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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 February 29, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 16397 Views Trashing Tricare: Obama to cut healthcare benefits for active duty and retired US military Romney Sweeps Michigan, Arizona HB2874: House Finance Votes to Freeze Community TV Funds Mission Houses Archive puts 19th Century Hawaii Journals, Newspapers Online Union: Build Rail or You Will Die HGEA Scores $5M and more to come as First ‘Favored Nation’ Payoffs Go To Union Slom: Lawsuits Still Possible over Reapportionment Legislators Consider Creating Gaming Commission Finance Ctte Defers Bill Exempting Gov’t Projects from Enviro Review Charter School Reform: Crooks, Cronies, Social Climbers all gather around for today’s vote A Plan to Return Hawaii's Mainland Inmates Carlisle Speech Outlines Campaign Message ‘Organic’ Food should be labeled for E Coli, Rat Lungworm Geothermal: OHA Cronies Present Cash Demands Stolen Valor: ‘Vote Vets’ is Actually Front Group for Sierra Club Cayetano, Waihee, Hee Line Up Against Hoopili Non-Hawaii Owners of Vacation Rentals in Uproar Senate committee approves resolution to sell Kauai land to tenants Hawaii nonprofits want caps on tax deductions repealed SA: Give Tax Credits to Billionaire Movie Moguls Committees Pass Measures to Change Regents Selection Bargaining Begins Feb. 29 for 18,000 CWA Members at AT&T West Joanne Georgi Running for KIUC Board Bynum, 40 others Face Misdemeanor Ag Zoning Violations Kaua‘i County will approve 252 TAU certificates over next 5 years Isle parks generate $122M Read More..

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 February 28, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 16552 Views Revised 2012 Reapportionment Plans Posted Online Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Granted Hearing National GOP race sparks interest in Hawaii March 13 caucus Ed Case: I’m No Conservative New Honolulu Rail Chief Was Late, Over Budget on His Biggest Project Hawaii Pacific Health Exec: Low Reimbursement, Lack of LTC Beds Behind HMC Crisis Tax Credit Fight: Hawaii Solar Energy Leader Voted Out SB2111: Legislators Debate How to Give Millions of Dollars to Hollywood Moguls Legislator: HI Tech Tax Credit Scammers Only Want Things, $1B in Tax Credits Could Have Gone to Affordable Housing Hawaii House Democrats Consider Establishing a State Bank Gambling gets another lease on life House Finance to Hear Bills Exempting Government Projects from EIS, SMA One in Eight Spikes Pension House Finance to Discuss EUTF Fixes Bank of Abercrombie on Wednesday Agenda After Burning Treasury, Obama Proposes Cuts to Tsunami Warning System City Cuts Horse Ranchers out of Ag Tax Rates Haleakala Findings Released Insurance Exec now Claims to have ‘Discovered’ that Assisted Suicide is Legal in Georgia Smart meter installation rolls out Military readies to open Tropic Care Kauai Nine Weapons Confiscated from Marijuana Church Faleomavaega’s Sister to Run for Governor of Am Samoa Read More..

Monday, February 27, 2012 February 27, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:15 PM :: 17032 Views Alternatives to Rail: Cato Institute, Local Leaders Speak Out Is the IRS Attempting to Intimidate Hawaii TEA Parties? SB2226: $25M Internet Tax 10-cents-per-bag Tax: Greens, Big Business, Big Government team up to Rip Off Consumers Ban Would Favor Clayton Hee's Irish Opihi Monopoly Gallup: Hawaii #1 in Health, Wellbeing Study: Hawaii Tops Country for Highest Number of Services Taxed Hanabusa’s answer to High Gas Prices: Give More Money to Biofool Scammers Assisted Suicide Activist Claims Death Prescriptions Are Already Being Written In Hawaii Vote on Hawaii's Redrawn Reapportionment Maps Set for Monday, But Many Unhappy with New Boundaries Dozens of retired public workers get Secret Pensions over $100,000/year HB2253: Legislators to Boost Disability Parking Fees? SB2422: Boosts Tobacco Tax 70% $150K Contract to Analyze Hawaii Tax System Ledge: Let’s Study Gambling AP: Hawaii GOP Caucuses Testing Advisory The Rise of Intermarriage: Rates, Characteristics Vary by Race and Gender Prayer Should Open Legislative Sessions Honolulu Named one of 100 top Communities for Young People Green Police Nail Photographer for taking Pictures of Sharks Eating Whale Kauai: Does Chief Report to Mayor or Police Commission? SB2304: Reforms Police Identification Line-Ups Senators to Discuss How to Let Lots of Criminals Out of Prison Honolulu-Based Coast Guard Relies on 42-year Old Cutters Gay Marine's homecoming kiss in Hawaii shared on Facebook Read More..

Sunday, February 26, 2012 February 26, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:00 PM :: 19069 Views Secret Tax Breaks Fund Hawaii Film Production Windfall of Tax Revenue to be Had Without Tax Increase DBEDT Energy Update Projects 537MW of Industrial Wind HB2874: DoE Laptop Bill Will Freeze Public Access TV Funding Case, Hirono toe line: Lingle is the Anti-Rail Senate Choice Pensions: 14 Legislators Double Dipping—Abercrombie is Triple Dipping Exclusion of Military May Not Withstand Federal Constitutional Scrutiny David Chang: Key to material progress is making sure we have equality of opportunity Star-Adv: Abercrombie Lacked ‘Courage’ on Gay Marriage in 2010 Campaign Gay Agenda: Bill Could Classify Workplace Bullying As Safety Violation Ex-T boss poised to land Hawaii gig Honolulu Rail CEO Pick Comes With Track Record That Raises Concerns Aila: Bag Tax Needed to ‘Save our Water’ Former Insurance Exec Continues to Claim Assisted Suicide Legal in Hawaii Carlisle's speech was another day in the same old brown shoes KIUC forums address community Volunteers Do the Work UPW Will Not, 150 Public Housing Units made Ready for Occupancy Abercrombie approves EIS for new Kona courthouse E-W Center: US territories suffering due to debt crisis Three Years of Hawaii Monitor Now Online Read More..

Saturday, February 25, 2012 February 25, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 9797 Views SB212 to be Heard Monday: Would End Discrimination Against Military Ron Paul’s son, Ronnie, to campaign for dad in Hawaii Proposed HART Chief Leaves Trail of Political Discord Triple Albatross: HSTA endorses Hirono, Hanabusa, and Hannemann Secret Rail Debt: Council wants answers over waived budget rules $8B plus $15B = State Debt to Retirees Usual Crooks, Cronies Show Up for Hanabusa Campaign HQ Opener HSTA Going to Court to Overturn Laupahoehoe Charter School Toll roads a possibility for Oahu transportation future Mainland Lobbyist Backs Public Bank 2nd Marine found not guilty in hazing trial Hawaii Hot Spot for Human Trafficking OHA Cronies seek to line pockets, bring geothermal power to state Forged Female Convicted of Further Forgery Hummer defaced by racial slur near school raises alarm Enviro Assaults Turtle Photographer Ex-Palma employees accused of abuse Read More..

Friday, February 24, 2012 February 24, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 10733 Views Washington Times Reporter heads to Hawaii for March 13 Presidential Caucus Transportation Bill With Honolulu Rail Funds Postponed Full Text: State of the City Address Caldwell: ‘I will Work Harder to be Transparent and Honest’ 'Descendants' based on Case Family Grab for Grove Farm HB2193: State Bank to be Controlled by Abercrombie, Insured by Taxpayer VIDEO: Ilya Shapiro (Cato Institute), In Hawaii Speaking About Obamacare Supreme Court Cases Book Review: Callies, Regulating Paradise (2d ed. 2010) "Nonresident" Property Owners Must Employ Property Managers For TVRs? Rail: Hidden Debt Ceiling Exposed City asks judge to dismiss rail suit WSJ: Honolulu Hopeful Has No-Track Mind Carlisle, Abercrombie demand Taxpayers Pick Up Wife’s Travel Tab Kokua Line Features Hawaii Republican Caucuses Hawaii tops Nation: DoE is #1 in Drug Availability HI hotels’ gross pre-tax profits total $928.2M Abercrombie has trouble adjusting DHHL Only Assigning 150 leases a Year Legislation takes aim at human trafficking Fake Drivers Licenses: Admitted Fraudster Still on Honolulu City Payroll Sexting: ACLU Court Victory helping to Legalize Kiddie Porn Geothermal Possibilities Explored at Ulupalakua Law Students to Debate Hawaiian Recognition Rep. Ward Discusses the UH Library & Information Science Program Former Waimea principal will return to Hawaii Prep Academy Update: OHA Salary Commission’s Final Report Growth, Big growth Projected for Hawaii Tourism Bill Calls For 5-Year Moratorium On Opihi Picking Wanted: Ethics, Campaign Spending Commissioners Mainland Gang Member Indicted in Isle Drug Case EA Required to land a Helicopter Sears Will Close Ala Moana Store Honolulu Police Department, Hawaiian Airlines now hiring James Kimo Campbell, activist and college trustee, dies at 65 Read More..

Thursday, February 23, 2012 February 23, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 13981 Views Abercrombie: I will not defend Marriage Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor? Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Needs Your Immediate Help Thielen Criticizes HB2417 Limits Solar Tax Credit to One Per Property House Democratic Dissidents Consider State Reapportionment Lawsuit Hawaii Lawmakers Again Aiming to Tax E-Commerce Sales Same sex marriage likely heading back into legislature Deadline For Reapportionment Approaching Civil Engineer Debunks Civil Beat ‘Fact Check’ Coffee: Counting The Ways Obama Hurts U.S. Hawaii lawmakers take five-day recess Abercrombie Heads to DC to Beg for RTTT Hawaii tourism spending should be up 6.4% in 2012 SA: Privatization plan can help tenants ‘Clear and Convincing Evidence’ that Sovereignty Activists were Scamming Dorcy SB2221: Kiddie Porn to become Type B Felony? Abercrombie’s Latest Water Commission Nominees Don’t Quiet Uproar Police chief spends Wednesday at work, but controversy continues Kauai Police Shooting While Chief Kept from job by Mayor Biotech Reduces Pesticide Use Pregnant F-M Trans is Ego Tripper Bent on Being Famous at Children’s Expense Bill allowing dogs in restaurants alive in House Local newspapers face another likely competitor for lucrative legal notices Smart Meters on Kauai Are a Public Health Hazard Hawaii AG: Marley Sons Raise Money for Fake Charities Head of anti-slavery alliance to speak Read More..

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 February 22, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:21 PM :: 16677 Views Kapolei Tesoro Refinery Workers Reject Labor Contract Rail: The Biggest Wager in Hawaii’s History Kauai Police Chief says he's going back to work without Support of Mayor Solomon Supporters Demand that Inouye be Drawn out of District $500M construction package passed by state Senate Star-Adv: Don't sidestep rules for jobs Bag Tax Back from Dead? Inouye's support could mean little for candidates Rail Suit: New Delaying Tactic From City Act 221 Scammers to Ratepayers: Pay Us More, Get Used to It BoE Approves Teacher Evaluation Negotiating Position Oahu at risk—little ER capacity if disaster strikes Civil Beat Greets Djou With Bogus already Debunked Questions about Campaigning in Uniform Another Pro-Abortion Group Backs Hirono Returning military members allege job discrimination — by federal government Kenoi’s campaign sponsors have plenty to gain Honolulu Officials Reviewed ORI’s Financial Records Fired head of state's largest charter school under scrutiny for spending Mainland Solar Installers Rake in $212M Armed forces will vet hydrogen-fueled SUVs on Oahu Convicted Pimp Sentenced To 40-Years In Prison New York Welfare Spent in Hawaii For First Time, Most Hawaii Moms Under 30 Are Unmarried Hawaii Most favorable State, California Worst Hawaii looks at banning bear gallbladder imports HB2228: Requires Employers with 20+ Employees to Set Up Breastfeeding Room HPU To Take over Aloha Tower Marketplace? Read More..

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Letters to the Editor February, 2012 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:03 PM :: 13768 Views House Bill 1707: “We will be forced to sell” RTTT: The Chicago Way? HELCO Blames Solar Users for Latest Rate Hike Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor? Read More..

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 February 21, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 12905 Views Charles Djou on his way home from Afghanistan Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted Feb 21 Legislators: Abercrombie Unstable, Rambling Cayetano: Inouye ‘Irresponsible’, ‘Gambling with Public Money’ No Action to Stop Massive Unemployment Tax Hike Inouye: Federal Judge David Ezra To Retire In June 4000 Okinawa Marines Heading for Hawaii OHA ‘Settlement’ Talks Leave Homeless Shelter in Limbo H-Power Recycles Plastics into Electricity for 28,000 Homes Pono Chong killed ‘Feeeel Good’ Bag Ban Bill Hawaii State Salaries 2012: Hawaii Health Systems Corp. HSTA Blocks 180 day law so DoE is Going to Redefine ’instructional time’ to fake it Abercrombie Pushes Hard to Fake Accountability, Snag $75M from RTTT Waimea principal's dismissal still unexplained SA: Kick Principals out of HGEA HART and UH, More Secrecy Former police officer admits to ID theft and forgery Fair share system under scrutiny Organic Huckster Hypes GMO Labeling Read More..

Monday, February 20, 2012 February 20, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:32 PM :: 14840 Views In Hawaii, it’s 1984 all over again Ten Tax Increases on the Move in Legislature ECONOMY Survey -- The Economist and Hawaii Results Hawaii Homeschoolers Speak up Against Mandatory Kindergarten Bag Tax is a Business Deal between State, Stores, Enviros HB1511: More High Tech Tax Credits for the Act 221 Scammers Obama’s War on Inouye Earmarks ‘Not A Deathblow, but….” Former Member of Charter School Panel Speaks out Felony Child Abuse is Now Politically Correct: Sex-change treatment for kids HB2742 Would Exempt County Councils from Sunshine Law A Creeping Attempt To Shut Down Hawaii Court Records Not So Public: Auditor Stonewalled On Prison Job Governor's Emails Auto-Deleted After 60 Days Independent Expenditures Tough to Track in Hawaii Elections KIUC: Industrial Solar gets go-ahead, but homeowners denied Pearlridge to give away Free Electricity to Electric Car Drivers Omidyar Money Buys Five Local Nonprofits Hawaii: 8 years to rebuild a Boat Ramp Read More..

Sunday, February 19, 2012 February 19, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 16741 Views Wishing We Didn't Have to Pay the Piper Abercrombie Picks Insurers to Control Hawaii Health Insurance Exchange, Hospitals to get Boot Law aimed at bullying in schools poses threat to freedom of speech DoE Looks Other Way as Alleged Child Molesters Run Rampant HB2527: Star-Adv Complains that BoE won’t have Ability to Fake Teacher Accountability Tax Collections Running 2.6% lower than CoR Projections Construction of Honolulu's rail project will begin next month A Falling Out Amongst Thieves: Wind Scammers take aim at Solar Scammers and Biofool Scammers Kenoi Pushes for Geothermal Kauai Crackpots Obstruct Hydro, Babble about RF Radiation To help Hirono, Marian Higa Tells Us that Anti-Superferry Scumbags were Right Hirono a Show About Nothing Ho'opili opponents gear up offensive Kyo-ya Hotels' Waikiki plan deserves support House adds floor sessions to video archive Read More..

Saturday, February 18, 2012 February 18, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:47 AM :: 15868 Views HSTA Agrees to Longer Days, 20% Raise Alternatives to Rail: Cato Institute, Local Leaders Speak Out Abercrombie Appoints Transsexual Activist to Civil Rights Commission JSC Names 11 Candidates for Honolulu District Court Reapportionment Public Comment Meeting Wednesday Marumoto Cheers Passage of ATV Safety Bill Hawaii: NRA Instructor Liability Bill Advances ‘Green’ Energy Scammers Push Hawaii Inflation rate to 4% Bag Tax 'accidentally' Killed by House — Senate Bill Still Alive Mother Marianne's Sainthood Date Set Oct 21 Past controversies hound 2 charter school panel picks "Barack Obama requests $250M for Honolulu's rail project"? Air Australia's grounding a blow to tourism Officer hits pedestrian in road, cited for DUI and negligent injury Progressive Blogger Cheered by GOP Dispute Rep. Pine's Town Hall Meeting - Hawaii Medical Center Closure Rep Bob Herkes to Run for Senate Campaign signs irk some over early start, but law is on candidates' side City Steps Closer To Finding Buyer For 12 Affordable Housing Projects Hoku reaches agreement with Idaho Power Co. U.S. focus on the Pacific could avert military cuts in Hawaii Hawaii welcomes sailors returning from tough deployment Dalai Lama to visit Oahu in April Law would protect driver's license data CN: 9th Circuit Seems to See Thru Title IX Claims Nevada Approves Regulations For Self-Driving Cars Read More..

Friday, February 17, 2012 February 17, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:35 PM :: 13249 Views Senate Health Committee Shelves Beverage Tax HFF: Good News HB2788 Waikiki Casino Deferred House Republican Caucus: For the Record Abercrombie Appoints Heather Giugni to the State House Insurance Institute: HB2358 Would Weaken State Building Code EUTF, Mortgage Fraud, and Toll Roads -- House Republicans Speak Out Study: Lower income workers do not appear to rely on transit 9th Circuit Hears Sides On Sea Turtle Rule House panel rejects measure to end state 'pension spiking' BoE Votes Tuesday on Changes to Teacher Tenure, Accountability OHA Promises to stop shaking down Hospitals and Affordable Housing Projects in Exchange for Kakaako Settlement Anonymous Finalists for rail mass-transit’s top job Secretly arrive for interviews Legislation to Create Another Government Employees Union? KSBE, Schatz, Morita to Join in Groundbreaking for Mafia Wind Project More Windmills Coming, But Not All Island Residents Approve Plastic Bag Tax: Retailers, Enviros Bicker Over Loot Queens Still Trying to bar Cancer Center Doctors Cayetano Decides to Dump Civil Beat from Media List VIDEO: Waimea rallies around departed middle school principal Inouye Wants to Revive Interisland Ferry Hanabusa Fails in Effort to Direct More American Money to OPEC Residential rents up 13 percent in past 2 years Hawaii PV installers brace for tariff Death Penalty Sought In Arizona Prison Murder of Hawaii Inmate Disturbing Complaint Against Private Prison Killing renews calls for abuse interventions Dopers Take Cannabis Claims to 9th Circuit Read More..

Thursday, February 16, 2012 February 16, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 15715 Views Rep Pine: Reapportionment Lawsuit Says Military Personnel Don't Matter IBHS Applauds Defeat of Hawaii Legislation to Abolish State Building Code Council Voters Angry over Reapportionment Plan 106,000 Residents Disenfranchised to Satisfy Malama Solomon House and Senate close to Legalizing Bribery of members of advisory boards and task forces Star-Adv: We Don’t Know Where Big Cable is Going, But get Started With It Anyway Democrats Fail to Find Supporters of Soda Tax Hirono is a Creature of the Hated House of Reps Kulani Prison to Be Transformed into Resort for ‘Healing’ Prisoners HCDA Gives Secret Raise to Exec Director Coffman, McKelvey Support Bill to Gut Environmental Protections City needs to give more substance, not PR, to rail Feds Approve More Delays in Hawaii RTTT Will DoE Begin Earlier Brainwashing Efforts? Dope Doctor Appeals to Abercrombie’s ‘Integrity as a Politician’ $487B in Defense cuts would take 2 cruisers from Pearl Harbor City resumes tagging property in public areas Sugar is Josh Green’s Latest Excuse to Raise Taxes Burial removals draw protesters to church Multi-Billion Dollar Estate Lays off 13 After Inouye Fails to Come Thru with Earmark Hawaii GOP Still Wrangling over National Committeeman January foreclosures reach 6-month high Cannibal Monk Seal Murders Two, Wounds 11 Read More..

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 February 15, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:53 PM :: 13774 Views HB2103 Should Hawaii Borrow $3.2B to create Bank of Abercrombie? Thielen: HB1893 "Demolishes Environmental Law" Puerto Rico = Hawaii? Another Island Eyes Natural Gas as Substitute for Oil Schatz Working on Obama Library Hawaii: Important NRA Instructor Liability Bill to be Heard Honolulu Prosecutor Sharply Criticizes HOPE Probation Program Abercrombie Secretly Appoints Young Bros President to Water Board New Reapportionment Maps Set Up Face-offs on Big Island, Oahu FTA: Feds Won’t Pay for Rail Without ‘Strong Local Partner’ Djou 52% Favorable in poll larded with Democrats, Obama Supporters CD2 Hannemann leads by big margin Honolulu Prosecutor Sharply Criticizes HOPE Probation Program Hawaii is only State where Charter School Employees are State Employees Parents Deserve Answers After Firing of Waimea Charter School Principal As Kakaako Deal Comes up, Donovan DelaCruz Suddenly Hosts Fundraiser ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS LOCAL 126 ENDORSES CASE FOR SENATE Heide & Cook plans acquisition by Alaska Native Company in bankruptcy filing Newspapers Keep $1 Million Legal Ad Revenue For Another Year Stop Mitch Kahle Bill to Be Heard by House Ctte Family Of Murdered Inmate Sues State, Private Prison 170,000 to get bank refunds Applicants Sought for Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Board Representative Cynthia Thielen - I love Kailua Town Party 2012 Federal funds flow to clean-energy firms with Obama administration ties Hunters Speak Up Against DLNR Read More..

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 February 14, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:34 PM :: 12144 Views Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 13 UH: Most Financial Records Recoverable After Fire Hawaiian Airlines First to Receive Carbon Credits Hawaiian is Nation's #1 On-Time Airline for 8th Straight Year GE Tax: 'Low' rate belied by Broad Base Senate Committee Drops Plan to Impose Tobacco Tax on Tobacco Substitute Even With 69% Obama support, Star-Adv Can only find 39% Approval of Abercrombie Cayetano Promises Focus on Oahu's Budget, Infrastructure Needs Cayetano Run could Boost Case’s Chances in Primary Obama’s D.O.A. Budget has $250M for Rail One in 12 Oahu commuters take the bus to work, study says Lingle Speaks up for Legal Reform, Against SLAPP Suits Lingle on Furlough Fridays: Shouldn’t Have Trusted BOE ‘Most favored nation’ HGEA Grabs for 60-40 on Health Insurance Star-Adv, Abercrombie Ignore ‘Tutu and Me’ Sex Assault Case Raises Questions About DOE's Protection of Students Progressives Frantic over UHPA Endorsement of Ed Case HB2788 Waikiki Casino Tabled Radcliffe, Brower: Gambling Opponents are ‘Theocrats’ Trying to Impose Religious Law Council will take up measure requiring retailers to use only biodegradable bags Attack on Free Speech: Cyberbullying Bill to Regulate Internet Comments? HB2396: Legislators to Outlaw Shell Collecting? Hawaii Agency Wants $123,000 To Review Records Representative Gene Ward Addresses H.B. No. 1699, - Meals Representative George Fontaine supports Move Over Bill H.B. No. 2030 - Traffic Safety; Maui Council to Get 4-year Terms Ex-State Harbors Official Charged With Theft, Forgery Rapist Could've Got 40 Years, Gets Probation Hawaii and East Carolina: Together at Last Navy Wave-Powered Buoy Produces 400 Watts Obama eyes more gay rights in Military Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily to Meet Reductions in Budget Plan Hawaii Reporter Celebrates 10th Anniversary Interview with Jamie Story Read More..

Monday, February 13, 2012 February 13, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:19 PM :: 12576 Views SB3019: Soda Tax to be Heard Today Gallup: Hawaii #1 State for Gov't Jobs Childless Women Make Hawaii Democratic? HSTA to Return To Bargaining Table Am Samoa: Faleomavaega Tries to Create New Citizens to Win Election Supreme Court Decision Clarifies Line Between Discipline and Abuse Star-Adv Lards Poll With 69% Obamabots and Finds Hirono Ahead VIDEO HNN Interview With Linda Lingle Poll: Cayetano 44%, Carlisle 35%, Caldwell 16% Just How Deep Will Honolulu Rail's Debt Be? Calvin Say Speakership Cost $53K CN: Mysterious Abercrombie Executive Orders Tied to OHA Kakaako Settlement Senate Committee expected to OK OHA settlement today SA: Time to spike spiking practice Woman Hospitalized After Assault, Kidnapping At Kuhio Park Terrace 17,000 Students Could Be Without School Buses Next Year $63M for free Laptops UH Loses Financial, Payroll records in Fire Marines under fire—Congressional pressure led to an unnecessary court martial Maui Profitable Nonprofit Soaks Up Grants, Can’t Account for Money Some teachers and students at Big Island charter school plan a boycott Ruling on Kawaiaha'o iwi appealed Kahikolu Congregational Church celebrates its 190th Anniversary If Mr. Ah Fook and the Maui Revolutionaries Did Not Exist, There Would Be No Modern China UH Porn Site for Sale Whitney Houston's Kona Marijuana Bust Read More..

Sunday, February 12, 2012 February 12, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 8862 Views Will to Set Priorities for Tax Dollars Absent UHPA: Case shows “ability to draw connections” Romney Wins Maine Caucuses, Paul Second Lay Off the US-Build Requirement! Star-Adv Poll: Rail Opposed 53% to 43% National Democrats ‘Raise Eyebrows’ by Backing Hirono UHPA Endorses Case, Hannemann DLNR: “Impacts” Are Excuse for Latest Fee Increase Star-Adv Praises ‘Hawaii Solution’ Occupy Whines About Bill 54 Bone marrow drive inspired former anchor's donation Lawmakers push to mandate insurance coverage for autism High court clarifies discipline defense Child maltreatment exacts huge cost Principal's exit linked with charter schools Documentary on Internment in Hawaii to be Shown Today Suicide Tourism? Hemlock Society to Visit Three Hawaiian Islands Dopers Upset by Requirement that they See only One Doctor per Prescription Pepper Spray Is A Nonlethal Weapon Worth Having Haleiwa land might be auctioned Disaster aid drifts in with vog Mayor Carlisle to promote Honolulu in Philippines Japanese Whalers Send Maui Man Swimming Read More..

Saturday, February 11, 2012 February 11, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:09 PM :: 19712 Views HB2788 Waikiki Casino to be Heard Monday Hirono Attacks the US Chamber of Commerce Guam should join Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico for Jones Act reform Thielen, Rivere: The Real Green Legislators Rep Marumoto's ATV Safety Proposals to be Heard Monday Diabetes Bill Moves Forward Through Health Committee ‘Unrepentant Liberal’ Abercrombie Promises to Raise Taxes, Give Money to other Liberals Key Abercrombie Insider Behind Effort to Legalize Bribery UH economists paint bleak picture of Hawaii’s recovery Saint Francis Healthcare System asking lawmakers for $80 million in special purpose revenue bonds State to Take Over HMC East? Price Controls Create Shortage of drug Which threatens isle cancer patients Sovereignty Activists Claim Big Score in $90M Estate Settlement Backpedaling! Hawaiian Electric says no rate increase for solar lost revenue Abercrombie pushes for bill establishing undersea cable framework Hoku loses $10.6 million as it seeks more loans for plant Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project Isle child abuse report rate twice statewide rate DoE Did Not Report Statutory Rape to Police, Keeps the Accused Supervising Alleged Victim Former Private School Principal Increases Charter School Performance, then Suddenly Vanishes Without Explanation UH Can’t Stand Competition from Porn Site Council Chair Floats Plastic Bag Ban for Honolulu Lack of Riots Means City, state came in under budget on APEC spending Hawaii's Pro and Anti Legalized Gambling Forces Step Up Lobbying Efforts Lawmakers to probe salary overpayments revealed by Hawaii News Now Alexander hired at IHS Development around rail stations gets stuck in park Jerry Chang Pushes to Weaken Hurricane Shelter Larry Mehau Associate Draws Council District then Announces Campaign 4,700 Marines to Guam confirmed Maui Marine ‘happy to be home’ Hawaii Has Lowest Home Ownership Rate in Nation DHHL to develop Mauna Kea Prisoner Gets Pig to Bite, Scores $25K from State Fate of many tip lawsuits still in limbo Read More..

Friday, February 10, 2012 February 10, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:17 PM :: 14918 Views DoE Contractor Touts 'Remarkable Growth' at Nanakuli Elementary School Abercrombie Makes Third Error on Hurricane Fund Hawaii to Receive $71M from Mortgage Settlement Hawaii: Anti-Gun Bill Deferred by Senate Committee Legislators think Act 221 Scammers are Mentally Ill Abercrombie Bows to pressure, Abandons Plan to retaliate against Champley Big Cable Shifts Focus to Geothermal, Big Island HELCO Gains Decoupling Approval Lee: Mazie’s Lack of Substance Speaks for Itself Melanie Bailey: Does a School Field Trip Count as Instructional Time in Hawaii? Union Members Push $500M in CIP HGEA: Nine Mandated Sick Days Would Apply to Us As Well Off-Duty Narcotics Officer Robbed of Gun, Badge, Handcuffs at Hostess Bar Mayor told to repay wife's trip costs Bag Tax to Fund DLNR Make Work Program Future of sandalwood trees gets attention at Legislature Accountability? DoE to Demand Waiver from NCLB Leaders Split on Lawmaker Disclosure Deadline Hawaii Tax Review Commission Seeks Extension Representative Barbara Marumoto Discusses Quarantine of the Brown Tree Snake The 89-Day Plan: How Retirees Collect Full Pensions Plus New State Salaries Gay-Atheist Activists in Abercrombie Administration Targeted Alexander UH student paper prints "how to" guide to sexual positions Marine sergeant not guilty in hazing case Representative Barbara Marumoto Support Adult and Community Education Funding Supreme Court Denies Challenge to Honolulu Council Redistricting Plan Read More..

Thursday, February 9, 2012 February 9, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:11 PM :: 9375 Views VIDEO: US Chamber of Commerce Backs Lingle for Senate Legislature to Impose 70% Tax on Tobacco Substitute? Catholic Bishops Rep: Obama Mandate 'Hawaii Compromise' Maybe Worse Prediction Wrong: Electric rates down—not up Aina Koa Pono Up to Its Eyeballs in Retaliation Against Champley Hawaiian Electric Industries earns $138.2M in 2011, up 22% HB2689: Shake-Down Operators Split over How to Extort Money from Geothermal Development Senate Committee Advances Anti-Spiking Bill Matsumoto: We must deal quickly with underfunded retiree health fund liability Honolulu Council Budget Chair Questions Rail Department on Cost, Reasons, for Radio Blitz Fighting to Stop Honolulu's Proposed Rail Debacle DoE: Accused Child Molester Supervises His Victim During Trial Working at School Could Be Solution for DoE’s 180-day law Inside Hawaii's Juvenile Detention Home SA: Cybercrime Legislation Raises Free Speech, Privacy Issues Rep. Ward Addresses Internet Sales Tax HB1634 House Defers OHA-Kakaako Bill, Will Follow Senate’s Lead Clayton Hee Pushes for Creation of Another Hawaiian Studies Center at UH Manoa HB2703: State to Mandate Agricultural Production Double? Time with Kymberly Pine - Chef Edward Kenney - Hawaii's Local Farmers Fine could rise for texting while driving Occupy Protesters try to Beat Rap Ex-police officer found guilty of sex assault is a fugitive in Morocco Porn site prompts UH to ask for tougher computer crime law Sexting could become a crime Hawaii Should Publish Government Legal Notices On the Internet Hazing trial of Kaneohe Marine so far fails to make points necessary to convict Global Cooling: Himalayas have Lost no Ice in 10 years Read More..

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 February 8, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 16218 Views Rick Santorum Wins Three States -- CO, MO, MN Hawaii Catholic Conference: Obama Admin Threatens Religious Liberty Advisory Council Gives Abercrombie 12 Nominees for UH Regents Kamehameha Schools Jumps in With Act 221 Scammers Without FTA Rail Approval City Would Have Faced $9M monthly Cost Overruns California same-sex marriage ruling Gives Abercrombie Even More Excuses to Present Weak Defense against gay Marriage Suit Religious Freedom: Obama Admin May Adopt Hawaii Model as State Legislature Considers Discarding it Healthcare industry interested in reviving closed hospital facilities Representative Kymberly Pine comments on HB 1953 Sick of Work? Legislature Considers Ordering Businesses to Give Everybody 9 Annual Paid Days Off Redistricting Plan May be Ready Feb 23 Hawaii Lawmakers, Abercrombie Aim to Dilute Gift Rules — Again Kauai Mayor Testifies Before Closed Meeting of Police Commission Hanabusa, Hirono, Akaka Travel Log Published Hawaii Law Allows Students to Work in Schools Accountability for DoE Principals: Eight Years of Empty Talk School Bus Watch: Ed Board Establishes Action Group to Examine Costs Hundreds pay respects to fallen police officer Hawaii Land Development Corp Still Controversial Okinawa Marines going to Guam, Australia, Hawaii and Philippines Hazing trial is attributed to influence of politician $3M Emergency Appropriation for APEC Security Expenses State Proposes Absurd Tax on Electronic Cigarettes Pretending to act, Lawmakers consider Less rigorous inspections of zip lines Star-Adv Gives Space to Another Socialist UH Prof. Hawaii’s Really Scary Development Bind Penn State Child Molestation Perjurer Helped NCAA Dump Oahu Bowl Desperate Hawaii Democrats try to Make Issue of Michigan Advert Rep. Hirono Introduces Bill to Direct Feasibility Study of Ka'u Coast Designation as National Park System Unit Roseanne for Pres: A chicken in every bucket, a pie in every face Read More..

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 February 7, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:32 PM :: 16167 Views After Carlisle Raids Sewer Funds, Feds Green light Limited Rail Construction – Rail Opponents Will NOT seek Injunction Cayetano on Rail: Inouye Doesn’t See the 800lb Gorilla in the Room Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted February 6, 2012 HB2240: 50% Tax Credit for HQ Relocation to Hawaii Hoku Dodges a $50M Bullet Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan Akaku Claims Partial Victory over HB2652 cut to Public Access TV Abercrombie, Lawyers Scheme to Help Hawaii Lesbians Create gay marriage Kobayashi: Local Taxpayers Could be Stuck With the Rail Bill Solomon: OHA’s Kakaako Parcel Should be Exempt from All Land Use Regulations Case Rings Alarm Bells in Fight with Hirono over Who will Raise Taxes More With HMC Closed, 911 call could mean the difference between life and death State overpaid employees by more than $2 million Lobbyist: Retirees Weighing Down the Public Sector Gambling opponents take argument to capitol Dep. Sheriff to be Stationed at Mayor Wright 24/7/365 Hawaii Lawmakers Push to Reform Gov Regent Picks Campaign spending lawsuit in judge's hands Inouye: I want the names and address of Any Who Dare Oppose Me UH threatens porn web site with legal action for using its name 9th Circuit to come to UH Manoa, Hear Longline Case Omidyar Wows White House Staffers with talk of Higher Electric Bills, Fuel Prices and Taxes—and a Legion of Brainwashed Dolts to Impose them Herkes bill seeks to give counties leeway in building codes Advocates Come Forward for Hawaiian Language Assessment Self-Help: Low Income Families Achieving Homeownership With Sweat Equity Difference Between Hawaii's Rail and Weather Forecasters Monsanto hasn’t paid him: Ritte Fights for GMO Labeling Legislation Trial for Six Occupy Honolulu Members Arrested in November Set for Wednesday February 8 KIUC board candidate forums begin next week Florida ‘pill mill’ owner, family arrested on Kauai Ocean thermal energy conversion plant proposed Read More..

Monday, February 6, 2012 February 6, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:52 PM :: 19197 Views Case vs Hirono: Both Voted for Higher Taxes and War in Iraq Heritage Foundation holds First-Ever Event in Hawaii Kauai Chief Perry Victim of Retaliation by Corrupt Mayor? Hanabusa, Djou Each Start 2012 With $300K In Bank Hawaii in Afghanistan Legislators Still trying to Legalize Small Bribes Profs Like Cayetano On Rail, But Not Ready To 'Forgive and Forget'? Sewer Capacity Concerns Lead City to Oppose Bill promoting development near rail Solar Installations Lead to First of Many HECO Rate Hike Proposals Hanabusa Backs Navy Plan to Move Pearl Harbor Shipyard Work to San Diego Legislators Seek to Set Limits on Parental Discipline Cataluna: Disrespect Bill is very Un-Hip Hop Feb. 6 — At The Ledge Star-Adv Gives Progressives Space to Promote Old Worn Out Ideas Cancer: Federal Injunction Blocks Queen’s Grab for Oncology Monopoly Kauai Mayor appears to have overstepped legal authority in suspending police chief On Molokai, uneasy truce over yacht’s visits holding Identity Theft: Ticket Nightmare Exposes Gap in System Scrapped plan for marina draws criticism Star-Adv: Don't raise cost of recreation Waikiki Casino Advocates: An Unlikely Coincidence or In Cahoots? EBT Cards get 2 for 1 deal at Kauai Farmers markets Photos from Hilo March for Life Tax increase: Kona Coffee Association Wants State to Take over Borer Eradication Waikiki: Maoist Trash Defend Iranian Nukes Read More..

Sunday, February 5, 2012 February 5, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:23 PM :: 16026 Views Nevada: Romney 43%, Gingrich 25% FTC Complaint: HECO Stifling Geothermal to Boost Rates, Profits University of Hawaii May Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Whipsawed by New Fees and Charges: Taxpayers Beware OHA Holding Another Round of Ceded Lands Settlement Meetings After Letting HMC Die, Organ Transplant Bill Signed into Law Maui TEA Party: How to Unite Hawaii's 'Conservative Coalition' DoE Seeks Non-profit Sponsors for Summer School Lunch Program HB2652: Cuts Funding for Public Access Cable TV Abercrombie Releases $13 Million for Agriculture, Water Irrigation Projects Drought: Hawaii County Designated Disaster Area Case to Hirono: I Voted to Raise Taxes Too! Redistricting snafu gives more edge to incumbents Bob Jones: Why Young People Don’t Invest in Hawaii Democrats Report: 2013 Pro Bowl likely headed for New Orleans Poll Shows 42-Point Lead For Hannemann Poll - Hawaii Voters Lack Confidence in Department of Education Hawaii Could Lose Race to the Top Funding SB2012: State Projects to Allow Favoritism, Shoddy Construction Cayetano and UHPA: From F-You to Stop Rail? Pedophiles: Legislators Renew Push to Loot Catholic Church, Exempt State Queens Will Lose $8M providing Organ Transplant over Next Five Years Star-Adv Cheers as Usual Suspects Try to Get Doctors to Kill Off Expensive Old People, Handicapped Senators Push Single-Payer State Government LTC Insurance Hawaii Officials Looting Taxpayers to Build First Hawaiian Bank Equity Poll: 80% Concerned About State Pension Debt Obama Debt Exceeds GDP for First time Since WW2 91% Glad Occupy is Being Evicted from Thomas Square Aloha Stadium to Help Fund UH Athletic Program? Hawaii and Korea Enter Smart Grid Development Agreement Web Dossier Bill Stalled in Hawaii Legislature Baker Refuses to Hear Kona Coffee Farmers Bill Proposed legislation could ease paperwork for Farmers Hawaii County Contracts 134% Higher Cost Joel Osteen in Hawaii U.S. Marine commander inquires about alternative base transfer sites Army Unlikely to See Reductions in Pacific Read More..

Saturday, February 4, 2012 February 4, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:53 PM :: 13479 Views Santorum Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses Will HHSC Set Up Abortion Clinic on Kauai? Fordham Rips Hawaii Science Standards: “The Ignorance on Display is Shameful” Civil Beat Vanishes from Internet Transcript: Maine PUC Rips Hawaii's Largest Windfarm Developer Hawaii: First Anti-Gun Bill Out of the 2012 Legislative Chute Abercrombie Retaliates against Champley for BioFuel Rejection Hirono Votes Against Congressional Pay Freeze Inouye to Go Another Year Without Earmarks Hawaii Lawmakers reaching again for that giant cookie jar Star-Adv: Kauai secrecy unreasonable Items from protesters sweep fill city storage site Print Newspapers Fight Electronic Legal Ads Trying to Drive That First Spike: Rail Radio Blitz Costs Oahu Taxpayers $145,000 Housing Department Treats Americans Like Prisoners in Own Homes Hawaii PUC Rejects Utilities' Residential Solar On Bill Financing Program Dan Akaka Explains how he Became a Millionaire Hirono: Too Difficult for Gov’t Employees to Join Union Representative Ward Rebuts Issues Concerning A State-Owned Bank Bill affecting hundreds of Hawaii's organ transplant patients to be signed into law Hawaii campaign contributions case back in federal court on Monday Aloha Stadium to Help Fund UH Athletic Program? Sotomayor: "We're moving and advancing the law into the unknown" Kamehameha Schools and Alexander & Baldwin Announce Agreement for Residential Condominium at Former CompUSA Site Opposed by Matson: OK for Kyo-ya project remains elusive Judge soundly rejects Ga. birther claims Marshall Islands President visits Hawaii More Cities Consider Parades for Iraq War Vets Read More..

Friday, February 3, 2012 February 3, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 PM :: 15555 Views   New Lingle Advert -- Bipartisanship: It's in Hawaii's Best Interest Note: Civil Beat was Offline this Morning Cayetano advocates reassigning rail tax revenue to buses, sewers Geothermal, Public Works, Rail Development to be Exempted from All Land Use Regulations? Honolulu Prosecutor Still Has Problems With Prisoner Plan Dog-n-Pony Show: Star-Adv Takes Side on Tenure The Bank Where Legends Lead HECO to Businesses: Accept Intermittent Outages, Pay Less Legislators Pushes to Legalize Bribes over $25 Kondo Challenges Task Force Member’s Paid Lobbying House Vice Speaker Manahan announces bid for City Council After One Month, Abercrombie-Appointed Rep Resigns Occupy Removes Tents, Thomas Sq Park is Cleansed Kauai mayor tight-lipped on reasons for upheaval at KPD Kill the Bill: Crowd Swarms Council Hearing, but Hawaii Council Passes New Building Code Kenoi raises $144,000 in six months Representative Gene Ward Addresses HB1840 - State Owned Bank Rep. Riviere and Marumoto address HB 2018 - Mortgages Rosanne Barr Announces Presidential Campaign HECO to Businesses: Accept Intermittent Outages, Pay Less Outlook dim for filling isle industrial vacancies Executive director of the Hawaii State Bar Association Supports Organ Transplant Next Hype: San Francisco Academic Demands Sugar be Regulated as a Toxin Woman wins $9,867 in small-claims suit over Honda hybrid mileage DLNR, FEMA COSPONSOR FREE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE WORKSHOP STATEWIDE Read More..

Thursday, February 2, 2012 February 2, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:11 AM :: 11737 Views VIDEO: Hirono Blames Bush, Claims Case and Lingle are Bush Politico: Hawaii Senate Race ‘Could Offer Biggest Surprise’ Full Text: Judiciary Testifies on 21 Bills HB2318: Support Veteran-Owned Businesses Epic Ohana Foster Care Expands to East Hawaii Island State Launches Internet Speed Test Site Abercrombie Appoints New DAGS Comptroller Obama Popularity Drop Boosts Lingle’s Chances HSTA Attacks Proposed Revisions in Charter School Law Legislature Seeks Changes in Law to Fake teacher Accountability Requirements of RTTT Star-Adv: First Cost Overrun Shows HART Needs Work on Transparency Gambling bills given little chance Accused Hawaii Jihadi in terror trial wants statement made to FBI dismissed Hawaii operation swells Tesoro's quarterly loss Abandoning Guam Plan? DoD Responds to Kyodo News Report Marshall Islands' President to Discuss Compact Impact Issues in Hawaii House Ctte Approves $500 “Backdoor pay raise’ for Teachers Mufi $500K, Tulsi $317K Hawaii House and Senate Hopefuls Can’t File for Office Yet Now that Abercrombie is Governor, Ledge Suddenly reverses-- Wants Gov To Directly Appoint University of Hawaii Regents City Councilman Berg: “I am concerned for my safety….” Kauai police chief placed on leave during investigation Honolulu Police chief's performance rated well by commission Self-Defense: Prosecutor explains choice to drop cases Accused ... Multiple Rapist from NY Busted after Signing up for Welfare in Hawaii Occupy Honolulu protestors told to move their stuff State spending $319,000 on freeway planters Steve Forbes in Hawaii Hawaiian to hire flight attendants for expansion Retired federal workers wait for system fix Read More..

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 February 1, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 8559 Views Gallup: Obama Approval Plummets in Hawaii, Down to 56.1% Ed Case: Dear Mazie, Lets Set Up Debates Excluding Lingle 'School Quality Survey' seeks parent’s feedback Registration Begins for 2012-2013 Kindergarten and Junior K in February UPDATE: Snake Bill Now HB1943 POLITICO: Ron Paul Expects to be a Top Finisher in Hawaii Carlisle Loots Sewer Project Funds to Bolster Rail Finances Only One Bidder For New $33.4 Million Honolulu Rail Contract Kaneshiro: SB2776 is About Releasing Prisoners Poll - Hawaii Voters Don't Want Gambling, Single Casino Islanders pay 80% more per kilowatt-hour than a decade ago, a report finds SB2785 Would Saddle Ratepayers, taxpayers for Billion Dollar Cable 24 hour notice issued to "Occupy Honolulu" at Thomas Square Okinawa Marines may Relocate to Hawaii, not Guam Fidell: Why Were HMC Hospitals Allowed to fail? Okabe Pretends to Fight for tenure, Legislators Pretend to Challenge it Fundraising Totals Reported Ewa Beach Man Sues To Stop New City Council Districts Relatives of fallen Honolulu officers testify in favor of 'move over' bill Amid Progress, Sick Leave Abuse Plagues Hawaii Juvenile Detention Home Bill sets limits on physical discipline of minors Condo Associations Push Legislation to Allow Individual Metering HB2065: Farmers Beat Back Bureaucracy Legislature Considers More Bureaucracy for Pet Stores Kalihi tenants urged to work together after fatal stabbing The Case for Justice for Micronesians in Hawaii Carlisle spent 2 months on official travel in 2011 City Council considers metered parking rate increases at Oahu parks Two assistant chiefs of police placed on leave Dispute over Election of Hawaii GOP National Committee Man US forces give the nod to biofuels Dopers Thrilled by Upcoming Visit by Pro-Dope Cop Read More..