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Friday, June 10, 2016 |
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Meet Col Shirlene Ostrov, Republican Candidate for Congressional District 1
By News Release @ 5:25 PM :: 8608 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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...10AM on Tuesday, June 14 at the Hawaii Republican Party Headquarters....
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Friday, June 10, 2016 |
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Hawaii Dairy Farms Publishes Draft Environmental Impact Statement
By News Release @ 5:15 PM :: 8170 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture, Tourism
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The findings of the Draft EIS demonstrate that Hawaii Dairy Farms will be protective of the environment and serve as a model for sustainable agriculture in the Islands.....
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Friday, June 10, 2016 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Launches Campaign for DNC Chair
By Andrew Walden @ 4:59 PM :: 8107 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Politicians, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Bernie lost so I have zero chance at being vice-president. Now I will campaign for DNC Chair by launching this rumor....
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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HART Consultant: Nobody Knows What Rail Will Cost
By Audio @ 10:53 PM :: 4617 Views :: Rail
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“For so many things to come out at this pretty late stage is very unusual.”
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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Peruta v San Diego: 9th Circuit Finds No Right to Carry Concealed Firearms in Hawaii, California
By Selected News Articles @ 10:24 PM :: 4496 Views :: Second Amendment
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We have been reporting on the saga of the Peruta case for a number of years....
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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Survey: More High-Risk Behavior from Hawaii Public High School Youth
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 6671 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is administered in odd-numbered years to Hawai‘i public school students in grades 6–12....
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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Djou Reacts to HART Board Announcing More Cost Increases for Rail
By Rep Charles Djou @ 3:00 AM :: 4768 Views :: Rail
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“We need a leader who will stand up for the people and protect hard-working families from the out-of control costs of the rail system."
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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OHA to Throw Homeless off 511 acres in Wahiawa
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 5338 Views :: Homelessness, OHA
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As part of the enforcement action, trash and any hazardous waste will be cleared by a contractor....
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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Robin Danner’s Kumu Camp Declared Fire Hazard
By Video @ 8:27 PM :: 6083 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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What Do You Think Would Happen If You Built A Structure On Dept. Of Hawaiian Home Lands Property & Ignored All The Rules?
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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Duke Aiona Endorses Charles Djou for Mayor
By News Release @ 3:21 PM :: 6704 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Republican Party
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"I am pleased to call Charles Djou a friend and look forward to helping elect him mayor."
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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Are Jones Act ships really 'made in the USA'? Well, sort of
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:00 PM :: 4393 Views :: Jones Act
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...U.S. companies that assemble oceangoing vessels rely heavily on foreign parts, foreign investment and foreign shipbuilding expertise....
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 |
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GOP Chairman Welcomes Party Switch by Rod Tam
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 6162 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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"...his arrest record was expunged by the court, giving Rod a clean record and a fresh start...."
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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FINAL DEADLINE: Candidates Filing
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 5148 Views :: Office of Elections
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Candidate filing ended today, June 7, 2016.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Filing Papers as of June 6, 2016
By Andrew Walden @ 11:45 AM :: 3516 Views :: Office of Elections
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Today, June 7, is the last day to file ....
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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Federal Transportation Network to Include Jones Act Reform?
By Michael Hansen @ 12:59 AM :: 4401 Views :: Jones Act
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The Federal Register published on June 6, 2016, an announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) stating that they would be establishing a National Multimodal Freight Network....
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 |
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Mayor’s Race: Ernie Martin Chickens Out
By News Release @ 12:24 AM :: 4799 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians
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"I have great respect for the office of the Mayor"
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Keli’i Akina Launches OHA Campaign
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 5106 Views :: OHA
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"The people of Hawaii know it's time to reform OHA."
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Ignoring the Science: DLNR Hosts Confab on ‘Sea Level Rise Adaptation’
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 4535 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... CLUE: Because Oahu is on an extinct volcano, the island is rising faster than the wildest projections of sea-level rise. Al Gore just can't keep up with Madame Pele ....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Back to the 9th Circuit: Akina v. State of Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:08 PM :: 5978 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...Panel Discussion with the Judicial Watch Legal Team....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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New Federal Rules May Hurt Small Farmers in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:37 PM :: 4498 Views :: Agriculture
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One of the new rules requires farmers to track their product from “seed to sale.”....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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10 Free Market Solutions for Agriculture in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 3949 Views :: Agriculture
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A new report has been released by the Grassroot Institute titled 10 Free Market Solutions for Agriculture in Hawaii....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Unanimous SCOTUS: You Can Judicially Challenge A Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determination
By Robert Thomas @ 3:27 PM :: 5759 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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"...the consequences to landowners even for inadvertent violation can be crushing...."
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Aloha, Puerto Rico
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:00 PM :: 4818 Views :: Jones Act
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...An economic boon for the territory—and for Hawaii—would be an exemption from the antiquated Jones Act governing shipping from U.S. ports....
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Monday, June 6, 2016 |
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Auditor: City Computers Remain Vulnerable to Hackers
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 4172 Views :: Honolulu County
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...more needs to be done to ensure the city is not vulnerable to unauthorized access to its data assets....
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 |
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HCR29: Legislators Vote to Abolish ERS, End Free Speech for Star-Advertiser
By Andrew Walden @ 9:56 PM :: 8591 Views :: Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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...Often they look at me blankly, having no idea why the question is relevant....
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 |
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What Will We Do Next for Maui Hospital Workers?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6391 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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"All patients of all ages will be negatively impacted by service cuts, so please support privatization.”
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Former Hawaii Superferry en route to Maine
By Michael Hansen @ 9:47 PM :: 6765 Views :: Jones Act
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...Bay Ferries, will employ THE CAT between Portland, Maine, USA, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, a distance of 185 n miles. That is roughly comparable to the distance between Honolulu and Kawaihae....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Telescope: Nobody can remove all fears of reversal
By Robert Thomas @ 7:39 PM :: 9021 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the late request by the University to remove Judge Amano ... out of a fear that retaining her might be overturned on appeal, invites the Board to subvert its own independent judgment....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii Taxes the Spirit at $5.98 per Gallon
By Selected News Articles @ 6:05 PM :: 4328 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
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Compared to taxes on alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer, distilled spirits are taxed at much higher rates....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Homosexual Dumps Boyfriend: Hawaii Supreme Court to Decide Parental Rights over Child
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 5139 Views :: Family
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Petitioner and Respondent were in a committed relationship and living together when Respondent legally adopted Child....
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 |
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Who’s Running: Candidates Pulling Papers as of June 3, 2016
By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 AM :: 4857 Views :: Office of Elections
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... TUESDAY June 7 is the last day to file ....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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Telescope: BLNR Sticks With Judge Amano
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 8713 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...the Board unanimously denied a motion to disqualify retired Hilo judge Riki May Amano as the hearing officer in the case....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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HECO Customers Keep Paying On Unused $144 Million GEMS Fund
By Selected News Articles @ 5:06 PM :: 6766 Views :: Energy, Taxes
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For a short while earlier this year, it looked as though the $144 million in the state’s bond-financed Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) account might actually get used....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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DBEDT: Housing, Transportation, and Food Cost $46,700/year
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 4674 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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A typical Maui household spent an average of $65,197 in 2014. About 72 percent of the total household spending went towards the three basic needs categories....
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
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NYT: Obama Admin Puts Hawaii AIDS Patients out on Street--as Punishment for Sit/Lie
By Andrew Walden @ 3:22 PM :: 5194 Views :: Homelessness
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...Eight programs on Oahu that serve 282 homeless teenagers and homeless adults with HIV/AIDS and mental illness have begun losing their federal Housing and Urban Development funding....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Education Week: Hawaii DoE Graduation Rate 82%
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5534 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... for Asian-Americans the Hawaii Graduation rate is 6th-lowest in USA ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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It’s not just for the birds--GM mosquitoes could stave off Zika in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 5562 Views :: Health Care, GMOs
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Zika will not just disappear in Hawaii, it will take constant vigilance, and lots of pesticide spray, to keep it in check....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Caldwell ‘Disappointed’ With Council Budget
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 4893 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail
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...City Council approves $6.8B cap on rail spending....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Deconstructing the Kaka‘ako Makai Parks Master Plan
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:33 PM :: 4895 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Earlier this month, HCDA released the Kaka‘ako Makai Parks Active Use Facilities Master, a draft Environmental Impact Statement....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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New Judges Appointed for Oahu, Big Island
By News Release @ 3:39 PM :: 4980 Views :: Judiciary
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James S. Kawashima--District Court of the First Circuit (Island of Oahu)
M. Kanani Laubach--District Family Court of Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii)
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Nailed for Cronyism, DoE forced to Reopen Bidding on $100M Cool Schools Bonanza
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 6445 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Small Business
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...Government Contracting Explained: How Air Conditioning Costs $100K Per Classroom....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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ESSA 2016 Hawaii Education Summit
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 6043 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Financial Solvency: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:16 AM :: 5311 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...liabilities are equal to 73 percent of total state personal income....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Take The Robin Danner DC Tour
By Video @ 6:39 PM :: 8183 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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... Did you know Robin Danner was In Washington, DC Speaking For You? ....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Duke Aiona Legislative Wrapup
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 4:00 PM :: 8538 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Hawaii State Government, Life
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...in a recent Star-Advertiser online poll, 50% of respondents gave the 2016 Legislative Session a “D” or “F” grade....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Petition: Save Hawaii Fisheries
By News Release @ 3:32 PM :: 6744 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Small Business
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Petition the President of the United States to Not expand the outer boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Moument from 50 nautical miles out to 200 nautical miles....
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 |
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Honolulu Third-Fastest Construction Job Growth
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 8667 Views :: Development, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu Metro Area Hits All-Time April Construction Employment High as Employers add 5,000 New Jobs....
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