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Sunday, September 27, 2015
UH Scientists: Pacific Sea Levels DROP, Causing Massive Coral Die off
By News Release @ 1:28 PM :: 5611 Views :: Environment
How can they spin a sea level DROP after hyping sea level RISE for so long?  Read this and see for yourself....
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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Alaska Rep Young Files Bill to Prevent Presidential Marine Monument Designations
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 5516 Views :: Environment, Small Business

President Obama may follow the example of his predecessor George W. Bush and unilaterally designate large swaths of coastal America as “national monuments.”....

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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Hawaii AG Launches Charity Solicitor Database
By News Release @ 12:25 PM :: 4041 Views :: Ethics

Hawaii laws require Fundraisers that solicit contributions on behalf of a charity in Hawaii to register with the Attorney General....

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Sunday, September 27, 2015
Captive Insurance: The Clean Version
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5003 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes

...the IRS has added a new item to its “Dirty Dozen,” a list of tax scams....

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Saturday, September 26, 2015
Honolulu Police, Parents Discuss 'Drug Proofing Your Kids'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:50 PM :: 6318 Views :: Family, Drugs

...there is a tipping point, when a community moves away from being a family friendly environment and begins a steep decline towards drug use, crime and gang membership....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Kaka‘ako enforcement continues next week
By News Release @ 10:28 PM :: 5013 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness

On Tuesday, September 29, beginning at approximately 11 a.m., Phase V enforcement of the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances will take place....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Tropical Storm Niala Forms off Big Island
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 3982 Views :: Hawaii State Government

The center of the system is located about 455 miles southeast of Hilo and continues to move slowly in a northwest direction....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Attacks on ‘God bless the military’ sign at Hawaii Marine Corps base unfounded
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 7549 Views :: First Amendment, Military, Religion

“Only someone with a great misunderstanding of the First Amendment or an axe to grind against religion would claim that such a slogan poses a threat or is in any way unconstitutional."

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Friday, September 25, 2015
We Hawaiians need to quit feeling sorry for ourselves
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 7571 Views :: Hawaii History

...slanted perception created by the misinformation, wishful thinking, naiveté and downright ignorance of some of our present day “Hawaiian leaders"....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
UHERO: Tourism, Construction Lead Economy
By UHERO @ 4:41 PM :: 6608 Views :: Economy, Rail, Tourism

Tourism is pushing toward new records, and the construction upswing is building in strength....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Hawaii GOP: Proud to be an American
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 4576 Views :: Republican Party

The Hawaii Republican Party Honors War Hero, Captain Jerry Coffee, U.S. Navy (RET.), at the Proud To Be An American Dinner on October 27, 2015....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Study: Hawaii #1 for Minority-Owned Firms
By News Release @ 1:20 PM :: 5870 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Small Business

Hawaii: 21% of middle market firms are minority-owned ....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Hawaii Apportionment Plaintiffs to Supreme Court: ‘Count Everyone’
By Robert Thomas @ 12:56 PM :: 4250 Views :: Office of Elections

Today we filed this amici brief in Evenwel v. Abbott....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Caldwell, Hanabusa: HART Will Need More from Legislature
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 7257 Views :: Rail, Taxes

"...come January, when the Legislature convenes, we’re going to have to address it...."

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Mazie Hirono, Bernie Sanders Denounce Obamacare Cadillac Tax
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4592 Views :: Health Care

“The Cadillac tax is a harmful provision that would affect one in four employers,” Hirono said....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
Smart Growth Policies Worsened Hawaii Housing Crash
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 AM :: 5982 Views :: Economy, Land Use

...areas with restrictive land use regulations, often referred to as “smart growth,” were hit the hardest when housing crisis hit....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Study: Hawaii Hispanics 7th Most Assimilated
By Selected News Articles @ 10:03 PM :: 4001 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States Where Hispanics Are Most Assimilated....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Al Hee’s Campaign Contributions—Money Stolen from Native Hawaiians
By Selected News Articles @ 9:07 PM :: 8953 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Politicians

Each of the elected officials on the list directly benefited from the injustices that were done to Native Hawaiians.  They also benefited from Hee’s theft and tax evasion....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
VIDEO: Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:51 PM :: 4700 Views :: Homelessness

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Think Tech Hawaii host Free Market Solutions to Homelessness and Affordable Housing, with Dr. Keli'i Akina....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Public Comment Period Opens for 1st & 3rd Circuit Judicial Nominees
By News Release @ 7:33 PM :: 6980 Views :: Judiciary

Comments must be post-marked, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered no later than Friday, October 9, 2015....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tsutsui: Ige Should Consider Halting Maui Hospital Negotiations
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 5746 Views :: Health Care, Labor

"...I believe that we should not rush to complete a deal...."

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Russia Wants to Make Convicted Felon King of Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 3495 Views

...Lanny Sinkin, representing the “Independent and Sovereign Nation State of Hawaii,” lobbied for the return of the erstwhile Hawaiian monarchy....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Everyone’s talking about how Hillary Clinton ignited the birther movement
By Selected News Articles @ 4:20 PM :: 4940 Views :: Obama

According to Politico, in the spring before the 2008 election, Clinton supporters forwarded an email that questioned Obama’s religious affiliation and citizenship....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
KIUC Offers Daytime Electric Discount--25% Off
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 5978 Views :: Kauai County, Energy

The program will offer a 25 percent discount on standard electric rates from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s a reduction of about 8 cents from the September kilowatt hour rate of 31 cents....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Kiplinger: Hawaii 4th Least Tax Friendly State
By News Release @ 4:39 AM :: 5580 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tax Credits, Taxes

The Aloha State, one of Kiplinger's top ten least tax-friendly states, is known for its high cost of living....

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Thursday, September 24, 2015
Sen Keith Agaran's Law Partner Seeking Marijuana Dispensary License
By Andrew Walden @ 12:02 AM :: 10256 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians, Drugs

Maui attorney Anthony Takitani registered "Maui Medical Marijuana Dispensary, LLC" on September 15, 2015--over two weeks after the August 27, 2015 Disciplinary Board ruling was issued....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Public Comments Invited on Project to Erect Wall Around Ala Wai Canal
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 5943 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Tourism

The meeting will be held at Washington Middle School from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Weds Sept 30....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Legislative Incompetence: Banks, Lawyers, and Marijuana
By Selected News Articles @ 7:38 PM :: 4660 Views :: Drugs

...the public will suffer from their incompetence....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Matson pledging not to scrap ships in South Asia
By Michael Hansen @ 5:57 PM :: 3952 Views :: Jones Act

This will impact Matson’s financial results by lowering revenue and possibly increasing costs, which lead to the need for increased freight revenue from their customers....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Mauna Kea: More Empty Talk from OHA?
By Video @ 5:25 PM :: 4669 Views :: Higher Education, OHA

After Their Recent Trip Up The Mauna, The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Claim They're Now Mauna Kea Believers....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Kaiser Selected to Operate Maui Memorial Hospital
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 5659 Views :: Maui County, Health Care

Act 103 authorized Maui Region to transfer its facilities to a new entity as a way to mitigate future budget deficits....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Kakaako: 126 Needles Found in Homeless Clean-Up
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 5109 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs

Meanwhile, ACLU fails in effort to keep the homeless on the street....

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
VIDEO: How Surfing the Nations Transformed Downtown Wahiawa
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:05 AM :: 7648 Views :: Development, Religion

Keli'i Akina speaks with Tom and Cindy Bauer of Surfing the Nations about the incredible transformation in Wahiawa....

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Hawaii Supreme Court: Political Cronies Who are also Lawyers will be Iced Out of Marijuana Goldrush
By News Release @ 11:32 PM :: 6298 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Drugs
...a lawyer may not ‘provide legal services to facilitate the establishment and operation of a medical marijuana business’….”
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Will Jones Act Lobby Sink Puerto Rico to Save Itself?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:43 PM :: 4158 Views :: Jones Act

The remarks were made by Thomas Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (formerly known as the Maritime Cabotage Task Force), the primary Jones Act maritime industry trade association....

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Honolulu Charter Commission Seeks Proposals
By News Release @ 7:22 PM :: 3593 Views :: Honolulu County

The Commission is accepting proposals through October 31, 2015, to amend the Charter....

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
'Natural' Supplements Sold in Hawaii Recalled -- 'Could be Lethal'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:12 PM :: 5725 Views :: Health Care, GMOs

Using these products for more than a month could be lethal....

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Hawaii's Largest Windfarm Developer Investigated for Self-Dealing
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 4941 Views :: Energy, Ethics

...whether SunEdison abused its position as the controlling shareholder of TerraForm in order to advance its own interests at the expense of TerraForm and its minority shareholders....

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
DoH Releases Master Plan for Mental Hospital
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 3858 Views :: Health Care

The Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe for more than a decade has been challenged with overcrowded patient conditions....

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Monday, September 21, 2015
Was The Hawaiian Kingdom Race-Based?
By Video @ 11:07 PM :: 5206 Views :: Hawaii History
Were only Hawaiians part of the Hawaiian Kingdom or were non-Hawaiians also citizens?
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Monday, September 21, 2015
Waianae Homeless Housing to be Discussed at Upcoming Neighborhood Board Meetings
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 3485 Views :: Homelessness

...1.1 acre property located at 85-248 Farrington Highway....

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Monday, September 21, 2015
Diabetes Rates Increase in Hawaii
By News Release @ 8:05 PM :: 4503 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

But Hawaii has 3rd lowest obesity rates....

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Monday, September 21, 2015
Feds Coming for 14th Annual CNHA Confab
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 4985 Views :: Akaka Bill, Health Care

President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Visits Hawaii for the First Time....

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Monday, September 21, 2015
Hawaii's Poor, Middle Class Among Most Overtaxed in US
By Selected News Articles @ 4:39 PM :: 4221 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
4th-States Where Middle Class Most Overtaxed
2nd-States Where Poor Most Overtaxed
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Monday, September 21, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 21, 2015
By Congress.org @ 4:31 PM :: 3811 Views :: Congressional Delegation
Senate: Iran Nuclear Agreement Disapproval Resolution ‘Shell’-- Cloture
House: Frivolous Lawsuit Sanctions
House: Planned Parenthood Funding Moratorium -- Passage
House: Failed Abortions -- Passage
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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Nai Aupuni: We are Legal Because we are Organizing an Indian Tribe
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 PM :: 6284 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

"Na'i Aupuni states that OHA’s intentions are consistent with the federal government’s authorization...."

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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Feds Rate Hawaii Health Insurance Plans
By News Release @ 2:26 PM :: 4180 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

...health plans are rated based on performance and quality of care....

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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Can We Save the EITC by Making the Form Tougher?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 3968 Views :: Tax Credits

...an "error rate," meaning payouts to people not legally entitled to them, in excess of 20% for the last ten years....

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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Petition: Hawaiians Protest Na'i Aupuni
By News Release @ 9:09 PM :: 5276 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA

...Na'i Aupuni is the Office of Hawaiian Affairs/State of Hawai'i's attempt to relinquish my peoples' cultural and political rights....

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Saturday, September 19, 2015
Guam: Busted Again, Sex Offender Resigns as Rep Bordallo's Chief of Staff
By Selected News Articles @ 5:47 PM :: 7105 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, Law Enforcement

...a Navy man told police that Whitt molested him while he slept....

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