|
|
| Monday, May 6, 2013 |
|
Laie Hotel Developer Selected
By News Release @ 10:04 AM :: 6395 Views
|
|
Laie Ventures LLC has been selected as the developer to replace what used to be the Laie Inn. Construction of the new hotel, which will be adjacent to the Polynesian Cultural Center, is expected to begin later this year....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Monday, May 6, 2013 |
|
New Heritage Study on the Cost of Amnesty
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:59 AM :: 4995 Views
|
|
...a new study due out today from The Heritage Foundation calculates the cost to taxpayers of granting amnesty to unlawful immigrants....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
|
Hawaii Health Connector Funded by Cutting off Coverage for Cancer Patients
By Andrew Walden @ 3:10 PM :: 4229 Views
|
...the $128M was paid for by cutting off funding and closing the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP) program which provided coverage for seriously ill patients who were otherwise denied overage due to 'pre-existing conditions.'....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
|
Campaign Finance Regulations Fail to Curb Public Corruption
By NCPA @ 10:30 AM :: 3978 Views
|
|
...the first systematic evaluation of the effects of campaign finance laws....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, May 5, 2013 |
|
Making Reimbursements Could Incur Tax Liability
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:03 AM :: 6997 Views
|
|
In recent years, various proposals to exempt the reimbursement of amounts paid out by mangers or operators of a number of business activities have been enacted....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
Obamacare Trouble: 'Death Panel' Does Not Exist
By Selected News Articles @ 11:13 PM :: 4444 Views
|
|
...a 15-member board that will develop proposals for cutting Medicare whenever Medicare's projected growth rate exceeds the target....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
Rail Suit to Be Heard August 12, Quick Ruling Expected
By News Release @ 9:14 PM :: 6295 Views
|
|
Bear in mind that in a war the only battle you have to win is the last one....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
Farmer: Anti-GMO Activists Burn Two Tractors on Maui
By Selected News Articles @ 9:02 PM :: 6058 Views
|
|
...the anti-biotech movement in Hawaii is fierce, loud and extreme, organizing rallies and marches instead of sharing a table and a civil discussion....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
Gasoline Consumption Drops Sharply
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:57 PM :: 7443 Views
|
If this pattern is sustained, then all climate initiatives need to be shelved... "2040 targets" are already met!
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
Deadline for Public Comment on Rail AIS May 30
By Andrew Walden @ 7:48 PM :: 5177 Views
|
|
...SHPD and HART have made only the most minimal public mention of the new deadline....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
$2.5M Per Job: Honeywell CEO Defensive About Kapolei Biofuel Refinery
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 7065 Views
|
|
Honeywell CEO "Comfortable" Taking $25 Million from Taxpayers to Create Only Ten Jobs....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
|
Budget: Kenoi Proposes $21M Property Tax Hike
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 6783 Views
|
|
...this budget incorporates a property tax 'adjustment' that would allow the county to collect an estimated $219 million in the year ahead....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
$9.6M: DHHL Wins First legislative Appropriation Since 2010
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 5923 Views
|
First appropriation of general funds for the state agency since 2010....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
Inspector General Slaps Down Effort to Create Indian Tribe Without Congressional Approval
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6646 Views
|
|
...the Tejon Tribe, along with several other American Indian groups, submitted petitions requesting 'reaffirmation'....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
No Hawaii Beverage Tax Cheers Third Win in a Row
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 6111 Views
|
|
Unfortunately, we know from past experience that even though the public doesn't want a beverage tax, some lawmakers will keep pushing for one....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
Why is U.S.-owned GM partnering with company that does business with Iran?
By News Release @ 12:18 PM :: 5794 Views
|
UANI Calls on GM to End Partnership with Peugeot, Given New Auto Figures Showing that Peugeot Cars are Still being Produced in Iran....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
House GOP: 'Legislature closes fiscally conservative session'
By News Release @ 7:29 AM :: 6543 Views
|
|
The 2013 legislative session that came to a close today gives fiscal conservatives much to be encouraged by....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
The Gang of Eight Immigration Bill, Explained in One Infographic
By Heritage Foundation @ 7:24 AM :: 5172 Views
|
|
Senators return to Washington next week to debate the Gang of Eight's comprehensive immigration bill....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Friday, May 3, 2013 |
|
Hanabusa Campaign: "Party-Fracturing Racial Politics"
By News Release @ 6:44 AM :: 10115 Views
|
|
"She understands Hawaii’s role as...the multi-cultural model for a rapidly changing America."
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
|
NRA: Contact the Governor and Request his Veto of Senate Bill 69
By Selected News Articles @ 11:41 PM :: 5267 Views
|
|
...SB 69 was originally a gun “buyback” bill but was amended in the state House into a mandatory background check bill on already acquired firearms ....
|
| Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
|