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Friday, October 3, 2014 October 3, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4360 Views Ige's Bungling Leaves Charter School Students Sitting on Buckets Entrepreneurship? Hawaii has 2nd Worst Congressional Delegation Rich States, Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 36th UPW Collects Forced Dues from 1,122 Non-Members Hawaii will go bust by 2016, Senate minority leader says Hawaii House leader fined a record $50,000 for ethics violations Tribe? 50 Years of Mismanagement and Corruption Hawaii officials on alert after Ebola scare NRA President to Speak in Hawaii Another Delay: CNHA to Takeover Hawaiian Roll, Tribe? Aiona: Kanaiolowalu 'Does not Represent the Majority' HMSA Medicare Advantage Premiums to Double Criminal Charges for Cachola? Reporter snagged in ongoing city ethics probe Veteran council members Claim They didn't know they couldn't accept lobbyists' meals Arakawa: GMO initiative would be ‘impractical’ 260 Rail Accidents: Kiewit Unsafe UH Uses New Computer System to Squeeze Students for Money Abercrombie Lets Homeless Invade Airport State plan addressing Hawaii cesspools receive pushback Experts say new domestic violence law needs clarification Ex-Kauai police commission member to be sentenced Soft on Crime: 25 Convictions Gets only 5 years for 6 cases Read More..

Thursday, October 2, 2014 October 2, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:43 PM :: 5333 Views Small Business Protests Ige's GE Tax Hike Feds: Hawaii DHS is Number 1 in Foodstamps DBEDT Applauds PUC’s Approval of 'Green' Subprime Loan Securitization Program Forum: Will Hawaii's State Government Go Bust in 2016? Let’s Rethink Our Property Tax System With Billions of Tourist Dollars at Stake, DoH Quickly Slaps Down Talk of Ebola HMSA Cancels 46,000 Policies as Obamacare Medicaid Advantage Cuts Kick In Wahiawa Hospital not paying docs, Could be forced into Bankruptcy Welcome effort to decentralize DOE What Happened to the Hawaii Teachers Union Preschool Ballot Campaign? Maui Anti-GMO Law: $85,000 fine & Year in Jail for One Papaya Tree PUC Approval of $150M Green Bank shrouded in mystery Schatz sits on the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, Can't Get Two Lanes for Puna Commission proposes tiered property taxes for million dollar homes Personnel shortage closes ambulance unit in Honolulu How to take part in Monday's drive-thru voter registration Developer to Court: Make Homeowners Stop Leaking Documents Half of Oahu Hoarding Plastic Bags WaPo: Hawaii Best State for Women Read More..

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 October 1, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 4444 Views Ige Again Claims He Opposed the Tax Increases He Voted For Faleomavaega Rips Obama, Kerry Over PRIMNM Announcement WESPAC: Obama Admin Did not Consult on Tuna Monument ERP-SURF Integrates Core Hawaii Government Functions Disabled? Honolulu Ranks 107th in Quality of Life Attorney General facilitates lack of transparency Djou Draws National Attention, Polling Debate: Ige Admits Responsibility for HHSC Mess Ige Burns $1.2B and Still Ends up in Debt Ige Struggles to Motivate Democrat Voters Caldwell Uses Homeless Crisis to Re-Launch Ill-Fated City Housing Office   Star-Adv Buys Big Island Papers Scheme to Sucker Small Investors into Financing Industrial Solar Common Core Criticisms Miss the Mark The Problem With Being Pro-homeless Luxury 'Hawaii Life' Realtors Bankroll Anti-GMO Madness Moral Citizen Condemns Anti-GMO Movement Honolulu Police Chief Shows New Cachola Video Soft on Crime: Lifelong Criminal Refuses to Testify Against Prison Gang Kauai Council Debating tax relief options designed to make Tax Hike Palatable Hawaii Prisoners Become Issue in Arizona Election Enrollment declines at UH Campuses Punatics Still Disturbed Over About Iselle, Election Consumer protection and safety at risk as new transit companies enter Hawaii marketplace Precisely as Predicted: UH Manoa Begins Push for Polyamory Atheists Become Frantic as Election Approaches Read More..

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 September 30, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:28 PM :: 5948 Views For Second Day In A Row, Ige Under Fire For State Hospital Mismanagement Six Council Members Bought Off by Lobbyists, Key Rail Votes may be Nullified VIDEO: Ige Led the Way to Higher Taxes Total Arrivals Decline 1.3 Percent Solar City Horror Stories Wind Turbine or Tree? Certain Bats Might Not Know 1,400 Older Special Ed Students May Benefit from Class Action Lawsuit Victory Veterans in Politics Announces Campaign Endorsements Rate Hikes Coming as HECO Plans to Waste Big Money on Batteries Hospital Reform?  Randy Perreira's "F*** You" Makes Star-Advertiser Police chief needs to explain his role in family dispute HPD: No criminal case for sergeant in abuse probe DoH Cesspool Proposal Will Double Cost of Construction More Hawaii Co Property Tax Hikes on Agenda Justice: Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer Loses House in his own Scam HELCO Wants West Hawaii Geothermal, not Puna Jack Wong New KSBE CEO Professor claiming contract breach sues UH Read More..

Monday, September 29, 2014 September 29, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 3599 Views New Aiona Ad: 'Staying on the path we're on...that's just not an option' Galuteria Pushed Kakaako Makai Bill While on Payroll of OHA Trustee October 6 Last Day to Register to Vote Hawaii is the 5th Worst State for Teachers HGEA, UPW are 'The Heart of the Problem' at HHSC Hospitals Hawaii Health Connector Secret Search for New Director Coming to a Close This Week? HPD Chief: ‘There’s No Dark Conspiracy Here’ Hawaii: Young Family Flees to Texas Djou Endorsed by the Hawaii Chapter of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Omidyar is Only Billionaire in Hawaii Read More..

Sunday, September 28, 2014 September 28, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 3813 Views Native Hawaiian Roll: Threats and Scare Tactics The Second Most Unfair Tax System? Really? Same-sex marriage battle not over yet NYT: Aiona Competitive in Hawaii Kealoha Lashes out at Critics, Strikes Out HPD must drop culture of impunity Manoa Doesn't Have a Permanent Chancellor, But they are Selecting a Vice Chancellor Read More..

Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 27, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:46 PM :: 5289 Views Property Tax Hike? You Have Until Sept 30 to Get Out of It Livable Communities Survey Identifies Needs of Honolulu Residents 45+ 'Running Around With Mask and Gun': Romy Cachola Fined Another $50K Rothberg: CD1 Race 'Potential Democratic headache' Ige Slammed on HHSC Hospital Crisis Secret Attorney General's Opinion Protects Secrets of Board Members VA Waitlist: Veterans Not Fooled by Pfeffer Caldwell's Homeless Czar Quit a Week Ago KIUC Solar Array Sells Electricity at Half Price Lawmakers to hear from Honolulu police on domestic violence Testimony: Halawa Guard Charged $500 to Smuggle Meth Thirty Meter Telescope groundbreaking slated Oct. 7 Health Department to Replace DHS Regulating care home programs Read More..

Friday, September 26, 2014 September 26, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:16 PM :: 6418 Views VIDEO: Djou Releases First Campaign Ad Debate: Aiona Challenges Ige on Tax Hikes Ige Tried To Tax Everyone's Soda Carlisle: Maui Anti-GMO Law Would Send Farmers, Gardeners to Jail Will Solar Scammers Undermine Subprime GEMS Loan Program? Fired chief procurement officer blows whistle on Hawaii DOE procurement troubles Imua Manoa Demands Apple Reinstatement Second Amendment advocates score victory in Hawaii court After Wife Sued for Mortgage Fraud, Chief Kealoha Sends Six Officers to Arrest Plaintiff Lawsuit: Police Chief's Prosecutor Wife Used Old Lady's Money to Buy Maserati, Mercedes  Prison guard bribe prices quoted Hawaii’s Top Gov Candidates Talk Development Mocking Surfrider's Political Litmus Test Monsanto, keeping you healthy UH Administrators Set Up Legislature to Take Fall for Tuition Hikes Borreca: Obama Library Next on List of Failed Big Projects Sledgehammer Tom Brower Makes the New York Times Caldwell Signs Amended Plastic Bag Ban HECO Boss: Smart Inverters Can Open Up More Solar Penetration Read More..

Thursday, September 25, 2014 September 25, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 4464 Views American Samoa Delegate Left Out of Obama Tuna Monument Talks Hawaiian Electric completes first phase of smart grid installation UH president’s proposed budget attempts to Blame Legislators for tuition hikes AG Louie Provides Excuse to Hide Financial Disclosures of Board Members 'til 2016 Waikiki sees improvement with new ‘sit-lie’ laws Chinatown building will house homeless Dopers Tell Silly Doper Stories at Marijuana Hearings, Media Laps it Up Dead Senator’s Aide To Anonymous Sex Accusers: Say It In Public Obama Relents, Leaves Two Areas open for Tuna Fishing Native Hawaiians Don't Want to Divert Lava Flow from Homes Prosecutor: Hawaii prison gang 'kings of castle' Life sentences overturned for Mililani Rapist Read More..

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 September 24, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:09 PM :: 6673 Views Conflict of Interest: Ige Was Both Legislator and Lobbyist While Serving on Committee Overseeing His Employer Ige Voted for Furlough Fridays, Responsible for $200M Health Connector Debacle Djou Only Congressional Candidate at Kahala Business Forum The Jones Act Is Irrelevant to Merchant Marine Shipbuilding Aiona: Hawaii Cannot Raise Tourism Taxes Any More Takai Votes to Raise Taxes Again and Again Poll: Retire Old Judges, Split on Preschool Insurer Dumps 1300 Medicare Advantage Clients After Losing $18.5M State Hospital workers sue bosses over patients' attacks HCF Funds Charity Reorganization for 'Housing First' Busted: Hee Family Tied to Massive Waste Dumping Scheme Lawsuit Exposes Haseko PR Plan Behind Scheme to Eliminate Marina Filmmaker: Brainwashing by UH Manoa Faculty Washes Off HPD Completes Investigation of Domestic Violence Case Study: Hawaii Potheads Worth $259.26 Each Lava’s impact — by the numbers Read More..

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 4347 Views Hawaii GE Tax Bites Into 99% of Personal Income Debate: Ige Touts Legislative Mismanagement TV Ad Claims Ige Stands For ‘Government Living Within its Means’ (LOL!) Ige Purposefully Underfunded State Hospitals Fact Check: Attack Ads from Mainland Progressive Group "False and Nasty" HSTA Launches Campaign Against Preschool Voucher program Hawaii Department of Human Services Released from Federal Injunction Senators Ask for Hearings on DoH Proposed Cesspool Ban Survey: Hawaii Top ‘Hedonometer’ Score in USA Djou Up By 4 Points Over Takai in CD1 Aiona: "My opponent has been a part of this system for 30 years." Big Money Crowd Not Flocking to Ige's Side HGEA's Latest Scam: Transfer HHSC Hospitals to Counties Cronies Risk Losing $12 million in annual transportation funds Anti-GMO Hypesters Disappointed by Lack of Birth defects Mainland Dope Pushers Set Sites on Hawaii 3,000 Solar Jobs Gone as Quick Money Evaporates Kona: Gabbard Opposes Federal Water Grab Activists Fight to Keep Homeless on Public Display  City's Handi-Van meeting draws capacity crowd MPD Suspended Two Officers Records of sex abuse allegations against doctor destroyed Hawaii Among Best States to raise Black Children US Supreme Court asked to take Micronesian health care case Read More..

Monday, September 22, 2014 September 22, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:10 PM :: 3990 Views Hospital Reform? Randy Perriera Says "F*** You" Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 22, 2014 Class Action Suit Seeks Treatment for Autistic Children in Hawaii Poll: Ige 43% - Aiona 39% Underpaid by 30%--Living costs handicap local doctors Hawaii Ethics Commission Urged to Release Board Members’ Financial Disclosures HPD Transparency to Come of Latest Police Scandal? NYT: Gillibrand Chubby Enough for Inouye? Water Board Owes Customers a Justification Transcom leader tells Military car shipper to do better job Dispensary Will Just Create More Problems Read More..

Sunday, September 21, 2014 September 21, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:38 PM :: 3816 Views Pocketbook Issues: Ige on Defense The GMO Debate: Meetings about non-existent food safety issues Project SAM: Seven Marijuana Myths Timing Isn't Everything: How to Lose Your Solar Tax Credit Djou: Allow Vets to Use VA Benefits at Private Facilities As HHSC Collapses, Health Committee Sets Hearings Four Years: Hawaii Race to the Top $90,000 Per Mile?  Job is Cushy, Roads Aren't Drug Rehab Doctor Speaks Up Against 'Medical' Marijuana Faculty censure of Lassner feeble Water Board Fails to Show 'Sound Basis for Water Rates' Their bowels sparkle like diamonds Homeless Leave Mountain of Trash on Slippah Island Chinese, Russian Navies Get New Missiles to Nuke Hawaii Read More..

Saturday, September 20, 2014 September 20, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:46 PM :: 6934 Views Kelii Akina interviews Elwin Ahu Judge Grants TRO as ACLU Pushes Claim That Panhandling is First Amendment Right New UHM Chancellor orders 'Review' of Cancer Center Department of Community Services to hold GIA workshops Excellent News: Al Hee Faces Federal tax Charges, Could do Time in Prison HHSC to Close Leahi, Maluhia, Patients Have Nowhere to go Hospitals Down to Only a Few Days of Cash DLNR Gives Homeless Loophole to Stay in Waikiki Absentee mail ballots being readied ahead of Pahoa lava Solar Scammers Con 4,500 Homeowners into buying Systems they Cannot Connect Schatz, Hirono, Gabbard Funnel $2.1M to Anti-GMO Activist 'Kohala Center' House 47 Candidate Kent Fonoimoana Has Tax Debts to State, Feds  Domestic Violence: HPD Covers for 'Well-Known Member of the Community' Cachola's Victim "A Boxer" Water Board to Redevelop 6 acre Downtown HQ Site? Child Molester Breaks into Home, Robs Family Hawaii Prisons at 110% of Capacity Hawaii Gun Violence Lowest in USA Hawaii LTC Patients Get Anti-Psychotics Cut Read More..

Friday, September 19, 2014 September 19, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:10 PM :: 5318 Views Mazie Hirono Blocks Bill to Revoke US Citizenship of ISIS Terrorists Hirono is Biggest Spender in US Senate, Schatz not far Behind Abercrombie Releases $335,600 to New Nonprofit Formed by Leader of Carpenter's Union Obamacare’s Second Open Enrollment Starts in Two Months — and It Is Going to be Awful ACLU: Lawsuit Settlement Means New Rules for Protests at Capitol Lava Projected to Burn Through Center of Pahoa Town Hawaii 5th Richest State Auditor: Hawaii Health Insurers Should be Required to Cover Cleft Palate Surgery Oahu defense contractor sentenced on espionage charges Panos: Hoopili Traffic Assessments Untruthful INFOGRAPHIC: The Abercrombie-Ige Policy Agenda By The Numbers Aiona Only Candidate to Release Policy Initiatives Caldwell to Tourism Industry: I'm Cleaning up Waikiki, Now Pay Me  County: Panhandling limits constitutional Kauai Enviros Fight Agriculture, not Developers Kona: 100 Hawaiians Tell OHA trustees 'No Kanaiolowalu' Another Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer in Court Abercrombie’s Official Portrait Expected to Cost Taxpayers $45,000 Honolulu's Police Chief fires back at critics regarding a Sergeant shown in a violent video Soft on Crime: 34 Convictions, Out on the Streets Allegedly Selling Meth Revolving Door: Sierra Club Director Quits to Collect Paycheck Directly from Solar Company Blink: Chevron exploring sale of Kapolei plant Hanabusa, Gabbard oppose Obama's 'unwarranted' plan Read More..

Thursday, September 18, 2014 September 18, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 PM :: 3437 Views Slom: State Set to go Bust Unless Major Changes Made in 2015 Seabright: Green Card Holders Have Second Amendment Rights in Hawaii Korea: Caldwell Pushes the Bubble Council Action Needed to Restore Honesty to Water Board’s Billing Public school students earning AP honors at all-time high Costs Of Raising Children Burden Hawaii Families Anti-GMO Initiative Will Destroy Agriculture base of Molokai, Maui Kauai to Burn at Least $62,750 on 'Free' Appeal of anti-GMO Ordinance UH Manoa Faculty Senate censures President David Lassner UHWO has no Land Plan New Hope Church Buys Air Conditioning for Kaiser HS Kihei HS: Kanela Ing Fails to Get Full Funding Small business owners fret over rail’s impact Census: Hawaii's poverty rate lower than nation Police officer arrested on suspicion of sex assault After Chief Cancels, Sept 30 Hearing Set on Police, Domestic Violence Soft On Crime: 30 Convictions out on Street with Runaway Teen Girl Punatic Vandalizes Bulldozer Sent to Clear Lava Emergency Escape Road Read More..

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 September 17, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 4075 Views Paychecks Hawaii General Election Endorsements – 2014 McDermott Responds to “Revised” Pono Choices Program How Things Are: Kalaeloa Partners Reminds HECO (again) Hawaii’s ‘most unusual political candidate’ vying to be next congressman UH Board of Regents Nominees Announced Strive HI appeals lead to slight changes in school, state results Hawaii.gov -- 'Best Government Website' Your Tax Dollars at Work: Energy Excelerator Funds 17 Startups Hawaii's out-of-control living costs can be beat Happy Constitution(s) Day Abercrombie Secretly Rewrites Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Hawaiian Electric expects 'significantly higher prices' GEMS: PUC Slaps Ratepayers With New 'Green Energy Market' Fee EPA extends comment period for power plant rule DoE Claims $250K Cost per Classroom for AC--State Pushes for 'Solar Air Conditioning' Abercrombie's Education Cuts 'Everyone Will feel the Pain' Senator accuses State Hospital manager of lying under oath Defiant Homeless Spout Political Rhetoric:  Say new laws won't force them from Waikiki Lava: Election Office Prepares for Next Puna Election Fiasco HART Will Hire Drivers After Ansaldo's Automated Rail System Breaks Down Della Au Belatti Helps Gary Rodrigues Take Another $850K from UPW Members Pflueger's sentencing for dam breach deaths postponed for a fourth time Soft on Crime: Watson Gets off Easy, Was Part of Ring With Kauai Police Commissioner Kauai: 21 Firefighters Make Over $114K, More Raises Demanded   Opinions differ on handling of Police Domestic Abuse case Read More..

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 September 16, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:08 PM :: 4518 Views VIDEO: Paradise Lost Thanks to Ige and Abercrombie No Option: All Hawaii Obamacare Plans Cover Abortion Obama Admin: ACA Bans Use of Federal Funds for Abortion Veterans in Politics Announces Campaign Endorsements Hawaii Prison Population Drops 5% 100% renewable energy goal Will Drive Your Electric Bill Higher Hawaii economist says Honolulu rail agency 'shuffling the deck chairs' to pay for rail stations "Who has the more reliable and engaged voters?" Ige Seeks Campaign Cash in Washington, D.C. Pre-K Amendment on the Agenda at Community Meetings  Whole Foods' Anti-GMO Swindle Court ruling allows county to print ballots Another Anti-GMO Lie Bites the Dust Flawed Anti-GMO Ordinance Costs Kauai County $222,750 Will Housing First pay for Itself? Counties to Lobby State for Massive GE Tax Hike Former welfare supervisor accused of stealing benefits UHWO Pushed Rail Off Campus Hot weather fuels battle for cool classrooms Benefits of oil and gas to Hawaii Read More..

Monday, September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 5003 Views Hawaii 2nd Most Unfair Tax System in USA Federal Court Upholds the Free Market on Kauai Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted September 15, 2014 Senate Candidate Lethem Slams Kaka’ako Parking Scam Hawaii Among Final Four in Obama Library Competition Aiona is Only Candidate Supporting Private Preschool RTTT Pt 2? -- Hawaii  Grabs for Federal Preschool Development Grant Activists Demand Homeless be Kept on Display The left’s homeless pingpong Obama's Inequality Society Hurts GE Tax Revenues Hawaii TANF Enrollment Up 85% During Recession Obamacare’s Abortion Shell Game Housing $900M Less Affordable--Cost of Proposed DoH Cesspool Regs Three Candidates, Three Views on Future of Fast-Growing Kakaako Maui News: Leave Ludicrous Anti-GMO Initiative on Ballot Junk: Netherlands Returns Trains to Ansaldo Puna lava flow now within tenth of a mile of Kaohe Homesteads subdivision Read More..

Sunday, September 14, 2014 September 14, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:02 PM :: 4681 Views Rasmussen Poll: Ige 40, Aiona 39, Mufi 14 Meet the California Oilman Behind Brian Schatz USA Today: Make Less Than $122K? You're Uncomfortable in Hawaii Timing Isn't Everything, It's the Only Thing Djou vs Takai on Akaka Tribe Bills would benefit the city, but also help the homeless Doctors Flee Hawaii As Pay is Cut Common Core, RTTT: Foundation for Better Schools? MECO: $700M Undersea Cable Worth Only $60-175M Police shootings prompt questions Star-Adv: Council should back mayor's affordable housing plan Kauai: Luxury Resort Owner Continues to Harass Dairy Farm As Lava Approaches, Puna Insurance is Cancelled Read More..

Saturday, September 13, 2014 September 13, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:42 PM :: 3551 Views Hawaii lawmakers may ease access to marijuana Obama Finally Gets Around to Declaring Iselle Disaster JSC Lists Nominees for First, Third Circuit Courts Tuna Monument: Faleomavaega out in the Cold Again The New Post-Inouye/Abercrombie Era in Hawaii Politics UH president faces First-Ever censure over controversial firing of Manoa leader HMSA Plans Medicare Advantage Rate Hikes Sand Island Homeless Center to be in Fabric Building? HPD chief meets with lawmakers over assault video Hawaii Ranks #1 in Senior Pedestrian Fatalities Read More..

Friday, September 12, 2014 September 12, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 4614 Views POLL: Ige 36% - Aiona 35% Aiona Commits to Eleven Gubernatorial Forums, Debates Sabato: Party Label is Ige's Most Important Attribute Hawaii Families Work Harder To Cope With Rising Costs DLIR Retakes Occupational Safety Job from OSHA Legislative Report Debunks Homeless Tent City Jobs?  Kakaako? Early Education? Ige Campaign Has Nothing for Abercrombie Supporters AARP Survey: Seniors Rate Housing, Healthcare Top Issues Confidence of rail finishing on time drops, Federal risk report shows HART: Will Ansaldo Go Away? Framing the problem: Honolulu government does not understand Housing First Caldwell's affordable-housing plan seen as a good first step by Council members Par Petroleum not closing Hawaii refinery--CEO Honolulu Council Pushes BioDiesel for The Bus Judge Orders New Title for Anti-GMO Maui Voter Initiative GMO: Where's the Middle Ground on Kauai? New video of fight between HPD Officer & girlfriend before violent attack Union: Hawaii cop should not be charged for accidental discharge Puna Will Finally Get Two New Access Roads Islamist Terror: Gabbard seeks suspension of visa-free travel for Europeans Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2014 September 11, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:15 PM :: 3938 Views Full Text: Obama Declares War on Islamic State Djou: Combat Isis, Support the President Brickwood Galuteria: Tool of Special Interests Hawaii Schools Make Big Progress Says US Chamber of Commerce Remembering Hawaii’s 9/11 victims Takai Too Busy on Mainland Fundraising to Comment on Obama ISIS Speech Schatz, Hirono Vote to Gut First Amendment Hidden Super PAC Money Comes to Light in Campaign Spending Reports Sand Island Oceanfront Tent City a Rehash of Failed idea from 1980s Honolulu City Council Votes to Ban Sitting, Lying on Waikiki Sidewalks Council Votes to Ban Biodegradable Bags Caldwell advocates for a change in the calculation of who could buy the homes After Jacking up Property Taxes, Kauai Council offers Minimal 'Relief' WaPo: Hawaii's Glitchy Health Exchange Makes for Unhealthy Insurance Pool GQ Magazine: Homosexuals Rape 38 Servicemen Every Day Lawsuit filed to block anti-GMO initiative on Nov. 4 ballot Anti-Geothermal Activists Cheer Lava Flow Martinez Fined $1,505 for Campaign Spending Violations Drug Dealer Demands Marijuana Dispensaries Woman's assault by HPD officer costs him badge, gun Substitute teachers frustrated by new call system Hawaii schools report false billing of text books sales Read More..

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 September 10, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:07 PM :: 4360 Views Rail Opening Delayed One Year as Budget Busting Bids Tossed Out Auditor: Water Board Cannot Justify Monthly Billing Charge Keep the Poor Doped Up: Feds OK EBT Cards at Marijuana Dispensaries The Abercrombie-Ige Agenda Isn't Working: The Cost Of Living In Hawaii The Abercrombie-Ige Agenda Isn't Working: Housing Prices Soar, Burdening Family Budgets It's Official: Faleomavaega in the Race County of Hawai‘i Faces First Amendment Lawsuit Challenging Panhandling Laws Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Unlawful Release of Muslim Terrorist Leaders Could Endanger U.S. National Security Djou Talks Balanced Budget -- Takai Skips Candidate Forums $357M Vanishes from HART Contingency Fund? Feds: ‘Aggressive Cost Containment’ Needed for Rail Project OHA Hawaiian Registry = Kanaiolowalu Governing: Hawaii Governor's Race a Tossup Return of the Blue State Republican Governor? Politico: Hanabusa, Abercrombie Biggest Losers in USA Will Kauai Property Taxes be Cut Back? A year after molasses spill, damage estimates are still secret Accusations of abuse, negligence, poor conditions against state animal quarantine Debate starts over ballot initiative supporting funds for private preschools DoE's Billion Dollar Solar Scheme Begins Construction Pesticide Facts and Fears UH Students Reject Administration Advice: Sustainability Does Not Equal 300% Tax Increase  Marijuana facilities would be magnets for crime HPD Debunks Medical Marijuana Claims Read More..

Tuesday, September 9, 2014 September 9, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 4141 Views The Abercrombie-Ige Agenda Isn't Working: High Cost Of Living Leads To Doctor Shortage, Wait Times Caldwell Blocks off Two Lanes of King Street, Installs Bicycle 'Conflict Zone' Nine Years of Inverse Condemnation Djou: Exempt Hawaii from Obamacare, Jones Act French Frigate Shoals Superfund Site? Anti-Plastic Hysteria Reaches New High HART loses Another $75.4 million in construction delays Abercrombie Gave the Unions Everything, and Rail Just isn't Boosting the Economy Big Wind: How Could So Many be So Wrong for So Long? Farmers Fight Back Against Anti-GMO Activists Anti-GMO Activist: We Want Massive Tax Hike on Working Ag Lands Hawaii County Organic Farmers Fall Short in Bid for Tax Cut Honolulu Property Tax Hike Averaged $4157.43 per House City to hold public meeting on proposed Sand Island Housing First Center Legislative Report Criticizes Homeless Tent City Scheme $500M Contract to Demolish, Rebuild at Mayor Wright UH Manoa Ranks 168th in US Cancer Center Leaders Defend Michele Carbone Star-Adv: Obamacare Worsens physician shortage Cooking Books? Head of Hawaii VA Claims Wait Times Improved, Veterans Disagree Hawaii Big on Male Teachers Gabbard Votes to Condemn Obama Bergdahl Deal Read More..

Monday, September 8, 2014 September 8, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:53 PM :: 4857 Views Islamic Gulen Cult Pours Money into Takai Campaign Marijuana Task Force Releases Report Aimed at 2015 Legislative Session DePledge: Aiona vows to win trust of electorate, renew respect ILind: Time to Say a few Nice Words About Duke Djou: The Courage to Fight for our Future McDermott's Challenger to be Hit for Campaign Spending Violations Star-Adv 'Sheltered Life' Special Project on Homelessness Maui County Measure a ‘Farming Ban’ Star-Adv: Parents Should Opt in to Gay Sex Education Waimanalo Killing: Another Failure of Mental Health Care System? Proposed Sand Island homeless camp was an ash and municipal solid waste dump for 65 years Lava Emergency May Finally Get Puna Access Roads Built Read More..

Sunday, September 7, 2014 September 7, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:09 PM :: 4020 Views Hawaii LNG Shipping Options Is HOPE Probation Creating a False Sense of Hope? Reports of Hawaii's Climate Death are Greatly Exaggerated State-Provided Targeted Benefits: Help or Harm? Mayor’s Remembrance Walk to be held on Sept. 7 Borreca: Duke Aiona Leads on Energy Self-Sufficiency while HECO Fumbles Hanabusa Preparing for 2016 Rematch RNC invests in Hawaii Republicans 9th Circuit gets Gayest possible panel to Undermine marriage Star-Adv: Sand Island Tent City Needs Dedicated Police Patrol New transit companies pose risk to consumer protection and safety Hagel orders agency conducting MIA searches to be reorganized Read More..

Saturday, September 6, 2014 September 6, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 4731 Views LA, TN, NV, HI Decisions: States May Uphold Traditional Marriage OHA Finally Gets Around to Announcing Roll Reopening--Takes Aim at Hawaiian Registry Program CNHA-OHA Backroom Deal to Control ‘Nation Building’? HECO Prepares to Disconnect Unapproved Solar Systems Governor candidates claim they can be independent from union supporters After Joining Queens, Kamuela Hospital in the Black, Recruiting MDs Doctor Shortage: Coverage Does not Equal Care Class-action suit accuses state of denying treatments for autism Homeless 88-year-old veteran a Housing First success story State Leases City Land for Sand Island Homeless Tent City Low funds idle Hawaii Army National Guard units GEMS: State to Fund $150M in Subprime Mortgages Manoa Rapist Sues State for Parole Read More..

Friday, September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:39 PM :: 5033 Views The Ige-Abercrombie Agenda Isn't Working: Economy Again Falls Short Of Expectations Controversial sex education program reinstated in Hawaii public schools DoE: Pono Choices is Back for 2014-15 School Year Hawaii County Proclaims State Of Emergency Related To Lava Flow Refinery Switch: HECO Dumps Par Petroleum for Chevron VIDEO: 'Biblical' Spawning Event on Hawaii Reefs Hawaii Scores B+ in Government Technology Dreamhammer: Keeping Hawaii’s Drones Under Control Honolulu Grants-in-Aid Workshops Set Aiona proposes early college education initiative for Hawaii students Aiona: ‘People want hope, they want change’ Abercrombie casts around for somebody else to blame 2015 Senate Power Preview HMSA Chief: If Congressional Delegation Steps Up, Hawaii Can Get Obamacare Waiver Right Now Development Scheme Behind Kauai GMO Tax? GMOs: Farmers vs Organic Profiteers Hawaii is too small to be an energy innovator, expert says US oil refiners and marketers want Jones Act changes…but Capitol Hill doesn’t Hawaii Is a State. Can It Be a Country, Too? 32 states ask Supreme Court to settle gay marriage Accused Homosexual Child Molester Denies Charges Local Restaurant Loses out to Prostitution, Gambling Lazy Mazie Enjoys First Class Taxpayer-Funded Junket to Africa Kona: Federal Strategy to 'Affect Land Use' Behind Water Grab Hawaii County to Seek US CDC Help with Punatic Anxiety Symptoms One Homeless Dude Racks Up Numerous Arrests, Court dates Read More..

Thursday, September 4, 2014 September 4, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:17 PM :: 4324 Views Hughes Corp. Fails to Wheedle Out of Affordable Housing Requirement Wong, Dwyer, Namuo: Betray for Pay In Hawaii, Your Housing Dollar Worth Less Than 63 Cents Research Institute for Hawaii USA Hit With $843K Fine The State of Obesity in Hawaii Mufi Pulls Union Support Away from Ige State DoH Should Support Housing First Unfair property tax hike another case of poor city planning Hawaii Just Did What No Other State Would for GMOs Much of the current debate about food and agriculture in this country is elitist Settlement reached in dental tragedy case regarding 3 year old girl Alleged Homosexual Child Molester Attacks Boy at Kanoelani Elem School Break the cycle of absenteeism Big Island lava within one mile of closest subdivision Solar, Wind Contractors Line up to Protest HECO Plan Acting UH Manoa chancellor to relax hiring freeze Hughes Claims Innocence 54.6% of Voters Voted in 1998 Republican Primary Read More..

Wednesday, September 3, 2014 September 3, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:40 PM :: 4684 Views GE Tax: Will Cost Overruns Lead to New Rail Showdown? Teachers in Honolulu Lowest Adjusted Salary in USA HIRA 2014 Legislative Scorecard State Releases Premium Comparison for ACA Small Group Plans Aiona says he'd perform same-sex marriage if asked Akina Stands Out OHA: Waihee, Trask Bought n Paid for by Geothermal Money Road to reform begins for DHHL Wahiawa would be hurt by Army's proposed cutbacks 20 HHSC Employees Laid off on Kauai (Sort of) (Again) Maui hospitals exec hopes public-private partnership can avert future layoffs Pauahi Hale to be Housing First Location Nixing Kauai’s Anti-GMO Ordinance Was Good for Hawaii Wisdom Spreads: Hawaii Anti-GMO Ruling Becomes Precedent in Vermont Court Diver Defending Himself Against Anti-Aquarium Activists Howard Hughes Withdraws Petition to Provide Fewer Affordable Units in Kakaako Transit authority spends $223,000 on time-lapse cameras DPP Waives 85% of Fines As Lava Approaches, Punatics Fight over Bogus Geothermal Health Hype Public can comment on medical marijuana dispensaries next week Matson molasses spill: One year later No Lawsuit, No Fine School Custodian Arrested for Alleged Child Molestation Read More..

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 September 2, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:15 PM :: 4866 Views Ige Pushed $791M GE Tax Hike in Face of Protests HGEA, Legislature Force More State Employees into Union UHPA Approves Abercrombie $32M Gift Contract with 99% 'Yes' Vote Hawaii deemed ‘sinkhole’ state by fiscal watchdog for pension debt HGEA Endorses Mr Anonymous Pushover for Gov National Democrats are worrying about Losing in Hawaii Abercrombie the Martyr--Like Bonhoeffer (LOL!) Interisland cable also lost in latest primary election Should Kakaako development be handled by the city? Gubernatorial candidates disagree Star-Adv: HCDA should revisit 'affordable' policy TOD: Caldwell Plans Big Developer Giveaway in Kalihi MECO signs agreement to buy liquefied natural gas Hawaii Counties Prepare for Another Battle over Hotel Tax Revenue Working 174 hours a week? Chronic absences lower test scores Common Core in Hawaii Three Gay Activist Judges Appointed to Review Hawaii Gay Marriage Case Read More..

Monday, September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:31 PM :: 3659 Views At First, Takai Voted FOR the Pension Tax 'Every Time' 1,500 Farmers, Ranchers Organize to Save Maui from Farming Ban Kauai Tries to Pick up the Pieces after Anti-GMO Hurricane Blows itself out Refiners seek Jones Act workarounds as crude export debate heats up Honolulu Ranks #10 in List of Hardest-working Cities Emancipated farmworkers till Kunia land Don't change new abuse law Read More..

Sunday, August 31, 2014 August 31, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4171 Views Pension Tax: How Did Your Legislator Vote? More than 5,000 Testify on Federal Recognition Report: These Five States Have Highest Liability Per Taxpayer Tuna Monument: Faleomavaega Slow on the Draw Mauna Kea Audit: UH Lacks Critical Rules REIT – A New Kind of Tax Shelter? Democrats’ disarray opens wide opportunity for GOP Ward: Ige Not the Frontrunner Temperamental Candidates Lose Big Housing First Readies to Take 110 Off Streets Task force proposes reforms to DHHL program Why Homes Cost So Much in Hawaii Star-Adv: HECO Should Give More Money to Solar, Wind Contractors Geothermal plant weathered storm just fine Hawaii Gets Less for Tourism Promotion Buck than ... Indiana Recycling Sends Junk on Long Voyages Read More..

Saturday, August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:05 PM :: 4490 Views Kanaiolowalu Roll Quietly Reopened Last Week Audit: Honolulu Motor Vehicle Division Does Not Care About Long Lines Video: Steering Hawaii Through Rough Waters OCCC Escape: Possible Staff Misconduct, Hole in Ceiling To Undermine Ige, Abercrombie Now Blames Gay Marriage, Republicans for Primary Loss Takai Prefers 'Non-Military' Option for Headchopping Islamic State Ige Has Least Money of all Candidates State House can intervene in Calvin Say residency challenge The impact of ultra-luxury but empty condominiums Another property Tax Hike for Kauai Kulani Just Reopened--Already Closing Due to Staff Shortages Community reacts to Sand Island homeless shelter proposal Deedy to face third trial in September 2015 Read More..

Friday, August 29, 2014 August 29, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:36 PM :: 6350 Views DCCA: Ige Business 'Not in Good Standing' Sai: Wong, Dwyer, Namuo Rake in Millions from Kanaiolowalu Supreme Court Dismisses All Three Puna Election Challenges FEMA: Iselle Not Severe Enough for Disaster Declaration--State to Appeal FEMA Rejection Shows Lack of Leadership by Schatz Djou: America Must Build Coherent Strategy to Deal With Islamic State Aloha Chancellor Apple Rally Today Remind me again: Who wants GMO labeling? RAILROADED: Rail construction Could put Small businesses out of business Waihee: Without Abercrombie, Takai, Ige Will Lose Hawaii Farmers Push Back Against Utopian Extremists Star-Adv: Anti-GMO Measures Fail Common Sense Test Abercrombie Didn't Claim Enough Damage to Get Federal Disaster Declaration Native Hawaiian Roll Reopens? Bills relating to getting homeless off the street advance to full council Ember Shinn: "Sand Island Will not be a Tent City" Hospital Layoffs Shutter Mental Health Unit Souki Calls for Special Session on Hospital Layoffs HCDA Considers Request to Reduce Number of Affordable Units in Kakaako Hawaii deemed ‘sinkhole’ state by fiscal watchdog for pension debt 116% Kauai Tax Hikes 'Killing the Local People' Small business owners in jeopardy of being shut down by Honolulu rail project HECO Rate Hike Will Pay for Biomass at AES End of Hawaiian Electric Co.'s solar net energy metering inevitable, sources say 3 years after construction begins, Waialua school library still not open County says no conflict in hiring Wheelabrator rep TMT sublease appealed District challenge to former Hawaii House speaker heats up Taxi companies blast 'ride-sharing' outfits Read More..

Thursday, August 28, 2014 August 28, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 4606 Views Voting Issues Scrutinized at Election Commission Meeting Eminent Domain: City Seizure of Protest Signs Illegal? Report: Hawaii Ranks in Top 6 States for Open Data Should OHA representatives be appointed? A Canoe Paddled by One Can’t Get Very Far The Problem with Ideology in Politics Abercrombie Appoints Three to LUC DLIR Snapshot of State's 662,150 Workers HTA: Arrivals, Spending Up Caldwell: TOD Bigger than Japanese Bubble HART: Next Contract $750M Plus Cost Overruns Hart considering smaller contracts in hopes of creating competition Here’s how we can move forward together on the GMO issue DoE Doesn't Notice 1/3 of Students Missing for a Year Judge quashes Souki subpoena in Say residency challenge Voter fraud alleged: Police to look into complaint against Puna council candidate Undersea power cable project not part of Hawaiian Electric's new plan Solar Scammers Angered by Plan to Lower Rates HECO $55 monthly fee offset by Lower Rates? Council Drops Move to ban Biobags, Styrofoam H Power $20M Worth of Garbage? Kauai Imposes $3.5M Garbage Tax City Unveils Plan to Make Traffic Worse by Closing Off Lanes Federal Judge Orders EEOC to Hold News Conference, Stop Lying Council panel advances bill to raise smoking age to 21 Hawaii ERS gains 17.4% for fiscal year Read More..

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 August 27, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:15 PM :: 4328 Views Hawaii Gubernatorial Candidates on the Jones Act HECO Submits Power Supply Improvement Plan Survey: 79% of UHM Faculty Disturbed by Apple Firing According To State, ACLU Complaint About Postponed Puna Primary Not An "Election Contest" Honolulu City Lights non-profit display application deadline is August 29 Gubernatorial Forum: Is Gay Marriage Behind Us? Aiona-Ahu Rally at Aloha Stadium Ige: I Was Behind the Billion Dollar Act 221 Debacle Hannemann Bids for Kakaako Developers' Support Gubernatorial Forum: Eliminating Government Waste Be a part of history—attend the Calvin Say residence hearings at Circuit Court Puna Voters Had Practical Problems, Not Legal Defects Kauai: Anti-GMO 'Fools' Set Environmental Policy Back 20 years Dairy Farmer Demands State Allow Him to Sell Milk for Less Kauai Property Taxes Jump 34% DPS: estimated one in three at OCCC is homeless Meth Hoarding: Homeless leave large amounts of trash behind at UH Manoa site EPlans Double Wait Time for Permits Bureaucracy Metastases: Hanauma Bay may be getting an oversight agency HD41 A Race to Watch Credit Union Was a 'Den of Thieves': Honolulu FBI Prison Guard loses legs in work-related incident, fights 5 Years for benefits Read More..

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 August 26, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:47 PM :: 3961 Views HRA: Hawaii Primary Results Positive for 2nd Amendment This Obama Administration Proposal Would Effectively Authorize Some Americans Seceding A Cautionary Saga: Judge Kurren Invalidates the Anti-GMO Ordinance 960 Chronic Absenteeism in Hawaii's public schools plummets 39 percent Hawaii commission opens investigation into election day debacles $48M Shortfall: HHSC Layoffs Begin September 2 Full Text: Nago's Report to Elections Commission Study: Hawaii 'Ban the Box' Law Reduces Crime Gubernatorial Race Anybody's Ballgame as Voters Demand Change Some Hawaii health plans may be subject to 'Cadillac tax' in 2018 Judge Kurren Liberates Kauai from Anti-GMO Nonsense, Hawaii Co Next Gary Hooser convinced them to put their faith in him, and his big gamble Math, Reading Scores Drop as Test Become Tougher Borreca Uses Nago's Poor Performance to Push Vote by Mail (again) Scammed by Solar Contractor, Man Blames HECO State defendants ask for dismissal of lawsuit over primary election HPOWER trash shortage Costs City $Millions 7 Month Wait reported for new building permits, costs balloon as projects sit idle Stricter abuse law criticized as excessive Read More..

Monday, August 25, 2014 August 25, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:04 PM :: 3407 Views Hawaii’s Papaya Growers Struggle in Hurricane Aftermath Hawaii Ranks #1 in Gender Equality Judge: Kauai genetically modified crop law invalid New Yorker Runs Complete Debunk of Anti-GMO Hypester Shiva Republican Lokahi Rally Brings Candidates to Kapiolani Park Storm drains state’s disaster fund UH Manoa Cash Balances Decline Precipitously HTA Cuts 2014 Tourism Projections Hawaii Has Fewest Concealed Carry Permits--Only 183 FEMA's Flood Zone reclassification affects 1,000 properties on Oahu Pflueger's sentencing in Ka loko dam breach case delayed a third time Tobacco Age Limit Would Also Affect Marijuana Read More..

Sunday, August 24, 2014 August 24, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:23 PM :: 5068 Views Grassroot Institute Posts Debate Video HOPE Probation: Judge Steven Alm Speaks at Heritage Foundation Event HART: Only 743 Local Jobs Created by Rail Work Redskins 1, American Samoa 0 Faleomavaega Coming Back to American Samoa for Election Season? Cutting Energy Costs: Methanol Beats LNG for Hawaii? ACLU sues for Hawaii Island residents to get second chance to vote "Not A Typical Election Contest" Filed Over Postponed Puna Primary Filing Close to Deadline? Get a Receipt! OHA Pays Mortgage Scammer Keanu Sai $95K Rush by city, not lawsuits, to blame for rail's expense Blue Planet Green Energy Scammers Demand More Ratepayer Money Fight to curb out-of-control living costs Farmers Throw Anti-GMO Activists Out of Iselle Recovery Meeting It’s a zoo for Lassner at UH, full of ducks and weasels Homeless: “They're drug addicts, alcohol bottles, trash everywhere. Pretty disgusting." No risk from steam release, DOH says Expanding marine national monument would harm U.S. and Hawaii fisheries Read More..

Saturday, August 23, 2014 August 23, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 4744 Views Standing Room Only at Grassroot Gubernatorial Forum - Ige a No-Show Mufi, Duke: No Consensus Behind Kanaiolowalu Roll Sources: OHA to Fire Crabbe--Search Underway for New CEO Sutton Endorses Aiona-Ahu Ticket Media Hammers Ige for Skipping First Gubernatorial Forum Chief election officer grilled by commission, many call for his ousting Gabbard Too Busy for VA Hearing, Puna Relief? Lingle Joins Isle group rallying support for Israel Hawaii Driving Out Anti-Science "Haole Activists" In The Democratic Party Decoupling Drives Oahu electric bills up again Trask's Geothermal Hypocrisy: Activist turns entrepreneur and smells the $$$$ Biofuel isn't Green and City Wastes $2.3M on it The lawsuits pile on against makers of Natural Supplements Cop Cams for KPD? Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer Can't Even Keep his own Home Read More..

Friday, August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 PM :: 4972 Views Ige Cancels: Will be only Candidate Missing from First Gubernatorial Forum Overlooking Wreckage, UH Regents Claim to Take Responsibilities Seriously Duncan Announces One Year Delay in Teacher Evaluations ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Puna Voting Hawaii Marine instills ‘Ohana spirit during Afghanistan deployment OHA Cronies Claim 2000 Statements of Support for Tribal Recognition Federal Recognition: What Happens Next? Hawaii Requests Presidential disaster declaration for Iselle Did Health Connector Sign Multi-Mullion Dollar Contract to Fix Website--or Not? Star-Adv: Time for Gubernatorial Candidates to get Specific on Health Connector Borreca: Kinder, gentler Mufi moves forward Race to the Top? Former DOE Chief Procurement Officer sues department Anti-GMO Activists Commit Massive Campaign Spending Violations Kauai Shivanized 'UH is broken' after Apple's firing Commission to discuss Hawaii primary election held day after tropical storm damaged Puna area Family Court judge wants to treat juvenile offenders before it's too late Child Molesters to Go Free?  Electronic enticement law challenged as unconstitutional, vague PUC Uses Hurricane Shutdown to Hide Secret Docket HART Considers Renewal of Grabauskas' Contract Hunger in Hawaii a growing problem Combat Gear Blurs Lines Between Cops and Military, in Ferguson and Hawaii Read More..

Thursday, August 21, 2014 August 21, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:43 PM :: 4692 Views It was 55 years ago today we added the 50th state Hawaii’s largest insurance provider pulls small business plans from health exchange Hawaii Gets Mixed Reviews on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer Saipan Gets better Representation than American Samoa Poll: 41% Aiona - 34% Ige - 15% Hannemann  Djou Has 3-1 Fundraising Lead State admits 2,079 tax bills bogus Prosecutor investigates police shootings independently Anti-Aquarium Obsessives Pleased by Abercrombie Defeat Election Review this Friday HMSA is first health plan to join Hawaii Health Information Exchange Rates Coming Down? HECO Inks LNG Deal in British Colombia Expectations high for HECO energy plan Unions to Host Superferry Conference Ex-Homeless Spills Beans: We Just Drank and Smoked Weed State revises upward its growth forecast Students, faculty call on regents to Fire Lassner, Reinstate Apple UH athletic director still expects a $1.48 million loss despite Lawsuit: Tranny Demands $300K After State Keeps Him out of Ladies Room Former Maui mayoral candidate Waikiki to be freed Affordable Housing: 50,000 units needed HEMA report shows 260 Big Island homes damaged in Iselle storm Organic Store 'Accidentally' Raised Prices as Iselle Approached New law toughens penalties for domestic violence — but is it right? Read More..

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 August 20, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:46 PM :: 6409 Views The Incompetence of HART: Cheapest Bid for 9 Stations Comes 75% Over Budget Yakuza? Triads? Technicalities Shred $50M Racketeering Suit Against Pro-Rail Hawaiian Stabilization Fund No Lawsuit: Hanabusa Calls for Legislative Investigation of Election, Does not Endorse Schatz ACT Score Report: Hawaii Students Least Ready for College Hawaii’s path to a constitutional republic Consuming Chemicals is a What We Do on a Daily Basis Death Threats from Anti-GMO Nuts Still Blogging A Year Later! Schatz wins U.S. Senate primary in political battle that divided Hawaii’s Democratic party Accountability: DoE Identifies Almost All Teachers as Effective City to Discuss Ala Moana TOD Plan DHS Fraud Investigator Allegedly Worked for TSA on State Time Abercrombie Cutout Marks Ige for Defeat by Aiona After Abercrombie Defeat, Feds Suddenly Allow Health Exchange Funding Extension Rail overbids force reappraisal Mililani Trask Falsifies Financial Disclosure Reports Trask: Energy costs rise, solar industry crashes, in Hawaii under Rep. Chris Lee's dismal legislative leadership Boylan: How The Real Abercrombie Was Hidden for 20 Years Spinning Out of Control: Some UH faculty call for no confidence vote after Apple's firing Hawaii School Board Members Unhappy as HSTA Continues to Chisel Away at Teacher Evaluations Hawaii DOE Proposes Saving Central Office Staff by Cutting $9.2M from Special Education Schmidt: Loosen Prepaid Health Care Requirements to Allow Bronze, Silver Plans Papayas Hard Hit: 60% of Hawaii Co Farm Production Wiped out by Iselle Big rise in Hawaii’s average wage is deceptive Hawaii Has Fewest Completed Foreclosures, Largest backlog DHS Fraud Investigator Allegedly Defrauds DHS Five Years Running  New HPD policy sounds like a quota Norks Promise to Nuke Hawaii, Guam Read More..

Tuesday, August 19, 2014 August 19, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 5139 Views LAST DAY: How to Submit Your Comments on the Proposed Rule to Recognize a Native Hawaiian Government The Obama Administration’s Attempt to Balkanize Hawaii Hawaii Still a Debt "Sinkhole State" Not Red Hot: Hawaii Construction Employment Drops 1.4% Hawaii and U.S. Territories aim to increase fuel diversity with LNG imports In Hawaii $100.00 is Only Worth $85.32 Honolulu 214th Ranked City for First Time Home Buyers OHA Awards $1.5M to Charter Schools Gabbard: If Our Mission Isn’t to Take Out ISIS, ‘We’ve Got a Real Problem Here’ Nago Hid 800 Maui Ballots From Public for Two Days "Fire Nago" -- 2014 Edition Hee, Hanabusa, Abercrombie: Hawaii's 84-Year Nightmare Coming to an End Will Hanabusa Challenge Election Result? Many Anti-GMO Candidates Defeated in the Primary Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Forces Gay Marriage on HD50 Republicans Honolulu second-costliest city to raise kids 97.7% of public school teachers with "highly effective," "effective" ratings Kauai to Hike Timeshare Taxes? Ben Jay: UH football could be 'going away' Accidental self-inflicted gunshot kills HPD officer Lawyer Working Hard to Get Manoa Rapist Back out on the Streets D.R. Horton submits rezoning plans to Honolulu for 11,750-home Hoopili project Hawaii Co Employee Indicted on Embezzlement Rap Saving Cancer Research in Hawaii Means New Leadership Hawaii VA Short on Doctors Read More..

Monday, August 18, 2014 August 18, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 3321 Views Hawaii Senate Primary Election Update: There's A Dem Nominee ... For Now? Cavasso: Hawaii Does Not Have Unlimited Funds to Prop Up Health Connector Maui County Report Shows Zero Glyphosate Djou, Takai gear up for Congressional showdown Tourism Industry Trades $500K for Homeless Vote Hawaii Legislature could be a considerably quieter place come January Hanabusa Preparing for Rematch in 2016 Caldwell Stocking Up For A Showdown Read More..

Sunday, August 17, 2014 August 17, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:25 PM :: 4299 Views Am Samoa Leaders Work Around Missing Delegate to Resist Obama's Tuna Monument Far-Left Ige Will Take Hawaii Further in Wrong Direction Iselle Emergency Proclamation Updated Flying High Duke Aiona talks strategy for the General Election Cayetano: Elections Run Incompetently Candidates could challenge primary election results Hanabusa Supporters Furious Puna: We've Already Been Forgotten Without Abercrombie, 'Huge changes' likely for troubled Obamacare exchange Kakaako, OHA, TOD: Gubernatorial Candidates need a plan for housing Pro-GMO a Winning Position for Legislative Candidates, Incumbents Lawsuit Against Kauai Dairy Threatens Prime Ag Land Statewide Resort's Attack on Dairy Farm Precautionary Principle Run Amok Accountability must accompany police power City: Only 10 Homeowners benefit from Council's Tax Relief DoTax Targets Small Businesses, Homeowners for Petty Harassment Ice Maker Shuts Doors to Force Arrest of Criminal Hurricane Relief Fund's purpose is for insurance and not actual relief aid John Carroll Continues Flacking for Mililani Trask Geothermal Scheme Read More..

Saturday, August 16, 2014 August 16, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:36 PM :: 6103 Views Nago Fiasco: 'Thousands Disenfranchised' Hanabusa May Challenge Results, Oshiro Talks Special Session Primary Results-- Full Printout -- Schatz Wins -- Ilagan Wins with 52% Papaya Crop Ruined: Anti-GMO Activists Cheer Hurricane Iselle Cavasso to Schatz: Mainland PACs Spent a Lot of Money Getting You Nominated, Lets Debate Hawaii and the USA: A Union Worth Celebrating Iselle: How to help HMSA Pulls Plans from Hawaii Obamacare Exchange Preposterous Grabauskas Claims Rail Cost Overruns Not His Fault, LOL! Hawaii undersea cable unlikely to get support if Ige or Hannemann elected governor Next governor must deal with Aloha Stadium issues Suit accuses UH Foundation exec of conflict of interest Not A Great Start For Lassner Asbestos Lawyers Buy Schatz Dirty Ernie Martin Sign Waving for Mayor Already Electricity: Hawaii Only State Left Where Oil is #1 Eviction letter expected by family of suspected robber Maoists, Rep Ing, Osorio Demand Deedy be Lynched Read More..

Friday, August 15, 2014 August 15, 2014 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:23 PM :: 4615 Views All Four Gubernatorial Candidates to Appear at Grassroot Institute Forum Aiona, Ahu, Djou, Cavasso -- Lokai Rally August 23 Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American Judge Rejects Lawsuit To Delay Puna Voting--Polls Open Fri 7AM Abercrombie Has Vested Interest in Quick Puna Vote Judge Nakamura: Puna Votes "Even if it is Unconstitutional" HI House leader ousted in election primary amid controversy Faleomavaega Skips Visit of Key House Committee to American Samoa Applicants Sought for the Hawaii Elections Commission DBEDT Releases New Edition of Hawaii Data Book Report: 14% of Hawaii HS Grads Leave State Within 12 Months "The Giver" -- Opens Today Oahu, Maui, Kona, Hilo Election Day in Puna: Area’s Voter Profile Bodes Well For Schatz Ige Could be Defeated by AWOL Democrat Voters Cook: Hawaii Governor's Race a Toss Up Incompetence Behind Latest Rail Cost Overruns Lassner to recommend languages dean as UH-Manoa interim chancellor Jury Finds Deedy Not Guilty of Murder Send feds opinions on sovereignty DOE Outsources Teacher Mentoring for $3.5 Million In Midst of Hurricane, Activists Whine About Geothermal 'Pollution' Public Utilities Commission seeks input on Demand Response Age 18-20? Honolulu Council Says Marijuana Yes, Tobacco No Read More..

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