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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Feds Scoop up $10M from Hawaii Criminal, Civil Actions
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 4827 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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... $7.7 million was collected in criminal actions....$2.3 million from civil actions ....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Akana: OHA Employees ‘Suspiciously’ Placed at Top of Na’i Aupuni Ballot
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 AM :: 5395 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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To make matters worse, both of the OHA Employees have also run for a seat in past OHA Board of Trustees elections....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Does Transit-Oriented Development Need the Transit?
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 12:03 AM :: 6336 Views :: Development, Rail
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...rail proximity was not an independently significant predictor of auto ownership....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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Am Samoa: New Embarrassments for Faleomavaega sister
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 5965 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Politicians
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Memo to candidates for Congress next year: If you are seeking signatures for your nominating petition, you might start in the DOE director's office....
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Friday, December 4, 2015 |
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VIDEO: Things you need to know about medical marijuana dispensaries
By Video @ 12:01 AM :: 5028 Views :: Drugs
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Representatives Bob McDermott and Marcus Oshiro discuss things you need to know about medical Marijuana dispensaries....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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CATO: US Constitution Still Applies to Nai Aupuni
By Selected News Articles @ 7:59 PM :: 5119 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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...the vote on this emergency injunction application was 5-4, with Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan dissenting....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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“Green McCarthyism”--A leading solar advocacy group is drawing criticism from its own industry
By Selected News Articles @ 7:45 PM :: 5979 Views :: Energy, Ethics
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TASC’s efforts in defense of NEM in Hawaii have incurred a similar response....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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Employment Opportunities with the Hawaii State Legislature
By News Release @ 7:20 PM :: 4008 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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The Hawaii State House and Senate are accepting applications for the 2016 legislative session....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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New Program Helps Hawaii’s Young Male Victims of Sex Trafficking
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 6479 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement
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More than half of these victims are underage, with the average age of entry into prostitution being 12 years old....
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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Open Letter to OHA: Defund Nai Aupuni
By News Release @ 3:39 AM :: 6664 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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"Self-determination initiatives such as ACT195 need to come from the people, not the government"
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Thursday, December 3, 2015 |
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Hawaii Hotels Will Collect $271M in “Resort Fees” This Year
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 4364 Views :: Tourism
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New Study by Travel-Hawaii.com Reveals Rush of Hawaii Hotels to Implement the Fees....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Full Text: Hawaii Supreme Court Invalidates Telescope Building Permit
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 5997 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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“The Office of Hawaiian Affairs respects the court’s decision."
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Full Text: US Supreme Court Affirms Injunction Against Nai Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:06 PM :: 5237 Views :: OHA
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the decision of Justice Anthony Kennedy to halt the counting of ballots or certification of results in Hawaii's race-based Native Hawaiian election....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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The Nai Aupuni Ship is Sinking
By Video @ 7:00 PM :: 5650 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Na`i Aupuni Has Suffered A Huge Blow With A New US Supreme Court Order Affirming The Injunction....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Visitor Arrivals Set New Record, but Spending Drops
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 4377 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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Total arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands reached a new record for the month of October, with a 4.8 percent growth to 692,930 visitors....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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NextEra to build, own and operate solar energy systems for Navy in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:02 PM :: 5515 Views :: Energy, Military
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17 megawatts of solar facilities on three separate military installations on Oahu....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Planned Parenthood Turns Tragedy Into Censorship
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 PM :: 5645 Views :: First Amendment, Life
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In the wake of a violent tragedy, Planned Parenthood has redoubled its efforts to silence its critics....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Gabbard: Obama Could Cause ‘Devastating Nuclear War’ With Russia
By Selected News Articles @ 12:30 PM :: 7717 Views :: Military, Politicians, Obama
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...Gabbard suggested that Obama’s decision to place American fighter jets equipped “to target Russian planes” on the border between Turkey and Syria, and his stated opposition to Russian-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, could lead the U.S. into a nuclear war....
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 |
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Auditor: More Charter Schools Could Face Financial Collapse
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:57 AM :: 4971 Views :: Education K-12
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"We ... examined a number of active charter schools whose financial data were similar to Hālau Lōkahi’s.'
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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Maui Homeless Initiative: 'Rapid Deployable Emergency Shelters'
By News Release @ 9:26 PM :: 6064 Views :: Maui County, Homelessness
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...this includes the acquisition of rapid deployable emergency shelters....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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Big Island Veterans Treatment Court Recognizes Its First Graduate
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 6263 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Military
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Six veterans are now enrolled in the Hilo and Kona Veterans Treatment Courts since the program’s inception in November 2014....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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State Begins Construction on Kakaako Homeless Shelter
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 4030 Views :: Homelessness
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The state is converting a 5,000 square foot maintenance shed, formerly used by the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority, into a shelter fronting Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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“Should HECO be converted into electric cooperatives?” (video)
By Video @ 2:32 PM :: 4747 Views :: Energy
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Henry Curtis is Executive Director & Vice President at Life of the Land Hawaii, a Hawaii-based, Hawaii-focused environmental and community action group founded in 1970....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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UH: Mauna Kea better off under our Stewardship
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 6239 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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Current controversies unfortunately overshadow the remarkable advances made in the stewardship of Maunakea....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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Judicial Watch: “A state election has been stopped on civil rights grounds”
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 4817 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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Judicial Watch today responded to a Supreme Court order temporarily preventing the State of Hawaii “from counting the ballots cast in, and certifying the winners of” a race-based election....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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As PUC Hearings Begin, NextEra Touts Old-Boy Network of Supporters
By News Release @ 2:44 AM :: 4828 Views :: Energy
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More Than 25 Organizations and Companies Across Hawaii....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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DBEDT: 47% of neighbor island homes sold to out-of-state residents
By News Release @ 1:04 AM :: 4896 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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The “Residential Home Sales in Hawaii” report summarizes home sale activities in Hawaii recorded for the period from January 2008 to September 2015....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Petition: Puerto Rico Demands Freedom from Jones Act
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 4437 Views :: Jones Act
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By acting now U.S. can avoid Puerto Rico becoming the next version of Greece....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Sending Christmas trees to Hawaii costs more than sending them to Singapore
By Michael Hansen @ 10:22 PM :: 6593 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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Kirk Co., an Oregon shipper of Christmas trees, spends about $7,000 to send its trees to Hawaii, while it costs it just $3,500 to send them twice the distance to Singapore....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Video: Jones Act Business Forum
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 10:18 PM :: 4650 Views :: Jones Act
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This video is a condensed version of the Jones Act Business Forum held November 13th, 2015....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Revolving Door: KITV Reporter Becomes Caldwell ‘Information Officer’
By News Release @ 9:24 PM :: 5962 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...Caldwell announced today that veteran journalist Andrew Pereira will be joining the Managing Director’s Office as an information officer and part of the Mayor’s communications team....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Monsanto uses less than 1% of Total Hawaii Pesticides
By News Release @ 9:17 PM :: 7274 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii Statistics, GMOs
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In Hawaii, all agricultural users combined account for only about one-third of total restricted use pesticide (RUP) sold in the state....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear A-1 A-Lectrician Case
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 6387 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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The 9th Circuit held the ban satisfied exacting scrutiny....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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What’s Next in Akina vs Na’i Aupuni Case?
By Selected News Articles @ 6:30 PM :: 5375 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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The Court’s docket shows the briefing on the emergency application is complete, but Justice Kennedy’s order contemplates a further order....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Desperate: Nai Aupuni Extends Voting
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 5820 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
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“Because voters may not have cast their ballots...."
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Sunday, November 29, 2015 |
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Vote-by-Mail: Old-Boy Trick to Disenfranchise Independent Voters?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 7390 Views :: Labor, Office of Elections, GMOs
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in 2014 the difference in voting pattern between absentee voters and Election Day voters was as much as 37.2% ...
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Sunday, November 29, 2015 |
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Rail: Thumbing Our Nose at the Feds
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5463 Views :: Rail, Taxes
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...the Honolulu City Council is considering an ordinance to extend the rail tax....
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Saturday, November 28, 2015 |
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Clinton Democrats to Boot Gabbard from Vice Chairmanship?
By Selected News Articles @ 8:34 PM :: 8147 Views :: Democratic Party, Politicians, Tulsi Gabbard
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Gabbard criticized Ms. Wasserman Schultz, the top officer, last month for leaving her and other party officials out of the discussions about the Democratic presidential debates....
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Saturday, November 28, 2015 |
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Hawaii 7th Worst Drivers in USA
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 6641 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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Hawaii landed in the top 5 for both drunk driving (4th) and speeding (5th)....
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Friday, November 27, 2015 |
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Malia Zimmerman Drops Lawsuit
By News Release @ 11:39 PM :: 9943 Views :: Politicians, Republican Party
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Sen Sam Slom indicated he will seek re-election to the Senate in 2016....
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Friday, November 27, 2015 |
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Justice Kennedy Temporarily Halts "Hawaiians Only" Election
By Robert Thomas @ 4:41 PM :: 8061 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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The biggest problem with this thing has always been the public funding....
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Friday, November 27, 2015 |
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Supreme Court Justice Hands Down Injunction Against Nai Aupuni
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:28 AM :: 12189 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy November 27 issued an injunction....
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Friday, November 27, 2015 |
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An Open Secret—Homosexual Child Molesters in Hollywood
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 6023 Views :: Family
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AN OPEN SECRET opened to critical acclaim this summer in Seattle, Denver, New York and Los Angeles...now coming to Honolulu....
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Thursday, November 26, 2015 |
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Council presents finalists for appointments to Board of Regents
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 4858 Views :: Higher Education
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The Candidate Advisory Council for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Telescope: OHA Playing Both Sides
By Video @ 3:32 PM :: 6000 Views :: Higher Education, OHA
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Those Who Support TMT ... But Want You To Believe Otherwise....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Consumer Complaints: Hawaii Among Most Open States
By Selected News Articles @ 2:52 PM :: 5762 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
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The three most open states are Hawaii, New Hampshire, and Oregon, all of which provide an online searchable database for consumers....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Nai Aupuni: Eleven Candidates Listed Twice on Ballot
By Andrew Walden @ 1:14 PM :: 8090 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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The out-of-state voting is the most likely to produce random voting patterns due to the limited opportunity for candidates to contact the dispersed electorate....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Matson Admits Rate Hikes Caused by Expensive Jones Act Ships
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 5363 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in new containerships....
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
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Gabbard: Obama Arming Radical Islamists, Risks WW3
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 AM :: 7544 Views :: Military, Obama
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US Rep Tulsi Gabbard has pointed out again and again and again the President Obama is materially aiding Islamist Terrorists....
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015 |
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Poll: Only 52% Approve of Ige
By News Release @ 1:45 AM :: 5498 Views :: Politicians
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29% Disapprove ...
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