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The Hawaii Legislature is currently considering the “Hawaii Safe Schools Act,” which claims to target bullying and harassment at schools. In reality, it is a mechanism for imposing a pro-homosexual, state-mandated orthodoxy on students and teachers....

There are 10 new and increased taxes to watch....

This is what happens to Hawaii legislators when they are so close to a tax increase that they can taste it....

The 9th Circuit heard arguments about whether to allow fishermen to intervene in the formation of a new federal regulation aimed at protecting endangered turtles.

Would you borrow $3.2B and entrust it to Abercrombie, Louie, and Takamine?

Mr. Fortuño wants to convert the island's oil-fired plants to cheaper, cleaner natural gas....

The sales tax in Hawaii ... has a base that includes many services, and as such are not strictly comparable to other sales taxes.

... the six states with the highest percentages — Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Vermont and California — also skew Democratic. In each of these states the percentage of childless women exceeds 55%....

in order to either scare Togiola to the sidelines or bolster his own popularity, Faleomavaega made his next and even more cynical move: promise citizenship to nationals and national status to aliens....

His problem is with the "prohibitively high cost" of US-built ships and the impact of those costs on freight rates. The high costs of other aspects of a US-flag operation, such as the cost of an over-manned US-citizen crew with all its fringe benefits, get no mention....

• Romney - 39% (2,190 votes)
• Paul - 36% (1,996 votes)
• Santorum - 18% (989 votes)
• Gingrich - 6% (349 votes)
• Other - 1% (61 votes)

Horizon’s departure has left Guam with a single Westbound common carrier, Matson Navigation Company, which now operates as a true monopoly here....

...it appears that Brown successfully lobbied for California to get $6 billion in cash and siphon off a total of $18 billion from the $25 billion mortgage settlement with the five largest U.S. banks....

“I’ve reviewed the Hawaii law, and it’s not much of a compromise. The Hawaii contraceptive mandate has many of the same features as the new federal mandate.”

Sen. Rick Santorum won all three Republican Presidential caucuses February 7 ....

“People always opt for more information,” says Giddings, “whether or not they have any idea what it means, or how they might use it.”

But for the trees, our good senator, can't see the forest. Here are some important facts the senator may have overlooked ....

the geniuses running state pensions lost $4.33 for every dollar public workers "contributed." However, the geniuses did manage to pocket $36.6 billion in "Other Expenses" for themselves and their pals in the process.

... we can be 100% free of our dependence on foreign oil within 10 years if we set our minds to it, by using our most abundant renewable energy source, geothermal energy, for our base load energy, sun, wind, and ocean, but HECO keeps stifling these technologies, especially geothermal energy, so it can continue burning oil and bi-oil for another 20 years to preserve its profits ....

With 100% of the Vote in, here are the results from the Nevada Republican Caucuses....

The University of Hawaii is considering whether to provide funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business to start doing abortions on Kauai inside the Mahelona Memorial Hospital in Kapa’a....

Hawaii Republicans are meeting to select delegates for the upcoming State GOP Convention May 12 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu.

Hint to Hawaii: This is what happens when a PUC actually represents the consumers ....

Evidence is mounting that the Aloha State could offer the biggest surprise of the cycle. Former Gov. Linda Lingle flexed her fundraising muscles with a $1.7 million quarter....

The greatest one year decline in Obama's approval rating is the 9.8% drop from 65.9% to 56.1% in Hawaii....

“We will be spending time in the caucus states.” -- Ron Paul 

6,796 of 6,796 Precincts Reporting....

Progressives continue to panic over Gabbard candidacy ....

In Honolulu there's a four-bedroom home priced at $785,000 that has views of the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean. The beaches of Waikiki are 15-minutes away.  Starting this month, the property is available to buyers with a subprime credit score, limited cash reserves and a 3.5 percent down payment ....

Earlier this week, Stimulus beneficiary Evergreen Energy bit the dust. Then, Ener1, a manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles and recipient of Stimulus largesse, filed for bankruptcy. Amonix, Inc., a manufacturer of solar panels that received $5.9 million from the Porkulus, will cut two-thirds of its workforce....

Some people actually believe the Sun has nothing to do with the temperature.... 

• Radical Queer Parenting
• Princess Boys, Two Mommies, and You’re So Gay: Current Issues and LGBT Advocacy in Elementary Schools
• The Artifice of the Nuclear Family 

MRFSS information has been the basis for the regulations that govern recreational catch limits, sizes and seasons....

She filed with the Federal Election Commission on January 25, and she has fulfilled the requirements of the Green Party to seek the nomination....

... labor rates are not the main reason why U.S. shipyards are uncompetitive ....

Just about everyone who has spent time around the American criminal justice system will tell you that it is broken....

John Mizuno, a Democratic state legislator in Hawaii, wants to require virtual dossiers to be compiled on state residents: two years' worth of their Internet browsing.

Read all the way down to the last paragraph where you will discover that this book review is really about ... Hawaii.

...“substantial concerns regarding the possible exercise of preferential treatment by a utility to its competitive affiliates.” That, in turn, could produce higher transmission rates and higher electricity prices ....

Typical estuarine environments have an inflow from rivers (with a lower pH) that fluctuates wildly, so do areas with upwelling, and even the pH in kelp forests varies dynamically.

... an ugly little secret that has always lurked beneath the surface of environmentalism. Its basic appeal is to the affluent ....

Tragically, the opportunity to liberate Molokai from Ritte's roving gang of welfare bums has been lost, no arrests were made....

Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina GOP Primary with 40.8% of the vote after 77% of precincts reported.  He wins 17 delegates.

It caused a positive revolution in U.S. management, financial analysis, incentives, governance and market-based discipline. It led directly to the 1990s boom years. And it gave the U.S. two decades of breathing room while Europe, with some exceptions, choked....

"I am delighted that former state governor Ben Cayetano has entered the race for Honolulu mayor. Now more than ever Honolulu needs an experienced, fiscally responsible and anti-boondoggle mayor."--Panos Prevedouros

The 9th Circuit said Wednesday that it will reconsider a lawsuit to identify informants who spurred two investigations of a real estate kick-back racket in Hawaii.