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Saturday, April 30, 2011 April 30, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 17841 Views Friends of Lanai Calls for Big Wind Bidding Process to be Reopened 'Birther' Myth First Spread by Hillary Clinton Supporters in 2008 Capped Out: Conference Committee Seizes Some TAT Revenue from Counties GE TAX Raised: Will reverberate throughout the economy as higher prices for consumers Bill Would Raise Hawaii's Production Tax Credits by 20% Proposal to start a casino in Hawaii dies Foreclosure aid bills advances Reefer Madness: Medical marijuana bill dies at the Legislature Native Hawaiian Recognition Bill Moves Forward in 2011 Legislature Homeless Hotline Tally So Far: 100 Calls, Emails Supreme Court Picks Reapportionment Chair Kailua High teacher charged with throwing hammer at student Hauula Charter School plans under way Hawaii residents victimized in ponzi scheme Horizon Lines reports loss, cites Hawaii slowdown Is Obama trying to anoint Trump? Golden Week volunteers help earthquake victims in Japan Celebration to mark Day of Prayer Read More..

Friday, April 29, 2011 April 29, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 10:37 AM :: 10797 Views Crisis? Arrivals up 9.1% spending up 16.9% Conspicuous Gallantry: Medal of Honor for Kaho’ohanohano, Svehla British Hawaii: U.K. flavor in the former 'Sandwich Isles' Immigration Files: UH Manoa Counseled Obama Sr. “about his Playboy Ways” Taxpayer Giveaway to Billionaire Clinton Cronies among Key Measures Being Voted Today Legislators cross swords with voting seniors at own peril House Wants Pension Tax, Senate Doesn’t Arrivals up 11.8% despite calamity Hawaii lawmakers reach deal on state budget, Required $500M in New Taxes Legalized Gambling Proposal Gains New Life at Hawaii Legislature HSTA/DoE Wins Big! Longer school day requirement in Hawaii delayed Big Win for Obama, Enviros: Maui town faces $6 gas amid record price surge Tax Set at Ten Cents, But Passage Not Yet In The Bag Crisis? Kauai County declares fiscal position sound City Lawyers Told Council Members What Not To Ask On Rail Fact-Finding Trip Redistricting panel's rules inhibit public's participation, groups say Legislators extend shield law protecting journalists' sources Hope Probation Strains Hawaii Criminal Justice System Lawmakers Finally Agree On Anti-Prostitution Bill Working together, we can break cycle of meth addiction Tsunami all clear put boaters at risk Arnold’s contract ordeal points to problems at UH Hanabusa Hosts Art Competition from which she is Excluded Relic of 'Blessed' nun to return to Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, April 28, 2011 April 28, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:20 AM :: 13264 Views Hawaii Rated Worst State to Earn a Living Hawaii Anti-Trust Adventures: Investigating Big Five Control of Matson VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Hosts Balanced Budget Summit Abercrombie signs Six More Bills into law House saves the day after Senate votes 24-1 to dishonor Polynesian Discoverers of Hawaiian Isles Profitable Rhetoric: Mililani Trask signs Geothermal Deal Senate Run?  Hanabusa’s got her hand out again Start over on Big Wind Bidding, group tells state Legislators May Finish Spending this Morning, Taxing Next Will Hawaii Legislators Take 5% Pay Hike??? Bag Tax: Enviros Fight Amongst Themselves over how much to steal from Consumers Golden Week Travel Falls 5% to 30% after Quake Caldwell/FACE: Mortgage legislation should address only 'bad actor' lenders Court dismisses challenge of Hawaiian Homes exemption Suspect Killed by Police had long record: Would be alive today if he were in prison where he belonged Helping the homeless is byproduct of preparing for APEC Insurers, Contractors still arguing over who will pay Trial Lawyers Hawaii Kai residents upset over proposed sewer rate hikes St Francis Medical center confronts Chapter 11 Again Bill would add teeth to domestic violence law Peter Boy is still missing, and his case remains inactive Dopers in Frenzy over Elimination of “Medical” marijuana for those who just want to feel medicated State driver’s licenses, ID cards do not conform to federal rules Big Foot: Hawaii County carbon footprint report released Hawaii Endangered Bird Conservation Program Recognized For Propagation Achievements Kill The Frogs? 3 Hawaii employers among semifinalists for award recognizing support for Guard, reserve troops Read More..

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 April 27, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 11665 Views Abercrombie: HGEA Settles “without accusations and confrontation” HB1405: Lawmakers attempt an end run around the public in order to pass State Akaka bill Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories White House Releases Obama’s Long-Form Birth Certificate Ignored Locally: Hawaii Investigative Reporter Gets National Recognition BoE says “Audit”, but No FINANCIAL Audits are planned Now that a Democrat is Governor, it is Time for Legislature to undo its “mistake” on UH regents Conference Committee Still Considering More Spending Abercrombie to Legislature; Just Ignore my AG on Medicare Pt B $150M Medicaid cuts risk care, opponents say Hawaii Legislative Conference Committee Working Hard on Instant Runoff Voting Bill HB688: Transsexual Agenda For Hawaii Schools Trial Lawyers seek Profit from Mass Release of Criminals Hawaii Human Trafficking Bill One Step From Governor's Desk Japanese Tourists 'Will Be Back Soon' to Hawaii Another Australian Airline to Fly Hawaii Routes No Hawaii Lawmakers Disclose Dependents With Stocks, Mutual Funds Josh Green finally figures out Medical Marijuana is a Scam, Pushes for Big Island Dope Dispensary HGEA vote fell well short of a mandate Nurses Head for Arbitration? HGEA Nurses underpaid compared to Private Hospitals SA: Don’t give more to nurses Bag Tax: Legislators plan to screw Retailers after luring them in with Revenue Sharing Coffman Screws Residential Solar Installers, Homeowners Hawaii to Drain Hurricane Fund to Cover Shortfall Obama Friend Titcomb Pleads Guilty In Traffic Court Case He’s No ‘Birther’ but Hawaii Senator Tackles Issues Surrounding Obama’s Birth Certificate Read More..

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 April 26, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:51 PM :: 17609 Views Back to bargaining Table: HGEA Nurses Reject Contract, other 6 Units Ratify Djou: Oahu has nation’s Highest Gas Taxes, City may raise higher Honolulu Pacific Office Properties could be De-listed by Stock Exchange HCR135: Special Interests hijack ALOHA Resolution Abercrombie signs Eight More Bills into Law Abercrombie announces Homeless Hotlines Birthers vs. Truthers: The Double Standard on Conspiracy Theories Panos for Mayor Again? Decision waits until after APEC in November Shapiro: Sam Slom moves to the fringe HSTA/DOE Join to Push Back against 180-day Law: Legislators want to fudge it Legislature resists governor's 'transformation of politics' Conference Committees To Focus on Tax Hikes Today Lawmakers still assuming fantasy returns on Pension Investments SA: Don't borrow to build rental-car facility  (Capital converted to operating!) 7000 Join AARP tele-Town Hall, Protest Pension Tax Department of Taxation suddenly decides cutting GE Tax exemptions will produce $41M less Amazon will dump Hawaii Affiliates if Legislature imposes GE Tax for online purchases The Price Is Wrong: Legislative Disclosures Undervalue Real Estate by $100,000s Hawaii County Property Valuations better than anticipated Kokobun’s Pork Project: State purchase of slaughterhouse key to food security Morita, Coffman team up with HELCO to deny Homeowners Solar Funding Slavery: Another supervisor pleads guilty, Cooperating with Feds? Kalapa: Nudging Government Toward Reform City & County of Honolulu Details Rail Bond Financing Schatz: Homeless 90-day Plan all about APEC Failed former Senator Ron Menor still out there pushing Gas Cap Another Honolulu Police officer to be arraigned on another drunken-driving charge Former TSA screener admits to stealing Act221 Scammers look to China Stockbroker Kimura Pleads Guilty Hawaii Government Employees Association Negotiations Not Authentic Abercrombie Rejected 2x: Selection Process for University of Hawaii Regents is Suddenly ‘Broken’ Caesars CEO: Poker indictments present opportunity Judge halts foreclosure; others vulnerable? Stalinist Media Council still trying to seize HNN Broadcast License Plans for wave energy on Oregon Coast progressing Carter and other ex-leaders in North Korea on 3-day visit Read More..

Monday, April 25, 2011 April 25, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:09 PM :: 13900 Views Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions Will legislators share in the pay sacrifices? Taxes On Plastic Bags, Rental Cars, State Pensions, Alcohol Considered A User's Guide to Hawaii Conference Committees Hawaii Disclosure Law For Government Officials Not Transparent Honolulu Department's OT Jumps 49 Percent, Director Won't Talk About It Real ID:  Unfunded federal mandate to increase county costs Will Animal Liberation Nuts Torpedo Hawaii’s Collectivized Pork Slaughterhouse? Do Native Hawaiians Have The Right To Break Rules? Schools use Financial Aid to replace Family  with Government Do it for the children: Hawaii's Sex Abuse Treatment Center is truly a lifeline for child victims Abercrombie plans new initiative to finance Homelessness Industry On-bill Financing Would Make Clean Energy Accessible to Everyone Queen Lil Trust pays $100 Tax on $9.9M property Indicted Scammer makes one last sales pitch … in Hawaii Sun Country Airlines is Making Profit – Looking at Hawaii 'Spice' traps troops Forty-Four Years Later: Worthless dope smoking Bums not welcome at Haight-Ashbury Why The "Birther" Conspiracy Is Great For Obama Human Events: Birthers are Best thing Obama Has going for Him Hawaii senator questions Obama's true birth father Blessed Marianne Cope Returns to Molokai Christians save Students from latest DoE Mess, 75% to graduate Read More..

Sunday, April 24, 2011 April 24, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:27 PM :: 14450 Views Battery-Back Up system catches Fire at new Kahuku Windfarm—Haz Mat team called in First meeting promises new direction for BOE  (promises, promises) Unlike Dods, Horner gives to Dems and GOP Some Worry Dead Excise Tax May Come Back Deadline looms for lawmakers struggling to balance budget State's spurious financial crisis has prompted legislators to look at funds previously off limits Calif-Hilo flights projected to bring in $50M, begin June 9 New tuition hikes loom: State’s deficit delays decision on a price increase for UH  (Tax Hike Propaganda pt1) Funding for dams and reservoirs should be restored SA: Oahu's rail panel needs technical expert aboard Utility lines to be moved for Honolulu rail Federal contracts come to women and minorities Your Tax Dollars At Work: Groups Sue over use of “Wailuku Main Street” Name Big Isle redistricting to begin Obamanomics: Teen Unemployment hits 27% Fish farms struggle as DC-based Luddites try to stop them As Gays lose interest, Oahu Co Democrats demand State promote Gay Sex Tourism POLITICO: More than half of Democrats are 9-11 Trooothers Reality: Donald Trump Is President Obama’s New Best Friend Read More..

Sunday, April 24, 2011 April, 2011 Letters to the Editor By Letters to the Editor @ 1:48 AM :: 11523 Views   Sentencing reform creates liability issue No Development Moratorium in Kau Romy Cachola threatens Barbers Point Park Deal Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for Homes Honolulu Rail isn't that much different than Wisconsin   Read More..

Saturday, April 23, 2011 April 23, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:22 PM :: 14828 Views About the Birth Certificate Newsflash: DAGS releases comprehensive fiscal report for 2009 SA: Feds need to ensure integrity of Hawaii's health care law HHSC Nurses rejecting HGEA Contract Hawaii lawmakers to decide on taxes and spending to balance projected $1.3B deficit Maui Chamber of Commerce: We’re TEA (taxed enough already); cut government instead High Gas Prices: Just one more excuse to raise taxes Measure seeks instant runoffs Real Clean Energy: KIUC Pushes Hydro Power Nonprofit Directors ask for maintained funding, restoration of grants Moana Surfrider:  Two Honolulu Zoning Board Members have hidden Conflicts of Interest Nanakuli industrial park dead Police officer arrested after Kona Street crash Herb Kane’s Wisconsin Roots Gay-Atheists hijack “Aloha Spirit” Resolution Chemophobia: Increasing levels of mercury found in rare Pacific albatross Birtherism: Where it all began Perfesser: Obama provides glimpse of future U.S. leaders Read More..

Friday, April 22, 2011 April 22, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 12152 Views Killing the 180 Day School Year: HSTA caught in a lie GOP: Legislature putting Prepaid Health Care Act at risk Berg: Cut the Golf Subsidy, no new taxes TEA Party: Support Sen Slom’s No New Taxes Budget Applicants Sought for Chair of Hawaii Reapportionment Commission Former California Mayor Jumps Into Hawaii Election Legislation Controversy Don Horner: “Just like Walter Dods” Shapiro: Legislature should democratize itself before meddling in city elections Hanabusa Still hasn’t moved into District, wants District to move to Her Solomon, Galuteria push State Akaka Bill in Conference Committee Borreca: A balanced budget is nice but it's not really required Fontaine: Conference Committee could slip 1% GE Tax hike into HB793 Bill would lets 1000s of Criminals out of Prison Early  Green Energy Scammers offer UH $6M Bribe SA: Lower barriers to solar power Land officials vote to revert Aina Lea land Crisis? Maui Council gives $243K to Nonprofit that has already banked $300K of taxpayer money Lawmakers advance 2-year extension of shield law Transit Authority: Council Must pay for What We Spend New Tech School Model frees Nanakuli from DoE Failure model Student Veterans At UH Snub their Own Forum Suits Allege “Deplorable” Conditions at Mayor Wright Homes Robert Carson Godbey to be named Corporation Counsel for City & County of Honolulu Sierra Club: Bag tax Honors Our Religion on Earth Day Sierra Club takes stance against Anaina Hou permits VP Dan Quayle in Hawaii Civil Beat Endorses Censorship Read More..

Thursday, April 21, 2011 April 21, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:30 PM :: 16019 Views Shell Game: Rail Costs down, but Handi-van getting $1.15B? Honolulu Council Unanimously Opposes Instant Runoff Voting Slavery: Federal Suit targets A&B, ML&P Farms Missile Defense: Hawaii Five-O Gulen Cult trying to bribe Legislators with Free Trip to Turkey Conference Committee Starting with Tax Hikes SA: Don’t Count Deployed Military when redistricting State tax collections fall short of prediction—or do they?  (more tax hike propaganda) Golden Week loses some luster in Hawaii (more tax hike propaganda) House Clashes Over Saving Hawaii Health-Care Law True Colors: HSTA Freaks out over last minute Effort to save 180-day bill Hawaii Leads effort to Protect Transsexual Preschool Teachers Legislators should cut spending instead of increasing tobacco taxes Preserve the tobacco prevention fund for its intended purpose Rise in city gas tax makes it through Council hearing Council members question direction of rail authority Fired Honolulu Employee: Lax Oversight Led to Overtime 'Free-for-All' Maui Council Member: High Taxes are used to discourage Business (and this is an argument FOR tax hikes) The Right Price: A Few Favors For Neil’s Favorites? Mufi Launches Column, Discovers Tourism is Big in Hawaii Daily KOS: Hirono, Hanabusa start off slow in Senate race US, S. Korea Sign Agreement on Missile Defense System Development: Pentagon Mainland Firm Accused of Embezzling City Money After Obama’s sister Hired, Administration stops trying to cut E-W Center Funds HCC Chancellor Candidates Interviewed DOH: Waikiki restaurant one of 55 bed bug complaints in state Foie Gras Removed from Glamorous Maui Event After Animal Liberations Nuts outdo themselves in Sanctimony Married and in Hawaii, paroled killer complies with parole Hawaii Defense Attorney takes advantage of clients, is ordered to stop practicing law City considers relaxing fireworks storage law Read More..

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 April 20, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:20 PM :: 11617 Views Slavery: Federal Suit targets Six Hawaii Farms, labor contractor Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they Voted April 18, 2011 SB99: Preserve Young Bros Monopoly on Inter-Island Shipping Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol Shapiro: HSTA drama could win back HGEA Concessions SA: Give DoE an extra $16.4M (more tax hike propaganda) Honolulu Seeks $2B Bond Issue to fund Rail Berg: Hawaii Profiteering Off Honolulu Taxpayers Hawaii Transportation Costs to Climb Again Arts Support may dull budget blades Crisis? Kauai county Agency on Elderly Affairs seeks more spending Tax Increases: Payback Time for the Environment Arakawa reduces Tax Hike Request Matsuoka, Cayetano’s Director of troubled Office of Youth Services, approved to Head Hawaii Paroling Authority Inouye:  USDA-UH research aims to rein in child obesity CB to Carlisle: Make HPD Obey Open Records Law Hawaii's first female narcotics undercover officer shares memories, hardships in world of narcotics trafficking Hawaii Legislature grants legal protection to any man willing to put on a dress Enhanced solar water heater rebate program ends Team of UH West Oahu students to compete in national free enterprise competition Hawaii Patient Info to go online Nation of Islam Visits Hawaii Trump, Abercrombie team up to promote Birtherism Media doing excellent Job Promoting Birther Candidate Should Radiation from Japan Scuttle Spring Break in Hawaii? A Mom Agonizes Read More..

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 April 19, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 10015 Views Abercrombie to Conference Committee: We Must Raise Taxes! Inouye: Ed Case will not be allowed to Crucify Me Inouye claims Lingle supports current version of Akaka Bill Carlisle nominates Horner, Okinaga, Hong to Transit Authority Redistricting Committee Log jam to be Broken by Recktenwald Hawaii, Yes We Can Cut Government and Stop Excessive Spending – Without Increased Taxes MMMC nurses protest growing cuts in contract (HGEA Circus to pressure Legislators for Tax Hikes) Medicaid cuts of $180M warned (Abercrombie’s DoHS Boss stages Tax Hike Dog n Pony show for Conference Committees) State's financial woes could mean fewer options for students in the fall (So we must raise taxes!) Businesses suffer from fewer Japanese flights (So we must raise taxes!) Another Abercrombie Appointment bites the dust 6 transit board nominees named Carlisle, Caldwell, Prevedouros: Next year's mayoral race could be re-run of last year's Hirono Steps up Fundraising after Akaka Announcement Rally today to support HB1520 and “on-bill financing” of clean energy solutions Sovereignty activist, convicted killer, faces eviction after decade of squatting SA: Slaughterhouse none of state's business (your tax dollars at work) State, geologists create plan to prevent climate change-induced erosion at Kailua Beach (Your tax dollars at work) Kona Farmers: Coffee Bill On Gov's Desk Creates More Confusion, Not Less Hawaii Bio-Gasification Project features in Corporate Buyout (your ratepayer and tax dollars at work) Read More..

Monday, April 18, 2011 April 18, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 12379 Views How They Voted: House approves Pension Tax and GE Tax Hikes After lobbying in Hawaii: Online Poker sites seized by FBI, execs Indicted Hawaii Windfarms killing endangered Birds: After five years Mitigation Lags Kabuki Over: Legislators to meet for two weeks behind closed door, make real decisions Losing bidders might delay rail project Hawaii tram plan to learn from Edinburgh fiasco City Council Nominates Financial, Union Leaders to Transit Board STEM: A Private foundation is doing the job the DoE won’t SA: Campbell High is too big, so Conference Committees must Raise Taxes Senate Bill 249 gives the government rights to purchase Oahu's only slaughterhouse Eco-Religion Begins Warm-Up for Earth Day In Nine Months, Police Dept. Arrests Just One Pimp Your Tax Dollars at Work: State burns $100K on Bicycle-Sharing program Hawaii County Building: Roof repair needed just two years after $27.7M renovation Parents: Teacher Hit Kailua Teen With Hammer Honolulu gas prices near record; Maui at all-time high Tsunami flotsam reaches Kauai? HNN: Republicans cause Teen Suicide (no media bias here, eh?) Read More..

Sunday, April 17, 2011 April 17, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 10442 Views Democrat Staffer, Obama voter heads Trump’s Birther Campaign GET exemptions in peril: Lawmakers want to reap taxes by spreading GE Tax Star-Advertiser: Taxes must be raised to pay for Tattoo Parlor Inspections SA: Cutbacks cripple many government functions (Propaganda) SA: Unions not resisting Pension restrictions for new hires (Propaganda) After six months of Abercrombie, and a lifetime of HGEA:  Government Employees’ Morale is low, thousands retiring June 30 (Propaganda backfires) HECO, Big Wind, Big Solar continue to obstruct rooftop installations Crisis: Maui Nonprofit banks $374K from County Grants Hawaii Reapportionment Commission starts work Naturopathic “Physician” presides over death at Childbirth Animal Liberation Nuts flood Leg with Opposition to State-Owned Slaughterhouse Bill mandates 'fixing' of cats, dogs before sale SA: Homeowners need shield from lenders' mistreatment Scammer Steals from Homeowners facing Foreclosure Enviro-Religion sees opportunity in High Oil Prices Fireworks storage called wrong place to start disposal Read More..

Saturday, April 16, 2011 April 16, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:05 PM :: 10706 Views HGEA Contract: Government Workers get Paid to Stay Home Three Months SB756: Satellite TV Tax in omnibus Tax Bill Creative Accounting 101: Special Fund Raids Akaka’s Whistleblower Bill cited as example of Over-criminalization VIDEO: House GOP speaks up on Pension Tax, GE Tax, Internet Tax, Fees, and Special Funds VIDEO: House GOP debates Prepaid Health Care Act, Billion Dollar Cable, Foreclosures, Marijuana and More VIDEO: Hawaii Tea Party movement protests slew of tax proposals HGEA Contract: State creating new haves, have-nots ILind: Hawaii Taxes are about Average Hawaii Fires 10 Teachers for Misconduct in 2 Years Crisis? Hawaii jobless rate holds at 6.3 percent Hawaii’s Instant Runoff Voting Legislation – Veto Needed More Federal Funds? Not!  Reality begins to settle in for pork-fed Hawaii Politicos Big Wind and Big Solar continue to resist residential installations Heir to Vanderbilt Fortune to Represent Molokai? Cachola: Don’t Piss off the Legislature SA: Tighten historic homes rules Hawaii Dopers giving up on Fake Urine Aina Haina gunman released from Prison in January Crisis: Hawaii County Unveils $50M Government Building Contractors lobby for Insurers to Cover Shoddy Workmanship NYT: Waikiki Hotel using RFID Chips to track Stolen Towels Read More..

Friday, April 15, 2011 April 15, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:59 PM :: 15423 Views No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue HGEA Negotiators: Hide furlough days, recoup losses after Legislature adjourns Birthers thank Abercrombie, Obama Thanks Birthers Group: Abercrombie using ‘strong arm tactics’ to force Beverage Tax Marumoto: Pension Tax is a foot in the door towards taxing moderate, low income Pensioners Balance Budget Summit April 20 at Capitol How They Voted: SB1329 House passes Motor Vehicle tax Hike Honolulu Councilmembers reject Berg resolution, cite fear of retaliation Inspecting his cattle: Jeff Stone Polls Democratic Senate Primary Hanabusa: Lingering resentment toward Case among “Multi-cultural base” Good economic news belies Abercrombie’s Tax Hike Pitch Democrat ‘Non-Profits” Demand Tax Hikes OHA strengthens grip on Non-Profit sector Legislature proposes welfare for losing contractors Bombardier: Honolulu Didn't Keep Its Word on Rail Contract Breene Harimoto pulls back from Brink in Rail Fight NYT: Hawaii Doubles Down on 'Big Wind’ Online Poker Sites which lobbied Hawaii Legislature Indicted by FBI Abercrombie’s Priest rejects Homeless Tent Cities, looks to River Street as model Times have changed for the Big Five, big labor VIDEO: MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo Assaulted By MPD, “Dog the Bounty Hunter” team Maui Bag Ban: 75% Now Use Paper Bags as tree-huggers become tree-choppers Auwahi Wind, Sempra proposes Wind Farm on 18,000 acre Maui Cattle Ranch Senate's approval of appointed members marks a major change for school governance SA: Reconsider diploma decision 3 foreclosure reform bills could pass King of Pork Inouye appointed to serve on bipartisan federal deficit reduction team U.S. stages "most challenging" missile-defense test Hawaii, Other States, Form Caucus to Oppose TSA Intrusions Hawaii blast came as workers dismantled fireworks Federal Pork: Bill Kills Off Program on Hawaii Whaling Industry Forums to be held on 4 candidates for chancellor of Hawaii Community College Read More..

Thursday, April 14, 2011 April 14, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 8380 Views Crisis?  GE Tax receipts up 5.9% in February, TAT up 22.4% Abercrombie keeps pounding drums for more taxes, spending Senate votes to delay 180-day School Year Toothless Resolution: Audit the DoE Shapiro: Sen Kim really interested in House Race Sixteen Abercrombie Nominees Have Withdrawn SA: Legislature should not re-write Prison Sentences to release criminals Senators moot requiring tax payments for online sales Senate passes HB985 giving money to losing bidders Engineering Firm that designed defective $1.9 water tank continues to bid State Tax Credits On Chopping Block At Legislature (Plenty of money for Corporate Welfare) Honolulu County: Higher gas tax advances FTA did NOT require Phased-In Approach For Rail Councilman loses bid to stop state from "looting" rail funds Hawaii Investigates with Matt Levi: A New Television Series Begins This Week Unity House files for Bankruptcy Foreclosure counts expected to rebound Central Pacific stock down more than 20% Anti-GMO Luddites cry about their failures in Legislature Fireworks blast victims died from carbon monoxide inhalation WSJ: The GOP and the Birther Trap Read More..

Wednesday, April 13, 2011 April 13, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 7885 Views New Federal Budget kills old Earmarks--Honolulu Rail, Highway, Sewage Treatment Funding in Danger? Brookings: Honolulu Rail Cost Overruns inevitable Berg: Council could reverse Ansaldo Rail Contract POLITICO claims Sen. Daniel Inouye goes silent on Hawaii Senate race House votes for Pension Tax, Bag Tax, Liquor Tax, Auto Tax and GE Tax Hikes Attorney General says Pension Tax may be challenged in Court, House passes anyway Carlisle: HGEA Agreement “an albatross” Carlisle: Borrowing Rail Funds could jeopardize rail Project Berg: Stop state from using city's rail fund as its own piggy bank Shapiro: Schatz is closest thing to a fresh face Crisis: City of Honolulu Personal Service Assistants make $65 per hour Hawaii Lawmakers Pass Employment Protections For Males who choose to wear dresses VIDEO: OHA Cronies now grub for money from Geothermal OHA Connection?  Fireworks Explosion Contractor tied to Native Hawaiian Affirmative Action Contract House Approves Buying Slaughterhouse Instant Runoff Voting Heads for Conference Committee Honolulu Council Advances Property Tax Bills Honolulu Council Special Meeting on State management of Rail Funds Want Lingle Back? Holter cites Abercrombie leadership on “Bee Industry” APEC Preview: Travelers Review Honolulu Airport FACE: Why Hawaii Needs A State Bank Symphony accord reached A study of single, childless urban workers between the ages of 22 and 30 found that women earned 8% more than men Bill O'Reilly Debunks Obama Myths: He 'Does Have A Legitimate Birth Certificate' Nearly 300 to depart Marine Corps Base Hawaii for deployment to Afghanistan Read More..

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 April 12, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 7674 Views No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue Djou: Hawaii needs Civil Service Reform April 11, 2011 How Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Voted Sumitomo Files Protest: Flawed Rail bid selection may cost taxpayers $900M HCR71: HPV Vaccination Mandate Deferred Atlas Shrugged to Open In Honolulu April 15 Abercrombie’s “Open” Administration lined with Campaign Donors SA: Abercrombie’s OIP Raid a “preemptive strike motivated by revenge?” As vote Approaches, Senators balk at Accepting Abercrombie Budget Fidell: No Internet Tax SA: Pay gaps that hurt women are costing isles All School Construction Wiped from Budget as Negotiating Position for Tax Hikes SB249: $1.6M for State-Owned slaughterhouse (pigs subsidized $53.25 each) Coalition breaks ground for new senior housing Lawmakers fold; poker bill fails to advance Sumitomo, Bombardier file rail contract complaints Mufi: Polls shows I could be Viable Candidate against Case Coffman takes over as state House Energy Committee chairman Borreca Touts Doomsday Cult:  Believers in 'peak oil' preparing for when a fill-up costs $100 (OHA’s latest money-making scam) Kauai Council:  They already knew prior to the meeting that Kuali‘i was going to be chosen Castle & Cooke strikes deal on proposed Molokai wind project Prison activists brief Hawaii lawmakers about how to let even more criminals loose Act 221 Scammers: Economic recovery relies on supporting homelessness Industry GOVERNOR APPOINTS FIRST DEPUTY HEALTH DIRECTOR VIDEO: Debris from Japan tsunami will wash ashore on Hawaii Trace Levels of Radiation Detected in Hawaii Milk Akaka also fails for 11 years to get Whistleblower Bill Passed  Akaka Campaign Strategist found dead at 57 Is Donald’s Trump Birther baloney a vast conspiracy ... to get Obama re-elected? And the answer is…YES! -- Trump Will ‘Probably’ Run as Independent If He Doesn’t Win GOP Nomination Obama’s sister, Aunt keep talking Birtherism Up Read More..

Monday, April 11, 2011 April 11, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:31 PM :: 4174 Views No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue VIDEO: Ed Case Announces US Senate Campaign Daily KOS: “I had really hoped we were done with Ed Case” VIDEO: Sen. Slom introduces Balanced Budget with no tax hikes Romy Cachola threatens Barbers Point Park Deal Kalapa: Next Stop, A Tax Increase Lawmakers aim to soak consumers for $122M/year by collecting on Hawaii residents' Internet purchases Shapiro: Djou Back in the Saddle Again ILind: Emperor Abercrombie to seize Molokai, Decapitate Residents Hawaii Reapportionment Commission to Meet today Council meeting today to pick Kawakami’s successor Dinner held for Maui County soldiers who spent a year in Afghanistan FTA will help both the U.S. and Hawaii HSTA Flack demands less accountability, more money UH Wants Money, Threatens Tourism School FACT CHECK — Board of Water Supply Says Honolulu Has Fewer Water Main Breaks Than Average? After Stalling Repairs, Abercrombie puts on Show and then lets Contractors go to work at Mayor Wright Housing SA: No excuse for lack of warning signs First Hawaiian Bank Signals Recovery with Business Up First Quarter Central Pacific Financial Corp. Announces Commencement of $20 Million Common Stock Rights Offering Hawaii Correctional Facilities to Use Electronic Medical Records System Concert raises $1.6M for tsunami victims Company To Be Questioned Monday Over Hawaii Blast Obama Senior Advisor: I hope Birther Trump keeps on rising Trump to Obama aide: I’m your ‘worst nightmare’ Read More..

Sunday, April 10, 2011 April 10, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:32 PM :: 12561 Views No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue VIDEO: Abercrombie holds fake news Conference to Announce HGEA's fake 'sacrifice' Abercrombie: State could seize 1/3 of Molokai for Wind Farm AP: HGEA members gain 9 more days off under contract Abercrombie’s Backer Reveals himself: Kenoi Claims Hawaii County will save $3M under HGEA contract Carvalho: Mayors trying to come together on HGEA agreement Sen. Slom Announces balanced budget with no new taxes Second Decking Deadline Borreca compares Ed Case to Aaron Burr, praises Case for apologizing, dropping out Homelessness Industry: State seeks to fill Moiliili Apartments with drug addicts, no treatment required Ansaldo Trains to be Driverless, Company tied to Watts Constructors Molester’s friend Bertram sues to seize land from Haleakala Ranch The new director of the OIP says she was not directed on IDing judicial nominees Crisis? Hawaii County wastes millions on Garbage Last blast for the rejected elected: BoE imposes two track Diploma system on DoE A&B: Ability to navigate Hawai Land Use Process one of our Core Competencies Legislators propose law to convert consecutive sentences into concurrent, let thousands of criminals out of prison Permitting reason for return to public service 4 charged in beating death of gambling house worker Death toll hits 5 in Hawaii fireworks bunker blast Fukino Debunks Birther BS --- Again Read More..

Saturday, April 9, 2011 April 9, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 11815 Views Abercrombie’s $100M omission: HGEA settlement tied to other secret labor agreements Government workers’ agreement to add more than $100 million to state deficit House GOP: HGEA Settlement is expensive, unfair Unity House HQ up for Sale VIDEO: Heritage Foundation Leader interviewed in Hawaii Tsunami: Obama signs Disaster Declaration for Hawaii Bonham:  Peak tax and business revenue returns sometime in 2012 Maui Chamber of Commerce: 95% oppose either type of GE Tax hike Shapiro: Budget is so bad…. After voting to Shut down Federal Government three times, Hirono, Hanabusa pretend to be against it OHA to turn its operatives around on Geothermal in Puna at Meeting today Kenoi profits 58% from Subdivision approval Crisis? Hawaii County finds $16M for Hilo Bayfront paths Crisis? $800,000 in county checks uncashed Former KPD officer convicted of driving drunk NYT: Explosion Kills Workers at Facility for Fireworks Did Trump really send investigators to Hawaii? Read More..

Friday, April 8, 2011 April 8, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:07 PM :: 14281 Views No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue HGEA: Contract Agreement includes Paid Time Off VIDEO: Lanai Wind Fall Out Abercrombie Announces $300M in new CIP Spending—“This is just the beginning” Full Results: Daily Kos Hawaii Poll GOP: Abercrombie Approval rating down to 48% Hirono, Hanabusa vote for Government Shutdown, stop paying troops Akaka Bill Passes Indian Affairs Committee How They Voted: Senate Ways and Means votes to hike GE Tax by eliminating exemptions SB1363 10-cents-per-bag Tax: Greens, Big Business, Big Government team up to Rip Off Consumers Borreca: Abercrombie is Tanking Rebellion in the Senate Kills 1%GE Tax Hike Proposal—Exemptions to be hit HGEA Agreement amounts to 1.5% Pay Hike—Carlisle Star-Advertiser: Abercrombie not upfront with public about HGEA Deal Contract: NOT THE “NEW DAY” PEOPLE VOTED FOR  Federal Shutdown: Inouye uninterested in the kind of cutting that Democrats now see as necessary State-run Superferry plan still afloat Forum on geothermal energy to include OHA Cronies Elected BoE sez Bye-Bye Boaters bemoan lack of aid after Schatz comes back from DC Empty handed Meetings will gather comments on proposed wind farm Wood-Burning Power plant vote delayed IRV Produces results like Berg’s Win in Council District 1 Hawaii journalist shield law extension advances Banned Fireworks Storage:  Explosion claims Four Lives Ways and Means votes against Legislators’ 5% Salary Hike Judiciary Committee defers bill to convert Sick Leave into vacation Days Inouye, Akaka: Let gay sex tourists give away Green Cards Prison Guard gets 18 months for Gay Rape of inmate University of Hawaii Wants To Close Major Research Group With Tourism squeezed, Rep Roy Takumi pushes against Free Trade with S Korea Ex-Reform Party Birther Trump touted Pelosi as “The Best” Read More..

Thursday, April 7, 2011 April 7, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:08 PM :: 14615 Views State Reaches Agreement with HGEA Unemployment rate dips to 5.2 percent in Honolulu  (oops!) GE Tax hearing: Democrats demand choice between two types of GE Tax Hike, nobody fooled Democrats to buy Support for GE Tax hike with $100M in tax Credits HGEA: Tentative Agreement on Parameters of Contract  HGEA Comp Time: Governor Just Kicked the can down the road again Mayors still in dark about HGEA Contract House Finances passes Tax Credits for Billionaire Clinton Cronies, Bag Tax hiked to 10 cents for middle class Study: U.S. has 4M gay adults; 1.7 pct. of populace Committee Approves Five Hawaii Ed Board Appointees Kauai Council Rejects Biodegradable bags Rush to Use Crops as Fuel Raises Food Prices and Hunger Fears Hawaii County Council to burn through $56M—14 new projects Case to announce Senate bid within 10 days, claims to be OK with Inouye Loss of Hawaiian album Grammy greeted with dismay and shrugs Obama golf pal arrested in Honolulu prostitution sting Trump: I Have Investigators in Hawaii...'They Cannot Believe What They're Finding' Read More..

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 April 6, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:50 PM :: 10202 Views HB793: Hikes GE Tax 25%, eliminates exemptions, Hearing Wednesday No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue GE Tax Showdown in Senate—A vote to remember in November Senate Indian Affairs Committee to vote on Akaka Bill Thursday Ward: 100s of alternatives to tax hike House GOP Calls on Abercrombie to Cut Spending SB570: Hawaii Pension Tax Bill Alive and Well Recktenwald appoints Acoba Kauai District Court Judge Hawaii Guard told to prepare for possible deployment Senate Budget demands $650M in new Revenues Sen. Sees Unions Behind Tax Increase Proposal Airlift capacity nearly unchanged McDonald's Hiring 1,000 New Hawaii Employees  (no crisis here) Shapiro: New developments show rail project way off track Civil Beat catches up to Hawai’i Free Press on Todd Apo Ethics Violations Martin: No problem with Garcia’s $60K Side Job Maui Green Police hunt down Bag Ban Violators –impose $1000/day fines Senate Hearing Begins on Board of Education Nominees Bills target isle harbors for private development Insurer, hospital agree on new compensation system UH advised to ‘forgive’ debt UH-Hilo seeks $36M to build student housing Hawaii County to buy 3000 ac of ‘open space’ Man Who Conned Hawaii Inmates Pleads Guilty Read More..

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 April 5, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:15 PM :: 14412 Views Todd Apo and KoOlina: Ethics Violation kept secret since 2007 VIDEO: GOP balances budget without Tax Hikes No New Taxes! Rally April 15--Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, Kahului, Lihue Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation: How They Voted April 4, 2011 Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders own 11,383 Hawaii businesses Abercrombie gets around to announcing appointment of Kawakami to State House Abercrombie Appoints Judge Loo to Maui Circuit Court Hawaii Gun Permits hit new record in 2010 Kaauwai: Are you better off now than you were 2 1/2 years ago? Senate Dems to Force choice between two types of GE Tax hike GE Tax Hike: Tell them what you think Now Where Will They Find The Money? Unions Rally at Capitol, Demand more Spending Ethically Challenged Apo among picks for Transit Authority A State Indian Tribe for OHA Cronies Loser Van Dyke on New Akaka Bill: Nothing to see here, just move along Judiciary to Vote on AG Louie Senate Hearings for BoE Nominees to Begin Tomorrow Japan Airline Cuts countered by increases elsewhere, Charters planned for Golden Week Timeshare in Hawaii: Build it and They Will Come Movie stars, billionaires and corporate execs are arriving more often in private jets Lawmakers give men wearing dresses a chance to strike it rich Shapiro: Where was the vetting on Maui judge appointment? Wildman: A DISTURBING PATTERN?  Kalapa, Milks win majority on Credit Union Board Kamehameha headmaster to retire after 23 years Clayton Hee about to Kill Shield law It's Too Early For Law Regulating Undersea Cable Borreca: Global warming should be on governor’s agenda Superferry Redux: Pasha Line new vessel to offer roll on-roll off service State held responsible for deaths of 2 women ABC News: Duckworth for Hawaiian Senator? Bill Clinton: 'Birthers' will hurt GOP LA Times: Why Hillary Clinton must run in 2012 Read More..

Monday, April 4, 2011 April 4, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 12837 Views HB793: Hikes GE Tax 25%, eliminates exemptions, Hearing Wednesday Save Our Jobs—Stop SB741 Alcohol Tax Abercrombie’s Board of Education: Accountability begins now, and it’s already ugly U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Nader Hawaii Ballot Access Case Abercrombie Administration delays endangering lives of Combat Pilots, soldiers Hawaii Hotels posting strong revenue and occupancy rates Prudential: Worst may be over for Oahu Real Estate Market Senate to Hear Testimony against both kinds of GE Tax hikes Wednesday Unions, Non-profits to push for more spending at Rally today Governor has no clue on balancing budget Tax Hikes Pending in Hawaii Legislature Might Require Cigar Smokers to Take Out a Second Mortgage HD 14 Nomination raises ethical questions Bill: Instant Runoff Voting Rail:  Council grills Carlisle Admin on Billion Dollar Deception Berg Cheapest On Honolulu City Council Former news anchor ready to give her all for schools  (Another one who did not apply) Council to consider county furloughs, wage cuts SA: Turtle Bay reset welcome California firm joins Molokai wind project: Pattern Energy Group is expected to “engage all of the community” Ocean AC project is safe, firm says US Rep. Hirono says she advanced measure granting $6M Hawaii airport improvement pork Brockovich still pushing Hexavalent Chromium Scam 175 years of boarding at LHS celebrated at David Malo Day The quiet Draft of Tammy Duckworth? Samantha Power to be the next Secretary of State? Read More..

Sunday, April 3, 2011 April 3, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:27 PM :: 11600 Views City finally 'Sees the Light' on Lunalilo Home Rd Waialua Robotics wins big in Vegas Abercrombie Secretly Appoints Kawakami to replace Morita in State House Hawaii Legislators Dump 180 day school year Brian “I am not a clone” DeLima: BoE Policy Audit to “look at what decisions can be handled by the superintendent and her staff, and reduce our footprint” Star-Advertiser: Akaka should submit bill that had Lingle’s support Hawaii sees travel numbers rise The drop in tourists from Japan to Hawaii may not be as severe as originally thought HTA: Japan Tourism Drop Less Than Expected GOP hits Garcia on conflict of interest SA:  The HIPA clout Respect citizenry via judicial selection transparency Volokh Conspiracy: Hawaii Ban on Photographing Human Remains Older Than 50 Years? Success: Homeless Sweeps push families into Shelters Abercrombie's Priest calls on public to ignore child neglect and abuse by homeless Progressives launch attack on MRC Greenwood spending Widely implemented ‘food safety’ program hurts local farmers DDT being used to wipe out Mosquitoes in Kaiula HPD’s pitch for more funds: “Budget cuts slashing DARE program on Oahu” Read More..

Saturday, April 2, 2011 April 2, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 11:17 AM :: 14406 Views GOP Files Ethics complaint over Nestor Garcia’s $60K side job Abercrombie names DBEDT Deputy Director HB1049: Raid on Hurricane Fund to Trigger 7.5% Tax on Premiums? Panos: Wind Study doesn't answer questions about Cost Abercrombie names new UH Regents, E-W Center Board members Friday Night Surprise: GET Hike Back on Table Maui News: Abercrombie is “pathetic excuse for leadership” we need Linda Lingle Legislators prepare to gut 180 day law Rail Funds: Oahu Taxpayers $623M, Congress $34M Bombardier wants the city to disclose more information about Ansaldo’s Winning Rail proposal Molokai expels Wind Farm, Maui could be next Victim Carlisle says labor savings may have to go beyond 5 percent Secret labor Agreement: Hawaii commerce department to end furlough days Tax Sweeps of Vendors Begin Again Obamacare Preview: Penalties for those with health risks considered in 2009 by Hawaii’s public employee health plan One week after Dengue Fever, Mosquito Control becomes excuse for Tax Hikes VIDEO: Prison or Youth ChalleNGe? The future fate of Kulani Brewbaker resists jumping to conclusions about Japan Tsunami Airport parking rates to increase statewide Office of Information Practices Director Selected Bankruptcies average 297 per month, down from 330 Canadian Hawaii Real Estate Fraud to face trial US task force arrests 61 fugitives on Maui Ariz. law bans abortions based on race or gender Read More..

Friday, April 1, 2011 April 1, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:02 PM :: 15307 Views House GOP releases Balanced State Budget without Tax Hikes Wildman’s Firm didn’t pay Payroll Taxes  Mufi on Senate race: Washington DC has always been an interest of ours Hawaii House GOP Proposes Budget Fixes without Tax Hikes Abercrombie Head Fake: Senate to decide between Two types of GE Tax Hike More Federal Funds? Schatz returns from DC Empty Handed Asselbaye: “We cannot continue cutting government” Tax on sugary drinks would be discriminatory and seriously harm our economy Hawaii Tax Revenues rise with Gas Prices Hawaiian Airlines to DOUBLE flights to Japan (Meanwhile Abercrombie prophesizes doom) Tsutsui Names Ex-Rep Amaral to judge selection panel (Crony of Danner sisters, tied to new version of Akaka Bill) Lambda, ACLU drop suit, plan for next suit: “We’ll be watching closely for any signs of problems” with Civil Unions Abercrombie: My relationships with Legislators are excellent, we’re not pals New BOE era off to good start Senate to vote on Closing School, converting to Prison Former Casino Boss; Don’t Do it! Legalized Bribery Bill Tabled Hawaii State Bank resolution still alive  The Bus: Doesn’t have the financial mobility to add routes—as Rail expenses mount Stock buy foments talk of A&B breakup State receives 12 more suspected cases of dengue States Propose Measures to Alter, Remove CON Processes Program may bring displaced citizens of Japan to stay on Maui Turtle Bay project pared down $45M fine tilts Horizon to bankruptcy Birthers have nothing on rabid anti-Bushers Found Photos: The Story of Chicago's "Little Hawaii" Neighborhood With mom in hospital, “Psychic” Sylivia Brown’s son struggles to keep up Sale of $100M home has Hawaii connections Omidyar Accidentally Buys Hawaii Read More..