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Thursday, October 31, 2013 October 31, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 4108 Views 1998 Admissions: ACLU, Lambda Legal, and Gays Didn't Want 'Marriage' -- Constitutional Amendment Language 'Misleading' Experts say Hawaii’s gay marriage bill worst at protecting religious freedom How They Voted: Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill 20-4 DoE Admits Graduation Rates Exaggerated--Disabled Students Revised Down 13% NCTQ: Hawaii one of Five States to tie Teacher Compensation, Evaluations Schofield 65th Engineer Battalion assumes vital mission in Afghanistan Panos 2050: Solutions for a Sustainable Hawaii Ken Schoolland Talks to Grassroot Institute PDF: Numbering System for House Testimony on Gay Marriage KITV: 77% Say Let the Voters Decide on Gay Marriage House Votes: Committees to Hear Testimony on Senate Gay Marriage Bill House to Amend Religious Freedom Clauses, Set Up Showdown With Hee HHSC Loses $55M Thanks to Obamacare A statement in response to questions about OHA's stance on same-sex marriage Gay-Atheist Steals IRS Records of Marriage Defenders, Protected by Law He Broke Hawaii County Officials Score Big Pay Hikes $200K: Donovan’s Fake Marketing job at UH remains unfilled since his 2012 departure Honolulu Employment Numbers 'Overly Positive, Based on 1000s Quitting Job Search Governor’s Land Board Appointment Withdraws Over ‘Challenging Process’ The Big Stink in Kakaako Won't Go Away Soon Senators Call for DOE to Quickly Wrap Up Investigation into East Oahu School Principal Star-Adv Lashes out at Random Against Water Bottles Navy contract scandal City Dumps Chicken Control Contract After 'Wrong Guy' Wins Bid Politicize Academia Even More by Counting Citations in Popular Media Read More..

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 October 30, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:09 PM :: 4695 Views Lawsuit: Gangsters Terrorize Union Members Forced to Fund Illegal Pro-Rail PAC Headed by Hawaiian Homes Commissioner HB7 Gets State out of Solemnization Business, Protects Rights of Biological Parents House Republican Infighting: Move to Dump Thielen, Johanson Fails Six Marriage-Related Bills Proposed in House Council Hearing on Kakaako Sewer, Traffic Problems Searching for the Searcher: UH Regents to Interview Presidential Search Firms DHHL Releases Draft Oahu Island Plan Machado: Abercrombie's Assault on Religious Freedom 'Takes Breath Away' HB6: Oshiro, Jordan to Propose Religious Freedom Amendment Saiki: House Will Address Religious Freedom Lesbians Conspire to Steal Child from Biological Father Council considers charter amendment to end BWS back-billing Civil Rights Commission Helps Litigious White Mainlander Harass Local Family Wind Farm Consultant Controls Big Cable Docket Solar City Cronies Get Fast Tracked While Homeowners Stew Funding shortage puts Kauai hospitals at risk Marijuana #1 among Hawaii youth getting drug treatment Neighborhood  Watch Beats Back Crime at Mayor Wright Soft on Crime Policy Gets Crook Shot Judge Still Offers Hope Probation after Four Violations, Two Escapes Former police sergeant sentenced in child sex case Omidyar Buys Two More Progressive Hack Journos Read More..

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 October 29, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 4431 Views "Let the People Vote" Thousands Rally Against Gay Marriage HFA: 10,000 at Rally Against Gay Marriage Clayton Hee Maneuver Excludes 1000s of Testifiers House Cttes to Hear SB1 Thursday, Deadline for Testimony Approaching Water bill problems affected 94,000 HART to receive $63.7 million in GET surcharge revenue Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 28, 2013 State Releases 10-Year Report on Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services in Hawaii Hawaii 3rd Best Place to Retire HHSC Appropriation Hearing Nov 1 5-2: Senate committee advances same-sex marriage bill, Shimabukuro Excited by Opportunity to Impose Gay Agenda in Schools Even Smug UH Manoa Law Prof Admits SB1 is ‘Narrow’ on Religious Freedom Hawaii Lawmakers Question Benefits Of Gay Marriage Gay marriage leader Still not ready to Tie Knot at Age 60 Obamacare: 4,000 losing Medicare plan in isles Djou: Government leaders fail us, but are never held to account Environmental movement rises to power in Hawaii Abercrombie Withdraws Salmonson Nomination for OEQC Post Several Abercrombie Nominees Targeted for Elimination Deadline looms for Bill 2491 decision ‘Organic’ Fake-Farmers Demand control of KSBE Land Seniors need help with rentals Food stamps increase in Hawaii Big plans for a big cable 2 (de)Occupy protestors sent to Jail Read More..

Monday, October 28, 2013 October 28, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:08 PM :: 3630 Views SB1 Hearing Set for 10am Oct 31 Law Profs: SB1 Does Not Protect Religious Freedom Ethics Commission Gives Instant Response to Demand Hawaii Mormon Church ‘Register Every Paid Employee’ VIDEO: Expert Testimony at Gay Marriage Informational Briefing Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 28, 2013 In Search of Frankencorn in Hawaii Wealth Ranking Cannot Disguise Hawaii's Status as 2nd Worst Sinkhole State Senators: Is Gay Marriage Just a Convenience? Machado: Gay Marriage Against Hawaiian Culture, History Special Session Like Superferry, PLDC Law Prof: Bill puts religious freedom in jeopardy Registered Voters to Receive Forms Failed Solar Scheme Soaks DoE for $10.6M Hawaii State Salaries 2013: HHSC Workers Get Raises, Execs Don't GMOs: How Hawaii's laws reach across the ocean IDG: County Bill 129 is Bad for Hawaii -- Dispelling Myths About Fracking Elderly in Waikiki confront housing crunch Thielen: GOP Hijacked by Social Conservatives 'Libertarians': Parental Control over Children Should not be Protected by Law  Read More..

Sunday, October 27, 2013 October 27, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 4671 Views Hawaii Family Forum: Having Done All Else, Stand! Seminar Tackles Healthcare Options for Small Businesses in Hawaii Reforming the Tax Law to Recognize New Efficiencies Education Committee to Consider Two School Board Nominees Hearings: 18 Board Nominees to be Considered Emergency Appropriation for HHSC Hospitals to be Considered Monday Hearings Set for HGEA Unit 10 & 13 Contract Appropriation Judiciary Committee to Consider Poelman Nomination October: 165 Marriages, 2 Civil Unions McKelvey to Introduce Religious Freedom Bill Monday Star-Adv: We Want Churches to Submit to 'Murkier' Public Accommodations Law Hate Crime? Pregnant Woman Alleges Intentionally Hit by Car While Sign-waving   Tokioka: My Constituents Don't Want Same Sex Marriage Fundraisers keep Gov warm during the federal freeze AARP: Health Connector Must not become State Agency Solar saturation proves costly HSTA Rep: Standardized Testing is not Fair Paradise found: A history of pineapple, sugar and seeds in Hawaii OCCC: Another Day, Another Escape Sanitarians feel ‘lot of pressure’ with shortage of food inspectors Farmers Lose 9% of Crop to Theft Read More..

Saturday, October 26, 2013 October 26, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 3792 Views OHA Chair Colette Machado: Same Sex Marriage Will Affect our Traditional Sense of 'Ohana VIDEO: When Marriage is Redefined, People are Punished for Not Agreeing Kapolei NB Passes Anti-Rail Resolution Senators Use Allowance For Many Purchases Cardines: Religious Exemption is All Shibai Unconstitutional: Abercrombie Still Pushing for Public Accommodations Law to Create State Religion Mainland Homosexuals Eager to Penetrate Hawaii Interview: Charles Djou on Serving in Congress and Afghanistan Keep tight lid on spending Gas prices Drop 29 Cents After Tesoro Refinery Reopens Waipahu: Mentally Ill Homosexual Allegedly Exposes Himself to Elementary School Boys Enviros on Warpath over Two Abercrombie Nominees City prosecutor questions prison reform as serial rapist faces new charges Hoku plant might be dismantled 30 Days: Protester now 'Occupies' a Jail Cell, 2 more await sentencing Census Bureau: Means-Tested Gov't Benefit Recipients Outnumber Full-Time Year-Round Workers Hawaii Kai Sludge Heads for Cemetery? Phone violations pack traffic court Because of Poorly-Written Law Read More..

Friday, October 25, 2013 October 25, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:02 PM :: 4064 Views SB1 Would Impose New Tax on Churches—Even if they Accept Gay Marriage Free Speech? Ethics Commission Issues Advisory on ‘Grassroots Lobbying’ ACLU: Regulation of Grassroots Lobbying Suppresses Free Speech Bishop Silva: Respect Human Ecology, Gay Marriage is not 'Equal' 13 States with Gay Marriage: How Education Changed Jackson v Abercrombie delayed until after Special Session Welfare subsidies on the rise in Hawaii Retiree Hit With $7000 'Recalculated' Water Bill WSJ on Solar City: Cronyism in Full Force HECO Warns Solar Contractors over Deceptive Sales Practices WSJ: The Universal Pre-K Fallacy UHERO: Shutdown did not Stop Hawaii Growth Wespac: US Should Refuse Any Quota Reduction For Hawaii Bigeye Tuna Sierra Club: Senate Should Reject Superferry’s only Supporter Hawaii-Based New Age Hucksters Fight Over $5M Donation from “sap” Government to Control Central Union Church, Kawaiahao Church by Nov 18 Souki: Litigation Gives Me Excuse to Switch Vote on Gay Marriage Proposed Law Would Protect Child Molesters  Maui: ’14 candidates start to emerge Abercrombie Refuses to Fill Vacant HCDA Seats in time for Special Session Serial Rapist Let Out Early, Accused of Rape Again License granted for depleted uranium Education expert says emphasis on uniform standards stifles creativity Kauai Council has Chance to Kill off Coco Palms Redevelopment Read More..

Thursday, October 24, 2013 October 24, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:30 PM :: 3860 Views Report: Chinese Spy Ship Operating Near Hawaii Obamacare Website Mess: 2010 Hawaii Audit Should Have Been ‘Red Flag’ Two More Sovereignty Activists Convicted of Felony Mortgage Fraud HECO Solar Project Pays More Wholesale than Mainland Retail Rates Special Session: How to Testify Hawaii Christian Coalition: 26 House Reps Who Plan to Vote for Gay Marriage Law Prof: Gay Marriage Bill Unconstitutional October Complete Poll Results DOE executives miserable working without A/C Teacher Burned out by Yet Another Curriculum Change State workers told accessing office email from “personal devices” is strictly prohibited Counties Again Seek 'Relief' From Open Meeting Mandates 80% of Circuits Does not Equal 80% of Customers Electricians Grab for Solar Work? County may raise waste tipping fees 540% Arianna Huffington is Now a Tulip Tree Gay Atheists Attack Pastor Wayne Cordiero Personally Star-Adv: State Should Regulate Ocean Recreation More Read More..

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 October 23, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 4057 Views FULL TEXT: Gay Marriage Bill Introduced, Hearing Set for Oct 28 Foster Boys in Hilo Speak Up: Hunt On for Yet Another Alleged Homosexual Child Molester Abercrombie Proposes More Items for Special Session Agenda Hanabusa Camp: Schatz Campaign "Divisive, Insulting, Crass, Cynical, Narrow-Minded" Chang: Hawaii GOP Recruiting Candidates Closed Primary: Party Leaders Want more ideological Democratic Party UPDATE: Hawaii Reapportionment Case Presented to US Supreme Court State’s Largest Charter School Responds to Arrest of Former Principal Senate WAM Briefing to Consider ‘Tax System Modernization’ GMO Free Kauai: Silencing a Dissident Kaiser Health News: Thousands of Policies Cancelled Due to Obamacare Celebrating sustainable fishing ‘The Saratov Approach’ Coming to Laie Only 39% Approve of Abercrombie Hee: Senate Amendments Will be Allowed on Gay Marriage Bill Is same-sex marriage battle behind attack on Hawaii churches? Sheriffs Deploy During Democratic Caucus Hawaii House Reps Spend on Refrigeration, Mediation, Translation Abercrombie Sets $500/plate Fundraiser for Kapolei Limiting the power of money in elections Caldwell: Keep grants-in-aid process free of political influences other than Mine Overheated market for solar energy leads to industry's painful consolidation UH Prof: Government Regulation Causes Administrative Bloat Boom in the Hawaii Gun Business Overcrowding due to lack of Affordable Housing -- 28 Displaced as 2 Houses burn Hauula resident fights city’s condemnation of land Read More..

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 October 22, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 5025 Views Man allegedly scams taxpayers for 14 years, FBI says Survey: Hawaii 24th in Opportunity Index House Informational Briefing on Same Sex Marriage Oct 23 Gay Marriage: HIRA Responds to Abercrombie Admin House Informational Briefing on Same Sex Marriage Oct 23 Court Orders Abercrombie Admin to Pay Lawyers who Forced him to Reveal Names of Judicial Nominees Judicial Selection Commission Announces Vacancy and Three Petitions for Retention Senators, Reps: Abercrombie Lied to us About Special Session 50 local Organizations Unite Against Gay Marriage 200 Congregations, 179,000 Members say no to Changing Family Structure VIDEO: Transsexual Teacher Recruits in Hawaii Elementary School Poll: Schatz 38% Hanabusa 36% Sen J Kalani 'Powdernose' English Made Taxpayers Fund Tahiti Trip  Another Abercrombie Fundraiser, This One in Florida Progressive vs Moderate Dems Argue over Closed vs Winnowing Primary Verdicts conflict in death, injury of HPD officers Star-Adv: Water board must institute reforms HECO: 80% of Circuits Still Open for Solar Foodstamps Only Going up 3.4% this Year Hawaii to sell $852 mln of GO bonds Nov 4 week The battle over GMO seed farms in Hawaii Some Honolulu Harbor tenants miss pipeline inquiry deadline Former Waipahu elementary principal pleads no contest to record-tampering charges Fired charter school chief charged in $100K theft Young law breakers: 75% Reoffend, So We Need Less Punishment Read More..

Monday, October 21, 2013 October 21, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:37 PM :: 3687 Views McDermott: HGEA Contract Should be on Special Session Agenda Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 21, 2013 Even Excluding Filipinos, Best Gay Marriage Can Come Up with is 44% Golojuch: The Ruling Class is Behind Me Many Children Face Exclusion from Hawaii Kindergarten in 2014 Governor's Office Says No Dice to Any Compromise on Travel Records Kauai County asking state for more tourism-related dollars UH to Fund Construction via Scam-Ridden EB-5 Program Search for UH head put on fast track Repairs stall out in another UH building Dope Dealers plan ‘medical cannabis transfer station’ Fisheries group speaks out about tuna cuts in Hawaiian waters Regulatory woes complicate efforts to stop erosion State proposes to change rules for commercial use of oceans Auto safety check rules await governor’s approval before Nov 1  Read More..

Sunday, October 20, 2013 October 20, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 5680 Views AARP: Hawaii Health Connector Needs Transparency & Accountability Pew: Five States Which Paid to Keep National Parks, Monuments Open Installing a Solar PV System? Check with HECO first Oversight Hearing to Evaluate Foster Homes, Adult Residential Care Homes Raising the Cost of “Affordable Housing” Reso 12-149: Where is the Audit of HART Propaganda Machine? Hoshijo Announces Plan to Impose Public Accommodations Law on Churches Abercrombie's Same-Sex Marriage Bill Unconstitutional Exemptions to protect religious freedom are too weak to be effective Trash-talking starts early for Schatz-Hanabusa race Leaders' failure causes isles to lose out in GMO debate Will Mayor Veto Anti-GMO Bill? NPR: Kauai Activists Blame GMO for (Insert illness here) Star-Adv: Counties can help maintain DHHL homes Another look at the Democratic Party lawsuit against state’s “open primary” UHH enrollment down Revolving Door: First Wind Hires former Compliance officer Read More..

Saturday, October 19, 2013 October 19, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:06 PM :: 3587 Views $381K in Prohibited Gifts: Ethics Commission Compares Kirk Caldwell to Rod Tam -- Then Lets him off Hook Kauai submits to mob rule (again) Anti-GMO “Leaders”– Is There a Middle Ground? The Constituents that Wooley, Hooser & Gabbard Listen To 2% of Eligible Population: 1,795 Completed Hawaii Obamacare Applications Religious Freedom? Latest Draft of Gay Marriage Bill is no Improvement Mainland Homosexuals Spend $226K Buying Favors from Hawaii Politicians 75% of Jobs Postponed Under new solar rules? Alleged welfare cheat scammed Hawaii taxpayers for 14 years Girlfriend of former officer to be sentenced in marijuana case Many restaurants support new food safety program Dolphin Necropsy May be used as Excuse to Broaden Attack on Fishing Industry Ruling over legal fees favors newspaper Tourists 8 Times More Likely to Drown Read More..

Friday, October 18, 2013 October 18, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 3920 Views Abercrombie, Legislature Say: “The People Choose on Marriage” Hawaii Student Veterans Make Case for In-State Tuition Independent producers Contribute to High Electric Costs $1,000 Per Head Abercrombie Fundraiser Friday in NYC The Marriage and Religious Freedom Act, H.R. 3133 Would Protect Religious Freedom Democrats, Transsexuals Plan 'Pride' Rally Health Website Woes Widen as Insurers Get Wrong Data Kauai Anti-GMO Bill 2491 sent to mayor HART gets go-ahead to spend $1.56B on rail structures, land UH broaches construction freeze in Latest Scheme to Shift money from Kobayashi to Mitsunaga UH agrees to hold off on center for Inouye Hawaii's Public Records: Can We Talk About This? Former HPD Major gets piddling 8 months in prison Dobelle Scores Paid Vacation as 'Punishment' for Latest Escapades Hawaii Harbor Officials Tell Port Businesses to Provide Response Plans Protesters Trash Park Renaming Ceremony Borreca Disturbed by Lack of Explicit Suffering During 'Shutdown' Lifelong Criminal, Rewarded with $199K, Heads to Latest Trial Read More..

Thursday, October 17, 2013 October 17, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:34 PM :: 4743 Views Memos: Hanabusa has Failed -- Schatz is a White Ideologue with a Superior Campaign Abercrombie Issues Statement Upon Conclusion of his French Vacation Survey: Hawaii Health Exchange Worst in Nation Rail: Judge Tashima Must Rule on Beretania Street Tunnel DoH Proposes Restaurant Inspection Fee Increases to Fund 13 New Positions ‘Get on Board’ DoE Adds Bus Routes at Four Schools Poelman Appointed Maui Judge Abercrombie’s Communications Director Quitting, Fleeing State Blabbercrombie Hijacks Own News Conference Schatz: White People are Taking over Hawaii NYT: Limits Approved for Genetically Modified Crops in Kauai, Hawaii Idiots on Hawaii Co Council OK ban on Non-Existent Geothermal fracking Developers Use CD1 Campaign to Buy Anderson? Hey, guess who set up Hawaii’s failure of an Obamacare exchange website Officials Jack Up Charges to Keep Public Records From Being Released Teachers still not settled on student surveys State Prepares for ‘Ripple Effects’ of Junior-Kindergarten Elimination Former Lanikai Elementary PTSA president charged with stealing $50,574 Danger: Property tax task force to begin work Monday DHHL accused of being unfair to Hawaiian businesses Read More..

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 October 16, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:52 PM :: 4470 Views Djou: Afghanistan Casualties Teach Nation a Lesson on Shutdown Bi-Partisan House Group to Hold Sister-Isle Hearings on Gay Marriage Bill Ewa, Kona, Hilo, Nanakuli, Mililani, Kahului, Lihue: Local Communities Organize Against Gay Marriage Abercrombie admin and DOE have no answers for same-sex education issues Two Weeks Late, Health Connector Now Claims to Be "Open for Business"--Directs Users to Crashed Website Hawaii’s Obamacare exchange re-launches with more glitches CPA says hype over Obamacare small business tax credit is misleading UPDATE: Feds Shutdown? Obamacare a Mess? Abercrombie Secretly Vacations in France--Adds 9 Days to Trip Tsunami evacuation rule established for Hawaiian Islands commercial harbors World Food Prize Goes to Monsanto, Syngenta Senators: Abercrombie Should Fill HCDA Vacancies Supreme Court Asked: Who Owns Geothermal Rights in Hawaii? Gay Marriage Vote Hinges on Public Accommodations Law Kauai Orders Farmers to Supply EcoTerrorist Target List Star-Adv: Connector has much to prove Is 'Open Primary” a 'Severe Burden' on Democrats? On Way Back from France, Abercrombie stops in D.C. for alleged shutdown talks Group wants voters to decide same-sex marriage Mainland Homosexuals Excited by Louie Opinion HECO Stymies Solar Ernie Martin Grabs for More Control of Grants-in-Aid Arakawa says he’ll seek new term as mayor BOE Gives Charter School Commission Discretion Over Teacher Evaluations DOE Gets Heat for Tardy $25M Request for Classroom Cooling Hawaii's Public Records: Citizens Are Paying the Price for Disorganized Agencies Former Barbers Point NAS hit by thefts, vandalism Feds Grab for Kona Water to be Decided Today? Mandatory Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Foods Deserves A Warning Label Of Its Own Read More..

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 October 15, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 5297 Views Rally Oct 28: "Let the People Decide on Marriage" AG Louie Issues Formal Opinion Claiming Legislature Has Authority to Enact Gay Marriage Hawaii LDS Churches Release New Letter on Gay Marriage Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted October 15, 2013 Ratepayers Soaked to Enrich Landowners as PUC Approves 10M Gallon HECO Biofuel Contract Now and Later: The Impact of the Government Shutdown "Where was the Governor?" Grassroot Institute Calls for Greater Transparency on Governor's Travel Video: What Gay Marriage did to Massachusetts Solar Scammers Con Consumers into Taking out Loans for Non-existent Solar Panels Solar Doubles Electric Bill for Hundreds of Scam Victims State AG Refuses to Save Counties from anti-GMO Mobs State to request more inspectors for pesticides Heroic Republicans Save Unions, Large Employer Health Plans from Obama's Diabolical $25B Reinsurance tax After Two Weeks of Miserable Failure, Health plan connector site Supposed to go live today GovTech: Hawaii is Worst-Case Scenario Military families mow overgrown grass at shutdown Arizona Memorial entrance Shutdown? Most Hawaii federal Workers are Getting Paid Hawaii's Public Records: Law's Creators Didn't Expect Cost To Be An Issue Matson reimburses businesses affected by spill Read More..

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Letters to the Editor October, 2013 By Letters to the Editor @ 10:35 AM :: 5312 Views Kawainui Marsh: Outdoor Circle Wrong About Trails, Visitors Let’s talk GMOs and pesticides Letter from Fiji: Hard to Fathom how Households Will Afford new HMSA/Kaiser Rates Read More..

Monday, October 14, 2013 October 14, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 5093 Views HGEA: Unit 13 Contract Restores Lost ‘Step Movements’ Hawaii Among Worst States to Start New Business Hawaii Campaign Finance: A-1 Challenge Awaits McCutcheon Ruling? GMO bill Would Allow Activists to Sue Farmers Restricting GMO farming would hurt sustainability efforts Kauai heading down a slippery slope Personal Freedom? Global Cooling Deniers Censor Letters to the Editor Atheists Sling False Accusations Against Hawaii Church Tuna Longliners Face 40% Cuts because of Overfishing by Others UHWO Costs Balloon as School Fails to Make Money in Hawaii Real Estate Abercrombie Hides Travel Records Behind $1016 Kailua Bike Share Only Gets 1-3 Riders Per Day, Now City Wants to Burn $11.9M Could Better Civics Education in Hawaii Boost Young Voter Turnout? Michelle Bachman Opens Monument for Hawaii HS Senior Read More..

Sunday, October 13, 2013 October 13, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:28 PM :: 3960 Views Civil Rights: What’s Worse than Being ‘Forced’ to Conduct Gay Marriages? Reasons to be Concerned About Obamacare - Taxes State Pay Hike Spending Spree Fundrace: Hanabusa Still a Big Loser, Looking for Excuses Election Day: July 9, 2014?--No, August 9 New DHHL Home Sits Empty lacking Buyer Private Attorney General: Activist Score Megabucks for Litigation Anti-GMO law would Allow Luddites to Sue Farmers Smart Meters: Kauai Conspiracy Nuts Demand Free Ride Matson to Order LNG-Powered Containerships – Sources Evan Dobelle came to Westfield State with record of excess Isle economy's growth slowing Star-Adv: Honolulu Harbor will Drown so we must have some more Conferences or Something Read More..

Saturday, October 12, 2013 October 12, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 3740 Views Tsutsui Orders Hiring Freeze Rep. Fukumoto Calls for Civility in Political Debates Pine: "Eliminate the Board of Water Supply's retroactive billing policy" Caldwell Announces Town Hall Meeting Schedule American Legion: Phony POW/MIA Ceremonies Mislead and Insult Same-sex marriage opponents want lawmakers to "let the people decide" Obamacare tax credit may not be beneficial to small businesses On scams and the sovereignty narrative Hawaii Hit Disproportionately Hard by Gov't Shutdown Blind-Deaf: Alleged Child Molester faces Extradition from Calif 96%:  HGEA professional, scientific workers ratify new contract Hawaii: This Obamacare Insurance Exchange Isn't Working at All Occupy Protester gets 30 Days in Jail Deedy Shooting Victim's Parents Blast Prosecutor over Failure to Consider Manslaughter Car Dealer Alan Pflueger Sentenced to 15 Months in Federal Prison for Tax Fraud Read More..

Friday, October 11, 2013 October 11, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 4030 Views Audit: City Lets Elite Avoid $1.8M in Property Taxes on 'Historic' Homes Federal grand jury subpoenas Matson in Honolulu Harbor molasses spill Hawaii churches ask court to dismiss atheists’ baseless lawsuit Rep. McDermott asks Speaker Souki for state-wide hearings on marriage bill HI lawmakers question Obamacare exchange delays Groundbreaking Discovery by the Babes Against Biotech! VIDEO: Charles Djou Talks to Grassroot Institute Legislative Committee Briefings Slated on Early Education, Solar Installations Honolulu 'Affordable' Homes Smallest in USA Hawaii Health Connector Site 'Amateur' -- Wide open to Hackers Poll: Less than 0.7% Buy Obamacare Coverage Oshiro discourages action on gay marriage during session AG Louie points to ACLU, Civil Rights Comm for info About Religious Freedom in Gay Marriage Bill Star-Adv: Only 247 Sign up for DREAM in Hawaii Occupy Protester found guilty, faces sentencing today Chang Dumps Another $124K Into His Congressional War Chest Why once booming photovoltaic industry is now struggling to stay in business Federal trial underway in Hawaiian sovereignty mortgage assistance fraud case EU Ambassador in Hawaii, Talks Jones Act Farmer says hundreds of papayas stolen off farm in Punaluu Hawaii Not Willing to Suffer for Obamacare? May Reopen National Parks Hollywood Tax Credits Make for Hawaiian 'Luau' Handi-Van starting new policy for chronic no-shows Read More..

Thursday, October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 4122 Views Hawaii Health Connector Built by Same Contractor Responsible for Federal ACA Failure Obamacare: Hawaii Only State Which Still Has Not Launched Gay Marriage Debate Cancelled After Attempt to Stack Meeting Fails Report: Hawaii Ranks 30th in Business Tax Climate Grading character in school Rail: Let Them Eat Cake Hickam: Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command held 'phony' ceremonies for MIAs, using planes that can't fly Liver Let Die Health Connector Can't Say When they'll Be Open Clean Elections Activists Nailed by Campaign Spending Commission Furlough foul-up: 20,000 Hawaii workers Illegally Laid Off 11 groups added to city grants list by Council Campaign Spending Commission Cracks Down on Rep. Awana's Illegal Campaign Practices Hawaii County employees plead guilty to fuel theft Some Hawaii Teachers Aren't Allowed to Fail Kids Over Frequent Truancy Panel hears Campaign finance law challenge Read More..

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 October 9, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:58 PM :: 3683 Views Still Not Open, Hawaii Health Connector Apologizes for Being so Sorry The UHERO Dashboard Project Jobs Explorer: Occupations in Hawaii Kapolei NB to Consider Anti-Rail Resolution Consumer LifeSmarts: DCCA Launches 10th Annual Statewide Student Competition "Oxyelite Pro" Dietary Supplement Linked to Death, Liver Failure Software glitches on the health insurance exchange still prevent price comparisons and policy purchases If Gay Marriage Wins, Gay Agenda to be Imposed on DoE Star-Adv Claims 28 House Votes for Gay Marriage LWV: "Governments Have an Interest in Controlling Political Speech" Dozens of Hawaiian homesteads sit empty, boarded up Awana, Cabanilla Termed 'House's Dimmest Bulbs' City Files 800-page Response in Rail Suit Solar Contractor Cries as Tax Credit Bubble Continues to Burst Pay in Hawai`i, By the Numbers GMOs: Kauai Mayor Pushes for State Solution to Luddite Crisis Possible ahi limits for Hawaii could cause price hike UH Econ Professors 6th Chattiest in USA Read More..

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 October 8, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 4310 Views Hawaii Reapportionment Case Presented to US Supreme Court AG Louie the Grinch: Subs Won’t get Back Pay for Christmas Comparing Economies: Hawaii and Greece -- The Writing on the Wall Hawaii Drug Overdose Deaths Soaring -- Now Kill More than Auto Accidents Same-sex marriage critics working to rally opposition Judge Hints Ruling in Dems Closed Primary Suit Opens Door to Legislative Action NYT: Fight Over Genetically Altered Crops Flares in Hawaii Star-Adv: Let Homeless Sleep on Sidewalks Isle GOP caught between shutdown and a hard place Hawaii’s campaign spending laws go before the 9th Circuit in Honolulu on Wednesday Why Big Island Beer Costs More in Hawaii Than in Manhattan Iwasa: City Council Shouldn't Tamper With GIA Commission's Work Financing in place for hospital in West Maui Hawaii’s solar PV industry will see consolidation in 2014 UHERO snapshot shows median salary for all Hawaii jobs is $36k Hearing set for vehicle fee hike A Tale of Two Cops: One HPD Officer Fired, Another Keeps His Badge Hawaii Ranks First in Country for Number of Toddlers Vaccinated EU ambassador to US to visit Hawaii, Talk Free Trade Mayor says city surpassing road repaving goals UH says no to concert featuring Bruno Mars Firm seeks silt permit; city unlikely to approve Read More..

Monday, October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 4434 Views Ewa, Kona, Hilo, Nanakuli, Mililani, Kahului, Lihue: Local Communities Organize Against Gay Marriage Religious Freedom? Panel to Debate Amendments to Gay Marriage Bill HI House leader steps down amid campaign spending investigation Polygamy: Calif Gov Jerry Brown signs bill to allow children more than two legal parents -- Abercrombie Predicts Hawaii next Hundreds Attend Anti Gay Marriage Rally at Capitol DREAM Just a Dream?  Only 247 Illegal Aliens Apply How Government Makes Milk Expensive in Hawaii Affordable Care Act and a growing population make Waikiki Health's new facilit­y a critical addition Substitute teachers back pay Coming in December Tribes Mishandle Funds, Go Unpunished News Media Seek Court Ruling on Open Trials Alleged Mortgage Fraudster Represented by Disgraced former Legislator Permit for telescope faces legal challenge Read More..

Sunday, October 6, 2013 October 6, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 4702 Views Secret Chart Reveals HMSA Individual, Family Rates--$873 Per Person for Non-Smokers Raising Debt Ceiling, Cutting Spending is Crux of Issue US Commission on Civil Rights Seeks Nominees for Hawaii Advisory Committee Grassroot: Poll Favors Limited, Accountable Government Hawaii Democrats Finally Eliminate Old-Boys from Party Shapiro: Advocates of gay marriage need be generous in victory House support for same-sex marriage in flux Over Religious Freedom Kauai County Council takes up GMO, pesticide bill on Tuesday Star-Adv: Original vision for Kakaako still best guide Homeless 1-day tally is too low, study says Panel to receive input on home-based business bill Maui considers 2014 HSAC legislative package Hawaii Co Building Inspections Used to Hasten Transfer of Naniloa to new Owner Read More..

Saturday, October 5, 2013 October 5, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:12 PM :: 3576 Views Feel rich? Average Hawaii Resident needs to pony up $40K to pay off state debt "Rich States" Also Have Debts -- Hawaii Ranks #5 Rail Burns Thru $256M in 12 months with no Construction UHERO: Furlough Fridays = Less Juvenile Crime E-RAT-icate: Cost-effectiveness of Eradication vs. Control VIDEO: Aegis Ballistic Missile Intercept off Kauai Tentative HGEA deal on Special Session Agenda: Adds $276M to state's price tag Slom: Lawsuit May Seek to Block Special Session Awana Resigns Leadership Position Shutdown: Hanabusa, Gabbard Vote to Starve Women, Children -- Refuse to Fund FEMA HECO Running out of Circuits: "Near Total Work Stoppage" Council Overrides Mayor's Veto, Property Tax Hike Hits Hundreds on Maui UH to seek $54M more from state State leaders respond to call for new prison UH Exec Who Allegedly Lied About Accounting Credential Still on Job Maui: How Kaiser Used An Anti-Consumer Clause To Skirt Payment For Fatal Cancer Don't mandate flat cab fee from airport to Waikiki Read More..

Friday, October 4, 2013 October 4, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 3966 Views Hawaii Health Connector Secret Rates Revealed? HMSA Premium Jumps 44% Hawaii Health Connector: Six Legislative Committees to Discuss ‘Concerns’ ULI Fellowship: Caldwell to Select Land Use Challenge Sequestration Report: Reduced Funding is Just the Beginning of a New Reality for Hawaii Day 4: $205M Health Connector Still Fails Miserably Third Time's The Charm: Rep Karen Awana hit with $8500 campaign fine Bill 59: OK to Sleep on Sidewalk only if you Can Prove You Tried to get Shelter Space Lege vs Abercrombie? Politicians taking note of worries about HCDA Star-Adv: Commission should vet all grants Pay Inches Up in Office of Hawaiian Affairs Shon: Three Ways to Derail the Common Core Standards City prosecutor suggests new prison to reduce crime Out Again: Felon who took cameraman hostage faces fresh charges Attorneys: Usual Suspects Team up With Anti-GMO Side Hu Honua Biomass Plant a Major Source of CO, NO? -- EPA Oahu juvenile crime down on teacher furlough days Read More..

Thursday, October 3, 2013 October 3, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 4428 Views Hawaii residents, lawmakers frustrated with health connector glitches Hawaii Health Connector Claims 1,181 Obamacare Applications Religious Freedom? UH Law School Panel to Debate Amendments to Gay Marriage Bill Panos: Ten Plus One Reasons Why I Do Not Support The Honolulu Rail Project Jones Act Does Not Bar International Trade From Hawaii Honolulu Roads 13th Worst in Nation, Cost Drivers $598 per year KIUC Seeks PUC Approval for Monthly Meter Charges "I'm through with Hawaii Health Connector" Star-Adv: Health Connector "Troubled" HGEA Sci Tech Settles Contract, Snags 11% Pay Hike HSTA to Join AFL-CIO Development Agency and Kakaako to Face Lawmakers' Scrutiny Hawaii State Salaries 2013: Huge Pay Hike for Judges Fracking: Hawaii County Council Ctte Votes 7-0 to Ban Something that Doesn't Exist in Hawaii KIUC Asks for Natural Gas Fuels in Latest Bid DoE Enrollment Jumps 1%, Charters 2%  Study: Number of homeless living on Oahu underestimated UH Manoa Oppresses Tobacco Smokers Effective Jan 1 College Rankings get to Bottom Line Wonder Scammer to Face Trial March 18 Read More..

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 October 2, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:22 PM :: 4268 Views Video: Sen Sam Slom and Jim Hochberg on Special Session Mainland Anti-GMO money flooding into Molokai, funding “grassroots” protests ‘Environmental disaster:’ HI residents want answers over molasses spill Feds Shutdown? Obamacare a Mess? Abercrombie Secretly Vacations in France HCDA Releases 20 Pg Q&A After 56,000 Insurance Policies Cancelled to Make Way for 'Reform', Hawaii exchange gets only 500 applications Hawaii Accountants Assn:  Over 55? Your Insurance Rates Will Triple Thanks to Abercrombie  "At some Point the Connector is Going to Have to Start Showing Rates" Hirono Still Taking Salary, All Delegates Refuse to Sign up for Obamacare, Abercrombie Staying in France Big Island Anti-GMO Bill Advances DOE Long Overdue in Improving Hawaiian Studies, Kupuna Say DoE Wastes Money, Teachers' Time on 'Revolving Door' of Expensive New Programs 2 former Halawa guards accused of taking bribes, helping USO prison gang Oxy Elite Pro Supplement Linked to Liver Failure Read More..

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 October 1, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:22 PM :: 3847 Views Taking Effect Today: Honolulu Property Tax Hikes Target Elderly Hawaii GOP: Schatz, Hirono Vote for Government Shutdown Nominations invited for UH Task Force in support of student veterans Global Warming: Abercrombie Signs Majuro Declaration Outdoor Circle Questions Plan for Trails Ringing Kawainui Marsh Gallup: Less than half of Uninsured say they will use the state or federal exchanges Hawaii Obamacare Exchange Fails on First day, May be Down for Month "People don't want to Buy Plans Right Now" Hawaii Congressional Delegation Unanimous in Favor of Government Shutdown to Save Obamacare Star-Adv: Homosexual Rape Gang at Blind-Deaf School Can Be Used to Impose Gay Agenda Thru Anti-Bullying Programs 'Wild West Shootout' for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District Seat Legislative Salaries: 380 People Siphon $22M Per Year HPD officer fired in Las Vegas pot incident reinstated, Assigned to Train New Officers UH Doesn't Pay State Attempts to Rebut Hawaii Democrats Closed Primary Lawsuit HCDA holding public hearing on 801 South St. Phase II Hawaii personal income rebounded in the 2nd quarter Telescope hearing set for December Hawaiian Airlines Profit Based Entirely on Baggage Fees Warming: Usual Suspects Claim We Are All Going to Drown Read More..