Thursday, March 28, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Entries for November 2011

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The GOP Debate over Protecting America
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:01 PM :: 4424 Views :: National News, Ethics

They came, they saw, and they debated....

Read More..
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Mitch Roth announces Campaign for Hawaii County Prosecutor
By News Release @ 8:57 AM :: 11069 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill

Roth has 18 years as Deputy Prosecutor starting in Honolulu and then, at the invitation of former prosecutor Jay Kimura, joined the Hawaii County Prosecutor’s office in 1998.

Read More..
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
UH Point Shaving? Blown Leads and Significant Movement in Money Line
By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 AM :: 14233 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

“The #UNLV money line when it hosted #Hawaii opened at around +1600. By kickoff, it was around +700. Pretty mysterious movement at the time.”

Read More..
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
#OccupyFail: A Profile in Bad Choices from Hilo
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 AM :: 9670 Views :: Hawaii County , National News, Homelessness

Today’s Washington Post Style page offers up this beyond-satire account of Dylan Bozlee of Hilo, Hawaii, who ....

Read More..
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Bill Seeks Terror Designation for Gaza Flotilla Groups
By IPT News @ 10:36 PM :: 12240 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The CIA and U.S. Treasury Department have determined IHH and the Free Gaza Movement "have known terrorist ties," the bill says. (They also have extensive Hawaii ties--Editor)

Read More..
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Heritage Foundation to Host Republican Presidential Debate Tonight
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:57 PM :: 4993 Views :: National News, Ethics

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET (3PM HST), eight Republican presidential candidates will take the stage at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., to tell America where they stand on foreign policy and national security ....

Read More..
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Hawaiian Tel to Impose Last, Best and Final Offer on IBEW
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 6350 Views :: Energy, Environment

Today, the Union received formal notification from the Company that it will be implementing its last best and final offer on December 1, 2011....

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
Feds: Even with Low Usage, Hawaii Still has Highest Electric Bills
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 7981 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The 2010 figures show that residents of Hawaii, Maryland and Alabama have a lot more to fear in their electric bill than folks living in Utah, New Mexico or Montana.

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
National Journal: Hawaii Senate Race Up for Grabs
By Selected News Articles @ 11:03 PM :: 6869 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Lingle will benefit from what's likely to be a major schism in the Democratic field, as Rep. Mazie Hirono and ex-Rep. Ed Case battle it out in a late primary.

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
Lingle: Super Committee Failure Shows Lack of Bi-Partisan Leadership
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 10:24 PM :: 7227 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

There are sensible proposals already available to cut federal spending, raise additional revenues and grow our economy. These include the balanced proposals offered by the Bipartisan Policy Center....

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
New rules turn GOP race from sprint into marathon, early nominee unlikely
By Selected News Articles @ 6:06 PM :: 6971 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

“This year’s schedule will make our nominating process more of a marathon than 2008’s sprint,” said former Hawaii Republican Party Chairman Willes Lee. 

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
Report: Hawaii Among Lowest Health Insurance Costs in Nation
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 7505 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

the report finds that costs were high even in the "lowest" average-cost states. Premiums ranged from $11,379 to $12,409 in Idaho, Arkansas, Hawaii, Montana, and Alabama, the five states with the lowest average costs for private employer-based coverage.

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
NYT: Occupy Honolulu Looks Like Just Another Homeless Camp
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 9030 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

You can tell it’s an occupation from the signs and T-shirts. Otherwise the protesters would blend right in.

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Nov. 21, 2011
By Congress.org @ 2:04 PM :: 6751 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
  • House: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011
  • House: Fiscal 2012 Agriculture Appropriations
  • House: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
Heritage: Pilot Program Shows the Way to Medicaid Reform
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 4451 Views :: National News, Ethics

It has improved the health of enrolled patients, achieved high patient satisfaction, and kept cost increases below average, saving Florida up to $161 million annually.

Read More..
Monday, November 21, 2011
Heritage: The Debate over Defense Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 PM :: 8580 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Failing to enact the plan by January 15, 2012, would result in automatic cuts to military spending--a scenario that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta describes as "devastating."

Read More..
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Ruse: Citizens for a Better Way, LLC
By Selected News Articles @ 5:45 PM :: 10596 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

... bankrolled by secret interests who want to operate outside the norms of Hawaii's Ethics Commission; and designed by experienced labor and gambling industry lobbyists desperate for the appearance of "grassroots" support ....

Read More..
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Ansaldo Debacle: HART, Council, Ariyoshi all Looking at Rail Re-bid
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 7981 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

HART schedules a new review of the Ansaldo deal November 25, the deadline for the contract to be signed ....

Read More..
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Using Public Services not a Free Lunch
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 3:10 PM :: 7465 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

For years, the real property burden was shifted to businesses, but businesses have to pass the costs onto their customers. When it comes to paying for government, there is no free lunch.

Read More..
Sunday, November 20, 2011
14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 10547 Views

...

Read More..
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Wind Farms Interfere With Military, Civilian Radar
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 9417 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...wind farms are interfering with military radar, making airplanes disappear from sight on screens and cluttering those same screens with the blade-rotation changes of turbine blades....

Read More..
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Rothenberg: Hawaii Senate Race ‘In Play’
By Selected News Articles @ 1:20 PM :: 6395 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

The Senate has been “in play” for months, but Republicans continue to expand the playing field by adding unexpected candidates in states from Hawaii and Michigan to Connecticut .... 

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Court Ruling on Judicial Secrecy an Embarrassment to Abercrombie’s Neutered OIP
By Selected News Articles @ 10:49 PM :: 5195 Views :: Energy, Environment

On March 4, Cathy Takase, the Acting Director of OIP was let go by the Abercrombie Administration. Takase had authored a February, 2011 opinion mandating release of the names of Judicial nominees....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Whipped in Court, Undercut by JSC, Abercrombie Admin not ready to abandon Defense of Judicial Secrecy
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 5082 Views :: Energy, Environment

"This does not necessarily mean, however, that an appeal will not be taken in the present case, which was decided prior to the Judicial Selection Commission's rule change."  -- AG David Louie

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Hawaii's Ocean Shippers now Guilty of Price Fixing in Puerto Rico
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 6018 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...companies affiliated with all three of Hawaii’s major water carriers—Matson, Young Bros, and Horizon—are guilty of price fixing in the Puerto Rico market. Is Hawaii next? ....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Hawaii Debt Highest in Nation as Percentage of Private Sector Production
By Selected News Articles @ 9:31 PM :: 8296 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Several states make multiple appearances at the bottom of the three categories in this study, meaning they rank worst. These states include: Alaska, New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Illinois.

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Hirono, Hanabusa Say ‘No’ to Balanced Budget Amendment
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 9282 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Earlier today, Reps. Colleen Hanabusa and Mazie Hirono voted against a Balanced Budget Amendment. A bi-partisan majority, including 25 Democrats voted to support the measure, H.J. Res. 2, to balance the federal budget, but the measure fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Lingle Unveils Issues-Based Video on Economy
By News Release @ 8:06 PM :: 6463 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Former Governor and U.S. Senate candidate Linda Lingle released today the second in a series of videos detailing her positions on issues of importance to the people of Hawai'i.

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
WSJ: Finmeccanica Rushing to Sell Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 12274 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, World News, Family

...it will set up a partnership for the AnsaldoBreda trainmaking unit in advance of selling the business....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
NYT vs Politico: Hawaii Senate Race is a Tossup?
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 PM :: 3932 Views :: Energy, Environment

Lingle shows she's in a dogfight through a consistent stream of polling and fundraising....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Another Top Am Samoa Official Admits Stealing Funds
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 3824 Views :: National News, Ethics

The former executive director of the American Samoa Special Services Commission pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to steal more than $325,000 in AmeriCorps grant funds....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
America's $15 Trillion Nightmare
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:41 PM :: 4217 Views :: National News, Ethics

So what's Washington doing about it? Fighting over how high to raise taxes instead of getting to the root of the problem.

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Dillingham DMV employee, driving instructor charged with Selling Drivers Licenses to Illegal Aliens
By News Release @ 11:40 AM :: 8756 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, National News, Ethics

A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging In Chan Park, 53, of Honolulu, and Paige Teruya, 47, of Waipahu, Hawaii with fraud relating to identification documents....

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Report: For Families in Poverty, Hawaii Income Tax is #2 in Nation
By Selected News Articles @ 11:15 AM :: 8023 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

A two-parent family of four with annual income at the poverty line (which is $22,314 for a family of that size) owed $498 in Alabama, $292 in Hawaii, $238 in Georgia, and $234 in Oregon.

Read More..
Friday, November 18, 2011
Animal Liberation Groups Demand Matson End Pig Imports to Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 7673 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

More than 15,000 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org calling on Oakland, California-based Matson Navigation to stop shipping live pigs from the mainland United States to Hawaii for slaughter....

Read More..
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Hybrid Vehicles Release Less Carbon Dioxide than Total Electric Vehicles
By NCPA @ 6:35 PM :: 4195 Views :: National News, Ethics

As first reported in Motor Trend, hybrid vehicles that operate on gasoline and electricity such as the Toyota Prius often produce less carbon dioxide than vehicles that operate solely on electricity such as the Nissan Leaf....

Read More..
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Republican Debate Over China
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:20 PM :: 7544 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

China has increased its defense budget by double digits every year for the last 20 years. Just as China seems to be gearing up for some undefined enterprise, the U.S. is winding down its defense budget at a similarly rapid pace.

Read More..
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Abercrombie, OHA to Propose Yet Another Ceded Lands Deal to Legislature
By News Release @ 10:04 AM :: 5506 Views :: Energy, Environment

 Governor Abercrombie announced today that the State and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (“OHA”) are discussing an agreement in principle, subject to Legislative approval, relating to ceded lands.

Read More..
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Hawaii National Guard Mobilization Supported APEC Summit
By News Release @ 1:09 AM :: 5102 Views :: Energy, Environment

At prior NSSEs, demonstrations had led to riots and property damage, so for APEC, Hawaii National Guard soldiers and airmen were ready to help the Honolulu Police Department with any civil disturbances.

Read More..
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Debate over the War in Afghanistan
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:30 AM :: 4310 Views :: National News, Ethics

The killing of Osama bin Laden was a hard-won victory for the United States, but the gains made in pursuit of that day of justice and in waging the war in Afghanistan--including putting al-Qaeda on its heels--could be squandered if the Obama Administration continues its plotted course.

Read More..
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaii 2011
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 5278 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Center on the Family at UH Mānoa and the Homeless Programs Office of the Hawai‘i State Department of Human Services have released the Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawai‘i 2011.

Read More..
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Lingle Joins in Bi-Partisan Policy Summit
By News Release @ 12:26 AM :: 6547 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

...Senate candidate Linda Lingle, the former two-term governor of Hawaii, will participate in the Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) third annual political summit, Taking the Poison Out of Partisanship, at Tulane University in New Orleans, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 16....

Read More..
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Heritage Foundation to Host GOP Presidential Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:50 AM :: 4847 Views :: National News, Ethics

Next Tuesday, when the Republican presidential candidates come together to discuss foreign policy and national security in a debate presented by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute on CNN, they should remember the lessons that the fall of the USSR taught us....

Read More..
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Mesa Announces Sale of Mokulele Turboprop Operation
By News Release @ 9:46 AM :: 8586 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

Mesa will continue to operate its jet inter-island service as go!Mokulele. Under the terms of the sale Transpac Aviation, operating as Mokulele Flight Services, Inc, will also continue to offer service under the go!Mokulele brand....

Read More..
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Hawaii Green Energy Scammers Do Deals with China
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 5859 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Letter of Intent was signed by both parties just hours after the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Hawai'i-China CEO Forum “Transforming to Clean Energy.”

Read More..
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Proposed Lanai Wind Farm Site named among State’s Most Endangered Historic Places
By News Release @ 4:31 AM :: 8704 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Energy, Environment

The site of a massive proposed wind farm in West Lanai where hundreds of archaeological and cultural sites have been identified has been named one of the state's "most endangered historic places" for 2011 by the Historic Hawaii Foundation.

Read More..
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
New GOP Chair Pledges to Focus on Grassroots
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 5412 Views :: Energy, Environment
  • Strengthening our grassroots efforts;
  • Growing our membership and expanding our base;
  • Increasing the number of volunteers;
  • Recruiting strong candidates to run for office in 2012; and,
  • Improving our Party’s finances by working diligently to raise money.
Read More..
Monday, November 14, 2011
GAO: Improvements Needed to Assess and Address Growing CoFA Migration
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 11833 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

...some jurisdictions did not accurately define compact migrants, account for federal funding that supplemented local expenditures, or include revenue received from compact migrants....

Read More..
Monday, November 14, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 14
By Congress.org @ 5:34 PM :: 7744 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Motion to Proceed; Net Neutrality disapproval
  • Senate: Motion to Proceed; Cross-border air pollution rule disapproval
  • Senate: Government Contractor Withholding Repeal Act
Read More..
Monday, November 14, 2011
FEHBP: Obama asks Super Committee to Take Over, Cut Prescription Coverage for Federal Employees
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:28 PM :: 4943 Views :: National News, Ethics

President Barack Obama wants the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction (“super committee”) to kill market competition for prescription drug coverage chosen by workers and retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).

Read More..
Page 2 of 4First   Previous   1  [2]  3  4  Next   Last   
Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

808 Silent Majority

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federalist Society

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Homeschool Association

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Smokers Alliance

Hawaii State Data Lab

Hawaii Together

HIEC.Coop

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Moms for Liberty

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

Investigative Project on Terrorism

July 4 in Hawaii

Kakaako Cares

Keep Hawaii's Heroes

Land and Power in Hawaii

Legislative Committee Analysis Tool

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

Malama Pregnancy Center of Maui

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Military Home Educators' Network Oahu

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Christian Foundation Hawaii

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

No GMO Means No Aloha

Not Dead Yet, Hawaii

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Oahu Alternative Transport

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

OurFutureHawaii.com

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

PEACE Hawaii

People vs Machine

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

P.U.E.O.

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

ReRoute the Rail

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

Robotics Organizing Committee

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Sink the Jones Act

Statehood for Guam

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

UCC Truths

US Tax Foundation Hawaii Info

VAREP Honolulu

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii

Yes2TMT