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| Saturday, January 10, 2009 |
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The day the job market turned
By Andrew Walden @ 1:36 PM :: 3959 Views
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Basically, when Aloha Airlines was closing and Altres helped sponsor a job fair for the employees, from that moment on, it completely shifted.
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| Friday, January 9, 2009 |
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Additional $125 M shortfall: Governor Lingle responds to reduced revenue forecast
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 3667 Views
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The lower revenue projections reflect the challenges we will face as a state in the next couple of years, and underscore the need for all of us to work together. By law the State is required to enact a budget and financial plan that does not result in a deficit at the end of the fiscal year.
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| Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
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Newly discovered video: Bob Jacobson, other leftists greet Dennis Kucinich
By Andrew Walden @ 4:42 PM :: 8021 Views
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Painfully hilarious: You gotta see this peek into the inner workings of the Hawaii County Council....
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| Thursday, January 8, 2009 |
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Hawai`i progressives dump Obama: “How soon can he be impeached?”
By Andrew Walden @ 4:02 PM :: 9398 Views
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Writing at Disappearednews.com, Larry Geller of Kaua`i asks: “How soon can he be impeached?”
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| Wednesday, January 7, 2009 |
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Lingle Admin: Two proposals for Turtle Bay purchase
By News Release @ 8:37 PM :: 3770 Views
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The State’s offers allowed for an exit strategy that would have eliminated or limited the need to use State tax dollars to acquire the land. This included possible options of the State selling, and/or working with other entities that would purchase the resort hotel, golf courses, related businesses and condominiums as part of the financing.
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| Wednesday, January 7, 2009 |
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Hawai`i ceded lands anti-Semitism?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:25 PM :: 11015 Views
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“No anti-Semitism here” insist OHA's admittedly pro-Palestinian protesters January 3 lining Kanoelehua St.
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| Wednesday, January 7, 2009 |
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Obama's Church: Millionaire neurosurgeon stops paying for elderly mom's nursing home
By Andrew Walden @ 12:55 PM :: 7669 Views
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This case is being used as an argument in favor of socialized medicine. We're just going to put all these pieces together in one place and let readers explore all the interconnections...
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| Tuesday, January 6, 2009 |
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Three New Year's Resolutions with the Economy in Mind
By Willes Lee @ 12:11 AM :: 3977 Views
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1. Economic Stabilization & Revitalization
2. Energy Independence
3. Education Focused on STEM
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| Monday, January 5, 2009 |
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Ceded lands: OHA’s attack on constitutional rights
By Andrew Walden @ 2:21 PM :: 14255 Views
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All citizens should be alarmed that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is attempting to use political pressure to force the State of Hawai`i to abandon its “ceded lands” appeal to the US Supreme Court. OHA apparently expects to lose out in any Supreme Court decision. In spite of the fact that 32 other states support Hawai`i’s appeal, OHA does not respect the right to have the case heard before the Supreme Court.
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| Monday, January 5, 2009 |
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Obama loses Richardson: More pay to play
By Andrew Walden @ 1:44 PM :: 4125 Views
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A federal grand jury is investigating how a California firm that contributed to the political activities of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the nominee to head the Commerce Department, won a lucrative government contract.
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| Monday, January 5, 2009 |
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News to Puna: Raw Food=Rat Lungworm
By Andrew Walden @ 1:35 AM :: 14769 Views
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Humans have been cooking food since before they were Homo sapiens....but ... There was a raw food festival in Novemeber 20-23, 2008 in Kalapana....and now ... an outbreak of Rat Lungworm disease....
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| Saturday, January 3, 2009 |
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Governor nominates five UH Regents
By News Release @ 4:19 PM :: 4233 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today announced she has selected five individuals to immediately replace University of Hawai‘i regents who have been serving as holdovers.
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| Friday, January 2, 2009 |
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Governor Lingle nominates prosecutor Rom Trader Judge First Circuit
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 6420 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle today nominated Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rom Alex Trader to serve as a judge of the First Circuit Court (O‘ahu). Trader’s nomination is subject to confirmation by the Hawai‘i State Senate.
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| Thursday, January 1, 2009 |
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$1.8 B Capital improvement initiative
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 12:01 AM :: 6080 Views
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The start of the New Year offers us a chance to think about what we would like to achieve in the coming months and how we can work together. A major focus for my Administration is our collaborative capital improvement initiative.
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2008 |
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Marc Miranda appointed Governor's E. Hawaii liaison
By News Release @ 10:48 AM :: 5464 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Honoka‘a native Marc Miranda to serve as her liaison to the East Hawai‘i community. Miranda will start his new duties on Jan. 12.
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| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Lingle: Six pardons in 2008
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 4399 Views
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Governor Linda Lingle announced today that she granted pardons to six individuals in 2008...
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| Tuesday, December 30, 2008 |
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Nine new laws for 2009
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 4220 Views
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“Among the new laws are measures designed to protect children from Internet predators, compel parents to pay child support, and prohibit alcohol consumption in common areas of public housing projects,” said Governor Lingle.
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| Monday, December 29, 2008 |
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Pro Bowl leaving Hawai`i in 2010
By News Release @ 9:31 PM :: 5585 Views
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“The senior leadership of the NFL told me explicitly that their decision had nothing to do with anything the State did or did not do, but was an opportunity to try something they had been talking about for years. I am optimistic that the Pro Bowl will return to Hawai‘i in 2011."
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| Monday, December 22, 2008 |
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Governor releases proposed 2-year budget
By Gov. Linda Lingle @ 8:02 PM :: 4845 Views
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HONOLULU—Governor Linda Lingle submitted today to the State Legislature a biennium operating budget for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY10 and FY11) of ...
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| Sunday, December 21, 2008 |
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Gov Lingle proposes salary freeze for Legislature, Judges and Executive
By News Release @ 11:41 AM :: 5383 Views
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Two-Year salary freeze would save state over $4.1 million.
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