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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 August 31, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 5092 Views HSTA responds to Perreira: We won’t allow others to ignore, take advantage of, or disrespect our Sacrifice NY Judge orders Waikiki Edition Returned to Marriott by 2:30PM Today Mufi’s Losing Ways CB: People call Hannemann a Bully Mufi: My experience with Rail prepares me to deal with Federal Deficit SA Touts Cheating as Key to DoE Success HSTA Lawyer Grills Former HSTA President over his Role in Negotiations Hawaii Hurricane Fund raided, FEMA funds nearly gone Poll: Only 39% have Favorable Opinion of The Abercrombie CD2: Three Democrats, no Republican yet Gabbard's Six Unions backed Abercrombie Last Time Suit targets police chief for denying gun permit Push Back against Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion Crisis? Abercrombie begins Creating Positions with 50 Hires at DoT Lack of Computers, Failure to Outsource causes 75% of Elevators to lack inspection WaPo: Federal lawsuit against American Samoa’s government claims age discrimination of workers Desperate for Wind Scam, Murdock Threatens to Sell Lanai AKP Claims Giant Microwave Biofuel processor is not Pie in the Sky FARCE: Mililani Trask squabbles with 9-11 Trooother over Profits from Geothermal Big Island Dope Dealer Founded Dope Church in Back of Police Car Evicted by UH Manoa, PBS Hawaii gets $5m grant, moving to new digs Hawaii AG Joins Newspaper war against Free Online Classifieds Read More..

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 August 30, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 7261 Views Djou Endorses Mitt Romney for President Mufi Hannemann announces Congressional Campaign Mufi’s Republican Army: The Bush Family Connection Lawyer: US Supreme Court needs to Hear Hokulia Bypass Case Time Has Come for States to Take Strong Action on Iran Nominees Sought for UH Board of Regents National Journal: Case against the Base, Hirono against the Voters, Lingle Wins Hawaii Politicos: Hirono can’t beat Lingle, Campaign will be Expensive and Brutal Building Trades endorse Gabbard for CD2 HSTA to Supreme Court: Force HLRB to Issue Ruling Activists: Ethics Rules shouldn’t apply to us 2 a.m. takeover challenged: Marriott says it will fight the "illegal" ousting of the hotel's management team Aulani Ribbon Cutting Feds Allege Violence, Extortion At Waikiki Nightspot 50 soldiers in Hilo-based National Guard helicopter unit to deploy to Iraq Rail Opponents: DLNR Statement on Burials 'Patently False' Straney: California Justifies UH Tuition Hike Lanai at risk of losing what makes it special Lege Asks School Bus Contractors For Answers Maui Lawmakers Want Answers On Vacant Housing State Seeks Executive Director to Spearhead Public Land Development Profitable non-profits hand out $10K Bonuses to top Execs City to install 34 security cameras for APEC meeting Former Campbell Estate trustee Fred Trotter dies Big Island fish farm says experiment going well Establishing a County-Run Religion: Maui County seeks Department of Sustainability Federal Agents Raid Maui Animal Sanctuary because it doesn’t Kill Endangered Birds Mexican Salmonella Sends Papaya King Running to Hawaii for help Agent Orange Deadline Tomorrow Read More..

Monday, August 29, 2011 August 29, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 13928 Views 2AM Raid: Hotel owners Boot Marriott from Waikiki Edition, strip signs, change locks TheBus is going to be faster than TheTrain? Battleship Missouri to Commemorate 66th Anniversary of Japanese Surrender Inouye: “People may resent” Abercrombie -- Gives Nod to Hirono, Mufi Many Democrats Doubt Hirono can beat Lingle -- Mufi could enter Senate race Transparency needed as UH Prof Squabble over Free Trips Activists and Profitable non-profits panic over Task Force Lobbying Restrictions Volunteers take over Kauai County Bridge Project, cost suddenly drops from $4M to $25K Abercrombie says he's ready to negotiate with teachers union The Negotiators Behind Hawaii Teachers Contract Inouye: Appropriations, not Super Committee will decide how much will be cut from Defense OHA Takes Second Shot at Claiming Its Employees Aren't Public High Overtime at Hawaii's Juvenile Detention Home Micronesians wonder Where did our Real Friends Go? Volcanoes park scores poorly in national review Mega Solar Project Proposed for O`ahu KPD Blue no more: Ready to start accreditation process Hawaii No. 1 — in ratio of widows Read More..

Monday, August 29, 2011 Letters to the Editor, August, 2011 By Letters to the Editor @ 12:17 AM :: 6044 Views Hirono Supporter: “9-11 was an inside job” Horizon Lines Troubles Show Need for Reform of US Build Requirements Kenoi Should Veto Building Code Honolulu Hale Should Fix Its Toilet, Before It Buys a New Rail Car Aina Koa Pono based on Flawed Assumption Read More..

Sunday, August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:01 PM :: 11957 Views DoE Boosts Test Scores by Giving Answers to Students Video: Abercrombie Faces off with Teachers on Kauai Kalapa: Reason Seems Absent in Call for Continued Employment Tax Holiday Star Advertiser, Newspaper Guild Reach Tentative Agreement Waihee Elem Passes by kicking students off Testing Roster ‘High stakes’: Failing to meet federal benchmarks could result in sanctions or outside intervention Giving tests over and over again until Students Test Right Hawaii GE Tax take up 17%, TAT jumps 79% Drama Queen Clayton Hee may run as Anti-Rail Candidate for Mayor Carlisle, Dods, etc: Rail Opponents Spin Conspiracy Theories Profitable Non-Profit Clinics may see Cash Flowing from Abercrombie’s Medical Homes Timeshare Lockoff: Turtle Bay, Aulani, KoOlina Falsified EIS unit counts Broadband Task Force Chair contradicts Abercrombie ACLU Pushes to Release Hawaii Illegal Aliens SA: Tuition hike at UH risks deterring enrollment Kawaihae: 200 sq ft of Coral holds up $4.7M project for three years UH Maui offers Degree in Environmental Priest-craft Alleged Criminal Politician from Buffalo arrested in Hawaii, Extradition Hearing Set Read More..

Saturday, August 27, 2011 August 27, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:04 PM :: 15802 Views Report: Abercrombie’s effort to dump Prepaid Health Care Act will drive Debts to 90% of GDP Conservative? Inouye, Akaka are Zeroes, but Hirono, Hanabusa score 10% Conservation Plan: Mafia connected Oahu Windfarm to kill Cats and Endangered Birds Case: Hirono “Blames the Republicans for Everything” PBN Switches Sides: Rail to Nowhere Cannot be Fixed Rail Project Takes Some Hits Error in UH News Release exposes Entire State of Stenography Journalism CD2 Candidate Kia’aina Upset because she didn’t get Bush Administration Job SA: Officials right to put heat on the homeless New Catholic leadership to build up schools Gary Rodrigues to serve one more year Calvin Say’s Musubi-Gate Coconspirators Hit with Ethics Fine Inquiry targets women's prison warden Video details Dopers’ dismemberment of victim APEC Plans Call For Added Surveillance Cameras Obama’s Code for America to upgrade 311 system for Honolulu Delays in military buildup on Guam cost contractors Disney Aulani expected to generate $300 million in revenue Charter School sues Kondo, CSRP Maui Charter Amendments: 4-year council terms, 2-year budgets urged by Arakawa Another round of new Building Code workshops scheduled Read More..

Friday, August 26, 2011 August 26, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:44 PM :: 17058 Views New Day: UH Regents Propose Tuition Hikes Abercrombie to make You Proud of Your Home Gallup: 60% say Hawaii Economy Getting Worse Expensive, Unnecessary Hawaii County Building Code Changes to be Debated Video Shows Hypersonic Plane Which Crashed Half-Way to Hawaii Biden 9-11 Generation, “Greatest Generation” Inouye Cannot Guarantee Rail Funding, Lectures HART on Transparency Ansaldo Honolulu's "ability to complete the project" is suddenly called "an area of concern" by HART Rail Opponents Ask For Investigation Cronies Seeking Contracts give Abercrombie $850,000 for 2014 DoE Asks Feds for More Time to Fail HSTA blunders endanger Organized Labor Rights New Day: UHPA Contract forces UH Manoa tuition to increase 32 percent under five year plan Stimulus Creates Jobs in Hawaii at cost of $650K Each Hawaii Labor makes Top and Bottom Wages Chinese Visitors Alarmed by Homeless in Chinatown Homeless Drug Dealers accused of deliberately setting fires in protest of airport viaduct sweep Lingle’s Public-Private Palolo housing Partnership hailed as model for the nation Kauai to let more Criminals Avoid Jail Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Gun Laws Hawaii Regulators Shoot Down HECO Request to Reconsider ‘Big Wind’ Hawaii Biofuels Plant Passes Hurdle Just in Time for Winter, Michigan Accountant gets idea to build ethanol plant on Big Island, NELHA Humors him Ron Paul Appoints Senior Advisor with Hawaii Expertise Spot the $50M Fib: Lesbian “recently married in Hawaii” sues after Indiana Stage Collapse Rosanne Gets medicated Marijuana License in Hawaii, Complains State is too slow in Mailing Forms 3 Hawaii Marines accused of hazing Marine Read More..

Thursday, August 25, 2011 August 25, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:55 PM :: 15370 Views Full Text: Hanabusa Campaign Announcement, Djou Response Full Text: Star-Adv Suit hits Abercrombie Secrecy on Judicial Nominees City, State sued over restrictive "License to Carry" Firearms First Felony Prosecutions under new Elder Abuse Law 9/11 remembrance ceremony scheduled at Tamarind Park SA: Governor flouts our right to know HSTA Demands Abercrombie “Split the Difference” Boylan: This Could Be Djou’s Best Chance Lockstep: Hirono votes 98% with Democrats, Hanabusa votes 95% Hirono tagged as Atheist Longshot Kondo, backed by Ethics Commission: “We’re not here to trap anybody” Aulani a Mickey Mouse Operation? Mufi: Disney Did Not Scrimp on Aulani Mayor to HUD: Tell Us What To Do And We'll Do It Hawaii Consumer Advocate Tilts Testimony to help Aina Koa Pono Biofool Scam AC Fails: Still out after 36 Hours at Honolulu Airport Rail Supporter Switches Sides Tenant Businesses seek Compensation for rail property takeover With Subpoenas Pending, Kauai Food Bank finally Responds to Bob Jones OHA Cronies scramble for $1.4M Pinata at CNHA Convention State Predicts 1.3% Growth and 3% Inflation Votes fall short on vacation rental statute After Censorship fails, Grove Farm decides to Build a Fence Following State's Lead, Honolulu Counts Military Commission vetting Hawaii Co Council redistricting maps High Oahu Rents drive thousands to Foodbank Foreclosures accounted for 21% of Hawaii home sales in Q2 Hawaii County Bus Ridership Drops 7.7% after Free Ride Ends Hawaii Unveils New Master Plans For Pedestrians AG's office to hold auction of forfeited property Free Speech? Hawaii Legislators praised for attempting to ban N-Word at NCSL Conference SF Examiner: Hawaiian news source says Leland Yee unfit for San Francisco mayor KHON Duped by Counterfeit Female: Transsexual with 36 Felony Conviction has been Forging Checks drawn on Oahu Correctional Center Account “Seriously Tainted” Jury seated for “Religious” Doper’s Trial Chinese find Manganese Nodules at Bottom of Ocean East of Hilo Read More..

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 August 24, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 7277 Views Rail: Sumitomo will not Appeal, Stands Ready to take Ansaldo's place Chancellor Hinshaw to leave UH Manoa Gallup: Hawaii ranks 34th in Job Creation State Announces Broadband Initiative Horizon Lines Misses Aug. 15 Payment on $330 Million in Convertible Notes NYT Slams "Green Jobs" Pipe Dream Perreira: HSTA has Run Amok, HGEA not involved in Bizarre Plot against teachers Hanabusa Chickens Out, decides to run for Congress, pledges to keep failing the East-West Center CB: It’s a Fact, Djou less Partisan than Hirono, Hanabusa Ko Olina Exec backs re-drawn CD1 so Hanabusa Doesn’t have to Move Homeless Say Abercrombie not tough Enough Abercrombie’s hot air alone won’t help ship of state’s sails ILind: Where are the details on Abercrombie’s Broadband Show? Abercrombie Energy Panel Larded with Kuokoa Board Members Abercrombie’s Kate Stanley: Conflict of Interest? Back from Japan and Dumber than an Earlobe, Carlisle has no answer on Jamila, Sludge, ORI Prison Probe Underway At Kailua Women's Facility, Warden Suspended OHA Cronies to hear “special message” from The Obama Group Questions Cost of Rail Realignment Regents explore raising UH tuition up to 46 percent Star-Advertiser sues governor over disclosure of names of judicial candidates Act 221 Scammers Renew Push for Hawaii Stock Exchange Turtle Bay: Supreme Court Making EIS Rules up as they go along Taxpayers give Honeywell $25M to build pilot-scale biomass refinery in Kapolei Landfill Gas to Energy Proposals Requested for Maui Hawaii County Water Rates up 3.5% Former Senator Biden to Speak at Kaneohe base Tomorrow San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Shoplifts in Kona, Cruises for Hookers in SF Spending, not entitlements, created huge deficit Read More..

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 August 23, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:26 PM :: 9757 Views School-by-School Hawaii State Assessment— How did your school do? Is Disney Lost in Hawaii? Gallup: Hawaii Leads Nation in Well-Being US Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear Hokulia Bypass Case Is Video First Sarah Palin 2012 Campaign Commercial? Selecting from Secret List of Nominees, Abercrombie appoints Mizuno UH Regent Stimulus? Abercrombie CIP Contract Awards Drop by 86% from Lingle Subpoenas: Abercrombie, UHPA battle HSTA in Court Abercrombie seeking Self-Discipline, More Fake News conferences Ratepayers push back, Water Board postpones vote on rate hike Ansaldo could face $560M fine over Lack of Contractor’s License Rail Project Has Honolulu in a Tizzy Maui Affordable Housing Project half empty, residents terrorized by Felons on Management Team Substitute Teachers' pay delay will cost state more Autism Lawsuit Against DOE Could Cost State "Millions" Secret Report Criticizes Hawaii Juvenile Detention Home Judge suspends restitution in Aloun Farms case Honolulu Deputy Medical Examiner leaves State, won’t return calls Abercrombie to announce broadband Internet initiative today Is Hawaii Ready For a Stock Exchange? HUD Secretary Hawaii-Bound CNHA Senate Committee Roundtable Off The Record? Hanabusa: ‘I Can Defend My Record’ No Town Hall, Hirono Hides from Constituents WRONG: Solar project ‘will save taxpayers money’ Pre-APEC Homeless Sweep Under Freeway Uncovers Elaborate Structures Turtle Bay Resort plans to scale back expansion plans Maui Oceanfront Inn could be sold to pay creditors Public Land Development Corporation Cancels First Meeting Consumer Advocate Challenges Abercrombie’s Embrace of Obamacare Catch a fish, fill out a form Museum opens at former Wyo. internment camp WaPo Looks at 1911 DoE rules from Territory of Hawaii Read More..

Monday, August 22, 2011 August 22, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:22 PM :: 23021 Views Can Abercrombie Administration impose Billions in Carbon Fees without Legislative Vote? Hawaii Marine Artillery keeps watch in Helmand Province Car Bomb: Maui Soldier tells Story of Survival Military Spending: In pursuit of Ideology, Hirono Votes Against 18% of Hawaii Economy Gingrich addresses TEA Party of Maui Hawaii Patriots: Massive Turn Out Supports Family of Fallen U.S Marine Christopher Camero Lifelong Criminal Lectures Kauai Police Commission on Sovereignty EUTF Audit: Another Deficit Year for Hawaii's Public Employee Health Insurance Fund Hawaii PUC Lags Far Behind Other States Prosecutor seeks restitution review in Aloun Farms Slavery case UH Manoa Perfessers, Administrators Drain secretive UH Foundation Travel Account SA: IT inefficiencies are pound foolish Hawaii lawmakers to get update on plans for public land Sales, Revenues With no law to enforce, police unable to handle Squatter problem plaguing Waikiki Catamaran businesses wary of permit plan VIDEO: Hilo, Senior League World Series champs, return to Hawaii OPT trials wave device ahead of US radar network deployment Hawaii amends its UI law regarding part-time/partial employment Ex-Honolulu stockbroker to be sentenced for fraud Big Island overrun by Cannibal Frogs New data spill shows risk of online health records Read More..

Sunday, August 21, 2011 August 21, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:03 PM :: 5810 Views KOS: “Hirono would be the first non-theist to serve in the Senate” Hirono: Statehood evokes different emotions in all of us Berg: Ansaldo will Cost Taxpayers $250M on Maintenance Regaining Confidence Key to Economic Outlook Abercrombie pledges to Raise Taxes Again: “The Problem is People” Cayetano, Heen, Roth, Slater: How the city misled the public on Rail Water board seeks public's input before possible 70% rate increase ORI was Top Recipient of Honolulu HUD Money SA: With Only Six Schools Succeeding DoE needs to get Waiver from NCLB and still sucker Feds into thinking RTTT is real HSTA Contract Critical Juncture for Labor power in Hawaii VIDEO: Hundreds gather at town hall meeting featuring Newt Gingrich Fontaine is a good representative for Maui Will Deployment Help Djou’s Campaign? Fool Calls for Renewed Push to Disenfranchise Military Personnel Hawaii's genetically modified papayas attacked—eco terror feared Ibarra Rules that RENOVATIONS require SMA Permit, orders demolition of Keauhou Church Building Lunalilo Trust pursues growth Kauai AIDS Clinic Finds Substitute for Federal Funds Star-Adv Charges $1500 for Obituary Hilo Claims Senior League World Series Title Pre-APEC, Korea Free Trade Enters Critical Stage NYT: Citing a Lack of Usage, Costco Removes E.V. Chargers Honolulu Rail Contractor Surrounded as Gunmen Close in on Headquarters Read More..

Saturday, August 20, 2011 August 20, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:50 PM :: 11355 Views Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Prince Kuhio: The bridge from Kingdom to State Our American Triumph: Civil Rights and Hawaii Statehood WaPo: Hawaii to be Squeezed by Super Committee Half Billion Dollars for Solar on Hawaii Navy Bases Abercrombie Spends Statehood Day Addressing Sovereignty Activists Star-Advertiser lets Mufi Hannemann, Ernie Marin off the hook, demands Jamila’s Head Abercrombie update spurs 'Snooze Day in Hawaii' Aberconomy: Unemployment jumps to 6.1% Substitute Teachers waiting for as much as $100 million in back pay Private School Success: Top Students continue to Beat National Averages 90-Day Homeless Plan: Take Credit for Pre-Existing Efforts Hawaii Gov’t Tech: Old, Older, Oldest Global Horizons and two California farms ordered to pay $2 million to farm workers Association for Ko Olina condos sues over fees Anti-Americans take stand against Free Trade with Korea Hostel underpaid working guests, suit alleges TSA Manager Targeted For Firing Speaks Out Anonymous Complaint investigated against Hickam Firefighters Little League: Hilo All Stars surge past Italy to reach final Read More..

Friday, August 19, 2011 August 19, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:32 PM :: 11560 Views Thousands line Highway for funeral of Big Island Marine Killed in Afghanistan HSTA Leaders see Conspiracy by Other Unions? SA: Abercrombie bringing back Pension Tax HSTA innuendos, attacks on Character similar to Nazis Big Lie Hawaii Labor Board Says Gov's Letter Not a Problem Boylan: Dazed Hirono no match for TEA Party, Rail Could Be Cut Hanabusa Supporters ‘Split’ On Future Statehood Day Today Slow-Moving Bureaucracy, 1968 Technology, costs Abercrombie’s DoT $19.2M Bhagowalia: Hawaii IT is Worse than Expected Green Energy Spending Boosts Inflation in Hawaii Will Ansaldo Be Able to Obtain Bonding? Enviros working to Impose Carbon Tax On Hawaii Without Legislative Approval NASA: Space Aliens May Exterminate Humans to Stop Global Warming No way to extract Military, Students from Redistricting Money Grubbing Anti-Telescope Activists Demand Cut of Ticket Sales Addressing the state’s doctor shortage It Gets Worse At Kaua‘i Food Bank Disease Spreads: 2 Hawaii lawmakers elected to national positions Newt Gingrich pitches Asian appeal in California, Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, August 18, 2011 August 18, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:30 PM :: 4206 Views Abercrombie Outlines Excuses for Tax Hikes, Blames Lingle, Micronesians Rep Ward: Governor's Report Long on Rhetoric, Short on Specifics Big Island plans massive salute to LCpl. Camero GOP's Djou seeks to retake Hawaii House seat ‘Undeniable storm’ looms for finances, gov warns Marumoto: Abercrombie wants to raise taxes again Governor must answer, ‘Where’s the beef?’ Fake Cuts: Most Hawaii Departments Spared in $50M 'Restructuring' Cuts Commission Again refuses to Disenfranchise Military Say, Tsutsui ask AG Louie to allow Legislators to Peddle Influence Freely HUD Concerned About ORI Report From City ILind: HSTA ethics complaint is mis-directed Green Energy Drives HECO Rates to Record High Soft on Crime Kauai: Lifelong Criminal Gets Probation for Death Threats Tough on Homeowners: Pay Maui Property Tax Late, Lose Homeowners Exemption Gay Civil Union Licenses handled online, heteros must wait weeks for marriage licenses SA: The DoE Can Save Children from Ignorant Parents Council Postpones Laie Hotel Vote Experts meet in Honolulu to focus on Rat Lungworm Disease Obama promises to waste $510M on Biofool Scams Medical Practices Losing Money Nationwide AOL Gets Last, Best Hope in Private Equity PAYBACK: JUSTICE MOVES ON S&P Birfers offer $5000 for Obama Birf Announcement Newspapers Read More..

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 August 17, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 18064 Views Djou: Hawaii isolated, vulnerable due to lack of Bi-Partisan Delegation Newt Gingrich to Speak at Maui Event Saturday Aug 20 KidsCount: Hawaii Dropout Rate rises 40% Politico: Djou will challenge Hanabusa Djou to deploy to Afghanistan then run for Congress Lee Greenwood Wows Fans at $500K Hawaii GOP Fundraiser Legislative redistricting will shift seats Big Brother: Kauai Utility to Shut off Residents’ Appliances Remotely Kondo draws ire and fire from lawmakers over ethics HSTA flounders in labor battle Does governor’s position on judicial nominees reflect views of his supporters? International legal fight stalls Honolulu mass transit project Grifters focus Attention on Telescope’s Community Benefits Package Non-enforcement of mandatory reporting law against Dept. of Education personnel endangers Hawaii’s children NOAA Monk Seal Zone Could Kill Inter-Island Cable, OTEC Flags will fly half staff in honor of Camero NYT: New Disney Vacation Resort in Hawaii Faces Possible Losses Hawaii Pension Fund Gains 21% Through June (then Market Crashes) Report: Hawaii hotel occupancy dropped in June—first drop in 18 mos Biden to stop in Hawaii after Asia trip Hawaii 2010 Data Book Released $2.5M federal grant to repair Waianae alternate route Opposition voiced to Hualalai Partners' plans Kauai TVRs: 4,650 Takings? Perry on the Right Conference aims to normalize pedophilia VIDEO: Blacks in Detroit Tired of making excuses for Obama Read More..

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 August 16, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 8591 Views Roll Call: Djou Expected to Try to Win Back House Seat Duke Aiona: I will not run for Congress in 2012, will Decide on 2014 Gubernatorial Run Newt Gingrich to Speak at Maui Event Saturday Aug 20 Barbers Point Museum to Host 9-11 Commemoration Disney Halts Sales at Aulani, Fires top Execs Abercrombie names Nakasone to First Circuit Court Bench Country-Western Singer Lee Greenwood to Headline Hawaii GOP Fundraiser One Week Until Teacher Evaluation Failure Sinks Race to the Top HSTA Claim that HLRB is not Impartial Leads to Hearing Thursday Collusion? School Bus Contractors Jack Up Prices 44%—after being compensated for fuel, labor ILind: Governor gives the public a one-finger salute, news media gives him a pass Thanks to DDT Ban, Bed Bugs now Ruining Waikiki Heading for Federal Court, Bombardier Appeals Honolulu Rail Contract Grifters seeking Money Grill Telescope Managers Sentencing postponed for Tam on theft, campaign spending charges Senate Ways and Means Chair: Hawaii Working to Resolve Employee Retirement System's $7.1 Billion Deficit Reward raised to $10,000 for information on destruction of papaya crops Copper cables stolen from abandoned South Point wind farm HMSA, Kaiser make money, prepare to hike rates Tokio Marine to Acquire All of Hawaii’s First Insurance for $165 Million Permit changes for stream cleaning Tourism propping up Honolulu Real Estate market Federal agency praises Hawaii and Honolulu for securing radiological material Honolulu rat lungworm disease workshop planned DoE Failures keep Hawaii cities off 'Best Places to Live' list Tropical Storm Fernanda heads toward Central Pacific After Spending all the Money, Obama Goes After Military Retirees Read More..

Monday, August 15, 2011 August 15, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:47 PM :: 4777 Views Waimanalo Gulch Cover-up: Hannemann, Martin fingered in Ethics Commission Report Lawsuit: Adult counselor engaged in questionable activities with students at Blind, Deaf School Micronesians: “Its just better in Arkansas” Hawaii residents work 216 days to pay full cost of government Abercrombie: 90-Day Homelessness Plan Comes to End Kalapa: Running Afoul of Credit Risks due to Lack of Leadership Abercrombie on APEC: “So what?” State Rejects Sumitomo Appeal, Clears Path for Honolulu Rail Financial Disclosures show Alleged Conflicts of Interest for Carlisle Cabinet Djou: HART Must be Accountable to City Officials Djou to make Announcement later this week CB: Duke Aiona Considering Run for CD2 Case: DSCC believes fiction, hits Hirono for Being Invisible in District Hanabusa supporter goes after Hirono over residency Plans advance for teacher ratings pilot project SA: Micronesians are great excuse to get More Federal Funds Abercrombie Admin Confiscated Weapons from Harbor Police Over Paperwork Issues HSTA Files Ethics Charge against Abercrombie, Horner, Matayoshi SHOPO Brings in Federal Mediator Kenoi’s Side deal with HGEA costly Hawaii Biofuels Option Could Prove Costly Land Trusts to get their Tax Cuts and Eat them Too Read More..

Sunday, August 14, 2011 August 14, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:57 PM :: 19406 Views Tax Cheat linked to Holocaust Deniers is Source for National Democrats’ Attack on Lingle Running Afoul of Credit Risks due to Lack of Leadership Bachmann wins Iowa Straw Poll, Pawlenty ends Candidacy after Disappointing 3rd Place Finish Silent salute to honor fallen Isle Marine Stop Rail Plaintiffs may seek Injunction Halting Work COFA: Hawaii Spends $115M, Arkansas Spends $1M Akaka Tribe Gathers for 10th Annual meeting Hawaii Monopoly Bosses Top $6m in Pay Fontaine: Holding informational briefings is part of a legislator’s responsibilities DoE Hit List: Six Schools beat 90% Proficiency KOS: Unnecessary Ed Case is our Favorite Punching Bag Tax Cheat Gary Hooser considers run for Congress, Mufi may Announce at End of Month Jesse Jackson Jr: Inouye, Akaka suffer the most from budget cuts Census shows 78% more homosexual couples in Hawaii, 21% control children Dudley: Thai workers are rich liars, happy with treatment by Sou Brothers Mikulina: Refreshing if Task Force Enterprises Implode Telescope Shakedown Continues in name of “gods” Honolulu City Council to decide if hotel in Laie can be built Clean Energy Project to Spew 246 tons of Pollution Late mortgage payments in Hawaii decline Strategic Airlines to fly to Hawaii Flying Donkeys Set To Arrive At LAX Read More..

Saturday, August 13, 2011 August 13, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:27 PM :: 15663 Views Gallup: Obama job Approval in Hawaii Drops to 56% Texas Gov. Rick Perry Announces Campaign for Presidency Inouye: Lingle will be difficult, nothing but trouble out there for Democrats Abercrombie’s 90-Day Plan: Take Credit for Homeless Shelters “doing the work they always have done” Abercrombie Tourism Liaison is Washington Place Handyman Anti-Bullying Laws to Cover Private Schools, General Public? Feds to Regulate Overseas Labor Recruiters? Feed In Tariff: Green Energy Scammers Demand to be Paid even when their Electricity is useless Now Driving Honolulu's Money Train: Don Horner Kapolei getting Railroad but losing Post Office You too can participate in destroying the country’s bond rating and crashing the stock market Schatz Praises Aloha Stadium Authority that Abercrombie demanded Resign Hilton to Build Two New Towers with 600 Timeshare Units $200/month Permit proposal splashes catamaran firms Boosting number of doctors in Hawaii is critical need Stupid Mortgage Scammer fails to use Sovereignty as an Excuse, Gets Arrested Honolulu TSA Managers Admit 'Dictatorial' Atmosphere Enviros, Bureaucrats attacking Fishermen Again Building Trades Unions to Boycott Democratic National Convention 9-11-11: Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run Read More..

Friday, August 12, 2011 August 12, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 13829 Views Akaka Brings Democrat Staffers to Maui for Taxpayer-funded Vacation Meet Eni Faleomavaega: Hirono and Hanabusa's Hope for the East-West Center Hawaii Tops Nation in Seat belt Use Judiciary Seeking Applicants for Bar Examiners Board 80% of UPW votes for Strike Pasha-Young Bros. feud shows state as it really is Waimanalo Gulch Votes Bought n Paid For By Ernie Martin, Mufi Hannemann HSTA Flack: I am a teacher first and a Democrat second Musto: HSTA position makes no sense COFA: Abercrombie Demands Feds Clean Up the Mess He Made Boylan: Billion Dollar Barry will Save us from Lingle Hawaii County Redistricting commission releases six possible boundary maps Kauai Luddites Open new Front in War on Hydro Kauai Food Bank Misuses $779,000 Criminal Fake Cook Featured in Bizarre Aloun Farms Video Trial dates set for HPD officers in overtime scam Maui’s Medeiros, Madden Fined for failing to file reports Marshallese go to Arkansas for Jobs Act 221 Company loses $10.2M HSTA, Other Gov’t Workers now Get Open Enrollment Moon Race: Will Lunar Park be easier to build in Hawaii or on the Moon? Superferry Protesters may drive final nail in Coffin of Pork Program for Shipbuilders $1.5m in Federal Pork to Provide Internet Service to 800 in rural Hawaii SA: Vacation rental bill good first step Hawaii Ranked Worst State For Dental Health Postal Service proposes cutting 120,000 jobs, pulling out of health-care plan Read More..

Thursday, August 11, 2011 August 11, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:57 PM :: 21360 Views Gallup: Hawaii Most Democratic State in '11 St Sophia’s Priest found Not Guilty of Hawaii sex assault tells his story Panos: For about six billion dollars you can choose between Plan A and Plan B Trains Helped Kill the Greek Economy – They’ll Kill Hawaii’s too Lawsuit: Hamamoto, Principal, Counselor Looked Other way as Homosexual Rapists Terrorized Underage Deaf and Blind Students HSTA Doesn’t get Immediate Injunction Maui Time: Lingle could Win Senate Race Hawaii GOP Candidate Willoughby moves to Utah to Run For Congress Again Phony Abercrombie talks Union in Vegas while Fighting Unions at Home Abercrombie Thriving on Chaos ILind: Civil Beat superficial, misses Key Background Info Incarceration, not Education: Kulani School eyed as prison site Electric Ratepayers may be robbed to line pockets of Biofool Scammers Hawaiian Airlines Balks at Tax Burden on Tickets Ease visa hurdles for Chinese visitors Lyla Berg says Abercrombie’s BoE is Ignorant, Inexperienced, Dumber than Legislators Filth, Slime from Legislature Contributes to Honolulu’s Sewage Overload Ethics Director Blocks Texas Dinner For Hawaii Lawmakers Carlisle Cabinet Member Quits Job, Flees Country Foreclosures Down Sharply for Second Month after new Law South Maui Wind Turbines to be 450 feet tall Former councilor’s campaign finance reports still not in Opposing sides hunker down in dispute on vacation rentals Famous "Times Square Kiss" sculpture arrives in Hawaii 150 Hawaii Army National Guard troops come home from 10-month Afghanistan deployment 6000 Marshallese in Hawaii, 4000 in Arkansas China launches first of FOUR Planned Aircraft Carriers, India aiming for three Read More..

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 August 10, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:40 PM :: 15473 Views Big Island plans massive salute to LCpl. Camero V-J Day Kiss Statue to be Unveiled in Waikiki Wisconsin Holds the Line President honors Hawaii Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan Duke vs Mufi for CD2? Abercrombie heads off on Vacation—will Speak at Vegas Union Convention while giving Shaft to HSTA DOE had its finger on the scales when reporting special education progress Blame the Test: SA comes up with Lots of New Excuses for DoE Failure Kenoi goes 60-40 with HGEA as Election Season Approaches Biofuel Proposal Draws Fire Soft on Crime Judge orders Return of Fake Police Badge to Anti-Superferry Protester Progressives seek Comments against Counting Military personnel OHA claims to be exempt from State Law Trask Opposes Wilhelm as KSBE Trustee Large Rail Landowners Give to Pro-Rail Campaigns Waimanalo Gulch: Planning Commissioner Fined For Ethics Violations No Confidence in Abercrombie’s Pipe Dreams: Arizona Prison Expanding to House More Inmates Civil Beat tries to do Partisan hatchet Job on Lingle’s Int’l Women’s Conference—and blows it Academic Marxists using Social Studies to Brainwash DoE Students What Hawaii Education Laws Are Most Ineffectual? Federal Shipbuilding Loan Guarantees may be Casualty of Superferry Debacle New flights from China may provide big boost to Hawaii economy APEC picks finalists for Hawaii Business Innovation Showcase Special 9/11 Event Planned In Hawaii Read More..

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 August 9, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:08 PM :: 17013 Views After Abercrombie puts Videotaped Foot in Mouth, he rejects Binding Arbitration with HSTA Berg: Showdown on Landfill Molesters, Cocaine, and Bribery ignored--but Maui Democrats Frothing at Mouth over Cybercrime Briefing HSTA slams state for rejecting arbitration stunt Inouye: Akaka Should Serve out Term Hirono Supporters at Civil Beat debunk Borreca Column attacking Akaka Former Gov. Lingle talks leadership with service members DSCC Blames Lingle for DoE/BoE/HSTA Choice to put School Furlough Days on Instructional Days Inouye Attacking Windfarm Subsidies? Inouye Claims Hawaii Rail Funding Is Safe Bombardier considers further legal action on rail contract Another Failed HECO Deal New QUEST Medicaid contracts to Implement Abercrombie Plan Slom: S&P Downgrade a result of Debt Agreement Democrat Donor Orly Taitz comes to Hawaii with her latest Birther Stunt DoE Aide pleads not guilty in Sexting case CNHA Conf: 500 OHA cronies seeking Free Money 3 MPD officers face suspensions Visiting priest acquitted of sexual assault Hawaii enters growing group of states with asset protection trusts Fake Developers Pretend to Re-Start Scam Development on side of Volcano Read More..

Monday, August 8, 2011 August 8, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 15695 Views Human Trafficking: Did the US DoJ Purposefully lose the Aloun Farms Case? Police roust Mayor Kenoi, Rep Chang from Drunken Campaign Event HUD: Ernie Martin Should Have Caught ORI's Problems Expiring government incentive programs have some worried the Solar boom won’t last Abercrombie’s Medical Homes … or Medical Closets? Now that Abercrombie has lost all his labor constituents, can he get some love from Business? Dog Bites Man: Judge again sides with the Sierra Club against Koa Ridge Kauai seeks place to treat young addicts Only Two Legislators have $100K Campaign Cash Meltdown of Aloun Farms Trial May Help Defendants In Global Horizons Case Shapiro: New hope in teachers’ labor dispute, or just hype? Families face bigger tuition hikes as costs for private schools rise Hawaii County Council Reapportionment Maps Available Answer sought on 'Kona' coffee Honolulu Police Declines to Name Promoted Officers — Then Names Them Judiciary to Honor Richardson Hawaii students line up for back to school blessing A Lost Child of Kalaupapa Friends, family recall ‘fearless young man’ killed in Afghanistan Read More..

Sunday, August 7, 2011 August 7, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:46 PM :: 13003 Views This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing Restoring Courage: Hawaii Stands with Israel August 24 Hawaii's Obscure Franchise Tax Adds to Utility Bills Pro Bowl to continue, site may change thanks to Abercrombie HSTA decides Abercrombie’s Videotaped Bickering is a Binding Arbitration Offer, Votes to “accept” Other Students Reported Sexual Messages from Educational Assistant BoE: HSTA, HGEA members cannot veto Charter Conversion application, Laupahoehoe charter OK'd Maui Native Among 30 killed in Afghanistan Hawaii Soldier Dies In Afghanistan Maui Dems: Redistricting plan ‘cleans it up nicely’ 1,000 Big Island Dopers forget to Renew Medical Marijuana Cards Big Island Blogger Claims he was Beat up by Police Younger veterans living on the streets Hawaii agriculture chair asks Safeway to comply with local roasted coffee labeling law Hawaii DoE does not require any Economics Courses Brewbaker: Stimulus in Hawaii failed due to emphasis on Clean Energy, Broadband After Obama burns Treasury, Colleges breathe sigh of relief that Pell Grants Still Survive Honolulu Weekly facing financial deadline, appeals for support Read More..

Saturday, August 6, 2011 August 6, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 16799 Views S&P Cuts US Bond Rating, More Downgrades Coming Monday Fourth in Nation: Hawaii State Debt is $25,000 per taxpayer WSJ Video: How US Debt Downgrade would affect States, Cities, Banks, Mortgage rates Homosexual Rape went on for Years at DoE Blind and Deaf School DoE Promises HSTA: No Teacher Accountability for 2011-2012 Thai Workers to file Civil Suit Borreca: Ed Case's problem is effrontery Reapportionment Commission Adds Hanabusa’s Home to CD1 San Francisco Still Stuck with Ansaldo At Teachers Union/State Settlement Conference, Mum's The Word Abercrombie attacks Prepaid Healthcare Act Again Abercrombie Blocks Maui Nurses from Facebook Page OHA Trustee Mossman Quits: Departure Presages Return to Bad Old Days? Abercrombie snags PUC Commissioner Abercrombie Advisor quits to work on Case Campaign Papaya farms offer $10,000 award Inspector General Probe Headed For HNL TSA (timed for APEC?) SA: Compensate Prisoners released and deemed wrongly convicted $10 Toll to drive in Downtown Honolulu? Commissary Needed in Hawaii Brian Ahakuelo to lead IBEW Local 1260 BioFools: AKP to Produce 140,000 tons of “Bio-Char” Every Year Senate Leaders to Push Renewal of Wind Subsidies HTA’s McCartney: "You're not going to see a lot of our ads on CNN." They can’t get married there but Gays pick Australia as #1 spot for Honeymoons Read More..

Friday, August 5, 2011 August 5, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:43 PM :: 14177 Views Troubled Honolulu rail Contractor owned by Gaddafi--Revolt causing Financial Losses Hawai`i Free Press: A Million Hits A Month VIDEO: Abercrombie argues with retired teacher in Hilo Mainland Democrat Operatives Attack Gov. Lingle's Record Supreme Court Evaluates Work of Access to Justice Commission I Love Liliha Festival Aug 28 Kimura Gets 20 Years in Maui Ponzi Scheme “People at the very top knew”: Sexual Abuse Arrests made at Hawaii's school for Deaf and Blind UHPA Steps Into Teacher Contract Dispute Inouye’s National Democrats hit for attacking Case, Lingle Shapiro: It’s already hold-your-nose time in the Hawai‘i’s U.S. Senate race Hanabusa’s Announcement: A Matter Of Weeks Ko Olina Home In or Out of Hanabusa's District? Doctor shortage getting worse; hospitals finding ways to cope Kamehameha land sales raise questions Cayetano, Waihee speak up for Aloun Farms Jurors: Prosecution Botched Aloun Farms Case Pasha: New law makes competition nearly impossible Luddites, Mortgage Scammers Move to Thwart Hawaii Fish farm Akaka introduces bill to restore Compact of Free Association citizen eligibility for Medicaid SA: 'Sexting' laws need clarity Deal puts Hawaiian Air's imprint on field of Aloha Stadium Historic Ewa Airfield proposed site for renewable energy park Kona Airport Manager Disciplined: Kauai Airport Manager Fired As DOT Tries To Fix Airports Proposed Big Island Biofuel Plant Attracts Strong Supporters, Vocal Skeptics NRC satisfied with Army handling of Depleted Uranium Andy Irons Drug Problem Hidden behind surfing industry Wall of Silence Read More..

Thursday, August 4, 2011 August 4, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:45 PM :: 12840 Views Six Incumbents could fight each other under newly released Hawaii Reapportionment Maps Judge Steven Alm: Justice Reinvestment and the future of HOPE Probation Ewa Battlefield Preservation Hearing Today OHA Cash Giveaway can Quintuple Your Bank Account Big Victory for Democrat Insiders in Aloun Farms Slavery Case: Feds drop all Charges Against Sou Bros Martin, Kobayashi hold Fake ORI Hearings Hawaii’s APEC Business Delusions Oi: Sewage, Trash, and the DoE should be front and Center at APEC Tsutsui demands that Task Forces not be Ethical DoE trying to use Creative Accounting to Pretend to Comply with Law Mandating 5.5 instructional hours UPW is obstacle to Merging Fire Dep’t, Emergency Services Application Deadline Arrives for Akaka Tribe Commission Hokulia's future is cloudy City Move To Contract With Single Tow Firm could mean higher costs for Tow Victims Young Bros. rate increase tied to fight to reestablish monopoly With Federal Subsidies set to Expire, Solar Boom reaches 20mw on Oahu Molokai Stands firm against Windfarms Solar Assoc of Hawaii Challenges Smart Grid Technology ACLU of Hawaii seeks details on government phone tracking OPM considers pay adjustments for Federal Employees in Hawaii Environmental groups sue to stop Hawaii fish farm Damselfly reinforcing Federal Grip on 43,491 Oahu Acres After taking lots of drugs, UH Manoa Perfesser re-invents Atheist Religion Councilman seeks funds to send Sludge to Waimanalo Gulch Read More..

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 August 3, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:19 PM :: 11668 Views Farmers send 5000lbs of Kona Coffee to the Troops Djou: Rail Authority tone deaf on Fiscal Affairs Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How they voted August 2 State: New EUTF Contracts To Save Millions ILWU, HSTA Picket as Abercrombie bickers with Retired Teachers at Hilo Events Shapiro: Dump Ansaldo Hawaii Senators go all out to defend opportunity to profit from Influence Peddling Prosecutor removed from Hawaii forced labor trial, Health Problem Cited U.S. District Judge Releases Global Horizons CEO to Leave State National Democratic committee frothing at mouth, suffers nervous breakdown over Case poll Case Pollster defends Methodology Nonprofit ORI Opts Not To Fight HUD Findings Senate matchups: Nestor Garcia to Challenge Mike Gabbard? Cachola vs Oakland? Hee Builds $300K War Chest, Tsutsui Has $100K BioFools: Big Isle ratepayers could see electric bills jump $10 or more Health insurance rates jump 10% for Hawaii public workers Thousands more may need flood insurance Act 221 Scammers: Spend money on Surveys Pushing Windfarms, not on Water Board Lobbying Hawaii Ed Board Rethinks School Impact Fees Former teaching assistant indicted in child sex abuse case Kailua teacher accused in hammer assault may lose job Micronesian in Hawaii Obama’s Pet Misanthrope: US poet laureate says humans failing themselves by not failing themselves Hawaii among best places to protect wildlife Hawaii Cancer Research lets Lawyers hope North Dakota erionite will lead to mesothelioma lawsuit epidemic Read More..

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 August 2, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 10985 Views Senate Race Poll shows Lingle beating Hirono Inouye’s Senate Democrats outraged by “dishonest” Ed Case Preliminary legislative districts to be unveiled Wednesday NRO: Hawaii Senate Race more than Competitive Borreca: Road to the Senate will run through a field designed by Lingle E-W Center: What will happen when Inouye is gone? Hanabusa: Republicans Had Edge in Debt Debate Layoffs likely if teacher pact revoked, state argues Cronies won’t take positions on Advisory Council if they have to give up Lobbying Council: HART already hiding Ghost Employees Biofools: $2/monthly Tax will line pockets of Aina Koa Pono Bottle Tax Will Not increase OHA Program lines Bank Accounts of Supporters Aina Le'a suits seek damages, reversal of ruling SA: Water board should curtail use of lobbyists in order to get rate hike thru Public briefed on sludge hauling: "We do not want to wait for failure," the city says Honolulu looks at merging HFD and EMS City proposal takes aim at illegal vacation rentals Maui TEA Party Chair to Be Interviewed ‘Big Wind’ can generate profits for Patten Eric Ryan tricks Berg into Attacking GOP Swat a fly, go to jail: Agreement would add 20 plants and three insects to the endangered list Read More..

Monday, August 1, 2011 August 1, 2011 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 14388 Views Hirono, Hanabusa, Inouye, Akaka line up behind Massive Military Cuts 1,000 Hear David Barton at events on Oahu, Maui, Big Isle HART, Council Primed to Dump Ansaldo—No Contract Signed Yet Rail Suit: Enviros Win 66% of EA Cases in 9th Circuit Former Gov. Lingle moving toward Hawaii Senate run Lingle: University System is Example of School Choice Already failing, Schools start setting higher goals New Student Tracking System For Teachers Hawaii’s high rank for federal funds means greater risk from debt ceiling disruptions Full Financial Disclosure: Abercrombie's Cabinet Obamacare Preview: Patients pack health centers As doctors winnow their client lists Hawaii Regulations prevent use of Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners HECO wants to tax ratepayers to pay HELCO $21M/yr Democrats register 75% of Base Female Voters, trying to get the other 25% The Star-Advertiser's Feeble Circulation Boast East-West Center is valuable asset to Hawaii and the United States Social Studies needed to Brainwash little Gramscians Public schools drop cursive requirement After lifetime of shaking down Resort Operators, Charlie Maxwell too sick to continue collecting payoffs After decades of screaming, Luddites win shutdown of most Hanalei Bay Commercial Activities Ordnance Reef technology demonstration reaches halfway point Obama Sr, drunken wife beater Read More..