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Sunday, August 1, 2010 |
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August 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:12 PM :: 8243 Views
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“Birthers” smell profit in an Abercrombie governorship?
PAPAHĀNAUMOKUĀKEA Designated a World Heritage Site
Lambda: Hawaii Civil Unions suit demands recognition of new family structures, not “equality”
'Culture war' engulfs Hawaii Democrats
Mufi: “Neil has never spent a day in a serious private sector job”
Leonard: Antidote to the activist Supreme court which invented gay marriage, killed Superferry?
Think Tech: “Some people would like to keep the seat empty until Linda Lingle is gone”
Sweet Justice: Superferry protesters projects stymied by lack of EIS
AP: Hawaii: Haven for the homeless? (Honolulu tent City being promoted all over mainland)
FACE: A city housing office could help … homelessness industry
SA: Sewer pact negotiations need more transparency
Kaneohe charter school evicted to make way for long-term care facility
Hawaii Progressives continue to pump their “Values” book
American Samoa tuna cannery may reopen
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Saturday, July 31, 2010 |
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July 31, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 9521 Views
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Abercrombie, if defeated in primary, refuses to endorse Hannemann
ILWU supports Kirk Caldwell in his campaign for mayor
CB busts another Mufi lie: “Only Candidate Who's Lived and Worked on Neighbor Islands” -- FALSE
Political Radar Puna HD 4: “Hapai could be competitive”
Dems running for Lt. Governor rev up campaigns (Sakamoto vs Hooser?)
BoE: Furlough moms campaign, face off with union boss and transsexual foster parent seeking reelection
$18K in Unreported Gifts: Lobbyists feeding legislators, staff throughout session
HECO’s Green Energy scam to take 2.3% more ‘green’ out of your pocket
Steve Case boosts investment in ML&P: AOL founder could have majority stake after stock sale done
Most of state's alleged stimulus jobs fall outside the private sector
Estimate of daily rail riders rises 21,300
Curfew time's up at public housing
SA takes another swipe at Hawaii Meth Project
School's eviction stands
Three Hawaii Diploma mills target of expose
Hawaii 90-year old robbed by ‘power of attorney’ scammers
Marine monument named World Heritage site
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Friday, July 30, 2010 |
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July 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:49 AM :: 8175 Views
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Nat’l Dems on Hanabusa: "We now have sweetness and light in Hawaii — or at least we don't have a lot of darkness."
Hannemann vs Abercrombie at Neighborhood Board meeting: “yelling, screaming, ranting, raving, finger-pointing and name-calling”
Hannemann continues to push tent cities, Abercrombie channels Pol Pot
Djou: Raising $3.8 Trillion In New Taxes a Bad Idea, progressives attack
Federal Project Will Bring Hundreds Of Jobs, Eventually, Sort-of
Civil union opponents regroup after suit filed
Akaka Bill compared to Monty Python's dead parrot
ACT 221 Scammers endorse Abercrombie, Carpenters back Hannemann
Caldwell, Prevedouros File For Mayor, DelaCruz drops out of race
Enemy Propaganda from CB: Legislative Turnover? Not Going to Happen
Hawaii's Jews assess Abercrombie, Hannemann and more at Temple Emanu-El
Djou to speak at gay Republican event
Aloha Update: Hawaii In the Final Running For Educational Funds
Teachers still have their furlough days
SA: Fix immersion school testing
Visitors to Hawaii up for seventh straight month
Judge delays Hawaii garbage shipments to Washington
Koko Head Shooting teaches discipline, focus
Mililani Residents Vigorously Oppose Affordable Housing Complex: Hundreds Attend Neighborhood Board Meeting To Protest
Kalihi Valley Homes Emergency Curfew Lifted
Jury to deliberate fate of accused spy
Hawaii one of “least lazy” states
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 |
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July 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:04 PM :: 9260 Views
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Governor Lingle’s Legacy Anything but Narrow
Military Voter Act: US DoJ criticized for waiving Hawaii's illegally late Primary date
Djou renews call for Free Trade with South Korea
Djou: “Truth in Spending Act would force Congress to live by financial forecasts”
Hawaii gays, atheists grab for children as part of new legal strategy: Place issue in hands of Hawaii's judiciary (again)
SA to HSTA: DOE, unions must unite to win (Unions still sabotage RTTT)
National Report: Only 3% of DoE Students graduate college in four years
CB busts Mufi, Neil in lies
Carlsmith Ball Chairman: Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court Nominee Katherine G. Leonard is Gifted, Highly Skilled, Well Balanced
Oregon Live: Lawsuit seeks to stop Hawaii trash headed to the Northwest
Hawaii's 2 former Superferrys await sale in Virginia shipyard
Hawaii Congressman Djou Calls for More Guam Funding
Embattled Councilman Tam Files For Mayor's Race, then goes to lunch
Hawaiian Electric to offer lower/higher electric vehicle charging rates
Hawaii sending last of tax refunds
HDR/Hawaii Pacific Engineers wins rail transit design contract
Big Island courthouses may close due to security shortage
Robbery suspect who was shot by father is ex Honolulu police officer
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
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July 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 11552 Views
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SA: A step forward for all Hawaiians (Eliminates one of the excuses for the Akaka Bill)
The Rundown: 17 competitive Legislative Races
Shapiro: CJ nominee Katherine Leonard faces the first blades
Judicial appointments will define Lingle's legacy
National Democrats reserve TV time in Hawaii to attack Djou
Firefighters back Caldwell for mayor
BOE Explores Bullying Solutions
DOE Lays Off 40 Workers: Education Officials Look To Cut $142 Million
Lawsuit seeks to raise age for public special education
Hawaii DoE “surprise pick” for RTTT
Diagnostic Laboratory Services: Amphetamine use up 70%
Grove Farm operates quarry at heiau site, “few rocks remain”
Smart grid rollout stalls in Hawaii
Public asked to comment on proposed lawsuit settlement without seeing it
Kauai: Planning Department employees hold second jobs
VIDEO: Police, Greenwell discuss Kona councilman’s arrest
GTMO Greenwell hopes to overturn 'Sunshine Law'
Big Island police seek witnesses to assault in a Hilo bar
Ex-officer gets 30 months in gun case: A history of violence has led to a federal term for Rik Orton
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 |
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July 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:53 PM :: 11197 Views
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Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu, Hilo, Kona events
Full Text: Day v Apoliona Decision
Campaign contributions: Inouye pushing for more Sandwich Isles Communications funding?
VIDEO: Djou on Fox Business News
Adrienne King on DoE: “The system is broken”
Hawaii named as one of 19 Race To The Top Finalists
From civil unions to taxes, Calvin Say keeps his cool (Case family Advertiser launches war on Calvin Say)
Chief justice appointee 'unqualified,' defense lawyer says
OHA hopes Akaka Tribe can be taken up as “filler” by busy Senate
VIDEO: Duke Aiona 30 minute interview with Sherry Bracken
Hannemann Wants To Revive Hawaii Superferry: Abercrombie tags plan as “fantasy”
CB to BoE: Show us the data
NRO: Latest from the Frontlines
Hawaii child welfare rankings drop
Post office naming Makes trouble in paradise
Honolulu exports worth more than $2 billion annually
Admitted Human Traffickers Got Federal Aid
Thai Workers Forced into Labor at Oahu Farm Wait for Justice
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Monday, July 26, 2010 |
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July 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:11 PM :: 14767 Views
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DoE spends $50M for free software
Eleven Opinions: Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee Katherine Leonard
Aiona sees objectivity as key to election win
Abercrombie stresses support for civil unions measure (Single issue candidate?)
Mufi’s wreckage: Repairs tab may top $32B
Shapiro: Do or Die for Hawaii GOP
Teachers head back to ‘full’ school year
Hawaii illegal alien worker law could be affected by Supreme Court case
AP: Life's a beach for some homeless in Hawaii (Seattle Homelessness Industry demands Tent City in Hawaii)
NYC flies homeless to Hawaii
Dry conditions leave isle farms parched
Project to convert carbon dioxide emissions into fuel slated for Hawaii
Lingle Appoints Ito As Insurance Commissioner
Gallup: More States "Competitive" in Terms of Party Identification
Hawaii GOP Senate candidate calls self 'crazy'
Heftel's widow stops post office renaming
Trial of Census Worker Arrested pushed back to Aug 5, moved to Honolulu federal Court
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Sunday, July 25, 2010 |
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July 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:48 PM :: 8067 Views
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Shapiro: Aiona is “the one who isn’t covered in mud yet”
Borreca: Abercrombie in audience throwing tomatoes
Surprise Lingle appointee Leonard will be looked at closely by the state Senate
City Lawyers Reluctant On Whether Mayor Violated Ordinance
DoE Immersion schools want to abandon English-language standardized tests
Kamehameha Litigants anonymity claim may get “en banc” hearing
SA: Tent cities for homeless could be stopgap solution (for a decade or so)
Man Accused of Deadly Shooting in American Samoa has Hawaii Connection
State's biggest public housing complex tries to close the door on bad perceptions
Foreclosures: Hawaii 1874 law seen as helping lenders, hurting consumers
$32 Million Earmarked For Green Energy Work
KGI: First ‘foul’ called in 2010 elections
Few UH officials disclose protocol spending
The public option
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Saturday, July 24, 2010 |
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July 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:16 AM :: 7403 Views
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Legislative Scorecard released by Grassroot Institute
Big win for free speech: Senate Passes Anti-Libel-Tourism Law
Wind farm is Maui’s biggest tax deadbeat
If Dems win, LG could be Governor in four years
Hanabusa tries to undo damage from “Bum Information” comments
Hanabusa complains that Djou has gone to Washington
Hawaii unemployment 15.8% when discouraged workers are counted
Deadline for comments on Honolulu rail EIS extended to Aug. 16
HPD “screened”, ran “background checks” on list of union protesters prior to arrests
Poinography: Democrat legislative Staffer wins release of 2000 pages of Lingle administration documents
Arakawa hammers Tavares for buying “expensive koa table” with Homeland Security funds
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Friday, July 23, 2010 |
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July 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:08 AM :: 11750 Views
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Will rail plan collapse before November?
Supreme Court: Zoning Statutes Are "Environmental" Laws – individuals can now sue to enforce
Hawaii Leads in Wellbeing; West Virginia Ranks Last
Katherine Leonard picked as next Hawaii chief justice
Honolulu Special Elections To Be Held With Primary Sept. 18
Council chair: criminal probe into Tam's spending "unfortunate"
GOP fields candidate for Kauai seat: A law invoked that allowed for extra filing time did not apply, Democrats complain
Democrat Borreca: In Hawaii, ethnicity plays unspoken (sic) role in politics (Aims at Mufi, nails sovereignty movement)
Healthcare Bill Will Cost Hawaii Taxpayers $204 Million
CB: Big Wind Fuels a Torrent of Big Questions
Unemployment Extension Benefits 10,000 In Hawaii
Union workers arrested during Hyatt protest
Michael Savage Cannibal Comments Criticized (he’s too skinny)
Pentagon Faces Intensifying Pressures to Trim Budget
Retaliation: Kapa‘a man ‘traumatized’ after 3 KPD officers deliver warning for trespassing
Hawaii Co Council seeks Kohala consolidation reconsideration
Sovereignty Activists visit Grover Cleveland birthplace
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Thursday, July 22, 2010 |
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July 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:23 PM :: 10929 Views
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AtomicMonkey Reincarnated, picks up Abercrombie DSA story: Abercrombie supporters--“Its just going to get nastier”
Secret "DSAer"? Abercrombie’s Denial Raises More Questions
States That Pay The Most Taxes: Hawaii is #1
Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak at Maui, Oahu events
In DC: Hanabusa not invited to White House, lectures National Democrats on “Bum Information”
Djou on Fox News: “Every single dollar the government spends comes from a family”
GOP Senate candidate Cam Cavasso launches “Crazy” TV ad
Ka’auwai: Democrats shocked to face “Republican candidate in 95% of the legislative races”
Prevedouros: Mayoral election “a referendum on way City has been run”
Abercrombie accepts 4 debate invitations
Council to set date of mayoral election
Hawaii's major gubernatorial candidates address high tech at venture capital forum
GOP still has chance to field candidate against anti-Superferry protester Rep Herminia Morita
Politico: National Republicans plan boost for Djou, 8 others
Schools to move to online testing: Students can take an exam three times with best results counted to meet federal standards
Former HSTA Director: Furloughs Should Have Been on Paid Holidays Rather Than Fridays
May congressional special election cost $670K
Higa Ordered To Spend 200 Years In Prison
Senate Special Session to consider Lingle’s judicial appointments
Councilman Rod Tam Center Of Criminal Investigation
Carlisle resigns post to join mayor's race
Carlisle reflects on career as City Prosecutor
Hawaii Democrats squabble over naming post office after Cec Heftel
Report: Hawaii new-car sales basically flat for first six months
Lack of hot water persists for years at public housing
New City Bus Route To Serve Homeless at Barber's Point/Kalaeloa
Ballot Access News: Hawaii Candidate Filing Closes; Five Parties Will Have Nominees
BIW: HB444 -- needed to pass
Hawaii #2 in percentage of foreign-owned farmland
A bizarre extortion tale of the South Pacific
AL GORE SEX SCANDAL SHOCKER POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO MORE!
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |
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July 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 9972 Views
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Djou: “We need more private sector jobs, not more public sector programs”
How Charles Djou can do it
Hannemann resigns, Hawaii governor's race officially starts
Off and Running: Hawaii GOP candidates running in nearly every race
Caldwell Becomes Acting Honolulu Mayor: He's The Incumbent, But Do Voters Know Who He Is?
Shapiro: Dumping trash on Apo is mayor's parting act
Waihee: Passage of Akaka Bill will benefit all Hawaii my cronies
A national report calls the state's reading and math standards "mediocre"
SA: Clear up doubts about Act 221
Life Site News: Hawaii Democratic Primary for Governor Splits Over Same-sex 'Marriage'
Abercrombie supporters tag Hannemann for use of race card
Drug-trafficking boss sentenced to 20 years
Hawaii Superferry fell short on paying required fees long before adverse court decision (Historical Revisionism)
Hawaii's oil addiction threatens our island way of life
Honolulu irradiation facility still on drawing board
Maui groups, county end water plant study dispute
Plan to truck Hilo waste to Kona stalled
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010 |
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July 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 PM :: 10801 Views
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“National Ocean Council” to impose “zoning”, sparks fears of recreational fishing ban
America's Ruling Class -- And the Perils of Revolution
Great news! Mufi Hannemann to resign as Honolulu Mayor today
OHA Claims 59 votes for Akaka Bill: 60 needed
Democrat Borreca: Keep raising taxes and don’t check on how the money is spent
Democrat Shapiro: Djou “low on food chain”
Aloun Farm owners deny threats
Abercrombie gave $33,000 to state Democratic Party
Hannemann announces new city mapping software
Thousands in Hawaii lose unemployment benefits
State delays making cuts to program for at-risk children
City clears Maili Point of homeless campers after officials say residents complained: Homeless man torches tent
72 dogs rescued during Leeward coast homeless sweep
GTMO Greenwell arrested after scuffle with police
Kaho‘ohalahala residency hearing comes to a close
UPDATE: Dela Cruz: Farm House Size Limit "Dead"
Hawaii Superferry shorted state
Grid Battery Maker Xtreme Power To Unfurl More Funding
Story of Kamehameha student might be filmed
Hawaii to Receive $740M for Military Construction Projects
The Future of Government?
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Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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Letters to the Editor July, 2010
By Letters to the Editor @ 2:19 PM :: 8976 Views
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Hannemann’s Administration sued over Hauula Eminent case
Walden nails “another energy bunco scheme”
HB444: Gay lobby demonizes and criminalizes opposition
Lunalilo Home Road: Funding for street lights lapsed July 1
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Monday, July 19, 2010 |
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July 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 AM :: 10733 Views
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Abercrombie denies membership in Democratic Socialists of America, blames ‘birthers’
Djou “Rapidly becoming one of most active and outspoken US Reps”
Cayetano, Waihee, Progressives speak up for slavery: Call for lenient sentencing
Boylan: “I think the Republicans have a shot at Governor”
CB: No, Mufi, That Wasn't "A Right Thing To Say" (Mufi plays several race cards)
Honolulu Mayor: Carlisle tops poll, Panos second--Captain Kirk tries to stall Mayoral election ‘til November
Elected BoE member supports Appointed Board
Gallup: Obama 68% approval in Hawaii
Inouye hinting at new round of funding for Sandwich Isles Communications?
Attacked by OHA, Kauai County: Kaua‘i Springs struggling
Nanakuli parcel needed for a construction landfill, not a park
With curfew rule expiring, officials will meet residents
Private tuition rises 'the bare minimum'
Seed Corn, Not Food or Fuel, Is Hawaii's Biggest Crop
Shapiro: UH sports fee wakes up students
U Hawaii Data Breach Echoes 2009 Incident
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Sunday, July 18, 2010 |
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July 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:04 PM :: 11128 Views
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$400M Medicare/Medicaid scam run by parent of Ohana Health Plan
KHON: Vote on Native Hawaiian government may come soon
Star-Advertiser plugs Mufi’s “Tent city for homeless?” (Seattle's disaster pitched as model!)
Gubernatorial rivals court carpenters union
Carlisle Wins Carpenters’ Endorsement
Data cast some doubt on Act 221's benefits
Hawaii Cannabis Ministry founder ordered held without bail
Big Island Mayor's claim of frugality falls flat
Kauai Council refuses to post agendas, minutes, testimony online
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Saturday, July 17, 2010 |
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July 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:00 PM :: 10830 Views
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Prevedouros: Ten Billion Dollars and Counting Spells MISMANAGEMENT
Featured on Glen Beck: Wallbuilders’ David Barton to speak in Kahului
VIDEO: Djou calls for peace in Thailand
Gov. Lingle appoints Charlie Jencks to LUC
VIDEO: Djou on CNBC Worldwide Exchange
Djou co-sponsors “Hawaiian Home Ownership Opportunity Act”
Hannemann would veto civil unions (finally takes a position)
Abercrombie accuses Hannemann of holding "an orgy of self-promotion."
Lingle to appoint replacements as Bunda, Hooser resign
Hawaii Politburo Political Report to make big Media Splash (What progressives expect Abercrombie to do?)
Rail tax collections reach record high
Trash might sail in 2 weeks — cross your fingers
UH Computer Hack Likely Affected 53,000 Members
Big Isle farmer now tallies papaya loss at 13,000 trees
Maui Chamber endorses anti-Superferry Protesters’ Single-member districts Scam
Anti-Superferry protesters complain about Jencks appointment
Brewbaker: Real estate at low; hard times gone
GTMO Greenwell pushes to halt export of aquarium fish
Meth Dealer arrested by Feds after hunting accident in Hilo
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Friday, July 16, 2010 |
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July 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:25 PM :: 12460 Views
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Furloughs cause dramatic improvement in test scores
Djou ahead of the pack in campaign fundraising (Old boys running out of cash)
Fulfilling sewer pact to cost city $4.7 billion (Almost as much as another Rail System)
SA: Stay on track on rail funding
City Council To Set Special Mayoral Election
Shapiro: Carlisle gets SHOPO’ed
How Green is Abercrombie? He Won't Show (But he drives a ‘93 Tercel)
Ward heeler Geo Yokoyama Lionized by Star-Advertiser (he backs Abercrombie)
Power Struggle in Judiciary? Moon rescinds all administrative orders
OHA supports changes to Hawaiian recognition bill
A few words from Djou and trash export is approved by Feds
Mayor imposes trash shipping deadline
Hawaii's first-time unemployment claims down by 6.3%
CB: Is the Bluest of States Bleeding Red?
Questions asked of Gov Lingle by media after HB444 Veto
Civil unions supporters launch 'buycott' campaign
New Report Shows 81.3 Percent Of Hawaii Small Businesses Eligible For Health Care Tax Credits
UH Board of Regents approve student athletic fee
'Resignation' bogus, musicians contend
Climate theory holds up despite some bad data (Hilarious)
Founder of ‘THC Ministry' seeking bail on marijuana charges
Hawaii County Ethics Commission declines to block Hamakua land sales
Midweek takes a swipe at pedophiles, ignores their friends in Legislature
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 |
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July 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 15698 Views
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Aiona files for Governor: Talks jobs, education, clean energy
Djou campaign raises $935K in 2nd Quarter
Djou: “If our nation continues down this fiscally reckless path, what is happening in Hawaii will be writ large”
Djou backs line item veto to cut waste
Mauna Kea Recreational Users Group says “Whoa” to Kulani Prison land deal
Ugly insults? Or a plot to embarrass a state lawmaker?
CB: Are Student Test Scores Overrated?
Mufi Hannemann endorses homeless camps
Decades of sewer fee hikes: Mufi’s going-away present
Oi: This island's trash snafu is no political treasure for mayor
Veto of HB444 continues to reverberate
Honolulu Weekly Editor threatens to close paper
UH Manoa Teach in which launched Save our Schools immortalized in book
Hawaii leads nation: #1 in Credit Card debt, #2 in Mortgage debt
Police DUI program cut almost in half by internal probe
Lingle nominates three to Circuit Court judgeships
Moon appoints 4 lawyers to district bench
Marijuana minister compared to Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Jones
Honolulu Residents Don't Want National Recognition
City Council Moves Forward With Fireworks Ban (Snobs)
Where did $115 million go?
Hawaii County sells $60M worth of 20-year bonds
Maui Aquarium fish bill advances in council
Anti-Superferry Protester LaBedz pulls papers to run for Kauai mayor
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010 |
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July 14, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:58 PM :: 8386 Views
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VIDEO: Hawaii GOP works to challenge every race
CNBC: Hawaii ranks 48th for business climate
July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii (75-year anniversary)
Full Text: Lingle sends letter to Senators urging support for amended Akaka Bill
CB: UPDATE- Lingle Asks U.S. Senators to Pass Akaka Bill
Kahuku Wind Farm Officially Breaks Ground
Gov. Lingle on veto of civil unions bill: "I was very comfortable with my decision"
SA: Overhaul troubled Sheriff Division
HNN: Exclusive: Police sergeants under investigation for alleged overtime scam stripped of badges, guns
Maui Prosecutor’s office hit with lawsuit
Hawaii's tax revenue slips in recent fiscal year
Census: Hawaii leads nation in ‘minority’-owned businesses
Charter School Faces Eviction
Rep Brower Proposes Homeless 'Safe Zone' at Kakaako
Gift disclosures document unreported lobbyist expenditures
Shapiro: Politics by cheap attack
Hemmings' wife gets probation after guilty plea on theft charge
Planned Parenthood will host open house
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 |
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July 13, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:35 PM :: 15698 Views
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HSTA demands candidates oppose funds for disabled students
Sen Fred Hemmings endorses Lynn Finnegan for Lt Governor
Kam Schools non-Hawaiian student Kalani Rosell to be subject of book, movie
Hanalani School Team wins robotics World Championship
Star-Advertiser continues Gay Atheist war on Hawaii Family Forum finances
CB: GOP Aims To Field Candidates in Most Local Races
Waihee speaks up for appointed BoE
Candidate says campaign signs stolen
Shapiro: Some candidates for governor we can like
No more excuses, Hawaii: Just do it via absentee voting
Maui groups challenging water commission in court
CB: State Has Huge Bill Coming Due for Retiree Health Care
$100 million traffic center gets moving
Mathew Higa Speaks About Death Of Cyrus Belt
ILWU reiterates its support for Hamas headchoppers, refuses to hear Israeli Consul
SA: Isle fireworks ban is overdue (snobs)
Top UH administrators, Elected Officials report receipt of gifts
Stalled River Street Housing Project May Be Dead
Ulupono Initiative Participates in ClearFuels' Bridge Financing to Accelerate Hawaii Biofuel Market
Master Navigator Mau Piailug Dies
Census looks at Micronesians in Hawaii, Mainland
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Monday, July 12, 2010 |
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July 12, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 12306 Views
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Neil Abercrombie: Secret member of Democratic Socialists of America?
HuffingtonPost: Duke Aiona “Incredibly smart, focused on key issues”
Former Rep. Cam Cavasso unveils campaign platform in challenge to Inouye
Honolulu Council to hear testimony on Rail EIS Wednesday
No sea level rise: Pacific islands growing not shrinking, says study
Shapiro: Mufi’s Rock ‘n Rollman
DoE prepares to use furloughs as latest excuse for poor test scores
CB: On The Hook - Part 1 (Hawaii’s $16B pension liability)
Audit thrashes Sheriff Division
Opposition hits plan for Maui jail/prison
East Hawaii Ward Heeler George Yokoyama retires after running influential Hawaii County nonprofit
SA: Give alternative balloting a chance
Honolulu mayor bases leadership on Mormon principles (That’s a terrible thing to say about Mormons)
"Rail Is So Ridiculous"
ILind: Richardson-era court authorized improper lobbying and campaign activities, rejected complaints about Bishop Estate appointments
Child killer goes before parole board
ILind: Hawaii Department of Defense admits to “exorbitant” payments for laundry services
Hawaii stops drug discount card program
Maui News Polls Civil Unions
Equality Hawaii: The governor who vetoed equality
Minority rights never advanced by popular vote
Did Pioneering Pro-Homosexual Judge Have a Conflict of Interest?
12 linked to medical marijuana arrested
Lifelong driver finds his destiny at dump
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Sunday, July 11, 2010 |
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July 11, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:37 PM :: 9515 Views
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Gays respond to veto of HB444: “Lets put Jews up to a vote”
Top-heavy DOE called 'urban myth' (SA again makes fool of itself attacking Aiona)
For voters, not candidates, it's calm before the storm
Permanent absentee vote offered
Hawaii is already seeing effects of global warming, con artists say
Mysterious pufferfish deaths
A ‘Replicable’ Energy Model In Hawaii?
Loan program fails island homeowners
Kenoi 'priority' roads go nowhere
Certification may be required for Hawaii dams
Wis. man: Hawaii gallery sold me Lennon forgeries
The UH Board of Regents will decide Thursday on a proposal, opposed by student leaders, to charge students $50 per semester for athletics
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Saturday, July 10, 2010 |
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July 10, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:49 PM :: 8342 Views
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“Why I left Jihad” Ex-terrorist to speak at Calvary Chapel of Honolulu
Abercrombie Campaign ties six Hannemann operatives to AtomicMonkey site
Thieves Celebrate Independence Day by stealing Aiona, Finnegan campaign signs
Seeking 10 more candidates, Hawaii GOP highlights record of unchallenged Legislators
Rep Jessica Wooley: Disrespectful for Republican to operate video camera
On civil unions, Neil's a yes, Duke's a no, Mufi's a show
U.S. Rep. Charles Djou files for re-election
5 candidates dip their toes in mayoral waters
It's go, no go, again for trash shipments
PBN: BP disaster draws attention to Jones Act
State To Borrow To Pay Unemployment
Hui puts farmers on ag land
BoE pretends to seek new DoE superintendent
Hawai‘i Welcomes F-22 Raptors
Medical Religious Marijuana Dope dealers peddle 1/2 pound per day in Hilo: Roger Christie's THC Ministry was raided, and federal authorities took hundreds of plants ,13 arrested
Honolulu mayoral candidates weigh in on fireworks ban debate
Young Solomon Islander to represent State of Hawai’i
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Friday, July 9, 2010 |
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July 9, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:19 PM :: 10044 Views
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Inouye: Senate Dems may not have time for Akaka Bill
Ilind: Mufi cronies control Honolulu Ethics commission
Civil Union Support Could Affect Elections
Mufi quicker to comment on LeBron James than HB444
Borreca: Majority rule is not always best for society
Federal Judge rules DOMA Unconstitutional (Gay Marriage to be exported across state lines)
Gay-Atheist Lobby: Trouble In Paradise?: Religious Right Organizes In An Unlikely Place – Hawaii
McCully, Moiliili residents speak out about homeless problem
Toughen safety penalties (Case family’s SA launches another attack on Darwin Ching)
Kamehameha admits another non-native Hawaiian student
Ban on shark-finning brings Hawaii international notice
Federal agency sides with environmentalists opposed to nuclear irradiator at airport
Lingle vetoes Democrat Boss’ biofuel financing plan: Calvin Say refuses to rescue Dante Carpenter’s $40M bond
Central Pacific Financial Signs Written Agreement With Regulators
VIDEO REPORT: Aina Lea development in trouble?
Trial for Suspected Pimp Continues Without Him
Corporation Faces Sex Discrimination Suit in Hawaii
‘Exceptional’ Drought Worsens
House Finance Chair Weighs In On Frozen Funds
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Thursday, July 8, 2010 |
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July 8, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:58 PM :: 9051 Views
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Amended Akaka Bill still excludes 73% of Native Hawaiians from Tribe
Aiona on Akaka Bill: "These changes will help to achieve the broad-based support that this landmark legislation deserves.”
Shapiro: Can the Akaka bill survive legislative ineptitude?
Author claims AtomicMonkey blog “Not a Mufi campaign strategy”
Gay/Atheist lobby attacks Vili the Warrior
How Panos Prevedouros could become mayor
Hannemann still hasn’t come out on civil union decision
UPW endorses Hannemann/GLBT Endorses Abercrombie
Gay sex tourists threaten boycott
Inouye Endorses Civil Unions
BOE reform low on candidates' list
Hawaii Island Parent to DOE Superintendent: Don’t Close Our Kohala School
Ways and Means Committee Launches Investigation Into Alleged Airport Mismanagement, Contracting Practices, Wasteful Spending and Favoritism
$394 Million in General Funds Frozen
New Hawaii law aims to put homeless in apartments
Shapiro: Short of banning fireworks, at least pass a decent law
Study: Hawaii second happiest state in the US
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010 |
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July 7, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:26 AM :: 5031 Views
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WaPo: Charles Djou: Incumbent, underdog
Borreca: Consequences of HB 444 will be felt at the ballot box
Legislators show up in case of Special Session
KITV: Pro-Civil Union Groups Plan Lawsuit
Gay groups react to veto of HB444
Lingle vetoes civil-unions bill
CB: Lingle Dodges Civil Unions Issue
Shapiro: What happens next on Civil Unions depends on November Election
HB444: Maui Time prepares two cover images
Salary cap bill among 29 rejected by Lingle
Group petitions against fare hikes: Yoshioka calls bus fare ‘a bargain’
Ilind speaks up on behalf of Mollway
Abercrombie Special Election cost 'only' $670,000
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010 |
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July 6, 2020 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:52 AM :: 8670 Views
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HB444 opponents to gather at Noon
Progressive Panic on Decision Day
Ilind: Could Abercrombie-Hannemann primary turn off Democratic voters?
Former Board of Education member calls the board dysfunctional
Cataluna: Aiona's fiscal accountability is not the answer (Must NOT audit DoE)
Lingle fails to give credit where tax-hike credit is due
CB: Furlough Fridays in the Rearview
State Weighing Rule Changes for 2 Million Acres
City fined $1.7 million for dumping into Oahu stream
SA: Airfare for homeless has merit
State Dems gather in Kona
Kailua parade filled with political hype
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Monday, July 5, 2010 |
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July 5, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 AM :: 9354 Views
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Djou to hold Four Talk Story Meetings Monday July 5
Most isle lawmakers back civil unions: Some still struggle with issue as they await governor's decision
Impostors, once unusual, are emerging in ID thefts
WHT: Candidates eye Big Isle: Neighbor Islands' political clout growing
SA: Sewers settlement needs affordable payment schedule
Census worker taken to court for trespassing
In defense of the Jones Act
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Sunday, July 4, 2010 |
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July 4, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:29 PM :: 10625 Views
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Civil Unions could boost gay sex tourism in Hawaii
Democrat Borreca: Lingle's future rides on decision over civil unions
Kirk Caldwell plumps for Homelessness industry: “We can’t allow irresponsible and antisocial people to take over our public spaces”
Abercrombie celebrates July 4 by announcing: “We are buried in words”
JACL: Remain vigilant, speak up for justice
Recent changes to an affordable-housing project shortchange early buyers, as politically connected developers rewrite rules to suit themselves
Council panel OKs (STILL SECRET) agreement to upgrade city sewage facilities
Hawaii hotel occupancy continues to climb
Daughter of Senator Mike Gabbard runs for Honolulu City Council
Proposed charter changes affect housing and transit
Native American lawmakers' group picks Hawaii state senator as treasurer
442nd survivors tally dwindling numbers
Hawaii's Landmark Shark Fin Ban Takes Effect
State considers limits on coastal fishing
Hawaii Governor Pardons 11
Contractors in isle bribery case will first face charges in Chicago
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Saturday, July 3, 2010 |
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July 3, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 10289 Views
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Veto override session dead (gay lobby smacked down)
Civil Beat Climb down: Pretends to apologize, then calls Business Roundtable liars
Gay Lobby releases stacked poll
Lingle receives 34,000 comments on civil unions (Gay document dump)
Legislators’ Incompetence costs Hawaii $50M in UCOMP benefits—they blame DLIR
Borreca suggests Mufi has fixed Sewers
Group pushes petition against city bus fare increase
Farmer targeted by vandals gets help
SA: Ethanol not only alternative
Let's promote a government independent of special interests
Civil Beat Editor: Star-Advertiser print edition to be gone in 3-5 years
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Friday, July 2, 2010 |
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July 2, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:39 PM :: 13562 Views
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Could force Hannemann out of race: Admits AtomicMonkey site produced by Mufi campaign worker
Rep Pat Saiki endorses Ramsay Wharton for Congress--District 2
Maui, Big Island TEA Party rallies July 3, 4 and 7
Shapiro: Abercrombie, Hannemann grapple over AtomicMonkey
Civil Beat launches attack on America for July 4
Hannemann acknowledges poll showing Aiona in lead—but Star-Advertiser continues censorship
Late donations save Kailua fireworks for July 4th
Aiona calls for Education Department audit
Molokai Ranch Attempts to Legalize Water System after being robbed by Hawaii Supreme Court
Kauai Mayor: Drug-treatment facility to be sited in 2010 (after being blocked by OHA)
House Democrats use war funding bill to gut RTTT education reform
Former Hawaii PTSA president sentenced for $34,000 theft
Cataluna: Hannemann copies Jeremy Harris’ Sewer policy
Waimanalo homeless await rumored sweep
HGEA job trust continues assault on tax collection contractor
Inouye to hold Hawaii hearing on stimulus spending
CB: Djou Explains 'No' Vote On Campaign Finance Bill
Moon's involvement in Broken Trust cited in naming of new court
Anti-GMO activists attacking Hawaii Papaya farmers?
Pacific Garbage Patch: There's a what?
School impact fees postponed: Hawaii County won't cooperate
County deal revives stalled Molokai veterans center
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Thursday, July 1, 2010 |
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July 1, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 14409 Views
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Poll Panic: Star-Advertiser censors poll showing Aiona in lead, rushes out phone survey on wrong Senate candidate
Stacked Star-Advertiser poll claims Aiona does only 3% better than John Carroll
Team Aiona responds to results of Advertiser’s robo-call polling
Djou: New Wall Street Bailout Bill will hurt Hawaii
50 Reps, Djou co-sign bipartisan letter for free trade with S. Korea
Charity shake-down artist Mike “pay-for-play” Magaoay will run for Wahiawa-North Shore state Senate seat
Civil Beat continues gay hunt of Business Roundtable members
Alleged gay rape: Prosecutors will challenge appellate court reversal of murder verdict
SA: Stop bickering over homeless (doing its part for Neil Abercrombie)
Hawaii, Honolulu jobless rates fall in May
Tax on Cigarettes to Increase July 1
Criticisms of telescopes atop Mauna Kea are 10 years out of date (appeals for Sierra Club members to stop attack on telescope)
Big Isle police probe destruction of 8,500 papaya trees
Hawaiians Activists want bridge work stopped, claim ‘obfuscation”
New Law To Reign In Hiring Of Illegal Workers (Half of the Arizona law, with union support)
City Council committee recommends approval of proposed sewage settlement
Maui resident W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet Laureate of the US
Lanai residency suit will go to trial
Army official: We never meant to clean up DU (why would they, it is not a serious hazard)
THAAD: In Space no one can hear you surrender
'Little Obama': Indonesia Premieres Movie Despite Obama's Absence
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 |
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June 30, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:46 PM :: 7991 Views
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Voters hate legislators: Few step up to run against them
Hannemann Proposal criticized as a 'power grab'
Ilind: Timing is everything in the sewer settlement
Mayor blasted over homeless
Mizuno and Cabanilla's "family reunification" plan draws the ire of Seattle officials
Djou: Congress being derelict in not enacting a budget
Rep. Djou praises Obama on trade
Abercrombie’s Gay Union: Battle Brewing Over Hotel Worker Contracts
Alleged Gay Rape victim gets new trial
New Ransom Demands: BOE members warn a furlough-free year will probably mean cuts in other areas
Isles' Asian students lag in proficiency, national study finds
Union Apologist denounces RTTT, Bill Gates on Education
Hawaii's physician shortage to be in critical condition in 10 years (as compared to what?)
Isle gun laws seen as solid despite ruling
Big Isle test election at risk
Private prison firm provides quality care at an affordable price
Hale Kipa talks fail to ease neighborhood's safety fears
Akaka, Inouye flip-flop on Gen Petraeus
Busy recruiters suggest that hiring is on the rise in Hawaii
Grand Vision, Big Questions for Oahu Electric Car Plant
CNN Opinion: Islands are 'natural nets' for plastic-choked seas
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 |
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June 29, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 9591 Views
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Jones Act: McCain proposes abolishing U.S. shipping restriction
Gay Union: Local 5 endorses Abercrombie for governor
Honolulu sewage treatment Deal agreed with EPA
UH Regents Approve World's Largest Telescope
Hawaii per-pupil spending above average
DoE Rejects Information Request, Won't Say How Many Teachers Fired
US and Chinese schools talk ties
Hawaii House Members to Look Into Investments
Health care leaders meet to discuss doctor shortage in Hawaii
Ilind: Move to dismantle the Clean Water and Natural Lands Commission on City Council committee agenda
Snobs snubbed: New poll shows majority of Hawaii residents against fireworks ban
Lawmakers Want State Money To Ship Out Homeless (Democrat campaign commercial)
Hawaii agency to make disclosure reports available
Water agency might leak cash
Fishpond Bill in Jeopardy (OHA fishpond grab)
DOE Sees Long Road Ahead for Algae Fuels
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Monday, June 28, 2010 |
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June 28, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:45 PM :: 14582 Views
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Democrat Borreca: Oshiro's future linked to HB 444 (Pressuring House to vote on override)
Criminal defense lawyers accuses Lingle of “Stacking the Court’ if she nominates Nakamura Chief Justice
SA: Legislature should override veto of DoE Sup’t salary hike
Thanks to anti-Superferry protesters, Harbor users will pay tab for Superferry work
CB: Numbers Don't Add Up at New Star-Advertiser
Look who’s “Facilitating Justice for All”
Former Sierra Club Leader supports Telescope
Overcoming meth addiction
Public Meeting Set To Discuss State-Funded Youth Homes
Kauai Residents discuss meaning of ‘ha`ole’—and get it wrong
Sierra Club/Rep Chris Lee: Gulf disaster is the clearest sign yet we must move beyond our crippling dependence on oil (Democrat campaign ads #1 & 2)
State not enforcing night noise-limit law (Democrat campaign ad #3)
Fireworks to light up hearing
To some, complaint blackout bill unfair; to others it's anti-consumer
Building Permit tracking system delayed
North Korea squanders 60 years on belligerence, bravado
SA Oi: 'Cost' of war includes priceless American lives
Byrd Dead: Inouye now President Pro-Tempore of Senate
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Sunday, June 27, 2010 |
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June 27, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 AM :: 10229 Views
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Aiona: Funds released for Rural Residency program
Time to Ship out? Congressman Djou revs up the debate on a Jones Act waiver for Hawaii (More back-handed support from the Case family paper)
Hawaii Congressman Backs McCain Bill on Jones Act
Diploma distress
Isle ethanol efforts stall: The two surviving ventures face high hurdles
‘Modest job growth’ predicted
‘CJ’ brought Hawaii the ‘Golden Age of Law’
Homeless camps cover 50 acres, from Waipio Point, around Middle Loch to Pearl City
"Taylor Camp" tells the story of idyllic youth of the '60s who found brief respite on Kauai (Formative experience of progressives)
Church of marijuana: Religious use of pot seen as legal refuge
KGI: Attitudes on meth changing, survey shows
NYT: Hawaii to Test Public Money for an Election
SA: Refine fireworks bill before next election
Next president elected by just 15% of voters? Rapidly advancing movement to eliminate Electoral College shifts control to coasts
Small businesses set up shop in storage lockers
HNA is Chartered by OPEIU, AFL-CIO
Hawaii joins hands to protest off-shore oil drilling
No birth certificate needed to verify Obama's old Arcadia job
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Saturday, June 26, 2010 |
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June 26, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:30 AM :: 13278 Views
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Biting the bullet: DoE cuts 400 vacant positions, save $15M
Hanabusa: Senate ready to override any vetoes by governor -- House unsure
Aiona opens Kona HQ -- dozens attend
Maui Chamber helping candidates create business-friendly agenda
2 large firms oppose duck responsibility for request to veto civil unions
McCain introduces bill to repeal the Jones Act
Tourism upswing brings in an extra $127 million
Effect of lost funding on Quest unknown: A rejected federal bill would have given $86 million to the state
Fired, Mollway speaks out on Ethics
Lingle vetoes bill calling for audit of prison contract
New Law Beefs Up Health Inspections
Hawai'i Physician Workforce Summit to address doctor shortage
Hawaii Fisheries OK'd For Humpback Harm
Big Island launching publicly funding elections
Report: Mystery vagrant in Hawaii is high-ranking Maori
Vets, dignitaries recall Korean War
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Friday, June 25, 2010 |
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June 25, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 12570 Views
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State Capitol: July 6 rally against HB444 during Override Session
As Legislature considers override of HB444: Republicans push candidate recruitment
Beyond Marriage The Confession: Hawaii Gay marriage advocates let the polyamorous cat out of the bag
Boylan: How Panos Prevedouros can win
City makes $195M deal for train depot
Case family’s Star-Advertiser: Let HB 444 become state law
NYT Obituary underscores Richardson’s Activist Judicial Career
Hawaii Pension Fund Loses Millions With BP Stock (thanks, Obama)
Failure of jobless bill seen costing Hawaii $86 million (…unless we pay taxes here)
Isle census offices finish job
HNN: City park cleanup is shifting homeless problem, not fixing it (Opinion masquerading as news)
Aspen Colorado authorities ship homeless to Hawaii
State sued over adult mental health services cuts
KITV: Hawaii Hopes For New Schools Superintendent: But Governor Might Veto Bill To Offer Best Salary To Candidate
Mortgage fraud? Hawaii #1 in same-day flips
Maui Electric Company Restricts Renewable Energy for Molokai Residents as the State of Hawaii Considers Building Wind Farms There
Hawaii residents cash in on refrigerator rebates
Class Action Suit Claims Hawaii Privatized State Park
Different mission awaits Iraq-bound isle soldiers
NZ Family recognises 'Josie May'
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Thursday, June 24, 2010 |
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June 24, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:53 PM :: 8178 Views
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VIDEO: Charles Djou on “Fox and Friends”
Djou: “We must all re-commit ourselves to turning back al-Qaeda and the Taliban”
Hanabusa campaign worries about Donor Fatigue
State commission is asked to review mayor's fundraiser
Gay lobby dispatched two operatives from mainland to coordinate campaign against Business Roundtable
Hawaii Atheists demand Catholics endorse criminal prosecution of Pope
Lingle receives list of nominees for state Supreme Court chief justice
Rod Tam returned to Planning Committee Chairmanship
Rod Tam Allowed To Pay Ethics Fines Without Interest
Retaliation campaign continues against State tax collection contractor
School board hires consultant in fake search for superintendent
Hawaii Gov. Lingle signs law exempting some cargo fees and directing money to ag inspections
DelaCruz details plan to keep rail on track
Honolulu spending stimulus money on art
UH Board of Regents to debate Thirty Meter Telescope project
Council action means choices limited in land fund charter vote
Council, staff taking pay cuts, furloughs
Furloughs to slow some police functions
Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Skips Bail
RIMPAC 2010 War Games Launch in Hawaii
USDA reveals $168 billion cost of 2022 biofuels target ($8/gallon fuel)
A palace for the potash king
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010 |
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June 23, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:32 PM :: 10908 Views
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Mufi Campaign leader: Hawaii Democratic Party taken over by “Abercrombie zealots”, an “ingrown clique with some very radical views”
Civil union supporters rally draws only 30 people
Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission fines Abercrombie's campaign
Capitol no pathway to the statehouse
850 sign up for Hawaii’s boating TEA party
49 may file for races in Big Isle
CB: Honolulu Rail Heading Right at Them
Shapiro: Principals’ accountability call should extend to them, too
Earthjustice challenging Alexander & Baldwin's proposed Maui water treatment plant
Native Hawaiian grants total $1,026 per Hawaiian—did you get yours?
Personal income on rise
Lingle negotiating flights from China
CB requests one year’s worth of prostitution arrest reports
Hawaii County employee with suspended license hits Kona cyclist
Thousands Of Taxpayers Affected By Crackdown
Census: Hawaii grew 6.9% in past decade
Lawmakers Want Governor To Sign Prisons Audit Bill
Gov. signs bill allowing counties to ban fireworks
Tree plan introduces bugs
Heeia lawsuit taken to federal level
Hawaii Writers Conference shuts down after 17 years
New Hurricane Insurer Enters Hawaii Market
American Samoa wants to loosen U.S. controls
Smithsonian hires Konrad Ng, President Obama's brother-in-law, as director
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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June 22, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 10:13 AM :: 11159 Views
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20,000 write governor, 85% ask for veto of HB444
Full Text: Governor Lingle’s Veto List
Poll: Aiona beats Hannemann in one-on-one matchup
Djou opens Honolulu office, visits families in Ewa, Hawaii Kai
Kirk Caldwell: “We’re a city not afraid to raise fees and taxes”
A Honolulu Government That Keeps On Growing
Hawaii gov. buys more time on civil unions bill (Hanabusa pledges override)
Gay Lobby reacts
Gay Lobby continues to hunt down Business Roundtable members (SA & CB keep count)
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle submits list of bills she may veto
LA Times: A strike against sex trafficking (Calls on Lingle to sign)
Lingle says Asia trip a success
Breene Harimoto resigns from Board of Education
UH Manoa Custodian Gets Jail For Campus Sex Assault
The Nation: 'I Was Scared to Sleep': LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars (Hawaii Youth facility)
Honolulu city clerk debunks new 'birther' theory
Former Hawaii State Supreme Court Chief Justice Richardson dies
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Monday, June 21, 2010 |
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June 21, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:04 PM :: 9155 Views
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Democratic chief takes Mufi to the woodshed
SA: Djou defends call for Jones Act waiver
Rep. Djou opens Honolulu office
Gov. Lingle to consider veto of civil unions bill Monday
QWERTY: Linda Lingle Has Seen Through You Hawaii Gays Ditching the Word 'Marriage'
SA: Don't waste stream water (OHA must grab more water)
CB: Time Running Out for Akaka Bill
SA: Perk of incumbency: Unequal time
ilind: State Ethics Commission deserves more credit for dealing with administrative problems
Army seeks better ties with Native Hawaiians
Hawaii Home Price Index Up 13.4% in April—tops nation
Report: Hawaii personal income increasing
California fraud case allegedly cost First Hawaiian Bank over $2.5 million
Big Island progressive musician guilty in kiddie porn case
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Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
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June 20, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:52 PM :: 8778 Views
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Hawaii spending per Medicare enrollee 32% lower than national avg (Why Hawaii Doctors are leaving)
Candidates mining campaign 'gold' on the mainland
UHERO: ‘Construction downswing near its trough’
Lingle returns, still facing civil unions bill
Second Gay Pride Parade Held In Waikiki
ACLU: Let's find out true cost of privatized incarceration
More Hawaii residents packing heat
Ships, planes and people from 14 nations will be participating in the biennial RIMPAC
Show revs up public effort for raceway
Maui County furloughs to save $3.5 million
Local support at heart of Hali‘imaile’s success
Lead-acid battery has competition (Windmills to pump water for hydro?)
Brainwashing children on behalf of The Maui Coastal Land Trust
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Sunday, June 20, 2010 |
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June, 2010 Letters to the Editor
By Letters to the Editor @ 1:01 AM :: 7708 Views
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Inouye backs UHH's Straney
Blind Teacher fired by HPU
Panos Prevedouros = Johnny Wilson
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Saturday, June 19, 2010 |
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June 19, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:02 PM :: 15581 Views
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CNBC: Jones Act may be hindering Gulf Oil Response, Dutch ships blocked
Tokyo: Lingle meets with Japanese travel writers, Tourism Minister
Hawaii-Okinawa Clean Energy Partnership Agreement Signed
Djou joins in call to allow global aid for oil cleanup (Inouye, Akaka, Hirono demand the oil be left alone to pollute Gulf)
Civil Unions To Go On Potential Veto List
Hawaii Business Roundtable stands by call for a veto of the civil unions bill
HNN: Djou using taxpayer funds to make 'robocalls'
SA: Ethics agency harmed by Mollway dismissal (Democrats afraid a real investigator will be appointed)
Hawaii Ethics Commission will discuss recruiting executive director
Energy partnership features Hawaii and Okinawa
Hawaii gets new tool to target foreign investment
Lingle urged to veto tax credit bill
Hawaii’s jobless rate drops to 6.6% in May
4,171 on Oahu have no homes
How Hawaii Lawmakers Balanced the State Budget
CB: New York Human Trafficking Law Points To Holes In Hawaii Proposal
Storied stone taken away
Hawaii Schools’ Best Friend
Preserving Hawaii’s resources: More than a career
Medical heavyweights team up for new approach to quality health care
Lawyers praise beach land ruling
VA official gets big pay, little work: A retired Navy captain who has filed several discrimination suits sits in limbo
Firefighter gets duty change after accusation of beating
Hawaii Family Seeking Answers About Inmate's Death
Kauai County employees face furloughs next month
Lihue Airport First In State To Use Body Scanner
The man who’s tutoring Bill Gates … actually has a brain…
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Friday, June 18, 2010 |
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June 18, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:11 AM :: 13976 Views
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Tax revenue for rail tumbles to $8.3M
Cataluna: Djou survey is “another smart move from a politician who hasn't made a false step yet.”
Case family’s Star-Advertiser gives backhanded support to Djou on Jones Act
Inouye, Hirono demand foreign ships be kept out of oil cleanup
DOE Posts School Calendar With No Furloughs, All Employees
Hawaii Adopts Common Core State Standards in Education
Mayor Hannemann Wrong to Ignore Governor Cayetano
Rep. Charles Djou Says Broke U.S. House Rules
Michelle Kidani Claims There's No Conflict Of Interest
Wind Energy Developer Negotiating with Molokai Ranch
Residents may decide future curfews
Using private prisons costs more than it seems (UPW talking points again)
State expects to reap dividends from China expo
Hawaiian Waste Systems signs agreement to ship trash
Hawaii's unemployment claims up 2.8%
If placed on ballot, decision could bring big changes: County manager vs. strong mayor
Hawaii 7th lowest in car insurance costs
Safeway, Walgreens bulk up in islands
Map: Where Americans Are Moving
Maui Council bills target aquarium fish industry
SA: Civil-union letter splits firms (SA continues to ferret out any detail that will help gay lobby)
5 major Hawaii businesses support civil unions
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Thursday, June 17, 2010 |
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June 17, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:57 PM :: 13126 Views
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- Gulf & Hawaii: Djou call for relief from Jones Act explodes across national media
- VIDEO: Djou pushes solutions to oil spill on CNBC Worldwide Exchange
- Honolulu Gaza flotilla protester shows up at BP hearings – with rubber ducky
- Hannemann’s Pittsburgh fundraiser: Misdemeanor? Class C Felony?
- Mufi Site: Abercrombie’s brain in a glass jar controlled by Cayetano
- Lingle-Aiona Admin: “4,043 moved into permanent housing thru State homeless programs”
- Beijing: Governor Lingle discusses TMT at Great Hall of the People
- New ransom demands: BoE Chair threatens layoffs in response to 180 day law
- Abercrombie, Hannemann trade charges over whose fundraising is more corrupt
- Hannemann wins support from Hawaii hotel group
- Inouye: Jones Act Should Not Be Suspended for Foreign Aid in BP Oil Spill
- Broke in 10 years, ERS “is not front burner”—Rep Rhoads
- FrumForum: Mr. Djou Goes to Washington (Don’t Ask—Don’t tell)
- Equality (sic) Hawaii claims HB444 is not gay marriage
- Pay declines imminent for most city employees (Thanks, Mufi)
- $65M to shift rail route: Other options to avoid air traffic cost up to $300 million
- Rail: The federal funding has a long way to go before approval
- SA: CGI contract looks dubious (flacking for HGEA)
- SA Oi: Whines Abercrombie asks for fair game rules
- Tax Dollars Paid For Djou's (constituent survey) Robo-Calls (typical Democrat media hit piece)
- Despite New Law, Hawaii’s Public Schools Aren’t Up to National Standards
- Maui News Polls mayoral race
- Hawaii Ethics Commission Fires Director
- Ilind: List of Star-Advertiser local directors dropped from “Views & Voices”
- Star-Advertiser forces Honolulu Weeklies to use Maui News printing press
- Statewide Bike Plan Shows Progress
- Kenoi predicts another tough budget year
- Hawaii Co Water rates rising 8 percent
- Espionage trial continues for Maui man
- RP govt asks Fil-Ams to support SAVE Act
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010 |
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June 16, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:30 PM :: 15879 Views
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RCCC to focus on reelecting Djou, Liberal website calls Hanabusa “untainted”
HNN: More speed bumps for Honolulu rail project (Its not just the Governor)
Shapiro: Mayor uses rail failings as boost to governor bid
Mayor Mufi Hannemann announces 24 furlough days for 2010-11 fiscal year
Hawaii passes law mandating 180-day school year
Democrat Borreca: Isle GOP banking on 'down-ticket' contests
SA: Not protecting civil unions hurts Hawaii's competitiveness
As HSTA Negotiations open, Civil Beat begins flacking mercilessly (no surprise here)
Big Kauai project going forward despite slowdown
Rep. Djou calls for free trade with Philippines
Acting Gov. Concerned Over Inmate Deaths
Sen. Inouye marks a milestone
Meth ads may be changing attitudes
Kaneohe car dealer is charged over laundering pimps' money
Hawaii Hates Science, Tells Thirty Meter Telescope to Go to Chile
ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. Signs MOU With McCandless Ranch to Develop Hawaiian Carbon Offset Projects
PUC OKs Hawaiian Electric's test of biofuel blends
Molokai Dispatch: Undersea Cable Moving Forward
Windmill sought for Waikoloa area
County again considers hauling trash to Kona
Kauai Volunteers help finish new dock
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 |
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June 15, 2010 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:37 PM :: 12887 Views
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Hannemann Pittsburgh fundraiser: Campaign Spending Commission not notified until after event
Aiona rejects call to act on HB444 while Lingle is out of state
Lingle talks visas and biofuels in Beijing
Djou’s first Legislation: Resolution calls for Free Trade Agreement with Philippines
Hanabusa to get same kind of National Democrat help Ed Case got
NRCC: “Colleen Hanabusa and her Washington friends have pushed the economy into a jobless recovery”
TEA Party leader launches campaign for Maui Mayor
House votes to annex Hawaii, June 15, 1898
HB444: Gay Lobby and Hawaii Media seek revenge against Business Roundtable
Federal Transit Administration approves EIS for Oahu's $5B rail project
IT company's relationship with the state Tax Department is being questioned (by HGEA-owned legislators seeking to reverse privatization)
UPW salivates as State to investigate killing of island inmate in Arizona
Bloomberg: Hawaii gov discusses tourism, energy in China (APEC-Green Energy connection?)
Hawaii ignition interlock bill signed into law
Don't combine schools in Waialua and Haleiwa
Dozens of Vietnamese immigrants might have to leave the country over falsified documents
Obamacare: Those laid off when the recession started will soon lose subsidized health insurance benefits
Plenty of beachside in Ooma plan (30 years work is now juicy new shakedown target)
Construction Workers Abandon Big Island
EPA issues penalties against County of Hawaii, Johnson Resort Properties
Ormat share rises as Hawaii geothermal plant reaches full production
Hawaii Biotech to be sold at auction
Lahaina News: Voters support change in council election system
U.S. commander blasts Chinese navy's behavior
Offshore oil rigs are out of U.S. government's reach (Marshall Islands safety inspectors?)
Scientists (sic) study shifting attitude to climate change
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