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Wednesday, November 21, 2012 November 21, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:57 PM :: 5370 Views Joe Souki teams up with Republicans, Has Votes to be New House Speaker Election Commission to Evaluate Performance of Scott Nago For Hawaii, Fiscal Cliff Means Automatic State Tax Hikes, Massive Defense Layoffs Lingle: Not Done Fighting PLDC Creator Donovan Dela Cruz Suddenly Open to Abolishing Agency Mainland Gay Activists Take Aim at Hawaii Secret School Bus Study to Be Released December 4 Federal Government to Spend $1.5 Billion on Hawaii Rail Project Currently in Litigation TOD Includes Special Taxes Biofuel Contract $200/Barrel Racial appeal to Japanese from Caldwell was improper, disrespectful Legislature, Ethics Commission at odds PRP Hawaii/Hawaii Carpenters Union Files Motion to Move Libel Case Filed by Cayetano to Federal Court TV Stations Made Millions from Campaigns Kakaako: Rental vs Ownership? Kahuku: Rental vs Ownership? Fatal injuries rank high, especially for young people, a study finds Foreign Students: UH Tuition Increase Kills Economic Opportunity Jones Act Fail: Military Shuts Out US Owned Ships Maui Time Editor Arrested wile Filming Traffic Stops Hawaii ERS seeks private equity consultant, global custodian Read More..

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 November 20, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 12:38 PM :: 5257 Views DoE Receives School Bus Report, Keeps it Secret Bankers Pleased by Abercrombie's Tax Hikes, Buy $866M Bonds Lawyer: New DoTax Solar Tax Credit Rules are Retroactive Kawailoa Windfarm Begins Operation Hawaii County Police earn accreditation from national agency Hawaii Charter Schools Seek Board Nominees Hawaii Construction on the Rise? HGEA, UPW Contracts Expire June 30, Allow Campaigning on County, State Time, Facilities Star-Adv: Repeal lawmaker ethics loophole Report: Kauai Mayors Have been Siphoning Gas for Decades Seitz: Kauai Mayor Victim of ‘Personal Animosities at Local Level’ Borreca: Fiscal Cliff OK, Abercrombie Will Pay for What Inouye Cannot Carlisle: $1.55B is on Track, Get Out of the Way Slom: My Opposition to PLDC and TOD has not Changed Solar Tax Credits: A Constituency of Dependency OHA for Everyone Film Office: Pornos Not Eligible for Tax Credits Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants Fiscal Health of States Shows Growing Divergence JPAC's accounting for MIAs both essential and obligatory Read More..

Monday, November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:20 PM :: 5830 Views Feds Notify Congress of Intent to Sign Full Funding Agreement for Honolulu Rail Pierre Omidyar: The Secret Empire of a Resort Developer Greenwood Threatened to Expose Abercrombie, Say, Tsutusi: ‘Serious Violation of Multiple Laws’ Kim Committee to Demand 'Special Master' to Oversee Greenwood? Fitch: Corruption, Inability to Sell Ansaldo Produce Negative Outlook for Rail Contractor's Parent Company Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted November 19 Joni’s Jones Act Plea Lahaina: Is Halloween a Land Use Issue? DataHouse Announces New President Abercrombie to Propose Increased Minimum Wage? National Solar Expert: Hawaii Should Get Rid of State Tax Credits Hawaii tax revenue increases 11%, Money Given to Solar Scammers After First Wind Farm Burns Down, Company Opens Another Lind: Kondo Should Go After Josh Green Hawaii Teachers Can't Strike, But They Can Do Only The Minimum Geothermal on Hualalai? State Decides to Nickel and Dime Tourism Tally of foreigners attending UH plummets as Tuition Increases Sale of Galbraith land on Oahu to state of Hawaii to close by year's end Kid Escapes Hawaii, Becomes Successful Tech Entrepreneur Read More..

Sunday, November 18, 2012 November 18, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:17 PM :: 6442 Views Growing Focus on Taxing Pension Income Clayton Hee Wrote Act 208 to Enable Sen Green Help to Pill Pushers Prosecutor: DoE Negligence in Abuse of Puna Girl Led to Multi-Million Dollar Sealed Settlement Star-Adv: Greenwood Wins, Time to learn from UH mess and move on Lawsuit: Anti-Superferry Protesters to Challenge Constitutionality of Act 55 Rail TOD Will Drive Oahu Population to 1.2M HECO: Hordes of Solar Scammers May Crash Grid Before Dec 31 Tax Credit Cutoff Kahuku Wind Farm Faces Long Recovery After Fire Mililani Trask, Act 221 Scammers Grab for Geothermal Sandwich Profits Maui County looking to cut solid waste, convert it to energy Upgrading HECO Plants to Combined Cycle Could Cut Energy Consumption in Half Demographics: Fukumoto -- Youth are More Open Minded Demographics: OHA Cronies Panic over Kelii Akina Campaign Overrun by Aggressive Naked Homosexuals, San Francisco May Limit Genital Exposure to ‘Fairs and Parades’ Tulsi Still Unable to ‘Out’ Mike Gabbard as ‘Hindu’ Read More..

Saturday, November 17, 2012 November 17, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 5480 Views Hawaii Guard soldiers ready to assist, advise Afghan forces Video: South Park Ridicules Kauai Malihini HSTA Protest Video: "Abercrombie Proposal Offers Little Hope" HFA: Gay Marriage, Assisted Suicide on 2013 Legislative Agenda Voters issue a powerful mandate for hunting, fishing and gathering on Hawaii island Maui Case Tests Conflicts Between Zoning and Planning Governor Selects New Policy Director, Communications Deputy Director Study: Hawaii Avoids Overprescription of Antibiotics Full Text: UH Wonder Blunder Report Greenwood Launches Listening Tour Hawaii Open Data Portal Launched Stole $5000 Gasoline? Warrant Not Issued for Arrest of Kauai County Mayor Hypocrite Carpenter Warns Speaker Candidates Against Republicans WASC Defends Greenwood, says Legislators Crossed Line Developers council could help spur transit-oriented development along Honolulu rail route DoE, Profitable Nonprofits Expect Abercrombie to make up for $32M Fiscal Cliff Losses Gabbard, Duda Conspire to Keep Tax Credits Flowing to Solar Scammers Hawaii, 22 other states proceeding on health law Labor Dept. investigates theft from Carpenters Union Another DoE Child Molester: Former Iao teacher gets 20 years Caldwell Hiring Russia? Hanabusa, Hirono Suddenly Develop an Interest in Free Trade Jamae Kawauchi appears to be out as Hawaii County Clerk State official: Piilani Promenade Plan ‘clearly different’ from one proposed Barking Sands to Become Satellite Launch Site? H-1 Paving Will Prepare PM Zipper Lanes Not a Single Illness Has Ever Been Reported After Consumption of GM Food Read More..

Friday, November 16, 2012 November 16, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 PM :: 5244 Views As Legislative Session Looms, Greenwood Wins Backing of BoR Census Bureau: Hawaii 7th Highest Poverty Rate in US Hawai‘i Health Connector Submits Blueprint Application DBEDT Releases Quarterly Economic Forecast Workshops: Discover the Public's Power in the Legislative Process Dr. Panos Prevedouros Honored by Honolulu City Council Wounded Warrior and Kaimuki Grad to Speak at Navy League Luncheon Act 208 Gives legislators carte blanche to use their positions to give unwarranted benefits to themselves, friends, or supporters Concert probe unable to Blame Rich Sheriff for approving ticket sales Did free tickets undermine independent review? HSTA: Abercrombie Contract Proposal Dismal, Disappointing League of Women Voters of Hawaii Urges Legislative Action To Protect Citizens’ Right to Vote in Hawaii Kauai County Will Support Accused Gas Thieving Employee 100% Maui Prison Guard Used Inmates as Slaves in Landscaping Business? City planning 63 land buys along rail line in fiscal 2014 Developers say TOD needs state help Interview Cliff Slater Mental Health Non-Profits, HGEA Sense Job Opportunities in Homelessness State plugging into solar schools Death By Electrocution Costs Honolulu $550K More Profitable Discussions of Natatorium Self-Appointed Activists Seek Planning Power Smoking Ban: Six Years, 1000 Complaints, 5 citations Rubio: Make it so Less People Need Government Benefits Read More..

Thursday, November 15, 2012 November 15, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:03 PM :: 6358 Views Hundreds Turn Out for NRA President in Hawaii Abercrombie Rushes to Negotiating Table as HSTA Protest Looms DoE Releases School by School Enrollment Figures Honolulu Council Calls for Investigation of Election Obama Nominates Environmental Lawyer to Rule Over Hawaii Inouye hospitalized after fall Fiscal Cliff: $3453 Tax Increase for Average Hawaii Family Donovan to Interview for AD Position at Cal State Fullerton Japanese Magazine Fight Gets Nasty in Hawaii Election Sabotage: Nago calls Marston a Liar Inouye Angered by Leak Attacking His Pick Greenwood Financial consultant: "Baffling" UH errors in Wonder scam Civil Rights Complaints Filed Over Botched Election SA: PLDC Should Wait on Legislature Before Making Rules Hawaii 7th Highest Poverty Rate in Nation HART: Iwi Finds ‘Overwhelming’—Changes Needed Horse, Three bodies, Skull Hilo Old Boys Grab Control of Hawaii Co Council EPA Regs to Soak Big Island Ratepayers for Another $8M/year Former Councilman Rod Tam fined for misuse of city funds Ethics Commission found that Tatsuyama gave preferential treatment for Son’s Scouting event Half-Way Houses for Felons: Return to the Heyday Wind power causes more pollution, not less Read More..

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 November 14, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 7147 Views Hanalei vs Omidyar: Update Wind on the Wane: An Update on Recent Wind Project News Charity Wraps Up Successful Listening Tour in Yap Video: IDF Pinpoint Strike on Ahmed Jabari, Head of Hamas Military Wing Developer’s Own News Site Says it Looks bad Caldwell has much to do if he is 'to build rail better' Sierra Club Earth Justice Claim it is Illegal for State to Reduce Corporate Welfare Handouts to Solar Wind Scammers Elections panel will address ballot shortage at meeting New Bishop Estate Scandal Needed to Displace Democrats Greenwood asked UH Regents for $2 million payout in demand letter that was withdrawn Ruling to allow UH to proceed with telescope UH Athletics Advisory Committee Members Forced To Report Finances PLDC Hot Potato: Democrats Ask Sam Slom to Serve as Dela Cruz’ Committee Vice Chair Farm Bureau, Building Trades Back PLDC OHA Opposes PLDC OHA Cronies Grab for Business in Saipan, Guam, Samoa Lanai COO's task to diversify isle economy offers hint to Ellison’s plans Maui issues RFP for county waste-to-energy project Rep.-elect Lauren Cheape's path to victory Proposed smoking ban in parks sparks controversy Organic Buyers: Smug or Stupid? Soft on Crime: Pimp Out on Early Release Gets 10 years JPAC Cost $500M a Year Read More..

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 November 13, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:56 PM :: 6671 Views Hanalei vs Omidyar: 6PM Tonight VIDEO: NRA President speaks in Hilo Milner: Why PRP’s Mayoral Campaign Is the Wave of the Future Gay Marriage Led to Defeat of Marilyn Lee, Jake Bradshaw Mainland Homosexuals, Billionaires Announce Plan to Impose Gay Marriage on Hawaii Suicide Squad Admits to Four Counts of Conspiracy to Commit Manslaughter Republicans are wild cards in forming House coalitions Progressives Chatter About Say vs Souki Akaka To Push for Akaka Bill in Lame Duck Session Conklin: For Opponents of Akaka Bill, Silver Lining in Election Clouds Hawaii Teachers Union Ramps Up Protests Amid Contract Stalemate Homeless Shelters reportedly take in more kids, seniors Liquid natural gas can be good option US Chamber Lost 13 of 15 Senate Races DLNR Shuts Down all Kayak Rentals at Kealakekua Bay Rand Paul: Path to Citizenship for Illegals Read More..

Monday, November 12, 2012 November 12, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:46 PM :: 5085 Views HEMIC CEO: Pill Mills Running up Costs Election Sabotage: Is Jamae Kawauchi Kevin Cronin? Lawsuit: Kahuku Windfarm May Never Get its Turbines Repaired Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Legislature VETERANS DAY Chickens coming home to roost for solar companies abusing tax credits Green Energy Scammers Coalesce Around Gabbard Will ‘Big Wind’ mean a ‘Small Return’? Don’t fear fiscal cliff, says Democrat Hawaii County Council Ran on Taxpayer Funds Makeover will bring Bellows in line with a change in mission from Afghanistan to the Asian region Elmo puppeteer accused as Homosexual Child Molester 70,000 pieces of plastic collected, documented Dive Industry, Eco-Faddists, Animal Liberation Nuts Make up Numbers to Attack Aquarium Collectors Read More..

Sunday, November 11, 2012 November 11, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:50 PM :: 9006 Views Hawaii Veterans Day Events 2012 Abercrombie Admin: HSTA Position 'Fundamentally Flawed' HSTA Launches 'Work to Rule' Protest Kauai Chief: Valenciano's Decision Likely to be Appealed and Overturned General Excise Tax Needs a Few Tweaks Akaku, Olelo to Broadcast PLDC Hearing Live Oxycontin Contributions: Josh Green Helps Pill Mills Loot Honolulu County Funds Dividing the Loot: Gabbard, Solar Scammers, State hold Secret Meetings HSTA petition 'flawed,' state says Abandoned Callers on HGEA, State DoH Horrendous Suicide Line Train Wreck Non-Profit Sector Outlines Legislative Agenda State Violated Law By Urging "Yes" Vote On Ballot Measure Hawaii Co Prosecutor’s Office to hire six victims’ advocates Diving Industry Renews Attack on Aquarium Collectors Connections charter school faces more delays Hawaii delegation leads Congress in its diversity Read More..

Saturday, November 10, 2012 November 10, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:08 PM :: 5802 Views House Republican Caucus Elects Johanson, Fukumoto Larry Flynt: Porn Industry "Will Start Shooting in Hawaii" HELCO Files 50MW Geothermal RFP Maui TEA Party Veterans Day Picnic Hawaii Family Forum: Redouble Voter Registration Effort Hawaii Investors Given Priority Access to Tax-Exempt State Bonds Say 22, Souki 21 Ing: Sick of Say, Sends ‘Horrible Message’ Interview with HD26 Candidate Tiffany Au Solar Credits: Abercrombie, Oshiro vs Henkin, Blue Planet Work to Rule: Campbell High teachers plan protest Gay Agenda for Homelessness Star-Adv: Other Officials Must Take the Reins from Scott Nago Announcement of Polls Helped Run Up the Score UH regents to start evaluating Greenwood and her contract Millions in athletic funds detailed after open-records request TAT: Kauai Mayor Carvalho does not support repeal of Act 55 Manahan to Get Head Start on Council Honolulu City Council will consider a bill Wednesday that aims to cut down on light pollution Molestation case filed against Damien Memorial School under Hawaii’s new open-window law County of Kauai's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Priorities Survey California Voters too Intelligent for Anti-GMO Fraudsters Australia to Buy Nuclear Subs? Read More..

Friday, November 9, 2012 November 9, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:23 PM :: 5264 Views Full Text: New DoTax Rules on Solar Tax Credits FULL TEXT: Fraud Indictment for Stevie Wonder Concert Full Text: 2012 Hawaii Career Ready Study Spirit of LIFE 20th Anniversary 2012 Gala Celebration NRA President to Speak in Hawaii 'Green' Energy: Hawaiian Electric, ASB Rake in the Bucks Non-Candidate Committees 35% of Total Election Ads Next PLDC Hearing Tues 10:30AM Rail Spending Peaks next year, Only a Fraction of Jobs Materialize Incompetent Hawaii Election Officials Failed to Deliver Absentee Ballots Wonder Blunder exposed much that is wrong at UH Ward: We Were Right, Lingle Was Wrong Time Running Out for TMT Telescope Ruling in trade dispute brings refunds to solar companies Caregiver’s certification revoked after death Hawaii targeted for Commune Hotels & Resorts expansion Galbraith Estate to be Site of Next Ag Park Obama 2012 = Bush 2004? Read More..

Thursday, November 8, 2012 November 8, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:24 PM :: 5686 Views Senate Dems Announce 2013 Leadership Hawaii GOP: Reason to be Optimistic Nonaka: A Good Night for the Kahua Group Jones Act Shipbuilding Burdens Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and Puerto Rico PDF: View General Election 2012- Final Results on Scribd "A much higher proportion of infrequent voters went out and voted" The Road to Party Realignment 120,000 Join in Kids Vote Hawaii,Djou Wins 63-37 District by District Where They Won Mormon HD47 Precincts Go to Lingle, Romney, Fale, Meyer Say, Souki Battle for Speaker 22-22 Federal criminal indictment expected in Wonder blunder University of Hawaii Coaches Get Extra Cash, "Courtesy Cars" Inouye sends regents letter of support for UH president UH regents approve Donovan deal, but mum on Greenwood Rail: Iwi Discovered at 5th Site Election ends but fight over rail continues Tourism Industry Dreams of Free Trade 1st Hindu in United States Congress Elected and Hails from Hawaii Suicide High Among Hawaii Elderly Elder Abuse? Care Home License Revoked Non-Profit not Profitable any more--County terminates outstanding WMSA grant With Federal Funds, Swinging Bridge Back up to $5M Read More..

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 November 7, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 5203 Views Hawaii Election Results for State, County, and Federal Races Four Hours No Ballots--Green Party Threatens Lawsuit Borreca, Boylan and the New McCarthyism Charles Djou Thanks his Supporters Lingle: What I Plan to do Next VIDEO: Ratepayers Revolt Best Invention of 2012: Time Magazine Recognizes Kona Kampachi VIDEO: Red-Faced Abercrombie Bickers With Protesters on Stage at Democrats Grand Rally in Hilo Hawaii Voter Turnout Drops Even Lower House: Say, Dissidents Tussle over Power Old Boy Caldwell Winning Elections ‘Not Good for Democracy’ Star-Adv: Avert the Fiscal Cliff State Election Results: County Election Results: Federal Election Results: Former Miss Hawaii 2011 Lauren Cheape elected to Hawaii House of Representatives Roth Beats Ashida Big Island Voters Approve 5 of 6 Charter Amendments Past and Pseudo-Future Clash at Pearl Harbor 850 Hawaii Doctors to get more pay from Medicaid, Specialists Excluded Hawaiian’s revenues come under pressure from every region across its network Read More..

Tuesday, November 6, 2012 November 6, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 3:27 PM :: 4995 Views Election Day TODAY -- Find Your Polling Place, Sample Ballot VIDEO: Red-Faced Abercrombie Bickers With Protesters on Stage at Democrats Grand Rally in Hilo VIDEO: Ratepayers Revolt Solar Photovoltaic Lease is Worse Than a Barrel of Oil The Price of paradise for Hawaii’s low-income families Hawaii Republican Party Victory Centers Open All Day Tuesday Ohio: Obama Ends Campaign in Half-Empty Arena CBS releases even more unseen footage from Obama interview after Benghazi attack... What time do polls close? 2012 poll closing times by state (map) Hawaii General Election Results Will Be Posted >>> HERE Election participation is not expected to rise in Hawaii Hirono Backed by Movie Moguls Seeking Tax Credits Caldwell raises $76,000 and Cayetano $74,000 in final days State runs Big Island polls after Sabotaging primary problems Kauai Police Chief Will Appeal Ruling Allowing Mayor to Override Police Commission Authority Kauai Prosecutor gave out $143K in pay raises since Aug. 1 Ethics complaint filed against Kauai county attorney by Supporters of Prosecutor Solar, Wind Scammers Use Phony anti-Fracking Rhetoric to Block Hawaii LNG Imports Read More..

Monday, November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:05 PM :: 5609 Views Election Day Tuesday Nov 6 -- Find Your Polling Place, Sample Ballot House Candidate Kaniela Ing: “I don’t Support Osama bin-Laden” Djou: Our Polls Show us Ahead Djou: We’re on the Verge of Winning, Hanabusa Launches Negative Ads Akina: Seven Myths About OHA Voting HD47: Fale Responds to Save Oahu Coalition Hawaii Republican Party Victory Centers Open All Day Tuesday Registration Drive Nets 600 New Voters in Laie President Romney for Hawaii Aiona Best Anti-Rail Option for CD6 Carlisle: My Fiscal House is in Order, Cayetano Will Destroy It Geothermal at Center of Big Island Mayoral Race Geothermal developers take Aim at Apoliona: Back Cal Lee, Hulu Lindsey, Robert Lindsey Seen as Too Political: JSC Attempting to ‘Demystify’ Judicial Selection Process Star-Adv: We Agree With Citizens United Majority, Transparency Needed 17 Fil-Ams running for nat’l, state positions CNN Focuses International Effort on 6 Typical Hawaii Progressives, Gets only 3 to Vote Gas Co Slaps Down Objections from Solar, Wind Scammers Act221: Legislature Should Spend 1000 Days Investigating Itself Permanent Absentee Program Causes Voters who moved not to Receive Absentee Ballots Read More..

Sunday, November 4, 2012 November 4, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:46 PM :: 6354 Views Election Day Tuesday Nov 6 -- Find Your Polling Place, Sample Ballot PRP: Fukunaga Running to Continue Act 221 Tax Credit Scams Giving Judges a Chance to Double Dip Djou Releases Final TV Ad Former Pearl Harbor Official Endorses Lingle Lingle Camp: Race in Dead Heat, Hirono Panics Majority PAC Ad Plagiarizes Lingle Ads and Deceives Voters Abercrombie: I don’t Want to Preserve Ag Land, I want to Use it Kim: Greenwood Cleverly Twisted, Shapiro Cynical Half-Truths Democrats Scramble to Save Hirono as GOP Aims for 56-44 Senate Majority Low Voter Turnout Tied to Unappealing Candidates Mayoral Race: Most Voters Decided Long Time Ago Connection to community key in race for District 11 Parents say high school is needed in Kihei Mulvihill vs Baker in Maui Senate Race Mele Carroll: Everybody Thinks I voted for Act 55, But I didn’t Show Up to Vote Early Voting Boosts Importance of Doorknocking Isle Guard brings aloha to Afghans Patients pack Insane Asylum After budget cuts Panos: EPA and Caldwell Are Costing Honolulu $4.5 Billion for Sewers We win in lawsuit: FTA/City guilty on three counts, not guilty on 20 Election lawsuits going to court Read More..

Saturday, November 3, 2012 November 3, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:19 PM :: 5310 Views OHA for Everyone Honolulu Rail: Set Phasers On Stun Hirono's Only Education Accomplishment, Siding With Union Bosses Hirono, HSTA Celebrate Three Years of Furloughs Case: If PRP Wins, Negative Will be the New Normal UHERO: Renewable Energy Tax Credit is Significant Weight on State Budget UHERO Deploys Latest Excuses For Big Wind, Big Cable Obama: Vote for Revenge Romney: Vote for Love of Country Complete Rundown of Legislative Races Calles: Ruling Doesn’t do a Whole Lot to Stop Rail Ansaldo finishing phase one design work -- HART will get presentation on rail cars later this month Civil Beat Poll - Full Questionnaire and Results Mrs Abercrombie Gives $3000 to Cayetano PRP Hawaii Aims to Elect All Pro-Rail Honolulu City Council PRP Cash Slipping Through the Cracks? Kauai Ruling stuns police panel, prosecutor Teachers Union Launches Website for New Contract 2 workplace violence complaints at HPD's training academy Lawsuit: Lawyers Conspire With KoOlina Developers to Shortchange Homeowners Hawaii’s 11,466 Missing Voters Solar Scammers Turn $2.69M Cash into $1M in Subprime Loans After Dumping Pie-In-The-Sky Windfarm Scheme, Ellison Boosts Lanai Tourism LUC revisiting approvals for malls, hears testimony Read More..

Friday, November 2, 2012 November 2, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:29 PM :: 5550 Views Fed Court: City Failed To Consider Alternatives To Rail General Contractors Association of Hawaii Endorses Lingle Caldwell Caught with His Hand in “Pay to Play” Cash Register Ohana Health receives contract to provide behavioral health services in Hawaii HD5 Bateman Releases Final Radio Commercial Governor Selects Louise Kim McCoy as Communications Director Stop Rail Permanent Injunction Hearing December 12 Star-Adv: HSTA Chose Furlough Days Honolulu Co Clerk: Voter Fraud Could Happen Top Rail Project Consultants Give Maximum To Caldwell's Mayoral Campaign HSTA Strategy Plays to Abercrombie’s Bull-Headedness SB: Hirono Needed to Save Obamacare, Cut Military, Raise taxes Poll: Obama Losing Ground in Hawaii Fontaine has proven record of service to South Maui State panel fines Ing $375 for campaign spending violations Mizuno Flips Out, Starts Ranting About Bigots, Haters Slom Endorses Akina Regents to cover UH president's job, deal with Donovan, One Regent Quitting Wind Study ‘Latest Optimistic Assessment” Of Billion Dollar Scam Britain to Halt Onshore Wind Projects: 'Wind Farm Impacts May Be Worse Than Climate Change' Gore Cult: OHA Should not be Allowed to Develop Kakaako Because of ‘Rising Sea Levels’ HMSA seeks 1.2% rate hike Democrats Target Fontaine, Ching Fund Race Yoshimura, Fukunaga, Aiona State Senate Incumbents Outspend Challengers Radio Australia Looks at Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, NMI Elections Vote Confirms Brainwashing Effective on 89.1% of UH Manoa Students How Can Hawaii’s Most Senior Active Statesman Make So Many Misstatements? Guam 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Signed into Law Hawaii Democrat poised to be elected first Hindu in Congress Marten says of McKelvey: Should do will of the people Undaunted by work needed to beat Victorino, Blackburn says Read More..

Thursday, November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:49 PM :: 5477 Views Civil Beat Poll -- 56% Democrats Hawaii Adjusted Income Lowest in USA 3rd in Nation: Hawaii Pays $1436 per Household for Gov't Pensions Hurricane Sandy, Tsunami Scare Expose State Catastrophe Debts Grand Theft Aina: Sierra Club Launches PLDC Repeal Drive Hawaii Accounts for Nearly 3% of US Electric Car Sales Hawaii County Releases Absentee Voting Totals Abercrombie: PRP Causes Public to See Politicians as Sordid Criminals Poll Shows Djou Gains 3% over 2010--Pollster Admits 8% Skew Towards Hanabusa Prosecutor Kaneshiro's Campaign Gets Help From 82-Year-Old Felon Colleen Meyer Prepares to Defeat Clayton Hee on N Shore, Windward Beth Fukumoto Prepares to Defeat Marilyn Lee in Mililani Congresswoman Pat Saiki Endorses Tiffany Au for State House District 26 Ballot Question: Senior Judges Provide Great Opportunity for Politicized Decisions Slom: Two Noes on Honolulu Charter Amendments Secrecy Shrouds Abercrombie Tower DoE to Provide Big Payoff for Solar Leasing Scammers UHERO Claims Wind Farms Good for State’s Economy 12 Cultural Practitioners Observe Rail Excavations Suit against PRP might expose secret donors Tulsi Gabbard Looks Forward to Taking Oath on the Bhagwad Gita Democrat Operative Nikki Love Quitting Common Cause PLDC Still Does Not Commit to Follow Laws HMSA, Kaiser to raise premiums Geothermal Plant Pushes Back Against Luddites Star-Adv Daily Circulation Up 6% Read More..

Wednesday, October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 PM :: 5251 Views Honolulu Council: Aiona, Fukunaga Tied at 29% Each Audio: Djou Launches New Radio Commercial Hirono Voted Against Funding Tsunami Warning System State Seeks Public Comment: New Rules for HRS 343 Environmental Review UHERO Confab: Taxes, Clean Energy and Local Food Find Your Polling Place: Walk-In Absentee Voting Open Djou hits nail on the head National Republicans Contribute $257K to Hawaii GOP Poll With 55% Democrats finds 55% Support for Hirono Tsunami Exposes Advertiser’s Political Agenda Nago Hires Election Saboteurs to Run Hawaii County Vote? HSTA Bombards Abercrombie With Videos, Open Letters Cayetano Puts TV Stations on Notice Over Attack Ads Roberts Hawaii, Environet Big Cayetano Super PAC Contributors PRP Campaign Reinforces Anti-Union Stereotypes Hawaii High Rate of Multiple Job Holders Keeps Unemployment Low, Recovery Slow Kenoi spending betters Kim nearly 10 to 1 Court says Kauai Mayor can Retaliate Against police chief Obamacare Officials Lie to Big Island Seniors About Kaiser Plan Tourism Red Hot Advertiser is #25 Newspaper in USA Read More..

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 October 30, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 5543 Views Hirono Joins HSTA Protest Against Abercrombie AKP Biofuel Scam Finds Only 20 Supporters in Survey of 300 Civil Beat Poll: Cayetano 50%, Caldwell 45% Even With 60% Dems, Abercrombie Approval only 41% Poll: Hawaii Non-Democrats only 36.5% Approve of Obama Hirono’s $52B Defense cuts will hit every state, including Hawaii in January Hanabusa Voted Against Small Business Tax Relief Hawaii early-voting turnout Doubles for General Election Federal Election officer appointed in Hawaii as part of Election Day program Caldwell Outspends Cayetano 2-1 As General Election Nears New Pro-Rail Super PAC Spends $676,000 Caldwell Will Push for Big Wind, Big Cable Kaneshiro Spends More Money, Raises More Money Than Takata Ward Rent-a-Poll Looks Bad for Greenwood, Regents Iwasa: Greenwood’s UH Misuses Autonomy Did HTH Reporter Hunter Bishop Attempt to Suppress $100K Gasoline Theft Investigation? HELCO Proposal Under Fire from 200 at PUC Hearing Military Responsible for Growth of AP Programs in Hawaii DoE Schools Bio-Logical Capital had interest in buying island of Lanai before Ellison’s purchase Alinsky’s ‘Radical Rules’ a way of life Couch says lot of work ahead; Kay offers real life experience Kauai Council OKs additional $15K for case of Police Commission vs. Carvalho Horizon Lines sails to profit amid higher volume in Hawaii Isle foreclosures drop by 85 percent Read More..

Monday, October 29, 2012 October 29, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:01 PM :: 5429 Views Ward Polls: A Laughable Embarrassment Djou: Our Polls Show us Ahead Report: Hirono, Hanabusa Tax Proposal Will Cost Hawaii $3.9B Pre-Plus: Hirono Takes Credit for Others' Innovation Study: HSTA Strongest Teachers' Union in US Molokai: Big Cable RFP Should be Delayed PRP Targets Liliha VIDEO: Djou Launches New TV Ad Ward ‘Research’, Star-Adv Claim 22 point Margin in Senate Race Poll Shows Djou 11 points Ahead of Lingle Hotel workers working to defeat House Speaker Calvin Say in 3-way Race Star-Adv: Vote ‘No’ on Honolulu Charter Amendments VIDEO: KITV Interviews Kym Pine CNN: Hawaii's homeless candidate for Congress Hearings in Hilo, Kona, Kalihi: Biofuel Scammers Demand $8.32/mo from Big Isle, Oahu Ratepayers Hawaii Youth Suicide Rate Doubles in 5 Years Parents Discover Child in 99th Percentile, Flee Hawaii Spice: Mom Campaigns Against Drug Linked to Son’s Death Burial laws should be grounded in history and present-day reality Gay Activists End Election Frantic over Possibility that Public Might Actually Get to vote on Gay ‘Marriage’ Read More..

Sunday, October 28, 2012 October 28, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 5585 Views Voter Guide: Hawaii State and County Ballot Initiatives 2012 NFIB: Hirono Votes 100% Against Small Business Finding the Blame for What Ails You Canada Earthquake Tsunami 4’ Wave in Hilo, 5’ at Kahului Pro-Rail Poll: Caldwell 53, Cayetano 42 Pro-Rail Poll: Rail Popular 50% – 45% Hawaii Election Workers Deliberately Foul Up Election Hooser, Mizuno, Counties Line Up for PLDC Repeal Lingle Raises $206K in 17 Days, Hirono $460K Surveys Will Be Used to Justify Next Round of Bus Cuts Former SB Editor Uncomfortable With Presence of Republicans in Neighborhood Usual Assortment of Crackpots, Wierdos Running for Kauai Council Chronic 911 callers to get aid from 'community paramedics' Churches' civil unions suit dismissed in federal court Kauai: Football Players Forced to Risk Death to Save Stupid Birds Read More..

Saturday, October 27, 2012 October 27, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:25 PM :: 7393 Views Audio Interview: Kona Resident--Father of Slain SEAL Killed in 9-11 Attack, Bengazi Debate: Djou Closer to the Center Mililani, Kalihi, E Oahu: Talk Story With Charles Djou Hirono and Hanabusa cut $2.1B from Hawaii Medicare Advantage and Medicare Reimbursements Hanabusa Backs Effort to Link Indian Tribes to Turkey Brookings: Honolulu 10th Largest International Airport Eradication: Who Are the Real Invasives? Save O’ahu Farmlands Alliance Announces Endorsements ML&P Faces Delisting from NY Stock Exchange Armed With Carpenter’s Statement, Democrat Primary Runner-up Sues To Stop Manabat in Ewa School Board Member Criticized over Defense of Accused Child Molester Why Linda Lingle Might Just Win Star-Advertiser Ties Hanabusa to Hated Obamacare Program HART Burns $77.4M Buying Steel Rails Libel? Cayetano Court Victory ‘Highly Unlikely’ Armed With $77M, Abercrombie Health Exchange Takes Secret Bids on Secret Contracts Air Leaks, Roof Caves in at UH Bio Safety Lab Apple: Wonder Blunder Equivalent of ‘Bake Sale Gone Awry’ UH President spends from lucrative donor accounts Tom Berg Opens Up Why the Plastic Bag Ban Makes No Sense Play puts new saint's acerbic side on display After Six Years, ‘Experts’ Finally Decide Killer is Crazy, No Prison for Him Lehman lost $85M on Superferry Maui County Tries to Shut Testifiers out of LUC Meeting Democrat Operatives Sponsor Ag Park Read More..

Friday, October 26, 2012 October 26, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 5504 Views On the Honolulu Ballot: $5M Ward Heelers' Slush Fund Census: Hawaii Tops Nation in Multi-Generational Families Senator, 1000 Ratepayers Call for Lower Electric Bills Fitch: $71M in Maui Co Bonds Rate AA+ Louise Kim McCoy To Be Named Gov’s Communications Director Debate: Djou Closer to the Center Linda Lingle: The Clear Choice Star-Adv Endorses McDermott, Reader, Butler, Fale Council hopeful aims to do job without 'drama' of incumbent Political Fight For Oahu's GET Heats Up Tax Review Commission Report Calls for More Tax Hikes BoE Mulls PLDC, 21st Century Schools and Who Owns the Land Computers: Preview of DoE, HSTA, Abercrombie Posturing over DoE Budget Buster PUC: Ewa Field Solar Scammers to Rake in Megabucks Kauai County Details Massive Waste of Electricity ML&P Threatened with NYSE Delisting 170 On Staff at Kokua Kalihi Browsing through the data on campaign money Ballot listing does not follow state law -- Presidential candidates not in alphabetical order   Read More..

Thursday, October 25, 2012 October 25, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:30 PM :: 8462 Views Streaming Video: Djou v Hanabusa Debate 8pm Tonight Feds Reveal Dozens of New Violations at Hawaii Nursing Homes Duke Aiona Backs Candidates in Council, Legislative Races Humane Society Sues DLNR Over Aquarium Collectors VIDEO: Five Targets Hit Over Pacific in Largest Anti-Missile Defense Test Alaskans Push Back Against 200 mile 'Emissions Control Area' for Ships PDF: Hawaii GOP Releases Voter Guide Did sickout by election staff violate Voting Rights Act? With Akaka Gone, His Cronies Wander Aimlessly Djou Supports Free Trade in Pacific Djou Backs Balanced Budget Amendment Inouye And Hirono Skip Planned Media Interviews Star-Adv Endorses Aaron Johanson for HD31 Pro-Rail Group Spending Money for Hirono Pro-Rail Doorknockers include Murderer, Drug Addicts Nimitz Flyover Cost Estimate Suggests that Rail Will Cost $7 Billion Gender wage gap narrower in Hawaii than nationally Soft on Crime: Suspected of Murder in California, Felon Seeks Deferred Acceptance in Hawaii Chinatown Police ‘Tolerant’ of Drug Dealing Hawaii details $600M plan for upgrades at Honolulu International Airport Read More..

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 October 24, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 5789 Views After Debate, Nearly 70% Say Djou Wins Hawaii: 3rd Fastest Growing Tax Burden Hawaii Productivity Growth Lowest in US—Only 4.76% Since 1992 UH Manoa Scores 295th of 700 World Universities Hawaii-based Travel Site Upset by $700M Tax Decision ACLU: Guards Should Stop Listening to Hawaii Prisoners Brickwood Galuteria, Serial Job Killer Fitch: $890M Honolulu Bonds Rated AA+ NYT: Obama Camp Begins Blaming Clinton for Defeat Pressure from lawmakers could leave UH flattened UH Regents will revisit Donovan settlement at special meeting Star-Advertiser Endorses Ching, Low Fund for Freedom Buys Lingle Ad Time Rail: Heed Warning or Face Bankruptcy Cayetano Issued 204 Pardons, Waihee Approved 72% of Pardon Requests Rail's design-build contracts put into question Shiny Objects: DoE Using Computers to Distract from Budget Buster Union Demands Hirono, Hanabusa Harass New Airline Geothermal Producer Offers to Cut Electric Bills OHA Candidates Haunani Apoliona and Cal Lee Fail to Show at Community Forums AKINA for OHA – Dinner Rally Why So Many Hawaiian, Samoan And Filipino Youth In Justice System? Budget Cuts: Army May Leave Strykers at Pohakuloa to Reduce Training Costs Queens Sues Kaiser in $4M Payment Dispute Hawaii Monitor: Patronage Games Read More..

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 October 23, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:14 PM :: 5909 Views Lingle: I know We Have the Momentum to Win Hirono Refuses to Answer for Actions Harmful to Hawaii Hirono Hits Middle Class With Tax Hike Omidyar Buying Influence: Resort Developer Pierre Omidyar founder launches leadership program Omidyar Building Resorts: Protection of Lipoa Point must be a community effort HNN VIDEO: Lingle vs Hirono Final Debate KHON Survey -- Djou Leads 2-1 Lingle agrees with Cayetano’s stance on Honolulu rail project Judge Slaps Down Abercrombie’s $700M Raid on Internet Travel Agencies Star-Advertiser Endorses DelaCruz, Hee, Straight Democrat Slate for Senate Cayetano’s Suit Should Be Laughed Out of Court Hirono’s vote to kick our nation’s deficit problems down the road highlights her ineffectiveness in Congress. Hirono was the only member of the Hawaii delegation to vote against funding the Department of Defense for FY 2011. Prosecutor: Takata Appeals for Pothead Vote Sierra Club, Blue Planet Foundation Admit the Problem With Gas is that it is Cheap Solar City Investigation May Snare other Solar Providers Abercrombie Relies on ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ Full of Lobbyists Maui HSTA Leader: Abercrombie Cried and Lied Dueling Videos in Pine vs Berg Race Complaint dismissed against former Maui police officer After Files ‘Go Missing’ Hawaii County Bag Ban Rules Published NIMBYs Harass Charter School Garret Hashimoto Recuperating from Successful Surgery Read More..

Monday, October 22, 2012 October 22, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:53 PM :: 5480 Views Charter Amendment: Honolulu Council Grabs for Control of Rail Funds House Candidate Kaniela Ing Threatened with Expulsion from UH Pollster Claims Debate Performance Boosts Hirono 3% Applicants Wanted for Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions GALLUP: R 52% 0 45%... Hawaii Tribune-Herald Endorses Lingle, Hapai Star-Adv Endorses Sam Slom Lauren Cheape is the choice for Hawaii’s future Hirono Pals Around with Barney Frank Attack on Free Speech: Cayetano to File Libel and Slander Lawsuit Against Pacific Resource Partnership, Carpenters Union Cayetano: Hannemann Learned Nothing from ‘Ass Kicking’ All About the Charter Amendments on Your 2012 Hawaii Ballot Historic Preservation Division -- No Longer Just Warm Bodies? Legislative interference threatens long-term viability of UH Hawaiian Civic Club Kicks Reporters Out, Discusses Legalized Gambling, PLDC Hawaii Solar Installations Double Every Year, Orphans in Future Soft on Crime: 10 Convictions, Charged with 12 Rapes Read More..

Sunday, October 21, 2012 October 21, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:19 PM :: 6672 Views Streaming Video: Canonization of Molokai’s Mother Marianne Cope Secret Letters Show Nago Timed Attack on Hilo Election Office with Workers Planning Sickout HSTA’s Okabe ‘Extremely Pleased’ With Supreme Court Order Sierra Club Doing the Dirty Work for the Power Brokers Learn about UH Law School's accessible Part-Time/Evening Program Billionaire Resort Developer Paid Operatives to Swing Election Against Pono Chong Hirono Bill Designed to Create Chinese Bubble like Japanese Bubble PRP Goes off Deep End: Mailer Implies Cayetano is Communist Republican Feds: Rail Contingency Fund Below Acceptable Levels Before Supreme Court Shutdown Proposal Will Give Chief Justice Opportunity to Hand Pick Crony Judges for Cases Simple Solution for UH: Just Let Sen Kim Have Whatever She Wants Esther Kiaaina to Lead Charge for PLDC Pro-Rail Canvassers Work Voter List in Kahala UCLA expert weighs in on transit debate Profiteers, Suicide Lobby Sense Opportunity in Case of 98 Year Old Woman PUC Surcharge Vacuums $58.5M from Phone Customers’ Pockets After Gay Marriage, Polygamy Read More..

Saturday, October 20, 2012 October 20, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 1:32 PM :: 5393 Views Donalyn Dela Cruz Quits: Oshiro Claims Resignations “Have Nothing to do With Abercrombie” Pro-Rail PRP Pumps Money into Council District 6 Race Governor Releases $91.9 Million for CIPs Sierra Club, Solar, Wind Scammers Team Up to Block LNG US Chamber of Commerce $250K Ad buy for Lingle Star-Adv: Reelect Kaneshiro Prosecutor Cigarette Taxes: Government Addicted to Nicotine DoE Consultant to Present ‘unpopular’ School Bus Proposals Hirono Lying About Lingle Role in Romney Campaign PRP Hawaii Launches Pricey Political Stink Bombs at Anti-Rail Candidates City Driver Charged With Meth Trafficking Keeps His Job Honolulu Maoists, Anti-Semites Lied About Shipment to Gaza No Confirmation that Trooother Was on ‘No-Fly’ List Read More..

Friday, October 19, 2012 October 19, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:38 PM :: 5749 Views Bipartisanship: Senate Energy Committee to Move on Natural Gas? Fact Check: Hirono stumbles, shows lack of understanding of key issues Lingle v Hirono Debate: PBS Insights Live Streaming Video Obama on Comedy Central: 'If four Americans get killed, it's not OPTIMAL' REALCLEAR MAP: Romney takes first lead in electoral college... GALLUP: R 52% O 45%... Tsutsui to Introduce Bills to Repeal, Amend Act 55, Abercrombie Threatens Veto Lingle grills Hirono over possible cuts to national defense After watching the KITV/Civilbeat.com U.S. Senate debate, which candidate will you vote for? Lingle Rejected “Greatest President” Comment Back in 2002 Honolulu rail agency expects to finish archaeological digs ahead of schedule HART Pays for Rail for Entire Length of Project Cayetano Threatens Lawsuit to Silence Critics Pro-Rail Advertiser Endorses Council Candidates Manoa Voters Asked to Destroy Double Ballots UH regents hire Dobelle lawyer to help determine Greenwood's fate Regents Approve $1.4B Budget, No Decision on Greenwood Expected Today Green Energy Scammers Dream of Separating Ellison from his Money New Homeless Czar Talks About Everything EXCEPT Getting Homeless off Streets into Shelters Mayor inks deal to sell off affordable public housing Misconduct by Maui liquor control supervisors in field, suit says News From Hilo: Bisexual Rapist Croaks Star-Adv, AP, National Consultant Bungles Medicaid Story South Park Ridicules Kauai Malihini 9-11 Trooother Masquerading as Patriot Suddenly Able to Fly Again Read More..

Thursday, October 18, 2012 October 18, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 7251 Views Poll: Lingle 43% - Hirono 47% Gallup: Romney 52% – Obama 45% Hawaii Among Worst States to Practice Medicine Endangered Species: Feds Grab for 18,766 Acres on Big Island Fitch Rates Honolulu Bonds AA+ Court of Appeals Upholds Rail Contract Award Bateman: We Can Cut Consumers' Electric Bills Wastebook 2012: University of Hawaii Martian Food Tasting Project Legislative Rundown Looks at 12 Key Races 800 Manoa Voters Get Two Absentee Ballots Each Greenwood: Senate Investigators Putting UH Accreditation at Risk A sainted nun blessed Hawaii with her service Hawaii's 'Most Sophisticated Grassroots Attack Operation' Rail: Spending A Lot for Nothing HIPA Conspires with Abercrombie, Legislators to Defend PLDC Hawaii DoE one of only Three States Using ‘Adaptive Testing’ With 364 Water main Breaks a Year, Former City Officials Say Honolulu's Board of Water Supply Needs to Boost Pipe Replacement Schedule Kauai Politicians Continue Posturing in Leadup to Prosecutor Election Hawaii sees wilting sales from its flower and nursery products sector 9-11 Trooother Masquerading as Patriot Claims to be Booted from Military Flight at Hickam Judge allows trial video coverage by the Hawaii Guerrilla Video Hui Read More..

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 October 17, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 5241 Views Fact Check: Hirono Continues to Mislead Voters with Inaccurate Statements Change in Afghanistan, Change in Hawaii New paper details Hawaii and Hawaiians’ surprising roles in the U.S. Civil War ACLU, Alston Demand Courtroom Video Access for 'Hawaii Guerrilla Video Hui' Hawaii Zipline Operators Want Protection from Their Competition DayStar Technologies Buys Avatar Solar Hawaii Projects Honolulu Transit Megaprojects Compared Pro-Rail Legislators, Advertiser Threaten to Grab All of 0.5% GE Tax For Themselves PRP: Cayetano Tied to Birfers Abercrombie, Louie Continue to Harass Star-Advertiser over Judicial Transparency Suit Grasping DoE Bureaucrats Defy Abercrombie, Demand $75M University President To Address Unhappy Faculty? HMC Closure Causes Losses, Layoffs at Kaiser Omidyar Hassles Ellison over $250 Anchorage Fine Honolulu's Sewer Construction Projects Cost Five Times the City's Estimates Mining is Hawaii’s #1 Growth Industry: Tourism growing at slower rate than rest of Hawaii economy County Lobbying Group Could Propose Bill to Repeal PLDC Homelessness Tops Agenda at Waikiki 20/20 Sovereignty Activists Admit to Crimes Against Hawaiians, Face Federal Felony Sentence Old Boy Councilmember Caught Lying About Polling Place? Want a UH Job? Read More..

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 October 16, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:57 PM :: 5106 Views Mediscare: Mazie's $6400 Falsehood Audit Pushes Special Fund Ahead of Vote: City Loses $366K by Not Collecting Camping Fees Hawaii Teachers Halt Labor Negotiations, Escalating Conflict Treasury Dept. Fingers SolarCity in Exploration of the Dark Underbelly of Solar Leasing Honolulu Transit Megaprojects Compared KITV: Hirono, Lingle to square off in KITV/CivilBeat.com debate Filipino Chronicle: Djou vs Hanabusa Cayetano, Legislators Begin Fight Over .5% GE Tax Revenues Borreca: Because of early voting, Hawaii's Election Day is actually 22 days long State voter registration increases by 18,000 Target Greenwood: Faculty Marxists Attempting to Convene Lynch Mob Wednesday 95 Applicants for University of Hawaii Athletic Director Senator Murkowski echoes Lingle on bipartisanship After Hanabusa Loots Campaign Funds, Djou Has more cash on Hand Ali’i Gives to GOP, He’e Gives to Democrats Miss A Payment? ‘Free’ Solar Installer Could Soak You for $28K Federal Funding for BRT Requires Rail-Like System Hawaii's Elevator Safety In Free Fall? Hawaii Rarely Prosecutes for Campaign Spending Violations Raid on arcades of dubious value Hilo and Kapaa residents most stable in Hawaii in terms of residency, analysis finds W Maui Community Rallies to Stop Omidyar Development of Lipoa Point Read More..

Monday, October 15, 2012 October 15, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:48 PM :: 5615 Views Key Hirono Endorser Switches to Lingle Akana: OHA Gentry Deal Sidelines Kakaako Development Absentee Ballots Hit Mailboxes Defense Spending: Hirono, Hanabusa Voted to Launch Hawaii Over ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Hirono is a Zero, but How Small and Insignificant is That? Self-Dealing Charged in OHA Purchase of Gentry Pacific Design Center Lines Drawn in Battle over Greenwood Campaigning in the Dark: New Hawaii Law Creates Extended Blackout Period New groups form to back Cayetano as ads multiply Ing Insults Police Officers, Firefighters Ing Could be Barred from Office over Campaign Spending Violations Fontaine has record of achievement for S. Maui Shimabukuro: Need to Investigate Ash Diversion to Reduce Landfill Miss Hawaii Defends Accused Priest Real ID Sparks Bump in Name Changes Read More..

Sunday, October 14, 2012 October 14, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:31 PM :: 4782 Views Flexibility Lost, Tax Increases Guaranteed with Earmarking Berg: Bus Cuts May be Civil Rights Violation Dawn: Survey Shows Djou up 61-33% Rasmussen: R 49% O 47% Gallup: R 49% O 47% DM: Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released Feds: Honolulu Rail has No Capacity for Additional Cost Increases Usual Assortment of Crooks, Cronies Give to Hirono, but Lingle has most cash Lingle has long record of public service University Goes First Class in Every Way Except Accomplishment Enviros Show Forest City How to Siphon Millions from Military Families Media Ignores Guilty Pleas by Sovereignty Scammers 37,000 Pay Serious Money to Escape DoE: Private School Enrollment is down 8% since 2007 Matayoshi: Charter Schools not part of DoE Jump in credit and debit card transactions shows the isles' economy is on a rebound Hawaii County hires geothermal mediator to Negotiate Payoffs for Activists Hula Mae Starts Giving Away Down payment Loans to Unqualified Borrowers Kakaako plan for 22 towers holds promise Kawaiahao: Historic preservation and burial laws would work fine if they were followed Cancellation of Maui Co Veterans Day parade is shameful After a long and frustrating journey, Molokai Veterans Center nears completion Kauai Prosecutor Beats Campaign Spending Rap Hawaii Co. Charter amendments take on land, elections, hunting Read More..

Saturday, October 13, 2012 October 13, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:06 PM :: 6781 Views Apple Explains How He Put Freitas in Donovan's Place Governor Releases $17.9 Million for CIPs on Maui VIDEO: Mark Hashem, Jeremy Low, on their run for House VIDEO: Kurt Lajala, Sam Slom, on their run for senate Akaku: Maui County meet the Candidates Military contracting in Hawaii hits 5-year low, more cuts on the way Democrats: State Should Have Looted Orbitz.com for $500M to Give to Our HSTA, DOE Cronies Survey: Micronesians Increasingly Skip Hawaii, Head for mainland Sources: Letter from Greenwood's lawyer prompted special regents' meeting Star-Adv: Regents Better Pick Someone Good to Run UHWO Panel surveys school land for possible profit PRP: Cayetano, Lingle on Same Team Cayetano’s BRT – 16 Minutes to Aloha Stadium at Rush Hour Caldwell says he might eliminate Chinatown Rail station, add bike paths Whistleblowers Fired: Former Mililani High School workers sue D.O.E. Gay Atheists: We Have Decided Gay Marriage is a Civil Right, Anybody Who Tries to Vote Will be Punished Grading our Governor: Abercrombie’s “F” Electric Rates Jump Again Immense Amount of Electricity Needed to Produce Small Amount of Hydrogen PBN Challenges Secret Lanai Windfarm Plans Cachola Resigns Effective Oct 31 Two-party system needed to break up good old boys Read More..

Friday, October 12, 2012 October 12, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 5200 Views Video: Biden is Laughing, Are You? Inouye Formally Endorses Caldwell Hauula: Caldwell Should Stop Using “Keep the Country, Country” Hawaii Letter Carriers Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement, Cover-up Hirono Votes Threaten Local Jobs Poll: Sam Aiona Tied for Lead in Council District 6 Kym Pine: End Homelessness on Oahu Consumer Reports: Protect Yourself from the Latest Solar Scams Zipline Audit Report: State Cannot Improve on Industry Self-Regulation KITV: Hirono, Lingle to square off debate October 16 Survey: Djou 60% Hanabusa 34% Maui News: A clear win for Lingle Ad Wars: Djou vs Hanabusa, Lingle vs Hirono Youth versus experience at Maui House forum Carpenters Union Launches new Front Group spend nearly $600K for Caldwell FEAR: Higher voter turnout could cut both ways Ward Research ‘Shocked’ by its 22% Undercount of Gabbard Vote State's new land developer to call Round 2 of public meetings Regents Split into Pro and Anti-Greenwood Factions Another $200K UH accounting error focus of new investigation Hanabusa Defends Greenwood, Apple University of Hawaii Board of Regents Aim to Silence Peers, Media, with 'Confidentiality Covenant' Transcript: Elderts Threatened to Shoot Deedy Savio Denounces City Affordable Housing Deal HTA Seeks MOU for 2M Japanese Visitors Pfluegers Seek Eviction of 82-year old Woman Elder Abuse: Don't be a victim of crime Residents sue county to enforce Kona planning law Judge: Anti-GMO Luddites Can’t Sue Landowner Gay-Atheists Eager to Attack Boy Scouts, but Organization Barred and Blacklisted Anybody Like Them Read More..

Thursday, October 11, 2012 October 11, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 5742 Views Energized by Debate Performance, 500 Rally for Lingle in Ewa Hirono a No-Show at Waimea Candidates’ Forum SolarCity Reveals Details Of Treasury Investigation In Pre-IPO Documents Companies Make Progress on Alaska LNG Project Alleged Big Island Child Molester Arrested: Runs Gay-Friendly Bed & Breakfast Obama Campaign: Some progressives seem to be going into primal panic mode Where Have You Gone, Neil Abercrombie? HART Reserve Nearly Gone, Delays Cost $114M to $145M--Will Start Burning $450M Line of Credit Next HART Asked to Leave Burials in Place, Undisturbed Kakaako Plan for 22 Towers, 9.3M Square Feet, 4,000 units A&B Uncovers 48 Intact Alii Burials, No Big Deal UH Athletic Supporters Bought Champagne, Fancy Dinners for Reporters Apple, Freitas, Coaches? Mercado Kim Demands Explanation of Coaches Support Letter A Year Late, KCC Instructors Finally Get their Pay Checks Consumer Reports: Protect Yourself from the Latest Solar Scams Solar Energy Industry Faces Uphill Battle Amid Politics And Scandal $90M Biomass Burner: Woodchips to Power Kauai After Rate Hikes, Water Board Overwhelmed With Customers Seeking Payment Extensions Hawaii County Ethics Board Slaps Down Nago Retaliation Law Aimed at Homeless Snares Thousands of Gays Instead State settles suit on denial of mental health services Eric Ryan Admits Campaigning on City Time   Read More..

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 October 10, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:39 PM :: 5595 Views Rep Mica: Honolulu TSA Meltdown Confirms Systemic Problem Tax Foundation: Hawaii Business Tax Climate Drops to 37th Scizophrenic: Abercrombie Among Worst Governors in Nation Bateman: We Need Lower Cost of Living, Not Higher Taxes and Utility Bills Honolulu rail survey finds more human remains HART director Tanoue left city job 10 days ago for Rail Contractor R.M. Towill Rail's operating cost must be on table, not under it UH Admin Begins Leaking Dirt on Donovan UH West Oahu Chancellor admits ethics violation Progressives See Opportunity to Plant Two of their Kind on Ethics Commission Roommate, high school friend a bit bewildered by Pothead Obama's rise 'Critical habitat' designation threatens cattlemen Full Text: Akaka gives final speech to the Native Hawaiian Convention OHA: Apoliona Strikes Back at Akana Kaniela Ing Does Not Respect Many of Us Honua‘ula at center of lawsuit by Sierra Club and Maui Unite Last Ditch Effort to Block Privatization of Public Housing Hawaiian Front-Wahine Quits Wind Scammer Gig Gays Frantic as City shuts 24-hour restroom facilities in Waikiki FBI Believes Serial Child Molester is on Big Island Read More..

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 October 9, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 4:36 PM :: 6535 Views Fact Check: Hirono Misleads Voters with Inaccurate Statements Paychecks Hawaii Announcers General Election Endorsements No Money Down Rooftop Solar Providers Inflate Project Value for Tax Credit Abercrombie Appoints Esther Kia'aina as DLNR Deputy Director State Historic Preservation Division on Track to Meet Federal Requirements Former Regent: Senate Grandstanding Places UH Mission at Risk Apple to Manoa: My Commitment is to You, not Regents, Greenwood Bus Routes Terminated by Rail: B, C, E, 3, 9, 11, 20, 43, 53, 73, 81, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98A, 101, 102, 103, 201, 202 Retirement Party for Rep Barbara Marumoto Debate: Lingle Prepared with Powerful Response to Hirono Obama Losing, Visualizes Sandy Beach Kona Teachers Dil-Wop Day Protest Against Abercrombie HSTA Pushes for Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Strike Statewide Rally Against Act 55 Kobayashi Lawfirm #1 in Billing at UH 1,100 Honolulu Voters Tried to Vote Without ID in Primary Ethics Complaint Challenges Campaigning on County Time at County Facilities UH West Oahu chancellor to step down Lynch Mob to Hang Greenwood Friday Hannemann/Caldwell Dipped into Pension Funds to ‘Balance’ Budget Caldwell Raised Property Taxes, Zoo Fee for Keiki Rail Plaintiff files to have city pay legal fees PRP/Carpenters Union Burns Money on Hawaii County Races Public Records Logs Expected To Help The Public Access Information Crowley eyes return of sovereign Hawaii Congressmen Call on Shinseki to Fire Chief over Wasteful Conference Spending Thousands snared by law on closed parks 50% of Auto Burglaries involve Dodge Chargers H-Power Third Boiler Construction Pau IPO Hype: Solar City Prepares to Cash Out Norks: We Can Hit US Mainland Read More..

Monday, October 8, 2012 October 8, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 9182 Views Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, October 8 Birth Of The Public Land Development Corporation – A travesty of the legislative process Djou: Voting in Afghanistan Ed Case Endorses Ben Cayetano for Mayor Gays Attack Hawaiian Culture, ‘Multi-Generational Families’ Use Feds to Pressure Hawaii DoE Bullying Programs Star-Adv: To Pay for Rail We Must Fire Lots of UPW and HGEA Members Lingle-Hirono Debate Tonight 7pm Civil Beat Salivates Over Democrat Legislative Candidates Star-Advertiser Runs Hanabusa Commercial Disguised as Article Ed Week: HSTA May Strike First-time voters must show ID at polls City, Supreme Court Justices Conspire to Seize House from 93-year old widow Green Energy Scammers Continue to Panic over Natural gas Hawaii Co. Council decides to not hire special counsel against advice of county attorneys Big Island Reporters Hound Kawauchi, One Files ‘Ethics Complaint’ After Being Blackballed ‘The religious right’s leading ghostwriter’ Escaped from Hippie Hawaii Will US Supreme Court Destroy EBay? City director of planning and permitting David Tanoue resigns HPD Seeks Privatization of Burglar Alarm Registration Custody Group Attacks Tanaka 19 year-old UH swimmer remembered by teammates Read More..

Sunday, October 7, 2012 October 7, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 5:35 PM :: 6059 Views PLDC Seeking ‘Chinese Bubble’ to Match 1980s ‘Japanese Bubble’ Frustrating the Taxpayer’s View of Public Finances Cal Lee Refuses Debate, Declares OHA “NOT for the Public” Duke Aiona Endorses George Fontaine: Passion, Character, Values Saturday Oct 6 Last Day to Mail Voter Registration Forms Molokai Video: What is IAM? Machida Trotted out to Help Cayetano on ERS Unfunded Liability NFL, HTA Name Jim Donovan to Pro Bowl Committee Target Greenwood: “Missiles have left the silos” Shapiro: Apple Got the No Respect he Deserved Sen Kim, Sen Hee’s Wife, And other UH Politicizations Three of Four Greenwood Faction Members Named UH's Palafox linked to state, federal probe UH Hilo officials spend $126K to travel Inouye gets no deference from Cayetano, Lingle Aila: PLDC is genuine opportunity for Hawaii Rail: PRP, FACE Hire Meheula to Justify Phased Approach Disaster FACE Forces Reestablishment of Housing Department Abercrombie Super Tower: HCDA has not had very much success developing state land with private partners PLDC Will Rebuild Natatorium? More than 150 of Oahu's sirens need to be modernized Waimea windmills create eyesore to some Read More..

Saturday, October 6, 2012 October 6, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 2:43 PM :: 6321 Views UH Regents to Discuss MRC Greenwood's Employment Apo Reveals Why It’s Time to Replace OHA Trustees Hawaii Family Forum Releases General Election Voter Guide VIDEO: Mark Hashem, Jeremy Low, on their run for House Bert Kobayashi Power Play: ‘I Have No Respect for Tom Apple’ A faction has lost confidence in the university’s current leader and believes she should be fired National Republicans Help Hawaii GOP With Phone Banking Venue Shopping: HSTA Quits Federal Mediation in Favor of Supreme Court Coalition moves to stop ‘Smart Grid’ programs Legislators Plan Internet Tax Hike, Call it ‘Fairness’ Maui Co Council Calls for Overturn of Act 55 Child Obesity to be on Legislative Agenda Sam Slom: Army of One Business leaders are helping guide classes in public high schools that teach students real-world skills Waipio: Illegal City-Leased dumpsite being cleared, investigated Hawaii workplaces see methamphetamine use on the rise ‘Organic’ Industry Freaks Out over Study Pointing out Worthlessness of Organic Food Read More..

Friday, October 5, 2012 October 5, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:17 PM :: 5805 Views How Lingle Can Turn it Around Letter: 39 Legislators Demanded Rail EIS Rush-Job Mizuno Campaigns Accused of Illegally Comingling Funds Hanabusa No-Show at HTLA Debate 15 to Finish: More UH Students on Track to Complete Degree on Time Lawyers: Hawaii Can be Sued for Slip-Falls on Public Land DHHL breaks ground for Lalamilo Waimea Homesteads Poll: Hanabusa 49 – Djou 44% Progressive Panics as Mazie Polls Lull Democrat Voters to Sleep Djou Spends $63K, Hanabusa $53K Transit to Grab 19% of city revenue, Plan for $450M Cost Overrun Ing faces new campaign finance complaint Alm: Keep Giving Money to Wind, Solar Scammers SA: Laws protecting iwi need review Hawaii county clerk, state chief elections officer confident about general election RICO: DCCA Closes off Access to Business Complaints State rolls out plan to transform business, technology With Greenwood on Ropes. Anti-Telescope Activists Squeeze Haleakala Project Suicide Activists Admit to Four Counts of Attempted Manslaughter FACE pleased with how a city housing deal has turned out Hawaii’s Greatest Political Dynasty Fired Mililani High Workers Sue DOE For Retaliation Read More..

Thursday, October 4, 2012 October 4, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 7:23 PM :: 5720 Views Some Key Romney debate points for Hawaii Lingle: Inouye Thinks He Should Decide Who Steps Up in Hawaii Felony Campaign Spending Violations: Second Complaint in a Month Accuses Kaniela Ing FULL TEXT: Reapportionment Plaintiffs File for Summary Judgment 54-37% -- Hirono Pollster Releases Internal Polling Numbers Rail Fail: Oahu Construction Jobs Drop as Sister Isles Job Boom tops Nation Caldwell, Cayetano press each other for transit details Outside Expert to Feds: Honolulu Rail Is Ready UH “Wonder Blunder” hearings available for online viewing One Third of Solar Projects Started by Queue Squatters Schatz: LNG Import Plan Ready by December Hawaii Co Council votes against public lands agency, Maui Next AFSCME Burns Another $56K for Hirono Inouye’s Delusional Statement on Romney-Obama Debate State takeover of Big Isle voting is short-term fix Networks, AP Cancel Exit Polls in Hawaii, 18 Other States CNN teams up with Omidyar Front Group to Look at Hawaii Voter Turnout From reigning to campaigning: Beauty Queen political candidates Mother Marianne Soon to Be ‘Saint’ Kauai Prosecutor Desperately Tries to Avoid Self-Dealing Charges Drug Court Defendant Scams Retired Pastor out of $137K Early study results hint at Minimal effects from cane burns HHSC Plans New Hospital for Kona NORKS: North and South Korea 'on the verge of nuclear war' Read More..

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 October 3, 2012 News Read By Andrew Walden @ 6:27 PM :: 5737 Views Voter Registration Deadline: Monday, October 8 Hawaii Survey: Ethics, Honesty, and Corruption in Government are Top Election Issues Lingle: Taiwan Visa Waivers will help Hawaii's Economy Painters' Union Burns $70K to Prop Up Hirono 51% Fail, But Six More DoE Schools Make AYP Rail: Star-Advertiser Editorial Just a Yoshioka Mouthpiece Council Honors Rail Iwi Plaintiff Paulette Kaleikini Cayetano Could Change Ewa Development Plan Hawaii Web Surfers Steal Less Music than Most Hawaii Citrus Quarantined Hirono Received Illegal Pay for Play Donations Legislature should study tax policy, not tax hikes Abercrombie is Moses, Spoke to HMSA in Burning Bush Stacked Poll Still Finds only 62% for Obama in Hawaii Wonder Blunder: Did UH Give $200K to Florida Child Molester? Wonder Blunder Update: Sheriff "surprised" was put on leave Cayetano’s BRT Plan $1.5B, not $1.1B Civil Beat/KITV Mayoral Debate on Wednesday Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission Is Not Really 'Public' Romney Supports Path to Citizenship Ellison plans to experiment on Lanai Medal of Honor Week Hawaiians gear up for Rome for Blessed Marianne Cope's canonization Isles prepare for visitors from Taiwan 1960: Campbell HS Field Soil Dug from Waipahu Cemetery Colorado Man Sues North Dakota Diocese, alleges Hawaii Abuse by Michigan Priest Read More..

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