes worker furloughs

But...Now hiring - Kenoi admin keeps on keepin' on

'Gap' in HSTA talks remains

SB: Afghan troop surge is security necessity

National GOP to meet in isles

Delay urged in child care cuts

More home-tax relief stalls

Honolulu Transit authority on track

Waikiki curbside campers must go

Vandals strike at shuttered school in Wailupe Valley

Oahu single-family home, condo sales skyrocket

ADV: Panel, leaders must avert elections crisis

Hawaii parents still can spank

Lingle frees $36.9M for major Inter-Island terminal expansion

Hawaii Co. Council looks to tackle budget deficits

Hirono, Abercrombie oppose Afghan troops

Hawaii troops accomplished 'great things' in Afghanistan

180 in isle Army Guard to go to Afghanistan

Kauai: OHA Lawsuit seeks environmental review before highway widening (test run for rail suit?)

Obamacare: Overall health care bill trumps anti-abortion amendment, Hirono says

State's election chief to resign

Honolulu homeless moved for cleaning of Kapiolani Park

Moanalua parents say sixth-graders exposed to a talk on rape, abortion, Obama

Unsafe practices prompt FDIC alert to isle bank

Bill could allow 1,275 new B&B homes

Isles' late auto payments soar (Hawaii 5th in US)

Library staffs furloughed, too

Catholic and evangelical Protestant leaders hope to use the civil unions issue for political gains

Cayetano: Rail system still faces many hurdles

SB: Global warming treaty would be major success bad joke (Lord Gore threatens us with 'hurricane-force winds")

ADV: Hawaii State budget to suffer major hit from Obamacare

Car thief suspect was guilty in the past

Beach ownership is still in question

Education must be in battle plan

UHERO analysis calls Act 221 a 'mistake'

Honolulu appeals state decision to close city landfill in 3 years

Honolulu official accused of faking low-rent eligibility

Teachers without time to plan would be baby sitters

Exhibit to focus on portraits of gay families

Christian church, Native Americans reconcile begin reparations process in NY

KGI: Unions Back to the table

Hawaii lands coveted APEC meeting with concerted effort

Shapiro: Par for the Course

75% of city workers on flu shot list

Isles, nation demand focus on joblessness

Even though the state's crime rate is at a record low, the public has the perception that it's worse than usual

All's very well with Hawaii's healthy rank 

SB Oi: DUI 'shame' Web site probably won't work

Maui County moves to settle on landfills

Maui News: Out of touch with reality

Hawaii platoon leader died for his comrades at the battle of Wanat

Hostage Drama Continues: Hawaii Legislature accepts $50M ransom offer, HSTA, HGEA, UPW balk

Increase in public school bus fares OK'd

Akaka Bill: Hawaiian Homelands to become federal property?

Officer faces felony drug charge in Vegas

Hawaii may cut back preschool tuition subsidies to families

Mauna Kea CMP takes step ahead

Kauai residents rip county plan for new landfill in Kalaheo

Special Session: Nacino elevated to Circuit Court judge

Hawaii jobless rate stays at 7.2 percent

Hawaii House cutting staff salaries by piddling 5%, Senate refuses to make cuts

Maui: Small store creates big controversy

LINK: Mufi's secret rail push-poll released

LINK: Inouye, Akaka votes: A ticket to USA for Guantanamo detainee who attempted attack on Honolulu

Isles predicted to lose more jobs next year

Four Hawaii Phantom Districts Receive $45,639,408 in Stimulus Funds for 3.4 Jobs

BoE to again consider hiking School bus fares

Now state's HGEA's real survival planning for tax increase begins

Democrat Borreca: Lingle shows leadership by reversing direction

Democrat Borreca: Senator guided furlough accord

"The Fix is In": New Honolulu police chief expected to be chosen today

City signs $483M rail contract (Locks up GET funds? before coming EIS train wreck)

Mayor signs pact with 12 unions on rail project

EUTF to discuss health plan delay

State earns a D grade with rise in pre-term births

Chinese join Mauna Kea telescope project

Hilo Teacher to serve prison term

Hawaii County would like to get rid of state land use board

Kenoi wants state parks for county, cites tourism's role

Maui County officials: Where’s the stimulus?

Murder victim linked to Mafia

Hawaii state layoffs begin tomorrow but details still unclear

Democrat Borreca: Silence greets Aiona's call for meeting on furloughs

Study: Hawaii in worse fiscal shape than many states

Foreclosure filings top 900 once again

Rate of Islanders seeking job opportunities surges

ADV: City must approach tax relief with caution (must not shield too many homeowners)

DOE 'making progress' on proposed Kíhei high school

Hawaii senator's new benefits for veterans blocked by Republican

9th Circuit Court upholds dismissal of lawsuit, sanction against lawyer

Ft Hood Jihadi shot Hawaii soldier 4 times: Radford grad survives Texas tragedy

DoE, legislators', Abercrombie's $35M raid -- Charter school funds

SB: School closures capture attention from across globe (tax increase strategy explained)

SB: Schools must work to tap federal funds (backs raid on charter schools?)

Aiona calls for meeting on Furlough Fridays

District Court Rules Against Hawaii Public School Parents Challenging Teacher Furloughs

Search for Honolulu PD chief draws scrutiny  "The Fix is in"

State pension fund grows $945M

Creditors oppose HawTel confirmation as hearing begins

Final sugar ship sails into sunset

Maui: Occupancy rate low, even for slow month

NRA endorses Kealoha for Honolulu Chief

GENIUS AT WORK: State considers getting out of handling Hawaii public housing

Obamacare will cost Hawaii part-timers their jobs

Hawaii furlough lawsuits could spur sweeping change

Furlough Conflict?

Education controversy and the race for governor

"If these furlough days work we should make them permanent"

SB: As pine goes under, prep fields well on new crops (ANTI-GMO Shakedown, being Prepped)

Global warmers not convened

Isle hotels see more rooms filled

Advertiser vs Star-Bulletin: How to build Hawaii's homelessness industry?

SB Catches up with Inouye Earmark Scandal (One MONTH after Hawai`i Free Press ran story)

Obamacare passes House 220-215 after abortion funding removed

Hilo: Protesters rejected as thousands turn out to support troops at Veterans Day Parade

Heroes of Ft Hood -- and Obama's frightening insensitivity following shooting

Earlier primary voting considered

HGEA Calls for tax hike piling on reluctant lawmakers

Hawaii state tax squad zeroes in on cash-only businesses

State welfare payouts drop as numbers of needy grow

Failures tarnish Hawaii program to rehabilitate offenders

$25M agreement settles lawsuits over Kauai dam tragedy

Reduced land fund could be part of Hawaii County charter

WHT: Saluting American Valor--Honolulu's Amerine led highly decorated unit in Afghanistan

"The fix is in" for Honolulu Police Chief

2 quit Honolulu police chief selection panel when commission expands list of finalists to 6

Negotiations over teacher furloughs prove pointless

Senate to grill DOE on stimulus

Maui Legislators: Need plan to end crisis, furloughs

ADV wins prize for funniest Obama propaganda: "10.2% jobless rate signals slow rally"

Program for 'clean campaign' confuses

Shakedown: Hawaiians aim to halt land sale

9-11 Trooothers in Hilo: Controversy erupts as veterans parade nears

Honolulu Symphony broke, ends season

Obama holiday visit still a rumor

SB: Danger signs emerged before Army rampage (no Jihadi to see here, just move along)

Judge finds state breached home lands obligations to Hawaiians (30 years of Democrat mismanagement)

HGEA vs HSTA: Hospitals hurting

No New Ideas from Senate Democrats: Proposals raid funds for more school

Kanu Hawaii rallies to demand tax increase

SB: Tackle schools' unique hurdles

Third furlough lawsuit claims rights violation

More suspensions, arrests expected in Keaau High campus fights (just another day in the DoE)

Schools' shortcomings extend far beyond budget

Hearing to be held in American Samoa on pre-tsunami preparedness

Hawaii GOP calls East Coast elections a harbinger

State Land Department's Proposal for Hawaii's Small Boat Harbors Would Send Anchoring Fees Skyrocketing

Hawaii Supreme Court to hear Turtle Bay EIS case

Former Hawaii Air Ambulance nurse alleges harassment

ADV: Leaders must set priorities in budget plan (HGEA vs HSTA)

95 Hawaii schools ask for more class days: Board expected to OK requests for more instruction time

HR: Hawaii Public High School Experience - An Inside Look from a Hawaii Teen

17 students arrested after series of fights at Keaau High

Hawaii Senate Committee Hearing: Teachers' Union Agreement on Furloughs Questioned

Lawmakers advocate renegotiating teacher contract to restore cut days

More Fantasy Money: Federal funds considered to help fill in furlough gaps

SB's Obamacare FEAR: Isle residents need more details about health reform

Honolulu rail project raises company's profile

Kalapa: Vital for Hawaii Taxpayers to Support Spending Reductions

Maui Land & Pine to quit pineapple operations, lay off 285

Honolulu Symphony could file for Chapter 11 this week

Rate of BK filings slowed in October (up 39% from last October)

Inouye's bank: Central Pacific continues spiral down down down

NYT: Al Gore rakes in millions from global warming scam

Abercrombie vs Reality: Possible candidates put forth furlough options

Hawaii's class time thin even before cuts

Overtime expenses at 24-hour facilities one facility could exceed savings, critics say

More Chaos: UPW members' suit claims layoffs violate rights

SB: Make Kaloko dam settlement public

Court upholds decision on substitute teachers' pay--DoE owes subs $40M

SB Oi: Isle task force unlikely to 'reinvent government'

State wants tourists to pay fees at 8 parks

$36M in federal money means little more than two dozen Big isle jobs so far

Maui streets paved in gold: $10M for an intersection

Lanai council member’s registration to vote OK’d

A one-man protest

Samoa Democrats' Disaster warning funds 'spent on TVs'

Where Do State and Local Governments Concentrate Their Spending?

Poll: US belief in global warming is cooling

6 Guantanamo detainees resettle in Palau

Lingle will promote state on tour in China

DOE foresees 'thousands' of layoffs if furloughs are blocked; lawyer dismisses claim as 'hysteria'

Hanabusa panel on using teacher furloughs to increase taxes will meet Friday

Governor to wait before raiding hurricane fund

Sakamoto: Furlough opponents must consider all tax increases budget options

Suspected child predator taught computer classes at schools

Schools seek $32 million for transportation costs

Osorio dismissed: Hawaii Supreme Court Rules in State's Favor in Ceded Lands Case (OHA, Osorio could still act to block State from building affordable housing)

Critics say new Hawaii property tax category will be costly for all

SB: Keep light shining on rail

Mayor plans 'State of the Rail' speech; city paying $10,000 to broadcast on TV

Honolulu foreclosures rising

City bill would limit new B & B's

Dreaming: Car sales in isles forecast to rise 13% (well sort of)

Maui: Panel grants permit for hotel expansion

"Pedophile rights" Obama signs defense bill; Hawaii projects to benefit

ADV: Schools chief should sit at governor's table  (Advertiser joins Sakamoto to torpedo constitutional amendment)

Hawaii Senate (Hanabusa) forms committee to look into raising taxes restoring lost classroom time

eBay founder, wife pledge $50 million to Hawaii charities over six years

Hawaii visitor arrivals up 7.2 percent for September, but spending down 3%

Honolulu homeowner tax break approved

Anthony Kahoohanohano, killed in the Korean War, will be awarded the Medal of Honor

Big Island "pacifist" sentenced for murder -- 2 years

Hawaii Republicans jump into NY-23 Congressional race

Pitching in, cleaning up

HGEA workers agree to cuts

Burial council won't sign rail pact  (Lines up with KSBE)

The Hill covers Djou fundraising lead

Jones Act Lawsuit Will Test Control of Hawaii's Shipping Monopoly

Dole expands plan to sell Oahu land

'Honolulu Star Bulletin' Refuses to Correct Inaccurate Stories on Camp Smith Cross Debate

With demand for fuel falling, ethanol plants look for other products to sell

Fewer use opiates, Isle testing firm says

A public university is a democratic necessity

Creative fixes needed for Aloha Stadium

Kauai: Ethics Board’s debate ‘weirder and weirder’

Hawaii County Audit: Highway funds wasted

Latest shakedown target: Land board to vote Friday on Kohala ahi farm proposal

Ruling awaited in water dispute

Parents Rally Against Furlough Fridays

Station owner fights opposition to merger

KIUC biomass deal ‘just a concept’

Court to hear opposition to Turtle Bay expansion

Other resorts may be affected by decision on environmental study

Potential land sale helps prompt Saturday Honokaa rally

Security guards fight airline workers at Maui airport

VIDEO: White House Communications director praises Mao Zedong

Obamacare: Lose weight or pay (MSNBC)

UHPA rejects contract seeking pay cut

Hawaii CC: Pay cuts will not be enough

Hooser says raid of hurricane fund could restore lost teaching days

Hawaii lawmakers look for ways to ease school furlough impact (Tax increase)

From Japan, Mayor says 'hogwash' to governor's criticism

Garcia warns colleagues of tax cut cost  (Mufi campaign scam)

ADV: Core services must survive budget-cutting

HPD test-fixing alleged

New law prohibits employment discrimination (sic) based on credit history

Federal workers in Alaska, Hawaii to lose cost of living pay

Abercrombie's Guam pork deal stricken from bill (still manages to waste lots of money)

Anti-American-war protest vs Stryker and other live-fire training Saturday

Honolulu Council to debate sidewalk sleeping today

Hawaii Co. Council votes against mandatory vaccinations

New water line raising concerns

Kauai joins Maui: Plastic bags to be banned

US Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Father Damien's Canonization to Statehood

Schofield Stryker brigade will return to Iraq

HGEA talks: Hawaii state employees face 42 furlough days this year, next (Mufi delaying settlement)

State duties may go to counties

Democrat Borreca: Lingle on a good day still the Great Communicator

Kaiser HS considers furloughs on planning days

Cutbacks squeeze schedules of Hawaii special-needs kids

UH faculty voting on 'final offer'

Health costs frozen for state workers

Hawaii Sen. Inouye going to Afghanistan to study war needs

'Person of interest' got out of prison day before visitor's body was found

State film office cuts impact Kaua‘i (More HGEA agit-prop)

Stalinist Honolulu Media council fights TV merger

Pope Benedict XVI greets Hawaii's 'miracle woman' in Rome

Hawaii hotels post weakest summer ever

State talks with HGEA continue

ADV: Sniping puts jail in limbo

Kulani prison closed out of fiscal necessity  (HGEA/UPW lies busted)

Reorganization again on Hawaii County council agenda

Parker Ranch lost millions in '08

Kauai: Property values, home sales slipping

Aloha wear retailer emerges from bankruptcy

Obama faces jet engine discord

SB: Military's mission of aid

OHA funded groups sue State over Mauna Kea management plan

ADV: State, HGEA close to labor settlement

UHH faculty, union huddle before vote

UH chief: Time to expand

Shapiro: Charter schools in danger

Honolulu Traffic: City's "new" rail plan is same as "irresponsible, obsolete" May 1 plan

Maui News Polls Mayoral race: Arakawa leads

MECO aim for 2010: Hike rates nearly 10%

KIUC board OKs construction plan

Judge delays hearing on Hawaii Telcom bankruptcy reorganization plan

Northern Marianas brace for Typhoon Melor

Tens of thousands in Philippines flee as Typhoon Parma approaches

Local charter schools split on teacher furloughs

Charter schools advocate is committed to sustaining educational choice

Anti-Furlough Rally in Makawao

MRC Greenwood: UH ohana doing its best to cope with budget cuts

Speeding case Carlisle slams laser gun ruling

Tracking Your Taxes: Abercrombie's U.S. Worker Provision on Military Project Could Bleed Taxpayers

Busy U.S. troops help with Asian calamities

Filipinos in Hawaii sending money to flood-stricken relatives

Hilo pastor says mother is likely among Samoa Tsunami victims

Damien celebration begins as group heads to Belgium

Charter schools skip furloughs (Convert every DoE School NOW)

Parents consider paying teachers (Who needs the DoE when we can do it ourselves)

Big Isle library stays open as donations top $100,000 (Who needs the DoE--we can fund it ourself)

Hawaii law to buy cheap prescription drugs fails

Lingle drops plans for Maui prison (Holding Legislator responsible for his chatter)

Kauai: County manager proponent quits

Appeals court judge will be retiring early

Honolulu rail's PR effort costs $5.6M

Hawaii officials to scrutinize cash transactions

Seawater project's price tag increases

SB: Isle Filipinos fear for loved ones in Manila

SB: Watada victory bittersweet

Kenoi vetoes Puna tent bill

County wins financial reporting award

NYT: Socialism takes a hit in Europe

SB: Apply school days off wisely

Manoa Faculty Grills UH On Budget

Anti-Superferry protester Hooser: Across-the-board layoffs do not create savings (Raise taxes and risk default to save my precious HGEA)

Office of Hawaiian Affairs downsizing, shifting strategy

Gay & Robinson era ends

Kauai: Attorney halts plastic bag ban bill

Bill marks start of solution to B&B dispute

Hoku's Idaho plant gets back on track survives for 2 more months

Guam measure sets up conflict

Court suspends Hilo lawyer Curtis Narimatsu

Parents and teachers unhappy with proposed furloughs

241 removed from furlough list

SB: Legislature's Jobless fund inaction puzzling

U.S. Senate OKs $30M for Oahu rail

Kauai: OHA blocks bike path along highway

N Kona: New development in the works

Child-molester's friend Joe Bertram an advocate for what makes an individual

Burglary is top crime problem at UH

SB: Rising health costs outpace isle workers' pay, report says

Hawaii convention center falls far short of economic goals

HA: It's time to get Office of Elections in order

Schools would likely be closed on the Fridays when teachers take furlough

Meetings by AARP help residents Obamabots pretend that Town-halls have happened in Hawaii understand health care reform

GMO taro ban wins initial approval

Professor accused of sex assaults over 6-year span

Kauai Indictment: ex-cop Bonachita pulled knife on Kagawa ‘South Park’ creator Parker also threatened

Hawaii Co. Councilor: Freeze county hiring

Kauai: Burial council to meet in October

Unemployment fund running dry

Council should sleep on it

Wienert in favor of Kahului international airport

Hawaii County Council looks to keep the peace

UH professors to vote on "final" contract offer

UH professor arrested in sexual assault

Board must step up, make tough decisions

Hilo teacher to be sentenced for selling 'ice'

Kauai: Ex-cop Bonachita under arrest for weapons, burglary

Maui: Medical marijuana front for drug dealers

Furloughs begin for public defenders

Ex-Hawaii inmate awarded $932,900 for substandard medical care

AARP to brief public on health care reform pitch Obamacare

Abercrombie: F135 Mishap Shows Second JSF Engine a Must

Hawaii Labor Relations Board asked to halt layoffs

Lingle sued over plan to close prison

Hawaii schools hope to minimize effects of furloughs on classes

SB: Fix elections office (peddles vote-by-mail again)

2 Honolulu police put on leave after drug charges in Las Vegas  (paid or unpaid????)

Hawaii health insurance costs far outpacing wages, group says

Council favors sidewalk sleep ban

Tax exemption for energy projects wins Council OK

Hotels.com survey finds Honolulu is not in the top 20 destinations for American tourists

CQ: Can Ex-Congressman Make Case to Return to Congress? 

Drug runner gets 15 years

Kenoi pushes for ethics reform (hilarious headline)

Ford's effort to rein in developer delayed

Baucus Bill could gut Hawaii Law: Exemption may be needed to keep employer-provided insurance programs intact

7.8% in Hawaii are uninsured

SB: Tort reform worth trying  (Prep work for next Legislative session)

No pot task force this year (now THIS proves the crisis is SERIOUS)

Increase in food demand overwhelms soup kitchens

Kobayashi spent $88,475 to win seat

Consumption up 15% since conservation goal set 2 years ago

Tower of trouble

Hokulia furloughs most of its staff (destroyed by OHA greenmail--finished off by the Obama economy)

West Hi Today vs Cnty of Hawaii: 9/12 Update

Kauai: Vacation rental owners ‘beg’ county for help

South Point resort development eyed

Grief for Hawaii victim of 9/11 'closer to surface' on anniversary

Lingle seeks ways to cut expenses after tax revenue collections drop 5%

UHERO: Construction industry has yet to hit bottom

Workers' comp costs cut again: Hawaii employers likely to get 4.1% premium break

Suit filed over 'unilateral' move to fill justice post (Democrat power grab)

Sandwich Isles asks FCC to overturn ruling that rejects aid for new undersea cable

Entertainer Bumatai sentenced in tax case

'Career criminal' indicted on charges of assaulting, murdering Kalihi teen

Kamehameha must renew sense of trust

Atheist Lobby: Exclude religion from discrimination laws

SB: Public option should not kill deal

Adv: "Much smaller government now seems inevitable"

DoE Failure: Tough times for Hawaii dropouts

Advertiser decries open, competitive bidding on State contracts: "Hawaii law may hurt farmers"

Hundreds gather to honor a queen

Gas consumption in Islands declines -- Obamanomics

Whole Foods Market/will delay opening -- Obamanomics

SB: A lawmaker's long reach (Abercrombie campaign commercial)

Land Use Commission takes on city plan to extend life of Waimanalo Gulch landfill

Health care reform vital to practically everyone

DNA leads police to suspect in teen's strangling death

Controversy over fiery remarks fells Abercrombie's 9-11 truther point man for "green jobs" (one down, many to go)

Oi: Community activists are also everyday folks

Adv: Obama must point way to affordable care (Obamabot media ready to throw in the towel?)

Hawaii tax credit program cost state $1.29 billion through 2008

Suspect arrested in strangling death (taxpayer subsidized?) 

Where hope thrives (Probation reform)

$B: Akaka Bill $upporter ignore$ inherent Kanaka Maoli right$  $$$$$

Downturn offers opportunity, Lingle says

SB: Funding to fix rough roads must wait

Project aims to have all state 3rd-graders reading by 2015

$14.6 million Hilo fire department complex OK'd over fears about radio tower

Rail transit could cost less than projected

DOE again seeks OK for school shake-ups

Micronesia: Hawaii paying for federal promises (Obamacare preview Pt 1)

Public worker drug plan change put off (Obamacare preview Pt 2)

Prisons policy puts community at risk

Moloka'i wildfire chars 6,000 acres

Akaka Bill a zero-sum game, not 'win-win'