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Wednesday, November 30, 2011 November 30, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 10859 Views Finmeccanica Trumpets Honolulu Rail Deal Lingle Best Positioned for Victory Next Year Lingle calls for Delay in Federal Grab for Control of Hawaii Shorelines IBEW to Vote on New Offer from Hawaiian Tel Nominations Sought for State Water Commission Inouye Claims Honolulu Rail Will Get Federal Transit Funding Next Year Kobayashi: Hold on to Your Wallet Slom: Rail Roaded State to Teachers: Drop Your Complaint and Strike Utility bills may sink Hawaii’s economy Good News! Time Running Out For Hawaii Mafia Wind Farm Grant 15,000 Military Go Unrepresented in Any State Elections Because of Redistricting Controversy Supporters are urged to wear black for National Meth Awareness Day Honolulu Clears Homeless from Stadium Park, Three More Accept Shelter Patients counting on Hawaii’s Only transplant clinic to stay open Queens Nurses Approve Three-Year Raise Real and Affordable Green or Misguided Dream? State taxpayers may have to foot cost of returning 350 new guns HPD Major's Drug-Dealing Girlfriend To Testify Maui Police Officer Arrested For Spousal Abuse Cancel the Second Digester? Maui Charter Commission tables district voting Maui: Couch seeks cap on vacation rentals Kauai Island Utility Cooperative gets green light for smart meters Hawaii Co 'Bag ban' vote expected Dec 21 TRO halts construction at Kawaiahao Church Jon Van Dyke Dies in Australia Read More..

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 November 29, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 15050 Views Abercrombie's Medicaid Cuts based on Obamacare Requirements Lucky Hawaii: Bond Sale Benefits as Investors Flee Europe Booted from Big Island, DoE Now Seeks to Force Carlisle to Collect its Impact Fees US Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear Lawsuit Challenging DHHL, Admission Act Postal Service Announces Hawaii Christmas Mailing Deadlines US Civil Rights Commissioner to speak on End of Victimology Abercrombie “Damn Serious” about Oath, Judges aren’t Like Dogs or Ponies Abercrombie Considered Shutting State Down for Two Weeks in June, Blames Lingle Abercrombie Wants to Build 'Third City' Favored Nation: Did HGEA get better deal? HART Signs $1.4 Billion Contract With Ansaldo Is Honolulu rail contract a legal defense tactic? Abercrombie Still Pushing to Disenfranchise Military personnel Judicial nominees put up earlier Feds Give Abercrombie $14m to Organize Obamacare Insurance Exchange Honolulu water rates to soar 70% Recession costs Hawaii hundreds of businesses Hawaii unemployment claims rise 18% TRUE: 'There is Space' in Shelters for Stadium Park Homeless Molokai Thugs Chop Down Trees, Obstruct Two Public Highways—Still No Arrests Multi-Millionaire 9-11 Truther Roseanne Barr Occupies Waimea, Guillotine a No-Show Hoku considers outside help to complete polysilicon deals Hawaiian Holdings Ranks the Highest in Terms of Operating Margin in the Airlines Industry ORI Cabins Not in Good Standing With the State Legislators look at Clean and Sober Living Hawaii State Courts Improve Access to Electronic Records Karate instructor accused of molesting teen re-indicted on sex assault charges Honolulu Traffic Violations Bureau to Close on Wednesday Nights After a Decade, ‘Process’ continues to push back Maui isle plan A&B Master Planned Waiale Project Calls for 2,550 Residential Units (no protests here, of course) Hawaii dodges major storms as hurricane season ends Read More..

Monday, November 28, 2011 November 28, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 16569 Views Kalaeloa Solar: Hawaii Ratepayers to Bankroll 'Green Fiesta' Failing, Central Pacific Got $337M in Secret Federal Reserve Loans Lowell Kalapa to Address Kona TEA Party Duke Aiona to Address Pro-Life Group UPW Contract, HGEA Reopen menace Legislature DoE to Pay Contractors to Churn SpEd Programs School Bus Contacts Rise 192% after Collusion Begins Challenge to Honolulu Rail Project Goes to Federal Court Wednesday SA: Outspoken Berg driven by passion, desire for change SA: OHA infighting may Derail Kakaako deal Gov. Abercrombie vs. the 99%… why? Homeless Avoid Shelter, Stay Drunk Cruise Yacht Outfoxes Ritte, Docks at Molokai Volunteers Clean Kahuku Beach, Find No Plastic Bags Two Mauna Kea telescopes face funding cuts Final hearing backlog turns injured workers into hostages in paradise County quiets nonprofit's rock-crushing operation DoE Group seeks to undermine Private Schools KPD set to start accreditation process SBA lends record amount in isles CB: How Hawaii Reps Would Save $1.2 Trillion Desperate to Save Obama, Americans Elect Petitions for Hawaii Ballot Read More..

Sunday, November 27, 2011 November 27, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 13510 Views Forced by JSC, Abercrombie Grudgingly Releases Names of Judicial Nominees Hawaii Supreme Court to Consider Limit of Parental Discipline Kalapa: Ubiquitous General Excise Insures Accountability UPW Contract Triggers ‘Favored Nation’ HGEA to Reopen Negotiations, fight for Furloughs Governor Abercrombie pissy to the end in judicial disclosure case Atheists Planned Disruption of Windward City Lights Celebration Thwarted Illiterate Occupy Honolulu Protesters Instruct 99% to “Think” Ritte Didn’t get Paid: Lawless Thugs Block Cruise Ship from Molokai SA Editors: Better to Cut People off Medicaid After 30 Days than to Limit Eligibility Automated Trash Trucks increase UPW Productivity 5-fold Freshwater Pool for Natatorium? Read More..

Saturday, November 26, 2011 November 26, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 15485 Views Hint to Hawaii: Google Abandons Concentrating Solar Power Project Oahu Democrats Fail in Effort to Break up Hawaii News Now Abercrombie Wins Approval to Take $1.06M from Pre-School, Sister Isles, spend it on Central Office Bureaucrats Suspended Attorney Says 'Vindictive' Navy Purposely Sows Intimidation & Fear in Civilian Counsel Horner: Ansaldo OK to Build Rail after Financial Analysis Shows Libya Revolt is Root of Company’s Problems WSJ July 28: New Finmeccanica Boss Pledges To Clean Up Group's Act, Considers Sale of Ansaldo OHA goes back to drawing board after failure to elect new trustee DoE wins RTTT Approval to Tinker With Assessments Again Star-Adv Comes out against Laupahoehoe Charter School Choosing legislative theme can be a gamble for Dems Price of car insurance rises a smidgen City replaces scorned towing firm Kauai’s economy has ‘settled back to 2003 levels’ Telescope funding under fire Convicted Killer Lui—now a sovereignty activist-- gets his day in court Tuesday USS Lassen Sailors Contribute to Flood Cleanup in Thailand 25th ID Gets New Commanding General Hawaii History: Selective Editing Project Begins Descendants: Roth, Daws, Hemmings Guided Producer Descendants: First Popular Film to See Us Through an Insider’s Eyes Read More..

Friday, November 25, 2011 November 25, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:06 PM :: 20981 Views Bishop Silva, Doctors, Attorneys to Speak out on Assisted Suicide Matt Romney to Campaign for Father in Hawaii Suspended Attorney Says 'Vindictive' Navy Purposely Sows Intimidation & Fear in Civilian Counsel American Shipper: Effort Underway to Loosen Jones Act Restrictions State APEC Costs below projections Maui Smart Grid Demonstration Project to Begin Next Year December vehicle registration notices contain error Final approval of $1.4B rail deal is put off Pushback against rail gains momentum with new allies Thanksgiving homecoming for hundreds of Kaneohe Marines Military spending cuts would rock HI Federal Contractors will not face 3% Withholding VIDEO: JFK monument re-dedicated at Hilo Peace Corps reunion Star-Advertiser, Occupy Honolulu Denounce the 99% Tough Love: City Homeless Sweep aims to Push Homeless into Shelters In Bizarre Twist, Civil Beat Prints Some Facts About Styrofoam Lawsuit again stops Kawaiaha'o work Decision is expected soon on fate of Superferry vessels Nurses union reaches tentative agreement with Queen's Will Transplant Institute Survive St Francis Sale? Homeless find shelter, work on buses H-Power Ash to Become Building Material? Climategate 2.0: New E-Mails Rock The Global Warming Debate Read More..

Friday, November 25, 2011 Letters to the Editor November, 2011 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:01 AM :: 8162 Views Where is the EA or EIS for Maui Smart Grid? Bag Ban Detrimental To The Environment Makaha Resident backs Mag-Lev Open Spaces Rip-off Read More..

Thursday, November 24, 2011 November 24, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:02 PM :: 15291 Views Outdoor Circle Comes Out Against Rail New Batch of Global Warmers’ Emails: “We're choosing the periods to show warming” Judicial Selection Commission Releases List of Nominees for Second Circuit Court NCAA “Extremely Concerned” about UH Point-Shaving Allegations The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom Assimilation, American style Shapiro: Abercrombie has no Principle Left to Stand On Hawaii Defense Cuts Loom After Super Committee Implodes Sempra's Giant Solar Farm Unlikely Replacement for Molokai Big Wind Rooftop Solar Contractor Upset as PUC opens up HECO to Big Renewables The Politics of Digitizing Hawaiian Language newspapers Waikiki Business May Sue over Lousy APEC Sales 89% Vote for Furloughs: UPW ratifies two-year contract After Price-Fixing Exposed, Major Mainland School Bus Company Considers Hawaii HPH Touts Voluntary Medical Home Plan Hawaii Non-Profits suffer Loss of “Unlimited Government Funding” Molokai: Taxpayer funded Enemy of Jobs GMO Labeling, TAT Considered for Maui Legislative Package Judge tries to Hold off Lawyers Circling Dorcy Estate Pedestrian critically injured in accident involving police officer Special report: law enforcement faces backlog of 87,942 state warrants Nofoa Beats Rap In Ex-Girlfriend's Murder, still Faces Original Kidnapping Charges but She won't be Around to testify HPA only cuts Four Years off Rapist’s Prison Sentence Police Release 911 Tapes Of Fatal Waikiki Shooting HGEA, UPW members Fail in Effort to grab State, County Surplus Payments to Health Fund Kahuku Hospital Bankruptcy “Good for Creditors” Security cameras installed on buses Two PhDs Debunk Lies of Anti-Aquarium Campaigners   Read More..

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 November 23, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 AM :: 15418 Views UH Point Shaving? Blown Leads and Significant Movement in Money Line #OccupyFail: A Profile in Bad Choices from Hilo Bill Seeks Terror Designation for Gaza Flotilla Groups with Hawaii Connections Mitch Roth announces Campaign for Hawaii County Prosecutor DBEDT upgrades Hawaii's economic outlook to paltry 1.4% Growth PUC approves Tier 3 Feed in Tariff program so that Bigger Green Energy Scammers can Cash In Abercrombie’s New Medicaid Plan: 30 Days in Hospital, then you get cut off Child Welfare Services contracts being reduced or terminated Schatz: APEC cost less than expected State Supreme Court denies Pflueger's appeal of manslaughter ruling Impoverished India to Give $150M to Telescope: Fat OHA Cronies Demand $50M Payoff Micronesia Poor Business Climate Drives Exodus KaLeo Editor Gets Prize for Dull, Pedantic and Banal Cartoon Depicting TEA Party as Racist and Stupid Hawaii State Salaries 2012: University of Hawaii Djous Give Thanks Report on Hawaii's Homeless Doesn't Tell Whole Story Matson Hikes Rates Again Extra space needed for church’s ‘steady growth’ Sewer bill to increase for Hawaii Kai residents Air Service for Kalaupapa Residents Japan to Run Smart Grid Study on Maui Read More..

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 November 22, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 16308 Views Hawaiian Tel to Impose Last, Best and Final Offer on IBEW Lingle: Super Committee Failure Shows Lack of Bi-Partisan Leadership New rules turn GOP race from sprint into marathon, early nominee unlikely National Journal: Hawaii Senate Race Up for Grabs Feds: Even with Low Usage, Hawaii Still has Highest Electric Bills Djou Featured in National Journal Hawaii Unemployment Tax Rates To Rise? SA Editors Make Error Upon Error pushing to Reduce complexity of tax exemptions Top Three: ERS Trustees to Consider Limits to Pension Spiking Schemes Leadership: Judicial commission acts while Abercrombie dithers Abercrombie Backs Malama Solomon’s Demand to Disenfranchise Military Voters New public land agency hires executive director from Campbell Estate Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Free Trade Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers headed for Kuwait Deedy’s Lawyer to Lynch Mob: Wait for the Trial (Innocence Project pronounces Guilt?) New DoE Talking Point: Hawaii is #2 in Cuts to State School Spending State Raids Maili Condo Site on Behalf of Carpenters Union Police Called on Councilman Berg Rail Rant MORE Illegal Dumping by Honolulu City Workers Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Highest Paid at University of Hawaii Do I want to work? UH Hilo Dropout from Joins ‘Occupy’ Kauai Luddites Demand GMO Labeling to Assist in Hysterical Propaganda Campaign Hawaii regulators approve Kapolei solar farm Pono Chong named House Majority Leader Civil Beat Decides Hawaii Needs a 'Butt Bill' Hawaii residents struggle with long-term healthcare Dozens of seniors on waiting list for meals Guam Senator Blas sends letter expressing disappointment to Obama Matson “Christmas Tree Ship” Arrives Saturday APEC - a lost public relations opportunity for the State of Hawaii? Rep. Gene Ward Discusses The Hawaii Library System Rain files claims suit vs. concert promoter Read More..

Monday, November 21, 2011 November 21, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 PM :: 28753 Views NYT: Occupy Honolulu Looks Like Just Another Homeless Camp Report: Hawaii Among Lowest Health Insurance Costs in Nation Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Nov. 21, 2011 Akaka on New Akaka Bill: “It’s Sneaky” -- Hanabusa: Akaka Bill must Stay off Radar to Pass Hanabusa: I wouldn’t go to dinner with Mazie Hirono Lingle Listed at Palm Beach Event Hawaii Delegates OK With Pizza as a Vegetable Job of U.S. troops is far from over as Iraq War closes Sending aloha to the troops in Afghanistan HSTA Pushing to Divert Race to the Top Money to Salaries HSTA Organizes to Reverse Laupahoehoe Charter School Approval Former school employee admits to stealing nearly a half million dollars Procurement Office rejects contract targeting Big Wind opponents Improved youth prison still concerns ACLU APEC: Occupancy Up 1%, Rates Up 28% Agent Charged in Hawaii Shooting Pleads Not Guilty Navy hopes to gain two Hawaii superferries Lack of Farmers Drives Decline in Hawaii Flower Industry Na Wai Eha water use process OK’d SA: Developments can evolve, too City Pays Landfill Operator $2.6M for Spill Cleanup Lanai: Entire Island Lines up for Free Turkeys Hawaii Co Readies to Sell Uni-Dev Project Homes County to open West Hawaii transitional housing HNN: No conclusive evidence regarding the effectiveness of ban against cell phones while driving Marriott spins off timeshare operations Kickstarter Funding Hawaii Projects Kauai Doper Gets Marijuana Prescription to Ease Addiction to Oxy Read More..

Sunday, November 20, 2011 November 20, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:36 PM :: 17910 Views Ansaldo Debacle: HART, Council, Ariyoshi all Looking at Rail Re-bid Using Public Services not a Free Lunch 14,000 Abandoned Wind Turbines in USA Wind Farms Interfere With Military, Civilian Radar US Civil Rights Commissioner to speak on End of Victimology Harimoto: Any Delays will be the End of Rail FBI Raid on HPD Major tied to Investigation of Samoan Prison Gang Kakaako, OHA Settlement, new hotbed of land activity and political intrigue Cataluna: Abercrombie is a Loud Fire-Breather Hawaii employer payrolls are not expected to reach pre-recession levels until After Abercrombie’s Term is Up Hint to DoE: Audits can help companies prevent embezzlement Hawaii to eliminate work incentives for people moving off welfare 1,422 Homeless on Big Isle First public bathroom opens in Chinatown CoFA Money Chase: Guam Senator Demands to know where Annual CoFA Reports Are Hoku Ke`a Telescope Parts Shipped back to Mainland for Re-Work Police Shut Down Parade by Jerry Chang’s Motorcycle Club APEC: Star-Adv Gives one Last Boost to anti-Capitalist Propagandists Masquerading as Artists Honolulu Recycling Program Relies on Behavior Modification Techniques The Downside of ‘Buy Local’ Luddites Triumphant: Maui Bottled Water Plant Killed Victorino proposes sweeping changes to Maui water legislation Kauai Council Backs Aquarium Trade Ban Swordfish Longliners Hit Turtle Cap; Bigeye Fishery Closed in West 'Carrot Mob' Descends On Honolulu Store National Guard Volunteers Clean up Illegally dumped tires in Waianae FCC Proposing Leaving Local TV/Radio Ownership Caps In Place PBS Hawaii back on the air after fire Fundraiser for law enforcement memorial in Hawaii Information on civil unions now online Read More..

Saturday, November 19, 2011 November 19, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:56 PM :: 13937 Views Whipped in Court, Undercut by JSC, Abercrombie Admin not ready to abandon Defense of Judicial Secrecy Court Ruling on Judicial Secrecy an Embarrassment to Abercrombie’s Neutered OIP Hirono, Hanabusa Say ‘No’ to Balanced Budget Amendment Lingle Unveils Issues-Based Video on Economy Rothenberg: Hawaii Senate Race ‘In Play’ Hawaii Debt Highest in Nation as Percentage of Private Sector Production Ceremony Recognizes Aviation Brigade Deployment to Afghanistan after Pohakuloa Training Suspended Police Major Collected Full Pay While Allegedly Dealing Drugs Mitch Roth to Challenge Old Boy Lincoln Ashida for Hawaii County Prosecutor Hawaii 4th-Highest Debt Per Capita Berg: Voters deserve another crack at city rail proposal Star-Adv: OHA Land Deal Shows Promise (Just like all the Previous Deals) House Dems Seek New Majority Leader Judge Ezra Issues Injunction: State must Speed Foodstamp Applications, Stop Violating Federal Law Soft on Crime: 18 Months For Homosexual Gang Rape at Maui Homeless Camp After APEC Lull, Honolulu Police Back to Making Prostitution Arrests Maui County Council Considering Massive Property Tax Hike aimed at Farmers Hawaii's jobless rate climbs to 6.5 percent in October from 6.4 percent the previous month APEC Gave 1% Boost in Occupancy, 28.8% Boost in Rates $64.8M School will save $22,000/year, pay for itself in 2,945 years! Fire Forces PBS Hawaii Off The Air Indefinitely OTEC Uses No Government Money Hawaii Conference Highlights Federal Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses Sacred Hearts consolidation is complete Niu Valley playground gets $15,000 online boost Hawaiian Immersion Preschool faces closure NPS Doesn’t Allow Hunters, But May Exterminate Pigs, Goats Read More..

Friday, November 18, 2011 November 18, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:50 PM :: 15344 Views WSJ: Finmeccanica Rushing to Sell Honolulu Rail Contractor Ansaldo Report: For Families in Poverty, Hawaii Income Tax is #2 in Nation Animal Liberation Groups Demand Matson End Pig Imports to Hawaii Dillingham DMV employee, driving instructor charged with Selling Drivers Licenses to Illegal Aliens The hidden story of the third Thanksgiving: 1623--giving thanks for freedom HART reviewing $1.4 billion Ansaldo contract New GOP Chair to Focus on Recruiting Strong GOP Legislative Candidates Judge’s Ruling on Judicial Secrecy an Embarrassment to OIP Sidewalk Bill Advances Despite Occupy Honolulu Slow Economic Recovery Expected For Hawaii Solar Installers May Go Out of Business as 15% Threshold Reached on More and More Circuits Morita: At Least One Year Before 15% Threshold Can Be Raised Maui sees a clean-energy surplus Without Big Wind OHA Deal Would Push Two State Departments out of Office Building Bill aims to fix flaws in Hawaii's civil unions law APEC committee alerted to possible data breach Federal Agent’s Lawyer: Knife was not Part of Incident U.S. Army Tests Secret Hypersonic Weapon From Kauai New Marine Corps Base Hawaii commander Castle & Cooke's Rumbaoa to Head Molokai Ranch Ho'opili project competes with OHA, KSBE over Development Profits Family's land claim snags Hawaiian Village permits Hawaiian Adding Five More A330s and A350s by 2015 Hawaii Hotel and Lodging Assn. Changes Name Health Dept. Puts the Kibosh on Customers' Containers OTEC International to build ocean power plant in Hawaii Co. Read More..

Thursday, November 17, 2011 November 17, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:14 AM :: 13318 Views Abercrombie, OHA to Propose Yet Another Ceded Lands Deal to Legislature Hawaii National Guard Mobilization Supported APEC Summit Council majority urges city to delay final rail approval Ansaldo’s local manager has long political track record First Rail Lawsuit Hearing Nov 30 Panel to disclose judicial nominees Hawaii’s Tax Burden on Low Income Residents #2 in Nation Scammed In Laos, Trapped in America Oahu electric rates hit another high Up in the Air: Still No Easy Answers For Big Wind US must help establish standards for seeking compact-impact funds Sen Slom Endorses David Chang Suicide Activists try to Talk To Elderly Democrats into Dying for Test Case Civil union applications not available until Jan. 1 OHA May vote on Mossman Replacement this Month APEC Reduces Crime, Cures Sickness, Trims Profligacy Agent shot to protect self, others, lawyer says Grand jury indicts Special Agent in Waikiki killing Even With Free Makana Concert, Only 60 People Show Up for Occupy Honolulu Occupy Wall Street Movement Has Been Fun To Watch But The Party’s Just About Over Youth corrections director says facility is safe Media Need Permission to Record at Capitol? SA: Reef fish need wise protection Punatics Very Pleased with New Council Districts Read More..

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 November 16, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 AM :: 4426 Views Lingle Joins in Bi-Partisan Policy Summit Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaii 2011 Bag Ban Detrimental To The Environment Feds Raid HPD Major's House; Drugs Seized, Charges Filed Council Chair recommends for rail contract rebid Ansaldo Front man Hired Councilmember SA: Revise pact with Pacific islanders Murdock Puts Lanai Up for Sale Lack of world attention for APEC was good sign Abercrombie Security Detail Costs $1.2M, Racks Up Overtime Iolani Palace reopens after Abercrombie forced closure Sovereignty Activists Recruiting at Arizona Prison Sidewalk Bill A Threat To Occupy Honolulu Protest? GMO Labeling: Luddites Demand We Facilitate Boycott Driven by Anti-Science Hype Skies above Marine base expected to grow busier Navy to take at least another 2 years to decide training range locations on Guam Hawaii coffee growers favor free trade deal 'Unprofessionalism' drives Hawaii State FCU head to resign HMSA posts $12.9M earnings as it seeks rise in premiums Prime Healthcare trying to buy bankrupt Hawaii Medical Celebration of Life Memorial Service Bishops approve memorials for late pope, Mother Marianne Cope UPW Gets Paid Just for Showing Up Ho'opili serves as a model for all developers Hayashino to head Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii West Hawaii Civic Center approaches Zero Waste Read More..

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 November 15, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:32 AM :: 15393 Views New GOP Chair Pledges to Focus on Grassroots GAO: Improvements Needed to Assess and Address Growing CoFA Migration Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 14 Proposed Lanai Wind Farm Site named among State’s Most Endangered Historic Places Hawaii Green Energy Scammers Do Deals with China Mesa Announces Sale of Mokulele Turboprop Operation Senator Upset after GAO Report Slaps down Bid for more CoFA Money Usual Assortment of Crooks, Cronies at Obama KoOlina Fundraiser Report: DoE Funding Formula Incentive to Keep Kids in Special Education Classes Governor must disclose judicial candidate list, judge rules Kamehameha Schools, Hawaiian Homelands Eyeing Maili Development without Jeff Stone Bumbling Abercrombie Could Have Closed, Iolani, Allowed APEC Delegates’ Tours Democratic Party Kupuna Caucus to Consider Suicide Nov 16—Former Insurance Co Exec Encourages Them Hirono Doubles Down on Obamacare President Obama Golfing With Pal Nabbed in Prostitution Sting Waikiki residents bid "good riddance" to APEC Obama Gives Hawaii to Asia in Trade Deal Up In The Air: Will Molokai's Resistance Save It From Big Wind? EW Center Cuts Pacific Islands Report regional news service, more cuts to come Trustee wins Ruling in Maui Industrial Ponzi Scheme Case Hawaii County urged to purchase Banyan's Beach Paauilo land attracts Lease bidders Read More..

Monday, November 14, 2011 November 14, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:15 PM :: 15849 Views Video: Makana, Wearing “Occupy” T-Shirt, Plays Protest Song at APEC Dinner for Obama, World Leaders—Nobody Notices Tim Lussier elected Hawai‘i Pacific Univ Student Body President Detroit-based Website Takes Aim at Honolulu GOP Treasurer over ties to Radcliffe, Gambling Maggie’s List Endorses Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate Mafia-Connected FirstWind Got $117M in Federal Loans for Kahuku Windfarm Study Examines the State of Faith in Hawaii Duke Aiona to speak on “A life of service” State-funded Marketing, Manipulation to target Big Wind opposition How Will APEC Be Remembered? HPD helps Sovereignty Activists Block Traffic, Convicted Felon Henry Noa gets Attention from Chinese Dictator Thousands get stuck in "Carmageddon" CB: Inside the Occupy Honolulu Encampment Hundreds of Guard troops called to duty Spear Bill would take aim at Drug Dealing MDs, Pharmacists SA: Strive to retain International Marketplace's charm Dudley: Ho'opili farming initiative is a myth Lincoln Ashida to run for Hawaii County prosecutor Kauai Volunteers stage Massive beach Cleanup, Find no Plastic Read More..

Sunday, November 13, 2011 November 13, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 20843 Views SAVE Act: Should Akaka Tribe be able to Arrest, Prosecute, and Imprison Non-Tribal Members? Potemkin Village, Hawaiian Style? Obama Quest for Free Trade Gets Resistance from Hawaii Congressional Delegation Utilizing the Tax System to Track the Economy Abercrombie, Inouye, Chu huddle with Green Energy Scammers, Enjoy Test Bed Obamacare Preview: Hawaii Cancer patients denied Chemo over drug shortage Cataluna: Audit the DoE Falun Gong Chase Communists out of News Conference Waikiki for APEC: “There are snipers in there everywhere” Obama loses support Even at Punahou Maoists, Perfessers Protest APEC New law will speed business travel to Asia 500,000 Oxycodone in 3 months: Pill Mill Operator Opens Clinic on Kauai Soft-on-Crime Crowd pushes to Let Criminals out of Prison Gay Travelers Throbbing, Excited over Hawaiian Civil Unions Star-Adv: Food Security means more Pork to Eradicate Porkers Star-Adv gives yet another Dive Operator a Chance to Attack Aquarium Collectors Oregon Newspaper Profiles Pastor Wayne Cordeiro of New Hope Read More..

Saturday, November 12, 2011 November 12, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 16725 Views Abercrombie: From now on Furloughs will be Referred to as “Dil-Wops” ABC News: Will Lingle Win Hawaii Senate Seat? US Marshalls Seize Assets of Stephens Media Copyright Trolls Stacey Djou: Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans VIDEO: Hawaii GOP Chair David Chang, Republican Veterans talk about meaning of Veterans Day Lingle Manager, Maj General Robert G. F. Lee to Speak on Maui Hawaii Friends of NRA to Meet this Weekend APEC: Sopogy, Traffic and other Embarrassments IBEW Returns to Work at Hawaiian Tel Shapiro: How can David Chang Fail? Kiaaina To Quit OHA For CD2 Race Falun Gong: How ‘bout Quitting Communism, Hu? Nobody Cares about APEC Honolulu Council Districts Finalized—Designed to Pit Pine against Berg Protesters to Greet Obama on Windward Shore WSJ: Inouye has Paterno-like Longevity Bankrupt hospitals to get cash from new lender Patient escapes psychiatric hospital and remains at large despite search Treatment for drug convicts funded Read More..

Friday, November 11, 2011 November 11, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:52 PM :: 4934 Views The History of Veterans Day Just in Time for APEC: IBEW Strikes HawaiianTel VIDEO: Paranoia Strikes Occupy Maui (Hilarious) Stacey Djou: Thank you, veterans, for your sacrifices Star-Advertiser: UPW Furlough days are “Directed Leave” Hawaii Tax Revenues Up 8% Hawaii Public Pension Fund Lost $1.4 Billion Since June Judge dismisses appeal from HSTA for relief Suddenly Governor's future looks Bright and Gay with Oshiro Attendance below expectations for meeting of corporate leaders US Chamber Won’t Back China Visa Wavers Hawaii Homeless, Occupy Protest Symbolize American Weakness, Chinese Power Maoists, Homeless Concentrate Forces at Old Stadium Park Homeless Sweeps Push More Bums to Accept Shelter Waikiki McDonald's Shooting Victim’s Family Lawyer Story Changes Again New Jersey education official chosen headmaster of Kamehameha Schools After 13 Years, Sovereignty Scammer Gets One Year in Jail—Homeless Victims Angry Sovereignty Activists Recruiting Prisoners in Arizona Hoku's loss widens to $7.9M (Hawaii’s very own Solyndra) Hawaii woman charged with $510,000 investment fraud Hawaii Biofool does Boeing Contract Hawaii County Redistricting map finalized Marines seek new aircraft for Hawaii operations UH Mānoa Library Features Exhibit on University of Hawai'i Veterans Read More..

Thursday, November 10, 2011 November 10, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:41 PM :: 14603 Views UPW Wins 13 Furlough Days, Abercrombie deploys Euphemism Horner: Impossible to Argue Against Auditing the DoE Iolani Palace Director Blasts Abercrombie’s Closure Decision Sovereignty Activists Allegedly Attempting to Steal Old Man’s Estate Allegedly Burn papers Rather than Answer Subpoena Falun Gong "Brutally persecuted in China" “People are being Killed” ILind: One small part of Waikiki reported the highest number of serious assaults of any area on Oahu in 2009 Even Prostitutes Are Bored with APEC Honolulu loses 15,300 private-sector jobs in four years ILWU political committee endorses Hannemann Waikiki shooting victim had alcohol in system Military presence in Hawaii helps preserve regional peace and stability Community Speaks up in Defense of Military Training at Pohakuloa Bennies: Hold Haseko accountable for promises made to Ewa Beach community Oi: Build Honolulu upward or outward, but not both Hawaii foreclosures drop 66% year over year Hawaii County Bureaucrats close Keauhou community market Read More..

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 November 9, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 16668 Views Lingle Unveils Platform Videos David Chang Elected Hawaii Republican Chair Senate Hearing: Should Akaka Tribe be able to Arrest, Prosecute and Imprison Non-Tribal Members? Attorney: Why is Hawaii Getting Free Pass on Voting Rights Act Violations? US Tax Foundation Debunks Abercrombie's Soda Tax SA: Obama’s Big Mouth cost Hawaii 16% Drop in Convention Business Henry Curtis: Abercrombie is “Depressing, Distressing and Uninformed” SA: Spending Money to Create 150 HGEA and UPW Positions is Vital Slom: Stop the Spending: Hawaii's Finances Need to Be Controlled Legislature: Opening Day Festivities at the Hawaii Capitol Cancelled for 2012 Homeless Drug Addicts Return To Area Cleared By DOT Events planned to remember those who served the nation Federal Judges to Disrespect Veterans in order to Avoid Inconveniencing Arrested Protesters Star-Adv Complains of Leniency: Officer Charged with Murder after Shooting Allegedly Knife-Wielding Man Nobody Cares About APEC: APEC Protest Roundup: Waikiki Shooting Roundup: Planning panel approves Sempra’s Auwahi wind farm Pay Megabucks to Save 37,695 Children from DoE Military to Provide Free Medical Care on Kauai A&B profits plummeted 66% during third quarter 5% of Hawaii homeowners delinquent County buys Kawa Bay land occupied by Sovereignty Killer Kokubun Approves Waiawi Bio-Control Project De-Listing the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle? Call to Ban Sex Trafficking Ads Gains Momentum Favorite state survey ranks Hawaii, warm-weather mainland states as top picks Hawaii Reporter Columnist Mike Fox Dies After Battle with Cancer Read More..

Tuesday, November 8, 2011 November 8, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:53 PM :: 16686 Views One Herman Cain Accuser Works in Obama Administration, Another Lived With David Axelrod ‘America’s Battalion’ arrives in Afghanistan from Kaneohe Blake Oshiro to Quit Legislature, Take Job in Abercrombie’s Floundering Administration Full Text: Abercrombie Admin Defends Judicial Selection Secrecy in Court Accountability at Issue: Hearings Set to Discuss Changes to Charter School Laws Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they Voted November 7, 2011 Kauai Workshops Will Demystify Legislative Process Horizon Lines Reports $126M Loss in 3rd Quarter SPLC ties Tucson shooter to leader of Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement, Iolani Palace takeover Sovereignty activist 'tortures' children Did Angry Divorcee Lead Iolani Palace Takeover? Sovereignty Activists arrested after refusing to leave Iolani Palace grounds Honolulu TSA Screeners Investigated for catching Too Many Illegals and Drug Smugglers Honolulu: Maoist Lynch Mob Demands Federal Agent’s Head Conflicting Stories Told About Waikiki Shooting Hawaiian Telcom complains of union coercion Honolulu Convention Center Loses nearly $4M a year HMC lender extends financing until Nov. 10 Hawaii’s Act 48 – New Foreclosure Law Flounders Hawaii hotels rode high in September Hawaii's Watershed Moment: Killing Trees to Save Water Gun dealer convicted of fraud conspiracy, income tax evasion Kauai Hydro outreach efforts under way End the council gas stipend, says Yagong Circuit Court denies county motion Against Affordable Housing Project Read More..

Monday, November 7, 2011 November 7, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:44 PM :: 15994 Views Name and Shame? Obama May Go Public with Inouye’s Funding Requests Occupy Honolulu: Waikiki Shooting was “Round One” UHPA Endorses Occupy Wall Street David Chang Elected Hawaii Republican Chair HPD Releases APEC Road Closure Schedule Knife Recovered from Scene of Waikiki Shooting Hawaii Should Lose Race to the Top Funds Because of HSTA Sabotage Hawaii Electricity Rates in the Nation—Urban Honolulu is 150% of Rural Alaska Rates APEC Makeover Before and After Shots Thinking about public policy and Waikiki violence Berg: West Oahu Should Secede From Honolulu Rep Kym Pine backs Recreational Lagoon at Oneula Former Council Member Rod Tam's Ability to Collect Unemployment Shows Government Protects Its Own Premium rate hikes need tough scrutiny Should IBEW Emulate Occupy Wall Street? Sovereignty Activists Hold Election—Only 106 Voters Participate Statewide Trust Fund Babies, Hippies Occupy Kauai, Give Thanks for Smart Phones! WHT: Saying thanks to our nation's veterans Term limits to shake up Hawaii Co council DoE Worker gets 10 years for electronic enticement Read More..

Sunday, November 6, 2011 November 6, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 14748 Views Occupy Honolulu: Waikiki Shooting was “Round One” Giuliani Video: OWS Is Millstone Around Obama's Neck That Will Take Presidency Down Former Waipahu High School Manager Charged with Money Laundering Abercrombie: Forests Worth $14B of Your Money, Orders $11M spent to Create 150 HGEA, UPW Positions HR Video: Interview With Lawyers for Human Trafficking Victims Federal agent from mainland arrested for killing man in Waikiki Obama to Renew Push for Free Trade at APEC Borreca: Abercrombie is an Outlier of Failure Abercrombie: A Failure to Miscommunicate Case: Hirono beholden to Special Interests Star-Adv APEC Roundup: Maui: Occupy Wall Street solidarity Molokai: Legislators hear a united opposition to Big Wind Panel: Cutting, combining boards could save money Lahaina Halloween Triumphant Army looks to upgrade Pohakuloa Matayoshi: Hawaii succeeding in improving its schools Homeownership: Consuelo Foundation Does the Job the State Won’t Profitable Non-Profit Seeks Profit from Scenic Byway Proposal Dreams of his mother: Obama's Sydney connection Website displays documents from Hawaiian Kingdom Scenic donkey rescuers attend California Donkey Town 2011 Read More..

Saturday, November 5, 2011 November 5, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:10 PM :: 13738 Views Abercrombie Proposes another $11M in Spending Hannemann has been Rejected by 2nd CD Voters Before Former Waipahu High School business manager charged with theft, money laundering of $500K Zhou Enlai Peace Prize to Push Back against China’s Nobel Embarrassment Brothers Want U.S. To Pay Attorneys Fees After Failed Aloun Farms Trial Wahiawa Veterans Day Parade Should Not Be Canceled Because of APEC Conference Star-Adv Hassles Marines over Animal testing SA: Private and public schools can work together to help all Hawaii students SA: HMC needs financial cure Kauai Water board approves rate increase 4,000 Elevators Overdue For Safety Inspections FACE Renews Push for State Bank After 5 Years, Smoking Law Still Lacks Enforcement Kauai Homeless Attack Easter Seals No Payoff for Walter Ritte: Molokai protesters Greet Mini-Cruise Yacht New Book Touts Obama’s Muslim Heritage, Upbringing Read More..

Friday, November 4, 2011 November 4, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 11640 Views UHERO: Hawaii’s recovery pace has slowed to a standstill this year Calif. Treasurer: Hidden Clause in Millionaire Tax means Less CIP Money for Rail, Sand Island Small Business Tax: Lingle Campaign pushes back against Deceptive Tactics from Opponents Nobel Pushback: “Zhou Enlai Peace Institute” formed to Offer Competing Peace Prize High-Speed Rail: Debunking Obama's Latest Jobs Myth Big Island Residents Push Back Against Plastic Bag Ban Detroit Gambling Promoters Using 10-Year-Old Study to Re-Ignite Case for Gambling in Hawaii Collusion: FBI Investigating Hawaii School Bus Companies Why Didn't Audits Catch Lack of School Bus Competition? – Because the weren’t any! A Bumpy Ride For Neil’s Canoe 'Gambling in Hawaii' poised for replay at the Legislature—But Inouye only Supports Tribal Gaming Hawaiian Electric profits up Due to Green Energy Scams, Decoupling HPD Officer Pleads No Contest In Fraud Case Honolulu Presents Final Plan to Prevent $7.9M Grant Repayment City's unemployment rate inched higher in September Hawaii Politicians Can File for Unemployment Benefits HGEA’s Perreira re-elected to lead Hawaii State AFL-CIO Maoists, OHA Cronies Team up to Disrupt APEC Event at UH Manoa Wealthy Retirees, Trust Fund Babies Conspiracy Theorists Team up for Occupy Kona Boylan: Obama Didn’t Handle Economic Crisis Well Caldwell Raising Money For Carlisle Rematch—Or paying off Debts? Tax Cheat Hooser Chickens out of CD2 Run Hilo Democrat attorney Marx announces U.S. House candidacy Kona vs Hilo on County Redistricting: Maui woman pleads not guilty to federal Ponzi charge EXCLUSIVE: Kailua parents claim daughter was bullied at kid's club Stupid Doper rejects $1000 plea deal, gets 30 days and 10 years probation Read More..

Thursday, November 3, 2011 November 3, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 14542 Views David Chang Announces Candidacy for Hawaii Republican Chair 442nd legacy takes Soldiers from 'enemy aliens' to heroes Hawaii At Bottom of Future Economic Performance Rankings Just in Time for APEC: HKG Thugs Demand Iolani Palace Staff Leave Hawaii Superintendent's Lesson — Keep Your Head in the Sand Jackbooted PBS Thugs Seeking Profit, Drive Poor Sick Homeless Women and Children off Vacant Land Big Wind hits road blocks from State Procurement Office, Public Utilities Commission & the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs Council Rejects New Rail Vote 7-2 Department of Justice motion to delay Global Horizons human trafficking case is denied Star-Advertiser Parent Company Reduces Losses Annual Report Hawaii’s Futile Congressional Delegation Introduces Futile Bill to Make Feds Pay for COFA Black Students in Hawaii Top Nation, Texas Second SA: Early education can improve test scores HPD Officer Flees to Morocco After Rape Conviction? Activists Demand School be Closed to Open Kulani Prison Rail Shifted From Airport, But Strip Club Stays Safeway Apologizes, Drops Shoplifting Charges Against Couple, But Sting Still Lingers Obama to Hold Fundraiser in Honolulu After APEC UH Astronomers: The Sun Causes Climate Change Homosexuals Outline Word Games Designed to Trick you into Changing Marriage Poll finds gas costs cut holiday budgets Revised fire hydrant rules lets building resume HAMAKUA: Yagong objects to redistricting Plan A Hawaii County Residents Push Back Against building Code Changes Researchers Dump red blocks in Hawaii waters Landfill getting full as Kauai county studies new site New Book on Hawaiian Missionaries   Read More..

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 November 2, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 22126 Views Strike Ready: IBEW Urges HawaiianTel Workers to Clean Out Lockers Strange Bedfellows: Hawaii's Former Governor & Detroit's Gambling Promoter? A Portal to the Past: What Hawaiian Kingdom Property Taxes Tell Us After School Bus Contractors Are Busted for Bid Rigging, Abercrombie Offers $20M to Line their Pockets Abercrombie Crony Demands More Consultant Money to Fix Historic Preservation Office Could Have Got 24 years, Rod Tam Gets Two Days, and Deferred Acceptance Waimanalo Gulch is scheduled to stop receiving municipal solid waste by July 31 APEC Summit Agenda Released OHA, Maoists Team up to Trash APEC SA: Humans are a Disease FACE Opposes Free Trade, APEC Kaiser seeks 8.8% increase because Old People Aren’t Dying Fast Enough Manipulation of Hawaii’s Court System Keeps Car Dealer from Manslaughter Trial SA: UH Should Save Money by Boosting Online Learning Tsunami Debris becomes Excuse for $1M Pork City to Feds: Pay Us $37 Million For Hosting APEC HNN SPECIAL REPORT: Meth in the work place Drug testing for Dopey Hawaii Co. councilmembers moves forward Kauai County weighs 51% water rate hike Danner Sisters Jump in on Green Energy Scam FACT CHECK — White House: Waianae Among Hawaii's Poorest Areas Isle soldiers return to volatile area Read More..

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 November 1, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 5421 Views 442nd legacy takes Soldiers from 'enemy aliens' to heroes Akaka Introduces Bill to Give Tribal Authorities Legal Jurisdiction over Non-Tribal Members NAEP: Hawaii DoE Still Below Average but leads in Growth Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted October 31 Kawamura Earns Top Award from National Association of Budget Officers Borreca: One Paragraph Akaka Bill a ‘Hail Mary’ with More History than Support Hawaii State Liabilities Climb by $5.2B in Two Years Taken for a Ride: State Did Little to Stop Runaway School Bus Costs Hirono Misses 3% of Roll Call Votes Rail Lawsuit Ruling, Oral Arguments Soon Deadline Day for Honolulu HUD Response Sentencing for former councilmember Rod Tam set for Today Hawaiian Electric to Keep Importing Biofuel Hawaiian Telcom union OKs strike to Defend 26-weeks Paid Sick Leave Two Workers don’t Show Up and East Oahu Traffic Jams Honolulu metro ranks 55th for number of businesses Vice Principal Put Fake Bomb on Desk for Hours Strong Failures fight to Protect their Jobs in DoE Windward Castle Complex After Vandalizing Sign, Anti-Capitalists Force UH Manoa to Remove Welcome APEC Lawsuit Attempt to Silence KCC Student Big Island Farm Owner Speaks Out About EEOC Investigation Hawaii County Paying $175/ton for Recycling Kauai Council Imposes Solar over Gas Coral Pietsch, Nominated for Judge, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Michelle Obama Schedule in Hawaii for APEC Meeting Read More..