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Tuesday, February 4, 2014 February 4, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 3959 Views Bitter Abercrombie Bickers With 'Irresponsible' Legislators over CAFR Credit Gallup: Hawaii Liberals Outnumber Conservatives by Paltry 0.7% HI lawmaker renews fight to end or revise controversial sex ed program UHERO: Hawaii's minimum wage, poverty, and job creation Lagging Health Connector Launches New Ad Buy In Search of the Glass Ceiling: Deciphering Data on Gender and Wages DOE reports on school year and instructional time Hawaiian Electric deactivates Honolulu Power Plant HB452: Hawaii House Unanimously Passes Election Fraud Bill Multiple Gun-Related Bills to be Heard in state Senate Committee Today Rep Thielen Pushes Hemp Legalization Today's Legislative Agenda Cronies give Caldwell $449K, 2nd only to The Abercrombie Caldwell Pushes Massive GE Tax Hike HB1999 Challenges HECO Monopoly Good News: House Panel Defers Child Molester Protection Bill SB110 to Protect Agriculture from Anti-GMO Lunatics? U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia's Surprising Advice for UH Law Students Atheist Trash to Re-File Lawsuit Against Churches Sen. Chun Oakland Seeks $220M for Affordable Housing Honolulu Councilman Wants To End State Control Of Kakaako Development More coordination with state urged for rail planning PUC Quietly Moves on Solar Permit Rules Funding for cooler schools advances Star-Adv: Lift secrecy veil on child-abuse proceedings State places Kaneohe preschool on 'probation' The Jones Act is an ‘expensive luxury’ Hawaii Supreme Court rejects sovereignty defense Union complaint delays UH smoking ban Bills aim to help homeless into private homes, Kick Smokers out of Public Housing Hu Honua faces nearly $37M in liens Read More..

Monday, February 3, 2014 February 3, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 3273 Views Candidate Filing Opens Monday Feb. 3 Hawaii Republicans are active and working hard for a better Hawaii LIUNA, UniteHere 'Bitterly Disappointed' With Obamacare WaPo: Hanabusa is 4th Biggest Loser in Politics Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted February 3, 2014 Today's Legislative Agenda Stop Rail Suit will be heard Thursday Secret Document:  'Decoupling' Costs Rate Payers $161 per Year Usual Crooks, Cronies Top List of Abercrombie Max Donors Big Turnout for GOP Caucuses Mental health cuts linked to violence Bill would open child abuse hearings Bill would allow undocumented residents to acquire driver’s license Fruitful Lessons From Papayas to Oranges Predictable: Kauai Activists begin Attacking Dairy Farm Proposal SB2938 Calls For County Online Registration of Firearms Star-Adv: Use Solar, Batteries to cool schools Surfer girls, Philadelphia freedom and newbuilding finance Read More..

Sunday, February 2, 2014 February 2, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 4317 Views Anti-GMO Activists Claim Kauai Mayor’s Office has been Legally Vacant since 2010 Regressive Taxes: State Hypocrisy on Minimum Wage Feb 4-5: Pono Choices or Poor Choices? Faleomavaega on Hillary’s Hit List? I Need a Gun, Mommy, but I won't use it (now) ACU Chair Al Cardenas to Speak at Maui TEA Party Event Caldwell announces new economic development team Living History Day: USS Missouri Celebrates Double Anniversary Kim vs Chang in CD1 Money Race Only the law blocks OHA from makai development Star-Adv: Don't throw out HCDA Bills Would Create State Groups to Advise Honolulu’s Transit-Oriented Development Ige, Abercrombie Maneuver over GMOs Farmers are the 1 percent we need Maui Fund Race, Carroll, Ing, Woodson, Cochran Short on Campaign Funds This Week's Attractions at the Legislature SB2344: Trans-Agency Climate Change Council to Rule Your Life HB1684: Popular manta ray dives may see strict regulations Housing comes first: A Proven Way to Help the Homeless A new probation program in Hawaii beats the statistics Slim, casual memoir offers enriching look at late judge Solar panel installations push electric utilities to the brink DoH, Cane not Corn top User of Atrazine Scammers impersonating deputy sheriffs, state warns 2nd Tranny Convicted of Manslaughter in buttocks-injection trial Families Make Up 69 Percent of Hawaii Households Read More..

Saturday, February 1, 2014 February 1, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:24 PM :: 3972 Views Sen. Sam Slom Introduces Legislative Package Marijuana Group Poll Shows More Support for Legalization Bird Group: Survey Shows 90% in Hawaii Want Cat Control Fundrace: Abercrombie $533K, Ige $56K SB3088: Big Cable to Service Wasteful Offshore Wind Farms Grabbing for TAT, Mayors Push GE Tax Hike HSTA Rejects Bills to lengthen school year, set instructional hours OHA pursues plan to double revenue from Kakaako land HB1654: More Administrators to Administrate the Administration Lobbying filings offer look at cost of gay-marriage fight as Legislators Continue to Seek Retaliation Sierra Club Joins Anti-GMO Whackos on Maui Health Dep't: Supermarkets Responsible for Cleanliness of Customers Dirty Reusable Bags IAC: Judge Hara Should Have Recused Himself Couple faces $15K fine for turning mill into residence SB234 Iwi reburial bill riles Native Hawaiians Foundation Headed by Chicagoans taking bids for Obama library Read More..

Friday, January 31, 2014 January 31, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 5110 Views Judge Tosses Gay Marriage Suit 204K in Hawaii on Average Day: Visitors Set Record in 2013 Monsanto Hawaii Pesticide Use Sabato: Hawaii Senate Race 'Leans Schatz' DLNR Invites Comment on Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan Hawaii Auto Insurance Quotes Vary 48% -- Depending on Month Video: Policy Roundtable with Grassroot Institute Veterans Treatment Court Celebrates its One-Year Anniversary Jan 31: Today's Legislative Agenda Monday official launch of ’14 election season Seitz: No Mental Health Facility in Hawaii able to Treat Roosevelt HS Suspect Sweet Heart Deal:  City Contractor Pleads Guilty in Real Estate Scam Rhoads Fat Chance to Ban Free Speech Minimum wage bill passes through committee, Tip Credit Eliminated Hawaii Senate Ag Panel OKs Task Force on Genetically Modified Food Republican lawmakers lay out legislative agenda Gay-Atheists Still Trying to Redefine Free Speech as Lobbying Big Downtown Churches Debate How Deeply to Bow Before Gay Gods UH presidential search will go national Hawaii Lawmaker Wants New Statewide Agency To Monitor Police Two Gambling Bills in Motion SB1007: No State Liability for Hikers' Accidents State, energy firms bet on importing liquefied natural gas to Hawaii Hawaii Senators Want to Restore Funding for Public School Athletics Lawmakers propose solar connection rules HECO to Ease Solar Connection Requirements  Veterans dying because of health care delays Representatives Ward and Fale address HB 525 – Veterans Representative Gene Ward addresses HB 1498 - Public Order; Urination Read More..

Thursday, January 30, 2014 January 30, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:16 PM :: 5720 Views Hawaii’s minority leaders push for more power for the people When Government Keeps Teens from Seeing the Therapist Roosevelt incident puts Mental Illness in spotlight SA: Change how we handle runaways McDermott Lawsuit Against Gay Marriage Thrown Out of Court More Premium Hikes Coming: 2% Insurance Fee Extended to Sustain Failed Hawaii Health Exchange The End Approaches: DoE Vainly Pitches $14M Appropriation for Teacher Evaluations Admission: Jr. Kindergarten Repealed "To Give Momentum to Preschool Efforts" Fired Honolulu Cop's File Illustrates Lack of Public Insight into Misconduct Hirono, Hanabusa Among 58 Endorsing Clinton for President  The Diplomat Runs Lengthy Hanabusa Interview HIRA Doesn't Hurt GOP Fundraising Much Hawaii Beverage Tax: Here They Go Again Anti-GMO Morons Counting on Wooley to Save Them Protestors, lawmakers demand more oversight of Kakaako development SB3122: Clayton Hee Pushes Condo Development on OHA Kakaako land HB2141 Will Allow Local Investors to be Scammed by Mainland Solar Schemers Five Years Later Hawaii Hydrogen Hype Exposed as Hot Air Nightmare: 21 Giant Windfarms Proposed for Hawaii Jones Act Keeps Saudi Oil Competitive AP: Global Cooling Protects Hawaii from Chinese Air Pollution Hawaii AG May Spend $3 Million to Investigate Matson, Defend State Court Records: Obama's Puck's Alley drug dealer beaten to death with ball peen hammer by gay lover Hawaii’s home ‘flip’ rate among lowest in U.S. Streamlined Permitting could ease path to restoring Hawaiian ponds Many state agency websites still earn failing grades Read More..

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 January 29, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:01 PM :: 3643 Views Roosevelt HS Shooting: Failure of Mental Health Care System VIDEO: Hawaii House, Senate Republicans Join Forces Reason TV: Is Hawaii's Anti-GMO Movement Really Just Anti-Science? The Problematic National Security Rationale for the Jones Act Six House Bills Address Failed Health Connector Drop in Median Income Affects Affordable Housing Limits P-20 Partnership Pushes 55 in ‘25 Panos: Household Electricity and Solar Panels KIDS COUNT report reveals growing gap in reading proficiency of students Full Text: State of the Union Speech 2014 Republican Response to State of the Union Grassroot Institute: Obama Needs to Respect Constitution Abercrombie: Obama Falls in Line and Echoes Me Ige: Trumpets Have Sounded! Legislature: Today's Agenda Hawaii, Kauai County nearly 3% of population on Medicated Marijuana, Maui Co lags at 2% Farmers Denounce Maui GMO Bill Leading Democrats Make Fools of Themselves at GMO Hearing Kauai: Screaming Activists Disrupt Water Well Meeting Hawaii’s low-income students struggle in reading HB1943 Big Fat Rate Hike HB1499 Seeks End to Free Speech Hawaii Tops nation for Arrest of Runaways A Court’s All-Hands Approach Aids Girls Most at Risk Dozens 'Inherit' Section 8 Vouchers Legislators to Pour $487M down UH Black Hole Apple Tried to Fire Carbone, Faculty Backs Apple HCDA represents developers, not community HB1582: Fast-Track Development Applications C&C Still Pushing Lanai Wind Farm at PUC First Wind plans to build three large solar farms in Central Oahu Hawaii Co 26% of Water Bills Past Due Read More..

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 January 28, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 3837 Views Maui Council: Please Protect Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers from Anti-GMO Hype Campaign JSC Nominates Six for Hawaii Supreme Court Committee to Hear Multiple Pro-Hunting Bills This Week Three Bills Affect Future of Ag Land in Hawaii Supreme Court Moves Shoreline to "Historical Evidence of Upper Wash" Nominations Closing for State Water Commission Community Meetings: Kapolei, Pearl City, Aiea Rail Stations U.S. Supreme Court approves military exclusion from reapportionment plan Monsanto Hawaii Announces Enhanced Community Engagement Effort Kapolei soldier killed in insurgents' attack on Afghan base Senate Committee Passes GMO Labeling Bill Halawa: UPW Prevents Drug Detector from Being Used Espero: Cops Should Not Carry Guns While Stoned, Drunk Star-Adv: Just Pick Lassner Already Backlogged repairs at UH could be with us forever Molasses Spill Excuse for Frenzy of Legislative Activity Senators pull plug on cooling all schools Kauai Catholic Schools Celebrate School Choice Week Gallup: Hawaii Obama Popularity 61% Temps Decline During Four Decades of "Global Warming" on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii State officials hope the Pro Bowl stays in Hawaii after Abercrombie Opens Mouth DOJ: Portland pimps indicted, including suspect in Ivy Harris case Hawaiian Telcom is blocking half of the world from calling - and won't tell you Kauaians Angered by Clayton Hee's Niihau Fishing Ban Bill 8: Homeowners Junk Subject to Seizure Read More..

Monday, January 27, 2014 January 27, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 3524 Views Flashback: Schatz, Baker Pushed to Loosen Requirements for Dentists Hundreds of Youth Rally for Life at Capitol National Republicans Build 'Campaign Mechanics' for Hawaii Col Martha McSally to Headline Lincoln Day Dinner Hawaii's $9,000 million Deficit, not $850 million Surplus Abercrombie: $28.3M for NELHA, DURF, FTZ, HCDA Meth Again: Feds Arrest Another Halawa Guard The marriage of Marx and Freud HB1789: If a Molester 'Turns' Your Son, You Can't Turn Him Back Star-Adv: 'Bill of Rights' for homeless a distraction BoR to Skip Search, stick with Lassner? Longline fleets to lose millions with lower quota on tuna catch Puna: Aging Potheads, Sen Ruderman 'Excited' by Talk of Legalization Peculiar Pakalolo Proposal Pitched Could Removing State Taxes on Food Make it Cheaper? Hype over Honolulu Harbor Molasses Spill Sparks Legislation Kauai Co Uses Recycling as Excuse to Harass Businesses Problems at College-Prep in Kapolei Law allowing county lifeguards at state beaches could expire in June Read More..

Sunday, January 26, 2014 January 26, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 4416 Views Tax Foundation of Hawaii: We are Still Here, and Life Goes On Kauai: 74% Vote to Make Anti-Smart Meter Protesters pay for their own Paranoia Hee, Ihara Introduce Competing Media Shield Bills Whitewash: State of State Transcript Deletes Reference to Big Cable Deal  AKP Biofuel Scheme tied to Abercrombie Admin Have the Senators who are authoring SB2754 spoken with the Molokai Community? Wooley Refusing to Hear Bills Designed to Save Agriculture from Anti-GMO Mobs Gubernatorial race focuses on state's financial health Abercrombie's Political Preoccupations Dismissal of 750 Domestic Abuse cases likely Hanabusa: Schatz' Budget Vote Bad for Hawaii Schatz backs plan to raise federal minimum wage  Hawaii’s Population Increases 38 People Per Day New rules address isle dentists' use of oral sedatives, including drugs allegedly given to a 3-year-old Kailua girl Laniakea Beach Highway Realignment Proposed ‘Dog’ speaks out: Duane Chapman calls for tougher bounty hunter regs Lifelong Criminal faces no charges for alleged gunshot at Police Read More..

Saturday, January 25, 2014 January 25, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:54 PM :: 3958 Views School Choice Week in Hawaii to Feature 30 Events Company Behind Kahuku Windfarm Fire Files Bankruptcy Legislators Silencing Professional Counselors Free Speech? Peoples Pulse: Economic Concerns Ease in Latest Survey City Auditor: HART, BWS, Non-Profits and More on Tap for 2014 Taxpayers fund at least $350K in security costs for Obama Hawaiian vacations Ige: SB2982 Amends Constitution to Shield Pension Income from Taxation SB2922: Lengthen School Year to 190 Days, Eliminate Minimum Hours of Instruction 2014 Legislative Session Underway, Pro-gun and Anti-gun Legislation Introduced Report: Hawaii Highway Safety Among Best in Nation Hawaii Union Membership Ranks 3rd in USA As Circuits Max Out, HECO Touts New Solar Installation Record Koko Head Shooting Complex to reopen 8AM Saturday Honolulu Affordable Housing Preservation Initiative sale terminated Auditor: State Laws Sufficient to Protect Against Diploma Mills Legislative Hearings on Tap for Today Only 307 Employees get Insurance Via Health Connector Complaints prompt legislative measures to curb the power of the Hawaii Community Development Authority More questions than input at undersea cable hearing The Right to Farm Bill and The HATE COMES Out! Tax Cut Needed to Incentivize car sharing Scope of city deal cited in its failure Resolutions on Honolulu Council Agenda 1,200 Dead People Claim Hawaii County Homeowners Exemption 22 Priors in 32 years: Criminal Gets Probation, Ends up Shooting at Police in Kahala Revolving Door: Nestor Garcia to return to KHON Donna Mercado Kim Raises $330K for Congressional Race Oahu Hydropower Opportunities Kamehameha Schools tells hiking bloggers to stop mentioning trails on private land Read More..

Friday, January 24, 2014 January 24, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 PM :: 4204 Views Hawaii's Weak Congressional Delegation Unable to Protect Tsunami Center Minority leaders dispute governor’s claims that Hawaii is on solid financial ground Michael Medved to Discuss 3 Point Plan for Conservative Victory at GOP HQ Hawaii Supreme Court Eases Path to Challenge Subdivision Approvals Senator Introduces Anti-Child Pornography Bill “Alicia’s Law” Video: Homosexual Child Molester's Alleged Victims Describe Grooming Process at Maui Pineapple Camp Tobacco Control? Hawaii Scores 'A' for Taxes and Regulation, 'D' for Prevention Marijuana export could pay off Hawaii’s debts, lawmaker says Hawaii Pedestrian Plan Wins National Recognition Legislators Launch Aerospace Caucus Legislative Agenda: January 24, 2014 Body of soldier killed in Afghanistan returns to Hawaii HB2506: Change in Right to Farm Act will reverse Big Island GMO ban Pension Tax: Abercrombie Still Running from Angry Seniors Deal to sell city's 12 rental housing complexes terminated Mizuno's HB1889 Would Make Homeless Sacred Cows Department of Health Releases Records Detailing Alleged Sex Assaults at the Hawaii State Hospital HB2529 would make Failed Hawaii Health Connector a state entity Star-Adv: Thanks to Obamacare, Medicaid Fraud Set to Rise in Hawaii Bill Introduced to Abolish HCDA Oahu electrical bills spike in January as Lower-Cost Production Goes Off Line Lanai Windfarm Back in Big Cable Plan? Supreme Court: Workers Comp Must Cover VOG Exposure Feds Refuse to Reimburse City for $1M in Obama Vacation Costs Thanks to Reagan, Hawaii is Larger than Texas Hawaii Baptists Reaffirm Support for Traditional Marriage Hawaii at Bottom for Spending on Safe Routes to School Program Women’s Caucus Focused on Health, Human Trafficking, Violence The State of America's Children 2014 Report Nella Media Group to launch Hawaii magazine for gay tourism market Council works in Secrecy to fill auditor position He plans to run for Congress -- in 4 states including Hawaii CD1 Read More..

Thursday, January 23, 2014 January 23, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 AM :: 4031 Views Grassroot Institute Talks to Duke Aiona Kelii Akina: Fiscal Responsibility with Community Focus Kuakini Hospital Refit to Cut Energy Bill by $1M/year House Minority Leaders Seek to Broaden Party's Agenda Rep Takayama Media-Politician Revolving Door  Kauai Rally for Life Getting Sensible About GMOs HHSC to Partner With Local Hospitals, Guarantee Union Pensions? Hawaii State Hospital Investigation, "Not a witch hunt" -- Josh Green Lawmakers unveil affordable housing plans to tackle homelessness Reso 13-290: Council Considers Cutting Lanes in Crowded Neighborhoods Hawaiian Electric says solar PV installations rose 40% in 2013 9th Circuit: Bloggers have same 1st Amendment protection as mainstream media HB325 Ban Smoking at all State Beaches Rep Nakashima Proposes Water Tax Read More..

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 January 22, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:45 PM :: 3457 Views Full Text: State of the State Address Pono Choices Coming to Every Middle School Next Semester Michael Medved, Lynn Finnegan Kick off Hawaii Celebration of National School Choice Week SB2693 Would Ban Soda, Juice, Latte Over 16oz Fitch Ratings for Hawaiian Electric Tout Decoupling Demographia: When Will Honolulu Urban Planners Wise Up and Follow the Chinese Communist Party Line? Cachola: Revitalize Kalihi by Moving OCCC Kauaʻi Judge Denies Injunction on KIUC Meter Opt-Out Fees 11 Running for KIUC Board; Candidate Forum Scheduled UH West Oahu to refund certain student fees Akaka Tribe: Hanabusa is the Only One Full Text: Office of Information Management Report to Legislature HB1943, HB2166, SB2238 Mandate $100M in Rate Hikes Abercrombie to Dump Morita as PUC Chair Firm allowed to shield data on wind project Legislators Get a Good laugh over Abercrombie's Cynicism New Senate Rule: President in Charge of Gut and Replace Bills TAT vs. GET: Hawaii Co Council Split Hawaii Underemployment Rate 11.6% Boost in Minimum Wage Is Only the First Step Hawaii County council committee votes against full GMO ban Anti-GMO Sen Ruderman -- Protests are Driving Shoppers into my 'Natural Foods' Store Plans for Oahu-Maui Grid Connection Raise Questions About Lanai Maui Council panel approves $23M Union Contract FBI: Man Collected Disability for Dead Mom 8 Years Death of 3-year-old Points To Lax Oversight of Hawaii Dentists Military mover fraudulently overcharged, lawsuit says Monthly Forum on Hawaiian Sovereignty Starts in Kapolei Central Union Church Switches to Gay Religion Read More..

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Letters to the Editor, January, 2014 By Letters to the Editor @ 2:29 AM :: 3472 Views Pono Choices Represents the 1.1% Riding Around in the Wrong Circles Lab Rats in Dangerous Social Experiment Read More..

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 3744 Views Supreme Court Upholds Hawaii Redistricting Plan Decoupling: How HECO's "Money Printing Machine" Causes High Electric Rates Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 21, 2014 Hannemann has hurdles if he decides to seek office Prison corruption crackdown could lead to more arrests Neil 'Pension Tax' Abercrombie to Target Seniors in State of the State Accountability, Election Reform Top Good-Government Bill List Four Hawaii Mayors Head for DC Trailing in fundraising, Hanabusa gets support from retired governors, senator SB274: Special Purpose Bonds for Molokai Alt-Energy Project Rep. Creagan outlines legislative priorities Potheads: We Need to Get Past Election before our Reps Slip Legal Dope to the People Plastic bag ban: Is Oahu ready for the switch? Council to Consider Less Parking, Fewer Lanes Shark expert to plead guilty to child pornography charge Hawaii County Bounty Hunter has 26 Convictions, Allegedly Jumped Bail Cheating on tests spurs KCC Radiology Program to change exam rules State refutes Kauai contamination study Read More..

Monday, January 20, 2014 January 20, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:23 PM :: 4234 Views Chang: Prominent Democrats Consider Joining GOP Hawaii Welfare Tops Nation at $29.13 per Hour 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Riding Around in the Wrong Circles Lab Rats in Dangerous Social Experiment Hunting bills introduced in House Faleomavaega Still Finds Ways to Travel Waikiki parade honors Martin Luther King Jr. Star-Adv: Don’t give mayors authority over GET Murderer Got out of Prison on Medical Excuse, Suddenly Got Better Bill proposes trading land at rail station for acreage held by Dole Maui Homeless Tent City Squatters claim land belongs to 'Hawaii Kingdom' School Funding: Only Hawaii doesn’t use property taxes Tobacco a $100M Cash Cow for State Enviros Paid to Catch Sharks, Torture them Read More..

Sunday, January 19, 2014 January 19, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 4061 Views 1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood Furloughs: Abercrombie Caught in Lie as He Launches First Campaign Ad Four Bills in House, Senate Democrat Package OHA Introduces 2014 Legislative Package Home School Legal Defense Association Legislative Watch List Bumble Bee CEO to Faleomavaega: You’re a Liar HSTA Trying to Worm out of Evaluations Medical Care Spending Jumped 22.72% as Hawaii Residents Rushed to Beat Obamacare Deadline Pesticide Bill impacts farmers, but ignores them too Kalaeloa Raceway Park Violates DHHL Lease Terms, Behind $121K on Payments--Hanabusa Can't Save Them Now State of State Speech to renew call for wage hike, preschool aid Poor stewardship by UH leadership has turned into an embarrassment Star-Adv: Homelessness needs to be dealt with now Bums Demand Return to Street Peddling Turtle Bay Development Scheme Hinges on How Much State will give SB2012 Would Eliminate Party Labels from Ballot Former Maui Mayor Apana Announces Bid for Woodson’s House Seat 'Naughty' Non-Profit Takes Money, Leaves Handicapped High and Dry Read More..

Saturday, January 18, 2014 January 18, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:05 PM :: 4732 Views Hawaii: The Laughing Stock of Obamacare Audit: Hawaii Medicaid Loses $67M/yr Due to Fraud, Waste, and Abuse HB744 Forces Gay Agenda on Hawaii Churches Republican Party Plans Statewide Caucuses, Fundraising Dinners House Republican Caucus 2014 Legislative Package Crime Bills Clamp Down on Repeat Offenders AARP Urges Passage of Caregiver Support Legislation Chang: Mufi Welcome to Join Republican Party  Chang Happy to Have Democrats Switch Parties Report: Hawaii has heaviest debt load among states, in some cases 'Passive Renewal' Enables Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Regulator sets hearing on proposed Oahu-Maui power cable Council Outfoxes Caldwell, Delays Bus Ad Decision Until Budget Hearings Hawaii lawmakers launch new attempt to raise minimum wage Maui News: Use Lottery, Marijuana Tax to Pay for Pre-K HB420: Constitutional Amendment Needed to Reveal Secret Judicial Nomination Lists Schatz maintains fundraising lead over Hanabusa in race for Senate Hawaii PUC Commissioners: Who They Talk to, Where They Travel Report: ‘Tremendous progress’ made on Honolulu rail project Time and Resources are Running Out: Supreme Court ruling on Haleakala permit may Delay TMT case Hooser Panics as Proposal calls for Kauai Council district elections Measures Seek to Bolster Hunting Community Rep Evans proposes gender-neutral bathrooms at State Capitol Hale Kipa, Hawaii Youth Services Network Push Gay Agenda DLNR Educational Coordinator Busted for Kiddie Porn Read More..

Friday, January 17, 2014 January 17, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 4828 Views Duke Aiona Announces Run for Governor Audit: Repealed Special Fund Accounts Never Closed Full Text: Hawaii DoE Budget Proposal Ethics: State Supervisor Got $10,000 Riding Mover from Vendor Feds Compare Quality of Care at 17 Hawaii Hospitals U.S. military dominance in Pacific in decline, says top admiral Word of caution to the GOP leadership: it’s not your egg Bills On Tap at Legislature Today SB2204: Mizuno, Oakland Sponsor Child Molester Protection Bill Tranny to Run for OHA Trustee Bill would make state brief public on sex ed Latest Rumor: Mufi for Governor as Republican? Hawaii Health Connector Fails -- 0.5% of Employee Signup Projections Bid to tax seniors' pensions seems like suicide mission GET Hike on Hawaii County Council Agenda What To Do With $844 Million? Star-Adv: GMOs are a Distraction in Agriculture Debate Pandering to the Mob: Sen Green Bill Would Ban Roundup Herbicide  Anti-GMO Obsessives Whine About Pesticide Numbers Add space between people and wind turbines, firm told Hui mounts legal fight against 801 South St condo 5 homicides end life on the street for isle homeless Because Liberals Refuse to Force them into Shelters HB676 Would Force Landlords to Accept Section 8 Tenants Appeals court delay could stall Honolulu rail construction House, Senate Dems unveil joint Hawaii package Still Looking for Tax Hike Excuse, Caldwell Pitches Doomed Bus Ad Proposal City Bicycle Program: $7000 per Bike plus $2176 per Bike Operating cost Kauai County Owes 14 Years Back Taxes After Audit finds flaws in county vehicle policy Hawaii considers gambling as potential nuisance 20 Year Sentence for Stealing from City Workers Pension Funds Read More..

Thursday, January 16, 2014 January 16, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 4599 Views Hawaii Planned Parenthood Denies Lawmakers’ Request to See Its Graphic Sex Ed Curriculum Health Connector Update: 2,709 Individuals, 350 Businesses Signed Up Omnibus Laden With $744M Federal Pork for Hawaii Michael Medved, Lynn Finnegan Launch School Choice Week in Honolulu Americans for Prosperity: Schatz, Hirono are Zeroes Appleseed: Creating a Fairer State Tax System and Economy Ward: No Pension Tax Opening Day: Johanson Outlines Republican Caucus Goals Sen. Sam Slom Opening Day Comments Speaker Souki Opening Day Remarks House Approves 2014 Committee Assignments Faleomavaega Video Raises More Questions than Answers Hawaii Scores ‘F’, Lacks Access to Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness Hawaii: 7.18% of Households have $1M Liquid Assets Bed Bug Cities: Honolulu Slips to 45th Hawaii House speaker: Lift county cap on hotel tax Rising Waters, Stinging Ants and GMOs Top Legislative Priorities Seed firms on Kauai report data on pesticide use to state Time's up for CGI Group, Hawaii lawmakers say Star-Adv: Don't water down teacher evaluations Legislators, Administrators Squabble as University of Hawaii asks for $33.5 million Souki Drops Call for Income Tax Cut It's Time to Revamp Hawaii's Regressive GET Souki aims to change medical marijuana laws LWV pushing for electronic meeting notices Loony Rep Lowen: Sharks Should be Protected “Revenge Porn” Bill Could Protect Kris Coffield Kahuku residents generate heat at wind turbine meeting Kaiser High School principal retires as investigation continues Hawaii’s First Full-Service School Health Center Now Serving Kahuku Students Lower loan guaranty could prevent veterans from buying homes Former GOP lawmaker Faith Patricia Evans Dies at 76 Read More..

Wednesday, January 15, 2014 January 15, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 5463 Views Opening Day Legislative Preview USDA: Pesticides, Chemicals, and Synthetic Ingredients Used in 'Organic' Food Bureaucracy, high prices, keep local business from into buying Obamacare OTEC Completes Pennystock Sale, Reverse Merger with Shell Company Hawaii Co Dems Release Secret HD5 Nomination List Talanei: Congressman on audio DoAg: Kauai Pesticide Usage Report for December Hawaii National Guard soldier dies in Afghanistan plane crash Star-Adv: Be a part of shaping Hawaii’s future, Defeat GMO Labeling Ambitious evaluation plan lacks resources, critics say Business Roundtable: More reforms needed to assure educational success Sen Thielen Questions 'Common Core' Firm buying rental properties wants to delay paying the city PRP Tax Filing Details Political Spending But Questions Remain Kahuku: 1,000 Sign Petition Against New Windfarm The Fable of Hawaiian Frankencorn Homeless Being Murdered because Liberals Refuse to Force them into Shelters Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers Contribute to Homelessness Kakaako: Homeless Charged in Polysexual Rape  Atheists Target Former Pastor's Consulting Business Obamacare Gives Single Payer Opening in 2017 Honolulu Traffic: Still Waiting for Ninth Circuit to Rule on Stop-Rail Appeal Schatz Demanding TV Networks 'Cover' Climate Change More Long live the Jones Act? UH West Oahu students getting money back Travelers Stiffed by Disbarred Travel Agent Hiding Behind Shell Company Read More..

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 January 14, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:20 PM :: 3565 Views CD2: Marissa Capelouto Launches Republican Congressional Bid Os Stender Questions Hawaiians’ Support for Native Hawaiian Roll KITV: Waihee Pushes Last Week of Enrollment UPDATE: Hawaii Co Dems Release Abercrombie's Secret HD5 Nomination List Mainland Group Criticizes Lack of Hawaiian Population Control Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted January 13, 2014 Former KITV Weatherman to Head Abercrombie Communications More Local Media Fraud on Faleomavaega? Heritage Experts Weigh In On Massive Omnibus Spending Bill Budget Solvency: Hawaii Ranks 47th Counties Push GE Tax Hike in Grab for State Surplus More Mainland Money Buying Hawaii Anti-GMO Protesters Excellent News! New homeless proposal will involve police enforcement GMOs, Minimum Wage and More Bill Would Mandate 100% Alt Energy With Kahuku Surrounded, Wind farm firm to bring doctor to meeting Legislature has Chance to Dump Worthless Manoa 'Tech' Center HB1512 Writes Sea Level Change into Land Use Planning Hawaii watchdog groups to highlight changed bills TOD Support for Car Sharing, Pushing Legislation to Change Rental Tax HB1487 Would Make Kindergarten Mandatory Honolulu Not Ready to Accept $3M Deal To Settle Nonprofit Scandal 1,100 family abuse cases to be dismissed over procedural errors Alleged Homosexual Child molester Caught Living with more adopted boys Mainland Homosexuals take to Billionaire's Website to Demand Hawaii Children be Indoctrinated by Tranny Sentencing Delayed for 'Gutless' Jimmy Pflueger in Ka Loko Dam Breach Case Halawa guard faces drug smuggling charges HPD Lt. accused of DUI returns to court, Gets Another Delay Hawaii News Orgs Ask Judge to Unseal Deedy Transcripts After Burning $200K, Michelle Leaving Hawaii Tuesday Read More..

Monday, January 13, 2014 January 13, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:14 PM :: 5562 Views Services Planned for Taxpayer Advocate Lowell Kalapa $33,000 Per Person: Hawaii State Debt #2 in Nation New IRS Rule Could Cut Into Restaurant Workers' Tips Hawaii Supreme Court Clarifies "Final, Appealable Order" And Forgay Doctrine Sovereignty Mortgage Scam Lands OHA Trustee in Court Civil Beat lawyer: Pono Choices is a Public Document Bhagowalia: Hawaii Health Connector 'Business Model Will not Survive' Sunshine Law Violated During Chock's Appointment to Kauai County Council? Anti-GMO Senator Ruderman Slapped Down by Scientists Will Abercrombie administration continue to oppose disclosure of judicial nominees? State AGs tell Obama to enforce health law Star-Adv: East-West Center must prove itself 'Chamber Week' launches Legislative Proposals Honolulu Council Bill 6 Ban Tents From Sidewalks Tax Keeps 'Car Sharing' Companies Out of Hawaii  Will Gambling be on Legislative Agenda? Honolulu Police Misconduct Continues But So Does the Secrecy Report Cards for Hawaii's D.C. Delegates: How'd They Do? Reserved parking stalls for food trucks proposed State fines Captain Cook man for illegal kayak vending Deal to Build Recycling, Waste to Energy & Biogas Facility on Maui Read More..

Sunday, January 12, 2014 January 12, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:41 PM :: 3728 Views Interview: Drug Dealing N. Shore Anti-GMO Leader Has 'Penchant for Violence' Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell Star-Adv Demands State Action, Hits Anti-GMO activist 'Quest to Control Hawaii Farmers' Kauai County: We Will Seek Pro-Bono Shysters from Mainland Anti-GMO Groups Resolving minimum wage tops lawmakers' priority list Counties Push Massive GE Tax Hike HECO Gaming the Oil Market more than doubles Hawaii soldiers' bills Under a plan, Molokai would rely completely on renewable energy-- Cost Unknown Undersea Cables: The Return of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Starting anew by taking the words out of my mouth Phonies Cry About Sea Level Rise, Say Nothing About Rail, Kakaako Star-Adv Runs Another Sales Pitch for Pre-K City Confiscations of Junk from Homeless Who Refuse Shelter Drop from 11 Tons to 3 Tons / week Child Molestation Leads to Prostitution UH Perfesser: We're too Hard on Criminals, Need to be Harder on Prosecutors Caregivers Underpaid, to Form Union In Tonga Cyclone Ian causes devastation and death Read More..

Saturday, January 11, 2014 January 11, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 3784 Views The Other Shoe Drops: Kauai Anti-GMO Ordinance Challenged In Federal Court Hawaii Family Advocates: See You at the Capitol January 15 Abercrombie Appoints Creagen to House from Secret List Hawaii churches prevail against atheists’ baseless lawsuit Hauula Teacher Wins Back Pay After Pot-Fueled Firing DLNR Considers Haleakala Land Exchange Stung by Reports of Whale Collisions, Pacific Whale offers Feel-Good Seminar Washington Correspondent Breaks Faleomavaega Illness Story McDermott to Speak in Kailua PEW: Hawaii to be 13th in Job Growth PBN Overview of 2014 Legislative Session Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii to Introduce Pro-Business Bills at the Legislature Politician urges action on beach erosion, blames Global Cooling or Something Lawmaker fired up over UHWO student fees State sticks with health-site contractor but Obama doesn't Hanabusa Joins House Democrats Breaking Rank on Obamacare Data Security Vote Indy Hawaii study downplays atrazine dangers, shows flaws in Kaua’i bill Faleomavaega Health Won’t Hold Up Omnibus Territories Bill Candidate says public should be told City clears out homeless in Iwilei State Police: Marijuana Oil Labs Same as Meth Labs Kauai Lobbying bill gets green light Caught in Undercover Sting, Man Fined $2500 for unpermitted Kayak Rentals Isle-based troops were among the casualties in a doomed mission retold in the new film "Lone Survivor" Read More..

Friday, January 10, 2014 January 10, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:24 AM :: 6747 Views Pono Choices not medically accurate, age appropriate, or complete on STD risks Hawaii Solutions Candidate Recruitment Update Dramatic footage from inside plane plunging into ocean Jeff ‘The Solar Guy’ Davis Running for Hawaii Governor-- As Libertarian Zero-based budgeting could change culture of spending Tranny Asserts Absolute Right to Promote Himself to 6th Graders 703 Gay Marriage Applications Files So Far Union Sways State’s Prison Policy Pasha says 2011 law made it impossible for Hawaii regulators to allow interisland service Star-Adv Pushes Back Against Abercrombie on Military HUD Tells Honolulu to Pay $3 Million for ORI Grant Mismanagement What Hawaii's Legislature Has in Store for Education Secret Inter-Island Cable Meeting held at the Capitol As Polar Vortex Boosts Hawaii Tourism, Legislators Fret over Global Warming Implementation of Obamacare has been keeping the state insurance commissioner busy Students paying for nonexistent services Act 176 of 2009 Blocks Sale of Unused State Property Read More..

Thursday, January 9, 2014 January 9, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 4788 Views Abercrombie: Less Revenue--What, Me Worry? Resort Fees: SB1201 Proposes Massive Hike in TAT Hawaii Ag Law Conference Tackles GMO Issues Abercrombie Hosts Nursery School Sales Pitch for Legislators Rep Ward Proposes Bill to Eliminate Prepaid College Tuition Ed Week: Hawaii DoE scores 77.3% Chance for Success Hawaii Supreme Court: Indigent Parents Have the Right to Court-Appointed Counsel During Child Welfare Proceedings Insurance Div Submits Four Reports to Legislature House Finance Committee to Look at Public Safety Department  Go Back To Law School: UH "J-Term" Classes Open To The Public Public Housing Deal to be Modeled on Ewa Villages Debacle? Unionized Contraflow Keeps Oahu Jammed Caldwell Continues to Block Ethics Investigators Forbes: Fracking, Frankenfoods, and Antoinettes Ethnic divisions will take a central role in Senate Race State to Sue Online Travel Companies for More Unpaid Taxes Abercrombie: Now or Never for land preservation deal with Turtle Bay Atta: Honolulu Is Not 'Neglecting' Shoreline Development Issues Judge Slams Prosecutors Because Rat List Denied to Multi-Kilo Meth Ring Kauai Man gets Jail, Faces Lawsuit for Beating up Knife-Wielding Drug Pusher Feds Bust Gang of Mainland Pimps Working Hawaii Board member wants HPD on campuses Pinky Ring: 3 accused of altering computer records Ethics: Hawaii Co Appraisers Cannot Appraise their own Homes True Lies: State Violates Procurement Code in Hiring of Polygraph Examiners Read More..

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 January 8, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 4300 Views Report: Am Samoa Governor Prepares to Replace Faleomavaega Will Minimum Wage Legislation Wreck American Samoa Economy Again? Congress Back in Session: Faleomavaega a No Show Finley Boyle Tragedy Exposes Danger of Primary Care Dentists Operating as Pediatric Dental Specialists City: Bridge Financing Can Save Housing Deal Not so nifty: Taxpayers chip in on gift for first lady, who turns 50 A New Year and New Scholars at Grassroot Institute HIRA: 2014 Will be a Banner Year DoH to Take Oversight of Home and Community-Based Facilities? Worldwide Shipping Monopoly? Hawaii, Alaska, Territories Concerned by P3 DCCA Releases Insurance Comparisons for Homes, Vehicles Abercrombie Pushing More Military Training as Other States Grab for Hawaii's Pork Just in Time for the Budget: Economic slowdown leads to downgrade in revenue forecast Harimoto announces state senate run for Ige's Seat Atheist Trash Latch on to Mililani abuse case Senate committee to use subpoena powers to probe hospital conditions Agency That Oversees Prisons Holds Open Vacant Positions Legislature Will Have Opportunity to Toughen Sex-Trafficking Laws State investigating dentist whose patient died $790/mo:  Higher Electric Bills May Force Navy Sailors into Street  Rate Hikes Coming as Blue Planet Outlines Proposals to Pour Even More Money into Independent Power Producers Pockets Hawaii Health Connector Signs Up Less than 1% of Business Goal Kauai County bill would require lobbyist registration, financial disclosure TheBus Renews Push for Advertising Report reveals meth use rises Regulating Smokeless Electronic Cigarettes Oprah Neighbors Pissed Over Obama Security Read More..

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 January 7, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:02 PM :: 5495 Views Tax Credit Scammers Find a New Home in HSDC New Republic: Hawaii Anti-GMO Protesters ‘Objectively Crazy’ GMOs: NYT/Grist gets it right; Hawaii County Council gets it wrong Hawaii GOP refuses request to recruit for Obamacare exchange Kaiser: 57% of Hawaii Uninsured Eligible for Medicaid Hawaii Family Forum: Organizing for Life, Family, and Religious Freedom March for Life Set for January 25 High Home Values Give Hawaii Low Property Tax Percentage Cho Tet--Vietnamese New Year Fest Hannemann Should Jump to the GOP  Preschool cash called premature City Refuses to Turn over Emails to Ethics Comm, Promises to Stop Destroying Them Dental tragedy prompts concerns over sedating kids, Lack of Fluoridation Appointed lawyer now a right in child-custody matters Courts Dismissing Hundreds of Abuse cases, TROs over procedural errors After Mitsunaga Fired, UH Student center falls 14 months behind City's affordable housing deal might hinge on seller financing VA Cuts Hawaii Home Loans Guarantees Again New Head of Cultural Preservation in Hawaii Pledges Transparency Transparency taken a hit under Abercrombie Administration Council may consider Ford’s GMO bill next KIUC Election Spending Underlines Cost of Smart-Meter Paranoia Anti-GMO Activists Get their Hands on 'Food System' Explosion, Fire Among Solar Battery Challenges Chicago Tribune Offers Trash Talk to Hawaii In Campaign to Land Obama Presidential Library Read More..

Monday, January 6, 2014 January 6, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 2737 Views New Republic: Hawaii Anti-GMO Protesters ‘Objectively Crazy’ Hawaii Rifle Association 2014 Sen. Sam Slom Fundraiser Budget Hearings Coming up this week New Obamacare health plans may leave some 'underinsured' Tobacco Smoking Will Soon be Effectively Outlawed Trees Die as Big Island gets ready for ban on plastic bags Honolulu Forgoes Federal Funds to Manage Coastal Development Searching for the Searcher: UH regents to discuss bids from search firms UH Dept of Anti-American Studies Leads Obama Library Pitch Prominent Auto Dealer Alan Pflueger Serving Time For Tax Fraud, While Father Awaits Sentencing Read More..

Sunday, January 5, 2014 January 5, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:48 PM :: 3898 Views HART Audit Leaves Many Questions Unanswered 'Sanford Dole' Joins Akaka Tribal Roll NYT In Hawaii: A Lonely Quest for Facts on Genetically Modified Crops Tourist Boats Operated by Anti-Superferry Activists Hitting More Baby Whales Than Ever Hawaii Perspectives Survey Shows Strong Support for Military Presence in Hawaii Invasive Species Briefing Set Senate Cttes Set Informational Hearing on Turtle Bay OPEB, Pre-K and a 10% Reserve: Abercrombie Says we can Have it all Delegation 3-1: Only Hanabusa Mentions Akaka Tribe Schatz is 'Attention Whore' As Tourism Declines from Peak, Same Sex Marriage has no Impact Lowell Kalapa: A defender of Hawaii's poor taxpayer OEL Outlines Plan to Coopt HSTA with Pre-K Scheme in DoE Schools Questions Raised About 'Black Pellet' Energy Scheme HECO: Giant batteries May Allow More Solar Assaults Occur Because Law Allows Lunatics to Run the Asylum Let's be clear about limits of drone use Pflueger Demands State Cut off Water to Ka Loko Farmers He Flooded YMCA suspends child care programs in Hilo TEA Party Maui plans to present 2 speakers Enviros Work to Save Snails Their Bio-control Scheme is Destroying Read More..

Saturday, January 4, 2014 January 4, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 3325 Views HI Health Connector Solicits GOP Help in Boosting Enrollments Hawaii Health Connector Finds One Success Story PUC Clears Former Chairman's Law Firm to Continue Representing Lanai Wind Project WaPo: Hawaii an Incubator for Progressive Policies Choom Gang friends from Punahou provide sanctuary for Obama Caldwell Vacations While Low Income Housing Deal Collapses ILWU, Employers Prepare for Toughest Talks in Decades Turmoil at East-West Center in Hawaii as Fesharaki, energy team quit WSJ: Asian Refiners Get Squeezed by U.S. Energy Boom Star-Adv: Dietary aids need oversight Progressive Bloggers Turn Against Smart Meter Paranoia Hawaii AG Joins Brief to Block Firearm Purchase Loophole Preservation: Big Landowners Score Big Tax Credits After 1 Year, Hawaii Co Council seeks new auditor Read More..

Friday, January 3, 2014 January 3, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 5552 Views Flawed Minimum Wage Hike Advocacy Will Cost Hawaii's Poorest Workers $7M this Year Anti-GMO mob attracts a colorful, motley, mixed bag UHERO: Hawaii Health Insurance Premiums, Oligopolies, and the Affordable Care Act Tourism Committees to Look at HTA Audit DCCA: 300 Mortgage Loan Originators Lose License Governor Releases $9.3 Million for Various CIPs Statewide Hooser: It doesn't matter if Kauai GMO Law is never Enforced--All That Mattered was Getting it Passed Profitable Nonprofit FACE Desperate to Save $35M Cut of Housing Deal Labor Fest Hawaii Slams Omidyar Obama at UH Game: Skinny, Poor, Dull, No Cheers Bob Jones: Get More Tough-Minded on Homeless Price: Gay Marriage Will Make Politics More Extreme First Same-sex couple files for divorce Judge finds abuse at Kipapa Elementary Marijuana legalization: Is Hawaii next? After Lunatics Take over Kauai Considers Council Redistricting Willie Proposes More Food Labels Residents receive aid shoring up property as Enviros Demand Seizure of Property January Hearings for Undersea High Voltage Transmission Lines Non-Existent Pellets pitched as Cheap, Clean fuel for Oahu Hawaii Supreme Court Tells Deedy Judge To Defend Closed Proceedings Surfers File Lawsuit Against State for Blocking Laniakea Beach Parking Read More..

Thursday, January 2, 2014 January 2, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 3420 Views WaPo: Schatz Represents Hawaii's new White Ruling Class Happy New Year from HMSA: Premium now $1742.50 per Family Drones may be buzzing Hawaiian skies soon Star-Adv: The way to help the homeless is to get them off the streets Convict Scores $983K Malpractice Award Hawaii Tourists Revel in Sun, Surf and Semiautomatics Cosmetic companies set eyes on Hawaii Drone test sites spell opportunity for companies New year, new laws against smoking in public places Nation of Islam Leaders Vacation on Maui Progressives: N Shore Erosion is Excuse to Seize Oceanfront Property Hawaii hosting wounded warrior athletic competition Read More..

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 January 1, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 3547 Views Hanabusa Hits Schatz for Ties to Bloomberg, Schatz camp Hits Hanabusa for Ties to Inouye Federal Wind PTC Tax Credit Expires State, County Retirees Health Plan Now Costs $524 to $2173/mo HSTA: No, We Do Not Support Abercrombie's Pre-K Initiative Elections stand to change political contours Vote yes for KIUC rate fairness, Make the Conspiracy Nuts Pay their Own Way New Law Allows Petitions for Involuntary Mental Health Care  Home prices and Chinese tourism are slated to increase, and Queen's is headed west Resolve to be a hero in 2014 Hawaii PUC plans meeting to discuss undersea cable between Oahu, Maui Get Ready to Pay More High court kicks back Hapa Trail case Justice delays health law’s birth control mandate Family sues over police cellblock death Read More..

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 December 31, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 3823 Views Taxpayer Advocate Lowell Kalapa Dies at 64 Abercrombie Gets Secret List of Three Candidates to replace Rep Coffman Supreme Court to Confer on Hawaii Reapportionment Case January 17, 2014 Report: Obamacare Gives Hawaii More Cash, Less Benefit Schofield Combat Engineers Train Afghan Soldiers House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s 9-day Hawaiian vacation Informational Briefing on Violence at State Hospital Hawaii: Twelfth Highest Tax Burden in USA Michael Medved to Talk Up Republican Unity at HIRA Dinner HMSA, Kaiser Year Ends With Another 9.2% Rate Hike Thanks to Obamacare Star-Adv: In 2014 New Family Structure Must be Imposed on education, social programs First Wind's Kahuku Wind Farm still Floundering Rep Brower a Trendsetter: 'Alarming' trend of violence against homeless in Hawaii grows Honolulu Zoo Director Quits After 6 mos on Job Hawaii Police Union Wants Officer Misconduct Records Kept Confidential Castle & Cooke reiterates plan to move ahead in building Koa Ridge houses A Woman Attempts to Rebuild Ohana Broken by Fear of 'Lepers' Open Space Preferred to Obama Library Bezos' Drone to Be Tested in Omidyar's Backyard Pothead Blows Up House Making Marijuana Oil for ECigs Comments Open for Amendments to Western Pacific Fishery Ecosystem Plan Hooker-Lovin Titcomb Obama's Constant Pal Read More..

Monday, December 30, 2013 December 30, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:31 PM :: 3539 Views Auditor Looks at Workers Comp Medical Fee Review Process Hanabusa Alone Still Talking about Akaka Tribe Plan B?  City Scrambles After Ernie Martin Wrecks Housing Deal Flooded With Mentally Ill, Hawaii Prisons Seek More funding Schatz Among Top 5 Senators Vulnerable in 2014 Primaries Army’s ‘Pacific Pathways’ initiative sets up turf battle with Marines Oceanographer Debunks Fukushima Conspiracy Mongers Read More..

Sunday, December 29, 2013 December 29, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 PM :: 4449 Views HGEA BU 10, 13 Contracts Detail ‘Huge Payout to Union’ Samoa News Continues to Deceive Public on Faleomavaega; credibility sinking Taxing Tourists Politically Popular $14.3M CIP for Harbors, Highways Statewide Jean King Memorial Reminisces About Her Communist Party Days Justice Reinvestment: Loosen School Discipline Even More so Future Criminals Will be Less Likely to Drop Out Biofuel Scheme Wanted $1.08 per Ratepayer per Month for 20 Years Abercrombie Reelection slogan? "2 x 0 = 0" What to look for in the next UH president? Nudity Trade UHWO land for fiscal aid, lawmaker proposes Naturopathic Quacks Face backlash after Baby Suffers Brain Damage Hotels vs Timeshares? Kauai Co Audit raises more red flags about Overtime Records Geothermal Fund Buys out Protesters then Auctions Homes to New Protesters West Maui taxpayer group to meet Homeless man had sought public office Read More..

Saturday, December 28, 2013 December 28, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:26 PM :: 3645 Views Hawaii Next? States Halting Payment to CGI over Obamacare Debacle Health Connector: Our Miserable Failure is Positive Momentum Tourism Arrivals, Spending Drop for 3rd Straight Month State Energy Office Updates 'Clean' Energy Leaderboard Target Credit Card Breach May Affect 121K in Hawaii House, Senate Schedule Committee Hearings on Budget $20K for Nothing: Frustration grows for photovoltaic customers Abercrombie Sets up UH Hilo Pharmacy School for Legislators to Knock Down I Aloha Molokai Sings Holiday Wishes to HECO’s CEO Some speculate that Par Petroleum wants to bring liquefied natural gas to Hawaii Idiot Chock Voted Against GMOs "For the Children" Trees Chopped to Make Way for Hawaii County Plastic Bag Ban New Push for Ethics Reform in Hawaii County "The median age of homeless people is getting older." In Quest For Obama Library, Hawaii Plays Underdog Ex-Maui officer settles sex assault suit for $20K Read More..

Friday, December 27, 2013 December 27, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:20 PM :: 4634 Views Hawaii Reapportionment: State's Exclusions not Rational Think your state has Obamacare problems? They’re nothing compared to Guam Ready to handle the Crazies? Psych Major to Head Agriculture Board Abercrombie Releases $21.7M CIP for HHSC, Mostly for EHRs $88K per enrollment: Only 2,015 in isles sign up, 296 businesses apply for Obamacare City Planning Zoning, Permitting Exemption for Development Along Rail Line Chief of the city Ethics Commission says his staff must be independent Akaka Roll Padded to Overcome 'Registration Fatigue': 71,000 Names from Operation Ohana, Kau Inoa Visitor arrivals fall for the third consecutive month Hawaii Retailers Suffer Diminished Visitor Spending Victims of Solar Scammers now Pay $705/mo for useless System World's Dumbest Surfers Fight GMOs in Hawaii Protest Tenacious McD: State Rep. Bob McDermott Politico: Hawaii Senate Race one of Nation's Top Primaries Gas Buddy: Hawaii Stands Alone Biofuel firm says HELCO contract not needed for plan to work Par Petroleum ‘confident’ about Hawaii UH Regents: We're Serious Now UH Athletics Plan: Fewer Seats With 2 school leaders accused of crimes, charter schools face more oversight Kauai County Considers Cat Tax 2000 Big Island Check Card Customers Frozen over Target Data Breach 911 Trooothers Drop Hawaii Ballot Suit Hauula recycling center reopens After City Seizes Choon James Land Read More..

Thursday, December 26, 2013 December 26, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:36 PM :: 3768 Views E.R. Costs for Mentally Ill Soar, and Hospitals Seek Better Way Panos: The Public and Private Versions of Solar Power, in Brief DLNR Clamps Down on 'Illegal Vendors' Flood Insurance: Sharpening the Government's Blurry Maps Customers Pay Double, Risk Being Cut off as Solar Scammers Install 100s of 'Rogue Systems' Feinstein to Obama: Move without Congress on GMOs Pesticide and GMO rules will take time, says Kauai mayor Who is the University of Hawaii? Legislators Haggle with UH over Pharmacy School Building Rail Will Drag More Buildings, Growth to Oahu Kaupoa: Visiting Molokai's Haunting 'Place of Thieves' on Molokai (Slideshow) A Model for Civic Engagement: Let hunters catch Hoomaluhia pigs Retaliation: Couple settles lawsuit against Molokai condo association for $1.2M Repaving has been completed on 392 lane-miles this year Read More..

Wednesday, December 25, 2013 December 25, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:26 AM :: 5322 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Excessive Price: PUC Rejects AKP Biofuel Scheme (again) Hawaii Rifle Assn Leader Looks forward to 2014 Session HSTA Legislative Agenda: Bring Back Pre-Kindergarten Gary Gill Appointed Temporary Health Dep’t Director High Schoolers Dual-Enrolled in College: How Does Hawaii Compare? $97K Per Enrollment: Only 1,776 Individuals, 284 Employers Sign Up for Hawaii Health Connector Pinky Ring: Ethics Comm. Unveils 162 Violations Against Thompson Charter School Soft on Jihad: Muslim Eye-Gouge Attacker Was Let out of OCCC Without Facing Charges for Jailhouse Assault UH Electric Bill: $35M/Year Abercrombie vs Ige: Big Cable vs Smart Meters Koa Ridge Still Moving Under 2012 Approval New Mauna Kea lease faces delay Hu Honua Unsure of Investors, Awaits further Regulatory Permits Hawaii hotels reach October revenue record UH smoking ban on hold for review 2013 Ends With Self-Congratulation Read More..

Tuesday, December 24, 2013 December 24, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 5562 Views FULL TEXT: Secret Pono Choices Curriculum Exposed Supreme Court Invalidates LUC Koa Ridge Reclassification How Christmas Came to Hawaii Merry Christmas Hawaii Health Connector: One More Day to Get Obamacare Full Text: Hawaii State Auditor Gets Audited UHERO: Ethanol Harms Public Welfare, Does Little to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses DoE: Hawaii leads nation in growth of National Board Certified teachers $3.46M CIP for Hawaii Film Studio Abercrombie Releases $74M Airport CIP 248 Gay 'Marriages' So Far Did Clayton Hee Lead a Failed Political Coup in Hawaii's Senate? Why Hawaii Democrats Aren't United This Holiday Season NEA may split with HSTA in Senate race as Unions Continue to Hedge their Bets HSTA Pushes for Pre-K to be in Public Schools, not Private Vouchers Star-Adv: HART Board Fails to Question Grabauskas Was 2013 the Year of the Farmer? Profs: Dr. Carbone Placed Cancer-Stricken Children at Risk Anti-Telescope Activists Threaten STEM Funds HELCO: Geothermal Bids don’t Bring Rates Down Low Enough PUC OKs Hu Honua Bioenergy's contract with Hawaii Electric Light Co. Aina Koa Pono Touts Support from its Own Consulting Engineer Electric Cars Still Waiting for a 'Jumpstart' on Maui Turtle Bay: Lawsuits Threaten $40M Deal Harbor Patrol: Police Officer Arrested for Running Over Co-Worker HDOT crews start installing barriers at Laniakea Beach, Enviros Threaten to Sue to Maintain Traffic Jams Hawaii adds 1,300 construction jobs in past year Today is Last Chance for Honolulu Housing Privatization Deal Politicians Dumbfounded as Movie Studios Compete Against Each Other instead of coming together behind Tax Credits Obama Gives Federal Workers A 1 Percent Raise Shibuya refiles suit against KPD Read More..

Monday, December 23, 2013 Letters to the Editor, December, 2013 By Letters to the Editor @ 4:34 PM :: 4961 Views Merry Christmas Dept. of Common Sense Plan for Hawaii Health Connector Read More..

Monday, December 23, 2013 December 23, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 3904 Views Akaka Tribe ‘Exit Plan’ -- Padding Rolls with Fraudulent Tribal Enrollment? Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 23, 2013 Hawaii Scores 60% on Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Priced out of Paradise: What are Hawaii Leaders Doing? Hawaii Health Connector sign up deadline Today Tomorrow Obama Repeals ObamaCare Hanabusa to Campaign on Budget No Vote Turtle Bay Setting the Price of Condemnation Developer Seeks DoH Report on Anti-GMO Activists Touchstone Spike in Harm to Liver Is Tied to anti-GMO Funders -- Dietary Aids Industry As Internet Gambling is Pushed on Hawaii--Atlantic City and Las Vegas face catastrophic collapse Pension Cut Angers Senate's Staunchest Military Supporters Want Washington compromise? Elect young members of Congress, Reps. Schock and Gabbard say Arbitrator: Counties Have Money to Pay for Raises Without Caldwell's Tax Hike Man Shot By Honolulu Police Gets $150K Hunters offer to clear pigs from city park — at no cost Dumbest Idea Ever? City Wastes $1000 for Screwdriver on a Chain Heroin use in Hawaii could be on the rise  Read More..

Sunday, December 22, 2013 December 22, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 3312 Views Nominees Sought for State Water Resource Management Tax Policy Should be Equitable and Not Hinder Economic Growth Obama Tees off with Hooker-Lovin Buddy (again) Progressives Launch Preemptive Strike Against Hannemann Star-Adv: Making Health Connector State Agency Will not Solve Sustainability Problem Blue Planet seeks to Clear the Path to Higher Utility Bills Abercrombie Admin Turtle Bay Plan: Give Developers $40M, Let them Build Two Hotels  Abercrombie Budget Fills Ag Dep't Pesticide Positions Kauai Attacks Seed Growers, Protects Tobacco Grower Methodist Bishop Overseeing Hawaii, Calif Offers Gay Marriage Pastor Job Read More..

Saturday, December 21, 2013 December 21, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 3782 Views Dept. of Common Sense Plan for Hawaii Health Connector There's Nothing Pono About Pono Choices Hundreds gather to remember Loretta Fuddy Deadline Monday: Only 1,100 Sign Up for Hawaii Health Connector Hawaii Health Connector: 'Confusion, Miscommunication' as Dec 23 Deadline Approaches Reps: UH Admin Sets Course for Mediocrity, 'Positions' State Ethics Commission releases new details in charter school investigation Another 'Clean' Energy Disaster: Subcontractor Slaps Lie on Hu Honua Obama Caps off Worst Year of Presidency by Endorsing Abercrombie Hawaii County Officer misconduct cases increase Hawaii Budget Surplus Means No Hawaii Beverage Tax? Hotel Workers Union Sues Turtle Bay Over Timeshare Plan Hawaii:  6.2% of Workers Hold Multiple Jobs Hawaii solar boom so successful, it's been halted More Criminals Join Suit Demanding Resort at Kulani Prison  Read More..

Friday, December 20, 2013 December 20, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 3422 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Judge Throws Out Atheist Lawsuit Hawaii Obamacare exchange not fiscally sustainable, lawmakers told Hawaii’s education department keeping sex-ed curriculum a secret Budget: UH Rewards Mitsunaga, Abercrombie Rewards UH Mainland Organic Activists Launch Harassment 'Investigation' of State, County Governments Blake v Kauai: Recktenwald Court continues Moon Court's policies Panos: Helmet Law, Jones Act Repeal Top Wish List for 2014 2013 Grassroot Report: Major Victory for the Aloha Spirit Caldwell Signs More Smoking Bans HART Lies to Feds About 11% Cut in Ridership Projections Hawaii Military Housing residents slammed with rate hike, call Navy-wide billing system 'unfair' Caldwell Using Firefighters Contract as Latest Excuse for tax Hikes UH Cancer Center Profs:  Director has been doing great job Corrections Corp. of America: We Don't Want to Manage a Prison Soft-on-Crime: Maui Rapist Gets Probation for Kidnap-Rape while Allegedly Holding New Kidnap-Rape Victim Hostage UI Tax Rate Drops 35% -- Save $300 per employee DLIR: ACA Does not Change Employers Obligations Under Prepaid Hanabusa: I am the right 'Optics' for TPP Talks HTA develops plan to address state auditor's criticism Kailua businesses worry about town’s ‘growing’ reputation Government plans 'open season' on Hawaii's cattle egrets and barn owls New study points to possibility of 'extreme' tsunami in Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, December 19, 2013 December 19, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 PM :: 3685 Views How Christmas Came to Hawaii Secret Encounters: DoE Refuses to Release Homosexual Education Curriculum to Legislators KOS 'Hit Job' on Schatz' Sheep Sex Incident Airports Division Signs $518M Energy Contract Hawaiian Pacific Health Survey will Sample 4,000 Households Hawaii Among Least Free States, Provinces of N America 1000 Good Reasons to Label GMO Food: A Guide for Politicians Succession Plan Quietly Underway for Faleomavaega Seat? Hawai'i Free Press Exposes Media Cover up of Faleomavaega Health Hirono, Schatz, Gabbard Vote for Budget After Pretending to Oppose it Nepotism, unused facilities and key posts unfilled at troubled State Hospital Finance Chair to Budget Director: ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’ Kauai Mayor updates council on pesticide law implementation Organic Food = $42,000/year Grocery Bill  State, VA close in on home loan agreement More Hot Air from HECO Hu Honua Has New Excuse for Work Stoppage Hoku's failed Idaho plant is purchased for $8.3M UH backs Cancer Center's embattled director Molokai Gradually Recovering From Damage Caused by Ritte Rich housing risks easing out locals Envros' Threat: Sue to Keep Kam Hwy Jammed ILWU To Endorse Hanabusa for Senate Abercrombie Demands 9th Circuit Overturn Gay Marriage Ruling Hawaii Officials Informed in August the Obama Library not Coming to Kakaako Read More..

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