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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Schatz, Mazie to be Junior Senator
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 11654 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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"For me, personally, I believe global climate change is real, and it is the most urgent challenge of our generation," Schatz said.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Seniority? Hawaii is better off without it
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 8100 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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"The lesson for everybody is you don't want your town to turn into this."
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Case Applies for Senate Vacancy
By Ed Case @ 9:44 PM :: 5630 Views :: Politicians
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"Our Hawai'i has never faced such a precarious position on Capitol Hill"
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Ed Case: Disagreeing With Inouye 'Cost me dearly'
By Ed Case @ 9:34 PM :: 6769 Views :: Politicians
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Of course, we disagreed later over how to ensure Hawaii's representation in the Senate in a post-Inouye world, and that cost me dearly....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Is Abercrombie Vitousek?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 11091 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Politicians
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The fight between Hanabusa and Hirono over Inouye’s seat is the latest flare-up of the battle between old-boys and progressives within the Democratic Party....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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List of Potential Senate Candidates is also List of Potential Special Election Candidates
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6445 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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If Hanabusa is appointed senator, you can take the names of most of the folks listed above as possible candidates in the special election ....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Remembrance Ceremony for Senator Daniel K. Inouye
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 5151 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Hanabusa will apply for Senate vacancy, Case Considers Special Election Run
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 6505 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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“…we’re electing our next senator-for-life in this process….”
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Democrats Pretend to Open Selection Process
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6326 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Coordinating committee will vet applicants for “good standing” qualification ....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Inouye Successor Will Face Election in 2014
By Robert Thomas @ 6:19 PM :: 8368 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Inouye wanted Hanabusa to succeed him in U.S. Senate
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 8260 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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Boylan said the letter is Abercrombie's to release. But he confirmed it was Inouye's "last wish" for Hanabusa to succeed him.
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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HSTA Protest Video: "Abercrombie Proposal Offers Little Hope"
By Video @ 9:41 PM :: 7866 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Politicians
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If no one is watching, what’s going to happen next will affect the future of public education in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Red-Faced Abercrombie Bickers With Protesters on Stage at Democrats Grand Rally in Hilo
By Video @ 4:51 AM :: 10392 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Stalking the stage behind two beefy bodyguards, Abercrombie bellows at the protesters: “Then join the Democratic Party and you get the faith and trust of people.”
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing: “I don’t Support Osama bin-Laden”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 15512 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Military, Politicians
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“I don’t support Osama bin-Laden. I didn’t cheat on my LSAT.” That was the message HD11 Democratic House candidate Kaniela Ing blurted out to the astounded members of the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission at a hearing Thursday, November 1.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Monday, October 22, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing Threatened with Expulsion from UH
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 AM :: 16363 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Higher Education, Politicians
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It took three months for UHSC to stop Ing from misrepresenting himself but after Ing was threatened with expulsion from UH, he capitulated....
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Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
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Hanabusa Campaign Exploits Forced ‘Volunteers’, Contributors
By Rep Charles Djou @ 5:41 PM :: 8359 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians
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Hanabusa said she doesn't condone the practice, but will gladly continue to accept all the money and political help that comes from it.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
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VIDEO: PRP Renews Pay for Play Attack on Cayetano
By Video @ 3:48 AM :: 8546 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians, Rail
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Pro-Rail Pacific Resources Partnership today released its first anti-Cayetano ad for the General Election season....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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CSC: New Campaign Spending Violations by Kaniela Ing
By Andrew Walden @ 10:24 PM :: 11767 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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As of Monday, Ing will owe as much as $950 in fines and will be barred from receiving additional public funding until the report is filed and the fines are paid....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Campaign Spending: HD11 Candidate Kaniela Ing Could Face $14,000 Fines, Felony Charges
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 12197 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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· use of illegal campaign contributions to obtain public funding,
· Mr. Ing taking over $5,900 in cash from his own Committee without appropriate receipts or descriptions
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Hill of Beans? Carroll endorses Hirono
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 8682 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...Larry Mehau associate John Carroll announced his support of Larry Mehau associate Mazie Hirono in the US Senate race today....
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Hanabusa Invokes Gestapo, One-Party State
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 5760 Views :: Politicians
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Yesterday the General Contactors' Association of Hawaii (GCA) held a candidate forum between Charles Djou and Colleen Hanabusa....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Mama's Boy: Cabanilla, Manabat Accused of Nepotism
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 9481 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Chris Manabat has highlighted his six years as a staffer at the State Legislature...he neglects to mention is that he served as an office manager for his mother, Rep. Rida Cabanilla....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Tulsi Gabbard's precincts Inversely Correlated with Mazie Hirono's
By Selected News Articles @ 4:32 PM :: 8106 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...there's significant evidence that there was a different dynamic going on, and one that didn't follow the sort of liberal/conservative dimension that we tend to focus on....
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Friday, August 3, 2012 |
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To Stop Mufi, Mrs Abercrombie Joins the Chris Butler Cult
By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 AM :: 29920 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Religion, Tulsi Gabbard
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“Tulsi is a pure devotee. She is a little plant, a Holy Basil…. You don’t just leave, you are totally black banned if you leave."
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Sunday, July 29, 2012 |
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Henkin: Rumors of Hee-Wooley Affair “Scurrilous”
By Andrew Walden @ 10:02 PM :: 19075 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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A Democratic state representative says, “They’re like a couple of high school kids.”
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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New Website: The Real Hanabusa
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 8693 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Politicians
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Meet The Real Hanabusa for yourself at TheRealHanabusa.com....
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Sunday, July 1, 2012 |
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Pay to Play: Will Cayetano Retaliate Against Hirono?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 12519 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians
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"Is PRP implying that Mazie Hirono who also received illegal contributions did any wrongdoing?" -- Ben Cayetano
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
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Mazie's Adventures in a Jones Act Wonderland
By Michael Hansen @ 7:11 PM :: 8021 Views :: Jones Act, Politicians
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Rep. Hirono states that the Jones Act has created 10,000 maritime jobs in Hawaii, and the Hawaii maritime industry generates an annual turnover of more than $4.7 billion and provides wages of $1.1 billion. These are extravagant numbers ...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
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Fact Sheet Misquotes Hawai`i Free Press: Cayetano Threatens Lawsuit over Mention of Pay-to-Play Allegations
By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 9412 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Cayetano does not dispute that the contributions were accepted, nor does he dispute that most of the fines levied by the Campaign Spending Commission went unpaid....
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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Hanabusa: I am not a Loan Shark
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 11174 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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“Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) collected more than $31,000 in interest on a $125,000 loan….”
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 11107 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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There are so many layers of ignorance and stupidity in Halperin’s first paragraph that it is difficult to know where to begin....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Mufi Hannemann and Ernie Martin Operative: Patty Teruya Forced out by Ethics Investigation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 13807 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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Another piece of the Leeward Community Benefits scandal all of which leads right back to Ernie Martin and Mufi Hannemann.
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Friday, December 9, 2011 |
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Pay to Play Fines Unpaid: Hirono for Governor Campaign Closes Owing State Elections Fund Over $98,000
By Andrew Walden @ 11:00 AM :: 19182 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Development, Politicians
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The assessments were levied after the Campaign Spending Commission investigators uncovered thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, contributed to Hirono as a part of Hawaii's extensive "Pay to Play" scandal....
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
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State Sues to Get Back $39M Looted from Graves by John Waihee
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 15267 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, Politicians
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"Waihee was instrumental in planning, facilitating, and effectuating the misappropriation of funds from the trusts...."
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 |
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LoPresti: Ewa Neighborhood Board 'Most Dysfunctional in USA'
By Selected News Articles @ 1:33 PM :: 9563 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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The board lacks any significant degree of discipline or decorum and there is little attempt to follow Roberts Rules of Order except when it is convenient to control the speech of any who may hold dissenting views....
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 |
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Mufi’s Republican Army: The Bush Family Connection
By Andrew Walden @ 9:19 AM :: 19825 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians, Republican Party
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For someone seeking the Democratic Gubernatorial nomination, Mufi Hannemann’s campaign sure has a lot of current or former Republicans among its leadership. In fact, Mufi’s GOP connections lead straight to the Bush family—the locus of Democrat seething and hatred for eight years....
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Sunday, August 7, 2011 |
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Police roust Mayor Kenoi, Rep Chang from Drunken Campaign Event
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 14089 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Politicians
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A loud drinking party on county property brought to a halt by the police early May 1 included Mayor Billy Kenoi, state Rep. Jerry Chang and a host of other bigwigs celebrating the end of the Merrie Monarch Festival....
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Abercrombie argues with retired teacher in Hilo
By Video @ 5:18 PM :: 10497 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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Abercrombie gets rolling about 1:30 and keeps on rolling for the next ten minutes. Starting about 6:50 you can hear Abercrombie's handlers trying to pull him away....
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Monday, July 25, 2011 |
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Alleged Eric Ryan Victims Speak out on New Website
By News Release @ 12:22 PM :: 13175 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians, Rail, Republican Party
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In the early 1990's Eric Ryan was the first student in Chaminade history to be convicted of forging student signatures and election ballots thus beginning his career of graphic design so he continue forging documents. He later took Chaminade to court for defamation of character.
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Monday, July 18, 2011 |
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Convicted Cocaine Dealer replaces Advertiser columnist as Ernie Martin’s Campaign Treasurer
By Andrew Walden @ 1:19 AM :: 27816 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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Convicted cocaine dealer Chad Tsuneyoshi is taking over as Honolulu Council Chair Ernie Martin’s Campaign Treasurer.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011 |
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Sources: Democrats scheming to plant candidate in Republican Senate Primary
By Andrew Walden @ 10:50 PM :: 13224 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Sources within New Hope Church say that Democrats are scheming to plant a hand-picked candidate to make a seemingly suicidal attempt to defeat Linda Lingle in the August 11, 2012 Hawaii Republican Primary....
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Friday, June 10, 2011 |
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Abercrombie doubles down against Pro-Bowl: "It's Time We Get Our Priorities Straight"
By Video @ 5:22 PM :: 10689 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Politicians, Tourism
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"It's Time We Get Our Priorities Straight," a message from Governor Neil Abercrombie, June 10, 2011
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Monday, May 23, 2011 |
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Larry Mehau associate John Carroll to run for US Senate as Libertarian
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 10520 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Long time GOP stalwart and former legislature John Carroll announced that he felt himself more a libertarian than anything else and would seek the LP nomination for the US senate seat being vacated by Dan Akaka....
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Sunday, May 22, 2011 |
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Gulen Cult strikes out in Hawaii Legislature, School?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:48 PM :: 17357 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians, Religion
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After months of trying to get on base in Hawaii, is it ‘three strikes and they’re out’ for the Turkish Gulen cult?
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Friday, May 20, 2011 |
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VIDEO: Abercrombie squares off with Maui Nurses
By Video @ 1:09 AM :: 13285 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Politicians
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Listen carefully to the nurses in this video. They are ready to dump the HGEA.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 |
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Cabanilla staffer, on the job at Capitol, “also works for an attorney”
By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 12586 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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“You may not use State time, equipment, or facilities, for private business purposes, including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations.” – HRS 84-13 (2).
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 |
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Neil vs. Dan: Overheard in the Governor’s Office
By Far Left Coast @ 6:59 PM :: 6098 Views :: Politicians
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Beard: Hello. This is the Governor speaking.
Inouye: I know who you are, Neil. I put you there.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
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