1. After Carlisle Raids Sewer Funds, Feds Green light Limited Rail Construction – Rail Opponents Will NOT seek Injunction
2. Cayetano on Rail: Inouye Doesn’t See the 800lb Gorilla in the Room
3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 6, 2012
4. HB2240: 50% Tax Credit for HQ Relocation to Hawaii
5. Hoku Dodges a $50M Bullet
6. Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan
7. Akaku Claims Partial Victory over HB2652 cut to Public Access TV
8. Abercrombie, Lawyers Scheme to Help Hawaii Lesbians Create gay marriage
9. Kobayashi: Local Taxpayers Could be Stuck With the Rail Bill
10. Solomon: OHA’s Kakaako Parcel Should be Exempt from All Land Use Regulations
11. Case Rings Alarm Bells in Fight with Hirono over Who will Raise Taxes More
12. With HMC Closed, 911 call could mean the difference between life and death
13. State overpaid employees by more than $2 million
14. Lobbyist: Retirees Weighing Down the Public Sector
15. Gambling opponents take argument to capitol
16. Dep. Sheriff to be Stationed at Mayor Wright 24/7/365
17. Hawaii Lawmakers Push to Reform Gov Regent Picks
18. Campaign spending lawsuit in judge's hands
19. Inouye: I want the names and address of Any Who Dare Oppose Me
20. UH threatens porn web site with legal action for using its name
21. 9th Circuit to come to UH Manoa, Hear Longline Case
22. Omidyar Wows White House Staffers with talk of Higher Electric Bills, Fuel Prices and Taxes—and a Legion of Brainwashed Dolts to Impose them
23. Herkes bill seeks to give counties leeway in building codes
24. Advocates Come Forward for Hawaiian Language Assessment
25. Self-Help: Low Income Families Achieving Homeownership With Sweat Equity
26. Difference Between Hawaii's Rail and Weather Forecasters
27. Monsanto hasn’t paid him: Ritte Fights for GMO Labeling Legislation
28. Trial for Six Occupy Honolulu Members Arrested in November Set for Wednesday February 8
29. KIUC board candidate forums begin next week
30. Florida ‘pill mill’ owner, family arrested on Kauai
31. Ocean thermal energy conversion plant proposed

1. Case vs Hirono: Both Voted for Higher Taxes and War in Iraq
2. Heritage Foundation holds First-Ever Event in Hawaii
3. Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor?
4. Hanabusa, Djou Each Start 2012 With $300K In Bank
5. Hawaii in Afghanistan
6. Legislators Still trying to Legalize Small Bribes
7. Profs Like Cayetano On Rail, But Not Ready To 'Forgive and Forget'?
8. Sewer Capacity Concerns Lead City to Oppose Bill promoting development near rail
9. Solar Installations Lead to First of Many HECO Rate Hike Proposals
10. Hanabusa Backs Navy Plan to Move Pearl Harbor Shipyard Work to San Diego
11. Legislators Seek to Set Limits on Parental Discipline
12. Cataluna: Disrespect Bill is very Un-Hip Hop
13. Feb. 6 — At The Ledge
14. Star-Adv Gives Progressives Space to Promote Old Worn Out Ideas
15. Cancer: Federal Injunction Blocks Queen’s Grab for Oncology Monopoly
16. Kauai Mayor appears to have overstepped legal authority in suspending police chief
17. On Molokai, uneasy truce over yacht’s visits holding
18. Identity Theft: Ticket Nightmare Exposes Gap in System
19. Scrapped plan for marina draws criticism
20. Star-Adv: Don't raise cost of recreation
21. Waikiki Casino Advocates: An Unlikely Coincidence or In Cahoots?
22. EBT Cards get 2 for 1 deal at Kauai Farmers markets
23. Photos from Hilo March for Life
24. Tax increase: Kona Coffee Association Wants State to Take over Borer Eradication
25. Waikiki: Maoist Trash Defend Iranian Nukes

1. Nevada: Romney 43%, Gingrich 25%
2. FTC Complaint: HECO Stifling Geothermal to Boost Rates, Profits
3. University of Hawaii May Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
4. Whipsawed by New Fees and Charges: Taxpayers Beware
5. OHA Holding Another Round of Ceded Lands Settlement Meetings
6. After Letting HMC Die, Organ Transplant Bill Signed into Law
7. Maui TEA Party: How to Unite Hawaii's 'Conservative Coalition'
8. DoE Seeks Non-profit Sponsors for Summer School Lunch Program
9. HB2652: Cuts Funding for Public Access Cable TV
10. Abercrombie Releases $13 Million for Agriculture, Water Irrigation Projects
11. Drought: Hawaii County Designated Disaster Area
12. Case to Hirono: I Voted to Raise Taxes Too!
13. Redistricting snafu gives more edge to incumbents
14. Bob Jones: Why Young People Don’t Invest in Hawaii Democrats
15. Report: 2013 Pro Bowl likely headed for New Orleans
16. Poll Shows 42-Point Lead For Hannemann
17. Poll - Hawaii Voters Lack Confidence in Department of Education
18. Hawaii Could Lose Race to the Top Funding
19. SB2012: State Projects to Allow Favoritism, Shoddy Construction
20. Cayetano and UHPA: From F-You to Stop Rail?
21. Pedophiles: Legislators Renew Push to Loot Catholic Church, Exempt State
22. Queens Will Lose $8M providing Organ Transplant over Next Five Years
23. Star-Adv Cheers as Usual Suspects Try to Get Doctors to Kill Off Expensive Old People, Handicapped
24. Senators Push Single-Payer State Government LTC Insurance
25. Hawaii Officials Looting Taxpayers to Build First Hawaiian Bank Equity
26. Poll: 80% Concerned About State Pension Debt
27. Obama Debt Exceeds GDP for First time Since WW2
28. 91% Glad Occupy is Being Evicted from Thomas Square
29. Aloha Stadium to Help Fund UH Athletic Program?
30. Hawaii and Korea Enter Smart Grid Development Agreement
31. Web Dossier Bill Stalled in Hawaii Legislature
32. Baker Refuses to Hear Kona Coffee Farmers Bill
33. Proposed legislation could ease paperwork for Farmers
34. Hawaii County Contracts 134% Higher Cost
35. Joel Osteen in Hawaii
36. U.S. Marine commander inquires about alternative base transfer sites
37. Army Unlikely to See Reductions in Pacific

1. Santorum Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
2. Will HHSC Set Up Abortion Clinic on Kauai?
3. Fordham Rips Hawaii Science Standards: “The Ignorance on Display is Shameful”
4. Civil Beat Vanishes from Internet
5. Transcript: Maine PUC Rips Hawaii's Largest Windfarm Developer
6. Hawaii: First Anti-Gun Bill Out of the 2012 Legislative Chute
7. Abercrombie Retaliates against Champley for BioFuel Rejection
8. Hirono Votes Against Congressional Pay Freeze
9. Inouye to Go Another Year Without Earmarks
10. Hawaii Lawmakers reaching again for that giant cookie jar
11. Star-Adv: Kauai secrecy unreasonable
12. Items from protesters sweep fill city storage site
13. Print Newspapers Fight Electronic Legal Ads
14. Trying to Drive That First Spike: Rail Radio Blitz Costs Oahu Taxpayers $145,000
15. Housing Department Treats Americans Like Prisoners in Own Homes
16. Hawaii PUC Rejects Utilities' Residential Solar On Bill Financing Program
17. Dan Akaka Explains how he Became a Millionaire
18. Hirono: Too Difficult for Gov’t Employees to Join Union
19. Representative Ward Rebuts Issues Concerning A State-Owned Bank
20. Bill affecting hundreds of Hawaii's organ transplant patients to be signed into law
21. Hawaii campaign contributions case back in federal court on Monday
22. Aloha Stadium to Help Fund UH Athletic Program?
23. Sotomayor: "We're moving and advancing the law into the unknown"
24. Kamehameha Schools and Alexander & Baldwin Announce Agreement for Residential Condominium at Former CompUSA Site
25. Opposed by Matson: OK for Kyo-ya project remains elusive
26. Judge soundly rejects Ga. birther claims
27. Marshall Islands President visits Hawaii
28. More Cities Consider Parades for Iraq War Vets

1. New Lingle Advert -- Bipartisanship: It's in Hawaii's Best Interest
2. Note: Civil Beat was Offline this Morning
3. Cayetano advocates reassigning rail tax revenue to buses, sewers
4. Geothermal, Public Works, Rail Development to be Exempted from All Land Use Regulations?
5. Honolulu Prosecutor Still Has Problems With Prisoner Plan
6. Dog-n-Pony Show: Star-Adv Takes Side on Tenure
7. The Bank Where Legends Lead
8. HECO to Businesses: Accept Intermittent Outages, Pay Less
9. Legislators Pushes to Legalize Bribes over $25
10. Kondo Challenges Task Force Member’s Paid Lobbying
11. House Vice Speaker Manahan announces bid for City Council
12. After One Month, Abercrombie-Appointed Rep Resigns
13. Occupy Removes Tents, Thomas Sq Park is Cleansed
14. Kauai mayor tight-lipped on reasons for upheaval at KPD
15. Kill the Bill: Crowd Swarms Council Hearing, but Hawaii Council Passes New Building Code
16. Kenoi raises $144,000 in six months
17. Representative Gene Ward Addresses HB1840 - State Owned Bank
18. Rep. Riviere and Marumoto address HB 2018 - Mortgages
19. Rosanne Barr Announces Presidential Campaign
20. HECO to Businesses: Accept Intermittent Outages, Pay Less
21. Outlook dim for filling isle industrial vacancies
22. Executive director of the Hawaii State Bar Association Supports Organ Transplant
23. Next Hype: San Francisco Academic Demands Sugar be Regulated as a Toxin
24. Woman wins $9,867 in small-claims suit over Honda hybrid mileage
25. DLNR, FEMA COSPONSOR FREE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE WORKSHOP STATEWIDE

1. VIDEO: Hirono Blames Bush, Claims Case and Lingle are Bush
2. Politico: Hawaii Senate Race ‘Could Offer Biggest Surprise’
3. Full Text: Judiciary Testifies on 21 Bills
4. HB2318: Support Veteran-Owned Businesses
5. Epic Ohana Foster Care Expands to East Hawaii Island
6. State Launches Internet Speed Test Site
7. Abercrombie Appoints New DAGS Comptroller
8. Obama Popularity Drop Boosts Lingle’s Chances
9. HSTA Attacks Proposed Revisions in Charter School Law
10. Legislature Seeks Changes in Law to Fake teacher Accountability Requirements of RTTT
11. Star-Adv: First Cost Overrun Shows HART Needs Work on Transparency
12. Gambling bills given little chance
13. Accused Hawaii Jihadi in terror trial wants statement made to FBI dismissed
14. Hawaii operation swells Tesoro's quarterly loss
15. Abandoning Guam Plan? DoD Responds to Kyodo News Report
16. Marshall Islands' President to Discuss Compact Impact Issues in Hawaii
17. House Ctte Approves $500 “Backdoor pay raise’ for Teachers
18. Mufi $500K, Tulsi $317K
19. Hawaii House and Senate Hopefuls Can’t File for Office Yet
20. Now that Abercrombie is Governor, Ledge Suddenly reverses-- Wants Gov To Directly Appoint University of Hawaii Regents
21. City Councilman Berg: “I am concerned for my safety….”
22. Kauai police chief placed on leave during investigation
23. Honolulu Police chief's performance rated well by commission
24. Self-Defense: Prosecutor explains choice to drop cases
25. Accused ... Multiple Rapist from NY Busted after Signing up for Welfare in Hawaii
26. Occupy Honolulu protestors told to move their stuff
27. State spending $319,000 on freeway planters
28. Steve Forbes in Hawaii
29. Hawaiian to hire flight attendants for expansion
30. Retired federal workers wait for system fix

1. Gallup: Obama Approval Plummets in Hawaii, Down to 56.1%
2. Ed Case: Dear Mazie, Lets Set Up Debates Excluding Lingle
3. 'School Quality Survey' seeks parent’s feedback
4. Registration Begins for 2012-2013 Kindergarten and Junior K in February
5. UPDATE: Snake Bill Now HB1943
6. POLITICO: Ron Paul Expects to be a Top Finisher in Hawaii
7. Carlisle Loots Sewer Project Funds to Bolster Rail Finances
8. Only One Bidder For New $33.4 Million Honolulu Rail Contract
9. Kaneshiro: SB2776 is About Releasing Prisoners
10. Poll - Hawaii Voters Don't Want Gambling, Single Casino
11. Islanders pay 80% more per kilowatt-hour than a decade ago, a report finds
12. SB2785 Would Saddle Ratepayers, taxpayers for Billion Dollar Cable
13. 24 hour notice issued to "Occupy Honolulu" at Thomas Square
14. Okinawa Marines may Relocate to Hawaii, not Guam
15. Fidell: Why Were HMC Hospitals Allowed to fail?
16. Okabe Pretends to Fight for tenure, Legislators Pretend to Challenge it
17. Fundraising Totals Reported
18. Ewa Beach Man Sues To Stop New City Council Districts
19. Relatives of fallen Honolulu officers testify in favor of 'move over' bill
20. Amid Progress, Sick Leave Abuse Plagues Hawaii Juvenile Detention Home
21. Bill sets limits on physical discipline of minors
22. Condo Associations Push Legislation to Allow Individual Metering
23. HB2065: Farmers Beat Back Bureaucracy
24. Legislature Considers More Bureaucracy for Pet Stores
25. Kalihi tenants urged to work together after fatal stabbing
26. The Case for Justice for Micronesians in Hawaii
27. Carlisle spent 2 months on official travel in 2011
28. City Council considers metered parking rate increases at Oahu parks
29. Two assistant chiefs of police placed on leave
30. Dispute over Election of Hawaii GOP National Committee Man
31. US forces give the nod to biofuels
32. Dopers Thrilled by Upcoming Visit by Pro-Dope Cop

1. Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
2. ALEC: Hawaii Ranks C+ in Education Reform
3. “Concerning Public Lands” 14 Executive Orders Suddenly Appear on Abercrombie Website
4. HTA: Visitor Industry Showed Strong Growth in 2011
5. Honolulu Habitat for Humanity Hosting Informational Meetings
6. Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal
7. Molokai Resident: Our community have been battered by the same folks shoving their agendas
8. Snake Bill: Hearing Wednesday
9. Abercrombie Appoints Barbara Yamashita as DHS Deputy Director
10. Testimony Tracking System: Abercrombie Personally Reviewing All State Agency Legislative Testimony
11. Poll: Hirono 46, Lingle 39
12. Hirono Campaign Blasts Civil Beat Poll
13. HGEA blasts Carlisle, Cayetano
14. RTTT: UHPA Lawyer Outlines Case Against HSTA
15. Tenure: Legislators Just Yanking HSTA’s Chain
16. Police Report Shows UH Perfesser had Lame Story after 2007 Prostitution Bust
17. UH West Oahu chancellor sidestepped required financial disclosure
18. Shippers seeking exemption from Jones Act requirement
19. Model for Hawaii? Nevada Casinos Lose $14B, owe $51B in debt
20. Price of Discrimination: House, Senate Candidates Unable To File On Opening Day
21. Council Candidates Outraise Carlisle, Caldwell
22. Hawaii GOP's Wish List At The Ledge
23. A Bill to Stop Mitch Kahle?
24. Convicted Cocaine Dealer Weakens Law Protecting Roadside Emergency Responders
25. Hawaii Taxpayers Owe $8.2 Million for Claims Against the State
26. Bill requires Hawaii Retailers to develop crowd control safety plans for large sales
27. Thursday Hearing on Hawaii Bill to Remove Chronic Pain as Qualifying Condition for Medical Cannabis
28. Alert: Another bill would strip consumers right to know about current and past complaints
29. CB: Lawmakers Pass ‘Fast Track’ Bills for Med School Funds and University Revenue Bonds
30. Hawaii could collect $27M to $35M more vacation rental taxes
31. Star-Adv: Pets Stores should be banned from Selling Puppies
32. Charter School Rejoices at Departure of Review Panel Members
33. Scammers Calling Democrat Donors Asking for Contributions
34. MADD Hails Success of Ignition Interlock Program
35. Last Pro Bowl attracts 12.5 million viewers
36. UH plans biosafety lab at Kalaeloa
37. State Civil Defense hires new vice director
38. UH “scientists” Unprecedented ocean acidity is due to humans’ CO2
39. IT Helps Foodland Cope With Challenging Geography
40. $150,000 to be Wasted on Electric Cars
41. Marine gets jail time, reduced rank in hazing case
42. Pork Barrel Express: United to fly daily from Honolulu to D.C

1. Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 30
3. Tesoro? With Cash in Hand, Chevron Considers Options
4. Natural Gas to Gasoline: A firm claims to have a cheaper way to harness natural gas
5. CB: Jan. 30 — Bills of Interest
6. CB: Guide To The 2012 Elections
7. Case, Hirono Tied for U.S. Senate Nomination
8. UHPA: Abercrombie can Unilaterally Impose RTTT Requirements on HSTA
9. State, Pacific Command, Gas Company All Eyeing Tesoro Refinery
10. PUC Allows Another Mainland Industrial Solar Contractor to Loot Ratepayers, taxpayers
11. HB2400: Prioritize Geothermal, Break Up HECO
12. HGEA Fail: State ordered to keep up with food stamp needs
13. Hawaii Soda Tax Would Not Reduce Obesity
14. Pro-Bowl Contract expires Thanks to Neil Abercrombie
15. 'Housekeeping' bills aim to clarify civil unions law
16. Progressives outline their Successful Effort to Keep Welfare Recipients on Drugs
17. Bone Marrow Drive on Guam, not Hawaii
18. Web Dossier Bill Stalled in Hawaii Legislature
19. HB2751 Would Make it Illegal to act like Atheist in Legislature
20. SB2561: Hawaii May Ban Fundraisers During Session
21. Trust offering leasehold conversion at 4 condos
22. Tawhiri Windfarm Appeal of PUC Ruling Dismissed
23. EJ Dionne Denounces Obama Right of Conscience Decision
24. Joel Osteen in Hawaii Feb 3
25. Youth concussion rules reviewed
26. Hawaii-based Marine accused of hazing Marine who committed suicide appears in court
27. Hawaii County Council and the Emperor’s New Building Codes (Bill 270)
28. In Effort to Reelect Kenoi, Hawaii County Officials Start Making Elections Worker case Cost Lots of Money

• Molokai Resident: Our community have been battered by the same folks shoving their agendas
• Tenure is Important to Teacher Retention
• Molokai Supports Yacht
• Monk Seals and NOAA's Hidden Agenda
• Village Atheist Loves the Sound of His Own Voice
• Christians Not Welcome
• Why is HSTA Contract Kept From Public?
• Origins of Division

1. FHA Bringing Subprime Jumbo Mortgages to Hawaii
2. "The Haoles are with us" -- Occupy Kauai Working to Take Over KIUC
3. KOS: The Curiously Conservative and Nepotistic Network of Tulsi Gabbard
4. Kapolei Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Hospital Closure
5. Teacher: Tenure is Important to Teacher Retention
6. Undermining Economic Recovery
7. Marumoto Introduces Three Bills to Deal with Eccentric Billionaire
8. Hawaii Cacao Festival at Haleiwa January 29
9. Legislators Consider Giving Land, Financial backing to Corrupt School Bus Companies, Loosening Safety Requirements
10. Tokuda Outlines DoE’s Desperate, Futile Efforts to Save RTTT
11. Star-Adv: Legislators Have Chance to Make Sure no Charters like Laupahoehoe are Ever Approved Again
12. Carlisle: Rail Planners have been Considering need for Another Massive GE Tax Increase Since 2007
13. Hirono: Social Security not Going Bankrupt, But I want to Raise Taxes Anyway
14. Consultant Dreams up Ways to Give Billions to DoE School Construction Contractors
15. Ouansafi Fails to Secure Public Housing, Four Stabbed, One dead: Micronesians Blamed
16. HPD Major recorded talking with key witness in Gambling, Meth Racket
17. Hawaii Introduces Legislation for Legal Online Gambling
18. Borreca Outlines Legislative Plans for Big Cable, Big Wind
19. Cataluna Likes Mayoral Field
20. Hotel sector experiencing solid gains
21. 500-day repair project due for sewer lines in Waikiki
22. Aiea pet store target of protest for second week
23. St. Louis parade on Iraq War's end draws thousands
24. Rep Gene Ward Announcement of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
25. Better Government Hawaii State House Minority Bill Package
26. 400 Military Reservists to set up Free Clinics on Kauai
27. Memorial Service for HPD Officer Davis

1. NRA: Gun Bills to Watch Out For as Hawaii Legislature Picks up Steam
2. Abercrombie Releases $15.6 Million for CIP Projects
3. Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
4. VIDEO: Prostitution at Home of Leftist UH Perfesser since 2007
5. Marc Alexander admits Affair With Consenting Adult Female
6. After Raising Legislative Pay, Hanabusa Pretends to Ask for Congressional Pay Cut
7. Bag Tax to be Heard Next Week
8. 100 Energy Bills in Legislature: Complete Rundown
9. SB2240: Taskforce Members Need not be Ethical
10. Hawaii lawmakers are considering extending businesses unemployment tax relief through 2012
11. Legislators Wouldn’t Give Money to HMC, but they will Pay $1.5M for Extra Ambulances
12. Will Legislators Clean Up Last Year’s Mess?
13. Bill calls for mandatory meal breaks for full-time workers
14. Gov’s Request Would Mean No School Buses on Oahu
15. Superferry to Come Back -- With Deck Guns?
16. ACLU: Luddites have 1st Amendment Right to Porta-potties, Sleep-Overs
17. A Look At How the City's Storing Homeless Property
18. Hawaiian singer pleads no contest to sexually molesting 2 Carson girls in 1990s
19. Guard Convicted for Giving Cellfone to Dope Pusher
20. Ocean report: Polluted waters off Hawaii
21. 2% land fund amendment on ballot
22. Pro Bowl deserves to be 'leid' to rest
23. SA to Kona Farmers: Sit Down and Shut Up

1. Bias: NOAA Admits Overestimating Fish Catch, Adopts New System
2. Hawaii's 2012 Business Tax Climate Ranks 35th
3. Hawaii Oily Bilge Water: Horizon Lines forks over $1.5M to Enviros
4. Progressive Dems Petition Emily's List to Dump Gabbard
5. Hawaii Safe Routes to School Challenge
6. US-Build requirement for ships: Dilemma for Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, and Puerto Rico
7. Rosanne Barr to Run for President
8. Rush for Federal Funds and Publicity Causes $19M Rail Change Order
9. Emergency Rail Plan: Taxpayers Have Our Back
10. HB2260: Bag Tax to Steal $24M from Consumers
11. Abercrombie continues push for single-payer health care
12. Mufi $294K, Tulsi $203K
13. Lawmakers defer action on Internet monitoring bill
14. 3 charter school panel members resign in protest after BoE Rejects HSTA Scheme to Kill Laupahoehoe School
15. HB1668 Abolishes Teacher tenure
16. HB1667: A $500 raise for Teachers
17. Hawaii House will not hear any bills requiring drug testing for welfare recipients this year
18. HART awards design contract for Airport Section of Honolulu Rail Transit Route, grand total of 15 Jobs created
19. SA Hands out Instructions to Pro-Bowl Negotiators
20. Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Cuts Lobbying Expenses as Hope for Akaka Bill Fades
21. Dods – Horner – Harrison: Meet Your Next Ruler
22. Superferries parked in Norfolk now belong to Navy, One Headed back to Pacific
23. Molokai Resident Speaks out Against Activists
24. Sovereignty Activist Pleads 5th in Theft of Old Man’s Estate, Mortgage Scam
25. Rapist, Murderer Was Multiple Repeat Offender
26. Sotomayor Schedule in Hawaii
27. Human Trafficking: Same Prosecutor, Same Error, Same Result
28. Russian tourism organization joins efforts of HiTA
29. Kyo-Ya Zoning Appeal Recessed for Two Weeks
30. $10B Captive: Hawaii licenses 10 new captive insurers in 2011
31. Feds Claim to Save Monk Seals from Sharks
32. EPA: Palm Oil not Acceptable Source of Bio-Diesel
33. 147 Photos of Hawaii's Vietnam War Heroes Still Needed
34. Univ. of Hawaii settles data breach class action
35. UH Hilo College of Pharmacy seeks $38M
36. Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop
37. Electric-Car Firm That Received Biden Visit and $118M in Stimulus Funds Files for Bankruptcy

1. Report: Hawaii Scores D- on Teacher Quality
2. HOPE for the Criminal Justice System
3. HB2288: State to Track the Websites You Visit?
4. HB2288: Cybercrime Bill to be Heard Jan 26
5. New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
6. Investigators Claim Leftist UH Professor Runs Volcano Girls Escort Service
7. Lingle, Flush With Cash And On Message
8. Matayoshi: We feel there is a very small window, and it’s closing…
9. Taken For A Ride: Roberts Hawaii's Very Own Race to the Top of School Bus Biz
10. Your Magnificent DoE: Another Principal Put on Leave over Financial Impropriety
11. HGEA may file complaint against state over contract talks
12. Hawaii gaming supporter wants to place slot machines at Honolulu convention center
13. Hawaii to Reconsider Internet Poker
14. Rep Mele Carroll Pushes Bill would allow gambling on homestead land—DHHL Appreciates Support
15. Inouye is Draw at Washington Lobbyist’s Dinner
16. Truth in Accounting Explains Hawaii's Nightmarish Finances
17. Slater: City is Intentionally Dragging Out Rail Case
18. House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Force HMC to Stay Closed
19. Bill before Hawaii Legislature would require drug testing for public housing tenants
20. Rep Coffman Proposes Russian-Style privatization of Electric Power Plants
21. HECO Still Trying to Soak Ratepayers for Big Wind Studies
22. Honolulu Seawater A/C adds high-rise customer
23. Hawaii Ranks Low in ID Theft
24. New Hawaii homeless count underway
25. A Fan Wonders If Hawaii’s Governor Lost Future Pro Bowls?
26. Food Trucks Hungry For More Time
27. Forbes: Honolulu 3rd Safest City in US
28. Foreclosure-related home sales rise 23%
29. Property taxes: Who should pay?
30. Planeload of Chinese Visitors Arrives on Kauai
31. After 18 years, Hawaii County Finally Gets Around to Leasing Ag Lands
32. Sen. Baker to Coffee Growers: Focus on Borer Beetle Not Your Brand
33. Papua New Guinea Rebels Order PM to Step Aside

1. Lingle Raises $1.7M for Senate Run
2. Abercrombie to Tesoro: Drop Dead
3. DoE: Legislature Could Impose Teacher Evaluation Rejected by HSTA
4. Hawaii College Debt Lowest in Nation
5. Ted Liu Elected to Republican National Committee
6. Sea Level Projections to Determine Oceanfront Setbacks?
7. Okabe Apologizes after Teachers Reject Contract by 2-1 Margin
8. New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
9. Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
10. Hawaii March 13 Republican Presidential Caucus Locations
11. Legislature Must Act: Teachers Bad Faith Must Have Consequences
12. Carlisle: $740M Tax Hike Needed to Secure Federal Funds for rail
13. Carlisle: Even if Rail is not Built, You’re Not Getting that Money Back
14. Jobless rate up to highest in 15 months
15. Isle bone marrow transplant program also deserves rescue
16. ERS: 674 Employees Spike Pensions Costing $39M
17. Over Past 10 Years, Hawaii Pension Investments At Bottom of Pack
18. Hawaii GOP Still Looking For CD2 Candidate
19. Cachola, Mizuno, Manahan Play Musical Chairs
20. BoE Rejects HSTA Sabotage, Laupahoehoe Allowed Charter Conversion
21. State DOD investigates toxic work environment
22. Fontaine Factor Sex Trafficking in Hawaii
23. Non-Profits Push Back Against Property Tax Hike
24. NFL flags Hawaii governor’s Pro Bowl comments
25. Obama, Hanabusa, Inouye: Navy to Shovel Money to Green Energy Scammers
26. Spinning Reserve: Big Cable Would Increase Pollution from Oil Burning Plants
27. State Pushes Back Against Federal Monk Seal Protections
28. Abercrombie Bond Sale Handled by Same Crew Which Stuck Hawaii With Deadbeat Student Loans
29. Hawaii Minimum Wage to be Tied to Federal Poverty Level
30. Medical Dope Pushers Take Aim at Returning Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
31. Invasive Species: Snowy Owl Exterminated in Hawaii
32. FWS Seeks Comments on Petition to List`I`iwi as Threatened or Endangered

1. Hirono, Hanabusa Vote for $1.2 Trillion More Federal Debt
2. House GOP: Abercrombie Leads us into Deficit Next Year
3. Gun Owners: Help Tom Berg Repeal the Koko Shooting Complex Fees
4. 60% State of the State Speech ‘Well Below Average’
5. Borreca: If you work for state government, yesterday's speech was all about you
6. Ego Games: Abercrombie Strokes Say, Tsutsui
7. After Letting HMC Die, Legislators Finally Get Around to Backing Organ Transplant Center
8. Parroting HECO, Abercrombie Blames Hawaii Electric Rates on Non-Existent Singapore Speculators
9. Green Energy Scammers Freak out Over Natural Gas
10. HB2400: HECO Should Only Own Transmission Lines
11. Hunters protest Abercrombie’s Watershed Management restrictions
12. Many Will be Moved to make Way for Malama Solomon’s Senate Seat
13. SB2210: Clayton Hee Introduces Waikiki Casino Bill
14. Doubtful future of game dulls Pro Bowl fervor
15. Rail has Already Cost Taxpayers $800M
16. Carroll Campaign Manager: Cayetano is the Devil
17. Donor Fears Non-Profit CEOs Will Steal Contribution
18. Nine Years Later, City Ordered to Pay $2.8M Settlement for Retaliation
19. Big Cable Would Bring Five Times More Wind Farm Scams to Hawaii
20. Laupahoehoe charter school fight continues after HSTA Contract Defeat
21. Abercrombie “Done Waiting for the HSTA”
22. Federal Judge Slaps Hawaii with Injunction for Food Stamp Delays
23. Hawaii minimum raise could rise $1 over 2 years
24. Police Officer's Death Increases Push For "Move Over" Bill
25. House Labor committee chips away at the Sunshine law, and adds special headache clause
26. Berg Raises Zero for 2011
27. Kauai Beach Cleanup Does Not Find Any Plastic Bags
28. Fired County Worker Pulls Political Strings, Gets 4 Hours of Kauai Council Time
29. Hawaii Co Council Candidates Line Up for Public Funding
30. Hawaii Ties Nevada for Least Toxic Waste
31. Court approval expected for Waikiki Edition hotel reorganization
32. Mokulele One Stop to England Starting May 6
33. Finns in Honolulu Given Opportunity to Vote for Finnish President

1. HB127: Will Legislature Vote to Keep HMC Hospitals Closed?
2. Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
3. Lingle: Officer Davis Put his Life in Jeopardy to Save Others
4. FULL TEXT: State of the State Speech
5. Star-Adv: Second-Time Felony Dope Pushers Should Get Probation, Not Prison
6. Was Rejected Contract's Performance Pay Really Performance Pay?
7. Victory could derail $5.27 billion project
8. Hawaii lawmakers to decide on appropriations for organ transplants
9. Ed Case Launches First TV Ad
10. Barrel Tax: Billionaire’s Flunkey Complains about Money, Power and Politics Shaping Public Policy
11. Green Energy Scammers: Triple Barrel tax to Pay us to Cook Up More Scams
12. House Labor Committee Tightens Secrecy on Public Employees
13. Lack of financing stalls high school in South Maui
14. Human Trafficking Legislation Faces Triple Hearings
15. Five Ag Bills Before Legislature
16. As Foreclosure Bills Propose Amendment, Lawyers Suddenly Say They’re Ready to Mediate
17. U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet changes command
18. Monsanto Responds as Maui Occupy Group Launches Demonstration
19. Eco Religion Still Claiming Ocean is Becoming Acidic
20. Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power
21. Anahola DHHL Land is Home of Hawaii’s Largest Industrial Solar development
22. JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines sign partnership; lets passengers fly on both carriers on 1 ticket

1. Hawaii March for Life TODAY -- Jan 22
2. Molokai Video: 160 Officers Outnumber 80 Protesters, Cruise Ship Enters Harbor
3. Using the Tax System to Hide Spending and Shift Burden
4. Gingrich Sweeps South Carolina
5. 21 Gambling Bills Before Legislature
6. NRA Targets Pro and Anti Gun Bills before Hawaii Legislature
7. Video: Sen Sam Slom First News Conference of Session
8. IAM Video: Molokai Proposes Alternatives to Big Wind
9. Star-Adv: It is all but impossible to Unify Behind Educational Reform
10. Abercrombie Budget: Fake it to Look Good This Year, Then Deficits Loom
11. Pro-Gay Unions Divorce Lawyer: Institution of Marriage is Coming to Abrupt End
12. EUTF Forks out $10M to Keep State Retirees on More Expensive Pharmacy System, Legislators Consider Raiding EUTF Fund
13. Namuo Again Moots Proposal to Have Obama Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
14. Painters Union Pushing to Legalize Gambling
15. WaPo: Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top
16. Film, TV Production Spending Drops 54% After Election of Abercrombie
17. President of Aloha Life Advocates adopted baby to stop an abortion
18. How Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement System Retards Improvements in Medical Technology
19. Retirees Moving to Hawaii are a Leading Source of Patents
20. Understanding legislative process useful for businesses
21. Small Kine Bribery: Ethics Commission Demands Further Discussions Be Held in Public
22. Tax Cheat Hooser: Red Tape is a Red Herring
23. Bill 52 & 53: Undoing 36 years of Waikiki Blight Caused by Urban Planning
24. DHHL: New Puunene prison would benefit Native Hawaiians
25. Maui County aims to overhaul grant supervision
26. Food Innovation Center Will Support Local Farmers and Ranchers
27. HPD officer killed in Aiea auto accident
28. Military IDs Marines killed in helicopter crash

1. Abercrombie: State Ready to Negotiate Further with HSTA
2. HB127: Legislature to Force Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pill?
3. VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Discusses 2012 Legislative Package
4. Marumoto Legislation to Include Two Snake Bills
5. Farm to School Program Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Thielen
6. Feds: HSTA Contract Rejection is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction
7. Teachers Feared Undefined Evaluations
8. SA: Mayoral Race cannot Be Single-Issue
9. Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Reconsider Reapportionment Case
10. 68% Say Hold Line on Spending, Taxes
11. HB2103: Crony Capitalist State Bank of Hawaii Now Pitched as ‘Solution’ to Foreclosures
12. Council Race: Manahan, Mizuno Play Chicken
13. Three Republicans, one Democrat to Run for Hawaii Council Dist 9
14. Fired Hawaii County Elections Worker Sues for $500K
15. Senate approves nomination of Mimi DesJardins as district court judge
16. Bingo for Nonprofits?
17. Anti-Superferry Protester: “Acts by a legislative body are exempt from HEPA."
18. House Labor Wants Salary, Names To Remain Public
19. Unwilling to Arrest Ritte, Police, Coast Guard Clear Businesses from Kaunakakai Harbor
20. Runway options would halt Mainland flights for weeks
21. Dope Grower Gets 10 years for Guns, Explosives
22. Officers sentenced in Afghanistan bribery probe

1. Full Text: Ben Cayetano Announces Campaign for Mayor
2. Panos Endorses Cayetano, Caldwell Says Election is about HandiVan
3. Lingle: SOPA, PIPA Would Permit Government Censorship
4. Lingle Endorses Obama's Tourism Plan
5. Abercrombie Statement on Obama Visa Task Force
6. OHA Names New CEO
7. Senate Majority to Focus on “People and Children”
8. Senate Minority Introduces Legislative Priority Package
9. Full Text: Federal Report on Hawaii Wave Energy Potential
10. Rep Ward: Legalize Driverless Cars
11. Six Kaneohe Marines killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
12. DoE Cuts Teachers Pay, Gives Money to Corrupt School Bus Contractors
13. Hawaii's Legislative Leaders Debate Tax Hikes, Jobs Plan
14. Survey: 54% Believe Legalized Gambling Will Have Overall Negative Impact
15. What Does the FTA Want From Honolulu Rail?
16. Hawaii Politicians, Business Back Obama Tourism Plan
17. Red mass: Religious Freedom is Under Assault in the US
18. Arrogant Atheists Attempt to Disrupt Catholic Mass
19. Iolani Protesters Convicted Of Criminal Trespassing
20. EUTF Before House Finance, Labor Committees
21. Office of Aging to Burn $1.4M on New Forms and Creating Positions
22. City strips Iwilei sector of drug addicts, bums, Hauls Away 10 truckloads of Filth
23. Mortgage Foreclosure Law Revisions Advised
24. Star-Adv Refuses to Print Rep Herkes’ Defense of Foreclosure Bill
25. First Hawaiian Rakes in $209M
26. Hawaii Reapportionment Panel Spent $600,000
27. Senate: Testimony Must Now be Submitted 24 Hours Before Hearing
28. Sierra Club: Tax and Regulate Business and Give us the Money to Brainwash Your Kids
29. Hawaii loses 30% of its construction jobs in four years
30. State will issue RFP for Hawaii's tallest building Friday
31. More hotels settle with Unite Local 5
32. After Organics Endorsed Slavery, Aloun Farms Betrays them, Backs Hoopili
33. Another Puna Organic Gets Rat Lungworm Disease
34. Air Quality Improve During New Year Celebrations
35. Republicans stand together to oppose piracy law
36. Gil Gets It Done - Kahuku Medical Center
37. Hawaii County to try out electric cars
38. Obamacare: Free Birth Control to Match Pain Pills for Grandma
39. Hint to Hawaii: SCOTUS Slaps Down Texas Redistricting Plan 9-0

1. Senator Sam Slom Opening Day Speech
2. Senate President Shan Tsutsui: 2012 Opening Day Remarks
3. Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
4. Gay Lawsuits Target Bed and Breakfasts, Churches Nationwide
5. Prudential Locations Kickbacks: Hawaii Lawsuit Seeks to Expose Whistleblowers
6. Governor Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions
7. Federal Officials Demand Honolulu Rail Tax Hike to Cover Upcoming Cost Overruns
8. Voting Today, Teachers Threaten to Reject Contract over Evaluations
9. Slom: Citizens Not Told the Truth about Real Cost of Wind, Solar, OTEC
10. Gambling at top of opening legislative session issues
11. Opening Day Coverage
12. Atheists on the Prod Opening Day
13. Legislators to Push to Legalize Small Bribes Again?
14. The Money Grab Begins: Children Will Die if our Budget is Cut
15. Hawaii teacher union to vote on proposed contract
16. Progressives Challenge Reapportionment Commission Lawsuit Over Sunshine Law
17. Guard Your Wallet: Enviros Push for State Wide Plastic Bag Tax
18. Hexavalent Chromium Chemophobia Scam: Josh Green pushes to Create Cause for Action by Trial Lawyers
19. Public Land Development Corp Rules Open for Discussion
20. Mufi Hannemann/Ernie Martin Operative Stays on Nanakuli NB after 2600 Ethics Violations
21. Farm Land Flip Flop? Hawaii Ag Officials Change Position on Hoopili
22. Glut of photovoltaic panels helps shave 20 percent off cost of installing system
23. Sex offender will serve 10 years for child molestation
24. Dopers Panic as Legislature threatens to Cut off Welfare Bennies
25. 3,500 turn out for Hire Our Heroes job fair

1. Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
2. Do-Over Sought In Hawaii Reapportionment Case
3. Rep Gene Ward: We Need to Brag About Hawaii
4. HSTA Contract: Little Room for Error, Lots of Missing Details
5. FULL TEXT: Justice Reinvestment Working Group Policy Recommendations
6. Governor Appoints Carmen ‘Hulu’ Lindsey to OHA Board of Trustees
7. Senate Democrats Set Priorities for the 2012 Legislative Session
8. HSTA Outlines Plans to Control Teacher Accountability
9. Cayetano confirms he is running for Honolulu mayor
10. Construction Alliance endorses Hannemann
11. Kaneshiro: "These guys don't want supervision. They are dangerous. You've got to keep them incarcerated"
12. Justice Reinvestment Could Cut Number of Mainland Prisoners
13. Hawaii Pension System Proposes New OT Rules
14. Chamber: Avoid Tax Increases During Fragile Economic Times
15. Legislators Plan Raid on Charter School Funds
16. Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion ruling delayed
17. OHA Salaries Posted Online
18. Rep. Fontaine Briefs Rotary on Maui Issues
19. Time with Kymberly Pine - features the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and NFIB
20. Kenoi OKs bag ban
21. UH Seeks Another $15 Million From Legislature
22. Army to maintain force level in Asia and Pacific, chief of staff says
23. Hawaiian Sees Demand Rise in First Year of Seoul-Honolulu Service
24. Hawaii’s average credit card debt down 11%
25. Daily Beast: Honolulu Second Most ‘Tolerant’ City in USA
26. Honolulu Zoo's elephant exhibit ranked one of ten worst
27. Ron Paul to Focus TV Ad Buys on Caucus States
28. Danny DeGracia on Obama and Rejection
29. Kaneohe Marines Train Afghan Police
30. 1893: How NYT Covered Overthrow of Monarchy

1. Billion Dollar Cost Overrun Shows US Shipyards Failing Navy and Commerce
2. HSTA Contract Does not Comply With 180 Day Law
3. Assisted suicide not lawful, state says
4. Reapportionment Commission Hires Real Lawyers Moves for Reconsideration
5. After HMC Closes, Legislators Prepare to Move Quickly on Organ Transplant Support left unfinished last session
6. Donated organs sent to mainland instead of staying in Hawaii
7. ACT221 Scammers: Amending Solar Credits Just Like Ending ACT221
8. SA: Get rid of ‘spiking’ to boost pensions
9. Abercrombie Makes Himself Issue in Senate Race
10. Abercrombie’s Jan 23 State of the State Could be Gift to Republicans
11. Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Hoopili
12. Danger: OIP Shell Bill Introduced
13. Cayetano to announce mayoral bid Thursday
14. The tide may be rising on rail
15. Tulsi Gabbard Says Christians are Just Like Islamists, but the Progressives Aren’t Buying it
16. Bullying Laws Now to Apply to Adults?
17. Abercrombie to appoint "Hulu" Lindsey to OHA seat
18. Democrat Presidential Caucuses March 7
19. Today is Last Day for Kenoi to Veto Bag Ban
20. Hoku Has Until Thursday to Pay Electric Bill, January 26 is Cut Off
21. Housing Agency Seeks Volunteers
22. Isle couple sue lender, cite unfair, deceptive practices
23. MLK Parade Bursting With Civil Unity Messages
24. Oahu Residents Hold Roadside Rally Against Puppy Mills
25. Tenants of a former Kauai sugar camp face eviction for a new development
26. Navy Hiring 60 civilian security guards
27. ‘The Descendants’ Globes win expected to boost tourism
28. Woman Says Author Swiped Work on Obama

1. Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Romney
2. Life-Changing Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
3. Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
4. The Atheist Declaration of War on Hawaii Churches
5. Lingle looking for balance in Congressional delegation
6. Abercrombie’s $334M Power Grab
7. Calvin Say: “No New Taxes”
8. Jobs, Economy at Top of Fontaine’s Agenda
9. Boylan: Ethnicity Would Finally Work to Cayetano’s Advantage
10. Star-Adv Suggests Way to Attack Sidewalk Storage Law
11. Coffee: Decentralize DoE
12. Maui News: Who to Blame for RTTT Failure DoE/BoE/HSTA?
13. Hawaii Island Regional Science Olympiad
14. Police: Hawaii is Magnet for Sex Offenders
15. Instead of Waiting for Government, Volunteers Clear Kailua Canal
16. Star-Adv Uses Waianae Church Volunteers to Boost Abercrombie’s Appointed State Rep
17. ILind Highlights Margaret Willie Campaign for Hawaii Co Council
18. Thieving Doper Ordered to Pay Restitution to Medical Dope Dealer
19. American Samoa governor on Hawaii visit
20. Can We Bring Back 'Hog Cheese'?

1. Gingrich Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
2. Colette Machado: Assisted Suicide Activists ‘Hoodwinking Our Culture’
3. Full Text AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
4. Honolulu March for Life Jan 22
5. Hilo March for Life January 23
6. Supreme Court Finds Excuse to Keep East Maui Water Case Alive
7. Using Exemptions to Shift the Burden of Taxes
8. Killing Rail may be Solution for HGEA, UPW Budget Woes
9. After Failing to Save HMC, Legislature Finally Getting Around to Tapping Federal Funds to Raise Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement
10. ERS seeks to stem pension spiking by public workers
11. Legislators Plan to Raid Rental Car Fund, Block Refill of Hurricane Fund, Rainy Day Fund
12. Tsutsui, Say: Gambling Not Likely to Pass Senate, House
13. Tsutsui: $500M in CIP and $200M OHA Settlement are Top Priorities
14. Kakaako Rail Line Burials: 300 Cultural Descendants and Counting
15. HART: 50% of Rail Contracts Signed, Construction is Well Under Way
16. Star-Adv: Sell Tesoro Refinery to BioFool Scammers
17. Lingle: If you want to be a good tourist destination, take care of your residents
18. Feds Say Senior Center Still Violating Grant Rules, Deadline in June
19. Hawaii Dead Last in School Maintenance Spending
20. Jonestown Followers ‘human beings with dreams’
21. Hearing set on lawsuit challenging corporate campaign disclosure requirements
22. Reapportionment: Discrimination against Military is Tough Task
23. Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair Jan 18
24. VIDEO: Dominic Yagong enters Hawaii County mayoral race
25. Hawaii County: Millions spent on garbage
26. At least 9 to run for KIUC board
27. Suit alleging MPD executed search warrant at wrong home
28. Monk Seal Remains from 1400s –1700s found on Maui
29. Residents Give Officials An Earful Over Conditions At Oneula Beach Park
30. Obama’s New Defense Plan: Is it right for a war weary America?
31. Luncheon to Raise Funds for Pregnancy Problem Center in Aiea

1. Coast Guard, Maui PD to Protect Molokai Cruise Ship
2. Hoku Still Battling over Unpaid Electric Bills as NASDAQ Prepares to Delist
3. Design and Management: $2.45M in CIP at Honolulu Airport
4. Governor Releases $14.2M in CIP Funds
5. Robbie Alm Decoupled: “Hawaii should convert to renewables no matter what” (price ratepayers must pay)
6. Star-Adv: Fake Test Scores Plus Fake Teacher Observations will Produce Real Pay Raises for HSTA
7. A few words from the wise offered to isle politicians
8. $140M in Loan Guarantees, and all Dante Carpenter can come up with is “Lingle equals Palin”
9. Counties Legislative Agenda: More Taxes, More Fees, Less Sunshine
10. Maui Chamber of Commerce: Calling for an environment where businesses can grow
11. Distraction Technique: Lawmakers propose delay to Unemployment Fund increase
12. Rail costs low-balled, consultant says
13. Mizuno Introduces Two Bills Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare – ACLU fights to keep Poor Doped Up
14. WSJ: More States Decide to ‘Buy Veteran’
15. NY Court Decision to become Tool for Hawaii Atheist
16. Prison Alternatives Team Up: Drug Court & HOPE
17. After Officers Killed in Farrington Hwy Accident, Push for Law Requiring Drivers to Give more Space
18. After Ousting Progressives, Charter School makes “Miraculous” Recovery
19. Viewpoint: Plastic bag ban should be revisited
20. Judge Rejects Complaint Against Kawaiahao Church
21. Usual Suspects Hijack ML King Day to Promote Socialism, Occupy
22. Under Pressure from Fanatics: Proposal Advances To Limit Fish Taken For Aquariums
23. Panetta's announcement renews military optimism in Hawaii
24. Fracking Offers New Geothermal Technology backed by Google
25. The Rise of the Charitable For-Profit Entity
26. Schofield Army troops head to Afghanistan

1. From Business Suits to Combat Boots
2. Caldwell: Rail is about "redesigning city around transit stations"
3. Political activities: What every Marine and DOD civilian should know
4. Rainbow papaya approved for Japan export
5. US Drops to 10th on Index of Economic Freedom
6. Teachers: Agreement is a Bum Deal, Lets Strike
7. Borreca: Tax Hikes Again at top of Legislative Agenda
8. Top Priority: Businesses faced with Another Massive Unemployment Tax Hike
9. Reapportionment Commission to Consider How Much to Discriminate Against Military Personnel, African-Americans
10. Hirono Rejects Hawaii Agriculture—Backs Luddites’ Call for GMO Labeling
11. Mandatory Coverage, Limited Benefits: Legislature May Consider Commanding All Workers to Buy Long Term Care Insurance
12. ACLU files amicus brief on right of Atheists to videotape police
13. Invasive Species: Plastic Bag Tax to Create DLNR Make-Work Jobs
14. Always Eager to Raise Electricity Prices, Omidyar’s Civil Beat Endorses HECO Propaganda Campaign
15. Stand all the Way Downtown: Rail Jacks Up Capacity by Cutting Out Seats
16. Caldwell Looks for Same Supporters he Received in 2010
17. Iolani Palace Protesters Get Their Day In Court
18. 'Wildlife overload' on Midway shows the results of restoration
19. Legislation to fight ID theft could cost businesses millions
20. Journalists group seeks applicants for internships
21. LPGA scouts Oahu for second tour stop
22. State Has $1 Million Plan For Overdue Elevator Safety Inspections
23. Debris piles up in Hawaii Kai
24. Water Board appoints new manager
25. Ed Case Unveils Economic Program
26. Hawaii conference will focus on impact investing
27. Obama Whines About Shaking Hands with Troops in Iraq

1. Hawaii County SHOPO Endorses Lingle
2. Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
3. $30,000 Reward in Monk Seal Killings
4. TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom
5. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School
6. California company lobbies lawmakers for online gambling
7. Hawaii taxes have yet to meet projected revenue forecasts
8. Star-Adv: Senate Should Focus on Raising Taxes
9. Not Worth It: Hirono's Senate campaign raises piddling $624,000 in three months
10. Reapportionment Puts Candidate Filings On Hold
11. Senators Angered by Difficulty in Receiving Bribes from Lobbyists
12. Experts Give Kudos To Proposed Charter School System Overhaul
13. DoE Officials Head for DC to Beg for RTTT Money
14. Vilsack: Military Budget Can be Substitute for Biofool Tax Credits
15. Local Oil Expert Questions Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Market
16. HECO Concerned that Slight Drop in Utility Bills Will Affect Ability to Stampede Legislature
17. 2011 law has lenders opting to foreclose in court
18. Open Records Agency Proposes Changes To Hawaii Sunshine Law
19. Fight Over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Brewing
20. Hee, Prevedouros Step Aside to make Way for Cayetano Mayoral Run
21. Caldwell to formally announce candidacy for Honolulu mayor
22. Democrat Margaret Wille to run for District 9 County Council seat
23. County fires four workers over election scandal
24. CARLISLE TO ATTEND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
25. Abercrombie Crony pushes NAACP to pull King dinner from boycotted Hyatt
26. Stolen Motorcycles: Twins Ran Chop-Shop for 3 years, Get Probation
27. DBEDT, Budget and Finance to be Kicked out of No. 1 Capitol District Building
28. Improve society to help beat cancer, experts say
29. Recktenwald, Foley Kick Off Justice Briefings
30. Adm. Patrick Walsh to retire as U.S. Pacific Fleet head
31. Young Brothers selling two barges to Canadian firm
32. China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope
33. Growers to send "Rainbow" papayas to Japan

1. Romney, Paul, Huntsman: Complete New Hampshire Primary Results
2. Tesoro to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations
3. House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting
4. City Brings Backhoe, Removes Homeless’ Trash, Sex Toys, Drug Paraphernalia from Sidewalks
5. Lingle says, if elected, state will be heard in Washington
6. Adopt Census’ ‘permanent resident’ term for districting
7. Deputy Superintendent: Large District Slows Race to the Top Progress
8. Slom: Republicans Excited about Cayetano Run
9. School Impact Fees Could Hurt Rail Project
10. Renewable Energy Push Could Hurt Refineries
11. Hawaii Lawmakers To Introduce Seven New Human Trafficking Bills
12. Steve Forbes to Headline Lingle Fundraiser
13. Ethics Boss Nixes Lobbyist Invites to Lawmakers
14. Shapiro: Chow Salary Secrecy Part of Larger Scheme to Boost Greenwood’s Pay
15. Stung by a critical review, Charter School education innovators hear a message of hope during their annual conference
16. Judiciary: Make Reporters' Shield Law Permanent
17. Inouye: An attack on Israel is an attack on US
18. Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping: U.S. boosts forces in Western Pacific
19. Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Hawaii Army Contract
20. Marines on Hawaii looking to turn mountains of trash into handful of ash
21. SA: Fireworks ban did bang-up job
22. Divorce Law in Hawaii
23. Safe Routes To School — Alternatives to School Busing?
24. Meth Pipe possession ‘cost’ officer his career — lawyer
25. Big Island puppy farm owners connected to Waimanalo animal cruelty case
26. Democrat Housel announces possible run for State House Dist 6 seat
27. Average Weekly Wage in Honolulu: $830
28. British Citizen Admits Making Child Pornography Videos

1. Abercrombie: HSTA Contract will help Save Race to The Top Grant
2. House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting
3. Tax hikes remain on table to offset the budget shortfalls invented by Abercrombie, CoR Tag Team
4. Abercrombie’s Budget Runs $927M Deficit over 6 years
5. $312M Shortfall in 2017--Abercrombie’s Bloated Budget
6. Tripler Trauma Center to Transfer Uninsured Trauma patients
7. $38.8M Rail Design Contract Goes to AECOM
8. Lingle: With Social Media, I can Bypass People Like Richard Borreca
9. Honolulu Begins Enforcing New Sidewalk Ban Against Homeless
10. Progressive Democrat Bart Dame Publishes Long-Winded Excuse for Disenfranchising Blacks, Military personnel
11. 10 Big Island couples apply for civil unions
12. Hanabusa to Hold Secret meeting With Military-Industrial Complex
13. Waihee Crony Heads Hawaii Democrat Communications
14. Mufi: I Identify with UPW, Look forward to taking their Desires to Washington
15. LWV Seeking Anti-Rail Candidates
16. Pilago Crony: I shake Down Developers too, so Vote for Me
17. SA: Re-pin Hawaii on golf world's map
18. Hoku Stalls Idaho Electric Shutoff Proceedings
19. Kauai Co Has 75 Unfilled Positions
20. Honolulu Airport Shuttle Prices Rile State Senator
21. Hilo, Micronesia USDA offices will be closed as part of an effort to cut costs
22. More Than $40,000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data Show

1. SHOPO Endorses Linda Lingle for Senate
2. Chicago Tribune: Yank Hawaii's Race To The Top Grant
3. Dr Alveda King, Duke Aiona, Colette Machado to Speak up for Religious Freedom
4. Heritage Foundation Youth Leader to Address Maui TEA Party January 12
5. DoH: Dramatic Reduction in Fireworks-Related Injuries
6. Wailuku Homeschool Leader: Does Rick Santorum have Right Idea?
7. Hawaiian Airlines Sets Record for Systemwide Traffic
8. OHA: If Obama is Reelected He Will Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
9. Police union endorses Lingle; UPW endorses Hannemann
10. Lawmakers want to spend $500M on Whatever
11. 2 of 3 rail bidders lacked state license
12. HUD: Still no Answer on ORI
13. Just in Time for the Legislature, Media is Suddenly Full of Online Gambling Legalization News
14. Media Filled with Articles about Hirono’s DOA China Visa Bill
15. SA: Reform law to let lenders, borrowers settle homes fairly
16. City serves notice to homeless to remove items or lose them
17. Rep Chris Lee Renews Push for Plastic Bag Tax
18. Hawaii Credit Card Spending up 8.69% in 2011
19. Israel’s Peres meets with Inouye, US Senate delegation
20. Real ID Finally Comes to Hawaii
21. Report: Before HMC Debacle, Hawaii Had Shortage of Medical Personnel
22. Traffic deaths down last year versus 2010
23. Vilsack to Hype BioDiesel at Pearl Harbor This Week
24. Bette Midler: Honolulu Rail a Bad Idea
25. Shakedown: UH Professors to Host Panel on Monsanto
26. Addition to Makawao veterans cemetery in works
27. Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor to hold symposium on Tuskegee Airmen

1. Monk Seals Dying in NW Hawaiian Isles Because of Fishing Ban
2. Unintended Consequences of Tapping the “Rich”
3. Lingle Campaign Launches Mobile App
4. FTA letter shows Rail financial plan remains Unacceptable to Feds
5. After Casting Sole Hawaii Vote Against South Korea Free Trade, Hirono Now pretends to Champion Tourism
6. State Needs Teacher Evaluations to Keep RTTT Funds
7. Military Families Demand DoD Set Up Schools in Hawaii
8. Study: Teacher Observations Most Effective Way To Evaluate
9. Emergency backup: The closing of 2 hospitals has Oahu ERs accepting more ambulances and urgent cases
10. SA: Homeless need a czar, not just a committee
11. SA Prints more Anti-Plastic Propaganda
12. Hawaiian Monk Seals Bludgeoned To Death
13. Solar Contractors Again Look to On Bill Financing
14. Luddites Gather at Legislature, scheme to Dispossess the People
15. OIP report Targets Kauai County information practices
16. Church of Crossroads Gives Award to Funder of Anti-Semites, 9-11 Conspiracy Movement
17. Hawaii Robotics teams kick off the 2012 season
18. Hawaiian Airlines inks deal with Orbitz
19. Isles rank No. 5 on list of top cruise destinations
20. Seminary grads led Hawaiian missions

1. HSTA Contract Too Little Too Late to Save RTTT?
2. Hawaii Supreme Court: Disenfranchise 121,494 Military, Dependents, Students
3. HELCO announces plans to expand geothermal energy on Hawaii Island
4. AFSCME Comes Out Against Pension Spiking
5. Hawaii Caucus Power: Gasoline from Pineapples?
6. Hawaii Legislative Races Cost Less than 1990s
7. HNN: Emergency rooms bursting at seams
8. Hawaii Ranks Last in Long Term Care Beds
9. Outdoor Circle makes bid to join lawsuit against rail
10. Council On Revenues Revises Hawaii's Economic Outlook Downward; New Forecast Will Impact State Budget
11. Strategy: City Begins Enforcement Of New Sidewalk Law
12. Heirakuji: Transition will not slow work on homelessness
13. SA: Keep close eye on geothermal funds
14. Hawaii Top Ten Polluters
15. Hawaii hotels 86% full; rates average $309 per room
16. Hawaii Wind-farms: Banks Laugh All the way to the Bank
17. Blackwater Fallujah lawsuit settled
18. Trial Date Set for Pflueger Kaloko Manslaughter Case
19. KEO provides 44 with permanent housing during 90-Day Plan
20. GGP Seeks to Refinance $1.3 Billion Loan on Ala Moana Mall
21. Land and Power: Case Family’s Nature Conservancy Grabs for Wet Forests, Reefs
22. Price of Pelosi: $61K
23. $34M for Kapolei National Guard Maintenance Shop
24. Strange Doings in East Oahu Cemetery
25. University of Hawaii Head Football Coach's Contract Secrecy Called "Orwellian"
26. Hawaii saw record-high gasoline prices in 2011
27. Kihei Woman selected for IRS Taxpayer Advisory Council
28. Police cameras going up on Big isle

1. Associated Builders and Contractors Endorses Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate
2. Atheist Extortion, Blackmail forced Marc Alexander to Resign
3. Abercrombie's Homeless Coordinator Suddenly Quits
4. HAWSCT: "Best Efforts" Are Not Good Enough In Reapportionment. But...
5. AARP Calls for Reform of Hawaii Long Term Care
6. Berg Proposes Measures to Remove Uninsured Motorists
7. ALEC Economist to Address Highlights and Lowlights of Hawaii Policies
8. Inouye’s Pirate Fishing Bill Cited as Example of Over-Criminalization
9. Presidents Bush, Clinton to Address Opening of 2012 Hawaii Robotics Season
10. Rail: Feds Demand More Local Taxes Before Committing Federal Funds
11. Honolulu to Feds: OK Rail Work Or Costs Rise $100M
12. After Abercrombie Presents Budget, CoR Suddenly Chops 3% off Projected growth Rate
13. Obama’s Military Cuts Already Being Felt in Hawaii
14. Abercrombie: Race to the Top Has Nothing to do with HSTA Contract
15. Liver Patients In Fear After Closure Of Hawaii Liver Center
16. 'Vog,' Volcanic Smog, Adds To Oahu Emergency Room Crowding
17. Honolulu Council May Try To Take Over Water Board
18. Civil Beat Influence Poll — Questionnaire, Toplines and Crosstab
19. Rolling the Hawaiians: OHA’s Namuo Will Work for Crook Waihee
20. Geothermal: Politicians Squabble over How to Divide Spoils
21. Hanabusa: Jeff Stone’s Pet Congresswoman Hopes to Stop Kneeling Before Wealthy
22. Case Holding $500/plate Fundraiser at Pacific Club
23. State Ag Department Supports Hoopili
24. DLIR Creating Positions
25. Savio rejects Hunt’s Iroquois Point Counteroffer
26. Company Positions itself to Profit from Anti-Plastic Hype
27. Wisconsin Homosexuals Allegedly Loot Veterans Fund to pay for Hawaii Vacation, One Accused of Child Enticement
28. Hawaii Lawyer Convicted as Homosexual Child Molester Denied Readmission to the DC Bar
29. 15% cap starting to slow PV growth in some areas
30. Maui Police Department computer analyst charged with impersonating officer, other crimes
31. Kona coffee farmers push for law requiring package labels to show origin of beans in blends
32. Hawaii Farmers Union recognized by national union
33. Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop

1. Hawaii GOP Announces Presidential Caucus Polling Places
2. Reapportionment: Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects One Man-One Vote, Disenfranchises Blacks, Military Personnel
3. Gates Foundation: Hawaii has "no plans to develop real accountability standards for teacher education"
4. HTA Projects 3.8% Increase in Air Seats to Hawaii
5. Nominations for the Aloha Order of Merit Accepted through Jan. 31
6. Money: Senate Ways and Means Announces Budget Briefing Schedule
7. Marumoto: After Budget Cuts, Dep’t of Ag Gave Away Snake Sniffer Dogs
8. January 6 is Last Day to Comment on Federal Takeover of Hawaii Shorelines
9. Rep Pine Cheers Opening of Pearl City Urgent Care Center
10. Judge Marks: State Supreme Court Ruling Exposes Hawaii To Federal Lawsuit
11. Bob Jones: Hawaii Deserves to Lose Race to The Top, DoE Should Be Burned Down
12. Dela Cruz: Abercrombie Still Doing Nothing to Address Federal Race to the Top Issues
13. After School Bus Collusion Uncovered, DoE Issues Legislative Report Designed to Protect Bus Companies
14. Abercrombie Administration Seeks To Add $334.7 Million In Spending
15. Mazie ‘Pay-to-Play’ Hirono Now Pretends to Oppose Corporate Influence in Politics
16. After One Year in Congress, Hanabusa Emphasizes her Anti-Environmental Record, Republican Ties
17. Cayetano candidacy would open deeper debate on rail
18. OIP Releases Annual Report
19. Long-Term Care Commission to hold public hearing Friday
20. Water Latest Sticking Point for Hoopili
21. Hawaii bankruptcies fall in 2011 for first time in five years
22. Officials seek information on monk seal killing on Kauai
23. Keoki Kerr to join Hawaii News Now

1. Iowa: Romney Beats Santorum by Eight Votes
2. Carpenter, Case: Democrats Should Host Senate Forums Excluding Lingle
3. Tom Berg Announces Campaign for Reelection
4. OHA Ceded lands Settlement Designed to Give Trustees a Better View
5. Shapiro: Public confidence in rail suffers yet another blow
6. Poll: Only 35% of Hawaii Voters Think Delegation Represents Constituents
7. Berg Hires Patty Teruya
8. Could Hawaii's 2nd District Go From Most Liberal to Most Conservative?
9. Hawaii: 13 Gay Civil Unions, 69 more Authorized
10. SA: After HMC Debacle, Tripler Pulls Our Fat From Fire
11. Expansion of Geothermal plant to shave power cost on Big Isle
12. Opponents of wind projects opt to voice concerns through radio spots
13. Hoku Gets Another Week of Free Electricity, Idaho Power Steamed
14. Legislature to Bring Back Non-Judicial Foreclosures
15. GMOs: Honolulu Council is Last Bulwark Against Luddites
16. Police: Fireworks Citations Drop 87%
17. Charter Schools Push Back Against Legislative Critics
18. Developers Fail in Push to Loosen Maui’s ‘Show-Me-The-Water’ Rules
19. Yagong pushes for Hawaii County solid waste privatization
20. No federal funding for TMT, official says
21. DoE Owes Legislature Dozens of Reports Mandated in 2011
22. Stopping Oahu School Bus Service Would Save Millions
23. HECO Proposes On Bill Financing for Solar Water Heaters
24. Attorney Files $10B Harassment Suit against Tripler over “Reverse Oreo”
25. University of Hawaii Releases Norm Chow's Head Football Coaching Contract; Won't Disclose His Salary
26. Proposal for 25% of UH Faculty to be Native Hawaiian
27. Pacific Resource Partnership seeks to intervene in Honolulu rail lawsuit
28. “A Night of Hope” Friday, February 3 at Blaisdell Arena
29. Hunt Development Joins Missouri Memorial Assn
30. Enviros Seize Control of Corporations from Stockholders, Plan to Run them into Ground
31. Obama Admin Retaliates Against Immigration Agents Who Deny Visas

1. After Secret Selection Process, Abercrombie Names 1980s Old Boy Tom Okamura to Aiea House Seat
2. VIDEO: Lingle Campaign Focuses on Tourism Job Growth
3. Hawaii County Releasing Geothermal Working Group Report
4. Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Lawsuit Dismissed Due to No Cause of Action
5. National Media Already Looking at Hawaii GOP Caucus
6. Hawaii Republican Party changes caucuses in hopes of gaining more members
7. Star-Adv to DoE: Fudge the 180 Day Law instead of Using Failure to Demand Another $50M
8. Slater: Star-Adv Headline Just Plain Wrong
9. 2012: First Open Senate Race Since 1976
10. Plastic bag laws well-intended but cause more harm than good
11. Computer glitch delays getting civil unions applications
12. DoE Bus Contracting System Obscures Basis of Competition
13. Mainland –Style Group Seeks to Organize Hispanics
14. Grand Wailea: Free iPads for First 10 Gay Civil Unions
15. City Councilman Tom Berg to announce re-election plans
16. Redistricting Hawaii Co Council: Brittany Smart Not Seeking Another Council Term
17. State has created an online list that lets Homeowners compare rates from 14 Insurers
18. Office vacancies continue climb
19. Hybrid Owner Sues Honda For Low Gas Mileage
20. Florida Murder Suspect Changes Name, Gets Hawaii Drivers License
21. Ex-prisoner, held beyond jail term, asks for review of claims
22. Driverless trains reflect not just new technology but also rigid labour laws
23. DLIR Releases Hawaii Directory of "Green" Employers
24. Barack Obama and the Enemies Within

1. Panos Drops Out of 2012 Mayoral Campaign
2. Dinesh D’Souza to Address Heritage Foundation Honolulu Dinner
3. Meet the Profiteer Behind Hawaii Medical Marijuana Cards
4. PREL: Hawaiian Students Failing, So Give Us More Money
5. Post-HMC Desperation: Tripler to bolster state's trauma network
6. Legislative Commissioner: Stimulus Money Helped DoE Keep Bloated Bureaucracy
7. Civil Unions Give Couples 71 benefits and 290 rights under Hawaii Law
8. Boon for Tourism: Taiwan May Get Visa Waivers
9. DOE held on to $34.2M from 2010
10. Occupy Honolulu: KHON Should be Forced off the Air
11. Occupy Wall Street Protests Outside Pelosi’s Kona Resort
12. HFD: "No Significant Decline In Fireworks Related Calls"
13. Harassed over Dead Fish, PETCO Agrees to Stop Selling Hawaii Species in Local Stores
14. Surfing moves to wipe out drug cheats after death of the sport's triple world champion
15. Obama Leaving
16. Deedy Leaves Hawaii
17. Aurora Foundation Hosts New Years Eve Fundraiser on Kauai

1. Broken Trust Gang finally Imposes Gay Unions on Hawaii
2. Barrel Tax: When Can Taxpayers Believe What They Hear?
3. Hawai’i Free Press Editor to Address Pro-Life Group Jan 17
4. John Fund to Headline Smart Business Hawaii Conference Jan. 11
5. Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
6. Exclusive Hawaii Premiere: Battle for Brooklyn, Academy Award Contending Documentary About Eminent Domain
7. Hawaii Ct App Upholds Attorneys Fees For Eminent Domain Appeals
8. Cayetano to Run for Mayor?
9. Hawaii 2012: Pivotal Year Could Draw Record Political Spending
10. Star-Adv: Hawaii GOP sees March 13 caucus as recruiting opportunity
11. 200 Long Term Care Patients Left With No Place to go
12. Activists: Out-of State Gay Marriages Now Recognized in Hawaii
13. Judge Steven Alm's probation program brings change
14. New Law Requires Employers Make Accommodation for TRO Filings
15. Maoists, Anti-Semites Protest Outside Obama Vacation Hope
16. Snobs Suppress New Years Celebrations
17. Medical miracle
18. 'Lost Kingdom': How Hawaii became part of U.S.
19. Two Hawaii Ships On Most Endangered List
20. NYT: China's Shaky Economic Foundation

1. Mufi Hannemann and Ernie Martin Operative: Patty Teruya Forced out by Ethics Investigation
2. Hoku Can’t Pay Its Electric bill in Idaho, Freezing Temps May Destroy $390M plant
3. Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Law Greeted With Lawsuit, But No Injunction
4. DLNR Seeks Nominees for Forestry Committees
5. Abercrombie Releases $63.7M in CIP Funds
6. Full Text: PUC Annual Report
7. Abercrombie Running on Lingle’s Record
8. 2011: Dope, Taxes, and a Senate Without a Prayer
9. Visitor Spending Up 15 Percent This Year Through November
10. Gabbard Calls for Repeal of DOMA after being Targeted by Gays
11. Rod Tam begins jail sentence
12. Agent accused in fatal shooting can travel
13. 3rd Monk Seal Death not ‘suspicious’
14. Food truck crackdown spurs move to alter law
15. Protesters now occupy city sidewalk
16. Navy Captain Called Workers ‘Slackers” so Tripler faces $20 million racial discrimination lawsuit
17. Federal judge throws out Guam firing range lawsuit
18. Bringing Mainland Tribal Troubles to Hawaii
19. In first year, ignition interlock law called a success
20. 50,000 year old Moss found Growing In Hawaii

1. Obama Admin, Heritage Foundation Look Toward Consumer Incentives in Medicaid Reform
2. Hawaii has Nation's Highest Mortgage Balances, Payments
3. FTA: No Commitment on Federal Funds, Rail Demolition May Begin
4. State Senate to Censor Senators’ Online Comments
5. EPIC FAIL: None of DoE High Schools, only One Middle School Meets Requirements of 180-day law
6. Oral Arguments in Hawaii State Reapportionment Challenge Set for January 4
7. More Financial Troubles: Wahiawa General Had Been Prepared To Cut Jobs, Hours To Stay Afloat
8. HART Chair Carrie Okinaga's New Gig: First Hawaiian Lawyer
9. Hawaiian Electric blending news and advertising
10. Energy Efficiency? Hawaii Spends $117 per Capita and Reduces Electricity Usage only 1%
11. State-Run Superferry Bill Coming Back
12. A five-course meal at Honolulu's priciest restaurant after golf with his hooker-loving buddy
13. Hawaii churches fight civil unions law
14. Occupy protesters pushed out of Thomas Square
15. Occupy Hawaii Island Movement Plans Protest Near Pelosi's Posh Hawaiian Hotel
16. City Completes Survey of Thomas Park, Occupy is Camping in Park Illegally
17. Should property tax exemptions for Hawaiian Homes lessees be ended?
18. PBN Looks Towards 2012:
19. Will Obama Pay if Iraq Spirals?

1. Assisted suicide still a no-go in Aloha State
2. Berg Wins Backing for New Waianae Access Road Study
3. Full Text: US DoJ Memo Suddenly Legalizes In-State Online Gaming
4. Hawaii's Civil Union Law Greeted With Lawsuit
5. Lingle Ranked #2 in Construction Job Growth, Abercrombie Ranks #38
6. Under Lingle State Saved $20M in Electricity Costs, Abercrombie Claims Credit
7. Pali Momi, Wahiawa General: ‘Standing Room Only’
8. Republican National Committee Ted Liu vs Willes Lee
9. Organic Cultists Shocked: Aloun Farms Growing GMO Corn
10. Wanna-Be Hawaii Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt In Korea
11. Wasted In Hawaii Site Satires Obama Vacation
12. Hawaii Kai Realtor Fired for Challenging Gay Lords
13. Gays Demand Catholics Hand over Children
14. Put state on spending diet rather than impose soda tax
15. Rep Fontaine Leading Charge for Kihei High School Project
16. Hawaii loses 3,200 retail jobs in five years
17. Hawaii sheds 1,000 government jobs since 2006
18. DOE Substitutes Must Have College Degrees In 2012
19. SA: Plague of Frogs unless Fees hikes, positions created
20. Maui: 30 Eco-Faddists Protest Because Aquarium Fish Dies
21. Another Monk Seal Found Dead on Molokai
22. Hawaii teamsters endorse Mufi Hannemann for congress
23. Hawaii ranked tops for energy investment savings
24. Island seniors encouraged to weigh in on long-term care report
25. Obama nominates new chief of US Pacific Command
26. Amid Arlington Grave Issues, VA Says Punchbowl Review 'Not Necessary'
27. Hawaii Supreme Court to Convene in Kapolei to Hear Arguments Involving Marital Property Dispute
28. Stephens Media owner in deal to buy 16 papers from NY Times
29. MF Global chief missing $1.2B is financial adviser to EPA

1. Jihadi Wanna-be Names Names in New York and Hawaii
2. Organ Transplant, Bio-Fuel Tax Credits, Fee Increases may be Fast-Tracked by Legislature
3. Public Hearing on Leeward Oahu School Impact Fees
4. Island Democrats prepare to challenge “open primary” election law
5. Bankrupt Hospitals Now Say 500 Workers Laid Off
6. Excessive OT for Ambulance Workers Highlights Strain on Pension System
7. Hanabusa One Year Serving Campaign Donors
8. Website slams Obama's Hawaiian vacation
9. WSJ: HSTA Contract is Major Stumbling Block
10. Omidyar Site: If Bridge Aina Lea is Appealed, Higher Court Could Create New Precedent
11. Star-Adv Says Let the Criminals Run Free
12. Tax Credit Scammers: Solar is Married to tax Credits, Wind is Object of Derision
13. Fireworks: Snobs Take Fun out of New Years
14. Large part of Waikiki will be razed for Queen’s development
15. Hawaii Supreme Court Rules ‘Known or Obvious Danger’ Defense Not Viable
16. Hawaii Primary Late But Not Latest
17. Iannucci reflects on era of change at KPD
18. Another Homeless Camp Murder
19. Civil Unions Rev “Anticipating Kinks”

1. VIDEO: Charles Djou Christmas in Afghanistan
2. Every Honolulu Emergency Room Closed to Ambulances Thanks to HMC Debacle
3. State Releases 128 High Risk Repeat Offenders without Supervision
4. SA: Why is Abercrombie Rewarding School Bus Contractors with $25M While FBI Investigates Bid Rigging?
5. HGEA DoTAX Workers Cost HGEA $56.7M
6. Kailua MD: 'Medical industry' ran afoul when it adopted manufacturing ideas
7. Act 221 Scammers: When Big Wind Dies, all will be lost
8. UH Scrambles to Block Evaluation of UH Education School
9. Is Athletic Program under UH Control or UH-Manoa Control?
10. Federal agency gives $10.7M to isle homelessness efforts
11. 28 Families Awarded Homestead Leases on Maui
12. Energy Efficient Lighting Causes Cancer, Kills Birds, Turtles
13. Can Pro-Business Charity Pay For Rail Lawsuit?
14. Hawaii couples planning first civil unions for New Year’s Day 2012
15. Hawaii New Year's fireworks ban plays a different tune
16. Solyndra: Politics infused Obama energy programs

1. Big Wind, Big Cable: To Stampede Legislature, HECO Trumpets High Rates
2. Land Swap: City Hedges its Rail Bet
3. DoE, HSTA Begin Finger Pointing over Loss of Race to the Top Funds
4. Obama Admin: Hawaii DoE in Danger of Losing Funding
5. Advertiser suddenly Likes School Sports
6. Inouye Orders Obama to Come up With Micronesia Action Plan
7. Coast Guard enforcing Oahu security zone
8. Nuns describe what life was like for Mother Marianne Cope
9. CATO Institute: Ron Paul is Abhorrent

1. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
2. In Hoc Anno Domini: So the light came into the world
3. View Back Provides Valuable Insights
4. HB 608: Legislators Could Have Saved HMC Organ Transplant Center Last Year—Bill Was Killed at Last Minute
5. After Lowering Tax Revenue Estimates, Rail Now Claims to Exceed
6. Honolulu Rail Costs $7,600 Per Person
7. Con artists could take advantage of New Mortgage Refinancing Program
8. Aloha Stadium Security Somehow Misses ATM Theft in Broad Daylight
9. Pelosi Slips Quietly into Big Island Resort
10. Hawaii Had Internet First, Blew It
11. Chinese Government Propaganda Reporter to Edit Kauai Garden Isle
12. Global Warmers Cry Because They Can No Longer Blame Everything on Global Warming
13. After Obama Withdraws Troops, Iraq PM Warns of ‘Rivers of Blood’

1. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
2. Europe Non-Stop to Hawaii: Airlines cleared to use Santa's short-cut
3. Fed Once-Secret Central Pacific Bank Loan Data Released to Public
4. Malulani Foundation Continues Push for New Hospital in Kihei
5. DLNR, Ritte Accuse Molokai Residents of Killing Monk Seals
6. Chief Justice Recktenwald Appoints DesJardins as District Court Judge on Maui
7. Hirono, Hanabusa Vote Against One Year Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
8. ‘Green’ Energy: HECO Launches Propaganda Blasts Designed to Stampede Legislature
9. X-Mas Present: Abercrombie Administration Approves Another Insurance Rate Hike
10. Kam Schools Spent $106M on DoE Programs
11. Hilo: School Janitor Allegedly Phone in Threats
12. Snakes, Coqui Deployed in Effort to Rustle Up More HGEA, UPW Positions
13. Sierra Club, Greenies, team up to Extract More Money from Ratepayers, Consumers
14. Hilo Mortician Gets Fate Waihee Evades
15. 9th Circuit Overrules Seabright, Kiddie Porn Seized by TSA is Admissible
16. Judicial panel's chief led way to rule change
17. Hawaii joins other states in supporting cigarette labels
18. Inouye Endorses Congressional Candidate Takano in CA-47
19. President Obama starts delayed Hawaii vacation
20. Obama Blames Hawaii For His Laziness
21. Revolving Door: Kauai Garden Isle Editor Takes Utility Job
22. HNN Video: 25th Infantry Soldiers talk one-on-one

1. AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
2. Pacific Command studying negative attitudes toward Hawaii's public schools
3. Abercrombie's "Surplus" Comes out of Your Pocket
4. National Journal: Hawaii Democrats Running Scared Through Primary Minefield
5. In Defense of the Plastic Bag
6. A Primer on Bridge Aina Lea Case
7. City Has Two Multiple-Convicted Felons Working Crime Scenes
8. U.S. Education Secretary: Hawaii Lacks 'Sense of Urgency'
9. Victory Achieved, so End in Sight for HSTA's Complaint Against Hawaii?
10. Hawaii unlikely to absorb all HMC employees
11. Medved Show – 12/21/2011 -H2 – Lesbian couple’s lawsuit claims discrimination by Hawaii BnB
12. Honolulu Council Chair Ernie Martin to Push Plastic Bag Ban
13. Gary Hooser Demands We Keep the Homeless Homeless
14. Clean Energy Scammers Rejoice: To Stampede Legislature and Justify High Electric Rates, HECO Begins Running TV Propaganda
15. 23.6/kwh Hawaii Solar Developer Laughs All the Way to the Bank
16. Omidyar Front Group Seeks to Unite TEA Party, Occupy behind Push for Higher Fuel, Electricity Prices
17. Federal Judge Throws Out Discrimination Complaint Against Six Hawaii Farms
18. Legislators Again Consider State-Run Superferry
19. Navy gets OK to buy two Hawaii Superferries
20. Documents about Eric Lighter from a lost archive
21. Mufi Operative Complains that Republicans Support Lingle
22. Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions is requesting 41 additional Fees
23. Hawaii REIT to Launch IPO
24. Alexander & Baldwin's CEO Discusses Separation Plan Announcement - Conference Call Transcript
25. Hawaii Cracks Down on Beachfront Property Owners in Kahala
26. How To Donate To Philippine Typhoon Relief
27. Prosecutor had no grounds to charge officers of puppy mill's corporate owner
28. Obamacare will Hike Insurance Rates 14% per year

Hawaii County: Government Without Limits

1. Big Victory for HSTA: Obama Admin Seizes Control of Hawaii RTTT Funds
2. Hawaiian Telcom to Impose Contract on IBEW; Legal Challenge Anticipated
3. End of Year Tax Reminders
4. NYT: Lingle is Change Candidate
5. Leukemia: Bone Marrow Patients Must Go To Mainland Now
6. 14 State Tax Employees Under Investigation
7. Star-Adv: $75M grant at risk
8. Timber! Hawaii County Bag Ban Will Lead to Increased Paper bag Use
9. Multi-Kilo Dope Minister to be Charged With Money Laundering
10. PUC Allows Green Energy Scammers to Save $40K By Making their Electricity Even Less Reliable
11. Solar Contractor Tries to get Legislators Drunk
12. Hawaii Veterans Have Lower Unemployment
13. Sovereignty Scammer Lighter Convicted in Tax Evasion Case
14. Hawaiian Increasing Seoul-Honolulu Service to Daily
15. Inouye Slips CoFA Fix into Appropriations Bill
16. Kauai County Sits on $57M
17. Kauai Councilman Could Face Jail over Home Improvements
18. Pacific Wings contests Kalaupapa subsidies award
19. Honolulu's Response to Too-Popular Service: Stop Offering It
20. Al-Qaeda Bombs Shia to Stoke Sectarian Tensions in Iraq