Entries for August 2013

"As tempting as it was to bring in extra funds to our schools, I told the Governor that such a dichotomy is simply not in our way of thinking...."

"...it is not true that Jesus embraces all the behavior of those he loves...."

The Hawaiian Electric Companies today began a search for suppliers of cleaner fuels, including ultra-low sulfur diesel....

"Despite the continued increase in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, the annual-mean global temperature has not risen in the twenty-first century challenging the prevailing view that anthropogenic forcing causes climate warming."

some final thoughts with you as I leave the leadership of the University of Hawaiʻi....

...more than 80 percent of participants transition from homelessness to housing within three to four months....

The State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) has approved the archaeological survey reports for the Honolulu rail transit project, and cleared the way for permit applications....

Governor Abercrombie announced today that it is unlikely that a special session to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples will happen at this time....

...mandatory GMO labels would only intensify the misconception that so-called Frankenfoods endanger people's health...

Congress hasn’t passed immigration legislation, but that hasn’t stopped President Obama....

limits vary widely, remaining unlimited in twelve states while being set as low as $160 per election to candidates for State House and State Senate in Montana....

Sherbow claimed he initially approached Gabbard because he was born into the same obscure Western-Hindu tradition as Tulsi....

If hired, feel free to send Hawai'i Free Press stories about your adventures as a state-funded insurance salesperson....

A federal arrest warrant was issued after Sherbow sent an extensive email to FBI agents and the media....

...there is merely a RAZOR THIN margin in favor of homosexual marriage -- just 26 votes to 25 votes....

Resolution 13-177 initiates a proposed Charter Amendment....

Surfing the Nations is counteracting the widespread perception that surfing is only about individual fulfillment....

The Hawaii-Southern California Training and Testing Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement is available for download....

Sherbow was arrested on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, in Tijuana, Mexico....

The DOE listed per-student spending for 2011-12 at $11,583.  But Randall Roth, a University of Hawaii law professor who has worked on education reform issues, said the real number is about $16,000....

Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, taxing many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxing 99.21% of the state's personal income. This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax base applies to 34.46%....

...the costly push to bring the numbers down is unsustainable and could doom those seeking benefits to years-long waits in appeals....

Reports are rampant that the Obama Administration will call for U.S. missile strikes against the regime in Syria at any time now....

...the lumber industry is expected to enter a cycle where production demands remain strong and increase steadily over the next few years....

With enrollment at the historic level...university officials are crediting a new four-year guarantee....

The bill is based on Senate Bill 1369....

...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....

The federal appeals court in Honolulu found that Act 163, which the Hawaii Legislature passed in 2010, contradicts the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....

Like the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr, Walesa does not believe in the gay agenda.  Here are the quotes....

He said it would not have necessarily been easier to convict Deedy of the lesser manslaughter charge....

...the government actually stands to make an enormous profit on the president's new federal student loan system -- a boondoggle paid for by hyper-inflated tuition costs and fueled by a government-sponsored predatory-lending program....

My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in Little Rock, Arkansas....

Honolulu ranks as one of the least safe driving cities, landing at number 128 on the list. According to the report, the average driver in Honolulu will experience an auto collision every 8.7 years, which is about 15 percent more likely than the national average....

Instead of a dedicated library, welcoming mainly graduate students and professors, here are some other ways to honor our public leaders....

"We are not tribal, nor of tribes."

I could see that this was the first time they had stepped in mud or been to a farm. They were city boys, city girls. Two of them were even sporting dyed hair....

Esther Kiaaina may be the next Assistant Secretary of Interior for Insular Affairs....

Currently, 1.3% of Hawaiian home lands are under a general lease, and these lands generate about $10.17 million each year for DHHL....

By working hard to change Hawaii we can be the catalyst for the rest of the country....

The proposed bill is being prepared by the Governor's office and is scheduled to be sent to the legislature this Wednesday....

Abercrombie today announced the appointments of David O’Neal of Waipahu and Ruth D. Tschumy of Honolulu to the State Ethics Commission, effective immediately....