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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
9-11 truthers claim Shinseki running for Hawaii Senate seat, Inouye’s office forced to deny
By Selected News Articles @ 6:17 PM :: 7500 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

From “Veterans Today” a 9-11 trooother site run by a former boss of Pakistan’s Intelligence service, a Russian ex-Colonel, and some Serbian spies, among others….

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation AWOL on Libya
By Jonah Ka`auwai @ 2:42 PM :: 11387 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

 Do our Senators and Representatives support President Obama’s decision to take action against Qaddafi without congressional approval?  Do they support full regime change or some other limited action?  If they oppose military action, why have they been silent?

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Tsunami Roulette: Are Kahului fuel tanks and sewage plant at risk?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:16 AM :: 7609 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL

Analysis by Thomas R Cannon, Architect AIA, Chair of the Maui County General Plan Advisory Committee.

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Monday, March 21, 2011
Kucinich, Nader: Obama could be Impeached for Libya War
By Video @ 6:32 PM :: 10194 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Kucinich quotes Obama: “The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation which does not involve stopping an actual or imminent attack on the nation.”

In 2004 Kucinich won 27% of Hawaii Democrats Caucus Vote....

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Monday, March 21, 2011
Hanabusa, Hirono vote for Government Shutdown—Oppose Afghan Withdrawal
By News Release @ 1:13 PM :: 11996 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family
  • Senate: Additional Continuing Appropriations, 2011
  • House: Additional Continuing Appropriations, 2011
    House: NSP Termination Act
    House: NPR Federal Funding Ban
    House: Afghanistan Withdrawal resolution
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Spectator-in-Chief launches 3rd War
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:22 AM :: 7067 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The problem is that these operations by themselves will not be decisive in either eliminating the regime or fully protecting civilians.

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Monday, March 21, 2011
Rep Fontaine interviews Bishop Silva, Darryl Vincent on Homelessness
By Video @ 2:58 AM :: 4737 Views

Representative George Fontaine talks with Most Reverend Clarence (Larry) Silva, Bishop of Honolulu and Darryl Vincent, Vice President, Programs for the U.S. Vets about homelessness in Hawaii....

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Monday, March 21, 2011
The plan to Overhaul Straight Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:33 AM :: 11445 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

Rep Tom Brower (D-Waikiki) says Hawaii is an “intolerant place” which needs to “create a market to attract progressive, educated individuals..."

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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hawaii 2011 Reapportionment Commission includes Jeff Stone's Wife, Hannemann Staffer married to Rail Contractor
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 9597 Views :: Energy, Environment

For purposes of reality appreciation, we have added background info on the appointees....

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Sunday, March 20, 2011
HECO: IBEW got raises, we got two-tier Pension Plan
By News Release @ 1:44 PM :: 7255 Views :: Energy, Environment

The new benefit agreement covers a term from January 1, 2011 to October 31, 2014 and includes changes to medical, dental and vision plans and increased employee contributions and changes to retirement benefits for employees commencing employment on or after May 1, 2011.

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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Hawaii’s Bernard von NotHaus Convicted of Minting His Own Currency—could get 15 years
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 12584 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

NotHaus is co-founder of the Royal Hawaiian Mint and creator of the Free Marijuana Church of Honolulu.  NotHaus also produced the Ron Paul Dollar. 

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Saturday, March 19, 2011
SB1282/HB1055: Bills would “repeal norm-referenced testing” in the DoE
By Andrew Walden @ 1:49 PM :: 8031 Views :: Energy, Environment

...today’s Star-Advertiser says “nothing to see here, just keep moving.”  The SA’s in-house DoE flack Mary Vorsino claims it is the Terra-Nova test which would be eliminated.... 

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Friday, March 18, 2011
Case: Inouye not in control, won’t be able to designate next Senator
By Video @ 9:42 PM :: 8517 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

EC-- (Inouye) would facilitate contributions to the Democratic Party.  The Democratic Party really became overly dependent on his funding for its survival.

MZ—Similar thing with Linda Lingle (and the Republican Party), I think.

EC—Probably so, sure.

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Friday, March 18, 2011
Abercrombie picks Wildman for Circuit Court, refuses to name nominees
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 4597 Views :: Energy

Governor Abercrombie Announces Circuit Court Appointment

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Friday, March 18, 2011
HB638--New Voting System for Hawaii: Round up as many candidates as possible, gang up on the front runners
By Andrew Walden @ 6:52 PM :: 9391 Views :: Office of Elections

"I'm not sure I would want to be in first place going into the election" 

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Friday, March 18, 2011
Defeating Assisted Suicide: Four Victories - One to go
By Selected News Articles @ 1:09 PM :: 8949 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Following the November 2010 elections, the suicide lobby announced that they will legalize assisted suicide in at least one eastern US state and that their push will lead to several states legalizing assisted suicide within the next few years.

It appears that the goals of the suicide lobby are failing.

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Friday, March 18, 2011
Full Text: Pacific Commander Admiral Willard Q&A on Search and Rescue in Japan
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 9370 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

...we're currently engaged in what we believe is one of the biggest natural and man-made disasters that we'll face in our lifetime....

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
The Future of the Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:39 PM :: 4822 Views

In the meantime, I will take over as acting president and keep the GRIH ship on course. - Dick Rowland

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
House Republicans Introduce Welfare Reform Act of 2011
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:41 PM :: 6843 Views :: National News, Ethics

 By recognizing the successful elements of reform enshrined in the 1996 TANF legislation and promoting the principles of personal responsibility and accountable spending, policymakers can ensure that taxpayers finally begin to see the fruit of their investment, and more impoverished people can achieve long-term independence.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
HB1300: Legislature takes its time abolishing a law that it says is ‘devastating’ to business
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:46 PM :: 5847 Views :: Energy, Environment

”While Act 196 achieved one of its purposes–-to generate a one-time windfall of revenue to the state–-the long-term effect has been to hinder Hawaii's economic recovery by placing an undue burden on the business sector.”

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
UN authorizes Military action against Gaddafi, airstrikes could begin within hours
By Selected News Articles @ 6:20 PM :: 8938 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Two wars, about to start a third, plus a disaster in Japan...and Obama?  He's headed for Rio de Janero, Brazil....

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
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”
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 10015 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

He went on, “If you take a look at what’s on her plate as compared with what’s on the plates of previous Secretary of States — there’s more going on now at this particular moment, and it’s like playing sports with a bunch of amateurs. And she doesn’t have any power. She’s trying to do what she can to keep things from imploding.”

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Hurricane Shelters: Hawaii Still Counting on a Lucky Miss
By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 15513 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Hawaii Statistics

With 125 mph hurricane Flossie still on track to pass August 13 just south of the Big Island, Hawaii County Civil Defense is opening ten emergency shelters in schools and other public buildings island wide. In Kau, likely to be hardest hit, the only available shelter is at Kau High School in Pahala.

Red Cross volunteers are working to get a second shelter opened up at an area church, but as yet have no firm commitment. Hawaii County Red Cross director Youlia Kalima explains the two buildings are the only hardened structures in the entire rural district of 5,000 people. The next nearest shelters would be at Konawaena HS in South Kona or Keaau HS in Puna—dozens of miles away.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Mercado Kim says Hannemann is Godfather as ‘divisive’ Democrat Primary goes from crowded to jam-packed
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 PM :: 9042 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

While she is not a household name, Kim's interest in the race illustrates how a Democratic primary that already promises to be crowded could grow, in time, to become even more jam-packed.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
U.S. Supreme Court Sets Conference Date for Nader Hawaii Ballot Access Case
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 AM :: 4739 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to hear Nader v Nago, 10-728, the Hawaii ballot access case.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Abercrombie to open new State Information Technology Department with donation from dot.com Billionaire
By News Release @ 10:28 AM :: 5704 Views :: Energy, Environment

HCF is providing a $3 million grant for this new initiative from the Omidyar Ohana Fund, a donor advised fund established through the support of Pierre and Pam Omidyar.  The grant is in part conditioned upon monies from Senate Bill 1287/House Bill 1060, currently being considered by legislators, as well as future legislation which together will provide the majority of the funding for the transformation effort.

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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Blabercrombie: “The war of each against all, which has an iron grip on our country, is coming to an end in Hawaii”
By News Release @ 10:20 AM :: 6519 Views :: Energy, Environment

When the people of Hawaii voted for change in November, they voted to end a policy that said all people must fend for themselves.  They rejected the status quo where we fail to invest in ourselves; where we ignore long-term problems for political convenience; where we make government the enemy of the people instead of the instrument for reaching our goals; where political drama and private interests drown out the voices of the majority; where we stoke distrust and disdain for one another instead of treating each other with fairness and respect.

The war of each against all, which has an iron grip on our country, is coming to an end in Hawaii.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
SB218: Will Legislature force St Francis Hospitals to close over forced abortion?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:12 PM :: 14388 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Will the Legislature bow to pro-abortion extremists and risk closure of two hospitals, loss of medical personnel, and possible statewide loss of millions of dollars of federal health funds? 

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Obama Dithers While American Credibility Burns
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:47 PM :: 6531 Views :: National News, Ethics, World News, Family

The Worldwide Leader In Sports could tape his picks for the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament. The President picked all frontrunners. Good for him. Meanwhile, 5,000 miles away, a Libyan rebel defending the town of Ajdabiya from Muammar Qadhafi loyalists told The Washington Post: "These politicians are liars. They just talk and talk, but they do nothing."

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Hawaii presents the most decisive defeat for assisted suicide and euthanasia to date
By Selected News Articles @ 11:54 AM :: 11209 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics, World News, Family

Hawaii presents the most decisive defeat for assisted suicide and euthanasia to date. According to Schadenberg, opponents from the Christian and disabled communities testified so convincingly before the legislature’s Health Committee that it defeated the measure unanimously.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Dismissed in Federal Court, Convicted Felon Keanu Sai fails in effort to seize control of Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 11:36 AM :: 10889 Views :: Hawaii History

"The federal courts have long recognized that the determination of sovereignty over a territory is fundamentally a political question beyond the jurisdiction of the courts."

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Is Linda Lingle Competitive? Cast your vote as PPP considers poll on Hawaii Senate Race
By News Release @ 11:24 AM :: 7087 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

Hawaii. One of the newly open Senate seats where we haven't seen any numbers at all, not even internal polls.  The big question here-does Linda Lingle actually make this competitive or is it an easy keep for Democrats no matter who the Republicans put up.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Abercrombie Administration advises Public to Avoid Ingesting Potassium Iodide
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 5414 Views :: Energy, Environment

Although usually benign, KI can be harmful to people with allergies to iodine or shellfish, those with certain skin disorders, or those with thyroid problems. Observed but infrequent side effects of ingesting potassium iodide include nausea, intestinal upset, rashes, inflammation of the salivary glands, and possibly severe allergic reactions.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Ward: Budget does not account for COFA, CoR Revision, Japan tourism dropoff
By Video @ 10:25 PM :: 7284 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment

$120M COFA, Japan Tourism dropoff, CoR revision, 13 Hospitals bleeding 25-30M a year…

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Ewa Community to discuss Emergency Preparedness after blackout, Tsunami
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 9:49 PM :: 7615 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Environment
  • Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00PM
  • Ewa Makai Middle School cafeteria, 91-6291 Kapolei Parkway, Ewa Beach
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Education Month: No Bureaucrat Left Behind
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:38 PM :: 4088 Views :: National News, Ethics

Forty-one states wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and administrative man hours trying to persuade Obama Education Department bureaucrats to give their states Race to the Top stimulus money. Louisiana's application alone was 260 pages with a 417-page appendix. And in the end, the Obama Administration just wound up giving the cash to their government union political allies.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted Mar 14
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 4916 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics
  • Senate: Patent Reform Act of 2011
  • Senate: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
  • Senate: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
  • House: FHA Refinance Program Termination Act
  • House: Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Abercrombie: 100 Days, 10 Broken Promises
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 6027 Views :: Energy, Environment

Bad Day for Tax Increases - Governor Abercromie promised during the campaign, “We will not be raising any taxes, what we will be doing is utilizing state government in a way that brings the hope and change people want.” After taking office he quickly broke this promise and has proposed at least $500 million in new taxes for Hawaii residents over the next 2 years.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Did Sen Mike Gabbard get hoaxed by fake Turkic President?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:07 AM :: 14791 Views :: Education K-12, Religion

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Monday, March 14, 2011
Supreme Court extends Big Isle Foreclosure Mediation Project
By News Release @ 2:55 PM :: 8475 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill, Energy, Environment

The goal of the project is to give Big Island homeowners who have been served with a foreclosure action the opportunity to participate in mediation with the lender and a trained mediator before the case is heard by a judge.

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Monday, March 14, 2011
Will Abercrombie kill Rail to establish Pay-to-Play monopoly?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 AM :: 6916 Views :: Energy, Environment

The war between Neil Abercrombie and Dan Inouye for control of the Democratic Party now focuses on a key battle over whether to raid the Rail Fund to patch Abercrombie’s artificially-inflated budget gap.

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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Waialua HS, Sacred Hearts win East Coast Robotics Competitions, head for Championship
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 7861 Views :: Energy, Environment, National News, Ethics

At the New York City Regional, students from Waialua High School earned the competition’s top honors by being named the Chairman’s Award winner in addition to winning the field competition, beating out an impressive field of 65 competitors. As the Regional Champions and Chairman’s Award winners, Waialua has earned a position at the World Championships in St. Louis.

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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Compelling Testimony, Political Theater at Radicalization Hearing
By IPT News @ 9:12 PM :: 6105 Views :: National News, Ethics

When members of Minneapolis' Somali community realized their sons had disappeared and likely gone back to Africa to join a jihadist group, mosque leaders told them to keep quiet....

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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Pūnana Leo O Kawaiaha`o Tales to Grow by: Legends, Myths, and Fables
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 2951 Views

Pūnana Leo O Kawaiaha`o, a Hawaiian language medium preschool is working with the museum to present three separate displays focusing on the stories and legends of O`ahu’s oceans....

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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Cabanilla staffer, on the job at Capitol, “also works for an attorney”
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 12331 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians

 “You may not use State time, equipment, or facilities, for private business purposes, including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations.” – HRS 84-13 (2).

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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Hawaii Family Forum wins vs Suicide, Gambling—Healthcare Right of Conscience still pending
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:04 AM :: 5775 Views :: Energy, Environment

The Senate had rejected requests for a "healthcare right of conscience" exception for SB 218 (Emergency Contraceptive) and passed the bill 22 to 3.  We are grateful to Senators Gabbard, Kochi and Slom for standing courageously to oppose SB218.  The bill has been referred to the House Health and Judiciary Committee for hearing.

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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Japan-Hawaii Relief Fund set up at First Hawaiian Bank
By News Release @ 10:27 AM :: 8999 Views :: Energy, Environment, World News, Family

Those interested in making a contribution to the Japan-Hawaii Relief Fund may do so at any First Hawaiian Bank branch through March 31, 2011.

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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Photos, Video: Explosion at Fukushima Nuclear plant
By Selected News Articles @ 2:00 AM :: 6719 Views
WSJ: Japan Scrambles to Avert Meltdown Asked about the impact of radiation at eight times higher than normal levels, Naoto Sekimura, a professor of q...
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Tsunami Damage to Numerous Kona, Kohala Hotels, Homes
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 8331 Views :: Hawaii County , Akaka Bill

County Police, Fire, Public Works and Environmental Management crews worked with State Highways, the American Red Cross and the county Office of Housing and Community Development to conduct preliminary damage assessments in the County of Hawai‘i today. Their findings include the following reports

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Friday, March 11, 2011
Kyodo: Honshu Quake ruptures 150 miles of crust, over 1,000 feared dead
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 10400 Views :: World News, Family

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