1. Ka Pua Makaha: Multi-million dollar giveaway of DHHL assets disguised as “gift”
2. Am. Samoa Congressional Delegate bought and paid for by Kazakhstan?
3. Abercrombie plans more forums: I’m on a mission to change the direction of Hawaii
4. Full Text: City Rejects Rail Bid Protests
5. Berg: $1.4B Rail Contract upheld by City
6. Hawaii Kai: One Supermarket for 92,000 people
7. VIDEO: Fontaine Factor interviews HECO’s Rosegg on Clean Energy
8. SA: Abercrombie’s Dysfunctional DHHL to blame for Collapse of Makaha Deal
9. HSTA,_Abercrombie “Not Close” Contract expires June 30
10. Abercrombie’s New Day: More Tax Increases in the New Year
11. Abercrombie’s New Day this year: State taxes and fees that help balance the budget will kick in on Friday
12. 40 new laws to take effect July 1
13. Hawaii is poised to open its tourism arms to Chinese travelers, but the slow pace for visas could bottleneck efforts
14. Low-Hanging Fruit for Developers: Meetings about construction near the rail system are set for Monday and Tuesday
15. Atomic Monkey: Civil Beat Down
16. MauiTime Subpoena Withdrawn
17. Maui Police Identify Online Poster, withdraw subpoena
18. Hawaii Legislators’ Advice on how to survive a Weiner Scandal
19. Hawaii state bird a hazard to planes
20. Restitution? State fails to collect most of the money courts promise the wronged
21. How many cons owe how much is unknown
22. Soft on Crime: Five priors by age 28 and out on the streets
23. Abercrombie endorses Feeding the Homeless at Aloha Stadium
24. Save Act would revitalize Philippine Garment Industry
25. Hundreds gather to commemorate 'forgotten war'

1. VIDEO: Homeless Tent City at Keaau Beach Park
2. State's 'best, final' offer to HSTA includes wage cut, no mention of 180-day law
3. Even Abercrombie's Supporters Are Questioning His Progress
4. Interview: Richard Borreca weighs in on governor's perceived mishaps
5. Appointees respond to governor’s request
6. VIDEO: Hawaii Redistricting Commission… Who counts?
7. Hawaii law hikes employee contributions, lowers return assumption
8. Paltry $55M Kept In Federal Budget For Rail
9. Finger Pointing Continues: KS now sez it was trying to salvage deal from DHHL incompetence by grabbing for Jeff Stone’s Affordable Housing Credits
10. 17 years of ILWU Retaliation—still no back pay for Whistleblower
11. SA: Don’t reduce social studies
12. Clinton Crony appeals for tax breaks to create bigger role for state in film industry
13. Ryan, Rollman, Douglass, Brackins, Carroll: A Lewd, Offensive and Racist Hawaii Tale
14. No Charges Filed in Hawaii Lawmaker 'Hacking' Case
15. Hawaii laws target sex and labor trafficking
16. Budget: Kona Faction draws a bead on Fred Blas
17. Bowing to NIMBYs, Kauai Council orders Boatyard Removed from Hanalei River
18. Episcopal, Jewish leaders back Muslim Assn. of Hawaii
19. Hawaiian Telcom gets a license for cable TV
20. Hawaii Hispanic News drops print edition—goes online only
21. Pattern Energy stays committed to wind farm
22. AP: Wind Farms could “Mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers”

1. Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
2. Pension Reform: Abercrombie raises Retirement Age
3. Cash Flow Problem: Honolulu Council to borrow $100M for Rail
4. Abercrombie signs budget, asks Departments to identify programs for elimination
5. Berg: Hundreds attend town hall meeting on Rail in Ewa
6. Study: Hawaii Economic Outlook Ranks 46th
7. HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER GENE WARD CHOSEN TO ATTEND STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
8. Romney, Huntsman Campaigns could draw 70,000 Hawaii Mormons to the Polls—40,000 are not registered voters
9. Abercrombie: “I am the biggest obstacle”
10. Governor dances to tune of “F*** You”, Progressives not impressed
11. Aila: BLNR members do not have to resign
12. Finger pointing Begins: Developer Jeff Stone, DHHL blame KS for the failed educational project, KS blames DHHL, Stone
13. Raw Sewage: Council Creates 3-5 year Moratorium on new Development in Urban Honolulu
14. Kapolei Neighborhood Board: One Last Blast from Mufi’s Minions
15. Honolulu Managing Director Doug Chin says HART Lawsuit May Be avoided
16. Governor Signs Budget; Must Cut $50 Million More
17. Privatization proposal “flew under the radar”
18. Hawaii PUC faces more uncertainty thanks to Abercrombie
19. Kirk Caldwell calls for boycott of Walmart in order to boost Trial Lawyers income
20. Free Parking at all lots for Electric cars
21. SB 1073: Legal Aid freed from Legislative Fiat
22. Effectiveness of DUI courts buoys hopes of success here
23. Card Check: Unite Here Local 5 gains control over 800 more workers
24. Fannie Mae Hangs Up On Hawaii Press
25. Hawaii appeals court upholds James Pflueger indictment in Ka Loko Reservoir case
26. Hawaii County worker with revoked license ran over bicyclist
27. Whipping Post: Pilot Project Establishes Tours of Honouliuli Confinement Site
28. Muslims Arrested as they attempted to pick up Machine Guns to Attack Military Recruiters

1. Broadband to be Trojan Horse for Big Wind Cable?
2. Life Without Subsidies: Vanpool Hawaii Announces New Group Rate
3. Stone: Abercrombie’s DHHL blows Makaha Learning Center Deal
4. More Appointees Snub Hawaii Governor
5. Travis Thompson: “I will not be resigning”
6. Stadium authority chief says he, others won't quit
7. Aloha Stadium not mentioned in New Day Plan
8. Council to Override, Reorganize for control of Rail Pork
9. State departments told to select programs for elimination
10. State Signs New Three-Year Arizona Prison Deal
11. To count or not to count military as Hawaii residents
12. Hawaii County Attorney: Count Pot heads, don’t count military, students
13. Hirono, Hanabusa back Afghan Withdrawal timed for 2012 Elections
14. Impasse: HGEA Unit 9 Nurses Go to Arbitration
15. UH coaches not obligated, but will consider pay cuts
16. Honolulu Most Expensive Homes in Nation
17. Feds fork out $1B to Jobless Homeowners
18. Molokai Anti-Wind group launches Website
19. HELCO seeks developer, landowner input on geothermal
20. Honolulu Weekly backs Luddites vs Kauai Hydro
21. Don’t count on feds as fund source — Ariyoshi
22. Young Bros. seeks 24% rate increase
23. Vanpoolers staying with service after losing federal funds
24. Rural MD Residency program at risk
25. Governor signs bill making dog fighting a felony
26. SCOTUS class action ruling makes Trial Lawyers Sad
27. University of Hawaii Cancer Center receives $3.6M donation to study mesothelioma (Trial Lawyers Rejoice!)
28. Hilo Dopers make deals with Feds, Christie digs in

1. Did HSTA boycott Race To The Top Meetings?
2. Governor signs bill to exempt Broadband Cables from Permitting Requirements
3. Meet your new Defense Secretary: Leon Panetta's War on Reagan's Defense Policies
4. Hirono, Akaka: Pension’s Perks for Members With a Past
5. Abercrombie’s Public Land Development Corporation: Land & Power in Hawaii Pt 2
6. Abercrombie Agenda: More New Taxes to Cover $14B in EUTF Liabilities
7. Our Imperial Governor
8. Appointee: “I’m Here for the Long Haul”
9. Abercrombie doesn't announce every bill signing
10. Progressives: SB1274 Will Gut Hawaii Patients Bill of Rights
11. Squeezed by Low Reimbursements and High Regulations, Hawaii Medical Center filing for bankruptcy protection
12. Carlisle Vetoes Council's Transit Authority Budget
13. Public Gets little from Martin, Harimoto Junket to Copenhagen
14. Abercrombie’s New BoE: No More Subsidies For After-School Kids In Hawaii
15. Finnegan Appointed To Hawaii Charter School Review Panel
16. SA: Supreme Court is right, but we want to control your family anyway
17. DHHL Homesteaders Delinquent on Maui, Big Island Property Taxes
18. City Asking Firefighters, Police For 5% Pay Cut
19. Judge dismisses assault charge against HPD captain
20. Police officer pleads no contest to third time of driving without license
21. Fitch, Moody’s GO Bond Rating Downgrade to Impact Hawaii Taxpayers
22. Foodland Fight
23. Turn Lahaina Sewage into Electricity
24. Reputable dog breeders support accountability
25. US-China Diplomatic Meeting in Honolulu this Weekend
26. USS Charleston captures Guam from Spain on June 21, 1898
27. Obama Gets only 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll

1. Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
2. Abercrombie signs 15 bills into law
3. Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
4. MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM JULY FOURTH WEEKEND PA`INA
5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 20
6. Appointees Reject Abercrombie’s Resignation Call
7. Abercrombie doesn’t ask his Cronies to Resign
8. Aloha Stadium as we know it could soon be saying 'aloha'
9. Mayor will sue over the spending plan OK'd by the City Council
10. Higher vehicle fees may not help roads
11. Media Said to Fuel Micronesian Stereotypes
12. Another DoE Thief avoids Jail: “Thefts will Continue”
13. BoE: More Math and Science, Less Social Studies
14. New Council Chair Ernie Martin gave away $1.2M to Nonprofit at Center of HUD Probe
15. Tom Berg proposal to allow Commercial Vendors in parks on Agenda Today
16. Unnamed City Official faces charges for “Malicious” and “false” Ethics Complaint
17. 'Furlough Fridays' expire
18. Hawaii County Budget Fight Continues
19. ALEC rates Hawaii worst for Economic Performance
20. Former Superferry ships for sale
21. Governor Signs Tougher Sex And Labor Trafficking Bills
22. 2 congressmen call for Honolulu TSA probe
23. Child Abuse: Gay Atheists continue effort to use anti-bullying programs to push Gay Agenda in Schools
24. High court "parental discipline" ruling not a license to abuse
25. Kalapa: Kids budget better than Legislators
26. First Large-Scale Oahu Biofuel Crops Planted
27. Something fishy in reporting the fishery management council
28. Republicans question Foodland's departure from Koko Marina
29. Allegiant acquires first two 757s for Hawaii Routes
30. Support Small Business Through Oahu Bill 36
31. Date set for school worker's enticement trial
32. Hawaii electricians union re-elects HART Member as business manager, financial secretary
33. Guam Governor demands US pay reparations for Japanese Atrocities
34. AMA finds inaccurate claims payments on the rise

1. Voice Recorder confiscated during Closed Meeting of Reapportionment Commission
2. SA rejects Unprecedented Hubris: Unwise, Overconfident Abercrombie seeks cronies and rubber stampers for boards
3. Abercrombie’s F-U Letters a template for Appointees Response?
4. Abercrombie’s base slipping away as Activists take aim at Richard Lim
5. $50M Telescope Shakedown Litigants cannot Depose Spirit
6. No Aloha for Micronesians in Hawaii
7. Aloun Farms owners hit with more accusations
8. Hawaii Organizations Spent $2.5 million on Lobbying in Four Months—$33,530 per Legislator
9. Has The Hawaii Board Of Education Been To School?
10. Yukimura backs Hydro on Kauai
11. Sci Am: Hawaii is most obvious place to build Geothermal
12. Civil Beat to Open Bureau in Washington, D.C.
13. Jail time for Parental Discipline? State high court orders a new trial for a man convicted of assault
14. Companies Offer Discount Shipping to Hawaii, Guam
15. Oahu lunchwagons catch the eye of National TV
16. Leaders unveil Jose Rizal square in Chinatown
17. Tsunami lit up the heavens

1. Big Projects in Hawaii - Why Are They Stuck?
2. One-Step-Up Housing: Berg to hold Makaha Town Meeting July 12
3. June 23 Washington Middle School: Abercrombie to hear from public on Pro Bowl
4. Fathers Matter: Involved Dads Impact Children’s Lives and Civil Society
5. Abercrombie's New Day: Activist backers bypassed in favor of Corporate Developers
6. Abercrombie’s New Day: Permanent Tax Increases and No Reserve Funds
7. Slom: Appointees should reject Abercrombie’s call for resignation
8. DLNR could lose $500K/yr if Company run by Abercrombie cronies fails to fix Historic Preservation
9. HSTA Sabotage of Race to the Top
10. SA: Big Wind must be transparent
11. Big Wind Information hidden from Public
12. Maui County Targets Low-Income Homeowners for Tax Hike
13. KGI Joins Luddites to Kill Hydro Power on Kauai
14. Most Fired, Suspended TSA Officers Will Appeal
15. Police union contract negotiations underway
16. 37 Priors and he’s out on Probation
17. 1,525 cited in seat-belt enforcement spree
18. Drug Court participants earn money, gain self-esteem working at Mililani farm
19. Hope that the UH medical school would spark investment still remains unfulfilled
20. Internet tax still on Hawaii legislative agenda for next year
21. Military studies Waikane Valley bomb cleanup

1. Feds: U.S. travel and tourism industry on pace for record-setting year
2. NASA-Funded Group Doctors Sea Level Data
3. A Summer of Robots: Fueling innovation for the New Economy
4. Hawaii Government Impact: The High Cost of Land Use and Housing
5. Greek Crisis: Moody’s warns of possible First Hawaiian Bank downgrade
6. Hot Water Restored At Mayor Wright Housing
7. Power Grab: Abercrombie now demanding Resignations of PUC, LUC, Housing Authority, BLNR, and Aloha Stadium Authority
8. Mazie and Colleen: Million Dollar Babies
9. Ernie Martin's Rapid Rise to Council Power
10. Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank after $60M Taxpayer giveaway: Strongest financial position since Japanese Bubble
11. Privatization of Historic Preservation Division $186,000 Contract Goes to Abercrombie Supporters
12. State D.O.T. spending $1 million on aluminum fencing
13. Hirono trying to pour more Federal money into Hamakua Ditch
14. AP Interview: Army general wants Makua as option
15. OHA’s Luddites Attack: KIUC ballot to decide fate of Hydro contract
16. Hawaii Attorney: Failure of Foreclosure Law Inevitable
17. Elder Abuse: 60 Fraud cases this year
18. Matson Documents Subpoenaed in Anti-Trust Probe
19. Randy Iwase Tax Commission to propose Tax Hikes in 2013
20. Dopers: Univ of Hawaii should allow legal research marijuana
21. Residual money from class-action suits will go to legal aid groups
22. Global Horizon demanded Thai workers pay fees on top of Illegal recruiting fees
23. Hyatt workers to launch boycott of Waikiki hotel
24. One in eight Hawaii bridges ‘structurally deficient’
25. KSBE Haleiwa redevelopment has businesses fretting over future
26. Save Kailua Fireworks
27. Deepwater bottomfish catch limits are reduced
28. Camping to go Camping: City Camping Permits Create Long Lines – last chance before fee
29. Deflecting EPA Lahaina Injection well sanction could cost Maui millions
30. Sniping begins over Hawaii county budget
31. Convicted Killer/Sovereignty Activist to be evicted from Squat
32. Climategate Part 2—“Renewable Energy”
33. UCLA Prof: Media Bias adds 10% to Democrat Candidates’ total
34. Fast and Furious: ATF funneled illegal guns into Mexico
    • NYT: 2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate

1. Al-Qaeda hit list names US writers, generals
2. PUC Approves New Maui Windfarm
3. Money released for school construction projects
4. RETALIATION: Abercrombie asks for resignation of Aloha Stadium Board for criticizing Pro Bowl Stand
5. SHAKEDOWN: After trashing it, Abercrombie urges hotels to "step up" to fund Pro Bowl (or he’ll trash it some more)
6. 'Speaking truth to reason' apparently involves tax hikes—Marcus Oshiro Backs Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl Attack
7. G.E. Tax suspensions could lead to higher costs for consumers
8. Hirono gets early endorsement from Flight Attendants Union
9. CPB bailout to cost taxpayers millions (Inouye’s Bank)
10. PUC OKs deal guaranteeing higher electric rates for Hawaii consumers
11. State to end program that helps pay for Medicare prescriptions
12. Hawaii consumer advocate backs Lanai, Molokai wind-scams
13. Charter school lessens debt, kin exit board
14. Same-sex couples less than 1% of Hawaii households
15. Native Hawaiians increase numbers by one-fifth
16. Big Isle leads in Foreclosures, 2nd Homes going back to Bank
17. Global Horizon CEO Mordechai Orian: I am looking forward to my trial
18. VIDEO: Hawaii budget veto! Mayor says Bill 29 is “illegal”
19. Drug Court offers offenders chance to avoid prison, succeed in community
20. Fed may remove delicious honu from "threatened" list
21. Obama administration collecting ocean policy views
22. Census finds Shortage of Women in Hawaii
23. Hawaii attorney general: Donations to 'Love the Animals' used for personal items

• Give Hunters Carbon Credits for Killing Axis Deer
• Rail: Council, not HART, is Nexus between Contracts and Contributors

1. Honolulu Alliance forms to block Federal Control of Hawaii Capitol Area
2. Are Electric Cars Really Green?
3. A Showdown over the War in Libya
4. Despite mileage, SUV will be leased for Abercrombie—perfect for tailgate parties at Probowl
5. Abercrombie’s GE Tax hike causes first of many price hikes
6. EUTF Audit “raises red flags” about “completeness and accuracy”
7. Hawaii Public Employee Health Fund Audit M.I.A.?
8. Panel recommends including military families when redrawing district lines
9. Kids with parents in the military join Operation Purple on Oahu
10. More Charges in Hawaii Human Trafficking Case
11. Ernie Martin meets with Cronies to get HUD story straight before becoming Council Chair
12. Rail Supporters angered by inability to control public meeting
13. Kenoi vetoes Hawaii Co budget
14. Two measures regarding government housing agencies signed into law
15. Enviros: Bag Tax to come back again next year
16. NYT: As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop
17. Honolulu program exchanges 563,000 dirty needles in year
18. Pointy-headed UN Bureaucrat sez Homelessness is a US Human Rights Abuse
19. Kalihi Homosexual sent back to prison on Kiddie Porn Charges again
20. Another teen arrested in connection with Highlands Intermediate shooting
21. Clashing visions over Turtle Bay’s expansion meet rural resistance
22. US imposes catch limits on Pacific waters
23. Venture Capitalists splash out for 2 ac garden, call it farm
24. Sierra Club to Honolulu Mayor: Don’t Waste Taxpayer Money on Subsidizing Metal Recycler
25. SA Oi: Just stop Growing the Economy
26. A fifth of Big Island homes are vacant as youth flee Socialist Hawaii
27. Waianae homes ‘affordable’ at $319K

1. Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
2. Fitch downgrades Hawaii, Cites Tourism Dependence
3. After stock craters 64%, Feds to dump 5.6M shares of Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank
4. June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
5. Google to fund Kuhio Park Terrace rehab project
6. Hawaii Army Reservists building Community Center in Indonesia
7. Oahu Redistricting Panel: Military Should Count
8. Borreca: Democrats fear Abercrombie’s bizarre behavior will rub off on them
9. Shapiro: Abercrombie should follow his own advice about dignity
10. Shapiro: Abercrombie has Abbie Hoffman Mentality
11. Abercrombie Spokesperson Dela Cruz gets side job with Corporate Insiders
12. Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
13. Change from Furloughs to paid Comp Time will Cost State of Hawaii More Than $160 Million
14. General Fund Receipts up $154M for year
15. Crafty, not stupid: Hawaii Legislators Rank High in College Degrees
16. Calvin Say: As long as Hawaii has part-time legislature, Conflict of interest unavoidable
17. Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers are now Fugitives, Warrants for arrest issued
18. Honolulu Council: Ernie Martin to Oust Nestor Garcia as Chairman?
19. Carlisle Administration Forgave $1.2 Million in Loans to Ernie Martin’s Nonprofit -- Accused of Misusing Federal Funds
20. Court to consider whether Contractors should be allowed to make Pay-to-Play contributions
21. Abercrombie’s DoE: Small schools to get less
22. Five BoE Members borrow from Horner’s First Hawaiian Bank
23. Hawaii Tax Panel Report 'Impossible' This Year—Abercrombie appoints Five behind back of Legislators
24. China Eastern Airlines to commence Hawaii service (Thank you Linda Lingle)
25. U.S.-Korea trade pact would provide boost to Hawaii's economy
26. Maui Council Committee OKs $3M Tax Increase
27. PTA unveils ambitious expansion plans
28. Kenoi coy on budget decision
29. “Dishonest Statements to the Court”: Stephens Media Copyright Suit vs Democratic Underground thrown out
30. Former HPD Major, Deputy Chief Fired by TSA in Baggage Screening Case
31. HPD officer is convicted of assaulting prostitute—still on payroll
32. What Works in Education: Alternative public high school in Hawaii
33. Former Kapolei HS teacher's aide accused of sexually assaulting student
34. Former Pearl Ridge Elementary secretary charged with 99 counts of theft, forgery (No need Audit)
35. Foreclosures might swamp isle courts
36. Want $10,000? Akaka Tribe giving away free taxpayer money to individuals seeking to buy Houses
37. New company turns unwanted timeshares into auction items for charity fundraisers
38. Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand
39. Beijing battling protest fires on all fronts
40. Feds ditch rule that foiled Indian tribes’ plans for off-reservation casino

1. Enough for 35 Pro Bowls: Abercrombie’s $140M gift to Dante Carpenter
2. Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars Still Only at 1%
3. Survey: Fewer than 3% of Ewa residents plan to ride Rail
4. Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term
5. Utah governor Huntsman getting into GOP race
6. 250 Marines, sailors return from Afghanistan
7. Reapportionment: Shapiro comes out against Counting Military Personnel
8. Abercrombie signs $140M in Bonds for Companies tied to Dem Party Chair Dante Carpenter
9. Duke: Abercrombie puts ideology above public interest
10. NFL Contributions to Community Unappreciated
11. General Fund Deposits Up 3.8%
12. Panos goes for threepeat
13. County seeks to intervene in Big Wind power project
14. Hawaii electric rates top nation, nearly 4x national average
15. 9th Circuit dismisses Hawaii's appeal of a law that attempted to limit contributions to PACs
16. Officer jailed for hitting pedestrian while driving drunk
17. Gay Rape Charged on Kauai
18. Third Trafficking Suspect to Plead Guilty in Hawaii
19. Honolulu Ranks High For Parents: Top City To Live, Raise Family In
20. Hawaii has fewest Health Savings Account Holders
21. Fishery regulators to meet on Oahu
22. Hawaii Organic Dairies using Borax as Cattle feed
23. Tammy Duckworth leaving Dept. of Veterans Affairs
24. Union says some TSA workers to fight firing
25. Half of Hawaiian Airlines profit comes from Bag Fees
26. Vanpool Hawaii customers get a reprieve from rate increase
27. Hawaii eyed by Fuel Cell promoters
28. Dopers, ACLU to celebrate 40th Anniversary of Nixon one-liner
29. Marijuana Minister contemplates Plea Bargain
30. An Alternative to Recycling Oahu’s Scrapped Cars
31. History of Modern Hawaii as Taught in Hawaii Schools

1. Pro-Bowl: Collateral damage in Abercrombie’s war on Mufi?
2. Voting Rights? Star-Advertiser pushes to disenfranchise Military Personnel
3. Video: Sen. Sam Slom Legislative Wrap-up
4. Ward: Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl attack continues short-sighted strategy
5. Fannie Mae ends use of non-judicial foreclosure in Hawaii
6. As Neil rants and raves, Pro Bowl could be heading to Indianapolis
7. Hanabusa’s Kakaako Move a dig at Hirono, prelude to Senate Run?
8. HUD forces City Administrator to resign as Director of Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corp.
9. Planned Parenthood Funding aborted by State
10. New BoE Cuts all funding for Adult Education
11. Feeding the Corporatist State: Occupancy up 3.2%, revenue up 13.8%
12. Organizations Spent More Than $1 Million to Lobby in First Two Months of 2011
13. Hawaii Retirement, Health Benefit Costs Down On Paper, Up in Reality
14. Kalapa: Private Public Partnership?
15. Lim: The Seriousness of Hawaii's Financial Situation
16. Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars – Still Only at 1 Percent
17. More Federal Funds? Tsunami net Hawaii a paltry $8M
18. $2.4 Trillion Secret: Inouye in Deficit Negotiations
19. Hokulia Model being used to seize land on Kauai, Maui
20. Luddite spends 1 hour denouncing Fish farms
21. Still Hungry? Land crabs rule Palmyra Island

1. A-1 A-Lectrician: Hawaii drops appeal against Corporate Donor Law
2. TSA Announces Results of Internal Investigation in Honolulu
3. DoTax completes Internal Investigation into its “Unusual Reporting” of Monthly Tax Revenues
4. WaPo: Abercrombie’s Medical Home scheme fails to save money in Medicare
5. Hawaii Nat’l Guard Youth Challenge Academy to celebrate Graduation at Barber’s Point
6. Star-Advertiser trying to disenfranchise military personnel, Steal Senate seat from Oahu, give it to potheads
7. Pension Tax Coming Back? Say, Tsutsui, Abercrombie already bickering over which taxes to raise next year
8. To save a paltry $32.8M, BoE Kills 30 Magnet School Centers
9. Changes to Hawaii Kiddie Porn Laws Proposed
10. For gay aspiring politicians, lessons in strategy
11. Mayor Arakawa joins Protest against HECO billing ratepayers for Big Wind Study
12. West Maui Hospital: Certificate of Need in Hand, developer dumps partners, goes solo
13. Hawaiian Kingdom visa scam hits 400 in Tonga
14. Enviros: Let Ocean reclaim your House
15. Legal fees spike at UH—tied to Mauna Kea Telescope
16. KIUC #2 in Solar, HELCO 4th, MECO 5th
17. Hawaii Students Defend Against Hackers
18. NJ Supreme Court decision interprets “shield law” and nontraditional online journalists
19. Insect expert joins the race to beat deadly pests that threaten Hawaii's bee colonies
20. Palin emails show engaged leader who sought VP nod

1. 442nd Vet on Redistricting: Military is part of our Community, should be counted
2. Prophetic Words: Abercrombie was always a loud-mouthed hippie who had all the answers
3. Abercrombie doubles down against Pro-Bowl: "It's Time We Get Our Priorities Straight"
4. “Abercrombie is a real nutcase”
5. The Selling of The Abercrombie, 2010
6. Former Hawaii Gov. Lingle meets wounded US troops and delivers graduation speech in Germany
7. Hanabusa pays for Kakaako Apartment to fix residency problem, not really moving in
8. Star-Advertiser lies about “continued growth”
9. Abercrombie vs Inouye over Guam Marine Base
10. Abercrombie, Schatz claiming credit for every penny Hawaii gets from the Feds
11. Nonprofits lament HI’s slow-pay status
12. Filipinos likely to get bigger say in isle politics
13. SA: Ensure that public housing serves its intended purpose
14. Controversy Over Oahu’s Rail Project Continues
15. CT&T Executive Denies Reports of Company’s Poor Health
16. Maui Council considering Property Tax Increase
17. VIDEO: KIUC Answers Some Frequently Asked Questions about Hydro Power
18. Kauai Mayor signs bill authorizing budget for fiscal year 2011-2012
19. 227 Big Island nonprofits lose out
20. TSA fired 36 screeners for non-screening of bags
21. VIDEO: Kamehameha Day in Hawaii

1. Reapportionment Commission rejects Multi-Member Districts, hears testimony in favor of counting Military Personnel
2. Is More Better? Education Spending Increases in Hawaii
3. Terry Lock named Hawaii Early Childhood Coordinator
4. Newspaper Guild: Star-Advertiser demands end to seniority system, 50% cut in sick leave
5. Cayetano: Abercrombie unaware of Pro-Bowl’s Value
6. Fact Check: Weekend of Civil Unions Will Bring in More Cash Than Pro Bowl? FALSE
7. Kamehameha educator takes job as state's childhood coordinator
8. Clayton Hee Financial Disclosures still false
9. State to seek assets of defunct nonprofits
10. Hawaii Presents Its Fiscal Case to Fitch
11. Supreme Court considers conduct code rule changes
12. Campaign Spending Commission Fines Reps Awana, Carroll
13. TSA to Fire 36 Honolulu Airport Workers
14. Hawaii is one of only six states where home prices increase
15. Security guard, school lunch aide indicted on child enticement charge
16. HECO is #3 in Solar
17. Luddites whine about GMOs in Hawaii
18. Men charged with killing pregnant goat plead not guilty
19. Contraceptives won't solve deer problem, only throwing money at deer will work
20. Court Delays Arraignment In Puppy Mill Case
21. How Cola Gave Molokai Clean Water

1. Panos announces plans for 2012 Mayoral Race
2. 2011 Session Wrap-up: Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
3. State Auditor: Public Housing oversight Erratic
4. Sen Sam Slom to Address Kona TEA Party
5. DLNR outsources Historic Preservation
6. Mitsubishi, State sign agreement to Promote New Electric Car
7. Judges sharply challenge Obama healthcare law
8. Shapiro: Abercrombie all talk and no action on homelessness
9. Tax Department Seeks Independent Auditor
10. Reapportionment: Maui Advisory Council says Military Personnel Don’t Count
11. Multimember districts Legal, redistricting panel told
12. Democrat Complaint unanimously dismissed against Aiona, GOP
13. Hanabusa: Republicans are Robots, Money will Decide Senate Run
14. Hanabusa still working on moving to district she represents
15. Activists continue to Block pre-deployment Training for Afghanistan
16. Clean Energy? State pledges to block Hydro Projects on Kauai
17. HUD: Money Meant for Elderly Activities Used to Pay Salaries
18. Banking Lobbyist on Foreclosure Task Force wants to keep lobbying
19. Act 221 scammers team up with Hawaii Reporter, Launch New News Partnership
20. SA: Stangel story is about Gun Control, not soft-on-crime judges
21. Conference delegates to clean up Kakaako homeless shelter
22. IRS: 1,500 Hawaii Nonprofits Lose Tax-Exempt Status
23. Nurses: HGEA to meet with State Negotiator Again
24. Affordable Housing Developer sues LUC for downzoning after Construction
25. Millions spent on trash
26. Patten forms Shell Company to Push Wind on Molokai
27. Hawaii's Open Records Agency Tackles Facebook Posts and Tweets
28. FAA studies air 'trikes' to elevate their safety
29. How walkable is your neighborhood?
30. Iran Military discusses Plan for Nuclear test
31. Key Gingrich aides resign
32. Owning It: Democrats are in a corner on their ownership of the economy
33. Bullying Conference: US Dep’t of Education Procures Gay Teens for Rich Powerful Gays

1. WSJ: Health Care Initiative Draws Fire, 93% of MD refuse ACO/Medical Home program
2. VIDEO: Former Sen. Rick Santorum announces GOP Presidential Bid
3. Hawaii DoH Scientist: Shame on the EWG for panic about Hexavalent Chromium in Honolulu Tapwater
4. Ed Case: Our Challenges, My Beliefs, Your Support
5. Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia named Chief Information Officer of Hawaii
6. Historic Kaumakapili Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary
7. Emotional reunions for Schofield soldiers returning from Iraq
8. Abercrombie: Wizard will save Hawaii from Hurricane, but he is Preparing Disaster Kit Just in Case
9. Hawaii's economic growth ranked among lowest in nation
10. PBN: Hawaii tax department seeks independent auditor
11. Panos Prevedouros Raising Money for 2012 Mayor's Race
12. Augean Stables: Bhagowalia to face piles of paper, magnetic tapes, Wang Computers other artifacts of forgotten past
13. DoE Cutting $32M without adding a Single Furlough Day
14. Horner Chokes on $1000 psf Construction Costs
15. Old BoE member complains that New BoE doesn’t allow random ranting and raving at Meetings
16. Tsutsui Let Lawmaker Vote To Confirm His Own Son
17. Berg 'Concerned' About Aide Tampering with Hawaii Rep's Email
18. Eric Ryan, Will Hack For Food
19. “Austerity” Maui Council hikes budget 9% -- spares nonprofits
20. Rohlfing: Reapportionment should adopt multimember districts
21. HUD Threatens to Recoup $7.9M From Honolulu
22. SA: Council errs on rail, recycling
23. RAIL SUIT: City Lawyers could represent Council against Mayor AND Mayor against Council
24. Tesoro reviewing its isle refinery
25. Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong: The future of energy is not what you think it is
26. NJ court: No shield law for message boards posters

1. DBEDT: Census Report looks at Redistricting in Hawaii
2. Libertarian Think-tank Ranks Hawaii #47 in Freedom
3. New Charges: Rod Tam to be arraigned for Campaign Spending Violations
4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 6
5. Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei
6. Lim’s Attack on Tourism: Revenge by Abercrombie?
7. State Supreme Court to hear case for Hawaiian Homes funding
8. State liabilities must be reduced
9. Hawaii graduation rate 65.8%, DoE continues to play numbers games
10. Navy Ship That fed Bin Laden’s stinking corpse To Sharks will stop In Hawaii
11. Stangel was in custody before (Soft on Crime)
12. Kalapa: Put Emphasis On Restructuring Government
13. State formalizes pact to assist military kids
14. Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force members warned to Stop Lobbying
15. Star-Advertiser forecasts continued growth
16. Rod Tam Pleads No Contest To New Charges
17. Homeless plan or security sweep?
18. APEC Host Committee announces new executives
19. Hawaii's first full-time chief information officer to be announced by Gov. Abercrombie
20. Van pool fees likely to increase
21. Atomic Monkey: State Representative Pine Latest Victim of Dirty Cyber Trickster?
22. Senate's Indian Affairs to hold hearing on UN statement on indigenous rights
23. Green Killer of Eagles, Hawks: Wind Farms Murder 440,000 birds a Year
24. AOL INSIDER: Here Are 12 Reasons Why The AOL-Huffington Post Merger Is Going Down In Flames
25. WaPo: President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout
26. Liquid Robotics raises $22 million for autonomous sea drones

1. DHS: Thousands of ghost names on Hawaii Medicare, Medicaid Rolls
2. Our Cooling Globe: June Snow in Hawaii (video)
3. BIVN: VIDEO: Summer snow in Hawaii, high on Mauna Kea
4. State Auditor quietly withholds Hawaiian Homelands audit documents from disclosure
5. AP: Hawaii tax department to hire independent auditor to review its revenue reporting, accounting
6. Shapiro: Djou makes sense on rail
7. HART budget different from City Council Budget for HART
8. Telescope has spent $100M, raised $375M
9. Hawaiian expects Japanese visitors to rebound within months
10. Star-Advertiser shortchanges Haleakala Police Complaints
11. Reapportionment: Maui Advisory Commission says Military Personnel should not be counted
12. Hearings on plastic bag ban start Tuesday
13. Luddites complain about Hydro on Kauai
14. Tam could face jail time, new charges
15. Evidence Ignored in Unsolved Rapes
16. Hawaii has Least Competition in Trans-Ocean Shipping
17. Horizon Lines, Bondholders strike deal to Save Shipper
18. Honolulu: Do You Know Where Your Mayor Is?
19. Hands Free Cellphone Law: 16,837 tickets in Two Years
20. SA: Deal humanely with axis deer
21. Vanpool Hawaii to Close Operations
22. Old Earmarks Still Kicking In: Hawaiian islands getting money for job training
23. SUPREME COURT REFUSES HAWAII BALLOT ACCESS CASE

1. $134 Million Mystery: DoTax suddenly admits “unusual reporting, systemic problems, inconsistencies”
2. Djou: City has squandered any goodwill resulting from 2008 Rail vote
3. Big Isle Plastic Bag Ban Hearings to begin June 7
4. 307th Signal Battalion returning from Afghanistan
5. Raid on Hurricane Fund tied to DoTax Reporting
6. Star-Advertiser: City Parking Meters could Point to Solution to all of State’s Economic Problems
7. BoE Recognition Diplomas drop 42%, fewer go on to College: SA Trumpets “Improvements”
8. Hawaii taxpayers could pay $5 billion more than expected for state retiree health benefits, a study finds
9. Hawaii missing its chance to promote long-term care insurance
10. Marks: Redistricting Commission still has to decide whether to Count Military Personnel
11. Will Luddites Kill Hydro on Kauai? KIUC Members to Vote June 13
12. UH Manoa Political Correctness Leaves Police Unarmed at Haleakala
13. Public Housing Authority to no longer be Flop House for Homeless?
14. Volunteers Clean up Warehouse Ruined by Homeless Camp
15. Plans to build electric cars in Hawaii stalls
16. Battle of the sex trade: Concerns over prostitution and the welfare of victims are slowly prodding a toughening of Hawaii laws
17. The monopoly newspaper ignores yesterday’s North Shore storm, flooding
18. Abercrombie signs law protecting military children when they switch schools
19. Hilo begins Direct Flights from LA, SF
20. Dopers to rally for Legal Dope at Capitol

1. Progressives: Hirono will rescue us from Xenophobic Warmonger and Corporate Shill Ed Case
2. APEC Preparations: Wealthy liberals pony up for Abercrombie’s Homeless Sweeps
3. Hanabusa backs Boehner against Obama, Hirono rejects call for Congressional Approval of Libya War
4. Redistricting: Tammy Duckworth gets Gerrymandered into Illinois 8th Congressional District
5. Hawaii Tax Director Finds Unusual, Inconsistent Revenue Reports
6. $104M in rail bonds, Tax & Fee Increases approved: The City Council headed for courtroom showdown over oversight of the new rail authority's budget
7. Council Approves Another Sewer Fee Increase: Typical Bill Will Rise 68% Over Six Years
8. When a poll goes off the rail, tax dollars pay for a new one
9. Hawaii to challenge FERC’s role in hydro
10. AARP wants to Put Pension Tax fight behind them, get back to being liberals
11. Auditor: Poor Management of Hawaii Public Housing Puts Federal Funds at Risk
12. Kailua Fireworks Update: $48,000 Left to Raise in 30 Days
13. 400 expected to march at Honolulu gay pride parade
14. Email, Website of Hawaii Lawmaker Hacked
15. Few Hawaii Senators File Disclosure Reports During Session
16. How Tort Reform helped Hawaii Accident Victims Get Medical Care
17. Taxes account for 70 cents a gallon
18. State agencies boost energy efficiency
19. KGMB’s Kim Gennaula to be next Aloha United Way president
20. Honolulu Chinatown Rat-Check: No Rodents, But Plenty Of Rat Bait
21. Virginity Inspection in 1960s Hawaii Juvenile Detention
22. Scientists to study Japanese Nuclear impact on Ocean
23. Herb Kane: The Last Interview

1. Djou: City should work harder to build consensus on rail
2. Abercrombie signs bogus Rail EIS, Enviros Sue, Carlisle Admin blames ... Lingle
3. Lim: Handouts to Clinton Movie Mogul Cronies and Windfarm Scammers are key to Hawaii’s Future
4. Reapportionment Commission Sets Public Meeting Schedule
5. New plan offers coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions
6. Hawaii gov: 'Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Questioning Pride Month'
7. Hawaiian Geothermal Energy: A Gift from the Gods?
8. Horizon Lines, another Jones Act Failure
9. Three steps to sabotage RTTT Teacher Accountability
10. Charter school to leave probation
11. Inouye Continues push for Guam Base
12. Feds Propose Expanding Monk Seal Habitat
13. Hawaii's Local Leader in Integrated Care Achieves 5-Star Rating on Medication Safety from Pharmacy Quality Alliance
14. Dim Bulbs force Creation of Black market
15. Most Hawaii House Reps File Disclosures After Legislative Session
16. Stanley Chang Vulnerable over Parking Meter Fee Hike
17. “Concrete shortage” delays pad installation at bus stops
18. VIDEO: $1 fare for Hele-On bus reconsidered by Hawaii council
19. After Developer builds 432 Townhouses, LUC reverts project to Agricultural Zoning
20. Hawaii Gas Prices Dip While Other States Rise
21. Veteran reporter Huff to say aloha to KITV
22. UHERO Brief: The Lag in Employment Recovery

1. Abercrombie signs SB1347, gives HECO license to soak Consumers for Green Energy Projects
2. Should ratepayers pay for Big Wind Studies? Life of the Land Challenges HECO
3. HIPA Hawaii Military Spending Study Tied to Fundraiser with Military Contractor?
4. After Rejection by Mayo Clinic, US Senators ask Obama Admin to withdraw Medical Home Regs
5. National Right to Life: Medical rationing and $555B Medicare cuts in Obamacare Law
6. Lung Association: Honolulu has America’s Cleanest Air
7. Abercrombie releases funds for Capital Improvement Projects
8. Mufi sits down with Tsutsui to plan 2012 Election Strategy?
9. Abercrombie signs bill shutting Consumers out, allowing HECO to Raise Rates at Will
10. HB1000 Would Authorize Unelected Board to tax cellphones
11. Latest Rail Poll Paid for by Rail Contactor
12. Bill ending GE Tax exemptions raises Legal Questions on Construction Contracts
13. Hawaii Senate Keeps Public in Dark
14. Council, Mayor head for Courtroom Showdown over HART Rail Budget Authority
15. VIDEO: Hawaii council passes budget, mayor “outraged” by payment for Retirees health Care
16. OHA giving away more money to Buy Support from Hawaiians
17. Clayton Hee revises Financial Disclosure Statements AGAIN, may still be in violation
18. Heavyweight Lobbyists Line up to Defend Schnitzer Steel
19. No Conflict: Lawmaker by Day, Lobbyist by Night
20. Rod Tam Sentencing next Tuesday
21. Proposed Laie hotel clears another hurdle
22. Lawsuit looms as UH, consultant try to stop data breaches
23. HPD gains first female deputy chief
24. New Hawaii Law Offers Gold Star Family License Plates to Families of Fallen Soldiers
25. US House to Celebrate Kamehameha Day June 11
26. Investigators Discover Manufacturing Facility in Hawaii
27. TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda

1. RAND: Military is 18% of Hawaii’s Economy (Full Text)
2. Hirono, Hanabusa vote to increase National Debt: House rejects 97-318
3. Horizon Lines may be delisted from NY Stock Exchange
4. Hawaii Right to Life PAC Congratulates Neighborhood Board Candidates Who Advocate for Life
5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 31
6. Abercrombie signs Appropriation for Reapportionment Commission
7. Visitor arrivals rose 5.3% and spending jumped 20.2% in April
8. MRC Greenwood on Misuse of Protocol Funds: “There are many things I don’t do”
9. As Hurricane Season begins, Abercrombie signs law allowing him to spend hurricane relief fund
10. No Special Session Means Key Bills In Limbo
11. No Competition For Hawaii School Bus Contracts
12. Hawaii's Electric Vehicle Rebates Off to Slow Start
13. Civil Beat: Facts are not Facts if We Decide They’re Not
14. Paying For Honolulu News: Follow the money, the technology and the readers to try to predict the future of the news business
15. KHON2, KITV, Hawaii News Now Face Uncertain Future
16. Anti-Geothermal Protesters now Love Geothermal Because OHA will Profit
17. Toxic Waste in Hawaii
18. UH Manoa Ethnic studies to Invade New Zealand
19. Rick Hamada Five Questions. 5 Answers.
20. $2M bail for man charged in Hawaii resort death
21. Nishihara: Agricultural Renaissance? This time we mean it. Really.
22. Kuehnle Algae Replaces Oil, but costs more

1. HB838: Reapportionment Funds Held up by Abercrombie
2. Public gathers at Schofield Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony
3. Kalapa: State Limits on Tax Deductions will Hurt Non-Profit Sector
4. Duckworth not considering run for Hawaii posts
5. Hanabusa holds 3rd DC Lobbyist Fundraiser of Year
6. Hanabusa still hasn’t Moved into District
7. BoE to conduct every kind of Audit—EXCEPT the Financial one
8. Filling Up the General Fund: HVCB market blitz targets 3 cities
9. Medical home model Improves patient care
10. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan: Easier Eligibility Standards for Hawaii Residents
11. Senators Question Guam Base Plan
12. Hawaii may become only state where injuring or killing someone while driving without License is not a Felony
13. Act 221 Scammers still pushing Lanai Windfarm
14. What You Won't Learn From Honolulu Council Financial Disclosure Forms
15. Council Devises Escape Hatch for Recycling Subsidy
16. City might permit fireworks storage
17. NOW THE UKULELE OUTSELLS ELECTRIC GUITARS IN UK
18. Fake CO2 readings keep going up as atmosphere cools

1. Ronald Reagan, Memorial Day 1986: “They chose to reject the fashionable skepticism of their time”
2. Abercrombie’s Tough Deal: Penny-pinching Governor demands Control over decision to “Extend Life”
3. Molokai Anti-Wind Group Forms
4. Memorial Day Events:
5. Only 12 remaining Hawaii WW2 Vets of 442nd
6. Molokai Veterans Group Comes a Long Way
7. Hirono finally shows up in Hawaii to do interviews
8. DOE to tighten tenure rules: School administrators undergo "employee termination training" (but they aren’t actually going to fire anyone)
9. OHA awards $4.3M for education, health and income
10. Maui Man escapes, so soft-on-crime Judge Lets him out of Prison
11. High cost of Nursing Home Care produces Surplus of LTC Beds
12. Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie intends to veto redundant measure extending stimulus oversight
13. No Wind on Molokai (Literally)
14. HC&S: Sugar ‘at the top,’ can anything knock it off?
15. Ex-Maui officer, once called a hero, pleads guilty in theft, sex extortion
16. Costs force MEO out of senior chore service
17. Kauai Property Tax Appeals up 35%
18. Fences protect 8,000 acres of Kaua‘i wilderness
19. Enviros Panic as Huge new Oil Field opens up in Texas

1. Hawaii Family Forum: Religious Freedom takes a Beating in Legislature
2. Israel Day Hawaii Celebration May 29
3. Rep Gene Ward plans for July 4th Maunalua Bay
4. OHA behind effort to block Hydro on Kauai
5. HPD Chief Replaces APEC Coordinator Months Before Event
6. Star-Advertiser calls for Abercrombie to sign Charter School Ethics Bill
7. Star-Advertiser: Hawaii well poised to offer an alternative to the Wisconsin model of dealing with public sector unions (Raise taxes $600M and give the unions 9 paid days off)
8. Law's delay halts foreclosures until Oct 1
9. Hawaii public schools set goal of serving more food cooked from scratch in cafeterias
10. BYU officials defend hotel proposal
11. Hawaiian stilts make comeback in former Homeless Tent City
12. Pair circling isle on foot to help combat meth use
13. High-tech meters to drive new system
14. Feds slow to fund Alii Drive repairs
15. For 55 years, a Hawaii man has fulfilled a promise to tend the grave of his friend's brother

1. Complete list of Neighborhood Board Election Results
2. Berg: Support needed for Community Benefits Bills on Council Agenda
3. Association of Alternative Newsweeklies protests subpoena of Maui Time online Commenters’ IDs
4. Hawaii Workers Comp Fails Workers and Doctors—but Lawyers are given a “Raft of Protocols”
5. VA, Pentagon to combine Electronic Health Records
6. Homeless leave Waianae, move Downtown
7. WW2 Memorial Needs Paint, Abercrombie Admin blames Lingle
8. Hawaii spends $12,399 per student: DoE blames HECO for poor Student Performance
9. New 3 yr Mainland Prison Contract Overdue
10. Hunters hit back at DLNR “Propaganda”: No Axis deer on Big Isle
11. Interest in electric vehicles high in Hawaii: Honolulu creates an online permitting system for home charging stations
12. Dismissal sought in Kaho'ohalahala residency dispute
13. Maui: Ex-police officer pleads guilty in theft and sex assault cases
14. Hawaii County Cost of Gov’t Commission focuses on How to extract more money from Residents
15. County programs serving few a burden to taxpayers
16. Bicyclists protest Waialae road plan
17. Hawaii Puppy Mill Faces 153 Animal Cruelty Counts
18. Lawmakers from Both Sides Rally for Housing Counseling Funding
19. Akaka votes to Bankrupt Medicare

1. Naming names: Who are the alleged Sovereignty-mortgage scammers?
2. Maui Victims of Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers may lose home
3. Study: Hawaii Drivers rank 50th in Driving Skills
4. $600 million in New Taxes
5. Hawaii Government agencies are tops in DC lobbying
6. Tulsi Gabbard announces Democratic campaign for CD2
7. DLNR to step up enforcement against Fishermen
8. Abercrombie on CoR: No plans to call for Special Session
9. Attorney: Seizure of Molokai Ranch for Windfarm may be illegal
10. 189 Properties in Rail’s Path: Myths about Eminent Domain
11. Gov. Ariyoshi Schools Abercrombie on how to balance a Budget
12. State to sell piles of junk to fill General Fund
13. Obamacare: Medicaid cuts will cost Hawaii $150 million over two years
14. County Mayors Meet With Governor Over Contract Talks
15. Abercrombie: Special Session Unlikely, Revenues Forecast Unchanged
16. Hawaii Gov. Abercrombie signs extension of 5 percent pay cut for state leaders
17. Did Hawaii Do Enough To Fix Public Pensions?
18. Maui land sought for geothermal power plant
19. Sovereignty Activists indicted for Stealing from Hawaiians (once again)
20. Rep Herkes defends ACT 48 Foreclosure Reform
21. For Tulsi Gabbard, Serving Hawaii Means Leaving City Council Early
22. HPD Officer's Sentencing Delayed
23. UH students tell City Council about bike route disconnections
24. Hawaii health department reopens food plant
25. Queen Liliuokalani School Closes Its Doors
26. WSJ: Hawaii Hotel Sues Marriott
27. Lahaina museum to be featured in film on China’s 1911 Revolution
28. Akaka reintroduces bill to reunite Filipino World War II veterans and their children
29. Honolulu Mayor Advances Plan to Demolish Waikiki Natatorium
30. Spike in rat lungworm reported
31. HNN: Bu La`ia: The Legend Continues

1. Test of Shield Law? Maui PD subpoenas ID of online commenter who threatened Cop
2. Brookings: Muslims expel reformer from Manoa mosque, claim Arabs discovered Hawaii
3. Gallup: Hawaii residents are Least-Stressed in US
4. VIDEO: Fontaine Factor Discusses Domestic Violence in Hawaii
5. After raising taxes on poor, Abercrombie announces $13M Crony Capitalist Giveaway
6. UH Hilo to be home to NASA International Lunar Research Park
7. Akaka, Inouye join in unanimous Senate rejection of Obama Budget
8. VIDEO: Ryan: Obama, Dems "Shamelessly Distort And Demagogue Medicare"
9. VIDEO: Joe Klein: NY-26 Was A "Victory For Socialism"
10. Everyone Holding Breath for State COR Numbers
11. Clayton Hee corrects years of lies on Ethics Statements: SA blogs about it
12. Abercrombie still trying to balance budget on backs of Seniors
13. Abercrombie’s Corporate Welfare goes to OHIO???
14. Bill to alter homes tax exemption advances
15. Research facility at UH-Hilo would test gear for lunar work
16. 10 yr sentence for Filipino who liberated nearly $300K from Democrat Operatives Meheula, Winer
17. Clownish Hawaii Democrat Media Begins Running Free Campaign Propaganda for Hirono
18. APEC Calls for Seamless Free Trade across Pacific
19. Former Big Island Mayor Yamashiro Will Be Remembered as ‘Best Mayor’ and ‘Loyal Friend and Mentor’
20. Civil Beat Gets it Wrong on Democrat Money flooding into Hawaii 2010 Campaigns
21. Goodwin Liu withdraws appeals court nomination
22. After Abercrombie wrecks Budget, Aoki blames Lingle
23. State partners with NASA to work on space exploration at UH Hilo
24. Obama gives Abercrombie $13M to reward Cronies
25. Incentive reduced for solar water heating program
26. Kauai Council approves $269M budget—25% increase; Rapozo casts lone ‘nay’ vote
27. The Kama’aina Pumping Scandal Remains Scandalous
28. CB: For Filipinos, Politics Is More Than Just Numbers
29. Anti-Bullying Program introduces “Transgender Clownfish” to Elementary School Students
30. Hawaii Doesn't Require Lost Gun Reports
31. 'Speedy Trial' Violations Rare in Hawaii
32. Alleged Scam Psychiatrist came to Hawaii after losing MD license in Colorado
33. Tesoro Buys Libyan Rebel Crude for Hawaii Refinery
34. Hawaii heat source debated

Playing Politics: Kapolei Neighborhood Board Rejects $500K Community Benefit Package

Berg: Allow Mobile Home Parks to provide Affordable Housing?

Judiciary to Host new Divorce Law Seminar

1. Abercrombie’s Medical Homes: Global Budget to control your Healthcare
2. Only 53% of House Seats change hands in 7 years
3. WSJ: An Anti-Israel President: The president's peace proposal is a formula for war
4. WT: Obama’s next war -- President’s ill-considered Islamist backing puts Israel in the cross hairs
5. 4 Schofield soldiers killed in Afghanistan bomb attack
6. Inouye, Akaka stab Hawaii in back: Call for delay in South Korea Free Trade Pact
7. Senator Hee amends latest financial disclosure, questions remain
8. DePledge: Nobody cares about Residency
9. Rail Math Just Doesn’t Add Up
10. Shapiro: Public should win tug of war over control of rail authority
11. Will current controversies change public opinion on rail?
12. Critics: HPD Chief Isolated, Too Close To Union
13. Father says son found gun at Oahu middle school
14. Is Restricting Freedom of Movement a Healthcare Solution?
15. Filipinos Overtake Japanese As Top Hawaii Group
16. Hawaii can play a leading role in America's quest to explore and colonize space
17. $2.6M for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
18. Hawaii Co Water rates hiked 18%
19. Kauai to Regulate Peddlers in Parks
20. Robber Baron will not Represent Molokai
21. Hawaii Consumers #3 in Credit Card Debt
22. Council pursues Obama's library
23. Shakedown Fails for Now: Telescope foes lose bid for legal fees
24. OHA To publish How To guide for Shakedown Artists
25. Argentina: Hawaii doctor nabbed for Medicare billing fraud
26. Hawaii woman accused in $50 million Chinese company fraud
27. United States for Travel Freedom Caucus Plans to Stop TSA ‘Abuses’

1. Hirono launches Campaign by misleading public on education reform, clean energy
2. DoD raises Worldwide Force Protection Condition to Bravo
3. Abercrombie first few months: Anger, secrecy, waffling, and the birther distraction
4. AARP: Pension Tax flawed, would balance budget on backs of Seniors
5. Inouye to Micros: Get Lost
6. Progressives Continue to Obsess over Redistricting
7. Hawaii Finance Director: Moody’s GO Bond Downgrade Will Cost Hawaii Taxpayers
8. Parents Fume over DoE Response to Campus Shooting
9. Child Abuser heads Small DoE Charter School
10. Legislation seeks to shed light on operations and spending as DoE Starves Charters of Funding
11. Rail Supporters spread Conspiracy Theories about Lawsuit
12. SA: Kalihi rentals revamp right way to go
13. PVT Launches Waste-to-Energy to power 12,000 homes
14. KIUC Sets meeting for Luddites to Destroy Hydropower proposal
15. Queen’s MD: Stressed Caregivers abandon Elderly at Emergency Room
16. Guam Vets: "For major surgery we would much rather go to the Philippines than Hawaii"
17. Hawaii Planned Parenthood Celebrates Teen Pregnancy by demanding more taxpayer dollars for Abortion Mill
18. 911 tape for Fireworks blast reveals disdain
19. Maui Charter panel eyes voting powers of County Council
20. Hawaii's Best High School: Mililani High School
21. Native Hawaiian educational programs to receive more than $41M in federal funding
22. Charges against HPD officers dismissed
23. National Veterans Golden Age Games are coming to Hawaii this week for the first time in 25 years
24. Noreen Yamane new chancellor of Hawaii Community College
25. UH Manoa: Feral Cat Count In Progress (Your tax dollars at work)
26. Why is America the 'no-vacation nation'?

1. Bloody Primary: Hirono vs Case vs Hanabusa for Senate?
2. Aiona vs. Hannemann for CD2?
3. Federal Law Enforcement Foundation: Hawaii Muslims not sanctioned to use our name
4. Gulen Cult strikes out in Hawaii Legislature, School?
5. Hawaii PUC Stats show Windfarms cause Blackouts
6. DoTax still has no explanation for sudden discovery of $134M
7. Gov. Tim Pawlenty announces Presidential Campaign
8. Larry Mehau associate John Carroll to run for US Senate as Libertarian
9. Study: Humans Wiped Out Land Crabs 1000 yrs ago In Hawaii (they were delicious)
10. Abercrombie to Democrats: We’re running out of time to Survive
11. Abercrombie signs measure for SHORTER school day (180-day law killed)
12. Abercrombie teams up with Karl Rove against AARP
13. State Auditor Attacks Successful Charter School
14. Small Charter Schools kept on Life Support by KSBE in order to use up all the Charters
15. Highlands Intermediate student in police custody following gunshot on campus
16. Progressive Democrats begin to panic over Reapportionment
17. UH Manoa Ethnic Studies Fraudsters: APEC meeting a chance to promote 'Value of Hawaii'
18. SA to Council: Allow rail authority to do its job
19. ILind: Foreclosure Law will allow Condo Fee Deadbeats free ride
20. Odds Against Entrepreneurship In Hawaii
21. Hawaii technology office on course for creation
22. Groups call on students to challenge themselves
23. Special report: youth gangs in Hawaii
24. US Wind Installations Dropping Sharply
25. Korean TV show a boon for tourism
26. Tonga: Hawaiian Kingdom visa scheme is a scam

1. VOTING EXTENDED: SATURDAY was last day to vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
2. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels not running for President
3. Candidates sought for Hawaii County seat on UH Board of Regents
4. Reapportionment: Democrats don’t want to count Military Personnel, do want to count Felons
5. Business owner and Consultant? Clayton Hee’s False Ethics Reports
6. Maui News Who do you expect to be the Republican nominee in the 2012 presidential race?
7. No Audit of the DoE, but State Auditing Charter Schools
8. Failing Molokai School converts to Charter, now succeeds. Teachers work longer day get paid more
9. Charter School in Tents Whips DoE
10. Growth trends like in Ewa will guide reapportionment changes
11. VIDEO: Abercrombie “We don’t deserve to hold office if we can’t deliver as Democrats”
12. SA: Charities that feed homeless should stop
13. Kat Brady compares compares Halawa to Auschwitz as Fat Criminals lose weight, ACLU says system is cracking
14. Developers Pitch Hoopili development for Ewa
15. Five years after nearly closing, Kahuku Medical Center holds open house
16. Kapaia Bridge: After four years of talk and studies, Kauai County decides to do nothing
17. Ulua Hunters Needed: Fishing ban in NW Hawaiian Islands is Killing Monk Seals
18. UPI: Ultralights need more regulation?
19. Government Steps Up Repayment Of Student Loans
20. Rump Presbyterian Church votes to allow oral, anal sex for Clergy
21. Handi-Van driver accused of sexually assaulting mentally handicapped woman
22. “Pacific Gibraltar: U.S.-Japanese Rivalry over the Annexation of Hawaii, 1885-1898,” by William Michael Morgan

1. Maui Armed Forces Day Picnic TODAY
2. Israel Day Hawaii Celebration May 29
3. VIDEO: Herman Cain announces GOP Presidential Bid
4. Abercrombie signs public lands bills into law
5. Natural Resource Agencies Collaborate to Help Conserve Forestry Lands in Hawaii
6. Hirono vs. Lingle Round 2?
7. Rep. Johanson Selected for Prestigious Emerging Leaders Program
8. Senator Clayton Hee files false ethics reports for years
9. Sen Josh Green Leads Doctors into Medical Jail
10. Plata o Plombo? Electronic Medical Records Subsidy Keeps Kona Hospital in Black
11. Construction industry worries about fallout from rail lawsuit
12. Abercrombie tells Nurses it is their own fault if HGEA doesn’t take care of them
13. Honolulu Reapportionment Commission Named
14. Hawaii Ranks #3 in Homelessness
15. With APEC breathing down their necks, Honolulu Work Crews suddenly become efficient
16. State Guests “Disinvited” From Pirates of the Caribbean Screening
17. State Supreme Court issues rules to accompany foreclosure proceedings
18. Hawaii human trafficking suspect appeals civil case loss
19. FBI Adopts Waipahu School
20. Hawaii County Illegal Smokers being ticketed
21. High hopes for ignition interlock
22. Windward bike-sharing program promotes government waste
23. E-Waste Recycling program falling apart as trash piles up
24. First Wind issues $200M in notes for new wind projects
25. Latino Community Grew Almost 40% in Hawaii Over Last Decade

1. VIDEO: Abercrombie squares off with Maui Nurses
2. Djou responds to Hirono Campaign Announcement
3. UHERO County Forecast: Uneven Recovery Continues
4. SA: Abercrombie off to rough start
5. Police Roust Kenoi, Chang from Drunken Party
6. Hawaiian Home Lands Owes $2,500 for Treadmill
7. HTA: Tourism set for near-record year
8. Dead on Arrival: Obama Admin to ask for $250M for Honolulu Rail
9. District Pork Hard to Track at the Ledge
10. Legislators raise GE Tax $350M, proud of …uh… not raising GE Tax
11. Surprise, surprise: Maui hydro proposal causing controversy
12. Long-awaited Kuhio Park Terraces revamp begins
13. Castle doubles down on schools (good money after bad)
14. DoE employee arrested in first child enticement case involving 'live victim'
15. Study: HIV on the rise with Asian and Pacific Islander Women
16. Less Federal Funds: Hawaii's anti-terror funding cut despite APEC
17. Geothermal: How Much will OHA make after theft of Wao Kele O Puna
18. Were Kings and Queens of Hawaii Really Hawaiian?
19. Hawaiian Rights vs DLNR at Supreme Court
20. US judge fines contractor for human trafficking
21. Regents Split on Research Center's Future, Punt Decision to UH President
22. Cayetano: 14 years, 10 dogs, and Salmon
23. Maui Chamber needs more donations to continue Fourth of July fireworks
24. Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration
25. Castle Foundation commits $10 million to public education
26. Transsexual Farrington HS Student now edits website

1. Hawaii WW2 vet to Obama: “Shape up and start acting like an American”
2. FRIDAY Last Day to Vote for Honolulu Neighborhood Board
3. Larry Mehau Associate Mazie Hirono Announces Campaign for US Senate
4. Hawaii Judges Cannot Be Impartial About Rail Project
5. US Census: Hawaii home ownership only 57.7%
6. DBEDT: State Forecasts Remain Optimistic
7. RESULTS: Cain tops Hawaii GOP Presidential Straw Poll
8. Courthouse News: Watchdogs & Ex-Hawaii Officials Aim to Shelve Mass Transit Project
9. Not to Rule over Hawaii: Obama's 9th Circuit nominee Goodwin Liu heading for Defeat Thursday?
10. To Rule over Hawaii: Obama nominates former Planned Parenthood Board member for 9th Circuit
11. Social Security Admin releases Top 100 baby names for Hawaii
12. Your Private Information Public? HHS Audit finds massive Security Gaps in Electronic Medical Records
13. Victory: Senate Republicans Save Hawaii from Berkeley Liu
14. Cabanilla, Wooley, English among Least Effective Lawmakers
15. Neighborhood Board Voting ends Friday
16. Homelessness Industry Admits 75% would go to shelters if we stop feeding them on the Streets
17. Three Weeks After Rail Fact-Finding Trip, Still No Report
18. State forecasts increase in jobs
19. AP, ABC Weigh in on Moody’s Hawaii Downgrade
20. BOE wants single, more rigorous track to earn high school diploma
21. Common Cause Targets Instant Runoff Voting for a Comeback Next Year
22. Kauai Resort property tax hike fails
23. Kau: Modest version of Hawaiian Riviera Resort envisioned
24. Council to chop W. Hawaii golf subsidy
25. Oi: Bill to ban texting in crosswalks won't work, but changed attitudes would
26. UH Board of Regents To Vote on Major Research Center's Closure
27. "Interim" is the Title for 8 of 19 Deans at UH Manoa
28. Daily KOS Claims Lingle has no future
29. Bank Lobbyist Served on Hawaii Fore closure Task Force
30. Big Save stores sold to Times
31. Hawaii Libertarian Party Convention to meet Saturday
32. Accused Murderer Walks after Two Mistrials

1. Abercrombie’s Medical Homes scheme rejected by Mayo Clinic, other top clinics
2. HGEA to Nurses: State not Responsive to Negotiations
3. APEC Prep: Abercrombie Reveals 90-Day Homeless Plan
4. Schatz still trying to find “More Federal Funds”
5. Top Abercrombie Fundraiser Endorses Republican Presidential Campaign
6. HCDA Hearing on Future Development of Barbers Point/Kalaeloa
7. Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
8. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
9. Analysis: Budgets Swell for All but Two Hawaii Depts.
10. Abercrombie copies Waihee: Secrecy led to Broken Trust
11. Ward: 18 Bills which were originally Republican Ideas
12. Shapiro: Senate race a re-run of 2002?
13. Council, Mayor Threaten to Sue Each Other Over New Rail Agency
14. What if Honolulu Rail Fails?
15. Moody’s Downgrades State of Hawaii’s General Obligation Bond Rating
16. Could add 0.2% to interest rate on Bonds
17. Hawaii Pacific Health touts Financial Incentives agreement with HMSA: Make OUR patients more healthy—by throwing the sick ones out
18. Lawmakers as Bait to Lure Lobbyists
19. State aims to clear out homeless for APEC
20. Abercrombie: Don’t feed the Homeless
21. Hawai‘i federal judges look like poster kids for rail suit
22. The EA Rip-Off: Why Hawaii’s Environmental Policy is Failing
23. Hippies found Squatting in Back of Washington Place
24. Free Ride: Council rejects plan to end Free Bus Fares on Big Island
25. APEC Targets Pacific Wide Free Trade Zone in Upcoming US Summit
26. DARE Funds Cut
27. New Fraud Claim Against Missing Bank of America Employee
28. Stalled Once, Developer Returns With New Master Plan For Ewa, Kapolei
29. Breaking: Koolauloa politics heat up, physical assault alleged
30. Record number earn Native Hawaiian law certificate
31. Sun Yat-Sen’s Views About Overthrow?
32. BOOK REVIEW: Man who added Hawaii to the map

1. Moody’s Cuts Hawaii’s Bond Rating
2. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted May 16
3. Study: Hawaiian Islands Feudal system in 1400 AD
4. Lingle Pushes Senate Decision to Summer
5. SHOCK POLL: Labor unions ranked high in influence
6. VIDEO: Abercrombie Bickers with Maui Nurses
7. Nurses group questions MMMC rent payments for empty structure
8. HPD's 2 deputy chiefs intend to give up posts
9. Honolulu inflation ranked No. 4 in nation in 2010
10. SA: OIP has public duty to issue opinion
11. Fact Check: Abercrombie wrong about Medicaid Enrollment Growth
12. Beacon Communities' birthday emphasizes 'journey' ahead
13. HMSA, Kaiser in the black so far this year
14. Unity House tries to sell Lotus hotel
15. Wind Farms get a pass while Enviros hammer KIUC over dead birds
16. Property taxes 180% higher after Supreme Court rejects Kauai Ohana Amendment
17. Crisis? Council: $200K trash haul study waste of money
18. Kauai Councilman Votes Money for his own Non-profit
19. FACE Rallies for illegal migrants
20. Star-Advertiser makes room for Democrat Campaign Commercial
21. Obama’s sister: Private schools should share resources with Public Schools
22. Court rejects appeal of Kamehameha case
23. VIDEO: Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial ground breaking
24. Dopers fire back at Green, Shapiro
25. Akaka introduces foreclosure overhaul in Senate
26. Hawaiian Crab Extinction Linked To Ancient Human Presence

1. Hawaii GOP sets March 13 for GOP Presidential Caucuses
2. Hawaii Republicans Pass first-ever Resolution Against Akaka Bill
3. Abercrombie: Nurses must suffer to pay for Medicaid Expansion
4. Abercrombie: I am right and people are ungrateful
5. CB: Abercrombie Says He Will 'Roll Over' AARP—Pension Tax coming back
6. Democrat Senate Primary: Hanabusa, Hirono, Hannemann duke it out over chance to defeat Case
7. If She Runs, Lingle Wants 'Strategy for Victory'
8. Poll: Concern grows over rail's cost
9. U.S. Supreme Court declines Kamehameha admissions case
10. HR: Hawaii GOP Resolutions Oppose Rail Project, Akaka Bill and All Tax/Fee Hikes
11. Calvin Say: ERS Reform is most important accomplishment
12. Medicaid Cuts to affect 50% of Molokai
13. Survey: 93% of Molokai Residents say no to Wind Farm
14. The rise in the cost of petroleum will not stop the recovery, Hawaii experts say
15. Local Psychiatrist Says Hawaii ready for APEC
16. Crisis? State peddles program for renting of bicycles
17. Traceability expert leaves Hawaii
18. Meda Chesney-Lind chosen as commencement speaker
19. Gingrich endorses Obamacare
20. ABC: Trump Not Running for President

1. VIDEO: Huckabee announces he is not running for President
2. Lingle: “Seriously considering” Senate Run
3. Poll Heavy with Democrats but Abercrombie Approval still Drops to 50%
4. Bombastic, In your face Abercrombie is Out of Control
5. Pension: Reigning in Hawaii's labor costs
6. Lawmakers Should Have Taken Own Pension Medicine
7. SA: Address costs of elder care before coping turns to crisis
8. SA: Placing needy in housing costs millions
9. Does OIP have the legal authority to “punt”?
10. Who is making these judgment calls in the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office?
11. Telescope opponent says Hawaiian goddess will testify
12. After decades of paying $1 a year, Bowfin girds for big rent increase
13. Maui Lawmakers sorry film tax credit on cutting room floor
14. TheBus No. 1 in rides to work
15. Officers' memorial to break ground

1. Hawaii State Republican Convention to Meet this Weekend
2. HMSA: Mail-order Pharmaceutical plan losing support of Hawaii Physicians
3. Seeking Development Approval, Kyo-ya easy mark for Abercrombie’s Free Sand Shakedown
4. Legislative Wrap-up Video: Rep Ward, Sen Slom Town Hall meeting Hawaii Kai
5. If CoR cuts forecast, Abercrombie will demand Special Session
6. Transit Case Assigned To Mainland Judge
7. Hall Stepping Down as Hawaiian Homes Deputy after Treadmill Purchase exposed
8. New OIP refuses to challenge governor on judge names list (Quid pro Quo)
9. Price of Rail Environmental Study Doubled To $156 Million
10. Protesters Hound Alternative Energy Projects Statewide
11. HMSA, Straub, Wilcox, Pali Momi sign agreement to ration care
12. Hyperbole: Abercrombie promises Gov’t Spending will Cut Kauai Unemployment in Half
13. Hawaii Muslims help State Department Brainwash International Students
14. Unpaid wages mount for hundreds in job city says wasn't for rail
15. Bed bugs and superbug bacteria linked
16. $349 Million In Lost Revenue: The Economic Cost Of Violence In Hawaii
17. VIDEO: Yagong counters mayor’s budget plan
18. HOPE Probation Works: Why Choosing Research and Facts Over Sensationalism and Anecdotes Make for Better Criminal Justice Policy
19. First Wind unable to find location (so sad)
20. Reporter gets dirt on Elected Official, but does not use it
21. Hawaii's sex offenders Part 3: Protecting your children
22. Wanted for Rape in Hawaii, Fugitive busted in Oregon 11 years later
23. Deputy police chief's son arrested in alleged theft
24. 442nd vet changed Hawaii through politics and law

1. Obamacare: HMSA announces statewide scheme to cut costs
2. Honolulu Cellphone Ban: You can Walk the walk, but don’t talk the talk
3. Hui files federal lawsuit to stop rail plans
4. Council member wants 'Plan B' to raise taxes, raid Bus funds in case rail funding is short
5. Rail transit rolls forward with stops for questions
6. Abercrombie: Put Multi-Member Districts on ballot for 2012
7. Shapiro: Senatorial Pique forces Special Session
8. Say, Oshiro Best in Hawaii House at Passing Own Bills
9. Impact of New Retirement Rules: Smaller Pensions
10. PBN: ‘Frustrated’ Abercrombie is good CEO because he uses Twitter, and gave an excuse for not releasing Judicial nominees
11. Civil Beat Shares Hawaii Legislative Agency Salaries
12. Efficiency?  Cost Cutting? Hawaii's largest health insurer will raise its premiums by 3.7% in July
13. Crisis?  $4.5M for new Judiciary Building
14. Fear of being politically incorrect strangles UH Athletics
15. Aulani to hire 800 "cast members" to fill "roles"
16. Update: Nordstrom will pursue theft charges against HPD deputy chief's son
17. HNN: Sex Predators Among Us
18. Why Trial Lawyers Love Enviros, OHA—and fear Mainland
19. Psychos, race baiters duke it out on Hawaii County Council
20. Luddites, Anti-Superferry protesters prepare to defeat Hydro Power on Kauai
21. A Grandmother Speaks Against Wind Farm
22. Political Correctness Tours to begin in Honolulu
23. Last bale of Hawaiian Waste trash disposed of
24. Honolulu Mulls Phone Ban for Pedestrians
25. Hawaii's newest public school fills fast
26. Regulators lift consent order against Central Pacific
27. Omidyar won’t say how long he will pay for Civil Beat

1. Plaintiffs Seek Injunction to block Honolulu Rail Construction, Contracting
2. Brookings: Honolulu The Bus is #1 Transit System in Nation
3. Honolulu’s Frieda Takaki to head US Employee Stock Ownership Foundation
4. Porn Pastor to appear at former Wahiawa XXX Store
5. VIDEO: Newt Gingrich announces Presidential Campaign
6. Psychiatrists Boycott Honolulu Meeting Over Desmond Tutu Invitation
7. Council puts rein on rail spending
8. General Fund Deposits down 2.3% or up 2.9%, depending…
9. Hawaii’s agencies outspend private business on Washington lobbying
10. Convention Center May Not Host President, Other Leaders During APEC
11. Honolulu mayor: possible prostitution spike for APEC
12. APEC Practice Run: 10,000 Psychiatrists
13. Nanny City: Bill would outlaw holding iPads and cellphones while crossing city streets
14. Hawaii foreclosure decline is mainly due to major lenders holding back on new filings, experts say
15. Trust in supervisors cited in Police overtime scam
16. Council ends discount on tipping fees for recycling
17. Money for Candidates: 9-11 trooothers thank Hawaii Co Council
18. Lawmaker Carroll fined for late filing of reports
19. Pflueger asks appeals court to dismiss manslaughter charges
20. Abercrombie demands Turtle Bay owners give ag land to Trust for Public Land
21. Kailua Fireworks Group Seeks Support from Businesses, Residents, for 4th of July Show
22. Hyphen APA Heritage Month Profiles: Cindy Adams, Executive Director of the Hawaii Meth Project
23. Coal, Eucalyptus chip in to generate power 
24. Oi: No “screaming invective” for traditional marriage

1. Berg: Allow Mobile Home Parks to provide Affordable Housing?
2. Hawaii Nursing Home Care costs 58% more than National Average
3. VIDEO: Rep Gene Ward’s Sine Die Speech
4. SA on Hawaii ERS Debt? Nothing to see here, just move along
5. Harimoto on Rail: “There Will be Problems”
6. Hawaii to limit Medicaid eligibility, reduce benefits to save $75M
7. DoE Loses only $16M in budget
8. AG Louie, ACLU team up to allow Delivery of Medicated Marijuana
9. Their incompetence could give lawmakers a pay raise
10. Abercrombie upset after Star-Advertiser identifies him as failure
11. Federal Judge Calls Legislature’s Inaction “A Terrible Thing”
12. Legislature Fails to fund settlement for DoE rape Victim
13. CB: Hawaii Republicans Strike Out at Legislature
14. Not dissuaded by rejection of Pension Tax - Abercrombie
15. After dropping Vaccination Funding, Schatz tries to talk insurers into paying for it
16. Isles' long-term care costs high, survey shows
17. Carlisle Admin repeats Hannemann and Harris Admin calls to divest Affordable Housing
18. Berg: Put Zoo in Diamond Head Crater
19. Crisis? Counties pour money into Swampland, Open Space, Vacant positions, Reserve Fund, Swinging bridge
20. Kauai County auditor hampered by external delays, influences
21. Kam Schools is top Spender on Lobbying
22. Schatz prepares for APEC: 200,000 Japanese Hula Dancers showcase Hawaii’s legitimacy
23. Former Ag Bennett Defends State’s Manslaughter Case Against Jimmy Pflueger
24. Honolulu is Only City in America with Increasing Home Prices
25. Kakaako: Open Space preferred to Presidential Library
26. Cabanilla pushes Democrat Takeover of Public Housing Agency
27. Facebook Post blows Liquor Inspectors’ Cover
28. Dispute Over Hawaii Kai Marina Association’s Financial Management May Go to Court
29. Coming to Hawaii Soon? Fishermen Attempt Suicide after “Catch-Share” Regulations Destroy Industry
30. Alarming combo: Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found

1. Coverup: DoE changes tests, surveys to create illusion of progress
2. UPDATE: Hawaii Right to Life PAC endorses more Honolulu Neighborhood Board Candidates
3. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted May 9
4. Borreca: Abercrombie will face a day of reckoning
5. The Table of Shame - can we afford everything we wish for?
6. Nails in the Coffin: Legislature approves 252 bills this year
7. As Redistricting Looms: Abercrombie touts Return to Multi-Member Districts
8. Hawaii Ethics Commission Hasn't Issued Advisory Opinion Since 2006
9. ACT 221 Scammers on Big Wind: Governor must Seize Molokai Ranch and Give it to us!
10. Higher Electricity Sales mask Effects of Decoupling
11. Crisis? Kauai County Begins Hiring
12. Recycling subsidy in danger
13. Murkowski welcomes U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka back to work after rib injury
14. APEC Preparations: Weak start for state’s homeless initiative
15. APEC Preparations: Prostitution expected to surge for APEC
16. APEC Preparations: Free plane ticket to Texas for homeless woman in Waikiki
17. Point Panic Homeless Camp proposed as Site for Obama Library
18. Expensive Private School Brainwashes Manoa Children
19. Pot-Heads, State of Hawaii team up to soak landowner for $15,000 a day
20. Hordes of Wildly Posturing Activists block Appointment of Kauai Archaeologist
21. Sellers’ Remorse: Maori get head back
22. Hitler Poster Child Changes Life, Finds Hawaii Home