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Thursday, January 21, 2016
Lawsuit: Lopaka Ryder, Killed by Drug Dealer, was Police Informant
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 PM :: 7941 Views :: Hawaii County , Law Enforcement, Drugs

...police disclosed his identity either directly or indirectly to persons being investigated....

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Thursday, January 21, 2016
Hawaii Economic Outlook Slips in National Standings
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 AM :: 4442 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics

'Rich States, Poor States' Report Provides Road Map to Prosperity for Aloha State....

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Thursday, January 21, 2016
Speaker Souki Proposes Fee Simple Conversion of Commercial Land Leases
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 AM :: 7781 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Land Use, Small Business

Hawaii has done it before with lands supporting single-family and multi-family homes. Those historic actions gave the ordinary working person new opportunities for true homeownership....

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Full Text: Speaker Souki Opening Day Remarks
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 5130 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government

It’s time for us to think about the converting commercial leasehold lands in Hawaii to fee simple....

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Aloha Aina ‘Aha Against US Tribe
By Video @ 8:19 PM :: 5428 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...Na`i Aupuni Is On Life Support & Sinking....

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
“Lofty and dogmatic statements that have no basis in substantive policy”–Hawaii Legislature Reconvenes
By News Release @ 4:44 PM :: 4717 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

...politicians focus on flashy topics and grandiose declarations....

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Unfulfilled promises, wasted tax money, poorly written contracts and unenforceable legislation—Hawaii Legislature Reconvenes
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 4:40 PM :: 4952 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party
What should the goal be for this election year 2016 Legislative Session?
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Governor Ige Proclaims Jan. 24-30 “Hawai’i School Choice Week”
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 3808 Views :: Education K-12

Hawaii students, communities to hold over 60 events as part of nation's largest-ever celebration of school choice....

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
State-Local Tax Burden—Hawaii Ranks 14th
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 3845 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes

Hawaii State-Local Tax Burden as a Percent of State Income is 10.2%, ranking 14th....

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Supreme Court Declines to hold Nai Aupuni in Contempt
By Selected News Articles @ 1:31 PM :: 4705 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a request by challengers to an election of Native Hawaiians to find the nonprofit organization conducting the election in civil contempt of the court’s prior injunction....

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Study Shows how Coral Death Hype can be used to Gain Control of Your Land
By News Release @ 1:12 PM :: 5203 Views :: Environment, Land Use

Water flow and sediment monitoring on coral reefs off the island of Lāna‘i provides conservation projects with guide for Ridge-to-Reef Management....

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How they Voted January 19, 2016
By Congress.org @ 12:45 PM :: 2316 Views
  • Senate: Auditing the Federal Reserve – Motion to Proceed
  • House: Delay Mountaintop Mining Valley Fill Rules -- Passage
  • House: Disapprove "Waters of the United States" Rule -- Passage
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Hawaii Poll: Clinton, Trump Lead Races for Nomination
By Andrew Walden @ 11:24 PM :: 7140 Views :: Democratic Party, Republican Party
The Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus is to be held at 44 locations statewide Tuesday, March 8 from 6pm to 8pm....
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Hawaii Residents Most Likely to be Living Paycheck to Paycheck
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 6437 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

That breakdown results in a paltry $186 of leftover income, or less than 7 percent of each paycheck — the only state in single digits....

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Monday, January 18, 2016
Rep. Ward: Legislators don’t have to Follow Souki and Ige Against DHHL Funding
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:18 PM :: 4329 Views :: DHHL

...no one in the Senate or the House was ever consulted by leadership's terse "Notice to Intervene"....

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Monday, January 18, 2016
VIDEO: Is America Racist?
By Video @ 3:39 PM :: 7073 Views :: National News, Law Enforcement, Police

Best-selling author and radio talk-show host Larry Elder answers this controversial and even divisive question....

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Sunday, January 17, 2016
Maui TEA Party Hosts Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Michael P Ramirez
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 4054 Views :: First Amendment

Friday, Jan. 22 6pm at J. Walter Cameron Center Auditorium, 95 Mahalani St., Wailuku....

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Sunday, January 17, 2016
Honolulu Charter Commission Discusses Ethics, Police, Fire and Salaries
By Natalie Iwasa @ 7:40 PM :: 4692 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics

... more independence with respect to investigation of waste, abuse and fraud? ....

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Sunday, January 17, 2016
VIDEO: Politically Incorrect Hawaiian Punch Prepares You for the Real World
By Video @ 1:38 PM :: 6516 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Higher Education

Comedian Tom Shillue, host of Red Eye on Fox News Channel....

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Sunday, January 17, 2016
“The only result the Nai Aupuni process can get is federal recognition”
By Selected News Articles @ 12:31 PM :: 5323 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

Consider These Facts....

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Sunday, January 17, 2016
Buy America! For an extra $3M – this time
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4062 Views :: Rail

The low bidder for the Kamehameha Highway Stations Group appeared to be Watts Constructors, which bid $112.7 million for the project. The job went to Nan Inc., which bid $115.8 million. Why did that happen?....

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Sunday, January 17, 2016
Maui County Report: Co-op Should Buy MECO Transmission Grid
By News Release @ 2:42 AM :: 5553 Views :: Maui County, Energy

There would be little physical infrastructure that would need to change hands, and as such the capital costs for this approach are relatively low....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Hawaii Family Forum Gearing up for 2016 Legislative Session
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:32 PM :: 5368 Views :: Family, Life

The 2016 Legislative Session Starts Wednesday, January 20th at 10:00 a.m....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:31 PM :: 4273 Views :: Life

...January 22, 2016 from 2:30pm to 8pm at the State Capitol....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
VIDEO: RNC member urges Republicans to rally against Trump
By Video @ 4:30 PM :: 4072 Views :: Republican Party

US Virgin Isles committeeman tells Republican colleagues in a closed-door meeting....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Hawaii Senate Democrats: 2016 Legislative Priorities
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 5851 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government

The Hawaii Senate 2016 Legislative Session will get underway on Wednesday, Jan. 20....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
DHHL Funding: Are Hawaii Public Trust obligations enforceable?
By News Release @ 1:40 PM :: 4702 Views :: DHHL

A Hawaii court recently found that the State has a constitutional trust responsibility to support some of the functions of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Lawsuit Challenges Secrecy at UH Manoa Bio-Safety Lab
By Selected News Articles @ 1:21 PM :: 3914 Views :: Higher Education

...CDC found "widespread regulatory noncompliance" in the university's labs that use biological agents and toxins....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
10 Ideas that Could Improve Life in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:56 AM :: 5262 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Republican Party

...the House Republican Caucus priorities for the upcoming session....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Priorities not Politics for New Schools
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:42 AM :: 4117 Views :: Education K-12

West Oahu is currently drowning under exigent overcrowding....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Families Identify Missing Marines after helicopters crash
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 3883 Views :: Military

Families on the mainland are coming forward, saying their loved ones are among the missing Marines....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Kauai Girls Court Celebrates Success of First Cohort
By News Release @ 2:14 AM :: 6087 Views :: Kauai County, Judiciary

Girls Court is the Judiciary’s innovative effort to stem the rising tide of female delinquency in Hawaii, where the proportion of female juvenile arrests has been significantly higher than the national average....

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Saturday, January 16, 2016
Indict Somebody: Judiciary Hiring Independent Grand Jury Counsel
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 4375 Views :: Judiciary

First & Third Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel....

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Friday, January 15, 2016
Ted Cruz on the Ballot for March 8 Hawaii Republican Presidential Caucus
By News Release @ 11:43 PM :: 4233 Views :: Republican Party

...VOTE: Tuesday March 8 from 6pm to 8pm....

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Friday, January 15, 2016
Highlights of HART Rail Project (2004 to 2015)
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:21 PM :: 4365 Views :: Rail

2004: Newly elected Mayor Hannemann asserts that 34 miles of rail will cost $2.7 Billion....

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Friday, January 15, 2016
Supreme Court to Consider Nai Aupuni Contempt Today
By Robert Thomas @ 12:48 AM :: 7614 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

The contempt motion is on the Court's January 15, 2016 conference calendar, so we should know the results soon after that....

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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Full Text: Ige Signs Agreement Privatizing Maui Hospitals
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 6828 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor

...transferring the operation and management of the HHSC Maui Region health care facilities from the state to Kaiser Permanente....

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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Where’s the Farm Justice Summit?
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:02 PM :: 4540 Views :: Agriculture

Real farming, not those 2 acres of various things you’re growing....

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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Jones Act, LNG at Center of Puerto Rico Recovery Plan
By Michael Hansen @ 12:53 PM :: 7060 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living

Cong Perluisi stated there “. . . . are eight constructive steps the federal government could take,” including the need to “update the Existing Jones Act LNG and LPG Exemption in Puerto Rico” ....

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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Republican Response to State of the Union
By News Release @ 10:12 AM :: 5698 Views :: National News, Republican Party

"...a vision of a brighter American future...."

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Thursday, January 14, 2016
Full Text: State of the Union Address
By News Release @ 10:09 AM :: 7215 Views :: National News, Obama

"...expectations for what we will achieve this year are low...."

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Bed Bugs—Honolulu Slips to 49th Place
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 5096 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics

Last year we were 42nd ....

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
HB1524: Obama Opens Door to Home Energy Project Loans
By Rep Cynthia Thielen @ 8:45 PM :: 4326 Views :: Energy

...the loan would be repaid through revenues generated by a special assessment on the borrowers' real-property tax bills....

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Hawaii: Only 11,949 Sign up for Obamacare
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 4991 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

To have their coverage effectuated, consumers generally need to pay their first month’s health plan premium. This release does not include totals for effectuated enrollments.....

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
HB1170: Geothermal Fast-track, part two
By Selected News Articles @ 7:47 PM :: 5472 Views :: Energy, Land Use

The legislative session has yet to even begin, and House leaders are already poised to fast-track a set of blanket exemptions for power producers....

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
OHA Elections: Throw These Bums Out
By Video @ 5:04 PM :: 5268 Views :: OHA

State-backed Loans: $89M to Companies Tied to OHA Chair Robert Lindsey....

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
DoI Adds 2,000 Pro Fed-Wreck Testimonies
By Selected News Articles @ 10:15 AM :: 12349 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA

... DoI Adds 2,000 Pro Fed-Wreck Testimonies -- Many Dated After 12/30 Deadline ....

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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
DBEDT: Family of Four Requires $75K to live on Oahu
By News Release @ 3:20 AM :: 6425 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

Statewide, about 18.5% of two-adult couples with no children and 45.5% of two-adult couples with two children had incomes below the self-sufficiency standard....

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
DHHL ‘Disappointed’ by State’s Appeal of Court Ordered Funding
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 5059 Views :: DHHL

DHHL pushes funding parity, urges no further delay in funds to beneficiaries....

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
VIDEO: Thirty Meter Telescope, Putting The "Puaa" Back In Ahupuaa, And Oprah Elections
By Robert Thomas @ 6:23 PM :: 6018 Views :: Akaka Bill, Higher Education, OHA
"Are the Courts Crazy?"
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