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Friday, October 28, 2011 October 28, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 14437 Views Hanabusa Most Unpopular of Hawaii Congressional Delegation Rail: Ansaldo Contract based on Raid of Honolulu General Fund? US Supreme Court asked to Decide Constitutionality of Cash Payments for Development Approvals Abercrombie's DHS Seeks Insurers to Transform Medicaid Abercrombie’s DHS Cuts Child Welfare $5.8M APEC: Obama needs Congressional Support for Free Trade in Pacific—but Hirono, Hanabusa vote No Politico: Lingle Wins October Governing: U.S. House Often a Poor Launching Pad for Governor Star-Advertiser Caught Lying About Alleged Change of Heart by Global Warming Skeptic Biofuel Scammers Take Over Hawaii Nature Conservancy State backs Sub-Prime loans for Solar Systems Cost of rail contract grows because of insurance coverage ACLU Admits Homeless Litigation Aims to Advance Policy, not Civil Liberties Lawmakers Asked To Tighten Laws on Financial Abuse of Elderly Skateboarders, Football Coaches Rumble at Aiea High School Latest Accused Molester Teacher Awarded with Paid Vacation by DoE San Diego Gay Activist Interested in Using Hawaii Youth Suicides to Advance Agenda State prepares in case HMC hospitals close No Support for Aloha Stadium Beer Ban Superferry: Civil Beat Fact Check Gets it Wrong Again NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD MEMBER SAYS EWA NB CHAIR SHOULD RETURN ELDERLY MAN’S HOME TO FAMILY Eco-Nazis Harass Surfer over Turtle Photo Audit challenges need, cost for regulating dog breeders Akaka Proposes Bill to Hire more HGEA Democrat Staffer to Direct Hawaii Bar Association Stephens Media Lawyers Ordered to Pay Attorney’s Fees in Copyright Case Modernizing Honolulu International Airport Hawaiian collects $18.8M in Baggage fees during second quarter Environmentalists Crushed as Weiku Bug is Saved from Endangerment Democrats Launch Third Party Effort to Get Obama Reelected with Plurality Read More..

Thursday, October 27, 2011 October 27, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 17023 Views Aftermath: What Happens to Wind Farms When They Die? Why is Detroit Casino Operator Mike Malik Dragging former Hawaii Governor Waihee on Long Island, NY? Chinese Communists Cheer Formation of “Zhou Enlai Peace Institute” in Honolulu Institute for Justice Attorney, IWF Leader to Speak in Honolulu Hawaii Lags as States Ban Contracting with Companies that do Business With Iran Slom Raising Cain Civil Beat Poll: Even Democrats Reject Abercrombie’s Tax Hikes Abercrombie Pushes Ice Cream Tax, Aides Panic Think Progress: Lingle Breaks With Republican Presidential Hopefuls On National Right To Work Law Tax Credits: Clinton Crony Movie Moguls Coming Back for More Bribery EUTF's drug plan transition is delayed Newest Akaka Bill Effort Highlights Need for “Sunlight” in Politics Trademark filing spurs speculation about Ko Olina Casino Cayetano: Civil Beat is Overpriced Blog With a Hidden Agenda Mike Buck Show Cancelled by Clear Channel Atheist Advertiser, City of Honolulu Act Quickly to Eradicate Cross from Hilltop, seek Culprit Police arrest teacher for alleged sex assaults of 14-year-old student Star-Adv Suddenly Endorses Homeless Sweeps Obama's Top Trade Ambassador Blanks on APEC History No Free Speech for APEC Supporters: Tiny Group of Protesters Seeks to Silence UH Support for APEC Federal Judge Throws Out Discrimination Complaint Against Six Hawaii Farms Cop Accused Of Rape Says Sex With Suspect Was Consensual Judge gives former Honolulu police officer several hours to show up at sex assault sentencing UH regents approve tuition increases for next five years Kakaako project would include Hawaii’s tallest building St. Francis Sisters: We won’t take our hospitals back UH-West Oahu Named Among Top Social Media Colleges? Revolving Door HPR’s Kayla Rosenfeld takes state communications job Kenoi Contributor Brian DeLima Appointed To Salary Commission Standing up to bullies Read More..

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 October 26, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 16415 Views Mainland Suicide Activists Push Agenda on Hawaii AMA: Hawaii 5th Least Competitive Health Insurance Market Honolulu 16th Worst City to Be Young Akaka Bill Sneak Attack: Inouye Slips Akaka Tribe Recognition into Appropriations Bill Tax Credits Targeted by Pono Chong, Solar Industry on Defense Full Text: Hawaii Completes 2010 Financials 16 Months Later SA: Poll is wake-up call for governor Democrat Media Desperately Flailing Around, Seeking Angle of Attack against Lingle CD2 Race breaks down to Hannemann vs Gabbard Hawaii’s Taxpayers Owe $25,000 for Past Debt Weak Dollar Drives Japanese, Canadian Tourist influx HSTA renews push for Teacher’s Tax Credit P-20 Pushes for More DoE Spending 1999 Hawaii Brain Drain Still True 12 years Later Malama Solomon Busted for Bulldozing Six Hawaiian Archeological Sites, May Get off Scot-Free Upgraded units thrill residents of Kuhio Park School to become Prison: Kulani plan moves ahead AG: State land Development Corp has all the Power ERS Director: Boldness needed to fix workers' funds Plenty of litigation, not so much Boldness: EUTF Losing $1.4M on CVS Pharmacy Contract, Extends for 6 mos Did Honolulu Council Members Violate Sunshine Law at Rail Conference? Surprise, Surprise: After a year of Hype about “puppy mills” State proposes higher fees State Pays Steep Price Increase For New Maui Housing Contract No Drug Test for Welfare, but Public Housing May Ban Tobacco Smoking UH Manoa Global Warming Propaganda Center may be Cut in Budget negotiations Salmonella vs Eco-Religion: Local, organic foods not always safer KHON: Sweep pushes homeless off of Chinatown sidewalk Federal court remands Lui case back to state Census: More Asians in Texas than Hawaii Matson Celebrates Guam Shipping Monopoly APEC News Roundup: Read More..

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 October 25, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:19 PM :: 12877 Views Lingle not running from RINO label Marumoto Renews Pledge to Fight Pension Tax Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted October 24, 2011 Panos: Honolulu Heavy Rail Is an Energy Black Hole Legislative Committee to Hold Briefing on Elder Abuse Hawaii’s jobless rate up 3.6 points since recession began Worst Governor in the USA, Abercrombie Doubles Down of Failure, Incompetence Abercrombie Has Hit Bottom, Eating Crow, Not Changing Direction Borreca: Abercrombie needs 180 Degree Turnaround Abercrombie to Push for Soda Tax, claims Pension Tax is off Table HECO’s Alm still Backs Abercrombie Fidell: Rejection of biofuel plan is a huge setback for Green Energy Scammers Man to Face Extradition from Hawaii for 1997 Murder at Utah Homeless Shelter APEC: Maoists to Hang with Homeless for 3 Days, then Head for Ala Moana Jackbooted Hawaii PBS Thugs to Eject Poor, Sick Homeless Women and Children from Vacant Lot 50 Homeowners Blocked from Renovations because of Hydrant Distance Hickam sized up as base for drone squadron Boys should get HPV vaccine too, panel says "Native of Owhyhee" Featured on Olelo Television Horizon Lines to discontinue service to Guam and Asia Guam fish trade alarmed by limits Inouye is Victim of Credit Card Fraud Read More..

Monday, October 24, 2011 October 24, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 19562 Views 49% Waste: Inspector General Slams Hawaii Navy Solar Projects LifeNews: Lingle Faces Pro-Abortion Mazie Hirono in Hawaii Senate Race Obama's Iraq Failure Hirono to Maui News: Hawaii Can Lead on Wind Farms Abercrombie Administration Requests Fed Approval for Nation’s Most Limited Medicaid Hospitalization Coverage Billionaire’s Minion: “People need to break grip of private interests that control public policy” Diplomat: APEC Traffic leads to Gnashing of Teeth HECO’s Approach to Uncertainty CB: Is 2012 a repeat of 2002? GOP, Dems Benefit Equally From Hawaii's Big Donors Hooser Still Hinting at CD2 Run Governor, Media Director Both Penned Novels Court: Kauai GOP Candidate should have not been Allowed Late Filing Obama Fishing Czar Divides Democrats Styrofoam: Civil Beat reviews Military History in War on Restaurant Industry Alleged Discoverer of ‘Pacific Garbage Patch’ speaks about new book Aala homeless leave, but leave mess behind Judge passes up plea deal, orders jail in welfare fraud Suit seeks to stop Halloween celebration Stadium brawl shines light on problem with beer sales Bank of Hawaii 3Q Net Falls 1.7% On Weaker Revenue First Hawaiian's earnings fall as It runs out of Act 221 Tax Credits Read More..

Sunday, October 23, 2011 October 23, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 19258 Views Kalapa: Alternative Energy Tax Credits Opened Flood Gates Cayetano’s Consumer Advocate says Left is lame but Hawai’i Free Press Has no Place A Misdirected Blast from a Supporter of Abercrombie’s New Communications Director Star-Adv hires Kenoi Admin Official to Cover Rail Iraq tied to 9-11 Attack? Star-Advertiser Editors Lie About Iraq War in order to Back Hirono Ideology Trumps Reality as Hirono Denounces Iraq War one More Time Hawaii’s Very Own Dr. Death now seeking Victims Spitting on ethics might have voters spitting back 32 Oahu Churches Participate In Massive Clean Up Effort (Religion in Action) Wash Examiner: Prostitution Prime Business Opportunity from APEC (Atheism in Action) Petition Drive as Chang, McKelvey Renew Push for State Lottery A red tape emergency: Abercrombie's stealth decree waiving land-use law New Foreclosure law flounders Arson at Kawaiaha’o Church Burns Human Remains Kauai Council to Burn $75K trying to Steal Boatyard from Owner Read More..

Saturday, October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 12802 Views FULL TEXT: Motion For Summary Judgment Forcing Disclosure of Abercrombie’s Judicial Nominees New Zealand World’s Best Country to Start a Business Hawaii: Second Highest Taxes on Earth? Rail Building Kiewit executive Picked as Trustee of Rail-Skeptic Kamehameha Schools Ansaldo Pays $150K Fine for Unlicensed Rail Contracting, Fine could have been $560M Ten Months In, Abercrombie is hated even by Democrats Reality Trumps Ideology: Hawaii PBS to Force Homeless Encampment off Property Senator Hee escapes ethics penalties despite commission concerns Ideology Trumps Reality as Hirono Denounces Iraq War one More Time Poll Claims 49% want Gay ‘Marriage’ New Job After Five Weeks: Hawaiian Airlines names Sunshine Topping recruiting director Shack Extortion Defendant getting out on $250k Bail HPD To Wear Straw Hats, Aloha Shirts for APEC Parrots outnumber People at Kauai ‘Occupy’ Protest Outside sources provide 17% of Honolulu’s personal income Hawaii's Most Wanted fugitive captured Layoffs at resort might violate law Hoopili Re-labels Greenstrips, Drainage Areas as Commercial Farms Hawaii County Redistricting Puts Ford, Smart in Same Council District On Target Shooting Range to Be used by Hawaii County Police? Read More..

Friday, October 21, 2011 October 21, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 9404 Views No Gag Order in Hawaii Blind-Deaf School Homosexual Rape Gang Case Neil Abercrombie is the Least Popular Governor in USA Poll: Obama's numbers down even in Hawaii HPD Releases APEC Road Closure Schedule HOPE Probation Expands to Four New Communities Enviros decide Hawaii Reefs worth $33B of your money, Design Survey to arrive at Conclusion National Pro-Abortion Money Pours into Hirono’s Campaign Abercrombie is Lingle’s Ace in the Hole Gary Hooser May be Violating Federal Election Law in run for Congress Perfect Symbolism of Entire System: Illegal Fundraising by Legislators was to Buy Surfboard for Obama CB: HLRB Hearings Show the System is a Joke Lokelani Lindsey’s Lawyer now heads State Housing Development Corp Nobody has Gumption to Get Killer off Shoreline Squat Gay Mental Illness to Be Focus State of Hawaii Conference aimed at Your Children Boon to Tourism: Dollar slumps to record low versus yen Jobless rate up a third straight month to 6.4% No Overtime in Top Three: ERS To Push for Pension Reform Again SA: Education trumps housing on DOE land Bhago Trying to Rescue State IT Dying on Side of Road Sop to Solar Industry? FERC Dismisses Kauai Hydro Applications New Hearing for Hoopili Grows Heated The Shack: Accused Waikiki Extortionist May Get Bail Army plans ambitious Pohakuloa upgrade Dopey Hawaii County Council to be Tested for Drugs? Did Animal Liberation Whackos Get a U.S. Marine Colonel Fired? Stealing Electricity? Saipan Attorney General, Auditor Trade Criminal Charges Karma: Latest Electric Car gets 19 MPG Read More..

Thursday, October 20, 2011 October 20, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 15204 Views VIDEO: Gaddafi Pulled from Storm Drain, Argues with Captors before Getting Final Bullet China Cancels Honolulu Flights, Abercrombie calls Asia trip "extremely productive" Hawaii DoE grabs for another $50M from Race to the Top The Backdoor Attempt to Rewrite No Child Left Behind Pro-Assisted Suicide Advocates Falsely Advertise Suicide as Legal in Hawaii VIDEO: Lingle Visits Neighbor Islands New Poll shows Lingle beating Ed Case for Senate Horizon Lines Avoids Bankruptcy, But Delisted by NYSE Lingle’s $400K Fundraiser Creates Optimism Mehau Crony Naone back out after Paltry 14 Months Would Lingle Reintroduce Old Version of Akaka Bill? Issues at ORI Senior Center Unresolved as Federal Deadline Looms Counting on rail transit jobs? The numbers just don't add up Prostitution conviction of President Obama's friend stricken from court record—2nd Deferred Acceptance APEC host panel declares stage set for summit UPW Leans against APEC Strike Kamehameha Schools $2 Million Lawsuit Near Settlement Bob Jones: Fear of being called Fascists makes us Tolerant to the Point of Paralysis Rail Operating Costs Worry Honolulu Council Members List of Top Rail Lessees, Lessors CB Dissects Airport Rail Debacle Snowjob: APEC Delegates to be told Hawaii is “Business Friendly” Akaka Staffer Takes SolarCity Job Solar Farm Becomes Part of Sales Pitch for Hoopili Silly Editors at Star-Adv: “Don't wait to adapt to global warming” Local 5 Behind Occupy Wall Street Honolulu Protests Some Hawaii Teachers Ignore Ethics Code Murdock, Robinson Family among 100 largest landowners Get Cash For Your "Energy Hogs" Makaha Resort closing Oct.31 "One of the bigger marijuana dealers in Waikiki" Charged with Injecting Cocaine, Meth into 14-year old girl Ala Wai Town House Scene of Earlier Incident Kauai Council Makes it Illegal To Urinate on County Building NATO kills 115 militants in area where Schofield soldiers are based Read More..

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 October 19, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 10866 Views Hawaii Poll shows Cain beating Romney in GOP Caucus Vote, 88% of GOPers back Lingle Update: Charles Djou in Afghanistan VIDEO Truth In Accounting Presentation at Hawaii Capitol Lawyer: Hawaii Assisted Suicide is Not "Already Legal" Final Stages of Total Withdrawal from Iraq Planned from Schoefield Lingle Campaigns for “Jobs Impact Statement” to Match EIS Lingle Beats Case in Latest Poll Shapiro: Futless Perfect Word for Abercrombie HLRB: Lawmakers, governor exempt from testifying in HSTA Case Ernie Martin 'Definitely' Running for Mayor — The Question is When All Night in Cold Water: Court Docs Show How Sovereignty Activists Allegedly Killed Man for his $70M Estate Hawaii Officials Merrily Celebrate Rail in D.C. Hearing set on suit seeking release of judicial nominee names State terminates managers of troubled housing project Civil Beat Experiments with Delphi Technique Online Solar tax Equity: US Bancorp to Pull $75M out of Taxpayers’ Pockets Honolulu income growth since 1970 at 6.6% a year CB: How Presidential Candidates Are Stacking Up So Far in Hawaii Hawaii GOP Ahead of Nebraska, Missouri ACLU Helps Maoists to Get First and Only Anti-APEC Protest Permit Police, Child Care Officials Investigate Alleged Peeping Tom, Close His Family's Hawaii Kai Daycare 32 Priors, Busted for Shooting 14yr old Girl with Drugs Hawaii school-based flu vaccinations to continue Tax Increase aimed at Fake Farms Tsunami Debris to reach Midway this Winter Hawaii health officials investigate mercury in marlin jerky Read More..

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 October 18, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:02 PM :: 20065 Views Ideology Yes, Hawaii No: Hirono Votes Against S. Korea Free Trade Hawaii Solar Bubble: Installations jump 68% in headlong rush towards Threshold Rail Debate: Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda on Island Insights Honolulu Traffic vs. Star-Advertiser: Rail Job Count 650, not 17,250 Cato Backs Suit Challenging DHHL Residents’ Property Tax Discount Geothermal Prep? OHA Admin Appointed State Energy Administrator If elected, Lingle seeks to ‘stand up’ for tourism Governor’s New Communications Director Forwards anti-Obama Chain Email Opponents Intimidated by Lingle Fundraising Success? Business Execs, PACs Boost Hanabusa Campaign CEOs, Developers Pump Up Hannemann's Campaign Coffers: Former Coke Dealer, Pay to Play Mitsunaga Give to Gabbard Global Warming “Scientists” Just Like the Anti-APEC Protesters Squib: 30 show at First Anti-APEC Protest Act 221 Scammers Back Assisted “Suicide” Late financial report leaves fiscal 2010 picture unclear 41 States - including Hawaii - Submit Requests to the U.S. DOE for a NCLB Waiver, But Critics Say That Will Hurt Schools in the Future ‘Rail~Volution’ Draws Honolulu Officials to DC 1909 Law a Product of St Damien’s Work? Increase In Workplace Meth Use Recorded Taser Case Fails to Stun Full Panel of 9th Circuit Isles involved in outreach campaign to get homeless vets off the streets Luddites Demand GMO Labeling so they can Herd their Sheep to Boycott OHA Holds Annual Meetings on Hawaii Island Kawailoa: Mafia First Wind buys 30 Turbines from Siemens PUNA: Redistricting hearing held in Kea’au Hacker Vacuums $1.2 M from American Samoa Government Account High Levels of Mercury Found in Hawaii Fish Jerky Hawaii-based Army soldier from Texas killed Read More..

Monday, October 17, 2011 October 17, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:46 PM :: 21567 Views Solar Credits: 1000s of Homeowners to Face Audits to Cover up DoTAX Re-write of Law Case: Lingle offers Change to Hawaii Voters CB: Hirono Cold, Aloof, Prefers to be Alone After 10 months of Abercrombie, Even Anti-Superferry Protester Misses Lingle Djou Raises $81,400, Hanabusa $143,200 Critics of Big Wind plan say it does not consider Oahu as a location for alternative energy Old Boys All Agree: Rail Means Jobs Program helps identify homeless vets First Anti-APEC Rally Today China Daily: Governors to promote tourism during forum SA: Family Justice Center needed to fight domestic violence Cabdrivers grumble over airport shuttles Navy Installs Large Scale Solar Hot Water Project on Oahu NORAD FAA Rep Helped Coast Guard Save Pilot off Hilo Airman hurt by blast returns to kin in isles The Rising East: Thinking the Unthinkable, Will North Korea Launch a Nuclear Attack? Read More..

Sunday, October 16, 2011 October 16, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 13549 Views Djou Campaign reports $243K Cash on Hand Feds: Medical Marijuana Laws and Hawaii County Council Drive Growth in Drug Trade Lawsuit Challenges Kaiser’s Non-profit Status: Money funneled to For-Profit Entities? Kalapa: The Trouble with Borrowing is Repaying the Loan Why evangelicals must stand up to anti-Mormon bigotry Borreca: Unlike predecessors, Abercrombie shuts out news media Cataluna to Abercrombie: What’s wrong with telling the truth? Hawaii credit card receipts point to slowing economy Geothermal Push Makes for Strange Bedfellows Homeless Sweeps Drive Bums Back Towards Old Stadium Park FBI affidavit sheds light on testimony never given in Aloun Farms human trafficking case Afterschool Program Benefits Hawaii Nonprofits 'Silver wave' about to crash on isle shores Rohlfing: Constitution Clear on Residency Do those “Read Aloud” banners constitute lobbying? Farrington set for major renovation State may use school land for affordable housing Private road fund bill resurfaces Send in the Clowns: Obama to make Occupy Wall Street Central Theme of His Campaign Rick Hamada’s Ron Paul Smack Down Out by Dec 31, U.S. To Keep Iraq Withdrawal Deadline Read More..

Saturday, October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:02 PM :: 10254 Views Rail Transit on Oahu: Real Estate Investment Opportunity or Urban Blight? Lingle takes Senate Campaign to Big Island Homosexuals Demand Hawaii Churches be Forced to Host Gay Union Ceremonies Thief Demands Marijuana During Probation Solar Industry Calls DoTAX Bluff Candidates start disclosing war chests for latest quarter Shapiro: Lazy Mazie not Worth $5 Rafu Shimpo: Lingle Announces Run for Akaka’s Senate Seat Bombardier files new appeal of Honolulu rail contract Tax Free Bonds Finance Sewer Upgrades Occupy Honolulu heads for Waikiki PTA plan would impact land Abercrombie goes to China and China Eastern cancels Shanghai-Honolulu flights Will China Eastern Flights Resume? SA: Energy Must be taken out of Hands of Market Sovereignty Scammers Claim Geothermal Available on Oahu HECO with new 200mw “renewable” Proposal Another Democrat sues demanding State Discriminate Against Military Personnel After DoJ Lets Aloun Farms off the Hook, Global Horizons Human trafficking case to get new prosecutors New protections for victims of domestic, sexual violence State Hospital employee accused of sexually assaulting patient SA: Old People are Just Too Expensive for Medicare Hawaii has lowest rate of heart disease in nation Eco-Fraud: Polar Bear Researcher To Be Re-Interviewed By Feds Read More..

Friday, October 14, 2011 October 14, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 15238 Views Honolulu Rated 5th Most Dangerous US Airport Moody’s Downgrade Adds Pressure to sell off Honolulu Rail Contractor Tax on ‘Tax-Free’ Bonds still alive in Congress: Hawaii Public Housing At Risk Lingle Raises $400K on First Day of Campaign With Lingle in, Senate race now a 'tossup' Hawaii Republican Party's interim chairwoman aims to make the party a solid political force Homeowners face audits for Following DoTAX Regs on Solar Tax Credits Governor's New Chief of Staff Will Continue Outside Business Deals Ansaldo: HART outlines its Fatal Assumptions WaPo: Lingle Has Good Opportunity in Hawaii $58M sought for next year's school budget Congressional Committee Debates Cuts to Hawaii Military Spending Suffering PDS, Hirono Can’t Remember who Ran for President Truth in Accounting Comes to Hawaii Hawaii tax collections increase for first fiscal quarter PBN: Nullifying HECO’s contract with Aina Koa Pono was right call DANGER! Hawaii Bankers Grab Control of Citibank After Losing in the Intermediate Court, James Pflueger Appeals Manslaughter Case to Supreme Court Kauai Garden Isle Debunks Electric Cars Hospital Blocker Sen. Roz Baker honored for efforts to support public health SHOPO backs Hannemann for Congress Examining HTA’s 2012 efforts for marketing FOX casting in Hawaii for show about struggling hotels Read More..

Thursday, October 13, 2011 October 13, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:07 PM :: 4788 Views Cook: Hawaii Senate Race a toss-up Hawaii: Second Highest Taxes on Earth? Defeat of Obama Jobs Bill Saves Honolulu Rail Millions DoE Releases Public and Charter School Enrollment Numbers Would Abercrombie throw his staff under the bus on the way to the casino? Tax Credits: Clinton Crony Movie Moguls Burned $218K trying to Bribe Legislators SA: U.S. Senate race offers hard choices ACLU moots use for Fire, Fake Weapons, and Liquids by anti-APEC Protesters Waikiki Business Gifts to Police Under Fire Before A New Contract For Not-So-New Hawaii Schools Chief War on Restaurant Industry: Civil Beat Seeks Tactical Intel from Other Styrofoam Battles Act 221 Scammers still Pushing Hawaii Stock Exchange KCC Censorship leads to … Palmyra Island? Enviros Opposition to Public Land Development Corp Predicated on Overthrow of Admission Act Akaka cosponsors Indian energy bill Hawaii Teamster Rejects Hoffa’s Labor Day Rant Request for rail rebid turns into rant Honolulu Airport makeover underway ahead of APEC HECO, SunPower, DHHL in 5mw Solar Deal Electric utility blames rates on oil prices International drug summit to be held in Hawaii Council members may face 12-year limit, Return to Partisan Primaries Harry Kim Mulls Re-Run for Big Island Mayor Kona Diving Instructor’s Attack on Aquarium Collector Timed to Council Vote Next time it rains on Waikiki, Blame Global Warming Kona coffee grower pays $46,000 in back wages, fines over treatment of Mexican workers South Korea Free Trade Passes, Akaka says Free Trade for Me, but not for Thee Read More..

Wednesday, October 12, 2011 October 12, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 17471 Views Lingle announces Campaign, Launches Website Lingle Hits Moderate, Bipartisan themes in Campaign Rollout AUDIO: Lingle Announces Senate Bid Hanabusa: Lingle resonates with voters Failing, DoE seeks waiver from federal No Child Left Behind law Are Suicide Activists Already Killing People in Hawaii? Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted October 11th Abercrombie, HTA Leave Tokyo Earlier primary forces candidates, voters to adjust New Day becomes Sad Day: Gamble on Abercrombie has failed to pay off Governor’s incoming chief of staff draws new questions New Day: DoE Teachers must Resign, Give Up Seniority to Work at Charter Schools APEC: Pan-Pacific Free Trade Zone to Include US, Japan, Australia, NZ, Singapore Full Text: Malama Solomon Sues to Disenfranchise Military Personnel SA: Put geothermal on front burner as Pele Defense Fund Fizzles Out Free Speech taught at KCC? Student Housing Corp Sues Student over Facebook Postings A Second Crack at Clearing Honolulu's Sidewalks Crews Racing To Complete Makeover In Time For APEC—But Don’t Worry, Brian Schatz is in Charge Ewa Democrat Kurt Favella Target of Elder Abuse Allegations HPD offers insight into policies after fatal traffic stop Sewer Rate Hikes Could Increase Borrowing Costs for Sewer Projects State: $4.2M to Boost N. Kohala Ag Developer Aina Koa Pono Slams State Regulators for Refusing to Loot Ratepayers Pacquiao picks Hawaii for next title bout Occupy Wall Street – Hilo Demonstration Scheduled for October 15 Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency Payback? Obama drops Human Trafficking grant to Catholic bishops Environmental Groups Wary of Who Will Head New State Land Agency Banana Leaves? Civil Beat Pushes Tupperware as Styrofoam Alternative Al Jazeera video interviews Thai workers on their living conditions Clinton Supporter Orly Taitz in Hawaii Looking for Birth Certificate Read More..

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 October 11, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:27 PM :: 11298 Views AUDIO: Lingle Announces Senate Bid Obama Sends South Korea Free Trade Agreement to Congress Some Democrats worry Coppa is Tied to Development Interests With Abercrombie floundering and Lingle preparing to Win Senate Seat, Borreca Reminisces About the Glory Days New PUC Commissioner up to his eyeballs in Green Energy Scams, Wants Rate Increase OIP to OHA — Again: Your Employees Are Public Gabbard Gives Back Pay Raises, Oshiro buys support Castle & Cooke pushes again for Koa Ridge approval State's triage puts fewer kids into foster care SA: School closures need clear strategy Calvin Say does not remember ‘gifts’ received from Movie Mogul Lobbyists Malama Solomon sues, Calls Military Personnel “Wrong Population Base” Pro rail Union group pays for trip to DC APEC SHAKEDOWN: Homelessness industry moves bums to Land owned by Hawaii Public Broadcasting APEC Warmup: Occupy Honolulu movement grows but has some divisiveness Friends of Rod Tam Launch Website State Civil Defense names interim vice director Gold Star License Plates Arrive In Hawaii Schofield Chopper Teams Train On Big Island Ocean View Residents Reject plan for Forced Relocation, Higher Taxes Eco-Study claims Hawaiians have Been Destroying Reefs for 700 years Hawaii Black Albatross Is Not Endangered, Agency Says Hawaii Ranks #2 in Marriages Coming Out Day: Hawaii LGBT activists force gay students, workers to become Activists too Read More..

Monday, October 10, 2011 October 10, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 17340 Views Governor’s New Communications director Is Chairman Of Unity House, Owner of Troubled Nightclub, Gambling Advocate Hawaii Agency Tasked with Developing State Lands Could Grind to a Halt Like GOP, Hawaii Democrats Also In Debt FACE: We need Rail Because America Needs Yet Another ‘Stimulus’ Bill Movie company’s gifts face continuing ethics probe 53% of isle children taught there really IS a free lunch Overrun by Bums, Night closure endorsed for King Kalakaua Park It Begins: Philippine Paper Looks at Sex Tourism in Hawaii Local 5, Anti-APEC Groups, Sovereignty Scammers Make Overtures To 'Occupy Honolulu' Organizers Carlisle Travels 64 days in First Year CB: Time to Write a Glowing History of the Sovereignty Movement Hawaii Military Researchers Make Breakthrough towards AIDS Vaccine Department of Education Launches Its First-ever Redesign Initiative in Hawaii Sheriff Division adds 18 deputies SA: Require bikers to wear helmets Kauai Council Rejects Solar Water Heater Mandate Gay CNN Reporter tries to use Bullying to Change Human Nature NY Post: Aimless Obama walks alone Read More..

Sunday, October 9, 2011 October 9, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:49 PM :: 11310 Views Solar Tax Credits: Cash from General Fund Lines Pockets of Mainland Companies Hawaii Christian Coalition salutes Kaauwai, Plans Community Meetings Climate Change and Regulatory Takings in Coastal Hawaii Taking a Step Back on Nation’s Economic Path Top Abercrombie Advisor Tied to Honolulu Liquor Commission Boss forced out by FBI Investigation Borreca to Abercrombie: Stand and deliver or leave Inouye Wrong: Hawaii will take brunt of Military Cuts Internal Crisis? Abercrombie loses fourth staff member Do families really want all the people Abercrombie is sending home to them? Civil Defense should be Cabinet post Geothermal on Hawaii island and Maui could double the state's current energy output—and cut cost by 66% OHA: Machado has no replacement as Clyde Namuo quits Hawaii ranks #8 in Per-Capita Domestic Violence Murders Volunteers Cleaning Up Hawaii Schools For Less Proposed UH tuition increases explained Maui Measure pushes labeling of genetically engineered products Occupy Hawaii organized by UNITE HERE Local 5 Occupy Wall Street movement hits Hawaii Maoists, UH Perfesser, Occupy Wall Street prepare to Occupy APEC SA: HPD needs to respect records law Prosecutors Use Civil Law to go after Drug Houses Fire probe shutters popular shooting range Guam: Small Island Has a Big Role China Daily Looks at Sun Yat Sen in Hawaii Read More..

Saturday, October 8, 2011 October 8, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:25 PM :: 12728 Views Spin Doctors try to blame Staff for Abercrombie being Abercrombie Epiphany leads to Mass Resignations: Abercrombie Administration Incompatible with Family Values Just back from Paris, Abercrombie flees to Japan VIDEO: Pilot ditches Cessna, rescued by Coast Guard off Hilo Operation Enduring Freedom, A Decade Of War Homeownership grows 1.18% during Lingle Years—Hawaii Growth Rate #3 in Nation SA: “Unpredictable Abercrombie caused much of the communications damage” ILind: Abercrombie administration Still flunking crisis management test Henry Curtis: Abercrombie a One Term Governor? Shapiro: Gov's 'New Day in Hawaii' got old for fleeing staffers Activists: Abercrombie is Executing Micronesians Abercrombie admits responsibility for costing Hawaii millions under Compact of Free Association Even Obama doesn’t want anything to do with Abercrombie Maoist APEC protestors get ready to rally Occupy Maui: Protesters in Clown Suits hit Wailuku SA pushes for Taxes on Food Deemed “Junk” Panel Again Revises Staggered Terms for Hawaii Senate Seats 911 calls capture progress of rampage Kauai Jury fails to convict for “Atooi” License provided by Anti-Superferry Protester W. Hawaii shooting range could open in 'couple years' Ecos in Dismay as Kokee Cabins to be Auctioned Read More..

Friday, October 7, 2011 October 7, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 10347 Views Inouye Slams Ed Case: “I don’t want to deal with a person like that” Asselbaye, Aoki Resign from Abercrombie Administration KIUC: In Race for Tax Credits, Solar Beats Wind, Biofuel State of Hawaii to SCOTUS: Protect Property Rights from "Overreaching Federal Regulation" ALA: 1909 Law Does Not Allow Assisted Suicide Like Hawaii, Alaskan Native Corps Front for Government Contractors while Natives Get Short-Changed Hawaii has lowest level of Serious Mental Illness in US Abercrombie plans push for Soda Taxes and gambling Abercrombie’s New Chief of Staff is Old Boy Insider State Civil Defense Workers Sign Petition Asking For Vice-Director’s Reinstatement Djou's Campaign Objective To Reach Congress Case: Hirono is Status Quo Candidate, Senate Race Mirrors 2002 Case Says he’s Too Honest, But then Won’t Tell Hanabusa Scrounging Contracts for Akaka Gang, CNHA SA: Let free speech ring out during APEC Rail Price Drops Again In New Draft Financial Plan Big Wind has Secret Plan to Cover all of Molokai? State boosts “Big Wind” EIS contract by 70% Judge: HSTA Attorney 'Promoted Confusion' to ‘Boost Attorney’s Fees’ School lunch price going higher Private North Hawaii Hospital to Join HHSC??? Durbin Tax Hits Hawaii Bank Customers Revolving Door: Suspect in Zales jewelry robbery in trouble again (Arrest #24) Anti Capitalist 'OccupyHawaii' Site Sponsored by Businesses, Conservative Group Ads ‘Enlightened’ Mocks Conscious and Progressive Read More..

Thursday, October 6, 2011 October 6, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:13 PM :: 20387 Views Rep Pine: Pass HB1465 to Stop Elder Abuse First 100 Residents move into Renovated Kuhio Park Apartments Waihee: Mass murderer Zhou Enlai is a hero of mine Sovereignty Scammers Hit it Big: Dorcy Estate Second only to Doris Duke’s Activists: Assisted Suicide Legal under 1909 Hawaii Law Inouye on Case: “My thinking has not really changed … I don’t want to deal with a person like that” Inouye: Lack of Bipartisanship Hurting Hawaii Abercrombie Muzzled After Pro-Bowl Gaffe Legislative Agenda: More Spending, Tax Hikes, and Tax Credits Hanabusa Engineered Automatic Legislative Pay Hikes HW: Difficult to Discern If Kaauwai Responsible for GOP Debt Hawaii County Elections Worker Operated Business out of Elections Warehouse Sheriff Department Gun Purchase Contract Questioned Back to the Stone Age: Civil Beat suggests Banana Leaves as Alternative to Styrofoam Plates Maui: Anti-GMO Luddites Push for Labeling in order to Facilitate Fear-Mongering Campaign Wealthy Anti-Superferry Protesters fly to DC For “Stop the Machine” Protest SA: Fund adult classes via moderate fees Legal Morass Raises Questions About Charter School Independence Reapportionment Revises Staggered Senate Terms Again OHA to Replace Namuo Within 3-5 Months Removing Bums from H-1 viaduct costs $400,000 a year Bill 54 Angers ACLU, Homelessness Industry Waikiki Business Assoc Buys More Police Protection Hawaii District Court judges issue conflicting opinions on enforcement scheme for Hawaii's Tip Statute - Hawaii Supremes to weigh-in Assisted Suicide Lobby Begins to Crank up Lobbying for 2012 State's largest solar power project planned for Kauai Tax Commission To Weigh Elimination Of State Income Taxes Hawaii’s Future: Feds use Seal Protection to Shut Down Alaska Fisheries Meddling Enviro Gets Away with Harassment Latest Target for Free Floating Anxiety: Aquarium Fish Collectors White House Pretends that 1,500 Hawaii Teacher Jobs Come From Obama Plan Gay Reaction to Anti-Bullying Program More than 100 protestors rallied against Capitalism, Freedom on Hawaii island Read More..

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 October 5, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 6337 Views VIDEO: Lingle at Djou Fundraiser in Manoa Back to the Future: Hilo Girl leads 12 Army Cooks replacing 84 Contractors in Iraq Hawaii DoE Launches Anti-Bullying Campaign Hawaii Public Schools to Offer Surfing as Official Sport HB: Data on Women and Money in Hawaii and Nationally Bob Jones: Hirono, Hanabusa, Abercrombie Least Inspirational in History Roll Call: Lingle is most high profile candidate not yet announced Inouye: “Case knows why I’m not too happy with him” Hamada: Kaauwai Was Good For GOP Duke Aiona Responsible for GOP’s Poor 2010 Performance Sovereignty Activist Tied to Two Other Possible Elder Abuse Cases Child Deaths: DHS Director Blames Media for Controversy over DHS Secrecy SA Defends Reapportionment Plan Hawaii County moves closer to vote-by-mail Dela Cruz: Hotels, Energy Projects to be Facilitated by State Land Corporation Abercrombie gets lead out when cashing tax checks HNN: Two HPD officers charged in alleged workers comp fraud scheme Aloun Farms: Another Slavery Conviction Overturned Open Enrollment but EUTF Premiums Still Not Known Inouye: Protectionist Senate Bill A Risk to Hawaii Tourism After Prosecutors Drop pre-APEC Prep Case, ACLU goes to Plan B City clears out homeless in Haleiwa Mililani Trask to Headline Geothermal Forum at Bellows Fidell: Big Wind = Superferry Redux Abercrombie Admin to “Invest” $6M in High Tech Companies TAU: Hordes of Developers Descend on Kauai County Council #2 Man at Civil Defense Steps Down over Power Grab by State DoD Likelike on Hold: As Campus closure policy is under review Teachers Fight 'Take It or Leave It' Deal Hawaii Ed Board Passes Graduation Policy — Again Ground-based interceptor missiles hit targets over Hawaii Obama policy setting troop killers free in Iraq Read More..

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 October 4, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 12071 Views Sovereignty Scammers accused of Elder Abuse, Gain Control of $70M Estate Abercrombie claims to be victim of Bullying Assisted Suicide Back on Legislative Agenda More Predictions of Doom and Gloom for Hawaii Republicans From the Pundits Thielen Joins Carlisle Administration Hawaii Education Scores Rank Poor When Compared Globally Honolulu Rail Construction Delays Will Paralyze Traffic for Decade 'Graying Hippies' in Hilo Join NY City Allies in Protest of 'Corporate Greed and Influence' Fidell: Hawaii’s Energy Future is based on Solar, Wind and Mililani Trask Styrofoam: Civil Beat Identifies Enemy Supply Lines in War on Restaurant Industry Program aims to help homeowners stay out of foreclosure Adult School Principals seeking funding propose fewer locations and higher class fees Hokulia Bypass road protest dead-ends at Supreme Court Judge Orders Release of Four 911 Tapes Former Prisoners Face Employment Challenges Honolulu Federal prison probe seeks answers on contraband Judge rules Army didn't test seaweed near Makua SA: Let private sector run public housing Hawi Ag Park To Be Exempt from All Zoning, Construction Standards Hughes Corp. revives plan for Kakaako Natatorium is a problem that just won't go away Read More..

Monday, October 3, 2011 October 3, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:13 PM :: 12248 Views Got $1.25M? Jeremy Harris’ 16 acre Estate For Sale Lalamilo: Another Hawaii Wind Energy Junkyard Why Stop at $500K? DoTAX Quietly Multiplies Hawaii Solar Tax Credit “Tiny” Rate Due to Broad Base of Hawaii’s “Sales Tax” Malama Solomon’s Lawsuit Shapes Future of Jerry Chang, Mark Nakashima Schools to launch push against bullying SA: Sometimes, it costs too much green to go green $25M solar project planned by A&B for 2012 Public Lands Development Corp Cancels Meeting after Violation Hawaii County Redistricting meetings seek public's input CB: 'Bummer of a Summer' for Hawaii's Visitor Industry Styrofoam: Civil Beat IDs Targets in War on Restaurant Industry Freeway Service Patrol Expands SA: Find funding for snake inspections L.A. sheriffs say there may be more victims of singer Rodriguez—in Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, October 2, 2011 October 2, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:18 PM :: 13537 Views Truth In Accounting Coming to Hawaii Oct 10-12 US Supreme Court Asked to Decide: Is Hawaiian Homes Property Tax Exemption Racial Discrimination? Obama’s Low Approval Ratings in Hawaii Create opening for Lingle Fukumoto: Hawaii GOP Significantly Ahead Nurses: Stop Union Political Endorsements Report: Hawaii Charter Schools Should be allowed to Dump HSTA, HGEA DoE Trying to Grab Money from Federally Funded Tutoring for Students in Failing Schools Wise Prosecutors drop Topless Protesters Case, Keep Powder Dry for APEC As Occupy Wall Street Riots Spread, Groups worried officials will limit ability to Riot during APEC summit Chuck Prentiss asks: Will Hawaii Environmentalists Riot over Water Well Drilling? Mililani Trask tries to score as “Community Advisor”, Geothermal Energy on Hawaii Island More from the anti-Geothermal Protesters Cashing In Latest Bum Removal Bill Inspired by Failure to Enforce Last Bum Removal Bill Probation experiment takes cue from Hawaii Judge tells Peeping Tom ex-policeman to leave neighbor alone Diabetes? Federal Funds go to Plant Garden Living with mold: Severe infestations forced two military families to move HHFDC plans sale of Kama'aina Hale News about Mayor Wright Homes — good and bad — puts spotlight anew on public housing challenges First CNMI prevailing wage survey results now out Read More..

Saturday, October 1, 2011 October 1, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 13165 Views Double Taxed: Hawaii Tax Base Larger than Economy The Legal Battle Over Honolulu’s Train to Nowhere Paper or Plastic: Let us decide for ourselves Council of State Governments Looks at Hawaii Justice Reinvestment Maui County Settles Dispute with Merrill Lynch Over Student Auction Rate Securities Deadly Fireworks Explosion: Safety Violations Lead to $415k fine Prostitution Investigation focuses on Abercrombie’s Security Detail Teachers: I will never campaign for anybody again, We’re almost better off Voting Republican Hirono Fundraising Falling Short as Deadline Approaches Public Housing Authority Director Stepping Down Unanswered questions remain about governor’s emergency declarations Hawaii’s Ancient IT Holding Back 2010 Financial Report, Elevator Inspections, Federal Funds Illinois Eight Democratic Primary: Duckworth raised at least $368,504 Hanabusa gets her District to Move to her, Moves Anyway SA: Complete full EIS for Army to train here 290 Hawaii Species now “Endangered” Hawaii's workers enter crisis when disability checks lag 24 civilian workers at Pearl Harbor arrested Trash Haulers Make County Pay for them – Literally $100/Day fines: Hawaii County forces Shutdown of Art Gallery Turtle Bay union wins court decision Hawaii law firm helps Mississippi whistleblower expose bid rigging scheme Obama’s Unitarian Church Imports Gay Activist Back to Hawaii City prosecutors drop case against topless protesters Hawaii Hells Angel Arrest Coincides With San Diego raids UH Manoa Perfesser: Drugs can make you Monkeys Enlightened, Conscious, and Progressive like me New details in singer's alleged sex abuse case New Fast and Furious docs released by White House Read More..

Friday, September 30, 2011 September 30, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:12 PM :: 20849 Views $170/barrel? PUC Rejects AKP Biofuel Contract For Sale Cheap: One Slightly Used Honolulu Rail Contractor State Releases Roadmap For Transforming Information Technology Systems Covering Half the World from Ft Shafter Hawaii Gay Marriage on Agenda for 2013 Abercrombie Emergency Decree Tied to Pay to Play Contributor Mitsunaga Six weeks before APEC, Honolulu Airport “In need of an Upgrade” Inouye Fails: E-W Center Appropriation Cut $4.3M Did Duckworth Overstate Hawaii Support? Abercrombie Fails: Consumer Confidence worse than Cayetano’s Second Term Perfect Symbol: Closed Liliuokalani School to become DoE Administration Offices State GOP on KIPO's 'Town Square' Berg "Took a Beating" for Tax Increase Reso East Honolulu Asks: Is Rail Worth It After All? Former Hells Angels president surrenders at Ala Moana Park Sidewalk Possessions Bill Introduced State spending for Homeless Shelter to Be Cut after APEC Could HECO use all the power that solar farms produce? Oceanit creates hydro-power subsidiary Why are gas Prices so High in Hawaii? DOT study: ‘evidence’ of discrimination Some HPD Officers Post Questionable Facebook Photos Bring a Deer, Go to Jail Waianae Residents Vent Frustrations Over Past Flooding Emergency Repairs On Waikiki Natatorium Set To Begin Read More..

Thursday, September 29, 2011 September 29, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 13718 Views ILind: Spouses of top Inouye, Abercrombie aides employed by Emergency UXO Contractor SA: Abercrombie Secrecy on Child Deaths should be Swept Aside National Journal: Questions about Hirono’s Electability Hawaii Democrats Exporting More Obamanomics to Mainland Sorting out the Hawaii GOP Leadership Change Hawaii Got $20B From Feds Last Year Nurses: Arbitration begins September 30 Malama Solomon’s Lawyer prepares to Sue Council might ban personal property on city sidewalks Vans and buses converted into paddy wagons ahead of APEC, Maoists Whine Vote by mail program sought for isle (again) Justice Reinvestment Panel Crunches Numbers City Leaves Key Questions About ORI Unanswered Higher Rental Car Fee Vacuums Extra $5 Million/Month out of Visitors Pockets Ansaldo Contract Dispute Moves To City Council Chambers Sen Pohai Ryan: Real Kauaians Want Tourists Aina Koa Pono Run Out of Town at Community Meeting on Big Island Kauai Hydro Projects take shape Students question tuition hike Ecos Grab for Coral Control Tree-planting company develops model for investors New Peeping Tom Allegations Against Honolulu Ex-Cop Six Criminal-Illegals Nabbed in Hawaii September 11th San Diego Terror Scare tied to Hawaii Kauai Biofool Plant will Reach into Your Pocket HECO signs deal to buy local algae-based biofuel Cecilio Rodriguez pleads not guilty in sexual abuse case Read More..

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 September 28, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 13847 Views Star-Advertiser: Republicans need to back Rail, Akaka Bill, Abortion, and Gay Marriage Attention Professors: Today you can Stop UHPA Spending Your Money to Elect Democrats Abercrombie: HSTA Theatrics Serve no Public Purpose Berg: People should decide on GE Tax Hike Study: Styrofoam Better for Environment than Tree Killing Paper Products Stop Rail Plaintiffs Respond to City, FTA “Nonsense” A&B: “Entitled land in a great place with high barriers to entry is good” General Fund Deception: Hawaii operating at 9.2% Deficit Abercrombie’s UXO Emergency Benefits Beadie Dawson Company Sen Donna Mercado Kim: Chinese are Abrasive and Rude High court clears the way for HSTA strike – But No Strike Vote Planned EIS edict makes future Pohakuloa Army training iffy OHA Cronies Seek Share of Geothermal Proceeds Thanks to State-Owned Land, Hilo Hotels are Dumpy Rail Transit Town Hall Meeting Draws Crowd APEC security cameras set for final City Council vote Hawaii County continues to issue permits despite LUC ruling Analysis: Hawaii Tax Review Commission Has Some Teeth HGEA endorses US Reps. Hirono, Hanabusa Hawaii Democrats Export Campaign Money to Illinois Expenses: How to read Campaign Spending Reports Gay Sailor: Personal Issues Come Second Micro-Minority: Even after Census Bureau Pumps Up Numbers, only 3,239 Same-sex households in Hawaii Kauai Revolving Door: Repeat Offender Child Molester Convicted Again Why Can't Hawaii Kids Join The Military? Coral-Wielding Feds Threaten Fishermen Read More..

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 September 27, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 PM :: 10900 Views National Journal: Good News For Hawaii Republicans? Hawaii GOP Chair Resigns, Issues Call for Unity Hawaii's Congressional Delegation: How they voted September 26, 2011 Hawaii Republicans, Democrats on Equal Financial Footing New Day: Abercrombie’s BoE Balances Budget on Back of Special Ed Teachers, Students Borreca: Cayetano’s Second Term Better than Abercrombie’s First, but Cebu beats all Aloun Farms Buys 559 Acres Near Rail Route Berg proposes GE Tax increase for more roads and bike paths State revises count of kids who died in custody Feds Still Have 'Serious Concerns' About ORI Plan Malama Solomon: “You didn’t gimme a district, so I’m Suing” Styrofoam: Civil Beat Doubles Down on War Against Restaurant Industry Kona HHSC hospital faces budget cuts Telescope Shakedown Scammers Questioned Aloun Farms middleman wants charge set aside Chinese visitors to U.S. could reach 5 million by 2015 Disney Projects $1.2B in Aulani Sales State picks 1 food bank out of 2 for Garden Island Conservation groups drop seabird suit against Kauai utility Seed crop industry up only 5 percent in isles City to cede 911 tapes of June 3 spree Read More..

Monday, September 26, 2011 September 26, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 16336 Views Hawaii Wind, Solar projects: Millions for Wall Street, Banks, maybe even Big Tobacco Hawaii Republicans Looking for Leadership Find only Factionalism Kalapa: History of the Hawaii GE Tax Abercrombie Admin Official Quietly Jumps Ship, Joins Private Sector Donations Pour In For Fallen Honolulu Police Officer Federal Law Some Child Deaths Should Be Public Red Tape Hindered Removal of UXO 232 Archaeological Surveys planned for rail route SA: Charter school panel fails to home in on results Maui News Praises Maui Memorial CB: China's PLA May Be on the Road to a Pearl Harbor Anti-APEC Protests begin October 17 Born for Gangbanging: Young Criminals Make Film at HCCC, Abercrombie Applauds Who Controls the Mineral Rights to Hawaiian Home Lands? Thanks to Plastic Bag Ban 70% of Maui Residents Murder Trees Local bicyclists push for vulnerable roadway user law in Hawaii Self-Righteous Back to Nature crowd takes Hanalei Boatyard from Owner Hawaii commerce department debuts mobile app Disney adds second Hawaii cruise in 2012 California Democratic Party among Solyndra’s creditors Read More..

Sunday, September 25, 2011 September 25, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 5294 Views Mufi Operative launches “fringe” GOP Senate Campaign VIDEO: Occupy Wall Street–Preview of APEC Protests? Abercrombie Admin Defends Emergency Decrees APEC Hint for Realtors: Top of Chinese wealthy's wish list? To leave China Borreca: Hawaii GOP merely devours its young Lingle should consider run for U.S. Senate Cataluna: Abercrombie is off the Leash, doesn’t care what people think Drunken Abercrombie Aide Arrested at Waikiki Bar Rail needs to Start over with new EIS, new Rail car contractor Visa policy clogs Chinese tourism Water Board Manager: We need your money Geothermal is latest Excuse for Interisland Cable $20/hr: Isle security guards get highest pay, report says Lawsuit Challenging Property Tax Rates for Native Hawaiians on Home Lands Appealed to the Nation's Highest Court Big Development proposed for Sand Island Kauai Food bank to launch investigation Kauai Council heats up over resolution on salary freeze Hawaii's East-West Center to open exhibition of photos, artifacts belonging to Obama's mother Enviro Job Panic: Cuts to Hawaii’s invasive species control funds could spell ‘havoc’ East of Hilo, West of LA: NASA satellite plunges to Earth Read More..

Saturday, September 24, 2011 September 24, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 PM :: 5168 Views Thanks Councilmen for Rejecting Impact Fees Disney Re-starts some Aulani sales after Hawaii approves 33% fee increase If GE Tax were a Sales Tax, It would be among Nation's Lowest "Get Ready Ewa Beach" Saturday Star-Advertiser: September 11th Julian Islam Day Festival is Celebration of Kokua and Peace Shapiro: Hawaii GOP Stuck in Ideological Divide DoE Panics as Students will be limited to only One Re-take on State Assessment After years of doing nothing, Mazie finally mentions COFA at meeting of Asian Victimology Caucus Halawa Prison Employees Able to Smuggle Contraband, thanks to UPW, HGEA HPD Officer Accused of Rape in Kailua Report: Hawaii has nation's most-expensive rent, houses Plaintiffs Step Up Campaign to Raise Funds for Rail Lawsuit Final Reapportionment Maps Due Monday Reapportionment Commission Prepares Alternative Maps for Judge to Help Malama Solomon get a District Berg Wins Support for West Oahu Shooting Range Sea-water air conditioning closer to reality After Gaming Advocates Use it as Talking Point, Navy Closes Bingo Night SA: Resist appeals to prop up Oahu slaughterhouse The Future of Industrial Solar: Thieves Loot Solar Panels at Makuu, Puna Styrofoam: Civil Beat Launches War on Restaurant Industry Papaya farmers eye threats as 85 more trees destroyed Self-righteous Diving Instructor Charged with Harassing Fish Collector County sues rubbish haulers Molester’s Former Underling Calls for Abolition of HOPE Parole Nine Months after Hawaii Conviction, Pervert Vanishes in Scotland Kona Village Resort to suffer fate of Coco Palms? Just in Time for APEC: Homeless Houseboat to be Scuttled Hawaii Meth Project selects Joe Perez as new Director Final 31 Permanent FEMA Homes Turned Over to American Samoan Families Obama Fundraiser Scored $107M in Wind Farm Credits Obama Administration Set to Ban Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns Read More..

Friday, September 23, 2011 September 23, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 4267 Views Honolulu Council to Consider Public Firing Range for Kalaeloa Tom Berg calls for Massive GE Tax Increase Contested Case Hearing requested over Oneula Burials Population Without Representation Details of baby's death to stay secret Abercrombie’s Emergencies Prove Republicans Right Hooser vs Hooser on Emergency Powers Aila vs Aila on Rail On Deadline Day, Sumitomo Still "Under Consideration" Lingle Was Right: Rail Projections based on $300M Cut to Bus Funding Failing DoE considering waiver for No Child Ethics Commission Dismisses HSTA Complaint Against Gov UPW, HGEA Contacts allow Halawa to Guards Sidestep Metal and Drug Detection List of Schools Looted by BoE Did BoE Violate Sunshine Law with Social Studies Vote? Double Dip? Tourist count, Spending tumble worst since 2009 Sweeps: 13% More Homeless Forced to Accept Shelter SA Assists ACLU in Pre-APEC Protest Litigation Ex-officer faces trial in pay scheme Sen. Gil Kahele warns about Danger of Deer Poop Capitol full of ‘Rats As Bubble nears Popping, HECO “still comfortable” With Solar Gold Rush OTEC Set to Build First Plant … in the Bahamas Hospital systems’ construction will change medical landscape China Looks at TMT Hawaii attorney taking swing at Pacquiao - Mayweather fight Read More..

Thursday, September 22, 2011 September 22, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:18 PM :: 6670 Views Hawaii Republican Presidential Vote Set for March 13 Obama Admin gives Hawaii $3M to help Process “Increased Volume” of Insurance Rate Hikes Sakamoto Forced Medical Tourism on Maui Republican Presidential Caucuses will Help with Party-Building Oi: Abercrombie a One Term Governor? Hearing to address issue of children dying in state custody HSTA contract case expected to drag on for months Hawaii personal income growth lags nation Hawaii Ethics Director Responds to 'Brouhaha' Over Task Force Members Slaughterhouse reels as grocers reject pork shipped live to isles Overpriced Nene Removal, Road Project also Emergencies to Abercrombie AG Defends Gov's Emergency Authority Feds Liquidate Property Belonging to Malama Solomon’s Favorite Methamphetamines Gang Takitani Admits Reapportionment Litigation is all About Where he thinks Senate Seat should Go Ethics Commission: Lawmakers Can Accept Free Tickets to APEC Events Legislators Pant like Dogs as they Lap Up Prisoners’ Stories Hawaii County Impact fees rejected Maui Enviro caught lying about Bottled Water Project: “I don’t have to make sure that every fact is corroborated” Blogger To Face Trial for Obstruction Civil Beat Boss Pierre Omidyar only Hawaii resident on Forbes 400 list Director of Kona Sober Living Home Busted for Drug Possession, Assault on Police Five years after being sentenced to Ten Years, Hawaii Pedophile Busted in Bangkok Hawaii Can Breath Sigh of Relief as Rosanne Show Cancelled Massachusetts Welfare Money Spent In Hawaii Not enough Hippies in Hilo: Down to Earth Closes Organic Holistic store Read More..

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 September 21, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:00 PM :: 16663 Views Parent Company of Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo tied to Prostitution Ring UPDATE: Hawaii GOP Leaders Call for Ouster of Party Chair Perreira: Abercrombie Worse than Lingle Shapiro Misses Lingle Too: Abercrombie right at home with his scepter and throne Lingle Predicts More Women Leaders KITV: Opponents Trying to Starve Kaauwai Out, Have no Replacement SA: Who is behind effort to Oust Kaauwai? Rail At Risk: US House May Cut 37% from Hawaii Transit Spending Return to Secrecy: State unable to give count of children who die in foster care DoE to Cut Alternative Learning Centers? Tougher isle graduation standards will start with Class of 2016 Josh Green Freaks out because Malama Solomon has been drawn into his district DoE: Laupahoehoe school may again face closure if Charter Conversion Halted Kauai Food bank loses federal support Horizon Lines troubles show need for reform of US build requirement Foodland, Times Supermarkets cut out Hawaii meatpackers to satisfy Animal Liberation Nuts Hawaii Government Approves Destruction of Rare Bird and Endangered Bat Habitat DoE Springs for Blackboard Software Hawaii Seeks 1 Gbps Statewide Broadband Access by 2018 Read More..

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 September 20, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 4517 Views Ed Case, Brian Schatz back Obama’s Call for Massive Tax Hikes Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted September 19, 2011 Hawaii GOP Leaders Call for Ouster of Party Chair Hawaii Redistricting Panel Excludes Some Military—But Malama Solomon Still Out of Luck Labor Board to HSTA: "We just need to get this case over with" Bank CEO Horner announces retirement—Will Continue as Chairman Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Fewer Employees, Higher Costs Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Highest Paid Employees Hawaii County Council prepares to soak Homebuilders Hawaii Tourism Boosted as Canadians Flee Global Cooling Feds, State Team up to Attack Restaurants, Hotels, and Homebuilders Two Boobs Provide ACLU with A Pre-APEC Disruption warm-up Trial Four Blockheads Handle Niu Valley Boulder Will Convicted Killer get “Contested Case” over Kau Oceanfront Squat? 10 p.m. "quiet time" now enforced at Mayor Wright Homes Kamehameha Schools names finalists for Head of School Residents Demand EIS from Aina Koa Pono Confirmed: Pattern Energy JV will bid on 'Big Wind' project BMW Dealer gets a Bunch of Solar Panels Enviros Demand Bomb Squad File for EIS before Acting 2012 Congressional Medal of Honor convention in Honolulu UH Manoa Perfesser: Alcoholism, Drug Use will make you a self-worshipping Atheist Read More..

Monday, September 19, 2011 September 19, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 10935 Views Appointments: Abercrombie lays three eggs, Wings off to Paris Maui News: Lingle run would be welcome Panos: Is HART Chair Don Horner Shamelessly Dishonest? Royal State Redux: Is HSTA Contract Fight about VEBA? Abercrombie’s DHS Secretly returns to Secrecy—No answers to Questions about Death of 9 month Old Child KSBE’s Kakaako development will not include Affordable Housing Hawaii GOP Plans to Field CD2 Candidate? DoE Leaves UH History as an Elective, Gramscians sense Opportunity UK Independent: America's homeless crisis washes up in Obama's birthplace State works to finish beautification projects ahead of APEC With Politics so Lucrative, Oahu crime rate lowest since '75 Clean Energy Summit Devolves into Kuokoa Sales Pitch for Hostile Takeover of Hawaiian Electric Parental discipline defense upheld in alleged child abuse case Shellfish show promise in Hawaii Kauai Council Slyly arranges Pay Hikes for Elected Officials, Department Heads Kauai County names sustainability czar Read More..

Sunday, September 18, 2011 September 18, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 6003 Views Panos: Is Sopogy Hawaii’s Solyndra? Kalapa: Tax Review Commission must confront Pension Tax, Income Tax, Act 221 Borreca: Will GOP Factionalism Derail 2012 Campaigns? After Obama Burns Treasury, Budget woes hang over isle military expansion Infamous for Blocking Hospital on Maui, Sakamoto picked for #2 Health Job by Abercrombie Rowena Akana ‘Enthusiastic’ about the Feared Changes Coming to OHA Kam Schools gets Easy Walk to Development in Kakaako ML&P Owner Pierre Omidyar Buys Activists A&B Grasps for Solar Tax Credits, Ratepayer Cash Sempra Energy Plans Pearl Harbor Solar Project to Beat Windfarms 9-11 Trooother Group Demands to know why UXO is Emergency California Models Program on Hawaii’s HOPE Parole Mother speaks out on daughter's death Falling Satellite to Pass over Hawaii Kauai Council Passes Law against Pissing on County Building Hawaii County too Disorganized to Collect Tipping Fees VIDEO: Over 100 Waikoloa donkeys board plane for California Iceland, Hawaii hold the secret to Origin of Water? Read More..

Saturday, September 17, 2011 September 17, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 4765 Views Pearl Harbor Salutes Air Force: Free Admission, Sept. 17-25 Retirees, Tourism make Hawaii 10th Wealthiest in Nation Hawaii Council Impact Fee Making Affordable Housing Out of Reach Ron Paul Supporter: 9-11 Commemoration Should Honor Conspiracy Theorists Abercrombie’s PUC Pick demands bigger Ratepayer giveaways to Green Energy Scammers Futility: Case Begs Unions Officials for a Meeting Schatz in charge for next Ten Days as Abercrombie Jets off to Paris Robert Bunda selected as tenth HART member Council passes Laie hotel special permit Tom Berg Calls for Massive GE Tax Increase Hawaii Gov Orders Boards to Post Agendas Online Del Castillo to challenge Hannemann in 2nd CD Dem Primary Topless Protest sets up ACLU Rehearsal of Courtroom Antics to Disrupt APEC Hawaii Guardsmen Rescue Injured at Reno Air Show HPD Officer Targeted for Posting Photo of Burned Copper Thief PSD Director Speaks Up for New Maui Jail Honolulu wants to transfer control of 12 apartment buildings Tuition rise would balloon toward end of 5-year plan Attention Cronies! Hawaii soliciting bids for employee training contracts Eric Lighter Faces California Fraud Charges Questions about murder, money and lies follow man to Hawaii As APEC Approaches, Honolulu TSA is Fourth Slowest in Survey TSA fires 28, suspends 15 in Honolulu baggage investigation Bird Mitigation at Local Airports Costs Hawaii Taxpayers Millions of Dollars Tighter rules on tropical fish collection eyed AGAIN Read More..

Friday, September 16, 2011 September 16, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 23914 Views Panos: Did Mishandling Cause the Death and Injuries of HPD Officers? Abercrombie Cabinet Member Suddenly Resigns, no announcement until Replacement Named Summer Snow Falls on Mauna Kea after Al Gore’s “24-Hours of Reality” broadcasts from Hawaii Best in Nation Hawaii Overpaid “only” $9.5M in Unemployment Former Kaneohe Marine Awarded Medal Of Honor After Manoa Liberals Apologize to Muslims for Sept 11, Muslims to Stage “Islam Day” Celebration on Sept 11th Julian at Site of Apology Sept 19 Reapportionment Commission to Re-vote on Disenfranchising Military for Malama Solomon Are UPW talks coming to a head? Unions Agree to back proven loser Mazie Hirono after pretending to have Democratic Discussion Abercrombie’s secret decree is black eye for Legislature Abercrombies Jet off to Paris for Ten Days Three of top Five Positions held by Same Three Oldsters for total of 103 years UH Manoa is the Source of the Problem Homeless campsites torn down and air-lifted off Diamond Head Doped Up Teachers have to Fail test Three Times Before They Can be Fired—unless Union Looks the Other Way WSJ: Finmeccanica Executive Offers To Quit After Bribery Reports (Parent Company of Ansaldo) Hawaii jobless rate climbs to 6.2% Luddites Drive Kona Fishfarm Out of Business Maui Water Well Opponents Using Junk Science to Push Hidden Agenda Solar project Driving Up Maui Electric Bills Act 221 Company Deigns to Keep HQ in Hawaii Class-action lawsuit claims Safeway profited from Kona coffee’s reputation, misled consumers Inouye writes Micronesia Immigration Restrictions into Homeland Security Budget Volunteer Program Repairs Oahu’s Public Housing Apartments Message in a bottle found during Kauai beach cleanup—but it’s not plastic Kauai County ends fiscal year with 160 jobs open City Council may say ‘Never on Sunday’ to tour vehicles Former HPD officer accused of ID theft Hawaii Political Party Backed Initiative and Referendum 104 years ago Read More..

Thursday, September 15, 2011 September 15, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 14681 Views The Future of Honolulu Rail? Libyan Rebels forced to Push when Ansaldo Motor Won’t Run Kaauwai: NY, NV Republican Victories Send Message DoE Commits $6M for Pre-School Vouchers for 800 Children “Title Insurance Issues” may force FannieMae to release and re-foreclose Hawaii properties Gun Control: A Relic of Racism Fund established to help fallen and injured police officers Ed Case calls for Massive Tax Hikes Delusional Abercrombie: “Everyone—from business to labor, the Legislative and Executive Branch—can come together around our New Day Plan” ILind: Potential conflict in review of rail contractor Honolulu Rail Agreed to Pay Broken Trust Lobbyist $300,000 While DoE Claims Massive Success, SAT Scores Drop Sharply Hawaii Ed Department Drops Plan to Cut Social Studies Requirements Shapiro Pines for the World before The Generation of 1968 Aila, Louie stalled for months until Abercrombie gave Munitions Disposal Experts Exemption from EIS to Detonate Unexploded Ordinance $800K of Federal Pork for Political Activist Group FACE Green Energy Scammers, Legislators all Concentrated in One Place Money Grubbing Activists Demand Rent from Mauna Kea Telescopes Hawaii Post Offices Off Potential Closure List Hawaii foreclosure filings drop 75% in August Will Honolulu Media Council attempt to Litigate against Honolulu Star-Advertiser link with HNN? 8-year-old girl arrested for allegedly punching vice principal Pennsylvania Welfare Money Spent in Hawaii Read More..

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 September 14, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 5601 Views Mānoa campus ranked #164 among U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Colleges' Feds give Abercrombie $7M to Boost Green Energy Scammers Berg Fighting to Terminate Ansaldo Malama Solomon: Gimme a District or I’ll Sue! ILind: Felon “Keanu” Sai gets free ride because of Political Correctness Hawaiians Demand Makua Valley be used for Military Training SA: APEC work pace worrisome Bombardier Lawsuit Denied Shapiro: Say, Tsutsui are Demanding Right to Divide the Spoils with Campaign Contributors ILind: Abercrombie, Carlisle more Secretive than Chicago Machine Legislators not Consulted on Abercrombie’s Unnoticed Emergency Proclamation Even after District Redrawn to include her Home, Hanabusa claims she will still leave KoOlina Is Rail Already Hurting Hawaii's Economy? GE Tax Take Up 9%, TAT up 24% Panel Picks Honolulu Council Redistricting Plan Obama’s Fake DOA “Jobs” Bill has over $200M in Fake Pork for Hawaii 20% of Hawaii is on Medicaid Kauai Luddites now Claim Hydro Kills Taro Maui Housing Project Residents Defend Resident Manager Kakaako planners consider updating guidelines Civil Beat is Wrong Again – This Time Regarding Job Creation AARP Discusses Safety Improvements For Hawaii's Roadways Har: State, Federal Government Must Collaborate on Monk Seal Protection Senate Oceans Caucus launched Obama Rejected: NYC Congressional Seat goes Republican for first time since 1920s Read More..

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 September 13, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 16254 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted, September 12, 2011 Rail Plaintiffs: Motion to Dismiss is Frivolous South Korea Free Trade: All Talk, No Action from Obama CB: After Lingle’s Sunshine, Abercrombie Thrusts Hawaii Into Dark Ages Fidell: As soon as Lingle Left, Distraction set in Rail Lobbyist at Center of Effort to Relocate Kamehameha Schools to South Dakota Indian Reservation Borreca: Inouye Overplays his hand against Ed Case? Progressive Trashes Hirono for Vote in Favor of Continued Afghan War Influence Peddling at Risk: Tsutsui, Say ask Louie to save them from The ‘Chilling Effect’ of Ethics Abercrombie Lawyers Defend Judicial Secrecy SA: Charter schools bound by state law State falls behind in fix-up projects for APEC meeting Bag-screening gear goes kaput, adding to airport kerfuffles Abercrombie chases Homeless Out Of Waikiki, into Your Neighborhood, for APEC Abercrombie’s BoE Takes Aim at Military Students, Rural Schools HSTA, ACLU, Abercrombie all agree to let Teachers Do Drugs more easily Disability Rights Center Hammers Money-Grubbing DoE over Discrimination Legislators to Celebrate Victory of Communism In China Supporters of Mass Murderer to Lead Protests against APEC State Lawmakers Threaten to Fight Proposed Monk Seal Protections Hawaii Public Pension System Will burn $2.4M to eliminate Backlog in Benefit Calculations Political ties a boon for nonprofit California Republican former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Kalihi school Patten Energy to Submit New Molokai Wind Farm Proposal HECO signs deal to buy 10 million gallons of local biofuel OTEC and geothermal should be considered first Police Claim Blogger was Drunk, Combative Honolulu hotel rates second-highest in U.S. LA Times: Disney's new Aulani hotel dining options are few and pricey Kaua‘i secures $138M in state CIP budget Maui Charter panel: District voting worthy of look Maui: 62% of respondents want to ban Styrofoam Bureaucratic bungling Leaves Nature Reserve unpatrolled Read More..

Monday, September 12, 2011 September 12, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 18687 Views Kalapa: Council on Revenues skeptical about Tax Revenue Increases Hirono Team Rebukes Dangerous non-theist Supporters “Raatz” and “BooMan” 9-11 Tributes in Hawaii Fontaine: Day an experience that ‘changed my life’ Key Rail Lobbyist at Center of Broken Trustees’ Lobbying to Shield themselves from IRS Convicted Perfect Title Scammer David “Keanu” Sai responds to Hawai`i Free Press Sunshine? Abercrombie Administration Ends Lingle-era Requirement to Posting Meeting Agendas and Minutes Online Progressives: “Suck it, Ed Case” Gay Civil Unions to Have High Tech Processing System Not Yet Available to Straight Marriages Tongans: “We like it here in Utah” Horizon Lines Troubles Show Need for Reform of US Build Requirement The new 'R' in education—Robotics Homeowners Insurance Rates coming Down Honolulu Preparing to Exit Affordable Housing Business Federal Court says "aloha" to hotel service charge practices in Hawaii Enviros do two Beach Clean-ups and Sail through Pacific Gyre—AND FIND NO PLASTC BAGS Ecos becoming Dimly Aware that Fishing Ban harms Monk Seals $7.2M to Fly Lihue Airport Nene to Big Isle, Maui The Street: Maui Land and Pineapple Upgraded China’s Army no longer Accepts Communist Party Control Read More..

Sunday, September 11, 2011 September 11, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 21323 Views Kaauwai: Unity in Remembrance of 9/11 Bush: One of the lessons of 9-11 is that evil is real, and so is courage Paul Krugman NYT: Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror. AFL-CIO: Wealthy CEOs, anti-government extremist front groups and frothing talk show hosts … pushed open the door to hate Star-Advertiser: Hawaii’s Greatness Showcased by “Islam Day” Manoa Liberals complain that some people Doubt Islam Abercrombie: Refocus on Diversity SA Editors: War Against Terrorists is Murky Charter school sues to block ethics query Self-Insuring Shields Companies from Burden of Federal, State Health Insurance Regs More visitors are vacationing in Hawaii despite higher security and the 9/11 anniversary Extreme disparities in Maui property tax system Read More..

Saturday, September 10, 2011 September 10, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 13764 Views Medicaid: Abercrombie sides with Big Business Son-of-a-glitch: Abercrombie defends turning state’s disabled population into second class citizens Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio --and Robert Wilcox-- out of History Books HART Director: Feds will not invest in Rail if they have Doubts Meet Rail’s Million-Dollar Lobbyist Is Hawaii safe in post 9/11 era? Reapportionment: Hawaii County Can’t Find So-Called Non-Residents Either Soft on Crime Activists Demand No New Jail on Maui State Gives Clayton Hee a Seat at Hoopili’s Table Pflueger Defaults on Settlement for Victims of His Ka Loko Dam Breach Hawaii Bottled Water Manufacturer Hit with $5M Fine Maui County to take Drinking Water from Polluted Well Bhagowalia: Hawaii IT only 20 years Behind Carlisle: Rats are like Homeless 9-11 trooother Roseanne Barr on Medical Marijuana: 'It Works for Me' Read More..

Friday, September 9, 2011 September 9, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:27 PM :: 17768 Views Charles Djou leaves for Afghanistan Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio --and Robert Wilcox-- out of History Books Hawaii, Maui, Kauai: Stop And Remember 7AM Sunday 9-11-11 Kahului, Kailua-Kona TEA Party to Commemorate 9-11 Pacific Command to Host 9-11 Remembrance at Fort Shafter Gallup: Hawaii has 4th-lowest rate of Uninsured Persons Full Text: Obama Speech to Congress Comprehensive List of Obama Tax Hikes Hanabusa Wipes Prince Kuhio out of History Books Abercrombie Appoints Waihee, Danner to Decide which Native Hawaiians are "Qualified" National Journal: Old-Boy Democrats, Unions Protecting Hirono Borreca: More tax revenues for state unlikely to grow economy AP FACT CHECK: Obama's jobs plan paid for? Seems not Reaction to Obama Speech: Horner listens to Ansaldo for 2 hours, pretends they are going to be OK Carlisle in DC: Rail Opposition is Inconsequential, Delays, Snafus Should be Dismissed Campaign Spending Law keeps Herd of Democrat Also-Rans Prosperous HSTA Lawyers “demonstrate egregious and reckless disregard for the truth” After APEC, $6M less federal funding to pay for Homelessness Randy Iwase “Accidentally” Locks Public out of Tax Review Commission Meeting Contractors deserve an update on Marines’ buildup in Guam Housing Agency Confirms "Compliance Audit" Of Maui Project Hawaii County Council Votes for Hefty Building Tax First Wind Has no Maintenance plan beyond Eight Years Huge Solar project is planned for Archaeological Site at Barbers Pt. Hawaii County Council: Mailing Junk TVs to Honolulu is not Good Waste Disposal Plan Hawaii widow sues big bank over 'vicious' foreclosure effort The Port of Seattle is silenced by a longshoremen strike Marine told fellow Marines to stop alleged hazing Read More..

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