Entries for June 2013

• Senate: Froman Nomination – Confirmation
• Senate: U.S. Immigration Policy – Motion to Table Cornyn Amendment
• House: Abortion Ban – Passage
• House: Farm Bill – Passage

UNFAIR: More than 4 million people are waiting to come to the US legally....

In response to Hawaii Democrats' suit to close their primary, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, columnist David Shapiro and Luxury Resort Developer Pierre Omidyar’s Civil Beat have all editorialized in favor of Hawaii adopting California’s ‘Top Two’ primary system....

The reaction to last week’s commentary could only be described as shrill....

The Kailua High School team currently is in Federal Way, Wash., where the competition is running from June 20 to 22....

This all could have been avoided by a rail route further inland, such as along H-1....

adds down payment, closing cost and other assistance as a program feature....

The Council dealt with the imbalance by “cutting approximately one-half of the funding that is required to fill vacant positions”.....

According to The Guardian, 98 percent of the 32 million displacements were due to climate change....

...the suit, against the County of Maui seeks immediate changes to County laws that prohibit people from displaying signs on sidewalks and along roadways....

Sixty-two Republicans bucked their own party to vote against the bloated bill....Coupled with a large bloc of Democrats (Including Hanabusa and Gabbard) who wanted more spending on food stamps....

A Medscape survey found 6 percent of physicians in the cash-only business in 2013, up from 4 percent in 2012. Most are primary care doctors....

60% of all shipbuilding and repairing revenue is from U.S. military sources....

the policy statement on the DOH Website is causing the VA to balk at home loans and re-fi’s for thousands of homes with catchment systems....

Allotment of funds for the following priority projects has been approved by the Governor....

...the state has a constitutionally mandated “balanced budget requirement,” but that’s based on “an outdated cash-based accounting model that recognizes expenses when they are paid instead of when they are incurred”....

the food stamp program has doubled under the Obama Administration....

7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Kapolei High School Cafeteria....

There are currently nine youths between the ages of 13-17 in the Wrap Hawai‘i pilot program....

...it actually wouldn’t be as big of a political risk within her own party because of his first-term troubles....

Combined, the projects have committed to sell electricity to Hawaiian Electric at an average price of 15.9 cents per kilowatt-hour. This is ... the current cost of generating electricity from oil....

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has set August 15, 2013 as the date for oral arguments in our appeal of Judge A. Wallace Tashima's rulings....

within 5 years, half or more of them will be out of business....

The recipients named today independently developed the science of modern plant biotechnology, opening doors to improved agricultural crops that can feed the world more effectively and sustainably...

Here’s how they do business. A piece of legislation is going to cost trillions of dollars, but Members of Congress don’t want the public to see that....

Here are the Complaint and the Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Preliminary Injunction, filed yesterday....

Tuesday, June 25 6pm at Waipahu Intermediate School, 94-455 Farrington Hwy....

Joe Trippi – heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who “reinvented campaigning” – is widely recognized as one of America’s leading and most influential political strategists....

CNN/ORC poll showed a dramatic 17-point decline in the President’s approval rating among 18-34 year-olds....

the National Council on Teacher Quality 2013 Teacher Prep Review has bad news for Hawaii Universities' Schools of Education....

Hawaii will receive guidance and technical assistance from NGA staff and faculty experts, as well as consultants from the private sector, research organizations and educators....

As a part of the 2011 settlement, Maui County had to issue the permit, pay the veterans $200,000 and the mayor was required to issue an apology....

U.S. crude oil production grew by more than 1 million barrels a day last year, the largest increase in the world and the largest in U.S. history....

Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down one of its first major decisions of this term, striking down Arizona’s measure requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration....

What's the difference, if any, between a "cemetery" and a burial....

to ensure Democrats are elected at the primary stage by ONLY their fellow Democrats....

RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report....