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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
January 24, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:51 PM :: 16023 Views
  1. Hirono, Hanabusa Vote for $1.2 Trillion More Federal Debt
  2. House GOP: Abercrombie Leads us into Deficit Next Year
  3. Gun Owners: Help Tom Berg Repeal the Koko Shooting Complex Fees
  4. 60% State of the State Speech ‘Well Below Average’
  5. Borreca: If you work for state government, yesterday's speech was all about you
  6. Ego Games: Abercrombie Strokes Say, Tsutsui
  7. After Letting HMC Die, Legislators Finally Get Around to Backing Organ Transplant Center
  8. Parroting HECO, Abercrombie Blames Hawaii Electric Rates on Non-Existent Singapore Speculators
  9. Green Energy Scammers Freak out Over Natural Gas
  10. HB2400: HECO Should Only Own Transmission Lines
  11. Hunters protest Abercrombie’s Watershed Management restrictions
  12. Many Will be Moved to make Way for Malama Solomon’s Senate Seat
  13. SB2210: Clayton Hee Introduces Waikiki Casino Bill
  14. Doubtful future of game dulls Pro Bowl fervor
  15. Rail has Already Cost Taxpayers $800M
  16. Carroll Campaign Manager: Cayetano is the Devil
  17. Donor Fears Non-Profit CEOs Will Steal Contribution
  18. Nine Years Later, City Ordered to Pay $2.8M Settlement for Retaliation
  19. Big Cable Would Bring Five Times More Wind Farm Scams to Hawaii
  20. Laupahoehoe charter school fight continues after HSTA Contract Defeat
  21. Abercrombie “Done Waiting for the HSTA”
  22. Federal Judge Slaps Hawaii with Injunction for Food Stamp Delays
  23. Hawaii minimum raise could rise $1 over 2 years
  24. Police Officer's Death Increases Push For "Move Over" Bill
  25. House Labor committee chips away at the Sunshine law, and adds special headache clause
  26. Berg Raises Zero for 2011
  27. Kauai Beach Cleanup Does Not Find Any Plastic Bags
  28. Fired County Worker Pulls Political Strings, Gets 4 Hours of Kauai Council Time
  29. Hawaii Co Council Candidates Line Up for Public Funding
  30. Hawaii Ties Nevada for Least Toxic Waste
  31. Court approval expected for Waikiki Edition hotel reorganization
  32. Mokulele One Stop to England Starting May 6
  33. Finns in Honolulu Given Opportunity to Vote for Finnish President
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Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:58 PM :: 14402 Views
  1. HB127: Will Legislature Vote to Keep HMC Hospitals Closed?
  2. Heritage Foundation to Tour Honolulu, Laie, Kona, Hilo Jan 31-Feb 2
  3. Lingle: Officer Davis Put his Life in Jeopardy to Save Others
  4. FULL TEXT: State of the State Speech
  5. Star-Adv: Second-Time Felony Dope Pushers Should Get Probation, Not Prison
  6. Was Rejected Contract's Performance Pay Really Performance Pay?
  7. Victory could derail $5.27 billion project
  8. Hawaii lawmakers to decide on appropriations for organ transplants
  9. Ed Case Launches First TV Ad
  10. Barrel Tax: Billionaire’s Flunkey Complains about Money, Power and Politics Shaping Public Policy
  11. Green Energy Scammers: Triple Barrel tax to Pay us to Cook Up More Scams
  12. House Labor Committee Tightens Secrecy on Public Employees
  13. Lack of financing stalls high school in South Maui
  14. Human Trafficking Legislation Faces Triple Hearings
  15. Five Ag Bills Before Legislature
  16. As Foreclosure Bills Propose Amendment, Lawyers Suddenly Say They’re Ready to Mediate
  17. U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet changes command
  18. Monsanto Responds as Maui Occupy Group Launches Demonstration
  19. Eco Religion Still Claiming Ocean is Becoming Acidic
  20. Geothermal test will pour water into volcano to make power
  21. Anahola DHHL Land is Home of Hawaii’s Largest Industrial Solar development
  22. JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines sign partnership; lets passengers fly on both carriers on 1 ticket
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
January 22, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:11 PM :: 11606 Views
  1. Hawaii March for Life TODAY -- Jan 22
  2. Molokai Video: 160 Officers Outnumber 80 Protesters, Cruise Ship Enters Harbor
  3. Using the Tax System to Hide Spending and Shift Burden
  4. Gingrich Sweeps South Carolina
  5. 21 Gambling Bills Before Legislature
  6. NRA Targets Pro and Anti Gun Bills before Hawaii Legislature
  7. Video: Sen Sam Slom First News Conference of Session
  8. IAM Video: Molokai Proposes Alternatives to Big Wind
  9. Star-Adv: It is all but impossible to Unify Behind Educational Reform
  10. Abercrombie Budget: Fake it to Look Good This Year, Then Deficits Loom
  11. Pro-Gay Unions Divorce Lawyer: Institution of Marriage is Coming to Abrupt End
  12. EUTF Forks out $10M to Keep State Retirees on More Expensive Pharmacy System, Legislators Consider Raiding EUTF Fund
  13. Namuo Again Moots Proposal to Have Obama Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
  14. Painters Union Pushing to Legalize Gambling
  15. WaPo: Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top
  16. Film, TV Production Spending Drops 54% After Election of Abercrombie
  17. President of Aloha Life Advocates adopted baby to stop an abortion
  18. How Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement System Retards Improvements in Medical Technology
  19. Retirees Moving to Hawaii are a Leading Source of Patents
  20. Understanding legislative process useful for businesses
  21. Small Kine Bribery: Ethics Commission Demands Further Discussions Be Held in Public
  22. Tax Cheat Hooser: Red Tape is a Red Herring
  23. Bill 52 & 53: Undoing 36 years of Waikiki Blight Caused by Urban Planning
  24. DHHL: New Puunene prison would benefit Native Hawaiians
  25. Maui County aims to overhaul grant supervision
  26. Food Innovation Center Will Support Local Farmers and Ranchers
  27. HPD officer killed in Aiea auto accident
  28. Military IDs Marines killed in helicopter crash
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
January 21, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:56 PM :: 11248 Views
  1. Abercrombie: State Ready to Negotiate Further with HSTA
  2. HB127: Legislature to Force Doctors, Hospitals to Provide Abortion Pill?
  3. VIDEO: House GOP Caucus Discusses 2012 Legislative Package
  4. Marumoto Legislation to Include Two Snake Bills
  5. Farm to School Program Introduced by Rep. Cynthia Thielen
  6. Feds: HSTA Contract Rejection is a Big Step in the Wrong Direction
  7. Teachers Feared Undefined Evaluations
  8. SA: Mayoral Race cannot Be Single-Issue
  9. Supreme Court Rejects Motion to Reconsider Reapportionment Case
  10. 68% Say Hold Line on Spending, Taxes
  11. HB2103: Crony Capitalist State Bank of Hawaii Now Pitched as ‘Solution’ to Foreclosures
  12. Council Race: Manahan, Mizuno Play Chicken
  13. Three Republicans, one Democrat to Run for Hawaii Council Dist 9
  14. Fired Hawaii County Elections Worker Sues for $500K
  15. Senate approves nomination of Mimi DesJardins as district court judge
  16. Bingo for Nonprofits?
  17. Anti-Superferry Protester: “Acts by a legislative body are exempt from HEPA."
  18. House Labor Wants Salary, Names To Remain Public
  19. Unwilling to Arrest Ritte, Police, Coast Guard Clear Businesses from Kaunakakai Harbor
  20. Runway options would halt Mainland flights for weeks
  21. Dope Grower Gets 10 years for Guns, Explosives
  22. Officers sentenced in Afghanistan bribery probe
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Friday, January 20, 2012
January 20, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:09 PM :: 13131 Views
  1. Full Text: Ben Cayetano Announces Campaign for Mayor
  2. Panos Endorses Cayetano, Caldwell Says Election is about HandiVan
  3. Lingle: SOPA, PIPA Would Permit Government Censorship
  4. Lingle Endorses Obama's Tourism Plan
  5. Abercrombie Statement on Obama Visa Task Force
  6. OHA Names New CEO
  7. Senate Majority to Focus on “People and Children”
  8. Senate Minority Introduces Legislative Priority Package
  9. Full Text: Federal Report on Hawaii Wave Energy Potential
  10. Rep Ward: Legalize Driverless Cars
  11. Six Kaneohe Marines killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
  12. DoE Cuts Teachers Pay, Gives Money to Corrupt School Bus Contractors
  13. Hawaii's Legislative Leaders Debate Tax Hikes, Jobs Plan
  14. Survey: 54% Believe Legalized Gambling Will Have Overall Negative Impact
  15. What Does the FTA Want From Honolulu Rail?
  16. Hawaii Politicians, Business Back Obama Tourism Plan
  17. Red mass: Religious Freedom is Under Assault in the US
  18. Arrogant Atheists Attempt to Disrupt Catholic Mass
  19. Iolani Protesters Convicted Of Criminal Trespassing
  20. EUTF Before House Finance, Labor Committees
  21. Office of Aging to Burn $1.4M on New Forms and Creating Positions
  22. City strips Iwilei sector of drug addicts, bums, Hauls Away 10 truckloads of Filth
  23. Mortgage Foreclosure Law Revisions Advised
  24. Star-Adv Refuses to Print Rep Herkes’ Defense of Foreclosure Bill
  25. First Hawaiian Rakes in $209M
  26. Hawaii Reapportionment Panel Spent $600,000
  27. Senate: Testimony Must Now be Submitted 24 Hours Before Hearing
  28. Sierra Club: Tax and Regulate Business and Give us the Money to Brainwash Your Kids
  29. Hawaii loses 30% of its construction jobs in four years
  30. State will issue RFP for Hawaii's tallest building Friday
  31. More hotels settle with Unite Local 5
  32. After Organics Endorsed Slavery, Aloun Farms Betrays them, Backs Hoopili
  33. Another Puna Organic Gets Rat Lungworm Disease
  34. Air Quality Improve During New Year Celebrations
  35. Republicans stand together to oppose piracy law
  36. Gil Gets It Done - Kahuku Medical Center
  37. Hawaii County to try out electric cars
  38. Obamacare: Free Birth Control to Match Pain Pills for Grandma
  39. Hint to Hawaii: SCOTUS Slaps Down Texas Redistricting Plan 9-0
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:31 PM :: 8304 Views
  1. Senator Sam Slom Opening Day Speech
  2. Senate President Shan Tsutsui: 2012 Opening Day Remarks
  3. Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
  4. Gay Lawsuits Target Bed and Breakfasts, Churches Nationwide
  5. Prudential Locations Kickbacks: Hawaii Lawsuit Seeks to Expose Whistleblowers
  6. Governor Seeking Applicants for Boards and Commissions
  7. Federal Officials Demand Honolulu Rail Tax Hike to Cover Upcoming Cost Overruns
  8. Voting Today, Teachers Threaten to Reject Contract over Evaluations
  9. Slom: Citizens Not Told the Truth about Real Cost of Wind, Solar, OTEC
  10. Gambling at top of opening legislative session issues
  11. Opening Day Coverage
  12. Atheists on the Prod Opening Day
  13. Legislators to Push to Legalize Small Bribes Again?
  14. The Money Grab Begins: Children Will Die if our Budget is Cut
  15. Hawaii teacher union to vote on proposed contract
  16. Progressives Challenge Reapportionment Commission Lawsuit Over Sunshine Law
  17. Guard Your Wallet: Enviros Push for State Wide Plastic Bag Tax
  18. Hexavalent Chromium Chemophobia Scam: Josh Green pushes to Create Cause for Action by Trial Lawyers
  19. Public Land Development Corp Rules Open for Discussion
  20. Mufi Hannemann/Ernie Martin Operative Stays on Nanakuli NB after 2600 Ethics Violations
  21. Farm Land Flip Flop? Hawaii Ag Officials Change Position on Hoopili
  22. Glut of photovoltaic panels helps shave 20 percent off cost of installing system
  23. Sex offender will serve 10 years for child molestation
  24. Dopers Panic as Legislature threatens to Cut off Welfare Bennies
  25. 3,500 turn out for Hire Our Heroes job fair
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
January 18, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:28 PM :: 14168 Views
  1. Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
  2. Do-Over Sought In Hawaii Reapportionment Case
  3. Rep Gene Ward: We Need to Brag About Hawaii
  4. HSTA Contract: Little Room for Error, Lots of Missing Details
  5. FULL TEXT: Justice Reinvestment Working Group Policy Recommendations
  6. Governor Appoints Carmen ‘Hulu’ Lindsey to OHA Board of Trustees
  7. Senate Democrats Set Priorities for the 2012 Legislative Session
  8. HSTA Outlines Plans to Control Teacher Accountability
  9. Cayetano confirms he is running for Honolulu mayor
  10. Construction Alliance endorses Hannemann
  11. Kaneshiro: "These guys don't want supervision. They are dangerous. You've got to keep them incarcerated"
  12. Justice Reinvestment Could Cut Number of Mainland Prisoners
  13. Hawaii Pension System Proposes New OT Rules
  14. Chamber: Avoid Tax Increases During Fragile Economic Times
  15. Legislators Plan Raid on Charter School Funds
  16. Laupahoehoe Charter Conversion ruling delayed
  17. OHA Salaries Posted Online
  18. Rep. Fontaine Briefs Rotary on Maui Issues
  19. Time with Kymberly Pine - features the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and NFIB
  20. Kenoi OKs bag ban
  21. UH Seeks Another $15 Million From Legislature
  22. Army to maintain force level in Asia and Pacific, chief of staff says
  23. Hawaiian Sees Demand Rise in First Year of Seoul-Honolulu Service
  24. Hawaii’s average credit card debt down 11%
  25. Daily Beast: Honolulu Second Most ‘Tolerant’ City in USA
  26. Honolulu Zoo's elephant exhibit ranked one of ten worst
  27. Ron Paul to Focus TV Ad Buys on Caucus States
  28. Danny DeGracia on Obama and Rejection
  29. Kaneohe Marines Train Afghan Police
  30. 1893: How NYT Covered Overthrow of Monarchy
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 18074 Views
  1. Billion Dollar Cost Overrun Shows US Shipyards Failing Navy and Commerce
  2. HSTA Contract Does not Comply With 180 Day Law
  3. Assisted suicide not lawful, state says
  4. Reapportionment Commission Hires Real Lawyers Moves for Reconsideration
  5. After HMC Closes, Legislators Prepare to Move Quickly on Organ Transplant Support left unfinished last session
  6. Donated organs sent to mainland instead of staying in Hawaii
  7. ACT221 Scammers: Amending Solar Credits Just Like Ending ACT221
  8. SA: Get rid of ‘spiking’ to boost pensions
  9. Abercrombie Makes Himself Issue in Senate Race
  10. Abercrombie’s Jan 23 State of the State Could be Gift to Republicans
  11. Abercrombie Flip-Flops on Hoopili
  12. Danger: OIP Shell Bill Introduced
  13. Cayetano to announce mayoral bid Thursday
  14. The tide may be rising on rail
  15. Tulsi Gabbard Says Christians are Just Like Islamists, but the Progressives Aren’t Buying it
  16. Bullying Laws Now to Apply to Adults?
  17. Abercrombie to appoint "Hulu" Lindsey to OHA seat
  18. Democrat Presidential Caucuses March 7
  19. Today is Last Day for Kenoi to Veto Bag Ban
  20. Hoku Has Until Thursday to Pay Electric Bill, January 26 is Cut Off
  21. Housing Agency Seeks Volunteers
  22. Isle couple sue lender, cite unfair, deceptive practices
  23. MLK Parade Bursting With Civil Unity Messages
  24. Oahu Residents Hold Roadside Rally Against Puppy Mills
  25. Tenants of a former Kauai sugar camp face eviction for a new development
  26. Navy Hiring 60 civilian security guards
  27. ‘The Descendants’ Globes win expected to boost tourism
  28. Woman Says Author Swiped Work on Obama
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Monday, January 16, 2012
January 16, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 PM :: 16323 Views
  1. Huntsman Drops Out of GOP Presidential Race, Endorses Romney
  2. Life-Changing Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  3. Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
  4. The Atheist Declaration of War on Hawaii Churches
  5. Lingle looking for balance in Congressional delegation
  6. Abercrombie’s $334M Power Grab
  7. Calvin Say: “No New Taxes”
  8. Jobs, Economy at Top of Fontaine’s Agenda
  9. Boylan: Ethnicity Would Finally Work to Cayetano’s Advantage
  10. Star-Adv Suggests Way to Attack Sidewalk Storage Law
  11. Coffee: Decentralize DoE
  12. Maui News: Who to Blame for RTTT Failure DoE/BoE/HSTA?
  13. Hawaii Island Regional Science Olympiad
  14. Police: Hawaii is Magnet for Sex Offenders
  15. Instead of Waiting for Government, Volunteers Clear Kailua Canal
  16. Star-Adv Uses Waianae Church Volunteers to Boost Abercrombie’s Appointed State Rep
  17. ILind Highlights Margaret Willie Campaign for Hawaii Co Council
  18. Thieving Doper Ordered to Pay Restitution to Medical Dope Dealer
  19. American Samoa governor on Hawaii visit
  20. Can We Bring Back 'Hog Cheese'?
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Sunday, January 15, 2012
January 15, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 PM :: 20180 Views
  1. Gingrich Registers for March 13 Hawaii GOP Caucuses
  2. Colette Machado: Assisted Suicide Activists ‘Hoodwinking Our Culture’
  3. Full Text AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
  4. Honolulu March for Life Jan 22
  5. Hilo March for Life January 23
  6. Supreme Court Finds Excuse to Keep East Maui Water Case Alive
  7. Using Exemptions to Shift the Burden of Taxes
  8. Killing Rail may be Solution for HGEA, UPW Budget Woes
  9. After Failing to Save HMC, Legislature Finally Getting Around to Tapping Federal Funds to Raise Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement
  10. ERS seeks to stem pension spiking by public workers
  11. Legislators Plan to Raid Rental Car Fund, Block Refill of Hurricane Fund, Rainy Day Fund
  12. Tsutsui, Say: Gambling Not Likely to Pass Senate, House
  13. Tsutsui: $500M in CIP and $200M OHA Settlement are Top Priorities
  14. Kakaako Rail Line Burials: 300 Cultural Descendants and Counting
  15. HART: 50% of Rail Contracts Signed, Construction is Well Under Way
  16. Star-Adv: Sell Tesoro Refinery to BioFool Scammers
  17. Lingle: If you want to be a good tourist destination, take care of your residents
  18. Feds Say Senior Center Still Violating Grant Rules, Deadline in June
  19. Hawaii Dead Last in School Maintenance Spending
  20. Jonestown Followers ‘human beings with dreams’
  21. Hearing set on lawsuit challenging corporate campaign disclosure requirements
  22. Reapportionment: Discrimination against Military is Tough Task
  23. Hiring Our Heroes Job Fair Jan 18
  24. VIDEO: Dominic Yagong enters Hawaii County mayoral race
  25. Hawaii County: Millions spent on garbage
  26. At least 9 to run for KIUC board
  27. Suit alleging MPD executed search warrant at wrong home
  28. Monk Seal Remains from 1400s –1700s found on Maui
  29. Residents Give Officials An Earful Over Conditions At Oneula Beach Park
  30. Obama’s New Defense Plan: Is it right for a war weary America?
  31. Luncheon to Raise Funds for Pregnancy Problem Center in Aiea
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
January 14, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 12977 Views
  1. Coast Guard, Maui PD to Protect Molokai Cruise Ship
  2. Hoku Still Battling over Unpaid Electric Bills as NASDAQ Prepares to Delist
  3. Design and Management: $2.45M in CIP at Honolulu Airport
  4. Governor Releases $14.2M in CIP Funds
  5. Robbie Alm Decoupled: “Hawaii should convert to renewables no matter what” (price ratepayers must pay)
  6. Star-Adv: Fake Test Scores Plus Fake Teacher Observations will Produce Real Pay Raises for HSTA
  7. A few words from the wise offered to isle politicians
  8. $140M in Loan Guarantees, and all Dante Carpenter can come up with is “Lingle equals Palin”
  9. Counties Legislative Agenda: More Taxes, More Fees, Less Sunshine
  10. Maui Chamber of Commerce: Calling for an environment where businesses can grow
  11. Distraction Technique: Lawmakers propose delay to Unemployment Fund increase
  12. Rail costs low-balled, consultant says
  13. Mizuno Introduces Two Bills Requiring Drug Tests for Welfare – ACLU fights to keep Poor Doped Up
  14. WSJ: More States Decide to ‘Buy Veteran’
  15. NY Court Decision to become Tool for Hawaii Atheist
  16. Prison Alternatives Team Up: Drug Court & HOPE
  17. After Officers Killed in Farrington Hwy Accident, Push for Law Requiring Drivers to Give more Space
  18. After Ousting Progressives, Charter School makes “Miraculous” Recovery
  19. Viewpoint: Plastic bag ban should be revisited
  20. Judge Rejects Complaint Against Kawaiahao Church
  21. Usual Suspects Hijack ML King Day to Promote Socialism, Occupy
  22. Under Pressure from Fanatics: Proposal Advances To Limit Fish Taken For Aquariums
  23. Panetta's announcement renews military optimism in Hawaii
  24. Fracking Offers New Geothermal Technology backed by Google
  25. The Rise of the Charitable For-Profit Entity
  26. Schofield Army troops head to Afghanistan
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Friday, January 13, 2012
January 13, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 15104 Views
  1. From Business Suits to Combat Boots
  2. Caldwell: Rail is about "redesigning city around transit stations"
  3. Political activities: What every Marine and DOD civilian should know
  4. Rainbow papaya approved for Japan export
  5. US Drops to 10th on Index of Economic Freedom
  6. Teachers: Agreement is a Bum Deal, Lets Strike
  7. Borreca: Tax Hikes Again at top of Legislative Agenda
  8. Top Priority: Businesses faced with Another Massive Unemployment Tax Hike
  9. Reapportionment Commission to Consider How Much to Discriminate Against Military Personnel, African-Americans
  10. Hirono Rejects Hawaii Agriculture—Backs Luddites’ Call for GMO Labeling
  11. Mandatory Coverage, Limited Benefits: Legislature May Consider Commanding All Workers to Buy Long Term Care Insurance
  12. ACLU files amicus brief on right of Atheists to videotape police
  13. Invasive Species: Plastic Bag Tax to Create DLNR Make-Work Jobs
  14. Always Eager to Raise Electricity Prices, Omidyar’s Civil Beat Endorses HECO Propaganda Campaign
  15. Stand all the Way Downtown: Rail Jacks Up Capacity by Cutting Out Seats
  16. Caldwell Looks for Same Supporters he Received in 2010
  17. Iolani Palace Protesters Get Their Day In Court
  18. 'Wildlife overload' on Midway shows the results of restoration
  19. Legislation to fight ID theft could cost businesses millions
  20. Journalists group seeks applicants for internships
  21. LPGA scouts Oahu for second tour stop
  22. State Has $1 Million Plan For Overdue Elevator Safety Inspections
  23. Debris piles up in Hawaii Kai
  24. Water Board appoints new manager
  25. Ed Case Unveils Economic Program
  26. Hawaii conference will focus on impact investing
  27. Obama Whines About Shaking Hands with Troops in Iraq
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
January 12, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:01 PM :: 16461 Views
  1. Hawaii County SHOPO Endorses Lingle
  2. Full Text: HSTA Synopsis of Contract
  3. $30,000 Reward in Monk Seal Killings
  4. TPM: Hawaii Kai Lesbian B&B Suit Part of Larger Effort to Quash Religious Freedom
  5. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to visit UH Richardson Law School
  6. California company lobbies lawmakers for online gambling
  7. Hawaii taxes have yet to meet projected revenue forecasts
  8. Star-Adv: Senate Should Focus on Raising Taxes
  9. Not Worth It: Hirono's Senate campaign raises piddling $624,000 in three months
  10. Reapportionment Puts Candidate Filings On Hold
  11. Senators Angered by Difficulty in Receiving Bribes from Lobbyists
  12. Experts Give Kudos To Proposed Charter School System Overhaul
  13. DoE Officials Head for DC to Beg for RTTT Money
  14. Vilsack: Military Budget Can be Substitute for Biofool Tax Credits
  15. Local Oil Expert Questions Hawaii’s Renewable Energy Market
  16. HECO Concerned that Slight Drop in Utility Bills Will Affect Ability to Stampede Legislature
  17. 2011 law has lenders opting to foreclose in court
  18. Open Records Agency Proposes Changes To Hawaii Sunshine Law
  19. Fight Over Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Brewing
  20. Hee, Prevedouros Step Aside to make Way for Cayetano Mayoral Run
  21. Caldwell to formally announce candidacy for Honolulu mayor
  22. Democrat Margaret Wille to run for District 9 County Council seat
  23. County fires four workers over election scandal
  24. CARLISLE TO ATTEND U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
  25. Abercrombie Crony pushes NAACP to pull King dinner from boycotted Hyatt
  26. Stolen Motorcycles: Twins Ran Chop-Shop for 3 years, Get Probation
  27. DBEDT, Budget and Finance to be Kicked out of No. 1 Capitol District Building
  28. Improve society to help beat cancer, experts say
  29. Recktenwald, Foley Kick Off Justice Briefings
  30. Adm. Patrick Walsh to retire as U.S. Pacific Fleet head
  31. Young Brothers selling two barges to Canadian firm
  32. China, India to jump forward with Hawaii telescope
  33. Growers to send "Rainbow" papayas to Japan
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
January 11, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 15218 Views
  1. Romney, Paul, Huntsman: Complete New Hampshire Primary Results
  2. Tesoro to Sell Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations
  3. House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contractingclip_image002
  4. City Brings Backhoe, Removes Homeless’ Trash, Sex Toys, Drug Paraphernalia from Sidewalks
  5. Lingle says, if elected, state will be heard in Washington
  6. Adopt Census’ ‘permanent resident’ term for districting
  7. Deputy Superintendent: Large District Slows Race to the Top Progress
  8. Slom: Republicans Excited about Cayetano Run
  9. School Impact Fees Could Hurt Rail Project
  10. Renewable Energy Push Could Hurt Refineries
  11. Hawaii Lawmakers To Introduce Seven New Human Trafficking Bills
  12. Steve Forbes to Headline Lingle Fundraiser
  13. Ethics Boss Nixes Lobbyist Invites to Lawmakers
  14. Shapiro: Chow Salary Secrecy Part of Larger Scheme to Boost Greenwood’s Pay
  15. Stung by a critical review, Charter School education innovators hear a message of hope during their annual conference
  16. Judiciary: Make Reporters' Shield Law Permanent
  17. Inouye: An attack on Israel is an attack on US
  18. Navy readies for Chinese power grab on shipping: U.S. boosts forces in Western Pacific
  19. Arms Disposal Cos. End Secrets Row Over Hawaii Army Contract
  20. Marines on Hawaii looking to turn mountains of trash into handful of ash
  21. SA: Fireworks ban did bang-up job
  22. Divorce Law in Hawaii
  23. Safe Routes To School — Alternatives to School Busing?
  24. Meth Pipe possession ‘cost’ officer his career — lawyer
  25. Big Island puppy farm owners connected to Waimanalo animal cruelty case
  26. Democrat Housel announces possible run for State House Dist 6 seat
  27. Average Weekly Wage in Honolulu: $830
  28. British Citizen Admits Making Child Pornography Videos
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
January 10, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:04 PM :: 21817 Views
  1. Abercrombie: HSTA Contract will help Save Race to The Top Grant
  2. House Republican Caucus Proposes Veterans Preference in State Contracting
  3. Tax hikes remain on table to offset the budget shortfalls invented by Abercrombie, CoR Tag Team
  4. Abercrombie’s Budget Runs $927M Deficit over 6 years
  5. $312M Shortfall in 2017--Abercrombie’s Bloated Budget
  6. Tripler Trauma Center to Transfer Uninsured Trauma patients
  7. $38.8M Rail Design Contract Goes to AECOM
  8. Lingle: With Social Media, I can Bypass People Like Richard Borreca
  9. Honolulu Begins Enforcing New Sidewalk Ban Against Homeless
  10. Progressive Democrat Bart Dame Publishes Long-Winded Excuse for Disenfranchising Blacks, Military personnel
  11. 10 Big Island couples apply for civil unions
  12. Hanabusa to Hold Secret meeting With Military-Industrial Complex
  13. Waihee Crony Heads Hawaii Democrat Communications
  14. Mufi: I Identify with UPW, Look forward to taking their Desires to Washington
  15. LWV Seeking Anti-Rail Candidates
  16. Pilago Crony: I shake Down Developers too, so Vote for Me
  17. SA: Re-pin Hawaii on golf world's map
  18. Hoku Stalls Idaho Electric Shutoff Proceedings
  19. Kauai Co Has 75 Unfilled Positions
  20. Honolulu Airport Shuttle Prices Rile State Senator
  21. Hilo, Micronesia USDA offices will be closed as part of an effort to cut costs
  22. More Than $40,000 in Mo. Food Stamps Spent in Hawaii, Data Show
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Monday, January 9, 2012
January 9, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:07 PM :: 8614 Views
  1. SHOPO Endorses Linda Lingle for Senate
  2. Chicago Tribune: Yank Hawaii's Race To The Top Grant
  3. Dr Alveda King, Duke Aiona, Colette Machado to Speak up for Religious Freedom
  4. Heritage Foundation Youth Leader to Address Maui TEA Party January 12
  5. DoH: Dramatic Reduction in Fireworks-Related Injuries
  6. Wailuku Homeschool Leader: Does Rick Santorum have Right Idea?
  7. Hawaiian Airlines Sets Record for Systemwide Traffic
  8. OHA: If Obama is Reelected He Will Recognize Akaka Tribe Without Congressional Approval
  9. Police union endorses Lingle; UPW endorses Hannemann
  10. Lawmakers want to spend $500M on Whatever
  11. 2 of 3 rail bidders lacked state license
  12. HUD: Still no Answer on ORI
  13. Just in Time for the Legislature, Media is Suddenly Full of Online Gambling Legalization News
  14. Media Filled with Articles about Hirono’s DOA China Visa Bill
  15. SA: Reform law to let lenders, borrowers settle homes fairly
  16. City serves notice to homeless to remove items or lose them
  17. Rep Chris Lee Renews Push for Plastic Bag Tax
  18. Hawaii Credit Card Spending up 8.69% in 2011
  19. Israel’s Peres meets with Inouye, US Senate delegation
  20. Real ID Finally Comes to Hawaii
  21. Report: Before HMC Debacle, Hawaii Had Shortage of Medical Personnel
  22. Traffic deaths down last year versus 2010
  23. Vilsack to Hype BioDiesel at Pearl Harbor This Week
  24. Bette Midler: Honolulu Rail a Bad Idea
  25. Shakedown: UH Professors to Host Panel on Monsanto
  26. Addition to Makawao veterans cemetery in works
  27. Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor to hold symposium on Tuskegee Airmen
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Sunday, January 8, 2012
January 8, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:17 PM :: 15132 Views
  1. Monk Seals Dying in NW Hawaiian Isles Because of Fishing Ban
  2. Unintended Consequences of Tapping the “Rich”
  3. Lingle Campaign Launches Mobile App
  4. FTA letter shows Rail financial plan remains Unacceptable to Feds
  5. After Casting Sole Hawaii Vote Against South Korea Free Trade, Hirono Now pretends to Champion Tourism
  6. State Needs Teacher Evaluations to Keep RTTT Funds
  7. Military Families Demand DoD Set Up Schools in Hawaii
  8. Study: Teacher Observations Most Effective Way To Evaluate
  9. Emergency backup: The closing of 2 hospitals has Oahu ERs accepting more ambulances and urgent cases
  10. SA: Homeless need a czar, not just a committee
  11. SA Prints more Anti-Plastic Propaganda
  12. Hawaiian Monk Seals Bludgeoned To Death
  13. Solar Contractors Again Look to On Bill Financing
  14. Luddites Gather at Legislature, scheme to Dispossess the People
  15. OIP report Targets Kauai County information practices
  16. Church of Crossroads Gives Award to Funder of Anti-Semites, 9-11 Conspiracy Movement
  17. Hawaii Robotics teams kick off the 2012 season
  18. Hawaiian Airlines inks deal with Orbitz
  19. Isles rank No. 5 on list of top cruise destinations
  20. Seminary grads led Hawaiian missions
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
January 7, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:14 PM :: 19322 Views
  1. HSTA Contract Too Little Too Late to Save RTTT?
  2. Hawaii Supreme Court: Disenfranchise 121,494 Military, Dependents, Students
  3. HELCO announces plans to expand geothermal energy on Hawaii Island
  4. AFSCME Comes Out Against Pension Spiking
  5. Hawaii Caucus Power: Gasoline from Pineapples?
  6. Hawaii Legislative Races Cost Less than 1990s
  7. HNN: Emergency rooms bursting at seams
  8. Hawaii Ranks Last in Long Term Care Beds
  9. Outdoor Circle makes bid to join lawsuit against rail
  10. Council On Revenues Revises Hawaii's Economic Outlook Downward; New Forecast Will Impact State Budget
  11. Strategy: City Begins Enforcement Of New Sidewalk Law
  12. Heirakuji: Transition will not slow work on homelessness
  13. SA: Keep close eye on geothermal funds
  14. Hawaii Top Ten Polluters
  15. Hawaii hotels 86% full; rates average $309 per room
  16. Hawaii Wind-farms: Banks Laugh All the way to the Bank
  17. Blackwater Fallujah lawsuit settled
  18. Trial Date Set for Pflueger Kaloko Manslaughter Case
  19. KEO provides 44 with permanent housing during 90-Day Plan
  20. GGP Seeks to Refinance $1.3 Billion Loan on Ala Moana Mall
  21. Land and Power: Case Family’s Nature Conservancy Grabs for Wet Forests, Reefs
  22. Price of Pelosi: $61K
  23. $34M for Kapolei National Guard Maintenance Shop
  24. Strange Doings in East Oahu Cemetery
  25. University of Hawaii Head Football Coach's Contract Secrecy Called "Orwellian"
  26. Hawaii saw record-high gasoline prices in 2011
  27. Kihei Woman selected for IRS Taxpayer Advisory Council
  28. Police cameras going up on Big isle
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Friday, January 6, 2012
January 6, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:29 PM :: 19924 Views
  1. Associated Builders and Contractors Endorses Linda Lingle for U.S. Senate
  2. Atheist Extortion, Blackmail forced Marc Alexander to Resign
  3. Abercrombie's Homeless Coordinator Suddenly Quits
  4. HAWSCT: "Best Efforts" Are Not Good Enough In Reapportionment. But...
  5. AARP Calls for Reform of Hawaii Long Term Care
  6. Berg Proposes Measures to Remove Uninsured Motorists
  7. ALEC Economist to Address Highlights and Lowlights of Hawaii Policies
  8. Inouye’s Pirate Fishing Bill Cited as Example of Over-Criminalization
  9. Presidents Bush, Clinton to Address Opening of 2012 Hawaii Robotics Season
  10. Rail: Feds Demand More Local Taxes Before Committing Federal Funds
  11. Honolulu to Feds: OK Rail Work Or Costs Rise $100M
  12. After Abercrombie Presents Budget, CoR Suddenly Chops 3% off Projected growth Rate
  13. Obama’s Military Cuts Already Being Felt in Hawaii
  14. Abercrombie: Race to the Top Has Nothing to do with HSTA Contract
  15. Liver Patients In Fear After Closure Of Hawaii Liver Center
  16. 'Vog,' Volcanic Smog, Adds To Oahu Emergency Room Crowding
  17. Honolulu Council May Try To Take Over Water Board
  18. Civil Beat Influence Poll — Questionnaire, Toplines and Crosstab
  19. Rolling the Hawaiians: OHA’s Namuo Will Work for Crook Waihee
  20. Geothermal: Politicians Squabble over How to Divide Spoils
  21. Hanabusa: Jeff Stone’s Pet Congresswoman Hopes to Stop Kneeling Before Wealthy
  22. Case Holding $500/plate Fundraiser at Pacific Club
  23. State Ag Department Supports Hoopili
  24. DLIR Creating Positions
  25. Savio rejects Hunt’s Iroquois Point Counteroffer
  26. Company Positions itself to Profit from Anti-Plastic Hype
  27. Wisconsin Homosexuals Allegedly Loot Veterans Fund to pay for Hawaii Vacation, One Accused of Child Enticement
  28. Hawaii Lawyer Convicted as Homosexual Child Molester Denied Readmission to the DC Bar
  29. 15% cap starting to slow PV growth in some areas
  30. Maui Police Department computer analyst charged with impersonating officer, other crimes
  31. Kona coffee farmers push for law requiring package labels to show origin of beans in blends
  32. Hawaii Farmers Union recognized by national union
  33. Court Interpreter Applicants Wanted for Orientation Workshop
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
January 5, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 12:47 PM :: 11319 Views
  1. Hawaii GOP Announces Presidential Caucus Polling Places
  2. Reapportionment: Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects One Man-One Vote, Disenfranchises Blacks, Military Personnel
  3. Gates Foundation: Hawaii has "no plans to develop real accountability standards for teacher education"
  4. HTA Projects 3.8% Increase in Air Seats to Hawaii
  5. Nominations for the Aloha Order of Merit Accepted through Jan. 31
  6. Money: Senate Ways and Means Announces Budget Briefing Schedule
  7. Marumoto: After Budget Cuts, Dep’t of Ag Gave Away Snake Sniffer Dogs
  8. January 6 is Last Day to Comment on Federal Takeover of Hawaii Shorelines
  9. Rep Pine Cheers Opening of Pearl City Urgent Care Center
  10. Judge Marks: State Supreme Court Ruling Exposes Hawaii To Federal Lawsuit
  11. Bob Jones: Hawaii Deserves to Lose Race to The Top, DoE Should Be Burned Down
  12. Dela Cruz: Abercrombie Still Doing Nothing to Address Federal Race to the Top Issues
  13. After School Bus Collusion Uncovered, DoE Issues Legislative Report Designed to Protect Bus Companies
  14. Abercrombie Administration Seeks To Add $334.7 Million In Spending
  15. Mazie ‘Pay-to-Play’ Hirono Now Pretends to Oppose Corporate Influence in Politics
  16. After One Year in Congress, Hanabusa Emphasizes her Anti-Environmental Record, Republican Ties
  17. Cayetano candidacy would open deeper debate on rail
  18. OIP Releases Annual Report
  19. Long-Term Care Commission to hold public hearing Friday
  20. Water Latest Sticking Point for Hoopili
  21. Hawaii bankruptcies fall in 2011 for first time in five years
  22. Officials seek information on monk seal killing on Kauai
  23. Keoki Kerr to join Hawaii News Now
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
January 4, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:41 PM :: 14389 Views
  1. Iowa: Romney Beats Santorum by Eight Votes
  2. Carpenter, Case: Democrats Should Host Senate Forums Excluding Lingle
  3. Tom Berg Announces Campaign for Reelection
  4. OHA Ceded lands Settlement Designed to Give Trustees a Better View
  5. Shapiro: Public confidence in rail suffers yet another blow
  6. Poll: Only 35% of Hawaii Voters Think Delegation Represents Constituents
  7. Berg Hires Patty Teruya
  8. Could Hawaii's 2nd District Go From Most Liberal to Most Conservative?
  9. Hawaii: 13 Gay Civil Unions, 69 more Authorized
  10. SA: After HMC Debacle, Tripler Pulls Our Fat From Fire
  11. Expansion of Geothermal plant to shave power cost on Big Isle
  12. Opponents of wind projects opt to voice concerns through radio spots
  13. Hoku Gets Another Week of Free Electricity, Idaho Power Steamed
  14. Legislature to Bring Back Non-Judicial Foreclosures
  15. GMOs: Honolulu Council is Last Bulwark Against Luddites
  16. Police: Fireworks Citations Drop 87%
  17. Charter Schools Push Back Against Legislative Critics
  18. Developers Fail in Push to Loosen Maui’s ‘Show-Me-The-Water’ Rules
  19. Yagong pushes for Hawaii County solid waste privatization
  20. No federal funding for TMT, official says
  21. DoE Owes Legislature Dozens of Reports Mandated in 2011
  22. Stopping Oahu School Bus Service Would Save Millions
  23. HECO Proposes On Bill Financing for Solar Water Heaters
  24. Attorney Files $10B Harassment Suit against Tripler over “Reverse Oreo”
  25. University of Hawaii Releases Norm Chow's Head Football Coaching Contract; Won't Disclose His Salary
  26. Proposal for 25% of UH Faculty to be Native Hawaiian
  27. Pacific Resource Partnership seeks to intervene in Honolulu rail lawsuit
  28. “A Night of Hope” Friday, February 3 at Blaisdell Arena
  29. Hunt Development Joins Missouri Memorial Assn
  30. Enviros Seize Control of Corporations from Stockholders, Plan to Run them into Ground
  31. Obama Admin Retaliates Against Immigration Agents Who Deny Visas
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
January 3, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:29 PM :: 13420 Views
  1. After Secret Selection Process, Abercrombie Names 1980s Old Boy Tom Okamura to Aiea House Seat
  2. VIDEO: Lingle Campaign Focuses on Tourism Job Growth
  3. Hawaii County Releasing Geothermal Working Group Report
  4. Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Lawsuit Dismissed Due to No Cause of Action
  5. National Media Already Looking at Hawaii GOP Caucus
  6. Hawaii Republican Party changes caucuses in hopes of gaining more members
  7. Star-Adv to DoE: Fudge the 180 Day Law instead of Using Failure to Demand Another $50M
  8. Slater: Star-Adv Headline Just Plain Wrong
  9. 2012: First Open Senate Race Since 1976
  10. Plastic bag laws well-intended but cause more harm than good
  11. Computer glitch delays getting civil unions applications
  12. DoE Bus Contracting System Obscures Basis of Competition
  13. Mainland –Style Group Seeks to Organize Hispanics
  14. Grand Wailea: Free iPads for First 10 Gay Civil Unions
  15. City Councilman Tom Berg to announce re-election plans
  16. Redistricting Hawaii Co Council: Brittany Smart Not Seeking Another Council Term
  17. State has created an online list that lets Homeowners compare rates from 14 Insurers
  18. Office vacancies continue climb
  19. Hybrid Owner Sues Honda For Low Gas Mileage
  20. Florida Murder Suspect Changes Name, Gets Hawaii Drivers License
  21. Ex-prisoner, held beyond jail term, asks for review of claims
  22. Driverless trains reflect not just new technology but also rigid labour laws
  23. DLIR Releases Hawaii Directory of "Green" Employers
  24. Barack Obama and the Enemies Within
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Monday, January 2, 2012
January 2, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:29 PM :: 17711 Views
  1. Panos Drops Out of 2012 Mayoral Campaign
  2. Dinesh D’Souza to Address Heritage Foundation Honolulu Dinner
  3. Meet the Profiteer Behind Hawaii Medical Marijuana Cards
  4. PREL: Hawaiian Students Failing, So Give Us More Money
  5. Post-HMC Desperation: Tripler to bolster state's trauma network
  6. Legislative Commissioner: Stimulus Money Helped DoE Keep Bloated Bureaucracy
  7. Civil Unions Give Couples 71 benefits and 290 rights under Hawaii Law
  8. Boon for Tourism: Taiwan May Get Visa Waivers
  9. DOE held on to $34.2M from 2010
  10. Occupy Honolulu: KHON Should be Forced off the Air
  11. Occupy Wall Street Protests Outside Pelosi’s Kona Resort
  12. HFD: "No Significant Decline In Fireworks Related Calls"
  13. Harassed over Dead Fish, PETCO Agrees to Stop Selling Hawaii Species in Local Stores
  14. Surfing moves to wipe out drug cheats after death of the sport's triple world champion
  15. Obama Leaving
  16. Deedy Leaves Hawaii
  17. Aurora Foundation Hosts New Years Eve Fundraiser on Kauai
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
January 1, 2012 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:00 PM :: 9905 Views
  1. Broken Trust Gang finally Imposes Gay Unions on Hawaii
  2. Barrel Tax: When Can Taxpayers Believe What They Hear?
  3. Hawai’i Free Press Editor to Address Pro-Life Group Jan 17
  4. John Fund to Headline Smart Business Hawaii Conference Jan. 11
  5. Hawaii March for Life Jan 22
  6. Exclusive Hawaii Premiere: Battle for Brooklyn, Academy Award Contending Documentary About Eminent Domain
  7. Hawaii Ct App Upholds Attorneys Fees For Eminent Domain Appeals
  8. Cayetano to Run for Mayor?
  9. Hawaii 2012: Pivotal Year Could Draw Record Political Spending
  10. Star-Adv: Hawaii GOP sees March 13 caucus as recruiting opportunity
  11. 200 Long Term Care Patients Left With No Place to go
  12. Activists: Out-of State Gay Marriages Now Recognized in Hawaii
  13. Judge Steven Alm's probation program brings change
  14. New Law Requires Employers Make Accommodation for TRO Filings
  15. Maoists, Anti-Semites Protest Outside Obama Vacation Hope
  16. Snobs Suppress New Years Celebrations
  17. Medical miracle
  18. 'Lost Kingdom': How Hawaii became part of U.S.
  19. Two Hawaii Ships On Most Endangered List
  20. NYT: China's Shaky Economic Foundation
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
December 31, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:24 PM :: 15924 Views
  1. Mufi Hannemann and Ernie Martin Operative: Patty Teruya Forced out by Ethics Investigation
  2. Hoku Can’t Pay Its Electric bill in Idaho, Freezing Temps May Destroy $390M plant
  3. Update: Hawaii's Civil Union Law Greeted With Lawsuit, But No Injunction
  4. DLNR Seeks Nominees for Forestry Committees
  5. Abercrombie Releases $63.7M in CIP Funds
  6. Full Text: PUC Annual Report
  7. Abercrombie Running on Lingle’s Record
  8. 2011: Dope, Taxes, and a Senate Without a Prayer
  9. Visitor Spending Up 15 Percent This Year Through November
  10. Gabbard Calls for Repeal of DOMA after being Targeted by Gays
  11. Rod Tam begins jail sentence
  12. Agent accused in fatal shooting can travel
  13. 3rd Monk Seal Death not ‘suspicious’
  14. Food truck crackdown spurs move to alter law
  15. Protesters now occupy city sidewalk
  16. Navy Captain Called Workers ‘Slackers” so Tripler faces $20 million racial discrimination lawsuit
  17. Federal judge throws out Guam firing range lawsuit
  18. Bringing Mainland Tribal Troubles to Hawaii
  19. In first year, ignition interlock law called a success
  20. 50,000 year old Moss found Growing In Hawaii
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Friday, December 30, 2011
December 30, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:40 PM :: 11377 Views
  1. Obama Admin, Heritage Foundation Look Toward Consumer Incentives in Medicaid Reform
  2. Hawaii has Nation's Highest Mortgage Balances, Payments
  3. FTA: No Commitment on Federal Funds, Rail Demolition May Begin
  4. State Senate to Censor Senators’ Online Comments
  5. EPIC FAIL: None of DoE High Schools, only One Middle School Meets Requirements of 180-day law
  6. Oral Arguments in Hawaii State Reapportionment Challenge Set for January 4
  7. More Financial Troubles: Wahiawa General Had Been Prepared To Cut Jobs, Hours To Stay Afloat
  8. HART Chair Carrie Okinaga's New Gig: First Hawaiian Lawyer
  9. Hawaiian Electric blending news and advertising
  10. Energy Efficiency? Hawaii Spends $117 per Capita and Reduces Electricity Usage only 1%
  11. State-Run Superferry Bill Coming Back
  12. A five-course meal at Honolulu's priciest restaurant after golf with his hooker-loving buddy
  13. Hawaii churches fight civil unions law
  14. Occupy protesters pushed out of Thomas Square
  15. Occupy Hawaii Island Movement Plans Protest Near Pelosi's Posh Hawaiian Hotel
  16. City Completes Survey of Thomas Park, Occupy is Camping in Park Illegally
  17. Should property tax exemptions for Hawaiian Homes lessees be ended?
  18. PBN Looks Towards 2012:
  19. Will Obama Pay if Iraq Spirals?
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
December 29, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 15751 Views
  1. Assisted suicide still a no-go in Aloha State
  2. Berg Wins Backing for New Waianae Access Road Study
  3. Full Text: US DoJ Memo Suddenly Legalizes In-State Online Gaming
  4. Hawaii's Civil Union Law Greeted With Lawsuit
  5. Lingle Ranked #2 in Construction Job Growth, Abercrombie Ranks #38
  6. Under Lingle State Saved $20M in Electricity Costs, Abercrombie Claims Credit
  7. Pali Momi, Wahiawa General: ‘Standing Room Only’
  8. Republican National Committee Ted Liu vs Willes Lee
  9. Organic Cultists Shocked: Aloun Farms Growing GMO Corn
  10. Wanna-Be Hawaii Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Goes Bankrupt In Korea
  11. Wasted In Hawaii Site Satires Obama Vacation
  12. Hawaii Kai Realtor Fired for Challenging Gay Lords
  13. Gays Demand Catholics Hand over Children
  14. Put state on spending diet rather than impose soda tax
  15. Rep Fontaine Leading Charge for Kihei High School Project
  16. Hawaii loses 3,200 retail jobs in five years
  17. Hawaii sheds 1,000 government jobs since 2006
  18. DOE Substitutes Must Have College Degrees In 2012
  19. SA: Plague of Frogs unless Fees hikes, positions created
  20. Maui: 30 Eco-Faddists Protest Because Aquarium Fish Dies
  21. Another Monk Seal Found Dead on Molokai
  22. Hawaii teamsters endorse Mufi Hannemann for congress
  23. Hawaii ranked tops for energy investment savings
  24. Island seniors encouraged to weigh in on long-term care report
  25. Obama nominates new chief of US Pacific Command
  26. Amid Arlington Grave Issues, VA Says Punchbowl Review 'Not Necessary'
  27. Hawaii Supreme Court to Convene in Kapolei to Hear Arguments Involving Marital Property Dispute
  28. Stephens Media owner in deal to buy 16 papers from NY Times
  29. MF Global chief missing $1.2B is financial adviser to EPA
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
December 28, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 PM :: 16326 Views
  1. Jihadi Wanna-be Names Names in New York and Hawaii
  2. Organ Transplant, Bio-Fuel Tax Credits, Fee Increases may be Fast-Tracked by Legislature
  3. Public Hearing on Leeward Oahu School Impact Fees
  4. Island Democrats prepare to challenge “open primary” election law
  5. Bankrupt Hospitals Now Say 500 Workers Laid Off
  6. Excessive OT for Ambulance Workers Highlights Strain on Pension System
  7. Hanabusa One Year Serving Campaign Donors
  8. Website slams Obama's Hawaiian vacation
  9. WSJ: HSTA Contract is Major Stumbling Block
  10. Omidyar Site: If Bridge Aina Lea is Appealed, Higher Court Could Create New Precedent
  11. Star-Adv Says Let the Criminals Run Free
  12. Tax Credit Scammers: Solar is Married to tax Credits, Wind is Object of Derision
  13. Fireworks: Snobs Take Fun out of New Years
  14. Large part of Waikiki will be razed for Queen’s development
  15. Hawaii Supreme Court Rules ‘Known or Obvious Danger’ Defense Not Viable
  16. Hawaii Primary Late But Not Latest
  17. Iannucci reflects on era of change at KPD
  18. Another Homeless Camp Murder
  19. Civil Unions Rev “Anticipating Kinks”
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
December 27, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:52 PM :: 15617 Views
  1. VIDEO: Charles Djou Christmas in Afghanistan
  2. Every Honolulu Emergency Room Closed to Ambulances Thanks to HMC Debacle
  3. State Releases 128 High Risk Repeat Offenders without Supervision
  4. SA: Why is Abercrombie Rewarding School Bus Contractors with $25M While FBI Investigates Bid Rigging?
  5. HGEA DoTAX Workers Cost HGEA $56.7M
  6. Kailua MD: 'Medical industry' ran afoul when it adopted manufacturing ideas
  7. Act 221 Scammers: When Big Wind Dies, all will be lost
  8. UH Scrambles to Block Evaluation of UH Education School
  9. Is Athletic Program under UH Control or UH-Manoa Control?
  10. Federal agency gives $10.7M to isle homelessness efforts
  11. 28 Families Awarded Homestead Leases on Maui
  12. Energy Efficient Lighting Causes Cancer, Kills Birds, Turtles
  13. Can Pro-Business Charity Pay For Rail Lawsuit?
  14. Hawaii couples planning first civil unions for New Year’s Day 2012
  15. Hawaii New Year's fireworks ban plays a different tune
  16. Solyndra: Politics infused Obama energy programs
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Monday, December 26, 2011
December 26, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:58 PM :: 15349 Views
  1. Big Wind, Big Cable: To Stampede Legislature, HECO Trumpets High Rates
  2. Land Swap: City Hedges its Rail Bet
  3. DoE, HSTA Begin Finger Pointing over Loss of Race to the Top Funds
  4. Obama Admin: Hawaii DoE in Danger of Losing Funding
  5. Advertiser suddenly Likes School Sports
  6. Inouye Orders Obama to Come up With Micronesia Action Plan
  7. Coast Guard enforcing Oahu security zone
  8. Nuns describe what life was like for Mother Marianne Cope
  9. CATO Institute: Ron Paul is Abhorrent
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
December 25, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:21 PM :: 16837 Views
  1. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
  2. In Hoc Anno Domini: So the light came into the world
  3. View Back Provides Valuable Insights
  4. HB 608: Legislators Could Have Saved HMC Organ Transplant Center Last Year—Bill Was Killed at Last Minute
  5. After Lowering Tax Revenue Estimates, Rail Now Claims to Exceed
  6. Honolulu Rail Costs $7,600 Per Person
  7. Con artists could take advantage of New Mortgage Refinancing Program
  8. Aloha Stadium Security Somehow Misses ATM Theft in Broad Daylight
  9. Pelosi Slips Quietly into Big Island Resort
  10. Hawaii Had Internet First, Blew It
  11. Chinese Government Propaganda Reporter to Edit Kauai Garden Isle
  12. Global Warmers Cry Because They Can No Longer Blame Everything on Global Warming
  13. After Obama Withdraws Troops, Iraq PM Warns of ‘Rivers of Blood’
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
December 24, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:57 PM :: 14938 Views
  1. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
  2. Europe Non-Stop to Hawaii: Airlines cleared to use Santa's short-cut
  3. Fed Once-Secret Central Pacific Bank Loan Data Released to Public
  4. Malulani Foundation Continues Push for New Hospital in Kihei
  5. DLNR, Ritte Accuse Molokai Residents of Killing Monk Seals
  6. Chief Justice Recktenwald Appoints DesJardins as District Court Judge on Maui
  7. Hirono, Hanabusa Vote Against One Year Extension of Payroll Tax Cut
  8. ‘Green’ Energy: HECO Launches Propaganda Blasts Designed to Stampede Legislature
  9. X-Mas Present: Abercrombie Administration Approves Another Insurance Rate Hike
  10. Kam Schools Spent $106M on DoE Programs
  11. Hilo: School Janitor Allegedly Phone in Threats
  12. Snakes, Coqui Deployed in Effort to Rustle Up More HGEA, UPW Positions
  13. Sierra Club, Greenies, team up to Extract More Money from Ratepayers, Consumers
  14. Hilo Mortician Gets Fate Waihee Evades
  15. 9th Circuit Overrules Seabright, Kiddie Porn Seized by TSA is Admissible
  16. Judicial panel's chief led way to rule change
  17. Hawaii joins other states in supporting cigarette labels
  18. Inouye Endorses Congressional Candidate Takano in CA-47
  19. President Obama starts delayed Hawaii vacation
  20. Obama Blames Hawaii For His Laziness
  21. Revolving Door: Kauai Garden Isle Editor Takes Utility Job
  22. HNN Video: 25th Infantry Soldiers talk one-on-one
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Friday, December 23, 2011
December 23, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:17 PM :: 17272 Views
  1. AG Louie: Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Hawaii
  2. Pacific Command studying negative attitudes toward Hawaii's public schools
  3. Abercrombie's "Surplus" Comes out of Your Pocket
  4. National Journal: Hawaii Democrats Running Scared Through Primary Minefield
  5. In Defense of the Plastic Bag
  6. A Primer on Bridge Aina Lea Case
  7. City Has Two Multiple-Convicted Felons Working Crime Scenes
  8. U.S. Education Secretary: Hawaii Lacks 'Sense of Urgency'
  9. Victory Achieved, so End in Sight for HSTA's Complaint Against Hawaii?
  10. Hawaii unlikely to absorb all HMC employees
  11. Medved Show – 12/21/2011 -H2 – Lesbian couple’s lawsuit claims discrimination by Hawaii BnB
  12. Honolulu Council Chair Ernie Martin to Push Plastic Bag Ban
  13. Gary Hooser Demands We Keep the Homeless Homeless
  14. Clean Energy Scammers Rejoice: To Stampede Legislature and Justify High Electric Rates, HECO Begins Running TV Propaganda
  15. 23.6/kwh Hawaii Solar Developer Laughs All the Way to the Bank
  16. Omidyar Front Group Seeks to Unite TEA Party, Occupy behind Push for Higher Fuel, Electricity Prices
  17. Federal Judge Throws Out Discrimination Complaint Against Six Hawaii Farms
  18. Legislators Again Consider State-Run Superferry
  19. Navy gets OK to buy two Hawaii Superferries
  20. Documents about Eric Lighter from a lost archive
  21. Mufi Operative Complains that Republicans Support Lingle
  22. Hawaii Division of Financial Institutions is requesting 41 additional Fees
  23. Hawaii REIT to Launch IPO
  24. Alexander & Baldwin's CEO Discusses Separation Plan Announcement - Conference Call Transcript
  25. Hawaii Cracks Down on Beachfront Property Owners in Kahala
  26. How To Donate To Philippine Typhoon Relief
  27. Prosecutor had no grounds to charge officers of puppy mill's corporate owner
  28. Obamacare will Hike Insurance Rates 14% per year
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor, December, 2011
By Letters to the Editor @ 10:37 PM :: 5575 Views

Hawaii County: Government Without Limits

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Thursday, December 22, 2011
December 22, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 PM :: 16289 Views
  1. Big Victory for HSTA: Obama Admin Seizes Control of Hawaii RTTT Funds
  2. Hawaiian Telcom to Impose Contract on IBEW; Legal Challenge Anticipated
  3. End of Year Tax Reminders
  4. NYT: Lingle is Change Candidate
  5. Leukemia: Bone Marrow Patients Must Go To Mainland Now
  6. 14 State Tax Employees Under Investigation
  7. Star-Adv: $75M grant at risk
  8. Timber! Hawaii County Bag Ban Will Lead to Increased Paper bag Use
  9. Multi-Kilo Dope Minister to be Charged With Money Laundering
  10. PUC Allows Green Energy Scammers to Save $40K By Making their Electricity Even Less Reliable
  11. Solar Contractor Tries to get Legislators Drunk
  12. Hawaii Veterans Have Lower Unemployment
  13. Sovereignty Scammer Lighter Convicted in Tax Evasion Case
  14. Hawaiian Increasing Seoul-Honolulu Service to Daily
  15. Inouye Slips CoFA Fix into Appropriations Bill
  16. Kauai County Sits on $57M
  17. Kauai Councilman Could Face Jail over Home Improvements
  18. Pacific Wings contests Kalaupapa subsidies award
  19. Honolulu's Response to Too-Popular Service: Stop Offering It
  20. Al-Qaeda Bombs Shia to Stoke Sectarian Tensions in Iraq
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
December 21, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:44 PM :: 13811 Views
  1. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
  2. KOS: Ed Case is Vile Mockery
  3. Hirono, Hanabusa: Goebbels is not Proud of Us
  4. Hawaii One of Only Seven States Where Unemployment is not Dropping
  5. Wall Street Journal John Fund Heading to Hawaii for Smart Business Hawaii Conference
  6. HMC Closure Challenges Abercrombie Administration, Congressional Delegation
  7. EMS Makes Heroic Effort, Kuakini Admissions up 150%
  8. St. Francis Healthcare CEO will retire
  9. Shan Tsutsui Tries to Explain Bond Sale
  10. Auditor Reviews Public Libraries, DOE, OHA Funds
  11. HSTA Fails Teachers so badly they must seek second jobs
  12. Inouye Slips Full E-W Center Funding into Appropriations Bill
  13. Legislators Plan Whole New Charter School System
  14. Shakedown: Ritte Demands “Profit Sharing” With Molokai Cruise Yacht Operator
  15. Big Island County Council to Vote on Plastic Bag Ban
  16. SA: Keep domestic violence victims in our hearts
  17. Schizophrenic Stabs Board and Care Home Operator After Fridge is Padlocked
  18. Global Horizons Trafficking Trial Set for February 2012 Delayed Seven Months
  19. Civil Beat Still Crying About Extra Police Patrols in Waikiki
  20. Civil Beat Still Crying about Imprisoned Multi-Kilo Dope Dealer
  21. North Korea, budget cuts among topics at military conference
  22. Chow says nothing is official on Hawaii
  23. Kailua Neighbors Give Obama Thumbs Down on Job Performance
  24. Kiwis, Omidyar team up to Launch Dairy
  25. Need A Job? AP Wants You in the Legislature
  26. Rolling waves not joints
  27. Another surfer admits they are all on drugs
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
December 20, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:38 PM :: 16284 Views
  1. Medicare Fraud: FBI Investigating Failed HMC Buyer
  2. Abercrombie Schemes to make Legislators do Heavy Lifting, Introduces Budget with More Spending, No Tax Hike
  3. Secret Furloughs? Two More Executive Orders Appear on Abercrombie Website
  4. Pilago Seen as Swing Vote on Hawaii County Bag Ban
  5. Hawaii Congressional Delegation: How They Voted December 19, 2011
  6. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
  7. Mixed emotions as Schofield troops leave Iraq
  8. Army Cancels Plans To Deploy Entire 29th Infantry
  9. Governor sees surplus even if nobody else can
  10. Radcliffe: Legalize Hawaii’s $1B Illegal Gambling Business
  11. Queen's Applies For Organ Transplant Program
  12. Filling the organ transplant void may take one year
  13. Hochberg, ADF to Defend Against Lesbian Suit
  14. Gays aren’t Spending Much on Union Ceremonies
  15. Fluke: State Judge Rules in Favor of Billion Dollar Developer
  16. Hawaii personal income growth lags nation
  17. Charter Schools' 'Glaring Concerns' Raised at Briefing
  18. Legislators to Take Hurricane off Hurricane Fund
  19. $490M in Hawaii Pork in Senate Spending Bill
  20. Pope approves miracles of Blesseds Marianne Cope and Kateri Tekakwitha
  21. Anxiety, hope fill island Koreans
  22. Honolulu Property Tax Overhaul Dead On Arrival?
  23. Kamehameha Schools wins $1.4M settlement in alleged breach case
  24. Typo Makes Gabbard Frontrunner
  25. Forbes: Bank of Hawaii 2nd Most Profitable in Nation
  26. KIUC getting set up for solar—Installs 1st of 3 Giant Battery Systems
  27. Cruise Allowed To Return To Molokai Next Month
  28. Failure is a key component of learning
  29. UH OKs contract negotiation with Norm Chow to lead Warrior Football team
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Monday, December 19, 2011
December 19, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:20 PM :: 13632 Views
  1. Abercrombie Doubles Down on Policies Which Killed HMC Hospitals
  2. State Joins Lawsuit Seeking to Force Hawaii Kai Homeowner to Rent Room to Lesbians
  3. VIDEO: Representative George Fontaine's Christmas Message 2011
  4. Schofield soldiers return to Hawaii as part of the last group of U.S. forces to leave Iraq
  5. Abercrombie: No apologies--I Always Get Elected Because People Disagree With Me
  6. City Risk Manager Steered Rail Insurance Contract to Marsh
  7. State Could Pay Millions for HGEA's Favored Nation Perk
  8. Decoupling Contributes to latest HECO Rate Hike
  9. Bond Sale Doesn't Affect Ed Department's Capital Improvement Plans
  10. Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning does pipeline survey
  11. Ernie Els Golf Course Has Yet to Deliver on Ewa Community Benefits
  12. Alleged Multi-Kilo Dope Dealer Still in Jail and Civil Beat is Really Upset
  13. Nonprofits benefit from HI-5 donations
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
December 18, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:35 PM :: 14463 Views
  1. Kalapa: Legislature Will Turn its Attention to Gaming
  2. Rep Pine Renews Push for Cybercrime Legislation
  3. Last American Troops Leave Iraq Marking End of War
  4. As environmental lawsuit looms, city has contracted out nearly $3 billion for Rail
  5. New study offers ways to streamline the justice system to ease overcrowding
  6. SA: Tread lightly in reforming property tax
  7. Machida: Public employee pension spiking is expensive flaw that needs fixing
  8. Bidding irregularity and delays imperil rail insurance program
  9. Wahiawa, Pali Momi already Filled Up with Waianae Coast Emergency Patients
  10. With More Vacation Days and Separate Travel, Price of Obama’s Annual Hawaiian Holiday Rises to $4M
  11. Financial Exploitation of Senior Draws Prison Term
  12. Snob Power: HPD to arrest any Juveniles Caught Setting off Fireworks
  13. Developer: Haseko has gone the extra mile to be a good neighbor in Ewa Beach
  14. Kauai Water Rates to Jump 11% per Year every year til 2014
  15. Hawaii County property tax system being audited
  16. The Betrayal of Liliuokalani an Embarrassment to Researchers
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
December 17, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 6:43 PM :: 20131 Views
  1. Federal Funding Rejection Reveals DoE Scheme to Profit by Labeling More Children “Special Needs”
  2. As Delisting Looms, Material Misrepresentation by Hoku Solar?
  3. Star-Advertiser: Occupy brought “Heady Whiff of Revolution” to a “Self-Important Democracy”
  4. Hawaii Loses Only Organ Transplant Center
  5. First complaint filed under new city ordinance against personal property on sidewalks
  6. Hawaii high court will hear reapportionment challenge on Jan. 4
  7. Moribund Politics: Hawaii’s Legislative Candidates Fundraising Totals Stable over 2 decades
  8. Federal Judge Overturns LUC Theft of Bridge Aina Lea Zoning
  9. Planted? 1 Ounce Of Drugs At Police Major's House, Not Half-Pound
  10. Doper trying to Reduce Sentence in Grow-Op Murder, Dismemberment
  11. Charter school dismisses state audit
  12. After Oahu Farm Workers Fall Ill, State Inspectors Look Into Workers' Safety, Food Security
  13. Mokulele: Non-Stop to Chicago, One Stop to London
  14. Young Brothers gets OK to raise interisland shipping rates
  15. Abercrombie refusing to Release Funds for Kauai Emergency Bypass Road
  16. Romney's $10,000 wager was right
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Friday, December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 PM :: 17264 Views
  1. Inouye: I Dumped Akaka Bill in Last Minute Horse-Trading
  2. Mysterious DoTax Internal Security Breach Referred for Investigation
  3. How Christmas Came to Hawaii
  4. Reliance on government jobs weakens Honolulu's recovery
  5. Hirono: Taxpayers Must Buy Dope For the Jobless
  6. Abercrombie: Lanai, Molokai Must Accept Big Wind
  7. Cronyism, Horse-Trading in Abercrombie’s Coup at Ag Corp
  8. Audit Rips Hawaii Charter Schools
  9. After Expose, Competition Returns For Hawaii School Bus Contracts
  10. HPD major accused of extortion released on bond again
  11. City anticipates revenue increase
  12. Archeologist for Haseko Challenges Claims About Native Hawaiian Cultural Sites
  13. Study: Honolulu 15th ‘most secure’ large U.S. city
  14. HMC, former St. Francis hospitals, shutting down
  15. Youth Correctional Facility Cleans Up Its Act
  16. HSTA’s 2012 Legislative Priorities
  17. Your Tax Dollars At Work: Hoku faces possible delisting by Nasdaq
  18. Ewa Developer's Switch from Marina to Lagoon Raises Legal Issues
  19. Ohio, Va., ready to fight military cuts—Lazy Hawaii says, Let Inouye Handle It
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 16103 Views
  1. Hakim “Islam Day” Ouansafi to Direct Hawaii Public Housing Agency
  2. IBEW Votes Down Hawaiian Tel Contract Offer
  3. Roll Call: Hanabusa Refuses to Endorse Hirono
  4. HSTA: Abercrombie Admin Exaggerated Crisis During Legislative Session
  5. Broken Trust Waihee rouses OHA Cronies with Latest Plan to Squeeze Hawaiians out of State Akaka Tribe
  6. Political Radar: Romney. Paul Enter Hawaii GOP Caucuses
  7. Hawaii to Seek More Financial Disclosure From Super PACs
  8. Hawaii 2010 Legislative Campaigns Raked in $5M in Total Contributions
  9. Rejected: CBS Apology for Hawaii Five-O Crew Actions During World War II Commemoration
  10. Three More HPD Officers Face Criminal Charges
  11. Simon Wiesenthal Center Hits Democrat Bloggers’ Anti-Semitism
  12. Hawaii Congressional Delegation Larded With Millionaires
  13. Obama's isle vacation will be expensive
  14. State Medicaid spending soars 22.7%
  15. Honolulu housing costs eclipse most of nation
  16. DHHL Waiting List Offered Leases Again
  17. Farrington High School To Modernize Campus
  18. Half Vacant Aloha Tower Market Place Tenants Urging State To Ink Deal With Developer
  19. Koloa Camp residents to be evicted by Case Family Grove Farm
  20. Assaults have tenants seeking more control
  21. Settlement in Hokulia Bypass Case
  22. St. Francis Healthcare blocks bid to sell HMC hospitals
  23. The Gas Co. producing renewable natural gas
  24. Hawaii-based soldiers give eye exams to Waianae elementary school students
  25. Hawaii to Iraq and Back, No Easy Road
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:05 PM :: 19057 Views
  1. Education Week: If Hawaii Doesn’t Lose its Race to the Top Money, Something is Wrong
  2. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul Register for Hawaii Republican Caucus
  3. Inouye Donors Score $99M in Earmarks with Only $166K in contributions—But He’s not #1 in Pork
  4. $149M: Inouye Makes Hirono #1 Sponsor of Earmarks in US House for 2010
  5. Curtis: HECO has Failed to Look at Alternatives to Big Wind, Should be Denied Rate Hikes to Cover Costs
  6. Predictably, Star-Advertiser Uses DHHL Suit to Argue for Akaka Bill
  7. Things go Better With Coke: Ernie Martin Holding Another Fundraiser as Mayoral Race Looms
  8. DoE/HSTA: No Progress on Key RTTT Proposals Since June 17
  9. DoE Exporting Millions in Hawaii Tax Credits to Mainland Company
  10. NYT Rips Parent Company of Hawaii Technology Academy
  11. Failing, Castle Complex Simply Changes Grading System to Make It Look Good
  12. Hawaii 47th State to Adopt Anti-Bullying Laws
  13. McMackin’s Salary Just the Tip of Greenwood’s Iceberg
  14. Abercrombie to Bellow About “Success” on Monday
  15. Oahu's North Shore To Host Hawaii's Largest Wind Farm – Just in time to Collect Federal Tax Credits
  16. $77K/year and still eligible: Hawaii Gives Away Insurance to Little Rich Kids
  17. Broken Trustee Sues Pioneer Seed Grower on Behalf of Kauai Luddites
  18. Although Honolulu PD Actively Opposes Legalization of Gambling; Officer’s Wife is Fronting Group Pushing Mainlanders’ Waikiki Casino Schemes
  19. Memminger Signs up With CCA
  20. Occupy Honolulu: Meeting with Mayor Didn't Go Well
  21. Funded by State’s Richest Resident, Progressives Get Together to Complain about Influence of Money in Politics
  22. Inouye Pushes to Featherbed Nursing Staffs
  23. Marriott Says Waikiki Edition Takeover Product of Conspiracy by Aqua
  24. Hawaiian Air unveils neighbor isle travel program with lower fares
  25. APEC - Representatives Gene Ward and Aaron Ling Johanson discuss Hawaii's Premier Event
  26. Hannemann Picks Up Labor Backing
  27. Small businesses should be supported, not taxed
  28. $30K Reward Offered In Papaya Destruction Case
  29. Hawaii AG Joins California in Supporting Genocide Insurance Law
  30. Republicans push payroll tax cut bill through House, despite White House veto threat
  31. Obama, Terrorists Cheer US Withdrawal from Iraq
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
December 13, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 19079 Views
  1. What to Do about Drug Shortages
  2. $149M: Inouye Makes Hirono #1 Sponsor of Earmarks in US House for 2010
  3. Curtis: HECO has Failed to Look at Alternatives to Big Wind, Should be Denied Rate Hikes to Cover Costs
  4. As rooftop solar surges, states hit brakes
  5. VIDEO: Jones Act Impact on Hawaii Business
  6. Drunken Abercrombie assistant fined for refusing to leave Waikiki bar
  7. Hawaii 5-0 Crew Insults Pearl Harbor Survivors at Punchbowl
  8. OHA: Hilo Meeting on Settlement is “Contentious”
  9. OHA Fails to Elect Replacement for Mossman, Kicks Decision to Abercrombie
  10. Survey: 41% say “Arrest Ritte”
  11. Judge refuses to Boot Cayetano, Others from Rail Case
  12. Bert Kobayashi is Author of Secret Study Approving Ansaldo Bond
  13. Tokuda: Education Reform Depends on Legislature Voting to Restrict its own Powers
  14. Scathing Audit: Honolulu Ambulance Service Lacking
  15. The Supernova Syndrome
  16. Real Life Version of "The Descendants" Now Playing In Court
  17. DHHL Pretends to try to tackle waiting list
  18. Property Tax Changes on deck for Kauai
  19. Video: Representative Cynthia Thielen and Jay Fidell discuss Wave Energy 2011
  20. Full Text: Sidewalk Property Ordinance
  21. Hawaii Pimp Gets 10 Years For Child Sex-Trafficking
  22. How Ranked-Choice Voting Silenced 31,500 Voters
  23. NEW ATTACKS ON THE JONES ACT
  24. WaPo: Dan Akaka Demands to Know Why Teenagers Can’t Buy Abortion Pills without Prescription
  25. Hirono Still Trying to use Micronesians to Score more Bucks
  26. Hawaii-based soldiers to return from Iraq
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Monday, December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:49 PM :: 12493 Views
  1. Poll of Hard-Core Hawaii Democrats gives Hirono 18-pt Lead over Case
  2. Flood of Money Pours into Lingle Campaign
  3. Duke Aiona Undecided About 2014
  4. Need $15,000? OHA Giving Away More Cash
  5. Supreme Court asks for Federal Input on Challenge to Hawaii Admission Act, Hawaiian Homes Commission Act
  6. Lingle: Grow the Economy to Raise Revenue
  7. Ed Case: Raise Taxes and Cut Defense Spending
  8. Sam Aiona, Dylan Nonaka Join Forces in Hawaii Super-PAC
  9. Planned Parenthood behind New Hawaii Super-PAC
  10. Hawaii Voter Turnout Correlates to Strong Republican Challenges
  11. SA: Ritte Should be Arrested Next Time, Maybe
  12. Big Wind Brinksmanship: The Fate Of Lanai Hinges On A Los Angeles Real Estate Tycoon
  13. Ending Homelessness: Interview with Marc Alexander
  14. Star-Advertiser does another Fluff Piece on Occupy Honolulu
  15. Unitarians, Crossroads Quivering With Excitement over Gay Civil Unions
  16. HOPE Probation Comes to Seattle
  17. Outgoing FCC Commissioner Calls for Change in Rules to Outlaw HNN
  18. HPD Issues First Smoking Law Citations In Years
  19. Hawaii does not have to be a pedestrian deathtrap
  20. Foreign visitors perk up recovering hotel industry
  21. State Still Trying to Shake Money Out of Catamaran Operators
  22. Whole Foods Touts Strategy in 'Buying Local'
  23. Students want say in selection of new football coach
  24. Occupy protesters seek to shut West Coast ports
  25. The Descendants Wins Best Picture, 2nd Best Screenplay
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
December 11, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 5:33 PM :: 12688 Views
  1. Colette Machado: I look at Kalaupapa--Native Hawaiians will fight against Assisted Suicide
  2. KOS: The perception of Occupy Honolulu is Universally Negative
  3. Verifying the Numbers a Challenge for Tax Department
  4. Church Volunteers Clean Waianae Storm Channels in Advance of Rainy Season
  5. "Accretion," Hawaii Style
  6. Hawaii Mortgage Down Payments 4th Highest in USA by Percentage
  7. Lingle Pushes back against Tax Hike
  8. City Council openings promise lively elections
  9. Gay Civil Unions Fix it Bill to Grab for Control of Children
  10. 'Forgotten' Sacrifice Honored In West Oahu
  11. Green Beret reflects on end of Afghanistan involvement
  12. Rail: 40% of the Financial Puzzle Comes Undone
  13. Pawns of Hotel Workers Local 5--Occupy Honolulu Targets Hyatt Hotel in Waikiki
  14. Inouye? Who’s That? Omidyar Continues Push to Grab Control of Non-Profit Sector
  15. Cataluna: Arrest Berg
  16. Did Burial Claim force Haseko to Abandon Marina Plan?
  17. Without Tax Credits, Solar PV More Expensive that HECO
  18. HNN Posts Video of Wind Turbine Burning
  19. Researchers uncertain about tsunami debris’ radioactivity, Certain about need for More Funding
  20. Smug Sociology Prof: UH football entertaining but unimportant
  21. As Predicted, Chaminade Asst Coach resigns, Apologizes
  22. Tsunami Aftermath: The Kona Coast has recovered, but not the Kona Village Resort
  23. Honolulu 7th Healthiest City for Women
  24. Tribal Leader: Alaska should be listed as non-self-governing territory
  25. Esther Kiaaina Plays Up Guam Roots
  26. Synagro Donates $25,000 to Support Sand Island Park Restoration Efforts
  27. Public Access Room workshops coming to Big Island December 12-17, 2011
  28. City Declaring War on Sex-for-Money Hostess Bars
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
December 10, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 1:59 PM :: 16164 Views
  1. China’s Startling Strategic Play in Micronesia
  2. DeMello Joins Abercrombie Communications Team
  3. Florida Marlins Holding Baseball Clinic at Schofield
  4. Gone with the Wind Subsidies
  5. VIDEO: 5 Questions with NEWS maker David Chang, Chair Hawaii Republican Party
  6. Fortunately for Abercrombie, Republicans Don’t Have a Strong Candidate for Governor in 2014
  7. Shapiro: Abercrombie’s Entire Career Built on Being Wrong
  8. We'll believe it when we see it, maybe
  9. Former Congressman Ed Case: If Hirono Wins U.S. Senate Democratic Primary, Former GOP Gov. Lingle Will Beat Her
  10. Bound for Hawaii on the wings of a soaring Australian Dollar
  11. Mayor signs abandoned property bill into law
  12. SA Cheers as Obama, Steve Case team up to Boost Business Cronies
  13. Abercrombie Sends $3M to Big Isle for no Particular Reason
  14. Laupahoehoe charter again seeks BOE relief after CSRP decision
  15. Waialua robotics teacher wins Milken award
  16. SA: Football Coach Salary Too High
  17. Onishi Lobbies Hawaii County Reapportionment, Gets Own District
  18. Bodhi Day Celebrated in Honolulu
  19. Ban likely to stifle New Year's fireworks
  20. Environmental Impact Statements for Sale?
  21. Plan seeks to replicate New Zealand's success by creating a sustainable dairy industry in the isles
  22. Traffic Fatalities Down on Big Isle
  23. State approves process to ban alcohol, drugs at Kaneohe sandbar
  24. Sold! DLNR sells all 16 Koke‘e cabins in auction’s first tier
  25. Hawaii Has Unclaimed Property
  26. 2012=1968?
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Friday, December 9, 2011
December 9, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 4:43 PM :: 13655 Views
  1. Hirono Camp: Case Unworthy of the People of Hawaii
  2. Pay to Play Fines Unpaid: Hirono for Governor Campaign Closes Owing State Elections Fund Over $98,000
  3. It Begins: Army to Cut 8,700 Civilian Jobs in 37 States
  4. Nonaka Launches 'Hawaii Solutions'
  5. Gloves Come Off As Hawaii Senate Race Gets Going
  6. Abercrombie’s Health Czar Takes Aim at “High-Tech Services”
  7. City Audit: Only 3 of 21 Ambulances Meet Emergency Response Time Guidelines
  8. Molokai business leader fears 'erosion of rule of law'
  9. Cruise line cancels a third Molokai call after protests
  10. HSTA Blocks Laupahoehoe Charter for at Least One Year
  11. $100M: Council faces tough choices on property tax exemptions
  12. State prosecutors Continue to Harass DEA Agent over Arrest of Alleged Tweeker
  13. $25 million offered for 2 St Francis hospitals
  14. Atheists Make Honolulu Manger a Non-Profit Responsibility
  15. Obamas Not Staying at Illegal Vacation Rental This Year
  16. Marcus Oshiro to Travel to Israel
  17. Pro-Rail Activist Files IRS Complaint Against Small Business Hawaii
  18. Hawaii About to Crack Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Roadblocks?
  19. PUC to Keep Using Outside Consultants to Drive Clean Energy Approvals
  20. New energy sources fuel interest from Secretary of the Navy
  21. Firm markets waste-to-ash technology to Hawaii hotels
  22. State to auction off forfeited property
  23. Land costs for Kona Judiciary complex range from $4.5M to $10.8M
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
December 8, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 2:56 PM :: 12825 Views
  1. State Sues to Get Back $39M Looted from Graves by John Waihee
  2. Ed Case: “Mazie's been selling her candidacy to DC insiders”
  3. Former State Administrators: Abercrombie’s Bond Sale Like setting up savings account by charging credit card
  4. Hawaii Physicians Rally Against Assisted Suicide
  5. Hawaii's Second Saint: Blessed Marianne Cope to be Canonized Next October?
  6. Another E-W Center Conference: Pearl Harbor Day at the NEH
  7. Obama Delays Hawaii trip after Romney hit
  8. Abercrombie Cronies Push Executive Director out of Agribusiness Development Corporation, Slip their Own Guy In
  9. Council passes abandoned property bill
  10. Waihee Tribe Disenfranchise Large Numbers of Hawaiians
  11. Hawaii Civil Unions Will Be Same as Marriage for State Income Taxes
  12. Slom: Gambling is in the Air, Bond Sale Means More Debt, More Burden for Taxpayers
  13. Military Families Support Training at Pohakuloa
  14. SA: Marines, residents should find accord
  15. Plan tightens rules for public charter schools
  16. Superferry Assassinated by a gang of granola-munching elitists and just-say-no localists and self-anointed culture-keepers
  17. Anti-GMO Luddites Fail to get GMO Bill in HSAC Legislative Package
  18. ILWU’s McElrath Rejects Occupy Attempt to Shut West Coast Ports
  19. Thielen Renews Push for Rooftop Solar On Bill Financing
  20. Video of Tom Berg Arguing With Secret Service at APEC
  21. Council grants permits for Hilton expansion
  22. Census: Median incomes highest in East Honolulu
  23. REPRESENTATIVE CORINNE CHING UNVEILS THE 2012 HERITAGE CALENDAR, "HAWAII: OUR PRECIOUS HERITAGE"
  24. Republicans Prefer Hawaii 5-0
  25. Medical Center Lab Director Has Fake PHD from Hawaii Scam School
  26. Chaminade places coach on administrative leave for racial slur
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
December 7, 2011 News Read
By Andrew Walden @ 3:29 PM :: 14521 Views
  1. Sneak Attack: Re-write of Pearl Harbor History Awaits Death of WW2 Veterans
  2. Pearl Harbor, Civil Rights, and Hawaii Statehood
  3. Pearl Harbor Survivor to Direct ‘Mass Band Performance’ on 70th Anniversary
  4. Ewa Field Event to Mark 70th Anniversary of Attack
  5. Petition hits Hawaiian Airlines 'Price Fixing', seeks return of Superferry
  6. Hawaii Health Ranks #4 in Nation
  7. Feds Force DHS to Streamline Food Stamp Processing
  8. White House: North Korea making missile able to hit US
  9. Shapiro: Haughty Abercrombie's troubles are all his own, not Lingle's
  10. Star-Adv: New History of Pearl Harbor being Written as Generation Passes
  11. Hawaii soldiers return from Iraq
  12. Hanabusa: Military Strategic Doctrine Based on My Need to Deliver Pork
  13. DSCC Doubles Down on Rejection of Ed Case
  14. Planned Parenthood: Make Catholics Pay for Birth Control
  15. BoE Orders Audit of DoE Procurement
  16. DoTax was ‘Highly Politicized’
  17. Bhago on HGEA: "I can't tell them not to do it…I've never experienced this before, where we don't have the resources, per se, nor the authority ….”
  18. Gov Cuts Funding for Special Ed Supplies In Budget Request
  19. Director hired for Hawaii health insurance exchange
  20. Laotian Workers Suffer Health and Financial Problems on Oahu Farms
  21. Honolulu Panel: Property Tax Exemptions Unfair
  22. Last Ditch Effort to Water down Sidewalk Property Ban
  23. Taxpayers sacrifice, not politicians or union workers
  24. Honolulu Roads to be Repaved after 21 Years
  25. Kekaha public housing residents go from ‘paradise to living hell’
  26. Eric Ryan’s Latest Vendetta (Yawn)
  27. IRS has $1M tax lien on Guirguis
  28. Biofuel to Power Navy Exercise
  29. CB Continues Styrofoam War on Restaurant Industry
  30. Kilauea’s History of Explosive Eruptions
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