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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 January 31, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:48 PM :: 9972 Views Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2 ALEC: Hawaii Ranks C+ in Education Reform “Concerning Public Lands” 14 Executive Orders Suddenly Appear on Abercrombie Website HTA: Visitor Industry Showed Strong Growth in 2011 Honolulu Habitat for Humanity Hosting Informational Meetings Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal Molokai Resident: Our community have been battered by the same folks shoving their agendas Snake Bill: Hearing Wednesday Abercrombie Appoints Barbara Yamashita as DHS Deputy Director Testimony Tracking System: Abercrombie Personally Reviewing All State Agency Legislative Testimony Poll: Hirono 46, Lingle 39 Hirono Campaign Blasts Civil Beat Poll HGEA blasts Carlisle, Cayetano RTTT: UHPA Lawyer Outlines Case Against HSTA Tenure: Legislators Just Yanking HSTA’s Chain Police Report Shows UH Perfesser had Lame Story after 2007 Prostitution Bust UH West Oahu chancellor sidestepped required financial disclosure Shippers seeking exemption from Jones Act requirement Model for Hawaii? Nevada Casinos Lose $14B, owe $51B in debt Price of Discrimination: House, Senate Candidates Unable To File On Opening Day Council Candidates Outraise Carlisle, Caldwell Hawaii GOP's Wish List At The Ledge A Bill to Stop Mitch Kahle? Convicted Cocaine Dealer Weakens Law Protecting Roadside Emergency Responders Hawaii Taxpayers Owe $8.2 Million for Claims Against the State Bill requires Hawaii Retailers to develop crowd control safety plans for large sales Thursday Hearing on Hawaii Bill to Remove Chronic Pain as Qualifying Condition for Medical Cannabis Alert: Another bill would strip consumers right to know about current and past complaints CB: Lawmakers Pass ‘Fast Track’ Bills for Med School Funds and University Revenue Bonds Hawaii could collect $27M to $35M more vacation rental taxes Star-Adv: Pets Stores should be banned from Selling Puppies Charter School Rejoices at Departure of Review Panel Members Scammers Calling Democrat Donors Asking for Contributions MADD Hails Success of Ignition Interlock Program Last Pro Bowl attracts 12.5 million viewers UH plans biosafety lab at Kalaeloa State Civil Defense hires new vice director UH “scientists” Unprecedented ocean acidity is due to humans’ CO2 IT Helps Foodland Cope With Challenging Geography $150,000 to be Wasted on Electric Cars Marine gets jail time, reduced rank in hazing case Pork Barrel Express: United to fly daily from Honolulu to D.C Read More..

Monday, January 30, 2012 January 30, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 12307 Views Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2 Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted January 30 Tesoro? With Cash in Hand, Chevron Considers Options Natural Gas to Gasoline: A firm claims to have a cheaper way to harness natural gas CB: Jan. 30 — Bills of Interest CB: Guide To The 2012 Elections Case, Hirono Tied for U.S. Senate Nomination UHPA: Abercrombie can Unilaterally Impose RTTT Requirements on HSTA State, Pacific Command, Gas Company All Eyeing Tesoro Refinery PUC Allows Another Mainland Industrial Solar Contractor to Loot Ratepayers, taxpayers HB2400: Prioritize Geothermal, Break Up HECO HGEA Fail: State ordered to keep up with food stamp needs Hawaii Soda Tax Would Not Reduce Obesity Pro-Bowl Contract expires Thanks to Neil Abercrombie 'Housekeeping' bills aim to clarify civil unions law Progressives outline their Successful Effort to Keep Welfare Recipients on Drugs Bone Marrow Drive on Guam, not Hawaii Web Dossier Bill Stalled in Hawaii Legislature HB2751 Would Make it Illegal to act like Atheist in Legislature SB2561: Hawaii May Ban Fundraisers During Session Trust offering leasehold conversion at 4 condos Tawhiri Windfarm Appeal of PUC Ruling Dismissed EJ Dionne Denounces Obama Right of Conscience Decision Joel Osteen in Hawaii Feb 3 Youth concussion rules reviewed Hawaii-based Marine accused of hazing Marine who committed suicide appears in court Hawaii County Council and the Emperor’s New Building Codes (Bill 270) In Effort to Reelect Kenoi, Hawaii County Officials Start Making Elections Worker case Cost Lots of Money Read More..

Monday, January 30, 2012 Letters to the Editor January, 2012 By Letters to the Editor @ 3:08 AM :: 12297 Views 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 Read More..

Sunday, January 29, 2012 January 29, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 12871 Views FHA Bringing Subprime Jumbo Mortgages to Hawaii "The Haoles are with us" -- Occupy Kauai Working to Take Over KIUC KOS: The Curiously Conservative and Nepotistic Network of Tulsi Gabbard Kapolei Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Hospital Closure Teacher: Tenure is Important to Teacher Retention Undermining Economic Recovery Marumoto Introduces Three Bills to Deal with Eccentric Billionaire Hawaii Cacao Festival at Haleiwa January 29 Legislators Consider Giving Land, Financial backing to Corrupt School Bus Companies, Loosening Safety Requirements Tokuda Outlines DoE’s Desperate, Futile Efforts to Save RTTT Star-Adv: Legislators Have Chance to Make Sure no Charters like Laupahoehoe are Ever Approved Again Carlisle: Rail Planners have been Considering need for Another Massive GE Tax Increase Since 2007 Hirono: Social Security not Going Bankrupt, But I want to Raise Taxes Anyway Consultant Dreams up Ways to Give Billions to DoE School Construction Contractors Ouansafi Fails to Secure Public Housing, Four Stabbed, One dead: Micronesians Blamed HPD Major recorded talking with key witness in Gambling, Meth Racket Hawaii Introduces Legislation for Legal Online Gambling Borreca Outlines Legislative Plans for Big Cable, Big Wind Cataluna Likes Mayoral Field Hotel sector experiencing solid gains 500-day repair project due for sewer lines in Waikiki Aiea pet store target of protest for second week St. Louis parade on Iraq War's end draws thousands Rep Gene Ward Announcement of International Holocaust Remembrance Day Better Government Hawaii State House Minority Bill Package 400 Military Reservists to set up Free Clinics on Kauai Memorial Service for HPD Officer Davis Read More..

Saturday, January 28, 2012 January 28, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:34 PM :: 8867 Views NRA: Gun Bills to Watch Out For as Hawaii Legislature Picks up Steam Abercrombie Releases $15.6 Million for CIP Projects Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions VIDEO: Prostitution at Home of Leftist UH Perfesser since 2007 Marc Alexander admits Affair With Consenting Adult Female After Raising Legislative Pay, Hanabusa Pretends to Ask for Congressional Pay Cut Bag Tax to be Heard Next Week 100 Energy Bills in Legislature: Complete Rundown SB2240: Taskforce Members Need not be Ethical Hawaii lawmakers are considering extending businesses unemployment tax relief through 2012 Legislators Wouldn’t Give Money to HMC, but they will Pay $1.5M for Extra Ambulances Will Legislators Clean Up Last Year’s Mess? Bill calls for mandatory meal breaks for full-time workers Gov’s Request Would Mean No School Buses on Oahu Superferry to Come Back -- With Deck Guns? ACLU: Luddites have 1st Amendment Right to Porta-potties, Sleep-Overs A Look At How the City's Storing Homeless Property Hawaiian singer pleads no contest to sexually molesting 2 Carson girls in 1990s Guard Convicted for Giving Cellfone to Dope Pusher Ocean report: Polluted waters off Hawaii 2% land fund amendment on ballot Pro Bowl deserves to be 'leid' to rest SA to Kona Farmers: Sit Down and Shut Up Read More..

Friday, January 27, 2012 January 27, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 PM :: 16966 Views Bias: NOAA Admits Overestimating Fish Catch, Adopts New System Hawaii's 2012 Business Tax Climate Ranks 35th Hawaii Oily Bilge Water: Horizon Lines forks over $1.5M to Enviros Progressive Dems Petition Emily's List to Dump Gabbard Hawaii Safe Routes to School Challenge US-Build requirement for ships: Dilemma for Hawaii, Guam, Alaska, and Puerto Rico Rosanne Barr to Run for President Rush for Federal Funds and Publicity Causes $19M Rail Change Order Emergency Rail Plan: Taxpayers Have Our Back HB2260: Bag Tax to Steal $24M from Consumers Abercrombie continues push for single-payer health care Mufi $294K, Tulsi $203K Lawmakers defer action on Internet monitoring bill 3 charter school panel members resign in protest after BoE Rejects HSTA Scheme to Kill Laupahoehoe School HB1668 Abolishes Teacher tenure HB1667: A $500 raise for Teachers Hawaii House will not hear any bills requiring drug testing for welfare recipients this year HART awards design contract for Airport Section of Honolulu Rail Transit Route, grand total of 15 Jobs created SA Hands out Instructions to Pro-Bowl Negotiators Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Cuts Lobbying Expenses as Hope for Akaka Bill Fades Dods – Horner – Harrison: Meet Your Next Ruler Superferries parked in Norfolk now belong to Navy, One Headed back to Pacific Molokai Resident Speaks out Against Activists Sovereignty Activist Pleads 5th in Theft of Old Man’s Estate, Mortgage Scam Rapist, Murderer Was Multiple Repeat Offender Sotomayor Schedule in Hawaii Human Trafficking: Same Prosecutor, Same Error, Same Result Russian tourism organization joins efforts of HiTA Kyo-Ya Zoning Appeal Recessed for Two Weeks $10B Captive: Hawaii licenses 10 new captive insurers in 2011 Feds Claim to Save Monk Seals from Sharks EPA: Palm Oil not Acceptable Source of Bio-Diesel 147 Photos of Hawaii's Vietnam War Heroes Still Needed Univ. of Hawaii settles data breach class action UH Hilo College of Pharmacy seeks $38M Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop Electric-Car Firm That Received Biden Visit and $118M in Stimulus Funds Files for Bankruptcy Read More..

Thursday, January 26, 2012 January 26, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 PM :: 20587 Views Report: Hawaii Scores D- on Teacher Quality HOPE for the Criminal Justice System HB2288: State to Track the Websites You Visit? HB2288: Cybercrime Bill to be Heard Jan 26 New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Investigators Claim Leftist UH Professor Runs Volcano Girls Escort Service Lingle, Flush With Cash And On Message Matayoshi: We feel there is a very small window, and it’s closing… Taken For A Ride: Roberts Hawaii's Very Own Race to the Top of School Bus Biz Your Magnificent DoE: Another Principal Put on Leave over Financial Impropriety HGEA may file complaint against state over contract talks Hawaii gaming supporter wants to place slot machines at Honolulu convention center Hawaii to Reconsider Internet Poker Rep Mele Carroll Pushes Bill would allow gambling on homestead land—DHHL Appreciates Support Inouye is Draw at Washington Lobbyist’s Dinner Truth in Accounting Explains Hawaii's Nightmarish Finances Slater: City is Intentionally Dragging Out Rail Case House Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Force HMC to Stay Closed Bill before Hawaii Legislature would require drug testing for public housing tenants Rep Coffman Proposes Russian-Style privatization of Electric Power Plants HECO Still Trying to Soak Ratepayers for Big Wind Studies Honolulu Seawater A/C adds high-rise customer Hawaii Ranks Low in ID Theft New Hawaii homeless count underway A Fan Wonders If Hawaii’s Governor Lost Future Pro Bowls? Food Trucks Hungry For More Time Forbes: Honolulu 3rd Safest City in US Foreclosure-related home sales rise 23% Property taxes: Who should pay? Planeload of Chinese Visitors Arrives on Kauai After 18 years, Hawaii County Finally Gets Around to Leasing Ag Lands Sen. Baker to Coffee Growers: Focus on Borer Beetle Not Your Brand Papua New Guinea Rebels Order PM to Step Aside Read More..

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 January 25, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 15129 Views Lingle Raises $1.7M for Senate Run Abercrombie to Tesoro: Drop Dead DoE: Legislature Could Impose Teacher Evaluation Rejected by HSTA Hawaii College Debt Lowest in Nation Ted Liu Elected to Republican National Committee Sea Level Projections to Determine Oceanfront Setbacks? Okabe Apologizes after Teachers Reject Contract by 2-1 Margin New Name: Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2 Hawaii March 13 Republican Presidential Caucus Locations Legislature Must Act: Teachers Bad Faith Must Have Consequences Carlisle: $740M Tax Hike Needed to Secure Federal Funds for rail Carlisle: Even if Rail is not Built, You’re Not Getting that Money Back Jobless rate up to highest in 15 months Isle bone marrow transplant program also deserves rescue ERS: 674 Employees Spike Pensions Costing $39M Over Past 10 Years, Hawaii Pension Investments At Bottom of Pack Hawaii GOP Still Looking For CD2 Candidate Cachola, Mizuno, Manahan Play Musical Chairs BoE Rejects HSTA Sabotage, Laupahoehoe Allowed Charter Conversion State DOD investigates toxic work environment Fontaine Factor Sex Trafficking in Hawaii Non-Profits Push Back Against Property Tax Hike NFL flags Hawaii governor’s Pro Bowl comments Obama, Hanabusa, Inouye: Navy to Shovel Money to Green Energy Scammers Spinning Reserve: Big Cable Would Increase Pollution from Oil Burning Plants State Pushes Back Against Federal Monk Seal Protections Abercrombie Bond Sale Handled by Same Crew Which Stuck Hawaii With Deadbeat Student Loans Hawaii Minimum Wage to be Tied to Federal Poverty Level Medical Dope Pushers Take Aim at Returning Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Invasive Species: Snowy Owl Exterminated in Hawaii FWS Seeks Comments on Petition to List`I`iwi as Threatened or Endangered Read More..

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 January 24, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 16069 Views Hirono, Hanabusa Vote for $1.2 Trillion More Federal Debt House GOP: Abercrombie Leads us into Deficit Next Year Gun Owners: Help Tom Berg Repeal the Koko Shooting Complex Fees 60% State of the State Speech ‘Well Below Average’ Borreca: If you work for state government, yesterday's speech was all about you Ego Games: Abercrombie Strokes Say, Tsutsui After Letting HMC Die, Legislators Finally Get Around to Backing Organ Transplant Center Parroting HECO, Abercrombie Blames Hawaii Electric Rates on Non-Existent Singapore Speculators Green Energy Scammers Freak out Over Natural Gas HB2400: HECO Should Only Own Transmission Lines Hunters protest Abercrombie’s Watershed Management restrictions Many Will be Moved to make Way for Malama Solomon’s Senate Seat SB2210: Clayton Hee Introduces Waikiki Casino Bill Doubtful future of game dulls Pro Bowl fervor Rail has Already Cost Taxpayers $800M Carroll Campaign Manager: Cayetano is the Devil Donor Fears Non-Profit CEOs Will Steal Contribution Nine Years Later, City Ordered to Pay $2.8M Settlement for Retaliation Big Cable Would Bring Five Times More Wind Farm Scams to Hawaii Laupahoehoe charter school fight continues after HSTA Contract Defeat Abercrombie “Done Waiting for the HSTA” Federal Judge Slaps Hawaii with Injunction for Food Stamp Delays Hawaii minimum raise could rise $1 over 2 years Police Officer's Death Increases Push For "Move Over" Bill House Labor committee chips away at the Sunshine law, and adds special headache clause Berg Raises Zero for 2011 Kauai Beach Cleanup Does Not Find Any Plastic Bags Fired County Worker Pulls Political Strings, Gets 4 Hours of Kauai Council Time Hawaii Co Council Candidates Line Up for Public Funding Hawaii Ties Nevada for Least Toxic Waste Court approval expected for Waikiki Edition hotel reorganization Mokulele One Stop to England Starting May 6 Finns in Honolulu Given Opportunity to Vote for Finnish President Read More..

Monday, January 23, 2012 January 23, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 14446 Views HB127: Will Legislature Vote to Keep HMC Hospitals Closed? Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2 Lingle: Officer Davis Put his Life in Jeopardy to Save Others FULL TEXT: State of the State Speech Star-Adv: Second-Time Felony Dope Pushers Should Get Probation, Not Prison Was Rejected Contract's Performance Pay Really Performance Pay? Victory could derail $5.27 billion project Hawaii lawmakers to decide on appropriations for organ transplants Ed Case Launches First TV Ad Barrel Tax: Billionaire’s Flunkey Complains about Money, Power and Politics Shaping Public Policy Green Energy Scammers: Triple Barrel tax to Pay us to Cook Up More Scams House Labor Committee Tightens Secrecy on Public Employees Lack of financing stalls high school in South Maui Human Trafficking Legislation Faces Triple Hearings Five Ag Bills Before Legislature As Foreclosure Bills Propose Amendment, Lawyers Suddenly Say They’re Ready to Mediate U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet changes command Monsanto Responds as Maui Occupy Group Launches Demonstration Eco Religion Still Claiming Ocean is Becoming Acidic Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power Anahola DHHL Land is Home of Hawaii’s Largest Industrial Solar development JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines sign partnership; lets passengers fly on both carriers on 1 ticket Read More..

Sunday, January 22, 2012 January 22, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 11656 Views Hawaii March for Life TODAY -- Jan 22 Molokai Video: 160 Officers Outnumber 80 Protesters, Cruise Ship Enters Harbor Using the Tax System to Hide Spending and Shift Burden Gingrich Sweeps South Carolina 21 Gambling Bills Before Legislature NRA Targets Pro and Anti Gun Bills before Hawaii Legislature Video: Sen Sam Slom First News Conference of Session IAM Video: Molokai Proposes Alternatives to Big Wind Star-Adv: It is all but impossible to Unify Behind Educational Reform Abercrombie Budget: Fake it to Look Good This Year, Then Deficits Loom Pro-Gay Unions Divorce Lawyer: Institution of Marriage is Coming to Abrupt End EUTF Forks out $10M to Keep State Retirees on More Expensive Pharmacy System, Legislators Consider Raiding EUTF Fund Namuo Again Moots Proposal to Have Obama Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval Painters Union Pushing to Legalize Gambling WaPo: Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top Film, TV Production Spending Drops 54% After Election of Abercrombie President of Aloha Life Advocates adopted baby to stop an abortion How Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement System Retards Improvements in Medical Technology Retirees Moving to Hawaii are a Leading Source of Patents Understanding legislative process useful for businesses Small Kine Bribery: Ethics Commission Demands Further Discussions Be Held in Public Tax Cheat Hooser: Red Tape is a Red Herring Bill 52 & 53: Undoing 36 years of Waikiki Blight Caused by Urban Planning DHHL: New Puunene prison would benefit Native Hawaiians Maui County aims to overhaul grant supervision Food Innovation Center Will Support Local Farmers and Ranchers HPD officer killed in Aiea auto accident Military IDs Marines killed in helicopter crash Read More..

Saturday, January 21, 2012 January 21, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 11294 Views Abercrombie: State Ready to Negotiate Further with HSTA HB127: Legislature to Force Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pill? VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Discusses 2012 Legislative Package Marumoto Legislation to Include Two Snake Bills Farm to School Program Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Thielen Feds: HSTA Contract Rejection is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction Teachers Feared Undefined Evaluations SA: Mayoral Race cannot Be Single-Issue Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Reconsider Reapportionment Case 68% Say Hold Line on Spending, Taxes HB2103: Crony Capitalist State Bank of Hawaii Now Pitched as ‘Solution’ to Foreclosures Council Race: Manahan, Mizuno Play Chicken Three Republicans, one Democrat to Run for Hawaii Council Dist 9 Fired Hawaii County Elections Worker Sues for $500K Senate approves nomination of Mimi DesJardins as district court judge Bingo for Nonprofits? Anti-Superferry Protester: “Acts by a legislative body are exempt from HEPA." House Labor Wants Salary, Names To Remain Public Unwilling to Arrest Ritte, Police, Coast Guard Clear Businesses from Kaunakakai Harbor Runway options would halt Mainland flights for weeks Dope Grower Gets 10 years for Guns, Explosives Officers sentenced in Afghanistan bribery probe Read More..

Friday, January 20, 2012 January 20, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 13164 Views Full Text: Ben Cayetano Announces Campaign for Mayor Panos Endorses Cayetano, Caldwell Says Election is about HandiVan Lingle: SOPA, PIPA Would Permit Government Censorship Lingle Endorses Obama's Tourism Plan Abercrombie Statement on Obama Visa Task Force OHA Names New CEO Senate Majority to Focus on “People and Children” Senate Minority Introduces Legislative Priority Package Full Text: Federal Report on Hawaii Wave Energy Potential Rep Ward: Legalize Driverless Cars Six Kaneohe Marines killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash DoE Cuts Teachers Pay, Gives Money to Corrupt School Bus Contractors Hawaii's Legislative Leaders Debate Tax Hikes, Jobs Plan Survey: 54% Believe Legalized Gambling Will Have Overall Negative Impact What Does the FTA Want From Honolulu Rail? Hawaii Politicians, Business Back Obama Tourism Plan Red mass: Religious Freedom is Under Assault in the US Arrogant Atheists Attempt to Disrupt Catholic Mass Iolani Protesters Convicted Of Criminal Trespassing EUTF Before House Finance, Labor Committees Office of Aging to Burn $1.4M on New Forms and Creating Positions City strips Iwilei sector of drug addicts, bums, Hauls Away 10 truckloads of Filth Mortgage Foreclosure Law Revisions Advised Star-Adv Refuses to Print Rep Herkes’ Defense of Foreclosure Bill First Hawaiian Rakes in $209M Hawaii Reapportionment Panel Spent $600,000 Senate: Testimony Must Now be Submitted 24 Hours Before Hearing Sierra Club: Tax and Regulate Business and Give us the Money to Brainwash Your Kids Hawaii loses 30% of its construction jobs in four years State will issue RFP for Hawaii's tallest building Friday More hotels settle with Unite Local 5 After Organics Endorsed Slavery, Aloun Farms Betrays them, Backs Hoopili Another Puna Organic Gets Rat Lungworm Disease Air Quality Improve During New Year Celebrations Republicans stand together to oppose piracy law Gil Gets It Done - Kahuku Medical Center Hawaii County to try out electric cars Obamacare: Free Birth Control to Match Pain Pills for Grandma Hint to Hawaii: SCOTUS Slaps Down Texas Redistricting Plan 9-0 Read More..

Thursday, January 19, 2012 January 19, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:31 PM :: 8342 Views Senator Sam Slom Opening Day Speech Senate President Shan Tsutsui: 2012 Opening Day Remarks Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract Gay Lawsuits Target Bed and Breakfasts, Churches Nationwide Prudential Locations Kickbacks: Hawaii Lawsuit Seeks to Expose Whistleblowers Governor Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions Federal Officials Demand Honolulu Rail Tax Hike to Cover Upcoming Cost Overruns Voting Today, Teachers Threaten to Reject Contract over Evaluations Slom: Citizens Not Told the Truth about Real Cost of Wind, Solar, OTEC Gambling at top of opening legislative session issues Opening Day Coverage Atheists on the Prod Opening Day Legislators to Push to Legalize Small Bribes Again? The Money Grab Begins: Children Will Die if our Budget is Cut Hawaii teacher union to vote on proposed contract Progressives Challenge Reapportionment Commission Lawsuit Over Sunshine Law Guard Your Wallet: Enviros Push for State Wide Plastic Bag Tax Hexavalent Chromium Chemophobia Scam: Josh Green pushes to Create Cause for Action by Trial Lawyers Public Land Development Corp Rules Open for Discussion Mufi Hannemann/Ernie Martin Operative Stays on Nanakuli NB after 2600 Ethics Violations Farm Land Flip Flop? Hawaii Ag Officials Change Position on Hoopili Glut of photovoltaic panels helps shave 20 percent off cost of installing system Sex offender will serve 10 years for child molestation Dopers Panic as Legislature threatens to Cut off Welfare Bennies 3,500 turn out for Hire Our Heroes job fair Read More..

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 January 18, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 14232 Views Hawaii March for Life Jan 22 Do-Over Sought In Hawaii Reapportionment Case Rep Gene Ward: We Need to Brag About Hawaii HSTA Contract: Little Room for Error, Lots of Missing Details FULL TEXT: Justice Reinvestment Working Group Policy Recommendations Governor Appoints Carmen ‘Hulu’ Lindsey to OHA Board of Trustees Senate Democrats Set Priorities for the 2012 Legislative Session HSTA Outlines Plans to Control Teacher Accountability Cayetano confirms he is running for Honolulu mayor Construction Alliance endorses Hannemann Kaneshiro: "These guys don't want supervision. They are dangerous. You've got to keep them incarcerated" Justice Reinvestment Could Cut Number of Mainland Prisoners Hawaii Pension System Proposes New OT Rules Chamber: Avoid Tax Increases During Fragile Economic Times Legislators Plan Raid on Charter School Funds Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion ruling delayed OHA Salaries Posted Online Rep. Fontaine Briefs Rotary on Maui Issues Time with Kymberly Pine - features the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and NFIB Kenoi OKs bag ban UH Seeks Another $15 Million From Legislature Army to maintain force level in Asia and Pacific, chief of staff says Hawaiian Sees Demand Rise in First Year of Seoul-Honolulu Service Hawaii’s average credit card debt down 11% Daily Beast: Honolulu Second Most ‘Tolerant’ City in USA Honolulu Zoo's elephant exhibit ranked one of ten worst Ron Paul to Focus TV Ad Buys on Caucus States Danny DeGracia on Obama and Rejection Kaneohe Marines Train Afghan Police 1893: How NYT Covered Overthrow of Monarchy Read More..

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 18121 Views Billion Dollar Cost Overrun Shows US Shipyards Failing Navy and Commerce HSTA Contract Does not Comply With 180 Day Law Assisted suicide not lawful, state says Reapportionment Commission Hires Real Lawyers Moves for Reconsideration After HMC Closes, Legislators Prepare to Move Quickly on Organ Transplant Support left unfinished last session Donated organs sent to mainland instead of staying in Hawaii ACT221 Scammers: Amending Solar Credits Just Like Ending ACT221 SA: Get rid of ‘spiking’ to boost pensions Abercrombie Makes Himself Issue in Senate Race Abercrombie’s Jan 23 State of the State Could be Gift to Republicans Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Hoopili Danger: OIP Shell Bill Introduced Cayetano to announce mayoral bid Thursday The tide may be rising on rail Tulsi Gabbard Says Christians are Just Like Islamists, but the Progressives Aren’t Buying it Bullying Laws Now to Apply to Adults? Abercrombie to appoint "Hulu" Lindsey to OHA seat Democrat Presidential Caucuses March 7 Today is Last Day for Kenoi to Veto Bag Ban Hoku Has Until Thursday to Pay Electric Bill, January 26 is Cut Off Housing Agency Seeks Volunteers Isle couple sue lender, cite unfair, deceptive practices MLK Parade Bursting With Civil Unity Messages Oahu Residents Hold Roadside Rally Against Puppy Mills Tenants of a former Kauai sugar camp face eviction for a new development Navy Hiring 60 civilian security guards ‘The Descendants’ Globes win expected to boost tourism Woman Says Author Swiped Work on Obama Read More..

Monday, January 16, 2012 January 16, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 16379 Views Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Romney Life-Changing Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship The Atheist Declaration of War on Hawaii Churches Lingle looking for balance in Congressional delegation Abercrombie’s $334M Power Grab Calvin Say: “No New Taxes” Jobs, Economy at Top of Fontaine’s Agenda Boylan: Ethnicity Would Finally Work to Cayetano’s Advantage Star-Adv Suggests Way to Attack Sidewalk Storage Law Coffee: Decentralize DoE Maui News: Who to Blame for RTTT Failure DoE/BoE/HSTA? Hawaii Island Regional Science Olympiad Police: Hawaii is Magnet for Sex Offenders Instead of Waiting for Government, Volunteers Clear Kailua Canal Star-Adv Uses Waianae Church Volunteers to Boost Abercrombie’s Appointed State Rep ILind Highlights Margaret Willie Campaign for Hawaii Co Council Thieving Doper Ordered to Pay Restitution to Medical Dope Dealer American Samoa governor on Hawaii visit Can We Bring Back 'Hog Cheese'? Read More..

Sunday, January 15, 2012 January 15, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 20296 Views Gingrich Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses Colette Machado: Assisted Suicide Activists ‘Hoodwinking Our Culture’ Full Text AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii Honolulu March for Life Jan 22 Hilo March for Life January 23 Supreme Court Finds Excuse to Keep East Maui Water Case Alive Using Exemptions to Shift the Burden of Taxes Killing Rail may be Solution for HGEA, UPW Budget Woes After Failing to Save HMC, Legislature Finally Getting Around to Tapping Federal Funds to Raise Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement ERS seeks to stem pension spiking by public workers Legislators Plan to Raid Rental Car Fund, Block Refill of Hurricane Fund, Rainy Day Fund Tsutsui, Say: Gambling Not Likely to Pass Senate, House Tsutsui: $500M in CIP and $200M OHA Settlement are Top Priorities Kakaako Rail Line Burials: 300 Cultural Descendants and Counting HART: 50% of Rail Contracts Signed, Construction is Well Under Way Star-Adv: Sell Tesoro Refinery to BioFool Scammers Lingle: If you want to be a good tourist destination, take care of your residents Feds Say Senior Center Still Violating Grant Rules, Deadline in June Hawaii Dead Last in School Maintenance Spending Jonestown Followers ‘human beings with dreams’ Hearing set on lawsuit challenging corporate campaign disclosure requirements Reapportionment: Discrimination against Military is Tough Task Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair Jan 18 VIDEO: Dominic Yagong enters Hawaii County mayoral race Hawaii County: Millions spent on garbage At least 9 to run for KIUC board Suit alleging MPD executed search warrant at wrong home Monk Seal Remains from 1400s –1700s found on Maui Residents Give Officials An Earful Over Conditions At Oneula Beach Park Obama’s New Defense Plan: Is it right for a war weary America? Luncheon to Raise Funds for Pregnancy Problem Center in Aiea Read More..

Saturday, January 14, 2012 January 14, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 13023 Views Coast Guard, Maui PD to Protect Molokai Cruise Ship Hoku Still Battling over Unpaid Electric Bills as NASDAQ Prepares to Delist Design and Management: $2.45M in CIP at Honolulu Airport Governor Releases $14.2M in CIP Funds Robbie Alm Decoupled: “Hawaii should convert to renewables no matter what” (price ratepayers must pay) Star-Adv: Fake Test Scores Plus Fake Teacher Observations will Produce Real Pay Raises for HSTA A few words from the wise offered to isle politicians $140M in Loan Guarantees, and all Dante Carpenter can come up with is “Lingle equals Palin” Counties Legislative Agenda: More Taxes, More Fees, Less Sunshine Maui Chamber of Commerce: Calling for an environment where businesses can grow Distraction Technique: Lawmakers propose delay to Unemployment Fund increase Rail costs low-balled, consultant says Mizuno Introduces Two Bills Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare – ACLU fights to keep Poor Doped Up WSJ: More States Decide to ‘Buy Veteran’ NY Court Decision to become Tool for Hawaii Atheist Prison Alternatives Team Up: Drug Court & HOPE After Officers Killed in Farrington Hwy Accident, Push for Law Requiring Drivers to Give more Space After Ousting Progressives, Charter School makes “Miraculous” Recovery Viewpoint: Plastic bag ban should be revisited Judge Rejects Complaint Against Kawaiahao Church Usual Suspects Hijack ML King Day to Promote Socialism, Occupy Under Pressure from Fanatics: Proposal Advances To Limit Fish Taken For Aquariums Panetta's announcement renews military optimism in Hawaii Fracking Offers New Geothermal Technology backed by Google The Rise of the Charitable For-Profit Entity Schofield Army troops head to Afghanistan Read More..

Friday, January 13, 2012 January 13, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 15149 Views From Business Suits to Combat Boots Caldwell: Rail is about "redesigning city around transit stations" Political activities: What every Marine and DOD civilian should know Rainbow papaya approved for Japan export US Drops to 10th on Index of Economic Freedom Teachers: Agreement is a Bum Deal, Lets Strike Borreca: Tax Hikes Again at top of Legislative Agenda Top Priority: Businesses faced with Another Massive Unemployment Tax Hike Reapportionment Commission to Consider How Much to Discriminate Against Military Personnel, African-Americans Hirono Rejects Hawaii Agriculture—Backs Luddites’ Call for GMO Labeling Mandatory Coverage, Limited Benefits: Legislature May Consider Commanding All Workers to Buy Long Term Care Insurance ACLU files amicus brief on right of Atheists to videotape police Invasive Species: Plastic Bag Tax to Create DLNR Make-Work Jobs Always Eager to Raise Electricity Prices, Omidyar’s Civil Beat Endorses HECO Propaganda Campaign Stand all the Way Downtown: Rail Jacks Up Capacity by Cutting Out Seats Caldwell Looks for Same Supporters he Received in 2010 Iolani Palace Protesters Get Their Day In Court 'Wildlife overload' on Midway shows the results of restoration Legislation to fight ID theft could cost businesses millions Journalists group seeks applicants for internships LPGA scouts Oahu for second tour stop State Has $1 Million Plan For Overdue Elevator Safety Inspections Debris piles up in Hawaii Kai Water Board appoints new manager Ed Case Unveils Economic Program Hawaii conference will focus on impact investing Obama Whines About Shaking Hands with Troops in Iraq Read More..

Thursday, January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:01 PM :: 16524 Views Hawaii County SHOPO Endorses Lingle Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract $30,000 Reward in Monk Seal Killings TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School California company lobbies lawmakers for online gambling Hawaii taxes have yet to meet projected revenue forecasts Star-Adv: Senate Should Focus on Raising Taxes Not Worth It: Hirono's Senate campaign raises piddling $624,000 in three months Reapportionment Puts Candidate Filings On Hold Senators Angered by Difficulty in Receiving Bribes from Lobbyists Experts Give Kudos To Proposed Charter School System Overhaul DoE Officials Head for DC to Beg for RTTT Money Vilsack: Military Budget Can be Substitute for Biofool Tax Credits Local Oil Expert Questions Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Market HECO Concerned that Slight Drop in Utility Bills Will Affect Ability to Stampede Legislature 2011 law has lenders opting to foreclose in court Open Records Agency Proposes Changes To Hawaii Sunshine Law Fight Over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Brewing Hee, Prevedouros Step Aside to make Way for Cayetano Mayoral Run Caldwell to formally announce candidacy for Honolulu mayor Democrat Margaret Wille to run for District 9 County Council seat County fires four workers over election scandal CARLISLE TO ATTEND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS Abercrombie Crony pushes NAACP to pull King dinner from boycotted Hyatt Stolen Motorcycles: Twins Ran Chop-Shop for 3 years, Get Probation DBEDT, Budget and Finance to be Kicked out of No. 1 Capitol District Building Improve society to help beat cancer, experts say Recktenwald, Foley Kick Off Justice Briefings Adm. Patrick Walsh to retire as U.S. Pacific Fleet head Young Brothers selling two barges to Canadian firm China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope Growers to send "Rainbow" papayas to Japan Read More..

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 January 11, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 15276 Views Romney, Paul, Huntsman: Complete New Hampshire Primary Results Tesoro to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting City Brings Backhoe, Removes Homeless’ Trash, Sex Toys, Drug Paraphernalia from Sidewalks Lingle says, if elected, state will be heard in Washington Adopt Census’ ‘permanent resident’ term for districting Deputy Superintendent: Large District Slows Race to the Top Progress Slom: Republicans Excited about Cayetano Run School Impact Fees Could Hurt Rail Project Renewable Energy Push Could Hurt Refineries Hawaii Lawmakers To Introduce Seven New Human Trafficking Bills Steve Forbes to Headline Lingle Fundraiser Ethics Boss Nixes Lobbyist Invites to Lawmakers Shapiro: Chow Salary Secrecy Part of Larger Scheme to Boost Greenwood’s Pay Stung by a critical review, Charter School education innovators hear a message of hope during their annual conference Judiciary: Make Reporters' Shield Law Permanent Inouye: An attack on Israel is an attack on US Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping: U.S. boosts forces in Western Pacific Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Hawaii Army Contract Marines on Hawaii looking to turn mountains of trash into handful of ash SA: Fireworks ban did bang-up job Divorce Law in Hawaii Safe Routes To School — Alternatives to School Busing? Meth Pipe possession ‘cost’ officer his career — lawyer Big Island puppy farm owners connected to Waimanalo animal cruelty case Democrat Housel announces possible run for State House Dist 6 seat Average Weekly Wage in Honolulu: $830 British Citizen Admits Making Child Pornography Videos Read More..

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 21879 Views Abercrombie: HSTA Contract will help Save Race to The Top Grant House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting Tax hikes remain on table to offset the budget shortfalls invented by Abercrombie, CoR Tag Team Abercrombie’s Budget Runs $927M Deficit over 6 years $312M Shortfall in 2017--Abercrombie’s Bloated Budget Tripler Trauma Center to Transfer Uninsured Trauma patients $38.8M Rail Design Contract Goes to AECOM Lingle: With Social Media, I can Bypass People Like Richard Borreca Honolulu Begins Enforcing New Sidewalk Ban Against Homeless Progressive Democrat Bart Dame Publishes Long-Winded Excuse for Disenfranchising Blacks, Military personnel 10 Big Island couples apply for civil unions Hanabusa to Hold Secret meeting With Military-Industrial Complex Waihee Crony Heads Hawaii Democrat Communications Mufi: I Identify with UPW, Look forward to taking their Desires to Washington LWV Seeking Anti-Rail Candidates Pilago Crony: I shake Down Developers too, so Vote for Me SA: Re-pin Hawaii on golf world's map Hoku Stalls Idaho Electric Shutoff Proceedings Kauai Co Has 75 Unfilled Positions Honolulu Airport Shuttle Prices Rile State Senator Hilo, Micronesia USDA offices will be closed as part of an effort to cut costs More Than $40,000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data Show Read More..

Monday, January 9, 2012 January 9, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 8653 Views SHOPO Endorses Linda Lingle for Senate Chicago Tribune: Yank Hawaii's Race To The Top Grant Dr Alveda King, Duke Aiona, Colette Machado to Speak up for Religious Freedom Heritage Foundation Youth Leader to Address Maui TEA Party January 12 DoH: Dramatic Reduction in Fireworks-Related Injuries Wailuku Homeschool Leader: Does Rick Santorum have Right Idea? Hawaiian Airlines Sets Record for Systemwide Traffic OHA: If Obama is Reelected He Will Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval Police union endorses Lingle; UPW endorses Hannemann Lawmakers want to spend $500M on Whatever 2 of 3 rail bidders lacked state license HUD: Still no Answer on ORI Just in Time for the Legislature, Media is Suddenly Full of Online Gambling Legalization News Media Filled with Articles about Hirono’s DOA China Visa Bill SA: Reform law to let lenders, borrowers settle homes fairly City serves notice to homeless to remove items or lose them Rep Chris Lee Renews Push for Plastic Bag Tax Hawaii Credit Card Spending up 8.69% in 2011 Israel’s Peres meets with Inouye, US Senate delegation Real ID Finally Comes to Hawaii Report: Before HMC Debacle, Hawaii Had Shortage of Medical Personnel Traffic deaths down last year versus 2010 Vilsack to Hype BioDiesel at Pearl Harbor This Week Bette Midler: Honolulu Rail a Bad Idea Shakedown: UH Professors to Host Panel on Monsanto Addition to Makawao veterans cemetery in works Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor to hold symposium on Tuskegee Airmen Read More..

Sunday, January 8, 2012 January 8, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 15185 Views Monk Seals Dying in NW Hawaiian Isles Because of Fishing Ban Unintended Consequences of Tapping the “Rich” Lingle Campaign Launches Mobile App FTA letter shows Rail financial plan remains Unacceptable to Feds After Casting Sole Hawaii Vote Against South Korea Free Trade, Hirono Now pretends to Champion Tourism State Needs Teacher Evaluations to Keep RTTT Funds Military Families Demand DoD Set Up Schools in Hawaii Study: Teacher Observations Most Effective Way To Evaluate Emergency backup: The closing of 2 hospitals has Oahu ERs accepting more ambulances and urgent cases SA: Homeless need a czar, not just a committee SA Prints more Anti-Plastic Propaganda Hawaiian Monk Seals Bludgeoned To Death Solar Contractors Again Look to On Bill Financing Luddites Gather at Legislature, scheme to Dispossess the People OIP report Targets Kauai County information practices Church of Crossroads Gives Award to Funder of Anti-Semites, 9-11 Conspiracy Movement Hawaii Robotics teams kick off the 2012 season Hawaiian Airlines inks deal with Orbitz Isles rank No. 5 on list of top cruise destinations Seminary grads led Hawaiian missions Read More..

Saturday, January 7, 2012 January 7, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 19401 Views HSTA Contract Too Little Too Late to Save RTTT? Hawaii Supreme Court: Disenfranchise 121,494 Military, Dependents, Students HELCO announces plans to expand geothermal energy on Hawaii Island AFSCME Comes Out Against Pension Spiking Hawaii Caucus Power: Gasoline from Pineapples? Hawaii Legislative Races Cost Less than 1990s HNN: Emergency rooms bursting at seams Hawaii Ranks Last in Long Term Care Beds Outdoor Circle makes bid to join lawsuit against rail Council On Revenues Revises Hawaii's Economic Outlook Downward; New Forecast Will Impact State Budget Strategy: City Begins Enforcement Of New Sidewalk Law Heirakuji: Transition will not slow work on homelessness SA: Keep close eye on geothermal funds Hawaii Top Ten Polluters Hawaii hotels 86% full; rates average $309 per room Hawaii Wind-farms: Banks Laugh All the way to the Bank Blackwater Fallujah lawsuit settled Trial Date Set for Pflueger Kaloko Manslaughter Case KEO provides 44 with permanent housing during 90-Day Plan GGP Seeks to Refinance $1.3 Billion Loan on Ala Moana Mall Land and Power: Case Family’s Nature Conservancy Grabs for Wet Forests, Reefs Price of Pelosi: $61K $34M for Kapolei National Guard Maintenance Shop Strange Doings in East Oahu Cemetery University of Hawaii Head Football Coach's Contract Secrecy Called "Orwellian" Hawaii saw record-high gasoline prices in 2011 Kihei Woman selected for IRS Taxpayer Advisory Council Police cameras going up on Big isle Read More..

Friday, January 6, 2012 January 6, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:29 PM :: 19979 Views Associated Builders and Contractors Endorses Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate Atheist Extortion, Blackmail forced Marc Alexander to Resign Abercrombie's Homeless Coordinator Suddenly Quits HAWSCT: "Best Efforts" Are Not Good Enough In Reapportionment. But... AARP Calls for Reform of Hawaii Long Term Care Berg Proposes Measures to Remove Uninsured Motorists ALEC Economist to Address Highlights and Lowlights of Hawaii Policies Inouye’s Pirate Fishing Bill Cited as Example of Over-Criminalization Presidents Bush, Clinton to Address Opening of 2012 Hawaii Robotics Season Rail: Feds Demand More Local Taxes Before Committing Federal Funds Honolulu to Feds: OK Rail Work Or Costs Rise $100M After Abercrombie Presents Budget, CoR Suddenly Chops 3% off Projected growth Rate Obama’s Military Cuts Already Being Felt in Hawaii Abercrombie: Race to the Top Has Nothing to do with HSTA Contract Liver Patients In Fear After Closure Of Hawaii Liver Center 'Vog,' Volcanic Smog, Adds To Oahu Emergency Room Crowding Honolulu Council May Try To Take Over Water Board Civil Beat Influence Poll — Questionnaire, Toplines and Crosstab Rolling the Hawaiians: OHA’s Namuo Will Work for Crook Waihee Geothermal: Politicians Squabble over How to Divide Spoils Hanabusa: Jeff Stone’s Pet Congresswoman Hopes to Stop Kneeling Before Wealthy Case Holding $500/plate Fundraiser at Pacific Club State Ag Department Supports Hoopili DLIR Creating Positions Savio rejects Hunt’s Iroquois Point Counteroffer Company Positions itself to Profit from Anti-Plastic Hype Wisconsin Homosexuals Allegedly Loot Veterans Fund to pay for Hawaii Vacation, One Accused of Child Enticement Hawaii Lawyer Convicted as Homosexual Child Molester Denied Readmission to the DC Bar 15% cap starting to slow PV growth in some areas Maui Police Department computer analyst charged with impersonating officer, other crimes Kona coffee farmers push for law requiring package labels to show origin of beans in blends Hawaii Farmers Union recognized by national union Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop Read More..

Thursday, January 5, 2012 January 5, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:47 PM :: 11360 Views Hawaii GOP Announces Presidential Caucus Polling Places Reapportionment: Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects One Man-One Vote, Disenfranchises Blacks, Military Personnel Gates Foundation: Hawaii has "no plans to develop real accountability standards for teacher education" HTA Projects 3.8% Increase in Air Seats to Hawaii Nominations for the Aloha Order of Merit Accepted through Jan. 31 Money: Senate Ways and Means Announces Budget Briefing Schedule Marumoto: After Budget Cuts, Dep’t of Ag Gave Away Snake Sniffer Dogs January 6 is Last Day to Comment on Federal Takeover of Hawaii Shorelines Rep Pine Cheers Opening of Pearl City Urgent Care Center Judge Marks: State Supreme Court Ruling Exposes Hawaii To Federal Lawsuit Bob Jones: Hawaii Deserves to Lose Race to The Top, DoE Should Be Burned Down Dela Cruz: Abercrombie Still Doing Nothing to Address Federal Race to the Top Issues After School Bus Collusion Uncovered, DoE Issues Legislative Report Designed to Protect Bus Companies Abercrombie Administration Seeks To Add $334.7 Million In Spending Mazie ‘Pay-to-Play’ Hirono Now Pretends to Oppose Corporate Influence in Politics After One Year in Congress, Hanabusa Emphasizes her Anti-Environmental Record, Republican Ties Cayetano candidacy would open deeper debate on rail OIP Releases Annual Report Long-Term Care Commission to hold public hearing Friday Water Latest Sticking Point for Hoopili Hawaii bankruptcies fall in 2011 for first time in five years Officials seek information on monk seal killing on Kauai Keoki Kerr to join Hawaii News Now Read More..

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 January 4, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 14440 Views Iowa: Romney Beats Santorum by Eight Votes Carpenter, Case: Democrats Should Host Senate Forums Excluding Lingle Tom Berg Announces Campaign for Reelection OHA Ceded lands Settlement Designed to Give Trustees a Better View Shapiro: Public confidence in rail suffers yet another blow Poll: Only 35% of Hawaii Voters Think Delegation Represents Constituents Berg Hires Patty Teruya Could Hawaii's 2nd District Go From Most Liberal to Most Conservative? Hawaii: 13 Gay Civil Unions, 69 more Authorized SA: After HMC Debacle, Tripler Pulls Our Fat From Fire Expansion of Geothermal plant to shave power cost on Big Isle Opponents of wind projects opt to voice concerns through radio spots Hoku Gets Another Week of Free Electricity, Idaho Power Steamed Legislature to Bring Back Non-Judicial Foreclosures GMOs: Honolulu Council is Last Bulwark Against Luddites Police: Fireworks Citations Drop 87% Charter Schools Push Back Against Legislative Critics Developers Fail in Push to Loosen Maui’s ‘Show-Me-The-Water’ Rules Yagong pushes for Hawaii County solid waste privatization No federal funding for TMT, official says DoE Owes Legislature Dozens of Reports Mandated in 2011 Stopping Oahu School Bus Service Would Save Millions HECO Proposes On Bill Financing for Solar Water Heaters Attorney Files $10B Harassment Suit against Tripler over “Reverse Oreo” University of Hawaii Releases Norm Chow's Head Football Coaching Contract; Won't Disclose His Salary Proposal for 25% of UH Faculty to be Native Hawaiian Pacific Resource Partnership seeks to intervene in Honolulu rail lawsuit “A Night of Hope” Friday, February 3 at Blaisdell Arena Hunt Development Joins Missouri Memorial Assn Enviros Seize Control of Corporations from Stockholders, Plan to Run them into Ground Obama Admin Retaliates Against Immigration Agents Who Deny Visas Read More..

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 January 3, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 13480 Views After Secret Selection Process, Abercrombie Names 1980s Old Boy Tom Okamura to Aiea House Seat VIDEO: Lingle Campaign Focuses on Tourism Job Growth Hawaii County Releasing Geothermal Working Group Report Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Lawsuit Dismissed Due to No Cause of Action National Media Already Looking at Hawaii GOP Caucus Hawaii Republican Party changes caucuses in hopes of gaining more members Star-Adv to DoE: Fudge the 180 Day Law instead of Using Failure to Demand Another $50M Slater: Star-Adv Headline Just Plain Wrong 2012: First Open Senate Race Since 1976 Plastic bag laws well-intended but cause more harm than good Computer glitch delays getting civil unions applications DoE Bus Contracting System Obscures Basis of Competition Mainland –Style Group Seeks to Organize Hispanics Grand Wailea: Free iPads for First 10 Gay Civil Unions City Councilman Tom Berg to announce re-election plans Redistricting Hawaii Co Council: Brittany Smart Not Seeking Another Council Term State has created an online list that lets Homeowners compare rates from 14 Insurers Office vacancies continue climb Hybrid Owner Sues Honda For Low Gas Mileage Florida Murder Suspect Changes Name, Gets Hawaii Drivers License Ex-prisoner, held beyond jail term, asks for review of claims Driverless trains reflect not just new technology but also rigid labour laws DLIR Releases Hawaii Directory of "Green" Employers Barack Obama and the Enemies Within Read More..

Monday, January 2, 2012 January 2, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 17775 Views Panos Drops Out of 2012 Mayoral Campaign Dinesh D’Souza to Address Heritage Foundation Honolulu Dinner Meet the Profiteer Behind Hawaii Medical Marijuana Cards PREL: Hawaiian Students Failing, So Give Us More Money Post-HMC Desperation: Tripler to bolster state's trauma network Legislative Commissioner: Stimulus Money Helped DoE Keep Bloated Bureaucracy Civil Unions Give Couples 71 benefits and 290 rights under Hawaii Law Boon for Tourism: Taiwan May Get Visa Waivers DOE held on to $34.2M from 2010 Occupy Honolulu: KHON Should be Forced off the Air Occupy Wall Street Protests Outside Pelosi’s Kona Resort HFD: "No Significant Decline In Fireworks Related Calls" Harassed over Dead Fish, PETCO Agrees to Stop Selling Hawaii Species in Local Stores Surfing moves to wipe out drug cheats after death of the sport's triple world champion Obama Leaving Deedy Leaves Hawaii Aurora Foundation Hosts New Years Eve Fundraiser on Kauai Read More..

Sunday, January 1, 2012 January 1, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 9958 Views Broken Trust Gang finally Imposes Gay Unions on Hawaii Barrel Tax: When Can Taxpayers Believe What They Hear? Hawai’i Free Press Editor to Address Pro-Life Group Jan 17 John Fund to Headline Smart Business Hawaii Conference Jan. 11 Hawaii March for Life Jan 22 Exclusive Hawaii Premiere: Battle for Brooklyn, Academy Award Contending Documentary About Eminent Domain Hawaii Ct App Upholds Attorneys Fees For Eminent Domain Appeals Cayetano to Run for Mayor? Hawaii 2012: Pivotal Year Could Draw Record Political Spending Star-Adv: Hawaii GOP sees March 13 caucus as recruiting opportunity 200 Long Term Care Patients Left With No Place to go Activists: Out-of State Gay Marriages Now Recognized in Hawaii Judge Steven Alm's probation program brings change New Law Requires Employers Make Accommodation for TRO Filings Maoists, Anti-Semites Protest Outside Obama Vacation Hope Snobs Suppress New Years Celebrations Medical miracle 'Lost Kingdom': How Hawaii became part of U.S. Two Hawaii Ships On Most Endangered List NYT: China's Shaky Economic Foundation Read More..