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Sunday, March 31, 2013 March 31, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:52 PM :: 4135 Views Anti-GMO Activist: Crazy Hawaiians Make us Look Bad Key to Tax Relief Lies in Repeal of Tax “Loopholes” DLNR Reopens Kealakekua Bay to Two Kayak Operators Schatz Campaign Kickoff: Abercrombie Compares Opponents to Dictators, Authoritarians Abercrombie Must Choose Between ‘New Day’ and Paying Off Unions Legislators to UH: Shut Down Kobayashi, Give Mitsunaga Some Contracts GMO Labels Convey false Information Innovation: State Spends $8M to Spread Ignorance Hawaii Scores ‘F’ on Medical Consumer Cost Information Dial back borrowing for road repairs HPD lieutenant arrested for alleged DUI Police give dozens of $500 Alcohol Citations to Spring Breakers 400,000 Emergency Room Admissions for Marijuana Read More..

Saturday, March 30, 2013 March 30, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:26 PM :: 4691 Views Photos: N Korea Dictator Signs Missile Orders in Front of Map Targeting Hawaii, Guam VIDEO: Kalaeloa Solar Illegal Heavy Equipment Crushes Hawaiian Caves Two former POWs visit wounded warriors, share stories of resilience, hope Star-Advertiser Backs Jones Act Reform Hawaii Schools Win Big in TV Journalism Competition Hawaii Medal of Honor: Honoring the Fallen Report: Hawaii 47th in Freedom Chaos 2014: Hanabusa vs Abercrombie, Gabbard vs Schatz Twenty-year hiatus in rising temperatures has climate ‘scientists’ puzzled Hawaii = Not Much Support For Gay Marriage Sequestration delivers major blow to health care Family Health Hawaii Aims for Lower Rates on Health Exchange Molokai Shooter Had Major Mental Illness, Was Free to Walk Streets in Hawaii Civil Beat Marks Third Anniversary Pro-Akaka Bill Congressman apologizes for using racial slur Kona prison plan resurrected State elections may get permanent public option Schatz Launches barely Disguised Campaign Swing thru State Honolulu has sixth-strongest local economy in the United States Consent Decree on Disputed Pepe`ekeo Power Plant Bernie Bicoy Obituary   Read More..

Friday, March 29, 2013 March 29, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:59 PM :: 5749 Views State Inspects 90% Fewer Scales, 78% Fewer Gas Pumps Since 2010 House GOP: "Senate bills would increase taxes and fees" Hawaii Republican Assembly: "You Can Stop Bad Ideas" SHPD Pilot Project to Monitor Big Island Archaeological Sites Honolulu Rail and the Uniform Relocation Act Governor Announces Nominations to Land Board, Water Commission After Waiving $18M, City Again Begins Collecting Solar Inspection Fees Hawaii Construction Forecast: Construction Upswing Picks Up Speed Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That? Hirono Announces State Office Staff Appointments Abercrombie Turns 5 Percent of Prisoners Loose—First Kidnapping Reported Doubling Number of inmates on furlough – Plan is Expected to bring more escapes Absentee Voting Fraud Remains Legal as Clayton Hee Kills ‘Romy Cachola Bill’ PBN: Teacher Evaluations are Fake if no Firings Cut blogs from press law, state urges Star-Adv: Don't raise film industry tax credit School Lands Development Scheme Heads for Secret Conference Committee Lawmakers endorse extended foster care Borreca Deeply Disappointed that GOP Will Not Embrace Gay Marriage Arizona Judge Not Fooled by Hawaii Transsexual Marriage Running Scared: Schatz To Kick Off Re-Election Campaign 200 Airmen and B-52s Deploying From N. Dakota to Guam Severe Turbulence Rocks Solar Industry Little Interest In GMO Labeling Study Resolution Racist Anti-GMO Activist Attacks Farmer Anti-GMO Protesters Terrorize Farmers, Destroy ‘Aina HB31: Senate President Could Still Save Bus Riders from Homelessness Industry harassment TheBus Privatized to Save Teamsters from HGEA, UPW Honolulu Council Moves Kawamoto Bill, Limited-Service Hotels Could Maui form a municipal utility? Price rises for Honolulu Seawater A/C project Publicly Funded Elections Bill Clears Senate Money Committee Hawaii Senate committee approves open data bill Solar Panels: Electrocution Hazard for Firefighters Koko Head Shooting Range Hours Extended Former Filipino Chamber President Charged in Ponzi Scheme Possible Downtown WalMart Plan Praised Hawaii County Council Drops Marijuana Decriminalization Reso Marijuana, Meth: Drug Dealers Charged in Hilo Have 50 Priors Read More..

Thursday, March 28, 2013 March 28, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 5626 Views Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means Passes State Budget Bill ICA Hears Case Challenging State Ownership of Mineral, Geothermal Rights Application Deadline to Serve on State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions is March 31 Teens wanted for Hawaii Meth Project advisory council Star-Adv Backs Jones Act Reform ‘Bare Bones’ Senate Budget Funds 1000 Vacant Positions, Phony ‘Hi-Tech’ Tax Credits $22K raise proposed for Kenoi: 19.8% for Hawaii Co Execs Pentagon cuts number of furlough days Calvin Say Hires Scott Saiki's GOP Opponent Senate WAM to Consider PLDC Repeal Today Statewide, Only Seven People Spent Time in Jail for Marijuana Last Year UH abandons controversial plan to build expensive bio lab Lawmakers push forward school land bills State Senate: Audit The University of Hawaii Teacher on contract: Devil is in the details Hawaii Case Waits on Supreme Court Open Lewdness: Naked Homosexuals Steal Mokuleia Beach from North Shore Locals Suicide Squad Targets Waimanalo in Push to Eliminate Excess Hawaiians Top cops join anti-pot rally Hearings Thursday On GMO, Atrazine Resolutions Eradication: Big Island Senators Ignore Hunters State to develop Kunia Ag Park as live-work units LOL! Kuokoa backs away from Hawaiian Electric takeover for ‘restructuring’ Community, individual acts can best government's work Read More..

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 March 27, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:15 PM :: 4750 Views Hawaii Health Insurance Rates to Rise 12% to 21% Next Year USPIRG Flunks Hawaii on Tax Credit Secrecy Scientology: Hawaii House Resolution Honors Group Tied to 'Torture', 'Concentration Camps' 19 families to receive Hawaii Medal of Honor Today Budget: Is Neil Abercrombie Four Times the Man Jack Burns Was? Big Media Splash for Launch of Hawaii House Jones Act Resolutions NRA: Background Check Bill Makes Final Committee Stop Honolulu Tops Nation for 'Emotional Health' Organic Spinach Recall Precedes Hawaii E-Coli Outbreak NFIB to Lobby Against Minimum Wage Hike Today Reason: America's Loneliest Senator: Hawaii's Lone Ranger Sam Slom Hanabusa More Interested in Taking on Abercrombie League of Conservation Voters Endorses Schatz “What Happens in Caucus Stays in Caucus” – Mazie Hirono Joins ‘Silent Senators’ HR169: Cabanilla, Souki Retaliate on Arts Commission for Ratting Out Hanohano Defending Molester Lobby, Clayton Hee Screams ‘Racism’ HRC, Lambda Were Legal Against Gay Marriage in 1990s Hawaii Slom: HSTA Wins, Taxpayers Lose Disney, Abercrombie, Caldwell Team up with media for Film Tax Credit Agit-Prop Show Star-Adv: UH efficiency study a good sign Lawmakers Say School Bus Fiasco Finally Shaping Up SB1340: Extend care for foster children up to age 21 Hawaii Co Councilman Cancels Shady $1000/plate Fundraiser Time To Ban Campaign Donations During Session? Twice-fired TSA manager gets his job back AGAIN after judge rules he was unfairly sacked in Hawaii baggage-checking scandal ‘Naturopathic’ Midwife Sued for Malpractice Claim: Pot Hole Does $2000 Damage to Car Kuhio Day: How The Royal Hawaiian Band Ended Up in the County of Honolulu Read More..

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 March 26, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:09 PM :: 4638 Views NKorea Threatens Attacks on Guam, Hawaii, US Mainland Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted March 25, 2013 Hawaii Jihadi Convicted, Could Get 21 Years Request Hearings for Jones Act Reform Resolutions Rally Against Marijuana Decriminalization Wednesday is Tax and Budget Day at Ways and Means Is HSTA Contract Enough for Abercrombie to Buy Reelection? HSTA Contract Proposal Sets off Budget Avalanche $333M: How the state will pay for the teachers’ contract 60-40 Healthcare Deal May be Biggest Ticket Item  Task Force Teacher Praises Educator Effectiveness System Doubling Number of inmates on furlough – Plan is Expected to bring more escapes Soft on Crime: Alleged Molokai Shooter Had Multiple Convictions State Senators Want Gay Marriage Impact Study Caldwell Admin to draft plan for homelessness by May Day Ethics: Should UH Administrators, Regents Get Free UH Athletic Tickets? Money speaks loudly for Lobbyist Duo AG: Enviros Rule Over Hawaii County Voters New Maui Budget Proposal Full of Tax Hikes, Rate Increases Potholes: Caldwell Administration Debates WAPNFFS Bus riders welcome route's comeback Former parks deputy to pay $2K in ethics case Resolution calls for ocean-safety videos on flights Read More..

Monday, March 25, 2013 March 25, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 5427 Views Company With Ties to Abercrombie, DelaCruz Seeks $200M from Legislature HSTA, DoE Announce Tentative Contract Agreement Taxes, Marriage, PLDC Top Agenda for Hawaii Republican Assembly Tax Cut or More Giveaways to Tax Credit Scammers? Leading Progressive Columnist Makes Complete Fool of Herself For the First Time, Welfare to Work is Being Enforced in Hawaii Concerns arise over $150M Road Repair Plan UH Spending Millions On PR Efforts Pflueger Honda Changes Name after Bad Publicity Star-Adv Cheers as Legislature Risks Closure of HMC West Failed education bills demoted to resolutions Wooley Pens Anti-GMO Screed 800 Protest Postal Cuts Grove Farm IAL Designation Tied to Biofuel Scheme Read More..

Sunday, March 24, 2013 March 24, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 5094 Views Knee-Jerk Reaction Leads to Just More Money The Brighter Side: Honoring Human Achievement Sequestration: Pacific Fleet Cancels Deployments VIDEO Panos 2050: Earthquakes, Energy Supply, Tsunamis, Taxes and ... Politicians Local and International Threats to Hawaii's Sustainability Running for Congress: Chang, Kenoi, Espero, Tsutsui, Kim? Tsutsui to Open Offices in all Four Counties? Anti-GMO Activists Should Go Back to Home Planet Senate to debate Tax Credit Giveaways, School Land Development Schemes Millions for Affordable Housing Star-Adv Tries to Salvage Early Education Giveaway to KSBE Kam Schools Continues Push for Preschool Program Which Will Line its Pockets Quality of health care is not on unions’ agenda Hawaii Resolutions Call for Same Jones Act Exemption that Guam Now Has WHT Keeping Up With the Jones Act Hawaii Suit on Hold Awaiting Supreme Court Gay ‘Marriage’ Case Sen Ruderman Admits he is Unable to Understand Geothermal Bill Kenoi: Drunk Election Workers OK by Me Hemp Bill Passes Second Reading in Hawaii Senate Hawaii County to Change all Streetlights to LED Street analysis uncovers worst of the worst Tesoro Closure Will not Squeeze Asphalt Supply Read More..

Saturday, March 23, 2013 March 23, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:05 PM :: 5258 Views 471 Register as Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidates Hirono, Schatz Cast Decisive Votes as Senate Passes Trillion Dollar Tax Hike Governor Releases $26.2 Million for Education Facilities Statewide Senate Budget Bill to Fund 900 Vacant Positions, Abercrombie Preschool Scheme University of Hawaii President 348 Days of Travel and Vacation in Four Years Report: UH Professors Have 33% Fewer Students, Work 39% Fewer Hours Than Average Star-Adv Covers Bipartisan House Jones Act Resolution DelaCruz Proposes State Run Collectivized Agriculture Star-Adv: Lets Sponsor a State-Wide Pot Party Clayton Hee: City May Not Roust Sleeping Bums from Bus Stops  Punatics Hyperventilate over Geothermal Steam Release Steven Tyler Act stalls in Hawaii Tracking bills on your smartphone with a free RSS reader Revamped state websites lack access to minutes Hawaii House committee defers gambling resolution Hawaii Shippers Council: GAO’s Jones Act Report Is Inconclusive Judge calls federal espionage accusation into doubt At Legislative Town Hall, East Oahu Residents Express Outrage Over Proposed KSBE Development on Preservation Land Sierra Club Leader Lost on Mauna Kea Read More..

Friday, March 22, 2013 March 22, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 PM :: 6471 Views Preemptive Strike: UHPA Endorses Schatz VIDEO: Homosexual Child Molester Describes 40 Years of Abuse SR123/SCR166: Activists Push Gay Marriage Task Force Biofuel: Hawaiian Electric Agrees to Drop Rate Hike Grabbing for OHA Cronies’ Support: Schatz, Hirono Tag Team vs Hanabusa Schatz Kisses up to OHA Cronies Some More Racist Anti-GMO Activist forced to Apologize for “Go back to Japan” Bill for GMO labels fails; study sought  HSTA Money Grab: Complains About Ed Reform Consultants Greenwood defends UH to academic watchdog Middle schoolers need attention, too Substitute teachers due pay can expect it later this year Abercrombie is Point Man in UH Futile Push for Obama Library Homeless Tent City back after city cleans up Ala Wai site Gil Riviere Announces Primary Challenge to Richard Fale Police Misconduct Bill Teeters In Hawaii House Under Union Criticism Profiling members of the Honolulu Planning Commission Honolulu City Auditor Investigates Rail Rail cars will have 20 more seats; critic predicts low ridership Women's prison guard indicted on sex assault, more victims alleged Kalaeloa Air Traffic Control to be Spared Sequestration Cuts Gun Violence Drops as Gun Sales Soar Hundreds of Honolulu property owners notified of rockfall hazards  Read More..

Thursday, March 21, 2013 March 21, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:06 PM :: 6994 Views House Oversight Hearing on Recognition of New Tribes -- Akaka Tribe Brushback House Ethics Investigating Alaska Rep Don Young Atheists Push to Exclude Church Preschools from Early Learning AARP: Health Connector Transparency Legislation Did Not Pass Compassionate Care Versus Religious Freedom NFL: Pro Bowl in Hawaii One More Year Out of Reach: Hawaii Most Expensive Housing in Nation 5,000 Petition Abercrombie to Keep Tesoro Open Rep. Ward urges Jones Act reform GAO Releases Jones Act Puerto Rico report Honolulu City Auditor Survey: Environment Great, Living Tough Schatz Bill Would Expand National Parks in Hawaii, Pacific Online Travel Companies Ordered to Pay $70M, Appeal Planned Hawaii Firearm Permits Set New Record in 2012 UH Contracting: Minaai Career Begins With 1982 Election Fraud Distraction and Diversion: Legislators Set to Score 25% Pay Hike While Rejecting Additional 2% Hike Hanabusa to Announce Plans in Next Several Weeks Suicide Squad Helps Insurance Company by Preparing to Kill Off Expensive HIV Patient Greenwood Admits Overstepping Authority Proposed Oahu fuel tax fails to pass first reading Hawaii lawmakers advance new development agency Hawaii federal employees protest furloughs OHA Trustee Says $21M Property Deal Was Shady Solar Scammers Rally to Continue Looting General Fund SB1196: Tax Collectors Step up Harassment of Farmers Market Vendors Supreme Court to hear arguments in Hapa Trail case Hawaii senators advance social-media privacy bill Funding approved for more seats on Oahu rail transit system Hilo $1.9M Water Tank Sits Empty 10 Years, Water Dept Seeks Rate Hike Honolulu International Airport to get $750M makeover Why Is Hawaii The Only State Without A Statewide Police Standards Board? Hawaii Elections May Soon Get Public Funding, More Transparency OHA Primary Election Bill Needed To Stop Recycling Trustees   Read More..

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 March 20, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:28 PM :: 5737 Views Legislative Maneuver Means PLDC Goes to Secret Conference Committee Stanley Chang Running for CD1? VIDEO: HCDA Bulldozes Ancient Hawaiian Trails for Solar Farm Rush Limbaugh on Akaka Bill: These are the people that asked to join this country and now they're trying to distance themselves Wind Power Down, Natural Gas Way Up Tsutsui to Meet Arne Duncan in DC DoE Launches Leadership Institute for Principals Abercrombie Names Three to UH Board of Regents Rhoads Bill: Marijuana Legal for Juveniles, Illegal for Adults  Schatz: Rail Money Could be Delayed due to Budget Impasse Anti-GMO Mob Attacking Kauai Farm Workers Pflueger Beats Tax Rap, Manslaughter Next CoR Inspires DoE Money Grab UH Manoa Faculty Jealous of New Librarian Pay State Departments urge Senate to Fund Vacant Positions Shapiro: Hanohano Endangers Support for Hawaiian Sovereignty Honolulu Ethics: Three Investigators Oversee Massive Criminal Organization Occupy Honolulu protesters plan City Hall sleepover Hawaii's Rising Truancy Problem Leaves Lawmakers Scrambling Online travel companies ordered to pay state $70M in penalties due to unpaid General Excise Tax Payment Protection: Credit card companies call Hawaii AG’s petition for appeal weak Anti-Geothermal bill evolves Film tax credit advances UH System to Load Athletic Debt on UH Manoa Legislators Ignore SB692 to Restrain Pickup Bed Passengers SB642: Cigars Can Be Displayed, Cigarettes Cannot Sequester Puts 200 People on the Road Woman at center of spy allegations not Arrested Tulsi Gabbard Appears in Reality TV Show Read More..

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 March 19, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 5296 Views Hawaii Scores ‘F’ on Health Care Price Transparency Laws Sunburned by Corporate Welfare Notable bills to be heard this week New Governor Seeks Jones Act exemption to grow Puerto Rican Economy Abercrombie: Hotel Industry TAT Concerns are "Propaganda" SB69: Gun Registration Bill to be Heard Today Hawaii Republican Party Growth and Opportunity Project Hawaii GOP Chair Tours S. Korea With President Bush Defense Contractor Charged in Hawaii with Communicating Classified Information Hero Clarence Nishihara Defends Science Against Religious Fanatics Coal Plant Shutdown raises HECO rates 9% Proposal aims to increase hotel room tax by 2% School land bill moves forward in Hawaii Senate Hawaii Preschool Plan in Crunch as Advocates Vow to Restore Funding Legislators to Get $10K Pay Hike Bill: Let City Have Greater Share Of Rail Surcharge House committee wants to increase tax on luxury home sales Borreca Defends Molester Lobby So-Called Consumer Advocate: Oahu Residents Should Pick Up Tab For Aina Koa Pono Project Legislators Yank Funding for UHH School of Pharmacy Building Sand Island Business Association–Money & Politics Budget Actions in D.C. This Week Will Mean Tough Choices For Hawaii Malulani Activist Endorses Banner Takeover of MMMC Smart Grids Need to Be Evaluated With Cost Benefit Analysis Solid waste contract would cloud Hawaii County waste-to-energy Honeytrap: Honolulu Defense Worker Charged with Nuclear Espionage   Read More..

Monday, March 18, 2013 March 18, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:15 PM :: 5248 Views Monday, March 18: Hawaii Statehood PPPA: PLDC Bait and Switch? Next Hearing March 19 Homeless tent cities: Seattle’s decade-long nightmare coming to Honolulu? Jones Act: Five House Reps Introduce Resolution Urging Reform Doomed: Schatz “Not Looking Beyond 2014” Schatz too Weak to Unify Delegation on Akaka Bill, Working on End-Run Around Congress  Hanabusa Interviewed by Indian Country Today Who Runs the University?  Star-Adv Pushes Back against WAC Tax Cut More Effective than Minimum Wage Hike Legislature might exempt meat processors and sales of isle produce from the state's GE Tax Bills cleared to stem private money in elections Hawaii Police Union Bargains In Secret, Leaves Public Wondering Escapee Misses Two More Court Dates SB170: HTA to Support ‘Cultural Practitioners’ HSTA Member Fails to Get Workers Comp for ‘VOG’ Read More..

Sunday, March 17, 2013 March 17, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:18 PM :: 6246 Views Key to Hawaii’s Future is Business Climate Political Future? Djou Speaks, Lingle on Tap Saddam Hussein's Honolulu Airplane Bomber to be Released Early Video: Hawaii Advisory Team Postures Afghan Police for Counter-IED Success HB411/SB1109: Will Legislators Force HMC Hospitals to Close -- Again? Homelessness Industry: Stanley Chang’s $77M Push for Tent City SB946: $520M/year to Pay for Retirees Health Care Team Oxycontin Reunites for Ethics Bill Kabuki Clayton Hee Helps Campaign Contributor Evade Ethics Problem Shapiro: Clayton Hee is a Chihuahua Crooks, Cronies Meet at Abercrombie Fundraiser Bigger tip credit would ease wage increase Approve bills to fix schools bus system High cost of recycling glass bottles shatters eco-efforts Kauai Budget Proposes Millions in New Taxes PCBs found in Kauai water tank Outrigger raises a few eyebrows with appeal of Waikiki retail project Read More..

Saturday, March 16, 2013 March 16, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 4963 Views UH Federalist Society: "Litigating for Liberty: Non-traditional Public Interest Law" Commission Approves Charter School Accountability Contract HCR 189: "No Big Wind, No Big Cable" List of Tax Measures Moving in Legislature Totals Seven Pages Honolulu County Republican Party Convention Alleged Homosexual Child Predator at Kamehameha “could have been going on for years” Legislator, Perfesser Claim Molesters Have no Friends Here Hawaii ERS to Become Captive Insurance Company? Hawaii House committee advances gun control bill Josh Green Committee Rejects hospital privatization, Approves Worthless Task Force Instead Will Clayton Hee Kill ‘Shield’ Law New UH Librarian's $195K salary brings criticism Obama Library Push Creates Excuses for 13 UH Junkets Homelessness Industry to ‘Occupy’ Honolulu Hale US to beef up missile defense as Norks Fire Missiles into Sea of Japan Land acquisition for rail could face legal action down the track Counties risk losing revenue from public utility franchise tax Board of Water Supply looking for developers to take over its location Rand Paul mocks federally funded study on menus for astronauts DOA: Hanabusa Proposes Two no-hope COFA Funding Measures PGV operations back to normal KIUC Candidates Reject Rate Cuts, Waste to Energy Read More..

Friday, March 15, 2013 March 15, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 4998 Views SB286: Solomon Decision Allows Legislature to Define 'Permanent Resident' Could Repeal of the Jones Act Actually Happen? VIDEO: Why does Hawaii oppose Jessica's Law? Another Homosexual Child Predator busted? This Time at Kamehameha Solomon: Hawaii 'On The Verge Of Bankruptcy' PPPC: Counties Will be Able to Exempt Projects? Mayor pushes gas tax hike, pegs average cost at $21.45 a year GMO crops could trigger another Green Revolution Only 28% Would Vote for Abercrombie for Governor CB: At The Legislature Today Counties Skeptical About Election Day Voter Registration House Judiciary Approves Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Corruption Studies: Potential Growth Industry for Hawaii More than 2,000 teachers protest lack of contract at Capitol Community key to creating programs in middle schools Broken Trustee Joins Ritte in Atrazine Hype Advocates urge lawmakers to adopt preschool bills Prisons chief wants new tests to gauge guards Honolulu Rail: A Textbook Case Of Poor Planning, Denial And Diversion Kauai Dam Breach Tragedy Still Not Resolved 7 Years After 7 People Were Killed Hawaii’s Favorite Gun - Who Owns It and Why New health insurer to set up shop Read More..

Thursday, March 14, 2013 March 14, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:04 PM :: 4770 Views Dick Rowland: 83 Years Young and Still Fighting for Liberty House GOP: "Many Bad Bills Did Not Pass" House approves $23.25B budget McCain: OHA Cronies Milk Defense Budget for Millions Republican Caucus Commends Fiscally Conservative Hawaii House Budget Chevron Drives Kitimat LNG Export Project Forward WAC: Legislature Endangers UH Accreditation Report: Hawaii Beer Distributors Generate 850 Direct Jobs, $200 Million Horizon Lines Loses $94.7M for 2012 Hawaii ranked seventh in U.S. for solar energy Feds Investigating Hawaii Blind-Deaf School Homosexual Rape Gang Council on Revenues Upgrades Hawaii Fiscal Forecast as House Passes Budget $66M -- Legislators permit raise in jobless tax Ending state-worker over payments proving tough and costly Hawaii DoE to Participate in Maine Laptop Contract? Solar: Nine Months and Still No Inspection Josh Green Calls Other Doctors Corrupt Non-Apology, Apology: Is Rep. Hanohano Really Sorry for Her Racist Rant? State prisons suspend correction officer recruitment, delay training class Bills would help rein in school bus costs House committee advances solar tax credit bill Hawaii Shield Law: Journalists Struggle To Hold On To Legal Rights Hawaii Senate Stiffens Adult Care Home Online Inspections Bill Hawaii House committee advances foster care bill Hawaii House committee OKs e-cigarette youth ban PGV outage triggers alarm Spaceport skepticism Hawaii population up 1 percent, to 1,392,313 residents Former Hawaii State Planned Parenthood Director: 30 days in jail Hui wants developer's permits to be revoked by city for good Read More..

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 March 13, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:08 PM :: 5090 Views Argentine Jorge Bergoglio Elected Pope—Will be Pope Francis WAC: Legislature Endangers UH Accreditation UH Mānoa Law School leaps 26 points in rankings Kauai County Smacks Down Hype: "No Atrazine in Water Supply" SB286: Solomon Decision Allows Legislature to Define 'Permanent Resident' Schatz Proposes $180 Billion Carbon Tax Hawaii Gun Registration Bill to be Heard this Thursday Hawaii Meth Project Foundation Joins The Partnership at Drugfree.org Hawaii Had Lowest Election Turnout in Nation – 44.1% HR29: Gambling tries to Slip in Via Resolution Hawaii's state revenues 12% higher than last year Thousands of Hawaii Teachers Expected to Rally at Capitol Tomorrow University of Hawaii Procurement Under Fire for Wasting Millions of Dollars on Fraud and Corruption Shapiro: Souki-led House majority has delivered solid agenda Cash Call: Tsutsui, Kidani  SB51: Sand Island Land Swap CBAs an Alternative to PLDC? Question study on gay tourism Star-Adv: Leave GMOs to the Feds Native Hawaiian Filmmaker Asks Lawmakers to Extend Journalism Shield Bill $26.6 Million to Settle Lawsuits Against the State Rock Climbers vs Trial Lawyers Bill: Prohibit ‘Biased-Based’ Policing HB1481: Bigger Welfare Payments for Wanna-Be Politicians SB573: Back-Door Pay Hike for HSTA Lax military in Hawaii led to California cops' deaths Sen Sam Slom on The O'Reilly Factor  Steven Tyler on Hawaii's 'Steven Tyler Act': 'Now I Can Walk Around Naked' Caldwell: Keep Waimanalo Gulch Open City suspends Jeff Stone’s Aina Haina permit Electric Car Chargers Have only 700 Customers Hawaii Supreme Court to decide whether a ‘medical’ marijuana user can be stopped at the airport for carrying his ‘medicine’ I Aloha Molokai -- Celebrate Our Way of Life Small Business Day at the State Capitol is March 27 Commander Of U.S. Pacific Forces Says Global Warming Is Our Top Threat Read More..

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 March 12, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 PM :: 8013 Views SB286: Solomon Decision Allows Legislature to Define 'Permanent Resident' Sunlight: Hawaii Scores 'C' for Transparency Organic Profiteers: 15% Sales Boost from Anti-GMO Hype Hawaii: Gun Registration Bill Passes the Senate RFP: Hawaii Health Connector Seeks Seamless Customer Experience Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted March 11, 2013 Naming Names: Big Pharma Pays $3.2M to Hawaii MDs Honolulu Pavement Condition: Is Your Street Serious? How Hawaii Minimum Wage Workers Earn $24.24 per hour Poll: Hanabusa Beats Abercrombie by 27%, Beats Schatz by 22% Still No Prayer in the Hawaii Senate OCC: Cells Empty While Prison Overcrowded State Pays Thousands to Prisoners Kept Beyond Sentence Should Suspended Cops Be Identified? Hawaii Records Office Says Yes Its Legal: Legislators Can Sell Influence and Access With Impunity! Souki, Kouchi, Tokioka Hold Fundraisers During Session The bills that made the cut Give labor board resources it needs so it Will Deliver HSTA Decision Restaurants and food businesses weigh in on the minimum wage increase SB472HD1: Reduces Marijuana Ticket to Piddling $100 Hawaii Online Poker Bills Fold Hawaii Senators: Strengthen Early Childhood Education HB321: ACLU Pushes Same-day registration Free Clinics Push for More Medicaid Spending—200% of Poverty Line Obama Kills Tsunami Detection Funds, 1/3 of Buoys Dead Hawaii Jihadi Heads to Trial, Lawyer Asks Judge to Ban Jews from Jury Conklin: “Racial Entitlement Bills in the 2013 Hawaii Legislature” Hirono Apology for Not Being Gay Goes Viral History shows N. Korean pattern: Wait, then attack Japan’s New PM May Reduce Hawaii Gas Prices Contractor Wastes 18 Mos, $600 cost overruns fined $26K Bereavement Pay For Inouye’s Widow In New Senate Budget Allegiant Cancels Multiple Hawaii Flights over Mechanical Issues Read More..

Monday, March 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:21 PM :: 7603 Views China Debates Whether to ‘Keep or Dump’ North Korea Abercrombie for Monopolies? SEC Charges Illinois for Misleading Pension Disclosures Anahola Rejects Danner Sisters’ Biomass Plant Hawaii Commercial-Scale Solar Installations Lose Key Part Source Kahuku wind farm safety called into question No cause, no answers 7 months after Kahuku wind farm fire Agency bumps up rebate for solar water heaters Shine a light on political finances Great News: Hawaii Gun Control Measures Dead for Season Labor Board Blames Lack of Staff for Slow HSTA Decision Mainland Homosexuals Target Hawaii for 2013-14 Gabbard Joins Rand Paul Drone Protest Civil Beat Joins Atrazine Hype Squad Hawaii Would Lose Influence if Electoral College, Senate Reformed Investigation on disposal of county records produces no results Deedy Drops Dismissal Motion, Clears Way for State Murder Trial Read More..

Monday, March 11, 2013 Letters to the Editor March, 2013 By Letters to the Editor @ 6:54 AM :: 10303 Views Abercrombie for Monopolies? ERS: USS Titanic Hawaii Headed for $8.4B Iceberg Hanohano Should Resign Read More..

Sunday, March 10, 2013 March 10, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 5329 Views SB286 Ends Reapportionment Discrimination, to be Heard Tuesday Knock Off the Theatrics and Get Down To Business Hawaii Legislative Watch: People vs. Government LINK: How major bills fared at the Capitol Legislators Fail to Act--Can Still Legally Profit from their Actions SB66 Would Require Disclosure from State Commission Members 25% Tax Credits for Hollywood Movie Moguls? Hawaii Scores Five on Fed-Up Index Star-Adv: $1000 Marijuana Ticket Could Boost General Fund Brewbaker: Tourism Maxed Out, Need More Hotels Affordable housing remains a dire need across state Ing Fails, Panel includes Only half of request for high school in Kihei Under Attack by Luddites, Seed Industry Growth Stalls Following Crook Ritte, Kauai Idiots March against GMOs HB1388 Gives $1.3M to Shrimp Farm Operator Gabbard Joins Republicans in Criticism of White House Caldwell Claims “Fuel tax hike is investment in the future” Hawaii Co. Police officer reprimanded following misconduct complaint Inmate dies after fight at OCCC Read More..

Saturday, March 9, 2013 March 9, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 7468 Views The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative: Watt, Me Worry? Airlines Bet Big On Hawaii With 275,000 Additional Seats Governor Releases $46.39 Million for Capital Improvement Projects Statewide “Harassment and intimidation” Clayton Hee Challenges Wil Espero to a Duel on Senate Floor  HGEA/AFSCME Fundraiser for Schatz House finance committee approves $23 billion budget--$590 million shy of governor's request DoE abuse of Disabled Children prompts calls for federal intervention Star-Adv: Only Now is it time to Get Serious About HSTA Negotiations DHHL, Solar Scammers Split Profits, Ratepayers Stuck with $108/barrel for 20 years House passes bill to create night parking lots for homeless Tent Cities State: It'll Take 4 More Years To Clear Elevator Inspection Backlog Soft-on-Crime Policy Gets Burglary Suspect Shot Union employees at The Modern vote to authorize strike Star-Advertiser owner a very busy man these days Read More..

Friday, March 8, 2013 March 8, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:37 PM :: 5360 Views GAO Jones Act Report to be Released Next Week Sequestration: Army Tuition Assistance Ends Today Honolulu Ranked 8th-Worst City for Drivers Rail Fail: Ansaldo Breda, Finmeccanica Financial Report Shows Negative Net Worth, Massive Losses Crossover at the Capitol HPD makes a push for, and against, new laws Crossover News: PPPA: Hot Exchange Before Senate Passes Development Bill Senate bill seeks more fairness in election financing Military to lawmakers: Cuts will hurt state Tomorrow's pensions put pressure on today's needs Alleged Killer Cop Gets off Easy Answers due for cost overruns in county contracts Some as high as eight-fold State Denies Teachers Claims, Pays Prisoners State hires private firm to defend against expected Federal indictment over seabirds City brings back permit fees for solar installations Fontaine is elected to lead Maui County GOP Hokulia developer files bankruptcy with debt over $500 million Read More..

Thursday, March 7, 2013 March 7, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:06 PM :: 4767 Views Akaka Tribe Could Receive Legal Jurisdiction Over Non-Tribal Members Kalaeloa: Hawaiian Burial Caves to Be Bulldozed for Solar Farms? Occupy Honolulu Points Finger at City over Deaths, Threatens ‘300 Instant Criminals’ Enviro Lawyers Off Target With Criticism Of Callies, Says Callies Hawaii State Senate Passes 348 Bills Over to the House Honolulu’s Poor Economic Growth and What to Do about It HSTA, DoE, HLRB Agree to Mediation Tuition Increases: UH #2 in Nation Chicken Manure Penny Stock Looks to Abercrombie for ‘Strategic Relationship’ ERS: USS Titanic Hawaii Headed for $8.4B Iceberg Senate Ways and Means Rejects Beverage Tax Forced Participation in Abortion: Nine Legislators Take a Stand for Religious Freedom Federal Reserve to Hold Public Meeting on Samoa Spy Network? Former Hawaii Planned Parenthood Director Installed 500 Security Cameras on Maryland County Offices, Buildings Hospital privatization advances House Will Vote Friday on Budget Legislative Crossover News Star-Adv: 5-cent gas tax hike adds to heavy burden Washington Monument Gambit: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park cut tours, programs under sequestration Gabbard Breaks With Democrats On Republican Budget Bill Union protests plan by Kaiser to eliminate jobs Released 911 tapes capture frantic moments after Munet escape Leeward Coast Has Longest Commute Times HSTA To Bus In Members for March 14 Rally Former lawmaker headed to court over felony charge Prosecutors: Kawamoto Spearheaded Plot to Evade taxes Filipino cardinal stirs papal talk with rapid rise Read More..

Wednesday, March 6, 2013 March 6, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 4623 Views SB894 Held as Turtle Bay Opens New Negotiations with State As Solar Backout Spreads HECO Unveils More Detailed Grid Map Former Rep Roland Sagum Charged With Stealing Stones from Heiau Site House Moves Hundreds of Bills Over to Senate A Good Day For Good Government, Mostly CB: Senate Approves Series of Bills Cracking Down on UH Bills On The Move Revenue: HTA raises 2013 projections for visitor arrivals, spending PACOM: Military furloughs will be worse in Hawaii Oh, he'll fix the roads … but it's going to cost you Bag Tax Killed for Session Money Spinner: Senate Votes to ‘Decriminalize’ Small Marijuana Possession, Increase Fine HB535 Homeless Tent City Passes House City tags items on sidewalk placed by (de)Occupy hui Farmers Harassed by Copper Thieves DoE Hustles to Burn RTTT Money Before HSTA Blows Rest of Deal Trade Windfarm for Cookies? Kawamoto Denied Bail, 4 Weeks in Jail Lawsuit: Alleged Homosexual Priest Allegedly Molested Boys 45 Years Ago Green Police: Collective Punishment for Fishermen after False Killer Hooked Walter Ritte Brings Anti-GMO Dog n Pony Show to Kauai, 300 Idiots Show up Anti-GMO Hypesters to Use Atrazine as Weapon Local digital media group wants to keep creatives in Honolulu, Put them on Welfare State Harasses Small Businesses at Dillingham Airfield Read More..

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 March 5, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 4881 Views Lawsuit: Mainland Homosexual Adopts Boys, Molests Them in Hawaii Senate Crossover: 200 Bills on the Agenda House moves 69 bills over to Senate State Sells Holdings in Student Loan Auction Rate Securities NRA: Burdensome Anti-Gun Bill Must be Stopped HB411 Forces Hospitals, Doctors to Hand Out Abortion Pill Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted March 4, 2013 VIDEO: Sen Sam Slom and Donovan DelaCruz ‘A Better Day’ Crossover Thursday: House order of the day, Senate order of the day  Riot Police Stand by as Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Finally Meets Bills to Develop School Lands Approved by Senate Senate Kills Religious Exemption Amendment in Emergency Contraception Bill Legislators can get a raise if they simply do nothing Budget holds no raises for teachers, union says Pahoa HSTA Member: Teachers days are Numbered, Common Core Easily Manipulated House Approves Early Lawmaker Financial Disclosure, Senate Votes to Exempt Task Force Members from Ethics HB713: Police Recruiters Should Not be Able to Look at Job Applicants Online Presence Billionaire Kawamoto arrested in Japan for alleged tax fraud Notices for federal furloughs begin Liquor inspectors Secretly stopped from making arrests, using handcuffs 88% Reject Gas Tax Hike Occupiers Block New Sidewalk Who will play for little pay? UH's new concert rules Senate Passes Steven Tyler Act Machines ruled gambling devices Solomon, Dela Cruz Holds Fundraisers During Session Caldwell makes park repair a priority in proposed budget New Bill Aims to Attract Outer Space to Big Island Hawaii DOE to request waiver for FY 2012 SIG Grant Read More..

Monday, March 4, 2013 March 4, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:52 PM :: 6074 Views US Patent Pending for Genetically Modified Marijuana Senators too Intelligent to be Fooled by Anti-GMO Nonsense Water Board to Waste $9.5M on Global Warming, Will Use Eco-Babble to Justify Further Rate Hikes Stand Up To SHOPO And Open Police Misconduct Records Lucky Sequestration Delays Major Review of Hawaii Historic Preservation Division Star-Adv: Soda Bottlers Must Pony Up or Soda Tax Will be Back Civil Beat Decides Hanohano May Have Had a Point  Hawaii State Hospital Population Up as Mental Health Services Cut Inmate Gets Wet, Scores $38K from State Tesoro ups layoff estimate to 210 workers at Kapolei refinery Puna Geothermal -- Six Cents per KWH SB1045/HB815 Exempt Electric Coop from HRS 269 OHA, Aina Haina group ask city to halt site work Senate Ctte amends Banyan Drive legislation Public vying for chance to shoot at public gun range Lawmakers may limit e-cigarette sales Supreme Court to Hear Gay Marriage Arguments March 26 Read More..

Sunday, March 3, 2013 March 3, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 4901 Views Hawaii Precedent? 'Sidewalk Property' Decision Appealed to Supreme Court Keep The Promise for Better Wages as Goal HNL Planning Director: "Public, Along With Private Property Rights, Are Our Top Priority" Video: The PLDC And Property Rights In Hawaii - A Panel Discussion Sewer Gas Powers Cars Where is Hawaii Transportation Headed? Abercrombie Laughs at Teachers: “Be careful what you wish for”   Only Two Schools Meet Instructional Hours Law, So SB238 Will Re-define “instructional” Trade Minimum Wage Hike for Unemployment Tax Freeze? Greenwood Needs to Speak Up, Name Names in Response to Mitsunaga Allegations Crossover: Hawaii lawmakers to vote on hundreds of bills Followers of Eco Religion March in Haleiwa, Call for Total Ban on GMOs, Destruction of 2000 Agriculture Jobs SB937: 10% More Local Food = 2300 Jobs 91% ‘No’ -- Do you think Rep. Faye Hanohano's apology for racial slurs was enough? ML&P Bailout: A measure aims to conserve coastal property and provide a financial boost to Maui Land Veterans Court Launched Read More..

Saturday, March 2, 2013 March 2, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 5313 Views Gays Attack Hawaiians (Again) Sen Solomon Resolutions Urge Hawaii Jones Act Exemption NRO: Sink the Jones Act Hanohano Should Resign DoE Extends Deadline for School Quality Survey DoE Million Dollar Cash Giveaway to 32 Schools Governor to Establish Hawaii ‘Sequestration Impact Response Team’ After all the Hype, Sequestration Brings ‘Business as Usual’ to Hawaii “Dead on Arrival”: Caldwell wants to raise the city's fuel tax by 5 cents a gallon SB215 would create a Public-Private Partnership Authority, Give Counties Power to Waive Land Use Requirements   Bumbling DoTax Shorts City $33M GET funds for transit project? Mitsunaga v Kobayashi: UH System Has No Comment as AG Investigates Hawaii Teachers Stage ‘Teach-In’ at Gov’s Residence Clean Elections: $34K for House, $68K for Senate Office of Hawaii Affairs Bill Needed to Stop Recycling Trustees? Lunatic Released by Judge Before Killing Rampage UH Manoa Fights Act 221 Scammers for Control of So-Called ‘Innovation Center’ Judge Halts Work at Villages of `Aina Le`a and Orders Supplemental EIS HB1424 to Buy Lipoa Point, Save from ML&P from Bankruptcy Read More..

Friday, March 1, 2013 March 1, 2013 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:31 PM :: 5430 Views Full Text: Rep Hanohano Accused of Workplace Violence after Racist Tirade Aimed at State Workers HTA: Visitor Arrivals Rise 5.9% from January 2012 HELCO RFP Seeks More Geothermal Power Environmental Concerns "At Record Lows": Global Poll Store owners say plastic bag ban causes more shoplifting EPA Cites 188F Garbage: $1.1M Waimanalo Gulch Settlement Day After Lawsuit Filed Sakai: Misconduct Investigation Underway After Latest Prisoner Escape DoE Extends Deadline for School Quality Survey Soda Tax Bill Fizzes Out House Committee Moves Two Tax Cuts, ‘For Vehicle Purposes Only’  Hanabusa Proposes Special Funds Raid to Stop DoD Furloughs SB286: Malama Solomon Endorses Call to Count Every Person for Reapportionment Mitsunaga Levels More Accusations House Committee Votes to Strip UH Procurement Power Honolulu Liquor administrator won't resign after admitting 47 ethical violations PPPA/PLDC Hearing Friday Full House to consider measure on prompt Labor Board rulings Bill on public financing of campaigns advances in Hawaii Senate House Finance Committee Hearing Violates 24-Hr Notice Rule Common Cause Focuses on Three Bills No Prison Time: Pflueger, State Attorney, Nearing Ka Loko Manslaughter Plea-Bargain? Should Police Misconduct Be Public? Witnesses recount school abuse of Disabled Children State plan aims to turn Wahiawa into agricultural hub Schatz Joins Lawmakers at Inouye memorial pledging support for Israel Read More..