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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Anti-Cane Burning Suit to be First Case Heard by Hawaii Environmental Court
By Andrew Walden @ 8:23 PM :: 10918 Views

Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction will be heard by the Honorable Joseph E. Cardoza, Judge of the Environmental Court of the Second Circuit on September 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m....

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Jury Questionnaires to be Mailed Out for 2016
By News Release @ 3:07 PM :: 5189 Views

Those who receive a questionnaire have 10 days to complete and return....

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Students in Debt: Hawaii 2nd Fewest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 5819 Views

...but 2nd highest student debt as a percentage of income adjusted by cost of living ....

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
VIDEO: “Intact Fetal Cadavers … Just a Matter of Line Items”
By Video @ 12:35 PM :: 5274 Views

...$120,000 per month off of aborted fetal tissue....

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Krugman: Puerto Rico Crisis 'exacerbated by Jones Act'
By Michael Hansen @ 3:29 AM :: 5801 Views

... Paul Krugman commenting on the Puerto Rico financial crisis ....

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Monday, August 3, 2015
Obama Announces Carbon Emission Standards for Power Plants
By News Release @ 9:24 PM :: 6622 Views

All low-carbon electricity generation technologies, including renewables, energy efficiency, natural gas, nuclear and carbon capture and storage, can play a role in state plans....

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Monday, August 3, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted August 3, 2015
By Congress.org @ 8:05 PM :: 5110 Views
Senate: Surface Transportation Reauthorization – Passage
Senate: Three-Month Surface Transportation Extension and Veterans Health Care – Passage
House: Congressional Approval of Major Rules
House: Veterans Affairs Accountability and Highway Transportation Funding – Passage
House: Veterans Affairs Accountability – Passage
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Monday, August 3, 2015
2015’s Best & Worst Large Cities to Live in -- Honolulu Ranks 17th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:59 PM :: 6408 Views

...attractiveness of the largest U.S. cities in terms of livability, the quality of their health and education systems, economic growth and tax rates....

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Monday, August 3, 2015
Hawaiian Homes Commissioners, KSBE Trustees and OHA Trustee not on Kanaiolowalu Roll
By Andrew Walden @ 12:09 AM :: 10475 Views

...82% of Native Hawaiians are not participating--including many in positions of leadership....

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Sunday, August 2, 2015
VIDEO: What’s the Future of Maunalua Bay?
By Video @ 4:54 PM :: 5282 Views

Complete video of Moanalua Bay Town Hall meeting ....

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Sunday, August 2, 2015
Prosecutor Defends Policy on Sex Trafficking
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 5238 Views

Sex trafficking became a prosecutor’s priority when I returned to office in 2010.    That year, exactly one pimp was arrested, and in 2011 the respected Polaris Project ranked Hawaii among the worst states for anti-sex trafficking efforts....

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Sunday, August 2, 2015
You Can Have That Road, Alphonse…No! You Take It, Gaston!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7057 Views

...the State and counties aren’t clear on which roads they own....

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Saturday, August 1, 2015
"How Much Will Rail Cost Us In the End?"
By Robert Thomas @ 3:36 AM :: 6508 Views

...the only honest answer is "as much as it takes."....

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Saturday, August 1, 2015
Assault: HPD Officer Pleads Not Guilty, Asks for Jury Trial
By News Release @ 12:13 AM :: 7647 Views

"I contacted my client. He was delighted," says Myles Breiner....

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Friday, July 31, 2015
Travel Taxes: The Hidden Trifecta
By NCPA @ 11:50 PM :: 7131 Views

Hotel occupancy taxes also appear to eat into the budget tourists set for their vacation trips. Such an effect was empirically observed in Hawaii in 2013....

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Friday, July 31, 2015
Over 80% of Hawaiians Excluded -- Tribal 'Notice of Election' to be Mailed Monday
By News Release @ 9:34 PM :: 7999 Views

...a “Notice of Election” to eligible voters on the Native Hawaiian Roll on Monday, Aug. 3....

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Friday, July 31, 2015
Telescope Crackdown: Arrests on Mauna Kea, Haleakala
By Selected News Articles @ 6:18 PM :: 8004 Views

...Meanwhile -- 3,500 astronomers converging on Waikiki....

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Friday, July 31, 2015
9th Circuit Rejects Hawaii Jones Act Suit
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 PM :: 7423 Views

...it was possible that plaintiffs could establish standing if they amended their complaint, any amendment would be futile because plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause challenge to the Jones Act would fail on the merits....

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Friday, July 31, 2015
Study Suggest ‘Regressive’ Gas Tax Hike for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 AM :: 5868 Views

...an economic study for commissioned by the state recommends Hawaii raise taxes on gasoline by $.85 per gallon....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Hawaii Dodges $500M Bullet as Billionaire Movie Mogul Declares Bankruptcy
By Andrew Walden @ 11:51 PM :: 10561 Views

The primary mover behind Relativity's failed "Accelerator Package"--Senate Ways and Means Chair David Ige....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Senators Try to Separate Jones Act, Oil Export Ban
By Michael Hansen @ 11:31 PM :: 7440 Views
"Century-old law looms as hurdle for exports push"
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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Hawaii Family Forum: Let's Unite to Defund Planned Parenthood
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 5816 Views

On Monday, the U.S. Senate will be voting to prohibit the nation's largest abortion provider from receiving taxpayer funds....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
HTA: Visitor Arrivals, Spending Up in First Half of 2015
By News Release @ 11:01 PM :: 6236 Views

...visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands rose 4% and visitor spending increased 3.5%....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Auditor: Lack of Procurement Controls Exposes Health Department to Waste and Abuse
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:21 PM :: 7146 Views

Department provides little support for and minimal oversight of staff involved in procurements....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
First Day Back at School--Parents Greeted by Letter from Matayoshi
By News Release @ 9:30 PM :: 5454 Views

Follow our journey this year on our website and via social media — #ProudtoServeKeiki....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Truth in Accounting: Hawaii Hiding 71 Percent of Retirement Debt
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 6808 Views

Because the state government uses outdated accounting methods, a vast majority of liabilities are excluded from its financial reporting....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Pine: Homeless Solutions for Leeward Oahu
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 5:45 PM :: 8558 Views

...almost a quarter of Oahu's unsheltered homeless are the Leeward district....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Democrats for Education Reform: 'Power to the Local School'
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:38 PM :: 7743 Views

...working to reform the public education system....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Washington Legislators Ask Attorney General to Investigate Planned Parenthood Unit Overseeing Hawaii
By News Release @ 1:39 PM :: 5953 Views

...34 legislators have sent a letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson requesting him to investigate whether Planned Parenthood in Washington has been selling organs from aborted babies for financial gain....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
VIDEO: Planned Parenthood VP Discusses Contract Details, Aborted Body Parts Pricing, and How to Not “Get Caught”
By Video @ 12:59 PM :: 6102 Views

...negotiating a fetal body parts deal, agreeing multiple times to illicit pricing per body part harvested, and suggesting ways to avoid legal consequences....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Will Hawaii Planned Parenthood Sex Ed Programs Boost Baby Parts Business?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:34 AM :: 7810 Views

...Conflict of interest....

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Thursday, July 30, 2015
Molasses Spill Produces $15M Windfall for State
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 7330 Views

"This is one of the largest settlements for an environmental violation in Hawaii’s history,” said Chin....

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
HART: Caldwell Appoints 'Expert' tied to Rail Projects Even More Messed up than Ours
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 5883 Views

Mr Burns' extensive rail project experience includes the Third Street Light Rail and Central Subway Project in San Francisco....

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Did They Sneak Your Name onto the Native Hawaiian Roll?
By Video @ 7:17 PM :: 7780 Views

You Can Now See If Your Name Was Added Fraudulently To The Native Hawaiian Roll....

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015
School Safety: Hawaii Ranks 5th in USA
By News Release @ 2:02 AM :: 9472 Views

... 2015's States with the Best & Worst School Systems ....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
McDermott: Investigate Hawaii Planned Parenthood Operations
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 6:42 PM :: 5825 Views

...involvement by Planned Parenthood of Hawaii in the illegal sale or transfer of infant organs....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Kanaiolowalu Strips 27,470 ‘Unverifiable’ Names, Publishes ‘Certified’ Roll
By News Release @ 6:05 PM :: 8096 Views

... Certified Native Hawaiian roll posted online with only 95,690 names ....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Ward: NOAA should not be given cart blanche over Hawaii Waters
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:30 PM :: 6436 Views

...I believe the SSMA is written in a rather one-sided manner....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Planned Parenthood Dead Baby Sales--“We Can See How Much We Can Get Out of It”
By Video @ 3:52 PM :: 5913 Views

...Planned Parenthood’s Black Market in Baby Parts....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Honolulu 4th Most Expensive City for Singles
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 AM :: 6642 Views

For singles in Honolulu, the highest lifestyle-related costs are clothing and housing....

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Ige Appoints Committee to Talk About Homelessness, Calls it Leadership
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 5980 Views

...“The underlying issues that lead to homelessness ... cannot be resolved quickly,” said Gov. Ige....

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Monday, July 27, 2015
Bottle Tax to be Cut by Half Cent
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 7045 Views

...the state’s redemption rate decreased from 72.6 percent in fiscal year 2014 to 68.4 percent in the last fiscal year, which ended in June 2015....

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Monday, July 27, 2015
Honolulu Women Betrayed Demand Investigation of Planned Parenthood
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 6524 Views

...Tuesday, July 28th at 11AM....

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Monday, July 27, 2015
Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted July 27, 2015
By Congress.org @ 2:20 PM :: 5703 Views
Senate: Surface Transportation Reauthorization 'Shell' – Cloture 
House: Coal Combustion Residuals – Passage 
House: Genetically Engineered Food – Passage 
House: Sanctuary Cities – Passage
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Sunday, July 26, 2015
DoE Fined $1.1M for Illegal Dumping
By News Release @ 2:00 PM :: 7759 Views

...the transported soil was contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, cadmium, lead, and mercury....

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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Food Babe vs Hawaii Papaya Farmers
By Joni Kamiya @ 12:36 PM :: 9556 Views

She posted an article telling her dimwitted, gullible followers to avoid Hawaiian papayas....

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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Who’s the Boss, Anyway? (Part 2)
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5944 Views
...voters had limited the power of its legislature to enact taxing and spending bills, and some legislators sued....
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Friday, July 24, 2015
Clean Energy Fail: While Most States Clean Up, Hawaii CO2 Emissions Rise Since '08
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 9800 Views

...What matters is whether the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative is delivering the CO2 reductions which for many justify the increased expense.  The answer is no.....

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Friday, July 24, 2015
Thousands of Hawaiians Fraudulently Added to Kanaiolowalu Roll, 23,000 to be Stripped out by Roll Commission
By Selected News Articles @ 5:30 PM :: 8220 Views

The certified list is shorter because it omits the names of people whose Hawaiian ancestry has not yet been verified....

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Friday, July 24, 2015
Hawaii Gas Taxes 3rd Highest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 7389 Views

Hawaii 45.1 cents per gallon, plus federal 18.4 excise tax, plus GE Tax....

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