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1. GOP's Lingle May Keep Senate Pro-Choice Next Year
2. Abercrombie's nervous communist Czar: Cap and Trade, and the cost to Hawaii
3. Banks, Brokerages to Reap Profits from Kawailoa Wind Project
4. SA to HSTA, let Members vote on Abercrombie’s Offer
5. Carlisle: We will Raise Taxes to Build Rail Without Federal Funds
6. Gabbards get no-bid contract from Dept. of Health
7. Van Jones joins Abercrombie, Espero and the Gabbards at Rally for State Bank
8. While OHA Settlement Advances, Bill to Grant Development Rights Maybe Deferred
9. SB2858: Abercrombie Attacks OIP, Public Records Access
10. Lacking Illegals, Hawaii Legislators Propose In-Sate Tuition Incentives
11. Ultimate Christmas Tree Bill Gives $20M to ‘Free’ Clinics
12. Solar's 80% Plunge Hurts Utilities From Hawaii to Spain
13. Hee: Churches Must be forced to Conduct Gay Union Ceremonies
14. House Discusses Giving Atheist $100K payoff
15. Atheists Demand ‘Islam Day’ Proponent Remove Samoan Church from Building in Housing Project
16. Lifelong Crook with Fifty Convictions Runs Rampant in 10th Floor of Courthouse until Tackled by Judge
17. SB2155: NGA Rep Backs Charter School Reforms
18. Hawaii Senate Passes Travelers 'Bill of Rights' Resolution Aimed at Curbing TSA Abuses
19. Mosquito revisiting Oahu can spread dengue fever
20. U.S. Imposes ‘Measured’ tariff on Chinese solar panels
21. Honolulu Again Pretends to Identify ‘Important Agricultural Lands’
22. UH Manoa Faculty: No Confidence in Vice Chancellor for Research
23. Schofield team likely will not be sent again to Afghanistan

1. Djou: What I learned in Afghanistan
2. HART: Cheaper to Build Rail and Tear it Down than to do nothing
3. Nahale-a Resignation Linked to DHHL Infighting
4. Since Ecos, Business Both Back Bag Tax, We can Screw Consumers
5. Waimanalo Gulch advisory panel will recommend one of the choices to the mayor by April 5
6. Caucus Gives Local GOP Turn in Spotlight
7. Hawaii Among last States for Solar Bubble to Burst
8. State To Pay $15.4 Million Legal Settlement
9. Audit Finds Serious Management Problems At Aloha Stadium
10. Hilo Real Estate Broker Not Liable for Frogs, Hookers
11. Newspapers ‘Fastest Shrinking Industry’
12. North Korea rocket launch plan sparks US threat

1. Hawaii County SHOPO Endorses Lingle
2. Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
3. $30,000 Reward in Monk Seal Killings
4. TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom
5. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School
6. California company lobbies lawmakers for online gambling
7. Hawaii taxes have yet to meet projected revenue forecasts
8. Star-Adv: Senate Should Focus on Raising Taxes
9. Not Worth It: Hirono's Senate campaign raises piddling $624,000 in three months
10. Reapportionment Puts Candidate Filings On Hold
11. Senators Angered by Difficulty in Receiving Bribes from Lobbyists
12. Experts Give Kudos To Proposed Charter School System Overhaul
13. DoE Officials Head for DC to Beg for RTTT Money
14. Vilsack: Military Budget Can be Substitute for Biofool Tax Credits
15. Local Oil Expert Questions Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Market
16. HECO Concerned that Slight Drop in Utility Bills Will Affect Ability to Stampede Legislature
17. 2011 law has lenders opting to foreclose in court
18. Open Records Agency Proposes Changes To Hawaii Sunshine Law
19. Fight Over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Brewing
20. Hee, Prevedouros Step Aside to make Way for Cayetano Mayoral Run
21. Caldwell to formally announce candidacy for Honolulu mayor
22. Democrat Margaret Wille to run for District 9 County Council seat
23. County fires four workers over election scandal
24. CARLISLE TO ATTEND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
25. Abercrombie Crony pushes NAACP to pull King dinner from boycotted Hyatt
26. Stolen Motorcycles: Twins Ran Chop-Shop for 3 years, Get Probation
27. DBEDT, Budget and Finance to be Kicked out of No. 1 Capitol District Building
28. Improve society to help beat cancer, experts say
29. Recktenwald, Foley Kick Off Justice Briefings
30. Adm. Patrick Walsh to retire as U.S. Pacific Fleet head
31. Young Brothers selling two barges to Canadian firm
32. China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope
33. Growers to send "Rainbow" papayas to Japan

1. Confidential Memo: Wind Turbine Model Installed at Kahuku has Structural Problems
2. LoPresti: Ewa Neighborhood Board 'Most Dysfunctional in USA'
3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 5, 2011
4. Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
5. Ewa Field Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of Attack
6. Mission Memorial Auditorium Site of Rail Showdown December 6
7. Hawaii Physicians Rally Against Assisted Suicide
8. Duke Aiona to Address Pro-Life Group
9. For The First Time In 70 Years, 24 Pearl Harbor Survivors Return
10. FBI: Police Major got $6000/month from Illegal Gambling Room
11. DoTax Manipulates Check Cashing Times to Suit Political Expediency
12. State's constitution is what props up its credit rating, not Abercrombie
13. SA Editors: We Look forward to Abercrombie Pushing thru OHA Settlement, Soda Tax, Kakaako Tower
14. Roll Call: Hirono Probably Going to beat Case
15. City officials opt to skip forum on rail transit project
16. Fidell: Arrest Walter Ritte
17. KIUC to delay smart meter install
18. Anti-GMO Crackpots Win Maui, Kauai Council Support
19. Santiago: Don’t Force the Homeless into Shelters, Give Money to PHOCUSED Instead
20. Catholic Charities set to open transitional housing in Makiki
21. Laupahoehoe appeals to BOE
22. DoE Taken For A Ride: Fewer Players, Bigger Budgets
23. Prediction: HSTA Dispute Won't End Before 2017
24. Lingle: Feds Didn't Give Enough Notice On Monk Seal Rule
25. While Our Leaders Doze, a National Plan to Hose Hawaii Moves Onward
26. Honolulu property search still hides public information
27. LIUNA Tries to Shake Down Saddle Road Builder
28. Murder Suspect was Praised by Mayor Kenoi
29. Soft on Crime: Out after Raping Step Daughter, Criminal gets Paltry 56 Month Minimum for Manslaughter
30. Indicted in Hawaii, Alleged Scammers Pop Up In Connecticut
31. Plug pulled on Hawaii Kai luxury condo project after financing fails
32. Four Hawaii Post Offices Still on Chopping Block
33. University of Hawaii students seek support for cargo container redesign
34. Kauai’s oldest Catholic church to celebrate 170 years
35. Has the War with Iran Already Begun?

1. Bishop Silva, Doctors, Attorneys to Speak out on Assisted Suicide
2. Matt Romney to Campaign for Father in Hawaii
3. Suspended Attorney Says 'Vindictive' Navy Purposely Sows Intimidation & Fear in Civilian Counsel
4. American Shipper: Effort Underway to Loosen Jones Act Restrictions
5. State APEC Costs below projections
6. Maui Smart Grid Demonstration Project to Begin Next Year
7. December vehicle registration notices contain error
8. Final approval of $1.4B rail deal is put off
9. Pushback against rail gains momentum with new allies
10. Thanksgiving homecoming for hundreds of Kaneohe Marines
11. Military spending cuts would rock HI
12. Federal Contractors will not face 3% Withholding
13. VIDEO: JFK monument re-dedicated at Hilo Peace Corps reunion
14. Star-Advertiser, Occupy Honolulu Denounce the 99%
15. Tough Love: City Homeless Sweep aims to Push Homeless into Shelters
16. In Bizarre Twist, Civil Beat Prints Some Facts About Styrofoam
17. Lawsuit again stops Kawaiaha'o work
18. Decision is expected soon on fate of Superferry vessels
19. Nurses union reaches tentative agreement with Queen's
20. Will Transplant Institute Survive St Francis Sale?
21. Homeless find shelter, work on buses
22. H-Power Ash to Become Building Material?
23. Climategate 2.0: New E-Mails Rock The Global Warming Debate

1. SAVE Act: Should Akaka Tribe be able to Arrest, Prosecute, and Imprison Non-Tribal Members?
2. Potemkin Village, Hawaiian Style?
3. Obama Quest for Free Trade Gets Resistance from Hawaii Congressional Delegation
4. Utilizing the Tax System to Track the Economy
5. Abercrombie, Inouye, Chu huddle with Green Energy Scammers, Enjoy Test Bed
6. Obamacare Preview: Hawaii Cancer patients denied Chemo over drug shortage
7. Cataluna: Audit the DoE
8. Falun Gong Chase Communists out of News Conference
9. Waikiki for APEC: “There are snipers in there everywhere”
10. Obama loses support Even at Punahou
11. Maoists, Perfessers Protest APEC
12. New law will speed business travel to Asia
13. 500,000 Oxycodone in 3 months: Pill Mill Operator Opens Clinic on Kauai
14. Soft-on-Crime Crowd pushes to Let Criminals out of Prison
15. Gay Travelers Throbbing, Excited over Hawaiian Civil Unions
16. Star-Adv: Food Security means more Pork to Eradicate Porkers
17. Star-Adv gives yet another Dive Operator a Chance to Attack Aquarium Collectors
18. Oregon Newspaper Profiles Pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope

1. Abercrombie: From now on Furloughs will be Referred to as “Dil-Wops”
2. ABC News: Will Lingle Win Hawaii Senate Seat?
3. US Marshalls Seize Assets of Stephens Media Copyright Trolls
4. Stacey Djou: Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans
5. VIDEO: Hawaii GOP Chair David Chang, Republican Veterans talk about meaning of Veterans Day
6. Lingle Manager, Maj General Robert G. F. Lee to Speak on Maui
7. Hawaii Friends of NRA to Meet this Weekend
8. APEC: Sopogy, Traffic and other Embarrassments
9. IBEW Returns to Work at Hawaiian Tel
10. Shapiro: How can David Chang Fail?
11. Kiaaina To Quit OHA For CD2 Race
12. Falun Gong: How ‘bout Quitting Communism, Hu?
13. Nobody Cares about APEC
14. Honolulu Council Districts Finalized—Designed to Pit Pine against Berg
15. Protesters to Greet Obama on Windward Shore
16. WSJ: Inouye has Paterno-like Longevity
17. Bankrupt hospitals to get cash from new lender
18. Patient escapes psychiatric hospital and remains at large despite search
19. Treatment for drug convicts funded

1. Strike Ready: IBEW Urges HawaiianTel Workers to Clean Out Lockers
2. Strange Bedfellows: Hawaii's Former Governor & Detroit's Gambling Promoter?
3. A Portal to the Past: What Hawaiian Kingdom Property Taxes Tell Us
4. After School Bus Contractors Are Busted for Bid Rigging, Abercrombie Offers $20M to Line their Pockets
5. Abercrombie Crony Demands More Consultant Money to Fix Historic Preservation Office
6. Could Have Got 24 years, Rod Tam Gets Two Days, and Deferred Acceptance
7. Waimanalo Gulch is scheduled to stop receiving municipal solid waste by July 31
8. APEC Summit Agenda Released
9. OHA, Maoists Team up to Trash APEC
10. SA: Humans are a Disease
11. FACE Opposes Free Trade, APEC
12. Kaiser seeks 8.8% increase because Old People Aren’t Dying Fast Enough
13. Manipulation of Hawaii’s Court System Keeps Car Dealer from Manslaughter Trial
14. SA: UH Should Save Money by Boosting Online Learning
15. Tsunami Debris becomes Excuse for $1M Pork
16. City to Feds: Pay Us $37 Million For Hosting APEC
17. HNN SPECIAL REPORT: Meth in the work place
18. Drug testing for Dopey Hawaii Co. councilmembers moves forward
19. Kauai County weighs 51% water rate hike
20. Danner Sisters Jump in on Green Energy Scam
21. FACT CHECK — White House: Waianae Among Hawaii's Poorest Areas
22. Isle soldiers return to volatile area

1. Kalapa: Alternative Energy Tax Credits Opened Flood Gates
2. Cayetano’s Consumer Advocate says Left is lame but Hawai’i Free Press Has no Place
3. A Misdirected Blast from a Supporter of Abercrombie’s New Communications Director
4. Star-Adv hires Kenoi Admin Official to Cover Rail
5. Iraq tied to 9-11 Attack? Star-Advertiser Editors Lie About Iraq War in order to Back Hirono
6. Ideology Trumps Reality as Hirono Denounces Iraq War one More Time
7. Hawaii’s Very Own Dr. Death now seeking Victims
8. Spitting on ethics might have voters spitting back
9. 32 Oahu Churches Participate In Massive Clean Up Effort (Religion in Action)
10. Wash Examiner: Prostitution Prime Business Opportunity from APEC (Atheism in Action)
11. Petition Drive as Chang, McKelvey Renew Push for State Lottery
12. A red tape emergency: Abercrombie's stealth decree waiving land-use law
13. New Foreclosure law flounders
14. Arson at Kawaiaha’o Church Burns Human Remains
15. Kauai Council to Burn $75K trying to Steal Boatyard from Owner

1. Panos: Did Mishandling Cause the Death and Injuries of HPD Officers?
2. Abercrombie Cabinet Member Suddenly Resigns, no announcement until Replacement Named
3. Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii
4. Best in Nation Hawaii Overpaid “only” $9.5M in Unemployment
5. Former Kaneohe Marine Awarded Medal Of Honor
6. After Manoa Liberals Apologize to Muslims for Sept 11, Muslims to Stage “Islam Day” Celebration on Sept 11th Julian at Site of Apology
7. Sept 19 Reapportionment Commission to Re-vote on Disenfranchising Military for Malama Solomon
8. Are UPW talks coming to a head?
9. Unions Agree to back proven loser Mazie Hirono after pretending to have Democratic Discussion
10. Abercrombie’s secret decree is black eye for Legislature
11. Abercrombies Jet off to Paris for Ten Days
12. Three of top Five Positions held by Same Three Oldsters for total of 103 years
13. UH Manoa is the Source of the Problem
14. Homeless campsites torn down and air-lifted off Diamond Head
15. Doped Up Teachers have to Fail test Three Times Before They Can be Fired—unless Union Looks the Other Way
16. WSJ: Finmeccanica Executive Offers To Quit After Bribery Reports (Parent Company of Ansaldo)
17. Hawaii jobless rate climbs to 6.2%
18. Luddites Drive Kona Fishfarm Out of Business
19. Maui Water Well Opponents Using Junk Science to Push Hidden Agenda
20. Solar project Driving Up Maui Electric Bills
21. Act 221 Company Deigns to Keep HQ in Hawaii
22. Class-action lawsuit claims Safeway profited from Kona coffee’s reputation, misled consumers
23. Inouye writes Micronesia Immigration Restrictions into Homeland Security Budget
24. Volunteer Program Repairs Oahu’s Public Housing Apartments
25. Message in a bottle found during Kauai beach cleanup—but it’s not plastic
26. Kauai County ends fiscal year with 160 jobs open
27. City Council may say ‘Never on Sunday’ to tour vehicles
28. Former HPD officer accused of ID theft
29. Hawaii Political Party Backed Initiative and Referendum 104 years ago

1. Kaauwai: Unity in Remembrance of 9/11
2. Bush: One of the lessons of 9-11 is that evil is real, and so is courage
3. Paul Krugman NYT: Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror.
4. AFL-CIO: Wealthy CEOs, anti-government extremist front groups and frothing talk show hosts … pushed open the door to hate
5. Star-Advertiser: Hawaii’s Greatness Showcased by “Islam Day”
6. Manoa Liberals complain that some people Doubt Islam
7. Abercrombie: Refocus on Diversity
8. SA Editors: War Against Terrorists is Murky
9. Charter school sues to block ethics query
10. Self-Insuring Shields Companies from Burden of Federal, State Health Insurance Regs
11. More visitors are vacationing in Hawaii despite higher security and the 9/11 anniversary
12. Extreme disparities in Maui property tax system

1. Abercrombie: More Taxes and Spending Key to Economic Recovery
2. Public invited to 9/11 memorial commemoration at Honolulu Community College
3. Honolulu Events to Mark 9-11 Anniversary
4. Lack of Heavyweight Competition Gives Mufi Free Ride to Congress?
5. Carlisle compares Anti-Rail Critics to Chinese communist thugs
6. Council on Revenues: Higher Taxes still come up $120M short
7. Tax Hike May Delay New Construction Starts for Two Years
8. Milner: Democratic Primaries will be More Polarizing and Less Civil
9. Hawaii DoE Students top Nation in Suicidal Thoughts
10. Carlisle Says ORI Wasn't 'Following Rules'
11. Medicated marijuana: Doctors Set up in Hawaii Hotel Rooms, Score Big Bucks
12. Aloun Lawyers call Prosecution ‘Frivolous’ Demand $366K
13. Civil Unions Licenses To be Available Dec 3
14. BOE members raise concerns about Likelike Elementary closure
15. Report highlights 42% Hawaii obesity
16. Late: BLNR to Vote on Army High Altitude Training Friday
17. Arson damages Maui Drug Court Office
18. Kauai Food Bank Selling Donated Food
19. State DoH receives more Federal Funding, Adds no Staff
20. VIDEO: Marshallese in Hawaiian Ocean View gathering
21. NoMoola: Profitable NonProfit Activists Launch Anti-APEC Site
22. Hawaii’s Largest Market Research Firm Headed by Obama Appointee
23. Hawaii Business Magazine Looks At Nonprofit Leadership
24. Blueprint for safer roads under final review
25. Photon Finance LLC, Island Pacific Energy LLC, Pacific Energy Solutions LLC to Split $500M Solar Job
26. SA: GMO papaya export welcomed
27. Hawaii is #6 in Shrimp
28. Commanders Livid at Obama Iraq Withdrawal Plans

1. Gallup: Hawaii Most Democratic State in '11
2. St Sophia’s Priest found Not Guilty of Hawaii sex assault tells his story
3. Panos: For about six billion dollars you can choose between Plan A and Plan B
4. Trains Helped Kill the Greek Economy – They’ll Kill Hawaii’s too
5. Lawsuit: Hamamoto, Principal, Counselor Looked Other way as Homosexual Rapists Terrorized Underage Deaf and Blind Students
6. HSTA Doesn’t get Immediate Injunction
7. Maui Time: Lingle could Win Senate Race
8. Hawaii GOP Candidate Willoughby moves to Utah to Run For Congress Again
9. Phony Abercrombie talks Union in Vegas while Fighting Unions at Home
10. Abercrombie Thriving on Chaos
11. ILind: Civil Beat superficial, misses Key Background Info
12. Incarceration, not Education: Kulani School eyed as prison site
13. Electric Ratepayers may be robbed to line pockets of Biofool Scammers
14. Hawaiian Airlines Balks at Tax Burden on Tickets
15. Ease visa hurdles for Chinese visitors
16. Lyla Berg says Abercrombie’s BoE is Ignorant, Inexperienced, Dumber than Legislators
17. Filth, Slime from Legislature Contributes to Honolulu’s Sewage Overload
18. Ethics Director Blocks Texas Dinner For Hawaii Lawmakers
19. Carlisle Cabinet Member Quits Job, Flees Country
20. Foreclosures Down Sharply for Second Month after new Law
21. South Maui Wind Turbines to be 450 feet tall
22. Former councilor’s campaign finance reports still not in
23. Opposing sides hunker down in dispute on vacation rentals
24. Famous "Times Square Kiss" sculpture arrives in Hawaii
25. 150 Hawaii Army National Guard troops come home from 10-month Afghanistan deployment
26. 6000 Marshallese in Hawaii, 4000 in Arkansas
27. China launches first of FOUR Planned Aircraft Carriers, India aiming for three

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. Military to be Disenfranchised so Meth dealer’s friend can keep Senate Seat?
2. Scientists Overruled by Energy Industry Pressure, Proposed Wind Guidelines a Step Backwards for Wildlife
3. Takamine’s DLIR directs money back to his Cronies in Honokaa
4. Kaneohe Marine to receive Medal of Honor
5. Hawaii: HSTA Has Pattern of Bad-Faith Bargaining
6. Perreira: Working under Patronizing Abercrombie is Demoralizing
7. Borreca: Abercrombie not doing so well engaging public, takes Credit for Lingle’s Work
8. Abercrombie: UH Hilo will lead the state into Utopia. I am your friend….
9. Hirono Campaign: Frustrated Case should focus on getting his own story straight
10. Schatz Chief of Staff In Charge of Campaign Fundraiser
11. EW Center: Hanabusa admits that she is easy to Ignore in Congress
12. As Federal Budget Cuts Loom, East West Center President Gets A Raise
13. Obama Presidential Library Narrowed to Chicago, Honolulu
14. Tax Cut: Cost of flights to drop 20% at Midnight Friday as Republicans defend America against Democrat Pork, Union bill
15. Brewbaker leaves Council of Revenues
16. City rail tax revenues are ahead of projections
17. Rail Projects create Debt Problem in China
18. Honolulu Shuts Freeways Longer Than Other Cities
19. Hawaii Needs Method to Evaluate Teacher Effectiveness, Expert Tells Lawmakers
20. Social studies teachers claim they are at risk of losing jobs if graduation requirements change
21. HELCO considers producing more geothermal power
22. 210,000-fold return on Honolulu Hundred?
23. Tongan Nautilus unit granted eastern Pacific exploration licenses
24. Report: China building electromagnetic pulse weapons for use against U.S. carriers

1. Berg: Sludge Digester sacrificed to fund Rail
2. WhistleMan Blows It Again
3. Finalists named to become Bishop Estate Trustee
4. Pro-Hamas Activist joins Meth Dealer’s Friend in Effort to Disenfranchise Military
5. Hirono, Inouye continue to Push America towards Bankruptcy
6. Hanabusa, Hirono fail miserably, lose East-West Center Funding
7. Honolulu Board of Water Supply considering 10 percent increase in monthly water rates
8. Usual Assortment of Shysters, Unions, Banks, DoE Cronies, and Mainland Special Interest fill up Hirono’s Coffers
9. Hawaii Ethics Director: Rep Mele Carroll 'Pushed' the Line on Gifts
10. $930K Judgment: Aina Koa Pono Biofuel Crony found Liable for sex harassment firing
11. Race to the Top: Schatz Twins United in Failure
12. Charter School Task Force Promises Concrete Results
13. Hawaii Ed Board Plans Neighbor Island Visits
14. Reward offered in Big Island papaya vandalism case
15. Hawaii County Elections Warehouse Illegally used for Business, Alcohol?
16. Kauai Ethics complaint rejected; councilman recuses himself
17. Haleakala Telescope Shakedown Likely Headed for Hawaii Supreme Court
18. High schools on Hawaii’s Kauai island to play day games again this fall in gesture of Submission to Gaia
19. Plentiful Pacific trash—BUT NO PLASTIC BAGS--'shocking' to canoe voyagers
20. Sierra Club Preparing to Block Hoopili
21. Proposed Big Island building codes will kill affordable housing
22. Kauai Luddites trying to Kill Hydro Project challenge invalidation of Petition Signatures
23. Maui Ex-officer gets fine, probation for theft
24. Hemmings: Jimmy Pflueger - Great Businessman, Employer, Builder
25. O’oma Accuses LUC of Incompetency in Land Revision Decision
26. Sewage Sludge Heading Ewa Only, for Now
27. Green Shock Troops for Pacific: UN security council to consider climate change peacekeeping
28. Pearl Harbor skull could date to World War II

1. Ms. Lingle goes to Washington -- so is a decision imminent?
2. Rep Keith-Agaran: ‘Qualified’ Hawaiians are Politically distinct
3. Homeless Inundate Convention Center: Abercrombie has No Plan to remove them before APEC
4. As DoE Failure becomes more and more evident, Mazie Hirono asks Feds to stop Measuring
5. SA: If HSTA wins, prospects for fiscal sanity are bleak
6. Ratepayers Beware: Green Energy Scammers trying to take over Hawaiian Electric
7. Berg Fires Chief of Staff Eric Ryan Amid Attacks on State Rep
8. City waits to increase sludge runs
9. Hawaii has 235 new laws compared to 3,224 bills introduced
10. Wave of change rolls into Wahiawa
11. Motorcycle ride raises funds for law enforcement memorial
12. Want Some Land? State has $4.5M available to buy it for you
13. Unions aiming to control workers place a bull's-eye on Target
14. 'Roseanne' paints Hawaii in a strange, surreal light
15. Old cellphones to benefit troops
16. An Awakening: Youth Revive Japan's Dying Church
17. Trinidad Minister of Foreign Affairs got Ph&D from Hawaii Diploma Mill

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Djou: Presidential Leadership is Missing in Libya
2. No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Kona, Hilo, Kahului
3. Case: Poll shows I whip any Democrat in 2012 Senate Primary
4. VIDEO: FBI investigating Gulen Charter Schools, parents pulling kids out
5. Hawaii to keep prisoners on Mainland: Lack of space forces state to continue to bid out for incarceration
6. Robotics: Six Hawaii Teams headed for St Louis Championships
7. Still No response from Obama as Hirono, Abercrombie beg for Disaster Declaration
8. $2900/month from Ewa developer:  Nestor Garcia has ANOTHER side job
9. HECO to select Cable Contractor, Hand Ratepayers the Bill
10. Abercrombie uses Kahuku Wind Scam to pressure Lanai, Molokai
11. Louie’s Record as Chair of Aloha Tower Development Corp should bar confirmation by Senate
12. Chang: Poker Casinos don’t go far enough
13. Tsunami justifies push for State Pension Reforms
14. Hawaii may drain hurricane funds to pay for Abercrombie give aways
15. Cayetano, Dan Case back Abercrombie’s Judicial secrecy
16. Ed Case to Decide About Hawaii Senate Bid Soon
17. Only Four Legislators think Abercrombie’s pet Think Tank is worth $200
18. SA: Tsunami justifies push to diversify Tourism Market
19. Democrat Operative pushes to revive Single Casino proposal
20. Crime in Waikiki: Tourism Industry pushes back against Homelessness Industry
21. Hawaii medical (sic) marijuana dispensary bill amended—could open up in Waikiki
22. Alaska Airlines Begins Service to Lihue from Oakland and San Jose 1,000 new visitors every week
23. Diabetes Program Begins in Vulnerable Marshall Islands
24. Gay opposition rises against Israel Apartheid Week

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

Will Abercrombie kill Rail to establish Pay-to-Play monopoly?

Cabanilla staffer, on the job at Capitol, “also works for an attorney”

Waialua HS, Sacred Hearts win East Coast Robotics Competitions, head for Championship

The Japanese won’t be back for carefree vacations any time soon

Governor’s Office is in considerable disarray

Star-Advertiser wants blank to count as “no” on Constitutional Amendments

Anti-Superferry Protesters to face Confirmation today

Bill Watch: Hawaii Human Trafficking Bills Appear Dead

Big Wind, Banks again sabotage financing for residential solar installers

44 people killed by Wind Energy projects

Nuclear panic

Nuclear Reality: Hawaii Legislators are already Radioactive

Hawaii, Guam raise profiles in Pacific as China expands Navy

HB1070: Senate to unleash lunatics to balance budget?

Abercrombie to sign bill to appoint Board of Education members

Hanabusa named to House panel on fisheries

Tsunami destroyed two or three houses in Milolii

State’s ‘horrendous’ hurdles block retired officers who want to carry firearms

Socialists succeed in blocking land sale, look towards County-owned farm

Symphony group sees 'endless opportunities'

On the trail to Hawaii Islam Day: Libyan assassins

Japan-Hawaii Relief Fund set up at First Hawaiian Bank

Photos, Video: Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear plant

Japanese officials say the container housing the reactor was not damaged and that radiation levels have now fallen

9,500 unaccounted for in Miyagi's Minamisanriku: local gov't

Tsunami Statements from Governor’s Office

VIDEOS: Hotels, Businesses in Kona, Kohala, Wailuku, Kauai flooded

State Senate cancels committee hearings, House does not

Legislature's backwash flush with antics on ethics and pay

Hawaii House Passes Instant Runoff Voting Bill

Hawaii’s Marijuana Bills May Die in Committees

HECO union workers approve new contract

Maui Land is back in the black after killing off pensions

Lunalilo Freeway is 26th-most congested in nation

It's mediation for Barr, her Honokaa neighbors

Third U.S. Tsunami Center May Be Headed to Puerto Rico

Holes in Hawaii's Tsunami Evacuation Zone

European Union Official blames Quake, Tsunami on Global Warming

Marumoto: Pension Tax threshold could be dropped to $75K at end of session

$550M tax increases among 710 Crossover Bills

Recktenwald seeking comment on Judicial Nominees for First, Fifth Circuit

Hope Probation Launched in Hilo

Obamacare Subsidizes Health Benefits for State and Local Government Retirees

Anti-Superferry Protester to head PUC: Nomination approved 6-1, heads for full Senate

House Budget “only” boosts spending by $740M

Oshiro Echoes Abercrombie’s attack on Council on Revenues

Carlisle guts CIP $300M to pay debt, pension, healthcare

Hawaii Co Council members say plan doesn't save money, just delays costs

DoE Demands $359M gift to contractors

SB 715: Senate votes to repeal Ethanol Requirement

HB546: Men can get hired if they put on dress, threaten to sue

Much of Abercrombie’s non-fiscal Legislative package still on the move

Witchhunt: Sen Kim calls for prosecution of Lingle Admin Officials

Substitute teachers' suit in court to determine back pay

Hawaii Files Brief in Virginia Supporting Obamacare

PUC refuses to stick it to the peasants: Biofuels ruling could hurt Aina Koa Pono (so sad)

Secret Nominees? Recktenwald shows Abercrombie the sunshine

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa tours Guantanamo Bay, seeks “balanced process”

Workers not electrified by tentative deal

Chemophobia Alert: Arsenic found in Kilauea

HOPE probation provides freedom on a short leash

Sovereignty scammers target Grand Wailea, Bloomberg News falls for it

Kamehameha III ordered Iwi be moved to build Church

After groveling before Hu, Honolulu Council insults Sun Yat-sen by “honoring” him

Crews Clean Up Keaau Beach Park: Homeless Forced To Leave During Project

Democrats need their dope: Pass 5 Marijuana Bills

Hawaii to spend $2M upgrading international arrival area at Honolulu's airport

Flush: Hawaii County to fully fund 2% “Open Spaces Fund”

Memminger: States should lure others’ welfare tourists to revive economies

North Korea Nears Completion of Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb

Turkey and the Restoration of the Caliphate

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

Pensions, Rail, Earmarks: Abercrombie and Obama wage war on Inouye

Gaming Lobbyist describes much deeper involvement in selecting Abercrombie Cabinet

A State-Recognized Indian Tribe for Hawaii?

Wolfson: Push past civil union to gay marriage

Report: Lottery remains a poor bet for education funding

Human Trafficking Bills to be Heard Tuesday

Farmers send two tons of Kona Coffee to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq

Petition drive to stop Mauna Kea Sheep Slaughter

West Maui Taxpayers Association to hold Annual Meeting

Supreme Court to hear Case: Do elected officials with Conflict of Interest have a right to vote?

Radcliffe: Raising GE Tax Will Happen

Kalapa: Leave The Excuses On The Table And Just Call It A Money Grab

Can Hawaii Pensioners help out Bill Clinton’s Billionaire Movie Moguls?

A good deal: A U.S.-Korea free trade pact would promote prosperity and regional stability

SA Raiding Party: Special funds, justify yourselves

Raid on Highway Funds becomes excuse for Weight Tax Hike

Meet the lawyer who will cash in on State-mandated Foreclosure Mediation

Today 3PM: BoE to hold hearing on Lilioukalani, Puuhale and Kalihi closures

Cronies to cash in as DoE becomes Land Developer 

Phony Rail Groundbreaking: “All you need are a few politicians and a shovel"

PBN: Lawmakers should keep gaming out of Hawaii

Perry and Price talk Gambling

Hawaii lawmakers consider back-to-school tax holiday

Maui Considers Waste-to-Energy

KIUC Election: KCC to host Candidate Forum

UH Ignores requirement to buy Local Ag Produce

Luddites Crushed as Anti-GMO bills go down in flames

Hawaii ranks #2 in Homelessness

Former Prison Inmate Wins $83,000 Settlement

Isle prisons become key source of labor

Brown U, Kohala Ctr team up to provide Advanced Brainwashing

Why Are Islanders The Fattest People?

Losers: Clinton, Obama point fingers at each other over Failure in Egypt

Two Civil Unions Bills to be heard Tuesday

US Senate repeals part of Obamacare: Inouye, Akaka left out in cold among 17 bitter-enders

Roll Call: Akaka offers no indication he will run in 2012

Aquarium Diver: State has found no decline in fish stocks

SB715: Repeal Ethanol Mandate to be heard Thursday

Abercrombie Accepting "Long Term" Applications for BOE Vacancy

Abercrombie’s Kupuna Tax would soak State Retirees $3894/year

Sabotaging RTTT:  HSTA, HGEA fight Bill giving superintendent power to revamp failing schools

Judiciary Committee Hearing On Appointment Of Judge Sabrina McKenna FRIDAY

Okomoto Confirmation hearing: Violence, threats, and restraining orders

Young: Budget will only be Two months late—$50M to $250M in new spending

SA to Legislature: Decide on gambling without letting people vote

Judicial Secrecy: Abercrombie, Hifo defend Lawyers’ right to deceive clients

The Weaning:  Some Inouye Cronies learned to survive without Earmarks

HB1244: Will Churches Have right to refuse to perform Gay Civil Unions? 

Atheists Panic: Hawaii Senate Invocation Ban Goes Too Far

Haters should be removed from MLK Day March

SB651: Homeowners lobby lawmakers for help fighting foreclosure

City personal services contracts return to the public record

Hotel Workers vs Enviros: Green program that made housekeeping people lose benefits and hours of work

Former President of Filipino Chamber of Commerce indicted in ‘Easy Mortgage’ Fraud

A Danger Demanding Sunshine — The Consequences of Hawaii's Public Pension Shortfall

Smug Civil Beat makes fool of itself covering Bachmann speech

WASHINGTON REPORT: Congressional Mood Will Bring Austerity to Territories

Kamehameha Schools’ Endowment rises to $7.82 Billion

Scant Details Available About Hawaiian University

Hawaii Targeting Growing Use of “Bath Salt” Stimulant

NYSE asks Maui Land & Pineapple about 'unusual' trading activity

Atomic Monkey pushes Wind Farm Scam

American Samoa government told to sell cable shares to overcome deficit

Obama the Hobo of Punahou

WikiLeaks: US vs China in battle of the anti-satellite space weapons

Warning to Mokapu: Age and Sex discrimination at Gulen Charter School

Sovereignty Activist rejects SPLC claim of tie to Tucson shootings 

Teacher: Welfare payments should be tied to children’s school performance 

DoE Teacher:  Waianae, Hilo, Hana Students are Degenerates

Shindler, Sugihara, Bingham

Sen Malama Solomon: Comment about plastic bag ban

March for Life planned for Honolulu, Hilo

Prayer: Will Hawaii Senators surrender to ACLU?

Abercrombie, Legislators scheme to divert capital improvement money to General Fund

Honolulu Grand Jury charges two more in human trafficking case

Tucson Shooting: Progressive activist who blamed Palin flips out, held for psychiatric evaluation

Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare

Atheist praises Nestor Garcia for replacing pastors and rabbis with secular Demi-Gods

NCTQ: Only the Legislature can stop HSTA from sabotaging RTTT

WaPo: Futile, Discouraging, Depressing -- Hanabusa joins the lowest of the low

Djou: Our hard-fought battle allowed the GOP to gain 3-5 additional seats on the mainland

Hanabusa: One Day on the Job, One Broken Promise

Full Text: Speaker John Boehner takes gavel

Convicted felon, newsrack thief, Larry Mehau associate among eight vying for Senate Appointment

Conspirators meet in secret attempt to divvy up House Committees

Carlisle: “I don’t plan to cooperate with Abercrombie”

USA Today: Neil Abercrombie, the friend you don’t need

Enviros demand Hawaii Food Tax

22% of Ballots in for Special Election

Hawaii teachers brace for major health fund change

GOP legislators knocked off the air?

DoE Substitutes still want their $20M

Wikileaks cables reveal China 'ready to abandon North Korea'

Anti-Military DLNR Pick demands Prayer as part of Public Hearings

As debate looms, Honolulu Council Special Election residency challenges multiply

UPDATE: Residency Challenge filed against Kioni Dudley Council Candidacy

Hawaii Anti-Trust Adventures: Rubber hose enforcement

Fragile Urban Families: New findings show just how bad things are for the kids

Who will pick the BOE?

Star-Advertiser, Toguchi agree: Colleges to blame for failure of DoE

Private School Enrollment slide continues

AP Interview: Gov. Lingle defined by struggle

Abercrombie thesis applies Marcuse, Gramsci

Legislators’ Favorite Convicted Child Molester attacks Rep-elect Fontaine 

Back to the bad old days: Takamine to head Labor Dept?  

Abercrombie fundraiser busted with 6oz Marijuana

New details on two men arrested near military housing

Suspicious vehicle searched for possible explosives; Two men arrested

Hawaii Vendors Prepare For Tax Crackdown

War on Agriculture: Proposed hike in Dam and reservoir compliance fees

War on Aquaculture #1: Fish to be covered by Maui animal cruelty laws?  (But who will protect fishermen from eco-cruelty?) 

War on Aquaculture #2: UH Manoa Prof joins war against local food production, attacks fish farms (He’s a seismologist!)

Fast-tracking eases permitting, approvals for affordable housing in Kihei

Lava Destroys House at Kalapana Gardens 

Am Samoa: Togiola Upstages Faleomavaega with Hillary Clinton

Tuvalu: Christians too intelligent to fall for Gaian Cult of Warming

Register by Monday to vote in District 1 election

Auditor finds minor problems with 121 state funds

Hawaii GOP State Senate results underline importance of community commitment

First-hand report: North Korea has 2000 modern centrifuges

Slater: Honolulu rail project could hit state finances hard

Kalapa: Imbalance in next governor's agenda

Aloha Family Alliance: Our advice is do not give up

Democrat-Advertiser still crying about loss of Inouye Earmarks

Delusions and Panic: Abercrombie can go back to Congress and save the S1011 version of Akaka Bill

In face of opposition, lame duck Maui Council punts on property tax hike

BoE refuses to follow law: Rejects meal price increases

14 candidates seek District 1 Council seat vacated by Apo

TAT, Water top Arakawa Agenda

Carlisle hit over illegal seizure from pawn shop/fence

Speaker: Say still 2 votes short, Rep Roy Takumi mentioned as possible compromise candidate

Okino compared to neutered donkey

Advertiser, Eric Ryan team up to cheer attack on GOP Chair Michael Steele

Aiona: US unemployment numbers undermine availability of federal dollars

VIDEO: Gov Palin jumps into Hawaii races, endorses Henderson, Willoughby

VIDEO: Djou releases new advert, hits Hanabusa over residency

Djou: Adopt a School Mililani Waena Oct 10th

Manoa Liberals block Eagle Scout from Neighborhood Board

GOP movers insulted: Hanabusa rejects “gesture of goodwill”

Maui Chamber of Commerce Endorses Alan Arakawa for Mayor

Lingle honors top State employees

WaPo: Djou moves up 15 places

Desperate Abercrombie to HGEA: “You don’t have to like me” primary campaign "wasn't some sort of triumph over you.”

Absentee ballots mailed out

Aiona: Gov. Lingle and her committee gave too much

Oops! Willoughby forgets meeting with PBN

Judge allows contribution to issue-based campaign

Liberal hypocrites angered by prison being converted to school

Rape Victim Plans To Sue State Hospital: Suspect Was Discharged Despite Psychotic Symptoms

Naeole-Beason faces ethics charges: Puna councilwoman accused of using county staff to work on campaign

Acting mayor Caldwell leaves city hall

Bill to get homeless off sidewalks looms

KITV: Two More HPD Officers Arrested For Domestic Abuse

Alan Pflueger pleads not guilty to tax fraud Friday

US nuclear weapons have kept S Korea free for 60 years

Abercrombie: “No new audits--people not interested in how to balance the budget”

Hanabusa's Stimulus Support Could Cost her an Election

UPDATE: Hawaii Christian Coalition compares candidates for General Election

Aiona vs Abercrombie on the Economy: Plan vs platitudes?

New Aiona-Finnegan ad: “Real solutions, not rhetoric”

Aiona Finnegan announce Coalition Team

Abercrombie supported Wall Street Bailouts with Main Street Money

Influencing our culture for life: Vatican leader to speak on Oahu, Maui

Smart Business Hawaii PAC endorses Djou

Djou: Adopt a School Oct 10th

DoE fails to comply with 180 day law -- regular schools have only 178 days

“Vindictive” Incoming Prosecutor Kaneshiro Firing 11 Veteran Lawyers in middle of trials (1988 redux)

Rep Karl Rhoads, wife tied to Andy Mirkitani kickback scheme

Abercrombie claims he can create two new State departments without raising taxes 

Dems “Hatchet Job” calls tax hike, food stamp cut “aid to schools”

Republican Party Calls Critical Ad False

Hanabusa (D-KoOlina) residency conflicts with district, history

Cashing in on health care reform: Prepaid Health Care Act in danger

Kaho‘ohalahala endorses Arakawa

Police Question Enforceability of Sidewalk Plan

Tom Gill’s brother founded Sierra Club in Hawaii

Education Poll Ranks UH 115th In Global Survey

Anti-Israel Walk Saturday at Hilo’s Kalakaua Park

Home sweet home for Hawaii's soldiers returning from Iraq

Aiona accepts eight debate invitations, Abercrombie declines two

Aiona Video: How can Hawaii rediscover the path toward good-paying jobs?

HCF: Clear lack of vision at the Board of Education

Hanabusa voted to make Hawaii #1 in high taxes

Abercrombie finally cornered into debating, Shapiro spins furiously

HGEA Refuses to endorse molester’s employer Rep Rida Cabanilla for HD 42

Civil unions may be unspoken issue in governor’s race

Kalapa: Greatest issues are economy, business climate

More RTTT money being spent on teachers’ salaries

City's $30M overrun a warning about sloppy management

Utah and Four-Day Workweeks

Caldwell to sign off on fireworks limits

Fair Elections Now Act could help make Congress accountable to us, the conscious, enlightened, and progressive

Hawaii Supreme Court reinstates convicted drug dealer’s law license

Roberts buses involved in 5 deaths

ONE YEAR LATER: Rebuilding continues on ruined homes in Samoa

Debates: Aiona’s Open letter to Abercrombie “All you have to do is say ‘yes’.”

Djou to hold telephone talk-story with constituents

Senate’s only Republican Akaka Bill backer to be stripped of seniority, positions

NYT: In an Ugly Human-Trafficking Case, Hawaii Forgets Itself

Aiona prods Abercrombie to accept his debate plan 

Republicans woo Hannemann voters

Duke vs. Neil: Compare and Decide

Republican crossovers picked weaker Democrat Abercrombie?

Mix of stalwarts and young guns brought Abercrombie success

Carlisle Prepares For Mayoral Transition

Hawaii's next governor won't have much money to play with

Carlisle vs Oshiro over TAT?

Ambition Narcissism Leads to Hawaii Political Turnover

Keeping Up With the Congressionals

Howie Dean’s Democracy For America Backs Hanabusa

Wharton Wishes Willoughby Success in 2010 General Election

Pasha gets PUC approval for interisland shipping

Hawaii's personal income up 0.8% in 2Q

Kaneshiro to reshape crime office

Researcher: Meth decline not linked to campaign

Kaneohe Murder-Suicide Suspect Had 18 prior convictions

Queerty:  IRS: Hawaii Family Forum Must Pay Tax Penalties For Being a Lobbying Group In Disguise

Incest: Bringing Out The Conservative In Everybody

Bedbugs are back in Hawaii  (Thank an environmentalist)

Genetically modified coffee company in Hawaii sold

North Korea To Name New Leadership

Abercrombie predicts Duke Aiona will be next governor

Lingle to host 7th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference

DoT Director Brennon Morioka resigns

Will Hanabusa Support Stopping Tax Hikes on Small Businesses Before Congress Skips Town?

AP: 1986 all over again

Gay-Atheist lobby fails to have Calvin Say disqualified 

Oshiro calls photo of men kissing “negative imagery’

Gay-Atheist lobby extracts $20K from Hawaii Family Forum for opposing gay civil unions

Negative advertising works in Hawaii

Patronage: New Honolulu mayor to decide 137 city jobs

Native Hawaiians: Vulnerability To Early Death At All Ages

Hawaii's first-time unemployment claims drop by 20%

Poverty in Hawaii continues to grow

SA: Complexities of the sun yield clues for forecasts

Senator Hemmings says wife is innocent of theft charges

Republican activists urge crossover vote…for Abercrombie

SA Owner David Black hosts BC Liberal Party leadership meeting at mansion 

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Gov Lingle appoints Figuera and Kouchi to Senate

Small Modular Reactors: Creating Energy Independence for Hawaii

VIDEO: Rep. Djou hosting job fair with 40 employers Thursday

DoE high schoolers have nation’s highest suicide rate

Mufi promises to “discuss possibility of increasing GE Tax” Star-Advertiser lies about it

Panicked desperate national Democrats, unions pour money into Hanabusa campaign

CB: Aiona did build Hawaii drug Court system

RNC chair Steele hopes to rally Hawaii Republicans with visit

SA Hypocrites: Stop using religion to divide (repeats Abercrombie Episcopal lie)

Abercrombie Slams Hannemann For Using Religion To Divide: In New Ad, Christians Urged to Vote Hannemann, Not Aiona

Shapiro: Hannemann's tactics ungodly

SA Profiles Hannemann, leaves out arrest, MMLG

Abercrombie: Vote early before you find out the truth about me

Complete list of Consolidated polling stations 

Honolulu Magazine: Trains Kill Buses

City: "Idiot" version for rail EIS is award-winning

HHS regional director Schultz visits Hilo Medical Center and talks reform

AP: Hawaii brothers guilty of ill-treating Thai workers

NYT: Forced Labor

The Nation: Federal Indictments in Human Trafficking Scheme

Lingle fills vacant senate seats

Education Week provides the arguments HSTA will be using to neuter RTTT even more

Honolulu inflation rises 2.5%: Gas and electricity increases are cited for the jump from the first half of 2009

Hawaiian Airlines' traffic jumps 5.5%

Lehman Estate Files to Foreclose on Ritz Kapalua

Rush Limbaugh, The Haney Project and Hawaii

Old Farmer's Almanac: Global cooling to continue

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