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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Caldwell Signs Bill 8: Protecting Politicians' Midnight Bathroom Escapades
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 10017 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Homelessness, Politicians
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This is not the first time a state official has been arrested at public restrooms. In March 1991, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Administrator Clyde Namuo ... was arrested for open lewdness....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Launchers Reelection Campaign, Appoints Crony Committee
By News Release @ 8:13 AM :: 6563 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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He noted there were some who did not agree with his decisions and opposed the moves....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Dozens of Crony Capitalist Donors Switch from Hanabusa to Schatz
By Selected News Articles @ 1:52 PM :: 8243 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Schatz received first-quarter donations from at least 96 individuals who also gave to Hanabusa in 2009 or 2010....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Hawaii Senate Race Stokes Obama, Clinton Rift
By Selected News Articles @ 1:06 AM :: 6497 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Hanabusa, who was then the state Senate president, served as Clinton’s state spokeswoman....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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WaPo: "Another race-tinted showdown in Hawaii"
By Selected News Articles @ 12:27 PM :: 6134 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... The Hawaii Democratic Party has a long history of primaries split along racial lines ....
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Governor Appoints Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran to State Senate
By News Release @ 8:44 PM :: 7988 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Previously appointed to the House in January 2009 to complete the unexpired term of the late Bob Nakasone....
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Monday, January 7, 2013 |
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Ruff Times: Tsutsui to Challenge Abercrombie in 2014?
By Video @ 3:16 PM :: 7025 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Uncle Sam and Kanoho have a talk about the future....
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Friday, January 4, 2013 |
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Souki Names Luke to Finance Committee after Luke Rejects Speakership Offer from Oshiro Faction
By News Release @ 4:31 PM :: 7722 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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"With the support of a majority of the House of Representatives, Speaker-elect Joe Souki has established leading committees ...."
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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"Impeach Abercrombie"
By Selected News Articles @ 4:24 PM :: 11260 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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Angry comments were plastered on Abercrombie's Facebook page following the announcement of his decision Wednesday, with some predicting he would be a one-term governor....
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Friday, December 28, 2012 |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim Selected as Senate President
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 7304 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Senate Vice President Donna Mercado Kim (Sen. District 14) has been selected as the President of the Senate ....
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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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Shan Tsutsui Accepts Lt Governor Position, Not Moving to Oahu
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 10075 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Plans are underway to establish an additional Office of the Lt. Governor on Maui....
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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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Hubris Online: Abercrombie’s Head Scratcher Not Logical, Must be Personal
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 10469 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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“This does not make any logical/political sense, so therefore it must be personal.” --Washington Post
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Thursday, December 27, 2012 |
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Obama Skips Inouye in Memoirs
By Selected News Articles @ 12:03 PM :: 8007 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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Obama spent most of the speech describing his own impressions of Inouye....
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Inouye Staff Offer Dead Fish, Tell Schatz ‘Good Luck’
By Selected News Articles @ 8:39 PM :: 15208 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Inouye's chief of staff, Jennifer Sabas, says despite the disappointment, Inouye's office wishes Schatz "the best of luck."
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Schatz, Mazie to be Junior Senator
By News Release @ 7:04 PM :: 12794 Views :: Akaka Bill, Environment, National News, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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"For me, personally, I believe global climate change is real, and it is the most urgent challenge of our generation," Schatz said.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
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Seniority? Hawaii is better off without it
By Selected News Articles @ 2:37 PM :: 8987 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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"The lesson for everybody is you don't want your town to turn into this."
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Case Applies for Senate Vacancy
By Ed Case @ 9:44 PM :: 6210 Views :: Politicians
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"Our Hawai'i has never faced such a precarious position on Capitol Hill"
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Ed Case: Disagreeing With Inouye 'Cost me dearly'
By Ed Case @ 9:34 PM :: 7441 Views :: Politicians
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Of course, we disagreed later over how to ensure Hawaii's representation in the Senate in a post-Inouye world, and that cost me dearly....
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Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
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Is Abercrombie Vitousek?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:29 PM :: 12019 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Politicians
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The fight between Hanabusa and Hirono over Inouye’s seat is the latest flare-up of the battle between old-boys and progressives within the Democratic Party....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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List of Potential Senate Candidates is also List of Potential Special Election Candidates
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 7272 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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If Hanabusa is appointed senator, you can take the names of most of the folks listed above as possible candidates in the special election ....
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Friday, December 21, 2012 |
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Remembrance Ceremony for Senator Daniel K. Inouye
By News Release @ 12:02 AM :: 5669 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians
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On Saturday, Dec. 22, Senator Inouye will lie in state from 5 p.m. to midnight in the State Capitol Rotunda. A short program will commence with the arrival of the senator’s casket....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Hanabusa will apply for Senate vacancy, Case Considers Special Election Run
By Selected News Articles @ 5:08 PM :: 7103 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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“…we’re electing our next senator-for-life in this process….”
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
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Democrats Pretend to Open Selection Process
By News Release @ 1:58 PM :: 6976 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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... Coordinating committee will vet applicants for “good standing” qualification ....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012 |
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Inouye Successor Will Face Election in 2014
By Robert Thomas @ 6:19 PM :: 9323 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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Pending the election, the governor shall make a temporary appointment to fill the vacancy by selecting a person from a list of three prospective appointees submitted by the same political party as the prior incumbent....
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Monday, December 17, 2012 |
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Inouye wanted Hanabusa to succeed him in U.S. Senate
By Selected News Articles @ 9:28 PM :: 8987 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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Boylan said the letter is Abercrombie's to release. But he confirmed it was Inouye's "last wish" for Hanabusa to succeed him.
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Friday, November 16, 2012 |
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HSTA Protest Video: "Abercrombie Proposal Offers Little Hope"
By Video @ 9:41 PM :: 8731 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Politicians
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If no one is watching, what’s going to happen next will affect the future of public education in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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VIDEO: Red-Faced Abercrombie Bickers With Protesters on Stage at Democrats Grand Rally in Hilo
By Video @ 4:51 AM :: 11252 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians
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Stalking the stage behind two beefy bodyguards, Abercrombie bellows at the protesters: “Then join the Democratic Party and you get the faith and trust of people.”
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Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing: “I don’t Support Osama bin-Laden”
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 17553 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Military, Politicians
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“I don’t support Osama bin-Laden. I didn’t cheat on my LSAT.” That was the message HD11 Democratic House candidate Kaniela Ing blurted out to the astounded members of the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission at a hearing Thursday, November 1.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
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Monday, October 22, 2012 |
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House Candidate Kaniela Ing Threatened with Expulsion from UH
By Selected News Articles @ 3:49 AM :: 18462 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Higher Education, Politicians
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It took three months for UHSC to stop Ing from misrepresenting himself but after Ing was threatened with expulsion from UH, he capitulated....
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Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
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Hanabusa Campaign Exploits Forced ‘Volunteers’, Contributors
By Rep Charles Djou @ 5:41 PM :: 9158 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians
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Hanabusa said she doesn't condone the practice, but will gladly continue to accept all the money and political help that comes from it.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
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VIDEO: PRP Renews Pay for Play Attack on Cayetano
By Video @ 3:48 AM :: 9622 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians, Rail
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Pro-Rail Pacific Resources Partnership today released its first anti-Cayetano ad for the General Election season....
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
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CSC: New Campaign Spending Violations by Kaniela Ing
By Andrew Walden @ 10:24 PM :: 12736 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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As of Monday, Ing will owe as much as $950 in fines and will be barred from receiving additional public funding until the report is filed and the fines are paid....
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Campaign Spending: HD11 Candidate Kaniela Ing Could Face $14,000 Fines, Felony Charges
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 14183 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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· use of illegal campaign contributions to obtain public funding,
· Mr. Ing taking over $5,900 in cash from his own Committee without appropriate receipts or descriptions
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Friday, August 24, 2012 |
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Hill of Beans? Carroll endorses Hirono
By Andrew Walden @ 7:56 PM :: 9647 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...Larry Mehau associate John Carroll announced his support of Larry Mehau associate Mazie Hirono in the US Senate race today....
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Friday, August 17, 2012 |
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Hanabusa Invokes Gestapo, One-Party State
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 6355 Views :: Politicians
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Yesterday the General Contactors' Association of Hawaii (GCA) held a candidate forum between Charles Djou and Colleen Hanabusa....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Mama's Boy: Cabanilla, Manabat Accused of Nepotism
By News Release @ 4:50 PM :: 10480 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Chris Manabat has highlighted his six years as a staffer at the State Legislature...he neglects to mention is that he served as an office manager for his mother, Rep. Rida Cabanilla....
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
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Tulsi Gabbard's precincts Inversely Correlated with Mazie Hirono's
By Selected News Articles @ 4:32 PM :: 9068 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Office of Elections, Politicians
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...there's significant evidence that there was a different dynamic going on, and one that didn't follow the sort of liberal/conservative dimension that we tend to focus on....
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Friday, August 3, 2012 |
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To Stop Mufi, Mrs Abercrombie Joins the Chris Butler Cult
By Andrew Walden @ 4:24 AM :: 33861 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Religion, Tulsi Gabbard
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“Tulsi is a pure devotee. She is a little plant, a Holy Basil…. You don’t just leave, you are totally black banned if you leave."
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Sunday, July 29, 2012 |
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Henkin: Rumors of Hee-Wooley Affair “Scurrilous”
By Andrew Walden @ 10:02 PM :: 20578 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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A Democratic state representative says, “They’re like a couple of high school kids.”
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Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
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New Website: The Real Hanabusa
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 9434 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Politicians
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Meet The Real Hanabusa for yourself at TheRealHanabusa.com....
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Sunday, July 1, 2012 |
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Pay to Play: Will Cayetano Retaliate Against Hirono?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:29 PM :: 13770 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Politicians
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"Is PRP implying that Mazie Hirono who also received illegal contributions did any wrongdoing?" -- Ben Cayetano
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
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Mazie's Adventures in a Jones Act Wonderland
By Michael Hansen @ 7:11 PM :: 8710 Views :: Jones Act, Politicians
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Rep. Hirono states that the Jones Act has created 10,000 maritime jobs in Hawaii, and the Hawaii maritime industry generates an annual turnover of more than $4.7 billion and provides wages of $1.1 billion. These are extravagant numbers ...
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Thursday, May 24, 2012 |
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Fact Sheet Misquotes Hawai`i Free Press: Cayetano Threatens Lawsuit over Mention of Pay-to-Play Allegations
By Andrew Walden @ 4:26 PM :: 10156 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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Cayetano does not dispute that the contributions were accepted, nor does he dispute that most of the fines levied by the Campaign Spending Commission went unpaid....
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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Hanabusa: I am not a Loan Shark
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 11942 Views :: Ethics, Politicians
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“Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii) collected more than $31,000 in interest on a $125,000 loan….”
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 |
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Netra Halperin: Molester’s Former Underling Running for House, Demands Censorship
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 12238 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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There are so many layers of ignorance and stupidity in Halperin’s first paragraph that it is difficult to know where to begin....
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Saturday, December 31, 2011 |
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Mufi Hannemann and Ernie Martin Operative: Patty Teruya Forced out by Ethics Investigation
By Selected News Articles @ 2:10 AM :: 15083 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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Another piece of the Leeward Community Benefits scandal all of which leads right back to Ernie Martin and Mufi Hannemann.
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Friday, December 9, 2011 |
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Pay to Play Fines Unpaid: Hirono for Governor Campaign Closes Owing State Elections Fund Over $98,000
By Andrew Walden @ 11:00 AM :: 21355 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Development, Politicians
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The assessments were levied after the Campaign Spending Commission investigators uncovered thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions, contributed to Hirono as a part of Hawaii's extensive "Pay to Play" scandal....
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Thursday, December 8, 2011 |
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State Sues to Get Back $39M Looted from Graves by John Waihee
By Selected News Articles @ 2:18 PM :: 16652 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, Politicians
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"Waihee was instrumental in planning, facilitating, and effectuating the misappropriation of funds from the trusts...."
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