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| Saturday, June 25, 2011 |
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June 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:54 AM :: 16193 Views
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- VIDEO: Homeless Tent City at Keaau Beach Park
- State's 'best, final' offer to HSTA includes wage cut, no mention of 180-day law
- Even Abercrombie's Supporters Are Questioning His Progress
- Interview: Richard Borreca weighs in on governor's perceived mishaps
- Appointees respond to governor’s request
- VIDEO: Hawaii Redistricting Commission… Who counts?
- Hawaii law hikes employee contributions, lowers return assumption
- Paltry $55M Kept In Federal Budget For Rail
- Finger Pointing Continues: KS now sez it was trying to salvage deal from DHHL incompetence by grabbing for Jeff Stone’s Affordable Housing Credits
- 17 years of ILWU Retaliation—still no back pay for Whistleblower
- SA: Don’t reduce social studies
- Clinton Crony appeals for tax breaks to create bigger role for state in film industry
- Ryan, Rollman, Douglass, Brackins, Carroll: A Lewd, Offensive and Racist Hawaii Tale
- No Charges Filed in Hawaii Lawmaker 'Hacking' Case
- Hawaii laws target sex and labor trafficking
- Budget: Kona Faction draws a bead on Fred Blas
- Bowing to NIMBYs, Kauai Council orders Boatyard Removed from Hanalei River
- Episcopal, Jewish leaders back Muslim Assn. of Hawaii
- Hawaiian Telcom gets a license for cable TV
- Hawaii Hispanic News drops print edition—goes online only
- Pattern Energy stays committed to wind farm
- AP: Wind Farms could “Mess up traffic lights, security systems and some computers”
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| Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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June 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 18607 Views
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- Progressive Network touts Hawaii tax increases and State-owned Bank proposal
- Pension Reform: Abercrombie raises Retirement Age
- Cash Flow Problem: Honolulu Council to borrow $100M for Rail
- Abercrombie signs budget, asks Departments to identify programs for elimination
- Berg: Hundreds attend town hall meeting on Rail in Ewa
- Study: Hawaii Economic Outlook Ranks 46th
- HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER GENE WARD CHOSEN TO ATTEND STATE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
- Romney, Huntsman Campaigns could draw 70,000 Hawaii Mormons to the Polls—40,000 are not registered voters
- Abercrombie: “I am the biggest obstacle”
- Governor dances to tune of “F*** You”, Progressives not impressed
- Aila: BLNR members do not have to resign
- Finger pointing Begins: Developer Jeff Stone, DHHL blame KS for the failed educational project, KS blames DHHL, Stone
- Raw Sewage: Council Creates 3-5 year Moratorium on new Development in Urban Honolulu
- Kapolei Neighborhood Board: One Last Blast from Mufi’s Minions
- Honolulu Managing Director Doug Chin says HART Lawsuit May Be avoided
- Governor Signs Budget; Must Cut $50 Million More
- Privatization proposal “flew under the radar”
- Hawaii PUC faces more uncertainty thanks to Abercrombie
- Kirk Caldwell calls for boycott of Walmart in order to boost Trial Lawyers income
- Free Parking at all lots for Electric cars
- SB 1073: Legal Aid freed from Legislative Fiat
- Effectiveness of DUI courts buoys hopes of success here
- Card Check: Unite Here Local 5 gains control over 800 more workers
- Fannie Mae Hangs Up On Hawaii Press
- Hawaii appeals court upholds James Pflueger indictment in Ka Loko Reservoir case
- Hawaii County worker with revoked license ran over bicyclist
- Whipping Post: Pilot Project Establishes Tours of Honouliuli Confinement Site
- Muslims Arrested as they attempted to pick up Machine Guns to Attack Military Recruiters
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| Thursday, June 23, 2011 |
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June 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:21 PM :: 18832 Views
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- Broadband to be Trojan Horse for Big Wind Cable?
- Life Without Subsidies: Vanpool Hawaii Announces New Group Rate
- Stone: Abercrombie’s DHHL blows Makaha Learning Center Deal
- More Appointees Snub Hawaii Governor
- Travis Thompson: “I will not be resigning”
- Stadium authority chief says he, others won't quit
- Aloha Stadium not mentioned in New Day Plan
- Council to Override, Reorganize for control of Rail Pork
- State departments told to select programs for elimination
- State Signs New Three-Year Arizona Prison Deal
- To count or not to count military as Hawaii residents
- Hawaii County Attorney: Count Pot heads, don’t count military, students
- Hirono, Hanabusa back Afghan Withdrawal timed for 2012 Elections
- Impasse: HGEA Unit 9 Nurses Go to Arbitration
- UH coaches not obligated, but will consider pay cuts
- Honolulu Most Expensive Homes in Nation
- Feds fork out $1B to Jobless Homeowners
- Molokai Anti-Wind group launches Website
- HELCO seeks developer, landowner input on geothermal
- Honolulu Weekly backs Luddites vs Kauai Hydro
- Don’t count on feds as fund source — Ariyoshi
- Young Bros. seeks 24% rate increase
- Vanpoolers staying with service after losing federal funds
- Rural MD Residency program at risk
- Governor signs bill making dog fighting a felony
- SCOTUS class action ruling makes Trial Lawyers Sad
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center receives $3.6M donation to study mesothelioma (Trial Lawyers Rejoice!)
- Hilo Dopers make deals with Feds, Christie digs in
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| Wednesday, June 22, 2011 |
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June 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 PM :: 18450 Views
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- Did HSTA boycott Race To The Top Meetings?
- Governor signs bill to exempt Broadband Cables from Permitting Requirements
- Meet your new Defense Secretary: Leon Panetta's War on Reagan's Defense Policies
- Hirono, Akaka: Pension’s Perks for Members With a Past
- Abercrombie’s Public Land Development Corporation: Land & Power in Hawaii Pt 2
- Abercrombie Agenda: More New Taxes to Cover $14B in EUTF Liabilities
- Our Imperial Governor
- Appointee: “I’m Here for the Long Haul”
- Abercrombie doesn't announce every bill signing
- Progressives: SB1274 Will Gut Hawaii Patients Bill of Rights
- Squeezed by Low Reimbursements and High Regulations, Hawaii Medical Center filing for bankruptcy protection
- Carlisle Vetoes Council's Transit Authority Budget
- Public Gets little from Martin, Harimoto Junket to Copenhagen
- Abercrombie’s New BoE: No More Subsidies For After-School Kids In Hawaii
- Finnegan Appointed To Hawaii Charter School Review Panel
- SA: Supreme Court is right, but we want to control your family anyway
- DHHL Homesteaders Delinquent on Maui, Big Island Property Taxes
- City Asking Firefighters, Police For 5% Pay Cut
- Judge dismisses assault charge against HPD captain
- Police officer pleads no contest to third time of driving without license
- Fitch, Moody’s GO Bond Rating Downgrade to Impact Hawaii Taxpayers
- Foodland Fight
- Turn Lahaina Sewage into Electricity
- Reputable dog breeders support accountability
- US-China Diplomatic Meeting in Honolulu this Weekend
- USS Charleston captures Guam from Spain on June 21, 1898
- Obama Gets only 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll
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| Tuesday, June 21, 2011 |
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June 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:00 PM :: 14218 Views
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- Developer sues LUC for downzoning affordable homes already built
- Abercrombie signs 15 bills into law
- Consumer Advocate: Public Hearings Required on HECO Biofuels Rate Increase
- MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM JULY FOURTH WEEKEND PA`INA
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted June 20
- Appointees Reject Abercrombie’s Resignation Call
- Abercrombie doesn’t ask his Cronies to Resign
- Aloha Stadium as we know it could soon be saying 'aloha'
- Mayor will sue over the spending plan OK'd by the City Council
- Higher vehicle fees may not help roads
- Media Said to Fuel Micronesian Stereotypes
- Another DoE Thief avoids Jail: “Thefts will Continue”
- BoE: More Math and Science, Less Social Studies
- New Council Chair Ernie Martin gave away $1.2M to Nonprofit at Center of HUD Probe
- Tom Berg proposal to allow Commercial Vendors in parks on Agenda Today
- Unnamed City Official faces charges for “Malicious” and “false” Ethics Complaint
- 'Furlough Fridays' expire
- Hawaii County Budget Fight Continues
- ALEC rates Hawaii worst for Economic Performance
- Former Superferry ships for sale
- Governor Signs Tougher Sex And Labor Trafficking Bills
- 2 congressmen call for Honolulu TSA probe
- Child Abuse: Gay Atheists continue effort to use anti-bullying programs to push Gay Agenda in Schools
- High court "parental discipline" ruling not a license to abuse
- Kalapa: Kids budget better than Legislators
- First Large-Scale Oahu Biofuel Crops Planted
- Something fishy in reporting the fishery management council
- Republicans question Foodland's departure from Koko Marina
- Allegiant acquires first two 757s for Hawaii Routes
- Support Small Business Through Oahu Bill 36
- Date set for school worker's enticement trial
- Hawaii electricians union re-elects HART Member as business manager, financial secretary
- Guam Governor demands US pay reparations for Japanese Atrocities
- AMA finds inaccurate claims payments on the rise
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| Monday, June 20, 2011 |
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June 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:05 PM :: 12499 Views
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- Voice Recorder confiscated during Closed Meeting of Reapportionment Commission
- SA rejects Unprecedented Hubris: Unwise, Overconfident Abercrombie seeks cronies and rubber stampers for boards
- Abercrombie’s F-U Letters a template for Appointees Response?
- Abercrombie’s base slipping away as Activists take aim at Richard Lim
- $50M Telescope Shakedown Litigants cannot Depose Spirit
- No Aloha for Micronesians in Hawaii
- Aloun Farms owners hit with more accusations
- Hawaii Organizations Spent $2.5 million on Lobbying in Four Months—$33,530 per Legislator
- Has The Hawaii Board Of Education Been To School?
- Yukimura backs Hydro on Kauai
- Sci Am: Hawaii is most obvious place to build Geothermal
- Civil Beat to Open Bureau in Washington, D.C.
- Jail time for Parental Discipline? State high court orders a new trial for a man convicted of assault
- Companies Offer Discount Shipping to Hawaii, Guam
- Oahu lunchwagons catch the eye of National TV
- Leaders unveil Jose Rizal square in Chinatown
- Tsunami lit up the heavens
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| Sunday, June 19, 2011 |
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June 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 10929 Views
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- Big Projects in Hawaii - Why Are They Stuck?
- One-Step-Up Housing: Berg to hold Makaha Town Meeting July 12
- June 23 Washington Middle School: Abercrombie to hear from public on Pro Bowl
- Fathers Matter: Involved Dads Impact Children’s Lives and Civil Society
- Abercrombie's New Day: Activist backers bypassed in favor of Corporate Developers
- Abercrombie’s New Day: Permanent Tax Increases and No Reserve Funds
- Slom: Appointees should reject Abercrombie’s call for resignation
- DLNR could lose $500K/yr if Company run by Abercrombie cronies fails to fix Historic Preservation
- HSTA Sabotage of Race to the Top
- SA: Big Wind must be transparent
- Big Wind Information hidden from Public
- Maui County Targets Low-Income Homeowners for Tax Hike
- KGI Joins Luddites to Kill Hydro Power on Kauai
- Most Fired, Suspended TSA Officers Will Appeal
- Police union contract negotiations underway
- 37 Priors and he’s out on Probation
- 1,525 cited in seat-belt enforcement spree
- Drug Court participants earn money, gain self-esteem working at Mililani farm
- Hope that the UH medical school would spark investment still remains unfulfilled
- Internet tax still on Hawaii legislative agenda for next year
- Military studies Waikane Valley bomb cleanup
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| Saturday, June 18, 2011 |
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June 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 11:14 AM :: 26284 Views
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- Feds: U.S. travel and tourism industry on pace for record-setting year
- NASA-Funded Group Doctors Sea Level Data
- A Summer of Robots: Fueling innovation for the New Economy
- Hawaii Government Impact: The High Cost of Land Use and Housing
- Greek Crisis: Moody’s warns of possible First Hawaiian Bank downgrade
- Hot Water Restored At Mayor Wright Housing
- Power Grab: Abercrombie now demanding Resignations of PUC, LUC, Housing Authority, BLNR, and Aloha Stadium Authority
- Mazie and Colleen: Million Dollar Babies
- Ernie Martin's Rapid Rise to Council Power
- Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank after $60M Taxpayer giveaway: Strongest financial position since Japanese Bubble
- Privatization of Historic Preservation Division $186,000 Contract Goes to Abercrombie Supporters
- State D.O.T. spending $1 million on aluminum fencing
- Hirono trying to pour more Federal money into Hamakua Ditch
- AP Interview: Army general wants Makua as option
- OHA’s Luddites Attack: KIUC ballot to decide fate of Hydro contract
- Hawaii Attorney: Failure of Foreclosure Law Inevitable
- Elder Abuse: 60 Fraud cases this year
- Matson Documents Subpoenaed in Anti-Trust Probe
- Randy Iwase Tax Commission to propose Tax Hikes in 2013
- Dopers: Univ of Hawaii should allow legal research marijuana
- Residual money from class-action suits will go to legal aid groups
- Global Horizon demanded Thai workers pay fees on top of Illegal recruiting fees
- Hyatt workers to launch boycott of Waikiki hotel
- One in eight Hawaii bridges ‘structurally deficient’
- KSBE Haleiwa redevelopment has businesses fretting over future
- Save Kailua Fireworks
- Deepwater bottomfish catch limits are reduced
- Camping to go Camping: City Camping Permits Create Long Lines – last chance before fee
- Deflecting EPA Lahaina Injection well sanction could cost Maui millions
- Sniping begins over Hawaii county budget
- Convicted Killer/Sovereignty Activist to be evicted from Squat
- Climategate Part 2—“Renewable Energy”
- UCLA Prof: Media Bias adds 10% to Democrat Candidates’ total
- Fast and Furious: ATF funneled illegal guns into Mexico
- NYT: 2 Top Lawyers Lost to Obama in Libya War Policy Debate
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| Friday, June 17, 2011 |
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June 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 15436 Views
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- Al-Qaeda hit list names US writers, generals
- PUC Approves New Maui Windfarm
- Money released for school construction projects
- RETALIATION: Abercrombie asks for resignation of Aloha Stadium Board for criticizing Pro Bowl Stand
- SHAKEDOWN: After trashing it, Abercrombie urges hotels to "step up" to fund Pro Bowl (or he’ll trash it some more)
- 'Speaking truth to reason' apparently involves tax hikes—Marcus Oshiro Backs Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl Attack
- G.E. Tax suspensions could lead to higher costs for consumers
- Hirono gets early endorsement from Flight Attendants Union
- CPB bailout to cost taxpayers millions (Inouye’s Bank)
- PUC OKs deal guaranteeing higher electric rates for Hawaii consumers
- State to end program that helps pay for Medicare prescriptions
- Hawaii consumer advocate backs Lanai, Molokai wind-scams
- Charter school lessens debt, kin exit board
- Same-sex couples less than 1% of Hawaii households
- Native Hawaiians increase numbers by one-fifth
- Big Isle leads in Foreclosures, 2nd Homes going back to Bank
- Global Horizon CEO Mordechai Orian: I am looking forward to my trial
- VIDEO: Hawaii budget veto! Mayor says Bill 29 is “illegal”
- Drug Court offers offenders chance to avoid prison, succeed in community
- Fed may remove delicious honu from "threatened" list
- Obama administration collecting ocean policy views
- Census finds Shortage of Women in Hawaii
- Hawaii attorney general: Donations to 'Love the Animals' used for personal items
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| Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
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Letters to the Editor June , 2011
By Letters to the Editor @ 11:41 PM :: 8202 Views
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- Give Hunters Carbon Credits for Killing Axis Deer
- Rail: Council, not HART, is Nexus between Contracts and Contributors
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| Thursday, June 16, 2011 |
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June 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:57 PM :: 15006 Views
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- Honolulu Alliance forms to block Federal Control of Hawaii Capitol Area
- Are Electric Cars Really Green?
- A Showdown over the War in Libya
- Despite mileage, SUV will be leased for Abercrombie—perfect for tailgate parties at Probowl
- Abercrombie’s GE Tax hike causes first of many price hikes
- EUTF Audit “raises red flags” about “completeness and accuracy”
- Hawaii Public Employee Health Fund Audit M.I.A.?
- Panel recommends including military families when redrawing district lines
- Kids with parents in the military join Operation Purple on Oahu
- More Charges in Hawaii Human Trafficking Case
- Ernie Martin meets with Cronies to get HUD story straight before becoming Council Chair
- Rail Supporters angered by inability to control public meeting
- Kenoi vetoes Hawaii Co budget
- Two measures regarding government housing agencies signed into law
- Enviros: Bag Tax to come back again next year
- NYT: As Number of Medicaid Patients Goes Up, Their Benefits Are About to Drop
- Honolulu program exchanges 563,000 dirty needles in year
- Pointy-headed UN Bureaucrat sez Homelessness is a US Human Rights Abuse
- Kalihi Homosexual sent back to prison on Kiddie Porn Charges again
- Another teen arrested in connection with Highlands Intermediate shooting
- Clashing visions over Turtle Bay’s expansion meet rural resistance
- US imposes catch limits on Pacific waters
- Venture Capitalists splash out for 2 ac garden, call it farm
- Sierra Club to Honolulu Mayor: Don’t Waste Taxpayer Money on Subsidizing Metal Recycler
- SA Oi: Just stop Growing the Economy
- A fifth of Big Island homes are vacant as youth flee Socialist Hawaii
- Waianae homes ‘affordable’ at $319K
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| Wednesday, June 15, 2011 |
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June 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:18 PM :: 21571 Views
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- Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
- Fitch downgrades Hawaii, Cites Tourism Dependence
- After stock craters 64%, Feds to dump 5.6M shares of Inouye’s Central Pacific Bank
- June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
- Google to fund Kuhio Park Terrace rehab project
- Hawaii Army Reservists building Community Center in Indonesia
- Oahu Redistricting Panel: Military Should Count
- Borreca: Democrats fear Abercrombie’s bizarre behavior will rub off on them
- Shapiro: Abercrombie should follow his own advice about dignity
- Shapiro: Abercrombie has Abbie Hoffman Mentality
- Abercrombie Spokesperson Dela Cruz gets side job with Corporate Insiders
- Abercrombie signs bill hiking GE Tax $400M, Matson raises rates in response
- Change from Furloughs to paid Comp Time will Cost State of Hawaii More Than $160 Million
- General Fund Receipts up $154M for year
- Crafty, not stupid: Hawaii Legislators Rank High in College Degrees
- Calvin Say: As long as Hawaii has part-time legislature, Conflict of interest unavoidable
- Alleged Sovereignty Mortgage Scammers are now Fugitives, Warrants for arrest issued
- Honolulu Council: Ernie Martin to Oust Nestor Garcia as Chairman?
- Carlisle Administration Forgave $1.2 Million in Loans to Ernie Martin’s Nonprofit -- Accused of Misusing Federal Funds
- Court to consider whether Contractors should be allowed to make Pay-to-Play contributions
- Abercrombie’s DoE: Small schools to get less
- Five BoE Members borrow from Horner’s First Hawaiian Bank
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Hawaii Tax Panel Report 'Impossible' This Year—Abercrombie appoints Five behind back of Legislators
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China Eastern Airlines to commence Hawaii service (Thank you Linda Lingle)
- U.S.-Korea trade pact would provide boost to Hawaii's economy
- Maui Council Committee OKs $3M Tax Increase
- PTA unveils ambitious expansion plans
- Kenoi coy on budget decision
- “Dishonest Statements to the Court”: Stephens Media Copyright Suit vs Democratic Underground thrown out
- Former HPD Major, Deputy Chief Fired by TSA in Baggage Screening Case
- HPD officer is convicted of assaulting prostitute—still on payroll
- What Works in Education: Alternative public high school in Hawaii
- Former Kapolei HS teacher's aide accused of sexually assaulting student
- Former Pearl Ridge Elementary secretary charged with 99 counts of theft, forgery (No need Audit)
- Foreclosures might swamp isle courts
- Want $10,000? Akaka Tribe giving away free taxpayer money to individuals seeking to buy Houses
- New company turns unwanted timeshares into auction items for charity fundraisers
- Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand
- Beijing battling protest fires on all fronts
- Feds ditch rule that foiled Indian tribes’ plans for off-reservation casino
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| Tuesday, June 14, 2011 |
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June 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 PM :: 14307 Views
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- Enough for 35 Pro Bowls: Abercrombie’s $140M gift to Dante Carpenter
- Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars Still Only at 1%
- Survey: Fewer than 3% of Ewa residents plan to ride Rail
- Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term
- Utah governor Huntsman getting into GOP race
- 250 Marines, sailors return from Afghanistan
- Reapportionment: Shapiro comes out against Counting Military Personnel
- Abercrombie signs $140M in Bonds for Companies tied to Dem Party Chair Dante Carpenter
- Duke: Abercrombie puts ideology above public interest
- NFL Contributions to Community Unappreciated
- General Fund Deposits Up 3.8%
- Panos goes for threepeat
- County seeks to intervene in Big Wind power project
- Hawaii electric rates top nation, nearly 4x national average
- 9th Circuit dismisses Hawaii's appeal of a law that attempted to limit contributions to PACs
- Officer jailed for hitting pedestrian while driving drunk
- Gay Rape Charged on Kauai
- Third Trafficking Suspect to Plead Guilty in Hawaii
- Honolulu Ranks High For Parents: Top City To Live, Raise Family In
- Hawaii has fewest Health Savings Account Holders
- Fishery regulators to meet on Oahu
- Hawaii Organic Dairies using Borax as Cattle feed
- Tammy Duckworth leaving Dept. of Veterans Affairs
- Union says some TSA workers to fight firing
- Half of Hawaiian Airlines profit comes from Bag Fees
- Vanpool Hawaii customers get a reprieve from rate increase
- Hawaii eyed by Fuel Cell promoters
- Dopers, ACLU to celebrate 40th Anniversary of Nixon one-liner
- Marijuana Minister contemplates Plea Bargain
- An Alternative to Recycling Oahu’s Scrapped Cars
- History of Modern Hawaii as Taught in Hawaii Schools
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| Monday, June 13, 2011 |
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June 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:44 PM :: 17169 Views
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- Pro-Bowl: Collateral damage in Abercrombie’s war on Mufi?
- Voting Rights? Star-Advertiser pushes to disenfranchise Military Personnel
- Video: Sen. Sam Slom Legislative Wrap-up
- Ward: Abercrombie’s Pro Bowl attack continues short-sighted strategy
- Fannie Mae ends use of non-judicial foreclosure in Hawaii
- As Neil rants and raves, Pro Bowl could be heading to Indianapolis
- Hanabusa’s Kakaako Move a dig at Hirono, prelude to Senate Run?
- HUD forces City Administrator to resign as Director of Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corp.
- Planned Parenthood Funding aborted by State
- New BoE Cuts all funding for Adult Education
- Feeding the Corporatist State: Occupancy up 3.2%, revenue up 13.8%
- Organizations Spent More Than $1 Million to Lobby in First Two Months of 2011
- Hawaii Retirement, Health Benefit Costs Down On Paper, Up in Reality
- Kalapa: Private Public Partnership?
- Lim: The Seriousness of Hawaii's Financial Situation
- Renewable Energy and Hybrid Cars – Still Only at 1 Percent
- More Federal Funds? Tsunami net Hawaii a paltry $8M
- $2.4 Trillion Secret: Inouye in Deficit Negotiations
- Hokulia Model being used to seize land on Kauai, Maui
- Luddite spends 1 hour denouncing Fish farms
- Still Hungry? Land crabs rule Palmyra Island
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| Sunday, June 12, 2011 |
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June 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:54 PM :: 16535 Views
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- A-1 A-Lectrician: Hawaii drops appeal against Corporate Donor Law
- TSA Announces Results of Internal Investigation in Honolulu
- DoTax completes Internal Investigation into its “Unusual Reporting” of Monthly Tax Revenues
- WaPo: Abercrombie’s Medical Home scheme fails to save money in Medicare
- Hawaii Nat’l Guard Youth Challenge Academy to celebrate Graduation at Barber’s Point
- Star-Advertiser trying to disenfranchise military personnel, Steal Senate seat from Oahu, give it to potheads
- Pension Tax Coming Back? Say, Tsutsui, Abercrombie already bickering over which taxes to raise next year
- To save a paltry $32.8M, BoE Kills 30 Magnet School Centers
- Changes to Hawaii Kiddie Porn Laws Proposed
- For gay aspiring politicians, lessons in strategy
- Mayor Arakawa joins Protest against HECO billing ratepayers for Big Wind Study
- West Maui Hospital: Certificate of Need in Hand, developer dumps partners, goes solo
- Hawaiian Kingdom visa scam hits 400 in Tonga
- Enviros: Let Ocean reclaim your House
- Legal fees spike at UH—tied to Mauna Kea Telescope
- KIUC #2 in Solar, HELCO 4th, MECO 5th
- Hawaii Students Defend Against Hackers
- NJ Supreme Court decision interprets “shield law” and nontraditional online journalists
- Insect expert joins the race to beat deadly pests that threaten Hawaii's bee colonies
- Palin emails show engaged leader who sought VP nod
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| Saturday, June 11, 2011 |
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June 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 11119 Views
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- 442nd Vet on Redistricting: Military is part of our Community, should be counted
- Prophetic Words: Abercrombie was always a loud-mouthed hippie who had all the answers
- Abercrombie doubles down against Pro-Bowl: "It's Time We Get Our Priorities Straight"
- “Abercrombie is a real nutcase”
- The Selling of The Abercrombie, 2010
- Former Hawaii Gov. Lingle meets wounded US troops and delivers graduation speech in Germany
- Hanabusa pays for Kakaako Apartment to fix residency problem, not really moving in
- Star-Advertiser lies about “continued growth”
- Abercrombie vs Inouye over Guam Marine Base
- Abercrombie, Schatz claiming credit for every penny Hawaii gets from the Feds
- Nonprofits lament HI’s slow-pay status
- Filipinos likely to get bigger say in isle politics
- SA: Ensure that public housing serves its intended purpose
- Controversy Over Oahu’s Rail Project Continues
- CT&T Executive Denies Reports of Company’s Poor Health
- Maui Council considering Property Tax Increase
- VIDEO: KIUC Answers Some Frequently Asked Questions about Hydro Power
- Kauai Mayor signs bill authorizing budget for fiscal year 2011-2012
- 227 Big Island nonprofits lose out
- TSA fired 36 screeners for non-screening of bags
- VIDEO: Kamehameha Day in Hawaii
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| Friday, June 10, 2011 |
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June 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:24 PM :: 13351 Views
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- Reapportionment Commission rejects Multi-Member Districts, hears testimony in favor of counting Military Personnel
- Is More Better? Education Spending Increases in Hawaii
- Terry Lock named Hawaii Early Childhood Coordinator
- Newspaper Guild: Star-Advertiser demands end to seniority system, 50% cut in sick leave
- Cayetano: Abercrombie unaware of Pro-Bowl’s Value
- Fact Check: Weekend of Civil Unions Will Bring in More Cash Than Pro Bowl? FALSE
- Kamehameha educator takes job as state's childhood coordinator
- Clayton Hee Financial Disclosures still false
- State to seek assets of defunct nonprofits
- Hawaii Presents Its Fiscal Case to Fitch
- Supreme Court considers conduct code rule changes
- Campaign Spending Commission Fines Reps Awana, Carroll
- TSA to Fire 36 Honolulu Airport Workers
- Hawaii is one of only six states where home prices increase
- Security guard, school lunch aide indicted on child enticement charge
- HECO is #3 in Solar
- Luddites whine about GMOs in Hawaii
- Men charged with killing pregnant goat plead not guilty
- Contraceptives won't solve deer problem, only throwing money at deer will work
- Court Delays Arraignment In Puppy Mill Case
- How Cola Gave Molokai Clean Water
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| Thursday, June 9, 2011 |
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June 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 13765 Views
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- Panos announces plans for 2012 Mayoral Race
- 2011 Session Wrap-up: Paychecks Hawaii Rates Legislators
- State Auditor: Public Housing oversight Erratic
- Sen Sam Slom to Address Kona TEA Party
- DLNR outsources Historic Preservation
- Mitsubishi, State sign agreement to Promote New Electric Car
- Judges sharply challenge Obama healthcare law
- Shapiro: Abercrombie all talk and no action on homelessness
- Tax Department Seeks Independent Auditor
- Reapportionment: Maui Advisory Council says Military Personnel Don’t Count
- Multimember districts Legal, redistricting panel told
- Democrat Complaint unanimously dismissed against Aiona, GOP
- Hanabusa: Republicans are Robots, Money will Decide Senate Run
- Hanabusa still working on moving to district she represents
- Activists continue to Block pre-deployment Training for Afghanistan
- Clean Energy? State pledges to block Hydro Projects on Kauai
- HUD: Money Meant for Elderly Activities Used to Pay Salaries
- Banking Lobbyist on Foreclosure Task Force wants to keep lobbying
- Act 221 scammers team up with Hawaii Reporter, Launch New News Partnership
- SA: Stangel story is about Gun Control, not soft-on-crime judges
- Conference delegates to clean up Kakaako homeless shelter
- IRS: 1,500 Hawaii Nonprofits Lose Tax-Exempt Status
- Nurses: HGEA to meet with State Negotiator Again
- Affordable Housing Developer sues LUC for downzoning after Construction
- Millions spent on trash
- Patten forms Shell Company to Push Wind on Molokai
- Hawaii's Open Records Agency Tackles Facebook Posts and Tweets
- FAA studies air 'trikes' to elevate their safety
- How walkable is your neighborhood?
- Iran Military discusses Plan for Nuclear test
- Key Gingrich aides resign
- Owning It: Democrats are in a corner on their ownership of the economy
- Bullying Conference: US Dep’t of Education Procures Gay Teens for Rich Powerful Gays
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| Wednesday, June 8, 2011 |
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June 8, 2011 News Read
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- WSJ: Health Care Initiative Draws Fire, 93% of MD refuse ACO/Medical Home program
- VIDEO: Former Sen. Rick Santorum announces GOP Presidential Bid
- Hawaii DoH Scientist: Shame on the EWG for panic about Hexavalent Chromium in Honolulu Tapwater
- Ed Case: Our Challenges, My Beliefs, Your Support
- Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia named Chief Information Officer of Hawaii
- Historic Kaumakapili Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary
- Emotional reunions for Schofield soldiers returning from Iraq
- Abercrombie: Wizard will save Hawaii from Hurricane, but he is Preparing Disaster Kit Just in Case
- Hawaii's economic growth ranked among lowest in nation
- PBN: Hawaii tax department seeks independent auditor
- Panos Prevedouros Raising Money for 2012 Mayor's Race
- Augean Stables: Bhagowalia to face piles of paper, magnetic tapes, Wang Computers other artifacts of forgotten past
- DoE Cutting $32M without adding a Single Furlough Day
- Horner Chokes on $1000 psf Construction Costs
- Old BoE member complains that New BoE doesn’t allow random ranting and raving at Meetings
- Tsutsui Let Lawmaker Vote To Confirm His Own Son
- Berg 'Concerned' About Aide Tampering with Hawaii Rep's Email
- Eric Ryan, Will Hack For Food
- “Austerity” Maui Council hikes budget 9% -- spares nonprofits
- Rohlfing: Reapportionment should adopt multimember districts
- HUD Threatens to Recoup $7.9M From Honolulu
- SA: Council errs on rail, recycling
- RAIL SUIT: City Lawyers could represent Council against Mayor AND Mayor against Council
- Tesoro reviewing its isle refinery
- Everything you've heard about fossil fuels may be wrong: The future of energy is not what you think it is
- NJ court: No shield law for message boards posters
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| Tuesday, June 7, 2011 |
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June 7, 2011 News Read
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- DBEDT: Census Report looks at Redistricting in Hawaii
- Libertarian Think-tank Ranks Hawaii #47 in Freedom
- New Charges: Rod Tam to be arraigned for Campaign Spending Violations
- Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted June 6
- Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Birth Certificate causes Trouble in Taipei
- Lim’s Attack on Tourism: Revenge by Abercrombie?
- State Supreme Court to hear case for Hawaiian Homes funding
- State liabilities must be reduced
- Hawaii graduation rate 65.8%, DoE continues to play numbers games
- Navy Ship That fed Bin Laden’s stinking corpse To Sharks will stop In Hawaii
- Stangel was in custody before (Soft on Crime)
- Kalapa: Put Emphasis On Restructuring Government
- State formalizes pact to assist military kids
- Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force members warned to Stop Lobbying
- Star-Advertiser forecasts continued growth
- Rod Tam Pleads No Contest To New Charges
- Homeless plan or security sweep?
- APEC Host Committee announces new executives
- Hawaii's first full-time chief information officer to be announced by Gov. Abercrombie
- Van pool fees likely to increase
- Atomic Monkey: State Representative Pine Latest Victim of Dirty Cyber Trickster?
- Senate's Indian Affairs to hold hearing on UN statement on indigenous rights
- Green Killer of Eagles, Hawks: Wind Farms Murder 440,000 birds a Year
- AOL INSIDER: Here Are 12 Reasons Why The AOL-Huffington Post Merger Is Going Down In Flames
- WaPo: President Obama’s phony accounting on the auto industry bailout
- Liquid Robotics raises $22 million for autonomous sea drones
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