|
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
|
The Jones Act--Backward Thinking
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 5084 Views :: Jones Act
|
With the right policies, the U.S. has an opportunity to become the world’s top energy producer and to continue the return of manufacturing jobs....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
|
Massive Debris Pile Reveals Risk of Huge Tsunamis in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 6136 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History
|
The county hopes to have the new tsunami evacuation maps distributed to residents by the end of the year....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 |
|
Walk-In Early Voting Begins October 21
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 5006 Views :: Office of Elections
|
Early Voting Walk-In Locations ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 20, 2014 |
|
Ige's HHSC Mess Gets Worse
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5740 Views :: Health Care
|
...Star Advertiser Editorial Slams Chairman Ige And His Fellow Legislators For Their Failure....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 20, 2014 |
|
Caldwell Town Halls to discuss Islandwide Housing Strategy
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 7702 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Homelessness
|
Three meetings to be held to discuss Islandwide Housing Strategy
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 20, 2014 |
|
Government to Ordained Ministers: Celebrate Same-Sex Wedding or Go to Jail
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:08 PM :: 8513 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Religion
|
Ministers face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 20, 2014 |
|
Plastic Bag Ban Increases Litter
By NCPA @ 1:35 PM :: 7838 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Solid Waste
|
San Francisco saw an increase in litter after its bag ban was implemented....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, October 19, 2014 |
|
Former Execs of Honolulu Rail Supplier Parent Company Get Two Year Prison Term
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 5335 Views :: Rail
|
...paying tens of millions of euros to Indian officials including a former Air Force head through intermediaries and falsifying invoices to win a high-profile contract....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, October 19, 2014 |
|
What Will It Take to Grow GDP? (Part 2)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4682 Views :: Economy
|
As of June 30, 2013, Hawaii’s 11% top individual rate was second only to California....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
|
UPDATE: Hurricane Ana Takes Aim at Kauai
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 10344 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government
|
Tropical Storm Warning in effect as Ana takes aim at South Shores of Kauai and Island of Niihau ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
|
Akina For OHA: Stop Nation-Building Effort
By Video @ 6:29 PM :: 5932 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
|
OHA should stop wasting money on the failed pursuit of race-based nationhood and, instead, use that money to help meet the real needs of Hawaiians for housing, education, jobs, and health care....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
|
Hawaii Hurricane History 1949-2014
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 9436 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
|
Tracks of all tropical cyclones (tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes) to pass within 100 miles of the Hawaiian Islands, 1949 - 2014....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
|
Ige Drove Cost of Living Higher
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 3306 Views
|
...Meanwhile, Senator Ige Offered New Ideas To Increase The Cost Of Living, Like Making Parking In Downtown Honolulu More Expensive....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
|
Washington Post Debunks Takai Campaign Commercial
By News Release @ 12:49 PM :: 5197 Views :: Politicians
|
...read an editorial from the liberal-leaning Washington Post to understand how irresponsible Takai's position really is....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, October 18, 2014 |
|
HPD Releases Cachola Videos, 911 Call
By Video @ 1:48 AM :: 5395 Views :: Police
|
Previously unreleased videos of Officer Cachola, girlfriend fighting ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, October 17, 2014 |
|
Army Officer Files IG Complaint Against Mark Takai
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 13529 Views :: Ethics, Military, Politicians
|
Hawaii resident Ben White flies home from Korea to support Inspector General Complaint against Mark Takai for “violations of privacy” and “abuse of rank”....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, October 17, 2014 |
|
Hawaii ranks worst for tax burden, report says
By Malia Zimmerman @ 5:59 PM :: 6437 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Taxes
|
Hawaii ranks worst in three major categories in the seventh annual “Rich States, Poor States” report....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, October 17, 2014 |
|
The Amazing Guesses People Give Jimmy Kimmel Crew when Asked what GMOs are
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:05 PM :: 4244 Views :: GMOs
|
Most honest answer: "I'm just going along with it."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, October 17, 2014 |
|
Ige Ignored Efforts For Tax Relief On Groceries
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 5121 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
|
...earlier this year, when Senator Ige had a bipartisan measure to provide tax relief on groceries (SB2206, 1/16/14) before his committee, he ignored it....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, October 17, 2014 |
|
Hawaii Named a ‘Top 10 State for Afterschool’
By News Release @ 1:34 AM :: 5593 Views :: Education K-12, Family
|
New Household Survey Finds that Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State Persists....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Budget: Does Hawaii Have a Boom, or a Bust?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:09 PM :: 4981 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
|
“...a number of serious hard decisions need to be made financially for our state budget.”
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
ALEC Ranks Hawaii as Worst State in Three Economic Categories
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 9:44 PM :: 5087 Views :: Hawaii Statistics
|
Rich States, Poor States also indicates there is cumulative domestic migration loss of 26,409 people from 2003 to 2012, with a net domestic migration loss of 2.4%....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
VIDEO: Cam Cavasso in his own Words
By Video @ 9:25 PM :: 4349 Views :: Politicians
|
It's an in-depth and engrossing look at the man behind the candidate....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Hawaii Family Advocates Releases 2014 General Election Endorsements
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 7167 Views :: Family, Politicians
|
HFA endorses these candidates for this election only....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Corporations Must Re-Register as Non-Candidate Committees
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 4968 Views :: Ethics
|
On November 5, 2014, the day after the general election, the Corporate Reporting System will be repealed....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
No Long-Term Gains from Universal Preschool
By NCPA @ 2:54 PM :: 4161 Views :: Education K-12
|
...studies have been done on the value of preschool programs, and the results are not positive for preschool supporters....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Hawaii CON Limits Patients' Access to Life-Saving Exams
By NCPA @ 2:51 PM :: 4359 Views :: Health Care
|
Certificate-of-need (CON) laws prohibit health care providers from offering new services or new medical equipment without approval from the state....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Health Care: Ige’s Epic Disaster
By Video @ 2:24 PM :: 5593 Views :: Health Care, Politicians
|
Hawaii Health Connector and more ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Keoki Kerr: "It Clearly Wasn't David Ige's Night"
By Video @ 2:14 PM :: 5628 Views :: Politicians
|
...he admitted he never traveled much to the neighbor islands until the last year when he started running for governor....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Ige: "I Did Look at Pension Tax as an Option"
By Video @ 3:06 AM :: 5909 Views :: Politicians, Taxes
|
...Senator Ige was for these misguided tax hikes before he was against them....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, October 16, 2014 |
|
Ana: Big Island Schools Closed Friday, Governor Issues Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 5180 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
|
Tropical Storm Ana is expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, forcing the closure of all Hawaii Island public schools on Friday....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
Federal Akaka Tribe Decision Revealed
By Video @ 9:08 PM :: 10249 Views :: Akaka Bill, OHA
|
Sources Say The DOI Has Arrived At Their Decision On Whether To Create A Native Hawaiian US Indian Tribe....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
Takai Missed Every Hearing and Every Vote
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 3959 Views :: Politicians
|
In 2014, Takai failed to attend every hearing and didn’t participate in any votes in three committees that he’s assigned to....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
Djou Campaign $626K Cash on Hand
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 4533 Views :: Politicians
|
Team Djou holds over $626,000 cash-on-hand as of September 30th....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
Ige Wants To Charge $500 For Parking In Downtown Honolulu!?
By News Release @ 2:40 PM :: 7923 Views :: Politicians, Rail, Cost of Living
|
"Senator Ige's latest extreme proposal clearly demonstrates that the cost of living in Hawaii is at the bottom of his list of priorities...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
Affordable Food? Honolulu Scores 135th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:29 PM :: 4353 Views :: Cost of Living
|
The cost of groceries is two times higher in Honolulu than in Houston....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
The Bleeding of Aloha: Ugliness of the Anti-GMO Movement in Hawaii
By Joni Kamiya @ 4:30 AM :: 7797 Views :: GMOs
|
Here’s a summary of what’s happening now across our state....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
Hawaii students get gift cards to participate in sex education program
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:15 AM :: 6415 Views :: Education K-12, Family
|
...The gift cards, valued at between $10 and $20 each, are issued to 11, 12 and 13-year-olds....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
Aiona: Lower the Cost of Energy
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 5362 Views :: Energy, Cost of Living
|
“All solutions which lower the cost of energy must be on the table,” said Aiona....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
Djou Launches New TV Ad
By Video @ 4:57 PM :: 5688 Views :: Politicians, Cost of Living
|
...members of our community, including prominent musician, Nalani Choy, discuss how Hawai'i's high cost of living and lack of affordable housing make it difficult to live in Hawai'i....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
2013: Ige's TAT Raid Set Up County GE Tax Hike
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 4107 Views :: Taxes
|
...2011 was not the only time Ige pushed a measure that would raise general excise taxes....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
UHERO: PV Growth in Hawaii?
By UHERO @ 6:43 AM :: 4480 Views :: Energy
|
Under the current rate structure, DG providers are providing “cheap” electricity while consuming “expensive” electricity....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
NYT/CBS Poll: Ige 34%-Aiona 32%
By Selected News Articles @ 5:13 AM :: 7845 Views :: Politicians
|
Poll taken September 20 - October 1 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 |
|
Caldwell Claims 269 Lane Miles Repaved
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 3184 Views :: Honolulu County
|
...Caldwell released today the city’s quarterly road repaving progress report....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 13, 2014 |
|
Video: Manny Pacquiao endorses Duke Aiona
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 5214 Views :: Politicians
|
World Champion boxer and Filipino politician, Manny Pacquiao, endorses Duke Aiona in Hawaii Governors race....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 13, 2014 |
|
VIDEO: Cam Cavasso Launches TV Ads
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 4666 Views :: Politicians
|
Cam's advertising centers around the high cost of living in Hawaii and the lack of viable solutions to this problem by the Democrats....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, October 13, 2014 |
|
Aiona: Cut taxes to make Hawaii more affordable
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 4204 Views :: Politicians
|
“We’re actually one of only seven states that tax food and medicine.”
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
|