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Friday, January 30, 2009 January 30, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 PM :: 5006 Views "D" for DoE (again) The nonpartisan National Council on Teacher Quality is giving Hawaii a letter grade of D in its State Teacher Policy Ye... Read More..

Thursday, January 29, 2009 January 29, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:33 PM :: 4862 Views Visitor arrivals Drop 16.5 percent The state projects another double-digit decline in January tourism and a 1.9 percent drop in arrivals to 6.7 milli... Read More..

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 January 28, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 6773 Views Bill for condemnation of Molokai Ranch Representative Mele Carroll introduced House Bill 1295 on Jan 26.  The bill authorizing condemnation of ... Read More..

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 January 27, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 10:56 PM :: 6655 Views Stryker brigade is returning from Iraq In a satellite news conference yesterday, brigade leader Col. Todd McCaffrey told Pentagon reporters, "O... Read More..

Monday, January 26, 2009 January 26, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:27 PM :: 6973 Views Plan would buy airfare to send Hawaii homeless to Mainland State Rep. Rida Cabanilla, chairwoman of the Housing Committee, said she plans to ask for ... Read More..

Sunday, January 25, 2009 January 25, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:11 PM :: 7045 Views Felon found guilty in gun-and-drugs case WAILUKU - A felon with 18 prior convictions has been found guilty of gun and drug charges stemming from his ... Read More..

Saturday, January 24, 2009 January 24, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 PM :: 5825 Views 32 of 51 House members back gay civil unions Same-sex couples who obtain a license could have their civil union performed by a judge, retired judge o... Read More..

Friday, January 23, 2009 January 23, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:06 PM :: 6935 Views   Lingle may sign 'ceded lands' moratorium These vast areas of ceded lands span the Hawaiian Islands, and they include airport, resort, conserv... Read More..

Thursday, January 22, 2009 January 22, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 11:36 PM :: 7505 Views SB: No whale strike occurred, Superferry says (Don't worry, this won't keep anti-Superferry activists from lying about it) Kaua`i Garden Isle covera... Read More..

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 January 21, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:01 PM :: 8065 Views 5-yr old ingested methadone Police are investigating the death of a 5-year-old Waianae girl who ingested methadone - a drug commonly used for heroin ... Read More..

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 January 20, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 6408 Views PolitiFact.com Obameter--Tracking campaign promises "I want you to hold our government accountable.  I want you to hold me accountable.&quo... Read More..

Monday, January 19, 2009 January 19, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:12 PM :: 7948 Views Poll Finds Most Blacks Say Martin Luther King's Vision Fulfilled The poll found 69 percent of blacks said King's vision has been fulfilled in the mor... Read More..

Sunday, January 18, 2009 January 18, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:17 PM :: 5799 Views Akaka Tribe mobilizes 5,000 to oppress Hawaiians Earlier this week, Lingle said her administration will not drop the U.S. Supreme Court appeal. "... Read More..

Saturday, January 17, 2009 January 17, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:28 PM :: 4584 Views PBN: Hawaii jobless surge may end payroll tax break The state expects it will use up half of the money in the unemployment insurance fund this year, ... Read More..

Friday, January 16, 2009 January 16, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 6150 Views OHA demands $200M from State--but settles no future claims The Office of Hawaiian Affairs will try to push through the Legislature a bill to resolve ... Read More..

Thursday, January 15, 2009 January 15, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:32 PM :: 8113 Views OHA portfolio's value down 24% At its peak last year, the fund was worth $444 million. A total of $22 million was withdrawn for OHA operations, and t... Read More..

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 January 14, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 6635 Views D.C., New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Anaheim, Houston:  Pro-Hamas Hate Rallies Fistfights and chants calling for the murder of Jews and invoking... Read More..

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 January 13, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:44 PM :: 5787 Views Plan B: OHA to seek legislative moratorium ending 161-year-old policy of selling and transferring government (aka ceded) lands RELATED: OHA statement... Read More..

Monday, January 12, 2009 January 12, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:48 PM :: 5756 Views Akaka Bill?  Lawmakers focus on other pork first Advertiser: As the new Congress gets under way, Hawai'i lawmakers are focusing on an economic s... Read More..

Sunday, January 11, 2009 January 11, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 8:56 PM :: 8308 Views Chinese Communists and their Hawaii comrades hail defeat of Tibet uprising (Check out the language in this AP article running in the Advertiser....)... Read More..

Saturday, January 10, 2009 January 10, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:03 PM :: 12192 Views OHA thugs pressure State to abandon appeal--Waihe'e weasel words on ceded lands--Hee “We should be prepared for a loss at the Supreme Court.R... Read More..

Friday, January 9, 2009 January 9, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:12 PM :: 7630 Views Advertiser: Hula Bowl vanishes What had been Hawai'i's longest-running major sporting event is the apparent victim of a lack of interest after 62 yea... Read More..

Thursday, January 8, 2009 January 8, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:20 PM :: 9377 Views Akaka Bill pricetag: $689.7 million annually Passage of the Akaka Bill could cost the state of Hawaii as much as $689.7 million annually in lost rev... Read More..

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 January 7, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 9817 Views Florida Muslim Protester: Jews to 'Go Back to the Oven' VIDEO: Muslims swarm Ft Lauderdale RELATED: UK Telegraph "Attacks on Jews across Europe... Read More..

Tuesday, January 6, 2009 January 6, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:31 PM :: 7090 Views SB: Isle church honored by Obama's visit From the Star Bulletin-- Young said he was not overly surprised or nervous, "just excited," when h... Read More..

Monday, January 5, 2009 January 5, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:34 PM :: 6199 Views 9,000 acres to protect fly species Pig eradication to come?  "In some areas, invasive feral pigs dig up soil and eat the native plants the ... Read More..

Sunday, January 4, 2009 January 4, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:39 PM :: 8245 Views Rich claim 95% of tax credits for investing in Hawaii tech industry (Closer, but still no names of the politicians and their donors who benefit from ... Read More..

Saturday, January 3, 2009 January 3, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 7798 Views Hokulia Bypass: A week late and Star-Bulletin STILL gets it wrong SB:  Suit to block Hwy dismissed www.InverseCondemnation.com  ...after r... Read More..

Friday, January 2, 2009 January 2, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 4496 Views Hawaii judges insist on 10% raise, reject call for salary freeze The state Judiciary will not support Gov. Linda Lingle's proposed pay freeze for jud... Read More..

Thursday, January 1, 2009 January 1, 2009 By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 7938 Views Hawaii County: Government by retaliation--Procurement issue appears headed to court According to a contract between the county and HMP, the county is... Read More..

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 December 31, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:55 PM :: 11434 Views Worst climate predictions of 2008 We’re now well into the earth’s third straight harsher winter—but in late 2007 it was still hard ... Read More..

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 December 30, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:58 PM :: 8594 Views Legislative Agenda 2009: Privatize Maui Memorial? (Now that MMMC has driven away private competitors, they seek to become private themselves.) Maui... Read More..

Monday, December 29, 2008 December 29, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:36 AM :: 7897 Views Replacing Levinson: State high court could be shorthanded till February A replacement for Associate Justice Steven Levinson, who retires this week, l... Read More..

Sunday, December 28, 2008 December 28, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:42 PM :: 9701 Views Deepak Chopra blames America for Mumbai attack--so now he's coming to Kaua`i WSJ: Deepak blames America Interviews with Deepak Chopra: Larry King Li... Read More..

Saturday, December 27, 2008 December 27, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 9:44 PM :: 6087 Views The Unitarian Church and Obama's Religious Upbringing With the media carefully pretending not to notice, Barack Obama's choice to hold a memorial ser... Read More..

Friday, December 26, 2008 December 26, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 3414 Views Obama: Two hours with four investigators Every president for more than three decades has had to talk with federal prosecutors at one time or another.... Read More..

Thursday, December 25, 2008 December 25, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 8263 Views Supreme Court sends Hokulia case back to Ibarra Update: Advertiser article Jan 3, 2009 A state Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for progress... Read More..

Wednesday, December 24, 2008 December 24, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 PM :: 10408 Views Obama questioned by Federal prosecutors Federal prosecutors investigating alleged corruption by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich interviewed President-... Read More..

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 December 23, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 7899 Views Sovereignty Child torturer: Carlisle critical of delayed sentence Prosecutor Peter Carlisle lashed out yesterday at a judge's decision to allow a wo... Read More..

Monday, December 22, 2008 December 22, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:33 PM :: 6567 Views Akaka Bill backers like the new odds (With Obama in town, here is what the Star Bulletin decided to run...) "The results of the presidential an... Read More..

Sunday, December 21, 2008 December 21, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 4931 Views Honolulu police chief says officer convictions end 'dark chapter' The last of a small cadre of former Honolulu police officers who abused their power... Read More..

Saturday, December 20, 2008 December 20, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 7368 Views CATO Institute Weighs in on Ceded Lands case One such obscure case, however, merits watching for its ramifications on the constitutional principle th... Read More..

Friday, December 19, 2008 December 19, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:07 PM :: 9821 Views A partner for MMMC is ‘urgent’ ...the hospital's facilities could be sold or leased to a partner with expertise in health care finances ... Read More..

Thursday, December 18, 2008 December 18, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 4231 Views Campaign News:  Panel won't call for repeal of campaign donation law (Abercrombie loses out) (Some 80-90% of Neil Abercrombie's congr... Read More..

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 December 17, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:19 PM :: 11238 Views Gen. Shinseki's Silence by Lawrence Di Rita The announcement that retired Army chief of staff Eric Shinseki will be President-elect Barack Obama's... Read More..

Tuesday, December 16, 2008 December 16, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 5802 Views Inouye named in corruption probe Mitch Wade, the defense contractor who bribed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham and then helped to swift... Read More..

Monday, December 15, 2008 December 15, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 7204 Views Even with native son, Hawaii still last in voter turnout Hawaii and West Virginia tied for the lowest turnout rate, at 50.6 percent. Arkansas, Utah a... Read More..

Saturday, December 13, 2008 December 13, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:34 PM :: 7932 Views Hawai`i Communist Party Leader AQ McElrath dies Hawaii Governor Jack Burns, 1975: “Every guy in the ILWU was at one time or another a member of... Read More..

Friday, December 12, 2008 December 12, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:36 PM :: 6446 Views HMSA to boost rates by 18.2% Hawaii's largest health insurer received state approval this week to boost rates on Jan. 1 by an average 18.2 percent f... Read More..

Thursday, December 11, 2008 December 11, 2008 By Andrew Walden @ 7:40 PM :: 6500 Views Broken Trustee:  Jervis in court Former Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate Trustee Gerard Jervis was indicted March 20 on charges of criminal prop... Read More..

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